Mills County Republicans face primary as Cummins support grows
The Mills County Republican scene centers on a light turnout for the upcoming primary. Cummins gains rural support while Brookhart trails. Deems leads the gubernatorial field with a convention likely. The piece highlights candidates for lieutenant governor and other offices and notes two Mills county men in the state senatorial race.
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Cummins
Mills County
Senator Cummins
Brookhart
Senate
Daems
Kendall
Moore
Havner
Iowa
Deems
State House
W. F. Moore
Guthrie Center
Walter C. Ramsey
Belmond
William Allen
Edwin S. Gose
Jefferson
Thomas 8. Waud
Cedar Rapids
John H. Gusher
Mills
Montgomery
Fred Durbin
Malvern
H. A. Darting
Glenwood
Durbin
Darting
Packed House at Senior Play A Regiment for Two at Rex
The senior class play A Regiment for Two at the Rex theater drew a packed audience last Thursday. The cast including Walter Kirkendahl and Arthur Sewell delivered broad comedy and engaging romance as they feigned drill to hide their absence. Lois Mayberry Laura and Laura’s suitors, with supporting roles by Fred Warren Reginald Dudley and others, held the crowd with lively performances. The school orchestra and quartets provided music between acts, and Prof. J. R. Neveln announced receipts reaching two hundred dollars to fund a memorial at the high school.
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Rex Theater
Walter Kirkendah
Arthur Sewell
Geral Hamilton
Ira Wilton
Arthur
Harry Brentworth
Paul Cheyney
Laura
Lois Mayberry
Conrad Melzer
Clifford Gunselley
Lena
Lilly Bailey
Wilton
Melzer
Sewell
Grace Sewell
Janice McCormick
Eliza Wilton
Twyla Deerwester
Mexico
Reginald Dudley
Fred Warren
Sewell and Wilton
Jim Buckner
Wendell Lambert
Brentworth
Lake Shore
Alice White
Robert Cheyney
Whitney Gilliland
Eugene Woodruff
Albert Walling
Helen Again
Louise Lyon
Mary Brown
Helen Rhoades
J. R. Neveln
Dinner at Hill Home by Chapter FF Sisters
The P. E. Q. Sisterhood Chapter FF hosted a 6:30 dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill's home. Husbands attended as guests of honor and a ritualistic ceremony followed, with reports suggesting old scores were settled. Attendees included Earl Herrick and wife, F. E. Lt. Heiser and wife, Clyde Rhoads and wife, M. J. Williams and wife, E. Warren and wife, Frank Choate and wife, Frank Till and wife, J. Y. Stone and Mrs. Clarence Stone, C. E. Dean and wife, Nelle Bogart, Geneva Warren, Walter Breen and wife, T. Q. Records and Mrs. Elmer Burkett.
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Chapter FF
P. E. Q. Sisterhood
Frank Hill
Bill
Earl Herrick
F. E. Lt. Heiser
Clyde Rhoads
M. J. Williams
E . Warren
Frank Choate
Frank Till
J. Y. Stone
Clarence Stone
C. E. Dean
State Highway Route Debate Amid Political Talk
The county hears that the Glenwood north route for the State Highway Commission may not be settled. Work is reportedly halted by the commission before July 1, with fears it could be a political tactic during election time. Public questions about candidates’ positions are discouraged as time runs out.
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State Highway Commission
Glenwood
Myers Furniture Store Window Display On Square
The B. M. Myers furniture store on the south side of the square shows a newly completed front with a large east window displaying an up to date bedroom scene. A side west window allows viewing from the west, making the shop’s front among several new fronts for excellent display. The Methodist church event honoring women, planned for Thursday, has been postponed to next Tuesday evening.
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Methodist Church
Class of 1920 Finishes School at Rex Theater
Thirty two seniors marked the largest graduating class from Glenwood High School as they received diplomas from Mrs. Edna Pahl Owen after Dr. Sherman Kirk addressed parents and pupils. The alumni held a reception with Wayne D. Choate as president and Mary Logan speaking for the class.
