Akron Couple Observes Their 60th Anniversary
An Akron couple celebrated sixty years of marriage on January 3 with a large open house at the Earl Gale home. About 35 relatives and friends attended a Sunday dinner and many more visited January 6. Their family includes four sons in law and 17 grandchildren, with one daughter and a child who died. Rev Fathers Ernst and Gerleman attended and Gerleman also sang mass earlier for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gale
Jol Gale
H P. Anderson
Lawrence Gibbons
L. Lamoureux
Thos. Sweeney
Josie Weidenfeller
Chas. Ernst
St. Patrick’s Church
Akron
Father Gerleman
Granville
Iowa
Gale
Sioux Falls
Margaret Newman
F. J. Hoffman
Merrill
Jim Gale
Beresford
S. D
Blase Gale
Sioux City
John Gale
Fox
Ality
Tee Tepee
Lawrence
Ralph
Earl
Visla
Edna
Preston Pearls 4 H Club Holds Sewing Demonstrations
The Preston Pearls 4 H Club met Saturday January 12 at the home of Sue Carol and Marion Jeffers. Cleone Philips and Mary Louisa Milbrodt demonstrated buttonholes hooks and eyes and snappers while showcasing Choosing Suitable Colors for Your Wardrobe. The next meeting will be with Maxine Muth on February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Pearls
Preston Pearls Club
Sue Carol
Marion Jeffers
Cleone Philips
Mary Louisa Milbrodt
Maxine Muth
Mrs Eliza Whitfield Dies at 100 in Sioux Falls
Former Akron hardware man Ed M Whitfield's widow Elizabeth Whitfield 100, mother of Mayor C M Whitfield, died Sunday in a local hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. Miller Funeral Home with Woodlawn Cemetery interment. Survivors include Mayor Whitfield and four grandchildren.
Methodist Church Notes Prompt Local Faithful Actions
Wilbur quotes on living and giving as Mason Journal notes. Sunday School meets at 1140 a m with a theme next week Desperate Need of a Divine Saviour. Youth Fellowship at 3 p m Sunday with business. All Church Family Nights begin January 20 at 7 30 p m. W S C S hosted at Mrs Ruth Larson’s Wednesday Jan 23. Young people hosting Le Mars Sub-District Group Sunday Jan 27. Dr Halford Luccoek on human progress remarks. Alberta Howe pastor, Church phone 4391.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Wilbur
Mason
Alberta
Howe
Plymouth Presbyterian Church Sunday School Grows You Can Do Your Part
Plymouth Presbyterian Church notes growing Sunday school with superintendent Mrs S Locer urging attendance at 10:00 a.m. Worship follows at 11:00 a.m. Sermon titled If You Faint in the Day of Adversity What Then Restoration Fund meeting set for 6:30 p.m. January 18 at First Church in Sioux City. reservations by phone requested by Pastor Theo C Seibert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flymouth
Theo. C. Seibert
Akron area local notes and enlistment news
Mrs W R Downer from Sioux City stays with Mrs Christine Mollen and John Smidland of town visits relatives in Chicago. Mrs Anna Klemme visits Chicago with daughter Mrs M Hinrichs. Riverview rural school hosts a Friday evening dance January 25 with admission 15 and 25 cents and lunch. Lawrence Ludwig, appendectomy at Akron Hospital. Mrs Jesse Mann surgery, Mrs W L Carver medical. Cpl Don Milbrodt returns with honorable discharge after 2 years in Aviation Engineers Corps. MSgt Bud Gillespie visits, re-enlists after 18 months in South Pacific. Mrs C Paul Bauch fetches daughter Sherry Lorraine, born November 30 1945, from Sioux City hospital. Betty Smith and Roger Nylund wed in Omaha January 14 1946, plan Colorado honeymoon. Both Akron High graduates, will live on Nylund farm. many local congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview
Nettie Schwieson
Lawrence
Henry Ludwigs
Akron
Jesse Mann
Winner
W. L. Carver
T.cpl
Don. Milbrodt
John Milbrodt
Aviation Engineers’ Corps
New Guinea
Leyte
South Pacific
Gillespie
D.L. Waterbury
81St Infantry
C. Paul Bauch
Sioux City
Sherry Lorraine
Methodist Hospital
Colorado
Betty M. ‘Smith
Thorson Drug Store
Woodie Nylund
Northwest
U. S
Akron High School
Nyhind Farm
Akron High Cagers Go 5-3 This Week on Out of Town Courts
Akron High School teams split four out-of-town games last week as the girls split at Marcus with a 45 to 20 Akron win and 33 to 24 Liberty loss, while the boys also split with St Marys at Remsen. Saturday on home floor Akron beat Liberty 60 to 32 in the girls game and 41 to 29 in the boys. Adams and Nall led Akron with 10 points each. DeRocher led Liberty with 12. The Ireton doubleheader Tuesday left Ireton girls ahead 51 to 89 but Akron boys won 40 to 34.
