Yuletide Program Saturday Night at Green Mountain
A lengthy listing of songs recitations and exercises for a community Yuletide program with titles such as O Come All Ye Faithful and The Christmas Torch. Includes performer names like J T Guthrie Lyle Dobson Betty Olson and Glenn Dillman plus group acts by Sunbeams Buds of Promise and Live Wires. Found a set of keys and notes Reese Wilkinson and wife moving to Marshalltown. An LeGrand basketball team defeated Green Mountain 31 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Guthrie
Lyle Dobson
Mary Sawyer
Betty Olson
Glenn Dillman
Anita Johnson
Everett Latham
Bertram Naig
Johnson Boys
Leland Gibson
Vancil Rowlison
Jack Gaunt
Charlotte Sawyer
Herald Angels
Bernard Johnson
Guiding Star
Clarence Rowlison
Ree
Robert Fitzgerald
Russell Sharp
Dale Dillman
Ruth Simms
Vivian Moore
Vera Coulter
Ernest Latham
Oscar Rhodes
Vivian
Robert
Howard Rosfjord
Phylis Dobson
Donald Beane
Doris Dobson
Mountain Boys
Betty Radloff
Befano
Arlene Hibbs
Junior Dusham
LeGrand
Green Mountain
B. L. Wick
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Wick
Local News and Personals in LeGrand and surrounding towns
Miss Erma Russell of Nashua was a guest at the W. M. Gaunt home last Thursday. Four ears of fat cattle were shipped to Chicago Tuesday by Will Reed. Gilbert Swenson and family visited Ole Seim at Lamoille Sunday. Anna Herbert visited her daughter Elna Hanson in Marshalltown Saturday. Rosa Richards of Marshalltown attended an Eastern Star meeting Tuesday and stayed longer. Albert Pemberton is ill with pneumonia. family and friends worry. R. A. Pemberton of Toledo spent time with Albert this week. Martin Omundson of Chicago visited his mother Lisa Omundson and relatives in Gilman and Marshalltown. B. H. Beane returned Wednesday from six weeks in Oklahoma on business. A. W. Arnold of Sac City visited LeGrand Tuesday after attending R. A. Snyder’s funeral in Marshalltown. A Christmas tree in the town square lights up Tuesday and Wednesday, a LeGrand institution. Earl Snyder of Richlea, Sask., and S. H. Gimre of Marshalltown spoke with old friends in LeGrand. It has been 28 years since they last returned north. crops were fair and grasshoppers few. Ten men worked on town streets last week under Councilman G. R. Dougherty with Hamilton street partially graded. The city plans to surface with stone screenings pending payment for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Russell
Nashua
W. M. Gaunt
Chicago
Will Reed
Gilbert Swenson
Ole Seim
Lamoille
Anna Herbert
Elna Hanson
Marshalltown
Rosa Richards
Eastern Star Meeting
Albert Pemberton
R. A. Pemberton
Toledo
Martin Omundson
Lisa Omundson
Gilman
B. H. Beane
Oklahoma
A. W. Arnold
Sac City
R. A. Snyder
LeGrand
Earl Snyder
Richlea
Sask
S. H. Gimre
Earl
Silver Wedding Anniversary Observed at Albion Home
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Piper celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at their Albion area home on Saturday December 9. Daughters Ruth and Alice organized the surprise gathering for about thirty five relatives and friends. A noon basket dinner featured a large wedding cake by Carol Smith of St Anthony. The afternoon included social time and music. Rev. J. W. Piper presented a purse of money to buy silverware on behalf of the guests. Sixteen attendees had witnessed the couple’s 25th year ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Piper
Albion
Ruth
Alice
Carol Smith
St Anthony
J. W. Piper
Wedding of the Preacher and the Teacher
A poem recounts the life of a Wisconsin teacher who married a Quaker preacher from Towaly Toalary near a woodlands settlement. It follows her ascent from classroom work to nine looming careers and a lifelong devotion to a noble calling, ending with a signature noting Albert Lindley Beane on December 12 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Towaly
Funeral for A. T. Sawyer Held at Local Churches
Funeral services for A. T. Sawyer were conducted at the Friends church and Stavanger meeting house with a 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. service, Rev. Taylor Guthrie officiating. Burial followed in Stavanger cemetery with pallbearers named. attendees included residents from LeGrand, Dunbar, Gilman and distant visitors from Illinois, California, and Chicago. Members of Masonic and Eastern Star orders attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Sawyer
Friends Church
John Haynes
Taylor Guthrie
Stavanger
Tillman Sawyer
Tory Stangeland
Myron Sawyer
Bertram Sawyer
Racine Tweet
Melva Anderson