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Rex Theater
Des Moines
Iowa
Doctor Kirk
Edna Pahl Owen
Board of Education
Eva Pearl Mintle
Velura Leona Brower
Naomi C. Thompson
Walter G. Kirkendall
Lilly Mae Bailey
Fern Helen Kates
Frances S. DeLashmutt
Mary Ann Taylor
Richard C.choate
Lucile
Wayne D. Choate
Pauline Hamilton
Nelle Bogart
Card of Thanks from Will Phipps for wife’s death support
Will Phipps expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance after his wife died and for the floral tributes.
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Will Phipps
Memorial Day Remembrance at Glenwood Cemetery
Memorial day services were held Sunday at the Baptist church and Glenwood cemetery with Rev. C. E. Hillis delivering the sermon. The G A R W A G and American Legion led a large automobile procession to the cemetery where ritualistic honors were paid at graves including Abner Kearney and Frankie Widows. Flowers were placed on hundreds of civilian and veteran graves as the Institution band and drum corps provided martial music. The rosters list numerous local G A R members buried in the cemetery, reflecting a solemn community tribute to deceased soldiers.
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Baptist Church
C. E. Hillis
American Legion
Court House Lawn
Glenwood
Abner Kearney
Frankie
Company I
France
Battle Field
Chas
B. Ault
John W. Anthony
William Aiten
Otis Allbee
Edward Burke
Medlyin H. Byers
Ezra Bradford
Samuel Boyer
Frank A. Blackmar
John Ballard
Elisha A. Bowman
E. H. Burchard
Asbury Buckmaster
W. W. Bowen
Dr. C. B. Babyshell
William Crehan
John Clingersmith
William D. Campbell
Selinus Cheeseman
David Cress
Chas. W. Campbell
Isaac Clover
William Christie
John Carter
George W. Carter
Robt
H. Daniel
Philip G. Dunn
Geo. W. Donner
John A. Davidson
Benica Herd
Thos. K. Irby
Wm. H. Kates
Tilman Kirkpatrick
C. P. King
Wm. E. Lilly
T. H. Lee
George Mumea
Samuel Minner
Henry Moore
Edward McCluskey
Edwin Moon
Samuel Mershon
M. H. McCluskey
L. S. McAlexander
Caffrey M. Marlow
George P. Reveal
James 8. Scott
William Shepardson
W. H. Smith
D. W. Smith
Franklin Stone
William H. Scott
Joshua Sherfey
Fred Shamblin
John W. Thomas
Tryon
J. L. Tryon
Henry Valentine
John D. Wright
John F. Williams
Wilson Williams
Runion Willett
A. R. Wright W
Wilson
Ad.Utterback
William Fields
Reduction in shipping cost within ten days
The Central Co operative Shipping Association held a Grange Hall meeting May 10 at Balfour gathering 33 farmers paying dues, swelling membership to over 100. Eight carloads of livestock shipped within ten days, under manager John Hopp. President R C Hopp, vice president Fred Thieseater, treasurer S J Parker, with D H Moses and Henry Buch as directors. The co operative model promises lower marketing costs, flexible carload sales, and in house insurance.
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Central Co-operative Shipping Association
Grange Hall
Balfour
John Hopp
Co-operative Livestock Shipping Association
R. C. Hopp
Glenwood
Fred Thieseater
J. Parker
D. H. Moses
Henry Buch
Farmers’ Union
Emerson
Iowa
Glenwood Sunday Schools Seek State Convention
Delegates from Glenwood Sunday Schools plan a strong bid to host the state convention next year. If city business leaders mobilize, Glenwood could welcome visitors from across Iowa, showcasing facilities and hospitality. Miss Florence Barber, Graceland College alumna, has returned home after a visit.
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Glenwood
Chariton
Florence Barber
Graceland College
Lamoni
Iowa
Deems Visits Glenwood During Governor Bid Campaign
John F. Deems of Burlington and Frank Nimocks of Ottumwa visited Glenwood Tuesday. Deems is a Republican candidate for Governor and is touring the state to learn voters preferences. A motor car breakdown shortened their stay, delaying the visit by a few hours. Deems appears fourth on the Republican ticket, with voters unsure whom to support next Monday.
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John F. Deems
Burlington
Frank Nimocks
Ottumwa
Glenwood
Deems
Iowa
Mills County
Deem
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Pythian Sisters
Pythian Sisters Temple
T. L. Smouse
Pythian Orchestra
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