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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
5
Patrol officials said they would slow down fast drivers after a tense exchange with drivers and a moment of confusion. The scene, noted by the chief, included calls for tickets and a push to enforce caution on busy streets.
A fragmentary notice notes Henry Boetger and a partner held a wedding in April 1940 with about 00 friends present. The brief item confirms the marriage event and approximate timing.
The Brotherhood gathers at the Methodist Church tonight with guest J R Kief Merrill. The church invites attendance and mentions upcoming events this month including Mother’s Day and School Class moments. A special evening worship titled What Next will be led by Pastor LEASE.
The Onion Creek church announces no Sunday evening service on May 5 due to the district convention of the Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies at Augustana Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The event runs Sunday afternoon through Monday May 5 and 6, with Junior Rally planned for Sunday afternoon. delegates are encouraged to attend.
A regular meeting for the primary and election notes is set for Tuesday with orders for Mother’s Day candy boxes to be left at the Elite Shop or by calling 46-F11. A brick front at Akron Bakery is to be built improving appearance, and a new cement sidewalk is laid on Reed Street. The bank will host a meeting at Mrs. Harry rho’s home Friday at 10 with operation details and an exchange before it.
On May 1 1940 lay retired after thirty years of continuous service with the Akron Exchange including twenty three years with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Allen began in 1904 when the Akron exchange was the Akron Teleplanes Company and served as night operator for about a year and a half. He played a key role in building rural line systems, remained wire chief after the 1917 purchase by Northwestern Bell, and watched the exchange grow from a single home-made switchboard to a modern four-section system. He was named a life member of the Phone Pioneers of America during a Mayfair Hotel stag party for telephone men attended by J G Carl and other Bell executives, celebrating thirty six years in local service. His successor Tangemani brings fourteen years experience from Sioux Rapids and Hawarden to the area’s network.
Fiction titles available include Old Captivity by Shute Beloved Buff by Louise Hauck The Side of Glory by Gwen Bristow The Californians by Louise Peattie Gentleman of the Jungle by Tom Gill First Port of Call by Elizabeth Jordan Engines by Margaret Bannining Country by Alice Hobart Aunt Maggie by Medor Konignole Laney Ethel Hinéston and others present in the new library display.
A scrambled 1920s style note hints at a campaign saga with a gambler linked donation and a youngest daughter, illustrating a tense finale. The text mentions a May schedule with a 2:30 pm reminder, an afternoon event, and upcoming screenings, all framed as a dramatic, memory laden wrap of the campaign.
In Plymouth County, young Jack Lotz from Remsen, with a weakened arm, eyes a return to game action and a possible Class B tryout after a winter spring conditioning study at Yards Park. The piece notes Lotz’s major league links, including past moves by Niggeling and Bertram, and mentions other Plymouth figures like Haney, Ash, and Swift while teasing continued coverage on the next page.
Auxiliary plans a Mothers Day dinner at the Legion Hall on Tuesday May 7 at 6 30 pm. Guests encouraged bring own sandwich dish and mothers guests. program honors Gold Star mothers. A radio interview Wednesday May 8 at 3 30 pm on WSUL 880 will feature Mrs Myrton Shelley discussing the poppy industry and veterans’ poppy making.
Immanuel Lutheran Church posts a weekend and weekday schedule. Saturday evening prayer at 7 30. Sunday school at 10 a m. Morning worship at 11. Evening service at 8 in charge of the Luther League. Next Wednesday women’s missionary society meets at Mrs Hannah Gassman’s home. All members and friends welcome.
Pleasant Hill A B Church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. No morning service, evening service at 8 p.m. Theme for the service is Stewardship. Let us be faithful stewards if we wish to hear well done from our Master when this life ends. Pastor Ruckedt
Local notes recount May 16 supper at the Christian church in Win. Gale leaving to tend his land near Gannon Valley South Dakota. North Circle, St. Paul church will meet in the church parlors Wednesday. May 8 service details and a string of visiting relatives are listed from Omaha Cherokee Los Angeles and Sioux City.
Brief obituary notes Mrs Emily Holther, 72, of Union County SD, died April 28 1940 after short illness at her son in law and daughter’s home. Born Emily Frantzen June 8 1868 in Coon Valley WI, she moved west with family at age six, settled in Union County then Dakota Territory. Survived by daughter Alina Satter, sister Lina Larsen, grandson Wayne Satter. Funeral Friday at Ross Panel Akron with Rev B As Anderson officiating. pallbearers named.
Sunday Bible school at 10 morning worship at 11, evening service at 8. Midweek prayer at the parsonage. On Wednesday May 8 at 2:30 the church young ladies host a Mothers Day afternoon in the church parlors with an entertaining program. All mothers and friends invited. Pastor Williams delivers the message.
A notice from Trinity Lutheran Church names Carl Hitzemand to serve under Pastor Fred Al Meske. The brevity preserves the readable OCR fragment and highlights the church leadership entry.
From Des Moines this week the board of education applied for a vocational agricultural course in Akron High School. State officials approved the plan with a July 1 1940 installation date and September opening. The Smith Hughes Act funds the program which will include two high school courses and a night course for adults to run during the term. More details will follow in these columns.
The First Church of Christ schedules Bible school at 10 a.m. with Communion and preaching services. Junior C.F. meets at 4 30 p.m. Ladies Aid to hold spring bazaar and supper on Thursday May 16. Watch for men next week.
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