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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
3
The town endured a harsh winter spell with 13.5 inches of snow by Sunday and bitter cold. A motor grader kept streets passable while plows cleared up sidewalks. Coasting and halted travel gave way to resumed rail and road activity as conditions began to ease then threatened more snow Friday.
The Akron High School band, about forty players, will debut publicly on January 14 under Mr Iverson. Admission is 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for pupils. The program begins at 8 o'clock and includes Marol, Drumsticks, Polka Militaire, My Turn, Mare Novelty, selections Mareh, and Majestic Melodies.
The pastor announces a three sermon series titled How Can I Find God revealing the path from doubt to belief. Topics include Finding God Must I Be Converted and How Can I Find Assurance of God for My Life with Sunday services starting January 10 and continuing January 17 and 24. A stereopticon China pictures show will follow Mr. W. J. Davidson’s travel photos.
The Lutheran church schedule lists Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. for church school and Bible classes, 11:00 a.m. morning worship, and an 8:00 p.m. Brotherhood meeting. January 12 features a 1:30 p.m. annual congregational meeting. January 13 at 3:00 p.m. Missionary Society meets at Mrs August Lundgren's home. January 14 at 4:00 p.m. Luther League sleigh ride, with departure from the church. Church Council.
A massive dynamite blast four miles east of Sioux Falls shattered homes and blew out windows. A woman, Mrs Helen Seiler of Sioux City, was left for dead with eight bullet wounds. a man named Blake was killed. Three suspects linked to a recent Sioux City jewel robbery were involved. Reeves was arrested near Sioux City, two others remain at large in Iowa and South Dakota.
Services at 8:00 p m Sunday January 10 depend on road and weather. The postponed annual business meeting will be held Wednesday January 13 in the afternoon with all ladies helping serve. D J Edward pastor.
Donald Richard Von Hagel eldest son of Mr and Mrs Albert Von Hagel Jr Akron Iowa died Wednesday morning January 6 1987 after a week's illness from pleura pneumonia at age 15 years 2 months 28 days born October 9 1921 in Akron Iowa he lived here all his life Funeral services will be Friday at 145 pm at the home and 200 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Rev Fred A Meske officiating pallbearers Rudolf Gerhard Adolf Ben Carl Hartmann Walter Starckmann interment Riverside Cemetery Survivors include his parents three brothers Wayne Paul Eldon and other relatives
Bud Gillespie 23 of Hollister, a grocery clerk, nearly perished in a Christmas morning apartment fire on Fifth Street. Smoldering cigarette started a mattress blaze, knocking him unconscious after being dragged to fresh air by employer Al Kopitsky. He was treated by Dr. B C Sheldon and Dr. Roswell Hull with a pulmotor used by Fire Chief Clay Long. He remained in hospital with smoke irritation and burns on feet and chest. Gillespie had recently moved from Iowa and has a mother in Akron, Iowa.
The Clover Clover 4 H club met at Miriam Adams home on December 30. Members answered roll call with New Year resolutions. Mrs Adams demonstrated preserving and canning chicken. Lunch followed. Next meeting set for February 20 at Marjorie and Darlene Robertson home.
Sioux City becomes Hanford Airlines terminal with a regular nonstop to Minneapolis in one hour forty minutes. Lockheed Electra jets no longer stop at Sioux Falls on the route to the Twin Cities. Fighter planes now fly from Sioux City to Sioux Falls Huron S D and Bismarck N D.
A week of entertainment begins Friday and Saturday January 8 and 9 featuring Rogers in Ambassador Bill. The Empress promotion bills this as a top-notch family comedy with Jim Pisadilly, Montgomery, Frank Mo Madge Evans in support. Sunday through Tuesday January 10–12 adds Badly Be Careful about an American sailor in a humorous plot. Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle and Larry Crabbe lead, with cartoons and news segments.
Mr and Mrs James Myers received a letter from their son Freeman serving in the navy aboard the U S S Reid in New York harbor. He met a shipmate formerly employed on Akron area farms named A A Sandahl who named Emil Johnson as a former farmer and said he had worked near Westfield. Freeman said the Reid was to leave soon on a cruise to the Straits of Gibraltar and he looked forward to the voyage and sending a full report of foreign lands.
Local notes cover a January 18 Masons meeting at 8 oclock, a weekly Utile Duke Club gathering on January 12 with hosts Mrs. Larsen and helpers, new residents O Riter and Roma in Buyson Apartments, and Christmas Red Cross donations acknowledged by the M E Ladies Aid. Also listed are planned entertainments at the Burke home by Mrs Burke and Mr Pearl Scott, a Des Moines visit by John L Caskey and family, and Immanuel Lutheran Brotherhood rescheduled to January 10 with a refreshments group. Akron Branch A R C thanks Scouts and Junior Red Cross for toy and clothing distribution.
Akron High School teams resume Friday with the boys A team traveling to Sioux City to face Trinity Academy sharpshooters. The girls stay undefeated with three pre vacation wins and face tough tests, while the B squad builds depth for next year. Upcoming home and away games include Remsen and Vermillion teams, plus church notes and community events.
A warning about winter hazards urges drivers to discourage children from hitching sleds to moving cars for thrill rides. The piece cautions that a sudden turn could injure or kill riders and urges adults to regularly check for joy riders to protect children.
Trinity Lutheran Church and Bt. Math. Luth. Church Chatsworth announce no services next Sunday. Pastor Fred A. Meske notes the same for Trinity Lutheran and plans for the following week.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jos Dalton of Akron on January 3 1937 at Akron Hospital by Caesarean section. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morehead south of town on January 6 1937 at Akron Hospital. Patronize your home merchants.
Wm. Manning, chairman of the Union county Agricultural Conservation committee, reports the first block of 1936 conservation grant checks has been received. The payment covers 325 applications sent to the state accounting office on December 7, 1936, totaling over $42,000.
A Sioux City Tribune writeup details Bonita Nelson a 24 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Miles A Nelson of Sioux City who has endured four major accidents. She fractured her skull in a New Year’s Day truck incident after earlier falls fish hook mouth injuries and a near drowning in Akron Iowa. Medical staff remain puzzled by her persistence and recovery as she remains hospitalized.
Roberta Pollock daughter of Mrs Neva Pollock Akron and Walter Dirks son of Mr and Mrs John H Dirks Brunsville were married at 1 30 PM Wednesday January 6 1937 at the groom s parents home Rev A Sehempp of the Smatheran church Brunsville officiated Attendants were Irma and Robert Pollock with the bride in beige crepe and brown accessories The groom wore oxford gray with the best man The ceremony was followed by a wedding dinner and a three tier cake The couple will reside in Akron Their families and friends extend best wishes for happiness and success Also mentioned was the December 23 1936 marriage of Akron High principal Charles H Konarska and Miss Louise Winters of North Platte Nebr The Konarskas will live at the new Boyson Apartments Akron and Konarska will continue as an Akron High teacher and coach, after attending North Platte and Knox college respectively
The new year brought limited shifts in LeMars county officials. Sheriff Ralph Rippey was succeeded by Frank Scho ler of Remsen, with no changes to deputies or clerks. New supervisor Henry Grimjes joined in the First district as John B. Graham moved from the Third district to fill a vacancy and term. The board organized with J. G. Miller as chairman and D. S. Twogood as vice chair, appointing committees on county farm, courthouse, and other duties. Grimjes named as the courthouse agent.
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