Water and sewer rate rise urged with meter checks
Shorty urges city council to raise water and sewer rates to present standards and to install meters in every home and business. He warns at least $1 minimum payments underuse, while others pay fair share. Also notes swine flu immunization for chronic illness at Akron city hall October 17 free under Phase I, and calls for downtown eye sore inspections and pride in property.
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Akron City Hall
Akron
Akron Jr. Achievers
Wanda Sheveland
Akron Plymouth County ad rates notice
The Akron Register-Tribune lists subscription rates and mailing details. Yearly rate seven dollars, six months four dollars in Plymouth Sioux Woodbury counties, Iowa and Union County S D two dollars more elsewhere. publication notice indicates Thursday issue schedule and mailing class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S.D
Government drought aid helps farmers and ranchers in need
A reader defends agricultural aid during South Dakota drought, praising swift action by the Department of Agriculture and ASCS. The letter cites programs such as Crop Loss Payments and Emergency Livestock Feed, detailing potential benefits and noting a two thirds cost share. It urges county ASCS offices to reveal available funds and counters claims that no action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
ASCS
United States Department of Agriculture
Akron hospital auxiliary holds September meeting
Members met at 7 30 p m September 27. Pat Bernard and Sue Mortensen attended a hospital volunteer workshop in Omaha on September 21. An upcoming auxiliary meeting is planned for October 25 at Trinity Lutheran Church with talks on the Siouxland blood bank and Swine flu. Zelda Wright publicity chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Hospital
Pat Bernard
Sue Mortensen
Omaha
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ken Larson
Siouxland
Trotzig
Zelda Wright
Community Calendar of Meetings and Events
A compiled schedule lists numerous local meetings and activities from Oct 14 to Oct 21 including school board, hospital board, city council, various clubs, church groups, 4-H, and a theater event Chicken Little at different times across Oct 14 to Oct 21. prominent groups include Catholic Ladies of St Joseph Akron Industrial Development Corp and Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship and Service
Chicken Little
Hospital Board
Catholic Ladies of St. Joseph
St. Citizens Group
Freedom Lodge AF & AM
Akron Industrial Development Corp
City Council
Home Culture Club
P.E.O
Preston Pearl
Tops Club
First Baptist W.B.M.S
Sarah
Naomi
West-Port Farm Bureau
Rainbow
Christian Women Fellowship
Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid
Embroidery Club
Immanuel Lutheran Bible Study
Adaville United Methodist Women
Commercial Club
Akron woman heads South Dakota CCHD branch
Sally Vreugdenhil of Akron was elected president of the South Dakota branch of the CCHD committee, a national non profit with 46 chapters in 40 states dedicated to Huntington's disease research, education, and family support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
South Dakota
CCHD
Sally Vreugdenhil
Sioux Falls
Kay Stratton
Colton, S.D
Waneta Berges
Marshall, Minn
Club News: Friendship and Service Met in Sept
Friendship and Service clubs held meetings across September. Highlights include pledge recitation, program on cake decorating, district convention plans for Oct 7, and reports by Joy Dirks and others. Also noted are Akron Jr. Achievers meetings, Johnson Jr. Homemakers 4-H notes, and a CCHD fundraising plan in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Hartmann
Evelyn Claesson
Mary Stewart
Federation
Karen Borchers
Joy Dirks
Karen Willer
Sue Higman
Virginia Hartmann
Marge Dykstra
Jeanne Hinrichsen
Shirley Nelson
Johnson Jr. Homemakers
4-H
Ellen Jelken
Town torn between sports zeal and education values
Letter writer Karyn Basarich laments heavy local sports focus at Akron schools and in town culture. She cites a bottle rocket incident at a coronation night and criticizes adult fans, referees, and punishment of players, urging parents and administration to prioritize education over athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Karyn Basarich
Clay sculpture course opens at Western Iowa Tech
Western Iowa Tech Community College announces an eight session clay sculpture course taught by Don Gooden an East High School art instructor. Classes run starting Tuesday October 12 with a limit of 14 students pre registration is required through the Adult Education division at WITCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Don Gooden
East High School
WITCC
Eighth District WWI Veterans Meet at Hinton Hall
The 8th district veterans and auxiliary will hold a quarterly meeting at Hinton community hall at 12 noon Friday October 15. Commander George Bern will call the joint meeting to order at 1 00 PM with slides from a Marshalltown Veterans Home representative.
