Plans Set For Sioux County Polio Vaccination Clinic
The Sioux County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the Sioux County Medical Association plan a polio vaccination clinic. Targeted are pre-school children and youths up to age 20. First clinic would run the last week of April, a second three weeks later. Cost is $2 per shot paid at vaccination. a parent signed request is required unless a parent is present.
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Sioux County
National Foundation For
Sioux County Medical Association
Brownie Scouts Meet With Easter Craft Fun
The Brownies met Tuesday April 16 with nine members and leader Mrs H Verrips. Barbara Bernisse served lunch and Noreen Bell led games. They dyed eggs drew pictures and wrote their names on them. No visitors attended. Scribe Mary Jean Slothouber.
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Brownies
H. Verrips
Barbara Bernisse
Noreen Bell
Mary Jean Slothouber
Local Births Report From Orange City and Fort Smith
Mr and Mrs Harold De Boer greet a son born Tuesday morning April 16 at Grossmann Hospital Orange City weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces un-named Mrs De Boer is Mary Ann Dykstra and grandparents are Mr and Mrs Peter De Boer and Mrs Mary Dykstra. Burdell Simons and Marlys Van Meeteren of Boyden announce a son born April 7 weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces named Galen Leon. Richard Van Dyke and Marjorie Kooiker of Boyden announce a daughter born April 11. she has a sister and two brothers and their mother is Marjorie Kooiker.
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Harold de Boer
Grossmann Hospital
Orange City
de Boer
Mary Ann Dykstra
Peter de Boer
Mary Dykstra
Burdell Simons
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Galen Leon
Simons
Marlys van Meeteren
Boyden
Connie van Meeteren
Richard van Dyke
Oak Lawn
Illinois
Marjorie Kooiker
Local Health Notes From Rochester Minnesota
SICK and INJURED Mr Art Kreulen has been dismissed from Methodist Hospital Rochester MN after major surgery on April 4 and is expected home later this week Dr James Moret of Morrison IL, formerly of Boyden, IA, returned home in Morrison after serious illness in Rochester MN Mrs Ray Brockhouse fell and tore ligaments in her left foot and is improving The Burggraaff children remain ill with measles Richie Burggraaff recovering from measles and mumps at home.
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Art Kreulen
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
James Moret
Morrison
Ilinois
Boyden
Ray Brockhouse
Richard Burggraaff
Richie Burgegraaff
Named Enlisted Aide For A Day At Fort Riley Kansas
Army PFC Marvin D. Vink son of Mr and Mrs John Vink Route 2 Sheldon Iowa was named Enlisted Aide for a Day to the Commander of the 1st Division 26th Infantry at Fort Riley Kansas He is a gunner in Company D selected for soldierly appearance knowledge of duties and military courtesy Vink entered the Army in September 1955 and trained at Fort Dix New Jersey
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Fort Riley
Junior Senior Banquet Set For Friday April 26
Invitations issued for the Junior Senior banquet to be held in the high school auditorium on Friday April 26. Neptune's Court is the theme with Lyle Dykstra as master of ceremonies. After the banquet a theatre party in Sioux City follows.
Legion Auxiliary unit meeting actions and officers named
The Wm. Monster Auxiliary Unit No. 272 met April 15 at the Legion Building with Mrs. Rosa Mackie presiding. Members sang and shared recipes during social hour. The group voted $135 to aid the Legion Post debt, $25 for the Supply Shelf for Des Moines veterans’ children, and Easter gifts to Ronnie and Joel Kuyper, with lunch by Mrs. Johanna Salmon and Mrs. Muriel Kooiker.
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Wm. Monster Auxiliary Unit No
Legion Building
Rosa Mackie
Dorothy Rons
Legion Post
Des Moines
Ronnie
Joel Kuyper
Woman's Club
Johanna Salmon
Muriel Kooiker
Extension Service Office Hour Changes Are Noted
Sioux County Extension Service announces new hours Monday to Friday eight to twelve and one to five. The office will be closed on Saturdays. The Extension Home Economist and Extension Director will, when possible, be in on Monday to assist callers.
