Death claims pioneer Mrs. Sarah McGrew in Emerson
Obituary notes Mrs. Sarah McGrew aged 80, widow of James C. McGrew, who died August 22, 1920 in Emerson after a long life in Mills County. Born February 18, 1840 near Fredericktown Ohio, she and her husband migrated from John son County to Iowa in 1865 and 1876 settled in Mills County. Surviving children include Mrs. Allie Albraith, J. F. McGrew (died 1918), W. S. McGrew, Mrs. Clara McDowell, Mrs. Lucy Cox, Warner L. McGrew, and Mrs. Ella B. Sturgeon. The piece recalls Edwin J. Lufkin’s sudden Torrance death, and Alma Louise Hanfeld’s death at Beatrice Nebraska, with funeral details and family notices.
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Sarah McGrew
James
McGrew
Emerson
J. F. McGrew
Sarah Jr. Durbin
Fredericktown
Ohio
Hmerson
James C. McGrew
Mills County
Alliealbraith
Boulder
Calo
W. 5. McGrew
Clara McDowell
Lucy A. Cox
Sutherland
Nebr
Warner L. McGrew
Abernash
Colo
Ella EB. Sturgeon
Eldorado
Kansas
Edwin Lufkin
Glenwood
Los Angeles
Consolidated Lumber Company
Torrance
Edwin J. Lufkin
Gera A. Lufkin
Obispo Avenue
Lufkin
Iowa
Denver
Borfore
Long Beach
A. W. Lufkin
North Western Avenue
Cora Wickman
Alma Louise Hanfeld
Henry Hanfeld
Wellfleet
Nebraska
Beatrice
Miss Hanteld
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Joseph Stille
Briar Club Opens Year with September Meeting
The Briar Club held its first meeting of the year Friday evening in the County Superintendent’s assembly room. B. Dean chaired as 8 p.m. start, with a motion to begin September and October meetings at 7:30 p.m. Wayne Choate was elected secretary and treasurer, though finances were largely managed at the first.
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B. Dean
Wayne Choate
Open Forum Club Hosts Readings on Specialism and Niche
A club, with no membership fee or collections, invites all interested in the papers read to discuss them freely. The first meeting featured T. Q. Records presenting Specialism the Reason and the Remedy. On Sept 17 Shirley Gillilland will discuss The Niche We Occupy.
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T. Q
Shirley Gillilland
Makes Big Average in Long Journey
Jay Wright, Ford enthusiast, returned to Iowa after a 15 day Canadian northwest trip. He covered 2400 miles averaging about 180 miles daily and found roads fine. Repairs cost just $1.50 while tubes remained unaltered. The Wrights camped safely at home and enjoyed a delightful trip with good roads.
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Jay Wright
Ford Efficiency
Canada
Northwest
Jay
Ford
Iowa
Charlie Chaplin Returns to Rex Theatre in Dual Show
The Rex Theatre promotes a Tuesday and Wednesday double bill headlined by Charlie Chaplin in The Fireman a returning Glenwood engagement from three years ago. Also on the program are six other reels including the five reel feature T Other Dear Charmer with Louise Huff and a three reel Christie Comedy Stop Look and Listen. Admission is 10 and 26 cents with shows at 8 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
Rex Theatre
Glenwood
Charlie
Family Reunion Brings George Brower Kin Together
A large family reunion of the George Brower family was held Sunday August 29 at the Krank New Man home south of Glenwood. About a score attended including guests C28 Knowles and wife and son Wilbur of Sioux City, with many Glenwood neighbors and friends enjoying the day and a fine meal.
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Krank Newman
Glenwood
George, Brower
Knowles
Wilbur
Sioux City
Marl Hodges
George Brower Jr
Charles Seitz
Alpert Skages
George Hrower
Atd
Glenwood and Viciity
Gurney Bunk
Dumfries
B. Knowles
Carrying Concealed Weapons Case in Glenwood
Henry Johnson a special C IB and Q officer brought two men to Glenwood this morning named Henry Morning and Henry Cash. They were charged with carrying concealed weapons and bound over to the grand jury. They are jailed awaiting the grand jury meeting.
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Ifenry Johnson
Glenwood
A. m
Flenry
Ifenry
Goodrich
Grand Jury
Burglary Suspect Pleads Guilty in Anamosa Case
Taken to Anamosa, Tella Crites, the man accused of burglary at Strahan and Hill yer auto theft, pleaded guilty and waived grand jury action. Judge Woodruff sentenced him to 5 years in Anamosa. Deputy Logan and Attorney Cook escorted Crites to the reformatory last week.
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Tella Crites
Strahan
Hillyer
Crand
Woodruff
Anamosa
Logan
Cook
Crites
Glenwood Pythian Sisters Hold First Meeting
The Glenwood Pythian Sisters resume after summer with a Thursday night September 9 meeting featuring a program and refreshments. Members are urged to attend to begin the year's work with vim.
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Glenwood Pythian Sisters
Birthday Celebration at Miss Scott’s Glenwood Home
A lively Saturday gathering at Miss Gladys Scott’s Goodview hill home in Glenwood marked her birthday. After games and amusements, guests shared refreshments around a birthday cake, with Miss Scott receiving a Rebekah emblematic ring as a gift.
