Legion and Auxiliary District Convention at Rock Valley
Members of the Legion and Auxiliary plan to attend the Rock Valley district convention next Tuesday. Highlights include a Monahan Post Junior Drum Corps exhibition drill at 4:30 PM, a memorial service, a joint banquet at 7:00 PM with Col. Robert Shaw and Mrs. Harlan Briggs, an 8:15 PM parade, a high school marching band contest, and a drum corps exhibition after the parade at Rock Valley baseball park. A new reinforced concrete grandstand will seat attendees, followed by a dance.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Rock Valley
Monahan Post
Robert Shaw
Harlan Briggs
Legion
Harman Family Visits Joe Van Velzen Home
Mr and Mrs Melvin Harman and family of Lake Wilson Minnesota spent Sunday afternoon in the Joe Van Velzen home.
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Melvin Harman
Lake Wilson, Minn
Joe van- Velzen
Rev and Mrs J W Brink Visit Sheldon Friday
Rev and Mrs J W Brink were business callers at Sheldon Friday.
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Rev
J. W. Brink
Sheldon
Son-in-law Lorrain Koon Passes City Fireman Exam
Mr and Mrs Paul McCrum announce their son in law Lorrain Koon has successfully passed the examination to become a city firefighter in Los Angeles California.
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Paul McCrum
Lorrain Koon
Los Angeles
Calif
Boyden Club Launches Summer Band and Saturday Draw
The Boyden Commercial Club under President Simon Schortinghuis kicks off summer with weekly Saturday ticket drawings and plans to resume the Boyden Band under Prof Jorford. Concerts will be on North Main street. This year’s drawing awards differ with a lump sum for adults 18 plus and a straight $500 for under 18 unless married. If the winner is absent, the prize rolls into the Sackpot.
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Boyden Commercial Club
Simon Schortinghuis
Boyden
Prof
Jorford
North Main Street
Fishermen at Silver Lake on Thursday
Gerrit Rensink and Richard, Ray Smit and C Morford were fishing at Silver Lake on Thursday. The brief item notes the anglers and location with no incidents reported.
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Gerrit Rensink
Richard
Ray Smit
C. Morford
Silver Lake
Mrs Moret and daughter visit Hull and Ottumwa
Mrs. Robert Moret and daughter Myrna accompanied the Dethmers of Hull to Pella Sunday afternoon. They then continued to Ottumwa to visit Mrs. Moret’s daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Marion Haahr.
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Robert Moret
Myrna
Dethmers
Hull
Pella
Tracey Hartsuiker Visits Lambert Bouma Home This Week
Tracey Hartsuiker is visiting the Lambert Bouma residence this week and plans to depart for California where she will spend the summer starting June 1st.
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Tracey Hartsuiker
Lambert Bouma
California
Miss Viviens Tiemens Returns Home From Visit
Miss Viviens Tiemens of Platte South Dakota returned to her home Sunday after a visit in the Jake Van Houte home.
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Viviens Tiemens
Platte
South Dakota
Jake van Houte
Lillian McConnell Missionary Society Event Planned
The United Presbyterian Church Missionary Society hosts an animal party Tuesday afternoon at Ais Peter Westra’s home near Sheldon. All members expected to attend with Young Women's Missionary Society members and their mothers as guests.
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United Presbyterian Church
Ais
Inest Kamm Lade Family Visits Granddad on Birthday
Mr and Mrs Inest Kamm Lade and daughter Marilyn visited Grandpa Wamilade on the anniversary of his birthday Monday evening.
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Inest Kammlade
Marilyn
Vrandpa Wamilade
Patterson and Kamu Jade Visit This Week
Jammie Patterson visits this week with Marilyn Kamu Jade, meeting residents and sharing community updates. The pair are scheduled for conversations and local engagements during their visit.
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Jammie Patterson
Marilyn Kamu- Jade
Mr and Mrs Brouwer Attend Shel don Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs William Brouwer and daughter Marjorie of Sheldon were Sunday dinner guests in the S G Vanden Brink home.
