Dog Runs Through House Causes Muddy Mayhem in Downpour
Luceen Anderson faced a 90 pound dog tearing through her house during a heavy rain, slipping on mud and leaving footprints. Police removed the dog. it’s described as friendly and likely to be adopted by the Humane Society. Nearby notes mention school opening August 26, library programs, and community efforts. Jerry returns from a Minnesota fishing trip.
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St. Bernard
Luceen Anderson
Luceen
Laceen
Humane Society
Carter Pitts to lead Westmar fund drive
Carter Pitts is named general campaign chair for the Western Iowa for Westmar fund drive to raise $500,000 over three years in Le Mars and Plymouth County. Pitts, publisher of the Le Mars Daily Sentinel, longtime resident, Grinnell College and University of Iowa graduate, previously chaired 1970 drive and has strong Westmar ties. The steering committee includes Gordon Mennen and Laurence C. Smith among others. drive starts in September as part of a five year development effort.
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Western Iowa
Westmar
Carter Pitts
Pitts
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Grinnell College
Germany
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Chan Pitts
the Sentinel
le Mars
Gordon Mennen
Jim Bowers
al Maser
Paul Olson
Jim Bogenrief
C. L. Hagen
Chuck Wood
Maxine Pitts
Les Joan
Fay Wells
Eva Brown
Jack Hentges
Jean Koenig
Laurence C. Smith
Plymouth County
Chatsworth social notes detail extended Iowa and Nebraska visits
Chatsworth News lists weekend and weekday visitors from Omaha and Sioux City, with multiple calls on G Moller, Collmanns, and Hitschmanns. The report includes a bridal shower for Chris and a Sunday reunion at Akron city park, plus hospital stays for Herman Weyen and H Burnight.
Bitterly Named Coordinator for Western Town Tech division
Robert L Bitterly of Le Mars is appointed coordinator for the Adult and Continuing Education Division at Western Town Tech Community College. At 38 he will assist Ida Monona Crawford Plymouth Woodbury counties with adult education programs and oversee the 900 Club activities, bringing years of teaching and coaching experience from Le Mars and Westmar College.
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le Mars
Western Town Tech Community College
Bitterly
le Mars Community High School
Ida
Monona
Crawford
Plymouth
Woodbury
Western Iowa Tech
Goodwill pickup, births, injuries, moves in Westfield
Westfield news notes Goodwill Industries in Sioux City hires 225 disabled workers daily and announces an August 12 pickup for donations on Betty Brown’s porch. Welcome notices go to James Houlsworth family and James Kindig. Pike reunion in Akron draws ~30. Birth of Gary Dewey to Martyn Hoffman and wife. Hawarden motorcycle injury patient at St Luke's in Sioux City. Marion Lewis sustains a lawn mower injury. wishes for speedy recovery. E W Schoppenhorst family moves one mile east.
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Ron Trude
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Goodwill
Westfield Goodwill
Betty Brown
Westfield
James Houlsworth
James Kindig
Dennis Powell
Pike
Akron
Martyn Hoffman
Gary Dewey
Hawarden
St. Luke's Hospital
Marion Lewis
E. W. Schoppenhorst
Memorial note for Clifford C Campbell family thanks
We thank friends and relatives who sent flowers cards memorials or pantry supplies and helped comfort us during the loss of our husband father son and brother Clifford C Campbell Mrs Carrie Campbell and family Vermillion S8 D Mrs Mary Campbell Akron Claire Campbell Manhattan Kansas
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Carrie Campbell
Mary Campbell
Akron Claire
Campbell Manhattan
Kansas
Farm Bureau board meets jointly Aug and Sept in Le Mars
Plymouth County Farm Bureau president Duane Heimgarntner says the August and September board meetings will be combined to avoid conflicts with the Plymouth county 4 H fair and Labor Day. The August 26 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau office includes an annual pot luck picnic and a RAVE event afterward.
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Duane Heimgarntner
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau
le Mars
Plymouth County
Two Newborns and One Daughter in Midwest Families
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Steckelberg of Sioux City on July 22 weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces and is named Michael Paul. Grandparents are Melroy Steckelberg of Hawarden and Richard Caskey of Akron. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Lockwood in Port Edward Wisconsin on July 21, 1974 is named Michael John. Grandparents are Jack Lockwood of Akron and Wayne Keno of Le Mars, with great grandmothers Flora Cassens of Akron and Anna Kenowith of Ireton. A daughter born August 6, 1974 to Mr. and Mrs. Loren Oetken of rural Akron at Floyd Valley hospital. sisters Angela and Amy welcome her. Grandparents are Alfred Huls of Akron and Harry Oetken of Le Mars.
