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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
1
Contributed by Frank Dykstra the letter questions the wartime rotation plan promising home return but delaying due to quotas scarce ships and political timing. Soldiers recall eighteen months away turning into longer waits while rumors and excuses spread and morale wavers.
Quota allotments for October on passenger tires in the Sioux City OPA District were cut from 6545 to 6506. M E Rawlings, district director, announced the adjustment. The district spans 29 counties in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota with 118 320 registered passenger cars.
Notice advising registrants to report address changes to Local Board and to consult advisory boards or government appeal agents if misclassified. Emphasizes working status, dependents, physical condition and staying in touch with Local Board for guidance.
An Iowa seed ad urges immediate purchase of Punk's G Hybrid for spring planting. It lists J. D. Murphy contact in Hull with phone 67 R11 for ordering details.
The candidate argues that the nation must convert wartime energy into productive use with jobs for all and individuals starting businesses. He calls for a government that believes in and promotes enterprise and assures producers they will not be throttled by policy.
Pvt. Gaylord Smith son of Mrs. Joe De Jong of Boyden is assigned to the RAF Training Command Radio School at Sioux Falls Army Air Field for a 26 week course as radio operator mechanic. He previously worked at the Boyden Meat Market and graduated Boyden High School in 1918. inducted March 21, 1944 at Camp Dodge Iowa, he trained at Stockton Field and Amarillo before reporting to Sioux Falls.
War Food Administration abruptly ended rationing and distribution controls on all farm machinery and equipment except cornpickers last week. In Missouri Valley a collision between the Twin Cities to Omaha passenger train and a freight train killed nine people including Pvt Steve Steenhoven and his 16 months old daughter. Eighty-two were injured, with five in critical condition. Among the injured were Mrs Steve Steenhoven a former Hull girl Mrs Earl Starnsworth formerly of Sheldon 2nd Lieut Allen Roos Orange City Pfc Mitchell DeKoster son of Tom DeKoster Hull and Miss Clara Boye Ocheyedan.
Boyden school neighbors collect milkweed pods for the government to replace kapok in life preservers. Students handle drying and are paid a small amount. A fire drill cleared the building in about a minute and twenty seconds. High School basketball organized with 20 to 25 players and Ray Smit coaching. first game November 10 versus Hull High. Library reorganized under Mrs. Eberly with repaired books, relabeled shelves, and increasing circulations aided by student librarians. new books coming soon.
Reflecting tight supplies and spotty distribution the ration value of creamery butter climbed four points Sunday to a new high of 20 points per pound Farm and processed butter remains at 12 points a pound.
Dr. D. G. De Valois, veterinary physician, will open an office at Sanborn next week in the John Prins insurance agency building. He graduated from Iowa College in Ames and recently left the army. he is the son of Dr. C. A. De Valois of Sheldon.
A mixed page lists STAR-BOUND poetry by Pfe Larry Farsaci at Golden Atom Publications Rochester New York and a MELON FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET near Osceola hospital along Highway 38. Also advertised are Chester White Spring Boars for sale, a nurse training offer at Pine Rest Grand Rapids, lost pigs near Andrew Rosenboom, a large half section farm for sale at Hartley Iowa, a milking machine, brand paint, a chicken coop, and Farm Loans from Farmers Savings Bank Boyden Iowa.
Classified list items include pure bred Poland China boars from Wm. A. Winter located 3 miles north and 3 miles west of Boyden. Also threshing belts for sale from George Harness and Net Co. in George Iowa, plus household items from Mrs. Ed Bartels in Sheldon. Aged people and convalescents offered room board and care at Delaney Nursing Home in Spencer with phone 1800.
A farmer seeks to harvest several fields of soybeans in the Boyden area using a new Allis Chalmers harvesting setup. For details contact Roy Brinkman, 57R1, Hull, Iowa.
New Fall Céat or dress shop debuts in the Grey Street area with a showcase at 8t inviting shoppers to preview autumn styles and accessories. Local merchants expect steady crowds as the store introduces seasonal collections and special openings.
Sixth to eighth graders had a week of art with spattered leaf patterns and leaf men. History featured a labor debate with workers and employers. English saw a Snow White play by third graders. Students shared stamps, plants, flowers, and books, and weather calendars formed in first grade. Harm Oldenkamp’s cousin John visited.
An ad notes Nancy Ann bread at Council Oak and claims averaging one loaf daily yields over 60 free loaves in a year versus other breads. It mentions a 14 pound Joaf at 11 cents.
The Office of Price Administration leased 4500 square feet in a Milwaukee building for 5625 dollars yearly but moved firms scattered nationwide to speed space. A thousand dollars was spent on moving and installing a burglar alarm. The bureau never occupied the space and canceled the lease on October A.
Fragmentary report notes that many Americans experience reduced work time and burdensome paperwork under a supposed New Deal program. It mentions Byrd Committee and Federal Expenditures as context, with references to farmers and small business owners facing questionnaires and reports for government agencies.
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