Tax levies to be tower this year in Plymouth County
Plymouth County tax data from 1934 and 1935 show total property taxes of 746,081.80 and first books to be collected at 672,578.36. County, township and city tax shares shift with sales and state taxes, with county funds maintaining similar levels while poor relief and cattle eradication levies rise. Road construction funds are raised by township and county levies totaling 49,397.27, and education remains the major expense as most taxes fund public schools.
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Plymouth County
Plymouth
Cwill
Ingane
Bose
Department of. Agricult
Young People Hurt In Accident On Military Road
Two youths and a railroad engineer were involved when a car skidded on an icy stretch on Military Road near Sioux City. Florence Anderson suffered a fractured hip and head injuries, Leonard Dirks had a gash over an eye, and the other driver, Mr Lynsher, received minor cuts. The local car occupants Fred Claesson Lyle Jacobs Lois Anderson and Helen Anderson escaped serious harm. Florence Anderson remained in Methodist Hospital for five to six weeks.
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Tte
Military Road
Sioux City
Leonard
Henry
Dirks
W.luynberg
Leonard Dirks
Lynheres
Fred Claesson
Lyle Jacobs
Lois
Helen
Anderson
Bynises
Death of Milt W Haviland at 62 in Jefferson S D
Milton W Haviland aged 62 of Jefferson South Dakota died Sunday evening in a Sioux City hospital. A former Jefferson school teacher he also managed the Jefferson Civil Bend Telephone company and the Jefferson division of the South Dakota Public Service. Survived by widow Kathryn and son Vincent, both of Jefferson, he was born June 17 1872 in Elgin Illinois and lived in Le Mars and Akron before moving to Jefferson. Funeral services were held at St Peters Catholic Church in Jefferson.
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Milt. W. Haviland
Jefferson, S. D
Sioux City
Jefferson
Jefferson Civil Bend Telephone Company
Jefferson Division
South ‘Dakota Public Service Company
Haviland
Elgin
Iinois
Theodore. Haviland
First Baptist Church Sets New Year Worship Schedule
First Baptist Church invites parishioners to begin the year with morning services at 11:00 a m with a sermon titled The Things That Are Before The Bible School meets at 10:00 a m Royal Ambassadors gather Saturday at 2 30 p m R E Brown pastor.
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First Baptist Church
House of God
Bible School
Royal
R. E. Brown
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule and Meeting
Trinity Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and English service at 11 a.m. Ladies Aid convenes at the home of Mrs. Win. Dirks on Thursday, January 10. Fred A. Meske serves as pastor.
City Cage League Set to Resume Games in Akron
With public schools reopening after the holidays the Akron basketball league resumes January 7. Four new tournament teams Wild cats Vagabonds Ramblers and V-8s join the four returning clubs for a likely fast paced schedule through March 1. An Akron Independent team will be selected from league players. tryouts will determine the squad for travel and home matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron“ Basketball League
Wildcats
Vagabonds
Ramblers
V-8
Akron
Akron Basketball Club
Last Rites for James Kain at St Josephs Church
Final rites were held Friday at St Josephs Catholic Church Bisendale for James T Kain 21 who was fatally shot while attempting to rob Mike's Tavern at Craig Christmas morning. He was rushed to Sacred Heart hospital LeMars where he died at 6 15 Christmas afternoon. Interment followed in Ellendale cemetery He was born July 22 1913 in Johnson township near Adaville and lived most of his life in Plymouth county. He worked at Sachse garage in Sioux City prior to death. Mr and Mrs Ted Cummins from western Nebraska visited his parents southeast of town and other relatives. Ted runs a restaurant business in Nebraska.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Bisendale
James T. Kain
Mike
Craig
Kain
Sacred ‘Heart’ Hospital
Jlemars
Ellendale
James ‘Kain
Joseph Kain
Adaville
Johnson Township
Plymouth County
Sachse
Sioux City
George Husted
Fred Husted
Lovania Shull
Indiana
Maquoketa
Iowa
Akron
Ruble
Flusted
Willis
Brownlee
Nebr
Wosen Husted
Jefferson, Ore
Edward Husted
Brule
Wis
Willis Husted
Valentine, Neby
Obinilo
Seattle
Wash
Ross Funeral Home
Hawarden
Liberty Township
Local youth gets five year term in reformatory
Orville Attrill twenty five and Lloyd Attrill twenty one of Akron faced district court on Christmas morning robbery charges. Orville confessed and received five years in the Anamosa reformatory. Lloyd’s case was continued for more investigation. Rodgeres, injured in the escape, awaits arraignment. he is identified as Russell Moore and has a desertion past. The Attrill brothers are sons of Ernest Attrill. Rodgers/Moore lived in a river shack near Akron and worked for farmers. Sheriff Rippey confirmed a full confession from Rodgers and planned sentencing when he leaves the hospital.
