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Newspaper

Le Grand Reporter

Location

Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1928

Page

4

Liscomb Ball Team Takes the Count

Liscomb loses to LeGrand 7 to 0 in a one sided game at LeGrand. Gaunt for LeGrand dominates with 11 strikeouts. Weitzell and Manship star on offense. Other notes include community notices, local visits, and storm damage reports around LeGrand.

Liscomb LeGrand Albion Silm Smaha Manship Gaunt Weitzell D.hines Hor LeGrand Mills D. Hines Keen D.gaunt Hines J. Hines Dean M. Gaunt D. Gaunt Liscombite Hibbs Momer Bracey Forney W. Keen Bracy

Death of Cleo Leech After Appendicitis Operation

Cleo Leech died at Deaconess hospital at 7 pm following an appendicitis operation. Embolism caused the fatal collapse after a period of apparent recovery. Funeral at Christian church at 2 pm Sunday. Full obituary to appear next week. WCTU meeting featured songs, devotions, readings, temperance talks and musical numbers.

Cleo Leech Deaconess The Christian Church

Think Twice Before Knocking Hynek In Tama News Herald

A column discusses public skepticism toward Iowa land value claims and urges farm relief while warning against deriding property value. Notes include a report of a Y P B meeting on June 19 at Eleanor Russell's home with a short program, games, and refreshments for about thirty members.

John Hynek Tama News-Herald Iowa Iowaland Mike W. G. Money Allen, Nebr E. A. Shelton Eleanor Russell

Quaker Lane Socials and Junior Endeavorers Visit

Quaker Lane residents Clyde Hoover and wife took a load of Junior Endeavorers to a convention at Waterloo on Saturday. The Q L Club met with Mrs Walter Hoover Thursday afternoon. Guests included Mrs West and Mrs Hickey at the Omundson home Monday. Mrs Piper and Leiante cared for the Humphreys children while they traveled. The Hoover family and visiting sisters went to Grand Meadow Minnesota to visit Arthur Hoover, returning Monday with the sisters staying longer.

Clyde Hoover Waterloo Q. L. Club Walter Hoover West Hickey Alfred Omundson A. A. Piper Leiante Wayne Humphreys New Providence Wm. Hoover Mr. Hoover Grand Meadow Minn Arthur Hoover

Herbert Hoover replies to Uncle Davis Hoover letter

Washington June 19 1923 Herbert Hoover writes to his uncle Davis Hoover in LeGrand Iowa thanking him for a congratulatory telegram. He says any future distinction for their family will owe much to the upbringing he received in the family.

Davis Hoover Herbert Hoover Washington H. D. Hoover LeGrand Towa

L T L Elects Officers After Vacation Meeting

After a few months away, twelve L T L members met June 27 at Mrs A H Pemberton s home to elect officers for the coming year. Miss Blanche Bigelow and Miss Zella O Neal will direct the work with Ruth Guthrie president Willis Guthrie vice president Louise Johnson secretary Rosa line Haynes assistant secretary Lois Beane pianist Dorothy Dunham and Lena Mary Erickson choristers. The next meeting is July 11 at 2 00 p m at Miss Blanche Bigelow s home and all interested children are invited.

L.T. L A. H. Pemberton Pean Blanche Bigelow Zella O'Neal Ruth Guthrie Willis Guthrie Louise Johnson Rosaline Haynes Assisant Lois

Neighbors Plow 45 Acre Field While Cleo Recovers

Cleo Leech remains in Deaconess hospital after an appendicitis operation. In a neighborly gesture, seventeen men with teams and plows cropped weeds in Cleo's 45 acre corn field, rain halted the first day but the effort was completed later. Mildred Gaunt, a hospital worker, visited Cleo's home Tuesday afternoon.

