Akron News Briefs Highlight Elevator Shine And Local Ventures
A bright white Farmer's Co op elevator with blue red and black emblem is a city landmark in Akron and guided a distressed pilot to land during a blizzard last winter. Discussions with SBA and Rehan brothers of Sioux City consider a loan for a new Rehan clothing building, with shares for citizen participation. ACHS football team earns a win, urging community support, while warning that someone may be killed and garbage pickup remains for residents only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Co-op
Akron
Akron Industrial Corp
Small Business Administration
Rehan Brothers
Sioux City
Rehan Clothing
Community Calendar Announced for Sept Oct Events
A local community calendar lists meetings and events from Sept 25 to Oct 9 including Friendship and Service club, YoMaCo study group, Westfield Lions carnival, hospital auxiliary, Chicken Little, Rainbow and church circles, embroidery and United Methodist women sessions, American Legion, and Harvest Supper. A Ply mouth county Farm Bureau tea honored past chairmen with Mrs. Bertsel Brown presenting travel remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship and Service Club
YoMaCo
Immanuel Lutheran
Westfield Lions Club
Hospital
Chicken Little
First Baptist Wbms
Rainbow
St. John's Lutheran Faith Circle
Embroidery Club
Adaville United Methodist Women
St. John's Lutheran Hope Circle
Preston
LCW Immanuel Lutheran
American Legion
Sioux Valley Extension Club
Henrietta Hoschler
Westfield Congregational Church
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Sheld
Bertsel Brown
Akron club hears Russia trip and Freedom Train talk
The Akron Womans Club meeting featured Mrs. Brown describing a trip to Russia and visits to farms in Denmark Norway and Sweden. Mrs. Lowell Dempster demonstrated cottage cheese tuna salad, a state fair second place winner, and plans for a bicentennial heritage event were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Lowell Dempster
J. Clark Tindall
Scattered 4-H Club Plans Roller Skating Party
The Scattered 4-H club met September 8, 1975 at Bruce Ericson’s home with seven members. Cindy Anderson presided, pledges were given, and no unfinished business. New business approved a Rollerama party and Shakey’s pizza visit in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Ericson
Cindy Anderson
Shakey's
Sioux City
Akron
Cindy
Julie Anderson
Rodney Anderson
Matt Swoyer
Allen Beech
Ericson
Senior Spotlife and Community Notices Highlight Akron Area
Ed Blum, born 1881, longtime Akron resident in a German family, widowed and childless, active farmer, sportsman, violinist, and threshing crew worker. Now in Akron nursing home since 1969, attends St Patrick's, works at Dave's Body Shop. Nearby reports note visits, birthday honors, and social events at area churches and senior centers with residents enjoying dinners, bingo, and library planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward N. Blum
Akron
Germany
Barney
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Dave
Johnson Jr. Homemakers 4-H Club Meets September 15 1975
Johnson Jr Homemakers 4-H held a September 15 1975 meeting at Jill Tindall’s home with Mary Kay Allen presiding. Members discussed fair activities, record books due October 1, dues by March, National 4-H Week October 5–11, and planned demonstrations and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Jr. Homemakers
Jill Tindall
Mary Kay Allen
Debbie Luze
Ellen Jelken
Jill
Lisa Brown
Debbie Suze
Portland Preston Pillars 4 H club meets at Denny Wolls home
The Portland Preston Pillars 4 H club held its regular meeting on Sept 9 at Denny Woll’s home with Randy Friedrichs presiding. Seventeen members attended. They formed a committee to plan either a sledding party or a hayride and discussed National 4-H Week Oct 5-11 with a T shirt or emblem day. Jeff Klemme Jon Harris and Jim Jelken spoke on Severe Weather Blizzards Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. Adjournment followed and Mrs Woll served lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town and Country Champs
