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Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1973

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Chatsworth Ch ats Special Correspondence News Roundup

Mrs Pete Anderson visited Reuben Buchman Tuesday afternoon. Harold and Mrs Buchman called in the evening. Curt Talbert Jr and aunt Denora Swenson joined Curt’s family for Sunday dinner at C Dennison’s. Franklin Hemmetrick and family visited Jack Hemmetrick’s in Akron Sunday afternoon. Emil Jacobs and family from Sioux Center were guests Sunday evening at George Moehlmann’s. Henry Specht of Hawarden called Sunday afternoon on the Moehlmanns. Laurence Ludwigs of Hawarden dined with Henry Ludwigs’ family Sunday. Monday evening guests at Arthur DeRaad’s were Ken Miller of Hawarden. A DeRaad attended Carl Johnson’s funeral at Merrill last Wednesday. Franklin Hemmerrick family visited Tim Repp Sunday evening. Henry Anderson and Mrs Hemmerrick visited the Bultman home this week. Arthur DeRaad attended Clarence Andrews 50th anniversary at Beresford last Sunday. Hank Liston visited the Liston family last Wednesday for luncheon. G Moller’s nephew Scott Lake from Sioux City spent last Thursday night in Omaha with Ken Johnson then went to Kansas City to fetch Jim Moller. Jack Lake visited G Moller Sunday afternoon then stayed with Henry Collmann for supper. Don Hendricks and Chicago Tl visited Hendricks family. their children returned home with parents from Las Vegas trip. Chatsworth welcomes new families moving here recently.

Pete Anderson Reuben Buchman Harold Buchman Curt Talbert, Jr Sioux Falls Denora Swenson C. Dennison Franklin Hemmetrick Jack Hemmetrick Akron Emil Jacobs Sioux Center Henry Specht Hawarden George Moehlmann Laurence Ludwigs Henry Ludwigs Arthur DeRaad Ken Miller A. DeRaad Carl Johnson Merrill Franklin Hemmerrick Tim Repp Dennis Bultman Henry Anderson Charles Hendricks Las Vegas Chatsworth

Way Back Yonder Items of Interest From Akron Files

A retrospective column from Akron Register-Tribune lists events from 1900 to 1963, noting marriages, births, deaths, weather, local sports, and civic developments. Notable items include marriages in 1900, a three to four foot late winter snowstorm, moonshine raids in Preston township, high school basketball results, auditorium dedication, and plans for a nursing home at Akron Hospital.

Akron Register-Tribune

Obituary for Mrs Ray Ogden 89 Akron resident

Mrs. Ray Ogden 89, died January 23, 1973 at Akron Hospital after months of illness. Born October 11, 1883 in Momence Illinois, she lived with husband Ray B. Ogden on a farm near Akron before moving to town in 1958. Survived by two sons, two daughters, one brother, 11 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral January 26 at Schroeder Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ralph Burdette. burial Riverside Cemetery, Akron.

Ray Ogden Akron Hospital May Violet Wagner Momemee Albert Katherine Wagner Dakota City Iowa Ray B. Ogden Akron Ogden Bartley Odebolt Gene Arlington Clarence Eilers Alcester Grant Gassman Lester Wagner Minneapolis Minn Schroeder Ralph Burdette Lyle Jacobs Jerry Eilers Kenneth Fertig Kim Eilers Kent Ogden Alan Ogden Riverside Cemetery

State audit details 1971 Plymouth county fines total

State auditor Lloyd R. Smith reports the 1971 year end audit for Plymouth county shows 2,163 cases handled and 40,211.07 dollars in fines. Clerk of court, six justices of the peace, and six mayors accounted for the totals with detailed case and fine figures. The county treasurer’s fines fund balance and allocations to school districts are provided, along with a 1970 comparison showing 2,137 cases and 40,447.85 in fines.

Lloyd R. Smith justices of the peace Plymouth county Auidter Smith Clerk of court Justices of peace Gordon Tentinger Dennis Stelpflug C. L. Thomas Stephen C. Thomson Smith Le Mars eeerence

Club Meetings Recap From January Local Circles

The Rock and Thimble Club met January 17 at Mrs. Shoulberg s home with roll call by favorite painting. Ruth Millard presented on Norman Rockwell s life and art. Home Culture Club gathered January 23 at Mrs. Anna Taylor s home with Margaret Stoutenburg recounting a Scandinavian trip and showing art objects. West-Port Farm Bureau met January 26 at Virginia Blum s home. six members answered with What Music Does For You. New chair Elsie Easton led the year s program. Donna Lucken spoke on Publicity. Beth Finzen led a relaxer. Next meeting February 28 at Wanda Philips s home. Craig Boetger of The Flower Shop to present a special feature. Publicity chair Donna Lucken.

