LeGrand Post Office Second Class Master Entry
A fragment notes entry at the LeGrand post office concerning second class master records.
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
2
A fragment notes entry at the LeGrand post office concerning second class master records.
From Our Special Correspondent Mr and Mrs Charles Jones and son Edwin and Kenneth Graham were Sunday guests at the Perisho home A family gathering occurred at the Harvey Wolken home Sunday Those present included Mr and Mrs Herman Wolken Walter Dabkl Mr and Mrs Fred Gumpert and children Mr and Mrs Derward Humphrey and daughter
The Chas Beane family hosted Mr and Mrs Howard Outland on Sunday. Mabel Mitchem returned home after weeks with her sister in Chicago. Mrs Frank Wendt and daughter Sidna of Green Mountain, Omer Coppock of WhitTier Calif, and Wm Mitchem of Albia visited Geo Mitchem. Local YPB members from Dunbar joined a Green Mountain rally. Margaret Latham and grandchildren joined Geo Latham in Altoona for Delmar Latham and Minnie Tatum's marriage.
Next Door Neighbors Miss Gretchen Hines spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs F F Hines. Bobby Thatcher suffered a broken arm from a tricycle mishap on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Frank Morrison of LaCrosse Wis visited Friday evening at the Ward Dobson home. Mrs Morrison is Dobson’s sister and attended the Dobson reunion.
Mrs Ward Dobson learns her father Link Har rah was kicked by a horse. John Ossman employed by Harry Gibson was kicked by a mule Monday morning and rushed to Deaconess hospital for an X ray and several days of treatment. Sunday dinner guests at George Coffin home included Lawrence Otto Haverhill DuWayne Long Whitten Harry Anderson Johnny Carlson Mrs Jerry Thatcher and Bobby from Marshalltown. Geo Coffin Jr joined his sister for a short stay.
Corney Leech shows continued improvement at Deaconess hospital and positive signs. Mr and Mrs Chas Strom of Wallingford visited LeGrand on Thursday. Charles reports feeling poorly due to a hernia that limits heavy work.
Railway workers recount near disasters on the line near Leeds and at Harrogate. A heavy traction engine blocked a level crossing with signals off for a fast express, risking a crash. In another incident a train struck a van carrying films, igniting cellulose and petrol, but passengers were saved as the express halted and flames were quelled. The piece notes dangers in handling high explosives and flammable goods.
Ohio Health News explains pneumonia as a general term for lung infections caused by various germs. It often follows diseases like measles and influenza and can coincide with chronic illnesses, with a noted effect at life’s extremes.
Iowa officials announced night racing will debut at the 1933 State Fair with an illum inated half mile oval. Floodlighting similar to stadium use will be installed. engineers to begin immediately to finish before the Aug 25 opening. A seven foot white canvas wall will enclose the back stretch for visibility. Multiple nightly races and festival features are planned without reducing daytime events.
Mrs Thomas G Gibson of LeGrand died at 6 40 am in Deaconess hospital after two weeks illness. Born Phoebe M Hayes in Ohio March 1 1860 she lived in Marshall County most of life. She married T E Cagwin in 1883 and later Thomas G Gibson. six children survive along with eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at 10 00 am at Estes funeral home with Rev P G Dennis officiating. Burial in Riverside.
A newspaper man and his wife joined Mr and Mrs Glenn Mills for a Sunday auto ride to a rough but scenic country by a back road northeast of the Carlton church. The area along Sugar creek beside a rocky limestone ledge on the former Harlan Weitzel place is wild and sylvan and would suit a picnic for two or three families. Drifting wood blocks picnics for now but cleanup is planned. Flood evidence from a recent cloudburst noted. Mr and Roy Collar of Montour visited LeGrand Saturday evening.
Edith Crumb notes common mistakes about Chip pendale Hepplewhite and Sheraton pieces. She explains Georgian masters did not create 200 year old work, detailing birth years 1710 to 1781 and noting stylistic phases from splat backs to Chinese influences and ladderback chairs.
Investigations by the Department of Conservation game division over four years show bucks have poorer odds of reaching old age in both peninsulas. The share of younger deer killed rose in both peninsulas, though the rise was gradual and not seen as indicating a shortage of desirable sire deer. Horns of sampled specimens determine killed deer in each class.
A Tit-Bits Magazine excerpt contrasts the vivid image of Indians in the Black Hills and Rockies with Kansas plains where settlers faced harsher violence during railroad construction. It notes few Indian battles in Colorado and suggests tourists overlook the frontier's brutal history in Kansas.
The article notes an organized courier service in Caesar's time with two letters from Britain to Cicero arriving in 26 and 28 days. It cites an efficient Roman postal system under Augustus and credits Diocletian with creating the first private citizen postal system, apart from public offices and military use.
The article contrasts spending habits by gender noting women keep handbags even with no money, while men discard wallets and billfolds. It cites production drops since 1929 with purses down from 40,000,000 to 33,000,000. men's pocket books from 16,000,000 to 2,000,000 and billfolders from 5,000,000 to 2,500,000.
Conservatory kept plants like ferns palms rubber plants and some succulents often become pot bound in winter. In spring transplant to larger pots using fairly rich soil with fibrous foam leaf mold sand and drainage from broken crockery pots or stones in the pot base.
The Medical Journal and Record notes the first human transfusion occurred in 1846 in Paris by Jean Baptiste Denis. A youth bled for an obscure fever, then nine ounces of lamb blood were transfused, followed by immediate improvement.
B L Wick recounts the life of Jacobson a first generation immigrant in the midwest. He details his ventures in a failed rotary engine investment his generosity aiding unemployed countrymen and his vivid storytelling that drew crowds. Wick notes Jacobson’s charm and influence before modern financial troubles reshaped the community.
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