Fall Weather Brings Comforts and Harvest News
Shorty notes fall is here with brisk mornings and evenings prompting extra blankets and furnace thoughts. Farmers report an early, good corn and bean harvest with many fields already gathered. Tom Ross opens Tom's Repair Service in Akron from home, offering appliance, A C, refrigeration, and small repairs. Post cereal boxtops fund school equipment including balance bars, side horses, and a volleyball. Jerry Smith writes football stories. a new tape recorder works well while Vel’s city council taping had issues. Two city council seats up for election. nomination papers due by Sept 29.
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Jerry Smith
Vel
Akron and Iowa area families visit in many homes
Darlene Erickson, patient in a Denver hospital, is wished well by Akron friends as letters and greetings travel from 1790 Unita Denver. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Viggo Henriksen return from California with son Gary. Akron residents Mr and Mrs James Gabel visit Iowa City and North Tonawanda with relatives. George Wenicker of Wiesbaden visits their daughter, plus many others in North Tonawanda and Virginia Beach. Sgt. Robert A Beek, Akron Iowa, joins 12,000 U.S. troops in Reforger 77, with airlift to Europe and pre positioned gear in Germany and the Netherlands. The operation includes 37000 tons moved by sealift ships, testing mobilization and deployment. Beek, 1974 recruit, a clerk with the 1st infantry division, is a 1973 Akron high school graduate. his wife Kathleen stays in Junction City, Kansas.
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James Gabel
Akron
Pam Gabel
Iowa City
Jim Gabel
Renee
North Tonawanda
N.Y
George Wenicker
Wiesbaden
Germany
Albert Bull
Tom
John
Casey Zuba
Henry C. Koch
Virginia Beach
Bob Booth
Hampton, Va
Lowell A. Koch
Allison, Iowa
Army
Robert A. Beeck
Norma Beeck
Haskell St
Iowa
U.S
Europe
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Akron cancer society tribute notes Plymouth county unit
The Plymouth county unit of the American Cancer Society thanks the Akron Register-Tribune for ten years of publicity support. Mrs Dale Drum of Remsen is named new publicity chairman. Mrs R C Hodgson retires from the role.
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Plymouth County
American Cancer Society
Dale Drum of
Remsen
R. C. Hodgson
Plymouth County Unit Acs
Community Group Schedule for September Evenings
A series of local meetings and events listed with dates and times: Friendship and Service at 8 p.m. Thursday September 22, YoMaCo Study Group at 8 p.m. Thursday September 22, Chicken Little at 6 p.m. Tuesday September 27, First Baptist Mary Circle at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday September 27, Book and Thimble at 2 p.m. Wednesday September 28, TOPS Club at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday September 28, Wesley United Methodist circles Love at 2 p.m. and Hope at 7:30 p.m.
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Friendship and Service
YoMaCo Study Group
Chicken Little
First Baptist Mary Circle
Tops Club
Wesley United Methodist Circles
Love
Hope
Rainbow installation marks 32nd for unit 172
Ellen Jeiken led the Rainbow worthy advisor installation on Sept. 10 with 100 guests present. The theme centered on honor stations religion and nature, colors orange and yellow. Line officers installed include Cindy Klemme as worthy associate advisor, Kathy Klemme charity, Lee Ann Van Beek hope, Susan Lucken faith, Julie Breitbarth as advisor, and Tom Kenny Jr. Rainbow Dad. Fall events include a carwash on Oct. 1 and rummage sale on Nov. 5 open to the public. membership is open to girls aged 12 to 20 to elevate girlhood daily.
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Ellen Jeiken
Ellen
Cindy Klemme
Charity
Kathy Klemme
Hope
Lee Ann van Beek
Faith
Susan Lucken
Oonother
Julie Breitbarth
Rainbow
Tom Kenny Jr
Rainbow Group
Akron Campout Planned at Newton Hills State Park
Local campers invite others to join a weekend campout on September 24 and 25 at Newton Hills State Park near Canton South Carolina. Bring tents or trailers for the season’s last outing.
