Easter egg hunt and bowling themed Akron Saturday summary
Shorty Saturday in Akron covered a busy day at the Akron Bowl with pancakes and sausages and a bowling tournament. The Commercial club held the annual Easter egg hunt with kids finding eggs and certificates. Keith Rollins and Tony Caskey won rewards in the six year category. The author attended a downtown business district slide show noting needed repairs and planned updates. The writer hoped to travel to Kansas City for a ball game and observed farmers preparing fields for spring planting as sprouts appear, celebrating spring’s renewal.
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Akron
Akron Bowl
Commercial Club
Keith Rollins
Tony Caskey
Wesley United Methodist to dedicate parsonage Sunday
Akron United Methodist Church plans a Sunday dedication of the new parsonage on April 21 at 11:00 a.m. District superintendent Rev. John K. Moore will assist trustees and builders, and the mortgag e will be burned during worship. A pot luck dinner follows in the fellowship hall. all members and friends are invited.
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Akron United Methodist Church
John K. Moore
Akron Register Tribune Publisher and rates notice
The Akron Register-Tribune in Akron Iowa lists GOOD NEWS Inc as owners and publishers with manager Shorty Hazel. It notes publication every Thursday and subscription rates of five dollars per year, two dollars and fifty cents for six months in Plymouth Sioux Woodbury counties and Union County South Dakota, six dollars elsewhere.
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Good News, Inc. Owners & Publishers
Shorty" Hazel
Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S. D
Chatsworth Chats Special Correspondence Highlights Local Visitations
Chatsworth residents share social visits with families and friends across Sioux City and nearby towns. Community notes report hospital stays, weddings, luncheons, and multiple visits to and from Chatsworth homes including Akron Hawarden Le Mars Stratford and Omaha.
Obituary for Daniel J. Sweeney of Sioux City
Daniel J. Sweeney 79 of Sioux City died April 13 1974 after a short illness. Services were at Blessed Sacrament Church with Rev Msgr Richard V. Sweeney officiating. Burial was at St. Joseph's Ellendale Merrill. Survived by three brothers two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Daniel J. Sweeney
Sioux City
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Msgr
Richard V. Sweeney
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Ellendale
Merrill
Robert
Paul Sweeney
C. L. Fredrickson
Robert Pridhej Allen Litzmann
Paul Harp
Msgr. Sweeney
Thomas H. Sweeney
Akron
Peter M. Sweeney
Sioux Falls
Mary Consolata Sweeney Osf
Dubuque
Eileen Vondrak
le Mars
Isadora Sweeney
American Legion Ninth District Spring Conference in Sibley
The Ninth District Spring Conference of The American Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary will be hosted by E Mudge Post 324 in Sibley Iowa on Saturday April 20. Registration starts 8:30 a.m. with district committee meetings and service schools, followed by an afternoon session and a noon banquet at the Legion Hall. District Commander Don Taylor and District President Mrs Willard Schuler will preside with speakers Department Commander Gordon Miller and Auxiliary President Mrs Richard Bolton. A Memorial Service will be held on the courthouse lawn and all Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Mudge
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Northwest
Iowa
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Clay
Dickinson
Ida
Lyon
Monona
O'Brien
Osceola
Plymouth
Sac
Sioux
Woodbury
Sibley Legion
Val
Town Legion
Bob White
Don Taylor
Merrill
Miami Beach
Sibley Central School
Willard Schuler
Newell
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Taylor
Schuler
Sibley
Gordon A. Miller
Haverhill
Richard Bolton
Coralville
Court House
R.J. Pearson
Sioux City
Harmony and Dischords Parade and High School Contest Set
Harmony and Dischords announces a weekend music contest at Kingsley-Pierson with a Parade of Stars on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. at the high school. Vocal and instrumental performances include solos and ensembles, with Friday night and Saturday all-day events. Bake sale results praised, next sale May 11. Scattered 4-H club met April 1 with 11 members and new Tshirt orders. Border Belles 4-H met April 2 with pledges, reports, and a bakery tour planned for April 15. Interim summer camp dates and annual meeting noted, plus demonstrations on pie making and kitchen tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley-Pierson
Terry Krose
Judy Beech
Orinda Swoyer
Shirley Appley
Cynthia
Julie Anderson
Kjose
Vander Meer
le Mars
Greta Philips
Joni Horton
Karen Kroksh
Nancy Brundeen
Club News From The Book And Thimble Club
The Book and Thimble Club met on April 5 at Ruth Millard s home. Vice president Carol Sieben conducted due to the president s absence. Members heard a resignation letter from Sue Mortensen and a report on the county convention and the Meals on Wheels project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millard
Carol Siebens
Sue Mortensen
Marge Snater
Education Dept
John Philip Sousa
Ruth Mitchel
Edith Baker
Wanda Philips
Akron Public Library Aims to Celebrate National Library Week
Akron Public Library promotes National Library Week April 21 to 27 highlighting free library cards for all residents and wide services. The 10 000 volume collection serves adults and children with magazines records and encyclopedias. Equipment includes a dry copier movie projector audio gear and craft ideas from old books. Members can access Northwest Regional Watts line to Sioux City and state libraries at no extra charge. The move to a new building is planned with many books on sale and a crafts feature demonstration.
