25 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1976
Page
1
Shorty notes dismantling of an idle back shop press after nine years, freeing space for new equipment. Akron Medical clinic construction starts to add room for growth and an extra doctor in the future as area patients increase.
The Akron Register Tribune lists Good News Inc as owners and publishers with F Shorty Hazel as manager and Vergene Hazel as editor. It notes publication every Thursday in Akron Iowa Plymouth County and pricing options of seven dollars yearly six months four dollars within local counties and eight dollars elsewhere.
A weekly community calendar lists meetings at Akron City Hall and various organizations from March 24 to April 12, including Mid Sioux advisory board, Friendship and Service Club, YoMaCo study group, Chicken Little showings, Masonic Lodge, TOPS, bowling association, church ladies aids, American Legion, LW C circles, Embroidery Club, Republican women coffee, Border Belles 4-H, and Town and Country Champs 4-H. The Town and Country Champs 4-H club met Feb 29. projects, donations, and a pottery session are noted, with upcoming meetings and reports from members.
Members of the JC P E O observed the 30th anniversary Tuesday March 16 at Wesley United Methodist church dining room Akron. Dinner by Central Catering Hawarden followed by a short meeting at Gwen Jurgens home. Correction issued for prior officer election report and Marie Strom named alternate delegate. Sue Higman spoke on events from 1776 in Bicentennial observance. Next meeting set for April 6 at Eva Brown’s home with Pauline Carrington as co host.
Local couples report visits in Minneapolis Sioux City and Arizona while Akron Sibley and California trips are mentioned. 30th wedding anniversary celebrated by Hugh Swift and wife with Georgia connections. 4 H meeting notes include pledge led by Jill Tindall and livestock ID deadline May 1 1976.
A meeting to form an advisory council for the alcoholism counseling information and referral center was held March 23 at Floyd Valley hospital assembly room in Le Mars. The advisory council will assess the community's needs related to alcohol and drug abuse.
West-Port Farm Bureau ladies met on March 17 at Marlene Pridie’s home with nine attendees naming their top income commodities. Pridie led a lesson on commodities and lunch featured farm product dishes. President Penny Harvey urged members to participate in Farm Bureau Women’s Day on April 5 bringing an antique item and wearing Bicentennial attire. An appreciation noted for Donna Lucken’s February Valentine’s dinner for 12 couples. The next meeting is April 21 with a Century Living program.
Shirley Appley of Akron is on the University of Northern Iowa fall dean's list after earning a 3.5 plus GPA in at least 12 graded hours. About 815 students, roughly 10 percent of undergraduates, achieved scholastic honors. In a separate note, Walter White of rural Postville celebrated a dairy cow birth of triplets, a rare event occurring about once in 80,000 births.
Thirty-one relatives neighbors and friends visited Mrs Anna Klemme on Tuesday bringing flowers cards and gifts for her 85th birthday anniversary. A cake baked by her daughter and decorated by Mrs Leonard Dirks in red white and blue was displayed as a centerpiece. Mrs Klemme has two daughters Mrs William Utesch Akron and Mrs William Toel Le Mars plus five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Karl Oehlerking of Akron are the parents of a son Ray Howard born Tuesday March 16 at Akron hospital.
Helen Horton born November 23, 1896 in Lawton Iowa. married Walter Horton in Sioux City 1918. They raised five boys and one girl, farmed near Akron, retired 1947, she entered nursing home 1971. Many relatives, church ties, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and community visits noted along with St. Patrick s Day favors and local Honours.
The Rural Home Culture club met on Monday March 1 at Edna Hasenbank's home with 11 members and one guest. They delivered 22 Valentine plates to shut-ins and a box to an Akron nursing home. New officers: Miriam Hemmingsen president Esther Neunaber vice president Lois Klemme secretary Ramona Weenink treasurer. Ramona Weenink to be delegate to county Federated convention in Le Mars on March 29 at 10 am. Next meeting April 2 at Sioux City museum at 2 pm with lunch at 3 pm at Green Gables. Pat Dennison spoke on the history of Iowa from This Is The Peace.
A brief verse noting a gentleness of spring seen in pussy willows as they reappear, signaling renewal and quiet warmth in nature. The poem focuses on seasonal softness and recurring cycles.
Gabriel Geoffrey Searls was born March 17 1976 in Akron weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces and measuring 20 inches. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Searls. Grandparents include Mrs. Keith Merrick Alcester and Walt and Peggy Searls Akron with great grandparents Mrs. Dolly Schreiber and others in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Open house for Mrs Elna Lambert set from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday April 4 at Union Creek Lutheran Church rural All friends and relatives invited Hosted by Mr and Mrs Gordon Swanson 4671 Meadow Lane Sioux City Lambert longtime Akron area resident baptized and confirmed at Union Creek Lutheran church.
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