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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1957
Page
2
The article outlines juror responsibilities to assess evidence and credibility. It lists factors like witness age, education, relationships to parties, bias, memory strength, candor and reasonableness. It notes differences in detail due to observation opportunities and urges reconciling gaps.
A small boy leading a Halloween gang outfit flees into the street. A violent confrontation ends with a car headlights flashing and a scream, leaving the boy injured and traumatized by the night’s events.
Reporter Audrey Kroon notes eighth graders studied the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Constitution in social studies. A film strip illustrated the lesson and students Merle Robert and Henry prepared a Halloween story for English Friday.
Classified ad lists a used Hamilton gas clothes dryer for sale via Boyden Plumbing and Heating. The notice also promotes a medicine claiming to help arthritis and rheumatic sufferers with a free information offer via P O Box 826 Hot Springs Arkansas.
School reports cover Halloween parties film strips and class work from seventh to sixth grade, with notes on absences due to illness. Students note English lines on animals, arithmetic word problems, dairy cow studies, and film lessons. A November basketball jamboree is listed with games and admission details.
Den No 1 and Den No 2 did not meet last week due to flu illness among Cubs. Den No 3 gathered at the Logan Van den Brink home on Halloween Day after school for a party with games such as Pin the Nose on the Pump kin and Where Did the Witchs Broom Go. The group enjoyed Ginger Cats and chocolate milk before bobbing for apples and closing with the Living Circle Law and Promise.
Mr and Mrs Scott Sneller of near Sioux Center welcomed their first child a daughter Lorene Fay born October 30 at Sioux Center hospital weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces. Mother Janice Smit of Boyden is the former. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Sneller of Sioux Center and Mr and Mrs Ray Smit of Boyden with Ring Smit as great grandfather.
Mrs. Peter Kampstra of Sheldon and Mrs. Bert Engelsman hosted a Wednesday joint birthday party at the Engelsman home for their husbands. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schemper, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Vander Tuig, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kampstra, Mr. and Mrs. William Kampstra, and Mr. and Mrs. Sy Kampstra, all of Sheldon.
Brenda Lea Den Hartog hosted a birthday party for her daughter, Brenda Lea, Friday afternoon from 4 to 6. Guests included Cynthia and Anita Rensink, Betty Jo De Roon, Peggy Vagts, Ramona Mackie, Audrey Bouma, and Mary Bouma, with games and a birthday lunch.
The Boyden town council met in regular session with Mayor Gerrit Slothouber presiding. Attending were Councilmen Ray Smit John De Jong and William Humme. absent were Paul M. Vande Hoef and Herman Meester. Minutes were read and approved, and the treasurer reported balances as of October 15 1957. A motion approved purchasing Christmas decorations equal to 1956. A 40 signature petition urged street signs at main intersections, and a committee including Humme De Jong and the mayor was appointed to obtain materials.
The committee audited bills and recommended payment. A motion to allow and pay the items carried. Listings include General Fund In for various departments and vendors such as Iowa Public Service, Boyden Reporter, Dethmers Implement, and several employment security and sanitation charges. Adjournment follows with signatures Logan Vanden Brink and Gerrit Slothouber.
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