Akron Hospital News Admits and Discharges
Admissions include Joe Powell James McVay Arnold Hitzemann George Hitzemann of Akron Helen Faust Guy Minor of Westfield Dismissals list several Akron Jefferson Westfield Elk Point and Akron residents A birth a son to Elza McKay Jefferson S D July 14 1971 a son to Marvin Toben Westfield Ia July 14 1971 a son to Dennis Wilken Akron July 16 1971 a son to Darrell Brewer Elk Point M D July 16 1971
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Powell
James McVay
Arnold Hitzemann
George Hitzemann
Akron
Helen Faust
Guy Minor
Westfield
Charles Milbrodt
Minnie Tresler
Elza McKay
Jefferson
S. D
Marvin Toben
Darrell Brewer
Elk Point
Dennis Wilken
M. D
Nursing Home News Echoes of Visits and Celebrations
The Catholic Ladies brought sandwiches cookies and bars for coffee on Thursday. Anna Meyers celebrated her 74th birthday with her children Sunday. Several visitors from Minnesota Colorado Arizona and Ohio called on residents including Lizzie Gibbons Elsie Anderson Maude MacKinnon and Ray Smith. Open house at the Baptist Church drew crowds and Lester Bellwood spoke at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Tindall
Baptist Aid
Denver
Adaville Church
William Feuerhelm
Merrill
Pearl Grebner
Fort Collins
Colo
Anna Meyers
Ed Blum
Hattie Bultman
Minnie Clark
Roy Robinson
Percy Smizer
Raymond Gibbons
Akron Shuts Out Primghar In Baseball Clash
Akron pitchers Borchers allowed six hits with six strike outs and one walk to lead a 0 win. Key eighth inning featured Heeren being hit, a sacrifice by Brown, a passed ball, and an infield hit by Jordt that brought in the run. Primghar managed six hits but no scoring as Akron fielded cleanly and Swift handled right field duties. Mt As a crater in Kyushu, Japan measures 71 miles in circumference and is the largest volcano crater.
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AKRON
Primghard
Jack Borchers
Eldon Heeren
Borchers
Bob Brown
John Jordt
Akcon
Gary Tucker
Primghar
Sennass
Scott Swift
Kent
Kilstrom
Kyushu
Japan
Brigadoon Rehearsals Begin At Akron Opera House
Time nears for Brigadoon rehearsals with singers dancers and lead characters. Five weeks of practice start Saturday July 31 ahead of September 2 3 4 performances. Dancers under Miss Rhonda Wills Sioux Falls and lead actors coached by Mr Dave Melmer. Chorus practice Wednesdays with Miss Wills weekly Akron trip fits her schedule. backdrop mural set design by Melinda Thorson John Woskoff Roger Banks Bob Klemme and Roger. Loyal persistent effort fuels opening night at Akron Opera House Theatre.
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Brigadoon
Rhonda Wills
Sioux Falls
Dave Mel
Nancy Miller
Melinda Thorson
John Woskoff
Roger Banks
Bob Klemme
Roger
Akron
Weather cools after heat wave with light rain outlook
Following a 90 plus degree record on Friday, temperatures cooled with light rain Saturday night and Sunday morning. Cooler, lower humidity persists while crops advance and some small grain harvest begins. Warmer conditions are forecast for the end of the week.
Miss Sally Kiewel and Floyd Strong Wed at Immanuel Church
Miss Sally Jane Kiewel daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Kiewel Akron and Floyd Strong son of Mrs Lula Strong Hawarden were married June 25 at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev D J Roy officiating. Honor attendants were Mr and Mrs James Liston Hawarden. Miss Debbie Jurrens candlelighter. The couple reside in Hawarden where Floyd works in auto body business.
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Sally Jane Kiewel
Ed Kiewel
Akron
Floyd Strong
Lula Strong
Hawarden
Immanuel Lutheran Church
D. J. Roy
James Liston
Debbie Jurrens
Floyd
Mr and Mrs Tom Mcmillan Wed in Akron Iowa
Married couple Tom McMillan and Ellen McMillan reside in Hawarden Iowa after a July 3 ceremony at St Patrick's Church Akron Details note Mr and Mrs Paul Lamoureux of Akron and Mr and Mrs Herb McMillan of Hawarden as parents A reception took place at the Biltmore in Sioux City He works at Needham Packing Plant while she studies nursing at Western Iowa Tech with expected graduation August 9th
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Tom Mcmillan
Hawarden
Iowa
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Akron
Paul Lamoureux
Herb McMillan
Biltmore
Sioux City
McMillan
Needham Packing Plant
Ellen
Western Iowa Tech
First Baptist Church Akron observes centennial year
The First Baptist Church of Akron Iowa celebrated its Centennial on July 10 and 11 1971 with a Saturday supper and worship in the sanctuary. Rev Michael Strom received Pastor Emeritus and Rev David Olson presided at meetings. Sunday featured Rev Dr Albin C Swenson and Rev Dr Lester Bellwood as speakers with Communion. Readings noted historic church items and recalling members from many states.
