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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
2
The Register-Tribune issued by Ray A. Smith publisher notes publication schedule as a Thursday issue in Akron Town. It states entry at the post office as second class mail matter dated September 26, 1901.
Special correspondence reports the Bernhardt family coping with illness including Bud and Harry Bernhardt, who is hospitalized in Sioux City. The town mourns the loss of Vance Hunter, whose son Billy remains missing after a boat accident on the Big Sioux River. Local stock markets suffer with bad weather, and many residents visit relatives in Sioux City and Des Moines as they tend to family and community needs.
The Luther League will be entertained at Luther Hall on Tuesday evening May 16 with Mr and Mrs Harvey Dewey and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fickbohm hosting. Residents report visits from relatives, church event attendance, and multiple social calls among Union Creek families including Erickson Hultgren Ericson and Sykes households.
In appreciation I wish to thank all those who so kindly remembered me with so many lovely cards and handkerchiefs on my birthday. Mrs F F Kerr expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for their thoughtful gestures.
Westfield social notes report S Sgt Paul Lilly’s brief furlough at his parents’ home. Busy Bee club meets with small attendance due to rain. Various gatherings planned including May 17 at Fred Hummel home for Mrs Blanche Jensen and birthday honors for Mrs Marion Weise. Ententions and dinners noted, plus bridge club plans and a school picnic on May 6. A tragic drowning in the Big Sioux River claims Vance Hunter and his son Billy. Funeral services for Vance held in Sioux City. the son remains missing. Additional letters, visits, and furloughs from local residents, including Lt Marguerite Martin in Naples and Philip Beaubien Sr visiting from Great Lakes. A May 3 birth is announced for a son to Mr and Mrs William Brown. Opal Hummel hosts As You Like It bridge club. others attend various social events and visits.
Miss Ruth Homer and Walter Hummel were married Sunday afternoon May 7 1944 in Elk Point Dakota. They are WFHS graduates and will reside in Sioux City temporarily. Attendants were Mrs. Gertrude Ferguson and Milton Wagner. The bride wore a white rose afternoon dress with white accessories.
Mr and Mrs Wm Erks and daughter visited Sunday afternoon at the Wm Gronemeyer home. Miss Lavonne Jacobs hosted Preston township Luther League last Sunday evening. Mrs Ernest Roblifs and Mrs Ernest Lockwood entertained several.
Last Tuesday afternoon a group visited the Stanley demonstration. Mr and Mrs Louis Frerichs and daughters and Mrs Dick Frerichs and Edna helped Mrs Herman Reemis celebrate her birthday last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Milbrodt of Sioux City visited in the Herman Milbrodt home Sunday. Elmer Borchers and wife welcomed a son Robert Lee born May 1 at Akron Hospital.
On May 5 1944 the District Court of Plymouth County Iowa appointed Bessie Buryanek Administratrix of the Estate of Adolph Buryanek deceased. Creditors must file claims authen ticated with the court and debtors to repay the estate. Publish dates May 11 18 25 1944. Wooden bins for sale Commodity Credit Corporation is
A public sale offering wooden bins on a shared bid basis opens at 2:00 p m on May 22. The bins are located at 1044 Elk Point Alcester and Jefferson. Information and bid forms are available at the Triple A Offices in Elk Point South Dakota. Bids may be submitted up to opening.
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