Pancake Day Draws Big Crowd in Akron
Large turnout for Pancake Day at the Eagles building with 336 pounds of pancake flour 12 gallons of syrup sausage and other supplies used to feed visitors from Akron area. A free evening dance featured Three Hits and Mrs. and planners hope for another event this fall. Also notes a local Caroline mystery puzzle puzzling residents and visitors as signs appear in the business district. Mr and Mrs John Decker of Chicago visit relatives here.
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Akron
Eagles
Pillsbury
Eagles Ballroom
Akron Commercial ‘Club
Caroline
Death Comes to Mrs A L Jurgensen
Mrs. Andrew L. Jurgensen 56 died in a Sioux Falls hospital Friday after a five week illness. Funeral services were held at the Banton Funeral Home with Rev G H Steffen officiating and Wood Lawn Cemetery burial. Survived by widower three sons Arval Akron Qrlan Brandon Lowell Beresford three daughters LaVina Craniett Ellen Taniece Sioux Falls three brothers Henry Martsfield Redfield Chris Martsfield Salem Ore Newton Martsfield Alabama five sisters Lena Harris Spearfish Marie Rust Canton Helen Wockrodt Hazel Adele Louison Denver Louise Bernier San Bernardino Calif and 11 grandchildren. Akron relatives attended.
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Andrew L. Jurgensen
Sioux Falls
Banton Funeral Home
G. H. Steffen
Woodlawn
Akron
Anna Martsfield
Jurgensen
Hudson
Faith, Lutheran Church
Arval
Qrlan
Brandon
Lowell
Beresford
LaVina Craniett
Ellen
Taniece
Henry Martsfield
Redfield
Chris Martsfield
Salem
Ore
Newton Martsfield
Alabama
Lena Harris
Spearfish
Marie Rust
Canton
Helen Wockrodt
Hazel
Adele Louison
Denver
Louise Bernier
San Bernardino
Calif
Immanuel Lutheran Church Sioux City Notices
Saturday 1 30 p m Confirmation class Sunday 10 15 Sunday school and Bible classes Sunday 11 20 morning worship Choir practice Wednesday 7 p m Luther League 8 p m in parlors YoMaCo Club Thursday 8 p m host and plan entertainment W M S rally May 9 district rally in church Sunday School teachers parlor Ruth Stoutenburg hostess Friday May 9 Women s Missionary Society rally West Fifth and George Streets Sioux City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Eng
Luth
David J. Roy
Luther League
Neil McLane
Mardeen Dimmick
Jean Groe
Janice Robbins
John Dirks
YoMaCo Club
David Roys
Lawrence Maynards
Immanuel Church
Sioux City
Ruth Stoutenburg
Ladies’ Aid
Edward Harris
Carl Moir
David Roy
Lee Stoutenburg
Leonard Swanson
Millard Wakeman
Frank Willins
Immanuel
Women's Missionary. Society
Immanuel Lutheran Church
West Fifth and George Streets
Local News Notes and Social Updates from Vesper Area
Regular meeting notes, guests in town, and a mix of civic, religious, and social items. Highlights include Inez McCartney visiting Sioux City friends, Dennis Lamoureux and family staying with grandparents, Ludwigs winning $100 for mileage guess, Nall’s return from Korea and next assignment, a California to Honolulu ocean trip, Lorraine Bliss’s engagement to George Wilson with wedding in Sioux City, church conference appointments for Rev Roy and Mrs Anderson, and a Sioux City couple arrested for grocery theft with jail and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper
Inez McCartney
Sioux City
L. J. Cross
Cpl
Dennis Lamoureux
Dennis II
Frank Jeffers
Richland
D. Gerd Ludwigs
Gassman Motor Co
Iowa
Ludwigs
Lowell Nall
Will Nall
Korea
Fort Sterling
Illinois
Orlan C. Moore
California
Arden Ross
Tulsa
Okla
Helen Reed
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Arlene Stoddard
Log Angeles
Honolulu
John J. Bliss
Lorraine Bliss
George Wilson
J. Wilson
Cascade
St Boniface Catholic Church
Maurice Durig
Nellie Bliss
Ana Lutheran Church
Alta
David J. Roy
Immanuel Lutheran
Towa
H. R. Anderson
Akron
Eldon Emmick
Carl Elliott
Scholer
LeMars
West Barr
Dan Blake
Adams
Akron Public School Hires Seven New Teachers for Next Term
The Akron board of education and Supt. R. B. Brown have hired seven new teachers to fill vacancies for the upcoming term. The roster includes Mavis Mannetter, Marcia Moeller, Jane O’Boyle, Betty Whitfield, Mary Offringa, Joan Hooker, and Conrad Cameron, with Cameron previously teaching in Little Rock Iowa.
