Brown Church Wedding at Little Brown Church in Nashua
The Little Brown Church in the Vale of Nashua Iowa hosted a June 7 1941 wedding at 5 30 pm uniting Miss Helen Ross daughter of Mr and Mrs Pred C Rosa near Akron with Harold Johngen son of Mr and Mrs C J Johnson southeast of town. The ceremony was conducted by Rev F L Hanscom with Lohengrin March on organ. The couple both Westfield High graduates will reside with the groom’s parents briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brown
Vale of Nashua
Iowa
Helen Ross
Pred’ C. Rosa
Akron
Harold Johngen
C.J. Johnson
Ben Hartman
FL. Hanscom
F. L.hanscom
The
Westfield High School
Methodist Hospital
Sioux City
Akron Hospital
Johnson
Midwest Commercial College
Nebraska grants 851 degrees at 70th commencement
Harold H Kerr of Akron among 851 graduates receiving a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 70th annual commencement exercises on Monday June 9. Five Nebraskan natives received honorary doctorates including Vida F Barnes Thomas J Hartgrave Arthur S Pearse John C Page Karl C Randall and Mark Morton for distinguished achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolln
Nebr
Harold
Harpen Kerr
Akron
University of Nebraska
College of Medicine
Omaha
Vida
Florence Barnes
Daughters Born to Chatsworth and Burrington Families
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Herbert Liston of Chatsworth on June 7 1941 and a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Francis Burrington southwest of town on June 10 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert , Liston
Chatsworth
Francis Burrington
Damages Sought In Death Of Husband In Iowa Auto Crash
Mrs. Maidie Witt administratrix of Alfred Witt's estate sues Kenneth Johnson in LeMars district court for $6,363.63 alleging Alfred was struck while entering his car after an auction near Akron on February 28, 1940. Witt died the next day from injuries. plaintiff claims Johnson was intoxicated and speeding with faulty brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidie Witt
Alfred Witt
Akron
LeMars
Kenneth Johnson
Portland Township
Thomas ‘Heath
Johnson
Witt
Vacation Bible School Demonstration Program at Christian Church
The Union Vacation Bible School Demonstration Program will be held Sunday at 9:00 PM in the Christian church. Department efforts will showcase two weeks of work, with certificates for seven days of attendance. A freewill offering supports expenses and enrollment reached 132 children on Tuesday of the second week. All are welcome to attend Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Vacation Bible School
Christian Church
Pirst Church OF Christ Bible School
Lloyd Lemen
Dr. Miller
Church of Jesus Christ
Bro. Meyer
The
Baptist Church
Union Oreber
Luther Hall
Lois Anderson
Marie Anderson
Johnson
Ig, Heeren
Hugo Granstrom
Chester Johnson
Immanuel Lutheran Church Activities This Weekend
Ernest Svenson pastor leads services at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Junior Mission Band Saturday at the church hosted by Mrs Gust Granquist. Sunday features Sunday school at 10am worship at 11am led by Ray Gillman from Akron, and an 8pm Luther League service hosted by Mrs Ernest Anderson. Summer Bible School continues. enrollment is open and a picnic will end the term. Teachers include Miss Elaine Smikahl superintendent and assistants Mrs Lundgren Lorraine Johnson Darlene Miller and Margaret Syenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Eng. Luth
Ernest
Svenson
Gust
Elaine Smikahl
Lundgren
Lorraine Johnson
Darlene Miller
Margaret, Syenson
Local News Notes from Akron Area World War II Era
Local notes cover visits and family news from Akron Nebras ka and nearby towns. Ray Mazeem of Omaha met his father Clas H Maxson last Friday while Mrs Clifford Johnson and son Jimmy of Oakland Nebr visited relatives. Others attend weddings, graduations, and summer studies, with word of a Norway death and a fracture for Mrs Shoulberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Mazeem
Omaha
Clas. H. Maxson
Clifford. Johnson
Jimmy
Oakland
Nebr
Frank A. Mahaney
Akron
Molly Linnan
Hawarden
Jos. Dalton
Sarah Mead
Betty
Centerville
Iowa
Henry. Richter
S. W. Fredell
Evelyn
Victor
Leo
Methodist
Grand Junction
J. H. Kerr
Harper
College of Medicine
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Misses
Trene
Lucille Bellwood
Western Union College
LeMars
Maud Fletcher
Chas
C. Fowler
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Claus Richters
Pennsylvania
P. Shoulberg
Akron Juniors Defeat Remsen in Preseason Baseball
The Akron American Legion Junior team beat Remsen Juniors 16 to 2 on Remsen grounds Sunday afternoon. Akron’s pitchers Bouken and Swift combined for fourteen strikeouts, while Bohlken homered off Margen. The victory signals a strong Akron squad for the season with a full county schedule ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron American Legion
Remsen
Remsens
Legion
Cireles
Akron
D. Bouken
Swift
Margen
Bohlken
Mre
Oe Jusiors
LeMars
American Legion Jun-ier
Plymouth County
Les Mars
Kingsley
Akrons
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Beresford
Cherokee
Rock Valley
Vermillion
Ireton
Akron Telephone Office Honorees Mark Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Miss Rose Claassen celebrated twenty-five years with the Akron telephone office at a Trinity Lutheran parish dinner on June 9. She received a fitted overnight bag from colleagues as the dial system installation prompts a transfer to another Bell station next fall. Miss Edna Steinert received a desk lock and will move to the LeMars office. illness kept her from attending. A. W. Johnson photographed the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Rose Claassen
Trinity Lutheran
Miss Claassen
Edna Steinert
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Thirtieth Annual Swedish Baptists Meet in Big Springs
The Thirtieth Annual meeting of Swedish Baptists of South Dakota will be held at Big Springs Baptist Church June 12 15. Pastors from various churches will speak. Guest speaker Rev C Georgeric of Chicago Ill attends. Bible study prayer and fellowship hour at 8 p m on Tuesday June 17. Bring your Bible.
