Obituary and local notices from Boyden area
Obituary for John Woudsma nicknamed Shorty notes his sudden death at 56 in Sheldon hospital from a heart condition. Born in the Netherlands, he immigrated in 1914 and worked in Boyden as a Chevrolet salesman. Funeral arrangements and surviving relatives listed. Also included are Soil Bank payment updates from Sioux County and a local accident involving a Pomona minister near DeWitt and a Dennison cactus blooming twice this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woudsma
John “Shorty“ Woudsma
Sheldon Hospital
Ossenzyl
Netherlands
United States
Maynard Woodsma
Kooy
Lichville
North Dakota
John Vander
John den Herder
Chandler
Minnesota
Henry Ruyter
Boyden
United Presbyterian
Thomas Patterson
Creston
Arthur Kooiker
Marvin Dickevers
Hull
Gerrit Roetman
Sanborn
Tony Arends
Albert Roetman
Sheldon
Glenn Salmon
Silver Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Arnold Kroese
Mr and Mrs Arnold Kroese celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Wednesday Sept 19 in the parlors of St Pauls Lutheran Church Sheldon Iowa with about 135 relatives and friends. A toast mistress and program included several participants and a dining room team managed by Mrs Ronald Steuben and Mrs Elsie Kroese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Kroese
Eldon Bleasdell
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Sheldon
Itowa
Gale Bleasdell
Rendolph
Nebras
Wm. Petrisk
Schifflers
Deanna Bleasdell
Sandra Betten
Darlene de Boer
Howard Juhl
Donald Gray
Robert Garvin
Warren Betten
Peter Mortensen
Ronald Steuben
Spencer
Elsie Kroese
Margaret Betten
Mary Garvin
Judy Juhl
Elaine Juhl
Sylvia Jepson
Joan van Velzen
Death of Mrs Lena Bergman of Washington Iowa
Mrs Lena Bergman of Washington Iowa formerly of Boyden died Sept 14 at Logan Utah after a ten day illness. She was 72 years 8 months 1 day old. Cause was shock and pneumonia after an operation. Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian Church with several local and nearby pastors officiating. Interment followed at Boyden Cemetery. Surviving is Miss Maude Jackson of Washington. Also noted is deer license information and a note on Wm Mouw confined at home with a leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Bergman
Lena Jackson Bergman
Washington
Boyden
Logan
Utah
Henry Bergman
United Presbyterian Church and Missionary Society
Woman's Club
United PresbyterianChurch
Henry Bank
Carl Megwhlson
Ainsworth
McIntyre
Alfred Doorenbos
Herbert Horn
Art Vanden Brink
Sheldon
Herman Meester
Brest Hollander
Chris Vanden Berg
George Mlazgar
John Hilton
Maude Jackson
Washington, Ia
Boyden Cemetery
Temple Mortuary
Local residents recap recovery after accidents and illness
Robert Green returned home Saturday from Sheldon hospital where he had been a patient for several days after a truck accident. Henry Auberg Sr. came home earlier this week after a week at the clinic in Iowa City. Henry Rohde has regained ability to be up after confinement to his bed for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Green
Sheldon Hospital
Henry Auberg Sr
Iowa City
Henry Rohde
Iowa 1956 57 Hunting and Trapping Seasons Set
Iowa opens hunting seasons on Saturdays near 1955 dates with wide open counties. Pheasant quail duck deer and other game rules listed by zone with bag limits hours and dates across numerous counties and regions. Prussic acid warning note advises careful handling of Sudangrass sorghum pastures to protect livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Lyon
Osceola
Dickenson
Emmet
Kossuth
Winnebago
Worth
Mitchell
Howard
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Chickasaw
Floyd
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Palo Alto
Clay
O'Brien
Sioux
Plymouth
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Peece Franklin
Butler
Taylor
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Madison
Clarke
Lucas
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne
Louisa
Washington
Keokuk
Mahaska
Dallas
Mills
Montgomery
Fremont
Page
Monroe
Appanoose
Polk
Warren
Marion
Tama
Benton
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Jasper
Poweshiek
Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Scott
Muscatine
Adair
Union
Wapello
Jefferson
Henry
Des Moines
Davis
van Buren
Lee
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Guthrie
Adams
Black Hawk
Story
Marshall
Bremer
Monona
Cass
O’brien
Sioux County
Maurice £. Eldridge
Eldridge
John B. Herrick
Iowal State College
Herrick
Sudan
Transfer of Conservation Officers Across Counties
The Conservation Commission announces three State Conservation Officers will transfer. Duane Wilson moves to Hamilton and Hardin counties and Charles Stribling to Washington and Jefferson counties, effective October 1. Duane Luchtel will serve Woodbury County from September 1. Luchtel succeeds Wayne Sanders who joins public relations in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game
The
Conservation Commission
Duane Wilson
Hamilton
Hardin
Charles’ Stribling
Washington
Jefferson
Duane Luchtel
Woodbury County
Luchtel
Wayne Sanders
Woodbury
Commission
Des Moines
Rochester clinic patient Bert Wallinga noted
A historical note lists Bert Wallinga as a patient at a Rochester Minnesota clinic. It also details hunting seasons with bag limits for Ross' geese grebes rails mourning dove wood duck swan blue and snow geese and doot or mudden plus Wilson's snipe and raccoon seasons with dates and daily hours.
