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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
1
Classified ad offers Poland China boars for sale at Fred Jantzen farm located three miles north and one mile east of Hull. Inquiries welcomed.
Classified notices list a sales position for a route distributing medicines home remedies insecticides disinfectants animal foods tonics and food products across East O'Brien Northeast and South Plymouth and Cherokee Counties. Claims growing demand with good profits and contact Rawleigh's Dept IAJ-382-187 Freeport Illinois.
The record lists H. L. and W. G. Vanderburg as publishers and editors in Boyden Iowa. It states the owners are HL. and W. G. Vanderburg and notes the serial designation.
A dated roster lists names tied to October events in 1944 at Boypden incl. Mrs H Ooldenkamp Victor Scholten Eunice Vos Harvey Lee Roy Kleyne Henry Bosman Henry Ooldenkamp Jr Elmer Miller. Subsequent days include Mrs Fred Starkweather Hilda Reyelts and others across October 29 to November 2 with numerous handwritten names.
S/Sgt Henry Houtsma returns to Chicago for a two week furlough with Miss Lydia Dykstra visiting. Cpl Arthur Middendorph and sister Esther Evelyn host a dinner at Ed Diekevers in Wilmont. Middendorp served in Italy overseas for 20 months. Pvt Richard Van De Hoef leaves after a ten day furlough headed to Ft Meade from Camp Fannin. Pvt Gaylord Smith visits parental Joe De Jong home. John Brinks arrives on a three day pass from Camp Bilis NL to visit George Brinks. Marie Van Grouw visits Brinks home. Lloyd Rens heads to armed service. Dick Heusinkveldt and sons George and Henry visit Henry Heusinkveldt. John Richard Reuvers departs for pre induction at Fort Snelling on Oct 22.
Cpt Arthur Middendorf and sister Evelyn of Wilmont Minnesota dined with Ed Diekevers. Middendorf has served two years and sailed to North Africa with George Diekevers. Sir Gerard De Jong of the U S Navy and Lavonne of Sioux City were honored at a Joe De Jong home gathering with many relatives from Boyden Sioux Center and Hull.
A weekly sale offers raisin cinnamon bread pound loaf for 10 cents every Wednesday at the Council Oak Store.
The Orientation Class presents a first aid demonstration in the gym for high school students detailing bandages bleeding control splints and transport of injured persons. A skating party at Sheldon roller rink November 6 is planned by the students as their second party of the year. Three new cheerleaders were elected Dorothy Westra Lavon Rouwenhorst and Marjorie Van Houte to replace graduates. New school flags will be placed in each grade room and the assembly area. National Book Week invites grade children to visit the library on November 14 aided by the Women's Club. Goodwill Industries of Sioux City appeals for help noting lack of funds and endowment and requesting discarded articles donations. a Goodwill Truck will call November 1.
W G Vanderburg argues families complain their sons abroad receive little mail while hundreds of letters sit stalled by government red tape. He questions V Mail efficiency and calls for better mail flow to boost soldier morale, urging more effort from the public and less emphasis on lend lease.
A letter notes mailing red delinquent notices to Reporter subscribers. An honest neighbor identifies deadbeats and chisellers among those behind on payments, arguing that those who mistreat neighbors will also try to cheat others.
A World War II pilot, home as a convalescent, shares memories at a meal. He recalls crash landing in India with incendiaries, saving his crew as flames reached the cockpit, while a chilling vision of scar tissue lingers. The scene underscores war’s closeness.
The Sioux City District Office of Price Administration announced the last of non serially numbered EH and KR gas coupons will expire October 31. Expiring red meat fat stamps begin October 29 and blue processed food stamps start November 1, with points and monthly validity outlined for rationers.
First graders work on an Indian unit with salt flour crafts and feather headbands. Coralyn Van Diepen shares Indian artifacts. Students enjoy a new song book and the song Old Jack Frost. Several students earned perfect spelling papers last Friday and no tardies in six weeks. Names include Dorothy DeBoer Bonnie Bron ner Edward Den Herder Jon Lee Rensinks and more. New music books issued. many students achieved 100 in spelling all week.
Jerry Starkweather broke his arm last week and received flowers from his Sioux City aunt. The bouquet stayed in class until Saturday. In readers, Jay Brink James De Jong Joan Van Velzen and Ella Ruby posted high scores. A new pupil John Bernard Bernisse joined the room. Defense Stamp total this week was 585 dollars.
A new Office of Defense Transportation operates in Sioux City and transfers Sioux County from the Sioux Falls area. Appeals for extra gasoline by truck operators with a War Necessity Certificate go to local OPA offices. New or used truck applications without a certificate go to the County AAA Office.
Cpl Howard W Salie son of Mrs Johanna M Sallie of Boyden nears completion of training at Sioux City combat crew school and will soon go overseas to serve as a gunner on a heavy bomber He entered service March 24 1943 and was a Boyden high school student before joining the Army Air Forces
Mrs S Schortinghuis will entertain the bridge club at her home Wednesday evening.
All applications for milk subsidies for July and August 1944 must be in the office before November 1. The Lillian McConnell Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. Be. Kammalade's home Thursday for a shower honoring Mrs. James Koole and daughter Mary.
Rev I R Barnes announced at Sunday service his resignation as pastor and plan to leave North Dakota for Washington state. Mrs Ernest Olson and Mrs Laurence Haze were Sunday supper guests in the Glen Krahling home at Ashton. John D D Landhuis, Manager Charles Hicks and Henry Van Der Spoel attended a buttermakers convention at Mason City. Mrs Siem Schortinghuis will host the Bridge Club. Brink of Kalamazoo MI arrived with Lt John Milargar for a visit to the Rev Brink home.
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