Veenschoten Writes From Western Front
Private H Veenschoten of KE Company 47 Infantry A I F sends a letter home from the trenches describing brutal combat on the Western Front. He recalls near starvation, rain, mud, constant movement, and fierce fighting where he witnessed deaths, injuries, and the loss of a lieutenant. He pleads for home support and mentions financial help and letters from Effie Tebbe Frances and Hazel.
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Effie
Tebbe
Frances
Hazel
Mother
H. Veenschoten KE
47 Infantry
New York
Orange City War Preparations and Local Notices
Local board of supervisors reports on community events and wartime measures including a national registration for men 18 to 46 set for Sept 12, 7 to 9 pm at voting precincts with mail registration possible. Updates note 3400 registrations in Sion county and 13,000,000 nationwide. Memorials, movements to Camp Dodge, flag-raising ceremony, and community support activities are described along with several local comings and goings and funeral notices.
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Sion
Orange City
Recorder’s Office
Bertie Haan
Camp Pike
Camp Dodge
Court House
Main Street
Lieut
Rozeboom
Volkert Spyker
Navy
Boies
Sheldon
Dorothy Tye
C. H. Tye
Tye
One Service in Foreign Tongue County Board Rules
The county board allows one morning service in a foreign language for those who cannot understand English while all prayer meetings and Sunday School must be in English. Rev Van Houte sought to modify this so prayer meetings could avoid compulsory English. The English rule remains, except for one morning service. The Board urges schools to offer a night school for residents over 16 who cannot read or write English. Boyden already offers such a night school.
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van Houte
Boyden
Ladies to Serve Lunch on Registration Day
The Women's Committee of Council of Defense district No 11 Sioux County will serve lunch at the Town Hall Registration Day Sept 12 to raise funds for the organization. All ladies are invited to contribute meat sandwiches pickles or cream Mrs J A Stutzman Chairman.
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Women’s Committee of
Council of Defense
Sioux County
J.A. Stutzman
Six Acre Alfalfa Harvest Yields 50 Tons
R. Kamminga completed his third alfalfa crop last week with about 50 tons stored from six acres. The first two cuttings produced roughly 17 tons and similar amounts, while the latest yield seems heavier. The field hay appears high quality and may be fed to Holstein cows. current winter prices valued the six acres at about $1,500.
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R. Kamminga
Mr. Kamminga
Free Lecture by Miss Jeanette Cation on Wool Conservation
Miss Jeanette Cation of Iowa State College at Ames will lecture for free at Boyden next Tuesday evening September 17 at 8:00. The talk will cover wool conservation with several interesting facts promised, and the public is urged to attend.
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Jeanette Cation
Iowa State College
Ames
Boyden
Study Center Set for Sioux Center High School
The first study center of the year will be held in the high school building at Sioux Center on Saturday September 14. The program begins at 9 30 in the forenoon and runs to 3 30 p.m. County Superintendent Chas H Tye urges all teachers who can be present.
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Sioux Center
Chas. H. Tye
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Veenschoten
Western Front
Hart Schaffner Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
The
White House Clothing Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Sheldon, Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Hubert Muilenberg
Gerrit Steenbergen
H. Stehrenberg
Dr. Kuyper
Anne Verdoorn
C. Kuyper
H. Muilenburg
Johanna Veenschoten
T. H. Veenschoten
France
John van Zee
Albert Smit
Springfield
S. D
Dick Ringers
Hartley
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