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Newspaper

Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1952

Page

5

Akron Birthday Calendars go on sale this week

The Akron Music Mothers Club sponsors birthday calendars featuring nearly 3000 birth days and Akron High School music groups. Calendars cost one dollar with profits funding the high school music department. Sales aid students with prizes for top sellers, as weather notes and rule changes in basketball are also mentioned.

Akron Akron Music Mothers Club Music Mothers Bob Pollick Register-Tribune Music Mothers Club

Stars and Masons Elect Officers For New Year

Vesper Chapter No 61 C B 5 and Freedom Lodge No 484 A F and A M elected new officers for the coming year. Officers include Mildred Steel and Marvin Kiemme, with several aides and secretaries named. Installation will be at the Masonic Temple on Monday January 5 at 8 00 pm, public welcome.

Vesper Chapter Freedom Lodge Vesper W. M Mildred Steel Paul Steel Eunice Burker Avery Small Secy Bernica Dirks Agsoc Grace Small A. F Marvin Kiemme Fred Claesson, Jr J. W Gail Hemmingsen Orlan C. Moore Treas Otto C. Larsen Masonic Temple

Christmas program rehearsals span multiple churches

Immanuel Eng Luth Church, Union Creek Luth Church and Springs Baptist list Christmas rehearsals and services. Final Sunday school program rehearsals occur Saturday and Sunday services include Christmas hour, morning worship and a Christmas program. A benevolence offering, Bible school events, and specific service times are noted.

Immanuel Eng Luth David J. Roy Union Creek Luth IG Springs Baptist Church U. P Crusaders Yuletta

Local News Notes Visit Circles Sioux Falls Des Moines

Mrs. Carl Weidenfeller visited her sister in Sioux Falls on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Westadt and Barling visited their daughter in Des Moines on Sunday. Mrs. Howard Nygard and nephew Jerry Nygard of Hawarden came Saturday to visit relatives. Polly Maritz went to Sioux Falls on Sunday to visit her brother in law in a hospital there. Mrs. Orpha Murphey returned Sunday to Lennox South Dakota after visiting relatives.

Carl Weidenfeller Sioux Falls Earl Westadt Barling Des Moines Howard Nygard Jerry Nygard Hawarden Polly Maritz Orpha Murphey Lennox, S. D H. E. Bradley Max Pollock

Hinton Upsets Akron Teams In Tuesday Doubleheader

Akron High School both girls and boys lost to Hinton High on Akron’s home court. Hinton girls won 40 to 38 as Elliott led with 20 points, matching Akron’s Pannhuk’s 19 in a tight second half. Hinton boys triumphed 61 to 33 as a late surge sealed the win, with Pannhuk top Akron scorer. Next Akron hosts Kingsley and Remsen in upcoming home dates. Ireton’s new auditorium and gym opened at cost 55,000 with modern facilities.

Akron Hinton High Hinton Girls Akron Sextet Hinton Boys Hinton Geory Board Elliott John Pannhuk Akron High Kingsley High Remsen High Ireton

Carload of Crop Corn Sent To Korea By Akron CROP Drive

A carload of corn was dedicated Monday at 11 80 to feed the world and sent to Korea via Decatur Illinois for processing into durable goods. Akron area churches led the local CROP appeal with Rev. Dan J. Peterson as chair and Rev. David J. Roy as treasurer. Donations included cash and corn picked up by farmers and loaded by the Farmers Co op Elevator Akron. John Winquist presented a receipt for 1804 bushels to Rev. Roy. Messages from Rev. Shickell and Rev. Peterson opened the dedication service.

Korea Akron Kiristian Rural Overseas Program Dan J. Peterson David J. Roy Radway Iowa Des Moines Westfield Johnson Preston Porth John Winquist CROF Virgil HE. Shickell T. Ear Starke H. Myron’ Braun Decatur Illinois

Untamed Frontier and Just Across the Street At Norka Theatre

Norka Theatre announces a week of talking pictures with a western drama Untamed Frontier in Techicolor featuring Joseph Cotten Shelly Winters and others on December 19 and 20. Sunday to Tuesday will show Just Across the Street starring Ann Sheridan John Lund Cecil Kellaway Robert Keith Natalie Schaefer Alan Mowbray. Also notes from Akron Community Hospital mention Fred LaBahn as a medical patient.

Norka Theatre Texas Joseph Cotten Scott Brady Shelley Winters Scott Susan Ball Shelley Minor Watson Katherine Emory Antonio Moreno A Ann Sheridan John Lund Cecil Kellaway Robert Keith Natalie Schaefer Alan Mowbray

Christmas notices and holiday greetings in Akron area

Local social news lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Trotzig and others to relatives in Ver million Tracy Minn Sioux City and Kansas City. Akron’s downtown displays light up for the holidays with home lighting prize entries and a reminder of Christmas publishing day for the Register-Tribune.

Rites Held for Amy Nylund and Eisenhower in New York

Obituary notes Amy Nylund of Big Springs dies at 73 weeks after birth August 8 1889. Funeral at Big Springs Baptist Church with burial in Big Springs Cemetery. Also reports President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arriving in New York after a 21000 mile journey to Korean battlefields and the Pacific area praising UN soldiers and planning a post trip conference with General MacArthur.

Eisenhower New York Pacific Dwight D. Eisenhower Korea United Nations MacArthur

Truckers Cited For Safety At 1952 Sioux City Meet

The tenth annual farm to market truckers conference in Sioux City drew about 1000 attendees including truckers wives and friends. Col James F Pinkney of the American Truckers Association delivered the keynote. Merit certificates were awarded to 280 truckers in the 1952 Livestock Truckers Safety program.

