Laurens Sun (Newspaper) - December 22, 1938, Laurens, Iowa Read Over 3000 People Home * Fbr The Home VOLUME LV DECEMBER 22,1938 NUMBER 30 McCombs Old Resident Dies Saturday The community laid to rest the remains of another old settler in the silent city east of town last Monday when R. N. McCombs was Another person who has been a part of the community since it His going in and ' his familiar figure on the streets and elsewhere about town will bo greatly missed His was a part of the life of the These old pioneers are becoming fewer and Going down the Going down the one by Mr. McCombs passed away early Saturday December 17th at his home in While he was bedfast scarcely two he had been in failing health for many He was 86 8 months and 24 days of He literally wore his will kept him going to the very Short funeral services were held at the McKee Funeral Home and then at the Christian conducted by his Rev. W. H. Knotts assisted at the church by Rev. H. 0. pastor of the Burial was in the Laurens The services at the grave were in charge of the S. E. Swanson acting as Master and delivering the Mr. McCombs was always a ready and willing helper in all local affairs In Marshall township he served as assessor and as secretary of the school In Swan Lake township he was assessor and a township In the town of Laurens he was assessor and for 30 years was a member of the Library board and had been one of the Park commissioners since the was Anderson LAURENS WINS 2ND CONFERENCE GAME FRIDAY Laurens boys won their second Twin Lakes Conference game of the season from Lohrville 39 to in a poorly played game on the home floor one fouls were The game was hard fought but showed signs of being ragged at The inability of Lohrville to hit the basket plus tight defense kept Lohrville from getting a field goal during the first The score at the half was 26 to 2 and 35 to ' 0 at the end of the third The Laurens team functioned smoothly at times but still lacks the steadiness that they will need later on in the Laurens will play at Everly on Tuesday December 27 and at Swea December 30. Everly was in the state tournament last year while Swea City was defeated in the district by Webster Swea City has four regulars back and are undefeated this The box LAURENS G FT PF Hurley 4 4 3 Jensen ' 3 1 8 Alexander 2 4j 1 Mather 3 ' 3" Carter 1 0 1 Roewe 1 0 1 Larson 0 0 0 Peterson 0 0 2 Norland 0 0 0 Our Christmas Wish Arenson Barn Burns TOTAL 14' 11 ' 15 LOHRVILLE Knapp 3 Ij 2 3 0 Jarton 1 0 2 Christensen 1 1 4 Hoore 0 0 4 i. Christensen 0 0 4 0 0 0 Hicks 0 0 0 TOTAL 1'.... 5 ' 5 16 Score Laurens 26/ Monday Afternoon both the ' park He was an active member of the Christian a Past Master of the local Masonic a Past of the Eastern Star in fact during Ms active life there were few things in the fraternal and civic life of the community in which he did not have a part. Roderick N. born in Licking March 23,1852. When but years old he came with his people to Marshall where lie spent his young Then went to Pawnee he married 26, 1873 and the same fall they moved to where they lived for two and a half years when they moved to a farm near Green They came to what is now Marshall township in 1883. Afterwards they moved to the f rm Laurens on the northwest where they lived until 1899 when they moved into When he settled in Pocahontas township wat ' known as North but because there were 12 families from Marshall he with others succeeded in having North Dover made into 4 arate and called ( Mrs. McCombs died October 1926. She had borne three t r who died when but a few months told and is buried at Eddie who died when 22 months old am Barry who was killed in a railroad accident in Eagle Grove in 1911 when he was 29 yean The last death saddened the lives of both Mr. and He ld Gorton 4, L. Christensen 3, Hicks 1.. Sheppard of Albert OLD SANTA GREETS ALL THE YOUNGSTERS SAT. Last Saturday was the children's day and the usual big crowd turned out to meet Old Santa and to get heir annual For the first time many youngsters got a thrill ajB hey met the old fellow and were a ittle timid about reaching up and taking a gift from his The barn on the Andrew Arenson farm 7 miles south and 2 miles west of Laurens caught fire about four o'clock Tuesday afternoon and The fire was first noticed when smoke began coming out of the hay No livestock was fire truck came out from and helped save the other The cause of the fire is NELS FORMER RESIDENT D. Next Monday Is a Legal Holiday Word was received here this morning that Nels Johnson had died during Next Monday is the legal for On that day office will be closed as on o The rural mail ca: BROADCAST Ttt CONVENTION Five special broadcasts on the Iowa 4- H ' Short Course and Convention at Iowa State Dec. 27- 29, will be carried by the college radio reports County Agent E. J. The programs will be of interest to particularly the parents Forger Gets 10 Years t * - T- U- UJ- J G. A. Hollenbeck reports that the hired Luther who forged his name to checks had been arrested at West Virginia t and returned to He Mrs. Leonad Kronbach and of came Monday to visit over Christmas at the Lyman Lund and with other Yesterday Harold coach in the High School received word that his oldest brother had passed away at his home near Everly that Sylvester Brown was taken to the hospital at Sioux City Tuesday No word has been received from him as the night at the home of his son at I no t g O out on that North He was the | day is a legal The general father of Mrs. C. A. Carlson and for i stores and meat markets will be open many years lived i * the Laurens com- a Monday to help