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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
4
Miss Pearl Zimmer returns from Vinton to Glenwood for the holidays, joined by Merrill Myers from Chicago and Winifred Estes from Godfrey Illinois. many local students from Des Moines Lincoln and nearby towns convene for Christmas visits with families and relatives.
City public schools closed the term with short Thanksgiving programs. The high school held a small play in the auditorium titled A Photographers Gallery. About seventy five patrons attended, paying fifteen cents, to help the depleted athletic treasury. The show featured home made instruments and a humorous mockery of gallery patrons. The Athletic Association netted about ten dollars.
Miss Grace Kepler returns to Anselmo Nebraska for the holiday break. Miss Bonnie Linville’ll spend the vacation at Atkinson Nebraska. Miss Carrie Crawford has gone to Blockton Iowa for the holiday. Miss Geneva Grace plans a stay in Iowa City Iowa. Miss Georgiana Bunton has gone to
Readers offered a free 1915 pocket diary by sending two cents in stamps to Dean Swift & Co. Washington DC. The diary, bound in red, includes daily note spaces for 1915, a 1915 calendar and 716 data on 1914 crop production by state, 1912 votes by state, 1890 1900 1910 census figures, population of top US cities, and summaries of business and patent laws. A wall calendar is available for three one cent stamps.
In 1910 Dr G M Agan of Silver City began practice in Glenwood forming a partnership with Dr C H DeWitt. L W Boehner proposed extending a r ine from Malvern Electric Light Plant lighting Hastings with 500 lights. The Missouri river market hog top price was 8.60 at St Joseph. Auditor Criswell issued 902 hunting licenses in Mills County. The Missouri river froze over and December 19 thermometer stood 16 below. Snow on ground since December with ica 8 to 12 inches thick. One fourth to half of corn not husked under the snow. half the corn crop still in field. Not much over us this year only not so much corn in the field.
Britain announces new naval additions the Canada the Botha and the Tipperary as a modest expansion. The piece notes a calmer tone than past giants like Dreadnaught Goliath Superb Colossus and Thunderer and weighs costs of maintaining peace at about 80 million for Holland in light of regional turmoil.
The Times notes the Council Bluffs Cubs visit Silver City last Friday and fall 30 to 23 in the fastest local game yet. The Oakland high school squad beat Silver City 26 to 19 last Wednesday. Silver City Odd Fellows elect officers led by noble grand T F Plumb and vice grand George James.
Plumb as treasurer of Silver City Modern Woodmen has been elected consul for next year with Harry Alexander as advisor E M Derby banker and A P Reeve as clerk Also Frank Hettinger married Miss Leanne Schultz in Omaha last Wednesday The couple will reside in South Omaha where Frank works for a commission company A girl born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Marting of Lone Star and W L Pollitt suffered a light stroke.
A local resident has become confined to home after experiencing paralysis last week. No further details were provided regarding cause or treatment.
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