Grade Pupils to Give Christmas Program December 18
Grade school presents an operetta titled Merry Christmas Mister Snowman on Thursday December 18 at 7 30 p m in the School Auditorium. Second through sixth graders perform with a cast including Dean Lane Margaret Harris Jerry Lane Orin Harris James Blankenburg Patty Borchers Maury Ellen Moir Pearl Huls and more. The tale follows a Snowman aided by the Sandman and Santa Claus as they learn to help others and spread carols. Henry Fiebing of St Paul Minn visited relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mister Snowman
Dean Lane
Margaret Harris
Jerry Lane
Dennis Litkebakken Snowman
Orin Harris Sandman
James Blankenburg
Santa Claus
James Pannhuk
Mrs. Claus
Patty Borchers
Maury
Ellen Moir
Polly
Jean
Sandman
Santa
Crystal
Snowflake
Snowman
Akron Man Victim Of Vicious Assault
Ivan Frahm visited his brother Floyd in Sioux City where Floyd, 41, was hospitalized after a Monday night assault at 1401 Dace Avenue. Three youths, about 18, hatless, slugged and robbed him, taking a billfold lighter fluid and tobacco. Frahm’s left hip was fractured and his face bruised. condition listed as fairly good by a nurse. Police sought three suspects. no arrests yet as detectives pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Frahm
Sioux City
Floyd
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City Journal
Frahm
Floyd Frahm
Akron
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary Sees Christmas Party and Initiations
The regular meeting featured a Christmas party with Gold Star mothers as guests. Ten new members were initiated under installing officer Edith Gant. Ruth Larson reported $12 in gifts sent to Knoxville and planned January entertainment for Cherokee, plus a polio drive chaired by Larson. The unit welcomed a new walker and planned candy sacks for trees and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiary
Fuesuay
Mgnt
Gold Star
Sandra Pollock
Mike, Klauer
Hichard ‘Thomas
Edith Gant
Ruth Larson
Knoxville
Plymouth County
Cherokee
Marion Kilstrom
Mable Port
Eleanor Wedmark
Joyce Port
Beulah Gant
Local News Notes and Community Updates
Mrs. Roy Jensen and Miss Florence Papritz visited Sioux Falls on Saturday. Mrs. Edmund Heider and Mrs. BH. P. Anderson visited relatives in Sioux City. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Nannen northeast of town on Tuesday December 2 1952. Trinity Ladies Aid sponsors a Christmas food sale at Jenson Electric in Akron on Saturday December 18. Open house planned for Frank and Phyllis Jeffers fiftieth wedding anniversary December 14. Rural Home Culture Club met December 5 for the annual Christmas luncheon. Mrs. Albert Witt spoke on the true meaning of the first Christmas and a shower was given for Mrs. Marvin Klemme. Pvt. Keith C. Rundell arrived from Fort Leonard Wood to visit family and now attends automotive mechanics school. he left by plane to Kansas City. Bernard Markus moved bakery equipment to Sioux Falls to form a new partnership. JoAnn Bakery products will be missed. Markus and his wife sold their home to Dr. and Mrs. Jos. P. Trotzig. A special LeMars election December 12 will vote on I P S electric and water franchise extensions. LeMars has five I P S electric service sources from Sioux City main plant and local substations at Storm Lake Cherokee and Sheldon. G M Company announced local winners in a children’s photograph contest: Art Rosenbaum Akron, Wayne Baum Akron, Duane Jones Westfield, Loyd Lamoureux Akron, Art Rozell Akron. The photographs of these five local children are eligible for the final contest by 20th Century Studio of St. Paul with prizes to be awarded after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Boy Scouts
Roy Jensen
Florence Papritz
Sioux Falls
Edmund Heider
BH. P. Anderson
Sioux City
George Nannen
Dirks & Baker Hardware
Akron
Trinity Ladies’ Aid
Jenson Electric
Frank Jeffers
Richland
Legion Hall
Joseph Johnson
Albert Witt
Marvin Klemme
Keith C. Rundell
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Chas. Rundell
Pvt
Rundell
Kansas City
Bernard Markus
JoAnn
Markus
Jos. P. Trotzig
LeMars
