Death of Mrs S M Mann Remains Noted in Letter
San Diego California resident Sarah Imel writes of the Mann family loss due to heart trouble. The letter recalls LeGrand Iowa connections, Palmer School memories, and a vivid portrait of a close community active in 1939.
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San Diego
Calif
Hamilton St
Corwin O'Neal
LeGrand
Minnie (Summers) Mann
S. M. Mans
Mann
Milton
Minerva
Friends Academy
Palmer
Mark
T. J. Mann
Lela Myers Crabb
Callie
Sarah (Mann) Imel
Local News and Personals notices from Iowa town
For Sale offer of an eight foot dining room stable and three chairs. Several locals visit relatives in Gilbert Swenson home and in Belle Plaine and Elberon. W C T U meets with Mrs Gertrude Kaisand Tuesday at 2. Various trips and visits unfold including Turbett fishing trip to Minnesota, Beane family reunion in Albert Lea and birth of Rosalie Ann Beane weighing six pounds.
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Della Richards
Mary Seim
Lamoille
Gilbert Swenson
Don Sloch
Belle Plaine
Elberon
W.C.T.U
Gertrude Kaisand
Clyle Turbett
Toledo
Minnesota
Caroline Ottie
Richard
Ferguson
Blanche Sweet
Glenn Mills
Kathryn
King Hill
Ida
W. F. Estes
Marshalltown
Lena Diller
Traer
Ardella Richards
Archie Smaha
Waterloo
Wm. McAllister
Dudley Perry
Kenneth and
Bobby Perry
Thomas Naig
Dunkerton
M. T. Tostenson
la Mesa
Galif
Hazel O'Neal
Edna Harnagel
Des Moines
Amy Oberlin
Essex
Corwin O’neal
Ernest Beane
Mt. Pleasant
Rosalie Ann
Grandma Beane
C. H. Beane
Donald
Dust Bow to Mud Bowl Comes With Rain and Wheat Prospects
Marion Larson and family visiting Amarillo Texas with Mrs Laura Turner of Vega. They report heavy rains refilling lake beds and expect a strong Texas wheat crop. Rev J W Piper celebrated 95th birthday at Riverview park with 56 relatives from Iowa Illinois Minnesota and North Dakota. Walter Kellogg visits from Des Moines to see parents. Roger Haynes moves into W K Arnold property on Main Street. nostalgia about a local circus recalled with admission paid.
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Marion Larson
Amarillo
Tex
Laura Turner
Vega
Ermmil Larson
Panhandle
Marion
Texas
J. W. Piper
Riverview Park
Marshalltown
Iowa
Ilinois
Minnesota
N. Dakota
Piper
Roger Haynes
W. K. Arnold
Roger
Donald Beane
Norman Finton
Consolidated
Universal
Eminent Domain By John A Stover
A reflective piece by John A Stover explores ownership of beauty as eminent domain. The speaker claims beauty cannot be fenced or deeded, asserting that all the dawn sky hills and clouds are held securely in the heart where no thief may claim them.
LeGrand Friends Church announces schedule and rally
LeGrand Friends Church led by Pastor Leonard E Vines invites all to Sunday School at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Young People’s Service at 7 15 p m Vacation Bible School program and exhibit at 8 p m A quarterly meeting of Young People’s Peace Conference next Monday at 2 30 at Hartland The Twelfth District C H Rally is set for Sunday July 16 at 2 p m at Ivester Brethren church Regularity in church attendance is said to depend more on desire than on distance.
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Oscar Johnson
Vacation Bible School
Young People’s Peace Conference
Hartland
C.H
Ivester Brethren Church
LeGrand Soft Ball Night Highlights Local Playgrounds
About 150 people attended the first community night at the LeGrand playground. LeGrand Intermediate beat a Marshalltown Anson Thirteenth street team 11 to 5, with Maida Baumgardner shining for LeGrand and Oscar Rhodes hitting a homer. Notable Marshalltown players included B Cummings QC Cox GC Fields J Marshall and Hemphill. Ed Terrill recovering from illness spoke of old academy instructors John Hadley and Ed McGrew. Also featured was a note on a grandmother clock spanning 2 1/2 feet high.
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LeGrand
Anson
Thirteenth Street
Marshalltown
Maida Baumgardner
Oscar Rhodes
B. Cummings
QC. Cox
GC. Fields
J. Marshall
Hemphill
LeGrand Mina O. Rhodes
Haupert
P Wahlberg
P. Long
Kellogg & Marshall
J. Dunham
Adkins
Baumgardner
Cox
R. Long
G. Cary
B. Cum
Ed Terrill
Harry Buck
Old Academy
John Hadley
Ed McGrew
Oscar Terrill
Picnic marks end of year's work for club members
Members of the Literary and Musical Club and their families enjoyed a weiner roast north of town in Superintendent Caldwell's yard. The outing brought a good time for all, with youngsters especially enjoying ice cream. The picnic ends the year, and the first meeting of the new year will be in the fall.
