Akron News Highlights Local Events and Visitors
Akron records Memorial Day visits by H. J. Behmer and Harold Adams families in Sutherland Iowa. Junior Legion baseball beats Elk Point 11 to 1 with Brockson pitching. Local residents travel to Boston and Santa Monica for family events. Chicks hatchings and farm notices accompany social updates, births, promotions, and end with Wartburg college graduate Lowell Koeh earning a BA as he plans theological training.
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Qood
Gond North
George Ross
Wm. BR. Gant
H. J. Behmer
Harold Adams
Sutherland
Iowa
Akron Junior Legion
Elk Point
Brockson
Legion
Carroll Wynna
Eugene
Deannney
Vermillion
Jer Iuah
Chas
Wynia
Santa Monica
Calif
Carroll Wynia
Ruth Shay
Leslie Shay
W. J. Mellen
Boston
Mass
Cleah
Gordon School of Theology and Missions
Mellen
Ithaca
N. Y
Kankakee
Clifton
Ashkum
Till
South Bend
Ind
Lucille Mellen
Cedar Rapids
Goodwill
Sioux City
Akron
Eunice Burker
A. A. Howe
Lowell Koeh
John Koel
Wartburg College
Waverly
Wartburg Sem- Dubuque
Ne Hitany
Lowell
Warburg
Rademacher-Marries in Indiana Ceremony
Lawrence D. Rademacher, a former Akron youth known as Bud, wed Shirley Smith at the Methodist Temple in Terre Haute on a Saturday evening. The bride, a Vincennes High School graduate employed in Valley Distributing, wore powder blue crepe. the groom serves as radio inspector at George Field after China-Burma-India service. Attendants included the bride’s cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shaw.
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Sun-Commercial
Vincennes
Indiana
Akron
Lawrence D
Bud’’) Rademancher
FE. A. Ziegler
Armed Service
Noble Smith
Perry Street
Shirley
Lawrence TD. Rademacher
Herman Stewart
Osage
Iowa
Claude Young
Methodist Temple
Terre Haute
Thomas Shaw
Rademacher
Vincennes High School
I. Bierhaus and Sons
Valley Distributing Company
First Methodist Church
Bethel No. 10
Joh
George Field
China-Burma-India
Sergeant and Mrs Rademaeher Open Home to Friends
Entering the service he was associated with relatives in the lumber business. Sergeant and Mrs. Rademaeher are at home to their friends in a furnished apartment at 223 North Fifth street.
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Sergeant
Rademaeher
North Fifth Street
Akron baseball team wins another game
Akron defeats Paullina 7 to 6 in a nine inning game. Key plays include a Peek two base hit and strong pitching by Swalley and Schulknech. Akron will travel for a return game at Paullina next Sunday afternoon.
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AKRON
Paullina
Peek
Swal- Tey
Schulknech
Swalley
Hhel
Miller
Em. Tucker
Mbel
aEane Starkman
C. Morehead
C. McCorkell
Memorial Day Parade in Akron Honors Sailors
Ideal Memorial Day weather blessed Akron with a patriotic observance. A parade moved to the Big Sioux river bridge at 10 a.m. where flowers were cast into waters that run to the sea. led by American Legion color bearers and a firing squad. Uniformed veterans from World Wars I and II joined the procession.
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Akron
Big Sioux River Bridge
Hdead
Jon Waters
Americain Legion
Memorial Day Activities Highlight Local Observances
Legion Auxiliary color bearers and Boy Scouts led a parade with the Akron H. 8 band, followed by a sequence of ceremonies at Catholic and Riverside cemeteries honoring soldiers of all wars. Local businesses closed for the day. St John’s Lutheran Preston adds Sunday services at 9 30 and 10 30 conducted by a student conductor.
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Legion Auxiliary
Akron H
John’s Luth
Preston
Card of Thanks for John Nelson
The Nelson family expresses sincere appreciation to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of husband and father John Nelson. They also thank for floral offerings from Mrs John Nelson and family.
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John Nelsons
John Nelson
Gard of Thanks for James T. Blake Death and Burial
We express sincere thanks to all who assisted during the illness and at the death and burial of James T. Blake. Special gratitude to Rev J H Tray and Dr Brunner for their services from Dan and William Blake and Families.
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Deay
Janes T. Blake
Deo
J. H.tray
Dr. Brunner
Dan
William Blake
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