Iowa Public Service Co
I. P. S. Water
I. P
Akron teams split week with Westfield and Union
Akron High School girls defeated Westfield 52 to 31 while the boys fell 49 to 42 in a thriller. The following Tuesday the Akron girls beat Union 67 to 28 and the boys won 48 to 15. Westfield leaders were Winquist, Lilly, and Bauerly, while Akron’s top scorers were Sampson, Adams, Peck, and Pannhuk. The season continues with upcoming games against Hinton and Kingsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron High School
Westfield High
Akron Girls
Westfield Girls
Akron Boys
Westfield Boys
Westfield
Akron
Joy Sampson
Sylvia Adams
Haroldine Peck
Winquist
Westfield Quint
Stanley Lilly
Darwin Bauerly
John Pannhuk
Akron High
Union Consolidated High
Union
Red Raiders
Hinton High
Kingsley High
TALKIE CHATTER Norka Theaitre Features For The Coming Week
Norka Theatre announces free passes via this paper weekly ad. This week features a Fri Sat dec 12 14 comedy drama You For Me with Peter Lawford and Nurse Jane Greer, followed by Bonzo Goes to College, then A Streetcar Named Desire on Wed dec 17 with Vivien Leigh Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter in a powerful southern drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norka Theatre
Talking Picture
Peter Lawford
Jane Greer
Gig Young
Jane
Lawford
Young
John Hopkins
Maurine O'Sullivan
Edmund Gwenn
Charles Drake
Gigi Perreau
Gene Lockwood
Gene Ryan
Bonzo
Crooks
Desire
Vivien Leigh
Marlon Brarido
Kim Hunter
Blanche
Marlon Brando
Stella
Miss Leigh
Brando
Lowest 4-H Club News Officers Installed at Westfield
The October and November combined meeting at Westfield school December 3 enrolled 15 members who named a farm accident as roll call. Fifteen dollars were given to the club for top points countywide. New officers installed are John Bliss president Marcine Beau bien vice president Addie Jane Lilly secretary treasurer Carolyn Lilly reporter. Gun safety talk by Ross and Douglas Lilly. Three new members Alyce Swanson Roger Knapp Randall Lilly enrolled. Lunch served after meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
John Bliss
Marcine Beaubien
Addie Jane Lilly
Carolyn Lilly
Ross
Douglas Lilly
Alyce Swanson
Roger Knapp
Randall Lilly
Local visits and events in Mt Hope area
Mrs Wayre Stoutenburg and her son visited Sioux Falls relatives while Mrs H J Behmer traveled to Blair Nebraska to see daughter and family. A Mt Hope school program is planned for December 12 at 8 PM. Freedom lodge 434 A F and A M meets December 15 at 8 PM to elect officers. Jack Rogers and Ralph Stryzewski, both inlaws, stayed with H A Stryzewski in Sioux Falls and Coon Rapids respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayre Stoutenburg
Sioux Falls
H. J. Behmer
Blair
Nebr
Robert Richer
Mt. Hope School
Freedom Lodge
A. F P
A. M
Jack Rogers
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Ralph Stryzewski
H. A. Stry+zewski
Plymouth County to surface 14 more miles of roads next year
The Plymouth County Board proposes seven miles from Craig east to Struble and seven miles NE from Remsen to the county line be surfaced with asphaltic concrete at about 18 000 dollars per mile, totaling roughly 129 500 dollars per stretch. Funds stem from Farm to Market receipts likely exceeding 800 000 dollars next year, with past projects praised for success and calls for similar surfacing countywide. A west LeMars highway project is also anticipated, with core sampling underway for a new routing west to Highway 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Ames
Plymouth County
LeMars Sentinel
Craig
Struble
Highway 76
Remsen
E. E. Nelson
Hinton
Kingsley
Sitzman
Neptune
LeMars
Nelson
Buena Vista
Neilson
Highway Commission
Regular meeting plans and community events in Akron area
Vesper Chapter No 61 O E S holds a regular meeting Friday with officer elections. Christmas programs, open house for a 25th wedding anniversary, and school lunch program scheduled. Local youths join military service. Akron Scouts manage Christmas tree sale. community clubs host meetings and a wedding in Alcester with attendees from nearby towns.
