Rock Gardens and Pools Multiply in LeGrand Town
The editor urges prizes for best kept lawns to spur rock gardens and pools in LeGrand. Pussy Willow Garden Club spreads the trend with Beane, Johnson, Gaunt, Haynes, Haynes and others creating pools, lilies, shrubs, and beech and chestnut trees. Local households vie to beautify yards with beaming progress noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Pussy Willow Garden Club
Chas. Beane
Oscar Johnson
Ira Gaunt
Haynes
Hattie
Iowa
Ohio
Norman Finton
Willis Guthrie
Teachers' Examination in Marshalltown June 24 25 26 1931
The regular June teachers examination will be held in the county superintendent's office in Marshalltown Iowa on June 24 25 and 26 1931 starting at 8 o'clock a m C E Shutt County Superintendent.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
C. E. Shutt
Kitten Ball Promises Gentle Indoor Baseball Fun
Readers describe kit tenball as a lighter indoor baseball variant with a smaller bat and big soft ball. The game is easier on aging players, offers ample exercise, and provides amusement for participants and spectators alike.
Mother Shipton Prophecy Foretells Miracles and Ends
The poem from 1485预测 describes a world under strange changes. It envisions carriage without horses, birds flying instantly, underwater walking and airborne people, and Gold found at tree roots. It claims England will admit a Jew and a world ending in 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Reliability and Eternal Life at Friends Church
Rev Taylor Guthrie leads Sunday services at Friends Church with a sermon on Reliability and a Sunday evening address What Is That in Thine Hand Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 pm welcomes all. The piece urges spiritual fulfillment within the soul, citing Jacob's well and Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
W. Johnson
Ponce de Leon
Jesus
Jacob’s Well
Bertram Sawyer Injured In Auto Collision Near Midway
Bertram Sawyer escaped serious injury after an auto collision south of town at Midway Station last Saturday. He signalled to cross the line of traffic when a Cedar Rapids car too fast approached. both autos collided, Sawyer was thrown to the pavement and bruised but not seriously hurt, his car heavily damaged.
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Midway Station
Bertram Sawyer
Bertram
Cedar Rapids
Sawyer Auto
Miscellaneous Showers Honor Newlywed Bottons In Dunbar
A Saturday evening misc shower in Dunbar gym honored newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Botton with a womanless wedding entertainment. Vernon Olson acted as bride and Everett Thompson as groom under music by Geo. Moore and Herman Thompson. Delmar Latham performed the ceremony as guests admired gifts and enjoyed refreshments.
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Anna Medicus
Lillian
Elois Alden
Dunbar Gymnasium
Alfred Botton
Old Town
Geo. Moore
Herman Thompson
Vernon Olson
Everett Thompson
Arthur Knudson
Raymond Wells
Ar Rae Anderson
Archie Stonewall
Glenn Bryngelson
Delmar Latham
California Group Picture From LeGrand Picnic
A Whittier group photo of a LeGrand picnic shows over sixty faces with clear likenesses. The print is at the Reporter printshop, and readers identify many names including Frank Benedict Ed McGrew Billie Keen and John White, with a plan suggested to label everyone using a tissue overlay and mail it to LeGrand.
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LeGrand
Whittier
H. D. Hoover
Frank Benedict
Sam McGrew
Everett White
Joe Hisey
Stephen Hadley
Rhoda More Plummer
Rob White
Laura
Chas Thompson
Joe Plummer
Elmina Farquhar Cook
John White
Luella Mendenhall
Horace Salisbury
Lewis Reiterman
Auto Stolen From LeGrand Area Farm
Auto missing from a Lincoln highway farm near LeGrand. Studebaker coupe last used Wednesday. family discovered it gone Saturday after opening garage door. Sheriff reported, but no trace found. theft suspected with no engine started to avoid wakeful family. Mrs Hoover and daughter Maxine reported the loss.
