Former Le Grand Boy Sees His Birthplace
Tommy Stubbins, former Le Grand neighbor and now nine-year Congregational pastor at Lake Geneva Wisconsin, returns to his birthplace with his daughter at the wheel. He pauses at Oak cemetery, recalls family ties to Rose surname, and plans to mail a copy of his published book. The Reporter hopes for a longer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Stubbins
Jessie Hanson
Will Stubbins
LeGrand
Frank
Irene
Congregational
Lake Geneva
Wis
Rose
Jo Rose
Ben Rose
Tommy Rose
North Cemetery
Who Planted the Honey Locust in LeGrand
George C. Welker of Waterloo visited his sister Mrs. I. M. Gaunt in Marshalltown for a Spanish War veterans reunion. Welker recalls LeGrand childhood sites near the Pete Spence mill and a burned Welker house, but the question of who planted the honey locust near the north entrance remains uncertain, likely his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Welker
Waterloo
I. M. Gaunt
Marshalltown
LeGrand
Pete Spence
George
Marconi Wins First Patent For Wireless Telegraphy
Marconi aged twenty two obtained his first patent in England for a practical wireless telegraphy system. He impressed Europe in 1899 by spanning the channel for Franco British contact. His successful Atlantic letter S transmission occurred during a notable experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
England
Europe
Atlantic
Local News and Personals from LeGrand Area
Sunday visitors and family news from LeGrand and surroundings. Birth announced for Joan Ruth Bowen in Lansing Michigan with grandparents in Kalamazoo. Local ads include lawn mower repairs and a $650 piano sale. LeGrand class of 1935 reunion planned at Pine Lake with Aruthon Thompson elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyle Turbett
LeGrand
Rosa Richarde
W.E. Weitzell
Koett
Marshalltown
Frank Stevens
Henry Hanson l
Chicago
Rosa Beechout
Billa Smith
Rosa Richards
A. R. Cary
Chas
D. Harvey
Grinnell
Everett Emmert
Ida Merritt
Montour
Lizzie Letch
Tama
Harry Buck
New Hampton
Ray Faragher
Carl E. Bowen
Lansing
Mich
Joan Ruth
Harry Bowen
Kalamazoo
Bat Simms
West Branch
Taylor Guthrie
Ruth
Doris
Mary Schultz
Rt. 5
Waukesha
Wis
Adtv
W. M. Gaunt
Wilma
Betty
Albion
Neil Springer
Pine Lake
Arthur Thompson
Wedding Bells for Esther Mahle and Voris Paul
Esther Mahle and Voris Paul announced their secret marriage solemnized January 14, 1938 in Princeton Missouri. The couple hosted a June 16 reception near Albion for about sixty relatives and friends at the Paul home in Marshalltown. Esther is a LeGrand High School graduate class of 1934 and works in Marshalltown. Voris is an Albion High School graduate and employed at a Marshalltown Standard Oil station. They reside at 401 S 2nd St Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand High School
Business College
Marshalltown
Drs. Keyser
Elmer Paul
Perry Paul
Joe Doyen
A. C. Schuman
Ed Mead
L. W. Woodward
Mary Paul
LaVerne Paul
Raymond Keeppel
Mae Paul
Laurel
Erwin Kruse
Kenneth Goodwin
Melbourne
E. C. Altemeier
Virgil Altemeier
Conrad
Perry Altemeier
Roy Morris
Shirley
Henry Morris
Clarice
Liscomb
William Banghart
Ike Banghart
Dorothea
Arve Banghart
Royce
Albion
John Moore
Gloria Coonrodt
Osage
Floral Parade by John A. Stover
A colorful verse parade lists many blossoms marching in a cheerful sequence. The Roses wear red, Pansies smile, Trumpet vines shrill, Canterbury Bells swing, Wild Flowers march with Jack the Preacher, Tulips burn red, Jonquils bloom, Phlox and Marigold join. The march showcases every hue from pasture and garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Town installs new stop signs for traffic safety
State highway commission crews arrived Monday to erect large yellow stop signs on the street, aimed at slowing north and south bound traffic. Town council ordered the measures to curb reckless driving and ensure all motorists observe the signs for everyone’s safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Highway Commission
Death of William Clemons in Clemons neighborhood
The J. M. and W.M. Gaunt families attended William Clemons funeral in the Clemons area. An 85 year old Indiana native, he came to Iowa with his parents in a covered wagon. He was an uncle to the Gaunt boys. their mother was his sister. He was the last surviving member of a nine member family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.E. Lee Aldrich
Walker
Iowa
Temple City
Calif
Mary Hoover
Bertha Stamp
Walker News
J. M
W.M. Gaunt
Clemons
William Clemons
Indiana
Gaunt
Bats And Their Night Vision Revealed In Light
A bat resembles a mouse in shape and a cat in grooming, yet it outflies birds. Wing nerves let it sense air waves to navigate. The saying blind as a bat misleads, as these mammals see well in darkness. bright daylight blinds them.