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Sioux County Extension Service
Extension Home
Bowlers Award Meeting at Legion Building
A meeting of all men’s bowling teams was held at the Legion Building on Wednesday evening, April 17. Special awards for the past season were presented and will be published next week. Reservations for singles or doubles for the Legion Bowl tournament are available, with rounds continuing every weekend until May 11 and prizes awarded to winners.
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Legion Building
Boyden Reporter
Senior Class Play at Boyden High School Opens Mystery Comedy
The Senior Class of Boyden High presents a three act mystery comedy on April 23 at 8:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Two maiden ladies move into a long closed mansion sparking terror and laughter as the bizarre cast of characters unfolds a baffling plot.
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Boyden High School
Bill Proyer
Lee Roy Bomgaars
Jane Trimble
Ardyce Boelsma
Cathie Trimble
Nelva Moret
Margaret
Peggy) Trimble
Ruth Steunenberg
Dorothy Trimble
Paula Zimmer
Maria Garcia
Darlene Doorenbos
Jose Garcia
Maria
Lee Aschcsats
Kenneth Slothouber
Dennis Fuhr Officer
Ceveres Nesegereceneenaas
Kenneth Baartman
David Brent
Norman Moret
Elizabeth
Liz) Pryor
Shirley Doctor
Tilly Pitts
Eer
Cerene
Gine
Carol Egdorf
Miss Walker
Marian Meendering
Bowling Results Women’s League Shows Scores and Highs
Results list teams Paul’s Store Bank Auxiliary Standard Co-op Lumber Vanden Brink s and Smit & Son with scores. Norma Lagoo leads singles and high series with 425 and 157, Thelma Vanden Bosch 407, Lavonne Meyn 154.
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Paul’s Store Co
Vaniden Brink’s W
Ance
Olevecg
Asic Evan
Smit & Son
Paul's
Vanden Brink
Norma ‘Lagoo
Muriel Kooiaoe
Thelma Vanden Bosch
Norma Lagoo
Lavonne Meyn
Sheldon Man Crowned DeKalb Corn Champion in Northwest Iowa
H. M. Boersma of Sheldon was proclaimed county corn growing champion at a Sioux City banquet honoring Northwest Iowa champions. He posted a top yield of 132.16 bushels per acre in Sioux County’s 1956 National Selected Five Acre DeKalb contest. Dennis Schemmel of Granville and Robert E. Kuecker of Maurice placed second and third with yields of 116.65 and 103.83 bushels per acre. F. N. Muilenberg of Orange City was fourth with 100.34 bushels per acre.
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H. M. Boersma
Sheldon
Sioux City
Iowa
Sioux County
Dennis Schemmel
Granville
Robert E. Kuecker
Maurice
F. N. Muilenberg
Orange City
Fire at Hull Boyden area farm destroys barn and kills livestock
Fire departments from Hull and Boyden answered a blaze at the Richard Burggraaff farm southwest of Boyden Sunday around 4 p.m. The 20 by 32 foot structure burned to total loss. Four sons and thirty pigs perished. no insurance on stock, building partially insured. Spectators crowded the scene, with as many as 300 cars reported.
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Hull
Boyden
Richard Burggraaff
Marion Reimers
Burggraaff
Bomgaars Win Second New York Trip From Electrolux
Arie Bomgaars and wife of Boyden Iowa receive invitation from Walter Dietz Electrolux president to attend the Parade of Success and Sales Meetings at the Waldorf Astoria New York from April 28 to 29. They will join as guests of the company and attend the appreciation dinner. They also earned a second trip to Cheyenne Wyoming in June or July for outstanding sales achievement.
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Walter Dietz
Electrolux Corporation
Arie Bomgaars
Boyden
Iowa
Electrolux
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Bomgaars
Waldorf-Astoria
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Rev William Meinen Accepts Sabula Lutheran Call
Rev William Meinen pastor of St Paul and Zion Lutheran Churches Hull Iowa has accepted a call from Calvin Lutheran Church Sabula Iowa across the Mississippi from Savannah Illinois The Meinen family will stay in Hull until late May so Priscilla may finish the school term Their new assignment began in Hull late March 1946.