Hawarden Girl Weds Akron Man In Home Ceremony
Miss Cornelia Ritter daughter of Mrs Lloyd Keehn Hawarden and Lowell Hillrichs son of Mrs and Mrs Tenry Hillrichs Akron were married at 4 o’clock Friday November 28 in the home of pastor W K Schmidt Craig. The bride wore white satin and Chantilly lace with a seed pearl headband and carried pink lady roses. Attendants wore antique gowns and net, bouquets of pink roses and carnations. A candlelit dinner followed with 24 guests and a wedding cake centerpiece baked by the bride’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Ritter
Lloyd Keehn
Hawarden
Lowell Hillrichs
Tenry ‘Hillriens
Akron
Ordiug
W. K. Schmidt
Craig
Slater
Irving Stevens
Centerville
Doryse Tadela
Sheryl Hulricis
Donald Hillrichs
Martin Anderson
Emil D. Anderson
Wm. van Buskirk
Death of Former Akron Resident Henry J Callaghan
Henry James Callaghan a former Akron resident and businessman died Sunday December 7 19 b7 in Sacred Heart Hospital LeMars after a brief illness at age 57 Born December 4 1877 in Batavia Illinois he moved with family to Plymouth county then Akron farmed and operated an auto business 1915 17 He moved to LeMars in 1927 and worked as a painter Surviving relatives include a half sister Mrs Ethel Spears of Los Angeles and half brother Lee S Shedd of Akron Funeral held Tuesday at First Baptist Church LeMars with burial in LeMars city cemetery Also note promotes a Christmas cookie cookbook from Givey W M S via Dirks and Baker Hardware Akron
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Callaghan
Akron
Sacred Heart Hospital
LeMars
Henry James Callaghan
Batavia
Illinois
Plymouth County
Liberty Township
Mr. Callaghan
Ethel Spears
Los Angeles
Calif
Lee S. Shedd
First Baptist Church
F. G. Patterson
LeMars City Cemetery
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Sandman's Helpers
Schnee
Henry Fiebing
St. Paul, Minn
John and
Gert von Hagel
Anna Long
The
Union Consolidated
Akron Community Hospital
Walfrid Forslund
Nettie Hilliker
Gerd Johnson
Register-Tribung Office
Norka Theaitre
Norka
Norka Management
Plymouth
Jesus
Karl Rogosch
Girls Glee Club
Shirley Jacobs
Karen Lias
James Claeys
Dick Jacoby
Marian Johnson
James McKettrick
Davis
Lord Hansen
Cireles
Dereas Cirele
J. &. Kenned
Ruth Cirele
Frank Smith
Electra Circle
Stotla McCorkell
Faith Cirele
Otto Larsem
Mary Martha Cirele
Harvey Liss
Trinity Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Trinity Lutheran Church
Vesper
O. BE
Emerson Wettlaufer
Winifred
S. D
J. Rundel
Union Creek Church
Lawrence Ericson
Arthur
Oscar
Anna Lund
Brookings
McAllen
Texas
Dwaine John Willer
Robert J. Wreugdenhil
Richard Anthony Clarey
Merrill
Richard Lyle Rohlfs
Frozen Foods Center
Friendship and Service Club
Ray B. Ogden
Grant Gussman
Jerry Eilers
Clarence Liles
Marjorie Bergdale
Leslie Bergdale
Alcester
James E. Rentz
Clark Gassman
U.S. Coast Guard
Alameda
Wayne
Nebr.) Teachers College
Maurice
Town
Henry J. Callaghan LeMars
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