Le Grand High School Alumni Banquet Recap
The LeGrand Alumni Association held its 14th annual banquet in the school gym on Tuesday evening June 11. A short business session led by Vice President Miss Eleanor Russell preceded a 108-seat dinner served by the Ladies' Club. Toasts and musical numbers followed, honoring the Class of 85 and alumni, with officers elected: President Adeline Rubenbauer, Vice President Dale Keen, Secretary-Treasurer Loretta Humphrey.
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LeGrand Alumni Association
Eleanor Russell
Omar Manship
Edith Gaunt
L. K. Dunham
Esther Mahle
Maxine Hoover
Adeline Rubenbauer
Dale Keen
Sec’y
Loretta Humphrey
LeGrand Picnic Noted In Whittier Letter
A Whittier California resident sent a year’s Reporter subscription with a letter describing the LeGrand picnic held on the 30th of the previous month. The note mentions a larger crowd than last year and attendees including Mrs Reiterman, Mr and Mrs J C Hisey, and Joe Hisey who has been in poor health.
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Scott Keen
Whittier
Calif
LeGrand
Children’s Day Program at Friends Church Service
A Sunday program on June 16 at 10 30 features a list of musical numbers readings drills and exercises led by Betty Olson Ruth Simms Dorothy Olson Lillian Mahle Elaine Kai sand Marian Reed Joyce Long Charlotte Saw yer Vivian Rossjord Elnora Dillman Janet Long Eunice Mason Buds of Promise Mountain Boys and other participants. The program closes with a benediction.
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Ruth Simms
Betty Olson
Donald Mahle
Dorothy Olson
Lillian Mahle
Elaine Kaisand
Marian Reed
Garland
Birdie
Joyce Long
Charlotte
Mary Sawyer
Vivian Rossjord
Elnora Dillman
True Blue
Janet Long
Lavonda Dillman
Eunice Mason
Buds of Promise Boys
Mountain Boys
Elmo Humphrey
Cornelia Lunde
Local News and Personals from LeGrand Area
Local news items list spring fires for sale by LeGrand Hatchery at 20 cents per pound. Miss Vivian Leech visits Cedar Rapids grandfather Corney Leech while Mrs Elgin Powers works at a soldiers home in Marshalltown. Numerous visits and travels by area families are noted including Lasson, Schofield, Swenson, Seim, Gaunt, Hertford, Kibbie, and Fuller. A June 8 birth near Marion township is recorded for Nicholson family, final with Temple City Times note on Aldrich’s improving condition and local business updates.
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LeGrand
Vivian Leech
Cedar Rapids
Corney Leech
Elgin Powers
Marshalltown
Soldiers Home
I. M. Gaunt
Belle Plaine
George Kibbie
W.M. Gaunt
C. B. Hertford
Des Moines
Register and Tribune
Marie Fuller
Ferguson
Walter Reed
Edith
Paul Nicholson
Flossie Lamer
Old People
Marion Township
Temple City Times
Aldrich
H. D. Hoover
Grandma's Melodeon Keepsake in Parlor Legend
Poetic reminiscence by Albert Lindley Beane from LeGrand Ja about a grandmother playing a rosewood melodeon in her parlor. Vivid childhood image of her seated at the instrument, singing old ballads and hymns, with growing old age contrasted by the unchanged glow of the treasure.
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Albert Lindley Beane
LeGrand
Annie Reed Celebrates 82nd Birthday at Home
Mrs Annie Reed was pleasantly surprised by a Sunday gathering for her 82nd birthday held at her home. A noon buffet featured a large birthday cake baked by Mrs C J Reed of Marshalltown. Guests included C J Reed and family, Wayne Reed and daughters, Kouba family, Will Reed, Walter Reed, and others from Marshalltown Green Mountain Montour LeGrand and surrounding areas.
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Annie Reed
C.J. Reed
Marshalltown
C. J. Reed
Mildred
Clifford Reed
Beverly Joan
Wayne Reed
Wanda
Ramona
Green Mountain
Pete Kouba
Marian
Frances
Evelyn
Montour
Will Reed
Walter Reed
Fern
Dorothy
Donald Reed
LeGrand
Community Movies Draw Crowds Despite Chill at Street Corner
The second Community Movies event organized by J. D. Peck ran Friday evening at the street corner with a large crowd. Despite cold weather, the program proceeded well and Dorothy Specht won the $5.00 prize. The next show features The Matines Are Coming.
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J. D. Peck
Dorothy Specht
Local Social Notes Highlight Health and Visits
Mrs. Addie Carey remains ill with bronchial trouble but shows improvement under a doctor s care. Mrs. Callie Dimmitt assists at home. Dr. and Mrs. C A DeLong of Gary Indiana and Dr. and Mrs C S Dunkle of Gilman were guests at a six o clock dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Corwin O Neal. The Gary party attended the wedding of Miss Florence Dunkle on Thursday June 6. Mr. and Mrs. Jos Ensminger and family of Moville stayed from Saturday to Sunday at the Raymond Beane home with Miss Sylva Ensminger of Des Moines joining from Ames. Miss Dollie Ensminger will remain for several weeks.
