Akron High School Activity Banquet Held Tuesday
The Akron Commercial club sponsored a banquet at Trinity Lutheran Church Parlors on Tuesday evening. About 140 attended, including roughly 80 high school students receiving awards in athletics music commercial and speech. Coaches instructors and Akron business men were present as hosts. A baked ham dinner was served by the Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid. The event featured red and white table decor and performances by Akron High School students.
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Akron High
Akron Commercial Club
Trinity Iutheran Church
Parlora
Akron Business
Trinity Tuberan Ladies’ Aid
Les Davis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Akron High School
Trinity Lutheran Ladies
Akron
Union Creek Junior Missionary Program May 26
Union Creek Lutheran Church hosts a Junior Missionary program at 11 a.m. on Sunday May 26. The program features songs, Scripture readings by Arlo Sommervold and readings on The Augustana Synod and Our Colleges. Participants include Dennis Hultgren, Joanne Briegen, Marie Anderson, Arlis Granstrom, and others. Benediction ends the service.
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Union Creek
Lutheran
Arlo Sommervold
Arlo
Sommergold
Augustana Synod
Augustana Synod,’’ Dennis, Hultgren, Sonig—Tone
Hultgren
Joanne Briegen
Marie Anderson
Arlis Granstrom
Death comes to Hawarden woman Elizabeth Oaks
Elizabeth Oaks a Hawarden resident for over 40 years died about 8 p m Sunday May 12 at Hawarden hospital after long illness with heart trouble and rheumatism Funeral services were held at Barnard funeral home Hawarden with Rev J H Flaming Baptist church in charge Interment Mount Hope cemetery northwest of Akron She was born March 11 1869 in Casey NL later moving with her family to Union county South Dakota and then to Hawarden She married Joseph Oaks in 1908 and is survived by son Elmer Oaks Hawarden sister Mrs Rosia Bellwood Haynes ND two brothers Charles Carpenter Hawarden and John Carpenter Akron and several nieces and nephews
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Elizabeth Oaks
Hawarden
The
Independent
Oaks
Barnard Funeral Home
Fawarden
J. H. Flaming
Baptist Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Akron
Elizabeth Carpenter
Abraham Carpenter
Casey
Union County
S. D
Illinois
South Dakota
Joseph’ Oakes
Chataworth
Elmer Oaks
Memorial Day services and church activities at First Baptist
First Baptist Church outlines Memorial Sunday events with Me morial Day worship and ex service personnel invitation.Weekly church school led by Mrs John Winquist Supt highlights Ages reminders Mid week prayer Wednesday at 8:00 p m and Memorial Day parade. Daily Vacation Bible School begins June 3 for two weeks. Ellis L Jackson Pastor.
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First Baptist Church
John Winquist
Ellis L. Jackson
Memorial Day plans target World War II veterans
World War II veterans urged to meet at the Legion Hall on Sunday May 26 at 2 30 p m in uniform to organize the Memorial Day parade and exercises. Floyd Wilcox commander Hoschler Post No 186 American Legion. The Register Tribune will publish a day early next week with Tuesday noon copy deadline for ads and news.
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Legion Hall
Floyd Wilcox
Hoschler
American Legion
Register-Tribune
Akron Baseball Opens Season With Hawarden Clash
Local notes report Sunday 2:30 p m Akron hosts Hawarden in the first league game of the season. Also mentions residents' travels, Navy service updates, Memorial Day church dinner, Akron High commencements, and a rural teachers pageant for Towa Through the Century with no admission charged.
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Akron
Hawarden
Frank Blum
Fremont
Nebr
J. C. Kennedy
Kathleen
James
T. L. Burnight
Lake Okoboji
Genevieve Swift
Vern Swift
Newark
New Jersey
Stephen Hoschler
SM@c
Wm. Hosehler
McKinley
Admiral Blandy
Gertrude
Hileen Gale
Los Angeles
Calif
Lawrence Gale
Donald Greenwood
U. S. Navy
Connie Greenwood
Great Lakes Naval Center
Ilinois
Donald
Navy
Okinawa
South Pacific
Akron High School
Edwin W. Gunberg
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
LeMars
Towa
Plymouth County
Christine L. Petersen
J. A. Sturtevant
Hancock Township
Pretty May wedding at rural Lutheran church
In Grant Township on Thursday May 16 1946 at 6:00 p m Miss Lillian Kleihauer wed John Moller at a ceremony officiated by Rev F C Bunge The couple hosted a reception for fifty at the bride’s mother’s home The groom a Navy veteran now plans a farm home near Akron
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Grant Township Lutheran Church
Lillian Kleihauer
Hannah Kleihauer
LeMars
John Moller
Akron
F. C. Bunge
Anna Moller
Otto Kleihauer
Navy
Poppy Day Urges Wear a Poppy to Honor War Dead
American Legion Auxiliary promotes Poppy Day on May 25 inviting everyone to wear red poppies. Volunteers distribute the flowers on streets to aid living veterans, with petals crafted by disabled veterans in hospitals. The symbolism links France and Belgium battlefields to American sacrifice and recovery efforts.
