Gay 90s Bicentennial set for Jane celebration
Shorty notes mild Iowa winter with spring near and needed moisture. Gay 90s Bicentennial celebration chaired by Dr L Brooks seeks ideas and volunteers. Commercial club sponsors but other groups welcome. Akron Register office to close March 13 for staff time off. readers urged to use mail slot. Thanks expressed to Julie Harris, Jill Tindall, and Debbie Henke for sports coverage. future plans noted.
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Jane
L. Brooks
Brooks
Commercial Club
Akron
Julie Harris
Jill Tindall
Debbie Henke
Julie
Jill
Debbie
Akron events and club meetings listed in weekly paper
Akron Register-Tribune lists community activities for March including Chicken Little skit at 5 30 p m and numerous meetings: school board, hospital board, Akron Industrial Development Corp, city council, Masons, Silvers, and local clubs through March 20. Nurse association district meeting at St Luke School of Nursing with oncology session led by Dr Stuart Leafstedt and Pam Mears R N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicken Little
Friendship & Service Club
Hospital Board
Akron Industrial Development Corp
Akron City Council
Freedom Lodge AF & AM
Sr. Citizen Group
Catholic Ladies of St. Joseph
Preston Pearl
H Club
Home Culture
P.E.O
Rainbow
Iowa Nurses Association of District One
St. Luke School of Nursing
Stuart Leafstedt
Pam Mears
R.N
Mary Jo Phipps
Akron Commercial club backs Dr Brooks for Gay 90s chair
Past officers thank Dr Brooks for five years as chairman of the Akron Gay 90s and two years leading Fly-In. He agrees to chair the 1976 Gay 90s Bicentennial days, with community support urged. Viggo Henriksen and Arden Johnson sign off.
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Akron Commercial Club
Dr. Brooks
Akron
Commercial Club
Viggo Henriksen
Arden Johnson
Akron TOPS 893 Opens Meeting With Song and Pledge
TOPS 893 opened its weekly meeting Wednesday evening with the official TOPS song and pledge. Ten members attended the business session as secretary and treasurer reports were presented and approved. Officer elections were postponed to next week and the four week contest ends with top adult winners receiving macrame changes and a prize for the pre teen winner. Forbidden foods for the week were set, with other business concluding. The week’s TOPS Tip notes that success in dieting comes from an open mind and a closed refrigerator.
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Tops 893
TOPS
Preston Pearls 4-H Club Holds February Meeting
Seven members of the Preston Pearls 4-H club met at 9:30 a.m. Saturday February 28 at Denise Woll’s home. Susan Milbrodt led the pledge. Cindy Klemme spoke on family trees. Kim Kiemme read a report on her grandfather’s boyhood. Nancy Koch compared 17th century furnishings to modern ones. Cindy Kiemme led the 4-H pledge before adjournment. Brenda Barinsky, reporter.
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Preston Pearls
4-H Club
Denise Woll
Susan Milbrodt
Cindy Klemme
Kim Kiemme
Nancy Koch
Cindy Kiemme
Woll
Brenda Barinsky
Do you need a drink to be sociable says center
If you must have a drink to be sociable it is not social drinking. Contact the Alcoholism Center at 546 7868 for help day or night.
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The
Alcoholism Center
Chapter JC P.E.O. installs 1976 77 officers
Chapter JC P E O met on Friday March 5 at Mrs Pearle Higman home. Officers elected and installed include Deb Knudsen president Hyla Olson vice president Irene Harris recording secretary Wanda Philips corresponding secretary Besse Lias treasurer Esther Ferguson chaplain Gen McVay guard. Delegates to state convention are Deb Knudsen and alternate Hyla Qison. Mary Falde of Hawarden showcased Navajo Zuni Hopi turquoise jewelry weaving and sand pictures. Her daughters Robin and Lois Jean Dawson attended. Anniversary dinner scheduled March 16 at 6 p.m. Wesley United Methodist church with follow up meeting at Gwen Jurgens home.
