Akron High to Stage Operetta The Governor's Daughter
The Akron High school will present an operetta The Governor's Daughter on Thursday evening January 25 at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium. Admission 10 15 and 25 cents. The plot centers on Mrs Goodspeed who plots to push her daughter Jane into a political marriage with Senator Snow while controlling the new governor. John Sumner the aspiring author faces a dilemma as he weighs love versus public interest with comic turns through the acts. Cast includes Mr Horace Goodspeed Mrs Goodspeed Jane Goodspeed John Sumner Senator Snow and several supporting actors.
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Akron High School
Horace Goodspeed
Califomia
Goodspeed
John
Coldest Weather of the Winter Arrives Today
After a week of mild weather the temperature plunged from four below to reach 12 below at midnight and 22 below by six this morning, setting a season coldest day record. A light breeze heightens the chill.
Onion Creek Church Notes
Evening services are planned for Sunday January 21 at 8 o clock with the Women s Home and Foreign Missionary Society in charge. Choir members meet Thursday evening January 18 at 8 at Luther Hall. Pastor BE Anderson signs the notice.
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Onion Creek
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Luther Hall
BE. A. Anderson
Jurors Drawn for February Court in Plymouth County
Grand jurors were drawn for the February term of Plymouth County District Court at Le Mars. reporters list B H Badek and others to report February 6. Petit jurors from the west end include Emma Allen, Clair Campbell, Chris Beech, Henry Lucken, and others for duty February 12 with Judge W C Garberson presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Ludwig
B. F. Remner
Marie Jahn
Plymouth
LeMars
B. H. Badek
Washington Township
Ben Cragg
J. B. Doran
Garfield
Mort Gabel
Preston
M. E. Hentges
America
Akron
Emma Allen
L. L. Burrill
Clair Campbell
Evelyn. Knockson
Portland
Chris. Beech
John W. Plueger
Johnson
Henry J. Lucken
Walter Mohan
Westfield
John Heinrich
H. B. Lilly, Jr
W. C. Garberson
Sibley
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Service Notes
Ernest G Svenson pastor announces Thursday 430 pm junior choir rehearsal and Saturday 130 pm confirmation class. Sunday Septuagesima service with 10 am Sunday school and 11 am worship with sermon Our Greatest Possession Is a Free Gift. Junior choir director Mrs Reynolds. Gospel Matthew 20 1 16. Newly elected board members to be consecrated at morning service. Adjourned congregation meeting after service. Evening service 8 pm led by Luther League family hour welcome.
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Mmanuel Eng. Luth
Ernest G. Svenson
Reynolds
Iather League
First Baptist Church Notes LeMars Rededication Service
Sunday Bible school at 10 a.m. worship at 11. Rededication evening with Dr. Frank Anderson as speaker. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Ladies Association meets Jan 24 at Mrs Orlan Moore home. John 3 16 verse included. Pastor Lili G Williams. Want ad offered.
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Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
LeMars
Frank Anderson
Iowa Baptist Convention
Ladies’ Association
Orlan Moore
Kerr
John
Lili G. Williams
Death Comes to Abraham Mudgett
Abraham Mudgett born October 23, 1852 in Milwaukee. He died January 10, 1940 in Akron Iowa after a stroke. Survived by three sisters and a daughter who died at 18. Funeral held at D L Waterbury home with Rev W J Zane. interment Riverside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Mudgett
David
Abbie Carpenter Mudgett
Milwaukee
Wis
Akron
Iowa
Mr. Mudgett
Plymouth County
Wisconsin
Broken Kettle
Portlandville
Abraham’ Mudgett
Ella ‘Knapp
Abbie
Birthday Dinner For Two Aalfs Brothers
Mrs J J Aalfs hosted a birthday dinner at Boyson Apartments on Wednesday for her husband Nit ter Aalfs and his brother. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs C Van Zee of Orange City and Mrs A D Trindle of Danbury Iowa. John and George Van Hagel Rollo Baker and Bud Rademacher drove to Omaha for the All European Ice Revue at the Coliseum last Friday. Baker stayed to visit his son Jack employed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Aalfs
Boyson Apartments
Nittert Aalfs
Sioux City
C. van Zee
Orange City
A. D. Trindle
Danbury
Iowa
van Zee
Messrs. Aalfs
Trindle
Myr
John
George van Hagel
Rollo Baker
Bud Rademacher
Omaha
Coliseum
Mr. Baker
Jack
Hinton Cage Team Again Wins County Tourney
Hinton and Akron swept to county tournament titles at Kingsley last week. Hinton beat Akron 32 16 in round one then Merrill 35 11 in the final, while Akron dominated the consolation bracket with 47 27 over LeMars B and 42 14 over Kingsley. All tournament teams honors went to players from Hinton Akron Merrill Westfield Kingsley Liberty with Hinton placing three selections.