Piano Tuning by Prof Erickson in LeGrand
Piano tuning by Professor S A Erickson, longtime music instructor, will be in LeGrand June 28 and 29 with tuning at 3.00. Leave orders at the Reporter Office. Oliver Miller, former high school teacher, is recovering from appendix surgery at Deaconess Hospital and improving after a trying period.
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S. A. Erickson
Eastern Conservatory
LeGrand
Reporter O
Oliver Miller
Deaconess Hospital
Aborigines Left Few Relics Across Centuries
The article notes that Aborigines in Australia left few relics to mark the centuries of their residence. No temples ruins vanished cities monuments tablets or pottery fragments remain. It argues they achieved little toward advancement of their era.
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Australia
LeGrand Friends Church Sunday Schedule
Rev. Fisyd L. Hinshaw, pastor, conducts 1000 Sunday School. W Johnson leads morning worship on September 11 with the theme They Made Light of It. No evening service. Evening program at Franklin Field, Marshalltown features Light of the World. Quote: Only time can reveal the true worth of character.
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W Johnson
Christian Church Schedule Featured By Piper Minister
Sarah M. Piper delivers Sunday morning sermon at 11 o'clock with 10 am church school and 8 pm evening services. Prayer meeting held every Wednesday at 8 o'clock. A welcome to all here.
Quarry Chapel Sunday Schedule and Meetings
Quarry Chapel holds Sunday School at 10 a m with Mrs Jerome Lunde as superintendent. Morning services at 11 a m followed by Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m and evening services. The regular church business meeting is conducted on the last Tuesday evening of each month.
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Jerome Lunde
Christian Endeavor
Rural School Boards Meet in Marshalltown July 2
A meeting of Rural School Boards for Marshall County is called for July 2 at 2 p.m. in the West Court Room of the Marshalltown courthouse. Invited are all rural board members secretaries and treasurers to study procedures budgets and school law with speakers C E Shutt and J E Soderquist. Secretaries will notify members and bring the 1938 39 school calendar and questions.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Marshall County
West Court Room
Court House
C.e.shutt
J. E. Soderquist
C. E. Shut
France's Longest Underground Canal Extends 414 Miles
The world's longest underground canal lies in France, linking Marseilles with Martigues Caronte and Port de Boue. It spans 414 miles with a 12 foot deep, 58 foot wide waterway and footpaths along both sides.
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France
Marseilles
Martigues
Caronte
Port de Boue
Relief in Athens and Rome on daily subsidies
The text notes that ancient Athens provided daily subsidies from the state for the blind, the same, and crippled to prevent beggary. It adds that in imperial Rome the poor were more numerous relative to population, with 320,000 males listed as receiving some form of bounty to survive without relief.
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Athens
Rome
Emperor Days
Origins of toasts and the glass breaking ritual
Authorities link the habit of breaking glasses after toasts to honor the bride to prevent the wine from serving a less honorable purpose. A source notes the impulse may be natural to youth and dismisses oriental origin, suggesting ties to old English clinking customs noted by Shakespeare. Toasting grew from dipping toast in wine and naming the lady to flavor the drink.
A Yankee Farmer And His Poet Friend
A 1921 scene from New Hampshire centers on Eli Beetle a Yankee farmer near North Danvers. The family tree traces to Eli Beede who arrived about 1700 and married Mehitable Sleeper. their descendants include Jonathan and Anna Beetle with ten children. In a warm kitchen Ruth and Mary prepare supper as Eli Beede’s clock and simple New England furnishings frame a quiet summer evening.
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A. L. Beane
American Friends
Eli Beetle
New Hampshire
North Danvers
Eli
New England
Jane
United States
Eli Beede
Jersey
France
New World
Mehitable Sleeper
Kingston
Jonathan
Anna Sleeper
Society of Friends
Anna Beetle
Hli
Ruth Peaslee
Daniel
Mary
Ruth Beetle
Osborne
Eli Jr
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Kepiinis
Janesville
Zetach
Magnes Holland
John Krughel
Minnesota
Little Gull Lake
Pequot
Mag
John
She Floral
John A. Stover
LeGrand Garden Club
LeGrand Friends Church
Fisyd L. Hinshaw
Sarah M. Piper
L. T. Hibbs
Whittier
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