Akron Beats Vermillion Red Sox On Memorial Day
Akon’s Levi Kapfer worked the mound for Akron while Vermillion’s Boyd struggled with control. The Red Sox climbed in the fifth as Engle and Blair produced key hits, but Beaubien’s homer in the seventh sealed Akron’s 5-4 victory before a large crowd.
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Akron
Vermillion Red Sox
Tecma
Levi Kapfer
Red Sox
Vermillion
O’connor
Swisher
Blair
Satter
Washnok
Brown
Forney
Tucker
Beaubien
Jas
Martin
John’ Martin
Higgins
Kapfer
Red
Sox
Engle
Hopper
Akipper
O'Connor
Boyd
Feld
Homer
Former Adaville Woman Called Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. W. G. Waddel of Webster Iowa were held Wednesday at the Adaville United Brethren Church with Rev. Talbott officiating. Interment was at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Adaville. She died May 19 1989 at her son Kenneths home in San Diego after four months illness. Eliza M Otis born March 14 1873 to Illinois settlers. She married William Waddel in Vermilion South Dakota in 1901 and lived in Union County Webbster. Survived by sons Sterling Lavern Garner Kenneth Harold and Clayton. A woman of many graces and accomplishments she taught at Brinkson school near Westfield.
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Adaville United
Brethren Church
W. G. Waddel
Webster
Plymouth County
Talbott
Pleasant Valley
Adaville
Illinois
William Waddel
Vermillion
Union County
Sterling
Laverne, Minn
Garner
Kenneth
San Diego
Calif
Harold
Clayton
Waddel
Brinkson School
Weatfield
Junior Endeavorers Meet Sunday at Church
Notice shows Junior Endeavorers gather at 5 p m Sunday at the Christian church. With three weeks left in the contest, leaders are ahead and expect a close finish. Attendance is required over the next three Sundays or provide a reason for absence. Points awarded for attendance church services visiting the sick and inviting others to Endeavor. A two week bonus rewards one hour of lawn work. A food sale is planned for Saturday June 10. A special business meeting is set for Sunday afternoon with Wilma Heyl as devotional leader.
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Wilma Heyl
Pleasant Hill U B Church Sunday Services and VBS Plan
Pleasant Hill U B Church announces Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 as no evening service on Sunday June 11. Vacation Bible School and Children's Day program planned for Sunday morning with Bible School work recitations songs and choruses. Rev. Be V Puckett, Pastor.
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Pleasant Hill
U. B. Saan
Be.v. Puckett
Frinity Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule
Sunday school begins at 10 a m German service at 11 a m Luther League meets Thursday evening June 8 in church parlors Pastor Fred A Meske leads the congregation in worship at Frinity Lutheran Church
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Frinity Lutheran Church
Erman
Luther League
Fred A. Meske
Renewals Open for Auto Driver Licenses in LeMars
Sheriff Frank Scholer and official Carl Freyman announce renewal applications are being accepted in LeMars with plans to set offices around the county. Hundreds have applied since Saturday. home applications must use black ink to avoid delays. New applicants still require examinations. receipts will extend old licenses until new ones arrive. Freyman to visit Akron June 2 and 8 at City Hall from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Frank .Scholer
LeMars
Carl Freyman
Board of Supervisors
Freyman
Akron
Catholic Church Services in Westfield Parish Schedule
The church offers Holy Mass on the first, third and fifth Sundays at 8 am and on the second and fourth Sundays at 9 30 am. Confessions are heard on Saturdays before the first, third and fifth Sundays at 4 pm and 8 pm. Father C. Ernst, pastor. St Catharine's Westfield follows the same weekly rhythm with 8 am Masses and 8 pm confessions on pre Sundays.
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St. Catharine's Westfield ‘Maas
Father C. Ernst
First Church Bible School And Services Schedule
First Church of Christ Bible school at 20 a.m. commuting and preaching services at 11 a.m. Junior C E Sunday at 5 p.m. Senior C E Sunday at 6 30 p.m. W J Zane pastor. Patronize home merchants.
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First Church OF Christ
Akron High school graduation draws large audience
Akron High School marked commencement May 25 with 39 graduates. The program included salutatory by Kathryn Moore and valedictory by Gilbert Mellen, Dr. T. M. Risk of University of South Dakota delivering the address on What Shall I Do With Tomorrow. Honor awards and athletic letters were announced, with diplomas presented by Supt. Chas. H. Obye and H. A. Stryzewski.
