Akron H S Students Win Music Contest Honors
Akron High School students earned two division one superior ratings and three division two excellent ratings at the state music contest in Sioux City last week. Winners include Gordon Rossow bass solo and Mary Lou Ross soprano solo in division one, and Nevella McDonald contralto solo Sally Mattison Claude Burrill drum ensemble, Margaret Svenson Lorraine Johnson Phyllis Johnson girls' trio in division two.
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Akron High School
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Akron
Gordon Rossow
Mary Lou Ross
Nevella McDonald
Sally Mattison
Claude Burrill
Margaret Svenson
Lorraine Johnson
Phyllis Johnson
Lucille Gibbons
Olive Hoschler
Margaret Brunner
Miss Shekelton
LeMars
LeMars High School
Srinity Lutheran Church Services and Mother Daughter Day
Srinity Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and English service at 11 a.m. A Mother's and Daughter's Day party is planned for Thursday afternoon May 15 by the Ladies Aid and Mission Circle of the Marth, Leth, Church in Chatsworth. German service is Sunday at 9 a.m. Pastor Fred A. Meske.
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Srinity Lutheran Church
The
Ladies’ Aid and Mission Girele, Bt. Marth
Leth
Chatsworth
Fred A. Meske
Well Known Radio Announcer Dies
Raymond P. Murphy aged 44, longtime Sioux City radio figure and former KiCJ staffer, died Tuesday morning after months of lung illness at his home 2545 8 Coral Street. He hosted Rod and Ray on KSCJ with Rodney Dean and had prior fire department service 1919 to 1932. Survived by wife, seven children, mother and brother. funeral held at Rutledge chapel with interment at Graceland Park cemetery.
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Raymond P. Murphy
Coral Street
Sioux City
Mr. Murphy
Western Union Colleges
KWUO
LeMars
Kicj
the Journal
Murphy
Vincent F. Harrington
Rosalia Simeon
John Simeon
Akron
W. E. Sinigh
Westminster Presbyterian Churcl
Graceland Park Cemetery
Methodist Church Notes on World Mission Class and Mother's Day
The class on Methodism's World Mission meets at the parsonage Thursday evening. Utila Duke meets at church next Tuesday with hostesses Mrs Redinius Miss Carrie Steel and Miss Betty Keech. Week after next is High School Commencement week so keep that week open. Next Sunday is Mother's Day with special Sunday school and worship features. The pastor's morning theme will be A Mother's Contribution.
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Methodist Church
World Mission
Utila Duke
Redinius
Carrie Steel
Betty Keech
Lease
Pre School Conference For Children Not Yet Attending
Public health nurse Ethel Koelzer will oversee a pre school conference for children not yet in school. Sessions are May 15 at Akron Public School and May 16 at Westfield Consolidated School at 10 a m. Parents urged to attend. early checks allow corrections during summer.
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Akron
Westfield Consolidated School
Ethel Koelzer
Plymouth County Public Health
Pleasant Hill A B Church Service Notes
Morning worship at 11:00. Choir practice Wednesday evening.
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Pleasant Hill
A. B
Local News Notes from Fort Snelling to Riversioux Park
Local items report visitors and residents from Fort Snelling Sioux City Bruns ville Earlham and Dunlap as well as hospital updates and church events. Notable notes include Mrs Ruth Hines recovering at home and C C Croston becoming Riversioux Park manager with Larry Herman and His Band set to perform at Friday’s opening dance.
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C. C. Croston
Sioux City
Riversioux Park
Larry Herman
Esteemed Akron Woman Called To Her Reward
Rosella Cloud Peck of Akron died at home May 4 1941 at 75. She was born 1866 in Thornton Indiana and grew up in Grinnell and Mitchell South Dakota. She married George S Peck in Vermillion South Dakota 1907 and lived on farms near Akron Iowa. Survived by husband two stepsons three stepdaughters 23 step grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday in Baptist church with burial at Elk Point South Dakota.
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George Peck
Akron
Rosella Cloud
Thornton
Indiana
Grinnell
Iowa
Plankinton, §. C
Mitchell University
Champney Bros
Mitchell, D. D
Lucy Webb Hayes
Bert Peck
Eugene Peck
Vallejo
Calif
George Allen
Westfield
Floyd Buteler
Sioux City
Nellie Buteler
Seattle
Wash
John Meyer
Elk. Point
More County Young Men Headed to Training Camps
Seven Plymouth county men left for army training in Omaha this Thursday morning including Charles and Marvin Morehead cousins who volunteered together. Others named with order numbers 175 to 194 are joined by replacements for May 9 draft calls headed by Raymond Thacher Akron and Raymond Gibbons Akron with Gibbons holding the highest order number 233 yet assigned to service candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Charles Morehead
Merrill
Marvin H. Morehead
Akron
Frank Peter Lanners
Remsen
Herbert Joseph Ross
James Eugene Bay
Harley John Caskey
Westfield
Lowell Bertsel Stinton
Chatsworth
Omaha
Charles
Marvin Morehead
Raymond Mitchell Thatcher
Joseph Edward Smith
LeMars
Robert Alvah Howard
Donald James Ahtmann
Remson
Roy Laverna Bouma
Raymond
Big Springs Baptist Church Schedule and Events
R A Dahlquist pastor leads Big Springs Baptist Church with a series of services and activities. May 9 at 8 p m B Y P U meeting and May 10 morning worship with communion and a Mother's Day program at 11 45 a m Sunday school. May 13 Bible Study Prayer and Fellowship Hour at 8 p m. May 15 Missionary Society meeting.
