Westfield News family updates and local events
Westfield News reports on arrivals and departures at Sioux Falls airport including the Davis family and Larry Davis’s 30 day leave. It notes church activities, schedule changes for summer masses, local obituaries, social events, and multiple visits among Westfield residents across Akron Sioux City Vermillion and Lincoln. It mentions Jonas Wester's death, a Mothers Day dinner, and high school graduation plans for 1971 May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Davis, Jr
Susie
Dennis
Lillian Davis
Vermillion
Jerry Dewey
Sioux Falls
California
Larry Davis
U.S. Navy
Virginia
Spain
St. Catherine's
Akron
Greteman
Westfield
Sioux City
Harding
Ed Nelson
Edwin Klemme
LeMars
Joe Banks
Norman Weber
Lucille Welch
Thelma Fletcher
Clare Lilly
Walter Wilmont
The
Baptist
Dwain Arnett
Lincoln
Jonas Wester
Leeds
Roger Kurtenbach
Florence Langley
Rick Anderson
Scott
Leslie Anderson
Ray Bullock
Darrel
Ralph Peterson
Seattle
Washington
George Henke
Omaha
Gene Hamel
Hawarden
Ray Welch
Westmar College
le Mars
Madrigal Singers
Westmar Singers
Colleen Welch
Easter Seal Society drives funds for Iowa handicapped relief
Mrs. W. G. Bolser Plymouth County Chairman reports the Easter Seal Campaign has raised 2220.25 for therapy equipment and services for handicapped children and adults. Ninety percent stays in Iowa, ten percent aids the national society and research. Residents urged to return envelopes to Box 402 Le Mars with the call to help fight the war against crippling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter Seal Society
W. G. Bolser
Plymouth County
Camp Sunnyside
Iowa
National Society For Crippled Children
le Mars
Chatsworth social notes recount weekend gatherings
Special correspondence details social visits and events across Chatsworth. Eldon and Mrs. Smith hosted callers. Fanny McKee celebrated a surprise birthday with DeRaad, Anderson, Eilers, Baker families. Various lunch and dinner gatherings feature Collmanns, Moehlmans, DeRaads, Hendricks, and others with cards, meals, and outings at Spirit Lake and regional homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny McKee
A. DeRaad
Emil Anderson
William Eilers
Guy Baker
Leora Laughton
LeMars
Henry Collmann
Clarence Collmann
Mason City
Iowa
William Vanderham
Arkansas
Lois Moehlman
George Moehlman
Spirit Lake
Jack Lake
Scott
Gerhard Moller
Gary A
Colin Collmann
Kimberly
Ronald
Cynthia Collmann
Margaret Small
Shirley Rasmussen
Mike
Nancy
Sioux City
Charles Hendricks
Carl Hitzmann
Marel Bennett
Akron
Wes Crow
Tim Repp
Castle Inn
Ed Repp
Arthur DeRaad
Willie Meins
Lena Schuster
Hawarden
Jerry Kelly
Eilene Moehlman
Nellie Burnight
Hugh Dowling
Ernest Anderson
John Bultman
Marie McInnis
Lloyd Johnson
Farm Bureau Seeks Union County Outstanding Young Farmer
Union County Farm Bureau opens entries for the 1971 Outstanding Young Farmer Rancher Award. Eligibility requires ages 18 to 31 in 1971, Farm Bureau membership, primary income from farming or ranching, and no prior year win. Local winner advances to state contest with state winner announced at the S Dake Farm Bureau Convention in Huron in November. The SD winner goes to the national contest in Chicago in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Union County
Milton Albin
Burbank
County Farm Bureau
S. Dake Farm Bureau
Huron
South Dakota
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
May Fellowship Day Observed By Akron Church Group
Church Women United of Akron met at the Baptist Church with Wesley Methodist as hostesses. Sixty three attended as Mrs. Harvey Taylor led as president. The speaker, Mrs. A M Kuhl of Fonda Iowa, discussed Ecumenism In The Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Women United
Baptist Church
Akron
Wesley Methodist Church
Harvey Taylor
A. M. Kuhl
Fonda
Iowa
Town Council Proceedings April 19 1971 Actions
Regular meeting notes show Mayor Joseph Trotzig presiding with councilors Jespersen Nielsen Small Tucker Kilstrom and absent none. Motions authorize attorney Bauerly for industrial site subdivision old city shed sale alley vacating block 90 and related legal work. bids for a police car approved. building permits granted to Heyl Lehmann. Cliff Miller named to Park Board. minutes and reports approved. several bills listed and paid. Draft notice: Plymouth County had one April draft induction, none due to enlistment. May calls three with induction May 11 and lottery numbers to 125. Coony the pet coon weighs 20 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miyor
Joseph Trotzig
Tucker
Small
Yea
Ray
Jespersen
Nielsen
Robert Tucker
Kilstrom
Rods Ford
Chief Powell
Treas
Nny
Plymouth County
Army
Selective Service
Frances DePree
David K. Bohlke
Route 3
Remsen
Iowa City
Way Back Yonder Items of Interest in Akron history