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Addie Carey
Callie Dimmitt
C. A. DeLong
Gary
Ind
C.S. Dunkle
Gilman
Corwin O'Neal
Florence Dunkle
Jos. Ensminger
Moville
Raymond Beane
Sylva Ensminger
Des Moines
Ames
Dollie Ensminger
Death of Carlyle Summerbell at Tremont Temple
Revered minister and former Palmer College president Carlyle Summerbell died suddenly May 21 at the American Unitarian Association meeting in Tremont Temple Boston after addressing the crowd on social action. He was born in Springboro Pa Nov 24 1878 and leaves a widow two daughters and a son, with funeral in Roslindale Unitarian Church and Arlington National Cemetery burial.
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Carlyle Summerbell
The
Christian Church
Palmer College
LeGrand
American Unitarian Association
Tremont Temple
Boston
Mass
Summerhbell
William E. Gilroy
Advance
Congregational Church
Dr. Summerbell
J. J. Summerbell
Herald of Gospel Liberty
American Christian Convention of the Christian Church
Springboro
Bucknell College
Summerbell
Anna, Kerr
Alva M. Kerr
the Herald
Robert Summerbell
Northwestern Univ
Evanston, Ill
John Blake
Newton Highlands
Kelt Tellett
FE. Dodge
Town
Blake
Unitarian Church
Roslindale
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Sons of the American Revolution
Foot of the Cross Amidst Confusion
A church notices an evening schedule for Friends Church with a 10:30 children's program 7 Christian Endeavor 8 Gospel Service and an 8 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting. A Rome Palace of Justice frescoes allegory is used to illustrate finding harmony at the foot of the cross where art literature science and history are blessed to be laid at the Lamb’s feet.
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Christian Endeavor
Christian Church to Host Evening Series with John Rhodes
The Christian Church announces 10 a.m. church school led by Mary Higinbotham with no evening service. A welcome to all is extended as nightly meetings run from Monday through Thursday at 8 o'clock at the church led by John Rhodes, and the public is invited.
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Mary Higinbotham
John Rhodes
LeGrand Edges Chelsea In Tight 3–2 Ball Clash
LeGrand traveled to Chelsea last Sunday and defeated the local team 3 to 2 in a hard fought game. C Perry pitched five innings for LeGrand allowing one hit and no walks, while Stewart finished with four hits against him. Lesar pitched all of Chelsea’s innings, surrendering four hits, two walks, and striking out 13. The game was clean and well played with a return match planned soon. Also notes on Mrs Eneas Sawyer’s summer New York City address.
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LeGrand
Chelsea
C. Perry
Stewart
Perry
Lesar
LeGrand Boys
Eneas Sawyer
Grinnell
New York City
W. 23Rd St
Apt
N.Y.C
Pioneer Days in Southern Indiana
Palestine Texas October 4 1900 Dear nephew I am aging and cannot give a full life history but offer a concise outline of my life and that of my McKay relatives. My father Uriah or Hughie McKay was a tanner who saved 400 500 dollars before moving to Indiana in 1811. He bought land near Indian Kentuck and built a 20 foot square house. In 1813 we moved out there then returned to Kentucky by December. Uncle William O Neal and Uncle Thomas O Neal helped farm and build. Our land ran to the creek and yielded two to three hundred bushels of grain to sell. We rented land but always had hogs cattle sheep and two horses. We sugared enough for the year and raised flax while mother spun clothing. At about 13 years old father moved to the river to sell wood to steamboats, traded for five yoke of oxen for two winters but failed. The second summer father and I had chills. we moved back to the farm. I was about 15. Grandfather McKay died and father received about 200 from his estate but had to make two trips for it. on the last trip he was robbed of 380 sewn in his side pocket at Newcastle hotel. The money helped us some. We later extended our fence and took three acres. I hauled brick in town and wintered by sawmilling. From age eight I worked hard and loved work. Until 83 I worked. since then I sold books and read but now feeble and blind. (Continued on another page).
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Palestine
Texas
Dallas
Ian
Uriah
Hughie McKay
Indiana
Madison
Kentucky
William O'Neal
Thomas O'Neal
Father
Grandfather McKay
Newcastle
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Chicago
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Jamesway Company
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
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Will McAllister
Waterloo
Wilma
Betty Gaunt
Mayview
Excelsior Springs
Owen Geer
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Hil
Epworth Herald
Ralph Beane
Gilbert
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Columbus Junction
Raymond Manship
Newhall
Truman Manship
Ernest Beane
Elkhart
Irena Hibbs
Greatstinger
Liberty
Marvin’ S
Nodland
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Gay Eloise
Nellie
Lily Dale
Irving Rubenbauer
Friends Church
Taylor Guthrie
Palace of Justice
Rome
George McKay
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