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Ladies Literary and Musical Club
Supt
Guatemala City Largest Central American City
Guatemala City, with a population around 165 000, is the largest city in Central America.
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Guatemala City
Central America
Must Know 5 000 Characters for Reading Japanese News
A statement notes that an educated Japanese reader typically knows about 5000 language characters to understand an ordinary newspaper. It highlights the link between character familiarity and news literacy.
Pearl Test With Teeth Demonstrates Natural Grain
A simple test uses teeth to distinguish natural pearls from fakes. Natural pearls feel gritty while artificial ones have a smooth surface, revealing authenticity through texture.
Replica of Franklin stove on exhibit at Philadelphia institute
A replica of Ben Franklin's first major invention, a cast iron stove for open fireplace installation, is displayed at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The exhibit highlights Franklin's early engineering and his contributions to household heating technology.
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Franklin
Ben Franklin
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Willard Brothers Chronometer Makers of Mass
The Willard family from Framingham became famed clock makers. Benjamin Jr Simon and Aaron produced eight day and long running clocks around 1765. Their pieces included musical clocks and highly varied public and domestic timepieces.
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Willard Brothers
Willard
Benjamin Willard
Framingham
Mass
Benjamin Jr
Simon
Aaron
Sacred shrines of three faiths in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, Palestine's capital, sacred sites honor Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, the Mosque of Omar stands on the rock Mohammed ascended from, and the wailing wall serves Jewish prayer and lament.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Omar
Mohammed
Italian pharmacists see Sodaless drug stores as foreign
Italian pharmacists view American sodaless drug stores as odd. They object that Italian stores are true pharmacies carrying only medicines and prescriptions. They compare them to banks selling light lunches, a concept unknown to Italian practice.
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America
Hell Holes Of Voiron Tie Nations Fate To Water
In Voiron a local feature called the hell holes are pits filled with milky water fed by an underground spring. Residents regard them as a barometer of France fortunes with eruptions up to six feet high seen as omens of national disaster.
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France
Voiron
France Eyes Indo China as Colonial Resource Hub
Paris reports Indo China holds rich mineral deposits including zinc tin and salt plus ample coal. The 23 million population region is seen as a major raw material source for France and a potential market for French goods.
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France
Paris
Sunday service at local church welcomes all
Christian Church announces a 10 a.m. church school session and an 11 a.m. preaching service. The message extends a welcome to all attendees.
Quarry Chapel Service Schedule with Hibbs Pastor
The Quarry Chapel announces Rev. L. T. Hibbs as pastor. Sunday School at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Jerome Lunde directing. Morning service at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting in the evening.
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Jerome Lunde
Fortner Photographs Draw Mixed Welcome in Le Grand
A photographer from Sterling Colorado, Cecil Fortner, arrived with a collection of about thirty local views. He received a chilly reception but eventually connected, recognized as a Fortner by the editor, and remained in town to display his works before leaving for Colorado. Mrs. Rosa Beechout, visiting acquaintances, was reported feeble but cheerful during her town visit.
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Ind
Holland
Colorado
Fortner
Cecil Fortner
Sterling, Colo
Rosa Beechout
Ray Duncan
Journey to Historic Iowa Spots and the Little Brown Church
A travel note invites summer drives to Iowa sites within a day’s reach such as the German Colony near Town City, Tearian remains near Corning, Decorah’s Norwegian-American Museum, Pella’s Dutch Historic Collection, a Trappist Monastery near Dubuque, and the Little Brown Church near Nashua. The piece recounts W S Pitts, author of the church song, his Iowa ties, and the song’s rise after 1868 and Fredericksburg periods.
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Iowa
Town City
Corning
Decorah
Pella
Dubuque
Little Brown
The
Vale
Nashua
Kent
Gray
London
Wm. Penn
Middle West
W.S. Pitts
New England
Bristol
Wisconsin
Bradford
Annals of
Fredericksburg
Bradford Academy
Chicago
Higgins
Gistof
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S. M. Mann
Academy
California
Walter Kellogg
Presen
Webster City
C. W. Kellogg
Landscape Engineers
John A. Stover
LeGrand Friends Church
Leonard E. Vines
Pastor
Sarah M. Piger
L. T. Hibbs
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