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William Meinen
St. Paul and Zion
Social Security Office moves to Sioux City Post Office building
Effective Friday April 12 the Social Security Administration district office in Sioux City has moved to Room 5 at the post office building. The mailing address remains P O Box 1917. Additional temporary staff from other offices will help handle current claims and ensure timely benefits. The Sioux City district will operate enhanced contact stations with an April schedule in addition to regular visits.
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Social Security Administration
Sioux City
Post
John R. Goldman
P. O. Box
Goldman
Union Good Friday Services At First Reformed Church
Rev Henry Bank of the United Presbyterian Church will bring the message at the First Reformed Church. The services start at 7 45 p m.
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First Reformed Church
Union
Henry Bank
United Presbyterian Church
School Reorganization Meet Set in Hull April 29
Lions Club of Hull plans a public meeting at Hull Public School to hear County Superintendent W K Price explain the school reorganization program. The event targets Hull and Boyden residents, including local farmers, with questions invited from the floor. Further details will appear next week.
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Lions Club of
Hull
W. K. Price
Price
Boyden
Pre School Enrollment Set For April 24 At High School
A preschool enrollment program for the 1957-58 kindergarten class will be held Wednesday at the high school auditorium. All mothers and enrolling children aged five by November 15, 1957 are urged to attend for parent and child information. Birth certificates are requested. Sioux County Health Nurse Mrs. Ide will assist with health records and school readiness guidance. Superintendent Earl E Hall emphasizes full participation for a successful beginners program.
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Ide
Sioux County
Earl E. Hall
School Notes Special Assembly on Liquor Dangers
Mr. Lyons of the Iowa Temperance League spoke to high school and Junior High students about how liquor slows the brain and can destroy parts of it. He demonstrated braking with Worlan Van Roekel and Coralynn Vis using a wheel and signals. He noted Iowa has fewer mental hospital cases from alcohol than many states and that narcotics are less of a problem here than in large east and west coast cities.
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Special Assembly
Lyons
Iowa Temperance League, Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
Worlan van Roekel
Coralynn Vis
Beef Banquet Set For Hawarden April 25
Wallace Off Extension Economist of Iowa State College will speak at the Sioux County Beef and Soil Conservation Banquet to be held at the Hawarden Associated Church on April 25. Ladies from the Associated Church will serve the banquet which starts at 6 45. Tickets cost 1.75 dollars. Contact Lena Braun Granville Oscar Eason Alton Charles French Hawarden Tony De Bey Rock Valley Alvin Linch Sidney Vander Griend Sheldon or the Extension Service in Orange City before April 22 for tickets.
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Wallace Off
Iowa State College
Sioux County
Hawarden
New Ownership for The Boyden Reporter
Beginning with this issue The Boyden Reporter shifts to new owners Marion J. Kempers and Charles G. Sawyer who purchased from the Wolffs and took possession April 15. The pair announce plans to improve the paper, invite news tips, and offer printing services including stationers, invitations, and advertisements.
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Boyden
Marion J. Kempers
Charles G. Sawyer
Emil Wolff
Norman Bell
Easter Cantata The Song of Easter at First Reformed Church
A sacred Easter Cantata titled The Song of Easter will be presented Sunday evening April 21 at the First Reformed Church. A 60 voice chorus directed by Mrs. Henri Steunenberg will perform Open the Gates of the Temple with two choirs. Everyone is urged to attend for an evening of music.
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First Reformed Church
Henri Steunenberg
Concordia College Student Attends Washington Seminar
Lawrence Winter, a junior pre seminary student at Concordia College Moorhead Minnesota, was chosen with four other students to attend a Lutheran Student Association seminar in Washington DC. The 14th to 17th program included observing Congress and site visits. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert L Winter of Boyden.
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Lawrence Winter
Washington
Concordia College
Lutheran Student Association
Washington, D. C
Congress
Moorhead
Minnesota
Albert Ll. Winter
Boyden
Card of Thanks to Boyden Fire Department
We extend sincere thanks to the Boyden Fire Department for their prompt arrival and service during the farm fire last Sunday. We also thank neighbors and friends for their help. we appreciate it very much. The Richard Burggraaff family
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Boyden
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