Pioneer Woman Phoebe Adair Dies in Marshalltown
Phoebe H Adair wife of James Adair died at her daughter Mrs Thos H Drapers home 405 West Church Marshalltown after weeks of ill health Born January 12 1841 in Columbiana County Ohio she moved to Iowa 1868 married James Adair 1869 he died 1917 She leaves two sons C B Adair LeGrand and Mrs May Draper Marshalltown a daughter Nora died 1902 six grandchildren and several step and half siblings Funeral held at Em words church with Rev Guy W Harvay and Rev L E Follansbee also noting community ties and church memberships
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Adair
Jamesi Adair
Thos. H. Draper
West Church Street
Marshalltown
Phoebe H. Adair
Columbiana County
Ohio
Milton
Mary McArtor
Iowa
James Adair
C. B
Adair
LeGrand
May Draper
Nora
George and
C. T. McArtor
Salem
Will McArtor
California
Josephine Fisher
Rogers
Friends Church
Methodist Church
Emiends Church
Guy W. Harvay
L. E. Follansbee
The
Christian Church
Thos. Draper
H. W. Cope
H. D. Hoover
N. O. Keen
George Arnold
H. C. Herbert
BE. W. Dunham
el Inman
Gretchen Hinea
Fern Reed
Amy Radloff
Gladys
Harvey
W. M. Gaunt
Della Richards
Edith Gaunt
T. H. Draper
R. D. Snyder
Lida Ulmer
S. H. Gimre
P. M. Herbert
Five Cars of Pork Shipped to Union Stock Yards
Five cars loaded with pork were sent from LeGrand Thursday evening to the Union Stock Yards. The Shipping association loaded three cars while Geo W Keen loaded two. Messrs J F Smaha and Keen accompanied the parkers to the Windy Guy. Watch for the blue pencil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Union Stock Yards
The
Shipping Association
Geo. W. Keen
Messrs
J. F. Smaha
Keen
Parkers
Windy Guy
Dunbar Banquet Honors School Board and Parents
Miss Terrell and her Domestic Science class hosted a banquet at the Dunbar school house on Tuesday night March 17 showing green and white decor and a four course supper served by the girls in green middies and white skirts. Toastmaster Mr. Winnemore led the program with piano numbers by Mildred Knudson and Gertrude Ellis and a Domestic Science class playlet. Tables featured sweet peas with doll centerpieces. all praised the event as a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Dunbar
Mr. Winnemore
Notice of due light and power bills in Marshalltown
Our bills for light and power service rendered during the past month are due and payable. The amount may be paid at LeGrand Savings Bank until the 25th of each month. Bills not paid by then are returned to our Marshall town office and posted delinquent. Visitors in Marshalltown are invited to use our office as a rest room or meeting place. 3-3-3 Town Ramwar axp Licut Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand Savings Bank
Marshall Town
Marshalltown
Town
Ramwar
High School Gazette reports and student notes
Friday program outlines cornet pieces and the St Patrick history, with seniors noting sample plays and illness in the group. Juniors study civics and Mohicans while planning an April play, sophomores report illness and cooking jokes, freshmen discuss Treasure Island and ongoing class tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornet Salo
Lewis Beane
Amy Radloff
Raymond Manship
St. Patrick’s
Dorothy Blake
Miss Baish
Milo
Mohicans
Merrill Radlof
Mosés
Vicar of
Wakefield
Barn Fire Destroys Kate Ball Property Haymow ignites blaze
Monday noon fire swept the barn on Kate Ball property tenanted by Glen Wilson. Forrest and Frances Wilson spotted smoke from the haymow and helped save the horse and valuables. Firefighters saved the chicken house as winds favored the blaze, with little insurance coverage noted. Suspected tramp may have started the fire, no trespassers observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Kate Ball
Glen Wilson
Forrest
Frances Wilson
Teaching Children Thrift Reported by S W Straus
S W Straus, a leading New York banker, notes rising thrift among children. He cites 8000 school banks in the United States with over 3,000,000 depositors, arguing early value of a dollar fosters future prosperity and that teachers who integrate thrift into studies aid districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Straus
New York
U. S
Birth announced for Maynard L Johnson and Mary Virginia Harvey
A baby son Maynard L Johnson was born to Mr and Mrs Lyell Johnson on Thursday March 12 and a baby daughter Mary Virginia Harvey was born to Rev and Mrs Guy W Harvey on Sunday March 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyell Johnson
Maynard L. Johnson
Guy W. Harvey
Mary Virginia Harvey
My Hat Shop Open for Spring Trade
Hats are small close fitting shapes the favorite styles for they go anywhere and never lose their lines. Colors are bright and trimmings are the smartest. See for yourself at Mrs Wade s Hat Shop 2 LeGrand Ia.
