Esteemed Akron Woman Honoed At Party Monday
Miss Margaret Kerr was honored at a Rural Home Culture Club party at the First Baptist church in Akron on December 12. More than 170 guests included former hospital staff and nurses who recalled her 31 years managing Akron Hospital. The event featured a This Is Your Life tribute, letters from colleagues, and gifts totaling a television set and cash gifts from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Akron
Rural Home Culture Club
Margaret Kerr
Maggie Kerr
Miss Kerr
J. H. Kerr
Kerr
Margaret Adams
Jessie Warner
Othe
Akron Woman Dies Sudden Death Shock To Family
An Akron woman died suddenly from an apparent heart attack after a day in usual health. Lynice Catherine Naslund Heider, 74, wife of Edmund Heider, lived with her family in Akron. Survivors include her husband, three daughters Patricia, Mary, and Mrs Claude McCorkell, and two sons Jon and Michael. Funeral held at St Patrick's Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Lynice
Catherine . Naslund
Peter Naslund
Lake Prasyears
Mtha
Akron
Edmund ‘Heider
Mra. Heider
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
J. G. Skahill
Steve Gant
Arthur Huebner
Thos. Sweeney
J. H. Earnest
Léonard Lamouréeux
Everett Coyle
Wesley Methodist Church Christmas Schedule Summary
Chester L Guinn and church choirs lead a busy December schedule with morning worship at 11:00 featuring the Christmas from the Balcony sermon. Open house from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday invites all, with multiple choir rehearsals midweek and a Christmas Eve program Saturday at 7:30 p.m. No church school on December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist
Chester L
Choralerny Vand Chancel
Cherub
Chevalier
Chancel
Living Word Church Programs and Community Notices
West Side Church of Christ lists services and Bible study times with a Living Word program by Gerald Knopp from Whiting Iowa. It notes Tuesday gatherings for men and a December 20 luncheon hosted by Mrs Del Harkness and a missionary women meeting led by Mrs Pearl Scott and Mrs Orris. It also reports Vesper Chapter 61 OES officers elected for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Church OF Christ the Living Word
EMNS
Bible School
Gerald Knopp
Whiting
Iowa
Living Word
del Harkness
Missionary Women of
Pearl Scott
Orris
Everett, Harkins
Westfield High to Hold Homecoming on December 16
Local notes report Westfield High School Homecoming set for December 16 at 7 00 p m in the school auditorium. Festive downtown lights and electronic pole decorations enhance seasonal spirit as Supt Floyd-Davis crew completed installations. Joy and Shirley Jacobs and Ena Sampson’s daughters head to Fergus Falls for a three month training at the State Hospital. Sheridan Medical Office opens in Denver by Dr R E Brundige at 1220 South Sheridan. wishes go with him. Akron to host Christmas Home Lighting Contest with $100 prizes and church display contest totaling $75. entries due with Clerk R D Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield High School
Floyd-Davis
Fred Jacobs
Shirley
Ena Sampson
Joy
Fergus Falls
Minn
R.E. Brundige
Akron
Sheridan Medical Office
Denver
Colo
South
Sheridan Bloyd
Akron Town Council
Akron Ministerial Association
R. D. Clark
Fragmentary obituary kinship listing from South Dakota
Partial OCR fragment names Mrs Francys Naslund and relatives in South Dakota including Robert Miller Lake Preston Edsel Ralfs Jerry Humboldt Lee Pirlet Don Pirlet Sioux Falls with sisters and nieces and nephews mentioned, but no full obituary context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francys Naslund
Faith
S. D
Robert Miller
Lake Preston
Edsel Ralfs
Jerry
Humboldt
Mys
Lee Pirlet
Don Pirlet
Sioux Falla
Akron High cage teams split four games in week
Akron High boys first string won twice at Hawarden, boosting their win streak to six, while the Akron seconds lost to Hawarden reserves. The Akron girls fell 72 to 62 to Hinton. Hawarden led 18 to 9 early in the first, and Akron’s varsity surged to a 42 to 21 halftime lead and stayed ahead. Larry Simeon led Akron with 33 points. Hawarden’s Liston topped their side with 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron High
Hawarden
Hinton High
Akron Boys
Hinton
Akron Seconds
Akron Girls
Akron Highboys
Comets
