LeGrand Captures B Tournament Title in County Meet
LeGrand high school baseball won the county tournament title defeating Gilman 8 to 2 in the opener. Specht homered and doubled as Leech pitched well, then Leech and Kouba shared mound duties in a pitching duel with Laurel’s Louks as Green Mountain fell behind. LeGrand finally pulled out the day with a 13 hit effort and a tense 10th inning lead, backed by strong infield defense and Specht’s catching. Mrs. Callie Dimmitt visited relatives in Newton Sunday. Watches and jewelry at same price as mail order house. -C. D. Harvey
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LeGrand
Gilman
Specht
Leech
le Grand
Louks
Laurel
Orley
Kouba
Green Mountain
Callie Dimmitt
Newton
C. D. Harvey
Local News and Personals Highlights Social Visits
Mrs. Roy Hilsabeck visited friends in Elgin and Tama. Coyne Electrical School drew My. and Mrs. Harry Larson to Chicago. May 1 marks a note on early plans. W C T U gatherings and county institutes feature in Marshalltown and Carlton. Several families hosted relatives, while a Birthday Club bash at Mrs. Bertha Rasmus’ home entertained guests with costumes and refreshments. A family reunion at the O Neals closed the span of visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hilsabeck
Cecil Baer
Elgin Powers
Chicago
Coyne Electrical School
Harry Larson
Donald Reed
Chris. Emmery
Tama
Glen Stafford
Loren Rank and Family
Toledo
L. E. Bigelow
Omundson
Gilbert Swenson
Lukehart
Marshalltown
Farmers Special Auto Insurance
C. D. Harvey
Wiletta Hilsabeck
Mattie Pemberton
Irma Guthrie
Cora Hoover
Callie Dimmitt
W. C. T. U. Institute
Betty Adair
Orval Adair
Carlton
C.B. Adair
George Keen
Leland Keen
Larry
Howard Keen
George
Wesley
Jack
Howard Searle
Marshall
Town
G. Higinbotham
Jacob ‘Lowry
Moulton
Letta Wallover
Jacob
John
James
Alex. Lowry
Birthday Club
Karl Benson
Iowa City
Hazel O'Neal
Edna Hannagal
Des Moines
Charles O’neal
Sumner
LeGrand Garden Club Me eting Recap and Contests
The LeGrand Garden club met in regular session Monday evening at the C. T. Tweet Bee hall. After business Mary Ellen Sanders led two contests, G C Ogier winning for identifying ads with article and manufacturer removed, and B H Beane winning a drawing contest for a flower or vegetable. Next meeting is May 27 at Mr. and Mrs. L C Knudson.
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LeGrand Garden Club
C. T
Cesen
P. A. Sanders
B.H. Beane
Mary Ellen Sanders
G.C. Ogier
B. H. Beane
L. C. Knudson
Coppock couple endure heavy snow on winter trip
From California to Iowa Mr and Mrs Walter Coppock spent winter in Whittier California and arrived in Marshalltown Saturday night then Dillon after five days on the road. They faced about 20 inches of snow near Laramie delaying travel until snowplows cleared the trails. They followed a route south through Denver then east. The Coppocks will spend spring and summer on the Coppock farm on Quaker Lane.
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Walter Coppock
Whittier
Calif
Marshalltown
Dillon
Wyoming
Walter
Laramie
Denver
Quaker Lane
When to Spray Codling Moth in Apple Orchards
Early sprays are far more effective than late ones for codling moth control. Entomologists note that killing one worm in the first brood equals five to ten in the second. Early treatment also reduces the need for washing spray residue and should cover the entire tree, especially the top.
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Department of Agriculture
LeGrand Elevator Co Advertises Lumber and Feed
Lumber, coal and feed just arrived with two cars of lumber and one car of feed. The LeGrand Elevator Co offers building materials and feed items including tankage, oil meal, bran, middlings, Schumaker, chick feed, and more with custom grinding available.
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LeGrand Elevator Co
LeGrand Girl Weds Hollis Bash in Local Baptist Church
Miss Clara Lamb daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Lamb of LeGrand married Hollis W Bash of Marshalltown at 11 45 AM Saturday in the First Baptist church with Rev W R Yard officiating. Witnesses were Mrs Alma Ogan and Norman Petrie of Marshalltown. The couple will reside in Marshalltown.
