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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
1
The Boyden Commercial Club will gather at the Town Hall on December 8 at 7 30 P M for the annual officer election and other important topics.
Morning Worship at 9 30 A M Afternoon Worship at 1 30 P M Sunday School at 3 P M Christian Endeavor at 7 30 P M Home Mission Circle meets Thursday at 2 00 P M Please be present This is a business meeting
Rev Henry Bank pastor with Sabbath School at 10 Morning Worship 11 and Evening Worship 7 30 Turkey Dinner and Bazaar hosted by U P Ladies Aid at church basement Thursday December 4 serving from 5 30 Adults 1 25 and 0 60 for children or family pass details listed in notice
St John Lutheran schedules English worship at 8 30 PM on Sunday December 7 with Sunday School at 9 30 AM and Luther League at 8 PM.
Sioux County Board of Supervisors invites the public to an open house December 8 at 1 30 pm in the Court Room Orange City marking the 50th anniversary of the courthouse. A program features citizenship themes with local officials dignitaries and Northwestern College reps.
Court records list marriages for Clarence Bleeker Frances Harskamp Eugene Hemmingson Mary Alice Van Hunnick Lowell Hillrichs Cornelia Ritter William Oostra Lois Beeve Stephen De Jong Bennetta Kamerman and others. A judgment for Wayne Van der Pol stands at 296.8 dollars. Guardianship reports include Allie Jonker estate leases and Sanford Peebles guardianship. Final accounts for Norman Van Horsen Harley Bond and Mary Peterson H Cable are discharged.
Mr and Mrs Wendell Rensink welcomed daughter Annetta Jane at Grossman Hospital Orange City on Thanksgiving day The newborn weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and has one sister waiting at home
Local residents shared meals and holiday visits from Sioux City to Sheldon and West Bend. Families including Kwikkel, Dicvevers, Ruyter, Vander Tuig, De Jong, Kuyper, Dickevers and Ingalls gathered at multiple homes for Thanksgiving and weekend hospitality.
The Women’s Club will host a Christmas party and supper at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. H. M. Scholten. Members are asked to bring gifts for exchange and for patients at Cherokee State Hospital.
A Career Day event Tuesday attended by the Boyden Senior Class and Supt. G. J. Van den Berg featured Dr. Rand president of Waldorf College as a principal speaker. The program stressed vocational guidance and covered over 20 fields. Senior classes from all county schools participated.
Mr and Mrs Henry J Westra left Friday for a three week vacation with friends and relatives in California. Lloyd Rensink, serving in the Pacific, has arrived in the States and is now at Whidbey Island Washington Per birthday observances Mrs John Van Roekel was honored Wednesday evening by relatives Albert Van Roekel Tunis Van der Lee Abe Van Roekel Howard Harman Dale Ferwerda Phillip Van Borp and families attended the celebration from Sheldon.
Rodney Gordan and his daughters spent Thanksgiving at the Frank Gordon home in Sheldon. Mr and Mrs Dick De Groot, Mr and Mrs Thomas De Groot and family, and Mrs Minnie Moow were Thursday guests in the Hanry Moss home at Hull.
Ben Peters learned Sunday morning that his sister Minnie Vandermey and her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Lane Koster perished in a house fire that destroyed their Santa Monica home The Kosters were former Boyden residents and lived on the Peters Homestead Peters left Sunday morning to attend the funeral held Tuesday.
Boyden Public School will be closed for Christmas vacation on December 24 25 26 29 30 31 and January 1 2 1953. Classes resume Monday morning January 5 1953.
A compiled list shows numerous families and guests visiting relatives in Rock Valley Orange City Cedar Rapids Newkirk Sheldon Rock Rapids and Fort Dodge during the Thanksgiving weekend. Residents included Wynia Fischer Kuiken Var Meer Vande Gaarde Van Gorp Verrips Bomgaars Salmon Vander Tuig Vlieger Bosman and Blankers among others with extended visits in Ames Chicago and Iowa locales.
Herman Vander Maten announces the sale of his share of Vander Maten and Grooters Repair Shop to partner L V Grooters. Vander Maten plans to take it easy but will help out when needed after a long career in Boyden and active civic life.
Thanksgiving week saw family visits across Bagley Wisconsin Sheldon Iowa and Chandler Minnesota. Local households hosted relatives including the Dunnick and Moellman families while Pvt Peter W Moellman returned briefly from furlough before overseas duty.
Mr Walter Dickevers is ill with the mumps. Mrs Larry Salmon was admitted to Sheldon Hospital Tuesday morning and underwent surgery Wednesday morning.
The American Legion Auxiliary requests all readers with Butternut coffee strips to leave them at Tony's or Jack and Jean's. Collection must be completed by December 8 for shipment.
Mrs Art Uittenbogaard was entertained at a Sunday evening birthday party for her husband. Attending were Mr and Mrs Gerrit Uittenbogaard Mr and Mrs Edward Uittenbogaard and son Mr and Mrs Marion Moret and family Mr and Mrs Willis Uittenbogaard and sons Mr and Mrs Henry Reavers and Mr and Mrs Gerald Brower all of Sheldon.
School news notes snow caused an early dismissal on Tuesday the ninth and tenth. The Orange City high school band performed at Boyden high with the Mother Goose Flies and Boyden school song as highlights. Directors were Mr Blemaster, Mrs Blemaster, and student Toni Vander Berg.
Mr and Mrs Donnald Dunnie and family were Thursday evening visitors in the Elmer Anderson home at Hull. Mr and Mrs Dale Merrill and son, Mr and Mrs Nick R Hurst and family, Mr and Mrs Ray Smit and girls, Mr and Mrs Henry Houtsma and girls were dinner guests in the Neal Houtsma home in Sheldon. Miss Joyce Kool of Sanborn was a Sunday afternoon visitor in the home of her father James Kool and family.
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