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Orville
Attrill
Lloyd
Akron
Craig
James Kain
Sentinel
Orville Attrill
Anamosa
Rodgers
Ernest Attrill
Big Sioux
Russell Moore
San Antonio
Texas
Rippey
Or .Moore
Former Akron Woman Hurt in Storm Lake Crash
Henry W. Johnson was called to Storm Lake Iowa on New Year s day by a serious accident that befell his daughter Mrs H E Larsen the evening before Mr and Mrs Larsen and daughter Bernice were driving to Sioux City for the holidays when their car on Aton road near Holstein Ta was struck by another vehicle and sent into a ditch Mrs Larsen sustained injuries including a fractured shoulder and possible internal injuries she was taken to the Storm Lake hospital where she was unconscious for hours Friends hope for a speedy recovery
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Henry W. Johnson
Storm Lake
Towa
H. “E. Larsen
Larsen
Holstein
Plymouth County CCC Men Expanded Quota Report
Plymouth county will send twelve more youths to CCC camps this week. County officials say the county is entitled to an additional quota because an equal number of local boys have completed a year in camp and are discharged. The new group must report at Sioux City on Friday January 4 to be assigned to duty at CCC camps.
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Plymouth
Sioux City
Empress Theatre opens 1935 with hits and a Gift
The Empress will present talking pictures starting January with a lineup: January 4–5 T’s a Gift starring W C Fields a comedy about a grocer chasing a California orange grove. January 6–8 College Rhythm a lively college musical with Joe Penner Lanny Ross Jack Oakie Helen Mack and more. January 9 Marie Galante with Spencer Tracy and Ketti Gallian. Short subjects and comedies included each program.
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The
W. C. Fields
California
Orange, Grove
Finny
Baby LeRoy
Fields
Joe Penner
Lanny Ross
Jack Oakie
Helen Mack
Gordon and Revel
Marie Galante
Spencer Tracy
Ketti Gallian
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Longtime couple Mrs and Mr John Howard mark 54th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Howard of Ireton celebrate their fifty fourth wedding anniversary this week in a quiet observance with close relatives and friends. Married January 4 1881 Lena Illinois later moved to Sioux County farm north of Ireton then Ireton. They have four living children Grace Hefferman and Lester Howard of Waterloo Indiana Bert and Chandos Howard of Akron and fourteen grandchildren. Steve Gant of Westfield bought The Coffee Shop from Trauth and Granquist January 1. Gant formerly ran a meat market here for about three years and is well known in the county.
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John’ Howard
Ire, Ton
Lena
Sioux County
Ireton
Grace ‘Hefferman
Lester
Howard
Waterloo
Bert
Chandos
Akron
Steve. Gant
Westfield
Trauth ’& Granquist
Mr. Gant
Heart Attack Fatal for Rex Pollock at 46
Rex Pollock, 46, died at his home this Thursday morning after a sudden heart attack. He fell ill about two hours before he passed and received medical care but did not recover. Pollock had worked the previous day at the Tundgren filling station and appeared in good health. The community extends sympathy to his wife, children, and relatives. an obituary will follow next week.
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Rex. Pollock
Tundgren
Supervisors Hold All Week Session at LeMars
County supervisors convene an all week session in LeMars auditing bills and addressing the poor. They skipped New Year’s Day but on Wednesday they counted the county treasurer’s cash. Thursday they visit the county farm to review its affairs and Friday marks the annual meeting with assessors. Road and poor matters will shape daily work ahead.
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LeMars
Hospital operations summary at Akrona this week
Mrs Walter E Mellen tansilectomy and Viola Trieder of Hawarden underwent appendectomy. Mrs Melvin W V Smith is listed as a surgical patient.
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Akrona Hospital
Walter E. Mellen
Viola Trieder
Hawarden
Melvin
VV. Smith
Judicial contest to recount Twenty first district ballots Feb 28 LeMars
A contest by L O Lampman of Primghar challenges the official canvass in the Twenty first district. Judge Maguire will preside with Judges Hutchinson and Goheen. Recount starts January 28 in LeMars with ballots from all counties brought to the courthouse. Each candidate will be represented by attorneys in this multi day proceeding.