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Missionary Society
Real Entertainment Brings Week of Norka Theatre Screens
The Norka Theatre presents a varied week starting Fri May 9 with a double feature Friendly Neighbors, a Hillbilly comedy starring the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, plus Young Bill Hickok with Gabby Tuyes and Monte Blue. Sunday and Monday May 12 show Nice Girl with Deanna Durbin and Franchot Tone. Take a Chance Night May 13 offers ten cent admission. May 14 15 features Tall Dark and Handsome with Cesar Romero Virginia Mayo in a gangster satire with Charlotte Greenwood Milton Berle and Stanley Clements.
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Norka Theatre
Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Dust Bowl
Lois Ranson
Cliff Edwards
Bill Hikok
Gabby
Tuyes
Ohn Miljan
Monte Blue
Deanna Durbin
Norka
Franchot Tone
Robert Benchley
Walter Brennan
Robert Stack
Helen
Broderick
Altho
Miss Durbin
Marinet
Cesar Romero
Virginia Eatotey
Romero
Charlotte Greenwood
Milton Berle
Stanley Clements
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Sioux City Western League Tryouts Feature Ed Hartmann
A halftone of Ed Hartmann of Akron leads Sioux City Tribune coverage of local tryouts for the Sioux City Western League team. Hartmann, with prior pitching for the Sioux Falls Canaries, is back in training after a sore arm. Also aiming for a pitching berth is Bob Satterlee, who starred for Akron two seasons ago, as the Redbirds loom near St. Louis Cardinals affiliation.
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Sioux City Tribune
Hartmann
Akron
Sioux Falls
Canaries
The
Redbirds
Sioux City
St. Louis National Cardinals
Bob Satterlee
Akron Masonic, graduations, and local notices from Sioux City area
Mr and Mrs Pelroy of Sioux City visited relatives Sunday. Freedom lodge No 484 A F and A M holds regular meeting Monday April 19 at 8 pm Mrs H Crain of Buffalo NY arrived Tuesday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs L J Crass Open house May 11 from 2 to 5 pm at Mr and Mrs W J Bennett home for their fiftieth anniversary Northwest Iowa Masonic group meeting at Ireton moved to Tuesday May 13 at 730 pm large attendance urged Miss Mare garet Lease Milford Town visited with her pupils who participated in state music contest Akron high school commencement May 22 class of 34 Roy D Burns Sioux Falls SD will be commencement speaker Sam Dugdale buys Patterson property from Anna Issenhuth estate via S W Fredell Realty Co
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W. J. Bennett
Ireton
Margaret Leasé
Milford
W. H. Lease
Sioux City
Akron High School
Roy D. Burns
Sioux Falls
Former Methodist minister writes in Akron memory
Rev. George C. Fort, former Akron pastor in 1895 96, sends a letter to Rev. W. H. Lease noting fifty years in the ministry and his upcoming semi centennial address. He and Mrs. Fort celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary and Fort turns 73 on May 5. They reside on Long Island and Fort continues to preach occasionally as a supply.
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Register-Tribune
W. H. Lease
Jocal Methodist Church
Ghurch
George C. Fort
Akron
Fort
Lease
Master’s Vineyard
Center Merichies
Long Island
N. Y
Sense
Iowa
Algona District
Button
Ruish
Bryant
Sargent
Wise
Fields
Wendt
Ellis
Palm
Peters
Heings
Hise
N. W. Iowa
Catholic Church Services at St Patrick's Akron
St Patrick's Akron offers Holy Mass on the first, third and fifth Sundays at 8 am and on the second and fourth Sundays at 9 30 am. Confessions Saturdays before the first third and fifth Sundays at 4 pm and 7 30 pm. St Catharine's Westfield hears confessions one half hour before early mass. Father C Ernst is pastor.
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Catholic Church Services
St. Patrick’s
Akron
St. Catharine’s
Westfield
Father C, Ernst
First Church Bible School and Services Schedule
The First Church of Christ holds Bible school at 10 a m followed by sermon and communion at 11 a m. Christian Endeavor for juniors and seniors meets Sunday at 7 15 p m. Pastor W J ZANE.
