New Super Coach on Interstate Lines
A small town newspaper notes the Northwestern system has added two large air conditioned buses. They sit higher, look sharper, and may offer bed berths. A display is planned at LeGrand bus depot with invitation to inspect this modern coach. Also a local anecdote reports a preserved animal skull and tooth found at Lake View, hinting at glacial-era northward drift.
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LeGrand
Eric Erickson
Des Moines
Mr. Lovell
Lake View
Poison Ivy Season In Iowa State Parks Warns Of Plant
Poison ivy emerges in creeping and climbing stages in Iowa state parks. The plant, a Sumac family shrub, grows about 18 inches high with three nearly smooth-edged leaves. It bears whitish green flowers and white berries in fall, and contact causes a burning skin eruption. Witch hazel compresses offer temporary relief until a physician is seen. Betty and Billy Holland visited their sister and brother-in-law Roy and Mrs Meyer in Rock Island. A town square weed pulling campaign has improved the center by 100 percent. Frank Boyle scouted for baseball talent to form a team for the amateur tournament in Des Moines under lights. bids were extended to four local boys: David Erickson, Norman Manship, Maurice Johnson, and Kenneth Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Betty
Billy Holland
Roy Meyer
Rock Island
Frank Boyle
Des Moiines
David Erickson
Norman Manship
Maurice Johnson
Kenneth Perry
Local News and Personals Threshing delayed by showers this week
A wide list of visitors and departures fills the week. Ida Inman visits Rosa Beechout. A A Piper of Albion calls on J W Piper. Lillian Kennedy of Mason City visiting Mrs Baumgardner. Ragnell Brown of Gilman visits Lisa Oma ndson. A B Baumgardner and Bruce in Chicago. Raymond Beane visits Lake View. Elgin Powers and children visit Gaunt family. Darold Ferneau on leave from Centerville CCC camp. Henry Fuller of Long Beach visits Jos Smaha Sr.. Howard Sanders and parents visit P A Sanders. Lyell Johnson ships cattle hogs from Quarry. Loyal Temperance Legion to meet Aug 11. Orley Leech and Maurice Johnson at state kittenball tourney in Des Moines. Phillips team loses 1 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Inman
Rosa Beechout
A. A. Piper
Albion
J. W Piper
Lillian Kennedy
Mason City
Baumgardner
Ragnell Brown
Gilman
Lisa Ommndson
Elgin Powers
Marshalltown
W. M. Gaunt
Darold Ferneau
Centerville
Henry Fuller
Long Beach
Calif
Jos. Smaha
Howard Sanders
Mrr
P. A. Sanders
Lyell Johnson
Orley Leech
Maurice Johnson
Des Moines
Phillips
William L. Pearson
Pasadena
Geo. Lewis
Near Albion
Why be broody by John A Stover
Why be broody It is foolish Introspection seldom pays All your labor goes for nothing People think you re in a daze Why be broody Racing motors Make no progress nor do you If you have some worthwhile trouble Fix it don t sit round and stew Milkwheels never Turn unless a grist be ground Your commotion is exhausting For your mind goes round and round Wiser far to think of others Let no thought of self intrude Troubles frequently are transient Matters mostly of the mood.
Dog and Auto Race Through Town Ends In Victory
A local event featured Clarence Hartwell with a pet shepherd dog racing an automobile along the main street. The dog sped ahead with the throttle wide open, passing observers at speed and reaching the driveway where the master turned in. Clarence conceded the dog won the impromptu race.
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Clarence Hartwell
Clarence
Friends Church
New Road Work Near Town Improves School Route
County road machines graded the east and west half mile of road one mile south of town between Mikkelson and George Keen corners to receive a heavy gravel surface. It will accommodate the school hack from southwest town, which now crosses the over head bridge, and remove both hacks from the mud once finished.
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Mikkelson
George Keen
Siamese Whitney crab curio drawn from Keen place
A double or twin Whitney crab joined at one point was found by threshing crew near the George Keen place and brought to the office. Also noted is a missed report on the motorcycle hill climb at the Anvil on July 25 and a western trip planned by Mrs. Caroline Mettvedt and daughter Anna with Mildred Mettvedt, visiting Edward Mettvedi in Spokane and Kendrick Melt vedi in Yosemite Park.
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Guy Finton
George Keen
Leonard Hinshaw
Stanford
Floyd
Hinshaw
The
Anvil
Caroline Mettvedt
Anna Mettvedt
Cedar Rapids
Mildred Mettvedt
Auto
Edward Mettvedi
Spokane, Wash
Kendrick Meltvedi
Yosemite Park
Red Cross on Cramps and Local News From Grand Meadow
Advice on avoiding stomach cramps while swimming states wait two hours after meals and shows how to treat calf and foot cramps with targeted pressure and submersion. Community notes mention Uncle Davis Hoover in hospital, school bus route bids, and light local humor about a Reporter subscription joke and local visits.
