Plymouth County Red Cross Launches 10 000 Drive
Plymouth County Red Cross plans a county wide campaign to raise 10000 to support war relief efforts. An executive committee meeting in Le Mars approved the drive with township committees and universal contributions expected, mirroring World War I patriotism as Red Cross expands support for sailors soldiers and families.
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Plymouth County
National American Red Cross
le Mars
Red Cross
Plymouth
Rock Valley men held on bad check charge
Atia hearing before Justice J G Koenig in LeMars last week, L C Winterfeld and H J Winterfeld of Rock Valley were held to await action on charges of issuing worthless checks. They allegedly signed two checks for 1801.63 and 1251.85 to obtain livestock from LeMars Livestock Sales Co. Sgt Oliver J Scott of the Medical Detachment Fort Francis E Warren Wyoming, son of Mrs Bob Harris, was home on a five day leave accompanied by his wife. He has served about six years in the U S Army and will be transferred to a new rolling hospital.
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Oliver J. Scott
Station Hospital
Fort
Francis BE. Warren
Wyoming
Bob. Harris
Sgt
Farmers Urged to Repair Machinery in Plymouth County
Plymouth county USDA Defense Board urges farmers to use mail distribution check sheets to list needed repair parts and order them now. Emphasis on chains belts beatings wheels pulleys gears and sprockets as common trouble sources. Farmers should sell scrap iron for defense funding and salvage usable parts before seeking new machinery or parts.
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Plymouth County
USDA
Defense Board
R. L. Weidauer
Usda Defense Board
County Defense Board
Dale
National
Legion and Auxiliary Christmas Party at Legion Hall
The Albert Hoschlar Post 186 and Legion Auxiliary announce their annual Christmas party for World War veterans and Auxiliary children at Legion Hall on Saturday December 20 at 2 30 PM. Santa will attend with treats and a program is planned. A radio segment on WHO and WOI features holiday content and the Gift Shop initiative with gifts for boys 9 to 12 and women, highlighting veterans facilities in Des Moines and nearby others.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Albert Hoschlar
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
World War Veterans and Legion Auxiliary
Santa Claus
Thomas Carr
Roy Pell
Veterans’ Administration
Des Moines
Iowa
Christmas Services at Catholic Churches Akron and Westfield
Christmas Mass times are listed for St. Patrick's Akron and St Catharine's Westfield. At Akron St Patrick's High Mass at 7:00 a.m. and Second Mass at 9:00 a.m. Holy Communion in both. Confessions on December 24 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. At Westfield St Catharine's Christmas Mass at 5:30 a.m. Holy Mass and Holy Communion. Confessions on December 28 at 7 p.m.
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St. Patrick's
Akron
St. Catharine's
Westfield
Akron News Notes Highlights and Holiday Announcements
Akron stores close Wednesday evenings starting December 31. Marriage licenses issued for Walter Johnson and Helen Chividhs at LeMars. Local Christmas music funded by Akron Commercial Club. Carl Sauer back from army training and on reserve. Tobin school plans a December 23 Christmas program at 8 PM with 10 cent admission. News of births in Akron families and U S Army updates from Hawaii and Honolulu. Civil Service results name three eligible postmasters for Akron. Santa Claus set to visit Akron December 23 at 3 PM with candy and fruit for children.
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Akron
LeMars
Walter John Johnson
Helen Agnes Chividhs
Merrill
Carl Sauer
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Tobin School
Westfield Township
Violet Fry
N. J. Brown
Jack Winter
Fred Claesson
O. K
Fred
U. S. Army
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
E. P. Klauer
Naomi
Honolulu
United States Civil Service’ Commission
Irene Bly
L. L. Burrill
J. C. Kennedy
Post Office Department
Santa Claus
Santa
Edward P Klauer Dies After 68 Years In Akron Community
Edward P Klauer prominent in Akron business and civic life for 48 years died at home about 6:00 Sunday morning December 14 1941 from heart trouble aged 68 years 6 months and 28 days. Born May 16 1872 in Dubuque Iowa he moved to Akron in 1893 joining Gleason Son and later Whitfield Whitfeld. He and brothers formed Klauer Swanson Company later ran hardware furniture and undertaking businesses. Surviving wife Julia and twelve children include daughters Clara Nellini Gertrude Julia Dorothy Catherine and six sons Edward James Bernard Philip Gene Richard and a foster son Gordon plus two sisters and 20 grandchildren. Funeral at St Patrick’s Church with Rev Chas Ernst officiating.
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Edward P. Klauer
Akron
Mr. Klauer
Dubuque
Iowa
Jacob
Katherine Klauer
le Mars
Gleason & Son
Big Bros
Whitfield & Whitfeld
Joy
B. Klauer
F. J. Swanson
Whitfield
Klauer
Honolulu
Hawaii
Gertrude
Hollister
Calif
Julia
Salinas
Dorothy
Kansas City
P. B. Vance
Catherine
Storm Lake
Edward
James
Tagpers
Jarolin
Causeille- Wis
George
Adelaide
Mary Klauer
Lucille
Carl
Joseph
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Father Chas. Ernst
QO. C. Moore
H. H. Wetzeler
Ed. Dirks
Michael Foley
Frank
TALKIE CHATTER Norka Theatre Week Features
The Norka Theatre presents a comedy and music program for December 19 to 25. Great Guna starring Laurel and Hardy opens with army hijinks. Week end In Havana with Carmen Miranda and Alice Faye features technicolor song numbers. Never Give a Sucker An Even Break with W G Fields screens December 24 and 25.