Lizzie Benson
Leland, Ill
Chicago
R. M. Tweet
la Mesa
Calif
Gideon Watland
Shemma Sawyer
Betty Sawyer
Grinnell
Amos Sawyer
Garwin
Masonic and
Eastern Star Orders
LeGrand
LeGrand, Dunbar and
Gilman
Christmas Cantata at Friends Church Sunday Evening
The Friends church choir presents a 7:30 p.m. Christmas Cantata The Angelic Choir by Carrie B Adams with piano by Wilma Gaunt. Soloists include Dale Keen Louise Johnson Katherine Buchanan Ruth Guthrie Hilda Rylander and a girls trio Esther Mahle Mildred Meltvedt Eleanor Russell plus the Quaker Quartette led by Rev. Guthrie and his three eldest sons. Worship with us on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Church
Carrie B. Adams
Wilma Gaunt
Dale Keen
Louise Johnson Katherine Buchanan
Ruth Guthrie
Hilda Rylander
Esther Mahle
Mildred Meltvedt
Eleanor Russell
Guthrie
High School Gazette Sports and Events Highlights
The issue covers Friday basketball clashes between Green Mountain and LeGrand, a junior oyster supper and class gift, a Friday afternoon Christmas program by trade pupils at the auditorium, and a LeGrand boys upset of Marshalltown senior high 20 to 14. Also notes a PTA meeting with Marshalltown attendees and visitors in the high school last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
Osam
Bishop
Marshalltown
W. M Gaunt
O. W. Johnson
Eugene Hoover
Dale Keen
Stephen Guthrie
Lauretta Bigelow
Ruth Guthrie
Victor Guthrie
Kenneth Winterjond
W. M. Gaunt
Christmas Services At Foster 10 Bible School News
Church notices invite all to 7:30 p.m. Saturday Christmas program with cantata directed by Mrs L E Johnson, a midweek prayer meeting Wednesday, and a sermon on The Light of the World. Also recalls Calvin Coolidge 1927 Christmas message urging peace, mercy, and a saver’s star of hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
O. W. Johnson
C. E
L. E. Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Christian Church Service and Evening Program Date
Christian Church schedule includes Church School at 9:30, Service of Worship at 11, and a Sunday School program at 7:30 PM. Mission Circle meeting set for Thursday afternoon December 28 at 2 PM with Mrs Rosa Beechout. invitation extended to all ladies.
Christmas Greeting From Taylor Guthrie and Family
A heartfelt note of thanks to friends for kindness and support. The Guthrie family asks for forgiveness and grace, prays for wisdom and strength, and hopes for devoted, united service to others in Immanuel's name. Includes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel
Taylor Guthrie
Card of Thanks for Candle in Bereavement
We extend heartfelt thanks to all who assisted us in our bereavement loss of our uncle Mrs J O Haynes T M Sawyer Bertram Sawyer and Families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Haynes
T. M. Sawyer
Bertram Sawyer
Funeral of R. A. Snyder in Marshalltown
Funeral services for Rudolf A. Snyder were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Hotel Funeral Home in Marshalltown conducted by Rev. C. L. Haering. Masonic lodge members attended, with pallbearers named from Le Grand and Marshalltown. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. attendees traveled from Saskatoon districts and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf A. Snyder
Eston
Sask
Canada
Marshalltown
C. L. Haering
Friends Church
Masonic Lodge
Prave
William Dunham
Walter Hoover
George Keen
Corwin O’neal
le Grand
A. P. Bratt
E. L. Condon
Riverside Cemetery
Harl R. Snyder
Richlea
Curtis Moore
Le Grand Depot and the Northwestern Route Controversy
The article details midwestern railroad expansion tactics in the 1850s and 1860s, focusing on Blair and Walker shaping the Northwestern line from Clinton to Council Bluffs. It covers town-site favoritism, stock schemes, and depots affecting LeGrand and nearby towns, with Norway named for Osmund Tuttle’s land grant.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Friends
Reese Wilkinson
G.R. Dougherty
Hamilton Street
Act
Jetter
Diana
Bat
Cupid
Albert Lindley Beane
LeGrand,a
High School Gazette
Clara Lami
Frances Kouba
Dorothy Dunham
Miss Tweet
Green Mountain and
Miss Holmes
Meeshalltown Senior High
Bobcats
Tincher
H. Thompson
Reece
K. Thompson
Miller
Foster
Matt
Christian Church
Iowa
Davenport
Iowa City
Middle West
Northwestern
Clinton
Mt. Vernon
John S. Blair
New Jersey
New York
W. W. Walker
Council Bluffs
Marshall County
Story County
Missouri River
Union Pacific
Central
Norway
Blair
Osmund Tuttle
Indiantown
Boone
Tama County
G. M. Woodbury
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