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Gladys Scott
Goodview Hill
Glenwood
Miss Scott
Rebekah
Hazel MacPheron
Vera Phelps
Nelle Reasoner
Gertrude Reasoner
Gretchen Reasoner
Marjorie Buffington
Trivia
Schade
Lulu Gilleard
Jassie Frazier
Trennie Frazier
Lucile McKnight
June Woods
Three Birthdays Celebrated At Aistrope Home
Aestrope residence in north Tabor hosted a September 5 gathering for Ralph McPheron and his grandson Ralph Jr and Mrs T M Aistrope as their shared birthday day near September 4. Attendees enjoyed a dinner and socializing, with politics excluded.
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Ralph McPheron
Ralph Jr
T. M.aistrope
T. M. Aistrope
North Tabor
Missionary Society Elects Church Officers For Year
The missionary society of the M. E. church met Thursday afternoon in the church and elected officers for the coming year. The official family includes Mrs. J. O. Hathaway as President, Mrs. B. F. Ward as Vice President, Mrs. S. P. Stranathan as Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Wm. Slezak as Recording Secretary, Mrs. F. J. Wallace as Treasurer, Mesdames J. S. Chamberlin and R. B. Vinton as Mite Box Secretaries.
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the Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Inez
J. O. Hathaway
B. F. Ward
S. P. Stranathan
Wm. Slezak
Red
F. J. Wallace
J. S. Chamberlin
R. B. Vinton
Public Schools All Commence Countywide Beginning Day
The county begins its public school term with widespread attendance. The article notes increased teacher salaries this year, highlights the social parity for teachers, and urges community appreciation and support for educators as essential to Americanism and national safety.
Map exhibition shows Red Cross Home Service reach
An exhibition window map from the Council Bluffs Chapter of the American Red Cross graphs its Home Service work since September 1, 1919. It records 305 men and their families served, with 258 previously unknown to the office.
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Swope’s
Council Bluffs
Ed Cross
County map shows service needs and local support
The text notes 112 ex service members were disabled and 24 died in service. It argues war’s aftereffects persist in the county and questions whether the county’s 628.20 dollars contributed last year to local purposes was well spent, urging continued effort for ex-service men.
Practice Shoot Ahead of Glenwood Event
To prepare for the annual Glenwood shoot on September 22 a practice session will be held at the grounds this Wednesday September 5 all members are urged to attend and participate.
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Trim
Glenwood
Smallpox Vaccination Urges Universal Protection
An historical overview explains smallpox origins and the devastation it caused before vaccination. It argues vaccination is the key defense, noting five year protection, dangers of the disease, and calls for school and state health laws to enforce immunization. The piece emphasizes universal vaccination as the only effective control.
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Rhazes
China
America
Iceland
Mexico
England
Wales
Frances
Winsell
Lfe
Mills Qounty
Michigan
Iowa
Marriages Highlight Rural Iowa Wedding Traditions
On September 2 at David Buckingham's Glenwood residence, LeRoy Thurman Rodman of Rawles township wed Georgia Buckingham of Glenwood in a small family ceremony. Rodman, a former U S aviation service member, and Georgia, a Glenwood native with education from Glenwood High School Tabor college Highland Park College and the University of Colorado, are celebrated by friends as embodying American values. They plan residence on a farm between Tabor and Hillsdale. Cloyd Elton Davis of Council Bluffs and Ruth Beardsley of Omaha also wed, united at the Glenwood M E parsonage by Rev. Wm Stevenson.
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David Buckingham
Glenwood
LeRoy Thurman Rodman
Rawles Township
Georgia Buckingham
Mr. Rodman
L. G. Rodman
Mills County
Rodman
Tabor
United States Aviation Service
France
Buckingham
Georgia
Tabor College
Highland Park College
Des Moines
University of Colorado At
Boulder
Columbia School of Expression
Chicago
Moulton
Iowa
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
United States Public Health Service
Hillsdale
Cloyd Elton Davis
Council Bluffs
Ruth Beardsley
Omaha
M. E. Parsonage
Wm. Stevenson
Search for Opal Westcott Halts in Omaha
Mr and Mrs M Westcott of Glenwood spent Sept in Omaha seeking their 16 year old daughter Opal who vanished from home a week earlier The couple suspect she left with a person named Creel Police traced a lead to Omaha Monday but details remain unclear and no one in Glenwood confirms the family or associates involved
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Omaha Daily News
M. Westcott
Glenwood
Omaha
Opal
Bac
Thayer Pads
Cradle Roll Card From Wayne Nebraska Birth Notice
A blue handcrafted cradle card with roses notes the arrival on August 1 1920 of Geralding Marjorie weighing 8% pounds at the home of Mr and Mrs Arence B Day near Wayne Nebraska Congratulations to the happy parents.
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Tribune
Marjorie
Arence B. Day
Wayne
Nebraska
De Soto and Isabella in the Age of Spanish Exploration
The essay extols De Soto as a noble and chivalrous figure among early Spanish explorers, contrasting his humane treatment of Incas with conquest. It recounts his move to the New World, marriage to Isabella, and the pair’s rise to fame in Spain, followed by De Soto’s death in the Mississippi and Isabella’s death of sorrow.
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DeSota
Isabella
New World
DeSoto
Spain
Ferdinand
America
Mississippi
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East Side
Briar Club
Gladys Brackwell
Nome
Geraldine Parrar
Tom Mix
Wutch
Chaplin
Alsi Anita Stewart
Hvelyo Nesbit
Ladys Brockwell
Rex Beach
Rawles
de Sota
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