HOME CULTURE CLUB NEWS Home Culture Club Anna Taylor Margaret Stoutenburg London WEST-PORT

Dietitian Trainees Meet Here on January 26

Twelve food service employees from Akron Hospital Hawarden Hospital and Mapes Nursing Home attended a training program led by Louise Dennler from the Iowa State Department of Health. Attendees from Akron included Wilma Weinblom Earlene Adams Donna Eufers Ann Hasenbank Louise Martin and Josephine Muth.

food service Akron Hospital Louise Dennler Iowa State Department of Health

Akron Library Joins Siouxland Co op System

The Akron Public Library has joined the Siouxland Co operative Library System linking Northwest Iowa libraries. Patrons can borrow books from any member library at no extra cost and request materials via toll free calls to Sioux City. Books can be borrowed for three weeks and 50 to 75 new titles arrive quarterly. Older books are being sold for nickels or dimes to make space.

Akron Siouxland Sioux City Le Mars Hawarden Iowa

Walter Christensen 1900 72 Dies in Vermillion Area

Walter Christensen age 72 of Elk Point died January 24 in a Vermillion hospital. He was born October 11, 1900 in Union County South Carolina and was a lifelong farmer in the Akron and Elk Point area. Funeral services were January 26 in Akron with burial at Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Josephine Hey of Hawarden and a brother Julius of Elk Point.

Walter Christensen Elk Point S.D Schroeder Akron Iowa David Roy Riverside Cemetery Art Staum Orland Lawrence Harold Kleihauer Eric Olund Robert Smith Oscar Mentzer Mr. Christensen Union County S.C Josephine Hey Hawarden Julius

Thanks for support after our mother's loss

The family of May Ogden expresses gratitude to relatives, friends, and neighbors for kindness during bereavement. Thanks are given for floral tributes, memorials, pantry items, and cards. Special appreciation to United Methodist women for dinner, Dr Trotzig and hospital nurses, and Rev Burdette for comforting words.

United Methodist Trotzig

Witt, Alfred Bob 65 Hawarden resident dies

Alfred Bob Witt died January 25 at Hawarden hospital. Funeral rites were held January 29 at Trinity Lutheran Hawarden with Rev. C F Pittack officiating. Burial in Grace Hill cemetery. Born October 23, 1907 near Hawarden, he married Minnie Borchers February 20, 1929. He farmed locally, moved to Hawarden in 1963, later ran Witt Service Station. Survived by wife Minnie, Duane of Hawarden, Marlene Buryanek of Hawarden, a sister Mrs. Peter Moeller of Hawarden, and many relatives in Akron area.

Alfred Bob) Witt Hawarden Trinity Lutheran Trinity Lutheran church Witt Duane Frank Marlene) Buryanek Peter Moeller Akron

Homemaker Aide Orientation Course Offered at St Vincent’s

Western Iowa Tech and St. Vincent's Hospital offer a ten day Homemaker Aide Orientation Course from February 5 to 14. Sessions run 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at St Gertrude's Hall, 623 Jennings Street, Sioux City. Coordinator Mrs. Margaret Craig will lead discussions on duties, budgeting, nutrition, child development, health and safety, and rehabilitative services. Registration is limited. contact Western Iowa Tech at 3075 Floyd Boulevard or call 239-2622.

Western Towa Tech St. Vincent's Hospital Margaret Craig St. Gertrude's Hall Jennings Street Sioux City Iowa Western Iowa Tech Floyd Boulevard

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm annual meeting set

The Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corp will hold its annual meeting February 13 at 1 00 p.m. in the Office Laboratory Building on the Experiment Farm six miles west and three south of the I 29 Beresford exchange. SDSU figures Dean Duane Acker and others will speak on herbicides for corn and soybeans and reports on crops and livestock experiments will follow.

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation Experiment Farm Beresford Duane Acker College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences SDSU Fred Shubeck Leon Wrage Plant Science Department Burton Lawrenson Richard Luther Wrage

Clareys Earn GED Diplomas Through Local Adult Education

Mr and Mrs Bob Clarey of Akron Iowa have passed the General Education Development test and will receive diplomas from the State Department of Education. Lois Clarey attends Akron adult education Monday nights at the high school. Hyla Olson teaches, classes meet 7 to 10 p m in the home economics room, and enrollment is open anytime for a spring diploma.

