Clark Hughes to Speak on Taxes and Agriculture
The Sioux County Farm Bureau sponsors a June 27 meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Orange City Town Hall. O Brien County farmer Clark Hughes will be the featured speaker presenting the latest information on property taxes and their effect on farmers and business people. The bureau invites all to attend.
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Sioux County Farm Bureau
Orange City
Clark Hughes
O’brien County
Hughes
Farm Bureau
Koerselman Family Reunion Planned for June
A Koerselman family reunion is set for Friday June 20 at Sheldon Park. Organizers invite relatives to gather for a day of shared memories and fellowship.
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Koerselman
Sheldon Park
Vander Vegte Koele Reunion Held At Hull Park
A Vander Vegte and Koele family reunion takes place tonight at Hull Park with a 6 30 potluck dinner.
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Vander Vegte
Koele Reunion
Koele
Hull Park
Ninth annual Lutheran Rally set for Sibley High School
June 27 in Sibley Iowa announced as the ninth Lutheran Rally. Local families from Hull Sheldon Orange City Sioux City Sutherland and Rock Rapids attended various visits and reunions including Vander Maten and Kooiman gatherings. Sports note covers Boyden diamond ball team beating Sioux Center 5 to 4 in season opener.
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Sibley
Iowa
L. V. Grooters
Ed Blumeyer
Sioux Falls
James Schwarz
Sutherland
Andrew Bruns
Dick Heusinkveld
Hull
Frances Heusinkveld
Castana
Willis Heusinkveld
Minneapolis
Henry Heusink
Ray Brockhouse
Gerhard Scholten
C. A. de Valois
Sheldon
Nic Rouwenhorst
Harry Beldt
Matlock
Vander Maten
Sheldon Park
E. J. Elgersma
Hartley
Art Kreulen
Willis Vande Hoef
Jerry Notting
Edgerton
Minnesota
Local Social News Highlights From Boyden and Surroundings
Sunday visits at the Adolph Eshuis home in Sioux Center are noted along with Virgil Smith staying with his parental Smith home near Hartley. Various residents travel, visit relatives, and attend events including anniversaries and baby arrivals. Public notices mention service entrainment for June 28 and local families headed to Camp Dodge.
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Joe van Velzen
Adolph Eshuis
Sioux Center
Virgil Smith
Parental Smith
Hartley
W. A Vander Wilt
Sheldon
Boyden
John Rouwenhorst
Monroe
South Dakota
Rouwenhorst
Joe Rensink
Slayton
Minnesota
Walter Vander Wilt
Rock Rapids
H. J. van Veldhuizen
Orange City
Connie van Dyke
C. A. de Valois
Albert Edward Grooters
John Dekkinga
J. S. Dethmers
Jake den Hartog
Eunice Horn
Spirit Lake
Sharp Homes
van Houte
Hull
A. A. Kuyper
Camp Dodge
Charles
John
Johanna Bloemendaal
Mike Jansen
E. G. Mahoney
No winner in Saturday drawing prompts extra draw
Gerrit Alons was not present when called at the Saturday evening drawing. A second drawing will occur Saturday June 22 at 9 00 p m for two prizes of 25 00 each. Attend at a Boyden business location.
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Gerrit Alons
Boyden
Mayors Court Fines For Disturbance And Speeding
John Renes of Rock Valley was cited for disturbing the peace with a defective muffler and fined 8 dollars including costs by Mayor Slothouber. Clarence Lee Marra of Rock Rapids was arrested for speeding 55 in a 25 zone and fined 7 dollars in Mayor Pro-Tempore Ray Smit's court. Gerrit Slothouber, the mayor.
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John Renes
Rock Valley
Iowa
Haze
Slothouber
Clarence Lee Marra
Rock Rapids
Ray van Diepen
Ray Smit
Smit
Gerrit Slothouber
Picnic Supper at Worthington Hosts Enjoy Bowling
Mr and Mrs Wm Meyn Mr and Mrs Lewis Heitritter Mrs Ora Van Diepen Mr and Mrs Fred Stark and Mrs Freda Roggen enjoyed a picnic dinner Friday evening in Worthington Minnesota followed by an evening of bowling in a local recreation outing.