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Hinton
Akron
Plymouth County
Kingsley
LeMars
Westfield
Westfield Crew
Merrill
Union
Remsen
Liberty
Roy Jelman
Mapleton
Harry Keller
Ida Grove
August Lanpop Former Akron Officer Dies in Sioux City
August J Lanpop a former Akron resident and marshal died Monday at his home 719 Virginia street Sioux City after an extended illness aged 73 He is survived by his wife and two daughters Funeral and interment were in Sioux City The Akron community contributed to Finnish relief raising a little over 56 dollars noted as the day’s highest by WNAX Yankton SD
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August J. Lanpop
Akron
Virginia Street
Sioux City
Finland
Yankton
WNAX
Empress Theatre Fun Week Opens With Marx Brothers Show
Empress theatre offers a week of entertainment starting Friday January 19 and Saturday January 20 with At the Circus a riotous Marx Brothers comedy featuring Groucho Chico and Harpo plus Jean Kenny Baker and Florence Rice. Also screened is Babes in Arms starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland with a Sunday Monday Tuesday run January 21 22 23 and concludes with Past and Furious on January 24 a fast moving comedy mystery with Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern and strong supporting cast. It’s all for fun and fun for all with matinee Sunday.
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Empress Theater
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Chico and Harpo
Jean Kenny Baker
Florence Rice
Babes In Arms
Hollywood
Eimpress
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Hardy Family
Charles Winninger
Guy Kibbee
Franchot Tone
Ann Sothern
Ruth Hussey
Lee Bowman
Allyn Joslyn
Catholic Church Services in Akron and Westfield
St Patrick's Akron holds Holy Mass at 8:00 a m on Sundays with breakfast after. Confessions Sundays on the first, third and fifth weeks at 4 pm and 7 30 pm. St Catharine's Westfield offers Masses on the first, third, fifth Sundays at 10 30 am and second/fourth Sundays at 9 am with confessions before the 9 am mass. Father C Ernst is the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s
Akron
St. Patrick’s Hall
St. Catharine’s Westfield
C. Ernst
Local News Notes From Akron Area
Local items report A W Lundberg and son attending a welding school in Omaha on Tuesday and Wednesday. A marriage license was issued in LeMars to Chris Beech Jr and Miss Marie Nannen from Akron vicinity. Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aid bake sale set for Saturday January 27 at Weidenfeller market. Mrs L E Ericson sold her residence to Mrs Robert Ross with possession March 1. Sale by Fredell Realty. Rev W H Lease attended Morningside College trustees meeting in Sioux City and reports the college in strong condition. Akron Hospital weekly operations noted with several local patients. Roadside and family news including deaths in Cedar Rapids, and a card party set for Wednesday January 24 at Legion Hall with 25c admission and lunch. Art Hasenbank injured thumb at Hasenbank farm while building a new barn. thumb injured but healing.
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A. W. Lundberg
Omaha
Court House
LeMars
Chris, Beech, Jr
Marie Nannen
Akron
Ladies’ Aid
Trinity Lutheran Church
Weidenfeller Market
L. E. Ericson
Robert Ross
Fredell Realty Company
W. H. Lease
Morningside College
Sioux City
Akron Hospital
Gerd. Pageler
Chas. Johnson
Jos. Steen
W. E. Mellen
Cedar Rapids
Roland
E. E. Mellen
Legion Hall
Arkin
Big K. P.’s
Art Hasenbank
Hasenbank
Akron Cage Teams Win Two Contests Tuesday Evening
The Akron basketball squads won two of three home games. Akron High boys beat Holly Springs 42 to 24, while Akron High girls fell 29 to 27 to Albertson sextette of Sioux City. Akron Indies defeated Alcester CCC 49 to 35.
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Akron
Holly Springs High
Woodbury County
Akron High Girls
Albertson
Sioux City
Akron Indies
Alcester CCC
Akron High Boys
Holly Springs
Akon
Albertson’s
Alcester
Indies
Westfield
Akron Girls
Births and a doctor’s practice move in Merrill area
A daughter was born to Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Mason of Akron at Akron Hospital on January 15, 1940. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Ole Steen northwest of town on January 17, 1940. Dr. T. C. Knox has discontinued his Merrill practice and will relocate to Everly, Iowa.