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William Brouwer
Marjorie of
Sheldon
S G Vanden Brink
Mrs Robert Moret and Daughter Visit Marton Haahi Home
Mrs Robert Moret and her daughter Myrant Mae made a Sunday visit to the Marton Haahi home for a weekly call. The outing highlighted family ties and community routines in the town.
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Robert Moret
Myrant Mae
Oltumiod
Marton Haahi Home
Mrs Nate Beerrmk Visits Peter Herueynen Home
Mrs Nate Beerrmk of Sion Center spent Wednesday afternoon at the Peter Herueynen residence for an informal call, with no additional details reported.
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Nate Beerrmk
Sion Center
Peter Herueynen
Vander Bergs Visit Rensink Home Sunday Evening
Ralph Frances and Alma Vander Berg of Orange Cry visited the Rensink home Sunday evening.
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Ralph
Frances and
Alma Vander Berg
Orange Cry
Rensink
Local anglers reel in catch at Trumbull Lake
Mro and Mrs. Ry Kamminga and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Moret and Lee were fishing at Trumbull Lake Tuesday.
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Mro
Ry Kamminga
Pete Moret
Lee
Trumbull Lake
Hull men return from Chicago business trip
Strom Schortinghtus and Ed Dykstra of Hull returned Wednesday from a business trip to Chicago.
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Strom Schortinghtus
Ed Dykstra
Hull
Clacago
Mass Selma Dome Returns Home
Mass Selma Dome was brought back to her residence in West Union on Sunday indicating a homeward milestone for the community.
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Selma Dome
West Union
Memorial Day Reflections and Aunt Gert’s Quiet Remembrance
A reflective piece honors Memorial Day and the unseen battles of the spirit. It contrasts national observance with personal memory as Aunt Gert completes home projects and recalls quilting with a loved one who is no longer present.
End of World Fears and Scientific Power
A meditation on civilization facing decay and the era of scientific power. The speaker notes medical progress against plagues while warning that degenerative diseases rise as others fall, then shifts to everyday life imagery and a roadside oil change request.
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Alex Corre
Farm Loan Rates From Farmers Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank in Boyden Iowa advertises farm loans with rates as low as 4 percent no commission and prompt service for local farmers seeking financing options.
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Farmers Savings Bank
Boyden
Iowa
Appointment of Administratrix in Vanderburg estate
The District Court of Sioux County Iowa appoints Adriana E Vanderburg administratrix of the John W Vanderburg estate deceased. Creditors and claimants must present or pay debts to the administratrix via TePaske and TePaske attorneys with filings in the Clerk of the District Court office. Dated May 28 1941.
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District Court
Sioux County
Iowa
John W. Vanderburg
Adriana IE. Vanderburg
TePaske
D. Wiersma
Popular Young Couple Married in Boyden
Mr and Mrs Lorrain Grooters of Boyden were married on Wednesday May 21. The bride Wilmina VanderMaten is the daughter of Mr and Mrs EH VanderMaten, and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Grooters of Sheldon.
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Lorrain Grooters
Boyden
Wilmina VanderMaten
EH. VanderMaten
Mr. Grooters
Ben Grooters
Sheldon
Death in Tractor Accident Takes Carl Lowe in Iowa
Mrs Willis Vanderburg of Boyden learned Tuesday night that her brother Carl Lowe, 28, of Cedar Rapids, was killed when a tractor wheel ran over him on a Sutliffe area farm. He left two children and was teaching a neighbor to operate the machine when the accident occurred. Mr. Lowe’s funeral is planned for Friday at Mt Vernon.
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Willis G. Vanderburg
Boyden
Carl Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Vanderburg
Mt. Vernon
Lowe
Sutliffe
Bunkers Pick-up and Delivery Dry Cleaning Schedule
The Bunkers pick up and delivery dry cleaning service operates on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The Landhuis Barber Shop is located in Boyden.
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Bunkers
Landhuis
Boyden
Correction: Scholten elected to Secretary Treasurer post
A correction clarifies last week's Parent-Teacher Association item. It states H. M. Scholten was elected to fill the Secretary Treasurer position, not Mrs. Lick as previously reported.
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Assa
Community News Submissions Schedule Notice
The Boyden Reporter requests all news copy before Thursday for publication. Only notices of death and meeting notices may be published on press day.
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Boyden
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