Let Freedom Ring Foundation Urges Independence Day Bell Ringing
NEW YORK Church bells across the country should ring on Sunday July 4 from 9 55 to 10 a m to honor 1776 and foster appreciation of American heritage D Arcy Brophy of the American Heritage Foundation promoting the Freedom Train urges participation stressing faith in God as the basis of good citizenship
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D’arcy Brophy
American Heritage Foundation
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Reporter Training Two High School Students
The article details Norvan Roggen training new printer Dickie Korselman in a country print shop while Norv informs baseball followers about Legion teams. Audrey Boone, 16, suffered severe burns when gas exploded while lighting a stove and was rushed to Sheldon hospital for treatment.
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Devil
Norvan Roggen
Dickie Kloerselman
Dick Korselman
Norv
Dickie
Audrey Boone
Edward Boone
Sheldon Hospital
Bernie Grooters
Teardown of Vander Maten and Sitter building completed
Smit and Son quickly dismantled the old Vander Maten and Sitter Implement building on Wednesday. Most packing plant workers were present as the job finished in a hurry. Plans call for a wider tile storage building to replace the gap on Main Street.
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Smit and Son
Vander Maten and Sitter
Cources
New Addition To Co-Op Produce Building
The Farmers Coop Produce adds a new section for storage at the north side of their building. Improvements to the alley area and nearby properties are noted with multiple owners mentioned in the context of construction and relocation activities.
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Farmers Coop Produce
Jofn Grooters
Ed Baartman
George Dickevers
Boyden Loses Thriller To Cherokee In Slow Ball Duel
In a tight softball contest Cherokee edged Boyden 1 to 0 as both pitchers dominated. John Kosters started for Boyden with a strong showing, while Cherokee’s pitcher used a slow ball to confound the Boyden hitters. Crowd size was small and fans hoped for better games in upcoming tournament play at Sioux Center and Cherokee.
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Boyden
John Kosters
Sheldon
Sioux Center
Maurice
Cherokee
Children’s Day Returns At Clay County Fair
Monday, September 18 marks the opening of the 1948 Clay County Fair as Children’s Day with free admission for all area boys and girls. The fair board’s executive committee voted unanimously to restore this tradition and invite every school child to be a guest of the fair management.
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Benown
Surprise Party Pays Tribute to 84 Years at Bank
Mr and Mrs S G Vanden Brink were honored Friday as bank directors and families joined a farewell party for a longtime employee leaving after 84 years of service. Attendees included the Rensinks Kileyne Doorenbos Van Houte and Miss Ruyter. A Congregational meeting is planned July 7 to discuss buying a new organ. Walter Warntjes appointed executor of John Warntjes Sr estate.
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S. G. Vanden Brink
Vanden Brink
John Rensink
Henry Rensink
Church Services and Events Across Two Denominations
First Reformed Church led by Pastor C Postma lists 9:30 and 1:30 worships with 3:00 Sunday School on Micaiah the prophet and 7:30 Christian Endeavour led by Francis Sitters and Jean De Boer. United Presbyterian notes 10:00 Sabbath School and 11:00 worship on Christianity and Democracy with 7:15 Y P C U led by Lois Doorenbos. evening service cancelled. Wednesday includes missionary society picnic and convention reports. visits by church members noted.
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Jean de Boer
H. Guikema
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America’s
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Lillian McConnell
Edna Pollock
Geo. Horn Place
Margareth Buren
Geo. Horn
A. Doorenbos
Lois Horn
W.G.M.S. Hope
Alaska
Quy First Torpedo Inventor John Lay Resigned Torpedo Work
John L. Lay resigned the torpedo project that destroyed the Confederate ram Albemarle in 1864. In 1867 he invented the Lay submarine torpedo for the U S government.
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Birth in Heron Lake Details Gaugart Family Update
Mr and Mrs Lester Gaugart of Heron Lake Minnesota are the parents of a baby boy born Tuesday afternoon at 4 30 weighing 7 pounds 12 14 ounces The newborn is staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Auberg at their home
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Heron Lake
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Dethmers Implement hosts Allis Chalmers Tractor School
The Dethmers Implement Co. in Boyden hosted a workshop for Allis Chalmers dealers and their mechanics to view the new WD tractor. The unit featured hydraulic gear, live power take off, and adjustable rear wheel width with an X-TA clutch installed after removal of the tractor. Orders pour in from across the United States, Canada and even France, outpacing production.
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Allis Chalmers
Boyden
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France
Louisiana Symbols And Motto In State Facts
The text lists Louisiana symbols: the unofficial eastern brown pelican as the state bird, the magnolia as the state flower, and the motto Union Justice and Confidence. It presents these as concise state identity notes.
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Union
Body of Pvt Robert Kuyper Returned for Burial
The body of Private Robert R. Kuyper, formerly of Sheldon Iowa, is being returned from Manila aboard the U S Army Transport Sergeant Morris E Crain and will reach San Francisco around June 28 before forwarding to Sheldon then Iowa. Next of kin Lucy Kuyper has been notified. The remains travel with a military escort and arrive at a Distribution Center in Kansas City before final destination. Time to forward may take two to six weeks after arrival. The second transport bringing honored dead from Manila, with another due in August, accompanies other Navy Army or Air Force personnel originarily interred in New Guinea and the Philippines. Funeral Director Vander Plog of Sheldon Iowa represents next of kin.
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Manila
Morris E. Crain
Reath Sant Francisco
Kansas City
Sheldon
Iowa
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Boyden
New Guinea
Philippine Islands
Morris S. Crain
Crain
Vander Ploe General Home
Co-Ops Hawarden Battle Ends In 1-1 Tie
In a pitchers duel last Thursday Boyden Junior Legion and Hawarden settled for a 1-1 tie after darkness halted play. Scholten 12 strikeouts 1 hit allowed for Boyden and Gerbes 11 strikeouts 2 hits for Hawarden. The game will be replayed at Hawarden.
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