Two Miles Graveled and Birds Added to Iowa List
The county advances two miles of gravel road from Evangelical Chapel to the Garwin road, aiming for a continuous North End link to Gladbrook, improving travel and reducing blasting hazards. In Iowa wildlife notes, five new breeding species bring the state total to 149, including Double crested Cormorant and Hooded Merganser, with sighting details from Green Bay Bottoms to Spirit Lake and Mud Lake areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Chapel
Garwin
Joe Haynes
Gladbrook
LeGrand
Lowa
Philipwriter
Iowa
DuMont
Green Bay Bottoms
Let County
Department of Zoology
Iowa State College
Ames
Logan J. Bennett
Bureau of Biological Survey
Jefferson Slough
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake
Bennett
Mud Lake
Ruthven
Clay County
Swainson
Estherville
Emmet
B. O. Walden
H.M. Smith
Kossuth County
Grant Township
Smith
Charles H. Batton
Iowa State Planning Board
Local News and Personals: Fall In Love Night and Sales
Local items list a for sale motor and harness by W E Reeves and Yellow Jersey sweet potatoes priced by size from 60c to 1.00 per unit. Numerous social notices from Marshalltown and surrounding towns mention visits, church, and community events with names like Leona Specht, Karl Benson, Hazel O’Neal, Corwin O’Neal, C B Page, Alfred Omundson, George Welker, James Dougherty, Joe Kennedy, H D Hoover, Mattie Pemberton, Callie Dimmitt, Maurice Johnson, and Will Robb. An Iowa meat judging team invite and a Tama injury are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Reeves
H. Beane
LeGrand
Iowa
Leona Specht
Marshelltown
Chas, Specht
Karl Benson
Town City
Hazel O'Neal
Des Moines
Alfred Omundson
Marshalltown
Lisa Omundson
Montour
Arthur Hoskey
I. M. Gaunt
Missea
Edith
Mabel
Dean Gaunt
Walter Kellogg
Waterloo
Waterloo Sunday, Spending the Day With Mrs. Gaunt
George Welker
Work as Noble Force in Anglified Verse
The passage extols Work as a Titan force driving creation and earthly transformation. It lauds labor’s daily hammering, fiery passion, and vast aims, framing toil as divine will shaping land and life. Angela Morgan’s verse celebrates unshrinking effort toward a masterful, dreaming destiny.
Friends Church Notice and Reflection
Rev Taylor Guthrie will be at the Friends Church with Pater 10 Bible School and Dr H E McGrew from Pasadena to share in the morning service. 6:30 Christian Endeavor 7:30 Gospel Service. Wednesday 7:30 ministry meeting. A cordial welcome. The piece urges personal growth, duty, and imperfect believers joining the church. It uses moral examples like steam and water to illustrate consequences of wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
W. Johnson
H. E. McGrew
Pasadena
Peterson-Weitzell Wedding in Marshalltown
Evelyn Peterson and Orville Weitzell wed at Nazarene church in Marshalltown at 6:30 PM on Saturday. Rev. Guy W. Harvey officiated assisted by Raymond Weitzell and the couple's wedding party. Both natives are noted in the community with ties to LeGrand and Marshalltown. they will reside with the groom's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weitzell
Walter Weitzell
LeGrand
Harvey Mat Company
Chester Takes A Tumble From 15 Foot Ladder
A Ladder Chester Takes A Tumble From A 15 Foot Ladder While Picking Apples He Suffered Three Cracked Ribs A Sprained Wrist And Torn Tendons In His Shoulder He Was Unconscious Until His Son Reached Him Then Recovered And Returned To School Bus Duties Despite Serious Injuries The Accident Was Kept Quiet For Three Weeks Before Being Heard About
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Verlyn
It Pays to Advertise in Oklahoma Girl’s Matrimony Ad
An Adair County Free Press note recalls a girl who advertised for a husband and found one. The total cost including ad and wedding outfit was 11 dollars. He died within a year, leaving a 10 thousand dollar life policy to her, proving the ad’s payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Adair County
Fortieth-Eighth Anniversary Dinner at Dunham Home
A dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dunham on their 48th wedding anniversary at the Highland township residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dunham. Attendees included E. W. Dunham with son Everett, L. K. Dunham and George Dunham, their four sons, and relatives from LeGrand Montour and LeGrand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Dunham
Highland Township
E. W. Dunham
LeGrand
James Fur
Everett
L. K. Dunham
George. Dunham
Charles
Ralph
Raymond
George
George Arnold
Robert. Dillman
Glen
Dale
Jonas Dunham l
Flossie
Montour
Reporter Looks Back as New Volume Begins
Volume XXVI, Number 1 opens the year with a note that Vol XXVII, No 1 will continue the sequence. The piece reflects on 26 years and 1852 weeks, asks for opinions, and mentions subscriptions are now due.
