New Akron Public School Opens With Strong Enrollment
Akron public schools begin short session with 200 kindergarten to grade 12 enrollments totaling 369. High school and staff plans announced by Principal Konarska. Teachers attend summer sessions and plan new ideas for the coming year. Baseball game slated for Sunday at 2 30 p m on Akron grounds against John’s Lunch of Sioux City with admissions 25 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Konarska
Leila Johnson
Joy Watkinson
Conner
United States
Walt Mason
WINS HONORS IN HEALTH CONTEST
Gwendolyn Bogh a 4 H member from Fredonia township earned tenth place in the State 4 H Health contest among 94 county health girls after county events. She received an engraved bronze medal. The Union team Frances Rainboth and Thelma Dempster placed second with their demonstration Managing for Unexpected Guests. Tllen Fiyres won first for personal items and related unit displays. Grace Tindall and Dorothy Kain earned blue ribbon and second for time and motion saving unit and utility unit respectively.
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Gwendolyn Bogh
Fredonia
Des Moines
Gwendolyn
Frances Rainboth
Thelma Dempster
Tllen Fiyres
Union
Tllen
Grace Tindall
Johnson Township
Dorothy Kain
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Bake Sale
The Emmanuel Lutheran Church led by Pastor C W Samuelson holds Sunday worship at 11:00 and Sunday School at 10:15 with a sermon on Idle Words. The Lutheran Brotherhood meets at 8:00 pm at Erie Pearson’s home with entertainment by Erie Pearson John Frisk and Walden Johnson and an address by C W Pitts. A church bake sale is planned at the former Gussman store featuring home baked bread pies and cakes with meals served all afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Brotherhood
Mrie
Gussman
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Festival
Trinity Lutheran Church and St Math Lutheran Church in Chatsworth hold Sunday school at 9 10 a m and English services at 9 30 11 a m respectively The pastor Fred A Meske will preach at the Mission Festival in LeMars Sunday at 230 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Math. Luth
Chatsworth
LeMars
Fred A. Meske
First Church Bible School and Sioux City Convention
The First Church of Christ invites attendees to Bible school at 10 a m and morning services at 11 a m with the sermon Three Fires. No evening services. The congregation will attend the County convention with afternoon and evening services at the First Church of Christ in Sioux City led by Minister W S Johnson.
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Bible School
First Church of Christ
Sioux City
Johnson
Akron kittenball league ends regular season with three tied
The Akron kittenball league finished its regular schedule with a doubleheader: Hill Rats beat Maytags 8 to 6 and Standard Oil edged Truckers 2 to 1 in five innings. Maytags, Hill Rats, and Standard Oil top the standings and enter a round robin playoff starting Friday. In other action, Kingsley girls beat Akron 17 to 4 and Akron boys defeated Kingsley boys 15 to 8. Akron also played in the state tournament, beating Phi Sigma Psi 3 to 2 before losing 11 to 0 to Boone. Ottumwa won the title.