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of America
Tribune
America
The
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
Novka Theatre Next Week Showcases Western Drama and Comedy
Patrons at the Novka Theater will see three talking pictures over May 24 25 26 and 27 with a western The Daltons Ride Again a psychological drama Scarlet Street and a comedy drama A Letter for Evie The Daltons Ride Again stars Alan Curtis Kent Taylor Lon Chaney and Noah Beery Jr as four brothers who after aiding a murdered rancher’s wife confront a greedy land company and face tragedy. Scarlet Street features Joan Bennett Edward G Robinson and Dan Duryea in a tense crime drama inspired by Woman in the Window. A Letter for Evie centers on a soldier letter love triangle involving Marsha Hunt Hume Cronyn Carroll and John Garrell with twists of affection deception and eventual union.
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Novka ‘Theater
Daltons
Dalton Brothers
Alan Curtis
Kent Taylor
Lon Chaney
Noah Beery, Jr
Grasping Land Company
Curtis
Martha O'Driscoll
Scarlet Street
Joan
Bennett
Edward G. Robinson
Dan Duryea
Robinson
Joan Bennett
Trollop
Duryea
Isl
Gneszto
Norka Screen
Evie
Marsha Hunt
Hume Cronyn
John Garrell
Cronyn
Marsha
Carroll
Marshal
Akron Public Schools Close Term This Week
The Akron term ends Friday while communities note visits and travel. Families report relatives in Mapleton and Arnold's Park Iowa. Local sports schedule includes Akron Hawarden baseball Sunday at 2 30 p m. Residents discuss weather planting and recent graduations.
Northwest Iowa Baseball League Expands to Ten Teams
Akron was idle last Sunday as rain postponed the LeMars game. Next Sunday at 2 30 p m Akron meets Hawarden in the league debut on the Akron diamond. Hawarden reportedly fields a fast team as the league welcomes Merrill Quincy and ten teams total Cher okee Calumet Granville LeMars Marcus Remsen Akron Hawarden. Akron has multiple non league games including Memorial Day at Marcus and Rock Valley, June 4 at Hawarden, and July 4 at Paulline.
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Akron
LeMars
Hawarden
Northwest Iowa Baseball League
Merrill
Quincy
Cherokee
Calumet
Granville
Marcus
Remsen
Rock Valley
Delights
American Legion
Paulline
Trinity Lutheran Church event details and plans
Trinity Lutheran Church invites worship with J A Pannknk as pastor. Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. led by Prof Wiederaenders, Ph.D. Divine service at 11:00 a.m. Religious education sessions Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m. An afternoon talk by Prof Wiederaenders on Wartburg college themes precedes an evening film A Good Fight about Lutheran World Action efforts. Ascension Day service May 30 at 8 p.m. Bible School plans shifted to Lake Okoboji June 7-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiederaenders
Schaeachors
M. Wiederaenders
Wartburg College
Waverly
Ill
New York
Norway
Finland
Europe
Lutheran World Action
Lake Okoboji
Pannkuk Pastor Preaches At Chatsworth Church Services
Sunday worship at 9:00 a.m. with Prof Wiederaenters as speaker. Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Teachers Institute held at Trinity. Legion and Auxiliary note Decoration Day observances on May 30. Nettie Anderson, Auxiliary President, urges attendance and tribute to fallen servicemen.
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Wiederaenters
Teachers’ Institute
Trinity
Births Reported at Akron Hospital in May 1946
A list of births includes a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Abe south of town at Akron Hospital on May 17 1946 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ekren of Elk Point North Dakota at Akron Hospital on May 18 1946 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Porseh south of town at Akron Hospital on May 18 1946 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Tansy Knudsen of Weatfield Iowa at Akron Hospital on May 23 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Abe
Akron Hospital
Ed. Ekren
Elk Point
Harry Porseh
Tansy Knudsen
Weatfield
Towa
Immanuel Eng Lutheran Church Event Schedule
Pastor Roy leads confirmation instruction Saturday at 2:00 pm. Sunday features junior missionary program, morning worship and adult confirmation, and family fellowship at 8:00 pm. Royal Iowa district W M meets in Lincoln Lutheran Monday. Luther League outing Tuesday. Choir rehearsal Wednesday. Miss Margaret Peterson speaks Thursday May 30.
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Junior Missionary Society
Russell Clark
Emil Johnson
August Landgren
Rey
Lincoln Lutheran
Royal
Iowa
Luther League
Pines
Margaret Peterson
Africa
W. M
Union Creek Luth church weekly schedule and events
Confirmation installation Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Morning worship Sunday at 10:00, Sunday school 11:00 with Junior Missionary Society program. Parents and friends invited. Northwestern District W. M. S. meets Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Lincoln Lutheran Chapel in Royal Iowa.
