Date Set for Homecoming of County Servicemen
Plans for a county wide homecoming on Monday May 26 are shaping up with Eddie Collins as carnival manager and four marching bands Red Oak Shenandoah Ginwood and Institution. The 2:30 parade will feature five main floats and township entries while a 9:30 review precedes free dinners for soldiers sailors and nurses. The Armory hosts dances and a tentless banquet while spectators enjoy continuous entertainment through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milla County
Eddie Collina
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Ginwood
Institution
Goddess of Liberty
Red. Cross
Mem
Ummship
Boy Scouts
Lodges
Red Cross
War Exhibit Train Halted in Mills County
The War Exhibit train tied up in Glen road overnight, delaying its Mills County route via the C B and Q. Officials offered no cause for the abandonment, hinting local interest in the Victory Band sale as the reason. The Jackies band visit was also cancelled as part of the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Gien Road
Jackies
Court delays jury call amid busy docket at county court
Court convened Tuesday with Judge Marl Peters in charge as the petit jury was postponed due to a busy docket. Seventy years of records show 192 cases, including six state matters, many set for trial next term. The grand jury met briefly. several names are listed, and the foreman was Fred Stone. An auto smashup injured Mrs. Byers and involved Antone Nemic, who faced insanity evaluation after a high speed crash near Council Bluffs. The report also notes a Tarzan scene in a Rex Theatre feature and local social events including a stag party for Mr. Timmons and a Cake and Candies sale by Camp Fire Girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marl Peters
Petit Jury
Cook
Oscar Webb
C. C. May
Emil Leu
Fred Stone
Horton Heam
Julius Roenfeldt
R. Skaggs
Council Sprutter
Clarkson
Neb
Douglas Street
Council Bluffs
Brown
Nemic
Rock Island
Nemle
Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes
Rex Theatre
Francis Timmons
Wayne Bogart
Harry Widows
Maurice Lewin
Wingate Gibbs
Freak
Everett Kirkendall
Chester White
Pearly Gates
Paradise
Judge Boettner
Newark
N. J
Omaha
Jada
Jazz
Pete Lock
Rassling Jazz
Orpheum Garden
Heaven
Hades
Will M. Dee
Death of Mrs W W Tunison 1864 1919 Malvern
Mrs W W Tunison died following a paralysis stroke at lodge on Friday night and again on Saturday. A beloved mother whose life was affected since the loss of her son in the world war. Born May 1 1864 she died April 26 1919 aged nearly 55. Funeral services were held at Malvern homes Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev M A Gable. Burial followed in Malvern cemetery.
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W. W. Tunison
Lodge
The
Familly
Tunison
Malvern
M. A. Gable
Malvern Soldier Lawrence Perdue Dies After War Return
Lawrence Perdue, a Malvern native and member of Company I, died April 20 from acute bronchial pneumonia while returning home from World War I. Telegram notified his mother Mrs. Bunker. Also, Mrs. Joseph Hiatt of South Hazel Street died April 30 after a weeklong illness. funeral services were held Friday May 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the home.
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Lawrence Perdue
Malvern
Company I
Bunker
Lawrence
Joseph Hiatt
South Hazel Street
Countywide precincts pledge for big parade plans
Signified Already. Most of the precincts of the county have notified the Executive Committee that they expect to take part in the big parade. A number of them have already made plans and raised their quota of the expense. Those reporting include Plattville township Hastings precinct Hmerson precinct Mineola precinct West Oak precinct Genter township Ingraham township Rawles avuaip Lyons taxnebp Andersen
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Plattville Township
Hastings
Hmerson
Mineola
West Oak
Genter
Ingraham Township
Rawles Avuaip
Lyons Taxnebp
Andersen
Rides Loaned Horse Away After Theft Attempt Near Murray
Paul Smith a 16 year old boy took a horse from Charles Wolf to ride to Murray then crossed toward Mills county to seek better wages. He found a blanket in an auto, left the scene, and was pursued by Theodore Powles. Taken by Ed Johnson and Mayor Burgess, he was held by Cass County authorities, with the horse and blanket returned to Plattsmouth. The blanket led to a Reform School sentence at Kearney. Smith claimed Kansas City origins with no verifiable relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
Hdwards
Charles Wolf
Murray
Neb
Mr. Wolf
Mills County
Theodore Powles
Powles
Pacific Junction
Pony Creek
Ed Johnson
Burgess
Glenwood
Cass County
Plattsmouth
Kearney
Smith
Kansas City
The 1918 19 winter and Omaha life reflections
A long reminiscence from Omaha touching on the harsh winter, city scenes, human types, and cultural notes. It reflects on weather, population, transient visitors, street life, and social observations. Mentions Col Dan Morgan Smith event in Glenwood and local Rebekah social evening with children, plus local notices about destroyed booze seizure and Red Cross needs.
Birthday Surprise for Mrs. J. H. Mayberry at 79
Mrs. J. H. Mayberry celebrated her 79th birthday on Wednesday April 28 with neighbors gathering at her home. After visiting, refreshments were served and guests wished her many more happy birthdays. Attendees included numerous named neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Mayberry
Dent and Sons
Lewis
Lambert
Lugsch and Son
Hubball
Miller
Mra. Salyards
Married couples’ American wartime paths to wedlock
A Thurman man and Malvern woman wed in Red Oak after wartime Navy service and courtship begun in Malvern. They return to Thurman to start a mercantile life as well wishers toast their union. Other local weddings include Miss Rooney and Mr Bricher in Pacific Junction after Army discharge, followed by plans to farm near Geneva. Additional notes report marriages of Harmon and Williams, Marshall and Gressel, and a weekly donor list for chicken contributions.
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Thurman
Malvern
Thurmanite
U. S. Navy
France
Navy
Deedlees
Roman Warner
Anita Boyer
Red Oak
Mills County
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Pacific Junction
John Bricher
Geneva
Josephine Rooney
Glenwood
Father O'Donnell
Hamburg
Camp Grant
Ill
Thomas Rooney
Chicago
May Rooney
Virgil Rooney
the Tribune
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Milla’ County
Lallore
Nivarlet
Montgomery County
Adams County
Corning
Page County
Shelby County
Harlan
Glenwood Fire Department
Lewis Robinson
Otto Judkina
Lotus Ayers
Lander
Wya
Wyoming State Hospital
Mise Ayers
Gander
Landey
Aelia
Lusk
Emerson High School
Wheelers Agrove
W. C. Rathke
Camp Dodge
Pril
Peters
Glennwood
Old Vets Club
W.F. [Hill
Swope
Mary Diegel Tunison
Mrs
Iowa
Nebraska
Mason & Dixon
Farnam Street
Lasaes
Dan Morgan Smith
Fayn-en-Haye
Rebekah
Glenwood Rebekah Lodge
Wright
Lucy Wilcox
Edwards
Order of Justice
Goodrich’s Court
Joy Mickelwalt
Migs Rathke
Iitiag Aefora
Warner-Boyer
Bricher-Rooney
Harmon-Williams
Clifford Harmon
Manhattan
Kaw
Vialt
Clifford
Tennent
Mia Polly
Williams
Mre
George Howerd
Glenwood Mine
Lg Raymond
Mra
Triplett
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