Sign removal on Gateway to a Peaceful ValleyNear Akron
Shorty reports the Gateway to a Peaceful Valley sign along highway 12 near the airport runway has disappeared after years of neglect and two failed relocation attempts. The fire siren false alarm issue continues as volunteers respond, with the faulty system under review. Olaf Abrahamson recounts an unusual golf round ending with a par on number 8 after a mis-hit first shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 12
Akron
Bud Higman
Highway Commission
Olaf Abrahamson
Olaf
Akron Register-Tribune header and publication details
Akron Register-Tribune published Thursdays in Akron Iowa serving Plymouth Sioux Woodbury and Union counties. Francis Shorty Hazel listed as manager Velgene Hazel editor. Subscription rates: 87.00 yearly, 34.00 for six months within Iowa and nearby counties. 8.00 for yearly elsewhere. Entered as second class mail matter September 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis “Shorty” Hazel
Velgene Hazel
Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S.D
Mitchells Open House Marks Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W L Mitchell of Akron will be honored at an open house on Sunday August 14 from 230 to 430 p m in the new Akron Community senior citizen center. Friends and relatives are invited to attend this celebration of their golden wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Mitchell
Akron
New Community Senior Citizen Center
Income tax tips for senior citizens
Seniors can reduce federal taxes through specific deductions credits and exemptions. Key points include filing thresholds under 2800 for individuals and 4300 for couples 65 or older a 750 double exemption for those 65 by 1976 retirement income credit up to 228 single or 457 couple home sale tax relief after eight years ownership and five years residence partial exclusion of life insurance payments. The 1976 reform raised the retirement credit and home-sale benefit and urges consulting tax experts or IRS for personalized calculations and Iowa provisions.
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Internal Revenue Service Office
Iowa
Chicken Rice Salad and Beef Noodle Casserole Recipes
Two main course ideas shared, one from Aunt Grace Blankenburg. Chicken Rice Salad combines thawed orange juice concentrate, sugar, corn oil, vinegar, salt, dry mustard, mayonnaise with cooked chicken and rice and mandarin oranges. chill before serving. Beef Noodle Casserole blends ground beef, onion, noodles, cream of chicken soup, chicken soup with rice, milk and a crumb topping baked 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Blankenburg
August at the nursing home with visits and birthdays
Joy Fletcher Akron called Mollie Campbell. Helen and Corriene Horton traveled to Sioux City to meet Dorothy Oloff and daughter Kathy. Glen Horton and Virginia Horton visited at the home. August birthdays include Minnie Johnson and Percy Smiter. A Friendship and Service Club bulletin board welcome event featured decorations for an August picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Fletcher
Akron
Mollie Campbell
Helen Horton
Corriene Horton
Sioux City
Dorothy Oloff
Daugher
Kathy
Helen
Glen Horton
Virginia Horton
Beth Ross
Joyce Thorson
Friendship and Service Club
Minnie Johnson
Percy Smiter
Minnie Postlewait
Courtney Mowery
Esther Ferguson
Pearl Brown
Merna Jeffers
Frank Douglas
August meeting notices span schools to churches in Akron
A sequence of local group meetings runs August 11 to September 18. Public listings include school board and hospital board sessions, community groups such as Catholic Ladies of St Joseph and Senior Citizens, plus civic bodies like Akron City Council and Freedom Lodge AF and AM. Other entries cover 4-H, PEO, TOPS, Rainbow, and church circles with dates and times. The notes conclude with Gabel Reunion at Akron City Park and a September bazaar by Ladies of St Joseph and a Mystery Sister reveal.
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Hospital Board
Akron Industrial Dev. Corp
Catholic Ladies of St. Joseph
Senior Citizens Group
Freedom Lodge
AF & AM
Akron City Council
Chicken Little
P.E.O
West Port Farm Bureau
First Baptist Naomi Circle
Commercial Club
Christian Women Fellowship
Adaville United Methodist Women
Immanuel Lutheran Bible Study
Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid
Gabel
Akron City Park
Sioux Valley Extension Club
Margaret Stoutenberg
Mystery Sister
Ladies of St. Joseph
WWI Barracks Auxiliary Meet in Le Mars
The Plymouth county Barracks 1507 and Auxiliary hold their regular meeting Tuesday August 16 in the Eagles club meeting room Le Mars. A noon potluck dinner precedes business at 1 30 with bingo and refreshments after the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Auxiliary
Eagles Club
le Mars
Weekend Guests and Wedding Anniversaries in Chatsworth
Chatsworth items list weekend visitors and celebrations from Violet Moehlmann and Moehlmann families. Notable events include 18th and 60th wedding anniversaries celebrated with relatives from Cherokee Hawarden Akron and Luverne. Local visits feature Repp Hendricks DeRaad and Bakker households across Iowa and South Dakota.
Mangelson Family Reunion Held in Akron Park
The Mangelson family reunion occurred Sunday July 30 at Akron city park with about 100 members attending. Relatives traveled from Brunsville Lake Park Sioux City Cedar Falls Le Mars Hawarden Sgt. Bluff Sioux Center Akron Iowa Laverne Round Lake Minn Alcester Vermillion SD for the picnic and social visit.
