Rex Theatre Play Delights Local Audiences
A December 6 Rex Theatre performance of The Thread of Destiny showcased local youth talent led by Miss Louise Lyon. The home talent cast, including Fanny and George Washington, delivered skillful portrayals amid praise for orchestral music and intermission songs by Miss Margaret Jamion. Total receipts and expenses reflect a modest production with strong community effort.
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Folget
Rex Theatre
Desatiny
Louise Lyon
Gellant
Jhut‘oyal
Orthern
Union
Fanny
George Washington
George
Morton
Fairfax
Sally Ann
Vg Akill
Madge Young
Peyton
Virginia
Betty
Tom
Aptes
Thair
Tor
J. 8
Knox
Agtien
Margaret Jamiiyn
Mpeipis
Cop
Dri
In grateful memory of the trainer and young helpers
The W R C organization honors the trainer and youth who dedicated time and talent to splendid results. Christmas greetings reach Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunn of Glenwood via a letter from their son Frank in France. A Stars and Stripes clipping includes a war time poem praising duties and homecoming. Mrs. Ira D. McKnight of Glenwood receives a telegram from Washington reporting Private Arthur H. McKnight severely wounded in action October 23 with further details to follow.
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Mish Margaret Jarifaon
Hothe
Charles Dunn
Glenwood
Frank
France
Stars and Stripes
Ies8th U. S. Infantry
Company I
Arthur H. McKnight
Infantry
Harris
Adjt
Sugar bowls may reappear under easing ration rules
Householders may buy their sugar and eating place limits are lifted. Sugar bowls may return on hotel and restaurant tables at proprietors' option, canceling general orders 8 and 9. Dealers may advertise sugar sale and no further certificates will be issued. Retailers file weekly sugar reports through December 7, then no record needed. Max retailer profit remains one and a half cents per pound.
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George DB. Masters
County Fond
Relics Of The World War Display In Kemp & Evans Store
Riley Day received from France a collection of World War I souvenirs gathered by his brothers in battle. Items include a German sergeant helmet with a bullet hole, a Prussian Guard cap, shrapnel from shells that killed Corporal Harvey T. Rimel and injured Lawrence Day, a German silver comfort case with needles and thread, a mirror lid, wool from a German aeroplane, assorted coins, and a wool band with a tassel. The relics, stored by Riley, will be kept until the brothers return, with a public display at Kemp & Evans store.
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Riley
France
Harvey T. Rimel
Lawrence Day
Kemp & Evans
Rex Theatre Week Offers War Review and Comedy Mix
Rex Theatre advertises a strong lineup this week. Tuesday features The Trail of the Retreating Huns, an Official War Review depicting German destruction orders. Also Tuesday shows Blue Eyed Mary with June Caprice. Wednesday offers four reels of comedy including Mute & Jeff and A Son of a Gun. Thursday and Friday present The Fires of Youth with Ralph Lewis and Ruth Clifford, a moral drama. See ad for prices and showtimes.
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Rex Theatre
Vox
June Caprice
Mute
Jeff
Ralph Lewis
Ruth Clifford
Thelr
Memorial Services Held In Glenwood For Thomas Evans
The Christian church in Glenwood held memorial services Sunday for Thomas R. Evans life lost in World War I. O O F and W R C members led a flag procession into the church. Rev Aitken read scriptures and gave the obituary and address. Mrs Lillian Lewis sang a solo and Leona Burson pinned a gold star on the service. Thomas Evans was born September 22 1891 in Gillette Wyoming died July 27 1918 from wounds in battle. He lived in Glenwood as a child and joined the army in 1917. He was a member of Glenwood Lodge I OOF. Also reported: son Howard Menschel seriously wounded in action. Hensley Studio new proprietor C A Service. C B & Q timetable change affecting Glenwood trains.
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Glenwood
Thomas R. Evans
Messrs
Morgan
May Iberry
Scott
Harold
Aitken
Thomas Richardvans
Jonathan Byand
Gillette
Wyo
Jana
Byron Lurber
Lves
Delta
Calo
James Hans
Cal
Thomas Evans
Glenwood Lodge
Company I
Tte
Fea
Ca Psa
Jamil Menschel
Benton Vicinity
Howard Menschel
Menschel
Edward
War posters shift from war aid to postwar relief
Citizens are urged to replace outdated wartime posters that urged conservation and victory with new notices calling for aid to victims of the finished war. The change aims to direct attention to relief efforts and coordinate distribution of food and resources.
