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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
1
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Classified notice seeking weekly house work in Boyden or Hull vicinity. Call Reporter office at 11-8620 for details.
Factory rebuilt Perfection Milker offered for sale at Boyden Hardware Store in a pipeline job listing.
Vogel Paint and Glass Co of Sheldon warns that war demand pressures could reduce paint quality and urges customers to order soon to secure supplies and maintain standards.
Call for tires and tubes at Boyden Service Station. Local readers are urged to inquire about tire services and related automotive needs at this station.
Classified listing shows three room house for rent under the name Henry Rohde. Includes brief contact and price notation.
Vogel Paint and Glass Co of Sheldon markets paints tailored to local climate conditions, highlighting area familiarity and product suitability for regional weather demands.
The Alton Cement Works offers a vast selection of well tile ranging from 16 to 60 inches in diameter, highlighting their extensive inventory and manufacturing capability.
Tech. Sgt. John L. Kooiker of Oklahoma City wed Minnie Lorain Hickerson of Grandfield on June 3 at 3:00 pm in Oklahoma City. The groom wore an Army uniform. Bride wore blue chiffon with orchid corsage. Honeymooned in Town and will reside in Oklahoma City with the Kooiker family.
Mr and Mrs Ed Blumeyer hosted relatives for a Sunday dinner as a farewell to Lorain Grooters who leaves Tuesday for Coast Guard service in Alameda California. Guests included Ben Grooters Sheldon Gilber Grooters Waterloo and Lorain Grooters family. A 4 H rally was attended by Mrs Henry Bosman and daughters Berdena and Gertrude at Sioux Center. Old friends gathered for a lawn picnic at Arthur Miller home with Lillian Walbridge Victor Powers Fred Wagner Elmer Beldt Jake VanDiepen Paul T McCrum Lynn Emma Stutzman Mable Jennison and Thelma.
Anne DeValois has purchased the Rensink drug sundries store in Boyden and has taken possession. She announces she will continue selling Avon and Watkins products previously offered by the store. Boyden residents welcome her as a new member of local business.
In a major local change this week Mr G VandenBrink of Boyden purchased the portable grinding business of Charles Kooistra. An important accompanying announcement with Mr Kooistra appears in this week's Reporter for readers to read.
George Diekevers now serves in the U S Army and Thomas VanDiepen assumes his trucking role while Diekevers retains an interest. VanDiepen brings many years of trucking and mechanical experience to the position.
A series of social visits and events are noted across Sheldon Orange City and nearby towns. The record mentions dinners at Peter S Westra’s home, a hip injury in a garage fall, a wedding anniversary gathering, grandparents hosting a visit from Edna Boerhave, the birth of Patricia Ellen Van Zanten, and various relatives traveling to Omaha Rochester and Camp Roberts for visits and service.
John’s Lutheran Church hosts its annual Mission Festival with German services at 10 30 a m led by Rev William Striepe of Arlington Minnesota and English services at 230 p m by Rev Hugo Beyers of Sioux Center A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Young Women’s Missionary group hosted the Women’s Missionary Society at Boyden United Presbyterian Church on Monday evening. After supper, the regular meeting followed with Dorothy Vanden Brink leading devotions and Eleanor Salie guiding a session. Delegates chosen to Cedar Rapids convention were Eleanor Salie and Caroline Henning, with Henning serving as secretary of Cedar Rapids Presbytery.
Mr and Mrs Walter Stereman and Donald and John visited Friday evening in the Stereman parental home.
Ernest Nash joined Mrs. John Stegeman and the Stegeman family for a Sunday chicken dinner at their home.
Miss Marcella Moret of Orange City is visiting friends in Boyden, enjoying local sights and catching up with longtime acquaintances.
The Kuyper family holds a reunion in Sheldon Park on June 26. Family members are invited to gather for a day of shared memories and activities.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Maris visited the William Grooters home in Hospers on Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Case Slothefiber and family were visitors in the Gerrit Leusink home Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Henry Jacobsma and Cyril Houtsma were at home Sunday according to the readable fragment. No further details or context are available in the text.
Mrs L B Batavia underwent an operation at Hull hospital on Friday. The item notes a medical procedure without further details.
Mr and Mrs Abe VandeGaarde and their children visited the John Kleyer residence near Doon on Sunday evening. The gathering included a warm reception and informal family time at the rural Iowa location.
Educational cooperators in Sioux County will attend training schools on the national program to control inflation and its effects. After the schools, meetings will be held in townships and small groups to plan approaches, with emphasis on family council action. One training session is set for June 15 at the Boyden Town Hall.