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Union Creek
David J. Roy
Junior Missionary Society
Lincoln Lutheran Chavel
Royal
Iowa
Big Springs Baptist Church May Schedule
Sunday May 26 morning worship at 10 30 and Sunday seloul at 11 30 memorial day service at 3 pm no evening service Wednesday May 29 prayer meeting at 8 15 pm choir rehearsal at 9 pm minister D A Miller delivers message
Akron area notes and visits color community life
Mrs BEL Allen visited her son Conrad Reilly and family in Remsen over several days. Visitors included Mrs Eugene Treglia of Sioux City and Mr and Mrs Jack Bellmer. Gavis Barr of Waterloo visited relatives. medical patients at Akron Hospital included Mrs Frank Welch and Chas Gill. Don Kanage arrived after Navy discharge. Mrs Stanley Burrill visited from Los Angeles for niece Maybelle Burrill’s event. A birthday for Mary Ellen Burnight was celebrated with friends. Howard Hammer and brother Dean, formerly of Akron, now run a dry cleaning business in Glendale. The annual Baccalaureate at Akron High drew a large crowd. sermon by Rev David J. Ray, with performances by H. S. mixed chorus and Burrill, Bellmer solos. Nor m Tee Rossow on piano.
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Bel. Allen
Conrad Reilly
Remsen
Eugene Treglia
Sioux ‘City
Jack Bellmer
Gavis Berr
Waterloo
Grant Barr
Akron Hospital
Frank Welch
Chas. Gill
Elk Point
Tilman Lappegard
William Siemers
Don Kanage
Slu
Tort Snelling
Minn
Navy
Stanley 8. Burrill
Los Angeles
Calif
L. L
Sioux City
B.D. Swift
Los Banos
Mary Ellen
Burnight
Maury Ellen
Ted Burnight
Howard Hammer
Glendale
Akron
Dewey Landeuk
Howard
J. Hammer
California
Dean
Glentdale
Law
David J. Ray
Immanuel Lutheran Churcl
Akron High School
H. 8
Maybelle Burrill
Dorothy Bellmer
Norm Tee Rossow
Pioneer Union County Woman Called by Death
Mrs Clarence Waterbury a pioneer resident of Union County South Dakota passed away at her home northwest of Akron on Wednesday evening May 1946 at age 74. She was born Geraf i Anderton April 9 1872 in Monroe County Wisconsin moved to Union County at age two. She joined Big Springs Baptist church in 1893 and married John J K Blomberg in 1895 with two children Viola and David. After his death she married Clarence Waterbury in 1910 producing son Vernon and taking in foster son Leland Blomberg. Survived by husband two sons foster son sister and eight grandchildren. Funeral held May 12 in Big Springs Baptist church with Rev D A Miller. burial in Big Springs cemetery.
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Clarence Waterbury
Wuson County
Akron
Somonth
Union County
Big Springs
Viola
John Joustra
Vernon
David Blomberg
Alcester
Vernon Waterbury
Leland Blomberg
Hawarden
A. J. Anderston
Big
Big Springs Baptist Church
D. A.miller
Pleasant Hill A B Church Notice
Pleasant Hill A B Church announces Sunday school at 7 30 p m on Sunday May 26 no worship service and reports graduation at the University of South Dakota Rev J E Tracy, Pastor.
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University of South Dakota
J. E. Tracy
First Church of Christ Sunday Services and Dinner Plans
Sunday Bible school at 10:00 a m. Preaching at 12:00 p m. The Ladies Aid plan a Memorial Day dinner in the patio of the Christian church. See the Imenu elsewhere in this paper. RB DAYTON Minister.
Memorial Day Observed in Akron With Services and Parade
Memorial Day will be observed in Akron on May 30 with forenoon services honoring all veterans. A 9:30 a.m. assembly at the Masonic Temple will form the parade led by the Akron High School band and American Legion color bearers. The procession proceeds to the Big Sioux river bridge for sailor dead ceremonies, followed by services at Riverside and Catholic cemeteries led by Rev. Ellis L. Jackson and Rev. Fr. Chas. Ernst respectively.
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Akron
Masonic Temple
American Legion
Big Sioux River
Riverside
Riverside Cemetery
Ellis L. Jackson
Chas. Ernst
St. Patrick’s Church
Adaville VU Church Sunday Schedule and Visit to Sioux City
Adaville VU Church announces Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 with evening services including a Young People’s service and Bible study. Pastor L B Foster and Miss Lois Jean Harris visited Sioux City on Saturday to see friends.
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Adaville
Lois Jean Harris
Sioux City
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Talbie Chatter
Novka
Akron Public Schools
W. R. Baier
Mapleton
Arden KH. Ross
Tulsa
Okla
J. F. Brown
N. J. Brown
Arnold’s Park
Arvel E. Lake
Jack
Darrell Bohlken
Long Beach
John Viken
Robert Viken
Gary
Gust. Granquist
Kathryn Qgrnquist
Richard H. Coleman
James P. Coleman
Washington, D. C
Naval Base
Merrill and
Quimby
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. A. Pannknk
Luth
Chatsworth
J. A. Pannkuk
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Nettie Anderson
D. A, Miller
County
Pleasant Hill
A. B. Church
First Church OF Christ
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