Ho Hum Holiday Reflections From Akron Chronicle
Shorty reflects on Christmas fatigue and a warm year end. Family visits from Kansas brightened the season as grandsons delighted with gifts, including Troy with a walkie talkie. Gratitude is given to advertisers subscribers writers Lori Heeren Debbie Henke and Kelly Krohn plus veteran Jerry Smith for football coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Troy
David
Danny
Lori Heeren
Debbie Henke
Kelly Krohn
Akron
Jerry Smith
Akron Register Tribune masthead and publication details
Akron Register-Tribune from Akron Iowa announces its publication details. It lists GOOD NEWS INC Francis Shorty Hazel as manager Vergene Hazel as editor, notes weekly Thursday publication, Plymouth County Iowa, post office entry 1901, and subscription rates seven dollars yearly, four dollars half in Plymouth Sioux and Woodbury counties, Iowa and Union county South Dakota, eight dollars elsewhere.
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Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S.D
Community events calendar for early January
A sequence of local meetings and group activities scheduled from Thursday December 30 through Friday January 7. The list includes Chicken Little performances, church circles, 4-H clubs Border Belles and Junior Achievers, Senior Citizens, Akron City Council, American Legion Auxiliary, PEO, Rainbow, First Baptist WBM S, St John’s Lutheran groups, Adaville United Methodist Women circles, Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid, Embroidery Club, Immanuel Lutheran LCW, Sioux Valley Extension, and Loyal Neighbors. Some events note times such as 5:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on various days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicken Little
Catholic Daughters of America
Junior Achievers
Border Belles
Senior Citizens Group
Akron City Council
Loyal Neighbors Club
Tom Nystrup
American Legion Auxiliary
P.E.O
Akron Industrial Development Corp
Rainbow
First Baptist
W.B.M.S
St. John's Lutheran Promise Circle
Adaville United Methodist Women
St. John's Lutheran Harmony Circle
Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid
American Legion
Embroidery Club
Immanuel Lutheran L.C.W
Sioux Valley Extension
Elsie Lucht
Tucker Couple Honored at Senior Group Anniversary
Senior citizen club members met on Monday December 20 for a noon potluck honoring Mr. and Mrs. W P Tucker on their 70th wedding anniversary. Forty four members and four guests attended as dancers sang and a cake served by Darlene Davis.
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Senior Citizen Club
W.P
Pearl) Tucker
Gail Hemmingsen
Marie Degen
Darlene Davis
Westfield
Quaint quilts brunch opens CW club year at Westmar
Le Mars Christian Women's club holds its first brunch of the year on Tuesday January 18 at 9 30 a m in the Kalas room at Westmar college. The program Quilts are Quaint features Elsie Bornhorst with Shirley Kennedy as guest speaker. A women’s trio will perform. Nursery reservations are required and cancellations essential. Call Teddy Earnest or Marietta Wilken for reservations. Non denominational club requires reservations only.
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le Mars Christian Women’s Club
Kalas
Westmar College
Elsie Bornhorst
Shirley Kennedy
Hinton
Presbyterian United Church of Christ
Teddy Earnest
Marietta Wilken
Christian Women’s Club
Cheap Punch and Lemon Strawberry Punch Recipes
This column offers three punch recipes: a Kool-Aid based cheap punch with pineapple juice and ginger ale. a lemon strawberry punch from Betty Crocker with optional blendered berries. and a slush punch using frozen lemonade and cranberry or limeade with 7 Up and vodka. It notes serving tips, yields, and a note about future recipe features for 1977.
