Thieves Strike LeGrand Cars in Night Raids
Sheriff investigates multiple thefts in LeGrand after Everett Trossem’s Model T Ford is stripped of spare wheel, radiator cap, gas, tires, and tools. Corney Leech’s car and Elias Olson’s trucks also hit for gas and tools. City’s town marshal services questioned as local thieves suspected.
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LeGrand
Sheriff’s Office
Everett
Trossem
Inland Rubber Company
Goodyear
Elias Olson
Sheriff's Office
Barn Struck by Lightning Near Ferguson
John Kylander faced a major loss when lightning struck his farm barn near Ferguson on Wednesday evening. The blaze destroyed 17 tons of freshly cut alfalfa hay while most livestock were saved though one hog perished. The property was largely insured and tenanted by Glen Sloat.
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John Kylander
Ferguson
Glen Sloat
Boy Scout Work Revived In LeGrand Community
In LeGrand the Boy Scout Troop convened on Dr. E M Mills lawn to greet new scoutmaster Supt C M Van De Venter. Charles Dunham led introductions and the scoutmaster spoke on scouting while Dr Mills addressed the boys on scout attitudes. Refreshments were served and plans set for future meetings. Twelve Troop members with the scoutmaster and assistant Ken neth Perry later camped in Coffin's grove east of town for a two day outing enjoying a fine time.
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LeGrand
E. M. Mills
C. M. van de Venter
Charles Dunham
Vacation visit honors grandparents birthday party near Gladbrook
Marian Reed spent a two week vacation with her grandparents Mr and Mrs G H McCarel of Newbury and Mrs Phoebe McCarel. They were Sunday dinner guests at the Chas Weitzell home near Gladbrook to celebrate the birthdays of the two men mentioned.
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Marian Reed
G. H. McCarel
Newbury
Phoebe McCarel
Gladbrook
Local News and Personals Highlights from LeGrand Area
Local notes report repairs on clocks and watches by C. D. Harvey. Maxine Mansanger visits uncle Gilbert Swenson’s family. Elizabeth and Caroline Anderson from Marshalltown were callers in LeGrand. The Gaunt family and Walter Kellogg toured Cedar Rapids and Town City. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tow returned from Gilman after a month with Ulric Jacobson’s family. Mrs. Jay Smith left for Zion Michigan after word of her mother M. C. Hazel’s serious accident. Blanche Emley joined O. T. Keen and Myron Plummer families for a Riverview Park picnic. For Sale or Trade: team of light horses for a small car. details at Reporter office. W. G. Crosby, Terry & Terry advance man, visited LeGrand. Charles Dunham surprised by a tarantula on bananas in hand. Alta Black, aka Alta Snyder, stayed with relatives and old friends including Mrs. Harry Harrison. sister Maud Gimre of Marshalltown lives in Council Bluffs.
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C. D. Harvey
Maxine Mansanger
Gilbert Swenson
Elizabeth
Caroline Anderson
Marshalltown
T. M. Gaunt
Walter Kellogg
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Jesse Tow
Gilman
Ulric Jacobson
Jay Smith
Zion
M. C. Hazel
Blanche Emley
O. T. Keen
Myron Plummer
Lamoille
Riverview Park
W. G. Crosby
Terry & Terry Circus
LeGrand
F.J., Crosby
Magnus Holland
Charles Dunham
Alta Black
Alta Snyder
Gilman and
Harry Harrison
Maud Gimre
Council Bluffs
Des Moines Visit From the Reporter Family
The Reporter family toured Des Moines last Sunday visiting Hazel O Neal at her home. Chas O Neal drove from Sumner in a new Chevrolet to join the trip. They traveled via Gilman to Highway 6 then to Grinnell Newton Colfax Mitchellville Altoona and Des Moines. They saw the WHO broadcasting towers and visited the airport veterans hospital waterworks park Drake University Younker s store and the campus at Ames admiring C W A improvements. They returned home by 7 pm noting a local shower and Chase planned to reach home about 10 pm.
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Des Moines
Hazel O'Neal
Chas
O’neal
Sumner
Gilman
Grinnell
Newton
Colfax
Mitchellville
Altoona
WHO
Veteran’s Hospital
Waterworks Park
Drake University
Younker’s
Ames
Chase
Bright butterfly seeks sunny garden sanctuary in city drift
An anxious reflection portrays a bright-hued butterfly flitting through a busy city street. The speaker recalls feeling bewildered and fearful, likening their life to a fragile creature on a perilous path, hopeful the butterfly will reach safety and happiness in a calm garden.