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Akron’ Public Library
National Library
Akron
Westfield
Iowa Commission of the Blind
Northwest Regional Library System
Watts
Sioux City
Iowa
Birthday gratitude note from 80th open house
A heartfelt thanks is extended to friends and relatives for cards and gifts received on my 80th birthday open house. Special appreciation goes to my children Marion Storb John W and Gerald and his family for their support and love.
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Father Stone
Marion Storb
John W
Gerald
Local people share Easter visits and travels
Mr Don Greenwood flew to California last week on a business trip. Yankton residents Mr and Mrs Leo Steckley were dinner guests in Bill Miller's home Monday. Tom Dalton of San Francisco visited his parents over Easter weekend. Numerous relatives from Akron, Sioux Falls, Omaha and Ames joined Easter gatherings. Navy commander Peter G MacFarlane reported for duty at Pearl Harbor. Funeral services for Martin M Staum of Sacramento were attended by relatives from several towns.
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Charles Hendricks
Kerry Small
Sioux City
Chatsworth
Town Hall
Pat Caskey
Akron
R. Tentinger
George Moehlmann
Gary A
Shirley Lowell
C. Henricks
Ken Johnson
Kara
Omaha
G. Moller
John Bultman
Dennis Bultman
Walter Huebner
Ernest Guericke
Parkston
S.D
Hilligard
Emery
R. Buchman
Carl Hitzemann
Wes Crow
Jim Moller
H. Collmann
Gladys Shores
Audrey Brown
Ponca
Nebr
Alice Minor
Mary Frerichs
Hélén Erks
Herman Haage
Mary Klemme
Gerd Sattoff
Mary
Lyle Wegner
Sioux Falls
Agnes Toben
John W. Larson
Spink
Sophie Larson
Edward L. Sand
Betty Miller
Glen Horton
Debbie Beemer
Gardner
Kansas
Helen Horton
Clarence Horton
Hawarden
Raymond Hartmann
Boulder
Colo
Margaret Hartmann
St. Joseph
Bernice Snyder
Gerald Henrich
Virgil Harris
Grace Feuerhelm
Lizzie Tindall
Merrill
Maggie Hammond
Roy Postlewaite
Westfield
Minnie Postlewaite
Fred Anderson
Alfred Wilken
Art Dahlman
le Mars
John Wilken
Iowa
Canada
W. C. Fields
Albert Hemmings
Rural Home Culture Club
Ramona Weenink
Elsa Strobel
Virgil Ross
Gertrude Ross
John Daniels
Anna Meyer
Percy Smiter
Lizzie Gibbons
Bertha Bouvin
Norman Varenhorst
Jerry
Patsy
Brunsville
Flora Cassens
Merlin Utesch
Janet
Jason
Lena Haage
le Marg
Calvin Robertson
Nancy
Ruth Robertson
Howard Dean
Sue Mortensen
Don Greenwood
California
Leo Steckley
Yankton
Bill Miller
Tom Dalton
San Francisco
Joe E. Dalton
Navy
Peter G. MacFarlane
Carla
Ernest.w. Johnson
Third Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
H.G. Wilms and Children
Burtonsville
C.R. Mason
Way Back Yonder Akron Register-Tribune 1904 to 1964 Chronology
A collation of local notes from Akron tracing events from 1904 to 1964. It lists graders at the big ditch, shoe shop openings, marriages, farm activity, barn relocation, births, deaths, airplane landings, blacksmith and auto repairs, church events, team openings, rain and sun, school plays, and fire incidents. Notable names include Rosa Sullivan, Rev. J.C. Lemon, E.F. Cobb, Dr. B.A. Gee, Roy Palmer, LeRoy Heeden, Arthur Ericson, Ludwig Larson, Lars Larson, Mary Rolfe, Catherine Jeffers, Kate Smith, and various local families.
