25 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1975
Page
1
Shorty and Vel Hazel extend holiday greetings to their customers. They thank readers for support over the past year and pledge continued service in the New Year. The card celebrates Christmas with church bells and festive cheer.
Shorty recalls an early Santa visit in Akron with cheerful remarks and holiday cheer. A troubling note in Friday’s drawing offered $25 to an adult who signed properly, while others vandalized homes by stealing decorations. Christmas is about giving, not taking.
The Akron Register-Tribune item lists upcoming community notices. Hospital auxiliary meets Monday. New Years Eve party at Akron Golf Club house on Wednesday with members and guests invited. New Years Day on Thursday follows.
The Luong family thanks the community for warm Christmas and New Year support since settling here. Through the Luong Fund at First National Bank, gifts have funded 200 pounds of rice fuel for heat shoes groceries and essential household supplies.
Chatsworth news records a series of social visits and greetings. Mrs Henry Collmann hosts visitors. Mr and Mrs Jack Lake and Colin Collmann visit from Sioux City and rural Ireton. Mrs Charles Hendricks visits Sioux City and meets Rebecca Marie Lowell. Numerous locals attend dinners, calls, and Christmas events in Hawarden, Akron, Cushing, Ireton, and nearby towns.
A resident laments recurring thefts of bulbs from a simple home Christmas display. Frustrated by vandalism, the author notes neighbors abandoning lights to avoid further loss and the diminished public enjoyment of holiday decorations.
A grateful recipient thanks the Mid-Sioux office in Akron for assistance and kindness. The letter notes the staff made her feel valued rather than a number and wishes them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The message includes contact details and mentions Lulu Loetz and the office hours.
State patrol enforces Iowa spot vehicle inspection law that took effect December 8 1975. The act allows peace officers to stop vehicles operated in unsafe or erratic manner if a defect is suspected. Vehicles failing inspection must be repaired within 30 days or taken off public streets. A failure to comply is a misdemeanor with fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail.
A Christmas reflection cites Luke 2 7 noting Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and laid him in a manger because no room was found in the inn.
Dr. L. C. O'Toole chairs a Plymouth county ARC drive with a $5,000 goal to aid special education and training facilities, research, camping, summer programs, parent counseling, and retardation handbooks. Letters have gone to county residents as 84,000 Iowa mentally retarded individuals are cited and about 100 school-age children live in Plymouth county.
Anita Henrich of Akron was among 103 Briar Cliff college students named to the dean's list for the first term of 1975-76. To qualify, full time students must maintain at least a 3.50 GPA. 31 students earned a perfect 4.0. Anita is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald F Henrich, rural route 1, Akron, and a 1975 Akron Community High School graduate.
Mrs. Fred Hansen Jr. elected Worthy Matron and Paul Steel as Worthy Patron in a Vesper chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Other officers named include Mrs. Stan Yeager as associate matron Wendall Snow as associate patron Mrs. Gaynor Harris secretary Mrs. Ruth Larsen treasurer and Mrs. Ruby Brown associate conductress. Installation set for Sunday January 4 at 7 p.m. with practice for officers 1 30 p.m. Saturday January 3.
Rural Plymouth county residents rally behind the Kidney Foundation of Iowa Gift of Life campaign. Campaign chair Ken Goecke of Remsen says early giving exceeds $500 as about 4 000 donor cards will be distributed when all kits reach residents. The funds support local kidney disease services and statewide education, research, and donor card distribution. Residents are urged to sign and pass donor kits to neighbors.
Gordon L. Mennen of Le Mars reports Plymouth county October savings bond sales at 34 517, ten month total 639 989 reaching 72 percent of the 1975 quota. Allamakee leads Iowa at 97 percent with Cass Hamilton Cedar Shelby and Muscatine also high. Iowa ten month total 84 799 878. Bonds touted as Christmas gifts and available at local banks in bicentennial design envelopes.
The Rural Home Culture club held its Christmas luncheon on December 5 at Ramona Weenink's home with co hosts Irene Harris Arley Philips and Esther Neunaber. Members answered roll call with a childhood Christmas gift. Gifts were exchanged and donations given to Cherokee Mental Health Institute.
Members of the Book and Thimble club gathered December 16 at Vivian McPherson’s home for their annual Christmas luncheon with Esther Ferguson co-hosting. Eighteen members shared favorite ornaments, recounting Christmas memories, as Helen Adams and Gwen Jurgens presented Charm of Christmas Past. A Christmas collection benefited the Cherokee Mental Health Institute, and Ruth Mitchell will host the January meeting with a book review.
Blood donors at Akron hospital reported 49 donations on December 16. The Siouxland Blood Bank of Sioux City acknowledges donors from Akron including La Nay Welch Richard Oetken Nancy Ann Koch Marjorie Dykstra and many others. Additional donors from Akron area include Delmar Gerrietts Audrey Ericson and Cyril Larsen among a broader list from Le Mars Hawarden and Ireton.
A daughter Jennifer Erin was born December 5 1975 to Mr and Mrs Dennis Pauling of Cincinnati Ohio Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Dirks of Akron Ohio
Nursing home residents enjoyed Cub Scouts caroling and cookies. A long list of visitors from Iowa towns and beyond stopped by, sharing gifts, fruit boxes, and holiday wishes. Ursula Strobel and Maud Knapp celebrated birthdays with photos and lunch, while Plymouth Presbyterian and Rainbow Girls contributed songs and cheer. Our sympathy goes to the Anderson family.
Yvonne Diane Davis and Gerald James Withoven married November 22 in Gilmore City at the United Methodist Church. Rev. Ralph Burdette officiated a double ring ceremony with family members and friends attending.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Bedford of Stone City South Dakota announce the engagement of their daughter Marlene K Larson to Jerry Todd Wetrosky son of Mr and Mrs Clinton Wetrosky Beresford South Dakota A June 25 wedding has been planned.
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