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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
5
Plymouth county with about 8000 bond buyers shows only 3209 purchasers and 617169.75 raised toward a 1258000 quota as the drive ends next Saturday July 8. Citizens urged to assess capacity and buy bonds, noting casualties in Europe and the Pacific and stressing the cost of Saipan and the need to reduce deaths with more bond purchases.
The Big Springs Baptist Church outlines a five day 75th anniversary celebration from July 12 to 16. Events include evening sermons by Cy A Arla and De H Wingblade, choir and male chorus singing, a Friday prayer meeting, a Saturday women’s session led by Mrs Algot Carlson with Dr R A Arlander, a 12 pm dinner in church parlors, an afternoon historical session, a Sunday communion service, and community suppers and speaker appearances by Dr R A Arlander and Rev Ri A Dati...
Adaville UMC hosts homecoming with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 led by Bishop V O Weidler from Kansas City. Special concert by Margaret Philips precedes a joint basket dinner with Moville Grand Meadow. Afternoon program features sermons by Rev Paul Varee and Rev Hal Riggs followed by Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p.m. News of births adds seven new arrivals in town in late June and early July 1944.
Pleasant Hill A. B. Church announces Sunday school at 7 45 p m Evening Gospel service at 8730 Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Herbert Swanson Wednesday afternoon July 12 Rev J B Tracy pastor.
Local residents share news of visits and travels during the Fourth. Pvt Jack Gusman arrives on furlough. Mrs Grlan Moore returns from California. Mrs Ethel Thorson visits Chickasha Oklahoma. Lola Mae Small visits Sioux City. Akron Hospital lists several procedures and patients. Cpl Ralph Adams heads to Durham NC after Italy. Cunningham family hosts visitors from Grand River and relatives from Brook Park. Ted Burnight family return from Minnesota trip. Sgt Charles Dunham Jr on two week furlough from Spokane. Brookings and Hawarden connections noted with visits by Patrick family.
Akron tallies three early runs, ties game in fourth, then explodes for six in the sixth and a late surge to 13 runs. Swalley belts four hits and drives in four, Hartman homers, El Tucker adds another, while Morgan stars for the All-Stars with solid pitching before Akron pulls away.
Continued notes show Sunday school at 9 a.m and preaching at 11 a.m led by Robert Bingen with four students from St. Peter Minnesota. Confirmation class at 2 p.m. Ladies Aid meets Thursday July 13 in church parlors hosted by Mrs. Robert Anderson and Mrs. L. Boetger. Edith Jenkins of Sioux City visited relatives Anna and Ada Jenkins last Thursday.
The Norka Theatre will show a western The Kansan with Richard Dix and ensemble on July 7 8 a Stooge short on July 7 8 a wartime tragedy The Purple Heart July 9 10 and a musical farce Swing Fever July 12 led by Kay Kyser with Marilyn Maxwell Nat Pendleton and Lena Horne.
A. W. Lundberg of Merrill visited relatives here over Sunday. Mrs. Josephine Larson of Chicago came to help care for her ill sister Mrs. George Nieland west of town. Rev. A. A. Howe left for the Mid West Missionary Conference at Syracuse Indiana as a Northwest Iowa Methodist delegate. Mrs. Palmer Laggers and children of Sioux City stayed with her sister Mrs. J. B. Akin and visited Hawarden relatives and a hospital operation. Miss Mae Johnson spent two weeks with her parents southwest of town. she is a teletype operator with the Air Service Command at Hill Field near Ogden Utah.
Walt McClain longtime Akron area resident died Monday July 3 1944 at 10 30 am at the home of his foster daughter Mrs Blanche Jones Little Sioux Town aged 82 years 4 months and 16 days He was born February 18 1862 in Montgomery county Ohio and lived in Westfield Le Mars Akron and surrounding communities He was married to Kate Braun December 30 1901 She died July 29 1929 Survived by a brother J W McClain of Lawton Kansas two foster daughters Mrs Madeline Henrich Le Mars and Mrs Blanche Jones Little Sioux a foster son Gene Beloieu Morningside Sioux City and several nephews and nieces Funeral services were held July 11 at St Patrick Catholic Church Akron with burial in the Catholic cemetery beside his wife Additional local items noted include visits by relatives and V-12 training at Notre Dame and quiet Fourth of July observances in Akron.