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P.E.O
Pearle Higman
Deb Knudsen
Hyla Olson
Irene Harris
Wanda Philips
Besse Lias
Esther Ferguson
Gen McVay
Hyla Qison
Carol Harris
Mary Falde
Jeanne Anne Huls engagement announced in Akron
Mr and Mrs Conrad Huls announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanne Anne to Max Noack son of Mrs Amanda Noack of Huron SD Miss Huls works locally in Akron while Noack is a student at Iowa State University Ames No wedding date has been set Also note a Caribbean cruise report and a Red Cross fundraising appeal for Guatemala with Akron representatives mailing letters urging donations
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Conrad Huls
Akron
Jeanne Anne
Max Noack
Amanda Noack
Huron, S. D
Miss Huls
Mr. Noack
Iowa State University
Ames
Guatemala
Red Cross Akron
Leo Ahrendsen
Clarence
Iowa
Sandra Ellen
Richard Less
Robert Less
Ron
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio
Vows spoken at Trinity for Hitzemann Groon wedding
Paulette Ellen Hitzemann and R Kevin Groon wed at Trinity Lutheran Akron at 8 p m on February 25 1976 Rev Durwood Clauson officiated The bride wore a satin gown with organza overlay and train and was attended by family and friends The ceremony featured organ and flute music and a reception followed in the church parlors The couple reside in Akron after plans for a late June wedding for Sandra Ellen Less and Richard Less were announced
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Akron
Paulette Ellen Hitzemann
R. Kevin Groon
George Hitzemann
Clifford Green
Durwood J. Clauson
Arlo Rohifs
Barb Wotrobeck
Marlys Quetken
Fort Morgan
Colo
Randy Frerichs
Rozanne Benda
Marlene Sorensen
Suitland
Maryland
Patty Meske
Clear Lake
Evelyn Hitzemann
Sioux City
Connie Tentinger
Akron Community High School
Western Iowa Tech
Sioux Falls
Mill St
Medicare enrollment deadline hits March 31
Social Security official Robert Andersen in Sioux City says anyone who missed Medicare enrollment or canceled can rejoin by March 31 at any Social Security office. The voluntary medical insurance costs rise from 6.70 to 7.20 monthly in July 1976, with late signups facing higher premiums.
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Robert Andersen
Social Security
Sioux City
Andersen
Anderson
Special Holyland tour open to Siouxland residents
A Holy Land travel and study tour from May 16 to 30 led by Roy Gustafson of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, with Neil Melheim of Adventurers' Travel Club and Wheaton Travel organizing. Evening Bible studies planned. hostess service by Melheim. A March 28 information event at the Biltmore dining room, Sioux City, invites interested residents to learn details and notify Miss Melheim for attendance.
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Siouxland
Neil Melheim
Adventurers’ Travel Club Inc
Sioux City
Wheaton Travel
Wheaton, Ill
Roy Gustafson
Billy Graham Evangelistic Organization
Holy Land
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Mr. Graham
Biltmore
Gordon Drive
Sarah Spain
Melheim
Paxton St
Hospital volunteer week proclaimed by Gov Ray
Governor Robert D. Ray proclaimed March 14 20 1976 as Hospital Volunteer Week in Iowa to honor 50000 auxiliaries and volunteers. He urged Iowans to recognize their contributions. Iowa auxiliaries logged 855931 hours of service 710523 for equipment and facilities 57935 for health careers scholarships. Dr T B McManus Cherokee Mental Health Institute says 650 volunteers gave 1724 hours to patients plus donations aiding care.
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Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
T. B. McManus
Mental Health Institute
Cherokee
Nursing home guests and birthday notices in small town postings
Alma Knecht Anna Borchers Flora Cassen and others from Akron Brunsville Le Mars and Westfield were guests of Anna Meyer and neighbors. Several visits occurred among local families including Ed and Sophie Larson Ursula Strobel and Marie Larson. Carrie Whiting's March 3 birthday noted with family attending.
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Alma Knecht
Anna Borchers
Flora Cassen
Akron
Lizzie Haage
Brunsville
Lena Haage
le Mars
Anna Meyer
Farrell Harrington
Albert Harrington
Roy Postlewait
Westfield
Minnie Postlewait
Mina Wang
Clifford Wang
Ken
Sophie Larson
Joe Haing
Wessington Springs
South Dakota
Ursula Strobel
Charlie Harris
Marcie
Mike McHugh
Elva
Orlan Moore
Jim Hartmann
Sheldon
Margaret Hartmann
Adam Tindall
Danny
Grace Feuerhelm
Merrill
Kent Allen
Brookings
Lizzie Tindall
Virgil Ross
Gertrude Ross
Carrie Whiting
Harold White Jr
Dollie Whiting
Rosie Whiting
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Union County
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Tops Club
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Sarah Circle
Naomi
Embroidery Club
Christian Women Fellowship
Adaville United Methodist Women
Nurses Association
Judy Klemme
JC P.E.O
Hawarden
Wesley United Methodist Church
Gwen Jurgens
Jeanne Anne Huls
Mrs
Loren Thuringer
Gene Knudsen
Trinity
Sonya Harvey
Rodney Groon
Steve Groon
Tom Tentinger
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Alan Oetken
Ft. Morgan
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Sandra Ellen Ahrendsen
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