Magazine Campaign Closes With School Profit
The Boyden school campaign raised 289.50 in magazine subscriptions earning about 95.25 net for the school. The funds will buy an electric phonograph and records for the school.
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
1
The Boyden school campaign raised 289.50 in magazine subscriptions earning about 95.25 net for the school. The funds will buy an electric phonograph and records for the school.
Coach Grooters calls first basketball practice for Monday evening. Eighteen boys attend. four starters return from last year. Season schedule lists 21 games with home and away dates against Ashton Archer Hospers Western Chr Rock Valley Northwestern Newkirk Alton Hull Doon Maurice and others plus a conference tournament and section tourney. Referees secured for all but one home game.
Progressing The Juniors rehearse daily for a play titled The Blue Bag directed by Miss Lois Riemersma. All members of the Junior class are in the cast and performances are planned for the end of the first week in November.
The fifty third annual Northwest District session of the Iowa State Education Association met in Sioux City last week. Boyden teachers attended and praised the program noting outstanding speakers including Dr. G W Crane who spoke on Strategy of Handling People and Horse Sense in Child Training. Congressman Karl Mundt addressed both general and high school teacher sessions.
Citizens of Boyden approved a 25 year extension of the Iowa Public Service Company electric franchise, voting 78 to 10. The prior franchise was ten years, and the vote occurred on Thursday, Oct. 10.
The first annual rally for Senior Intermediate and Brownie troops held Friday afternoon in Town Hall drew many guests. Scout Commissioner Mrs. Jacob Van Diepen chaired as readers from Mesdames Vanderburg Smit Diekevers and Vande Hoef described troop work and projects. Displays, posters, scrapbooks and project work were shown and inspected. Lunch sales and donations supported local work and the Juliette Low Memorial International Fund.
A kitchen shower for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dykgraaf of Kalamazoo was hosted at Geo. Brinks home on Thursday. Guests included the Martin Cup erius and Grandma Brinks families. Gerrit Brinks Joanna Brink. Henry Bosman Larry Salmon and Jake Vander Heiden. The couple were on their honeymoon. Also seeking information on Sheridan Township's oldest native resident with the longest community residence.
Tickets for the Centennial sale are available at Mayor Rouwenhorst office. He aims to close sales quickly as crowds rush to secure seats. Petit Jury will convene November 4 1946 at 10:00 A M with candidates Chris Blumeyer Ed Hausman Sr L Korthals Bernie Moss Grace Oberman.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for cards letters and gifts from David and Norma Lagoo Ben Peters M Mulder and son of Sheldon Nellie Sperry Mitchell Mitchell South Dakota Jake Richard and Ed Markus Harrison South Dakota Henry Ruyter and daughters visit Hull A S Quinn home Denver trip L Van Leeuwen Rock Rapids visit John Sitter home
The Sioux County Farm Bureau schedules its 1947 membership drive for the week of January 6 with a kick-off meeting planned for Tuesday night. A captain and leaders meeting precedes the drive, and 120 workers will be recruited to invite farmers to join. The county targets 1200 members as its share of the Iowa Federation quota of 115,000.
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