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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
2
Local items note visiting relatives in Omaha Creston and Council Bluffs. Residents travel to Red Oak Oakland and Plattsmouth for family and hospital news. Gamma mentions of Edwards family illness and others in Omaha Glenwood and Red Oak.
Mrs. Brooks and daughter Mrs. N J Russell with Audry and Harold Rirasell attended the circus in Council Bluffs on Thursday. Mrs. J J Marrin was in Council Bluffs the latter part of the week. Mrs. Ona Johnson of Omaha visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Gamblin on Friday. they have recently moved back to Pacific Junction.
Iowa corn stands at 90 percent of normal with yield forecast near 40.5 bushels per acre and total production around 449.6 million bushels, down from July due to dry weather. Oats show 88.6 percent of normal with an 38.5 bushels per acre average and 224.8 million bushels forecast, winter wheat at 16.7 bushels and 7.13 million bushels total, spring wheat 84.8 percent and 15.6 bushels per acre, hay improves to 67 percent and 3.498 million tons, alfalfa at 78 percent, late rain aiding growth while hot dry spells threaten August progress.
Northwestern Bell introduces a rapid long distance call method from Glenwood to fifteen towns including Hastings Malvern Silver City Mineola Randolph Tabor Thurman Council Bluffs Omaha Red Oak Plattsmouth Shenandoah Sidney and Pacific Junction. Patrons may use station to station rates by providing the called number on calls to large exchanges. operators will complete calls promptly when available and advise otherwise during unavoidable periods.
A long fragment recalls a NY briefing about a murdered woman found in Long Island. Reporter Harry Stowe uncovers a German examiner who decodes attire to identify the victim. The German concludes the woman’s role as actress, not housewife, based on purchases and clothing.
A reflection by Irvin Cobb recalling a small town’s past and a popular black driver named Abe known as Old Abe. The piece sketches race relations and social quirks from twenty years ago, noting Abe’s friendly nature and a recurring late night absence.
A man evades a penitentiary sentence briefly before being captured with what prosecutors call a strong piece of evidence. He is jailed in the Blue Building awaiting trial. His wife visits on Sunday with friends, and a deputy jailer comments on his lack of legal representation. The exchange reveals his declared guilt or innocence under questioning.
On a New York to Liverpool liner a Major Reynolds is claimed to share a stateroom with a Texan cattleman. The Texan protests that the officer is actually a Salvation Army member named Henrietta, prompting a curious exchange with the captain. Mexico reportedly plans large claims against the United States, provoking questions about repayment from Europe.
A jumble of humorous vignettes follows a lawyer named Campbell arriving late to the office, a lodge mishap about an Imperial Supreme King title, and a Free Press excerpt about a vacationer named Smitty and a German gardener. The notes drift through anecdotes, regional speech, and a brief nod to evolution and farm egg pricing.
Years ago on Park Row I met Andy Horn who ran a cosy bar near the Brooklyn Bridge. The saloon drew sailors, newspaper men, police, performers and commuters from across the river. A grubby helper named Smitty, a fixture at Andy’s, served the free lunch counter and odd jobs during rush hours. Smitty, born on Cherry Hill, had connections to Manhattan, the Bowery, and the Bowery vicinity.
Kossuth Polk and Warren counties join nine modified accredited counties under Iowa policy, each eligible for a ten cent per hundred hog premium. The program links disease stats to market incentives as 40,865 department inspections boosted accuracy of grocery store sales.
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