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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
8
Henry Ford praises keeping ideas circulating as a public service and values knowledge experience and ability as real security. He lauds The Reader's Digest for presenting current thinking and nutritious ideas and recommends it to readers.
Mr and Mrs Gr Slothouber visited the Robert Moret home Tuesday evening. They and their son Antony traveled to Sioux Falls SD where Antony is temporarily employed at Northwestern State Power Co. He reports enjoying the work.
Mr and Mrs Johnny Veen welcomed a ten pound boy at home on Tuesday evening. Mrs Veen is daughter of Mr and Mrs G Bosman. Sandra Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Verrips is ill with measles this week. Mr and Mrs C N Haze of Sheldon spent Wednesday evening in the G P Kooiman home. Mr and Mrs John Van Roskel and family visited in the Hugo Morat home Monday evening.
Mr and Mrs Frank Connor and grand-daughters Francis and Joyce Kool of Sanborn and Jim Kool of Alton were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mrs Emma Stutzman.
Mr and Mrs Ben Scheider and daughter Mary Jean from Sioux Center visited in the Herbert Horn home Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs John W Horn and family from Slayton Minnesota visited relatives over the weekend sharing news and stories with kin.
Students named Simon Clarence Bobby Gerald Karl Wilford Lois Barbara Thelma Myrna Mae June Lavon P LaVonne R Dorene Betty Edna and Gertrude all scored 100 in spelling. Third grade studied the Empire State Building noting 312 little girls the size of Iola would reach its height. Fourth grade covers Cortez and Conquest in Mexico. A visit to the bank occurred Friday as spring birds appear and plants bloom.
The Sixth grade studied American History after European History. Spelling hundred list includes Billy, David, Marie, Lois, Elizabeth, Clarence, Anna Mae, Katherine, Berendena, Joy, John, Dorothy, Eunice, Eugene, Delores, Wava, Joan, Esther, Henry, Dwight. The a in Weekly Readers list includes Eunice, Eugene, Joan, Delores, Henry, Esther, Joy, Wava, Betty, Berendena, Elizabeth, Betty, Dorothy, Clarence, Lois, Billy, Donald. Eleanor and Harriet performed well in County Spelling Contest last Saturday but did not medal. Our boys face Alton in the first round of the Tournament at Sioux Center Friday. Reading period now features The Prince and The Pauper.
A recent P T A program featured declamations by Leonard Rensink and Pearl Scholten and a talk by Mr Klaaren of Hull. The High School band performed as the crowd enjoyed several numbers. Boys face Junior High Tournament at Rock Rapids Friday they hope to win. Home Music Festival Friday March 18 at 7 45 PM includes Band Glee Club Mixed Chorus and small groups. Nelvina Moret leads devotions this week.
The Boyden Reporter advertises Gamble stores with a grand anniversary sale featuring specials across departments. Men’s work shirts, toilet tissue, Kalsemine, brooms, rope, paint, tires and more are promoted beside wedding stationery samples.
A. Dethmers Harriet DeValois Eleanor Salie and teacher John Gorze man visited Orange City on Saturday for the County Spelling Contest with participants from area schools.
Mrs. Howard Harmon and Mrs. Kenneth Harmon and their families shared a supper visit at the Harmon home Friday evening, continuing a cordial social gathering with relatives and friends.
Fred Starkweather served as a caller at George on Tuesday, handling the event duties and engaging attendees with his calling according to the report.
Mr and Mrs S G Vanden Brink and daughter and Mr and Mrs Robert Moret and daughters were Sunday callers at the Harry Beldt home. Mrs Beldt returned that day from Rochester where she received medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
Evening schools were introduced into France from England in 1820, marking a formal expansion of adult education. The note highlights cross channel educational influence and a shift in public learning opportunities.
The document lists expected lifespans by country: Australia 61, New Zealand 60, Denmark 57, Norway 57, Sweden 57, England 53, Holland 52, Switzerland 51, France 50, Germany 46, Japan 44, and India 23 years.
A historical note recalls Switzerland operating a lake navy for centuries. The force defended towns on Swiss shores with warships capable of bombarding coastal settlements, despite the landlocked nation’s inland geography.
Europe relied on Madeira and the Canary Islands for most of its sugar for two centuries. The source notes the long dependence on these colonial sources shaping early European sugar trade and production.
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