Don Chilton
Melinda Dion
Kevin Chilton
Brock Smith
Bobby Nielson
Patricia Clifton
Portland-Preston Pillars
Denny Woll
Randy Frerichs
Jeff Klemme
Jon Harris
Jim Jelken
Woll
Liberty Johnson Homemakers Club Sees New Officers Named
The Liberty Johnson Homemakers met at Ruth Morehead's home on Tuesday September 9 with nine members present. Officers for 1976 were appointed including chairman Clarence Glover and secretary Bedford Newberg. Members were urged to attend a Le Mars workshop on October 9 at 1 pm and the October 14 meeting will be at Viola Brown's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty-Johnson Homemakers Club
Ruth Morehead
Ruth
Clarence Glover
Frank Morehead
Bedford Newberg
Dick Jelken
Bertsel Brown
Century Living
Arthur Netley
Elmer Brown
Milton Atkinson
Our Farm Bureau
le Mars
Viola Brown
Rural Home Culture club opens fall season at member home
The Rural Home Culture club met September 5 at Birdie Harris’s home for its first fall gathering. Officers opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and club prayers, roll call, minutes, and yearbook distribution. Reports from E.S.O. and Federated news were heard, and a donation to represent Iowa at General Federation headquarters was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Harris
America
E.S.O
Federated
Iowa
General Federation
County Federated Women's Clubs
Akron Public Library
Akron Ambulance Fund
Ina Young
Lillian Gorney
Ludwigsobserve 25th wedding anniversary in Akron
Mr and Mrs Gerd Ludwigs of Akron will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday Oct 5 with an open house at Akron Country Club from 2 to 5 pm. Hosting by their children Mr and Mrs Roger Jeanie Frerichs Akron Pam and Vicky of Sioux City Phyliss Clarey and Gerd Ludwigs wed Oct 2 1950 at St Patrick s Catholic church Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Roy Postlewait
Westfield
Minnie Postlewait
Pam Stowe
Akron
Leona Bailey
Howard
S.D
Pam
Amos Brown
Verndale
Minn
Marel Bennett
Ursula Strobel
Marcella Hawks
Lizzie Gibbons
Marcella
Porter
Hazel Maynard
Hattie Sayles
Arlene Horton
Hawarden
Virginia Horton
Judy
Helen Horton
Fred Andresen
le Mars
Elmer Dimmick
Carol Fredrickson
Sioux City
Adolph Johnson
Alcester
Anna Eden
Jerry Erickson
Maud Knapp
Lois Herman
Winterset
Merle Lucken
Valborg Circle
Union Creek Lutheran Church
Teresa Olson
Wanda Sheveland
Marc Bennett
Akron Public Library
June Dowling
Ernest Anderson
Minnie Johnson
Betty Zane Jenkins
Sioux Falls
Oda Jenkins
Calvin Robertson
Colin Coyle
Ruth Robertson
Percy Smiter
Lizzie Tindall
Carrie Whiting
Priscilla Irwin
Debbie
Primghar
Gerd Ludwigs
Akron Country Club
Roger
Jeanie) Frerichs
Vicky
Phyliss Clarey
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Local parish news and travel notices from the Midwest
A local priest attends a funeral in Duluth for Wayne A. Anderson after a heart attack in Utah. Absent relatives join visits in multiple homes. The Sioux Valley Extension club plans a Oct. 3 meeting in Mrs. Hoschler’s home. Several families host guests and celebrate a birthday. Alan Oetken takes a job with Slumbeger Well Service after training in California. Numerous aunts uncles and cousins travel between Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Colorado, and California, with conversations about visits and hometown ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schuchard
Duluth
Minn
Wayne A. Anderson
Utah
Craig
Freda Dreeszen
Edith Granstrom
Sioux Valley Extension Club
Henrietta Hoschler
Edith Gant
Mervin Oetken
Alan
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Marlys Oetken
Houston
Texas
Slumbeger Well Service
Ventura
Calif
Diane Eskra Awarded SNEA Scholarship