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Wm. Meyn
Lewis Heitritter
Ora van Diepen
Fred Starkweather
Freda Roggen
Worthington
Minnesota
FELCO Okoboji Conventions Draw 1100 Delegates
M. M. Stientjes announced over 1,100 cooperative elevator managers employees and families will attend FELCO conventions at Lake Okoboji this month. The first three day session runs June 16 17 18 focusing on FELCO formulas product study and public relations.
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Felco-Okoboji
M. M. Stientjes
Farmers Elevator Service Company
FELCO
Lake Okoboji
Alvin H Goesar
The
World Insurance Company
Henry Auberg
Boyden
Home Cooperative of
St John Lutheran Church to Attend Iowa District Convention
The St John Lutheran Church of Boyden led by Pastor P A Hinrichs will send delegates to the Iowa District Church convention in Waverly Iowa June 23 26. The district covers 185 congregations with about 90000 members and reported 2500 new members in 1957 along with 564335 contributed to Benevolence and mission work. Approximately 300 pastors and lay delegates will attend from the district.
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St. John Luthera Church
Boyden
P. A. Hinrichs
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Wartburg College
Waverly
Ladies' Aid Picnic at First Reformed Church
The Ladies' Aid Society hosts a 6 30 p m picnic Thursday June 19 at the church park with a pot luck supper for members and families. A 7 45 p m program features colored slides by Mrs Siem Schortinghuis of Sheldon in the church parlors.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Church Park
Siem Schortinghuis
Sheldon
First Reformed Church
Shower Honors for Clara Vander Weide Before Her Wedding
Miscellaneous bridal showers were held for Clara Vander Weide on May 26 and June 4. At the May gathering at her parents home, guests included relatives and friends and she received many gifts. A second shower, June 4, was hosted by Jan Scholten’s family. attendees were relatives of the groom and gifts were plentiful. Clara is to wed Mr. George Scholten soon.
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Clara Vander Weide
Anne Vander Weide
Harold Vande Weerd
Russell Wichers
la Venna
Audrey Vander Weide
Miss van der Weide
Jan Scholten
John Sybesma
Leroy Dykstra
Betty Scholten
Clara
George Scholten
Swimming Program To Get Underway Monday
The Red Cross Swimming Program begins at Sandy Hollow near Sioux Center on Monday June 23 with about six hundred youngsters from Hull Boyden and Sioux Center enrolled for six weeks. Instructors include Roger Achterhof Larry Vande Garde Dawn Van Beek and Carol De Ruyter and others.
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Red Cross
Sandy Hollow
Sioux Center
Hull
Boyden
Roger Achterhof
Larry Vande Garde
Dawn van Beek
Dorothy
Boyden Commercial Club Builds Local Sports Court and Hosts Draw
The newly formed Boyden Commercial Club advances town activities by starting a 12 player horse shoe court with cement pitcher area and heavy wood backstops. They aim for lively summer contests amid weekly drawings that draw crowds and a $25 prize, with meetings at Legion Hall and memberships of $10 or $5 for non business members.
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Boyden Commercial Club
Get-Together Picnic Honoring El Monte Couple
A family get-together picnic was held Saturday evening at the Legion Hall honoring Mr and Mrs Wm Schuett of El Monte California. Attendees included the Schuett family Sandy Green Connie Van der Bergh and families Sheldon La Valley Rock Valley Sioux Falls and nearby residents.
