Blaze at mill saves building with high pressure water
Fire at a Midwest mill near the Big Sioux river was fought with a new booster pump. Firefighters used a third floor line and a high pressure river stream to prevent spread. Owner W. J. David estimated $2,000 in damage with most feed saved. origin undetermined. Local editor Milo Klima noted community spectators.
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el Étionby
Agale
Claas
Suapietig
Ater
Sioux
W. J
David 1
Dadiso
Very Pretty Late Spring Wedding in City
Miss Mary Reidy of this city wed Clifford Metz at 6 o clock Saturday June 29 1987 at St Patrick church with Rev Fr Ernst officiating. Attendants Dr and Mrs A Kessler. Bride wore blue net gown with white accents and blue bridesmaids shared pale blue gowns. After ceremony breakfast hosted by Mrs A Metz mother of the groom. Newly married couple left for a visit with the bride’s parents Dr and Mrs Reidy at Mallard Town and wedding trip. The bride formerly taught at Akron High School and is well liked in the community. The groom son of Mr and Mrs A Metz works as a bookkeeper at First National Bank. Housekeeping to be established in their new home.
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Ings
Mary
Reidy
Jugy
St Pattholie
A. Metz
Ernst
Kessler
Swith
Mallard
Akron
Metz
National Bank
Legion and Auxiliary Hold Silver Tea for Library Benefit
Large attendance at a Silver Tea sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary benefited the public library. Girl Scouts opened with flag pledge, Gladys Krose presented a flag to the Scouts, Eunice Burket spoke, and Celia Wachtman gave a book to place in the library. Music and readings followed, with officers elected at the auxiliary meeting: Mildred Lake president, Anna Trautt and Helga Johnson vice presidents, Neva Pollock secretary, Matie Halvorsen treasurer, Bess Lias historian, Yetta Wetzeler sergeant at arms, Helen Adams chaplain, and board members Celia Wachtman, Lois Nelson, Nettie Anderson.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Girl Scouts
Gladys Krose
Unit Americanism
Eunice
Burket
Hosehier
Celia Wachtman
Harry Nelson
Library Board
Accordeon
Dorothy Johnson
Kenneth Shoulberg
Purcell
Sioux City
Mary ‘Burket
Robert, Ross
L. L. Burrill
Mildred Lake
Anna Trautt
Helga Johnson
Pleasant Hill U B Church Children Day Program
Pleasant Hill United Baptist Church announces Children’s Day program on Sunday June 6 at 9 30 am with sermon and communion at 10 45. Ladies’ Aid social at Mrs Melvin Hanson home Friday June 11. Pastor Rev Z Cantrell invites all.
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Ladies’ Aid
Memorial Day Notes From Sioux City Visitors
Local items list Dwight Searls and family from Sioux City visiting relatives for Memorial Day. Edith Jenkins and Mrs. Fred Williams of Hudson S D visited nieces and relatives. Wm Hosehler Jr. returned to Omaha after visiting family. Carrie Peck aided in Hawarden at her daughter Nilson’s home where Mrs Nilson is seriously ill. Gratitude expressed for recent kindness during illness by Mrs Ruth Swift. Lyle Strong family from Sioux City visited in W J Bennett home and with relatives. Dewey Bredall and family of Algona Iowa visited his mother and relatives. Orval Searls of San Jose California came to see uncles and aunt. Z D Jenkins and Betty Zane Jenkins from Sioux Falls visited Memorial Day with sisters. Kathrine Kessler awarded Shell prize for Animal Jingle, entry filed via Avery Small. Dr A J Kessler and wife visited Mingo and toured windstorm area. Fred Manning and daughters visited Memorial Day in Avoca. Fred Manning employed as subscription solicitor for Des Moines Register in Pottawattamie County. Book and Thimble club members weeded City Park and hosted lunch at Walter and Be Mellen home, planted a flower shed, and urged park improvements.
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Dwight Searls
Sioux City
Ion Memorial
Edith Jenkins
Anna
Dad Teikts
Fred
Williams
Hudson
S. D
Hattie’ Vargason
Wm. Hosehler, Jr
Omaha
Carrie. Peck
AL Nilson
Hawarden
Dewey
J. Bredall
Algona
Towa
J.C. Bredall
Orval Searls
San Jose
Calif, Y
Howard
Gilbert’ Searls
Shell Petroleum
Shell
Kessler
Avery Small
A. J. Kessler
Mingo
Iowa
Carroll, Towa
Fred Manning
Mary Elizabeth
Kathleen
Avoca
Des Moines Register & Tribude
Pottawattamie County
Ponh
Hee
Sioux
Valley
Walter BE
Mellen
Akron High School Class of 1987 Commencement
The forty third annual Akron High School commencement was held May 27 in the school gym. Twenty nine graduates, nineteen girls and ten boys, were capped with diplomas as Dr. James J. Davies delivered “The Challenge of Tomorrow.” Awards included letters and scholarship medals for seniors and juniors. The program featured a mezzo solo, a girls glee club performance, and a valedictory by Winifred Thatcher. Rev J F Moore gave the invocation and Rev L G Williams delivered the benediction.