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Akron
Newton Hills State Park
Canton
S.C
Autumn Crockpot Cooking and Minestrone Notes
Autumn chills bring soup season with a Minestrone variant and crockpot tips. Vivian McPherson shares a meat added version, while guidance covers selecting slow cookers, timing, spice adjustments, and when to add pasta. Practical steps for stock, vegetables, and beans accompany a two recipe outlines with servings.
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Vivan McPherson
Vivian
Birthday and visitation notes from Akron and surrounding towns
Residents and visitors share greetings for birthdays and social calls across Akron Le Mars Stanton and Westfield. Notables include Lizzie Tindall 92nd birthday Sept 17 1977 and multiple visits among families with church dinner tickets and produce gifts noted.
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Bess Lias
Ruth Mitchell
Akron
Helen Adams
Joy Fletcher
Henrietta Drew
Mollie Campbell
John Wilken
Union Creek
Laurel and Hardy
Elsie Lucht
Anna Ericson
Ellen Lake
Merrill
Ursula Strobel
W. A. Hoschler
Omaha
Nebraska
Percy Smizer
Darius
Deanna Hansen
Stanton
Harry Pausch
Lizzie Tindall
Glen Horton
Sioux City
Corriene Horton
Helen Horton
All-day retreat at Union Creek Lutheran Church
Union Creek Lutheran Immanuel and Union Creek Lutheran invite women to an all-day retreat on Thursday September 29 at Union Creek church rural Akron from 9 a.m. to 3 15 p m with the theme Reach Out.
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Union Creek Lutheran
Immanuel and Union Creek Lutheran Church
Union Creek Church
Akron
Miller Heeren vows unite Akron couple in 1977 wedding
Lori Heeren and Greg Heeren, both of Akron, were married on August 6 1977 at Immanuel Lutheran church Akron. Rev David Roy officiated a blue carnation adorned ceremony followed by a church basement reception. The bride, a Akron Community High School Nettleton College graduate, works at Akron Medical Clinic. The groom, also an Akron Community High School graduate, is a farmer. They plan a Black Hills wedding trip and reside in rural Akron.
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Lori Heeren
Cliff Miller
Greg Heeren
Kervyn Heeren
Akron
Immanuel Lutheran Church
David J. Roy
Margaret Torbert
Carol Willer
Nancy Ericson
Greta Hedeby
Maria Woudenberg
David Heeren
Bestman
Art Coon
Robin Heeren
Dave Ericson
Kirk Miller
Steve DeVinny
Gary Heeren
Stephanie Torbert
Chad Ericson
Akron Community High School
Nettleton College
Sioux Falls
Akron Medical Clinic
Black Hills
Staum Accepted for U S Military Academy Prep School
Tim A Staum 20 son of Mrs Joyce Staum Route 1 Elk Point has been accepted by the U S Military Academy Preparatory School at Ft Monmouth The program trains enlisted soldiers for West Point admission with academics military aptitude and physical training Staum previously attended the University of South Dakota Vermillion Approximately 85 percent of preparatory graduates gain West Point entry
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Tim.a. Staum
R Joyce H. Staum
Elk Point
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School
Ft. Monmouth
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Military Academy
Staum
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Marcus meeting site of NW regional library
The Northwest Regional Library board of trustees will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday September 21 at the Marcus public library starting at 1 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Advisory council members meet at 10 a.m. to discuss the Learning About Egypt culture kit circulating through Northwest Regional libraries until May 1978.
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Northwest Regional Library Board of Trustees
Marcus Public Library
Nwrls Advisory Council
Egypt
Northwest Regional
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Fern Klemme
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Margaret Hartmann
Voss Boys
Margaret Krenz
Porter Maynard
Hattie Sayles
Andresen
Fred Andresen
le Mars
Anna Eden
Marel Bennett
Emma Stryzewski
Trinity Lutheran Church
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Darlene Lucken
Ruth Robertson
Vance Erickson
Gerd Johnson
Roy Posttlewait
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Alfred Wilken
Meta Bockelman
Hawarden
Eleanor Faust
Helen Faust
Tom Buryanek
Gordon Lewison
Rozelle Finzen
Henry Anderson
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Albert Husman
Fred Husman
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Leone Dewey
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
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