23 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
1
A carload of 60 Allis-Chalmers All-Crop Harvesters was delivered to Albert Dethmers & Son in Boyden on Wednesday morning. The units promise to ease labor shortages and reduce harvest costs, with many farmers urged to place orders before government war priorities limit production.
Soldier Sig Hamish writes from Camp Crowder Missouri about receiving the Reporter newspaper while in the field He describes reading by bonfire with fellow troops and thanks the newsroom staff He mentions his battalion attached to the 11th Army Corps of the Second Army and hopes to go over soon amid hot training conditions.
The Navy Recruiting Office at 202 Post Office Building in Sioux City Iowa urges men with Selective Service orders to volunteer for the Navy before induction. It lists age 17 to 50, height 5 ft 2 in, weight proportional, eyesight 15 20 with constraints, no specific education needed, and married men may enlist except for flight training.
Mrs. Arthur E. Miller and her daughter Harriett attended a Wednesday afternoon party honoring Mrs. Fred Masters at Primeghar, with guests noted in attendance.
The Vogel Paint & Glass Co in Sheldon urges customers to eliminate freight and jobber costs by buying paint directly from their store.
Boyden town hall hosts Saturday evening sessions at eight to assist registrants with questionnaires. Do not seek help from businessmen during business hours. committee members are available to aid.
Voge Paint and Glass Co based in Sheldon markets paints tailored to local climate needs. The ad highlights climate specific formulations and regional availability for customers seeking durable finishes.
The Agriculture Department raised prices for butter and cheese to boost civilian and wartime production. Butter will be bought at 89 cents per pound in Chicago and 39 cents in New York, up from 92 and 36, respectively. Cheese support moves to 21 cents, while dry skim milk and roller process powder prices are adjusted downward.
Battle notes list a concert program for Saturday July 25 1942 at 8 00 P M with pieces by Bennett Hall Bigelow Meacham Yoder and others including Salutation Overture Bright Star Fidelity Ning March American Patrol Cuban Serenade and The National Anthem amid marches and hymns as part of a school or community band event.
The Reporter publishes a corrected Honor Roll of Local Heroes to include Lorrain Greoters after an earlier omission. The complete page, with the name added, appears this week at no charge.
Iowa Insurance Department records show American Druggists Fire Insurance Company authorized to transact in Iowa until April 1 1948. The Dec 31 1941 sworn statement lists assets 2 270 452 62 liabilities 297 467 72 capital 750 000 00 and surplus to policyholders 1 972 984 90. Des Moines May 15 1948 seal of Chas. R. Fischer Commissioner.
Matilda and Arthur Sohl of Boyden and Johanna Van Batavia of Hull traveled to Fort Crook Nebraska to visit Private Edward Sohl. A Rock Rapids park picnic marked the birthday celebration with extended family members from Doon George and local towns in attendance.
A terse notice reports wells drilled and augered with repairs carried out at the Alton Cement Works. It notes accessibility and readiness of facilities, without dates or personnel.
Mr and Mrs Rens Postma and their son Clarence visited Nick Donkersloot on Tuesday evening to celebrate the seventeenth birthday anniversaries of Edward and Clarence Postma.
Priorities on paint materials may cut paint supplies. Buy your paint now from the Vogel Paint & Glass Co in Sheldon to secure stock before shortages.
Wartime shortages affect local paint supplies as Vogel Paint and Glass Co. in Sheldon urges customers to order now to secure finishes and coatings amid rising material costs.
Mr and Mrs George Kroese and daughter Janice from near Sheldon visited in the Nick Donkersloot home Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs Gerrit DeJong hosted relatives at their Spencer home honoring Mrs DeJong on her birthday. Guests included extended families from Boyden Orange City George Sheldon and Sanborn. Separate visits included Bas Dekker of Sheldon and Hildred Dykstra hosting relatives for Mrs Dykstras birthday with George area guests.
Sworn statement from American Central Insurance Company of Saint Louis Missouri shows assets of 7 342 661 92 with capital 1 000 000 00 liabilities 3 372 723 21 and surplus 4 372 723 21 as of December 31 1941 filed by Chas Kk Fischer acting under Iowa law dated May 15.
Clyde L Herring hints at a bad governor he will not name while suggesting a state leader with a four year record of investigations scandals indictments and underworld ties. He frames the contrast as a test of memory and judgment for Iowa's oldest citizen.
The piece notes a claimed administration by Mr. Herring from 1983 to 1937 and challenges him to provide page numbers and references. It asserts the score is verifiable from public records and memories of contemporaries, offering to furnish citations upon request.
The paper recalls Herring pressing a mercy minded stance at a convention over Governor Kraschel’s record on pardons. It highlights Kraschel’s clemency for Joseph Accea, released from Anamosa Reformatory on July 4 after a 20 year sentence was shortened to four years and ten months.
The report accuses Accera, aided by an accomplice, of tailing an elderly bank customer to her Jefferson home, robbing her, and beating her, then binding her hands and feet. Critics decry calls equating justice with mercy as hollow political rhetoric.
R G Redman of Cherokee and Martin Van Oosterhout of Orange City were nominated Saturday at Sheldon for judges of the 21st district. Van Oosterhout leaves the state legislature after completing his second term in the Iowa House. One Democratic candidate, Judge W C Garberson of Sibley, also seeks to succeed himself. Two judgeships are to be filled next fall.
The passage recalls Merkuri, a Sioux City underworld figure with a southern prison term and Texas arson indictment. Kraschel blocked extradition papers, showing a pattern of mercy. Herring disputes Shakespeare and Cowper on mercy’s boldness and bounds.
The author argues for a careful separation of politics and war efforts. He warns that zealots misuse patriotism to further selfish aims and that criticism can undermine morale and harm the nation’s war objectives. He urges balancing support for the administration with honest scrutiny.
A Washington correspondent suggests the President is diverting war hours to back a Democratic candidate for New York governor. The piece defends the administration and criticizes New Dealers for suppressing political talk while pursuing major political moves.
Opinion piece argues waste, excess, and political blundering threaten national policy. Describes waste as a constructive assault against policies the administration should not tolerate. Quotes bipartisan disdain from Democrats and Republicans.
James Wilson, son of a governor, joins the army as a volunteer private without seeking favors. The governor and others express pride at his unpulled entry and lack of official preferment.
As this is being written Republicans gather for the state convention. They are united with strong past record, sound nominees, and firm resolve to win the war. The 2408 precincts statewide promise organization and strength leading to a November victory.
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