Reburial of Soldier Boy in Henderson
One of Henderson’s largest funerals was held for Private Robert Wilkinson at 11 a.m. Sunday. Born September 6, 1886 in Henderson, he lived on a Strang area farm before answering the 1917 draft. He served in Company A, 137 Infantry, in France and died October 12, 1918, at Base Hospital No. 36, of secondary hemorrhage. Burial followed December 29 at Farm Creek Cemetery with honors from the American Legion.
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Henderson
Robert Wilkinson
Mills County
Willmore County
Neb
Strang
Camp Funston
Kan
United States Army
Red Cross
Eleanor E. McGee
Kansas City
Robert
Arthur D. Washburn
Base Hospital
W. R. Castle, Jr
Bureau of Communication
American Red Cross National Headquarters
Washington, D. C
Base Hospital No. 36
France
Arma
Robert Wilkingon
Olin Wilkinson
Edna
Crystal
Herbert
Merla
Ralph
Rav. A. Payne
Congregational Church
Hufstader
American Legion Boys of
Glenwood
Wesley Chapel
Soldier Boy
Harry Paul
den Pickenpaugh
Clinton Parker
Glife Plumb
Robert Danley
Ben Baker
Farm Creek’ Cemetery
Wanted There are several calls for copies of Monday issue
Readers with a June 6 edition are asked to help The Tribune by calling the office to donate their copy and receive thanks.
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Tribune
Rawles Farmers Hold Meeting at Fairview Church
Report of the Rawles township Farm Bureau meeting in the Fairview church on a Monday evening. Auditor Moora arranged attendance. 25 plus cars and one team gathered. Attendees heard potato culture talks by Mr. Gladwin and remarks by Audito Moore and C R Buffington. A public vote supported raising farm loan limits and bond taxes, with women voting on the measures. The bureau had planned more work than time allowed.
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Auditor Moora
Farm Bureau
Rawles Township
Fairview Church
Waubonsie Trail
Hillsdale
Bureau
Mesdames Guy
Utterback
Ernest Seeger
Miss Kesterson
Iowa
Mr. Gladwin
State Agriculture College
Glen Wortey
Alfred Estes
Ralph Hunter
Audito Moore
Hon. C. R. Buffington
Reac
Mr. Civic
Named in His Honor Rimel Bridge Named for Corporal Rimel's World War Heroism
The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution honoring Corporal Harvey T. Rimel. The new Federal Aided road bridge over Keg Creek will be named Rimel Bridge to commemorate his sacrifice with Company I in World War I.
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Board of Supervisors
Harvey T. Rimel
Glenwood
Keg Creek
Rimel
Company I
Kilpatrick v Iowa Service Co verdict awards $20798
In the Kilpatrick case the jury awarded damages of 20798 to the plaintiff after a trial that began shortly after 3 p m. Kilpatrick sought 25000 and it is likely the decision will be appealed. The long case concludes with the judge’s verdict and indication of possible higher court review.
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David Kilpatrick
Iowa Service Company
Iowa Service Co
Kilpatrick
Silver Grange Sees Large Turnout At Hall Session
Silver Grange held a program in Grange Hall Balfour on June 2 directed by Mrs N M Chambers. The hall featured home grown flowers and refreshments were served by Mrs Gertie Culver. The evening included songs solos recitations and duets with participants Flora's Greeting Jeanie Reasoner Ada Parker Elizabeth Sawyers and others.
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Silver Grange
Grange Hall
Balfour
The
iGrange
N. M. Chambers
Gertie Culver
Chip Bagket
Ada Parker
Elizabeth Sawyers
Flower Bed Frustration and Civic Pride Sparks Letter
Civic column recounts a reader and her father building a flower bed with sunflowers morning glories and asters. The piece echoes community pride, notes favorable remarks from a visiting lady about Gienwood streets, and urges avoid cutting woodbine vines while praising local leaders in a quiet war on dahlias.
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Frank Raine
Burglaries Hit Glenwood Business as Night Belongings Taken
The first Glenwood business burglary in years occurred Tuesday night between 9:30 and 10. Dunn & Dudley Co. department store was entered through a rear window. The thieves grabbed UK goods and suits valued around $100, then fled. Police suspect the thieves headed toward Omaha.
