Rock Valley R R Co Suit Over Pavement Assessment
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific R R Co sues Town of Rock Valley claiming the pavement levy on adjacent properties including the railroad is excessive and discriminatory. The $12,500 assessment was appealed after objections were overruled and the railroad seeks reduction to a lawful amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago~ Milwaukee, Stt. Paul & Pacific R. R. Co
Rock Valley
R. R
Willard E. Austine
Harry Dykstra
Crawford County
Iowa
Wyoming
van Oosterhout
Fort Madison
Jennie van Oort
Orange City
Ladies Aid Society
William
Evert Karssen
John Sandbuke
Evert Karlsen
John Sanbulte
Wouter van Meeteren
Boyden
John B. Mawer
Eugene R. Graham
Bernard J. Diers
Granville
Anna Vander Schaaf
G. J. Vander Wilt
Junior Class Fundraising Drive At Boyden High School
The Junior Class at Boyden High School launches a week long campaign to raise funds for the Junior Senior Banquet. Students will seek subscriptions and renewals for the Boyden Reporter with a 20 percent share on renewals and 80 percent on new subscriptions. A lifetime Sheaffer pen awaits the top seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden High School
Boyden
Boyden Reporter
Emergency collision near Sanborn injures no one
Cars owned by Sam Timmer of Boyden and H J Schulte of Milford collided on highway 18 west of Sanborn Saturday evening in rain. Timmer’s car was crowded to the shoulder. Timmer owners left side damaged while Schulte’s bumper and a wheel were knocked off. The incident occurred between 7 and 8 PM with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Timmer
Boyden
H. J. Schulte
Milford
Sanborn
Timmers
Fenster
Schulte
State C. C. Convention To Meet In Sioux Center
The Iowa Christian Endeavor Union holds its state convention in Sioux Center from October 6 to 9. Hundreds of youth from multiple denominations attend with addresses by youth leaders, educational sessions, Bible study, sacred music, and a banquet. Registrations inDes Moines and Sioux Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
Sioux Center
United Youth
Maurice A. Te Paske
Edith Daven
Orange City
Wilemina Eppink
Iowa C. E. Union
Des Moines
Iowa
Card Of Thanks And Social Visits Across Iowa And Idaho
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for cards flowers and gifts while in hospital. The record lists social visits from families to various homes in Menasha Wisconsin Sioux Center Sheldon Rock Valley Kimberley Idaho Newkirk and surrounding areas with family names including Moret Jansma Van Roeke Mlazgar Jacobsma De Graaf De Graaf Olbekkink Kuyper and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moret
Nelson Jansma
Menesha
Wis
George Riemers
John van Roeke
Sioux Center
George Mlazgar
Jack Mieras
Henry Jacobsma
Case Houtsma
Sheldon
Mike de Graaf
Kimberly
Idaho
Frank de Graaf
Betty
Rock Valley
John Olbekkink
Newkirk
Josie Kuyper
Legion and Auxiliary Annual Picnic at Sheldon Park
The Legion and Auxiliary held their annual picnic supper at Sheldon Park on a cool rainy Wednesday. About forty people enjoyed ice cream as special sundaes were created by local vendors. An auxiliary meeting followed with sixteen members and a guest, Mrs Dale Ferwerda. Members discussed filling membership quotas before the September County meeting and entertaining veterans in Cherokee on September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion and Auxiliary
Sheldon Park
Wedensday
Legion
George Riemers
Vucky
Tuff Grooters
Henry Heusinkveld
Dale Ferwerda
Ferwerda
Auxiliary
Polio Emergency Drive Seeks Funds Nationwide
Polio Epidemic Emergency Drive opens September 8 and runs indefinitely to raise more than the 1949 March of Dimes total. Residents may leave contributions with local chairman Henry Van Houte at Farmers Savings Bank if contacts cannot be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Henry van Houte
Farmers Savings Bank
Noble Wins Sioux County Farmstead Improvement Award
John Noble of Rock Valley is named Sioux county winner in the 1948 49 Farmstead Improvement program run by WNAX and the State College Extension Service. He receives 50 dollars in county merchandise and a shot at a 1000 state prize for improving family living conditions. Other entrants include Magnus Goebel Granville Mrs Robert Jacobsma Rock Valley Herman Van De Veit Boyden and others. The program offers 2000 and 3000 three year overall awards, with improvements including landscaping fencing repairs remodeling homes water systems and new farm buildings. About 1535 farmers from 236 counties in Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska and Iowa are entered in the three year campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noble
Rock Valley
Sioux County
WNAX