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WWI Veterans and Auxiliary
Hinton
The
Veterans of World War I and
Auxiliary
George Bern
Marshalltown
Sioux Valley Barracks 1019
Local social notes list visiting relatives across states
Supper guests last Wednesday in Mrs. Fanny McKee's home included Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bakker of Fairview South Dakota and Virgil McKee. Several families from Hawarden and Sioux City hosted or visited relatives, with trips to Tacoma Spokane and Minnesota noted. Notable gatherings marked birthdays and a 48th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ludwigs.
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Fanny McKee
Guy Bakker
Fairview
S. D
Virgil McKee
Lizzie Anderson
Meta Bockelman
Hawarden
Clarence Ludwigs
le Marts
John Ludwigs
Art DeRaad
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Hendricks
Shirley Lowell
Sioux City
Henry Collmann
G. Moller
Jack Lake
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert van Wyhe
Kim
H. Liston
Dennis Bultman
Hugh Dowling
Philip
F. Hemmerrick
Loren Jacobson
Lennox
S.D
Norman Almir
Miles City
Montana
Ed Repp
Almir
Repp
Gary Moehlmann
Henry Spécht
George Moehlmann
Edna Boyles
Marie Moehlmann
Richard Burley
Minnesota
Henry Ludwigs
Frisk Family Attends Funeral in Sioux Falls
Alan and Jaclyn Frisk of Hoffman Estates Illinois visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Alvin Frisk while Daryl and Darl Frisk attend the funeral of J Byron Koch in Sioux Falls. Alvin Frisk and grandchildren stay with Koch family before returning home. Also guests include Adsoph Schoenrock of Hartley Iowa Sibyl Campbell Akron and Mary Farley Beresford on 17 day New England Canada bus tour with stops at Henry Ford Museum Niagara Falls Soo Locks and more.
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Alan
Jaclyn Frisk
Hoffman Estates
Illinois
Alvin Frisk
Daryl Frisk
Sioux Falls
J. Byron Koch
Byron Koch
Koch
eMr
Mrs
Adsoph Schoenrock
Hartley, Iowa
Sibyl Campbell
Akron
Mary Farley
Beresford
S.D
New England States
Canada
Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn
Mich
Niagra Falls
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Montreal
Soo Locks
Sault Ste. Marie
John and
Ann Knaght
Rock Valley
al Ronald
Sioux City
45th Anniversary Open House at Hughes Farm
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes of Westfield observe their 45th wedding anniversary with a Sunday open house from 2 to 5 pm at their rural home. Hosting are their children Charles Hughes and Duwayne Waddell, all of Westfield, inviting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hughes
Westfield
Charles Hughes
Duwayne Waddell
Golden wedding celebration for Mr and Mrs Harley Goodroad
Large gathering of friends and relatives attended a golden wedding reception at Pleasant Hill chapel in honor of Mr and Mrs Harley Goodroad of McCook Lake. Rev T P Solem officiated as the couple renewed their marriage vows. The Goodroads, former Elk Point residents, were joined by relatives from far away including Gerald Goodroad and daughter Michele from San Antonio and L C Taylor and Mrs LeRoy Snow of Salem Oregon along with Gaylon Brubaker of Pismo Beach California and Lewis Abrahamson of Sacramento California.
