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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1957
Page
1
A representative from Augustana College spoke to seniors about campus life and graduation announcements. Freshmen report study reviews for semester tests and varied topics from light and the eye to weather, English literature, Home Economics cooking, and proper table setting.
Mr and Mrs Howard Verrips of Boyden announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra a student of Iowa State Teachers College and Ed Diekevers son of Mr and Mrs Walter Diekevers of Boyden.
Mr and Mrs Wm Kwikkler visited the Lane Vander Hoeven home on Sunday evening. Mrs Dale Moen entertained the bridge club Wednesday evening. Several families from Sheldon Sioux Center and Hull spent Sunday with relatives. Cub Scouts held recreation night Friday in the school gym led by Larry Salmon. Red Cross meetings drew Supt. E Hall to Orange City. Gloria and Daryl Vande Hoef spent the weekend at Richard Vander Hoef's home.
Carol Anne Bauer of Sioux City wins one of 12 national awards in the Make It Yourself with Wool finals in Las Vegas earning a $1,000 scholarship from Coats and Clark. Joan Sedgley of Storm Lake also represents Iowa as junior sewing champion with a wool trench coat.
Boyden league tallies show Diekevers Bros leading DeKalb by one, with Farm Savings and Smit and Son close behind. High scores feature Bill Humme 204 and A Dickevers 198, while A Dickevers posts a 562 series. Mackie 524 and Bomgaars 220 top the high game list. All Star League action sees Barber Shop edging Rons Shelling and Produce over Electrolux. Western League standings list Coop Oil 44 and Pfiester 43, with Doorenbos and Egdorf posting strong series.
Application blanks were distributed to county high schools for graduates interested in elementary teaching. The Farm Bureau Women’s Group of Iowa sponsors the scholarships, open to farm residents in the top third of their class. Two year awards of 160 dollars per year may be used at colleges with teacher training and practice teaching. Sioux County has 21 township Farm Bureau Women’s Groups contributing.
Mrs. Ad Wehmeyer will present a rhythm band of 10 trainable retarded children from Jackson School as part of the Esther ville public school system. The ensemble from her class performs at the Northwest Association for Retarded Children meeting Friday February 1 in Sheldon high school home economics room. Public invited.
The Sheridan United Charities annual meeting will be held at Sheridan School No 4 at 8 pm January 31 1957. Officers will be elected and decisions made on charities to solicit. Door prizes coffee and cookies will be served. Farmers of Sheridan Township are invited to attend.
Region 8 of the Boy Scouts of America in Kansas City announces Dick Kehrberg of Sheldon as a Sectional Leader for the National Jamboree at Valley Forge next July. The sectional leaders coordinate the work of about 46 to run a community of 50 000 boys.
In a Tuesday varsity game Maurice beat Boyden 58 to 36 after leading 24 to 20 at halftime. Ron Heitritter led Boyden with 13 points. The second team won 33 to 30. On Friday January 26 Boyden defeated Orange City Academy 50 to 41 with N Moret scoring 19.
The Iowa American Legion Auxiliary will hold its Mid Year Conference February 3 and 4 at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines. Registration opens 9 with events from 3 15 Sunday afternoon including exhibits, a National Security Seminar, and speakers Don Johnson Dorothy Towne and Mel Roland. The program ends with an Official Opening and Vesper Service featuring the statewide chorus and Chaplin Dena Loss Marken.
Stephen Pennington and his two bulldog pals resemble tough dogs in a candid photo. The 18 month old with Lady Candive, an English Bulldog, appears in dog world circles and at events such as the National Capital Kennel Show in Washington.
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