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C. R. Mason
Akron
Akron Hospital
Ole Steen
T. C. Knox
Merrill
Everly
Iowa
Methodist Church Notes LeMars Religious School Meets Weekly
The County Religious Education School meets Mondays at 7 30 p m in LeMars as a profitable program to boost attendance. A lively prayer meeting Thursday aids revival planning. Women's Missionary Society meets Friday at L I Burket home. Juniors meet Saturday at parsonage for organization. Regular services next Sunday. The Little Duke leads opening service with a gospel message.
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LeMars
Women’s Missionary Society
L. 1. Burket
Win Ona Society
Pleasant Hill A. B. Church Service Schedule
The Pleasant Hill A B Church announces Sunday school at 10 am and evening service at 730 pm The pastor Rev ER V Puckett invites members to attend and notes that missing last Sunday's service was a loss for all parishioners
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God
ER. V. Puckett
First Church of Christ Communion and Preaching
Communion and preaching services at 11 a.m. led by Pastor W. J. Zane at the First Church of Christ in Louisiana.
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First Church OF Christ
Hold Rites for Roland Mellen
Roland E Mellen 43 a claim adjuster for Iowa Mutual died of heart disease at his Cedar Rapids home. Born February 13 1896 in Akron he married Lucille Krebs in 1920 and later moved to Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife son Robert Emmett daughter Mary Alice mother and brother. Funeral at Moon chapel Wednesday with Crescent lodge and Hanford post to honor him.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Roland EE. Mellen
Akron
Roland EH. Mellen
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Ellis Boulevard
Mr. Mellen
Akron Public Schools
Lucille Krebs
First Baptist Church
Mellen
Crescent Lodge
A. F
A. M
Malta
The
Good Fellows Club
Club of
Hanford
Moon Chapel
Grant F. Anderson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hanford Post
Mrs. Fred Guerin Dies After Illness in Akron
Mrs. Fred Guerin died at Akron Iowa on Friday afternoon January 12 1940 after a six month illness. Born November 11 1862 in Illinois she lived in Remsen and Madison before spending winters in Mission Texas and summers at Lake Madison. Survivors include husband Sherman Smith children Helen Pike Edward Mowry and Hugh Chamberlain ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren with funeral services held in Hallenbeck chapel and burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Sioux Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Guerin
Daily Leader
Madison
Fred A. Guerin
Hallenbeck
R. J. Tinklenberg
W. A. Lowry
Carl Porter
H. M. Piper
Clair Cole
Clair Cole; Sang ‘‘ Nearer, My God, To Thee,’’ and Mrs. Lowry
C. J. Porter
Philip Beecham
Irving Seid
Clayton
Robert Seid
Edward Mowry
Hugh Chamberlain
Akron
Sioux Falls
I. D. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Tinklenberg
Texas
Sherman Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Pike
Amarillo
Tex
Akron Boy Scouts Hold Fine Meeting
One of the finest Boy Scout meetings yet held occurred in the High School assembly Monday evening with over one hundred in attendance including many parents. Twenty one Cub Scouts enrolled, bringing total Boy Scout enrollment to nearly fifty. The play A Bid for Cooperation was presented with noted performers, and talks by the boys were instructive and educational. The Troop committee extends thanks. regular meeting next Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. Shoulberg
H. Shoulberg
J. A. Jenson
Trinity Lutheran Ladies' Aid Bake Sale Invite
Trinity Lutheran Church announces an English service at 11 a.m. and the Ladies' Aid meeting in the church parlors Thursday afternoon January 25 with Mrs Frank Eden as hostess. A bake sale will be held in the Weidenfeller market Saturday January 27. patronage invited.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
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High School
Mrs. Goodspeed
Jane Goodspeed
John Sumner
Senator Snow
Jane’s
Gordon Rossow
Lucille Gibbons
Phyllis Kerr
Olive Hoschler
Lola Mae Small
Penny Tsistouras
Ada Myers
Margaret Svenson
Naomi Steinert
Marvin Dirks
Ernest Svenson
Sidney Jenson
Orval Bengtson
Octava
Mary
Butler
Uate Wveesee Ronald
Dirks
Esther Stryzewski
Jack Gusman
Want
R. Held
J. Beaubien
C. Obge
J. Black
M. Jessen
W. Horton
D. Reilly
J. Helm
L. Jones
D. Winter
August Lanpop
Catholic Church Services
Methodist Church
Pleasant Hill
A. B. Church
la. m
W. J. Zane
Roland Mellen
Bertet Shoulberg
Des Moines
Shoulberg & Gassman
Roland EH
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Akron Boy Scouts
Cub Scout Organization
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