Mr and Mrs Marion Haahr of Ottumwa visited Boyden on Tuesday to store furniture while he accepts a six month secretary post with Lytle Construction Company in Alaska. Mrs Haahr, Verilyn Verrips, is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Moret of Boyden.
Abe Vande Gaarde appeared as a business caller in Sioux City on Monday signaling local commerce activity.
Rev and Mrs J Blankespoor of Orange City were Monday evening guests in the Henry Blankespoor home.
Miss Anna Mae Vande Hoef spent last week residing at the home of her sister Mrs. Gerold Calsbeck boosting family ties and local social ties.
Mrs. Connie Vander Weerd and her daughter Judy from Kentucky arrived Saturday to spend a few weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Van Skepen.
A baby girl named Marlene Joan was born last Thursday June 4 to Mr and Mrs Henry G Blankespoor. The newborn weighs 63 pounds and has two mothers Gilbert and Harvey.
Private Edward F. Sohl of Fort Crook Nebraska visits his brother Harry and sister Matilda over Sunday. Dinner guests include the Sohls of George and Doon Minnesota families and Laverne Minnesota family members. Sohl’s address listed at Fort Crook Cantonment Area No 1 Motor Transport School.
Mr and Mrs Simon Vande Gaarde were visitors in the Abe Vande Gaarde home Sunday.
Clifford Kragt, son of Ed Kragt, is recovering well after a serious burn incident with updates noting steady improvement and hopeful outlook.
Gerrit and Amos Roetman are erecting a new hog house on their farm, expanding pig housing facilities and livestock operations at the property. The project marks ongoing farm modernization and expansion efforts in the area.
Jacob G. Glenn Rensink and Leo A. Pohl from the area are drafted into the United States Army and will depart by chartered bus for Fort Des Moines on June 15 at 5 a.m. Rensink is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Rensink of near Boyden. Pohl has served as tester for the Sioux County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn for a year.
The Rationing Board reports Henry Korthals has secured a certificate for a farm tractor tire, enabling him to obtain the item under rationing rules.
The 68th Radio Script of Food for Freedom from the U S Department of Agriculture will be broadcast by the Sioux County Triple A Committee. It features Jack Armstrong Russell Patrick and Edward Schmidt from Station KSCJ Sioux City Iowa on June 17 1942 at 700 PM.
Sunday evening guests gathered at the Vander Maaten home in Sioux City for a farewell party for Lorain Grooters who departed Tuesday for Army service. George Diekevers left for Omaha to report for duty and was joined by Ed and Walter Diekevers and Mrs. Adrian Diekevers. Additional visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloemendaal of Alton and Mr. and Mrs. Pete DeBoer at the Fred Korthals residence in George.
Washington Post lists a military and concert program for a Saturday event at 8:00 P.M. featuring Sousa Marches The Fleet.Zamecnik Sunday Morning at Glion Bendel March Colonel Boogey Sousa Overture Bright Star Bennett March Men of Ohio Fillmore March Huldigungsmarseh Grieg American Patrol Heachum Remember Pearl Harbor and The National Anthem.
Mrs. Robert Moret and Myrna Mae visited Orange City on Tuesday, staying for a short visit and sightseeing around town.
Mr and Mrs Emil Stegeman and Lavonne and Lorne of Sibley visited in the parental Stegeman home with relatives and friends sharing stories and updates during a weekend gathering.
Mr and Mrs Harry Reinsma and daughters of Primghar Mrs Robert Keyes and son of Sheldon Miss Grace Mouw and Mr and Mrs Claus Hollander and sons of near Boyden were Sunday visitors in the Wm Mouw home. Mr and Mrs Lester Gaugert of Heron Lake Minn Spent Sunday in the parental Henry Auberg home. Pearl Scholten of Holland Mich is spending a few weeks in the Ger hard Scholten home.
Mrs Elmer Kooiman of Edgerton Minnesota and others visited Mrs Florence Vander Wilt in Rock Rapids Friday. John Moret and family traveled from Sioux Center to Ames for James Moret graduation exercises. Miss Henrietta Keele visited Cedar Falls sister Seim Schortinghuis. Gerrit Rensink family to northern Minnesota for a fishing trip.
Mr and Mrs Datus Sale hosted a Sunday evening dinner with guests Mrs Richard Van Dyke of Cedar Falls Oklahoma City Mr and Mrs Peter Westra Carleen and Stanley of Sheldon and Wilhelmina Kleyne of Boyden Also in attendance were Mr and Mrs L Kleyne and Mr and Mrs N J Kooiker Wilfred and Shirley
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