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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
8
The Navy offers steady employment with good pay and travel. It provides training, free education, advancement and a pension after 20 years, plus free medical and dental care, wholesome meals, athletics, amusements, and paid vacations.
A collection of notices includes used Case corn picker for sale by A Dethmers & Son, a lost tire with trunk, a post office building and fixtures for sale via Mrs Henry Pitstick, Boyden IA, a rental wanted for a farm near Boyden or Hospers, and a reminder of Bankers pickup and delivery dry cleaning on Mon Wed Sat. Farm loans offered by Farmers Savings Bank Boyden IA. Farms for sale in O'Brien County and Southern Minnesota with prices and sizes listed by F B Schutz Realtor Granville IA. 247-41-pd.
Mrs H VerHoef celebrated her 79th birthday with a family picnic at the Ike Struyk home last Thursday evening. Relatives from Forest City George Garner Sanborn and nearby towns gathered, including numerous VerHoef households and spouses, plus several Dethmers Casemier Herweynen and Klein families.
Reconditioned Remington Noiseless Model B priced at 37.50 plus Corona with folder over at 9.00 and Underwood Standard at 25.00. Advertisement from Boyden Reporter in Boyden Iowa.
Ice cream priced at 80 cents per gallon for six gallons or more and 85 cents per gallon for less than five. No extra charge for flavors. Deliveries offered within reasonable distances by Farmers Co op Creamery Assn. Phone 135 Hull Iowa. Oil change offered at Boyden Service Station. Local visits note Herman F Kruse family and Cornie Rens family return from extended vacation in Northern Minnesota and Canada.
The article extols Navy service as a path to personal and professional success. It cites leadership, efficiency, accuracy, and comprehensive training as keys to high civilian earnings, noting Navy instruction, health care, and pay while learning build rugged, marketable skills for radiomen, electricians, machinists, and cooks.
Each year you receive a generous vacation period with full pay. Free clothing and medical care including dental attention. Finest sports and entertainment, travel, adventure, and thrills. Become an officer with paths to Naval Academy appointments in Annapolis or Pensacola. Future success with easy access to good-paying civil jobs and liberal retirement pay.
Notice explains second class post office filing, weekly Friday publication, and annual rates. It notes open account subscriptions, receipts issued, and that dates must be corrected with the Reporter. Also mentions tires and tubes at the Boyden Service Station.
The United States Navy recruiting cruiser is docked at the Community building through Friday to enlist men. It carries its own doctor and four assistants for medical exams and applications and arrived from Storm Lake on Wednesday. Chief Gunner's Mate D C Davidson led the advance team and Dr Fortner, a Navy medical corps lieutenant, is in charge. Eligible male citizens 17 to 50 of good character may enlist. the unit has moving pictures and a public address system with nightly movies.
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