Christian Church Notice and Meeting Plans
The Christian Church holds services with 10a church school led by Mary Higinbotham. No evening service. The regular church business meeting is set for Wednesday evening November 6 at 7 80. Mission Circle met with Mrs Anna Herbert for October with Miss Dorothy Coffin leading a lesson on Ethiopias Fateful Hour. Fifteen members and guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Higinbotham
Mission Circle of the Christian Church
Anna. Herbert
Piper
Dorothy Coffin
Ethiopia
New Crusher Installed at Cedar Rapids Quarry
M. Holland recently traveled to Cedar Rapids and invested in a new crusher for the local quarry north of town. The machine has been installed and is in use and described as quite a machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Holland
Cedar Rapids
LeGrand LT L Launched After School Meeting
After school on October 25 the LT L LeGrand group met at the home of Paul Bitty and Martha Shope. Myrna Johnson presided in the absence of the regular president. Oscar Rhodes led in singing. David Guthrie brought home a Jack o lantern for his pom. Cookies and apples were served by Martha. The group now has two classes with Mildred Meltvedt in charge of the older class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LT. L. Doings
Paul, Bitty
Martha
Myrna Johnson
Oscar Rhodes
David Guthrie
Mildred Meltvedt
Early American Game Laws for Bears In Kentucky
Vernon Bailey, retired naturalist for the Biological Survey, notes that two centuries ago Kentucky Indians created bear refuges and perhaps America's first game laws. Bear fat meat and skins topped the hunt’s rewards, with large areas declared beloved bear grounds limiting yearly kills to sustain a permanent bear supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
America
Vernon Bailey
The
Biological Survey
Texaco Service Station to Open Under New Management
The Krughel and Condon garage formerly operated by W E Waitzell, vacant a month, will reopen under new management. Texaco products will be sold, with Lyle Cooper from Toledo in charge. The station will undergo improvements and invites the public to visit Saturday to get acquainted and build confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krughel & Condon
W.E. Waitzell
Texaco
Lyle Cooper
Toledo
High School Fall Activities and Junior Play Preview
The sophomore agriculture class toured C. T. Tweet's to study the sito as teachers plan a Des Moines conference. News notes include a Girls and Boys Activity skating party, early basketball drills, and a junior class play That Lucas Family with character roles by Guthrie Perry Tostenson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Tweet
Des Moines
Boys Activity Association
Town Hall
Eleanor Henkes
Lucas
Gramp Strong
Wayne Guthrie
Sam Singer
Neil Perry
Gramp
Tilda
P.T. A
Eva Tiehy
Timmis
Helen Tostenson
Robert
George Coffin
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Joe Kennedy
Clayton and
Bruce
Earl Simms
Joe
Beaman
H.D. Hoover
Will Robb
Geneseo
Dysart
H. D. Hoover
Mattie Pemberton
Callie Dimmitt
Grinnell
Powesbick County
Richmond
Ind
Meeting of Friends
Margaret Latham
Friends Church
Maurice Johnson
C. W. Johnson
Kansas City
William Weitzell
Tama
Lake Cherry
Tama News-Herald
Angela Morgan
Taylor Guthrie
Pater
Christian Church
Bob Lucas
Ruth Lucas
David Erickson
Vivian Hall
Lane Appleton
Wendell Thomas
Cincinnati
Mrs. Dutton
Irene Rosedale
Ray Dutton
John Allen
Jean Kline
Ruth
Bob
Mildred Wood
Inez
Eleanora
Colorado
David
George Westley
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Randy
Robert Phipps
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