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E. F. Remer
D. J. Maguire
Dubuque
Econtest
Twenty-first Judicial District
LeMars
Lampman
Rodman
Maguire, Hutchinson and Goheen
Cherokee
Christmas Day Wedding Near Akron Iowa
Loretta Bubs and Edwin J Voegeli wed at 1 46 p m at the German Lutheran parsonage southwest of Alcester South Dakota bride is daughter of William Bubs of Akron groom from Beresford South Dakota ceremony by Rev A H Senne Attendants Miss Adeline Heenan and Jacob I Voegeli couple took a short wedding trip visiting Henry A Heimgartner near Hinton and friends at Storm Lake Iowa They will reside at J W Parker home northeast of Beresford Iowa Both families praise the couple and wish a long happy life together
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Alcester
Loretta Bubs
William Bubs
Akron
Edwin J. Voegeli
Beresford
A. H. Senne
German Lutheran Church
Adeline Heenan
Sioux City
Jacob I. Voegeli
Henry A. Heimgartner
Hinton
Iowa
Storm Lake
J. W. Parker
Ber ‘Ésford
S. C
Joseph Voegels
Immanuel Church Announces Schedule Of Meetings
The confirmation class meets Saturday at 2 pm. Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 15 am. No morning services as pastor is in Marcus. A vesper at Brun deens home Sunday 3 pm. Evening service 8 pm in church parlors. Board of Administration meets Monday 8 pm at Alfred Klemme’s. Luther League annual meeting next Wednesday 8 pm. Congregation annual meeting Thursday Jan 10 at 2 pm for qualified voters. Aid Society meets in January after the annual meeting. Brotherhood meets Sunday evening Jan 13.
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Marcus
Robert Brundeen
Board of Administration
Alfred Klemme
Luther League
Aid Society
Brotherhood
Cobb Home After Week in Hospital for Sciatic Rheumatism
E F Cobb spent about a week in the local hospital receiving treatment for sciatic rheumatism and is now at home though still confined by the painful ailment. Friends hope he soon finds relief and can be about again.
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E. F. Cobb
Deathes in LeMars Claim Two Prominent Local Figures
The LeMars community mourns two deaths within a week. John G. Lubben, prominent LeMars businessman, died on Christmas Day after a long illness. His father, Philip Lubben, 73, a respected Plymouth county farmer and stock raiser, passed away Monday after a lingering internal illness. Philip was born in Germany, came to America as a youth, and lived and worked in Jones county before settling in LeMars. He leaves a widow, two sons George and Henry, and four daughters. John Lubben had been ill since January 1934, spending time in veterans’ hospitals before returning to LeMars. He leaves a wife and noted participation in local business. Both services conducted in LeMars churches with local pastors officiating.
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Laben
LeMars
John G. Lubbens
Philip Lubben
Plymouth County
le Mars
Sioux City
Germany
America
Jones County
Iowa
Albert Lubben
Myr. Lubben
John’s Lutheran Church
LeMa
J.J. Vollinar
Pas
F. A. Meske
Akron
Grant Township
Cemete
John Gi
War Veterans
Des Moines
Enlier
Mars
Pital
Lubben
Plymouth
Philip. Lubben
Elein Township
Pie
Akron Alumni Holiday Party Honors Officers at Legion Hall
The Akron Alumni Association held its annual Holiday Party at the Legion Hall last week with a large turnout. Officers elected were President Mrs Sidon Brady, Vice President Sdelling Wooton, Secretary Edna Olson, Treasurer Eldon Brady, Historian Irene Bly, and Membership Secretary Mrs Edmund Heider. The event featured a business meeting, dancing, cards, and a courtesy lunch, continuing as a Christmas reunion for alumni teaching or studying away from home.
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Akron Alumni Association
Legion Hall
Sidon Brady
Sdelling
Wooton
Edna Olson
Eldon Brady
Irene Bly
Edmund Heider
Alumni Association
Ares
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Florence
Trinity Lutheran Church
City Cage League
Nebraska
H. Cimuming
Ted
Rex
Edwin J. Voegels
Immanuel Eng. Luth. Church C
W. Samuelson
LE Mars F
John ¢ Lubben
Alin
Merehauta
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