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Akron High
Akron Girls
toMarcus
Akron
Marcus Rogulars
Akron Seconds
Marcus
St. Mary’s
Remsen
Akron High School
Liberty Consolidated
Liberty
Akron Boys
Liberty Boys
Akron - Liberty
Andersen
Burris
Delores
Kovarna
Adams
Nall
DeRocher
Ireton High
Ireton Girls
Ireton Boys
Ireton
Norka Theatre Week Features Include Western and Drama
The Norka Theater offers a lineup for the coming week with a comedy with music Rhythm Roundup, a western Saddle Leather Law, and the drama Weekend at the Waldorf. Starrett, Rogers, Pidgeon, and Johnson headline with Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker, and Jimmy Wakely in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norka Theater
Talking Picture Entertainment
Arizona
Bob Wills
Ken Curtis
Cheryl Walker
Charles Starrett
Starrett
Jimmy Wakely
Wil Athens
Lloyd Bridges
the Waldorf
Jhhiefly
Ginger Rogers
Walter Pidgeon
Dove
Lan
Lurner
van Johnson
Arbijan
Norka
Chester Morris
Victor McLaglen
Morris
McLaglen
Army Engineers
Jean Rogers
Seills
Veda-Ann Borg
Local residents visit relatives and service members return
Archie Rozell visited relatives in Sioux City late this week. Mrs. Carrie Peck now lives in Hawarden and visited here Saturday. Mrs. N. B. McKenzie of Sioux City visited daughter Mrs. Willis and other relatives. Royal Metz of Pocahontas Iowa visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson. Milton Anderson went to Iowa City for treatment of a neck and shoulder injury. Attorney Arden E. Ross of Tulsa Oklahoma attended to Akron Savings Bank business. Stephen Hoschler, in U S Navy, spent leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hoschler. Mr. and Mrs. Dan McCarthy returned to Des Moines after visiting relatives. Wallace Popken, son of Mrs. Freda Popken, after 22 months in the U S Navy in the Pacific region, received honorable discharge at Jefferson Barracks Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Rozell
Sioux City
Carrie Peck
Hawarden
N. 8. McKenzie
fd.Willis
Royal Metz
Pocahontas
Iowa
Wm. Anderson
Milton Anderson
Iowa City
Arden E. Ross
Tulsa
Okla
Akron Savings Bank
Stephen Hoschler
U. S. Navy
Wm. Hoschler
Dan McCarthy
Des Moines
Lawrence Fletcher
Wallace Popken
Sile
Freda Popken
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Hold Last Rites Saturday for Warren J King
Warren J King a Plymouth county farmer died January 9 1946 at Akron Hospital at 9 60 am aged 69 years 7 months and 26 days. He married Birdie Poyter in 1900 and Amma Greene in 1935 leaving four daughters a son fourteen grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral at Adaville U B church Saturday at 2 30 pm with Rossow Funeral Home directing. interment Pleasant Valley cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren J. King
Plymouth County
Akron Hospital
Warren James King
Adavville
Oliver King
Birdie Poyter
Amma Greene
Howe
Akron
King
United Brethren Shurch
Adaville
Otterbein Brotherhood
Birdie
Elvin
Blaine
Frank
Anna
Elva
Harry Hewkins
LeMars
Ione
William Roggon
Vern
Bessie LaBahn
Dvak-Brodie
Merrill
Adaville U. B
Rev. L. B. Foster
Rossow
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Activities
Church schedule lists Pastor David J. Roy with weekly events for 1946 including confirmation class Sunday school Bible class and morning worship at 2:00 p m on Saturday services Holy Communion at 11:00 a m Sunday school and Bible class 10:00 a m Luther League meetings Tuesday 8:00 p m and choir rehearsals Thursdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p m hosts Mrs W Fre dell Mrs Rozelle Finzen assisted as hostess listings note LF hall Luther Hall and hosts Albert Andersons and Lee Stoutenburgs.
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Aids
W. Fredell
Rozelle Finzen
Luther League
Luther Hall
Albert Andersons
Lee Stoutenburgs
Pleasant Hill U B Church Weekend Services
Pleasant Hill United Brethren Church announces Sunday school at 7 00 p m with a special Missionary program at the refuge Worship service at 8 00 p m featuring a biblical verse from Isaiah 1 2 Friday January 25 at 8 00 p m the Aid Social will be hosted in the church basement by Mrs Elden Beeler.
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Refuge
Isa
Aid Social
Elden Beeler
Sew Sewers 4 H Club Meeting Report
The Sioux Sewers 4 H club met Saturday January 12 1946 at Shirley Blake home. Shirley Blake demonstrated proper color of clothes and Jeanette Smilner spoke on care of the hands. Games followed and a lunch was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Sewers 4-H Club
Shirley Blake
Jeanette Smilner
Vrinity Lutheran Church Notice and Events
Vrinity Lutheran Church announces Sunday school and Bible class at 10:00 a.m. Divine worship at 11:00 a.m. Religious education classes Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m. Dart ball game with Preston Township Lutheran church Thursday evening January 24. Last call for clothing and bedding to be boxed and sent to Pennsylvania depot for Europe and Finland. Adult Bible class meets Sundays, all are welcome to worship and enroll for spiritual growth.