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Henry Collman
Ken Johnson
Omaha
Neb
G. Moller
H. Collmann
Colin Collmann
Ron
Tena
Craig
Carl Hitzemann
Akron
Wes Crow
Herman Weyen
Sioux City
Lynn Carlson
Charles Hendricks
Eric
H. Burnight
le Mars Hospital
Jack Lake
Chris
Reuben Buchman
Albert
Marvin Mullenex
Robert Wood
Fred Buchman
Freeman
S. D
Robert Meins
Homer
Arthur DeRaad
A. DeRaad
George Beeler
Henry Ludwigs
Cambridge
Minnesota
Eilene Moehlmann
Lena Schuster
Hawarden
Marie Larson
Alcester
S.D
George Moehlmann
Martin Hammersma
Mike Steckelberg
Michael Paul
Melroy Steckelberg
Richard Caskey
John Lockwood
Port Edward
Wisconsin
Michael John
Jack Lockwood
Wayne Kenowith
le Mars
Flora Cassens
Anna Kenowith
Ireton
Loren Oetken
Floyd Valley Hospital
Angela
Amy
Alfred Huls
Harry Oetken
Friendship and Service Club
Oxford
Laurel and Hardy
Claus Frerichs
Gerd Satthoff
Fred Andreson
Anna Eden
Meta Bockleman
John Wilken
Henry Carlson
Alice Bernhardt
Tena Lubben
Lizzie Haage
Brunsville
Flora Cassen
Herman Haage
Anna Meyer
Carrie Whiting
Alfred Husman
Everald Pagkett
Tom Hughes
Mike
Ann Marie
Remsen
Lizzie Gibbons
Virgil Morehead
Terry
Gary Kellogg
Cindy
John
San Diego
Calif
Ty Ryan
Fred Lucken
Fay Port
Lester Stevens
Westfield
Ida Lamberty
Robert M. Hayes
Alice Mae Thomas
Fred W. Haas
Henry Steinfeld
Paul Wendt
Jacob Dirks
Frank Anderson
F. L. Kirton
Oscar Johnson
Joe Brundeen
Cyril Montagne
Earl Carter
Reuben Weinblom
Emil C. Hamann
Riverside Cemetery
Lucille Akers
Donald Ross
Agnes Raver
Henry Claassen
The
Tennesseats
Ted Cummins
Wm. Dirks
Mary Scott
Mary Burns
Opal Sorensen
Edgar Reimer
Alvin Kluver
Knapp
Plymouth County
Dean Malcolm
Glen Horton
Tommy Nystrup
Merlin Miller
Sidney Jenson
Marian Marienau
John W. Ernst
Joan Coyle
Dennis Boe
Frank Kallsen
John Schumacher
Mollie A. Hunter
Lowell Nall
Primghar
Bob Barr
George Mattison
Myron Mason
Mra
C. Morten Wendt
Edward L. Rembe
Phil Bernard
Floyd Waterbury, Jr
Ann Seabury
Walter Lee Hoffman
Judith Kathryn Moore
Garry E. Lines
Patricia Brown
Robert Schad
Wesley Hall
Legion 9th district meeting agenda August 10 1974 Holstein
The American Legion 9th Tall Corn District conference and initiation will be held August 10 1974 at Dessel Schmidt Post 225 Holstein Iowa with registration at 1 00 p m and conference at 2 00 p m Roast pig will be served at 6 00 p m and an initiation service at 7 30 p m at Turner Hall led by district post commanders All legionnaires encouraged to attend Also notes Iowa leads in farm population with 544 000 residents living on farms out of 2 88 million people
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American Legion 9Th
Tall Corn District
Dessel-Schmidt Post No. 225 Legion Building
Holstein
Iowa
Turner Hall
9Th District
Birthday and visits thread through Plymouth County notes
Betty Miller celebrated her 89th birthday with daughters Alice Hanson and Irene Parker serving cake and coffee as friends and relatives joined the gathering. The Plymouth County Old Settlers Picnic at Adaville honored Lizzie Tindall as the second oldest present with a corsage. Numerous visitors from Sioux City and surrounding towns dropped by, sharing music, bingo, and thanks for peaches, rides, and well wishes. The August bulletin board themed “Fair Time” featured blue ribbons marking birthdays, and a bridal shower for Kathy Kenny was noted among many social calls and visits.
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Betty Miller
Alice Hanson
Irene Parker
Plymouth County Old Settlers
Adaville
Lizzie Tindall
Glen Horton
Sioux City
Helen Horton
Percy Smiter
Everett Campbell
Norma
Bill Henriksen
Leona Dewey
Westfield
Harold Anderson
Beresford
Harold Johnson
Akron
Elsie Anderson
CRD
Roy Postlewaite
Minnie Postlewaite
Wayne von Hagel
Battle Lake
Minnesota
Margaret Hartmann
Keith Bouvia
Alhambra
California
Bertha Bouvia
Karen Willer
Judy Stenwaill
Local visits and family travel in Akron area
Local residents report visits and travels across many states. Families including Andersons, Smiths, Appleys and Lamoureuxs spend time with relatives in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A large gathering honors Doris DeFoor of Largo Florida. others host guests from Battle Creek Michigan and Wichita Kansas.
80th Birthday Open House Gratitude Note
Mrs. Hannah Seely expresses thanks to relatives and friends for attending her open house honoring her 80th birthday. She notes appreciation for cards and gifts and the kindness shown.
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Hannah Seely
Way Back Yonder Items of Interest from 1904 to 1964
A compact chronicle of past Akron events recounts births deaths marriages and notable happenings from 1904 to 1964. It notes anniversaries fires, floods, baseball games, school openings and time changes, highlighting residents such as Ed Fletcher Herman Martin Dr. R D Clark Oscar Johnson and others, with dated glimpses across decades.
Akron Register-Tribune subscription rates announced
The Akron Register-Tribune lists subscription prices: $5.00 per year, six months $3.00 in Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury Counties Iowa and Union County South Carolina, and $6.00 per year elsewhere. F "Shorty" Hazel serves as manager for GOOD NEWS Inc. owners and publishers.
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Shorty" Hazel
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury Counties
Iowa
Union County
S. C
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Palatine, Il
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Davenport
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