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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
6
Public citizens join in the annual Christmas Seals sale raising 1938 net proceeds of 496.84. Half funds go to the Deg Micines Tuberculosis Association, the rest to Plymouth County for control and prevention programs. Five new cases and two deaths in 1938 highlight need for examinations and education.
Fragmentary note states there will be no Sunday school or service for children and mentions MESKE and 3 pm time. Reads as a church notice likely directing changes to a parish event schedule.
Jonas Fursee of Sioux township Plymouth county died Thursday December 7 1939 in a Sioux City hospital at age 87 years 1 month 11 days. He was born in Jakarta Jawa October 2862 he married J McCook SD later farmed near his old home since 1914. Survived by wife Mary son Robert three daughters Mrs Martin Trometer Mrs Laura Mizner and Mrs Lester Babbet one brother Alonzo Fursee eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Funeral services were held Saturday at Wescott Dough ty Chandler funeral parlor Sioux City conducted by Rev W Bard pastor of the First Church in LeMars. Interment in Logan Park cemetery Sioux City.
Church notes urge members to take Northwestern church paper envelopes for the year and use the Upper Room devotional for the next quarter. Cantata rehearsal for Story of Bethlehem is set for next Sunday, with prayer requests and a prompt reply to the pastor. WFM meets Friday at Dr Brunner’s home. Ladies Aid gathers Wednesday. Sunday school classes now open for all ages. morning theme Christmas Gifts. Epworth League at 6 45 and evening service both sessions urged.
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a Christmas party for Legion and Auxiliary members' children on Saturday December 23 at 2 PM in the Legion Hall. All children are urged to attend. Santa Claus will attend to present each child with a treat.
Local notes cover PTA postponement to December 21 with a ten cent gift plea, visits by Rev Allan Williams and wife, a Catholic Ladies card party, Santa Claus in Akron December 22, and a Christmas program at Ogden school with admission 10 cents. West Union hosts a December 15 program including plays, and family visits are reported near Brunsville, Hawarden, and Akron. Weather remains clear with a dust-kicked wind on Tuesday and a 16 degree day on Wednesday. Lela Dimmick and John Krusen wed in Sioux City November 27, and several trips to Long Beach and Los Angeles are noted. Akron Hospital weekly operations list includes multiple tonsillectomies and a appendectomy, plus a medical patient Agnes Johnson.
Akron Highboys edged Hawarden in the opener as the second team lost 25 to 20 while the first team routed Hawarden 30 to 11. Indyrs beat Hawarden Townies 29 to 25 in a return, with Letty Swift and Linn Williams returning. Akron to host Westfield Friday and meet Hinton on December 22 in two games.
The Empress theatre features Bot Burns in Our Leading Citizen starting Friday and Saturday Dec 15 16 with supporting cast Gene Lockhart Susan Howard Charles Bickford Elizabeth Patterson. Also The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart on Dec 17 19 including a 2:30 matinee and Pride of the Blue Grass Dec 20 21 starring Edith Fellows and James McCallion about a rehabilitated racehorse with a dramatic finish.
The annual election of officers for Vesper Chapter No. 61 O E S was held last Friday evening. Elected: W M Helen Adams W P Abe Miller A M Lucile Ross A P Orlan Moore Secretary Oda Jenkins Treasurer Hattie Sayles Conductress Maud Knapp A Conductress Gladys Krose. The 1939 officers were presented a large white Bible and two smaller Bibles by Mrs. Caroline Kerr and Dr. J H Kerr. A joint installation of OEB S and Masonic officers will be held Wednesday evening January 3 1940.
A series of newborns listed with parents in Westfield township and nearby areas. A son to Wayne and wife. a daughter to Robert and wife near Westfield. a son to Julius Anderson west of town. a son to Geo Wang of Portland township at Akron Hospital. a son to Rene La Croix of Sioux City at Akron Hospital by Caesarean section.
Home paper gift advice appears with holiday ads and readers urged to peruse. The C W L 4 H club plans a December 16 meeting at Jean Claassen's home with members and friends attending. Freedom lodge No 434 A F and A M meets December 18 at 8 pm to elect officers. Robert Claeys returns from Casper to help at the post office during holidays. Boy Scouts host gathering at the public school next Monday at 7 pm for parents. A program at Stewart School in Portland township is set for December 20 at 8 pm with an admission of 10 cents and lunch provided.
At the annual Ak Ron Red Cross meeting only four members attended and no election was held. The group thanked Immanuel Lutheran church ladies and Rural Home Culture Club for organizing the Roll Call. Membership stood at 112 with thirty contributors totaling $14.30. A long list of members and supporters follows, including local businesses, churches, and civic groups.
J R Kerr Minneapolis Moline dealer announces The Headliners, a sensational farm movie in natural color with sound and Television demonstration. Free to all farmers with complimentary tickets at Kerr's Garage. showings Tue Dec 19 at 2 pm and 7 30 pm.
Baptist church notes list Sunday Bible school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 with a sermon on the commandment not to take the Lord's name in vain. evening service at 7:30. Midweek prayer meeting at the Baker home, Friday Ladies Bible class at Mrs Kinser, Christmas duties and King of Kings play attendance, youth reminders, and a Christmas message from Pastor Leslie G Williams.
The Ladies Aid will host their annual Christmas party at Mrs Clara Port's home on Tuesday December 19 with a day change. Group No 1 will serve refreshments and 10c gifts will be exchanged. First Church of Christ Bible school is at 10 am and services at 11 am led by Pastor W J Zane.
Albert Drew returns to Veterans CCC camp after visiting friends Joe Brundeen and A W Lundberg attended a Masonic Regional school in Moville. Mrs Frank Eden attended the funeral of Mrs Thiesen in Hawarden and visited her sister Mrs Garland Ellis. Lydia Irwin and son George of Worthington visited. Mrs Swift and Mrs Zierath host. Mrs Theodore Helland returns to Mt Vernon SD after visiting Pratt family. Mrs John Coyle improves after treatment in Kansas City. Miss Mary Ann Earnest and John Aalfs, Sioux City Central high students, lead in Lela Wala operetta. preview broadcast on KSCJ. Lester Renken injured in auto accident. ear nearly severed but repaired. Ed Tamman and Renken brother injured lightly. Kenneth Nygard’s oil truck collides with Sever Anderson’s truck. Nygard suffers severe injuries, both trucks damaged.
Plymouth County farmers will cut corn acreage under the farm program by 11.6 percent for 1940, inching below the state average. Last year 177,277 acres were allotted. next year 165,311 acres. Total soil depleting crops drop from 303,744 to 284,714 acres. Yield rises to 32.4 bushels per acre with 117.2 percent productivity. Wheat acreage gets a small boost affecting under 1000 farmers. Producers on AAA allotments may receive about $4.20 per acre and qualify for government corn loans.
The article lists church services with multiple Sunday timings, confession slots on Saturdays, and a priestly signature. It also reports soil conservation checks distributed Saturday at LeMars, totaling 68 785.20 to 358 farmers, averaging about 200 dollars, representing about 40 percent of county participants.
The board of supervisors passed a resolution canceling several hundred outstanding warrants issued before 1936 that were not presented for payment. About 250 warrants date from 1928 and many are for small sums, mostly under 5 dollars, with a few larger amounts on the primary road fund. If any cancelled warrants are later presented, the auditor may issue a new one to avoid loss to the county. A small Want Column ad offers to sell it.
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