Mrs C Work to Close Millinery, Move to Sanborn Iowa
Mrs C Work who has run a millinery store and fancy workshop in Boyden for two years will close out her stock and move to Sanborn Iowa to work as bookkeeper for the Iowa Light Heat and Power Company. She has long resided in Boxden and invites patronage as goods are sold at cost and below. The Boyden Community Club met with twenty members at the town hall to discuss a permanent band stand street sprinkler and a chautauqua or picnic plan. Committees were appointed to pursue building the stand and to negotiate sprinkling with the town council. Membership fee was cut from ten to five dollars.
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Boyden
Sanborn
Iowa
Iowa Light, Heat & Power Company
Boxsden
Fourth of July Bakery Order Reminder at Home Bakery and Restaurant
Notice urges customers to place orders early for July 4 bakery goods and to pick up by noon July 3. The shop will close all day on Independence Day, with Gus Stegemann as proprietor. Cobs for sale listed under Nick Drenth, Boy 26-2p.
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Gus Stegemann
Nick Drenth
Van Wyk Family Reunion Supports Missionaries in India
The annual Van Wyk family reunion in Orange City Iowa drew 60 attendees at the home of Mr and Mrs A Van Wyk. The family has long supported a missionary Smith J DeValois in India. Attendees traveled from Santa Ana California and Three Oaks Michigan. Missionaries BE Bosch of China and Erwin Lubbers of India spoke about their work.
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van Wyk
Orange City
A. van Wyk
J. J. DeValois
India
J.J. van Wyk
Santa Ana
Cal
J. W. TePaske
Three Oaks
Mich
BE. Bosch
China
Erwin Lubbers
Denied Stay of Execution for Ira Pavey in 1919 Murder Case
The Iowa Supreme Court refused a stay of execution for Ira Pavey sentenced to death for the 1919 slaying of Claude Lerner during a booze theft. Lerner’s body was found in a corn field after being shot. Mae Burzette testified as a key witness for the state. If rehearing is denied, Gov. Kendall will set the execution date.
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Ira Pavey
Claude Lerner
Supreme Court
Wm. Hutchinson
Pavey
Orange City
Lerner
Sioux City
Mae Burzette
Burzette
Kendall
Golden Jubilee Pageant at Sheldon July 3
Preparations for the Golden Jubilee Historical Pageant at Sheldon are nearly complete with hundreds of actors set for scenes from the Indian massacre to pioneer dances. The Queen contest for the Big 4 counties attracts thousands of votes as candidates race to a close finish.
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Sheldon
Northwest
Big 4
Holstein Breeders Plan Fall Sale in Sheldon Pavilion
North west Iowa Holstein Breeders Association met in Boyden with about fifteen members pledging fifty head for a fall sale, likely in October. Total offerings expected 75 to 80 head as more breeders are invited. Col Mack of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin, renowned Holstein auctioneer, will conduct the sale. Deidrich Kruse chaired the meeting with R Kamminga as secretary.
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Northwest Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
Boyden
Col. Mack
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Sheldon Sales
Deidrich Kruse
R. Kamminga
Boyden Young Men Enjoy Trip West
Lloyd Stutzman reports a Boyden party journeying west from June 2, touring South Dakota Wyoming Montana and the coast to Seattle. He details roadside sights and a rough start with rain, a bull snake in South Dakota, the Devil’s Tower, a failed camping attempt, gear troubles in Superior Montana, and plans to visit Yellowstone before returning by August 1. He visits Lynden Washington near the Canadian line and will meet Jake Van Diepen at Butte Montana to proceed to Yellowstone.
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Jake van Diepen
Lloyd Stutzman
Boyden
West
Yellowstone National Park
Jake van Deipen
Henry van Houte
Montana
Minneapolis
Mr. Stutzman
Lynden
Wash
Jacob van Zwel
Iowa
Hull
Custer Battlefield Highway
Canton
Billings
Mont
Mtchell
W. R. Smith
South Dakota
Wyoming
Devil Tower
Sun Dance
Wyo
Jake
Sun Dance Mts
Sheridan
Big Timber
Gibson
Hank VanHoute
Seattle
San Diego
Califf
New Orleans
Superior
Butte
Yellowstone Park
Tire Prices Slashed by Grooters Tire Repair Shop
Local tire shop Grooters Tire Repair promotes ultra low prices on standard tires, claiming inferior rivals cannot compete. Ad warns customers not to buy elsewhere until comparing Grooters’ rates.
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Grooters Tire Repair Shop
Grant and Lynn Hold Big Picnic
The annual Farm Bureau picnic of Grant and Lynn townships was held Tuesday in the grove four miles east of Boyden. A record crowd attended and enjoyed the ball game won by Grant township 16 to 1 with Robi Bettan of Boyden hitting two home runs. Fred Cram of Cedar Falls gave an appreciated address. Engel's orchestra provided music for an evening program with a one act comedy and recitations. John Bangma of Boyden won second in the running race.
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Farm Bureau
Grant and
Lynn Townships
Grove
Boyden
Fred Cram
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Grant Township
Robi. Bettan
Grant
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Community Club Notes
White House
Pisnse
Storurs
Giessen
Bread Bakers
Semdac
Gov. Kendall
Lynn
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