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Harley Goodroad
McCook Lake
Pleasant Hill Chapel
T. P. Solem
Goodroads
Goodroad
Elk Point
Gerald Goodroad
Michele
San Antonio
Texas
L. C. Taylor
LeRoy Snow
Salem
Ore
Gaylon Brubaker
Pisma Beach
Calif
Lewis Abrahamson
Sacramento
WWI Veterans and Auxiliary Meet in Le Mars Oct 19
World War I veterans and World War II barracks 1507 and auxiliary will gather October 19 at the Le Mars Eagles hall. Those attending the noon meal at Westmar commons should notify Bertha Keiser by phone. Gift exchange for games and refreshments to follow the meeting.
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1507
le Mars
Westmar Commons
Bertha Keiser
Nursing home visits and birthday celebrations noted
A long list of nursing home residents and visitors describes birthdays, coffee and cake celebrations, and social calls across Westfield Akron Hawarden Le Mars and surrounding towns. Guests include Ninon Netley Helen Tindall Marjorie Willer and Mavis Bye with others from Trinity Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninon Netley
Helen Tindall
Marjorie Willer
Mavis Bye’s
Sieb Siebens
Leona Dewey
Westfield
Helen Johnson
Akron
Elsie Anderson
Gertrude Ross
Helen Tintinger
Chatsworth
Alma Knecht
Dorothy Boomgaarden
Hawarden
Anna Meyer
Lizzie Haage
Brunsville
Lena
Haage
le Mars
Flora Cassen
Roy Postlewait
Minnie Postlewait
Trinity Lutheran Church
Perry Tank
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dorothy Hadaway
Andrew Andresen
Maida von Hagel
Marvin Hitze
Anna Gale
Mildred Johnson
Maynard
West
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Shorty
Akron Register-Tribune
F. “Shorty” Hazel Eee Concepes
Club News Friendship and Service
Shelley Mortensen
Kelly Krohn
Cindy Caskey
Becky Wilmot
Kay Miller
Bekins
Debbie Suze
Ellen
Mary Hennings
Julie Banks
Yankton College Conservatory Choir
Joseph Banks
Route 1
Yankton College Conservatory
Stan Rishoi
Yankton College
Yankton
R. J. Baker
Grace Wisnow
SCRA
WIT Clay
Herman
St. Bernard
Gary Tucker
Chatsworth News
Henry Colimann
T. Robert Burnight
Battle Creek, Mich
Baker
Harold Baker
Marc Thorson
Gerald Smith
American Radio Relay League
Nebraska
Mike Earnest
James Weinblom
von Hagel
Don von Hagel
Frankfort
Germany
Rhein Main
Ft. Sill
Oklo
States
Wayne von Hagel
Battle Lake
Minn
Charles
Minnie von Hagel
Ray Bockelman
Dick Frerichs
Mindy
Dean Orris
Maire Frerichs
Richard Frerichs
Ye Olde Opera House
Leona Benda
Kris Weber
Akron Community School
Denise Kolker
Marilyn Taylor
Plymouth Presbyterian Church
Gina Roman
Mac Thorson
Don Krukow
Steve Welch
Bob Klemme
Margaret Jespersen
Mildred Baker
Craig Boetger
Francis Blum
Nursing Home News
Jim Trautt
Floyd Heider
Margaret Moon
Julie
Betty Zane Jenkins
M. D
Oda Jenkins
Leo Hoschler
Bill Hoschler
Nebr
Percy Smiter
Bob Tindall
Roland
Grover Rollins
Lizzie Tindall
Margaret Phelps
Novata
Selma Larson
Mona Trimble
Sophie Larson
Jessie McPherson
Elmer M. Miller
Paul
Sitzmian
Gary
Cory
Ursula Strobel
Dale Klemme
Daryl Klemme
Kathy
Jennifer
Betty Athens
Freda Klemme
Bill Feuerhelm
Merrill
Lillian Berry
Harry Pausch
Everald Paskett
Tom Hughes
Remsen
Lizzie Gibbons
Marcella Wahl
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