December wedding at Cathedral of Epiphany Sioux City
Kathy Hoffman and Randy Solomon exchanged vows December 4 1976 at the Cathedral of Epiphany in Sioux City in a double ring ceremony officiated by Msgr Hoffman. Attendants included Karen Watterson Leeann Burcham Cheryl Gamble Marie Searls Brenda Uhle with gown details and color schemes described for both bridal party and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Arlene Hoffman
Randy Dean Solomon
Cathedral of
Ephinany
Sioux City
Msgr. Hoffman
Ken Hoffman
Westfield
Darwin Solomon
Lois Navrkal
Marjane Taylor
Karen Watterson
Leeann Burcham
Cheryl Gamble
Marie Searls
Brenda Uhle
Gary Buryanek
Rick Solomon
Dan Gamble
Steve
Ron Hoffman
Randy Watterson
Dan Matthews
Bob Navrkal
Christmas Guests Join In Large Family Dinner Event
Chatsworth Mrs Henry Colimann correspondent reports a Christmas gathering at the Henry Collmann home with Mr and Mrs Charles Hendricks hosting in the past week. Guests include Ken Johnson and family from Omaha, Helen Noble of Craig, Florence Morgan of Hawarden, and many locals visiting at Hawarden Akron Ireton and Sioux City venues. The wedding reception occurred at the Eagles club in Sioux City with Nu Navrkal hosting duties and gifts arranged by Navrkal and Hoffman families.
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Charles Hendricks
Ken Johnson
Omaha
G. Moller
Henry Collmann
Helen Noble of
Craig
Florence Morgan
Hawarden
Nellie Burnight
Nellie Bur Yhight
Akron
Marie McInnis
Steve Hammer
Bud Moehmann
Violet Moehlmann
Violet Moehlimann
Henry Specht
George Moehlmann
Art DeRaad
Ken Miller
Ireton
George Beeler
Lizzie Anderson
Dennis Bultman
Hugh Dowling
June
Phil
John Bultman
Charyl Navrkal
Delores Friske
Betty van Wyk
Janet Monk
Eagles Club
Sioux City
Donna Mount
Marlene Searls
Mel Navrkal
Ray Navrkal
Don Hoffman
Vicki Navrkal
Irene Hoffman
Lillian Taylor
Rhonda Solomon
Sunnyside
le Mars
John Tammen
Marlin Jurgensen
James and
Ronda
Alcester
Robert Witt
Brian
Bradley
Hannah Osterthun
Alfred Hartman
Robert Hartman
Allison
Ronald Hartman
Gerald Hartman
Merrill
Bud Smith
Shannon
Boone, Iowa
eChristmas
Gerald Voss
Madison
Wisc
Margaret Krenz
Mina Wang
Sophie Larson
Cliff Wang
Ken
Minnie Postlewait
Betty Miller
Lizzie Tindall
Alice Hanson
Carrie Whiting
Minnie Johnson
Marel Bennett
Helen Horton
Blanche Erickson
Nell Siebens
Harry Pausch
Vincent Feauto
Emmetsburg
A.E. Feauto
Jim Trautt
Helen Faust
Jr. Scouts of
Ron Prunty
Waverly
Marvin Rowell
Monica
Angela
Grover Rollins
Clifford Faust
Leo Faust
Don Caskey
SDSU graduate earns degree and air force commission
Mahlon L. Dirks of Elk Point received a bachelor of science in political science and sociology from South Dakota State University in Brookings on December 18 and was commissioned as a United States Air Force officer as a distinguished graduate. Dirks is a graduate of Akron Community High School. attendees included his parents and extended family. A dinner followed graduation at the Staurolite Inn in Brookings.
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Mahlon L. Dirks
Robert Dirks
Elk Point
South Dakota State University
Brookings
Dirks
U.S. Air Force
Akron Community High School
Karen
Myron Dirks
Olewein
Iowa
Kristin Dirks
Minneapolis
Kathy
Melvin Puffer
Hitchcock
S.D
Ellen LeGrand
Huron
Christmas Guests Fill Akron Le Mars Homes Busy Week
A long list of holiday visitors fills Akron and Le Mars homes. Basil Blum and Grace Small host Christmas dinner. many relatives from Sibley Sioux City Overland Park and Minneapolis join in. Other families holidayed with Gronemeyer Barwick Hazel and Tammen households across Iowa and Minnesota. Local notices invite news tips.
