160 Men Registered for Selective Service in Boyden
A list shows 160 men registered in Boyden for the selective service on Thursday September 12. The roster includes numerous surnames and notes that some fathers and sons registered together as new draft regulations focus on ages 18-20 and 31-36 for early classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyden
General Crowder
Aft
Frederick van Goor
Henry Simonetti
Edward George Mahoney
Carl Oelrich
Hendrikus Lensink
George
Henry John Meyn
Wieger Boelsma
Benjamin Groeters
William Joseph Peters
Pet
Time of day not given by telephone operators
Government wartime policy ends time of day service by telephone operators. Discontinuation saves labor and equipment, freeing operators to handle more calls. In Boyden, over 75 daily time requests fade, allowing more important calls to be processed with the same staff.
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Boyden
Seed Corn Gathering Week Declared by Sioux County Farmers
Last Friday afternoon a meeting of about 150 farmers at the Fair Grounds discussed Seed Corn Gathering Week for Sioux County. They adopted prices of 7e with an elevator and 8 without an elevator for corn picking this fall and set Sept 16 21 as the gathering week. They urged gathering seed corn for two years and noted damage from wind hail or other influences as a factor in picks. George Dunlop recalls last spring and urges early seed corn selection by Iowa farmers.
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Fair Grounds
Sioux County
Iowa
Local residents report moves and travels in brief notices
John H. Dykstra purchased a new Ford sedan at the Tott Garage. John Morris recently returned home from Wisconsin and Chicago after visiting relatives. Dr. M. Brink left for Glenham, S. C. to oversee farm interests for about two weeks, with Mrs. Brink assisting Willie Norton on the Doctor’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Dykstra
Tott
John Morris
Wisconsin
Chicago
Dr. M. Brink
Glenham S. C
Mrs. Brink
Willie Norton
Slothouber Adds Gerstdale Jones Herd Boar
G Slothouber of northwest of Boyden enlarges his Poland China herd by purchasing a Gerstdale Jones boar from Carter and Daventer of Mexico Missouri. Gerstdale Jones was sold by Peter Mouw last year for 6600. The boar is sired by that animal and is due next week. An ad in this issue offers thirty head of fall and spring boars for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Slothouber
G. Siothouber
Boyden
Poland
Rensink Bros to Hold Holstein Sale
Rensink Bros of north of Boyden will hold a Holstein sale at the Sheldon Pavilion on Oct 17. About sixty head of Holsteins from this region will be offered as a big demand for dairy cattle grows. Henry Rensink will manage the sale and promete a successful event with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensink Bros
Boyden
Sheldon Pavilion
Henry Rensink
About 3000 Register In Sioux County
Last Thursday was registration day. At that time 2984 men registered in Sioux County. It was first estimated that about 4000 would register. Elsewhere in this issue you will find the names of those registering in this community.
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Sioux County
Sioux
Register at Orange City Local Board for 1918 enrollment
Notice to ages 18 to 45 not registered by Sept 12 1918 to register at once or face imprisonment or heavy fine. Wm Wiersma chairman Local Board. The Women’s Committee of Defense thanks donors for Thursday lunch raising 25.60 with 0.35 expense. coffee sugar kerosene hot water and advertising donated. George Brinks reports his father died in Michigan. he is en route to attend funeral.
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Orange City
Wm. Wiersma
Council of Defense
George Brinks
Michigan
George
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Er Meyn Jr
Peter Kruse
William Verman Meyn
Cornelius Dunnick
Ireny William Mory
Johann Heinrich Breugl
Arthur Emmet Miller
Hendrick Lankman
Edward Diekevers
Reinder Kammingza
John DeJong
Rupert Moret
Elmer Isaac Miller
Erman Peter Jantzen
John Henry Schuett
Walter William Bram
Henry Terman Winter
Samuel David Helms
Nerman
Diedrich Ossenfort
Peter 9. Bouma
Lambertus Ge
Adolph Winter
Otto Bouma
Alpi Helsuter
Simon Vande Guuarde
Louis van Batavia
Cornelius Seenhoven
John Peter Lutjens
Cornelius Salie
Bert Charles Conley
Erich Henry Hirt
Henry van Nyhuis
Cornelius Verloet
C J. Kuyper
Paul Schreuder
George Albert Dean
Jan Vander Hout
Ralph Smit
Clarence Gilmore Surset
Martin Pempeit
Gerit Spijkerman
John Henry Meyners
Benjamin Peter
August Martin Fick
Christian Hollander
Raymond Herman Rosenboom
Maria Henry Roosenboom
Herman Meyn
Henry Jacob DL
Stegemann
Peter Hilenry Tiedeman
Mike Shidey Steven
Dirk T. Boersma
Gerrit Scholten
Leenhert Verhagen
Atse de Jong
John Vermaar
Arie Wildeman
Oscar, van Grouw
Peter Stegemga
Dick Rypkema
George Ihlenry Terbeest
Ari
Hart Schaffner
Marx
The
White House Clothing Co
the Howe of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Sheldon, Iowa
Katm Bureau
George Dunlop
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