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Akron ‘Kittenball
Hill Rats
Maytags
Standard Oil
Truckers
Maytars
Trackers
Winx
Akron
Boone
Iowa
Bicchmeyer
K. Simeon
Ottumwa
Mission services at Union Creek church September 9 8 o'clock
The Union Creek Lutheran church announces Mission services starting Monday evening September 9 at 8 o'clock with visiting pastors from the Sioux Falls district as speakers. Additional services are planned for Tuesday afternoon and evening. No services Sunday. The North Nathaniel church at Alcester marks its fiftieth anniversary. the Woman's Missionary Society of Union Creek will host a Deaconess Festival next Thursday evening September 12 with Mrs Mimil Johnson of Illinois and Sister Allie Gassman of Omaha as speakers. Musical numbers and lunch to follow. Junior Mission Band sale set for October 4 and meeting on Saturday September 7. Rev J Edward, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mimil Johnson
Nock Island
Tfl
Allie Gassman
Omaha
Nebr
Junior Mission Band
Dp. J. Edward
Akron's Modern Cold Storage Plant Contracts Let
D K Mentzer reports contracts let to Baker Tee Machine Co Omaha for refrigerating equipment and Armstrong Cork Products Co Chicago for cork insulation to line the new Kalamath? No, the city’s five inch thick insulation. The building by W C Anderson & Sons Akron. Roof uses a 2900 gallon water pool to regulate heat and temperature. Locker reservations already strong with Mentzer at Alon Savings bank to explain advantages of this system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
D. KE. Mentzer
Baker Tee Machine Co., Inc
Omaha
Armstrong Cork Products Co
Chicago
Kari-Keen Manufacturing Co
Sioux City
W. C. Anderson & Sons
C. M. Hilliker & Son
First National Bank
Mentzer
Alon Savings Bank
Westfield Trims Craig in Fall Festival Baseball
Westfield defeated Craig 12 to 2 at Brunsville to stretch its winning streak to ten. Engle Rapter and Bob Tucker led the offense as every Westfield player had at least one hit off Red Anderson of Sioux City pitching for Craig. Westfield to meet Jefferson at Elk Point on Sunday.
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Brunsville
Craig
Westfield
Engle
Rapter
Bob Tucker
Jefferson
Elk Point
Catholic Ladies Provide Chicken Dinner at Kendall Hotel
Catholic League schedules Sunday dinner at Kendall Hotel on September 8 starting 11 30 a m and continuing until finished. Public invited. Adults 35 cents children 20 cents. Menu includes mashed potatoes chicken gravy fried chicken salad beans tomatoes rolls pickles jelly coffee and assorted pies.
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Catholic League
Kendall
Busy Bees Plan Sewing Uniforms and September Meeting
The Busy Bees 4-H group met at assistant leader Helen Beaulieu’s home to plan sewing their uniforms. An all-day meeting is slated for September 14 at Catherine Langle’s home with all mothers invited and a pot-luck lunch to be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Beaulieu
Catherine Langle
Fried chicken dinner at Plymouth Presbyterian
A fried chicken dinner will be served by the ladies at Plymouth Presbyterian on Tuesday September 17 starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are 35 cents and 20 cents. Public invited. A marriage license was issued in LeMars last week to Eddie H Johnson of Akron and Verna M Mattas of Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Presbyterian
LeMars
Eddie H. Johnson
Akron
Verna M. Mattas
Merrill
Empress Theater Week Shows West Point of the Air G Men Black Sheep
Thrilling Empress program features West Point of the Air with Wallace Beery at Randolph Field Texas. Then James Cagney in G Men with Ann Dvorak and Margaret Lindsay. Rounding out the lineup is Black Sheep with Ridmund Lowe and Claire Trevor plus comedies and cartoons.
