Westfield News items and local society notes
Mrs. Tom Ross visited her father after surgery in a Sioux City hospital. Daryl Taylor and daughters visited Jerry Parks in Ida Grove. Congregational Ladies Aid collects old greeting cards for care center crafts. Margaret Schuster spent the week at home. Ed and Mr. Mrs. Nelson attended Mr. and Mrs. Waterman’s dinner in Khegsley. Frank Welch hosted a Democratic Caucus in January. Colleen Welch begins second semester. Dennis Powell family moved into Cliff Faust’s house. Faust family to Sioux City. Jerry Dewey moved northeast of Akron. Cliff Faust and David now in Sioux City. Lloyd Kamradt visited parents Rudy and Mary Kamradt. The Solid Gold Cadillac show comes to Akron Feb 4–5. Westfield’s Nella Lilly and Jancis Blum appear. Roger Banks directs. Westfield girls beat Heelan 101 to 5. junior varsity prelim 65–35. Congratulations to Ronnie and Mrs. Dreeszen on marriage in Akron. Mary Graves and children visited Bessie Buryanek. Harold Moffatt spent Sunday with Esther Moffatt. Mable McCorkell of Akron visited sister Helen Joseph. Mrs. Herb Dreeszen is a Vermillion Hospital patient. Marcie Harris visited Susie Davis in Hawarden.
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Tom Ross
Fischer
Sioux City
Daryl Taylor
Jerry Parks
Ida Grove
Congregational Ladies Aid
Margaret Schuster
Westfield
Ed Nelson
Eber Waterman
Gsley
George Berns
Annie Klemme
Sejm
Democratic Caucus
Frank Welch
Colleen Welch
Estmar
Estfield
Westfield G Community
Nella Lilly
Jancis Blum
Roger Banks
Heelan
Westfield Friends
Ronnie Dreeszen
Akron
Mary Graves
Bessie Buryanek
Harold Moffatt
Esther Moffatt
Mable McCorkell
Sisiter
Helen Joseph
Herb Dreeszen
Vermillion Hospital
Marcie Harris
Susie Davis
Hawarden
Card of thanks for Oscar Baldwin family
The family of Oscar Baldwin expresses sincere thanks for the kindness shown after their loss. They appreciate pantry goods memorial gifts cards and floral arrangements. Special thanks are given to Rev Ralph Burdette and the ladies of the church for help.
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Oscar Baldwin
Ralph Burdette
Leap Year guidance and cautious winter driving note
This item explains leap year rules and the rarity of Feb 29 birthdays. It urges extra caution on icy winter roads with a Liberty Mutual Insurance warning, reminding readers to drive slowly even when running late to stay safe.
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Liberty Mutual In- Rurance’ Company
Westfield School News Perfect attendance and sports update
Westfield students show perfect attendance across freshman through senior levels. The girls basketball team improves each game, with standout defense from Marcia Porter and Berneice Porter against Akron. JV Panthers win 45 26 over Akron B. In a Jan 25 road tilt at Willow, Westfield girls win 84 73 led by Dea Martin 60 and Lu Ann Mortenson 37, while boys fall 49 72 as Robert Kelley scores 17. Mike Burke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Ball
Julie Damrau
Donna Hoffman
Leah Kamben
Keith Krolish
Beth Leckley
Delbert Trobaugh
Benita Boetger
Gary Buryanek
Douglas Caskey
John Damrau
Verle Heyer
Garnet Kelley
Patrick Port
Berneice Porter
Elliot Waddell
Allen Heyer
Rick Pearson
Dan van Houten
Bill Jordt
Marcia Porter
Westfield
Akron
Dee Eskra
Pantherettes
Dea Martin
Lu Ann Mortenson
Willow
Robert Kelley
Jim Haenfler
Mike Burke
Kindergarten News in Winters Week Messages
Cold weather kept us indoors and many were sick. January birthday Randy Kroksh treated the class. Students made potato prints, learned initials, and played the lolipop game using numbers. We practiced sets of seven and used initials for pictures when space was short.