Tomato Planting Tour Reveals LeGrand Canning Scale
A field near LeGrand shows modern tomato culture as Chester Tweet operates a two-planting crew on an 18 acre block. The Arkansas origin plants are watered by a planter’s squirt mechanism. Delmar Latham yielded 14 tons per acre last season. this year 78 acres lie within two miles of LeGrand under Marshalltown canning company direction, with brand name LeGrand tomatoes.
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Chester
Arkansas
Delmar Latham
LeGrand
Canning Company
Marshalltown
Obituary of Jas Rogers from LeGrand barber era
Jas Rogers born December 17, 1870 in Teed's Grove Iowa. He served in Company L 49th Iowa during the Spanish American War, discharged for illness. Married Carrie B. Leslie on September 12, 1899. Survived by wife, two children Bruce Leslie Rogers and Mrs Walter Kohl, two sisters Isabel Rogers and Mrs E B Holmes, a brother William. Died June 7 at Des Moines Veterans Hospital after long illness. Funeral held at Neff Funeral Home Mount Vernon with Dr S L Chandler. burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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Carrie B. Leslie
Clinton
Bruce Leslie Rogers
Amber
Walter E. Kohl
Mount Vernon
Isabel. Rogers
E. EB. Holmes
Waterloo
William
Colorado Springs
Rogers
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Mt. Vernon
S. L. Chandler
Neff Funeral Home
Mount Vernon Cemetery
LeGrand Garden Club Postpones Lawn Contest
The June meeting will be held next Monday evening at Mr and Mrs Lars Simms home. A change from Quarry due to mumps prompted the move from the former host at Mr and Mrs Louis Mertka. A committee discussed dropping the lawn and garden contests for this year and a future season is hoped.
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LeGrand Garden Club
Lars Simms
Louis Mertka
Quarry
Corwin O’neal
A Splended Rain Brings Relief to Iowa Farms
A heavy rain visited a section of Iowa on Wednesday evening ending a heatwave. Though totals were modest about three eights of an inch per farm, crops will benefit as parched earth recovers. O. W. Johnson and Lyell Johnson each reported three eights of an inch.
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Iowa
O. W. Johnson
Lyell Johnson
Faith groups announce programs and services at Bible School
Friends Churett and O W Johnson lead September 11 activities including Junior C E, a worship service with a sermon titled Beggar's Gold, Christian Endeavor, Gospel Service, and prayer meeting at 8 pm A cordial welcome. The notice warns of rising suicides and urges calm, thoughtful reflection on life.
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C. E
Christian Endeavor
Christian Church Mission Circle Meeting Notice
The Christian Church invites all ladies to attend the Mission Circle meeting with Miss Della Richards on Thursday afternoon June 28 at 2 o clock. The topic is Our Responsibility toward Christian Missionaries in America. Mrs. Florence Emley is reader. Mite offerings requested. The Psalmist’s verse encourages gathering in the house of the Lord.
Death of Diantha Lewis Kennedy in Marshalltown
Mrs. Diantha Kennedy longtime Marshalltown resident died at 1:30 p m after two years of declining health. Born November 16 1868 in St Joe Indiana she married John L Kennedy in 1889 and lived in Ferguson Tama and finally Marshalltown where she resided until death. Survived by three daughters and two sons funeral at Pursel funeral home with Timber Creek Cemetery burial. Various relatives hosted Sunday visits in honor of her birthday.
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Diantha Kennedy
Marshalltown
Quarry and LeGrand
John L. Kennedy
Ferguson
Lved
Kennedy
A Regent Visit to the Holy Land
The piece argues Palestine yields lasting impressions through its history and associations. It compares landmarks to places like the Old Elm at Cambridge and Plymouth Rock, showing how persons and events confer significance on sites. The essay highlights how mountains, rivers, rocks, and trees gain meaning when tied to notable figures or moments of history.
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Palestine
Oliver Cromwell
Martin Luther
John Calvin
George Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Old Plymouth
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Gezelle Stevens
Friends Churett
Taylor Guthrie
Bible School
O. W. I Johnson
Christian Church
J. A. Caskey
Diantha Lewis Kennedy
Donald Reed
T. N. Squires
Otis Pulis
Mr. Bennett
Iowa Falls
Lee Stanfield
and Mirs
H. O. Harrison
Geo. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Mattie Ackley
Hannah Ackley
Cecil Baer
Mrs.Baer
The
Holy Land
Roy C. Helfenstein
Dover
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