Club Adopted Children Send Gratitude For Aid From Center Township
Rural Improvements Club of Center township expresses deep thanks for support to two French children adopted by the club. Letters from the mothers and from the children recount hardships in Brinon and praise American generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Improvements Club
Center Township
George Mintle
Rallon
America
Pierre
Madam VeRedron
Madam
General Society of Cities Department of Charity
Club
Brinon
Fernande
Pierre Redron
France
Pierre Redon
Madam Ve Redron
Scot
M. VeRedton
Children’s Day Program at Baptist Church Choir Dedicates Evening
A Children’s Day program at the Baptist Church Sunday evening starts at 8 o’clock. The program features Bernadine Landon, Nellie Van Eaton, Violas Millixon, Priscilla Herrick, Eloise Dodder, Virginia Estes, Mary Brown, and others in recitations, solos, duets, and an offertory. The set list includes songs like O Church Awake, My Rose of Sharon, Invest, and The Church Leads America America Leads the World, with readings and exercises concluding in benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hillis
Bernadine Landon
Rose of
Minnie McKnight
Jesus
Edward Dodder
Virginia Estes
Rachel Johnson
Eloise Dodder
Mary Brown
Helen Plimpton
Helen Hester
Jane Herrick
Edwin Myers
Dorothy “Peel
Story of Old Kentucky Fued at Rex Theatre
Jack Pickford stars as Buddy Apperson in Story of Old Kentucky Fued shown at Rex Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday June 15 and 16. The Blue Ridge mountaineers, descendants of English Scotch and Scotch Irish stock, are depicted with intimate detail of their lives and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Apperson
Jack Pickford
Rex Theatre
United States
Blue Ridge
Miss Myrtle Anderson Birthday Party At Home
About fifty youths gathered Friday at Mrs C E Andersons country home northeast of town to celebrate Miss Myrtle Andersons nineteenth birthday with games music and refreshments served by Myrtle Anderson and Margaret Moses guests expressed wishes for many more happy birthdays. The article notes that voluntary employee discipline mirrors army discipline and yields best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Anderson
Myrtle
Myrtle Anderson
Margaret Moses
Miss Anderson
Hastings man James F. Martin dies after brief illness
Pioneer Mills County resident and Hastings merchant James F. Martin, born 1845 in Kent England, died June 8 1920 at his Hastings home after a short illness. A longtime church and community supporter he leaves wife Adaline Birdsall and children Fred J. Martin and Mabel S. Oaks. Funeral services were conducted at the Hastings Methodist Church with Rev F A Smith and Rev M A Tally. Interment was at the Hastings Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Martin
Mills County
Hastings
F. A. Smith
Milla
M. A. Tally
Atlantic
Mesdames F. H. Priest
F. B. Rockefellow
Ira Turner
Charles Anderson
Ethel Clark
James Frederic Martin
Tenderdon County
Kent
England
Iowa
Martin
America
New York State
Clayville
New York
Henrietta W. Springer
Johnson
Masons
Jones
Fred J. Martin
Town
Mabel S. Oaks
Los Angeles
Calif
Adaline Birdsall
Brother Martin
Episcopal Church
Waterville
Methodist Episcopal Church
Knepper
Walter Mason
G. S. Purcell
Walter Boylan
Gene Crouse
C. L. Parker
Colling
Mass Meeting Set To Organize Mills County Public Health
At the Court House Monday afternoon June 14 at 2 30 the Mills County Red Cross fund remains in the treasury with part from citizens. The meeting will outline local use of funds including a Community Nurse arriving about July 1 to serve the county. Residents are urged to attend and contribute time to ensure the project’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Mills County
Mrs Evans Birthday Party Brings Omaha Irvington Friends
A group of friends from Omaha and Irvington Nebr drove to Glenwood Tuesday to help Mrs Thomas Evans celebrate her birthday. The gathering lasted from before dinner to after supper with presence of A D Knight W E Stainaker Etta Brewster Lena Woodruff C B Elton F P Babbitt John M Anderson and Misses Harlene and Elsie Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Omaha
Irvington
Nebr
Glenwood
Thos. Evans
A. D. Knight
W. E. Stalnaker
Etta Brewster
Lena Woodruff
C. B. Elton
F. P. Babbitt
John M. Anderson
Harlene
Elsie Brewster
Odd Fellows to Observe Memorial Day in Glenwood
Glenwood lodge No 97 I O F will hold its memorial day next Sunday at 2 pm meeting at the hall on the square then marching to Glenwood cemetery where Rev Thomas Evans will deliver the address. Members with cars are urged to bring flowers to the hall and cemetery afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Lodge No
