Le Grand School Begins Monday With 107 Enrolled
LeGrand consolidated school opens with total enrollment of 107 students divided as 43 in high school and 64 in grades. Grade groups list counts and new music programs include Girls Glee Club and Mixed Chorus. Baseball outlook uncertain due to player losses. Fifth and sixth grades report 13 pupils with two new entrants, and seventh and eighth grades show 19 pupils with balanced gender mix. Enthusiasm noted despite warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
LeGrand Consolidated School
Miss Turner
Miss Outland
Miss Bersagel
Miss Kerr
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Schreiber
Clarence Trossem
Marshalltown
Barbara Fritsch
Madison, Wisth
Health officials urge vigilance to curb infantile paralysis
Iowa Board of Health urges school authorities to continuously monitor students to detect illness early and keep schools open. Report deviations to local health officers while public health nurses assist. August saw over 150 cases across 45 counties. Early symptoms include fever sore throat listlessness with many cases improving, others progressing to fever headache vomiting and neck stiffness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Health Department
Local News and Personals and For Sale Grapes
Local notes recount visits and relatives in Garwin Lansing Des Moines and Marshalltown with families like Brockway Graham Steveson and Gaunt. A long list of callers reunions and travels includes the Helfensteins D Q and Roy visiting Pleasant Hill cemetery and Far Rarr. New grape for sale 1c per lb by I Brockway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Brockway
Rebecca Graham
Grace Ray
Floyd Steveson
Garwin
C. E. Myers
Radcliffe
H.C. Conklin
Lansing
Mich
H. T. Erickson
Ira Beecher
Mary Hoover
Cedar Rapids
E. L. Condon
W. E. Shope
I. M. Gaunt
Helen Holmquist
J. Ganninger
Marshalltown
Gaunt
Ganningers
Amana Colony
Frank Houser
Donald
Bobby Smith
Alma Center
J. F. Smaha
Finley Helfenstein
Harold Krueger
Canastota
C. B. Adair
Ray Duncan
Ray _Dannean
Max
Curtis Loney
Rosa Beechout
Harold
Duncan
Cleo Lamb
Ross Miller
Aurora
Ill
U.S
Saratoga
San Pedro
Calif
R. F. Peterson
The Martins Have Gone South Scout Reports Arrival Date
The Martins have departed for the South in a flock noted by E. L. Condon. The birds send an advance scout to check conditions before the main flock arrives, with the return date varying only a few days yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Condon
Equator
The Boy That Used To Be Reflects On Study Daydreams
A reflective verse speaks of a boy wanting to become studious and diligent. He imagines night and day study, earning praise from teachers and everyone, like a faithful farm horse Ud, and rejects sneering doubts from a stern observer. The piece centers on dedication and self improvement.
LeGrand Friends Church announces schedules
Pastor Leonard E. Wines leads LeGrand Friends Church with morning services at 10:00, Sunday School, and evening worship. The notice highlights a welcoming church with 15-Young People and scripture from Psalm 122.
Philippine Islands Letter From Nichols Field Diary
A wartime letter describes rainy season flooding in Pasay and Baclaran, refugees from Hong Kong escorted to Fort McKinley, and Manila patrols, with civilians wary of possible Japanese invasion. The writer recalls a shooting incident in a restricted restaurant and reflects on U.S. presence in the islands while noting beer bottles and knives as occasional threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasay
Bacaria
Towa
Hong Kong
China
Ft. McKinley
Manila
U.S
M.P
Picture of family reunion from Norman Finton letter
Norman Finton writes of enjoying the old hometown and house with a photo showing grandma and Gertie. He signs grateful for the memory and the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Gertie
Norman Finton
Le Grand Visit By Christensen Bemis Party From Fremont
Old Town visitors in Le Grand included Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Christensen of Fremont and Mr. and Mrs. Sterling J. Bemis with children Robbie and John of Des Moines. They traced family ties to Frank Hammond and his forebears, toured local points of interest, and extended an open invitation to return.
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A. G. Christensen
Fremont
Nebr
Sterling J. Bemis
Robbie
John
Des Moines
le Grand
Christensen
Frank Hammond
George Hammond
Benjamin Hammond
Bemis
First Meeting of Community Club
Community Club opens with a program by the Nason Sisters of Melbourne. The gathering invites music lovers to attend on September 10 at 8 p.m. in the gym. Friends and families should bring their own service, a small plate, and a glass for refreshments. Participants urged to help make the year a success.