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Mangelson
Akron
Brunsville
Lake Park
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
le Mars
Hawarden
Sgt. Bluff
Sioux Center
Iowa
Laverne and Round Lake
Minn
Alcester and
Vermillion
S.D
Akron graduates complete air force basics
Airman Valerie M. Dierks daughter of Mr and Mrs Myron D Dierks Akron has been selected for technical training at Sheppard AFB Texas in aircraft maintenance. She previously completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and earned credits toward an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force. Airman Deborah L Henke daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie A Henke Elk Point South Dakota was assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois after basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. She is to receive specialized training in aircraft equipment maintenance and is a 1977 Akron Community School graduate. Her new address is Deborah Henke AB 484-70-1876 PSC Box 2607 Chanute AFB Illinois 61868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerie M. Dierks
Myron D. Dierks
A.A. 3
Akron
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Community College of the
Airman
Dierks
Akron High School
Deborah L. Henke
Leslie A. Henke
A.A. 1
Elk Point
S.D
Chanute Afb
Ill
The
Community College of the Air Force
Henke
Akron Community School
Deborah Henke
PSC
Update meetings for area teachers dinner program set
The Sioux City area extension teacher update dinner in August will cover human development in the classroom and a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Two locations are offered: August 22 in Ida Grove or August 23 in Sioux City.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Sioux City Area
Ida Grove
Sioux City
Norma Morgan
Extension Home
Denison
Verle Weiss
Larry Peterson
Denison Community High School
Denison High
Nancy Meredith
CPSC
Mental Health names Beverly Haverly as community social worker
Beverly Haverly was hired part time by Plains Area Mental Health Center to serve as a community social worker replacing Jo Lynn Jackes. A 1968 St Marys Remsen graduate, she earned a 1971 Briar Cliff BA in sociology with psychology minor and an MSW from Tulane in 1972. She has worked in social work and community organization, and will oversee the Big Brother Big Sister program, Merry Mixers, therapy, and parenting class arrangements in Plymouth County this fall.
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Beverly Haverly
Plains Area Mental Health Center
Jo Lynn Jackes
Beverly
St. Mary's High School
Remsen
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
Tulane University
New Orleans
Tulane
Charity Hospital
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Tommy Dale Developmental Center
Mukwonago
Wis
Ronald Haverly
Patty Jacobs Wins Creighton Law Scholarship
Patty Jacobs of route 3 Akron has received a law school scholarship to Creighton University School of Law in Omaha Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Dakota Vermillion in 1976 and taught eighth grade math at Lewis Centeral School Council Bluffs this past year. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Stan Jacobs of route 3 Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Jacobs
Route 3
Akron
Creighton University School of Law
Omaha
Neb
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Patty
Lewis Centeral School
Council Bluffs
Stan Jacobs
Jeffers Family Reunion Attends Akron Park Meeting
Members of the Jeffers family gathered for their annual reunion at Akron city park on Sunday July 31 with 55 relatives and friends in attendance. Attendees included Jan Dyer Ken and D J Dale Plueger Willis Crow Frank Crow Ron Marsh Kim Meske Elmer Meske Chad Gerald Plueger Arlan Meske Charles Plueger Elmer Wilken Larry Plueger Lambert Jeffers Pearl Miller Cliff Miller Lori Miller Greg Heeren Dave Ericson Lloyd Miller and Kirk all of Akron along with many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffers
Akron City Park
Jan Dyer
Ken
D.J
Dale Plueger
Burbank
Calif
Willis Crow
Frank Crow
Windom
Minn
Ron Marsh
Kim Meske
Elmer Meske
Chad
Gerald Plueger
Sioux City
Arlan Meske
Manson
Iowa
Charles Plueger
Elmer Wilken
Brunsville
Larry Plueger
le Mars
Lambert Jeffers
Pearl Miller
Cliff Miller
Lori Miller
Greg Heeren
Dave Ericson
Lloyd Miller
Kirk
Akron
Akron Area Social Notes Include Visits and Reunion
Local brief covers Mrs Ramona Going and Renee of Griswold Iowa visiting Grace Small in Akron with other relatives. Steven Small of Dunlop Illinois guest at Grace Small's home. J M Small family left for Wichita Falls Texas after visiting Grace Small. Orville Larsen from Badger South Dakota visited Jerry Smith and Pastor Russell. Betty Roy from Mulvane Kansas stayed with Pastor David Roy. Gabel reunion picnic announced for Akron city park on Sunday August 21.
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Ramona Going
Renee
Griswold
Iowa
Grace Small
eMr
J. M. Small
Wichita Falls
Texas
Orville Larsen
Badger, So. Dak
Jerry Smith
Russell
Betty Roy
Mulvane
Kansas
David Roy
Akron
Minnesota
Gabel
Henke reports for duty with Coast Guard
Coast Guard seaman William A. Henke son of Mr and Mrs William J Henke of Akron has reported for duty at the port safety station Seattle Washington. Henke joined the Coast Guard in April 1977.