Norka Theatre Week Lineup with Multiple Features
The Norka Theatre presents a June program starting Friday and Saturday June 13 and 14 with a double feature: Meet the Crump starring Hugh Herbert and Law and Order with Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight. Sunday and Monday offer Model Wife with Joah Blondel and Dick Powell, plus a matinee at 2 30 p m. Tuesday June 17 Take a Chance Night at ten cents. Wednesday and Thursday June 18 and 19 feature The Penalty with Edward Arnold Lionel Barrymore Gene Reynolds and Martha Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meet the Crump
Hugh Herbert
Lewis Howard
Jeanne Kelly
Law and Order
Johnny Mack Brown
Fussy Knight
Brown
Nell O'Day
Joah* Blondel
Dick Powell
Charlie’ Ruggles
Ruth Donnelly
Lee Bowman
Norka
Edward Arnold
Lionel Barrymore
Gene Reynolds
Marsha Hunt
Catholic Church Services at St Patrick's Akron
The schedule lists Holy Mass at St Patrick's Akron on the first, third and fifth Sundays at 8:00 am and on the second and fourth Sundays at 9:30 am. Confessions are on Saturdays preceding the first, third and fifth Sundays at 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Father C Ernst presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church Services
St. Patrick’s
Akron
St. Catharine's
Westfield
Holy Mesa
Father C. Ernst
Community Notes and Gatherings Across the County
Ties of kinship and visits mark the week with arrivals from Sioux Falls Wynot and Madeira. The L F Root family held a reunion near Ross Root farm as Akron Hospital reports several surgical and medical cases. Dr Donald Cross visited from Coon Rapids and returned with relatives to Buffalo New York. A rainy week boosted crops with 1.60 inches total rainfall and forecasts of warmer days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Burnight
Okoboji
John Wilken
Sioux Falls
George
L. F. Root
Picnia
Ross Root
H. Buren
Madeira
Minn
Chas. Gosting
Wynot
Nebr
Akron Hospital
Melvin Lias
Richland
Clint. Anderson
H. Bueke
Surgical
Melvin Hanson
Jack Garton
Jacqueline
Marianne
Atlanta
Garton
Buffalo
N. Y
Intensive Search Planned For Tuberculosis In Plymouth County
Arrangements announced by Dr. R J Fisch and Dr. Charles J K McCarthy for an annual tuberculosis survey in Plymouth County. The program, funded half by local and state tuberculosis groups, will use tuberculin testing and chest X rays to identify exposed individuals early, reducing infection and long term costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
R. J. Fisch
Plymouth County Medical Society
Charles JK. McCarthy
State Department of Health
Town Tuberculosis Association
Plymouth County Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
McCarthy
Brule Creek Church to Hold Spring Festival
Brule Creek Lutheran church will host its annual Spring Festival on the church grounds the eve of June 19. Program begins at 8 p.m. with Rev. Gabriel Tweet of Yankton, S.D., as speaker. Refreshments and lunch will be served in the church parlors. Ladies Aid sponsors invite everyone to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brule Creek Church
Brule Creek Lutheran Church
Gabriel Tweet
Yankton
Ladies’ Aid
TrinityLutheran Church Sunday Programs Announced
Trinity Lutheran Church lists Sunday school at 7 p m and preaching service at 7 45 p m. The notice notes an eventful family visit with Mr and Mrs Elmer Oltwiams and baby Derrel Dean from Brungville Tu visiting Russell Clark's home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Elmer Oltwiams
Derrel Dean
Brungville, Tu
Russel Clark
Methodist Church Notes
The Women's Society of Christian Service will meet next Wednesday for their regular monthly meeting. The choir will meet Thursday night. The painting of our church is progressing and will soon be completed outside. The Upper Room devotional book has arrived and is available at the church or from the pastor. Next Sunday includes special music and two sermons for Father’s Day. Regular services Sunday morning with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11, no evening service. A D V B 8 program at the Christian church is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Naval
