Garden Grove News Items, July 14, 1938

GRAY, HAMILTON, MCCLAIN, KNAPP, MILLER, BLAIR, YOUNG, HITCHCOCK, THOMPSON, JONES, SHIRKEY, TUTTLE, CLARK, ADAMS, JENNINGS, ALEXANDER, LOVETT, STROHL, MCCULLOUGH, METZ, SCOTT, HAVENS, MCVAY, DAVIS, MCNAY, MURBARGER, ARNOLD, BARKER, RYAN, RIGGS, WARRINGTON, SHELDON, MCNEY, RICHARDS, SPAETH, CORNELL, KENTNER, GILL, WILLIAMS, JORDON, RUSSELL, CULVER, REICK, CARTER, ATEN, MEACHAM, SHAW, YOUNG, FRASIER, MITCHELL

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/1/2015 at 17:11:29

The Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
Thursday, July 14, 1938, Page 8

GARDEN GROVE ITEMS

July 11 - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gray living at Minneapolis, who send word they have a new girl, named Nancy Joe. Mrs. Gray will be remembered as Gerogina Hamilton of this place.

The Hatcher players occupied the park the first few days of this week.

Earl McClain's have rented a portion of the Viola Miller property and will move Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Knapp are planning to redecorate each room of their home, and make other improvements. This will make them a lovely residence.

Mrs. Blair from Van Wert is helping care for Mrs. Charlie Young.

Members and friends of the Presbyterian church will have a co-operative dinner July 15.

Rev. Griffith from Davenport held services at the Episcopal church Sunday.

Arthur Hitchcock enjoyed a family picnic of the Thompson relatives at Union park in Des Moines Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones from Leon, Morgan Jones and Mrs. Ronald Jones and Mrs. Arthur Hitchcock drove to Davenport on Saturday. Mrs. Hitchcock will go to East Moline, Ill., to visit her sister, Mrs. Shirkey.

Homecoming Aug. 25-26-27.

Mrs. Earl Tuttle and two children from Minneapolis are visiting Mrs. Tuttle's brother, Bud Clark and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams and son from Topeka, Kansas, came on Thursday evening. Mrs. Adams visited her mother, Mrs. Will Jennings while Walter Adams went to Des Moines on business.

Mrs. R. A. Alexander from Leon attended the Country Culture club meeting at Mrs. E. O. Lovett's on Friday.

Mildred Strohl arrived Wednesday to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Strohl.

Wendell and Robert Jones spent the week end with their grandmother, Mrs. Robert Jones.

Mrs. Ronald Jones is visiting her new granddaughter, Willa Mardell, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Jones.

Jimmy McCullough spent the week end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Metz.

Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Scott from Pleasanton called at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Morgan Jones Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Havens are successful fruit growers. The news-gatherer for this column was treated to delicious tame dew berries and black cap raspberries at the Havens home recently.

Correction - Last week's item reading a shower for Mrs. McNay should have read a shower honoring Mrs. Florence Davis McVay at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Davis.

Mrs. Fred Murbarger is on the sick list.

Earl McClain, who is employed by Booth & Olsan, spent the week end with his family.

Notice - The Fourth quarterly conference will be held July 24 at the Methodist church. Rev. A. H. Barker will have charge of the morning service.

Clair Arnold shipped a car load of cattle to Chicago last week and then spent Sunday in Knoxville.

Mrs. Myrtle Ryan Riggs of Los Angeles, California, reports the death of her daughter, Frances Ryan. Frances had been married two years. Her husband is a bookkeeper in Los Angeles. She was operated on but did not have the strength to endure.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Warrington entertained a number of guests at the co-operative supper at the home of the former in honor of James A. Sheldon and Mildred McNey.

Fire!
Monday at 11:40 a. m., the house where Pearl Richards and family were living in some way caught fire. The house was greatly damaged. This is what is called the Spaeth property owned by Mrs. Frank Warrington. The Richards family moved to the Cornell dwelling in the east part of town.

