Winners Named in Akron Christmas Home Lighting Contest
Winners in the Akron Christmas Home Lighting Contest were selected Tuesday evening after judging by KIUUp OL UMpuruitt Juages. Robert Kerr won first prize, with $20. Second prize went to 45-Vaul Steel for $15. Youth Prize awarded to A. Vander Helm for $10. Honorable Mention recipients included H. A. Strygowski, Walter Larsen, Harry Larson, Art Montagne and Marry Nelson. Judges were Mrs. Wm. Philips, Mrs. Harry Petry, and Mrs. Allie Banks. The mayor and town council thanked entrants and noted plans to make the contest annual with hope for more entries next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Conus
We ‘Lown
Suesday
An Kiuup
Umpuruitt Juages
Aisu
D. Robert Kerr
Vaul Steel
Tarabyize
Atten Vander Helm
A. W. Johnson
H. A. Strygowski
Walter Larsen
Harry Larson
Art Montagne
Marry Nelson
Wm. Philips
Harry Petry
Allie Banks
Brule Creek Lutheran Church Sets 1951 Meetings
Brule Creek Lutheran holds Sunday school at 10:00 a m worship at 5:00 a m. Annual meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 3 1951 at 10:00 a m. Thursday January 4 7:30 p m Ladies Aid hostesses Mrs Merle Offerdahl and Mrs Leverne Klemme. dG DALAL Miolus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brule Creek
Whostesses
Merle Offerdahl
Leverne Klemme
Dalal
Miolus
Akron church notices and Red Cross nursing course
Akron church calendar lists Bible school at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 with Lord s Supper and sermon led by John E Ludwigs the Ladies Aid postpones until the third Thursday in January The St John s American Lutheran Church holds New Year Eve and New Year Day services Preston Township 9 miles east of Akron Rev J Beckmann leads The Plymouth County Chapter American Red Cross offers Home Nursing Instructor training January 15 to 19 enroll via Supt R B Brown Akron High School phone 2061
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Dana& Orris
ST. John's American Lutheran Church
Akron
Preston Township
J. Beckmann
Plymouth County
The
American Red Cross
Supt
R. B. Brown
Akron High School
Observe Their Silver Wedding Observe Their Twenty Fifth
A large group of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Willer on Sunday afternoon to observe their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs. A L Rozell led the guest book and Mrs. John Neunaber served at the tea table. Waitresses wore silver aprons including Mavis Papritz Artis Jean Moss Joyca Port and Mona Smith. Guests from Stuart Nebr included Mr. and Mrs Fred Stracke and family, Miss Muriel Kozell of Denver, Arch Tucker and Chas Tucker, LeMars visitors Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mentzer and Eltan Dempster, and Sioux City couple Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moss and Artis Jean. The couple received many gifts and well wishes for many more happy anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Willer
A. L. Rozell
John Neunaber
Mavis Papritz
Artis Jean Moss
Joyca Port
Mona Smith
Fred Stracke
Andy Goshel
Marilyn and Jr
Stuart
Nebr
Muriel Kozell
Denver
Colo
Archie Tucker
Chas. Tucker
Eltan Dempster
Oscar Mentzer
LeMars
Herman Moss
Artis Jean
Sioux City
Immanual Eng Luth Church and Union Creek Luth Church Notices
Church announcements list schedules for Immanuel Eng Luth Church and Union Creek Luth Church. Activities include confirmation classes, Sunday worship and school sessions, New Year’s Eve wake services, choir rehearsals, church board meetings, and annual congregational meetings with listed hosts and dates.