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Norka Theatre
Guna
Laurel and Hardy
Sheila Ryan
Dick Nelson
Havana
Alice Faye-Carmen Miranda
Latin-America
Norka Screen
Carmen Miranda
Cesar Romero
John Payne
W. G. Fields
Gloria Jean
Christmas Cantata at Trinity Lutheran Church
The Trinity Lutheran church choir and Sunday school present the sacred drama cantata The Lost Carol on Christmas Eve December 24 at 8 o'clock. The program opens with Beginners and Primary classes performing Christmas recitations and songs.
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Franz Gruber
Paper to be issued earlier next week
Christmas moves the press schedule as the Register Tribune plans to publish Tuesday evening for Wednesday morning mail. Advertising and news items must reach the office by Tuesday morning, or Monday if possible, to ensure publication.
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Register-Tribune
Mail
Akron High cage teams suffer four losses in five games
Akron High School basketball endured a tough stretch, dropping four of five in the past week. The boys’ second team secured the lone win, while the first team and others struggled at Union Consolidated, with Union dominating 34 to 17 and standout 6 foot 5 inch Hiematra scoring 16 for Union. The week continued with a home setback as the Akron teams split a three-game slate, the girls losing 87 to 36 to Holstein as the St. Joseph High seconds fell 18 to 14.
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Akron
Akron High School
Union Consolidated
LeMars
Union
Kluver
Eldon Small
Hiematra
Jasyen
Akrom
Anysoffensive
Akron High
Akron Boys
St. Joseph High
Akron Girls
Holstein
A Christmas Musical At First Baptist Church
A Christmas Musical will be presented at the First Baptist Church on Sunday evening December 21 at 7 30 o'clock. The program includes organ preludes, vocal solos and duets, choir numbers, trumpet selections, a Maule Quartet, and congregational singing with the following performers and pieces listed.
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Baptist Church
First Baptist Lurch
Gilbert Mellen
Sidney Moore
Hugh Chamberlain
Clarence Knnse
Young Soldier Marries While On Furlough
Corporal Raymond McNamara son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McNamara living east of Akron writes from Camp Claiborne La where in training that he wed a Long Beach California girl at Pender Nebraska at 6 a m November 10 1941 while on furlough The bride was to join him December and they will reside in Alexandria La
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Raymond McNamara
W. H. McNamara
Akron
Register-Tribune
Camp Claiborne
Long Beach
Calif
Pender
Nebr
Alexandria
Local residents visit Sioux City and beyond this weekend
Miss Lena Bengtson visited relatives in Sioux City over the weekend. Dr. Donald Cross of Coon Rapids visited his parents. Several groups planned Christmas baskets for English Lutheran members. Families traveled to Sioux Falls and Chicago for holidays. Breezy Hill school to perform a Christmas program with modest admission. Public invited to Searls school event featuring two one act plays. A California trip for the Andersons noted. Akron schools presented The Blue Belt operetta with a large, impressed audience.
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Lena Bengtson
Sioux City
Donald Cross
Coon Rapids
L. J. Cross
Frank Sayles
Hattie Sayles
Sioux Falls
Tid. Goodrich
Wm. Lundberg
Glenn. Wood
LeMars
L. J. Burker
John Sand
Chicago
Ill
South Bend
Ind
Harriet Swanson
Breezy Hill School
Saterbo
Fay Waterbury
Searls
June Finzen
Wai. Anderson
Evelyn
Edor Johnson
Auto
California
Mia. Anderson
Alvin
Douglass Airplane Factory
van Nuys
Calif
Christmas Seals Aid Tuberculosis Fight and Local News
The 1940 Iowa tuberculosis death rate dropped 9 percent from 1939 to 17.2 per 100 000 with many deaths occurring at home. The 1941 Christmas Seal, designed by Steven Dobanos, features a lighthouse symbolizing education and treatment. Local notices mention patients and a divorce case in LeMars with custody awarded and costs allocated.
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Iowa
Steven Dehanos
Dobanos
Sealing price set for Plymouth county stored corn
Plymouth county AAA chairman R L Weidauer announces a 7 80 per bushel sealing price for the 1941 stored corn crop, 12 cents higher than 1940 loan rate. The plan varies by county, with Plymouth averaging 73 cents, and will affect corn in local warehouses. Policy details include purchase window to Jan 1 1942, monthly price rise, 1 cent sealing fee, no insurance, CCC risks losses, and sealing to begin as corn arrives. brief note on Mrs Morris Vanberg visiting son in California.
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Plymouth County
R. L. Weidauer
New Iowa
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Seeves
Truman Campbell
Clea Mellen
Edward Adams
Widith Cheney
Homer Jacoby
Barbara
Dorothy Mowery
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W. E. Mellen
H. Shoulberg
Akron Public Schools
U. S. Assembly
Clair Morehead
Chester Olson
Berresford
James Gallagher
Alcester
Frieda Warnsing
District Court of
Morris Vanberg
Gene
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