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The
Legion Hall
Wm. Schuett
el Monte
California
Sandy Green
Connie van der Bergh
Sheldon
Elton Cady
Sioux Falls
Chester Vande Weerd
Rock Valley
Paul Schreuder
John Sitter
Marvin Green
Chester Sitter
Junior Missions Bands spring meeting held at St John Church
The spring area meeting of the Junior Missions Bands drew 200 children and leaders to St John Church four miles north of Boyden. Mrs Howard Pyle of Melvin directed the program with Mrs Emma Kruse of Boyden as local chairman. Communities represented include Everly George Hull Melvin Sibley Sheldon Sioux Center and Rock Rapids. The event ran from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM with the theme This is My Father's World. Irene Pallesen of Ringsted was the featured speaker.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Pp. A. Hinrichs
Spring Area
St. John Church
Boyden
Howard Pyle
Melvin
Emma Kruse
Everly
George
Hull
Sibley
Sheldon
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids
World
Irene Pallesen
Ringsted
Iowa
Linda Dethmers Undergoes Appendectomy at Sheldon Hospital
Linda Dethmers had an appendectomy on Friday at Sheldon hospital and is reported to be doing very well. Marlys Boelsma, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Boelsma, had a hip operation last Wednesday at St Joseph hospital in Sioux City and is reported doing quite well.
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Linda Dethmers
Sheldon Hospital
Marlys Boelsma
Henry Boelsma
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Mission Worker Rev Haspels Heads to Ethiopian Field
Rev Lester Haspels finished training at Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary after a ten day visit with his parents. He departs today for Meadville to continue training for mission work and plans to depart for Ethiopia around the first of the year.
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Lester Haspels
Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary
John Haspels
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Haspels
Ethiopia
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O’brien
Wallace Lutyens
Lena Rohlfs
U. P
Gerrit Kooiman
Lillie Kooiman
Thelma Diekrevers
Kooiman
Sioux
Gerrit John Bosman
Henry Bosman
Bill Kwikkle
Adam Kwikkle
Art Roggen
Mr. Roggen
Rochester
Old Settlers
Clara Pryde
D. W. Brinkman
Chicago
Ruby Work
Louise Lanning
Matt McCabe
Sheldon Goers
John Holdrop
Bouma
Vanden Brink and Co
John Ver Hoef
Doon
Mayor’s Court
Joseph M. Bohlen
George M. Beal
Iowa State College
Howard Verrips
ASC
Sioux County
John B. Draager
Janice de Boer
Judith Boelsma
Kenneth Vander Hoeven
Garry Freese
Sharilyn Freese
Diane R. Ruyter
Cordell van Meeteren
Blanche Dunnick
Kathy Kruelen
Marliss Doorenbos
Carl Smid
Pamela Phelps Martyn Vis Anthony Vis
Linda Heemskirk
Maynel Heemskirk van Zimmer
Nancy van Meeteren
Marvin Heitritter
Anita Diekevers
Sue Green
Henry Boelsma Jr
Arnold Lee van Meeteren
Greg Phelps
Donald Dunnick
Dennis Phelps
Douglas Smid
Daryl W. Moon
Junior Life Saving
Wesley Zuiderhof
Faye Siberius
Beverly Vagts
Commercial Club
Paul M. Vande Hoef
Wendell Rensink
Eugene Newell
Lifesaving
Boyden Priscilla Siberius
John Smid
Bonnie Vagts
Beginners
Boyden Farrell Ruyter
Linda Freerks
John de Groot
Nancy Postma
Allan Baartman
Ronnie Engelsma
Harlan Ferwerda
Donna Ferwerda
Beverly Ferwerda
Arlyn de Wild
Ardis de Wild Lorna de Wild Verlyn Kroon
Barbara de Wild
Valarie Carlson
Danny Engelsma
Mark van Meeteren
Phyllis van Gorp
Bradley Kooiker
Boyden Sheryl Vande Garde
Sheryl van Dyk
Janet Green
Raymond van Diepen
Mavis Klaassen
Wayne Slothouber
Jimmy Fleming
Karen Sitter
Stanley Korthals
Joyce van Gorp
Karen Lietstra
Marvelle Vande Garde
Jeffrey Heusinkveld
Daryl Grooters
Beth Siderius
Russell Auberg
Brenda Rensink
Eugene Salmon
Cynthia Rensink
Keith Vander Wilt
Boyden Churches
C. E. Society
United Presbyterian Church
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