Farewell Held for Mr and Mrs John Brinks at Home
A farewell gathering occurred Tuesday evening at the Brinks residence with attendees including Mr and Mrs Lewis Heitritter and their boys, Mr and Mrs Bill L Moret and family, Mr and Mrs Henry Bosman and family, and several Brinks relatives from Sheldon Garvin Minnesota and nearby areas including Marilyn David and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brinks
Lewis Heitritter
Bill L. Moret
Henry Bosman
George Brinks
Wilbur Vender Tuig
Sheldon
Larry Salmon
John Scholten
Gerrit Brinks
Garvin
Minn
John Veen
Henry L. Moret
Marilyn
Lonely Korea veteran seeks pen pal readers in local paper
Cpl. James E. Ross of the 14th Infantry Regt requests letters from girls ages 16 to 30 in a letter from Korea printed by the Boyden Reporter. He notes morale boosts from home papers and invites readers to respond, offering payment for notices. An editor’s note recalls wartime mail-call loneliness.
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14Th
Inf
Korea
James E. Ross
Hg.-H.-Co
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Conservation Officer Examinations Finalized for May
Applications closed at 2:00 PM May 6 for fish and game state park and lake patrol officer exams. Sixty three applicants will take the May 16 tests at Iowa State College beginning 9:00 AM. Several openings exist in all three classifications and will be filled after a mid summer Camp Dodge final.
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Fish and Game
State Park
Lake Patrol
Iowa State College
Camp Dodge
Winter Fish Kill Lightest In Recent Years
Winter fish kill, usually severe in shallow north Iowa lakes and streams in low water winters, was the lightest in recent years. Biologists reported almost no major kills last winter with only slight losses due to high water levels.
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Iowa
Establish Second Flock of Canada Geese Near Wallingford
A second flock of 40 Canada geese from wild trapped stock has been established in the Ingham High game management unit near Wallingford to create permanent nesting colonies in Northern Iowa. Geese are kept in large pens near water with wing clipping. youngs are released to go wild and some migrate annually. Biologists expect homing instinct will bring geese back to their birthplace each year. The first flock of 55 geese at Rice Lake last year is now nesting with several nests containing eggs.
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Ingham High Game
Wallingford
Iowa
Rice Lake
Bituminous Coal Leader Contributed Under Five Percent in 1950
A small portion of the nation's coal output in 1950 came from the largest producer of bituminous coal, accounting for less than five percent of total production.
Walleye Season Opens May 15 In Iowa
The opening date extends to include northern wall eye sauger pike perch and white bass with May 15. Other game fish nestings start May 30 including smallmouth largemouth and warmouth bass sunfish bluegill and rock bass. Frog season opens May 12 with a catch and possession limit of twelve.
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Iowa
Women Required Licenses for Fishing in State Lakes
Women residents must hold fishing licenses only when fishing in state owned lakes.
Bert Leck Sells Rock Valley Bee to Cedar Rapids Editor
Announcement reported last week that Bert Leck sells the Rock Valley Bee to Pier Alderschof of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Leck, editor of the Bee for six years, turned the newspaper over to his successor over the weekend. Alderschof previously edited the Ire ton Ledger from 1934 to 1942.
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Rock Valley
Sheldon Socials Highlighted by Visits
Mr and Mrs Jake Westra visited Sunday at the Klass Wolthuizen home in Sheldon. Mrs Jerry De Raad and Mrs Anne Baartman spent Wednesday in the Art Thompsons home in Sheldon.
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Jake Westra
Sheldon
Jerry de Raad
Anne Baartman
Art Thompson
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Sioux
Stegeman
Boyden, Iowa
M & M Service
The
Calvin G. Stickel
Pub
Sioux County
Congress
National Editorial “Association
Ed. Baartman
Walleye
Bert Leck
Rock Valley Bee
S. G. Vanden Brink Agency
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