Plattsmouth Couple United in Marriage by Judge Beeson
The Plattsmouth Journal records the marriage on Tuesday December 3 of William McKinley Hall and Gladys Marie Hennett of Plattsmouth. The ceremony was by Judge Allen Beeson with the groom's mother and the newspaper staff present. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs A Bennett of Glenwood, is granddaughter of Mrs Anthony of Glenwood. The bride has visited the area often. Also noted are local servicemen Leonard Hammond, Robert Allen returning home to Glenwood after honorable discharge and Roy Largent returning to Emerson from Camp Dodge.
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Plattsmouth
William McKinley Hall
Gladys Marie Hennett
Allen Beeson
Geribe
A. 8. Bennett
Glenwood
Anthony
Coolidge
Vine Streets
Leonard Hammond
Robert Allen
Roy Largent
Emerson
Camp Dodge
Funeral Services for Miss Mamie McFerr en Held in Glenwood
The funeral of Miss Mamie Isabella McFerr en, 30, who died December 4 in Winfield Illinois after influenza, was held Sunday at 2 pm from the family home in West Glenwood with Rev. E. Goodrich officiating. Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery. She had been a nurse for eight years and is survived by her parents and siblings.
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Mamie Isabella Meferren
Tribune
West Glenwood
Glenwood
Winfield
Kaw
William
Camp Logan
Tex
E. Goodrich
Mamie Isabella McFerren
James McFerren
Mary Brophy Mcferren
Chicago
Ill
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ian
Margaret
Josephine
Frances
James
Houston
Beaui
Pace
Annual Mills County Farm Bureau meet at Malvern
The Mills County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in the Commercial Club rooms at Malvern with broad representation. E. M. McGrew, brother of the absent president Dallas McGrew, presided. Officers and township directors were elected by acclamation, with E. M. McGrew named president. Secretary Claude Wilson and Treasurer I N Cheney reported financials, and 467 members are enrolled. A delegate was chosen to Ames to consider joining a National Federation of Farm Bureaus.
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Mills County Farm Bureaus
Mallvern
Mills County Farm Bureau
St. Mary and
Plattville
Dallas McGrew
France
E. M. McGrew
Murl McDonald
Ames
Iite
Emerson
C. R. Buffington
Malvern
Claude Wilson
Henderson
J. N
Cheney
Anderson
W. A. Cole
Emerson Ingraham
R. K. Henderson
Malvern Oak
D. H. van Pelt
Glenwood St. Mary
Henry Brandt
Council Bluffs
Piattville
Shirley
Lincoln
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Rudolph Hopp
Glenwood Center
W. W. Wheeler
Silver Creek
Clark Hilton
Indian Creek
W. C. Donner
Hastings
Deer Creek
F. B. Kochersperger
Emerson White Cloud
Glen
Farm Bureau
Farquhar
Supt. Masters
Fred Farquhar
Rehearsal Invite At Congregational Church Basement
The notice urges all who want to learn or have previously played an instrument to attend a rehearsal at the Congregational church basement on Tuesday night December 10. Twenty three attended last Thursday night, seen as a solid start, and organizers request greater turnout.
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Congregational Church
They Were Toppers at Omaha Market Price
D B Van Pelt and Hliaon combined to load twenty two cattle from their feed yards after ninety days of feeding. They brought the cattle to Omaha on Friday and topped the day’s market by selling at an even 17 dollars per hundred. The cattle averaged 149 pounds. Court notes show several cases have been settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. van Pelt
Hliaon Verge Iham
Omaha
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Thespians
Histronserrata Daugh
Ea FS Fe
Ira D. McKnight
Washington
the Tribune
Orchard Camp No
R. #. Coleman
Harry’ Hubbell
Watchman
W. W. Hixeon
J. A. Fackler
D. B. Bennett
M. Agan
George Mogridge
Women's Relief Corps
Riley Day
Kalser
Christian Church
Thomas Richard Evans
Hensley
C. A. Service
Skovgaard
New York Metropolitan Co
Blossom Jean Wilcox
Alice McClurg Skovgaard
M. E. Church
THE
Epworth League
Ghildren
Sborggard
New York
Iba
James Meberren
Jonas Doty
Almeda Doty
Slater
Lg. R. Cook
Ape
Hegame
Valtlog
Cleter
Pawan
al Lake
Farn Bureau
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