Santa arrival in Akron Saturday at Rod's Ford
Shorty promotes Santa and sleigh visit in Akron Saturday from 1 to 4 pm with treats for children. Coffee and cookies served 11 am to 4 pm. Merchants advertise Santa specials. Gift subscription cards available. Feature piece includes Sonja Hansen's "A Night To Remember" about a car crash. Readers urged to submit news items by Monday noon. Birthday note humor about age uncertainty and golf ball excess.
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Santa
Akron
Rod’s Ford
Sonja Hansen
Sonja
Hospitals Help Small Towns Fight Closure
Public letter urges opposing HEW hospital guideline cuts highlighting small hospital impact on jobs local economy and access to care. Akron Iowa officials urge readers to write Congress with deadline approaching. SCORE Iowa Lakes to host December meeting on management counseling offered by SBA to assist small businesses.
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SCORE
The
Small Business Administration
SBA
Candy Box Candies And Fudge Recipes For Christmas
A nostalgic reminiscence on candymaking mishaps and two holiday treats Honeyed Popcorn and Peanut Butter Fudge. The piece shares humorous anecdotes about sticky mistakes with a portable mixer and scorched syrup Then provides step by step directions for fudge and honeyed popcorn with timing and temperatures for Christmas gifts.
Community club and church notices for December
A list of local events from December including meetings for Friendship and Service club, School Board, hospital board, and various church groups. Santa visits Rod's Ford on December 10, bazaars, bake sale, and officer installation plus multiple study groups, potlucks, and women’s sewing and fellowship events through December 15.
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Santa
Rod’s Ford
Rod’s Ford Showroom
Alicia Lundquist concert at Ye Olde Opera House
The Akron community theatre showcased Alicia Lundquist in a two hour concert at Ye Olde Opera House Saturday evening. The program spanned folk country western popular and religious music appealing to all age groups.
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Akron Community Theatre
Alicia Lundquist
Ye Olde Opera House
Alicia
Open house on Lora Carlson's 91st birthday
The family of Lora Carlson invites relatives and friends to an open house honoring her 91st birthday. It will run 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Dec 11 at the First Church of Christ fellowship hall in Akron with a short program at 3. All are welcome to visit Mrs. Carlson. The Akron hospital auxiliary met Nov 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the hospital meeting room. Jerald Dykstra discussed hospital closings and urged letters to congressmen. He also noted purchasing a stereo for the nursing home and a new hospital addition due in March. A new auxiliary officers slate was elected: Dowling president Bernard vice president Coyle treasurer Garvin secretary Stone publicity chair Wright historian Vreugdenhil in charge of trays favors and Willer Port canning co-chairs. The next auxiliary meeting is Jan 30, 1978.
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Lora Carlson
Church of Christ Fellowship
Akron
Akron Hospital
Jerald Dykstra
Mc Dykstra
Laverne Dowling
Pat Bernard
Barb Coyle
Melva Garvin
Carleen Stone
Jim Wright
Sally Vreugdenhil
Truy Favors
Marjorie Willer
Kathy Port
Canning
Marta Trotzig Named To Iowa Phi Beta Kappa
Marta Jane Trotzig of Akron daughter of Dr and Mrs J P Trotzig has been named to the University of Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Carl Westling professor of biochemistry and chapter president presided at the initiation of 96 members on Sunday Dec 4. To qualify, liberal arts students must be near degree completion with 90 to 108 hours and averages of 3.7 or higher. those with 109 hours need at least 3.5.
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Marta Jane Trotzig
J.P. Trotzig
Akron
University of Iowa
Phi Beta Kappa
Carl Westling
Phi Betta Kappa
U of I College of Liberal Arts
Akron couple visits Weatherford for Eagle Scout ceremony
Mr and Mrs Harley Lewison of Akron spent Thanksgiving week at Weatherford Oklahoma with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Joe Eidem. They attended a Boy Scout meeting where their grandson David Eidem received the Eagle Scout badge.
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Harley Lewison
Akron
Joe Eidem
Weatherford
Oklo
David Eidem
First child births for Wynette Robin and Casey Daniel in Akron
Robin and Deborah Heeren welcome Wynette Robin born December 1 1977 at Akron hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Parents note grandparents Ray mond Weenink and Ray mond Heeren of rural Akron. great grandparents also named. Dan and Dan O Connor welcome Casey Daniel born December 4 1977 at Akron hospital weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents Howard O Connor Alvin Larson Howard Johnson. great grandparents listed from Vermillion Meckling and others.
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Robin Heeren
Akron Hospital
Wynette Robin
Deborah Weenink
Raymond Weenink
Raymond Heeren
Akron
Joe Johnson
Wesley Heeren
Maybelle Moir
Clarence Weenink
le Mars
Casey Daniel O’conner
Dan O’connor
Burbank
S.C
Casey Daniel
Jason
Howard O’connor
Alvin Larson
Meckling
Howard Johnson
Walter Hendricks
Akron students to receive SDSU degrees
About 230 South Dakota State University students are candidates for graduation at a December 18 commencement in Frost Arena Brookings. Akron residents Wendi Johnson and Swenn Weinblom are among those listed. Oregon State University president Robert MacVicar will address the 10 a.m. ceremony as doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees are awarded along with a completion certificate.
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South Dakota State University
SDSU
Frost Arena
Brookings
Wendi Johnson
Swenn '‘Weinblom
Akron
Robert MacVicar
Oregon State University
Calf Born Without Tail On Bill Dennler Farm
A calf born at the Bill Dennler farm near Elgin died from a genetic fault as it emerged without any tail. The rare deformity was noted by local observers and reported by the Elgin Echo.
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Bill Dennler
Elgin
Elgin Echo
Akron Nursing Home Visitors And Community Thanks
Akon nursing home hosts relatives visiting from Manhattan Kansas and Le Mars. Immanuel Lutheran ladies helped with Christmas crafts one day. Saturday thanks go to Maud and Cyrus Knapp for visiting relatives. Barb Ostermyer and Myrtle Henriksen decorated the Christmas bulletin board. Glen Horton from Sioux City visited his mother Helen and friends. Multiple families including Andresens and Klemmes visited local residents. Community gratitude for Thanksgiving table favors expressed.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Maud
Cyrus Knapp
Barb Ostermyer
Myrtle Henriksen
den Elkin
Elsa the Lioness
Man and the Lion
Glen Horton
Sioux City
Helen
Fred Andresen
le Mars
Andrew An
Dresen
Akron
Anna Eden
Marel Bennett
Virginia Horton
Fred H. Schmidt
Wm. Erks
Les Klemme
Freda Klemme
Jack Wilken
Ty Beckwirth
Emmet
Neb
Madie Witt
Frances Osterbuhr
Reuben Anderson
Hawarden
Lizzie Tindall
John Wilken
Meta Bockelman
Eleanor’ Faust
Westfield
Helen Faust
Tom Buryanek
Glenna Winegarden
Ruby Greenwood
Almina Holm
Marie Willer
Betty Welch
Prime Rate Movements and Credit Availability
The article explains that the Prime Rate increases when loan money tightens and decreases when liquidity improves. It emphasizes how borrowers and businesses can interpret rate shifts and what it means for financing plans and costs.
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