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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
8
After forty two years on the same farm Mr Lute Horn will quit active farming. He has rented the farm for 1928 and will hold a closing out sale in late November. The Horns will continue to live on the farm but plan to take life easier and remain nearby on a country property later rented to Prof DeJong in Boyden.
The Mobridge Tribune editorializes on severe hardship in Webster with women lacking sufficient clothing. It cites Will Wells and his tale of Mary the girl who wears a small dress that reveals dirt, illustrating desperate conditions. J. H. Dykstra and S. G. Vanden Brink recently traveled into South Dakota for business.
A catalog of modest prices lists baby pants 50c and 25c Plymouth, crib sheets 19c and 27x36 with metal grommets, a 39c Whisk Broom of Palmero Fibre, and a 39c Shower and Shampoo Spray fitting all faucet sizes.
A brief note promotes oil change services at Boyden Service Station inviting customers to visit for vehicle maintenance and quick servicing.
For sale and ads note several items including a factory rebuilt Perfection Milker for sale and a pipeline job listed at Boyden Hardware Store. A small crane is offered for cleaning wells with loaned use to customers at no charge. Farm loans at Farmers Savings Bank, Boyden Iowa with low rates.
John Vander Maaten fell seven to eight feet from an attic store room opening in his garage on June 4 while clearing debris. He bruised an arm and strained leg ligaments, stayed home through Monday, then returned to work using crutches. Various local residents visited and events continued with social gatherings and church notices.
Community notes report the VerHoef family welcoming a daughter Judy Ann born Friday, with Mr and Mrs Wm Boelsma hosting visits from Sietsmas and Ber Nice Sietsma planning a weeks stay. Nearby families share visits to Hull, Ruthton, Hospers, and Chandler as Marjorie Jansen heads to California for work and a 6½ pound daughter Marlene Joan is born to Mr and Mrs Henry Blankespoor.
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