Prize winners in art contest announced at Akron Grade School
A rain dampened crowd gathered for the Book and Thimble Club art contest at Akron Grade School. Judge LeRoy Burker of the University of Nebraska awarded ribbons across all grades, from Kindergarten to Sixth, with honorable mentions for many students and a Picasso print prize presented to Miss Larson on behalf of the Second Grade. The Silver Tea hosted by the Akron High Home Economics class drew many patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thimble Club
Akron Public School
LeRoy K Burker
Art
University of Nebraska
Dale Stinton
Cassie Clark
Dianne Larsen
Betty Jean Lockwood
Marilyn. Smith
Kenneth Blake
Reese Harris
Harlan Bultman
Russell John‘son
Larson
Akron High
Cattle Judging Club Dates Change Meeting Venue
The last meeting occurred at John Abraham's home and focused on judging cattle types. The upcoming session moves to Friday evening April 8 at Elwin Thormodsgaard's residence, per Club Reporter Melvin Huebner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Abraham
Elwin Thormodsgaard
Melvin Huebner
American Legion Auxiliary Regular Meeting Notice
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday April B at 8 00 p m in the Legion Hall. President Lucille Chamberlain will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American. Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Lucille Chamberlain
Ak ron pupils present musical Wedding of Jack and Jill Minstrel
Ak Ron public school pupils from Second through Sixth grades perform a musical titled The Wedding of Jack and Jill and a Minstrel Show in the New Auditorium on Friday at 8:00 pm under teachers’ direction. Soloists include Donna Halvorsen Donna Schneider Sammy Phillips and others with tap numbers by Connie and Patty Ord. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
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Akron
Jack and
Jill
Patty Ord
Jack
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday School and Worship Schedule
Trinity Lutheran Church invites worshippers to Sunday school and Bible class at 10:00 a.m. with divine service at 11:00 a.m. Lenten service Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Confirmation instructions Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Adult instruction on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Choir practice Wednesday at 8:00. We welcome you to worship with us.
Pannkuk Pastor Leads St Math Lutheran Chatsworth Service
Sunday worship begins at 9:00 am with divine service and 10:00 am Sunday school and Bible class. The Ladies Aid meets Friday afternoon with members serving. all are welcome to worship.
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Ladies’ Aid
Adaville Evangelical United Brethren Church Service Notes
Adaville Evangelical United Brethren Church invites worship this Lord's Day. Church school at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. U P Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Evening service at 8:00 p.m. Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice follows. Minister Virgil E. Shickell urges constant prayer.
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Zion
God
Virgil E. Shickell
Brutle Creek Luth Church Service Schedule
Sunday school at 10 00 a m worship service at 11 00 a m on Sunday. Luther League program Friday April 7 at 8 00 p m. Hostesses are Mrs Paul Quam and Mrs Hugo Granstrom with Milo Granstrom as program leader. Meeting time changed from April 15 to April 8. I G Hastad pastor.
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Luther League
Mhostesses
Paul Quam
Hugo Granstrom
Milo Granstrom
I. G. Hastad
Paator
Local Notes on Meetings and Visits in Union County
Regular meeting notices for Vesper chapter No 61 C E S and Freedom lodge No 484 A F & M. Visits reported include Dr and Mrs George Mattison from Glenndale California, Mrs Chas McCambridge to Hammond Louisiana, Esther Hanson visiting aunt Anna Hanson in the Ericson home, and Rev Orville Nelson and son Ronnie visiting Milan Minnesota. Other items mention Akron Hospital patients, a 5000 mile western trip by C C Winquist, a spelling contest winner Patty Morehead, Thomas Bruce’s visit to Aberdeen Scotland, and Mrs Cluett Chamberlain joining entertainers in Cherokee for a State Hospital program. Weather notes: chilly winds and rain with a light snow, rising Bi Sioux river stage to about 18.8 feet.