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Coast Guard
William A. Henke
William J. Henke
Akron
U.S. Coast Guard
Seattle
Wash
Henke
The
Naval Academy training program noted for Elk Point youth
Dennis K. Olsen of Elk Point participates in the U S Naval Academy summer training program as a midshipman second class scheduled to graduate and be commissioned in 1979. The program blends academics with practical training including a public speaking course and naval science, plus orientation visits to Pensacola Newport and Quantico. Other community items mention weddings, visits, and a Sioux Valley extension meeting with mystery sisters to be revealed.
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Dennis K. Olsen
Duane R. Olsen
Elk Point
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Science
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Marine Corps Education and Development Command
Quantico
Naval Submarine Base
New London
ISU Food Service Course Completers Named
JoAnn Kots of Akron was among 79 individuals completing a food service short course at Iowa State University held July 24 29 under James Huss director. Enrollees studied modified diets service communication in dietary areas recognizing food fads and the meaning of food to older persons.
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JoAnn Kots
Akron
Iowa State University
James Huss
Area students receive degrees at Western Iowa Tech
More than 500 students received degrees diplomas or certificates from Western Iowa Tech community college graduation ceremonies held Friday Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Sioux City municipal auditorium. Gordon Schempp Northwestern Bell addressed the graduates with a commencement message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City Municipal
Gordon Schempp
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Omaha
Navy fireman apprentice completes six month Mediterranean cruise
Patrick C. Melton a Navy fireman apprentice and his shipmates aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy homeported in Norfolk Virginia completed a six month deployment with the U S sixth fleet. The Kennedy conducted training with allied ships and naval units and logged the 100000th carrier landing by an F 14 Tomcat during extensive flight operations. The carrier visited Dubrovnik Egypt Alexandria Naples Nalaga Barcelona Rota and Mallorca while Melton served aboard the 4950 crew ship, a 1000 foot long floating city with 87800 tons and capacity for 95 aircraft. Melton joined the Navy in August 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Patrick C. Melton
Gloria
Withoven
Akron
Mediterranean Sea
John F. Kennedy
Norfolk
U.S. Sixth Fleet
6Th Fleet
Kennedy
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
U.S
Alexandria
Egypt
Melton
Naples
Italy
Nalaga
Barcelona
Rota
Mallorca
John F. Kenney
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Shorty
Akron Register-Tribune
Akron, Iowa
Good News, Inc
Mitchell's Open House
Nursing Home News
Betty Athens
Dary Klemme
Bill and
Helen Erks
Freda Klemme
Ellen Lake
Merrill
Ursula Strobel
Henry Willer
Gary
Penny Hartmann
Margaret Hartmann
Norma
Delmar Kleibauer
Andrew Andresen
Anna Eden
Robert Voss
Margaret Krenz
Porter Maynard
Hattie Sayles
Flora Cassens
Darlene Lucken
Ruth Robertson
Anna Hillrichs
Ron Elkin
Ed Utesch
Everald Paskett
Tom Hughes
Anna Marie Hughes
Lizzie Gibbons
Sherry Dowling
Julie
Matt
Sarah
Ruth Ann Bultman
Phil Dowling
LeRoy K. Burket
Paris
France
Eunice Burket
Eleanor Faust
Gladys Faust
Ed Faust
Helen Faust
Tom Buryanek
Preston Pearl
First Baptist
Sarah Circle
Tops Club
Rainbow
WWI
Chatsworth
Shirley Repp
Violet Moehlmann
Gary Moehlmann
Steve Hammer
Alcester
Jake Mangelson
Chester Trobaugh
Linda Lias
Ryan
Herb Pulcher
George Moehlmann
Helmuth Schwieson
George
Etta Moehlmann
Edith
Dick Packard
Leo Gotto
Mapleton
Eileen
Lena Schuster
Tim Repp
Akron Park
Repp
Edwin Repp
Clara Satthoff
Mert Jacobs
Eric Carlson
Chuck Hendricks
Hendricks
Lynn Carlson
Kristi
Martha Lafranze
Luverne
Art DeRaad
DeRaad
Wm. Meins
Valerie Dierks
Debbie L. Henke
Steven Small
Dunlop, Ill
Naval Academy
William
Joan) Harlowe
Annandale
John Winquist
Bob Lewis
Chris Synhorst
Newton
Bob
Peart Miller
Yakima, Wash
Harry Thietje
Daryl Jeffers
Famiy
Denver
eGrace Small
Annette Hoesing
Clayton Small
Fay Small
Ramona
Straight Lake
C. R. Reynolds
St. Paul
Sioux Valley Extension
Mystery Sisters
ISU
Western Iowa Tech
Ramona Dowling
Paulette Green
Carolyn Siebens
Michael Siebens
Westfield
Miles Brown
Anthony Loutsch
Ireton
Carol Borchers
Peggy Jo Klaus
Mark Duane Witt
Barbara Jane Bonnema
Layne M. Carlson
Daryl B. Martinsen
Clarissa M. Chicoine
Roxanne Kay Hanson
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