Woost
The
Christian Church
Pleasant Hill Church Bible School Sunday Service Change
Due to Bible School, Pleasant Hill Church holds Sunday morning service at 10 30 with Miss Martha Lee on marimba. A picnic dinner follows in the grove a half mile south. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon June 18 with Mrs Harvey Welch. Camp Conference begins Monday at York Nebraska. Report to the pastor if attending Carl Lee pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Lee
Grove
Ladies’ Aid
Harvey Welch
York
Nebr
Carl Lee
Local News Notes Highlights Visits and Events
Regt meeting notes and a flurry of visits as residents travel to Sioux City Riverside and San Francisco. Personal updates include David Tripp of LeMars visiting relatives, Mrs Ed Thorp visiting her daughter in Sioux City, and Albert Johnson visiting family. A Free masonry grand judge event in Council Bluffs is mentioned along with carrier outings in Des Moines. Akron sub junior baseball beat Ireton 6 4 with notable hits by Eldon Small and K Goodman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tripp
LeMars
Ed. Thorp
Liooux City
Loyal Tucker
Leo Tangeman
Sioux City
Alberta Johnson
A. W
Joligan
Aug. Lundgren
Fred Lundgren
Elk Point
Herb, Lundgren
Spring Brook
Wis
L. K. Burker
Freedom Lodge
A. M
Iowa Masonic
Council Bluffs
Besse Lias
Tommy
Blanche Riter
Roma
Hawarden
San Francisco
Riverside
Calif
Lias
Charles Wetzeler
Charles Keana
Walter Orien
Billy Enockson
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Des Moines
Naomi Ross
Stockton
George Ross
Canada
New York City
Florida
Wmn. Blankenburg
Marian
Donna
Donny
Los Angeles
Geo. C. Robertson
Robert Tucker
Ogden
Utah
Akron
Ireton
Eldon Small
K. Goodmanson
Billy Bnoeckson
J. Svenson
Fuss
Krom
Lendt
J C Kennedy Gets Appointment for Postmaster Job
Akron gains acting postmaster J C Kennedy after he was checked in by Postal Inspector Sparks. Kennedy replaces Arthur J Claeys who resigned after federal indictment for false entries in post office records. Claeys had served six years as postmaster. Meanwhile local notes include Union Oreber Church announcements and summer Bible school plans at Luther Hall starting June 16. Chester Johnson, Student Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
J. C. Kennedy
Sparks
Sioux City
Kennedy
Arthur J. Claeys
Post Ofice Department
Claeys
W. F. Scott
Mapleton
Baptist Church Notes and County Market Hogs
The article lists Sunday Bible school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at noon from a Baptist church. Evening events include a Vacation Bible School demonstration at 8 p.m. Delegates will attend the Sioux Valley Association at Mt Olive. A market report notes Albert Lieff of Akron sold 17 hogs at Sioux City, averaging 201 pounds, bringing $9.30 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S3aptist Church
Christian Church
Sioux Valley Association
Mt. Olive
Baptist
Cherokee
John S. Meyer
Albert Lieff
Akron
Sioux, City
Sheriff Seholer Deluged By Drivers At Akron
Sheriff Frank Scholer and two LeMars typists processed auto drivers permits at Akron City Hall from 9 30 AM to 10 46 PM over a two year period. A total of 748 permits were issued and receipts recorded, with blanks running short prompting a LeMars run for more. The day yielded 369 dollars in receipts. the sheriff planned a Saturday return to finish. Mrs Axel Kilstrom and Mrs Ernest Anderson attended a funeral in Charter Oak last Friday with Mrs Anderson's son Henry accompanying from Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Seholer
LeMars
Akron
Scholer
Scholex
LeMarg
Axel Kilstrom
Ernest Anderson
Charter Oak
Town
Sioux City
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Brown Church
Harold Johnson
ORN
District
K. ‘Johnson
Akroy
Cat LeMars
Big Springs Baptist Church
R. A. Dahlquist
T. B
Pleasant Hill Church
J.C. Kennedy
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