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Big Ditch
Andrew Palm
Peter Nelson
Hitzemann
Savings Bank
Rosa Pearl Sullivan
J.C. Lemon
B.A. Gee
A.W. Edington
Bradley
Roy Palmer
LeRoy Heeden
Arthur Ericson
Smith Brothers
Chicago
Baptist Church
Lamoureux Field
Ludwig
Lars Larson
Spink
Mary Rolfe
Catherine Jeffers
Westfield social notes and Easter event roundup
Westfield residents shared visits and birthday celebrations with neighbors in Le Mars Akron and Sioux City. World War I veterans installed officers in Aurelia. Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Koffee Kup Klub drew many prizes. Will Rogers quote closes local notes.
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Ed Nelson
George Borders
le Mars
Lesley Anderson
Akron
Alice Minor
St. Luke's Hospital
Sioux’ City
George
Bern
Aurelia
Donald Lea
Darold Hoffman
Vernon Lias
Jerry Dennison
Pauline Lias
Jim Leuenhagen
W.W. I
George Bern
Joe Caskey
Marie Caskey
Darius Smith
Sioux City
Herb Yates, Jr
Florida
Lorraine Bullock
Dennis
Darrel
Rick Anderson
Scott
Mark
Susan
Ronald Macklem
Minneapolis
Minn
Lloyd Crouch
Marion Lewis
Kenneth Bern
Cherokee
Koffee Kup Klub
Westfield Feed and Grain
Westfield
Virgil Ross
Dallas
Schoppenhorst
Lowell Morehead
Will Rogers
Cheerful Neighbors Extension Club Meets for April Meeting
Eight members gathered April 9 at Sally Vreugdenhil’s home with a household hint noted. Donna Swanson and Sally Vreugdenhil delivered the Spring County Council Report and led a lesson on Leisure Time. Next year’s program and a club merit certificate score card were discussed. next meeting set for May 14 at La Vonne Klemme’s.
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Cheerful Neighbors Extension Club
Sally Vreugdenhil
Spring County Council
Donna Swanson
Donna Swangon
la Vonne Klemme
Rural Home Culture Club Meets At Maxine Gerrietts Home
The Rural Home Culture Club met April 5 at Maxine Gerrietts with 15 members. Maxine read from The Greatest Love. Roll call, convention bills, and a resolution request from Plymouth County Federation of Women’s Clubs were discussed. May 14 luncheon at Immanuel Lutheran church announced. Esther Neunacher presented a traveling Art Exhibit. Beth Finzen, secretary.
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Maxine Gerrietts
Maxine
John Philip Sanga
Plymouth County
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Border Belle
Border Belles 4-H Club
Shelly Chilton
Club News
Rev. Ketterling
Library Notes
F.F. Kerr
Keech and
Robin
S.C
Gary Kerr
Lebr
Neil McLane
Richard Olson
Paul Woskoff
Las Vegas
Nevada
Martin M. Staum
Sacramento
Calif
A. M.staum
Merle Fickbohm
Arthur Staum
Marvin Staum
Beresford
Clarence Staum
Elk Point
Robert Offstehage
Vermillion
Fred Richters
Margaret
Daniel
Tripp
Fred
Emma Richters
Tripp S.D
Mitchell, S.D
Corn Palace
Louis Schumacher
Ira Hoffman
Arthur Finzen
Lester Heyl
Lon Thornton
Riversioux
Wm. Halvorsen
Kate Smith
G.E. Raynie
Alfred Knecht
Perry Sager
Edward Vondrak
Martha Tripp Nellis
Myrtle Crow
Evelyn Banks
Vincent Feauto
Wayne von Hagel
Albert W. Johnson
Iowa Pharmacy
Alvin Erickson
Wm. A. Crow
Herman Jacobs, Sr
J. H. Paramore
James W. Jones
Akron Ministers Association
Gerhard E. Johnson
Lena Lee
Charles L. Dunham
Robert Pridie
Kenneth Meade, Jr
Kenneth Meade
Scott Swift
Jim Weinblom
Mollie Oake
J.R. Marple
Westfield News
Mrs
Dale Liston
Jan Messler
Sherrie Roe & the
Valley Trubidors
Brunsville Legion Hall
Nots Brunsville
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