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Akron High ‘School
Mary Ann Earnest
Ernest G. Swenson
Kathryn Moore
Gilbert Mellen
Chas. H. Obye
T. M. Risk
University of South Dakota
Akron High School
Edith Bergum
Harriet Moore
Lynn Arkin
Martha Mae Appley
Thelma Bohlken
Betty Chamberlain
Frances’ Clayton
Wilma Fickbohm
Ida Mae Howard
Mildred”. Johnson
Dorothy Jolson
Marilyn‘Wedmark
Clarice
Wynia
John Adams
Granley
Anderson
Arthur Brundeen
Harold Gillespie
Milo. Jacobs
Sidney Moore
Arlus Nilson
Glenn Sayles
Freda Faber
Mary Ann Farnest
John Adamo
Elmo Fletcher
Tom Gibbons
Jack Gasman
Eldon Johnson
Thomas Kenny
Henry Koch
Charles Obye
Kenneth Obye
Alden Pollock
Gerald Voss
Mac Thorson
Wayne Horton
Milo Jacobs
Russell Reemus
Mary
Ann Earnest
Harriett Moore
Evelyn Port
Genevieve Swift
Marilyn Wedmark
Betty Westadt
Frances Clayton
Obye
H. A. Stryzewski
Board of Education
Lutherans Schedule Services and Meetings in St Paul
The Lutheran churches announce a 8:45 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. service at St Paul. North Circle of St Paul Ladies Aid meets June 7 at 2:30 p.m. at North St Paul church, hosted by Mrs Olaf Johnson. Brule Creek Ladies Aid meets June 8 at 2 p.m. at the church, hosted by Mrs Fred Lundgren and Mrs Martin Kjose. Luther League meets June 9 at 8:15 p.m. Pastor Walter I Armoth announces teaching duties for Brunaville school by Mrs Blanche Riter and Miss Dorothy Taylor for the coming year.
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St. Paul
North Circle
Brule Creek
Ladies’ Aid
Fred Lundgren
Martin Kjose
Luther League
Walter I. Armoth
Blanche Riter
Dorothy Taylor
Brunaville
Empress Theater Weekly Film Program Adds Action Packed Double Feature
The Empress theater offers relief from heat with a June program featuring The Frontiersman, a Hopalong Cassidy western starring William Boyd and Evelyn Venable, plus Gangs of New York with Charles Bickford. The Hardy Boys adventure The Hardys Ride High stars Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone. Sunday to Tuesday showings include The Hardy Boys tale and Wife Husband and Friend with Warner Baxter and Loretta Young. The first Flying G-Men serial episode starts June 7.
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Empress Theater
Hopalong Cassidy
Willian Boyd
Evelyn: Venable
George
Hayes
Russell
Lucky
Hayden
New York
Charles Bickford
Ann Dvorak
Alan Baxter
Wynne Gibson
Maxie Rosenbloom
Warner” Baxter
Loretta Young
Binnie Barnes
Jim
George Barbier
Helen
Westley
Eugene
Palette
Hawarden voters reject South Dakota Public Service gas franchise
Hawarden voters rejected a 20 year franchise for the South Dakota Public Service natural gas system by 676 to 568, a 118 vote margin. The 1,239 total was Hawarden’s largest municipal election turnout. Opponents pitched dirt while the gas company ran a dignified campaign and accepted the loss.
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Hawarden
South Dakota
Public Service Company
Ceratin
Local Notes and Community Updates From Akron Area
Regular Vesper chapter meeting set for Friday June 9 followed by W R B C gathering with Mrs Eliza Metz on Tuesday June 6. Local residents Clif Johnson buys former Dr Wooton residence south of M E church. Mrs Jay Busker returns from Lincoln Nebr with grandfather E Betta. W H McDonald family moving to Hawarden to work at Recreation center. Spears residence to be occupied by Fred Marienau family. County sheriff representative will renew auto licenses at City Hall Akron June 2 and 3 from 9 am to 9 pm for two year renewals. Peter J Siert former Akron Bakery owner dies in Blair Nebr funeral Friday. Wife and two daughters survive. Mr and Mrs Fred W Burnett hear of W A Kennedy Dyer of Rudd Town age 98. Civil War veteran.
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W. RB. C
Eliza Metz
Clif. Johnson
G. H. Wooton
M. E
Jay Busker
Lincoln
Nebr
E. Betta
W. H. McDonald
Hawarden
Spears
Fred Marienau
County Sheriff’s Office
Akron
Peter J. Siert
Akron Bakery
Blair
Fred W. Burnett
W. A. Kennedy
Rudd
Town
J. I. Kennedy
Hoppers Threaten Crop Damage Across Plymouth County
County Agent H ica Jones warns grasshoppers are numerous in Plymouth County and could severely damage crops this year. Rain would help by boosting forage growth, but expectations for sufficient moisture are unlikely. Immediate baiting campaigns are advised, with a Farm Bureau mixing station in LeMars supplying wet mash at 20 cents per sack for about five cents per acre per application.
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H. Ica Jones
Plymouth County
Providence
Jones
Remsen
Farm Bureau
LeMars
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Announces Schedule and Events
Ernest G. Svenson pastor leads at Emmanuel Lutheran Church with junior choir at 2 pm and Junior Mission Band at 3 pm. Holy communion on Trinity Sunday with Confirmation class welcomed for first communion. Evening Luther League service at 8 pm followed by refreshment. Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs. Alfred Klemme and Mrs. Anna Klemme. Vacation School set for June 12–24 daily 9 to 12.
