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Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1940

Page

4

Akron Local News Briefs Cover Visits Sales and Cold Weather

Local items note Mrs Gust Granquist visiting Sioux City relatives on Saturday. Vesper club meets Friday January 26 at Mrs J J Arkin's home. C E Heys advertises livestock and grain hauling licenses and service. Mrs Josie Stein returns to Sioux Falls after visiting relatives north of town. Mrs Freda Warnsing and daughter leave for Prairie City Iowa for a housekeeper position. H Cummins to hold a farm stock sale February 8 near Wheaton R Tremaine place. Barley meeting February 26 at Akron Legion Hall with County Agent Jones and Ames extension staff. Three farce plays to be staged February 1 at Trinity Lutheran church. Miss Naomi Klauer departs for Honolulu after teaching in public schools. Extreme cold persists with temperatures around 16 below zero and a moderating trend expected. Mayor and Mrs Ralph W Brown celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with open house. Deputy Treasurer James A Jenson ill with influenza, unable to report to duty. Bert Hilliker sick with throat trouble and under quarantine. Local Scout leaders attend Sergeant Floyd Area Council banquet in LeMars. Eagle awards presented to 21 Scouts. Ray C Cook honored with silver beaver badge for service.

Gust. Granquist Sioux City Vesper Club J. J. Arkin Rozell Akrond Wm. Clementson C. W Campbell Iowa South Dakota C. E. Heys Josie Stein Sioux Falls Harry Saterbo Saterbo Freda Warnsing Prairie City J. J. Aalts Legion Hall Akron Jones Dyas Ames Farmers Grain Co Ross Grain Co Trinity Lutheran Church Deborah Naomi Klauer E. P. Klauer Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Miss Klauer Hollister Calif Bernard Richard Philip Gordon Julia Gertrude Klauer Mercury Ralph W. Brown Ernest Larson Aberdeen S. D James A. Jenson LeMars Jenson Bert Hilliker Hilliker Bert H. Shoulberg F. EB. Burke L. K. Burker L. G. Williams Harley Lewison Lester Bellwood Sergeant Floyd Area Ray C. Cook Ladies’ Aid Smikahl Walter Dirks Russell Anderson H. Nygard The Immanuel Lutheran Church Washington Clifford Johnson Ang.Lundgren Alfred Klemme Herbert Buehre Ed. Dirks Henry Steinert Grant Gassman Walter Larsen Arthur Hasenbank S. W. Fredell Howard Nygard Fred Claesson Arthur Johnson Eder Johnson Mortis Vanberg Axel Johnson Fred Dirks

Akron Cage Teams Win Four of Six Games This Week

Akron basketball notes report four wins in six games. Upcoming Friday events send girls and boys teams to Ireton. Ireton girls undefeated and Ireton boys strong. Next week includes home games versus George and Jefferson teams, with staged pageant tableau rehearsals and church activities. The season features a Father and Son Banquet on February 22 and a congregational annual meeting with officer elections and reports.

Akron Ireton Akron Girls Inwood Akron Boys Ireton Five Fast George Jefferson High Jefferson High Teams, and These Games Will Also Be Real ‘‘Stem-Winders Jefferson

Alton Man Seeks Nomination for Congress

Alton man, veteran of World War I era service, seeks Republican nomination for Congress. He has held positions with the Republican Service League of the Ninth District, was active in American Legion and veterans’ affairs, and served in the Iowa legislature on agricultural and labor measures. Trade note: Akron live merchants.

Republican Service League Ninth Congressional District Iowa Bar Association Twenty-first Judicial Bar Association Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity Orange City Lions Club United States England France Three Hundred Fiftieth Infantry American Legion Floyd Post Alton Iowa National American Legion Miami St. Louis Cleveland New York Chicago Hoeven Special Agricultural Relief Committee Senate

Used Cars Offered by Dirks Motor Co Akron IA

P O BOX 116 lists several good used cars from Dirks Motor Co including a 1939 Master DeLuxe two door with trunk a 1937 Master 85 two door with trunk a 1936 Master 85 sedan a 1936 Standard two door with trunk a 1939 truck long wheelbase with dual tires and a 1937 Ford V eight 60 coupe plus additional used cars offered by Dirks Motor Co Akron Iowa

Dirks Motor Co Akron Iowa

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