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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
4
A Glenwood High School year end report notes the class of 1922 as the second largest in its history with sixteen young men and nineteen young ladies graduating. The district outlines the school’s strong enrollment, teaching staff of 22, and the need for more room as attendance grows.
A large Grenwood high school baccalaureate service was held Sunday at the commodious Baptist church with 17 couples marching in and taking seats. The high school orchestra and students Reve Thompson Evans Bobbitt and Roberts appeared on the pulpit rostrum amid floral fringe and the old flag.
An enlivened program featured inspiring colors and harmonies as four ministers shared duties. Rev. G. T. Roberts delivered the evening address Pay Your Way with clear, accessible remarks. The High School Glee Club and a double quartet from the graduating class drew enthusiastic applause, marking a memorable 1922 baccalaureate with a proud piano lead. The singers included Thomas Kier Harold Bichel Harry Hanks Ew in Myers Dwayne Ivons Everett Bennett Fayetta Wright Janice Godsey Mary Brown Louise Lyon Helen Agan and other performers.
From our correspondent plans are underway for a big day at Bartlett School this Friday May 26. An inspection day program will feature displays and performances by all rooms with County Superintendent W H Simpang delivering a brief address. The Declamatory contest finals produced winners Henry Schroeder Glen Winslow Wayne Stanley for humorous and Lena Stanley Edith St Johns Violet Siemers for dramatic. Prizes total five two and one half and one dollar awarded at Commencement. Commencement sermons and programs run May 28 through June 2 with R B Wallace giving the address on S O Service or Surface.
The Emerson schools staged a May 18 commencement with a capacity audience in the opera house. Oscar Thorson was valedictorian and Beatrice Yates presented the class history. Thorson and Yates were continuous 12 year members praised for their class contests.
Post Office hours will be extended by city and rural carriers with services from morning until 7 30 p m. Stamp windows and general clerical services will operate to accommodate the public on Decoration Day.
His Royal Highness Samson of Ak-Sar-Ben proclaims June 12 a royal men’s night in his Den for southwest Iowa. Ambassadors urge male residents to attend, distribute tickets, and bring the biggest crowd of the year to fill the deal to the limit. Tickets available from Mills County ambassadors and other listed contacts.
Gerald Hamilton, a University of Lincoln student, learned of his classmate Everet Isaacson drowning at Crete Nebraska while canoeing with two peers. Isaacson, a Norfolk youth and member of Bushnell Guild, died despite peers' rescue attempts after baptism rites at a Baptist church near the university.
The Glenwood Fire Boys will manage a week long carnival starting May 2 on the baseball grounds. Proceeds aim to fund repairs for our fire fighting equipment and help purchase a better fire engine and truck.
The Hastings Community Club will hold a regular session at the church Friday evening. A program for farmers includes talks on Soil Fertility by County Agent Farquhar and Ralph Robbins, followed by general discussion. Members and nonmembers welcome. attendance is urged.
QO Eller described a family mail project called The Family Circle Letter started in Red Bluff California. The round has visited six or seven states with letters added by each family member and Father A Eller contributed after reading. The complete package required 7 cents postage for the journey of 24 letters.
Entomologist yed Butcher toured Mills County last week to organize demonstrations on controlling garden and orchard pests. He recommended lead arsenate sprays for canker worm and fruit pests, with demonstrations at Glenwood Institution and Walter Hilton's in early July featuring discussions and hands on spraying.
Instructions for a third fruit tree spray during the May 24 27 period. Apply ten to fourteen days after the second spray using 4 quarts lime sulfur or 244 pounds powdered lime sulfur per 60 gallons water plus one pound arsenate of lead. Target only fruiting trees with a fine mist to thoroughly coat fruit and deter worms and pests.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sawyers of Balfour anteed to Tamora Neb and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Rang Hansen. Mrs. Hansen, formerly Miss Ethel Kelley of Glenwood, is a niece of Mr. Sawyers whose parents now live in Long Beach Calif. Mr. Hansen is superintendent of Tamora’s consolidated schools.
A Glenwood civic column notes several yard and property upgrades including trimming trees, removing old fences, and updating vacant lots. A memorial tree at the Congregational church is replaced in memory of Ralph Reeves. A nearby farm enhances its holdings with a new residence and a full set of farm buildings under Hol Roenfeld.
John Waller of Creston buys two Glenwood theaters, the Crystal and the Rex, from M.T. Young and L. B. Seymour. He plans to take possession in about two weeks, bringing an experienced operator to run both venues. The Crystal Theatre has already closed.
Memorial services will be held Sunday morning May 28 at 10 45 a m in the Methodist church in a union service Rev G T Roberts will deliver the sermon with special music by a combined choir The event invites all who wish to honor veterans and expects attendance by G A R W A CG Spanish American and American Legion units with reserved seating for them
The Glenwood Iowa club will hold its annual May picnic on May 28 1922 at Brookside Park Pasadena. Dinner at 1 pm. Officers to be elected and annual dues of 25 cents collected. Attendees urged to bring a lunch basket and a memory box for roll call. Coffee will be served. Cordially yours W M Goodell secretary.
Hog tops in Chicago at 10.75, beef steers 8.75, fat lambs 128.10, melons 450 to 700 per carload, 22 to 28 pounds each. Potatoes in Florida markets 6 to 6.50 per barrel, Virginia strawberries 16 cents per quart, timothy hay 26 in Chicago, alfalfa 20 in Omaha. Wheat supply 26,353,000 bushels, down 1,633,000. No. 2 mixed corn Iowa 48 4 cents. North Dakota No. 1 wheat 1.32 Chicago No. 2 corn 62 cents, No. 2 winter wheat 1.33, No. 3 oats 39 cents.
Announcement for a community bazaar planned by Methodist ladies around mid November. The bid promises broad participation and a chance for early Christmas shopping, with organizers moving ahead on preparations.
James J. Wilson appointed administrator of Olaf Hedlund estate with a 5200 bond. Absentees Iruman Patrick and siblings dispute property rights as heirs. Grand jury duties shift. new panel to be chosen. ten indictments returned, one not disclosed. Several cases proceed, including Maynes vs Botna Valley Bank under advisement and Greig vs Christie contract annulment with $340 rent decree. Guardian bonds set for minor Wallace Warren and Floyd Lane. Grace Pillsbury estate administrator named with $2060 bond.
A southwest Iowa region endures days of heavy rain since Monday, bringing much needed water to alfalfa stands and rapidly growing corn. The persistent showers are praised as a blessing and a vital response to weeks of drought, reviving hopes for harvest and soil vitality.
The Standard Oil Company has purchased corner lots at the northwest corner of the square opposite the Mills County National Bank from J W Carter and will soon begin erecting a second station in our city. Work has started to install a tank and pump for service in advance of opening.
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