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Times- Republican
Clara Lamb
Charles Lamb
LeGrand
Hollis W. Bash
Marshalltown
First Baptist Church
W. R. Yard
Alma Ogan
Norman Petrie
Bash
A Close Call on a Rural Lightning Strike
A thunderstorm last Friday night sparked by a bolt hitting the Will Reed farm corn crib and granary south of town. Smoke appeared from crevices and local firefighters with town extinguishers suppressed the fire with little damage beyond a shingles bulge.
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Will Reed
Will
High School Gazette Calendar and School Staff Updates
The high school announces May events from a senior class trip to Iowa City Cedar Rapids and packing plant tour to May 29 graduations. Major and minor athletic and music awards are slated, with diplomas May 22. Staffing changes include Kennedy leaving for Beaman and Hulin hired. music oversight by Miss Marian Jepson. salaries up 10 percent.
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van de Venter
Vincent
Hotel Talleorn
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Friends Church
Taylor Guthrie
P.T. A
Tricky
Congregational Church
Marshalltown
C. E. Shutt
C. M. van de Venter
Mildred Holmes
Willys
Hulin
Mary Davidson
Vera Cagwin
Marguerite Tweet
Eleanor Findlay
Kennedy
Beaman
Willys Hulin
Gilman
Marian Jepson
Cedar Falls
Brotherhood in Christ and Home Influence Message
The article extols the family as the center of society and the home as the first school. It argues every person belongs to a family circle and that parental examples shape future character and community well being. It stresses the home as a positive or negative current shaping the nation.
Easter Mission Program Steers Christian Church Meeting
Christian Church activities note a 10a.m. church school and no preaching. May 1 business meeting postponed to May 8 at 7:80. April Missionary Society met with Mrs. J W Piper on April 26. Despite rain, attendance remained strong. Mrs. Mary Higinbotham led the program The Easter Dawn of Home Missions with help from Mrs. Frederickson and others. Piper sang He Rolled the Sea Away. Singers offered There Is Sunshine in My Soul. Refreshments served by Anna Duncan and Dorothy Coffin. social hour closed with a humorous reading. Welcome at this church.
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Mary Higinbotham
April’ Missionary Society
J. W. Piper
Home Missions
Frederickson
Emley
George Coffin
Herbert
Blodgett
Dorothy Coffin
Piper
Anna Duncan
Birthday Gathering Honors Four Celebrants at Lasson Home
Fifty three relatives gathered April 21 at Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lasson to celebrate birthdays of Mrs. Lasson Aimee Evans and Harold Welton. A cafeteria style dinner featured a pyramid angel food cake baked by Mrs. Truman Welton. Attendees included extended Lasson and Welton families plus Evans, Fisher, Reisinger, Bulanek, and other named relatives.
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Louis Lasson
Lasson
Aimee Evans
Harold Welton
Truman Welton
Floyd
R. Evans
H. B. Wilcoxen
C. L. Winterowd
Aimee
Ralph Lewis
Roger
Clyde Welton
Pauline
Frank Lewis
Electric Lineman Falls at Quarry Substation
Lloyd Hodges, a lineman for Iowa Electric Light and Power, fell from a transformer at the Quarry sub-station Tuesday morning. He suffered a dislocated shoulder and facial scratches, was briefly unconscious, and was taken to the county hospital after Dr. Mills rendered first aid. No burns occurred and the current had been shut off.
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Lloyd Hodges
Owa Electric Light and Power Company
Mills
Ruth Bowen Wins Promotion In State Relief Service
Ruth Bowen, formerly relief administrator for Ingham county, is named director of the social service division of the state relief administration. She will take a three month leave from Ingham relief work to join the state staff and help shape direct relief policies. Fred L. Fulton will replace her during absence, with Charles Zeigler handling his duties.
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Lansing
Mich
Ruth Bowen
Social Service
State Relief Administration
William Haber
Miss Bowen
Ingham County
Ingham County Relief Administration
Fred L. Fulton
County Relief Agency
Charles Zeigler
Europe Faces Rising Tensions and Armament Buildup
The piece argues Europe growsl toward each other with anger behind flared diplomacy while nations rush arms and navies. It laments poison gas threats and warns war may ensue, urging America to avoid entanglements as Washington once advised.
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Tama News-Herald
Europe
Ibis
America
George Washington
Oldest Eastern Star Chapter Celebrates 68th Anniversary
Coldwater Chapter No. 1 of Coldwater Michigan observed its 68th anniversary on April 18. Mrs. Ella M. Culver was recognized for 65 years of membership and Mrs. Cora Brown was praised for 25 years continuously serving as secretary of the chapter.
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Coldwater
Mich
Ella M. Culver
Cora Brown
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