Akron Alumni Hosts Remsen Teton In Friday Games
Akron High School alumni boys and girls teams travel to the local gym to face Remsen and Teton in two Friday night exhibitions. The girls open at 8 p.m. with Akron Alumni girls versus Ireton Independent. The boys follow against Remsen Merchants. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for students.
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Akron Highschool Alumboys
Remsen
Teton
Akron
Ireton
Xtette
Star High School
Ak‘ron
Remsen Merchants
Akron High boys, girls, Alumni triumph in triple header
A triple header at Akron High saw the boys, girls, and Alumni teams claim three victories. In the girls game Ireton pressed early, keeping Akron tentative before Akron’s offense clicked late, finishing 23 to 6 at intermission. Reserves played much of the second half as Akron pulled away but did not fully recapture the regulars’ rhythm.
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Akron High
Ireton
Akron
Etareton
Wwere
Ig Avor
Treton
Ody
Lutheran Church Service Notice
LUTHERAN CHURCH holds morning service at 10 a.m. and Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Pastor A. Meske leads. Akers expected to be in town for a few days’ visit.
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Cne
A. Meske
Akers
Wagner, Terday
Sealing of corn start delayed in Plymouth county
Officials report sealing of corn will begin soon in Plymouth county though delay due to incomplete forms. Detloff, secretary of the committee, says the sealing process is nearly ready with sealer assignments listed across multiple towns and stations, including Hancock Sioux West and Elkhorn East unions, as a warehouse board oversees preparations.
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Plymouth County
Detloff
Geal
Hancock
Sioux
Westith
Johnson
oElhaney
Portland
Presolhnson
Hungerford
Perry
dyt—Union
Elkhorn
Dineoln
Ank
Braun
Marion
America
Ragoo
Garfield
Henry
Brandstetter
Stanton
Plymalf
Lincoln
Miller
Remsen
Meadow
Fredonia
Elgin
Madoné
Plymat
Amateur program to benefit needy families at Hoyt school
The Amateur program at Hoyt school on Friday evening December 17, hosted by the O W L 4 H club, features twenty five contestants from Alcester Beresford and Akron with instrumental vocal readings and tap dance numbers. Proceeds fund Christmas baskets for needy families and Miss Miriam Ericson and Mrs W W Saterbo supervise the event with lunch served after.
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Hoyt School
Alcester
Beresford
Akron
Miriam Ericson
Emmanuel Luth Church Week Ahead Activities
The Emmanuel Lutheran Church schedules Friday December 10 choir practice at Howard Reynolds home. Saturday December 11 junior choir at church 2 pm. Christmas program practice in afternoon at church. Confirmation class at 3 pm. Sunday December 12 Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 am morning worship 11 am Brotherhood at 8 pm. Members asked to help serve lunch.
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Howard Reynolds
Brotherhood
Death summons Mrs. A. Ludwigs in Craig Iowa
Mrs. Anna Ludwigs 75 early Plymouth county settler died at home in Craig on December 1 1937 after three months illness due to old age and complications. Born January 23 1862 in Vosberg Ost Friesland she immigrated with parents to America later settling in Plymouth county in 1876. Survived by husband Henry and eight children including Lena Miniets Gérd Ludwigs Wm Ludwigs Mary Borchers H Tammen Otto Henry Eilert and one daughter in Fostoria Iowa, plus 37 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Funeral held 1:30 PM Saturday at St John Lutheran Craig with Rev L G Hanneman remarks. interment Grant Township Lutheran Cemetery.
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Anna Ludwigs
Plymouth County
Craig
Anna Hartman
Germany
Vosberg
Ost Friesland
America
Illinois
Jones’ County
Iowa
Henry Ludwigs
Lena Miniets
Gérd. “Ludwigs
Wm. Ludwigs
Mary” Borchers
Chatsworth,Ia
Grant. Township Lutheran Cemetery
Farmer Dies After Tree Fell On Him Near Merrill
George Halweg a 43 year old farmer living near Merrill died after a falling tree limb struck him last Thursday. He was taken to LeMars hospital where he died. Survivors include his widow his mother Mrs Minnie Halwey and brothers Harry Dowie of Merrill Leo Herman Louis of LeMars Carl of Hawarden and John killed in World War I. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Johnson township Lutheran church with Rev Theo Meyer officiating.
