Art Thomas Show to Exhibit in Akron Harvest Festival
Akorn residents prepare for a two day Harvest Festival July 7 and 8 as the Art B. Thomas Shows arrive Thursday. Free rides for children run Saturday 3 to 6 pm with support from Akron merchants. The event features the Thomas Outdoor Stage Show at 2 pm and 8 pm both days and a Friday night baseball game Akron versus Pender, Neb. at 8:30 pm.
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Akron
Art B. Thomas
Akron Commercial Club
Art .B. Thomas
Woman Suffers Injuries In Auto Accident
Mrs Estella MecCorkell sustained a fractured nose and rib injuries in an auto crash last week. She was riding with son in law Jack Siebens when their car rear ended a truck that veered off the highway northwest of town without signaling. No other occupants were hurt.
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Estella MecCorkell
Jack Siebens
Local boys try out before New York Giants
Virgil Morehead and Don Gale attended the New York Giants amateur baseball tryout school at Loos Park in Sioux City last week. Several other local youths with talent performed before scouts from the major league team who led the school.
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Virgil Morehead
Don Gale
New York Giants
Loos Park
Sioux City
Death Comes to Fred D. Swenson
Fred D. Swenson aged 89 died Monday July 8 1950 at a Hawarden nursing home where he had lived in recent years He was born in Ottumwa Iowa in 1861 He married Mary Olson about 1910 they farmed in Union County South Dakota before moving to Akron about 25 years ago His wife preceded him in death Survived by two step daughters Esther Johnson Emily Tunell of Alcester SD three step sons Frank Olson St Louis Edward Olson California William Olson Sioux Falls SD and two brothers Charles Beresford and Victor Vermillion SD Funeral services were held at Immanuel Lutheran Church Akron led by Rev Youngblom Burial followed in Big Springs Cemetery
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Fred D. Swenson
Akron
Hawarden
Mr. Swenson
Ottumwa
Iowa
Mary Olson
Union County
S. D
Esther Johnson
Emily Tunell
Alcester
Frank Olson
St. Louis
Edward Olson
California
William Olson
Sioux Falls
Charles
Beresford
Victor
Vermillion
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Youngblom
Big Springs
Akron Band Concert Program for Next Wednesday
The Akron band presents a street concert on Wednesday evening July 14 under Miss Virgie Pie Soldys direction. The program features Victory March Triumphal March from Aida Service Mountain Majesty Overture Elves Dance Moonlight on the Meadow Commodore Polka Mexicana Dearie Little Rastus Characteristic College Boy Town Band Law and ends with Star Spangled Banner. Damrosch.
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Akron
Virgie Piesold
Shea-Alford
Verdi-Holmes
Bennett
Pleasant Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church Service Notice
Pleasant Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church announces a Sunday service at 8 30 p m with a sermon by Pastor Russell A Pfffer in the church quote I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the Lord Psalm 122 1 Sunday school at 730 p m Mrs Paul Papritz superintendent
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Christ
Paul Papritz
Lord
Russell A. Pffifer
Methodist Church Notes and Services Schedule
The Methodist Church offers church school at 10:00 a.m. with Marvin Kerr as superintendent and the topic Family Friends. Worship at 11:00 a.m. features a sermon by the pastor.
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Marvin Kerr
Local notes of visits and travels around region
Mrs Lawrence Gale visited daughters in Sioux City during the Fourth. Emil J Willer made a motor trip to Cheyenne Wyoming on business. Chas Carpenter of Hawarden and family visited here last Friday. Delia Burnight returned from Emery South Dakota. Walter Steinert of Oshkosh Wisconsin visited his brother Henry. O G Johnson returned to Sioux Falls after visiting relatives. J R Shoulberg and children left for a few weeks in Oregon and Washington visiting Seattle relatives. M J Schmidt visited his mother Louisa Way while en route from Indianapolis to Kansas City. Henry Stark visited his Milwaukee home after seeing his mother at St Josephs Hospital in Sioux City. J F March of Vermillion hosted and met Alpha Lake from Hawarden for the Fourth. Howard Parker and Mrs Chas Jacobs of Sterling Illinois visited in the home of H M Ahrens northwest of town. Open house at Union Creek Lutheran church for J G Green and wife 50th wedding anniversary on July 9 from 2 to 5 pm. Mrs Wm B Ross to return from St Josephs Hospital after surgery with daughters Lois Lipmire and Ethel Paresi visiting. Roy Bemiss and son Bud of Sacramento visited in Hawarden and with relatives including Ken Havens of Boone Iowa and Bemiss elder in Hawarden.