Swaville Angelical United Brusthren Church Notice
Swaville West Virginia church announces New Year services and activities led by Minister Virgil E. Shickell. Church school 10:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship 7:30 p.m. Evening worship 8:00 p.m. Prayer service Wednesdays 7:45 p.m. Choir practice following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Your Choice
Clark Lindall
Virgil E. Shickell
Christmas visits and gatherings across Hawarden area
Local notes describe numerous Christmas visits among Hawarden residents and relatives from nearby towns. Families including Degen, Baier, Peters, Sparks, Sorensen, Thorson, Kindig, Manning, Blanchard, Dirks, and Kaelke share holiday time in Hawarden and surrounding communities with travels to Tama, Peoria, Florida, and Watertown noted. A Christmas organ program by Rev Myron Braun is announced for Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alina Degen
Marie
Hawarden
Olga Baier
Mapleton
Iowa
Chas, Swift
Sioux City
Amd
Join Peters
Orria Sparks
Wm. Sorensen
Peoria
Ethel Thorson
R. Mason
Florida
Guy Kindig
Duane
Chatsworth
Tama
Willard Johnson
Odebolt
Floyd Wilcox
Claus Vindahl
Hudson
D. D
Neil McLane
Clayton Manning
Washington, D. C
Wm. Manning
David Blanchard
Watertown
Carl Blanchard
J. C. Kennedy
W. P. Hunter
Jerry Harms
Woodward
Okla
John H. Dirks
Ray Downing
Henry
Fred
Dirks
August Kaelke
Ralph Kaelke
Orchard
Town
Roy’ Kaelke
Westfield
Myr
Marvin Kaelke
Plymouth County organizes for civil defense
The Plymouth county civil defense council has organized and issued its first public instructions. Als Mes of LeMars chairs a ten member council with members from Kingsley Merrill Akron Remsen and Hinton. Dr H L Vander Steep is the county defense council doctor and the Red Cross will train in first aid. The two stage public warning code begins with a red alert three minute warbling signal and ends with an all clear three steady one minute blasts followed by two minutes of silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County Civil Defense Council
Vais Weex
Lemars Sentinel
Defense Council
LeMars
Mr. Meis
Meis
Catholic and Lutheran Services in Akron Churches
The page lists St Patrick's Catholic Church and Trinity Lutheran Church services in Akron. Catholic schedule includes Holy Mass on the first, third, and fifth Sundays at 9:00 am, second and fourth Sundays at 10:30 am, with confessions on Saturdays before those Sundays. New Year’s Day Mass at 9:30 am. Lutheran service at 11:00 am with Divine worship, Christmas organ concert at 3:00 pm, New Year’s Day service at 10:45 am, choir practice midweek, and a congregation meeting set for Monday January 8 at 1:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s
Akron
Holy Mass
Father
Ernst
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Saint Mathias Luth Church Service Notes Chatsworth
Pannkuk pastor outlines Sunday December 31 at 9:00 a.m. and New Year’s Day at 9:30 a.m. The Ladies Aid meets January 5 in the parish hall with Mrs Pannkuk hosting. Everyone is invited to worship.
Norka Theatre Week Features Western Drama and Comedy
Norka Theatre announces a Western drama and a situation comedy for the coming week with reduced midweek shows. Western Canada cinema parades in Cariboo Trail on Friday and Saturday, December 22 and 30, followed by Admiral Was a Lady with Edmond O’Brien Wanda Hendrix and Rudy Vallee on December 31 to January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norka Theatre
Norka Theater
Tulling Picture Entertainment
Norka
Cariboo
Randolph Scott
George “Gabby” Hayes
Bill Williams
Canada
Edmond O’brien
Wanda Hendrix
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Holiday Hop Dance Benefits Akron Nursery Fund
The Friendship and Service Club of Akron hosts a Holiday Hop on December 23 from 9 20 to 12 30 to raise funds for nursery equipment at the New Hospital. Don Oliver's Orchestra provides music and intermission vocal talent adds appeal inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship and Service Club of
Akron
New Hospital
Don Oliver
Notable Holiday Visitors and Local Travel Notes