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Preston Township
Pennsylvania
Europe
Finland
Pannhuk Pastor Leads Chatsworth Lutherans Services
Sunday school at 7:00 p.m. Divine service at 8:00 p.m. A film strip will be shown on American Lutheran colleges with additional information on the Educational Appeal. The church welcomes all to worship.
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American Lutheran Church
Adaville U B Church Service Schedule and Home Mission Day
Sunday school begins at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m Next Sunday designated Home Mission Day Sermon titled Isaiah's Vision Text Isaiah 6 1 13 inclusive Young People's Christian Endeavor and Adult Bible Study at 7 30 p m followed by a preaching service with subject Who Will Be in the Rapture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adaville
U. B. Church
Isaiah
Vesper club, lodge, and local notes from LeMars area
A rural community page details the Vesper club meeting at Mrs Eunice Burker s home on Thursday January 24, and a Freedom lodge No 434 A F & A M session with first degree work on January 21. It reports various local visits, travel, family news, nurse cadet training, and several hunting exploits involving wolves foxes and a timber wolf in the surrounding county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper Club
Hame
Eunice Burker
Glenn H- Wood
LeMars
Curtis Lewison
U. S. Navy
Sioux City
Freedom Lodge
A. F
A. M
Former Akron man dies suddenly in California
Adolph Thiel 66, a former Akron resident, died January 2 1946 at his Santa Monica home after a brief heart illness. He served in WWI with the 846th Piers Artillery in France and Germany, later farming Akron area, married in 1936, moved to California in 1941. Survived by widow Della Thiel and three stepchildren, plus relatives. Funeral conducted by Rev Troeger in Santa Monica with burial in Inglewood Cemetery. Relatives from distance attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Thiel
Akron
Twenty-ninth Street
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft
Mr. Thiel
New Brunstwick
New Jersey
Les Mars
Iown
846Th Piers Artillery
France
Germany
Della Warren
California
Della Thiel
Ralph
Maud
Troeger
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule
Sunday January 20 10:00 p m Church School supervised by Mrs John Winquist with classes for all ages. 11:00 a m Morning worship sermon My Opportunity. Thursday 7:30 p m Christian Life Crusade meetings at the manse held in all churches January February with short talks by lay members on post war work and plans. February 13 Missionary Tea hosted by the women. phone 2301 for church service any needs. Ellis L Jackson Pastor.
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Church
John Winquist
Christian Life Crusade
Manse
Ellis
L. Jackson
John W Tucker Called by Death
John W Tucker a former Akron resident died at his Sioux City home after a brief illness on Friday January 11 1946 at age 55 He was born February 15 1890 in Akron Iowa and moved to Sioux City about thirty years ago He married Elsie Port of Akron Survivors include his widow two sons Lawrence and Bernard of Sioux City two sisters Mrs Lizzie Lyons and Mrs Estella McCorkell and two brothers Loren and Emory Tucker He had five grandchildren Services were held Saturday at a Sioux City funeral home conducted by Rev E J Roe Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery Also notes Lt Sgt H L Wytock and his wife visited in Sioux City and he departed for Philadelphia Pa after returning from overseas duty in the Pacific area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. ‘Tucker
Akron
Sioux City
John Wesley Tucker
Preston. Tucker
Iown
Elsie Port
Graham Brake Company
Elsie
Lawrence
Bernard J. Tucker
Lizzie Lyons
Estella MceCorkell
Loren
Emory Tucker
Wisconsin
E. J. Roe
Morningside Lutheran Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
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Argus- Londer
Elizabeth Ellerd Whitfield
Ed. M. Whitfield
Elizabeth Whitfield
B. M. Whitfield
C. M. Whitfield
West Twenty-fifth Street
Clarence Adamy
Miller Funeral Home
Woodlawn _cemetery
S. Stolberg
Daryl Houdeshell
C. C. Conradi
Gordon Brown
A. H. de Groot
M. C. Stone
John Rooks
Plymouth Presb. Church
W. R. Downer
Christine Mellen
John Smid
Eds
Chicago
Anna Klemme
M. Hinriehs
A.H.S. Cagers
Union
Hartley
Talbie Chatter
Onion Creek Luth
David J. Roy
Vrinity
MATH
Luth
Chatsworth
J. A. Pannhuk
Wm. McInnis
James Mead
Lois Heyl
Audrey Bredall
Sioux Valley Hospital
Pee Falls
H. Cummins
Kentucky
B. Harwig
Land Family
Massillon
Ohio
J. A. Jenson
Lincoln Center
Kansas
Kenneth Thompson
Fk Point
Gaynor Harvis
U. S. Marine Corps
Hawaiian Islands
van Harris
Dudley Farrin
Lyle Jacobs
San Fernando
Earl Sargent
Kenneth DuVon
Beavon Airways
Terra Firma
First Baptist Church
John W. Tucker
H. L. Wytock
M. R. Finley
Saunday
Sgt. Wytock
Philadelphia
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