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Nason
Melbourne
Community church services announced at Quarry Chapel
Christian Church led by Pastor Sarah M. Piper offers 10 a.m. church school and 11 a.m. preaching. Quarry Chapel with Rev. L. T. Hibbs features 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. services and 7:30 p.m. evening services. Wednesday prayer meeting planned.
Strand Lutheran Church Service Schedule
Strand Lutheran at Duntar led by Rev. E A Bersager offers Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11.
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Strand Lutheran, Duntar
Township meetings set Friday evening in county
A county conservation committee notice signed by B Parsons announces township meetings Friday September 6 at 7 30 PM in every township. The 1941 program and corn resealing will be explained along with electing a new township committee. Le Grand meeting is tonight at the school. Miss Irena Hibbs has left for Johnston to resume teaching after a summer with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Conservation Committee
B. Parsons
le Grand
Irena Hibbs
Library Resumes Mrs Mabel Rowlison Takes Charge At School
Mrs Mabel Rowlison announces the library has revived and she is in active charge at the school building. Donors include 66 volumes from J L Harrison and daughter and a bookcase from Mrs G M Dimmitt and daughter. The note highlights the Central Town Fair ad on back cover with dates Sept 10 to 18 and features races fireworks exhibits midway and a musical revue Goin Places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Rowlison
J. L. Harrison
Walter Howard
G. M. Dimmitt
Irma Frane
Ben Baumgardner
Dava
Maida
Mason City
Lillian Kennedy
Fisherman’s Paradise Pond and Other Local Notes
Mrs. Frank Eyraud bags a 140 pound deer near Lebee California while Doris Maxson travels to Rochester Minnesota for a chicken bone removal. Mrs. Waggoner writes from Adel, Iowa, to her husband addressing her maiden name Carol Couch. Marcene Baumann of Forest City fell from a second story window, suffering bruises but recovering. Nels Nelson, 90, recounts harvest methods on his Mason City area farm. Jesse Clark and his son Lewis suffer injuries escaping a river current and a culvert. Charley Thompson’s Shell Rock pond offers fishing with bait and small pay to owner. Sumner pilots urged to minimize turkey disturbance. turkeys fear planes. Taylor County Fair seeks corn donations to lift finances after poor rains reduce receipts. H. R. Page of Van Horne hooks 30-fish string as crowd gathers. Bloomfield coins spill yields 5000 pennies. couple pays with 6500 cents total. E. O. Spilman of Bloomfield counts 6500 pennies used by a couple to pay for their silver. Hamburg church basement excavation reveals old cast iron furnace from 1902 era. pipes show little rust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eyraud
Ocevedan
Lebee
California
Doris Maxson
Greene
Rochester
Minn
Frank Waggoner
Vallejo
Calif
Carol Couch
Adel
Nelson
Mason City
Lewis
Jesse Clark
Knoxville
Waverly
Charley Thompson
Shell Rock
Sumner
Taylor County Fair Board
H. R. Page
van Horne
Bloomfield
E. O. Spilman
Hamburg Methodist Church
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Hazel O’neal
Roy O'Neal
Lamoille
Hugh O'Neal
Ruth
Louise
Corwin O'Neal
Hugh O’neal
Kokomo
Ind
Guy Finton
C. T. Keen & Sons
Chester Whiteswine
Davenport
Springfield
Indianapolis
D. Q. Helfenstein
Dayton
Ohio
Roy Helfenstein
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
D. M. Helfenstein
Farrar
Alva Helfenstein
Roy
John A, Stover
LeGrand Friends Church
Leonard E. Wines
Philippine Islands
Sarah M. Piper
L. T. Hibbs
E. A. Bersager
Ole Lee
Albert Lea
Bernard Russell
Harry Kaisand
College Hill
L. E. Bigelow
Chelsea
Stephen Sanders
Dubuque
Pp. A. Sanders
Stephen
Rath Packing Company
Rosa Beebhou
John Hagin
Traer
Max Duncan
Harold Duncan
E. T. Erickson
Gifford
Francis Mae
Otto Seim
Gream
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