Worthy Young People Wed in Iowa City
Miss Bessie Kidd and Louis D. Brierley wed at the Methodist parsonage in Iowa City. Rev. Sylvester Tilis officiated with ring ceremony. Bride wore navy blue taffeta. attendants Miss Jessie Marship and Walter Kidd. They plan a short wedding trip to Center Point and will live on a farm three miles south of town. Both are prominent local young residents with LeGrand roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Parsonage
Iowa City
Bessie Kidd
Louis D. Brierley
Sylvester Hi. Tilis
Jessie Manship
Walter &. Kidd
Center Point
Arlo Kidd
LeGrand
LeGrand High School
Iowa, State Normal College
Cedar Rapids
Brierly
Consolidated ISD Seeks Bids for New School Building
Notice to contractors in LeGrand Iowa invites sealed bids by 2 p m May 7 1928 for a new school building with separate and combined bids for heating plumbing and electrical work. Plans available April 38 1928. Bid bonds required and board reserves right to reject any bid. Thunder storms accompanied by a lightning strike damaged the Jesse Tow barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Independent School District
LeGrand
Marshall
Bartley & Pedicord
Waterloo
Iowa
Board of Education
Cigarette Notice Warns Against Minor Use and Sales
Town Council issues second and final warning about boys under 21 using cigarettes or having papers. Anyone selling to minors will be prosecuted. Parents urged to support council efforts. G D Harvers, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caecil
Local notices and appointments fill Ames-Le Grand week
A farm town column lists visitors and arrivals including Miss Marian Mills from Ames visiting Dr. and Mrs. In. M. Mills, Mrs. G. D. Harvey ill with asthma, and Chauncey Kellogg with Walter visiting the Gaunt home. Judge Tankersley to speak at Christian church, and several residents moving or traveling. Also two German police dogs purchased by G. L. Harvey and R. L. Pemberton from a Kansas City kennel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaunt
G. D. Harvey
Marian Mills
Ames
In. M. Mills
Flora I. Pyle
LeGrand
Judge Tankersley
Marshallstown
Christian Church
H. &. Gibson
Irosa Belbout
T. G. Gibson
Ray Duncan
Chauncey Kellogg
Walter
LM. Gaunt
Waldo Higinbotham
Learsboro
le Grand
G. C. Hickle
J. H. Stahl
St. Belena Sanitarium
Calif
Samuel Inman
Mae Draper
Marshalltown
Phoebe Adair
C. B. Adair
Wilbur Kellogg
Montour
Lee Stanfield
G. G. Peterson
Gilman
Aaron Inman
Aberdeen
Samael Inman
Joh Inmap
Taylors Falls
Minn
P.M. Paulson
Neck of the Woods
Kansas City
German Letter Bears Heavy Postage From Hamburg Prisoner Letter
A Des Moines girl received a German prisoner of war letter with three 100 mark stamps, costing $71.40 at prewar rates. The note from Fraulein Helmi Wucherpfeenig of Hamburg asked for help funding a four week health trip for German students, while the Dunbar School’s Prof. Omer C. Johnson notes ongoing aid from Friends Relief workers and memory of POWs. The period also reports on local school board plans, architect bids, a pastor’s farewell, and staff changes at local firms and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Omer C. Johnson
Dunbar Consolidated School
France
Johnson
Fraulein Helmi Wucher-pfeenig
Hamburg
Franz Wacherpfennig
Dombasle
Walcher
Society of Friends
Mills
Spessart
America
Bartley & Pedicord
Waterloo
McCallsburg
Story City
Dike
Reward of Humility Exaltation and Abasement Theme
A devotional note cites Luke 14 11 urging humility with a verse about self exaltation and abasement. It emphasizes modest conduct and spiritual guidance for readers.
Christian Church Sunday School and Services
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Mrs Grace Collar, Superintendent 11 a.m. Preaching Service at 7 20 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock A cordial welcome is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Collar
Friends Church Service Schedule and Activities
Rev Guy W Harvey presides with morning worship at 11 and Sunday school at 10. Junior Endeavor in basement at 11. E L York superintendent for Christian Endeavor at 6:30 with Chas Hibbs as president. Preaching 7:30 followed by prayer and Bible study Wednesday 7:30. Monthly meeting 7:36 Wednesday. Christian Endeavor business and social Friday 7:30 at Miss Tessie Manship home. Choir practice Thursday 7:30. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hoover
Junior Endeavor
E. L. York
Christian Endeavor
Chas. Hibbs
Tessie Manship
Miss Ruth Lamer Active in Marshalltown Business Center
Miss Ruth Lamer, a business operator in Marshalltown, announces monthly light and power bills are due. Payments may be made at LeGrand Savings Bank or Marshalltown office by the 25th to avoid delinquency. Visitors are invited to use the rest room at 1-2-3 Tows Railway axp Lica Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand Savings Bank
Marshalltown
Axp Lica Co
Senators Now In Seclusion And Ocean Soundings
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a Washington Dispatch note that a senator hides from constituents by appearing not to be there. Also described is the destroyer Stewart testing a sonic depth finder from Newport to Gibraltar using waterborne sound waves to measure ocean depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Chamber
Washington Dispatch
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Stewart
Newport
Gibraltar
Public Utility Transmission Network Expands Across Iowa
Des Moines reports a map by the Towa Committee on Public Utility Information shows extensive transmission lines reaching every county and thousands of miles of rural lines. Utilities plan billions in new lines this year. completion of the Nevada Boone high tension line will connect Iowa Rail Way & Light, Iowa Electric, and Iowa Falls plants, linking Nevada Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Boone Perry Grundy Center and Jew's Falls plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa Committee On Public Utility
United States
Iowa Railway & Light Company
Iowa Electric Company
Iowa Falls Electric Company
Nevada
Boone
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Perry
Grundy Center
Jews Falls
Ill and Hospitalized Mrs Addie Krughel Undergoes Gallstone Surgery
Mrs Addie Krughel, ill for weeks, was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Marshalltown last Saturday for care. She traveled well and, after a gallstone operation Wednesday at 8 am, is reported to be recovering as well as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Krughel
Marshalltown
Padlock Club Promised Perks Aimed at AMURO Backers
A bill booster touts joining a “Padlock Club” with no dues and many benefits. The promotional note urges support by showing a padlock on UPS, hinting at knocking or spreading a bit of scandal to recruit members. The message speaks in enthusiastic, informal terms and invites broader participation.
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Amuro
OOAN
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Jesse Tow Place
Tow Bara
G. D. Harvers
A. A. Piper and Family
Quaker Lane
E. EF. Hawbecker
Herr Wuoc Herrrennie
Klasse
Pearley E. Shult
Shult
Eva Weitzell
Marshall Telephone Company
Istter
R. W. Pittman
Lyceum
Luke
Guy W. Harvey
Ruth Lamer
Bill Booster
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