Christmas at the Institution in Mills County
The Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded Children lights up for a long Christmas season from December 22 to 1915 end with operetta Cinderella in Flowerland, a grand Christmas tree, Santa visits, and daily entertainments and films. The Glenwood display included a local student performance of Cinderella in Flowerland with Marguerite the daisy gaining the prince’s attention.
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Iowa Institution
Santa Claus
Toyland
Flowerland
Cinderella
Marguerite
Mills County
Seene
Moving Pictures
la Plana
Ford Trip Ends in Rollover Near Glenwood
A Ford car with three occupants, bandaged and unrecognizable, limped into Glenwood from the east last Sunday after a crash on a hill near the Donnelly farm. The trio, Treasurer Free and Recorder Johnson with Roy Woods, escaped serious injury, crawled out, and set about righting the vehicle before retracing their tracks and planning to fit chains next time.
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Glenwood
Malvern Fair
Recorder Johnson
Roy Woods
Donnelly
George
Celebrated Mil dred Slaughter’s 16th Birthday Party
The Slaughter home in Hast Center hosted Mildred Slaughter’s sixteenth birthday party on a December Saturday. Over thirty Hilladale Y P I club members attended for games and refreshments. A birthday cake with sixteen red candles sat beside a gold watch as a keepsake from her parents.
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Phil Slaughter
Hast Center
Mildred
Y. P
Club
Hilladale
Unexpected Xmas Gift for Judge Woodruff
Judge Woodruff received a windfall when County Clerk Brown revealed an attorney fee left in trust. The fee, earned by Attorney Woodfull in 1908, totaled over fifty dollars and surprised the judge who could not recall any due income.
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Woodruff
Santa Claus
Brown
Woodfull
Hastings News Roundup Highlights Local Life and Changes
Hastings residents enjoy back-to-back social gatherings at the Hodges home for the Ervin family. J. W. Starr plans large scale gardening next year after renting two lots, while L. W. Graue of Griswold buys Lockabill hardware and moves with his family to Hastings. Christmas visits, travel to Omaha and Council Bluffs, and local trades and repairs fill the week as residents note improvements, illnesses, and festive events.
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J. W. Starr
Kay
N. Hodge
Lockabill
Fred Lockabill
Bell Telephone Company
Hastings
J. F. Lockabill
Percival
Charles Parkison
John Smith
Red Oak
Omaha
Helpful Headu tings The Uncertainty Of Drugs And Education
The text presents aphorisms on drugs uncertainty education and character. It emphasizes that education is essential to a physician's work and that judgment should follow clear moral thinking. It notes that the loudest pain often comes from those not the sickest and ties character to time management.
Biggest Mail Ever Overwhelms Post Office Force
Postmaster Fickel and staff faced an enormous parcels post pile that filled tables, shelves, and floors as Christmas approached. Trains brought far more mail than usual, with outgoing mail breaking records this year, illustrating the heavy workload of the U S mail service.
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Fickel
U. S
Will Go Into Court Over Land Commission Dispute
Strahan quiet dispute between George Schurr and Jesse Hummel over a commission claim for finding a buyer for Schurr land. A quarrel escalated to blows and the matter appears headed to court.
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Strahan
Achenbach
George Schurr
Jesse Hummel
Schurr
Glenwood Beats Platts in Christmas Armory Match
A Christmas day basketball game at the Armory in Glenwood ended with Glenwood defeating Plattsmouth 86 to 16. The home team displayed strong play throughout the contest, delivering a spirited performance.
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Glenwood
Glen Wood
Plattsmouth
Joe Donner sale at Sam Norton farm drew strong interest
The Joe Donner sale at the Sam Norton farm northeast of Malvern went well last Tuesday. Don ner will move March first to a farm near Tabor, and Lowell Wiles will take over the Norton place, moving from the Bogart farm north of Glenwood. Readers are urged to report neighborhood happenings by letter or phone.
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Joe Donner
Sam Norton
Malvern
Mr. Donner
Tabor
Norton Farm
Lowell Wiles
Bogart
Glenwood
Municipal Christmas Tree Shines in Glenwood
The Glenwood Municipal Christmas Tree fundraiser and festival drew a large crowd as Boy Scouts distributed gifts, candy, and nuts to about a thousand children. About 160 dollars funded clothing, food, and toys sourced from Sunday schools, business donations, and tree offerings. Anton Bortenlanger lit the tree, while auxiliary committees led by Kamp, Logan, and others aided needy families, sharing thanks to all contributors.
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Glenwood
Boy Scouts of
Woman’s Club
Anton Bortenlanger
Messrs. Kamp
Logan
G. L. Dunn
Deerwerter
Day
H. Mintle
Steele
Miss Brainerd
Christmas Eve Window Lights Revival Noted by Committee
A municipal Christmas tree committee praised the custom of placing lights in windows on Christmas Eve as a revival of an old tradition. Many residents observed the practice across town and expressed joy at seeing lit windows, saying it boosted the Christmas spirit.
New Rector Appointed for St John’s Glanwood
Bishop Longley appoints Rev. W. W. Whitten to supply St John’s Glanwood and Shenandoah pulpits, arriving next Friday to begin duties. Whitten, former rector of Charles City, is married with three grown daughters who will stay elsewhere for now, and service is set for Sunday at 10 30.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Glanwood
Brainerd
Longley
W. W. Whitten
Shenandoah
Hea
Charles Citai
Glenwoolaaianor
Rev. Whitten
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Wilbur Gaylord
Della Peterson
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Parsons College
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J. J. Martin & Son
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James Sawyers
Balfour
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George Shaw
Grandma McGee
Minnesota
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D. W. Linthicum House
Dr. Priest
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