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George Halweg
Merrill
Mr. Halweg
LeMars
Minnie Halwey
Harry and
Dowie
Leo
Herman
Louis
Carl
Hawarden
John
Johnson Township Imtheran Church
Fheo. Meyer
Girl Scouts Display Dolls and Toys Before Christmas
The Girls Scouts are dressing four dolls with full wardrobes and repairing old toys for distribution at Christmas. Displays will be set up downtown before Christmas with details announced next week. Public invited to view the items and see the Scouts at work.
Christmas Program by Akron Public Schools
A Christmas program will be presented at Akron High School on Wednesday December 15 in the afternoon for the grades and in the evening for parents. The program features Kindergarten songs, first grade carols, second grade Santa Claus, acrostics, marimba solos, and a senior high chorus with a Russian children’s carol.
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Akron High School
Jolly
Old St. Nicholas
Bethlehem
Lutheran Churches Holiday Services and Meetings
The Lutheran churches announce December 12 services with communion at Brule Creek and St Paul, plus Sunday school at 10 and 2 respectively. Luther Leagues hold annual meetings December 17 and 15, with programs and social hours. A Christmas program and oyster supper are set for December 21 at North St Paul church. Walter I. Aamoth, Pastor.
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Brule Creek
Scrvices
Svith
Luther League
St. Paul
Maude Tollefson
St. Paul Ladies’ Aid
St. Paul L. D. R
Gilbert Eidem
North St. Paul Church
Walter I. Aamoth
Local People in Bus Spill Near Knoxville
Mr and Mrs Henry Richters returning from a two months visit with Art and Mrs Meads of Centerville Iowa rode the Burlington bus that slipped off the grade near Knoxville dropping seven feet or more. The bus toppled then righted on four wheels. None were badly hurt though frightened. the Richters had only scratches. The driver acted quickly preventing serious injuries.
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Henry Richters
Art Meads
Centerville
Iowa
Burlington
Knoxville
Daughters Born to Akron Area Couples
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clif ford Johnson of Akron at Akron Hospital on Wednesday December 8 1937. A daughter was also born to Mr and Mrs Morris Harris southeast of Akron on Wednesday December 8 1937.
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Clifford Johnson
Akron
Akron Hospital
Morris Harris
First Church Bible School and Services Schedule
The First Church of Christ holds Bible school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30 p.m. Choir practice is at 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Pastor W. J. Zane.
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Bible School
Christian Endeavor
W. J. Zane
Community Vesper Service By The Book And Thimble Club
The Book and Thimble club, member of the Iowa Federation of Women’s clubs, will sponsor a Community Vesper service at the High school auditorium on Sunday December 19 at 4 p m. Everyone who loves to sing or hear Christmas carols is welcome.
Empress theater presents a week of talking pictures
A week of major features arrives at the Empress theater in Akron. Joe Brown stars in Fit for a King on December 10 and 11, with Helen Mack and Paul Kelley in supporting roles. Stage Door stars Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn with Adolphe Menjou on December 12 to 14. Annapolis Salute opens December 15 and 16 featuring James Ellison Harry Carey Van Heflin and Marsha Hunt. Other comedies cartoons and shorts accompany the big films.
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Akron
Joe KE. Brown
Joe
Hélén Mack
Paul Kelley
Empress Screen
Ginger
Rogers
Katharine Hepburn
Adolphe Menjou
Liberty Magazine
Annapolis
Naval Academy
James Ellison
Harry Carey
van Heflin
Marsha Hunt
Impress
Injured by Falling Tree In Big Sioux River Area
Ross Smythe son of Mr and Mrs JF Smythe was injured Thursday afternoon when a tree fell on him while cutting wood along the Big Sioux river. He was found exposed and rushed to Akren Hospital where doctors diagnosed a broken leg near the hip and other injuries. He is listed as recovering but will be laid up for some time.