State College Agricultural Extension Service
J. E. Ellis
Noble
Magnus H Goegel
Granville
Robert Jacobsma
Herman van de Viiet
Boyden
August Oelrich Sheldon W. Brantsen
Sioux Center
Marvin Vander Wel
Orange City
Julius Anderson
Hawarden
Merle Yates
Ireton
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Towa
Two Films At Town and Country Club Meeting
The Town and Country Club will meet Monday night September 12 in Town Hall. Two films from Bell Telephone Co Sheldon will be shown for about 32 minutes. One explains how electronic tubes work in a telephone system and the other shows what happens from the moment you lift the receiver until the other end answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town and Country Club
Bell Telephone Co
Sheldon
3Game
Women's Club Opens Season With Citizenship Meeting
The Women's Citizenship Club met at Mrs G J Vanden Berg's home for their season opener. Devotions were led by Mrs John Rensink Sr. and the topic Better living and Modern Homes discussed by Mrs Nick De Haas. Hostesses were Mrs Jake Van Diepen and Mrs Vanden Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Citizenship Club
G. J. Vanden Berg
John Rensink Sr
Nick de Haas
Jake van Diepen
Vanden Berg
Jansma Family Reunion and Sioux County Softball News
The Jansma family reunion gathered at Worthington Park with attendees from Minnesota and South Dakota including Gerit Jansma Walnut Grove and Id Jansma Currie. Sioux City Burdett Motors defeated the Sioux County All Stars 12-0 and 4-3 in a double header led by pitchers De Jong Kosters and Rough. Hull Softball Committee selected the county team with Boyden players Grooters G Smit Bell G Doorenbos and Stegeman on the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jansma
Worthington Park
Gerit Jansma
Walnut Grove
Minn
Id Jansma
Currie
Marvin Jansma
Westbrook
Nelson Jansma
Menasha
Wis
Thorton Jansma
Garvin
Roy Gager
Minneappolis
Barbara Tibbets
Detroit
Mich
Wilbur Heemskerk
Marcus
Andrew Jansma
Sheldon
Cyril Houtsma
Flandreau
S. Dak
George Riemers
Adrain Dickevers
Sioux County
Burdett Motors
Sioux City
All Stars
de Jong
Hull
Kosters
Sioux Center
Rough
Maurice
Boyden
Grooters
G. Smit
Bell
G. Doorenbos
Stegeman
Missing game sign prompts town cooperation
The club reports the sign used to notify fans of games is missing since the last Boyden game. They ask residents to help locate it and request return of suits, both first and second cams, for winter packing. Contact Tuff Grooters, Larry Salmon, or Norman Bell with information or to turn in items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
Tuff Grooters
Larry Salmon
Norman Bell
Drive For Community Building Drive Planned By Committee
The General Committee of town organizations met to plan a two week canvass for funds for the Community Building project. A progress report will be published in the Reporter next week.
Grand Jury Service and County Jail Conditions Reported
S. J. Smid, manager of the local lumber yard, served on the grand jury for a day and a half this week and reported county jails in very fine shape. He praised the county farm at Orange City for cleanliness and noted the custodian is doing a very good job keeping the place in tip-top shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Smid
Orange City
Sunday Dinner Guests At H M Scholten Home
Sunday evening dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Wallace Zwaager man and Mrs Jake Zwaagerman both of Hospers, and Mr and Mrs Alfred Doorenbos and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.M. Scholten
Wallace Zwaagerman
Jake Zwaagerman
Hospers
Alfred Doorenbos
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Sioux County Court News
Farmers Coop. Assn
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mary Dykstra
Mary Ann Dykstra
Broyden
Ray Smit
Gradus Vander Vliet
John B. Mayer
Earl H. Fisher
Eugene R. Graham Heirs
Jacob Doctor
Andrew Doctor
Dick Vander Lugt
Hilda Elizabeth Blom
Lawrence George Busch
Neva Jean Liston
Samuel J. Elie
Belleville
Dorothy Jean Finch
Frank Warner
E. Corene Vander Stoep
Ivan Stienstra
Alma Lois de Jager
Maurice Maeterlinck
Carmel
Legion & Auxilliary
Walter Aardapple
Betty van Kley
S. R. Menning
Corine Vander Burgh
Paul Schroeder
Herman Meester
Norman Bose
Woodstock
Henry Harmon
Harmon
Simon Vander Lee
Lake Wilson
Ida Frohwein
Verna Miazgar
Kate Pitstick
Henry Boelsma
Robert Dethmers
Minneapolis
Thys Keele
John Vander Haar
Colorado
Ed Baartman
Henry Kuiper
Doon
E. E. Bleasdell
Rita
Omaha
Nebi
Joe Mouw
Morris Mouw
Henry Post
Jim Smit
Alvin
Alta
Joe Kleinhesselink
Larry
Jolene
Bill Hofmeyer
Willis Hofmeyer
Peter van Kley
Charles Kleinhesselink
Albert de Boer
Joe Vander Schaaf
Gerrit Schnieder
Herbert Horn and
Daghter
Sioux
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