Fire at Bert Kentner Home
Again the fire department was called. This time it was to the home of Bert Kentner at 6:45 p. m. The fire fighters were there in a few minutes and the fire was under control almost immediately, and extinguished before much damage was done.

Mrs. Dean Gill Entertaining Garden Grove Ladies
Monday morning Mrs. Bess Williams, Mrs. O. B. Jordon, Mrs. G. M. Russell, Mrs. Harry J. Culver and Mrs. L. Reick from Des Moines started by way of auto to visit Mrs. Dean Gill at San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Gill was a former resident of this place and has planned many trips for the pleasure of her guests. Among them a few days in Old Mexico and also to Corpus Christi, Texas. They expect to be gone about three weeks.

Guests at Carter Home
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Aten, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Merl Meacham and daughters at Glenwood the past year, came Sunday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Margaret Carter and family. We are glad Ben Aten's health is much improved.

Missionary Society
The missionary society met with Kate Frasier on July 7, Mrs. Hazel Shaw, Mrs. Thersa Young, Mrs. W. D. Jones, each read interesting papers. Devotions by Hazel Shaw. Next meeting will be Aug. 4 with Mrs. Downing Shaw.

Myrtle Mitchell to Visit Garden Grove
Miss Myrtle Mitchell, daughter of J. T. Mitchell of California, will arrive in the home town this week. The Mitchells lived here a number of years ago.

Celebrate Birthdays
Sunday a picnic was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Byerly in honor of Margie Leonard, age 13, and Donna Bell Byerly, age 8. Mr. and Mrs. Nile Mendenhall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Will Elder and family, and Thurman Leonard, jack and Loretta Leonard were also guests.

Epworth League
The Epworth League at High Point was reorganized Sunday evening, July 3. Leslie Tuttle was appointed president.

Wedding
Melvin Smith from Lineville and Duane Baker from Leon were married Saturday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Lloyd Latta.

U-Go-I-Go Annual Picnic
The U-Go-I-Go held their annual picnic at the McDaniel grove on Sunday, July 3. The members of the club and their families were present. Emily Bond and son Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foote and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Francisco and three daughters, Mrs. Francisco's sister and family from Oskaloosa, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gamble and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gamble and Barbara and Bobbie, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, Frank Rosengrant, Mrs. Robert Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jones and daughter, Everett Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith and Quentin and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morgan and children Patty Jane, Beverly, Richard, Betty, Eloise, George and William, Mr. and Mrs. L. Culver, Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel and their family. Games were played, races, ball games, with many prizes to the winners.

Band Concert
Last Saturday evening the band concert was enjoyed by the largest audience of the season. Next Saturday night the music will be in the park at the new band stand.

Ella Lillard Breaks Hip
On July 1, Ella Lillard broke her hip. She was visiting Howard Lillard's at Corydon when the accident happened. She will be remembered by many as Ella McPherrin Lillard.

Past Chiefs Club Met July 6
The regular meeting of the Past Chiefs Club was held Wednesday evening. Refreshments of sandwiches, fruit salads, white cake, iced tea were served. A social hour followed the business meeting.

Clifford Arnold Honored on His Birthday
Sunday being the birthday of Clifford Arnold, a picnic in the timber was planned in his honor. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Arnold and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dent from Humeston, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter and daughter, and Mrs. Mildred Coffey and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Arnold, Harry and Clair.

Farm Bureau Picnic
Regular Farm Bureau meeting was on Thursday, July 14 at the home of Mrs. Clifford Arnold. All meet at the home at 11 a. m. of Mrs. Arnold and from there they will go to the timber for a picnic.

W. S. Throckmorton Honored on Birthday
W. S. Throckmorton was honored on Wednesday, July 13, the occasion being his birthday. A number of the men in the community called on him to help him enjoy the evening, and others sent cards.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2015