Prenatal Classes Offered by Community Nurses of Sheldon
The Community Nurses Association of Sheldon sponsors six weekly prenatal classes for mothers-to-be at Community Memorial Hospital Sheldon starting Sept 25. Sessions run Tuesdays at 8 p.m. with demonstrations, pamphlets, hospital tour, and talks by registered nurses and doctors from the Medical Staff. Financing is not required and reservations for delivery at another hospital are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Nurses Association of
Sheldon
Community Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Aerican Legion Auxiliary Unit 272 Meets with 22 Members
The Auxiliary unit 272 met at Season Hall with 22 members present. Mrs Milton Mackie conducted the meeting as president, reports were heard from the secretary and treasurer, and high point winners for the year were announced. Paula Zimmer reported on Girls State trip and music was provided by Mrs Wm Rons. A program on Constitution and by-laws followed. Members were urged to save Butternut coffee strips for child welfare. Lunch was served by Mrs George Hom, Mrs George Riemers, and Mrs Baartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerican ‘Legion Auxilary
Negeting
Milton Mackie
Norman Bell
Ed Baartman
Wm Rons
Larry Salmon
Rhen
George Hom
George Riemers
D Baartman
Ed Joneson Ends 42 Year CB&O Railroad Career
Engineer Ed Joneson retires from the CB&O after a 42 year career at age 70. He dedicated decades to railroad work and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Joneson
Cb&o
Joneson
Health For All You As In Invalid
A descriptive piece on living with tuberculosis, its personal impact, and challenges of recovery. It discusses fear, family roles, emotional and behavioral responses to illness, risk of stopping treatment, and the importance of ongoing care and prevention through tuberculosis associations.
Sioux County Dairymen Earn Iowa 400 Club Honors
Three Sioux County dairymen Chester De Boer Hull Joe C Fuhr Boyden and Leonard Rensink and Sons Boyden received Iowa 400 Club recognition at the annual Cow Conference at Iowa State College on Friday morning September 7. Each herd averages above 400 pounds of butterfat per Holstein cow with 10 successive years of Dairy Herd Improvement testing. The county is among 70 statewide winners in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Iowa
Iowa State College
Chester de Boer
Hull
Joe C. Fuhr
Boyden
Leonard Rensink
Leonard, Rensink
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Iowa Biologists Test Selective Fish Killing On Storm Lake
Iowa conservation biologists test rotenone to reduce gizzard shad on Storm Lake without harming game fish. The Sept 6 trial covered 28 acres with thousands of young shad killed and no dead game fish reported. Officials plan further studies to refine selective chemical control of rough fish populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission
Tom Moen
Earl Rose
Storm Lake
Lowa
Moon
Storm
Black Hawk
North Twin Lakes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soil Bank
John B Draager Chaignan
ASC Committee
Oranger
ASC
Community Credit Corporation
Pomona
California
DeWitt
Markley
Dennison
Conservaion Commission
East 7Th
Court
Wm Mouw
First Reformed Church
Bert Wallinga
Rochester, Minn
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