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First Baptist Church of
Akron
Iowa
Michael Strom
Strom
David Olson
Albin C. Swenson
Hallandale
Minn
American Baptist Convention
Walter Young
Lester Bellwood
Fort Logan
Colorado
Bellwood
Gene Grear
Mitchell
Leslie Williams
Randall, Minn
Richard Milne
Truman, Minn
Cleak Mellen Harris
Highpoint
North Carolina
Harold Palm
Rapid City
South Dakota
Akron Baptist Men
Cynthia Tucker
Valerie Small
Doris Strom Stoeckmann
Baltic
Cynthia Strom Gilhoe
Rochester
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Minnesota
Babies Featured In Akron Friendship Contest
Twenty eight babies are pictured on an inside page in the Akron News. The Friendship and Service Club invites public participation in the event. Proceeds will fund playground equipment for Akron City Park.
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Friendship and Service Club
Akron
Plymouth County Soil Awards Winners Named in 1971 Program
Plymouth County Soil Conservation District announced the 1971 Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement Awards winners. Miss Mary Ellen Keegan won the teacher section for Le Mars Community School. Farmers Emil Schuette, Mavis Bye, and F. D. Cathcart and Robert Rawson won in three divisions, with regional competition to follow and honors at the District annual meeting and banquet.
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Plymouth County Soil, Conservation News
Don Sitzmann
Plymouth County
Mary Ellen Keegan
le Mars
New Soil Conservation District
Emil Schuette
Craig
Dale Schuette
Grant Township
Mavis Bye
Westfield
Charles Hughes
Sioux Township
F. D. Cathcart
Reno
Nevada
Robert Rawson
Pierson
Garfield Township
Akron area events fill July with bak es and reunions
Local notes show Arthur Friske entering Saint Josephs Hospital in Sioux City on July 11. Various families from Le Mars Spencer Akron and Sioux Falls gather for visits, birthdays and dinners. The Akron Community School superintendent's office closes July 26 to 31. Bake sales by Catholic Ladies of St Joseph and Adaville W S C S at local offices. Union County Planning Commission to meet July 26 in Alcester South Dakota. Akron Park hosts Akron High Class of 1946 reunion July 25 with Wee Wee game Akron vs Elk Point. Box social planned by Rainbow Girls July 25 at Masonic Temple to raise funds. Details include multiple visits, travel to Sioux City Vermillion Mitchell and O'Neill with family names.
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Arthur Friske
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Ruth Paulin
le Mars
Robert Michael
Akron Community School
Catholic Ladies of
St. Joseph
Boyd
Burton Benna
David
Jodi
Spencer
Iowa
C. R. Mason
Adaville W.S.C.S
Dr. Garvin
Akron
Charles Reynolds
Russell and Richard
St. Paul
Minn
Jerry Smith
Union County Planning Commission
Alcester
South Dakota
City Auditorium
Akron Park
Elk Point
Vermillion
Ed Willins
Mark Small
Don Franklin
O'Neill
Nebr
Berneice (Rausch) Hubby
Walter Young
Castle Inn
Ruby Davis
Atlanta, Ga
Ray Wilhelmi
North Ft. Meyer
Florida
Harmon Boyd
Akron Gay 90s Days Planned For August 6 7
Akron prepares for its first Gay 90s Days on Friday and Saturday August 6 and 7 with a Tractor Pull at the field east of the Air Strip. Weigh in is 8:00 a.m. Friday. pull begins 9:30. Admission 1.00 adults 0.50 children. Airplane rides follow. Friday also features Soap Box Derby prelims, kids races, ball games, a variety show, and Street Teen Dance. Saturday includes golf registration, Soap Box Derby finals, a street parade, mini bike demos, Chuckwagon and Charlot races, skydiver exhibition, a second variety show, and a street square dance. Midway attractions and food stands line Akron’s new mall.
