Akron Ball Team Downs Merrill In League Game
The Akron baseball team won its ninth straight Northwest Iowa League game, defeating Merrill 9 to 4 on the local diamond. Pitcher Peron Swalley earned the win as Akron built an early lead, with key hits from Beaubien, Tucker, Hartman, and Ard. Merrill rallied briefly, but Akron pulled away in the later innings to seal the victory.
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Akron
Merrill
Peron Swalley
Kasten
LaBaba
Muir
Hartman
Cotton
L. Mattes
Peckso
Boble
Ard
Brown
Kim
Tucker
Ore
Short
Beaubien
Tucker Brothers
Swalley
Cliff Pike Appointed Clerk at Heeger’s Market
Continued on inside page notes Cliff Pike has taken a position as clerk at Heeger's Market, indicating a new personnel update within the local business community.
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Cliff
Pike
Heeger’s Market
Sheriff schedules license renewals in Akron and Westfield
Sheriff Frank Scholer and assistants will renew drivers licenses in Akron at City Hall on Wednesday June 19 from 1 00 p m to 9 00 p m and in Westfield at Duffy's Service Station on Friday June 28 from 6 00 p m to 9 00 p m This is the only renewal window in western Plymouth county and holders should renew then or travel to LeMars later All out of state town licenses may apply at the sheriff's office but no later than July 5 All renewals require in person appearance
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Frank Scholer
Akron
Scholer
Westfield
Duffy’s
Sherif Scholer
Plymouth County
LeMars
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday services and meetings
J A Pannhuk pastor leads Sunday school and Bible class at 10 00 am divine worship at 11 00 am confirmation instruction Saturday 1 00 4 00 pm vacation Bible school closes Friday noon church council meets Tuesday Ladies Aid hosts Mrs Henry Hitzemann 288 mission circle meets Friday June 14 St Math Luth Chatsworth services 9 00 am Sunday school 10 00 am Ladies Aid hosts Mrs Gert Ludwigs Sr Friday
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Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Ladies’ Aid
Henry Hitzemann
Mission Circle
Henry Stryzewski
Big Springs Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Events
Big Springs Baptist Church lists Sunday services at 10 30 morning worship with Rev Dickson as guest speaker 1130 Sunday school 800 gospel service and conference reports midweek Bible study and prayer. Thursday June 20 Missionary Society meeting hostesses Stanley Johnson Merton Johnson and Hilda Johnson devotion lead Merton Henry bring famine relief food. Special offering. June 13 16 State Conference at Lake Nordin June 17 23 Y P Assembly at Swan Lake. D A Miller Minister.
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Big Springs Baptist Church
Dickson
Alecester
Missionary Society
Stanley Johnson
Merton Johnson
Hilda Johnson
Merton Henry
Lake Nordin
Swan Lake
D. A. Miller
Local News Notes From Akron Area Headlines June Events
Regular meeting of Freedom lodge No. 434 A F and A M set for Monday evening June 17 at 8 o'clock with third degree work. Akron Junior Legion baseball team loses 5 to 0 at LeMars. LeMars Juniors visit Akron Sunday at 2 30 p m. Marine Private Daryl Jeffers, Akron native, undergoing eight weeks recruit training at San Diego Marine Base. Flying Farmers meeting at Pierre June 3 includes Union county representatives Jay Crowder Harmon Boyd Walter Bennett and Wayne Stoutenburg with Crowder chosen as southeast district director.
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Royal Metz
Sioux City
James
Floyd Fletcher
Vernon Sayles
Bud Bennett
Maurice
Joe Tentinger
T Patty
Ralph Stinton
Santa Monica
Calif
Adaville
Merrill and LeMars
Stinton
Bert Bradley
L. L. Burrill
Anna Mangold
Akron
County Home
Webster
Marine Corps Base
San Diego
Daryl . Jeffers
Frank Jeffers
Iowa
Jeffers
Akron High School
South Dakota
Pierre
Union County
Jay Crowder
Harmon Boyd
Walter Bennett
Elk Point
Death in Alcester Claims Mrs Olaf Hofstad at 64
Mrs Mary Anna May Kerr Hofstad died in Alcester South Dakota on June 5 1946 at age 64 years 5 months and 13 days after a brief illness she had moved to Alcester earlier that year and affiliated with Nathaniel Lutheran church. She leaves her husband Olaf Hofstad a daughter Mrs Herbert Clementson and four grandchildren two sisters three brothers and a brother who preceded her in death Funeral services were held at the Nathaniel Lutheran church with a mixed quartet and burial at the U B Pleasant Hill cemetery. Relatives from nearby towns attended the funeral.
