This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
4
Illinois Central announces major passenger schedule and service changes effective October 18 to support the war effort. Through sleeping car service between Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans will run only on the Panama Limited and its special passage charge will end.
Hon Bourke Hickenlooper, candidate for Governor, was a genial visitor in Boyden. He toured the town in search of shotgun shells and finally found a full box. The note wonders if Nels did the same.
A Republican nomination in every county marks Bourke B. Hickenlooper as a trusted war governor candidate. He served in Field Artillery during World War I with overseas time, studied at Iowa State College and the State University Law School, and rose from Iowa House member to Lieutenant Governor. His leadership, experience, and public service record position him to govern with honesty, economy, and dignity.
Sioux County school children and teachers praised for their Scrap for Freedom drive alongside national efforts. The county superintendent recounts a hawarden scene of a mule team collecting scrap iron, symbolizing patriotic service. New library books ordered for 40 rural schools, with 30 more on the way. Rural teachers urged to join the Iowa State Teachers Association within ten days to help Sioux County reach a 100 county goal.
Applications for farm machinery are wrongly received at the Local Rationing Office and should go to the AAA Office. Mark envelopes with machinery or address to Jack Armstrong to route correctly. Enlistment of Robert Scholten for flight training announced by the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board. He will report to the Navy pre flight school at Iowa City for training toward a commission in the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. His high school activities included baseball basketball band and chorus.
Mrs. Ossenfort reports her son Lir Hamish has been promoted to Corporal. The Alton Cement Works makes a special curved slab for building cisterns.
A weekly chronology lists names of residents by day from October 24 to October 29, 1942. Included are Alida Haan Jim Ver Hoef Theo Hoekstra Mrs J Houtsma Rudolph Kruse Winifred Mouw H. Ooldenkamp H. P. Schmidt Myrtle De Valois Mrs Herman De VViies Dorothy Warntjes Darlene Berniece Wassink.
Funeral for Lowell Morse of Long Beach California will be at Temple Funeral Homes in Sheldon on Thursday October 29 at two o'clock. Burial follows in the family lot at Sheridan Township Cemetery Boyden Iowa.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.