With their daughter, Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryant will sail from New York on Queen Elizabeth for England. They will land at Southhampton and go to London to visit Mr. Bryant’s mother, Mrs. Sophia Bryant. They will also see his brother and sisters in London and Canterberry. Mr. Bryant came to the United States from England in 1920 and has not been back to his native land since that time.

The Toledo fire department averted what might have been one of the most disastrous fires Toledo had ever experienced. They were able to hold back the fire as the Jones-Weaver oil station, and garage burst into flames. They were assisted by the Tama fire department, which helped keep the flames from exploding the gasoline tanks at the front of the building. The combined fire departments could keep the fire confined to the garage building and protect the surrounding buildings. The wind blowing from a northwesterly direction also saved the Hotel Toledo from a possible fire. The fire started on the garage’s first floor when an electric fuel pump with a battery connected, which Weaver was working on, shorted. Sparks ignited the workbench and floor where gasoline had spilled. Fast work on the part of Wayne Timm, James Moundson, and Alfred Beck in removing four cars from the burning building saved these cars from total destruction.

The Toledo Chronicle, Tama County’s official newspaper, advertises its subscription rate for one year as $2.00.

McNichols Hardware, your dealer of electrical appliances and farm supplies, says: doctors bury their mistakes, lawyers jail theirs, women divorce theirs, but we have to sell ours. They have advertised white house paint for $4.95 a gallon, husking gloves are $4.98 a dozen, and a Chrysler Roadster pedal car for Junior is $14.95.

Before we leave town, we must stop at the United Food grocery store to purchase: a pound of Butternut or Folger’s coffee at 45 cents and a 10 lb. bag of granulated sugar at $5.59 a bag.

The Montour churches held a reception for the teachers of the Montour school. Mrs. J. M. Cooper presided at the program, which followed a basket dinner. Mrs. Cooper introduced Superintendent R.M. Wood, and Mr. Wood introduced the teachers and their families. A sextet, Flora Lou Harrah, Chloe Ann Cooper, Doris Hammond, Mrs. Rex Vana, Joyce Flynn, and Ardis Holmes sang “The Green Cathedral,” “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord,” and “Chinese Lullaby.” Nancy Avery played the accompanists. Community songs were led by Rev. Wilbur Wilcox, with Mrs. Merle McCoy playing the accompaniments.

R. W. Shepherd of the Greyhound bus lines announced that bus tickets may again be purchased at the Yellow Cab bus station located at the northwest corner of the courthouse square. Mrs. Albert Eberhart will be in charge of ticket sales. The station will be open from 6:45 a.m.to 8 p.m. daily except for mealtime from 12:45 to 2:00 and 5:45 to 6:45 in the evening. The station will be kept open Saturday night until 10 o’clock.

The Tama County Fish and Game club is sponsoring a clay bird shoot on a farm one mile west of Tama on Hwy 30 and one-half mile north, according to I.V. Albert, secretary-treasurer of the organization. It’s expected to be a large turnout of sportsmen. In addition, it is announced by those in charge that lunch and shotgun shells will be available on the grounds.

Clarence LeRoy Post No. 72 of the American Legon now has 142 paid-up members for the coming year, according to Irwin W. Thompson, local post commander. The 1948 quota of the Toledo post is 200. This goal is expected to be reached and surpassed by the evening of Armistice day, November 11, the traditional date on which the membership drive closes with a chicken supper. At a meeting at the legion rooms, plans were outlined for staging the membership drive under Captains Carl Skedin and P. H. Overturf. They, for years, have staged a hot rivalry in securing Legion membership dues. The men furnished chickens and the necessary accessories for a fine supper cooked for them by members of the Legon Auxiliary unit.

L.W. Downer, the local Rexall dealer, announced this week the resumption of the Rexall one-cent sales so popular with the public before the war. According to the local druggist, these sales were discontinued during the war because of uncertain marketing conditions. The sale dates coincide with the first anniversary here at Downer’s drug store. Many modernizing improvements have been made during this first year in the store, operated for many years by W.P. Crossman.

Toledo’s 33rd annual Halloween party will be held on Main Street on October 31, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Prizes for adults and children will be given for the different categories of costumes.

The annual Halloween celebration has become a tradition in Toledo and, in the past, has drawn crowds of several thousand persons, young and old. A dance is held on the streets, and Bill Biley’s orchestra will again furnish the music. Roads will be swept clean, and meals will be sprinkled on the pavement to make it smooth as possible. Should the weather remain favorable, it is expected that one of the largest crowds ever to celebrate will be on hand this year.

Robert Walton is a new employee in the office of County Treasurer Ralph Fife. His work is in the motor vehicle department. Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Walton, was recently discharged from the army after a year and a half. Most of which he spent in the Philippines.

Walter S. Huyck, Zelic Sime, Carl Skedin, and James Rucker left on a special train for Denver to attend the national Shriners convention.

Markets reported to the Chronicle, October 1947. No. 2 yellow corn, shelled and delivered $2.28; No. 2 yellow corn, ear, delivered $2.25; No. 1 white oats, old or new, 32lb or better test wt. delivered $1.13; No. 2 beans, 14% moisture $3.40. Any contract made at these prices is subject to cancellation if any government regulation prohibits these prices. The Toledo Grain Company quotes the above prices. Butchers 200-300 $26.10; Packing sows 270-600 $22.35-$25.35.