Oil stove blast sparks brief house fire at work camp
A bunk house on an auto chassis at the old school grounds near Ira was gutted as an oil stove flared and sprayed burning oil inside. Kenneth and Donald Price suffered burns while trying to fight the blaze. bedding clothing and blankets burned, with Rev. G. C. Albright’s property used as sleeping quarters during paving work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. ‘Albright
State Center
Kenneth
Donald Price
Ira
Parking the town square a proposal for safer traffic
A writer advocates parking the Park Town Square with a central band stand flag staff and shaded seating, modeled after Orange California. The plan places traffic around the square in one direction to reduce accidents and mud, with town pumps marking the parking corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj
Orange
Calif
Af “LeGrand
Scout Jamboree Promises March Through LeGrand Streets
LeGrand to host a Scout jamboree parade Friday afternoon October 30 with 200 to 300 Boy Scouts from Marshall and Tama counties and visiting troops. After arrival the group moves to Joe Haynes Grove for tents, contests, and a big Saturday barbecue. Local families and Drake University student Ina Devine are mentioned along with several residents and visitors in the LeGrand community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Plang
Marshall
Tama
Joe Haynes
Nawton Y
Haynes
LeGrand Troop
W. H. Devine
Ina
The
Grove
J. L. Harrison
Thigh School Susette Reed Adds Ada Ir Edair Assist Orchestra
Orchestra practice began with Roy Grimes of Green Mountain as instructor. Despite losses last spring, students hope for success. Reports include visitations by Lois Hofer and Lewis Beane, talks by alumni, library cleanups, a Halloween party debate, and several social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Grimes
Green Mountain
Teachers' Examination Date Set in Marshalltown Iowa
The October teachers' examination will be held at the county superintendent's office in Marshalltown on October 28 29 and 30 1925 starting at 8 o clock in the morning. LeGrand represented at the Iowa Illinois game in Iowa City with six enthusiasts including R L Pemberton Lee Meredith Lloyd Omundson Raymond Beane Merla Frandle and Ray Young. Three radio sets broadcast the game progress to delayed witnesses and added thrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
EB. Lauri
LeGrand
Iowa City
R. L. Pemberton
Lee Meredith
Lloyd Omundson
Raymond Beane
Merla Frandle
Ray Young
Town Hall Meeting On Home Talent Entertainments
A notice invites residents to an 8 pm town hall meeting this Friday to discuss a series of home talent entertainments for fall and winter. The aim is to raise funds and improve the hall, with a cordial invitation extended to all interested attendees, especially ladies.
Police Officers Run Errand in Marshalltown Monday
Officers Piper and West of the Marshalltown police force had a business errand down our way on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piper
West
Marshalltown
Temperance and worship services at Friends Church
The Friends Church announces worship at 11 a m with sermon Of What Value Are Works. Special temperance program on November 1 World’s Temperance Sunday. Promotion Day on November 8 at 11 a m with Junior Endeavor led by Hibbs and Senior Endeavor led by Adair. Gospel service at 7 30 p m. Wednesday guest Rev Robert Pretlow of the American Friends Service Committee speaks about spiritual aid to war stricken Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Hoover
Hattie Hibbs
Addie Adair
Robert E. Pretlow
American Friends Service Committee
Pretlow
Europe
Christian Church Activities and Birthday Update
The notice lists church events with Sunday school at 10:00 p m and morning worship at 11 00 am including a sermon. Evening worship follows at 7 30 pm with a program on Our New Americans led by Opal Billick. Dr Follansbee left hospital on his birthday and hopes to return home soon after a birthday shower.
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Anng-Herbert
Opal - Billick
Pres
Ath Piper
Boy Scout Jamboree Entries and Practice Details
The LeGrand troop schedules its jamboree events with named scouts for bugling woodcutting water boiling and other tasks. About twelve scouts plan to attend. practice night was held and a new charter has arrived. Town Railway workers improved street lighting by raising fixtures and adding heavy cable for safer bulb changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamoreellevents
Glen Smsha
Melvin Rasmus
Ernest Mills
Ralph Horn
Donald Radloff
Truman Manship
Howard Sande
LeGrand
Freezing weather delays paving and road plans
The west paving gang has passed Timber Creek bridge and with any weather will finish that section this week. The earth at the Timber Creek viaduct has caved at ends during wet weeks, needing fill. The south gang nears the first paving raid, taking a couple of weeks more with good weather. Thanksgiving ends work. County residents urge graveling or macadamizing county lines with neighboring boards.
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Timber Creek Bridge
Marshalstown
Timber Creek
Dougherty and McGrew Wedding at Grundy Center
Charles A. Dougherty son of Mr and Mrs B E Dougherty north of LeGrand and Martha McGrew daughter of Mr and Mrs O E McGrew southwest of Gilman were married Wednesday October T at Grundy Center. Rev A D Chambers officiated at the Presbyterian manse. The bride, a Gilman native, recently graduated from Gilman high school and attended bus [feee college] at Marshalltown. The groom, a LeGrand high school graduate, has attended electrical school in Minneapolis and is known as a man of good repute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilman High School
Bus[feee College
Marshalltown
Floyd Stover
Hare
The
LeGrand High School
Minneapolis
Gilman visitors and relocations noted in local town wrap
Mrs S Dunkle and children Stephen and Florence of Gilman visited Corwin O Neal home. A B Baumgartner family moved into the cottage recently occupied by Mrs Jennie Harvey and are now residents of LeGrand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Dunkle
Stephen and
Florence
Gilman
Corwin O'Neal
A. B. Baumgartner
Jennie Harvey
LeGrand
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Union
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Ruth Adair
Esther Mahle
Louise Johnson
Hilda Rylander
Earl Simms
Mildred, Richards
Mildred’ Gaunt
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Lewis Dunham
Virginia Dunham Book Report
Bale Cherone
Helen Haynes
Blanche Rubenbauer
Herbert Quick
Marjorie Mills
Busenbark
University of Iowa
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Raymond Weitzell
Charles McCune
John Davis
Russell Rubenbauer
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Ralph Hibbs
Everett Durham
Gebhard Devig
Lamoille
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Sophomora Chass
Neil Hoover
Lulu Baer
Mildred Coffin
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