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O. G. Johnson
Sioux Falls
J. R. Shoulberg
Oregon
Washington
Seattle
M. J. Schmidt
Louisa Way
Indianapolis
Ind
Kansas City
Henry Stark
H. Gusman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Milwaukee
J. F. March
Vermillion
W. J. Davidson
Alpha Lake
Hawarden
Howard Parker
Chas. Jacobs
Sterling
Ill
H. M. Ahrens
Union Creek Lutheran Church
J. G. Green
Wm. B. Ross
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lois Lipmire
Jacksonville
Ethel Paresi
San Francisco
Calif
L. J. Cross
Boone
Donald Cross
Henry Dirks
John Alalfs
Humboldt
S. D
Pearl Cemer
J. W. Hendricks
Otto C. Larsen
Elaine
Mineral Point
Wis
Howard Lundberg
Atlantic
Iowa
Raymond Welch
St. Vincent's Hospital
Jake LaFoy
Larry
Storm Lake
Gerald Smith
Gordon Kennedy
Waukeegan
Earl Beam
W. J. Brunner
Brunner
Patty Tentinger
Joe Tentinger
Onawa
David Schafer
Charlotte Prinsen
Wisconsin
Racine
Fon du Lac
David Svenson
Ernest Svenson
Detroit
Mich
John Frisk
Rev. Svenson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
David J. Roy
Annelle
Karen
Ozarks
Missouri
Arkansas
Lincoln
Nebr
Junction City
Kansas
Akron Wins 7 to 5 Over Storm Lake in Fast Contest
Akron edged Storm Lake 7 to 5 in a tight game on the local diamond. Letty Swift started for Akron, homered, and was then relieved by Dino Cingolani who finished strong. Blanchard and Tucker led the offense with multiple hits as Akron pulled away late to clinch the win.
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AKRON
Storm Lake
Akyron
Storm Lake White Caps
Lakers
White Caps
O’grady
Letty” Swift
Storm Lakers
Morrison
Tucker
Blanchard
Bob Tucker
Louthen
Miller
B. Tucker
Litz
Gillis
Moran
Stendel
X. N
Naughton
Swift
Cliff Miller
Ed Carlson
Kozlik
Dino Cingolani
Maas
Caps
Dino
Roger Blanchard
Cosgrove
Cingolani
Carlson
Cos
Norka Theatre Week Adds Westerns and a Comedy
The Norka Theatre features two westerns and a comedy for the coming week with a Friday Saturday double bill July 7 8. The Fighting Redhead in Cinecolor stars Jim Bannon and Peggy Stewart as they uncover the ranch owner's murderer while Desert Vigilante stars Durango Kid Starrett as a government agent catching a silver smuggling gang. Sunday Monday July 9 10 presents Key to the City a sparkling romantic comedy with Clark Gable Loretta Young Frank Morgan Marilyn Maxwell Raymond Burr James Gleason Lewis Stone and others. July 12 offers Free For All a standard comedy about an inventor who can turn water into gasoline with cast Robert Cummings Ann Blyth and Percy Kilbride.
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Norka Theatre
Jim Bannon
Peggy Stewart
Clark Gable
Gable
Loretta Young
Frank Morgan
Marilyn Maxwell
Raymond Burr
James Gleason
Lewis Stone
Filmfare
Robert Cummings
Ann Blyth
Postponed Ball Game To Be Played Here Tonight
Rain ruined the Fourth of July Akron Vermilion baseball plans with games canceled at Akron Vermilion and Vermillion. To ease fan disappointment, management rescheduled a postponed Vermillion Eagles game for tonight and will feature fireworks after the game. A prior Akron Rock Valley game was also cancelled due to rain.
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Akron
Vermillion
Rock Valley
Akorn and LeMars Family News and Obituaries
Mrs Wm Hoschler and son visited relatives in Blackwell Oklahoma over the weekend. Timmy Richard and Judy Neuroth at Akron Hospital for tonsillectomies. Nurse trainee Alice Peterson leaves Akron for St Paul. Gayle Hofstad named Sioux City Sue 1946 bride Curtis Harvey. Auctioneer F A Geitz dies in LeMars at 64. wife Jessie continues sales business.
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Wm. Hoschler
Lowell
Blackwell
Okla
Akron Hospital
Timmy
Richard
Judy Neuroth
Cliff
H. J. Behmer
Alice Peterson
Dan J. Peterson
St. Paul
Pretty wedding solemnized at Akron church
Miss Jo Ann A. Nygard and Andrew Schipper married at Immanuel Lutheran Akron on July 1 1950 in a ceremony officiated by Pastor David J. Roy. The couple will reside in Ireton Iowa. Guests included family from Hawarden Bay City and Minneapolis. The day featured pink and aqua decor, a three tier cake, and a reception in the church parlors. Also notes: religious film program at H S assembly Sunday 8:00 PM with "The Stoning at Lystra" and "A Certain Nobleman."
