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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
1
The Library Board met Tuesday evening with President Mrs. Jake Van Diepen Jr and other officers present. New books were shelved and a wide summer reading selection is available. Patrons are urged to use the library deposit box and readers are encouraged to read one good book, likely leading to another.
Officers for the coming year of the P T A include Henry Bosman as President, Mrs. Gerrit Scholten as Vice-President, Miss De Jeger as Secretary, and Gerrit Scholten as Treasurer.
Mr and Mrs Wiebe Boelsma visited with friends in South Dakota last weekend and fished Lake Shatak Minnesota on Wednesday where they reported a fine catch.
Gerrit Kooiman attended the wedding of Miss Sieba Gillman to Gerrit Gunnink at Edgerton Minnesota on Friday evening.
Winifred Vanden Bosch was honored at a surprise shower hosted at the home of Mrs. Joe Kreykes Tuesday evening. Joint hostesses were Mesdames Herbert Horn and Bennie Schneider, with a long list of guests from the community including Mrs. Roy Smit, Mrs. Anthony Smit, Rick Nankteg born, A B Vanden Brink, John De Jong, Paul McCrum, Nick Rouwenhorst, Henry Van Houte, Harold Stientjes, Arie Roggen, Nasso Jansen, Orva Sundquist, Clarence Van Rooyen, Herman Vanden Bosch, and Misses Lucille Kwickel Eunice Jeannette and Johanna De Jong.
Mr and Mrs Henry Bosman welcome daughter Margaret Ann born Sunday June 1 at Sheldon Hospital. Mother and baby returned home Wednesday after stay at the Sheldon hospital.
Mr and Mrs William Wargow and their son Bobbie drove to Clear Lake on Sunday visiting relatives calling at the Scout Camp and visiting Ruthye and Maud Jackson and John Dethmers family in Garner.
The local Boy Scout troop will pick up old newspapers magazines and paper products on Monday. They will call at every door in town to raise funds for their annual outing and encourage residents to help the cause.
The Young Women's Missionary Society met June 9 at Caroline Henning's home with five members and one visitor Dorothy Vanden Brink. Marcella Moret led the program and devotions were read. The next meeting is set for July 14 at United Presbyterian Church. The group voted to cooperate on Bundles for Britain knitting project.
Mrs Emma Stutzman is visiting her niece in Sioux Falls South Dakota this week.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Kooiman of Edgerton Minnesota spent Sunday with the Dickevers family at their home Mrs Kooiman is visiting this week with her relatives in the area
The Bayden Women's Citizenship Club earned an Excellent mark in the State Program Contest announced at the State Convention in Fort Dodge and published in the Iowa Cub Women. Club officers and members planned open air bake sales for June 14 and 21, with committees arranging June 8 and 21 events and a forthcoming spring luncheon. The Bundles for Bitsam project mobilizes members to assemble kits with toiletries and clothing items for shipment June 21, with knitters to make 6 by 54 inch strips and final organization set for June 21 at the library.
Sheriff Harry Dykstra announces new licenses will be issued this week through a cooperative program with the State Department of Public Safety. Expiring licenses July 5 require in person applications. local banks host clerks in towns across the county on dates from June 16 through June 30 to process renewals. The sheriff emphasizes respectful handling to avoid embarrassment from lost or stolen documents.
Harriett Miller was a weekend guest at the Waldo Winter residence in Curry Minnesota, staying with hosts during her visit.
Dr. Miles Weather Calendar lists daily notes for June with conditions including fair weather on Friday and Monday, local rains, cloudy conditions, unsettled midweek, pleasant Tuesday, and thunder storms on Thursday.
A letter from Helen Lowe Vanderburg shares a Benjamin Franklin penned meditation on death and immortality. It describes friendship kinship and consolation as Franklin speaks of a brother's death and the living continuing with memory and purpose. Carl is referenced as a beloved life companion who passed on bravely.
Poem notes a speaker insisting a loved one is not dead but away in an unknown land. The lines reflect nostalgia and hopeful farewell as memory keeps him present. Riley’s tone blends gentle reassurance with a sense of longing and enduring affection.
A community obituary honors Grandma Buren's quiet passing after a life of labor and family care. The page also notes messages of sympathy, a new unveiling book by Pierre Van Paassen, and a Tuesday roundup of local events at the Reformed Church, a library shower, and a ball game.
Mr and Mrs 8S Schortinghuis and Mrs Josie Rous and children attended the Vander Kooi family reunion at Springfield South Dakota on Monday.
Representative Martin D. Van Oosterhout of Orange City was elected chairman of Iowa's new legislative interim committee in Des Moines breaking the tradition of a senator leading the panel. He earned the chair for his work on the $300,000 State University of Iowa central library appropriation and for maneuvering the senate bill from the house appropriations committee under a rarely used rule.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vanden Brink and Mrs. A. E. Miller with daughter Harriett, Mr. and Mrs. John Rensink Jr., and Mr. Morford were business callers in Sioux City on Tuesday.
Advertisement from I. Baker & Co. of Keokuk Iowa states no sureties or signers are required under their plan six dollars provides for bond with no other investment sought. It invites readers with a car to pursue their own business opportunities.
County Auditor M J Van Wyk and O N Ross of Orange City visited Boyden regarding a government sponsored USO organization. The function and purposes will be announced when the chairman is appointed. Local business leaders and farmers were invited to assist in the organization efforts. Ross is chairman and Van Wyk is secretary of the county group.
The Grey Shop in Sheldon offers men's slack pants priced from 1.95 to 5.95, inviting shoppers to relax in casual attire.
The Lillian McConnell Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church held its annual picnic Wednesday at Mrs. Peter Westra’s home near Sheldon. Attendees included members of the Young Women’s Society and their mothers.
Mr and Mrs Albert Grooters and daughter of Eagle Grove visited the Jake Van Diepen Jr and Henry Van Houte families Tuesday. They attended the double wedding at the Albert Slothouber home. Marjorie Van Houte returned with the Grooters for a week’s visit at Eagle Grove.
A meeting of the Sioux County Legion and Auxiliary will be held at Hospers on Thursday evening, June 19 for election of officers and other business.
Mr and Mrs A E Miller learned last week of the death of James McCoy in Sheridan Wyoming. The McCoys are cousins of the Millers.
Mrs. Herman F. Kruse sustained injuries to her left arm at the wrist from a fall at her residence last Wednesday afternoon.
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