30 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
1
Akron Register-Tribune from Akron Iowa presents a compact page item with local notices and short briefs. No detailed events or named individuals are clearly readable in the supplied text.
Christmas Day at numerous Westfield area homes featured guests from Akron Sioux City Beresford Midwest Vermillion and Hawarden. The report lists extended families visiting relatives fellow residents and patients including Carla Rush and John Martin with notes on travel and modest hospital news. A community event notes a basketball schedule and a bake sale at the 8th grade setting with refreshments planned.
Mr and Mrs Frank Welch travel to Omaha Nebraska to spend Christmas with aunt Verna Thompson and her daughter Mrs Don Conley. The message wishes happiness and good luck for the New Year from Lucille.
A compendium of historic New Year traditions from Europe to Asia outlines how March 24 marked old year starts in some regions, cannon salutes in Russia, house cleaning and firecrackers in China, gatepost decorations in Japan, and gift exchanges in France. Scottish hosts receive a bear hug for luck as cake and spiced ale pass midnight.
A brief appreciation from Carol Lewison expresses gratitude to her customers for their fine gifts and ongoing support.
Friendship and Service Club held a Christmas party at Joyce Thorson’s home with fifteen members exchanging gifts and hearing reports on home life and hospital decorations. Rural Home Culture Club hosted a December luncheon with 21 members, guests, scripture readings, a Christmas symbol roll, gift exchanges, and a Mental Health Institute donation. Akron Junior Achievers celebrated a December Christmas Party with foreign treats, enrollment cards, crafts, games, a tape measure prize, and a punch demonstration for the holiday season.
A sincere word of appreciation is expressed to everyone who has shown kindness to the sick and hospitalized and to all residents of the nursing wing. The hospital board, administration and staff thank all for loyalty and support during the past year and extend blessings for the coming year.
Local items from January 11 1912 include the marriage of Herman Ahrens to Adeline M Jacobs at Akron German Lutheran Church with Rev F Meske officiating. Also noted are obituaries and blizzard travel delays along with a dance at Westfield Opera House and a Ladies Aid meeting.
Readable details list multiple leagues with high scores, top individuals, and team tallies. Notable names include Kent Faulkner, Darla Stotz, Jolene Lockwood, Joe Burdette, Marilyn Titus, and several teams such as Lakers and Corn Huskers. Scores reach into the 180s and 500s across boys, girls, and mixed divisions.
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