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Randy Kroksh
January Birthdays In Our Room And School Activities
January birthdays include Lisa Banks Melissa Lloyd Linda Raynor and Mike Welch. Students worked with number lines for truth sets and graphing, explored addition subtraction, multiplication division, and syllabication. They sang Don Gato and Hawaiian Rainbows, studied clothing materials and global fashion in Social Studies, and plan a Valentine party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Banks
Melissa Lloyd
Linda Raynor
Mike Welch
Westfield Panthers Basketball Trips Through January Schedule
Westfield faced West Lyon in Inwood on January 8 losing 44 to 49 with Den Martin scoring 20 and Peggy Ahrendt leading West Lyon with 34. January 15 saw a 80 to 67 Westfield win over Meriden Cleghorn. Dea Martin posted 44 while Pam Full led MC with 34. January 18 hosted Kingsley Pierson in a 64 to 58 win for Westfield with Den Martin scoring 36 and Jeanette Kurtz 34 for KP. The field boys loss to Hudson 66 to 51. JV fell 53 to 24. January 22 Akron Raiderettes visited. Westfield won 93 to 53 as Dea Martin starred.
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Westfield Pantherettes
Inwood
West Lyon
Westfield
den Martin
Peggy Ahrendt
Meriden- Cleghorn
Comets
Dea Martin
Pam Full
Meriden-Cleghorn
Westfield Boys
Comet
Marlin Hoffman
Gene Fredrickson
Robert Kelley
Panther
Kingsley- Pierson
Westfield Girls
K-P
Kingsley-Pierson
Jeanette Kurtz
Hudson
S.C
Panthers
Akron Raiderettes
Akron
Raiderettes
Bernice Dirks, Akron resident, dies at 68
Elsie Bernice Baker Dirks died January 26 1972 at Akron hospital after months of illness. Funeral held January 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Akron with Rev David Roy officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery Schroeder Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband J Fred Dirks two daughters Patricia Carlson Marian Schmidt two sons John Dirks Charles Dirks brother Harold Baker six grandchildren three great grandchildren and many relatives.
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Bernice Dirks
Akron
Immanuel Lutheran Church
David J. Roy
Riverside Cemetery
Schroeder Funeral Home
Harold Baker, Jr
Gerald Harms
William Markwart
William Hunter, Jr
Leonard
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Iowa
Louis G. Krebs
C. Everett Johnson
Bernice
Lutheran Church
J. Fred Dirks
Patricia A. Carlson
Denver
Colorado
Marian W. Schmidt
Harlingson
Texas
John F. Dirks
Charles L. Dirks
Harold L. Baker
Vermillion
S.C
Jay
Janelle Dirks
Steffon
Kevin Carlson
Lynda Rogers
Deanae Spear
Elsie Bernice Dirks
Clinic on Automobile Emission Control at WIT
A free four hour clinic on Automobile Emission Control sponsored by Western Iowa Tech will be held Monday February 7 from 6 00 p m to 10 00 p m in the Trades and Industries building at 4647 Stone Avenue Sioux City. Elmer Schwieson will conduct the program with additional sessions in Cherokee Denison Ida Grove Le Mars Mapleton and Onawa at times to be announced. Certificates will be issued to those who complete the training.
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W.lt
Western Iowa Tech
Trades and Industries
Stone Avenue
Sioux City
Elmer Schwieson
Cherokee
Denison
Ida Grove
le Mars
Mapleton
Onawa
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Office of Education
Charles Campbell
WIT Adult Education
Preston Pearls 4-H Club Installs New Officers
The Preston Pearls 4-H meeting at leader Mrs Donna Lucken’s home on January 22 had 20 members present. New officers installed were President Nancy W, Vice President Faye M, Secretary Kathy K, Treasurer Debbie C, Historian Tammy S, and Reporter Donna Co. A note of thanks to Bud Kots’ family was read, and a coat removal and sitting manners drill followed. Lunch was served by Mrs Lucken and Donna Oetken.
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Preston Pearls
Donna Lucken
Nancy W
Faye M
Kathy K
Debbie C
Tammy S
Donna Co
Bud Kots
Social guest appearances fill Chatsworth week
Multiple neighbors and relatives share meals and visits across Chatsworth and nearby Akron. Jim Moller, Mr. and Mrs. Collmann, Dorothy Kaufman, Jack and Arval Lake, Dennis and Jennifer Bultman, Henry Ludwigs, Bessie Fara, Mary Ann, Dean Weyen, Eilene Moehlmann, Don Hendricks, Carl Hitzemann, and others attend meals, birthday parties, and Sunday visits at homes in Akron, Le Mars, and nearby towns.