A compact recap of Akron Register-Tribune notes from five decades, highlighting 1911 graduates Esther Johnson Grace Wade and Floyd Nelson, early Boy Scout organization, local business changes, a new airdome theatre, and births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Register-Tribune
Akron High School
Esther J. Johnson
Grace F. Wade
Floyd E. Nelson
A. D. Lane
George Stick
S. A. Whittecar
Clayes
Samuel Maben
Ruble
Funeral services for Jonas Wester in Westfield Iowa
Funeral services were held for Jonas Wester age 92 of Westfield Iowa at Schroeder Funeral Home with Rev Durwood Clauson officiating Burial was in Riverside cemetery Pall bearers listed Wester died May 6 in a Sioux City nursing home after a long illness Born June 16 1878 in Denmark he came to the United States in 1903 He married Katherine Peterson in 1903 she died in June 1959 He lived in Westfield for 50 years and worked as a carpenter Survivors include two brothers Antone McGregor Minn and Marinus Denmark and two sisters Else Baggesen and Dagmar Jorgensen Denmark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Wester
Westfield
Iowa
Schroeder
Durwood Clauson
Riverside Cemetery
John Martin
Keith Knapp
Bard Lilly
Virgil Ross
Philip Beaubien, Jr
Arval Lake
Wester
Sioux City
Denmark
United States
Katherine Peterson
Antone
McGregor, Minn
Marinus
Else Baggesen
Dagmar Jorgensen
Thank You to All for Your Kindness and Support
A brief note of gratitude from Chet Mason expressing heartfelt appreciation to everyone for their generosity and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Mason
Peony disbudding and garden care tips from Iowa expert
Iowa State extension horticulturist Ben Vance explains how disbudding directs energy to one top bud for bigger blooms. He outlines pinching to compact annuals and perennials, water needs for new trees, mulch benefits, and proper plant wrapping. Rhubarb harvesting method is also described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Vance
Thank you for cards gifts and visits Akron note
A May 13 Akron Register-Tribune note expresses gratitude for cards gifts flowers pantry supplies and visits. Special thanks are given to Pastor Roy for prayers and visits, with appreciation described as greatly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Register-Tribune
Pastor Roy
Family Footnotes and Close-to-Home Vacation Ideas
Theda Nelle Scott offers guidance on handling door-to-door sales and smart cookware gifts for weddings. Tips urge asking for thinking time, price comparison, avoiding blank-signature papers, and buying only necessary items. Also suggests inexpensive, local vacations and simple outings like picnics and campus tours to explore Iowa and nearby sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Nelle Scott
Iowa
Old Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares Extended
Gordon L. Mennen, LeMars, volunteers county savings bonds chairman, urges Plymouth county residents that all outstanding Series E and H savings bonds and all Freedom Shares continue to earn interest after Treasury action. Ten year extensions apply to Series E bonds bought 1941–1957 and Series II bonds issued 1952–1957, plus Freedom Shares sold 1967–1970. Extensions give prevailing rate during extension, currently 5 percent. Owners may still defer Federal taxes and exchange E bonds for current-income H bonds during extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom
Gordon L. Mennen
LeMars
Volunteer County Savings’ Bonds
Plymouth County
Treasury
Freedom Shares
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Ray A. Smite
Ni NeArer Association
Westfield News
Chatsworth Chats
Farm Bureau News
Akron Register
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Sup. Co
State Hygienic Lab
National Chemsearch Corp
Dirks Motor Company
East River
Pwr
Westinghouse Elec
Warren Electric Co
Wissasssesese F.H. Hall Lineman Co
Richards Smith
McPherson
Mid Continent
Eqpt. Co
Northwestern Bell Co
Iowa Public Service
Carl Moir
J. P. Trotzig
R. D. Clark
Chris Seuntjens
Wayne Seuntjens
Mapleton
Robert A. Broadbent
J. B. Lucken
Herman Renken
Spink
S. C
Alton
Slick" Morgan
Mary Lou Ross
Clayton Small
Darrell Bohlken
Hugh Swift
Claude Burrill
Margaret Brunner
Curtis Lewison
Sally Ann Mattison
U.S. D
W. P. Tucker
George Peck
Ed. Hartmann
Katharine Spaulding
Wilson C. Brown
St. Louis
Don Foley
William Henke
Ason
Marvin Vogelzang
John L. Burnight
Akron Lions Club
Akron Hospital Fund
Elmer Wilken
Brunsville
Rainbow
Zaiehow Dad
Sioux City Assembly
Teresa
Assembly
Cayla Klemme
Lynette Klemme
Carla
Marianne
Valerie Small
Ralph Burdette
Kervyn Heeren
Lucille Ross
Helen Hebeler
Debbie Palmer
Marie Heeren
Peg Searls
Phyllis Davis
Helen Wakeman
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