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Chas. McCambridge
Hammond
Louisiana
Esther Hanson
Sioux City
Anna ‘Hanson
O. M. Ericson
Akron
Ed. Nelson
Westfield
Larry Shuck
Harold Bryan
Elk Point
Begsie Wilcox
Dave ‘Anderham
C. C. Winquist
Union County
Liberty
Patty. Morehead
Des Moines
Bruce
Aberdeen
Scotland
Great Britain
Cluett Chamberlain
the Legion Auxiliary
Cherokee
State Hospital
Remsen _ las
Chamberlain
Sioux
Akron Basketball Benefit Doubleheader Planned
Akron fans are invited to a charity basketball doubleheader on Tuesday, April 5 at the School Auditorium. The evening features the Akron Pawn Gals vs Akron High senior girls, followed by the Has-Beens versus the Rural Ruffians with a long list of local standouts. Proceeds fund new uniforms for the Akron Baseball team. Tickets are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Akron “Pawn Gals
Akron High
Akron
Hans Beena
Bob Tucker
Ramon Jespersen
R. B. Brown
Don Waterbury
J. H. Earnest
J. R. Shoulberg
Clifford Johnson
Robert Adams
Dr. R. R. Ragnes
Cliff Miller
Burton
Lefty” Swift
Harold Peck
Harvey Peters
Karl Silkebakken
Gary Hartman
Harold Baker
Hugh Swift
Jack Port
Norman Morehead
Dick Bean
Dr. C. R. Mason
Gordon Rossow
Mae Thorson
Daryl McCormick
Arvin Finzen
Death notices Mrs Campbell former Akron resident
Mrs J W Campbell of Des Moines died Sunday morning March 20 1949 in a Des Moines hospital after a three week stay from complications after surgery She was 53 born in Dallas Texas and survived by husband J W Campbell daughter Mrs Robert Greenleaf of Des Moines three sisters Mrs Lida Hall Dallas Mrs Aline Danahy Topeka and Mrs Roy Hayden Wichita and two grandchildren She attended Westminster United Presbyterian church Eastern Star Daughters of the Nile and American Legion Auxiliary Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon A Sioux City visitor Mamie Anderson mentioned among readable fragments.
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Akron
J. W. Campbell
Des Moines
Robi. Greenleaf
Campbell
Dallas
Texas
Robert Greenleaf
Lida Hall
Aline Danahy
Topeka
Kan
Roy Hayden
Wichita
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
The
Eastern Star
Daughters of the Nile
American Legion Auxiliary
TALKIE CHATTER Norka Theatre Week Descriptions
The Norka Theatre previews next week with two dramas an outdoor comedy and a crime doctor play. Friday and Saturday April 1 2 feature a double bill headlined by Daredevila of the Clouds and Slippy McGee with Mae Clarke Dale Evans and Donald Barry. Sunday and Monday April 3 4 present Northwest Stampede an outdoor cinecolor romance with James Craig Joan Leslie and a ranch tale. April 6 shows The Crime Doctor's Gamble featuring Warner Baxter in a courtroom mystery set on a continent tour.
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Norka Theatre
Airways
Robert Livingston
Edward Gargan
Mae Clarke
Nog2
McGee
Dale Evans
Donald Barry
Canadian Rockies
James Craig
Joan Leslie
Craig
Jane
Togethir
Jack
Oakie
Chill Wills
Warner Baxter
Roger Dann
Baxter
Dann
Railroad Taxes Aid Local Governments in Iowa
Milwaukee Road tax receipts to Iowa counties total 999060.77 for 1948, with $+19,317.37 over last year and nearly $500,000 above 1940. First half paid now. balance due in September. Plymouth County receives 3689.82. Rail taxes fund schools, roads, and general government across rural areas per R G Bundy of the Milwaukee Road.
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Iowa
Milwaukee Road
Plymouth
Westfield
Akron
R. G. Bundy
Chcago
Miwaukee Road
Akron Church of Christ Bible School and Pulpit Change
Akron Church of Christ announces Bible school at 10:00 a.m. Communion and worship at 11:00 a.m. Bro. Dean Onis of Sioux City has been called as minister and will take charge after April 10. Holdsworth and family will move to New Point, Missouri to serve two churches. Ladies Aid meets Thursday April 7 with Mrs Cummins, Mrs Grant and Mrs Elliott leading devotions.