Sioux City James F. Pinkney American Truckers Association Mayfair Kiwanis Club Joanne Engebrightson Sioux’ City Farm To Market Turin Inn Charles Caskey Clark Heyl Lloyd M. Port Akron Philip E. Beaubien Clifford Faust Westfield Albert Moehlmann Chatsworth

Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Schedule and Services

Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor J A Pannhuk lists Sunday school Bible class at 10:00 am and Divine service with holy communion at 8:46 am. A Christmas program is planned for Christmas Day at 7:00 pm with additional programs and party events for IL and Intermediate departments, Luther League, and Junior Mission Band.

Trinity Lutheran Church

Tangeman announces Beverly Tangeman Edwards marriage

Mr and Mrs Leo N Tangeman announce the marriage of their daughter Beverly to Charles Edwards of Fontanelle Iowa. They wed November 29 and will reside in Fontanelle where Edwards works in business. Edwards a Richland High graduate and Korean War veteran. Beverly a Akron High School 1948 graduate and nurse trained at Nebraska Methods Hospital Omaha. She will continue as a surgical nurse at Greenfield Hospital. They spent the weekend with Beverly’s parents Mr and Mrs L N Tangeman.

Beverly Tangeman Leo N. Tangeman Beverly Charles Edwards Fontanelle Iowa Edwards Richland High School Akron High School Nebraska Methods Hospital Omaha Greenfield L. N. Tangeman

Local News Bits and Community Events Highlight Plymouth County

Vermillion visitors and family updates fill a Plymouth county page. Bake sale at C M Hardware December 20 by Catholic Women's League. Union Creek church hosts open house for 26th wedding anniversary of Mgr and Mrs Lawrence Ericson December 21. Alice Peterson returns to St Paul before nurse training. Arthur J Gale on 30 day leave in Sioux City from USIS Iowa. Wendall Klemme returns home for two weeks after training in Wichita Falls. Gold Stay Mothers Club Christmas party December 12. Robert Ericson of Glendale California visits relatives. works for Collins Radio. Home Culture Club meets December 9. next gathering January 6 1953. Death of Mrs John Ferguson noted. Byars family memorialized. funeral attendees from Southwest Plymouth County.

Catholic Women's League Union Creek Church Mgr Lawrence Ericson Alice Peterson St. Paul Minn Dan J. Peterson Arthur J. Gale Ralph Gale Akron Sioux City Usis Iowa Norfolk Wendall Klemme Walter H. Klemme Wichata Falls Texas Salina Kansas Gold Stay Henristta Hoschler Hoschler Robert Ericson Glendale Calif Alve Ericson Robert Collins Radio Co Burbank Boston Mass Arthur Wilcox Robert Tucker

Former Akron Folks Observe Golden Wedding

Mr and Mrs Frank Neal long time Akron residents now in Gardena California celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a lava party at their son Otamey s home Gardena Cant A turkey dinner open house two to four guests over eighty including Ivy Welch Clara Floyd Neal Lowel Luken Paul Luken all in California Nine children present twenty grandchildren one great grandchild Also Christmas program by grade pupils tonight at 7 30 p m in the School Auditorium operetta Merry Christmas Mister Snowman includes pupils and teachers Mr and Mrs Otto Hohlfeld home from Portland Ore and California visit

Frank Neal Akron Gardena California Otamey 164Th Street Cant Ivy Welch Clara Floyd Neal Sioux City Lowell Luken Paul Luken Inglewood Calif

Death Comes to Mrs Chas Mammen

Mrs Anna C Mammen 49 died Saturday morning in a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness. Born February 27 1883 in Plymouth county she married Charles H Mammen March 4 1904 in Preston township. They farmed in Grant township retiring in 1942 moving to LeMars. Survivors include her widower two sons Emer and Carl two daughters Mrs Alice Kruse and Mrs Minnis Doering eight grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral at 2 a m Tuesday at Christ Lutheran church Grant township Plymouth county burial church. Bernard Klugger injured with a left arm cast after a forearm fracture from a truck mishap in LeMars he visited his mother Mrs Julia Klauer.

Anna C. Mammen Sioux City Mammen Plymouth County Charles H. Mammen Preston Township Grant Township LeMars Emer Carl Alice Kruse Minnis Doering Christ Lutheran Church Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stars and Masons First Church OF Christ Bible School The T. Earl Starke A.H.S. Cage Norka Norkal Norka Management Akron Community Hospital Fred LaBahn Merrill E. G. Trotzig Vermillion J. P. Trotzig Lucille Gray Tracy, Minn Orria Sparks Glenn Bullock Anderson Ind Arthur Adams Richard Berg Walter Heyl Courtney Mowery Wilson Geary Kansas City Julia Chamberlain Legion Hall Frank Jeffers Richland Jeffers Amy Nylund Big Springs Amy Muarians Nylund Hawarden Hospital Big Springs Township Union County Aaron Aaronson Prospect Hill Robert Nylund Minnie Aileta Kathleen Blain Andrew Nylund Eric A. Nylund Ingrid Ward Peterson Robert Gene FP. M. Peterson Robert A. Nylund Big Springs Baptist Church Miller Conrad Johnson Algot Carlson Robert Johnson Howard Johnson Elmer Quam Martin Albin Spink Hiawatha Chicago J. F. March Holger Boe Gary Fucus Dean Lane Margaret Harris Jerry Lane Dennis Sukepakxen Otto Hohlfeld Portland Ore Chas. Mammen Bernard Klgguer Julia Klauer
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