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Akron High School
J. F. Moore
Lois Hilliker
Largo
James J. Davies
Sioux City
F. A. Conner
Frances
Rae, Alen
Grace M. Keane
Eunice Burket
Kenneth Shoulberg
LeRoy Burket
Henry Wachtman
Mildred Eshelman
Sidney Moore
Harriett Moore
Gilbert Mellen
Thelma Bohlken
Winifred Thatcher
Lowell Renken
Betty
Chamberlain
Pra ‘Cartier
Eugene Lias
Board of Education
Rae Allen
LaVerne Anderson
Peter Blum
Lucile Bohlken
Ronald Burke
Arden’. Johnson
Charlotte Johnson
Richard Keniston
Kenneth Klemme
Irma Lammers
Lorraine
Lias
Ellen Mann
Lois McCorkell
Ellen Nielson
Sareva Peck
Irma
Winifred ‘Thatcher
L.G. Williams
The Baby Chick Question and Hatchery Advertising
Guthrie Center Vidette cautions readers about overhyped baby chick ads. It argues selective hatcheries with well bred varieties offer better chicks, while broad all breed claims mislead buyers, urging careful comparison like purchasing machinery.
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Guthrie Center
Union Creek Church Notes Sunday Services and Events
Union Creek Church posts Sunday worship at 11 AM with Sunday school at 10 AM. The Luther League plans a program at Imber Hall Tuesday at 8 PM hosted by Mr and Mrs Alve Erie and Mr and Mrs BA Hultgren.
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Luther League
Imber Hall
Alve Erie‘gon
BA. Hultgren
Empress Theater Week Offer Mix Delights with Big Stars
The Empress Theater presents varied fare for the week starting Friday. The Outcasts of Poker Flat features Jean-Mai Preston Foster and Van Heflin in a melodrama about a rehabilitated teacher and a fugitive gambler. Shall We Dance starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire heads Sunday to Tuesday with new Astaire Rogers dance routines and a clever plot. Wednesday and Thursday Bargain Nights offer The Big Show, a western with Gene Autry Smiley Burnette and Kay Hughes, plus comedies cartoons and news shorts. studio standins boost personal appearance tours.
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Empress ‘Theater
California
Jean- Mai ‘Preston
Foster
van Heflin
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astatke
Cmody
Thefworld
Ginger
Fred
Edward’ Everett
Horton
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Kay Hughes
Empress Theater
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Services and Vacation Bible School
The Baptist Church outlines Sunday schedule with Bible school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11:17 a.m. Evening service and no midweek prayer during June 7 to 20 due to evening classes. Mission Circle meets at Miss Alan Hutkert’s home June 6. Vacation Bible School runs June 7 for two weeks for ages four to fifteen. those over fifteen may join evening Teachers Training. W W G meets Harriet Moore’s home June 5 at 3:30 p.m.
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Mission Circle
Alan Hutkert
Akron area residents visit over Memorial Day weekend
Mrs Louise Koch visited Guthrie Center with son Fred Koch and family from Sargeant Bluff Iowa. C E Robinson of Sioux City visited his son in Akron. Ruth Vreugdenhil of Sioux City visited her brother Wim Vreugdenhil northwest of town. Veness Smith family of Sioux City visited Memorial Day with relatives. Carrie Vought returned to Dike after three weeks with nieces in Akron area. C Fowler and daughter Celia toured Elmwood Nebraska, joined by Marjory and Betty Davis of Craig Nebraska. Ninth district CE convention to be held in Akron June 11-12 with delegates from neighboring churches. Mildred Temen of Akron president of district CE Union. Akron Hospital week: various surgeries listed including tonsillectomies and appendectomies for local residents.