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Olaf Hofstad
Alcester
Mary Anna May
John Robert
Sarah Kerr
Old Homestead
Richland
Union County
South Dakota
Pleasant Valley School
Akeron
Normal
Vermillion
St. Paul
Jack Jo Ann
James Owen Clementson
Thomas Downey
Winner
Margaret Kerr
Akron
Frank Kerr
J. H.kerr
T. J. Kerr
North Platte
Nebr
J. W. Kerr
Nathaniel Lutheran Church
N. E. Olson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Gerhardt Groethe
Anna Kjose
Myrtle Kjose
Enoch Hofstad
Oliver Groethe
U. B. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Robert Kerr
H. H. Keer
Fay Kerr
Earl Kerr
Tilton Hofstad
Sioux City
Arnold Hofstad
Glidden
Iowa
Tom Downey
John Barber
Rose Smith
Chris Hansen
Robert McCline
Blanche Hidem
Arnold Hofsted and
St John’s Mission Rally at St John’s Lutheran Church
St John’s Lutheran Church Preston Township hosts annual Mission Festival Sunday June 16 in Akron with services at 9:30 am Sunday School 9:30 am and 10:30 am Divine Service featuring Rev A Schlueter of Moville Ia and guest speakers Rev G Meyer of Johnson Township and Rev D J Roy of Akron. Stop for 12 noon dinner and 2:30 pm and 8 pm services. Slide pictures on New Guinea mission work and Mrs F Scherle wife of missionary in New Guinea to speak. Choir rehearsal June 21 8:30 pm. Sunday June 23 9:30 am Sunday School and Adult Bible class 9:30 am 0:30 am Divine services. H F Stiep Pastor Akron Ia R 8 Akron Tel 5546
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Preston Township
H F. Stief
Stief
A. Schlueter
Moville
G. Meyer
Johnson Township
D. J. Roy
Akron
New Guinea
F. Scherle
Divine Services
H. F. Stiep
First Baptist Church
John Winquist
New World
Mallotte
Charles Adams
Publication Society
Ladies’ Association
Progra
Vinl. Adams
Ellis L. Jackson
Luke
TALKIE CHATTER Novka Theatre Week Lineup Features
The Novka theatre posts a week of talking pictures including a post war drama The Hoodlum Saint starring William Powell Esther Williams James Gleason and Angela Lansbury. Abbott and Costello in Little Giant. and a music comedy That Night With You featuring Franchot Tone Susanna Foster and David Bruce. Fandom notes costars Brenda Joyce Jacqueline DeWit Elena Verdugo Mery Gordon and George Cleveland.
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Talking Picture Entertainment
Novka Theatre
William Powell
Esther Williams
James Gleason
Angela Lansbury
Fima Plenty
Norka
Abbott and Costello
A.&c
Costello
Abbott
Brenda Joyce
Jacqueline DeWit
Elena Verdugo
Mery Gordon
George Cleveland
Franchot Tone
Susanna Foster
David Bruce
Louise ‘Allbritton
Tone
Susanne
Susanna
Miss Foster
Louise Allbritton
Regular meeting notices and local visits in Akron area
Regular meeting of Vesper chapter No. 61 6 EB S Friday evening June 14 with initiation. Claude Burrill went to Iowa City Tuesday may enroll at State University. Miss Eileen Bohlken of Long Beach Calif visited friends and former schoolmates. Free Recreation Pavement Dance June 14 at 8 30 east of First National Bank Akron. Rev E Gillmann attended 49th anniversary Lutheran church observance in Aldord town. Clifford Johnson and family Mrs Emil Johnson and daughter Phyllis left to visit Mr and Mrs Axel Johnson and attend marriage of Dorothy Johnson. Rex Smith of El Paso Texas visited brother Melvin and renewed acquaintances. en route to Wisconsin and Duluth Minn.
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Claude Burrill
Iowa City
Eileen Bohlken
Long Beach
Calif
First Naational Bank
Akron
E. Gillmann
Alyord
Lutheran Church
Clifford Johnson
Emil Johnson
Phyllis
Axel Johnson
Dorothy , Johnson
Rex Smith
el Paso
Texas
Melvin
Wisconsin
B. F. Round
Duluth
Minn
Field Day at Park Promises Active Afternoons for Akron Youth
The Summer Recreation program at City Park enters its second week drawing many youngsters. A Field Day is set for Monday June 17 at 2 00 pm with events for all ages from 6 to over 14 including dashes, races, a bicycle race and a volleyball throw. Enter by seeing Mr Jenkins before Monday. winners announced next week.