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Empress Theater
West Point of the Air
Wallace Beery
Robert Young
Maureen O'Sullivan
James Gleason
U. S. Army Air Training Field
Randolph Field
Texas
Imnpress
James Cagney
Cagney
Department of Justice
Ann Dvorak
Margaret Lindsay
Ridmund Lowe
Claire ‘Trevor
Lutheran Church Activities for September 8 and 11
The Lutheran churches announce Sunday worship at Brule Creek at 11:00 and North St. Paul at 3:00 with Sunday school at Brule Creek 10:00 and South St. Paul 9:45. Confirmation begins September 14 at St Paul 10:00 and Brule Creek 1:30. St Paul L D Ry meets Sept 11 at the Ericksons' home to discuss History of Senior Colleges. Ladies Aid meets Sept 12 at Mrs Gundersons. Brule Creek Luther League hosts program and social hour Sept 13 at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brule Creek
North St. Paul
South St. Paul
St. Paul Church
St. Paul L. D. Ry
Ruby
Lorraine Erickson
St. Paul Ladies Aid
Arnold Gunderson
Clyde Gunderson
Led. Holden
Brule Creek Luther League
Local News Notes Atutauregaera
Mrs Solomon Johnson is a surgical patient at Akron Hospital. Dr and Mrs Chester Mason visited relatives in Alton Sunday. George Juber of Clinton Town arrived to visit his sister Mrs Jos Gardner and other relatives west of town. Mr and Mrs A G Rhodes and daughter Marian motored to Wayne Nebraska to visit the J G Kyl family formerly of Akron. Dr A J Kessler bought the H G Clark residence. Supt and Mrs Floyd A Conner will move to Mrs W R Tremaines residence. Stanley S Burrill, called here by the death of his father W W Burrill, visited Town City before returning to Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Wm Dilley and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dilley and daughter Constance of Hawarden motored to Worthington Minnesota to visit relatives. Mrs Wim Dilley’s mother accompanied them. Mr and Mrs A Hallberg of Compton Calif and Mr and Mrs John Sweder of Hollywood Calif visited Rev and Mrs C W Samuelson. Visitors were en route to California after two months in Iowa Minnesota and Michigan. Local CCC enrollees DeCelle Barr Ames Iowa Kenneth Koch Oakville Iowa Dernell Swift Clarion Iowa came for a few days visit with parents and relatives. The boys are satisfied with camp work.
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Solomon Johnson
Akron Hospital
Chester Mason
Alton
George Juber
Clinton
Jos. Gardner
A. G. Rhodes
Marian
Wayne
Nebrey
J. G. Kyl
Akron
A. J. Kessler
H. G. Clark
Floyd A. Conner
W. R. Tremaine
Stanley S. Burrill
W. W. Burrill
Los Angeles
Calif
Wm. Dilley
Akron Ligh Eleven Begins Drills For New Season
About twenty five boys joined Coach Konarska for the opener of Akron’s football drills at Marcus. Four lettermen return to anchor the squad as they drill in fundamentals, blocking, tackling, and a speedy open attack. Growth from new players will determine first team calls as the season unfolds.
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Konarska
Marcus
Urs
Johnson
Barr
R. Russ
P. Blin
Akron
Neweoers
Akron Ligh
Corn Hog Payments Assured Under 1935 Contracts
Farmers will receive full payments for corn hog contracts in 1935. Shester C. Davis says obligations apply even if the Supreme Court rules against the Agricultural Adjustment Act, with a moral and legal duty to compensate up to date. South Dakota signers total about ten million dollars. nationwide payments amount to about 186 million dollars. Leo E. Kaelke and Miss Katie M. Vanderham wed September 1035 at the M E parish house in Sargeant Bluff Iowa. They plan to farm locally and start married life there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shester C. Davis
Supreme Court
Mr. Davis
South Dakota
United States
Methodist Church Notes Early Month Services Begin
Listen to a wise word by R A Millikan on growth of mind and character. The church is praised as the greatest agency for improving the motor of men. Despite rain, a good start to Early Month services with morning and evening preaching by Pastor J F Moore.
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R. A. Millikan
J. F. Moore
Couple celebrates sixty first wedding anniversary at home
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croon Sr observed their sixty first anniversary at their Craig home surrounded by children grandchildren and friends. Croon is 83 and Mrs Croon 79 and both are in good health. They tend a fine garden and domestic animals.
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Henry Croon
Craig
County
My Croon
Mrs. Croon
Willing Toilers 4-H Meet in Westfield Township News
Westfield Township 4-H girls convened August 13 with club leaders June and Ardis Finzen and one visitor Benita Voss, an alumna. Next gathering set for September 14 hosted by Mona and Merva Rozell, with meetings every three weeks on Saturdays during the school months.
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June
Ardis Finzen
Benita Voss
Mona
Merva Rozell
Mona Rozell
Death summons former resident Mrs Fred M Squires
Mrs Ada Belle Royalty Squires, 55, died Sunday September 1 1935 at her Hawarden Iowa home after a lingering illness. Born January 20 1880 in Akron Town she married Fred M Baaisans in 1903 and lived on farms near Akron Chatsworth Hawarden before moving to Hawarden last spring. Survived by husband three sisters and two brothers five grandchildren and many friends. Funeral Tuesday at Associated Church Hawarden Rev T E H Harding officiating. Interment Riverside Akron.