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Darrell Easton
Vern Heeren
Akron
Ball Park
Ye Olde Opera House
Sioux Falls
Ambulance service call number changes in Akron town
Ownership of local ambulance shifted from Ron Schroeder to the Town of Akron. Call 568-2422 (Akron Hospital) for service. never call Ron Schroeder or Akron City Hall. Akron banks announce Friday evening hours from 6 to 8 PM starting August first, with Saturdays closed, on a summer trial basis. Fire department answered two calls this week to a compressor motor blaze and a vehicle fire near Highway 48. Elk Point beat Akron 9 2 in Pee Wee baseball. Akron won 5 3 over Brunsville. next game at Ireton Boosters Tournament. Akron girls softball: 5 2 win over Wakonda. 17 3 win over Elk Point. 16 5 win over Vermillion. thanks given to First National Bank of Akron for shakes after a game.
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Ron Schroeder
Akron
Akron Hospital
Akron City Hall
Akron Savings Bank
First National Bank of
Fire Department
Akron Fire Department
Legion Tap
Highway 48
New Alcester Road
Pee-Wee Baseball News
Elk Point
Zeller
Brunsville
Kirk Miller
Ronnie Wych
Greg Black
Ireton
Hudson, S. C
Akron Girls
Wakonda
Westfield
Helen Martin
Dea Martin
Marcia Boetger
Cindy Miller
Vermillion
Martin
First National Bank of Akron
American Legion Auxiliary Installs New Officers
At the last regular meeting the American Legion Auxiliary installed President Minnie Von Hagel Secretary Grace Small Treasurer Mabel Port Chaplain Myrtle Henriksen Historian Elenor Wedmark with Edith Gant as installing officer and Ruth Larsen as Sergeant-at-Arms. Absent were Vice President Gertrude Papritz and Sergeant-at-Arms Deloris Milbrodt. Hostesses were Lillian Adams and Teddy Earnest. Next meeting set for August 3.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Minnie von Hagel
Grace Small
Mabel Port
Myrtle Henriksen
Elenor Wedmark
Edith Gant
Ruth Larsen
Gertrude Papritz
Deloris Milbrodt
Lillian Adams
Teddy Earnest
Akron FFA Soapbox Derby During Gay 90s Days
The Akron FFA Chapter sponsors a soapbox derby with potential two days of racing. Semi finals are Friday, August 6, and finals Saturday, August 7. Cars may be any size or shape with steering. meeting for interested entrants is Friday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. in the vocational agriculture shop. contact Mr. Ziniel if you cannot attend.
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Akron Ffa
FFA
Vocational Agriculture
Aces
Ziniel
Gold Star Mothers Honored at Akron Luncheon
The Gold Star Mothers of Akron were guests of the Baptist Ladies at a 1 o'clock luncheon on July 14. Present were Henrietta Hoschter Alma Kiewel Elizabeth Tindall Grace Small Cleo Tindall La Verne Dowling and Bernice Henrich. The event marks over twenty years of annual July meetings entertaining the Gold Stars. Two not present were Mrs. Mame Harder and Mrs. Pearl Wohlford.
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Gold Star Mothers
Akron
Henrietta Hoschter
Alma Kiewel
Elizabeth Tindall
Grace Small
Cleo Tindall
la Verne Dowling
Bernice Henrich
Baptist
Mame Harder
Pearl Wohlford
Iowa State Gladiolus Show At Sioux City July 24 25
The Sioux City Gladiolus Society hosts the Iowa State Gladiolus Show at the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium during River Dade 1971. The free public event runs 2 to 9 pm Saturday and 9 am to 5 pm Sunday with thousands of blooms from exhibitors in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota Illinois and Missouri. M D Buck vps Iowa State Gladiolus Society notes exhibitors must be members and entries follow 1971 North American Gladiolus Council rules. River Cade’s Queen Cindy Irwin will present awards at 2 pm.
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Sioux City
Missouri
M. D. Buck
Iowa State Gladiolus Society
Gladiolus Council
River Cade
Cindy Irwin
Sioux Center
Iowa
Ladies Golf Corner Luncheon and Bridge Plans
Wednesday July 28 morning coffee hosted by Elvira Nielsen and Clarice Fodness. Luncheon from 11 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost 1.00 per person. Bridge and other card games after lunch. Committee includes Dirks Klemme Meinen Krohn Barwick Tucker. Games by Jespersen Hartmann. Reminder of 2 4-some this Thursday evening July 22. Also a note on bird retina membrane and a plug for adding machine paper from Akron Register Tribune.
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Elvira Nielsen
Clarice Fodness
Helen Dirks
Eunice Klemme
Jake Meinen
Joyce Krohn
Colleen Barwick
Harriett Tucker
Mickey Jespersen
Virginia Hartmann
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