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C.E. Hoover
LeGrand
Lincoln Highway
Sheriff’s Office
Dougherty Frandle marry in Little Brown Church at Nashua
Perry Dougherty and Wilma Frandle wed at 1 30 o clock Saturday in the Little Brown Church near Nashua with Rev William Kent officiating. They faced a comic scare as a sheriff impersonator halted them then three funeral processions and a ditch delay, before identity was proven. The bride, daughter of Amile and Mrs Frandle, is a LeGrand graduate of 1926 who worked in the local telephone office. The groom, son of Cal and Mrs Dougherty, a LeGrand class of 1924 graduate, studied at Iowa State Teachers College and worked as a quarry time keeper. The couple will reside on the Frank Frandle place southeast of town.
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Dougherty
Frandle
Perry Dougherty
Wilma Frandle
Little Brown
Nashua
William Kent
Merle Frandle
Amile Frundle
LeGrand High School
Cal Dougherty
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Mason City
Clear Lake
Clear Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty Will Make Their Home On the Frank Frandle
Betrothal of Edith Harvey and Glenn Harbit announced
West Branch plans a betrothal for Miss Edith Harvey and Mr. Glenn Harbit at Youde's Inn with lavender and gold table decor and a purple iris centerpiece. A theater party followed the dinner, with Miss Agnes Littig, Miss Doris Albin, Miss Evelyn Morris, and others from Cedar Rapids and West Branch attending. M. T. Tostenson makes regular trips to Nevada for stomach treatment at the sanitarium.
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Edith Harvey
Glenn Harbit
West Branch
Youde’s Inn
Agnes Littig
Cedar Rapids
Franklin Wrenn
Doris Albin
Merton Green
Evelyn Morris
Alva Thomas
Harvey
Harbit
West Branch Times
Christian Church Service Schedule and Baptism
Morning Worship at 11 led by Rev. P. A. Johnson of Iowa Congregational Christian churches. Christian Endeavor at 7 with Leova Crow. subject How Decide What Is Right and Wrong John 7 17. Evening Service at 8. Mission Circle meets June 25 at 2 with Mrs I M Gaunt. Edith Gaunt to lead program. Children's Day program and baptism followed by open doors for new members. All welcome to worship.
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Maude Gaunt
P. A. Johnson
Congregational Christian Churches of Iowa
Johnson
Christian Endeavor
Leova Crow
John
Della Richards
Mission Circle
I. M. Gaunt
Edith Gaunt
Election and Worship at Carlton Brethren Church
Carlton Brethren Church schedules 10a.m. Sunday School officer election, 11a.m. Morning Worship, and 8p.m. sermon titled The Man Who Disappointed God. The note promotes the plain gospel in all weather with Psalm 122-1 quoted.
Town Railway and Light Corp Billing Notice
All bills for electric service will be mailed monthly after readings and due immediately. A 10 percent penalty applies to the first $10 and 2 percent on amounts over $10 if not paid by the stamped due date. A company representative will be in LeGrand for collections near the due date. Visitors in Marshalltown may use the office as a rest room or meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Railway and Light Corporation
Marshalltown
Town Railway & Light Co
Hydrophobia test clears dog killed last week
A veterinary department at Ames College reported that the test on the dog killed last week showed no hydrophobia. The negative result relieves LeGrand dogdom from fear as the head was sent to the college for confirmation.
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Ames College
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Taylor Guthrie
Ladies Aid
Chas. Hoag and Family
Barnum, Minn
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Grace Ray
Glen McCarel
Newburg
Friends Church
Marguerite Stafford
Fred van Horn
Des Moines
Alfred Omundson
Denver
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Royal Neighbors
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W. W. Norris
Greeley, Colo
G. C. Ogier
Chicago
Wilma Gaunt
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Wm. McAllister
J. A. Dobson
Toledo
Tama County
Audrey Hall
Chas. Isbell
Vinton
Fred Hulteen
William Jondro
Lere
J. M. Gaunt
Ira
Wisconsin
Philippines
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John Krughel
Ollie Giger
Lucille
Millard Dillman
Elanore
Southwest
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Tryon
Mother Shipton
Jessie Manship
Frances Tow
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M. T. Tostenson
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Sanitarium
Christian Church
Sarah M. Piper
Carlton Brethren Church
Alvin L. Moyer
Ben Baumgartner
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