Cleo Gleo Leech Deaconess Hospital Mildred Gaunt

Notice of monthly pill collection in LeGrand and Marshalltown

The Iowa Railroad and Light Co announces a monthly collection rep will visit LeGrand on the 10th each month for light and power bills. Bills may be paid at the Marshalltown office anytime before or after the visit. Net bills are due by the 10th with a 10 percent penalty for late payment. Visitors to Marshalltown are invited to use the office as a rest room or meeting place.

LeGrand Light and Power Service Marshalltown Iowa Raallway & Light Co

Friends Church Services and Activities Schedule

Rev Taylor Guthrie leads 10 a m Bible School with O W Johnson as superintendent Miss Jennie Hoover missionary from Jamaica speaks morning service The Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p m The Carlton church pastor Rev Thomas preaches at 8 p m Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 All welcome Lost and Found items from picnic seek owners through Orma Keen committee chair

Bible School O. W. Johnson Kasm Junior Endeavor Irma Guthrie Jennie Hoover Jamaica Christian Endeavor Rev. Thomas Carlton Church Orma Keen Gom

Christian Church Weekly Schedule with Communion

The Christian Church announces a full day of worship starting at 10 a.m. with Church School led by Mrs. Mary Higinbotham, followed by Morning Worship and quarterly communion at 11. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p.m. led by Mabel Gaunt, with the topic America First In What. Ardesia Richards presiding. Evening Service at 8 p.m. Prayer Circle Wednesday at 8. The business meeting, postponed, will be July 11 after Prayer Circle. The church extends a welcome to all worshippers.

Mary Higinbotham Christian Endeavor Mabel Gaunt America First Ardesia Richards

Quarry Chapel Sunday Services and Annual Picnic Notes

Quarry Chapel outlines Sunday School at 10 a.m and morning worship at 11 a.m with evening services at 7 30 p m The Women's Foreign Missionary Union and Friends church members held their June 20 picnic at Riverview Park Marshalltown A noon dinner preceded sports including a young and married men ball game won by the former and a boys versus girls game blamed on the umpire A brief business session elected officers for the coming year including Pres Mrs Chas Beane and Treas Mrs Wm Hoover Visitors listed and local residents noted among recent visits and gatherings

Women’s Foreign Missionary Union and Families Friends Church and Sunday School Riverview Park Marshalltown The Missionary Union Chas. Beane Loren Bigelow John Rylander Purdy Sanders Cal Dougherty Treas Wm. Hoover Jennie Hoover Highgate Jamaica Lily Jones California Gilbert Mote Lucy Ferguson

Weary travelers recount long road trip to the West

Max and Mrs. Radloff write from Pomona California on June 23 1928 about an eight day journey across Nebraska Colorado and Arizona. They describe perfect weather aside from a hail storm in Sterling Colorado and visit Denver Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak though snowfall blocked the track. They praise alfalfa crops and goats in New Mexico and Arizona and recall the Painted Desert. They plan a beach trip and a Portland visit while noting a cousin at Pomona College involved in an Olympic Decathlon trial.

Pomona Calif Corwin and LeGrand Sterling Colo Nebraska Towa Colorado Denver Colorado Springs Pike’s Peak New Mexico Arizona Betty Painted Desert Portland Donald Pomona College Max Mrs. Radloff P.S Joe Smaha

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Pemberton Mills Ernest Beane Bert Bowen Oklahoma City J. L Harrison Anna Kempe Rockford Chicago Herbert Rochester Devida Carver Haynes Carlton Joe Haynes LeGrand Friends Cemetery Association C. W. Johnson Sec’s and Dillon Walter Ray Dunham Manufacturing Co Oscar P. L Green Mountain Q State Center Lamoille Bethel Grove Earl Simms All Present Edna Beane Ruth Adair Verna Simms Loretta Bigelow Simms Bernice Simms LT. L East’ LeGrand Farmer Friends Church Taylor Guthrie Herman A Crawford Quarry Chapel L. T. Hibbs Pastor Clarence Hartwell Wilma Gaunt Clemens Ardella Richards W. W. Newell Radloff
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