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Louise Koch
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Fred Koch
Floyd Rice
Sargeant Bluff
C. E. Robinson
Sioux City
H. Shoulberg
Ruth’ Vreugdenhil
Wim. Vreugdenhil
Veness Smith
Miller O ‘Hansen
Carrie Vought
Dike Town
Harold Halberg
Wm. Vreugdenhil
R. Smith
C. Fowler
Celia
Elmwood
Nebr
Marjory
Betty Davis
Craig
F. J. Harwig
Hawarden Golfers Travel to Akro For Sunday Match
Sixteen Akron Golf Club members attended the season opening Golf Breakfast on May 30. Emily Koch captained one side, defeating T V Dalton's group 17 to 11. J A Jenson posted the low nine hole score with 41 strokes, followed by Don Waterbury at 42. Dalton's Cubs host the Hawarden club breakfast on June 13, while Hawarden visits Akron on June 6 for an eighteen hole match with winter rules in effect. The club urges members to arrive by 1 45 p m to be paired quickly and to help with course maintenance and landscaping. The Golfers Magazine Trophy Handicap tournament begins June 7, with rounds through June 13 and finals on June 13, using last season's handicaps and new member handicaps based on ability.
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Akron Golf Club
Emily Koch
T. V. Dalton
Dalton
J. A. Jenson
Don Waterbury
Cubs
Hawarden Golf Club
Hawarden Club
Hawarden Ling A
Golfers’ Magazine “Trophy
Weather and crops advance despite May showers
Several showers fell during the week with Sunday downpours totaling .68 inch. Memorial Day exercises nearly spoiled by rain. Cool weather aided small grain and corn progress with cultivation starting in many fields and a good stand visible. May rainfall locally 2.40 inches, higher in surrounding areas. since January 1 precipitation near nine and a quarter inches, above average for the period.
Birth Announcement for Dirks Daughter May 1937
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Dirks of this city at Akron Hospital on May 30 1937.
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Walter Dirks
Akron Hospital
Methodist Church Notes Civilizations crossroads and faith solve problems
The church urges civilization through Christian living, stressing fatherhood of God, brotherhood of man, worth of persons, and love as the route to future stability. Pastor announces both morning and evening sermons. Ladies' Aid Book Review Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. Vacation Bible School starts Monday at 9 a m at the Baptist church led by J F Moore.
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Ladies’ Aid
the Baptist Church
J. F. Moore
Immanuel Eng Luth Church Announces June Services
Immanuel Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school and Bible classes on June 6 with morning worship at 11 o clock Luther League at 8 p m. A purse is planned for Jim Nesse as a farewell gift Sunday evening Contributions requested via deacons Ladies Aid meets June 10 at Mrs Oscar Oaks home hosted by Mrs Oaks and Mrs Gust Lundgren Church Council
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Luther League
Nesse
Jim
Ladies’ Aid
Oscar Oaks
Oaks
Gust. Lundgren
Church Coungil
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services Notice
Trinity Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 10 a m and English service at 11 a m Pastor Fred A Meske leads both services in the church schedule for worship and instruction.
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A. Meske
Akron Ball Team Nips Alcester CCC In Close Contest
The Akron baseball team edged Alcester CCC 4 to 2 on Akron’s home diamond in a pitchers’ duel slowed by errors. Levi Kapfer started for Akron, striking out six over two innings as Alcester pushed across two runs, while Zander held Akron’s hitters at bay before late rallies.
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AKRON
Alcester CCC
Riversioux Park
Riverside Merchants
Sioux City
Levi Kapfer
Nitz
Alcester
Armand Brown
Beaubien
Tucker
Hertz
Fiex
Mista
Kapfer
Zander
Arden Brown
Metz
James Martin
Lilly
Brown
Benedict
Reed
St. Pierre
Rain Interferes Memorial Day Exercises in M E Church
Memorial Sunday services in the M E church drew a large crowd despite rain. Memorial Day parade from Masonic Temple to the Big Sioux river bridge was delayed by showers and eventually moved back. Judge Bernard A. Brown spoke briefly at the starting point before rain halted cemetery ceremonies. Some visited Catholic and Riverside cemeteries to lay flowers on veterans’ graves. The Fletcher and Scott families planned trips to Des Plaines and Indianapolis to visit relatives.
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American Legion
Akron
Auxiliary
Legion Heirs
Girl Scouts
Bernard A. Brown
Sioux City
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Legion and Auxiliary Notes
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U. B. Church
Jas. J. Davies
Union Creek
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Immanuel Eng
Luth. Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. F. Rossow
Lincoln
Olive Agnes
Rose Hoffman
J-F
Browne and Son
Clark
Arnold’s Park
Kenneth. Edgar
A. Waterbury
Louisiana
Whiting
W. S. Dodge
R. Lilly
Geo, Johnson
Ethel
Tiberghien
Lowell Swift
Leila Watkins
M. W. Strobel
W. T. Gardner
Winner
Gardiner
Hére
Adavilie
Union County
Court House
Elk Point
Badger Clark
of. Custer
South Dakota
Leslie G. Williams
Wan
Lawrence Fletcher
Loreen
Pearl Scott
Des Plaines
Edgar
Qugiley Flétsher
Earl Elliott
Indianapolis
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