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Bible School
Dean Onis
Sioux City
Holdsworth
New Point
Forest City
Ladies’ Aid
Ghyrea
Cummins
Plymouth County Seeks Last Push to Reach Red Cross Goal
Plymouth County officials report a county Red Cross drive total of 6114.76 with 1598 remaining to meet the 7712 quota by March 31. Districts in LeMars rural Brunsville Washington Johnson and Grant seek final canvass reports as volunteers press to cover all areas before deadline.
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H. J. Harrs
County Red Cross
LeMars
Mr. Harris
Elmer Philips
Preston Township
Brunsville
Jack Borchers
Lyle Stephens
Washington Township
Bertie Brown
Johnson Township
Rev. Rushing
Grant Township
Harry Hawkins
Robert H. Roseberry
Elks Club
Walmer Post
American Legion
Chapter AO
Red Cross
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Schedule
David J. Roy, pastor, lists church activities including Saturday confirmation class at 2:00 p.m. and membership class at 7:00 p.m. Sunday offers 10:15 a.m. Sunday school and Bible class, 11:20 a.m. morning worship with adult confirmation. Board of Trustees meets Monday at 8:00 p.m. in church parlors hosted by Mrs Mollie Oake. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday 2:30 p.m. in church parlors, choir rehearsal Wednesday 7:00 p.m. and Lenten worship hour at Union Creek church at 8:00 p.m.
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Board of Trustees
Hosteas
Mollie Oake
Woman's Missionary Society
White Elephant Social at Luther League
Friday April 1 at 8 pm hosts Clayton Hultgren Clifford Roger Green William Koch Stanley Koch in church parlors. Bring unused article for exchange. Sunday 9 55 morning worship 11 00 Sunday school and Bible Tuesday 8 pm choir rehearsal Wednesday 8 pm Lenten worship Thursday 2 30 am Ladies Aid in church parlors Hostesses Mrs Donald Harvey Mrs Jos Lambert Mrs Edward Stone Friday April 15 noon to 3 pm Good Friday three hour service here. Immanuel St John Trinity Union Creek churches participate.
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Luther League
White Elephant
Clayton
Hultgren
Clifford
Roger Green
William
Stanley Koch
Donald Harvey
Jos. Lambert
Edward Stone
Immanuel
St. John’s
Trinity
Union Creek
Big Springs Baptist Church Friday schedule
The Big Springs Baptist Church lists a full Friday through Sunday program with Good Fellowship Society meeting at 8:00 p.m. Morning worship and communion at 10:30, Sunday school at 11:30, P and Crusaders at 7:30, gospel service at 8:00, Band practice Monday 8:00, Prayer service Wednesday 7:45, choir rehearsal 8:30 led by Minister D A Miller. An advertisement notes a Want Act for quick results.
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BIG Springs Baplist
Good Fellowship Society
Crusaders
D. A. Miller
Pleasant Hill church adjusts service times for Star Prairie
Pleasant Hill Evangelical United Brethren Church announces evening services after exchanging times with Star Prairie. Sunday school at 7 30 p m. Worship service at 8 30 p m. Pastor R A Pfeifer.
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Pleasant Hill
Local News Notes From Hamiltonoval Area
Albin Carlson will host a Hamiltonoval meeting on Monday evening April 4. Randolph Nebr resident Henning Westadt visited his son Earl and family. Howard Manning and daughter Patricia of Waterloo visited relatives last weekend. Wm Loudenslager from Sioux Falls stayed with Adams family. Sioux Valley Extension Club meets at Mrs Chris Lucht’s home with Miss Esse Lucht as hostess on Friday April 1. Mrs Walter Merlen returned home from Lutheran Hospital Sioux City where she was a surgical patient and is improving. Mrs Mary Brownmiller of Sioux City and her brother John Mollhoit of Hawarden planned to live in Mrs Brownmiller’s house in town. Quigley Fletcher and twin sons Tom and Don from Palatine Ill and Edgar Fletcher of Des Plaines Ill visited Nora Fletcher and other relatives. S W Fredell returned from Beardstown after spending a week with daughter Mrs Earl Milstead. Tokyo trip planned for Milstead with Army occupation. H C Lewison and daughter Helen, Ruth Colby and Barbara Smith traveled to Esterville IA where Akron High’s Helen won third in a District Speech contest. Calvin Andersen family were called to Holdrege Nebr by death of Rev A Jones aged 64, formerly of Le Mars Baptist Church. Jones is survived by wife, daughter Vera Ewin of Minden Nebr, and kin in Texas. Funeral held in LeMars with interment in city cemetery.