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Chatsworth
Jim Moller
Henry Collmann
Colin Collmann
Dorothy Kaufman
Sioux City
D. Popken
Gerhard Moller
Akron
Jack Lake
Arval Lake
H. Collmann
H. Colimann
Bessie Fara
Mary Ann
le Mars
Clara Satthoff
Dean Weyen
Herman Weyen
Eilene Moehlmann
G. Moller
Dick Packard
Ashland
Nebr
George Moehlmann
Eilene
Jerry Frerichs
Tereasa
Franklin Hemmelrick
F. Hem
Social notices of visitors and callers across Hawarden and area
Last week featured many visits and callers across Akron Hawarden Ames and Ireton. Families including Mollers Collmanns Ludwigs Moehlmann and Listons hosted and entertained guests from Omaha Sioux Falls Colone and Alcester. Several weddings and a funeral were noted with relatives from Ashland and Mapes.
ASCS official notes CCC-182 forms delay
W M Lyle vice chairman reports some Forms CCC 182 have not reached producers due to short supply. Issuance is delayed but expected to reach producers by February 11 1972. Local ASCS office to assist farmers as needed.
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W. M. Lyle
Union County
ASCS
Mr. Lyle
Debt For Life warns teens over marijuana loss of rights
A North Dakota Jaycee article argues a single marijuana conviction can ruin a youth’s future. It lists lost rights from voting to licensed professions, government service, and military placement, urging teenagers to avoid the risk before real losers are made. Also notes area farmer meetings: February 3 Akron 8 p.m. and February 4 Alcester 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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North Dakota Jaycee
Plentiful Foods List and Fashion Notes for Union County
The February USDA list highlights eggs split peas peanuts canned fruit and dairy products. Tips suggest heart shaped jellied cranberry sauce and garlicked mashed potatoes for meals. Spring fashion emphasizes seersucker gingham linen checks suede patent leather and oversized plaid patterns. A county recipe contest invites pork main dishes with a Feb 14 deadline and Feb 21 banquet display.
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USDA
Local store owner to close Gerrit's Red Owl Le Mars
Gerrit Marra, owner of Gerrit's Red Owl in Le Mars, announced the store will close and all merchandise will be sold. A Lincoln County Association for Retarded Children talent show was held Jan 20 at Hudson High School Auditorium with nine entries. Elk Point Faculty beat City Slickers 51-43 in a band uniform benefit game, leaving the Slickers at 0-1.
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Gerrit Marra
Gerrit
Red Owl
le Mars
Lincoln County Association
Hudson
Elk Point
City Slickers
Slickers
Ryan
Alcester
Americar’ Legion Auxiliary
Remsen
Sioux Center
Hawarden
Merrill
Marcus Eagles
Hinton
Inwood
Inwood Kiwanis Club
Kingsley Swingers Square
The
Legion Hall
Paul Callahan
al Porter
Rock Valley
Porter Funeral Home
Porter
Beresford
Centerville
Vermillion
Washington, D.C
Lincoln Union Electric Company
Hilmar A. Wahl
Orville Beltman
Thanks for kindness after bereavement and loss
The Dirks and Carlson families thank friends and relatives for their thoughtfulness during the death of Bernice, praise Doctor Trotzig and hospital staff, and acknowledge prayers from Reverend Roy and Burdette, plus Don Caskey for arranging time with friends and relatives.
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Trotzig
Roy
Burdette
Don Caskey
Bernice
F.H.A. Expands Rural Housing Loan Income Limit
Farmers Home Administration raises adjusted income cap to 9000 for eligible rural housing loans serving Plymouth and Sioux counties. Previously 8000. Loans target low and moderate income families unable to obtain conventional credit. Rates 7 percent up to 33 years, with possible reductions for very low income under 7000. Office at 27 Central Avenue SW Le Mars Iowa.
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Farmers Home Administration
Dennis V. Benna
Plymouth
Sioux
Central Avenue SW
le Mars
Towa
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S.D
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Gary A
Ames
Kimberly Collmann
Eldon Smith
Ken Johnson
Baby
Omaha
Jim
Gary Moehlmann
D. Packard
Harold Buchmann
Albert Moehlmann
Franklin Hemmerrick
Loren Jacobson
Sioux Falls
Laurence Ludwigs
Leslie Ludwigs
H. Liston
Pete Anderson
Lee Liston
Ireton
John van Wyhe
Mapes
van Wyhe
Charles Hendricks
Harley Small
Leeds
Jack Hendricks
Ascs News
Ams
Akron Vo-Ag Department
Lincoln-Union Rea
Chuck Norby Union Co
Union County Carol
Park Council
Madrid Register-News
Robert Carlson
Charles Dirks
C. Lee Schmidt
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