Bob Clarey Akron Iowa Western Town Tech State Department of Education Lois Clarey Clarey Ida Grove Western Iowa Tech Hyla Olson Akron High School

Gratitude for kindness after illness and passing of husband

Mrs Betty Jacobson and family express deep thanks for visits, food, flowers and memorials during illness and after the death of their husband and father. Special appreciation goes to pastors Roy and Johnson and to doctors Brooks Spellman Wassmuth Boden and Atash, and the staff of St Vincent’s 1st floor South.

Pastor Roy Pastor Johnson Garry Jacobson Clayton Jacobson Cavey Jacobson Russell Jacobson

USPS Issues Golden Eagle and Golden Age Passports Officials announce Wallet size permits for park access

Akron Postmaster Arden Johnson notes first and second class post offices will issue Golden Eagle and Golden Age passports. Golden Eagle costs 10 dollars, enables general admission for the bearer and a companion in a private vehicle. Golden Age is free for those 62 and older and provides 50 percent off certain recreation fees. Passports are non transferable and issued in cooperation with the Interior Department.

United States Postal Service Akron Arden Johnson national park system Johnson U.S. Department of Interior

Cancer Society chapters plan February 8 meeting in Sioux City

Representatives from 13 northwest Iowa county chapters will meet in Sioux City on Thursday February 8 for a one day crusade planning session. Woodbury County chair Dick Babcock said registration begins at 9 30 am at the Biltmore Restaurant to review plans for an April education and fund raising drive involving over 45 000 Iowa volunteers. Arthur Stocks of the Iowa Division will moderate.

Iowa American Cancer Society Sioux City Dick Babcock Woodbury County Biltmore Babcock Arthur F. Stocks Mason City Buena Vista Cherokee Clay Crawford Ida Lyon Monona O'Brien Osceola Plymouth Sac Sioux Woodbury

Obituary Louis F Willms 1924 1979 Alcester Yankton

Louis F Willms 48 of Yankton South Dakota died January 26 1979 after brief illness at a Sioux Falls hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. January 29 at Peace Lutheran Alcester with burial in the church cemetery. Military rites by Alcester VFW at the grave. Survivors include wife Alyce a son Gary Lee his mother Adele Willis a brother Howard and three sisters Mildred Meske Ida Muth Velma Groon.

Louis F. Willms Yankton S.D Sioux Falls Peace Lutheran church Alcester W. A. Bunkowske Wass funeral home VFW Mr. Willms Howard Sheldon Mildred Meske Akron Ida Muth Hawarden Velma Groon

Union County Agent News Notes and Pork Council Honor

January notes highlight Ron Johnson of Alcester as President of the South Dakota Pork Producers Council and Union County’s leading county membership. Guidance on pig care stresses warmth to prevent mortality, with heat 85 to 95 degrees for newborns and gradual cooling. Also lists agricultural fact sheets on weed control, corn rootworm, and field crops, plus garden planning tips and the link between education and income.

Ron Johnson Alcester South Dakota Pork Producers Council Ron Union County

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The LCIA Pearl Smith W. A. Grant Amanda Karli Andrew Carstensen Clara Helen Kallsen Barth Miller Samuel M. Scott John Sykes W.HL. Glenny Owen Taylor E. A. Tone Ground Hog Carrier Verne Swift Henry Manning Clarence Grebner Harry Finn William Doc" H. Clifton Herbert Leslie Chase Angie Beatrice Seward Russell Theodore Sorenson Mabel A. Halvorsen Gordon E. Lewison Amy Victoria Peterson Walter Day Halldis Olivia Johanson Martin Berg Magnuson Sam Schessler Preston township Lambert Jeffers A. Dwight Anderson Chester Mills Andrew Jurgensen Alvin Henrich Thomas Sweeney Paul Wendt Katherine Matwig Edna M. Knutsen Fred A. Meske, Jr Ireton J.F. McVay Robert Ross Lowell L. Swift Ireton High cagers Herman Claassen Bernhard C. Borchers Amanda Zetterquist Arthur Adams William Harding William Parker Jasper Lawrence Rapheal Montagne Joseph Appley Lyle Strong Lester M. Seely West Lyon Akron Bees Akron School Joseph Erpelding Wilda Wingert Eugene Scholar Melvin B. Kolker Clifford Dorr W. Schindel Joe Trotzig James H. Watkins Westfield . tech eee Marcus West Sioux Lawton Library notes Tire Industry Safety Council May Ogden Experiment Farm plans annual meeting U.S. Postal Service Cancer Society Union County Agent News lds
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