Truth Or Consequences stunt aims to Put Hollywood On The Map
Hollywood resident William Snyder travels the country with petition blanks seeking 1 900 000 signatures to literally Put Hollywood On The Map. If 1 900 000 is reached, he wins 2 500 from Ralph Edwards. progress updates will come when Truth Or Consequences returns August 28.
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Hollywood
William Snyder
Manny Beepss
Rand McNally
Los Angeles
U S
Ralph Edwards
Two More Towns Renew Electric Franchise
Two Calhoun county towns Somers and Emerim renewed electric franchises with the Iowa Public Service Company for 25 years. Somers voted 98 to 0 and Emerim 70 to 0 on July 22, keeping the company’s service in these communities near Rockwell City.
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Rockwell City
Ilowa
Calhoun County
Iowa Public Service Company
Somers
Emerim
Iowa
Electricity on Farms and Its Wide Uses
Electricity is used in 350 ways on United States farms. It saves time in cooking milking heating stock water lighting pumping water and more. Electric pig brooders keep baby pigs warm and extend the hen house day. It powers many farm shop tools and touches nearly every part of farm work.
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United States
Landhuis Family Returns From California Visit
Mr and Mrs John Landhuis and family spent weeks in California visiting Jim Len and Ben Landhuis. They attended Vernon Landhuis graveside service at Forest Lawn Glendale. Vernon was an Air Corps navigator and son of Ben and Mrs Landhuis. John fished offshore catching two barracudas about six feet long.
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John Landhuis
California
Jim
Len
Ben Landhuis
Vernon Landhuis
Forest Lawn
Glendale
Vernon
Air Corps
Ben Landais
Auto Racing Feature at Iowa State Fair Promises Big Purses
The 90th anniversary Iowa State Fair will host a major three day auto racing meet with at least 40 leading drivers, including Wally Stokes and Bert Hellmueller, competing for about 10000 in purses on the half mile dirt track. The event runs Friday August 29, Sunday August 31, and Friday September 3 with eight races per day and accompanying shows.
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L. B Cunningham
Wally ‘Stokes
Honolulu
Bert Hellmueller
Louisville
Herschel Buchanan
Shreveport
Rabit Musick
Dallas
Tex
George Binnie
Kansas City
Chick Smith
Frankfort
Red Hodges
Lee Flowers
Parking for Theaters Demands One Space Per Seven Seats
A 24 city survey finds theaters must provide one parking space for every seven seats. Analysts say lot demand scales with audience size and urban availability varies by city.
Northwest Midget Tournament Opens At Cherokee
The first Annual Northwest Midget Baseball Tournament features 16 teams, including Boyden and Sanborn, in a five day event at Cherokee. Sanborn vs Boyden kicks off Monday afternoon August 2 at 1:30 PM, with a Batterup Day picnic to follow after an 11:00 parade at Wescott Park featuring a Dutch Lunch and ice cold pop.
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Cherokee
Boyden
Quimby
Aurelia
Storm Lake
Sutherland
Sanborn
Onawa
Early
Soo Nebr
Schaller
Kingsley
Galva
Paullina
Remsen
Marcus
Wescott Park
Republicans Fill State Convention With Rallying Vibes
The Iowa State Republican Convention heard United States Senator George A. Wilson deliver a keynote. Melvin D. Synhorst of Orange City was nominated for Secretary of State. George Wilson predicted a sweeping GOP victory nationwide. Whitney Gilliland remains State GOP Chairman with Gertrude Wilharm vice chair and Keith Hamill secretary treasurer. New district chairs include S R Torgeson Sixth District Boyd Hayes Third District and Elizabeth Trei Eighth District vice chair. Electors chosen will include Governor Robert D. Blue and William S Beardsley for the statewide at large slots.
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Iowa
Whitney Gilliland
Glenwood
State
Republican Central Committee
Gertrude Wilharm
Summer
Land Keith Hamill
Newton
S. R. Torgeson
Lake Mills
C. Clause
Jefferson
Boyd G. Hayes
Charles City
Eizabeth Trei
Sibley
Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
Committee On Nominations
Erosion Raids Ravage U.S. Farm Land Grants
The U S soil conservation service reports erosion ruins about 5 million acres for farming. Other threats include overcropping and mismanagement, causing annual losses of nitrogen 18 million tons phosphorus 1 5 million tons potash 18 million tons and organic matter 253 million tons.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Births Featuring Brinks Rienke Moret Brouwer Families
Birth notices report a son for Mr. and Mrs. John Brinks born July 22 at the Hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce named Dwayne Jay with a sister Gloria. Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Rienke of Melvin welcome a daughter born July 24 a child of Frances Kool. Mr. and Mrs. William Moret celebrate a son born July 24 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces with a sister. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Brouwer of Hull announce a son born July 25 at Hull Hospital their mother is Henrietta Vander Spoel of Boyden.
