Iowa Girl Tours New England Aboard Rock Island Train
Iowa girl Haze O Nea l recounts a summer rail journey from Washington to New York and Boston. She describes friendly Portland hosts, an Atlantic dip, seafood feasts, and sightseeing at Harvard Cambridge Salem Marblehead and Cape Cod. She notes experiences in New York Washington and a final rail ride home, ending with a Portland reunion Ruth Bowen.
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Rock Island
Ilinois
Washington
Portland
New York
Myers
Long Island
Casco Bay
Grinnell
Addie Stevens
Claga
Jennie] Barnes
Iowa
Atlantic
William
Old Orchard
Portland University
Inlandere
Sborn
Grace Kallenberg
Omaha
Wisconsin
Boston
Cambridge
Harvard
Salem
Marblehead
Hawthorne
Lexington
Concord
Paul Revere
Longfellow
Louisa Alcott
Hamilton
Hancock
Revere
Cape Cod Bay
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Wil
Brooklyn Bridge
Liberty
G&ting
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Capitol Theater
New York City
Christie
Ma Aid
Congress
Coolidge
Swampscott
Washington, D. C
Corcoran Art Gallery
National Museum
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Haze
O'Neal
P.S. E
Ruth Bowen
Marshall County figures name town caller and graduation frame
Martin Lamer acted as a Marshall town caller on Tuesday while J K Rylander, a Marshall county representative, spoke in Des Moines last week to argue the farmers tax question before the state executive council. Mr and Mrs Jesse Tow and their two daughters Frances and Anna traveled to Ames on Wednesday for son and brother Oscar’s graduation from Town State College with a B S in chemical engineering.
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J. K. Rylander
Des Moines
Marshall County
Jesse Tow
Frances
Anna
Ames
Town State College
Oscar
Move to MarshalltownDr Southwick and Family Depart County Seat
Dr W W Southwick and family plan to move this week to Marshalltown making it their future home. They came to LeGrand from Montour ten years ago where he built a successful practice and contributed to community development serving as school board secretary. Mrs Southwick was active in Ladies Club and Eastern Star. He has rented offices in the Masonic Temple and intends to take a two month graduate course in New York City in October to enhance city practice.
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W. W. Southwick
Marshalltown
LeGrand
Montour
Southwick Bags
Eastern Star
Jold
Southwick
Masonic Temple
New York City
Qualities of an American and local social notes
Justice Staley sets tenets of a 100 percent American, counting nine traits with a rough 11 percent each. Fr an Ames visitor Frances Larson spends the week with the Merediths. Albion visitors, the Willits, meet Corwin O Neal family. Paving gangs advance in Ames area toward Linn Knudson corner and state line as State Center crew works toward the county border with mixer and trucks active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Staley
New York Supreme Court
A. A. Piper
Linn Knudson
Greek
State Center
Skunk Slaughter Sparks Harvest Trap Tale
The tale recalls a farmer Oscar W. Johnson catching a skunk after a night raid on a spring chicken flock. Fifty chickens were killed while the house slept, prompting Johnson to set a steel trap. The second night the skunk was captured and executed, ending the carnage.
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Skunk
O. W. Johnson
Oscar
Mr. Skunk
State surveys streams as part of anti pollution drive
The Iowa State Board of Health launches a stream survey to curb pollution. Three sanitary engineers will cover a wide basin from Winnebago to Louisa counties and proceed to the Des Moines and other river regions. Dr. Griswold hopes to persuade the 1927 legislature to fund completion, aiming to restore rivers for swimming and wildlife while weighing sewer conversions. Also visiting are Mrs. Alice Hawbecker and her nephew Kenneth in Minneapolis at J. W. Piper’s home.