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Ross Smythe
JF. Smythe
Big Sioux
Akren
Fle
Special Services at St Patrick’s Akron and St Catharine’s Westfield
Special services are announced for St Patrick’s Catholic Church Akron on Sunday December 12. Thirteen hours of Devotion Exposition and Mass begin at 8 a m with a closing service at 7 30 p m. Mass also at St Catharine’s Church Westfield at 10 a m Sunday led by Rev Chas Ernst pastor.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Akron
St. Catharine’s Church
Westfield
Chas Ernst
Plymouth County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Recap
At Le Mars last Friday the Plymouth County Farm Bureau re elected W G Anderson Union township president for the year. Officers Bogh and Parry were re elected as vice president and secretary. Allan Kline Iowa Farm Bureau Federation spoke on farm surpluses and incomes. Dinner for 120 followed. December 3 elected Mrs Frank Lauters county chairman Women s Home Project work. Township chairmen from twelve townships chose officers including Mrs Evan Perry and Mrs B A Bogenvief for various posts.
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Plymouth County Farm Bureau
le Mars
W. G. Anderson
Union Township
Andrew Bogh
Fredonia
E. M. Parry
Elkhorn
Allan Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
LeMars Methodist Church
Farm Bureau
LeMars
M. E. Church
Frank Lauters
Lauters
Evan Perry
G. E. Held
Hungerford
Walter Held
HL. G. Warner
Portland
B. A. Bogenvief
Plymouth
Baptist Church Notes Augment Advent Calendar Schedule
Bible school at 9 55 a m worship at 11 05 a m B Y P U at 6 30 p m Young people urged to attend Evening service at 7 30 Mrs W G Adams hosts Ladies Association roll call Christmas thought Devotions by Mrs Youngstrom Christmas program by Mrs Coleman December 15 Union Young People social at Methodist church December 15 Prayer meeting December 15 Psalm 37 1 2 quoted Leslie G Williams pastor, notes reflect church events and scripture devotion.
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Bible School
Ladies’ Association
W. G. Adams
Mystery Sister plan prompts church women to share birth dates
Methodist church notes invite ladies to join a Mystery Sister program. Names and birth and wedding dates go into a box, drawn by a member who then mails cards on birthdays and anniversaries. Contact Mrs. George Mattison or Mrs. Herbert Wetzeler. meeting at Mrs. W. J. Davidson’s home on December 15 with Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Enockson assisting.
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George Mattison
Herbert Wetzeler
Students’ Accidents Claim Two Lives In California And Iowa
Mr and Mrs John H Earnest visited Marcus Iowa for a brief stop as Theodore Treinen 18 a Stanford freshman died from injuries after a Saturday car crash near the Stanford campus. Fellow student Charles Richard Crane 3rd 19 from Chicago died at once. Treinen’s body travels to Marcus for burial. The Sioux Valley Extension lab to hold a Christmas party at Mrs Alve Ericson’s home on Wednesday December 15.
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John H. Earnest
Marcus
Iowa
Theo. 'Reinew
Theodore, Jr
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Charles Richard Crane
Chicago
Stanford
Crane
Treinen
Sioux Valley
Legion and Auxiliary Notes of Plymouth County Meet
At the Tuesday meeting two new members were initiated Mrs Mildred Barr and Mrs Mabel Port The Hosechler Unit must recruit three more by December 27 to avoid losing credit points Members urged to pay dues Old members The Plymouth county Legion and Auxiliary meeting will be held in Merrill at the Legion Hall on Thursday evening December 16 There will be business lunch and a dance A prize will go to the unit with the highest attendance The Christmas program will proceed and members are asked to donate canned fruit vegetables or other food for Christmas baskets to be given to veterans families Donations should be sent to Mrs Neva Pollock at the cafe by December 22 Contributions from all are welcome
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Vesper Chapter
C. C. Fowler
Celia
Des Moines
Charles Swift
Worthington
Minn
Etta Kiauer
Sioux City
Helen
Marjory
Nick Matson
Methodist Sunday School
Register-Tribune
Akron Red Cross
L. K. Burker
The
Red Cross
Neva Pollock
Eafe
Union Creek Church Notices for December Activities
Communion and service at 11 a m Sunday school at 10 a m The Mission Band meets Saturday December 11 at 1 30 p m to practice for Christmas program All children are requested to be present Luther League annual business meeting Tuesday December 14 in Luther Hall with the Christmas party Bring a 10 cent gift for exchange Neighbors and friends Stineharts Sykes and Violet Anderson are serving.