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Jo Ann A. Nygard
Howard R. Nygard
Hawarden
Andrew Schipper
Cornelius. Schipper, Sr
Ireton
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Akron
David J. Roy
H.shoulberg
Robert Hansen
Sioux City
Jeneva Schipper
Jean
Ann Nygard
Annette Roy
Cornelius Schipper, Jr
James Sommervold
Raymond Johnson
Louis Nygard, Jr
Bay City
Ole Sommervold
E. L. Johnson
Peter Balkema
Orville Johnson
Roger Nylund
Patricia Dirks
Oralee McLane
Akron High School
Wayne State Teachers College
Wayne
Nebr
Ireton High School
U. S. Navy
Iowa
Louis Nygard
Peggy
Louis Jr
Polly
Jim Cornelius
Juanita and
Ardell
Texas
Alert Hoff
Loretta
George Romo
Roman Strunk
Minneapolis
Minn
Archie Oman
Cambridge, Minn
E. E. Cornwell
Yankton, S. D
Births Report From Akron Hospital Early July 1950
A daughter was born to Rev and Mrs E J Beckmann northeast of town at Akron Hospital on July 1 1950. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Al Thomas east of town at Akron Hospital on July 1 1950. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Coyle of Akron at Akron Hospital on July 6 1950.
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E. J. Beckmann
Town
Akron Hospital
al. Thomas
Richard Coyle
Akron
Adaville Evangelical United Brethren Church Notice
Adaville Evangelical church invites all people to Christ with open arms. Church school at 10:00 a m Morning worship at 11:00 a m Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p m Evening worship at 8:00 p m Prayer service Wednesday at 7 45 p m Choir practice afterward Virgil E Shickell minister.
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Christ
Clark Tindall
Virgil E. Shickell
Local residents and visitors noted in town notices
Mrs L J Cross visited son Dr Donald Cross in Boone Iowa last Thursday. Several residents entertained guests including Mr and Mrs Henry Dirks in Humboldt and Mrs Pearl Cemer Sioux City visiting her parents the Hendricks family. Schedule noted for travels and hospital discharge plus updates on police uniforms. The death of Fred Klinkner Scotland SD prompted immediate family travel.
Akron Rallies To Grip Win Over Larchwood Nine
Akron barely defeated Larchwood nine 9 to 8 on home soil Sunday evening. Jim Snyder led off with a double, Bob Tucker homered in the third, and Akron built a four run lead in the fifth before holding off a late Larchwood push. The Snyder. Bruggeman and Bernie Snyder provided key hits as Akron battled through a tough line to secure the win.
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Bob Snyder
Akron
Blanchard
Hopper
Short
Bob Tucker
Larchwood
Jim Snyder
Paul Snyder
O’grady
Thubarb
Larechwood
Bruggeman
Bernie Snyder
John Snyder
Pauly Snyder
C. Rabey
D. Rabey
Carlson
Louthen
E. Tucker
B. Snyder
Akron Defeats Beresford 11 to 6 in Beresford showdown
In Beresford South Carolina last night Akron beat Beresford 11 to 6. Lefty Swift started six innings for Akron allowing one run while Pipher pitched the last three giving up four runs. Beresford’s Vermillion pitcher Stewart faced eleven Akron hits including two homers a double by Bob Tucker a Miller triple and a Swift two bagger.
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Beresford
S. C
Akron
Lefty Swift
Pipher
Stewart
Bob Tucker
Miller
Swift
Brunsville Woman Called By Death
Frances Oltmanns Osterbuhr 71 lifelong Plymouth county resident died July 3 at Sacred Heart Hospital LeMars after seven weeks illness. Survived by husband Otto two sons Albert and John two daughters Mrs Otto Oltmanns and Mrs Russell Waterbury a sister and a brother four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral held 2:00 PM Thursday at Christ Lutheran Grant Township with interment in church cemetery.
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Otto Osterbuhr
Brunsville
Plymouth County
Sacred Heart Hospital
LeMars
Frances Oltmanns
Grant Township
Albert
John
Near LeMars
Otto Oltmanns
Russell E. Waterbury
Akron
Mary Heeren
Sioux City
George Oltmanns
Madison
S. C
Christ Lutheran Church
Church
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Hilliard Mann
Little Rastus
Pleasant Hill
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Methodist Church
Lawrence Gale
Emil J.willer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chas. Carpenter
Delia Burnight
Emery, S. D
Walter Steinert
Oshkosh
Henry
Pender
Kingsley
Akron Church
JoAnn Nygard
H. S. Assembly
Akron Ministers Association
United Services of
Lystra
Apostle Paul
Paul
Barnabas
Perga
Antioch
Iconium
Jesus
Cathedral Films
Adaville
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