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Akron Board of Education
R. B. Brown
Akron Public School
Akron
Mavis Mannetter
Hubbard
Iowa
Westmar College
Marcia Moeller
Rock Valley
Wartburg College
Jane O’boyle
Hornick
Iowa State Teachers College
Betty Whitfield
Sioux Falls
Cornell College
Mary Offringa
West Branch
University of Iowa
Joan Hooker
Sioux City
Nebraska State Teachers College
Conrad Cameron
Sargeant Bluff
Morningside College
Cameron
Little Rock
Trinity Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule and Meetings
Trinity Lutheran Church lists Sunday school and Bible class at 10:00 a.m. and divine worship at 11:00 a.m. The Western Group of the Women’s Missionary Federation meets. Brotherhood Rally at St. John’s Lutheran LeMars Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Rev. Larson of the University of South Dakota will speak. Choir practice Wednesday evening. Confirmation classes Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. Church council meets Monday 8:00 p.m. Divine worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday school and Ladies’ Aid meet Friday in parish hall hosted by Mrs. John Bultman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannhuk
Women’s Missionary Federation of the American Lutheran Church
Trinity
St. John’s Lutheran Church
LeMars
Larson
University of South Dakota
Everning
Church Council
Ladies’ Aid
John Bultman
Akron Community Hospital Notes Include Surgeries and Births
Surgical patients include George Henke and Mrs. Roy Kaelke near Akron while Marlys Jervik, daughter of Clifford and Mrs. Jervik, is listed southwest of Akron. Betty Ann Hoff man, daughter of Ray Hoff man, is a medical patient southeast of Akron. A daughter was born to Donald and Caskey of Akron on April 24, 1952. George Henke, who had a leg amputation last Thursday, is recovering favorably at Akron Community Hospital.
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George Henke
Tof
Akron
Marlys
Clifford Jervik
Roy Kaelke
Betty Ann
Ray Hoffman
Donald Caskey
Akron Community Hospital
TALKIE CHATTER NORKS THEATRE FOR COMING WEEK
Norks Theatre offers free passes and a week of talking pictures. May 2 and 3 feature Fort Worth a Technicolor western with Randolph Scott, Phyllis Thaxter, and Ray Teal in Texas action. May 4 5 6 present It’s a Big Country with an all star cast including Powell Cooper Leigh March Barrymore.
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Norka Theatre
Talking Picture
Fort Worth
Randolph Scott
Texas
Ray Teal
David Brian
Scott
Phyllis Thaxter
Brian
William Powell
James Whitmore
America
Country
Dore Schary
Ethel Barrymore
Gary Cooper
Vin Johnson
Gene Kelly
Janet Leigh
Fredric March
Robert Sisk
Local Notices and Meetings This Week in Hamilton Area
Mrs Wm Harvey and children visited Hawarden yesterday to see her parents. Regular meeting Hamilton Local 490 Monday May 5 at Herb Swanson home. Mrs Lydia F Miller admitted to St Joseph Hospital Sioux City Monday. Special meeting Freedom Lodge 434 A B and A M Monday May 5 at 8 pm with first degree. Portland Township Home Extension Club meets Tuesday May 6 at 1 20 pm in township hall hostess Mrs Hugh Dowling. Sioux Valley Extension Club meets Friday May 2 at Mrs Martha Sprenger home with Mrs Elna Lambert assistant hostess. Mr and Mrs H L Smith visited Des Moines Saturday to see her brother Emery James surgical patient in Town Methodist Hospital.
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Wm. Harvey
Hawarden
Hamilton
Herb Swanson
Lydia F. Miller
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Freedom Lodge
A.B
A. M
Portland Township Home Extension Club
Hugh Dowling
Sioux Valley
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Affects Patrons
Rural mail patrons are urged to inspect and improve mail boxes during the week ending May 3, 1962. The Postal Department requests that boxes display owner names, be painted, strengthened, and kept at 42 inches above ground. Boxes should be level, free of rough edges, and have approved designs where possible. Unapproved boxes may remain in use if serviceable. boxes failing inspection will receive notices for correction.
Former Akron couple have narrow escape from crash
Mr and Mrs Elmer Hammer of Sheldon Iowa, former Akron residents, escaped a icy roadside plunge near Dubuque while returning from Chicago. Mrs Hammer drove as the car skidded on ice, left the road, rolled twice down a 20 foot embankment, then righted itself. Passersby summoned a wrecker. the car reached Dubuque then Sheldon. Mrs Hammer suffered back bruises and a wrench. Mr Hammer a facial scratch. The Hammers later saw scenes of two fatal accidents en route. The Music Makers Club plans its last meeting of the year at the schoolhouse on Thursday May 8 at 8:00 pm with Mrs Cecil McGinnis reviewing Twentieth Century Music and musical selections.
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Elmer Hammer
Sheldon
Iowa
Akron
Dubuque
Wammer
Hammer
Music Mathers Club
Cecil McGinnis
Akron High School Band Spring Concert Tonight
The Akron High School Concert Band directed by Karl Rogosch performs its Spring Concert tonight at 8:00 PM in the School Auditorium. Tickets were sold in a drive through business and residential districts. Admission is 60 cents for adults and 36 cents for children.
