Miss Leona Specht Visits Marshalltown Relatives
Miss Leona Specht visits grandmother Mrs G D Specht and other relatives in Marshalltown. A horse car of hogs from LeGrand to Chicago owned by Thomas, Howard and Leland Keen. Harlow Mills graduates at Ames commencement with bachelor’s degree and will work on a master’s in entomology in Tallulah La at U S government laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Specht
G. D. Specht
Marshalltown
LeGrand
Chicago
Thos
Howard
Leland Keen
Harlow Mills
Ames
E. M. Mills
Tallulah
U. S
Harlow
Band Concerts Brighten LeGrand Town Night
A Friday note reports the first LeGrand band and orchestra concert, directed by Prof. N E Jones, enjoyed by a good crowd despite cool weather. A plank platform lit the square, drivers slow and parking orderly urged, as locals fund future concerts through business support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
N. E. Jones
Quaker Lane News Blotter From Our Special Correspondent
Mrs. Oliver Rosedale has been on the sick list. Clinton Perisho spent Sunday with Donald Beane. Miss Lucille Waggoner is visiting at the L. C. Knudson home. The Perisha family called at the E. H. Sharp home near Green Mountain. The Quaker Lane picnic at Shady Oaks was broken up by rain last Wednesday, but a good dinner was enjoyed.
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Clinton Perisho
Donald Beane
Lucille Waggoner
L. C
Literary and Musical Club
Shady Oaks Park
M. T. Tostenson
Long Beach
Calif
Tostenson
A. W. Arnold
Lyman
Sac City
Chicago
Arnold
Club
Leland Keen
Carlton
O. J. Manship
Lamoille
Local notes on community visits and developments
South County Line reports Mrs Kenneth Jordan on the sick list this week. Delmar Latham and family attend baccalaureate in Ames. L E Bigelow buys part of Harvey residence to house Le Grand Hatchery. A new Minnesota land and fishing folder arrives at the office. Haynes relatives reunion at Haynes spring ends with picnic. A new barn on O W Johnson farm near town progresses rapidly, with a first 30 by 75 foot unit nearly finished and a second upcoming.
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L. E. Bigelow
Guy W. Harvey
Harvey
le Grand
Hiawatha
Minnesota
E. F. Hawbecker
Pequot
Minn
Elmer
A. L. Haynes
Gertrude
Faribault
Jos. Haynes
Haynes
Haynes Spring
O. W. Johnson
Death of Mrs. Ella White at Burbank California
News of the death of Mrs. Ella White, who had been in ill health, reached here Tuesday night after an arrival by her daughter Laura, a missionary in Japan. Her other daughter Harriet Macey lives in South Dakota and they have a son John who is missing. Mrs. Ella White was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidwell Heald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella White
Burbank
Calif
Laura
Japan
Harriet Macey
South Dakota
John
Sidwell Heald
Rhubarb Contest Sparks Humorous Challenge
A local rhubarb contest fuels friendly boasting as Mont Shelton and mail carrier I M Gaunt drop in stalks for the editor. A note from Mrs P Y Alden praises her sample as longer than the last, with stalks measuring up to 34 inches and others close behind. The editorial kitchen forecasts possible canning plans for next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont. Shelton
I. M. Gaunt
Missouri Letter From St Louis Reader Seeks Subscription Renewal
A Missouri letter from St Louis dated June 8 1930 asks about subscription expiration after losing a receipt. The writer notes improved health, his wife’s injuries from a fall, a nearby shooting suicide, and mentions a white mule drinking. He mentions a restaurant near their home and reports on shade trees ruined by a new high line and the Tweet farm walnut trees from the Dwight Benjamin era asking who planted them and requesting Mrs Carrie Benjamin Hudspeth to confirm their provenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
D. W. Simkins
D. W. Johnson
Dwight Benjamin
Carrie Benjamin Hudspeth
Notice on monthly electric bills and penalties
All bills for electric light and power service will be mailed monthly after reading and due immediately. A 10 percent penalty applies to the first ten dollars and 2 percent on the excess over ten dollars if not paid by the due date. A representative of the Iowa Railway and Light Corporation will be in LeGrand for collection near the due date. Visitors in Marshalltown may use the office as a rest room or to meet friends. Towa Railway and Light Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Railway and Light Corporation
Marshalltown
Towa Railway & Light Co
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Chas. W. Dunham
Bono
Weitzell Produce House
Glen Reichsamen
Real Estate and Loans
East Main St
Marshalliown, Iowa
Schreiber’s
Phillips ‘66
Weitzell Produce Co., LeGrand
Drs. French & Cobb
Masonic Temple
Towa
Wfeestel
Funeral R. Auto
Smbalancs
Marshalltown, la
W.A. Kauffman
East Main
Washburn Crossy Company
LeGrand Reporter
Corwin O'Neal
LeGrand Post Office
Polar Star Lodge No
A.F
A.M
H. E. Gibson
W. M. C. B. Adair
Oliver Rosedale
Kenneth Jordan
Mary ‘Knudson
Tollef Weagen
Elois Alden
Delmar Latham
Kathleen
Arthold
Harlan
G D. Latham
R. J. White
Holland & Holland
Schumacher
LE Grand Crone Bros
Montour
Theatre
Missouri
Family Theatre
Ken Maynard
Tiger's Shadow
Hendstson
Shreveport
Sun
Mon
Haines
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