Mrs. Elva Youngstrom visited Des Moines to see her son Elbert and family. Ruth Thatcher from Omaha visited over Christmas with the Thatcher family. Harold Rossbach of Ann Arbor came for the holidays to see his mother Mary Rossbach and relatives. Dan Blake Sr and family hosted visits from Wayne Nebraska. Elmer Smith from Mitchell, South Dakota visited with Melvin Lias's family. Dewey J. Bredall of Mason City, an International Harvester auditor, was here Friday. Mrs. George Heyl left for Anchorage to join her husband in the transport service. Mrs. H A Brown, who came for her father’s funeral, left for Hartford with her mother. Miss Alice Marie Peterson and family spent holidays in Harlan. Dorothy and Carolyn Searls visited from Sioux Falls. Dorothy teaches there and Carolyn will teach in Lawton after holidays. Temperature rose to 58 degrees last Friday then cooled, Christmas Day was partly sunny with light snow. mercury near zero yesterday, moderating today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rossbach
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mary Rossbach
Dan Blake
8. C. Thompson
Kenneth
Wayne, Nebr
Elmer Smith
Mitchell, So. Dak
H. A. Brown
Hartford
Conn
Guy H. Smith
Alice Marie Peterson
Mounds Park School of Nursing
St. Paul
Minn
Rev
Dani Peterson
Paul
Harlan
Iowa
Dorothy
Carolyn Searls
Sioux Falls
Howard Searls
Carolyn
Lawton
Rites Held Last Friday for Former Akron Man
Obituary notes the death of Peter J. Blum 80 of Leeds Sioux City after a brief illness on December 19 1950. Born Mendota Illinois December 8 1870 he lived near Akron Hawarden Merrill before retiring to Leeds. Survived by widow Hannah two sons Edwin Emery three daughters ten grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at St Michael's Leeds. Interment Calvary Sioux City. Local relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Blum
Leeds
Sioux City
Mendota
Illinois
Akron
Peter Blum
Hawarden
Merrill
Hannah Bredall
Hannah
Edwin
Emery
Catherine Miller
Mountain View
Alf
Margaret Henrich
Arlene Petty
George
Frank
Edward
Bernard
Jalie
LeMars
Carrie Waldschimdt
Yemple City
Calif
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Arnold Huene
Calvary Cemetery
F. R. Blum
Gilbert Blum
Basil Blum
Edmund Blum
Francis ©. Blum
Clifford Buuerly
R. R. Miller
Well Known Akron Woman Is Summoned Sunday
Mrs Delia Burnight a long time Akron resident died at St Josephs Hospital Sioux City after a week long illness She was born September 28 1873 in eastern Iowa Came to Akron over fifty years ago married John Burnight in 1892 at Emery South Dakota He preceded her in death Survivors include daughter Nell Schroeder of Oceanlake Oregon five sons Edward and Thomas of Sioux City Earl and John of Akron and James of Los Angeles California Several grandchildren and sister Mrs Fahy of Emery South Dakota Funeral services were held at St Patricks Church Akron with Rev Fr Charles Ernst officiating Interment in Catholic Cemetery Relatives from distance attended the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Burnight
Akron
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Burnight
Iowa
John Burnight
Emery
S. C
Nell Schroeder
Oceanlake
Ore
Edward
Thomas
Earl
John
James
Los Angeles
Calif
Fahy
S. D
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Chas
Pleasant Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church notices
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Sermon by Pastor Russell A. Pfeiffer. The only hope of this troubled world is in Jesus Christ. Also Whit Batist Church invites worship at 11:00 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. December 31 with special events and a New Year greeting. Daniel Peterson, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guurea School
Cod
Council
Dan J. Peterson
Pleasant Hill
Births Issued From Akron Hospital Sites
A son born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Heer en west of town at Akron Hospital on December 25 1960. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ted Willer east of town at Akron Hospital on December 27 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Heeren
Town
Akron Hospital
Ted Willer
Christmas Holiday Visits Across States Gallery of Relatives
A long list of holiday travel and family gatherings spans Colorado Illinois Kansas Texas and Nebraska as relatives and former Akron residents visited kin from Denver to Sioux City. Notables include John N Thatcher visiting Denver and Fort Morgan. Leslie Mitchell of Chicago visiting. Donna Mae Fletcher’s Chicago wedding. Pfe Leonard Welch on leave from Sheppard AAB. and Russell Roy’s wedding near Valun Kansas with ties to Oakland Nebraska.