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Basil Blum
Bronson
Iowa
Grace Small
Clayton Small
Sibley
Eldon Small
Ivyl Small
James Small
Mark Small
Sioux City
Akron
Larry L. Jensen
Troy
Overland Park
Kansas
Randy Hazel
Danny
David
le Mars
Lori Hazel
Morningside College
Francis Hazel
Gene Barwick
Owatonna
Minn
Verl Barwick
Wendall Gronemey
Charles Reyalds
Minneapolis
Gerald Smith
Russ Barnes
Mankato
Wendall Gronemeyer
Gate
Tricia Baum
Paul
Ireton
Loris Gabel
Deb
Gronemeyer
Welch vonAksen couple wed in Tracy Minnesota
Kathleen Ann Welch daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Welch Akron and Gordon L vonAksen son of Mr and Mrs Orville vonAksen Williamsburg Iowa were married Saturday Dec 4 1976 in Tracy Minnesota. The couple hosted an open house cocktail party and reception then traveled to St Martin Island for their honeymoon. They reside at Apt 6 442 Rowland St Tracy Minnesota Gordie is manager of Midwest Supply Tracy and Kathy will be a bookkeeper at Tracy High School.
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Kathleen Ann Welch
Mike Welch
Akron
Gordon L. vonAksen
Orville vonAksen
Williamsburg
Iowa
Tracy, Minn
St. Martin Island
N.A
Caribbean
Gordie
Kathy
Apt. 6
Rowland St
Midwest Supply
Tracy
Tracy High School
Nursing home Christmas visitors and events wrap up year
A nursing home report recounts a holiday week with residents enjoying a film, a tree gift program, and fruit baskets. Numerous family and friends from Akron Westfield Sioux City Hawarden and Minnesota visited residents for Christmas meals and greetings. Organist Gail Hemmingsen played as staff served punch and cookies.
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Aspen
Sally Klauer
John Martin
Akron
Axel Axelson
Ed Nelson
Westfield
Dorothy Dirks
Corriene Horton
Cecil Horton
Joanie and Jill
Glen Horton
Sioux City
Helen Horton
Meta Bockelman
Grace Bockelman
Hawarden
Nellie Burnight
Chatsworth
John Wilken
Gail Hemmingsen
Alice Hanson
Viola Moffatt
Ursula Strobe
Maud Knapp
Cyrus Knapp
Lorraine Hartman
Violet Fry
Betty Zane Jenkins
Sioux Falls
Oda Jenkins
Margaret Hartmann
Edith Granstrom
Ed Hartmann
James Baumgerdner
Santa Anna
Calif
Earl Gaysby
Ward
M.C
Roland Egerbreth
Minneapolis
Minn
Ben Hartmann
Beth
Evanston
Illinois
Minnie Johnson
Russell Anderson
Adaville
Darwin Johnson
Virgil Ross
Gertrude Ross
Westfield Congregational Sunday School
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Shorty
Akron Register-Tribune
Akron, Iowa
Good News, Inc
Francis “Shorty” Hazel
Vergene Hazel
W. P. Tuckers
Rosemary
Mr. and
Mrs
Randy Solomon
Kathy Hoffman
Amy Washburn
Calvin Uhl
Chad Matthews
Henry Colimann
SDSU
Airforce Commission
Gordon W. Radtke
Susan K. Radtke
William H. Vanderham
Sargent
Add-Akron
Ambrose
Feaute
Francis J. Ziniel
Thomas J. Hoffman
Ursula L. Strobel
Gerald R. Erickson
James W. Hansen
Terry L. Miller
Darrell Davis
Woodburn
Mark Stearns
Mark
Osceola Sentinel
Alma Klemme
Wendall Klemme
Sheldon
Rex Madson
Kelly
Norman Nielson
Judy
Howie -Altena
Tricia
Rock Valley
Darwyn Klemme
Greg
Mathew
Steve Welch
Jerod
Hannah Osterthan
John Miniets
Elwood Dams
Sandra Dams
Larry Pendzick
Muskego
Douglas Dams
Cedar Rapids
F.H. Anderson
Laura Hardacre
Plymouth Manor
Billy Blanchard
Watertown
Donald Kapfer
Oscar Kapfer
eMetlow Anderson
Jotta Latham
Ralph Latham
Brad Wells
Stuart
Joan Stotz
Kathleen Welch
Nursing Home News
Andrew ‘Andresen
Anna Eden
Andrew Siebens
Germany
Jack Siebens
Sieb Siebens
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