I.o.0.f
Glenwood Cemetery
I. O.0
Thomas Evans
Mills County Convention Club Seeks Site at Friday Meeting
All delegates and interested persons are urged to attend at the Christian Church Friday evening to organize a Mills County Convention Club and push for Glenwood to host next year’s State Sunday School convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Cotch
Mills County
Mills County Republicans Nominate Leaders In Busy Primary
Strong turnout in Mills county as voters chose nominees for state senator representative and county offices. Darting beat Durbin for the senate, Buffington over Judson for representative, McKnight edged Mickelwall for the county board second district, with Johnson and Coates defeated for clerk and treasurer respectively. County totals show Cummins leading Brookhart in U S Senate and Moore ahead in governor with close races for other offices. Democratic vote was light due to no contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
A. H. Darting
Fred Durbin
Malvern
Montgomery County
Durbin
Darting
C. R. Buffington
A. B. Judson
R. R. Johnson
Walter Brown
J. R. Coates
Emerson
Roy Lewis
I. D. McKnight
Ralph Mickelwall
United States
Cummins
Brookhart
Deems
Kendall
Havner
Moore
Hammill
Arney
Wilson
Ramsey
Gose
Haynes
McLelland
Alber
Hoyt
Burbank
Evans
Gibson
Hadley
Doak
Wand
Woodruff
Bradley
Buffington
Judson
Lewis
Coates
Brown
Johnson
McKnight
Mickelwall
Edwards
Harry Widows
W. M. Moore
Carl Cook
Iowa
U. S
Dees
Hayner
Alexander
Mills Montgomery district senatorial nominees listed
Candidate for the nomination to state senator from Mills Montgomery district is identified. Committeemen elected from townships include Glenwood W S Lewis rep F J Wallace dem Center F J Plumb dem Lyons A J Buckingham rep E B Dean dem Raches George Estes dem W P Creech rep Oak H C Dreyer dem R O Jackson rep Ingraham J G Flannagan dem Harry Maddocks rep Malvern K R Cook rep Emerson E Cheney rep Hastings C H Baxter dem R S McDonough rep Plattville J BR Kroon dem CG C May rep
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills-Montgomery
Glenwood
W. S. Lewis
F. J. Wallace
Center
F. J. Plumb
Lyons
A. J. Buckingham
E. B. Dean
Raches
George Estes
W. P. Creech
Oak
H. C. Dreyer
Skeleton uncovered by plow near West Green street in city
E T Younker unearthed a male skeleton while plowing in southwest city. Dr J M Donelan estimated height around six feet two inches, noting no wrapping or personal effects. Skeleton lay about twelve feet below surface, near Green street site once used as Mormon burial ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Younker
J. M. Donelan
Charles P.hamilton
West Green Street
Keg Creek Valley
Green Street
Darting elected to state historical society
Towa City, June 2. At a meeting of the Board of Curators of The State Historical Society of Iowa, Mr. H. A. Darting was elected to membership in the society. The State Historical Society, with headquarters at Iowa City, is recognized as occupying a place in the front rank of such organizations in the United States. The Society will soon begin the publication of a monthly history of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
State Historical Society of Iowa
H. A. Darting
State Historical Society
Iowa City
United States
Iowa
Mills County National Bank Buys Armory Bonds
The Mills County National Bank bid 18500 dollars for Armory building bonds at par and the city council accepted. Resolutions call for printing and issuing the bonds by June 15, with city possession of the Armory building immediately after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County Nat'l Bank
Mills County National Bank
Children Day Program Sunday at Congregational Church
The Congregational church will host a Sunday evening Children’s Day program with an orderly sequence including marches, invocations by Rev. Thomas Evans, orchestra, soloists and recitations by Gwendolyn Townsend, Julie Miller, Lewis Robinson Jr., and others, plus vocal and violin numbers and duet performances by Mrs. J. D. Ironmonger and Miss Louise Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Thomas Evans
A. D. French
Miss Whitten
Lewis Robinson, Jr
Julie Miller
Gwendolyn Townsend
Jessie Maxwell
Anna Donelan
Joyanna Mickelwail
Louise Lyon
Elmer Hartman, Jr
Raymond Botts
Edwin Malcomb
Edna James
Maxine Hamilton
J. D. Ironmonger
Cleva
Hartman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Center Township Club
Baptist Church
Baptist
Old Kentucky
C. E. Anderson Home
Red Cross
ODD Fellows
HA. Darting
Congregationalists
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