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Glenwood
Dunn & Dudley Co
T He Ithiaves
Omaba
Lincoln quotes on integrity and justice in steady leadership
A concise reflection on Lincoln’s ideal of personal virtue and public duty. The message honors honesty, opposing hatred, and supporting those who act righteously while yielding when they err. It emphasizes steadfast character guiding communal pride and justice.
Crowning of Flora Featured by Malvern Musicians
Miss Salyers of Malvern performed The Crowning of Flora accompanied by J Parker on violin and Corinne Chambers on piano. The words and music were composed by Mrs. Chambers. Irene Brooks Geneva Parker Luella Thieschafer Helen Haines Laura Hilton Geneva Reagoner Weldon Parker Edwin Howard Lewis Rev Wilking of Malvern. Music by Balfour Orchestra and A Granger.
Ice Cream Social By Rawles Township Farm Bureau
The Rawles Township Farm Bureau will hold an ice cream social Monday evening May 20 at the Wairview church.
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Rawles Township
Author Reveals Poem's Adaptation Is By Request
The Tribune learns that the poem In Moriam printed Monday was written by request and the author is Miss Emma Kellogg. Credit was not shown originally because the manuscript lacked the author’s name.
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the Tribune
Emma Kellogg
Pleasing Picnic Dinner at Lake Pleasant
A Glenwood Chamber of Commerce gathering at Lake Park drew over a hundred members and families for sandwiches veal loaf boiled ham galads baked beans coffee and ice cream. Glenwood's band provided music while Rev J B Wilkins of Malvern delivered a witty wise address. Local women organized catering with HLA French assisting as coffee maker.
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Lake Park
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Glenwood
J. B., Wilkins
Malvern
Iowa
Hla
Glenwood Marriage News From 1921 Osceola Celebrations
Married notices report Charles E. Ashmore and Leola Harris wed in Omaha on May 10 with plans to reside there. Pfiffmer and Lucé Graves married in Des Moines on June 1, then moved to Glenwood. Edna Chaney and Miles Downing wed June 4 near Shenandoah, with Chaney valedictorian. McMullen and Hall married June 4 in Cornell Bluffs, heading to Kansas.
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Glenwood
Charles
Ashmore
Ted Ashmore
Omaha
Charles E. Ashmore
Leola Harris
San Antonio
Tex
Filenda
C. K. Piifiper
Osceola
Luce Graves
Dey Moines
Jawa
Pfiffmer
Margaret Estes
Charinda
Ednas Chaney
Miles Downing
Edna
Emerson High School
Boerson
Tribune Ad Highlights Promising Local Developments
The Tribune presents a selection of advertisements signaling positive local momentum. Businesses announce expected openings, new services, and community events aimed at boosting employment and weekend activity. Watch for launch dates, store hours, and special offers from area firms.
Farmers Vote on 16 Farm Bureau Policy Questions
The American Farm Bureau Federation asks U S farmers to vote on sixteen policy questions covering financing, taxation, transportation, and regulation. Meetings listed across Iowa towns run from June 4 to June 16 with votes recorded and summarized in Des Moines.
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Congress
American Farm Bureau
Federation
United States
Des Moines
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
American Farm Burea Federation
St. Lawrence
Department of Agriculture
Memorial Day Observance at Glenwood Lodge No 97
O F Memorial Glenwood Lodge No 97 ICOK will observe Memorial Day for departed brothers on Sunday June 13. Members meet at the hall at 2 pm then proceed to the cemetery where a program includes prayer by Rev D S Thompson, reading of the dead, secretary address by W S Lewis and grave decorations.
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Glenwood Lodge No
D. S. Thompson
W. S. Lewis
Appendicitis Operation Crashes Illness in Nebraska
Mrs. E Jackson receives news from sister Mrs. W H Fox of Crofton Neb that Pauline Fox six year old daughter needs hospital care for an appendicitis operation. On the trip the appendix broke and Pauline is in critical condition. The Fox family recalls a past blizzard ordeal.
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Jackson
W. H. Fox
Crofton
Neb
Pauline
Fox
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