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Hamiltonoval
Albin Carlson
Henning Westadt
Randolph
Nebr
Earl
Howard Manning
Patricia
Waterloo
Wm. Loudenslager
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
John Mollhoit
Hawarden
Mrs. Brownmiller
Quigley Fletcher
Tom
Don
Palatine
Ill
Edgar Fletcher
Des Plaines
Nora Fletcher
Earl Milstead
Beardstown
Milstead
Tokyo
Japan
U.S Army of Occupation
H. C. Lewison
Helen
Ruth Colby
Barbara
Smith
Estherville
Iowa
Akron High School
Calvin Andersen
Holdrege
A. Jones
Jones
le Mars
Penny King
Warren King
Adaville
Vera, Ewin
Minden
Texas
LeMars
High school students in Plymouth county get chest x rays
Final statistics show 84 percent of 1 605 high school students and 1 866 students plus 198 teachers and staff in Plymouth County underwent miniature film x rays in January. The mobile unit found 20 cases needing large x rays after the January 7 return. Examinations aimed to uncover tuberculosis and other conditions, funded by Christmas Seals.
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Plymouth County
Iowa’ Tuberculosis and Health Association
L. H. Flancher
Iowa Tuberculosis, and Health Association
State Department of Health
Preston Pearls 4 H Club Meeting Report
The Preston Pearls 4 H Club met at Elizabeth and Marion Johnsons home on Saturday March 19. Seven members answered roll call. Minutes were read and approved. After adjournment members toured the kitchen. Sue Jeffers baked a butter cake. Demonstrations covered pie crust white sauce and a seven minute frosting. Lunch was provided by the hostess. Next meeting set with Betty Cow on April 16 conducted by Connie Gabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Pearls
Elizabeth
Marion
Johnson
Sue
Jeffers
Connie Gabel
Marion Johnson
Betty Cow
Connie
Gabel
Club
A. H. S. Track Squad Holds Workouts
The A. H. S. track squad has trained two weeks with one week outside. Members include Sprints Smith McInnis V Small F Small Milbrodt Gassman 440 Hummel Clark Gant Klem Johnson Huebner Mile McVay Lansdowne High Jump Gassman Huebner Discus and Shot O Harris Pole Vault Lucken D Caskey. A new jumping pit was built at the football field. First meet April 5 at LeMars with South Sioux City Akron. Other meets listed include Holstein Cherokee Tomahawk Alton Relays Cleghorn Seven Team Relays Sioux City Relays and a sectional in Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris visited from Brunswick Neb. last week.
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Smith
McInnis
V. Small
F. Small
Milbrodt
Gassman
Hummel
Clark
Gant
Klemme
Johnson
Huebner
McVay
Lansdowne
O. Harris
Lucken
D. Caskey
Hall
LeMars
South Sioux City
Akron
Holstein
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Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Brutle Creek Luth
Vesper
George Mattison
Glenndale
Calif
Orville N. Nelson
Ronnie
Milan
Minn
Freedom Lodge
Marie
Metz
Mamie Anderson
Norka
Church OF Christ
Carl Holdsworth
Methodist
Lord
Simon Peter
Judas Iscariot
Daryl Port Joseph
Caiaphas
Shack Baker
Pontius Pilate
Harold Bake
Simon
Cyrene
Bill Faulkner
the Centurion
Harvey Lias John
Esc
Paul Steel
Ladies’ Quartet
Jesus
Rev. Nelson
Clifford McMurray
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cox Talbott
Akron Hospital
Forrest i Williams
Glenn Schulz
Immanuel Eng
LUTH
David
J. Roy
UNION
Creek Luth
David J. Roy
H. S
Cnet Pears
Preston
Robert
Harris
Brunswick
Nebri
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