Social visits and community notes from Sioux Center and area
Recurring visits include Rev and Mrs John F Schortinghuis and son David to Mrs N Aardema in Sioux Center last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Datus Salie and Mrs Kelly Verrips visited Mrs J F Schortinghuis Tuesday evening. Visitors in Boyden and Hull towns noted with neighbors calling and fishing trip at the lakes by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Schortinghuis
David
N. Aardema
Sioux Center
Datus Salie
Kelly Verrips
J. F. Schortinghuis
Everning
Letter from Congressman Hoeven on veto and postwar demobilization
The letter discusses President Truman's veto of the Tax Bill and predicts political maneuvering in 1948. It notes the Army's shift to full volunteer service, expected recruitment from high school graduates, and the plan to return war dead home, with most next of kin preferring private burial. It provides figures on dead, identified graves, and remaining unknowns, and describes transport and burial arrangements for returning soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Republican Congress
Army
Davis South Dakota Visit Note and Local Ads
Esther De Witt visited Luetta Friez in Davis South Dakota from Thursday to Monday June 238. For sale 14 horse motor in good condition with or without flexible shaft. Marion Verrips phone 3812 Boyden. Weed killer active ingredients 2 4 D one week only 5 50 per gallon Miersma Hatchery Produce Hull Iowa. Mr and Mrs Norman Bell and Noreen visited Dwight Vander Haar home Spencer Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Kuiper Albert Lea Minnesota visited Jake Westra home and planned a trip to Sioux Center to celebrate Mr Kuiper's mother’s birthday Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Vander Haar
Spencer
Norman Bell
Esther de Witt
Luetta Friez
Davis
South Dakota
Marion Verrips
Boyden
Miersma Hatchery & Produce
Hull
Iowa
Mrs.Norman Bell
Noreen
John Kuiper
Albert Lea, Minn
Jake Westra
Sioux Center
Mr Kuiper
Vander Veen Relatives Visit and Local Outings Noted
Mr and Mrs Art Vander Veen of Sioux Falls visited William Vander Veen on Saturday June 14. They plan to visit relatives in Glennwood Minnesota Monday and go to Doon Thursday. Mrs Andrew Boone and daughter of Sheldon called at Bill Morets Friday. A fishing party including Bill Moret LeRoy Moret Pete Westra Bill Freeman and Bill Morris left Monday for a day at Lake Chatac and returned the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Vander Veen
Sioux Falls
William Vander Veen
Glennwood
Minn
Doon
Andrew Boone
Sheldon
Bill Moret
Bill
LeRoy
Moret
Pete Westra
Bill Freeman
Bill Morris
Lake Chatac
Anona Rensink
Lester Landhuis
Lake Itaska
Communism a Growing Menace in America Says Hoover Speech
In a West Coast speech on September 30 J Edgar Hoover warned that American Communists have made deep inroads on national rights. He argued that communism, like fascism, opposes liberty and that the nation must stand up to the spread of totalitarian ideologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
France
Communist Party
America
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Coast
Mr. Hoover
Notice of purchases and local visits from Sheldon Iowa
A notice lists a tablecloth set purchase for 6.11 at The Wolff Store in Sheldon and promotes Hinnman milking machines. It details visits by the Sitter, Westra, and Scholten families to Lake Okobon and homes in Boyden and nearby towns during June. It notes arrivals of Art Uittenbogard and family and a move of Victor Schulz to Snyder Meyler Co. in Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolff
Sheldon
Iowa
Ancis Sitter
Dot Westrand
Edna Scholten
Walther League
Lake Okobon
Rev. C. Postma
Victor Schulz
Snyder Meyler Co
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Bendix FA
Boyden Hardware
E.E. Bleasdell
Prop
White House
Ted Doorenbos
Frank Schafer
Roy. Schafer
John Lutjens
Bill Jansen
H. J. and
H. G. Heusinkvelds
Ben Vander Hoeven
William Kwikkel
Coor Heavy Duty
aTeenae
Farmers Co-op
Cook
S. Stegeman Boyden
Tae Ae
Charles B. Hoeven
Volunteer Army
Gus Stegeman
John Dykstra
Supervisors
Des Moines
Lena ‘Bergman
Henry Cole
Maud Jackson
Mrs. Mahoney
Marshalltown
Dewey .Westra
Postma
George Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
F.B.I
Hinnman
Johnson’s
Art Uittenbogaard
Gerrit Uittenbogaard
Elizabeth Sitter
Elizabeth
Morrell’s
John E. Sitter
Glenwood
Martin
Will Vander Veen
Ed Baartmans
L. H. Miller
Sandy
Loran
Rock Valley
Pete Baartman
Connie Brunsting
G- Stegeman
Boyden, Iowa
H. M. Scholten
AA Univernsary Sale
Kools Store
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