15 May 1975
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1975
Page
1
Shorty comments on graduation exercises for 76 students in Akron and Westfield schools. Spring scenes and local life are described including farming, flowering merchants, clean-up month, and city beautification efforts. Gratitude is expressed for the Akron Bowling Association reporters award, a desk set.
Akron Register-Tribune info page lists publication details for Akron Iowa. It names owners and publishers, manager Shorty Hazel, weekly Thursday publication, post office entry date, and annual and half year pricing across counties in Iowa and neighboring Union County South Dakota.
May events fill the Akron area schedule from May 15 through May 22. Embroidery club Bible study and various church groups meet. Akron High School honors and graduation events occur. civic groups and clubs meet daily including City Council and 4-H. a commercial club lunch sits at Akron Golf Clubhouse.
Kathy Gronemeyer, a 1972 Akron Community High School alumna, graduated from Waldorf College in Forest City Iowa on May 14 and plans to enroll at Mankato State College for elementary education. She will join Waldorf’s choir for a May 15 to June 9 tour of Norway Sweden Denmark and Germany with fellow student Mark Anderson.
Wendy Appley and a corps of Rainbow officers were installed Sunday May 11 with installing officers Cindy Appley and others. The event featured theme song The Gift of Song, a Friendship Aisle escort for Wendy, and a crown by her sister Shirley. Several future events and charity projects were announced, including a Car Wash on May 24 and a roof fund for the temple, plus a Grand Assembly in June.
Woodsy Owl from the U.S. Forest Service advises tying accumulated wire coat hangers in bundles and returning them to your cleaner for reuse. Disposing of them adds to the garbage problem.
Confirmation rites held on Ascension Thursday May 8 at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Akron for parishioners of St Patrick’s and St Catherine’s Westfield. Bishop Frank Greteman and Father Stanley Stone presided. Confirmed: Carolyn Eskra Marianne Eskra David Dirks Robert T Clarey Jr John Correia Russell J Hauser. Adult confirmations included Mrs Dan Meinen Mrs Richard Port Mrs Ed Searls Mrs Barry Klave Clifford Rye Steve Theeler and Roger Frerichs.
Mrs Regina Popken of Akron announces the engagement of her daughter Betty Ann to James Michael Kelley son of Mr and Mrs John Kelley of Westfield. Betty Ann is a 1972 graduate of Akron Community High School and Western Iowa Tech nursing program, employed at St Luke's Medical Center Sioux City. James is a 1970 Westfield Community High School graduate, a Navy veteran, and employed at Iowa Beef Packers. The couple plan a December wedding.
A Wendall Klemme home in Sheldon hosted a five generation family gathering. Seated left to right are great great grandmother Hannah Osterthun of Akron holding Kelli Jo Madsen from Sioux Falls and great grandmother Alma Klemme of Akron holding Stacy Erkes of Sheldon. Standing are Rex Madsen's wife Cheryl, grandfather Wendall Klemme, and Terri Erkes mother of Stacy.
Members visited Hope Haven in Rock Valley for a noon luncheon and tour on April 22. Gwen Jurgens and Elizabeth Ritzhaupt hosted May 6 breakfast. Doris Brundeen joined. Inex Little left. Lorna Easton and Wanda Philips attended the Le Mars county chairman meeting April 30. Senior Citizens met May 5 with 43 present. Akron Community School entertainment followed. Book and Thimble club to plant Memorial flowers. TOPS 893 met with pledges and contest results. weekly best loser 44 pounds. pre-teen best loser 1% pounds. forbidden foods set.
The Akron 4 H club is gathering General Mills coupons and Dial soap wrappers to aid the Joe Birkley family in raising cash for Huntington's disease research. Mrs Birkley and her sister organize the drive with Mrs Ruth Hinken affected by the hereditary illness. A drop box sits at McPherson's Variety and local residents can call 568-2139 or 565-3134 for pickup.
P.E.O. Chapter JC held its annual May breakfast on Saturday May 10 at 9 a.m. in Immanuel Lutheran Church Akron with guests Edith Larson Lois Jean Dawson Judy Smith Yetta Olson and hosts Dottie Larson Esther Ferguson Hazel Maynard and Pearle Uigman. Irene Philips led a program featuring travel slides and local gardens followed by a regular business meeting at Ruth Mitchells home with 15 members in attendance.
The regular monthly meeting of the northwest regional library system board of trustees will be held Wednesday May 14 at 2 p.m. in the northwest regional office inside Sioux City public library. The public is welcome. The system covers 19 northwestern Iowa counties. Meetings rotate among counties to connect librarians and local boards with regional trustees.
Notice lists two unreturned Heart Fund envelopes in Sioux Valley township one from Spring Creek school district and one from Hoyt district. Recipients are asked to turn them in to the last name on each envelope’s list.
Anna Kiemme of Union County rural Akron is honored for greeting duties and her May 15 birthday. Disabled since 1959 she maintains her home with husband Emil at Spink South Dakota after farm retirement. They share four children, eleven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and run a garden, canning, quilting, and floral hobbies.
Local residents hosted and attended gatherings across Hills Minnesota and Akron Iowa. The Millers and relatives visited Thea Leekley in Magnolia and attended an open house for her four apartment complex. Numerous guests, visits to Waverly Iowa, Eastern Star events, and a Normandy dinner for 21 honoring mothers and grandmothers are mentioned. Alumni banquet signups close June 1 with about 600 reservations already paid.
Tina Smith, bride-to-be of Gary Sorensen, was honored at a bridal shower held Sunday evening at Immanuel Lutheran church. About 40 attended and she received many beautiful and useful gifts. The couple plans a June wedding.
Morningside College in Sioux City awarded bachelor degrees to 218 students at spring commencement in Allee gym Sunday May 11. Robert W. Fletcher of Akron earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with cum laude honors. 80 BA, 116 BS, 19 BME, 3 BMus degrees were conferred, with Dr. Thomas S. Thompson awarding three honorary degrees. Other area graduates included Gloria Jelken Le Mars David Gould Rick Roghair Hawarden Clyde Bennett Hinton.
Connie Coyle of Akron has been accepted for enrollment at the South Dakota Hairstyling Academy in Lion Falls, S.D., per Nettleton College president Gene M. Reinholt. Connie is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Coyle of Akron and a member of the 1975 Akron Community High School graduating class.
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