27 Nov 1930
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
1
The sale offers 9c a can and 4 for 35c on a wide range of canned goods including Pork and Beans Peas Briardale soups relishes mustard loganberries spaghetti sauerkraut and tomatoes. The counter is loaded with bargains and invites shoppers to pick now.
First graders named spelling hundred honorees John Rozeboom Beverly Fuh Warren Vanden Brink and Arleen Scholten. Girls and boys basketball results noted with Hull and Boyden games and a fast first season. Several students earned airplanes in geography and 100 in spelling across grades. A Philadelphia letters visit, a ship of students attending a Citizenship Club banquet, a grade operetta success, and a boys quartet performance in Rock Rapids are recorded.
Farm sale is set for December 10 on the La Franz farm with Ben J. Meylink as auctioneer. Dietrich La Franz, long-time farm owner, retires after years of work. Read the Reporter's sale bills for details.
Mr and Mrs Gr Rensink and family moved into their seven room modern brick dwelling in Boyden on Friday. It features a hot water system hardwood interior tile bathroom white enamel kitchen and an attractive exterior likely improved by summer shrubbery and flowers.
A tire reported missing by W. G. Vanderburg was found by local school children near Carnes and taken to the home of Nicholas C. Spaarda. The finders, reading the Orange City Journal, returned the tire and donated the five dollar reward to the school with Spaarda’s compliments.
The Johnson Manufacturing Co of St Paul Minnesota installed a Johnsonized folio press in the Reporter office. Erectors Wal fred Johnson and George Gunner from St Paul spent five days on the job. The press on a solid concrete foundation weighs about four tons and tests show it runs vibration free. It replaces the old Potter press and will allow six column pages now and seven column twelve cm pages soon. New machinery including a large jobber an auto caster with monthly mat service and new type chases and column rules will be added, placing the Reporter on par with leading plants in the region.
Ethel Pryde and Herman Meester married on Sunday November 23 1930 at the First Presbyterian church parsonage near George Iowa with Rev Fred Beving officiating Miss Ella Stegeman and Jake Van Diepen witnessed the ceremony Pryde a Boyden high school graduate and former Boyden post office assistant will live with her mother Mrs Clara Pryde Meester works in Boyden post office while Meester works with Brinkman and Schortinghuis in Boyden Produce They plan to reside with Mrs Pryde’s mother and receive well wishes from the community.
The operetta Twilight Alley presented by public school grade children under Miss Rogers drew high praise from attendees. Cast included Dame Needy Gertrude Kooy and Angelina the emigrant child, with many neighborhood children and teachers contributing. Notable local notes mention illness of Mrs Henry Backus, purchases and visits, and the WCTU meeting on Friday afternoon.
The Orange City Woman's Federated club sponsors a Thanksgiving three act comedy "Daley" and a three act comedy "Dulcie" in Science Hall at 8:00 PM with doors at 7:00 PM. Admission costs 50c and 25c. The event is part of the Orange City Home Talent Lecture and Entertainment Course drawing large county crowds.
A sale on fine stationery with beautifully lined envelopes and parchment at Hilton Bros Drug Store. Prices listed from 25 cents to 49 cents.
A Christmas program will be held Monday December 22 at the town hall. It is a community affair with local organizations asked to contribute a number each. Anyone with a number to contribute should notify Mrs Bolstad by December 15 to complete the program for the Reporter.
The Ladies' Aid of United Presbyterian church announce a chicken dinner and bazaar in the church basement on Thursday December 4. Dinner price is 50 cents for adults and 35 cents for children under seven. Everyone is invited to attend.
Miss Rogers, music instructor at Boyden high school, entertained the Boyden quartet and their piano accompanists at her Rock Rapids home on Sunday. The quartet Paul Hein, Gerrit Rens, Gerhard Hein, and Henry De Jong sang before an appreciative Congregational Church audience in Rock Rapids.
A reflection on football as a proving ground for character with harsh knocks shaping men while exposing flaws. The piece notes that despite the sport’s vigor, a number of fugitives from injustice emerge as a consequence of intense competition and public scrutiny.
Both banks will be closed on Thanksgiving Day in Boydén, with many stores and establishments also shut. The Kooy and Kooiman stores will stay open Wednesday night to serve last minute Thanksgiving shoppers.
Coal orders listed include Iowa Coal Arkansas Hard Coal and Colorado Coal from a Farmers Co op Association. Mrs Kate Jantzen to spend a week in Hills Minnesota with her daughter Mrs G Vanden Brink. Walter Clyde son of Rev N and Mrs W R Clyde to lead Thanksgiving service at United Presbyterian church Thursday. Sires and Mrs Rudy Jantzen and son reside in Hull for winter. they visited A B Vanden Brink family Sunday.
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