Major League signing bonus for Legion ace Antonelli sets record
Rochester youth John Antonelli, 18, star left hander who pitched for Flower City Post 180 in 1946 and 47, reportedly receives a 75000 dollar bonus from the Boston Braves, the largest ever paid to a baseball player. The piece also notes other Legion graduates and postwar veteran benefit dates and events.
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N. Y
John Antonelli
American Legion
Flower City Post
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Hugh Frank Radcliffe
Pete Thurston
Thomaston
Detroit Tigers
Bob Andres
Bentley Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Legion Home in Boyden Under Construction
Work began last week on a new American Legion post home in Boyden. Local donations funded the project with Henry Bosman donating the building site east of the old Christian School Building. The photo shows an Allis Chalmers bulldozer used to dig and dump dirt, with Henry Ruyter operating the machine for Rensink Gravel Co.
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American Legion
Boyden
Ture
Legion
Henry Bosman
Christian School
Allis Chalmers
Henry Ruyter
Rensink Gravel Company
Iowa Delegates Named to Founding New Party Convention
Fifty seven Iowans from 17 towns were named delegates to the New Party founding convention in Philadelphia July 23 25 announced by C E Biederman Mitchell chairman of the Iowa delegation and progressive party gubernatorial candidate. The group will join Wallace supporters to push a platform on peace civil rights and abundance. Sioux City delegates listed include Alice Nathlich Bruce Nolan Mildred Norling Co D Norling Mabel Bennett and E E Roelofs. In other notes Boyden lost a softball game to Hospers 6 3 after leading 2 0 early with pitching woes and a later slugging spree. Boyden plans a August tournament and a feature attraction to draw regional crowds. Also included is a passage noting Australia s population shift toward cities from 43 percent in 1921 to 50.7 in the latest census with five of ten in capital cities.
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New Party
Philadelphia
C. E. Biederman
Mitchell
Progressive Party of
Wallace
Biederman
Sioux City
Boyden
Hospers
Sheldon
Herb Plambeck To Speak At Sioux Center Achievement Show
Herb Plambeck radio farm news editor for WHO Des Moines will be the main speaker at the family Evening of the forthcoming 4 H Achievement Show in Sioux Center on August 18 and 9. He will address Strong faith Strong Land Strong America with a picnic supper, Sioux Center band, and male quartet as part of the program.
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Herb Plambeck
Radio Farm
WHO
Des Moines
Sioux Center
Plambeck
America
Sioux Center Band
Orange City Bank Buys Boyden School Bonds
The Boyden Independent School District issued an eight thousand dollar bond sold on Monday July 19. Northwestern State Bank of Orange City bidding par and two percent interest won the issue as the top bidder.
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Orange City Bank
Boyden
Boyden Independent
Northwestern State Bank of
Orange City
New Wig Process Improves Fig Handling In Patent Claim
The invention describes a method where figs on an open conveyor pass over heated water to vaporize at a temperature just below 212 degrees and then travel under cold water sprays to cool.
Unashamed of the Gospel and God’s Judgments at Church
United Presbyterian Church holds morning worship on Sabbath at 10:00 a.m. with sermon on exuberant growth and a 7:15 p.m. Y P A session. Sunday School studies Jonathan a Loyal Friend. 2:00 p.m. junior choir practice Saturday. Leaders include Emma Veen and Paul Vande Hoef.
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Emma Veen
Paul Vande Hoef
the Mans
Revive Old Settlers Picnic in Boyden area
The community considers reviving the Old Settlers Picnic once held in Boyden. Older residents recall past successes and wonder if they can rally support to help the younger generation organize a similar event. Local interest appears strong despite many not attending before.
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Boyden
Baden
Farm Safety Week Opens in Sioux County Monday
National Farm Safety Week begins in Sioux County with a campaign to remove accident hazards from farms. County extensions director J E Ellis outlines goals of hazard recognition and removal, aiming to reduce farm incidents and promote safer living on farms.
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J. E. Ellis
Shold
Iowa
Norval Wardle
Iowa State College
Wardle
Cerro Gordo
Linn
Bremer
Ellis
Birth Announcement Rae Jean Huisenga in Byron Center
Mr and Mrs Ray Huisenga of Byron Center Michigan announce the birth of a daughter on Friday July 16. Rae Jean weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces and joins the family. Mrs Huisenga is the former Anna Dethmers daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Hessel Dethmers of Boyden.
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Clarence
Gary
Pamela
Sioux City
Tony Moermond
Guty
Pauline Moermond
Ray Huisenga
Byron Center
Mich
Rae Jean
Huisenga
Anna Dethmers
Hessel Dethmers
Boyden
Strowger Patented Automatic Telephone Exchange
Almon B. Strowger of Kansas City Missouri patented an automatic telephone exchange in 1891 that lets a caller connect to any number using central office switches without an operator.
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Almon B. Strowger
Kansas City
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