Varsity
Akron
Larry Simeon
Jack Gibken
Bill Scranton
Liston
Altmann
Johnson
Rinton Girls
Axtons
Akronty
Bill ‘Scranton
Weinrich
Maples
Merrill High
Plymouth
Orange City
Flying Dutchmen
Siouxland
Akron notices and community events summarize local items
Medical patients at Akron Community Hospital include Mrs M Lower from Westfield and H P Anderson of Akron. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Vernon Jurgenson of Akron on December 14 1955. The Iowa Highway Commission approved widening and concrete paving for 15.5 miles between Le Mars and the Cherokee county line. low bid $329 028 by Booth and Olson of Sioux City, discussed at a hearing in Ames. Akron plans free turkey distribution on December 17 and 28, urging registration at local stores and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Jurgenson
Akron
Iowa Highway Commission
LeMars
Cherokee County
Ames
Booth & Olson
Sioux City
Former Akron couple are wed in Le Mars church
Ruth M. Ruba of LeMars and Frank G. Bennett of Sioux City wed at Le Mars First Baptist. Rev Fran G Patterson officiated. Attendants included Clarence McMahon. Reception followed with a four tier angel food cake and crystal candelabra. Couple to honeymoon in Denver and Fort Collins then visit Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
LE Mars Church
Ruth M. Ruba
LeMars
Frank G. Bennett
Sioux City
First Baptist Church
le Mars
Fran G. Patterson
Frank Patterson
Richard Albertis
Clarence McMahon
D.R. Swift
Wert Rudolph Smith
Robert Collins
Clyde Goppock
Esther Circle
Mésdames
G. Alberts
Paul
Roy Jennings
John Klohs
Wesley Keiser
Joe Shiil
Ben Clage
Russell Smith
Clyde Coppock
Richard’ Alberts
Hunter
W. C. “Gollins
Bannetto
2Nd
Ava
Denver
Fort Collins
Yellowstone Park
The
Black Hills
Akron Student Receives Scholastic Award at Gustavus Adolphus
Patricia McLane, Akron high school valedictorian of 1955 and daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil G McLane Sr, earned a four year scholastic award as a freshman at Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia McLane
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Pat
Akron High School
Neil G. McLane
Akron
Miss Carolyn Searls Visits and Local Notices
Miss Carolyn Searls of Sioux Falls visited relatives here last week. Mrs Clark T Arnott went to Minneapolis Monday for a few days visit with her mother. Freedom Lodge No 494 A F and A M held a regular meeting Monday evening December 19 at 8 00 o clock with election of officers. Mrs Wm H Sophie Gardner 82 a former resident here and in Spink county Union died Sunday in a Yankton hospital One son and one daughter survive Funeral services were held Wednesday in Pleasant Hill U B church and burial was in the cemetery there Home Culture Club met at Mrs Robert Tuckers home Mrs Wm Huebner reviewed the book Beyond the Hungry Country by Louise A Stenert The club voted to send a cash donation to the Northwest Iowa fund for Mentally Retarded Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Searls
Sioux Falls
Clark T. Arnott
Minneapolis
Freedom Lodge
A. F
A. M
Wm. H
Sophie) Gardner
Spink
Union County
Yankton
Pleasant Hill U
Culture Club
Robert Tucker
Wm. Huebner
Louise A. Stenelart
Iowa
Akron Hospital Receives $10,000 Ford Foundation Grant
Akron Community Hospital is slated to receive a 10000 dollar Ford Foundation grant to improve and expand public hospital services. The gift accompanies a local fundraising drive aiming to erase a deficit built over several years and support solvent operation by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Foundation
Daily Press
Akron Community Hospital
Dan J. Peterson
Jto
Turkey Day draws crowd as Akron plans more turkey prizes
A large crowd braved chilly weather for Turkey Day in Akron last Saturday. Nineteen turkeys were awarded with twenty one prizes planned for December 17, including eleven turkeys and ten hams, through the Operation Pork List program. Drawings will be held at the vacant lot behind Sheehan Produce Co. at 8:30 p.m. Registrations remain open until 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The final drawing will occur Friday December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Sheehan Produce Co
Erwin Klemme
Lucille Larsen
Albert Elliott
Jack Lockwood
Arval Jurgenson
M. H. Johnson
Allen C. Moffatt
Milton J. Anderson
