LeGrand Clears Lines for Christmas Power Restore
Supt. C. Bi. DeWald leads reconstruction for the Town and Light Co arriving from Tama to fix wire troubles. Workers, including Friends church and several Arnold residences, hasten wiring as 220-volt feeds restore power to homes and businesses. Local notables and visitors visit town while shipping day brings loads of livestock to Chicago. A Mexican riding spur at H W McKeown store draws curious eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Bi. DeWald
Town ‘and Light Company
Tama
Ares
Mamie ‘Cronk
Eldora
Jas. Adair
Jast
Jas. Cronk
F. L. Richards
Howe
Richards
Inetta
H.W. McKeown
Mexico
Local Notes and Thanksgiving News From LeGrand Area
Local briefs recount Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings in LeGrand and nearby towns including Mrs. Marie Hanson, Miss Fern Dobson, and W.S. McCarel. Residents move, host guests, and plan improvements, with school event profits and a push to boost LeGrand’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Medcines
Arnolds
Hattie
Moore
A. A. Richards
Northstern Matuel Life: Insurance
Milwaukee
Adv
Redpear and Tobn
Oel
E.H. ‘Sharp
Marshalltown
Marie~ Hanson
Green Mountain
Main’ Street
Sherman Kellogg
Davis
O. A. Putnam
Oroville
Cal
G. H. Carter
P. M
Herbert
W. R. Lippincoti
Dillon
William
B. H. Beane
J. L. Beane
Anna
Tow
Howard-Outland
Chas. Beane
Carlton
Beane
Hirklet Hall
LeGrand
High School News and Community Notes
Reba Johnson begins duties as organist as the eleventh grade enjoys a holiday for perfect attendance. Readers visit, student spelling perfects listed, and grade classes engage in maps, weaving, and doll ham mocks. Local families share Thanksgiving meals and visits across Marshalltown Albion Clinton Illinois Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Johnson
Leona Hanhecker
Loretta
Eunice Arnold
Henry van Dyke
McKinley
E. I. Condon
Carl Bratt
Garwin
Geo. Pierce
Cleo
Harrison
Joseph Prusha
Clinton
Josephine Herbert
Emil, Hlina
East LeGrand
Mesdames
P. M. Herbert
Harold Hanson
Cement Walls Rising at Friends Church Construction
Excavation is finished and cement wall forms are set as work rushes to complete church improvements. Concrete walls rise after the mixer began, with a cement floor planned and a south entrance opening to a stairway from the exterior. Basement windows will admit light and provide electric lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.H. Draper
Harry Ulmer
Marshalltown
Mable Draper
Donald
Belle Plaine
C. B. Adair
Montour
Jas. Adair
LeGrand
Lars-Omundson
Dunbar
W. H. Jones
Board of ‘Supervisors
Lincoln Highway
Academy Corner
Saints
Greencastle Township
van’ Horn and Swank
Eymbasium
Friends Church
Sunday School and Sermons at Gut Church Today
The Gut Church schedules Sunday School at 9:45, Morning Service at 11, and Evening Service at 7:30 with topics on Naaman and the Advent season. Miss Mishler and others lead Junior Endeavor and C E groups, with special music during the evening service. A Norwegian language service and upcomings include confirmation classes and a New Year themed sermon slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Mishler
Porto Rico
Christian’ Church
Jennie Hoover
Condon
Ursula “Mills
Jesus
Mary Condon
Oscar Johnson
Naaman
Lanark, Ill
Ilinois State Normal
Ryural
Peon ‘Bible Institute
Philadelphia
Penn
Ilk
Mies Mishler
Wisconsin
Missionary Board
Christain Church
Ponce
O. Lyevorpsrap
Also Mentioned on This Page
Macy Monthe
Leon
J. A. Delk
Indianapolis, Ind
Joanna Coffin
Charles
Princess Electric Iron
W.K. Arnold & Sons
M. Gaunt
Waterloo
Mrs. Lincoln Blodgett
James Heryford
Union
W.E. Weitzel
Tara
W.S. “McCarel
Chas. Weitzell’s
Gladbrook
D. W. Richards
Old Town
Cutter
Clay Center
Pearle Moore
Loretta Hanson
Rolls. Haynes
Gilman
Ben
Myron Sawyer
Des Moines
Sawyer
Mary DeLong
Butlerville
Corwin. O'Neal
E. Naugle
Sterling, Col
E. K.strom
Washington, DC. C
Emmett
I Federal
M.M. Evans
Charles’ O’neal
Charley Switzer
Bertram Tweet
Emma Peterson
James Draper
Ralph ‘Mills
Wilma ‘Arnold
Jessie Manship
Marion Mills
Donald, Bowen
Raymmond Beane
Floyd Switzer
Willie Green
Earl Snyder
Chloris Richards
M. M. Evans
Frederick Swank
Gordon
Brooks
Russell Arnold
Ralph Beané
Olga Devig
Bertha Devig
Eden Moore
Earl O*neal
Deane Paulson
Else Green
Grandma
Friesde Churen
Mr. Nard Russell
Fairfax
Delmar Latham
Latham Farm
W. B. DeBubr
Aplington
Lars Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Hussey
Louis Peterson
Sinfer
Listomb
A. H. Weitzell
A. T. Sawyer
W. R. Lippincott
Cyrus Richards
Ib. Rubenbauer
Isabelle Blodgett
Glen F. Richards
Oskeloosa
Mahaska County
Aecord
Cedar Falls
M. W. Perisho
Myrie
Arleine
LeGrand High School
McKeown’s
Red Cross
Mae Draper
Meadames Draper
Oliver Searle
Clara Richards
Anna Herbert
A. J. Hanson
Christian Church
Jeanna Minhter
Dunbar Lutheran Church
Martin Lamer
Frank Lamer
Grind’ Mound
Jas
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