Friends Church Service Schedule Named Leader Roles
Rev. Guy W. Harvey presides at 10 a.m. Sunday School with L. T. Hibbs as superintendent, 11 a.m. Morning Service, Junior Endeavor led by Battie Hibbs at 11 to 12, Senior Endeavor chaired by Trena Hibbs, 6:30 p.m. Evening Service at 7:30. Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Hibbs
Battie Hibbs
Senior Endeavor
Trena Hibbs
Christian Church Weekly Schedule and Mission Notes
The church announces services led by Rev. L. E. Fotuaxspee with morning worship at 11 o clock and a Sunday School at 10. Edith Gaunt presides over Christian Endeavor at 6 20 p m with topic What Can We Do to Win Others to Christ. Junior Endeavor meets at 6 30 led by Mary Higinbotham. Evening service at 7 30 themed Martha and Mary. Prayer Circle meets Wednesday at 7 30. Mission Circle to meet March 26 with a China related roll call item. Pre Easter readings begin March 30 with daily topics from Luke and Isaiah. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Herbert
the Good Samaritan
Christian Endeavor
Edith Gaunt
Mabel Tarvestad
Mary Higinbotham
Donald Tarvestad
Martha and Mary
Mission Circle
Maude Gaunt
China
Christ
Scout Basketball and Troop News from Howard Sanders
The Scout basketball team will play Gilman here Tuesday night. Landon Finton joined the troop at the March 9 meeting. About fifteen Scouts attend regular meetings with wrestling after. Scouts keep a record of good turns and report them. Scout basketball teams have won two games and lost one in the last two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman
Landon Finton
Limestone Fertilizer Prices for 1925 Stable or Lower
Limestone quarries in Iowa and nearby states announce 1925 prices will not exceed 1924 levels with several reductions. Quoted ton rates range from 35 to 85 cents, few at or above a dollar, and many quarries offer immediate shipments. Sources include H W Warner Iowa State College soils specialist, with quarries at Bettendorf Burlington Dubuque Gilmore City Keokuk Le Grand Davenport Iowa City St Joseph Missouri and Louisville Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Warner
Iowa State College
Bettendorf
Burlington
Dubuqua
Gilmore City
Keokuk
Two Specimens of Radio Poetry by Lun Dee
Poem requests a returning soldier to dream of a homecoming with a smiling face and tales of joy. The speaker asks the Maker of Dreams to send him back in a battered plane to a cottage in a western town, while recalling a lost loved one. Lun Dee signs as Mabel Lunde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lun Dee
Mabel Lunde
Floyd Collins Cave Ballad of a Tragic Dig
The poem chronicles Floyd Collins buried in a Kentucky cave with delirious images of oil clay walls a hidden silver hall and a guardian deathly gate. It casts his fate as a grim cavern Eden with angels singing and a grave that becomes a private domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Collins
Egypt
Floyd
That
LeGrand Tigers Defeat Soldiers' Home 87 to 30 in Fast Basketball
In a Thursday high school gym match, LeGrand Tigers led by Meltvedt defeated Soldiers' Home of Marshalltown 87 to 30. Rylander Kellogg and two Grinnell players joined LeGrand. Beeson Rasmussen and Bywater formed Marshalltown with referee Longstreet from Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Jack’s Tigers
LeGrand
Tigers
Meltvedt
Rylander
Kellogg
Grinnell
Beeson
Rasmussen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gala
L. E. Johnson
Herman Wolken
Horan
Largs Thompson
Oliver Swenson
Harry J. Larson
Montour
L. C. Blodgett
Fort Madison
W.E. Weitzell
W. H. Carlson
Jean
Gerald
Rolfe
L. E. Follausbee
Parent- Teacher Association
Jack
Plymouth Rocks
Hermano Wolken
Rhode Island
W. P. Foote
Charles Dunham
Deaconess Hospital
West
Paulina
Mother
Dunbar Banquet
St. Patrick’s Day
High School Gazette
Lucile Winterowd
Oral Lillian Tow
Lewis Beané
Jason Thurston
Lillian Tow
Miss Larson
Nelson Miles
Treasure Island
Gerald Harris
Stork Special
Christian
Rev. L. E. Fotuaxspee
H. F. Pfingston
BOY Scout News
Howard Sanders, Scribe
Kentucky
Hell
Basket Ball
Jack's Tigers
Soldiers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!