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Harley Lewison
Trinity
Luther League
Alfred Klemme
Anna Klemme
Stanley Anderson
Rodger Johnson
Myrtle Oakes
Immanuel League
St John’s Lutheran Church Preston Township Service Notice
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and an English service with communion at 10 00 a m Everyone is invited to attend at St John’s Lutheran Church in Preston Township.
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ST. John's Lutheran Church
Preston Township
Union Creek Church Notes June Services and Convention
Union Creek Church notes announce Sunday services on June 4 at 11 AM and Sunday school at 10 AM. The Pentecost offering envelopes should be brought. Juniors meet by 1:15 PM for roll call for the Sioux Falls district convention at Nathaniel Lutheran Church Alcester June 4–5, with Missionary W. E. Johnson from Africa as Rally speaker. A Ladies Aid meeting is planned for Thursday June 8 at Luther Hall hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Johnson.
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Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Sioux Falls
Nathaniel Lutheran Church
Alcester
W. E. Johnson
Africa
Luther Hall
Kenneth Johnson
D. Jd. Edward
Pasir
Regular Church Services and Question Hour Prompt Attendance
A Methodist church urges regular worship at stated hours citing Luke. The pastor will preach Sunday morning and a question hour Sunday evening. A covered dish lunch is planned. Ladies' Aid meets next Wednesday June 7 in the church parlors.
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Luke
Memorial Day Observed With Parades And Ceremonies
Ideal weather marked Memorial Day observances in Akron. A morning parade led by Akron High School band moved from the Masonic Temple to the Big Sioux river bridge, with Legion color guard firing squad and uniformed members. At Catholic and Riverside cemeteries prayers, addresses, poems, and flag salutes followed as the band played and taps sounded. Flowers were laid on veteran graves.
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Masonic Temple Corner
Big Sioux River Bridge
Akron High School
Legion
Legionaires
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Heirs
Girl ‘Scouts
Father Chas
Ernst
Riverside Cemetery
J. F. Moore
Chas. H. Obye
Flanders Fields
Gladys Krose
Moore
the Legion
Father of Akron Woman Is Called by Death
Cornelius Ross aged 71 died last Thursday May 26 1939 at Doon Iowa after a lifetime in northwest Iowa. He was born in Holstein Germany July 4 1868 and later ran a general merchandise business in Doon since 1891. Survived by wife Marie Rudloff and 11 children including Mrs H W Reynolds of Akron plus others in Chicago Minneapolis Des Moines and Doon. Also survived by several siblings. Akron friends attended the funeral Saturday.
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H. W. Reynolds
Doon
Iowa
Cornelius Ross
Mr. Ross
Holstein
Germany
Northwest Iowa
Hawarden
Sioux City
Ross
Marie Rudloff
Akron
Mildred
Los Angeles
Lillian
Minneapolis
Cornelius
Chicago
Henry
A. J. Rasmussen
Arnold
Mount Vernon
August
Chifton
Des Moines
J. R. Wythe
Cedar Falls
Otto
Long Beach
August G. F
Rock Rapids
Julius
William Trewin
Batavia, Ill
Mary Thiesen
W. J. Davidson
W. J. Brunner
Akron Ball Team Rout Hinton In 17 to 2 Game
The Akron baseball team beat Hinton 17 to 2 in Sunday afternoon action at the local diamond. Pitcher Jim Schiefen held Hinton to two hits with eight strikeouts as Akron’s bats collected thirteen hits, led by Beaubien and Brown. The game saw multiple Akron runs, with Brown stealing two bases and Peck, Schiefen, and Tucker contributing key hits as Akron pulled away early and never looked back.
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Akron
Clinton
Hinton Way
Metz
Jim Schiefen
Hinton
Harrison
Brown
Muir
Kounkel
Ard
Tucker
Beaubien
Barnholz
Jas. Martin
Jno
Martin
Higgins
Schiefen
L. Krause
Dixon
Muecke
Hartman
Peck
Baeks
Beaubient
Jas
Eat
Tno
Students to take state tests at Iowa City
Gilbert Mellen and Dorothy Kaelke will travel from Akron High School to Iowa City this weekend to compete in state academic tests. Gilbert will take American Government while Dorothy sits English Correctness 9. Superintendent and Mrs Obye will drive, with Cleah Mellen and Donna Davis accompanying.
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Gilbert Mellen
Dorothy Kaelke
Iowa
Akron High School
Gilbert
Dorothy
Obye
Cleah Mellen
Donna Davis
Sargent Resigns Railroad Post
Fred W. Sargent resigns as president of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway due to ill health and is recuperating on his Mount Vernon Iowa farm. He is 63. his Akron upbringing and Portlandville landfather BE W Sargent are noted. A daughter was born last week to Mr and Mrs T M Shawhan of Mills Iowa.
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Fred W. Sargent
Akron
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Sargent
Mr. Sargent
BE. W. Sargent
Portlandville
Fred Sargent
Law Department
The
University of Iowa
T. M. Shawhan
Fo Mills
Akron Resients
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Dakotans
jAt LeMars
Wm. G. Waddel
City Hall
Catholic Church Services
St. Patrick's
Lutheran Churches
Union Creek
Methodist Church
Wallops Hinton
Iowa City
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