The week has been warm reaching 95 degrees Sunday with about half an inch of rain Monday and more expected Thursday. Crops show strong growth with corn waist high and small grain maturing well. Leonard McCorkell returned from Australia where he led government work on repaiving airplane motors. Flo flew from Australia to California in about 36 hours. After a vacation his wife and children plan to join him in California as he resumes work for Continental Aircraft.
Pastor thanks lay leaders Siebens and Mrs Lois Nelson for their service and notes July 9 service in the home pulpit. Upcoming High School Group Camp at Lake Okoboji runs July 17 to 22. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets July 12 after noon with pot-luck lunch. ALBERT A HOWE, Pastor.
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor J A Pannhuk hosts Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Divine Worship at 11:00 a m. The Mission Circle meets in Chatsworth parish hall Tuesday evening with Mrs. Gart Ludwigs Sr as hostess. Luther League gathers Thursday evening with Fern Anderson family serving. Helen Hitzeman to attend District Convention at Cedar Falls July 8 to 9. No service Sunday July 16. Congregation invited to Mission Festival at St Matthew Chatsworth.
The Chatsworth Lutheran congregation led by Pastor J A Pannkuk invites worship on Sunday with Sunday School at 7 00 p m and Divine Service at 8 00 p m The Mission Circle meets Tuesday hosted by Mrs Gert Lud wigs Sr Luther League convenes Thursday at Ak ron The annual festival is July 16 morning service 11 00 a m afternoon 2 30 p m Speakers Rev Fr Voelker of Craig and Rev Elmer Jacobs of Merrill lead the program with a religious sermon and scripture
On Sunday morning services at 11, the Onion Creek Lutheran Church also hosts a Sunday school at 11. An ice cream social and program in Luther Hall are set for Tuesday July 11 at 8. Pastor Leslie Olson signs the notice. First Church of Christ also lists a Sunday Bible school at 10 and preaching at 11 led by Reverend CR Dayton.
Bruce Humphrey, son of Clyde and Mrs. Humphrey, once lived here during his father’s WPA foreman years on the school auditorium project, suffered severe injuries in a Des Moines car crash last week when gravel caused a rollover. He has a triple fracture of the pelvic bone and is treated at Iowa Lutheran Hospital Room 214 Des Moines.
Miss Annella Lamb Kass of Los Angeles and Capt Wilson Geary of Vermillion South Dakota wed in a double ring ceremony at San Miguel Mission Los Angeles at 1 o clock Sunday morning June 11 1944. The bride wore a pale blue organdy gown and carried flowers. the groom is a former Akron attorney who practiced in Iowa before enlistment.
Akron firemen responded to a blaze at the Nielsen home ten miles west of town around 1 30 o clock Monday afternoon. A child overturned a can of gasoline during washing, igniting the flames in the basement where Mr and Melvin Nielsen resided. Water pumped from a farm yard tank contained the fire. clothing burned and the ceiling scorched lightly. No injuries were reported. Paul Von Hagel writes the Register-Tribune to change his paper address from Eubec Maine to Belfast Maine.
John D Bohms a former Plymouth county farmer and later a Sioux City contractor died Friday morning June 30 1944 after an extended illness at his home in Sioux City aged 73 years 5 months 25 days Born in Friesland Germany January 5 1871 he came to America at 17 and farmed Plymouth county 17 years He leaves a widow Clara two sons eight daughters and several grandchildren Funeral services were held Monday at Nelson Berger parlors and he was buried at Graceland Park cemetery
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