Akron area social notes and holiday preparations
Local residents make weekend visits to Hawarden and Sioux City relatives, plan Christmas parties, and shop at The Elite Shop. Reports include Miss Venita Appley away at Thanksgiving, office holder elections at Freedom lodge, and community Christmas decorations by Akron Commercial club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jacobi
Hawarden
Ted’ Burnight
Dirks Hardware
Akron
Venita’Appley
Dirks ‘ ‘Hardware
Doris' Grieskin
Sioux City
Fingle
J. J. ‘Arkin
Sayley School
Luverne
Clara City
Minnesota
Freedom Lodge
A. F
A.M
Slade Baker
Omaha
Jack
Adams ‘Machinery Co
Pneumonia Death Toll Drops in Plymouth County Iowa
Iowa health officials report pneumonia deaths in Plymouth County fell to eight in 1938 from fourteen in 1937. The county rate was 32.9 per 100000, versus 57.6 two years earlier. Statewide rural rate stood at 54.2, with 57.8 the prior year. Health leaders urged timely treatment and public understanding to further cut deaths using modern serum and sulfapyridine therapies, while noting that not all pneumonia is pneumococcal. The department runs 40 typing stations offering free diagnostic serum and serum for underprivileged patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Plymouth
Iowa State Department of Health
Department
Vital Statistics Division
Health Department
Advisory Committee On
Phbysician
State Health Department
Esteemed Former Akron Woman Called by Death
A continuation lists survivors and relatives including Sister Allie Gassman of Omaha Neb J M Eggers of Mason City Iowa Harry Work and son Forest and Mrs Palmer Anderson and daughter Virginia of Sioux City in tribute to the deceased former Akron resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Beresford
Allie Gassman
Omaha
Nebr
Mason City
Iowa
Harry Work
Forest
Palmer Anderson
Virginia
Sioux City
Annual Christmas Seal Sale Begins In Akron
In 1939 the annual Christmas Seal Sale opens after Thanksgiving to combat tuberculosis. The program, in its 33rd year, is led by the Akron Tuberculosis Association with slogan Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis. The campaign urges support to prevent the disease, noting its heavy cost to families and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tubercu‘losis _ Association
Losis
Akron
Rockwell Kent
Former Plymouth Pastor Honored on Anniversary
Rev W E B Smith formerly of Plymouth Presbyterian Church Johnson Township was celebrated Tuesday last week for his twenty fifth anniversary as minister. An open house was held at the home of Rev and Mrs Walter B Smith of Westminster Presbyterian Church in the afternoon followed by a program in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney — McGee’s
Searls
June Finzen
Andréw M.' Johnson
Geo. R. Brown
Linton
Texas
Johnson
Alice I. Terrill
Britt
Iowa
Ione Lease
W. H. Lease
Akron
Akron Commercial Club
Reed Street
W.W. G
Dirks Hardware
Milton Appley
Hamin
Medical ‘Lake, Wash
Fred Hamin
Anniversary of ministerial service celebrated by church
A church marked the twenty fifth anniversary of its pastor's active ministry with an evening program. Surprise visitors Mr and Mrs Frank Surber of South Sioux City attended and gifts were presented including a silver offering from the congregation a billfold from Presbyterian ministers and flowers from former and current congregations. Revs Dr W R Moore Otto Braskaup J B Stephenson Bronson and A Pfaltzgraff participated with readings songs and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. Surber
South
Sioux City
Surber
Smith
Oakdale Country
Waterbury
Nebr
Membjérs
Plymouth
Akron
Westminster
W. R. Moore
Morningside Presbyterian ‘Church
Otto Braskaup
Knox Presbyterian Church
J.B. Stephenson Bronson
Moore
Bri Pethier
Edward Olson
Ters
Ai .F. Rimbaugh
Battle
Cesky
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Weidenfeller
Selec
Ted
Wadsworth
L. K. Burket
G. Robinson
Ruth ‘Hussey
Spanky
Asi Sheridan
Fred. Mac . Murray
Irene Dunn
Gotriga
Burrill
Ed. Hilliker
Earlham
Bert Hilliker
Wayne Ord
Hastings
Ord
H. L. Smith
Frances
Bernice Pohl
M. J. Pohl
Clifford Metz
Lit
Tle
Metz
Reidy
Helen ‘Reidy
Manilla
Town
McCue
Westfield
John Murphy
Sioux Falls
Ray McCue
Union’ Creek
Sioux’ Valley
Hampshire
Henry
Willer
Register-Tribune
George Garvin
Register- Tribune
Towa
John Huettmann
John
Conway, Westfield
Poland
Leafstedt & Son
I. Halvorsen
Hampshire Boars
North Bros
Centerville
Pfister
Sioux, Liberty
Hancock
Perry
Plymouth County
Ross Grain Co
T.J. ‘Redmond
Boyson
Loretta Redmond J. J. Aalfs
Register - Tribune
ARKIN
Folger’s
Mae
Crisco
P. & G. Laundry
Armour
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