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Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Jr. and Sr
J, Zane
Gay Pretenders Play At Local Lutheran Church
Ernest G Svenson pastor leads events at MMANUEL ENG LUTH CHURCH Friday 8 pm show titled The Gay Pretenders Admission 15¢ 1 and 10c lunch served public invited Saturday 7:30 pm confirmation class Sunday Mother s Day morning worship 11 sermon The Woman in Proverbs 31:10 31 special music evening Brotherhood in charge inter esting program Thursday 2:30 pm Mother Daughter Tea mothers and daughters invited Mrs Shoulberg speaks Betty Dirks speaks
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Immanuel
Theran Clarch
Moth
Mmanuel Eng
Luth
Ernest G. Svenson
Brotherhood
Brotherhood l
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Services and Rally
Sunday Bible school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 with topic Hannah a Godly Mother 1 Samuel evening service at 8 pm. W H McDonald to preach Thursday bible study and prayer at Baptist parsonage. Pastor and young people attend B Y P A district rally at Sibley Iowa Paul Hutchens speaks. Ladies Association meets May 14 at Mrs Wm Anderson. John J Meyer Pastor.
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Baptist Church
Hannah
W. H. McDonald
Baptist Parsonage
Sibley
Iowa
Paul Hutchens
Ladies’ Association
Wm. Anderson
Orlan Moore
Kinser
Samuel
John 8. Meyer
Local notices and social updates from Des Moines trip to hospital
James Gleason travels to Des Moines for Veterans Hospital treatment. Bertha Benker of Letcher and her mother visit. Dick Bollken family and Lucille Bohlken visit Battle Creek. Catholic League hosts Bingo May 10 at Rhodes building. Methodist sale May 17 at Weidenfeller Market. Robert Tucker attends U S D Vermillion. mumps illness for him and brother Ellis. Immanuel Lutheran church mothers and daughters event May 16. Bennett building mattress project finishes forty six cotton filled beds under SCA guidance. Clifford Jurgensen family mourn infant Rosemary, funeral at First Christian. Aug Fredell of San Diego visits, former neighbor.
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James Gleason
Des Moines
Veterans” Lospifil
Bertha Benker
Letcher
Clara Port
Dick Bollken
Tson
Darrell
Lucille Bohlken
Battle Creek
Iowa
Rhodes
First National Bank
Catholic Women’s League
Methodist
Weidenfeller
Robert Tucker
Vermillion
W. P. Tucker
Ellis
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bennett Building
L. K. Burker
Surplus Commodities Administration
County Farm. Bureau
Clifford Jurgensen
Rosemary
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ross Funeral Home
First
Akron High baseball loses close game to Ireton in rain halted finish
Akron High School’s baseball team fell 7 to 5 to Ireton in a rain interrupted match played on Akron grounds Monday. Treton led 7-5 after six, with Akron scoring in the fifth and seventh innings before rain ended play. Kenny Goodmanson pitched for Treton, Barney Swift for Akron. Upcoming games include May 9 vs St. Joseph’s at LeMars and May 13 at Merrill High, with intermission details and local visitors noted.
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Akron
Ireton
Akron Grounds
Treton
Sreton
Kenny Goodmanson
Barney Swift
Akron-Westfield
Westfield
St. Joseph's
LéMars
Merrill High
Death Notice for John Pearson in Sweden
Friends in Akron report the death of John Pearson in Norrkoping Sweden on February 16 1941 from heart trouble at 79 years 4 months 28 days. He lived on a farm near Akron Union County South Dakota from 1912 to 1928 and was a member of Union Creek Lutheran Church. His wife died January 19 1938 after long arthritis. Surviving relatives include four daughters Alice Lindgren Elsa Oldlson Eldur Holfvorson Belly Pearson of Springfield Massachusetts a son Eric Pearson Floodwood Minnesota and an adopted son John Pearson Fort Robinson Nebraska plus several grandchildren. Peace be to their memory.
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Akron
John Pearson
Norrkoping
Sweden
Union
County
S. D
Union Creak Lutheran Church
Alica Lindgren
Elsa
Oldlson
Eldur Holfvorson
Belly Pearson
Springfield
Mass
Eric Pearson
Floodwood
Minn
Fort Robinson
Nebr
Onion Creek Church Notes May Services Schedule
Morning worship on May 11 at 11 a m led by Rev Stanley Olson from Augustana college Sioux Falls. Sunday school at 10 a m and Bible class. Luther League meets May 13 at the Hall hosted by the Huebner and Lueht families. Communion services May 18 at 2 30 p m with Rev Arthur Edstrom of Dalesburg in charge.
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Stanley Olson
Augustana College
Sioux ‘Falls
Luther League
Wm, Huebner
Chris. Lueht
Arthur Edstrom
Dalesburg
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Akron H. S
Ray Murphy
KSCJ
oPirst
Berk
Woudenberg
Fort Snelling
George Johmson
K. M. Greenleaf
John Dirks
Brunsville
Walter Dirks
Nebraska
Hilliker
Earlham
Reuben Hines
Ida Morehead
George E. Peck
Big Springs Baptist Church
R A. Dahlquist
Acs
First Church OF Christ
August Fredell
San Diego
Cal
J. Fredell
Fredell
Dorothy Ann
California
State Teachers’ College
San Jose
A. HS
Wm. Lundberg
Glenn Wood
L. K. Burket
Onion Creek
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