He owned farm just J may be caught abort northwest of Swan be te MARSHALL TWP. FARM BUREAU MET FRIDAY The Marshall township Farm Bu met at the home of. Mr. and Popular Local Woman Buried V Last Sunday Mrs. Kiah died at her home near December 16 after a long The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the clist church at 2: 30 preceded by * hort f o i vices at the home at 2 The services were in charge of the H. O. Ward and unusually largo congregation Of sorrowing friends were present to pay their last respects to Tutt & Emarine had charge of the funeral Burial wan in the Laurens The pall bearers were Paul B. F. Merle Lennie C. F. Hawl y and Raymond Obituary Cecil Luella Shields was born near on April 29, 800. The early part of her life was pent in the vicinity of Bloomington where she attended High School and he Indiana University and later aught seven years in the rural On November 18, 1910 she was united in. marriage to To this union two children were Marjorie who preceded her in death at the age of 4 and Mrs Opal Smith of N The Hayse family moved to Laurens in 1920 and with the exception of a short time have resided here Mrs. Hayse was a member of the Laurens Legion the Willing the Farm Woman's Club and the Excelsior At an early age she united with the Baptist Mrs. John Weber Friday December 16. Fourteen families at pleaded guilty and the judge tended the ' n 10 the pen. He told evand friends of boys who will ryone be was going to West Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Muller and Mr. and H. B. Keele returned home Monday night from a. week V visit in Illinois and Missouri with t NI W ' Dr. Ripley took Glen Smith to the General Hospital at Des Moines Saturday Be was operated on Sunday ' for an intestinal Kipley received word Tuesday thai along the Schmuecker Convention broadcasts will go on the air every Tuesday through from 12: 25 to 12: 35. And there will be hour broadcasts on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2: 30 to 3: 00 p. m. Sam H. extension editor at Iowa State will be in charge of the Outstanding 4- H boys attending winners of and individuals and groups with musical talent will be included on the Schmuecker Between 1,200 and 1,300 4- H boys and leaders are expected for the short course and which will feature as the principal J. C. superintendent of the School of Agriculture at the University of The annual Corn Club show - arill be held at the same with boys competing for nearly $ 100 in two trophies and 38 ginia and through letters he left behind he wan traced to He did not seem much concerned over his He had a woman companion while in the county who may or may not have been his wife for she received mail addressed both to a Mrs. and a the largest sales in the was that of Bay Haman 4m It took the The floa i wa ( - Peggy Cowan was taken to the hospital at last She had been ill for a few days before they found out that she had Troop I Court of GIRL SCOUTS of the Girl Scouts had a Awards Monday in the school They were rewarded stars for patrol leader chevrons and patrol Officers for the coming year wer elected after which a program was Church of Bloomington of which she was still a Hayse was possessed t f 1 by some service 1 greatly admired She was Calm and hopeful and an unusual degree of during the several years of her ness and during all the time she she bore with patience her vere She was a splendid those who came to know her foun worm friendship and their lives t ' ' ' Mrs. Hayse passed away at vl at Laurens on Dec. 16th 4 l I at ' was served by the Get Your Tickets Early A bulletin from the State University warns that if you want to watch the game there with Notre November 11, 1939, you had better apply for tickets early for more than 1,000 tickets for that game have already been applied 11 months before the Most of the orders were received after Eddie girls are very proud of Notre Dame American was awards and are anxious to pointed head coach at Iowa uniforms to wear them ' I 1 - her husband and one Mrs Opal Smith of her Mr. and Mrs. Frank one Mrs. Roxie and three Leco and Raymond of and Lester of South as well as a host of neighbors and ' l * Among those from out- of town to attend the funeral The faculty and school board enjoyed a Dutch dinner at the school house in the dining Tuesday The 5gMs i ved ' ' v ' ' ij i. A. B. KLINE TO SPEAK S ' A. B. farmer and vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau will be the at the annual County Farm Bureau ' meeting to be held at January 4, 1939. Mr. Kline is an outstanding speaker and one of the best informed agricultural leaders in ' the t. the week he has en in York he attended a met the Irish only once winning 10 to 7 in 1921. Anderson end for Knute Rockne in that garner Mrs. W. S. Mackie invited in fourteen of her lady friends last Thursday to help her celebrate her She a one o'clock The afternoon was greatly enjoyed by everyone Mrs. Mackie received many nice Raymond Mr. v t and Mrs. Leco ' Roxie from Mrs. Lester Shields and Winifred 1 South Mrs. Oscar Bertha John I i nice Hanson f Mr William from and Mr and Myron Helen Carlson The little squib In last week's San Andy Henriksen had w n - s r - - - - - - - conference of industrial and Service station did not tell tural leaders of the U. S. spon * red 1 Mr. Henriksen bought the by the magarine Mr the ' I I spend holidays with her pw n Mr. 0i,- f S an 1 * ' ty jt g gW at f i $ % M f m * Marion Robinson and is Mrs. Frank Holmes and fLavon Haman began wonting last i a in th Office of | he Hakes Huffman -' lanti u ' J 1 ister v J v u 1.^ 1.^ 1 f 1 f 1 1
