LeGrand Briefs Highlight Town Lights And Socials
LeGrand residents anticipate more street lights with planned placements on Franklin Main and Julian streets as council moves to illuminate dark corners. Community events include an ice cream social at Quarry school house and a lively Brotherhood gathering at the Friends church with toasts and humor.
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Franklin Street
Hammond’s Corner
Armstrong Corner
East Main
Duncan Place
West Main Street
Julian Street
Spelling contest selects LeGrand township rep to county event
The initial LeGrand spelling contest at the high school last Friday named Marvin Nodland of East LeGrand as the best student, earning a chance to represent the township in Marshalltown for the county contest and possibly the state fair if he wins. Other contestants hailed from Rock Valley and Quarry. local civic notes follow with visits, health concerns, and business ads from the era.
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LeGrand Township
Rock Valley
Quarry
LeGrand
Lela Poduska
Leon Chevale
Joseph Caputo
Joseph Vodochedsky
Dorris Wilkinson
Marvin Nodland
Jessie Manship
Chas. O*l ¥Eal
Marian Mills
Marvin W
Five Pointed Star Symbol and Chamberlains Tablets
A fragment describes the Pythagoreans of ancient Greece and their five pointed star as a health symbol. It notes a red five point star on Chamberlains Tablets and suggests health benefits for indigestion biliousness and constipation. Purchase advised from a druggist.
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Greece
Obituary of Dr William B Parker and Mary Scholfield
Obituary notices a LeGrand resident Dr William B Parker aged 86, veteran of the Ninth Iowa Infantry, organized gun squad at the soldiers home, died May 17 1916 after illness. Also notes death of Mary J Scholfield born 1840 near West Milton Ohio with long pioneer career in Iowa and Nebraska. Funeral at Friends church.
Our Churches Rev Tos C Hovss Sunday Services
Sunday School at 9:45 led by Rev J W Piper. Morning preaching at 11. Prayer meetings at 3 7 and 8 p m with C E groups in between. Wednesday evening prayer at 8. All are welcome at these services.
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J. W. Piper
C. E
Friends Church Service Schedule and Leaders
Sunday School at 10, preaching at 11. Junior C E Sunday 3 pm with Helen Latham as superintendent. Intermediate Endeavor Sunday 3 pm supervised by Miss Reba Ferguson. Senior Endeavor Sunday 7 pm led by Nina Armstrong. Evening preaching at 8 pm. Wednesday prayer meet at 8 o clock. Bible study Friday evening at the parsonage. Invitation to cooperate in services.
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C. E
Helen Latham
Reba Ferguson
Nina Armstrong
Dunbar district meeting moved to May 31 to June 2
Announcement from Dunbar Lutheran Church notes the Des Moines district meeting is postponed one day to avoid Decoration Day conflict. The event runs May 31 through June 2 with speakers and special music. The sermon next Sunday will be in English on A Condemnation and a Commandment by the Pastor Carlton Brethren Church Rev Henderson.
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Des Moines
Dunbar
Oixevernsrap
Realm of rest offered in quiet end at Friends church
A softly spoken death closed a frail life on the 17th at 4 15 p m at the home of her sister Mrs Hiram Hammond. The funeral will be held from the Friends church at 3 p m Friday with burial in the Friends cemetery. Also reported tuberculosis claimed the life Tuesday afternoon of Joseph Olear aged 28 at his parents Quarry home. Born April 20 1888 in Punxsutawney Pa he moved to Iowa as an infant and worked for the M and St L in Marshalltown until falling ill. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 30 from the Quarry schoolhouse and burial in Fressant Bill cemetery.
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M. Gamé
B. L. Cook
Willians
Burg
Mary A. Cook
Cook
Montour Gazette
Mgr
A.J. Reger
The
Rhodes Review
Gazette
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Friends Church
J.R. Wright
William B. Parker
LeGrand
Soldiers Home
Connellsville
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Ninth Iowa Infantry
Lois Chappell
Parker
Fayette
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Dell Rapids
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Ruby Leonard
Sadie Mills
Marshalltown
Harriet McCourtney
Luray
Eugenia Devaney
Nancy Sands
California
Friends Cemetery
Hiram Hammond
Joseph Olear
Michael Olear
Quarry
Mr. Olear
Punxsutawney
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