Tuberculosis and Christmas Seals Program in Marshall County
A joint Marshall County program led by Dr. L H Launder and Dr. Charles K McCarthy, with the Christmas Seal committee, the State Health Department, and local Tuberculosis Association launches an annual effort to locate unsuspected TB cases. Exposed persons will be examined before symptoms arise to curb spread and reduce long term treatment costs.
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Marshall County
L. H. Launder
Marshall County Medical Society
Charles K. McCarthy
State Department of Health
Town Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
McCarthy
December One Remembered by Lars Carlson at the Reporter
Lars Carlson marks December 1 as the due date for his Reporter subscription and often renews in person to keep records straight. The reminiscence recalls his Norwegian roots with the Kvinlaug brothers, their farming near town, and a cherished Christmas gift landscape photo from Kvinesdal showing his childhood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars K. Carlson
Kvinlaug Boys
Lars and
Jacob
Norway
Levert Tow
Ed Harem
Lars
Svest
Gilman
Kvinesdal
Local News and Personalities Share Thanksgiving Happenings
The column reports visiting relatives in Grinnell Waterloo and Garden City and Thanksgiving days with siblings and friends. It notes Perry Dougherty’s appointment as permanent LeGrand postmaster, Barbara Buchanan’s pneumonia, and multiple trips by locals to homes in Des Moines Mason City Colfax and Ames. It also covers the Royal Neighbors election and upcoming bazaar and Christmas cheer box, and regional harvest details from Ames and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Nodland
West Union
Dena Nodland
Orville Weitzel
Joan
Garden City
Albert Fosse
Washington, D. C
Perry Doughherty
LeGrand
Barbara Buchanan
Ward Buchanan
Deaconess
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Elmer Fredrickson
Herman Wolken
Hazel O'Neal
Des Moines
Prudence Nichols
Christine Aldrich
Hazel
Norman Manship
Rudd
Kenneth Perry
Sheffield
Edith Gaunt
van Cleve
Hilda Rylander
Earlham
Irena Hibbs
Johnston
Wilma Gaunt
Montour
Anna Helfenstein
Mason City
Colfax
Roy
Des Moines College
Stevenson
Ethyle
Ames
Alva
Rex
Grandfather's Folly by John A Stover
A poem about Grandfather Lee who toils with clocks causing him pain as each clock runs differently. His death is tied to the clocks defying harmony. The piece warns against criticizing others to force agreement and likens such folly to Grandfather Lee's futile effort to make all clocks tick together.
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Grandfather Lee
LeGrand Friends Church welcomes all with schedule
Leonard E. Wines pastor. Morning Services at 10 a.m. Sunday School. Morning Worship at 11. Evening services at 6:45 and 7:30. Weeknight Bible hour Monday. Choir practice Wednesday. Cottage prayer Thursday. Sarah M. Piper minister. Church School at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11. A welcome to all here.
Quarry Chapel Services Schedule with Hibbs Pastor
Rev L Hibbs pastors Quarry Chapel with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting conducted in the chapel as listed in the week’s schedule.
Strand Lutheran Changes and New Farm Buildings Spotlight Dunbar
A report details Strand Lutheran Church near Dunbar with Sunday school at 10 and notes extensive local building. New homes and barns rise around Amile Frundle, Quaker Lane, and Rubenbauer properties, with residents moving into the new IFP and other sites. The December Friends Missionary Union meets December 12 at the church with a basket lunch and a report by Mrs. Delmar Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Tow Place
Thorval Thompson
Amile Frundle
Arthur Thompson
Quaker, Lane
Clyde Hoover
Emmett Rubenbauer
Chas. Harris
Russell Rubenbauer
I.fp
Albert Hoskey
Gordon Meltvedt
Martin Dunn
Charles, Coffin
J. F. Smaha
iCarlton
Glenn Smaha
Friends Missionary Union
Delmar Latham
LeGrand High School Declamatory Contest and Christmas Plans
LeGrand High School notes winners advance to sub county at Ferguson on Dec 9. A school wide Christmas program combines music and verse choirs from all grades. Freshmen read short stories, sophomores study The House of Seven Gables, and juniors focus on Emerson Longfellow Lovell.
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Haigh School
Ferguson
Des Moines Public Schools
Emerson
Longfellow
Lovell
Reed Family Thanksgiving Dinner at Annie Reed Home
Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all trimmings was hosted by Mrs. Annie Reed for 31 family members and one guest. Attendees included Mrs. Alice Finney of Paonia Colo, Wayne Reed and Ramona and Rich ard Reed of Green Mountain, Jake Primus of Wellsburg, Chas Reed, Frank Reimenschneider, Clifford Reed with Beverly and Janet of Marshalltown, Peter Kouba with Evelyn and sons Ca Wayne and George, Ross Howard of Carlton, Lawrence McCord with Dorothy and Gwendolyn, Will Walter and Donald Reed of LeGrand, and William Brewster of Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Reed
Alice Finney
Paonia
Colo
Wayne Reed
Ramona
Richard
Green Mountain
Jake Primus
Wellsburg
Chas. Reed
Frank Reimenschneider
Clifford Reed
Beverly
Gleanings of News From Here and There
Local notices report a string of odd incidents from Osage to Iowa. Injuries from separate auto wrecks, cattle losses in storms, cemetery monument thefts, a three legged hog, muskrat attack, pheasant hunting feats, a physician starting military service, a train stoppage with an unexplained fall, dog and fox battles, a snowbound hen laying an egg during a blizzard, travelers returning home after near-misses, a live civil cat in a basement, a horse injury linked to a car door, a long trip home shortened by blizzard, a Nashua theater owner missing a set of false teeth, and a Cornell student from India setting distance and discus records.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. P. A. Sanders
Grinnell
W. M. Gaunt
Mr. and
Mrs. WillicAllister
Waterloo
Landon Finton
Long Beach
Calif
Jaquelyn Mae
J. F. Rylander
Hilda
Glenn Sloat
Tom Perry
Dunkerton
Mrs
Dudley Perry
Mesdames Chas. Dunham
Vernon Thompson
John A. Stover
LeGrand Friends Church
Leonard E. Wines
Sarah M. Piper
Rev. L. ¥. Hibbs
Strand
E. A. Bersagel
LeGrand High School Reporter
Donald Mahle
Donald Erickson
Mary Poppins
Travers
West North Central States
Billy Holland
Elaine Kaisand
Joyce Long
Mary Olson
Harriet
Shirley Swenson
Ned
Grandmother
Reed Family
Gream
John Simon
Willis Baker
Osage
G. C. Brock
Algona
LeMars
Ray Lammers
Earlville
Bruno W. Bell
Sheldon
C. G. Bray
Waukon
Logan
John William Katzenstein
U.S. Army Service Medical Corps
Rock Island
Thornburg
Omer Cress
Wesley
Bill
Bob Lancaster
H. J. Sutton
Truesdale
Leland Bunker
Knoxville
George Studer
Central City
Studers
Art Glore
Moravia
Harry Pabst
Pierson
Dayton Countryman
Alabama
A. D. Seaman
Nashua
Janet Wellens
Lucknow
India
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
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