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Iowa
State Board of Health
Iowa and
Cedar River
Winnebago, Worth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Hancock
Wright
Hamilton
Marshall
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Washington
Louisa
Chickasaw
Bremer
Linn
Cedar
Muscatine
Cedar-Iowa
Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
State Health Commission
Don W. Griswold
Dr. Griswold
General Assembly
Alice Hawbecker
Kenneth
Minneapolis
J. W. Piper
LeGrand Town Budget Hearing Notice 1925
The LeGrand town council in Marshall county Iowa will meet Friday August 7 1925 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the town hall Hearing taxpayers on the expenditure estimate and taxes per dollar of assessed value is 6.94 per 1060. G C Ogier town clerk.
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LeGrand
Marshall County
Iowa
G. C. Ogier
Friends Church Weekly Schedule Local notice
Sunday School begins at 10 am with L T Hibbs as superintendent Lia starts morning service from 11 to 12 4 m Junior Endeavor led by Hattie Hibbs at 1 2 4 pm Senior Endeavor presided by Trena Hibbs at 7 pm Evening Worship at 8 pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 8 pm The notice lists times and leaders for church activities.
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L. T. Hibbs
Lia
Hattie Hibbs
Trena Hibbs
Church Services and Events at Local Christian Church
The Christian Church lists 10:00 a.m. church school led by Anna Herbert, 11:00 a.m. worship with a sermon on countering skeptical influences, 8:00 p.m. evening worship with a theme on temptation. Christian Endeavor meets in the afternoon with Edith Gaunt presiding. Mrs. J. W. Piper leads the program on Negro progress. Prayer Circle Wednesday at 8 and a report by Rev. J. W. Piper in the pastor's absence. The church extends a welcome to all.
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Anna Herbert
Christian Endeavor
P.m
Edith Gaunt
America
J. W. Piper
Strand Lutheran-Dunbar Services and community notices
Services next Sunday at 11 a m by Myron Medin of St Olaf college North Gald Minas. Summer Bible school at Dunbar in charge of Mr Medin. Lost found notices require claimant at Reporter office. Local social notes list guests and visits among Billick Newell Gaunt Humphreys and Bryan families. A joint sale by Wolken Tostenson Kellogg drew a large crowd with prices satisfactory. future moves announced for several residents.
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Myron Medin
St. Olaf Col ‘Lege
NorthGald
Minas
Dunbar
Medin
Olas Quaten
Reporter
Chantanqua
Reporter Office
Will Lunde
Quarry
J. H. Billick
Messrs
Herman Wolken
M-r. Tostenson
CG. W. Kellogg
M. T. Tostepson
California
Ferman Walken
Thompson Place
GC. W. Kelloge
Highland Township
Mr. Wolken
Teacher Examination to be Held in Marshalltown
Regular July teachers examination will be held in the county superintendent's office in Marshalltown Iowa on July 29 30 and 31 1925 beginning at 8 o'clock a.m. C B Steorr County Superintendent.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
C. B. Steorr
Chautauqua Closes With Slight Deficit
The tenth chautauqua closed last Friday with strong attendance and a solid program led by "Her Temporary Husband." Performances by Lynette Swenson and Arlene Adamson, with Brow and Wold in key roles, drew praise. Norton delivered a top lecture, and Cyril Kendree plus Mrs Kendree provided musical fare. Finances showed a deficit near 5100 after season tickets fell short of the 500 target, prompting a push for future commitments.
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Lynette Swenson
Arlene Adamson
Tom Barton
Mr. Brow
Chetister
Clarence Topping
Wold
Nebraska
J. N. Norton
Cyril J. Kendree
Kendree
Kendrea
WHO
Des Moines
Acme
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New England
Hazel O'Neal
Niagara
Montreal
Martin Lamer
Marshall Town
Dr. Southwick
Frances Larson
Mrs
Lee Meredith
W. M. Willits
Albion
Olaf Lupartis
Frank Kallenberg
Grace
Violet Sonneland
Corwin O’neal
Polecat
Griswold
Friends Church
W. Harvey
Christian Church
Rev. L
Fotuaxsnes
Ardella Richards
W. W. Newell
Wilma Gaunt
Waterloo
Bee
Wayne Humphreys
New Providence
Bessie Bryan
Grnnell
I. H. Billick
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