Vernon Jurgenson
Herb Buehre
Joe Powell
Millard Wakeman
Ben Rickers
Harold Lubben
Fred Suter
Robert Dunham
Mollie Oake
Madge Blake
Tom Sweeney
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Activities Schedule
David J. Roy, pastor, lists weekend and midweek events for Immanuel Lutheran and Union Creek Lath churches. Christmas practices for children, Sunday school and Bible classes, gifts morning worship, and an annual Christmas program at High School Auditorium are planned, with Senior High released time and choir rehearsals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Eng. Luth
David J. Roy
Immanuel Sunday School
Creek Lath
Quality Egg Meeting in Plymouth County Next Tuesday
Quality Eye meetings have been arranged for Plymouth county egg producers consumers and handlers to learn how the various egg evades are determined. The first meeting will be held at the Akron Magles Club starting at 1 30 p m on Tuesday December 20. The Akron Commercial Club will provide door prizes and a free lunch. County Extension Director Arlie A Pierson says the event aims to attract more people to this educational demonstra tion. Colored slides will be shown along with actual grading of eggs with assistance from Deo gaard Eggleton poultry specialist and Heib Webber from the State Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Lend
aArlie A. Pierson
Akron Magles Club
Akron Commercial Club
Plymouth County Extension Service
Deogaard Eggleton
Iowa State College Extension Service
Heib Webber
State
Department of Agriculture
Local Notes On Burns Auto Crash And Holiday Events
Friends express sympathy as Flocenes Christensen recovers from painful burns while confined to home. Claude Burris Jr. arrives from Phoebus Va after U S Army service and will settle in Sioux City for employment. Mr and Mrs Burris to spend winter in Los Angeles and attend grandson’s wedding on December 17. Ada Ross of Tulsa visited in I Youngstrom and D Ross homes. Arden and wife recovering from auto accident injuries. St Josephs school pupils staged Christmas program featuring four plays. Milwaukee Arrow schedule updated. inbound and southbound trains now earlier, affecting morning and afternoon mail closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flocenes Christensen
Claude Burris, Jr
Phoebus
Virginia
Burris
Sioux City
John Borehers
Ben Fisher
Los Angeles
Calif
Afden E. Ross
Tulsa
Okla
I. Youngstom
D. Ross
Arden
St. Joseph’s School
Santa
Adam Herrick
Wildcat
Willie
Milwaukee Arrow
Sioux Falls
Chicago
Arrow
Pretty Nuptials At Trinity Church In Akron
Miss Donna Maa Schneider and Eli Andresen wed in Trinity Lutheran Akron on November 26 1955 at 730 PM in a double ring ceremony. Rev Luther A Meyer officiated. Bride wore Chantilly lace and tulle with pearls. bouquet of red roses. Attendants wore red net gowns. Best man Milton R Schneider. Ushers Pat Q Downer and Bob Hull. Flower girls Debly Lake and Cindy Booth. The Register tribune gift note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Maa Schneider
Wim? Schneider
Eli Andresen
Fred Andresen
Akron
Trinity Lutheran
Winona Peterson
Hawarden
Darwyn Klemme
Isabelle Bloom
Alcester
S. D
Luther Meyer
Marilyn Burris
Dartine- Johnson
Beverly Andresen
Herman Andresen
Milton R. Schneider
Pat Q’downor
Bob Hull
Debly Lake
Stanley Lake
Hinton
Cindy Booth
Stella Booth
Sioux City
Ring
County Pork Lift meeting held in Plymouth County
Preliminary plans for Plymouth County Operation Pork Lift were discussed at an informal meeting at The Old Barn southeast of LeMars. The Plymouth County Farm Bureau organized the meeting with business leaders, farm groups, press, and radio in attendance. speakers included Don Cunningham and Floyd Blakely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth ‘County
LeMars
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Don Cunningham
Sioux City
Lyle Stevens
Don McCune
KLEM
Floyd Blakely
Plymouth County Farm Service
Plymouth County
Don Willer
Wilbur Tucker
Jerry Smith
Akron
P. W. Harrington
A. W. Hummel
Westfled
Merrill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eannund Helder
Dean R. Orris
Vesper
O.E.S
W. My Grace Small W.P
Avery Smaill
M. Lower
Westfield
H. P. Anderson
Akron Hospital
Himeth
Turkey
Trinity Church
Donna Schneider
County “Pork Lift” Meeting
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