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Fred M. Squires
Hawarden
Ada Belle Royalty
Akron
Town
Newton Royalty
Fred M. Baaisans
Richland
S. D
Double miscellaneous shower honors two couples at Loyd Lemon home
Tuesday night an event showered Mr and Mrs Lauren Mann and Mr and Mrs Richard Port with gifts and well wishes. Dorothy Scott and Mildred Tiemen hosted. Sunday at 7 30 the Christian Endeavorers meet for breakfast and lesson. no service at night. All plan to attend the Bi-County Sunday school convention at the First Christian church in Sioux City.
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Loyd Lemon
Lauren Mann
Richard Port
Dorothy Scott
Mildred Tiemen
Christian Endeavorers
First Christian Church
Sioux City
First Baptist Church Weekly Meetings
The Bible school meets at 10 am. The pastor will be away next Sunday and return for services on September 16. The Ladies Association meets next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Fletcher hosting. Deov tions led by Mrs. Anderson. The Gleaners World Wide Guild meet Saturday at 2 pm led by Mrs. Kanago with Harriet Moore on devotions Lois Swift on treat and Marjorie Lake on the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Ladies’ Association
Davis
Fleteler
Victor Anderson
Gleaners
World Wide Guild
Chas. Kanago
Harriet Moore
Lois Swift
Marjorie Lake
BR. E. Brown
Akron Ball Team Wins Return Game From The Indians
Akron defeated the Indian team 6 to 3 at Winnebago Nebr in a return game after winning here on August 18. Akron built a lead with Hartman and Metz hitting and Claassen scoring on passes and errors. Lefty Swift relieved in sixth, holding the Indians scoreless, while Akron added two runs in the ninth to seal the win amid late rallies by the visitors.
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Akron
Winnebago
Nebr
Ch. Hartman
Caugh
Harts
Claassen
Metz
Hartman
Re Port
Indians
Hunter
Brown
Harden
Tittle
Rice
Warden
Louis
Decorah
Little Beer
R. Metz
Bo Hartman
Johnson
Peek
C. Metz
B. Swift
Ben Hartman
Lefty
Swift
Fanning
Peck
G. Hartman
Tim Hartman
Little Wolf
Maney
Chamberlain
Former Akron Woman Weds Former Akron Woman in Iowa City
Ethel Engleman of Towa City Iowa, formerly of Akron, married Alton T. Squire of Three Rivers Michigan on August 31 1985 at Nazarene parsonage in Towa City. Squire once lived in Westfield Town. The bride is half sister to Chester and Richard Bean. The couple plans to live at 119 W Prutsman Street in Three Rivers and run a barber shop. Mrs Squire and her bridegroom and her two daughters Myrtle and Mildred Engleman will move there next week. Miss Mildred Eason of Alton is now bookkeeper for Moir Motor and Implement Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel . Engleman
Towa City
Towa
Akron
Alton T. Squire
Three Rivers
Mich
Nazarene Parsonage
Rev
C. M. King
Squire
Westfield
Town
Chester
Richard Bean
Myrtle
Mildred [Ngleman
W. Prutszman Street
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Fredonia Township
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Creek
Westfield Trims Craig
Sioux Township
the Lutheran Churches
Atutaugereg Aea
Taauuesu
Leo E. Kaelke
August Kaelke
Katie M. Vanderham
David Vanderham
M. EF. Parsonage
Sargeant Bluff
Wilson Gow
Methodist Church
Fred Squires
Christian Endeavor News
First Baptist Church
Winnebago Boys
Ethel Engleman
Alton Squire
Iowa City
Mildred Eason
The
Moir Motor and Implement Co
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