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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
2
In Pacific Junction a class play at the school drew praise for Miss Mirfel Johnson and Misses Marty Supple and Month Carl. Actors Morris Moore, Hobart Read, Charley Boyle and others enacted roles while spectators enjoyed the talent at a local event preceding annual commencement at the M. E. church.
Jim Howard, recently leading a farmer’s cooperative push, addressed Keswick farmers about profitable production and cooperative action. He spoke as a farmer who knows the terrain, urging practical steps to improve farm profitability and collective problem solving amid bussiness interests and agricultural policy concerns. The discussion touched on farmer hardships, organization, and the broader economic context shaping rural livelihoods.
The fragment notes a shift toward springlike warmth in 1920 with corn planting, rising farm wages, and increased outdoor activities. It foresees cheerful days for picnics, vacations, windows and screens, baseball, fishing, and community events as warmer weather returns.
An open competitive examination announced for the vacancy of postmaster at Tabor Iowa United States. Applicants must be citizens of the United States residing within the delivery of the post office area. Age limits 22 to 35 years. Civil Service Commission oversees, with tenure and appointments through presidential recommendation. Examination will cover penmanship filing business training and related skills.
Applicants sworn statements are judged by Civil Service Commission examiners who rate papers and inquiries in percentage terms. Results go to the Post Office Department for action. The Postmaster General must report the highest eligible to the President unless disqualified by character or residence. Application blanks are available at the vacancy post office or from the Civil Service Commission in Washington.
The Missouri River rose high on March 79, flooding north of the Central Bridge in Council Bluffs. Hundreds of acres were submerged, lands around Allena and Tara land west of the lake were covered, and parts of Mills county were flooded. North Omaha families evacuated, railroad cuts and levees in danger, with riprap and timber used to shore up defenses.
In Mills County Iowa July term 1920 a petition for divorce is filed by the plaintiff against Mercedes BHly Hon alleging cruel and inhumane treatment and requesting care custody and control. The court orders notice requiring appearance by the respondent to contest the divorce action.
Public court notice warns defendants to appear before noon on July term starting July 6, 1920 at Glenwood or face default judgment. Also includes an unrelated U.S. Government bulletin advertisement for RAT-SNAP rat poison sold by F. W. Kelley and R. H. Daniel.
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