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John Brinks
Dwayne Jay
Gloria
LaVerne Rienke
Melvin
Rienke
Frances Kool
Tin Kool. R
William Moret
Dennis Wayne
Willis Brouwer F
Hull
Hull Hospital
Brouwers
Henrietta Vander Spoel
Boyden
Church Notes From Two Local Churches on Sunday Schedules
First Reformed Church led by Pastor C Postma schedules morning worship on the Humiliation of Christ at 9 30 and an afternoon service at 1 30 on The Restoration of David s Tabernacle with Sunday School at 3 00 and Christian Endeavour at 7 30 Led by Luella Vermeer and Edna Scholten. United Presbyterian Church with Rev J F Schortinghuis holds Sabbath School at 10 00 and worship at 11 00 on Baruch A Courageous Scribe then Y P C U at 7 15 led by Miss Lois Stegeman. Wednesday Aug 4 Lillian McConnell Missionary Society meets at Mrs N Salie s home led by Mrs Geo Horn with devotions by Mrs H M Scholten and Bible Verse on Temperance. Saturday 2 00 Junior Choir Practice. Give priority to divine adoration in church on the LORD S Day.
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Christ
David’s Tabernacle
Baruch
the Scribe
Luella Vermeer
Edna Scholten
Lois Stegeman
Lillian McConnell Missionary Society
N Salie
Geo. Horn
H. M. Scholten
Miss Shirley Merry Weds Warren Vanden Brink in Pasadena
Miss Shirley Merry daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Merry of Pridghar married Warren Vanden Brink son of Mr and Mrs Art Vanden Brink on Friday July 23 at First Lutheran Church Pasadena Rev George E Thiess officiated witnesses were Mr and Mrs John A Anderson The couple arrived in Boyden Monday and stay with the Vanden Brink family at their home
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Shirley Merry
Jake Merry
Pridghar
Warren Vanden Brink
Art Vanden Brink
Pasadena
Calif
George E. Thiess
John A. Anderson
Boyden
Sports Festival Plans Advance in Sioux Center
The Sioux Center Sports Festival connected to the 4-H Achievement Show will run August 18 and 19 from 2:00 to 5:30 PM daily with 27 divisions. 4-H and Farm Bureau members and families may compete for cash prizes including 4-H girls and boys softball, all star softball, baseball throw, tug of war, trap shoot, ball casting, basketball free throw, football pass and kick, nail driving, horseshoe pitching, greased pig contest, and more. The greased pig winner will be revealed after the final softball game on August 19 with the pig released for participants who bring Lava soap.
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Sioux County
Farm Bureau
Sioux Center Park
Band Shell
Sioux Center
Ball Park
Capel 4-H Meeting Welcomes Three New Members
The Capel Comets 4-H club met July 12 at Marilyn Kammalade's home with six members. Amelia Roetman reported on the Ames convention, Muriel Vander Wilt spoke on Washingteaters, and Dorothy Westra demonstrated table setting. Emma Veen showed meter corners. A deli cious lunch followed. Mrs. Leonard Rensink entertained Friday afternoon honoring her mother Ida Stoehr who left for California. Guests included Henry Bosman Art Vanden Brink Jim Kool Andrew Belling Ernest Olson Richard Green Leonard Korthals Garry Rensink John Rensink Sr Jack Rensink Chester Postma H Guikema R Kam ming a Henry Van Nyhuis John Schneider. Those unable to attend were Mrs John Sitter and Mrs Pete Moret.
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Capel Comets
Marilyn Kammalade
Amelia Roetman
Ames
Muriel Vander Wilt
Dorothy Westra
Emma Veen
Leonard Rensink
Ida Stoehr
California
Henry Bosman
Art Vanden Brink
Jim Kool
Andrew Belling
Ernest Olson
Richard Green
Leonard Korthals
Garry Rensink
John Rensink Sr
Jack Rensink
Chester Postma
H. Guikema
R .Kamminga
Henry van Nyhuis
John Schneider
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