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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
2
Special correspondence notes numerous local households visiting relatives and hosting Thanksgiving dinners across Craig Preston Akron LeMars Brunsville and Aberdeen. Mentions couples families and children from Eilers Borchers Toel Lueken Curry Tapper Kallsen Miller Milbredt Koch Wilken Gabel and Haage with a marriage in Clinton Iowa and a postnuptial charivari for John Molten and Tidith Olson.
Thanksgiving day events among Akron residents include dinner guests at multiple homes. Visitors from Akron such as Mr and Mrs Fred Lucken and son Arlen Lee joined the James Gabel and Clifford Kellogg households. Other gatherings featured the families of Harold Lunde Leonard McCorkell and Janet, as well as Jesse Kallsen Ben Hillvichs Ben Tapper and Barth Miller with Clare Morehead and their sons. Darlene Miller and Lorraine Waehtmann reminded Orville Tapper of his ninth birthday Tuesday evening.
Roger Crow returned home with his brother to spend the winter in Montana. Families from Akron Sioux City Hawarden Montrose and Flandreau share Thanksgiving visits and gatherings. Notable items include Anna Degen visiting Akron, the McFarlin children at home for Thanksgiving and Henry Crow reported as ill. The New Century club met at Orin Harris home with a book review by leader Bula McFarlin and a light lunch.
I am no longer connected with the Klauer firm and offer my services as undertaker from my residence in Ak ron. Contact V. F. Rossow at phone number 68.
Local notes report Stinton visiting relatives in Sioux City on the prior Thursday and Friday. Other items include literary ads, Christmas plum puddings for sale at 36 cents per pound, and a mention of Saturday winter dances at Riversioux Park with the Sod-Busters orchestra led by George Ahrens.
Hard work in an honest effort to provide good basketball teams to represent Akron this season. Lets get the habit of attending the games and boosting for the home team.
Former Akron resident Gassman to wed Davenport graduate of Augustana. Sigma Pi Delta and Omicron Sigma Omicron affiliations noted. Couple connected to Sigma Pi Delta alumnae chapter and Phi Gamma Psi society. Guests from Rockford Omaha Chicago and St Paul attend. Local notices include sales and found purse reports.
Mrs Herman Schneider of Ocheyedan Iowa announces the marriage of daughter Pearl Ellen to John Hollingshead of Adaville on September 13 1935 at the Adaville parsonage with Rev N A Hollingshead father of the groom performing the ceremony
Probate no matter estate of Joseph Beach Deceased in Plymouth County Iowa district court authorized sale of East 115 feet of Block 44 Sargent's Addition Akron to be auctioned at premises Akron Iowa on January 6 1936 at 1 PM highest bidder for cash administrator Henning Shoulberg announces sale includes names Bertha Carpenter John Beach George Beach Lottie Coleman Viva Beach Leo Beach Carrie Harkness and others concerned published December 5 12 1935
Eldon King of Haley Iowa was visiting his uncle Warren King last week. Mr and Mrs Vernon Farmer of LeMars were dinner guests at Warren King home Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Oleson of Lemmon SD have been visiting relatives the Tindalls and Mrs Herb Johnson. The Gospel team of Western Union College will be at Adaville church Sunday morning and evening December 8. Let everyone be present to hear these young men.
Special correspondent reports on Milnerville residents visiting Westfield Sioux City and Vermillion amid snow and ice. Families postponed large meals, limited corn picking, and several relatives spent Thanksgiving apart due to travel delays and illness. Alice James and Albert Wheaton traveled from Rapid City to Vermillion and Sioux City but could not extend their visit.
The text reports on Thanksgiving travel and family visits. Mrs. Hathaway plans to stay away until January. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cassen canceled plans to visit Grace Mabie in Sioux City due to bad roads. The Knapp family hosted Thanksgiving at N. R. Knapp’s home with Harry Nelson and David from Akron also in attendance.
The writer contrasts ministers who claim decline with his view that current times are improving. He urges readers to consider motion pictures and actors to feel progress, notes indifference due to weak law enforcement and unused education, and asserts that the better class will prevail. He closes by stating his own business is good and improving.
The paper notes the annual Red Cross membership drive is now active and promises a forthcoming publication with the full Akron membership list in a later edition.
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