LeGrand Friends Church Weekly Schedule
LeGrand Friends Church holds Sunday School at 10:00 led by O. W. Johnson, 11:00 Morning Worship, 7:30 Christian Endeavor and Evening Worship combined, 8:00 Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting, and Monthly Meeting listed as part of the schedule.
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O. W . Johnson
Christian Endeavor
Young Friends Conference
Church announcement for service schedule and welcome
Christian Shareh and Mary Higinbotham list ministers and church events. The notice notes church school at 10 a.m. and morning service on the first and third Sundays each month. A welcome is extended to all attendees.
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Mary Higinbotham
Quarry Chapel Pastor Hibbs Sunday Schedule and Meeting Notice
Rev L T Hibbs presides at Quarry Chapel with 10 a.m. Sunday School led by Mrs Jerome Lunde Superintendent. Morning services at 11 a.m. and Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Evening services follow. Regular church business meeting is held the last Tuesday evening of each month.
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Jerome Lunde
Christian Endeavor
Strand Lutheran Church Dunkar Iowa Service Notice
Strand Lutheran Church Dunkar Iowa invites worshippers to morning service at 11 a.m led by Pastor E A Bersagle with Sunday School beforehand. Everyone welcome.
Wild Flowers Dissent From Garden Use In Iowa
Wild flowers, though bright in natural settings like Wild Cat Den Fort Defiance and Ledges State Parks, prove short lived indoors and hard to display. They require vast quantities and skill to mimic the woodland lighting while natural beauty, such as blue haze on Buena Vista hills and wild penstemon on loess bluffs, cannot be reproduced without loss.
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Fort Defiance
Ledges
Buena Vista County
W C T U Elects Officers and Reports June Convention Highlights
The W C T U met Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Mrs. P A Sanders. Della Richards read John 10 9 10 and prayers followed. Officers elected were Mattie Pemberton president Kate Sanders first vice president Della Richards second vice president Cora Hoover secretary Gertie Rylander treasurer Alice Sloat secretary. Program featured summaries of June Washington DC convention by Maude Gaunt Della Richards and Callie Dimmitt. Tea served by Odie Perisho and Gertie Rylander. Mrs Leota Beecher Cedar Rapids visiting to help care for Uncle Davis and Mary Hoover. Rev and Mrs Floyd Hinshaw attending Young Friends Conference at Lynnville this week.
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P. A. Sanders
John
Della Richards
Mattie Pemberton
Kate Sanders
Cora Hoover
Leota Beecher
Cedar ‘Rapids
Davis
Mary Hoover
Floyd Hinshaw
Lynnville
Death in California echoes from LeGrand settlers
Dr Geo B Dobson aged about 70 died at his Santa Ana home on July 28. He was son of Covington Dobson, raised in Marion and Carlton townships, married twice, survived by widow, daughter Maley Clark of Oakland, sisters Mrs Alfred Batty and Mrs Amanda Martin, and brother Elmer Dobson. Funeral held in Santa Ana.
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Geo. B. Dobson
Santa Ana
Calif
LeGrand
Covington Dobson
Dobson Settlement
Marion
Carlton Townships
Friends Academy
Maley Clark
Oakland
Alfred Batty
Marshalltown
Amanda Martin
Rockwell
Elmer Dobson
Mason City
Refrigerator efficiency tips from Ames extension specialist
Miss Dorothy Simmons recommends placing the refrigerator near the outside door sink table and dining room but not near the stove or in direct sun. Set the temperature for quick freezing only during freezing then return to normal to save electricity. Defrost regularly and avoid placing hot foods inside crowding shelves unnecessary door openings and storing nonrefrigerated items like potatoes canned goods and bananas.
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Dorothy Simmons
Extension Home
Ames
Knew Him in School Gilbert Bowles Missionary Teacher
Gilbert Bowles a Quaker missionary and longtime Tokyo teacher recently gave a Des Moines interview urging better understanding of Japan. He is visiting relatives in Iowa on furlough during his United States stay of limited duration.
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Gilbert Bowles
Tokyo
Japan
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
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Chicago
Raymond Beane
Opal Bolton
Loyal Temperance Legion
C. D. Harvey
West
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Kinghill
Ida
J. W. Piper
Doris Humphreys
New Providence
Michigan
D.S. Markel
Flint
Pontiac
Oxford
Roy C. Helfenstein
Dwight
Dover
Dela
D. M. Helfenstein
Anna Helfenstein
Colfax
C. W. Kelloge
Ray
Ray Duncan
Beaman
Grace Cunningham
C. W. Cleveland
Aes Bey
John A. Stover
Red Cross
Arthur Hoover
Grand Meadow, Minn
Davis Hoover
I Will Hoover
C. T. Tweet
George Dunham
Donovan Hines
Everett Trossem
Walter
Andrew
John Knudson
LeGrand Friends Church
Floyd L. Hinshaw
Christian Shareh
Sarah Mr. Piner
L. T. Hibbs
E. A. Bersagle
Wa.m
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George H. Orson
Manilla Hussey
Ross
Reba
Ozark Country
Vernon Thompson
Corwin O'Neal
Mann
Salem
Bagnell Dam
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