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Jenkins
Akron
Mr. Jenkins
Trene Huebner
Recreation
Atom Smashers
Vibrators
Mickey’s Maulers
Super Rockets
First National Bank
Revival Week at Adaville A. B. Church
Sunday school at 10 a m. kicks off revival week starting June 16 with evangelist Mrs Elia B Hughes of Ohio bringing the message. Morning service at 11:00 a m. and Sunday evening at 8:00, plus daily services at 8:00 p m. invitation extended by the pastor.
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Elia B. Hughes
Ohio
Pleasant Hill A B Church Weekly Schedule
Pleasant Hill A B Church announces Sunday worship at 11 a m and a Friday aid social on June 14 hosted by Mrs Fred Hansen at church parlors. Rev J B Tracy serves as pastor.
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Fred Hansen
J. BE. Tracy
Born a Daughter to Westadt Family in Sioux City
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Westadt of Sioux City formerly of Akyron on June 7 1946 Billie Neal visited Sioux City yesterday as a guest of friends or relatives in the area during the recent trip through town
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Gerald Westadt
Sioux City
Akyron
Billie Neal
Weekend visits and village notices in Sioux County
Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Archie Rozell in Sioux City and Mrs Ti P Klauer returning from California. Oma ha Neb wed ding attended by relatives. light mishap with 500 Austra White baby chicks in which a lamp caused suffocation. Philadelphia visitors to town included Mr and Mrs Raymond Thomas. Navy leave for Lowell Hoschler. Local post office rent rates to rise July 1 1946, with quarterly boxes No 1 60 cents No 2 76 cents No 3 1.00. 1945 gross receipts at post office were 12433.64 the highest in post office history.
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Archie Rozell
Sioux City
Ti. P. Klauer
California
J. J. Arkin
Joy Deane
Alan
Omaha
Nebr
Joe Tentinger
Raymond Thomas
Philadelphia
Frank Thomas
Chas. Davis
Mitchell, D. D
Clara Port
Marvin Hull
Lowell G. Hoschler
S.e
Navy
Pacific Area
Win. Hosehler
Postallive Department
Postoffice
Kennedy
Akron Nine Streak Ends In Rock Valley Loss
Rock Valley defeats Akron 5 to 1 under lights as Fear shuts down the Akron offense. Ard Brown drives in Akron's lone run on a second inning sequence, while Hartiman allows seven hits with four strikeouts. Errors plague Akron as Rock Valley muscles ahead, evening the season series.
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Akron
Rock Valley
Tear
Everly
Iowa
Valley
Fear
Ard. Brown
Lt. Tucker
Young Fear
Ed. Hartiman
Akron Northwest Iowa League Akron Game Schedule
In the Northwest Iowa Baseball League, ten teams from Akron Calumet Cherokee Granville Hiawarden LeMars Marcus Merrill Quimby Remsen. Akron games are listed from May 26 Hawarden at Akron to Sept 25 Akron at Calumet with venues in Akron hosting home and away dates against rivals including LeMars Merrill Marcus Remsen Quimby Calumet Cherokee Granville Hawarden and Granville.
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Iowa
Akron
Calumet
Cherokee
Granville
Hiawarden
LeMars
Marcus, Merrill
Quimby
Remsen
Buason
Hawarden
Merrill
Marcus
Rhemson
Quimb
Akron Young Folks Wed In June 3 1946 Ceremony
Miss Delores R Lamoureux daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Lamoureux and Archie Rozell son of Mr and Mrs A L Rozell were married Monday morning at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Akron Ohio officiated by Rev Fr Charles Ernst. Attendants were Maxiel Rozell and Walter Lamoureux. Bride wore satin gown with lace and seed pearl crown. brides maid in white chiffon with blue trim. Groom and best man in dark suits with white carnation boutonnieres. Reception for forty at the couple’s home featured blue and white decor and a three tier cake. table waitresses Delores Andersen and Clara Bay.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Delores R. Lamoureux
C. B. Lamoureux
Archie Rozell
A. L. Rozell
Chas. Ernst Offmvnating
Maxiel Rozell
Walter Lamoureux
Delores Andersen
Clara Bay
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John's
Preston
St. John's Mission
Novka
EB. S
Plymouth Presb
Old Plymouth
Plymouth Church
Siunday
John Siebens
Mountain Children of
America
A. B. Church
Pleasant Hill
A. B Church
Audrey Bredall
Lois Heyl
Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Falls
Andrew Bredall
Walter Heyl
Virginian Bemiss
Roy Bemiss
Wayne Horton
Walter Horton
Rob J. Snuckson
Vitvgiimons General Hospital
Denver
Colo
Bob
L. A. Knockson
Bill
Shirley
Delores Lamoureux
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