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Mission Band
Luther League
Luther Hall
Stineharts
Sykes
Violet Anderson
Soil Conservation Survey Meeting At LeMars
Large turnout of township committeemen heard plans for a county wide soil conservation survey to map every farm in the county. The effort will record fields, acreage, surface type, erosion, soil richness and other data to guide the 1938 farm program and quota distribution. A field demonstration of the survey was shown on Newell and Henry Ailers farms south of LeMars. The final effect on quotas awaits a farm bill and program regulations.
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Soil Conservation Township
LeMars
County Soil’ Conservation Committee
Fred Clark
Ames
Newell
Henry Alilers
Loans to 304 Farmers from Sioux City Credit Co op
More than 300 farmers and stock men obtained loans in the first ten months of the year from the Sioux City Production Credit association. Secretary treasurer J M Shulenberger said 304 farmers received loans, about one per day, across Iowa counties Woodbury Plymouth Monona and Nebraska counties Dixon Thurston Kota. Funds supported feeding livestock and expanding operations as plans for the annual stockholders meeting are set for early next year.
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Sioux City
Shhulenberger
Rural Church Institute Held at Sival Towa
The seventeenth Rural Church Institute will meet at the Christian church in Sival Towa on Tuesday December 14. Co operating churches include Akron Anthon Castana Correctionville Grant Center Holly Springs Kennebec Mapleton Morningside Moorehead Onawa Pierson Sioux City First Sloan Ute and Whiting. Delegations from each church are urged to attend and program begins at 1 30 p m with a reminder to arrive on time and stay until close. Leaders A Dillinger and M C Miller urge participation to help save rural churches.
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Seventeenth Rural Church Institute
Christian Church
Sival
Towa
Akron
Anthon
Castana
Correctionville
Grant Center
Holly Springs
Kennebec
Mapleton
Morningside
Moorehead
Onawa
Pierson
Sioux City
D. A. Dillinger
M. C. Miller
Santa Claus Arrives in Akron for Candy Treat Day
A radiogram from the North Pole to the Akron Commercial Club announces that Santa Claus will arrive in Akron Tuesday at 3 p m in a five pony drawn sleigh. He will distribute candy to all well behaved children in Akron and vicinity in the business district. Plan to attend and bring the family early.
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North Pole
Akron
Santa Claus
Santa
Akron Merchants Holiday Trade Prizes Final Weeks
Two weeks remain in the Akron Merchants Holiday Trade drive as the Prize Distributions committee unveils eleven prizes for next week including two tons of goods, groceries, bacon, toilet sets, and a portable smoking stand. The final December 22 distribution will award three grand prizes a gas range a washing machine a magazine and a radio. Prizes can be viewed in the Register-Tribune window and winners for December 15 are listed with names and districts in Akron and surrounding areas.
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Akron
Register - Tribune
George Fieckbohm
R. 3
Alcester
Floyd Heider
Earnest Boetger
Bacon
Fay Waterbury
Andrew Trometer
Apples
Hugo Granstrom
Louis Sprenger
Everett Coyle
Blankets
Robert Crow
T. L. Burnight
Alfred Klemme
Early Cold Snap Bets Beginning of December
A week of unseasonably cold weather hits with a 47 degree swing to subzero. Temperatures fall to 8 below Thursday and 6 below Monday, with snow and 20 to 32 mph winds causing near blizzard conditions. Clint and Mrs. Anderson purchase the John Ralfs filling station and cafe west of town, planning remodeling.
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Clint. Anderson
John Ralfs
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Arron Cage
Elk Point
Lutheran Church
Territories
Mmanuel Eng
Mrs. A. Ludwigs
Girl Scout News
First Church OF Christ
Plymouth County ’ Farm Bureau
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Union Creek
Soil Conservation Survey Meeting
Rural Church Institute
Holmes
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