Chatsworth Chats Special Correspondence Highlights Local Visits
Rural Hawarden and Akron residents visit families in the area. G. Mollers return from a 10 day trip to Phoenix and Denver before illness of Henry Collmann. Various dinners oysters and hospital visits noted with Neighbors Cass Dennison and Hemmelrick families mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Liston
Sioux City
A. de Raad
George Beeler
Akron
William Eilers
Lizzie Anderson
Hawarden
Fanny McKee
A.de Raad
John Schoelman
Alcester
Cass Dennison
M. J. Dennison
Oakland
Iowa
Jack Lake
H. Collamann
Gerhard Moller
Phoenix
Arizona
Gene Frerichs
F. Hemmelrick
John Ludwigs
Elsie Jacobs
Thanking relatives and friends for prayers and visits
A note expressing gratitude for flowers gifts cards and visits from relatives and friends including special thanks to Pastor and Mrs Roy for their frequent visits and prayers during hospitalization. God bless you all.
Akron Residents Decorated Homes For Christmas Season
Residents of Akron are praised for decorating homes and yards for Christmas. The writer notes growing novelty in displays each year and expresses pleasure in driving through town to view the festive scenes. Wishing readers a well decorated tree and labeled packages for a merry season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Christmas Cheer From Santa On Busy Shopping Day
A festive note wishes readers a happy Christmas as Santa rings in the season and shoppers fill the streets with holiday rush and joyful energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Holiday stain removal tips and fabric guidance
A column offers practical stain removal steps for holiday fabrics. Tactics include using cool water glycerine or vinegar solutions for fruit juice and berry stains, blotting and rinsing, and careful handling of colorfast fabrics. Instructions cover candle wax, lipstick, evergreen pitch, and knit fabric fiber guidance plus buying sheets and care labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Nelle Scott
Funeral rites held for Mrs Edward Hofland in Elk Point
Funeral services for Mrs Edward Hofland 78 of Elk Point were held Friday December 15 at St Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Edgar Arness officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband Dorothy Anderson Hofland son Merlin Hofland stepsonRobert Hofland a sister and seven grandchildren. She was born April 8 1894 in Union County South Dakota and died December 12 in Vermillion after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hofland
Elk Point
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Edgar Arness
Duane Langle
Dora Haug
Myrtle Krose
Anderson
Amos Anderson
Orvie Anderson
Lloyd Helseth
Norrel Quam
Elmer
Ronald
Dorothy) Anderson
Merlin Hofland
Robert Hofland
Portland
Oregon
Lewis Helseth
Liberty Johnson Homemakers Club Christmas Party Report
The Liberty Johnson Homemakers Farm Bureau club held its annual Christmas party on December 12 at Mrs. Nelson Brown’s home with sixteen attending. The event featured a luncheon, a program “The Song and a Star,” slides of paintings, hymns, and a gift exchange. The club supported Tama Indians with towels soaps and gifts and changed meetings to the second Tuesday at 1:30. Delores Glover, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty-Johnson Home Makers Club
Liberty-Johnson Homemakers Farm Bureau Club
Nelson Brown
Clark Tindall
Phuke
Iowa Farm Bureau
Art Netley
Delores Glover
Kamradt of Akron Dies at 80 After Long Life
Rudolph Hans Kamradt 80, long Akron resident, died suddenly at home on December 13. Born March 22, 1892 in Marcus, Iowa, he moved to Akron at age 12 and married Nora Olson on April 17, 1917. The couple observed their 55th wedding anniversary last spring. They farmed near Akron until 1958 and joined Immanuel Lutheran Church in 1940. Survived by Nora, two sons Lowell and Lloyd of Sioux City, daughter Gladys Faust of Westfield, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, among other relatives. Funeral December 15 at Immanuel Lutheran. Interment Riverside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Kamradt
Akron
Rudolph Hans Kamradt
Marcus
Iowa
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Johnson Township
Merrill
Nora Olson
Kamradt
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Nora Kamradt
Lowell Kamradt
Lloyd Kamradt
Sioux City
Gladys Faust
Westfield
David J. Roy
Henning Shoulberg
Stuart Harris
God
Alvin Clausen
David Faust
Clarence Kamradt
Mark Kamradt
Mike Kamradt
Ronald Kamradt
Riverside Cemetery
Way Back Yonder Treasures and Births from Akron Times
A mixed retrospect from December 1912 to 1962 notes births in Akron families including Kapfer Boetger Katzenberger and Harvey. Holiday weather details recount clear skies, mild air, and a big moon over Christmas Eve crowds on the river skating. Older items report Akron H S basketball results, local deaths, theater ads, and a nursing home discussion.
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William Kapfer
Fred Boetger
N. J. Katzenberger
Fred Herschler
Express
Akron
Hinton High
Hinton Girls
Akron Sextet
Hinton Boys
Akron Boys
Frank E. Burke
Hannah Weyen
Duane E. Harvey
Orlan C. Moore
U.S
U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Rock Valley High
Union County Extension Agent Notes Weather Holiday Tips
The Union County Extension Agent introduces services at the Elk Point office, promotes tax guides and farm record books for 1973, and offers home economics advice. The article shares USDA thawing methods for turkeys, safe room-temperature timelines, and a DIY Christmas decoration recipe using a soap meringue mixture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heround
Union County Extension
Chuck Norby
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Akron Register-Tribune
Shorty" Hazel
Gerald J. Smith
Celia Mary Smiti
Debora Miller
Frances Miller
Ply
Mourth County
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
No Wember Association
Chatsworth
Happy
C,m
le Mars
Remsen-Union High School
Sioux Center
Lyne Sybesma
Orange City
IPS
Alton
Harlan Hummel
Albert E. Hunter
Emergency Medical Service Division
State Department of Health
Ira Eitrem
Garretson
Beresford
Dan Cotton Jr
Orange City College
Matal Engineering Corp
Jim Hoeck
Hoeck
Inwood
Marcus Post Office
Gerald Pallesen
Hudson Community Club
Hudson
Main Street
Elk Paint
Richard K. Nygard
Ces
Aposan
Francisco
Calif
Border Belles Club
George Hitzemann
Akron Tribune
Beth Willer
Chick 'N Little Tops Club
Peg McLane's
Jan Boyd
Norma Beech
Norma
Peg. McLane's
Peggy Kerr
Judy Calkins
Judy
Extension Home
State OF
Plymouth County
Henry Friedrich
Arthur G. Friedrich
Rock Valley
Roseberry
Down & Bauerly
Central Avenue N. E. le Mars
Akron' Register Tribune
Alcan
Akron H.S
Ralfs
Cummings
Cross
Klauer
March
George Hummel
Elmer Castor
Henry Tapper
Clifford Clarey
Floyd Neal
del Harkness
Albert Huebner
Lowell Harkness
Lester Parker
Carl Lindgren
J. W. Clark
John Faust
Otto
Buehre
August A. Anderson
Remsen
Empress Theatre
Santa Claus
Hugh Dowling
Nolan Gering
Jemima Herman
Norka Theater
Gene Autry
Jefferson, S.C
Holstein
Amy Nylund
Anna C. Mammen
Beverly Tangeman
Charles Edwards
Union County Agent
Bank
Caroredun Urion Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bess
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