Akron High School Teams Lose Two to Meriden High
Akron High School girls and boys basketball closed 1960 with losses to Meriden High on Meriden floor. Girls 71 44. Lochner 28 for Meriden, Sampson 21 for Akron. Boys 47 38. Burris 17 for Akron, Selcher 13 for Meriden. After Christmas, games resume January 5 against Remsen. Also notes Burket studying in Paris on a Fulbright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron High School
Meriden High
Meriden
Akron
Lochner
Jay Sampson
Akron Boys
Corky Burris
Selcher
Eastern Stars Elect Officers for Year at Vesper Chapter
At the last meeting of Vesper Chapter No 61 O E S officers were elected for the coming year. Worthy Matron Besse Lias Worthy Patron Gail Hemmingsen Asst Matron Frances Hoefle Asst Patron Marvin Klemme Secretary Oda Jenkins Treasurer Eunice Burker Conductress Mildred Steel Asst Conductress Mr Lunilberg Installation will be held in a joint ceremony with Freedom Lodge A F & AM on Friday evening January 5. The public is invited to attend. Also note John Deere Day in Akron January 5 sponsored by Moir Implement Co with free movies and free lunch for farmers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper
Besse Lias
Gail Hemmingsen
Frances Hoefle
Marvin Klemme
Oda Jenkins
Eunice Burker
Mildred Steel
Lunilberg
Vesper Chapter
Freedom Lodge
John Deere
Akron
The
Moir Implement Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brule Creek Lutu
Church OF Christ Bible School
John E. Ludwigs
Sunt
Mrs. H. Willer
Immanuel Eng
Luth
David J. Roy
Parnora
Union Wreek
Union Creek Luth
Parors
Lloyd Fickbohm
Lawrence Maynard
Neal Sever
Herman Emearman
Flerbert
Leonard Swanson
Swaville WV
Angelical United Brusthren Church
Lyle Jacobs
St. Catherine's Westfield
Elva Youngstrom
Des Moines
Elbert
Ruth Thatcher
Omaha
Nebraska
John Thatcher
Iformer
the Methodist Church
Myron Braun
H. Myron Braun
Methodist
Ireton
J. R. Kery
W. L. Mitchell
John Sykes
Clara Ziegler
John N. Thatcher
Fort Morgan
Leslie Mitchell
Chicaga
Jase
D. G. Ross
Lizzie Solberg
Kenneth Nygard
J. P. Schall
Mitchell, S. C
Jay Kerr
Victor Clark
Marine Corps
Camp Ledeune
D. C
L. Fletcher
Donna Mae Fletcher
Mrs. Edgar Fletcher
Chicago
Gordon Rossow
Mark
Martin Lockwood
Allen
V. F. Rossow
L. J. Cross
Donald Cooss
Boone
Howard Crain
Iowa City
Pfe. Leonard Welch
Sheppard Army Air Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Frank Welch
David Roy
Valun
Kansas
Russell Roy
Betty Malmgren
Malmgren
Oakland
Russel Roy
Augustana Seminary
Rock Island
Ill
J. A. Jenson
Col
Sidney Jenson
Sidney
Army Air Corps
Lowry Field
John H. Johnson
Win
Johnson
Keith
Mgr
Henry W. Johnson
Johnson Supply Co
A. H. S. Cage
Reusen
University of Nebraska
LaRey K. Burket
Eunice Burket
Paris
France
Ecole National Superieure Des Beaux Arts
Fullbright
Metropolitan Museum
Duard W. Laging
Walter Meighs
LeRoy Burker
Laging
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