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Akron High School
Karl Rogosch
Wesley Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Events
Divine worship Sunday at 11:00 am with Sunday school at 10:00 am. Family Fellowship Sunday night May 4 from 7:30 to 9:40 pm with programs for all ages. Intermediate MYF district rally at Moville Sunday afternoon. local group departs 1:45 pm. Sub-district MYF rally May 5 at church with supper at 6:30 pm. Woman's Society meets next Wednesday afternoon with officer elections. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets Wednesday night.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Myron Braun
Family Fellowship
Moville
MYF
Woman's Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Brule Creek Luther Church May Services and Classes
Brule Creek Lutheran Church presents Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Confirmation at 11:00 a.m. Monthly collection taken. Lanten Dime Folders welcome. Communion at 8:00 p.m. Thursday Ladies Aid at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses Mrs A Klopstad and Miss Ida Johnson. Bible study by Mrs I G Hastad. Jr Confirmation Friday 4:15 p.m. May 9 Brule Creek Luther League 8:00 p.m. Sat May 3 Sr Confirmation at Youngberg's Studio Sioux City Pastor I G Hastad.
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Ladies’ Aid
A. ©. Klopstad
Ida Johnson
I. G. Hastad
Brule Creek Luther League
Youngberg
Sioux City
Akron Friends Share News and Local Visits in Sioux City Area
Harold Clark of Sioux City visited his brother and friends here Sunday. Mrs. B Oloff came from Sioux City to visit her parents. The fire department handled a grass fire at Sam Dugdale’s place with no damage. Families journeyed to Fort Riley to see Pvt. Ball and Pvt. Twedt. Friendship and Service Club hosted Guys and Dolls Night at the Legion Hall with hostesses listed. Pvt. Jason Philips returned from Fort Knox for furlough before Camp Kilmer duty. Sgt. Jack Waterbury family moves here as overseas duty looms. Alice Waterbury has long army service. Cancer Fund Drive begins May 5 with door-to-door canvassing by Akron residents. Spencer Bertrand family mourns death of Mrs. B J Heitman in Yankton. Funeral and burial details noted.
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Harold Clark
Sioux City
R. D
B. Oloff
Walter Henton
Donald Warrer
Hawarden
Rita Warren
Sam Dugdale
R. E. Ball
Jimmie
Sharon
Maggie Bjork
Pat Ball
Alcester
Glenn Twedt
Beresford
Fort Riley
Kansas
Richard
Pat) Ball
Friendship and Service Club
The
Legion Hall
Carl Roguseh
Richard Prussing
Jerry Hills
Dale Sypherd
Bob Pollock
Jason Philips
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Wm. Philips
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Caribbean
Jack H. Waterbury
Fort Bliss
Texas
Far East
Spencer Bertrand
Yankton
S. C
B. J. Heitman
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Akron Couple Wed in Sioux City Cathedral Ceremony
Miss Marilyn Schneider of Akron and Claude Burris Jr. of Akron were married in a double ring ceremony at the Cathedral parsonage Sioux City Iowa on Saturday April 26 1962 at 10 pm Rev Father Egan officiated Attendants were Darrel Luken and his wife The bridesmaid wore a Floridan suit with red accessories Both graduates of Akron High School the bride works at Farm Belt Feed and the groom at Claega Produce Congratulations and best wishes were extended to the couple
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Cathedral Parsonage
Sioux City
Iowa
Marilyn Schneider
Wm. Schneider
Akron
Claude Burris, Jr
Claude Burris
Father Egan
Darrel Luken
Flordan
Akron High School
Farm Belt Feed
Claega Produce
Rugged But Right Sermon At First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church schedules church school at 10:00 a m and worship at 11:00 with the sermon Rugged But Right. Evening BYF at 7:00 and Hour of Power at 7:30 followed by choir at 8:30. Daily Vacation Bible School plans are in the works. Pastor Dan J Peterson invites attendance.
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Kingdom of God
Dan J. Peterson
Akron Public Schools Kindergarten Registration May 7
Parents with children to enroll must call the Superintendent's office next Wednesday May 7 to register. Each child must be five years old by November 15 1952 to be eligible for kindergarten at the start of the 1952 1953 term. Br B Brown Supt
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Akron
BR. B. Brown
IST Joseph Pupils In Fine Recital At St Joseph’s
Recital by music pupils of St Joseph parochial school in the public school auditorium attracted a large audience. Titles included The First Little Girl square dance with 16 elementary performers, The Rosary and Ave Maria sung by Master Richard Thomas, and piano duets by Kelly and Chamberlain. Five chorus selections closed the program with Miss Mabel Long on piano. Westfield Extension Club met at Mrs John Neunaber’s home with reports on Ireland and music. Next meeting May 27 at Mrs Earnest Johnson’s home.
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St. Joseph’s
Stanley Rolfes
Richard Thomas
Westfield Township Extension Club
John Neunaber
W. G. Hoffman
Gerald Voss
Daryl Port
Edmund Blum
Ireland
Lloyd Port
Earnest Johnson
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John Decker
Chicago
Emil Johnson
A.L. Jurgenson
Union Creek Luth
Norks
A.H. S. Band Presents Concert Tonight
Brule Creek Luth. Church
First Baptist Church
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Joseph
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