Diane Eskra of Akron a University of South Dakota senior has received a $200 tuition scholarship from the USD chapter of the Student National Education Association. Eskra, an English major, serves on the English department student affairs committee and the Sanger award committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Eskra
Akron
The
University of South Dakota
USD
Student National Education Association
SNEA
Miss Eskra
English Department
Sanger
USC
Akron TOPS 893 Holds Weekly Meeting
The Akron TOPS 893 club met Wednesday evening with secretary and treasurer reports approved. Two adult best losers shed 2.75 pounds. flowers were awarded to motivate members. The group discussed further business and adjourned after designating forbidden foods. Judy Klemme served as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Tops
Judy Klemme
Birth of Nathan Alan Joslin in Akron area
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Joslin of Sioux City announce the birth of their first child Nathan Alan born Saturday September 20 1975 at Akron hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Harold Moffatt of Akron and Dwight Joslin of Westfield. Great grandmother Esther Moffatt of Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Joslin
Sioux City
Nathan Alan
Akron Hospital
Harold Moffatt
Akron
Dwight Joslin
Westfield
Esther Moffatt
West Port Farm Bureau Women Elect Officers
The West Port Farm Bureau women met September 17 at Evelyn Claesson s home with 11 members. Officers elected for 1976 were Penny Harvey president Evelyn Claesson vice president Wanda Philips secretary Bev Brodie music and recreation Elsie Easton safety Beth Finzen health Janet Anderson political education Marlene Pridie Commodities. The group planned community service and pledged ongoing support for the Work Activity Center in Le Mars and county projects including Pennies for Friendship and a scholarship fund. Beth Finzen spoke on flags history and development. The next meeting is October 15 at Penny Harvey s home with Kathy Saienga presenting a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Miriam Hemmingsen
Beth Finzen
Friendship and Service Club
Sue Mortensen
Olive Boetger
Marge Dykstra
Karen Borchers
Velgene Hazel
Arlene Hoff
Ernestine Myers
Julie Nason
Beth Ross
Mary Stewart
Marian Kilstrom
Federation
Dean Allange
Iowa Clubwoman Magazine
I.F.W.C
Inwood
Iowa
Evelyn Claesson
Karen Willer
Kay Henrich
Mary Ellen Caskey
Flash
Dew Ann Elkin
Hope Haven
Rock Valley
Jeanne Hinrichsen
Town & Country Champs
West-Port
Farm Bureau Women's Group
Penny Harvey
Wanda Philips
Bev Brodie
Elsie Easton
Janet Anderson
Marlene Pridie
Plymouth County
Kathy Saienga
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shorty
ACHS
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Joseph Hall
Farm Bureau
Akron Register-Tribune
Good News, Inc. Owners & Publishers
Shorty" Hazel
Vergene Hazel
Fran Miller
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S.C
Tindall
Nursing Home News
Leona Dewey
Elsie Anderson
Lizzie Haage
Brunsville
Flora Cassen
Merlin Utesch
Merrill
Herman Haage
Anna Meyer
Phyllis Alen
Gene Knudsen
Club News
Portland
Liberty- Johnson Homemakers
Rural Home Culture Club
Bill Miller
Clarence Miller
Terry Miller
Terry Singer
Ethel Harris
Thea Leckley
Ramona
Mark Johannson
Laverne Johannson
Cecil Horton
Joanie
Bill
Glenn Ivens
Madisonville, Tenn
Charles Smith
Versailles
Andrew Bredall
Jerry Smith
3900
Radio Club
Blue Mound Inn
Laverne, Minn
Harry Reynolds
Fred Breitbarth
Randall Breitbarth
Greg Breitbarth
Pauline Borchers
William Fleming
Lisa
Karen
St. Paul
Glen Breitbarth
Becky
Norwalk
Alvina Luce
Anaheim
F.F. Shipwright
Lempke
Pender, Neb
Shipwright
Luce
Randall
Douglas A. Rosenbaum
Art, Rosenbaum
Dean Weyen
Ronald Coenen
Art Rosenbaum
Gene Barfield
Cheri
Lovington
New Mexico
Orville Boetger
el Paso
Bill Seymour
Warsaw
Missouri
Jack Waterbury
Terry Waterbury
Randy Lee
Diane
Charles Eskra
West-Port Farm Bureau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!