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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
5
475 soldiers on battle fronts are mailing ballots for the presidential election. Ballots are printed on light-weight paper and shipped to APO addresses in New York and San Francisco. Special handling includes wax paper to prevent premature sealing. soldiers must remove wax before mailing.
The Johnson township women met at Mrs. L. B. Foster's home for a tea and planned this year’s Home Project work on living problems. An election followed naming Mrs. Barnard Lucken as Township Chairman and listing several officers and committee chairs. A program with a piano solo, book reading talk, and a book review concluded with lunch. four meetings are planned, starting with Sewing Machine Clinics at Mrs. Betts Brown’s home on November 24.
Pleasant Hill U B Church lists Sunday school at 8 00 a m and evening worship at 9 o clock led by Pastor Rev J E Tracy.
Fred Claesson of Akron was appointed to the county supervisor post after the death of Dick Bohlken. He met with the board, with vacancies filled by the auditor, and will serve a three year term starting this week.
Adaville Alabama church notices show Sunday school at 10 a m. preaching at 11 a m led by Andrew Anderson with class leader Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m. The pastor L B Foster is at a Des Moines conference Wednesday through Sunday.
Local notes report visitors and events in the Sioux City region. Entries mention Mrs. Fred Husman visiting Sioux City, an Akron High vs Elk Point High football opener on September 15, and various relatives traveling between Crofton, Sioux Falls, Calumet, and Sioux City with brief social visits and a bake sale planned by Immanuel Lutheran Ladies’ Aid for September 16.
Akron High School opens its season on Friday afternoon at home against Elk Point High. Coach Markham leads a 36-man squad in a 3 PM kickoff with local businesses asked to close 2:30 to 6:00 for crowd turnout. The lineup includes Wetzglary at quarterback and Nall at right half as the team eyes victory.
Patrons may see a musical western plotting romance and treasure on September 15 16 at the Norka Theatre headlined by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans with the Pioneers. The program also includes a comedy drama and two technicolor musical features with strong song numbers. On September 17 18 the musical comedy Mr Wink Goes to Town stars Edward G Robinson and Ruth Warrick. September 20 brings Springtime in the Rockies a technicolor musical starring Betty_Gimber and John Payne.
Northfield Minn News reports Mr and Mrs Otto GC Larsen of Akron Iowa announce the engagement of their daughter June Merthine to Pte Joseph C Belshe son of Mr and Mrs CQ Belshe of Northfield. The wedding is planned for October. Miss Larsen studies at the University of Minnesota where Pfc Belshe is stationed at the medical school. both are to graduate in June.
Misses Viola and Lavada Gale visited Sioux Falls this week. Mrs Evie Wedmark visits relatives near Hudson Iowa. Plymouth supper planned for Thursday September 21. Lavonne Heyl, nurse trainee at Sioux City Lutheran Hospital, visited home folks. Esther Stryzewski to St Olaf College. Me Stryzewski went to Minneapolis on bus in business. Mrs Cluett Chamberlain and children visited Hawarden and met her brother returning from the South Pacific. Three Plymouth county boys enlisted in Navy last Thursday at Des Moines Alfred Rounds LeMars Lloyd Chamberlain Akron Robert Brodie Akron sworn in as seaman first class in radio tech training.
The Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting on Tuesday September 5 at the Legion Hall. New members Mrs Bruce Smith Mrs John Grone myer Mrs Herman Fredricks Mrs Harold Adams and one gold star mother Mrs Axel Bay were initiated. After the meeting attendees were invited to lunch at Mrs Larsen's home served by Mrs Anna Long and Mrs Minnie Von Hagel. Buy U S Victory Stamps Bonds.
Preventive Service of the Iowa State Health Department and Plymouth County Medical Society announce immunization clinics for smallpox and diphtheria from September 21 to October 2, 1944. Diphtheria two doses after six months. smallpox vaccination by age one with possible re vaccination before school. Fees 50 cents per diphtheria dose and 60 cents for smallpox. free treatment for those unable to pay. clinics listed with dates and locations.
A small world tale from the LeMars Globe-Post recounts Mrs. Ray Teefey formerly Irene Cooper sending cigarettes to sailors overseas. A Plymouth county recipient, Vernon Breitbarth of Akron, replied on his birthday expressing thanks and eagerness to continue letters. The pair did not know their ties to LeMars and familiar local families.
Trinity Lutheran and nearby congregations list Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with adult and youth confirmation classes starting Sept 16. Other notes advertise bake sales, Ladies Aid meetings, and no morning sermon on Sept 17 plus canvassing results and devotions reminders.
Local notes report A J Claeys on a business trip to Hawarden and various community items. Dates include Jewish New Year on September 18 and a Friday football opener Akron High versus Elk Point High at 3 pm. Other items mention visits, church bake sale, and military families on furlough with updates from several local residents.
Sioux City OPA director M E Rawlings announced that gasoline dealers in the district may accept detached A-12 coupons through September 21 1944. Motorists must endorse back covers with license numbers when renewing rations and mail applications to local War Price and Rationing Boards.
Walter L Lang of Rem given, while weeding a farm near Westfield owned by Mrs Lang, found a Flint arrowhead in perfect condition. The 214 inch long, inch wide piece shows sharp edges and point from ancient flint spall. The shaft had decayed. Lang says he often looks for relics, and this first reward came unexpectedly when the arrowhead was uncovered in a dirt clod.
The fall district court term opens in LeMars on Monday October 2 with Judge M D Van Oosterhout presiding. Grand jurors report then. petit jurors from Akron Craig Westfield Preston districts must appear October 9 at 10 oclock. Names include Chris Boeck Bur night Earl Gale Floyd Heider Katie Hillvieks August Kaelke Otto Larsen Narle Lucken R E Murphey A G Rhodes John Sykes L N Tangeman R C Campbell Chris Johnson Eleanor Faber C FP Marquart and others. Buy U S Defense Stamps Bonds.
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