Birthday gatherings and travel notes from Pony Creek farm
A flow of family visits marks birthdays at the Danny Benscoters and Mendenhall clans across Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. An OLA trip to Los Angeles via Las Vegas is recounted, while Hoffman fish dinners contrast with a diet narrative. Mud and weather woes impact farmers and infrastructure, with 4 a.m. phone calls and dike road troubles noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Benscoters
Alice
Gardner
Danny
Brian
Jackson
Colorado
Kansas
Mendenhalls
Darlene’s
Millard
Joe Blankenship
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Disneyland
Hoffmans
New Dike
City plans to buy 1973 police cruiser for Glenwood
Glenwood Iowa invites bids funded by the Iowa Crime Commission to purchase a 1973 auto police cruiser for the Glenwood Police Department. Bids due March 27, 1973 at 7 30 p.m. Details from Kenneth L Mead Chief of Police 18 S Walnut Glenwood IA 51534 phone 527 4844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Iowa
Iowa Crime Commission
Kenneth L. Mead
S. Walnut Glenwood
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Pilot program links Mar Vista students with on job training
Mrs. Ron Howard, Mar Vista High School business teacher, chairs a pilot program for on the job training. Her husband Ron, a local businessman, has led most organizing work. Ron, Glenwood High School graduate, is grandson of Dan and Vi Allen of Glenwood and Mrs. G. C. Howard of Malvern, with parents in Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Howard
Mar Vista High School
Calif
Ron
Glenwood Community High School
Dan Allen
Vi Allen
Glenwood
G. C. Howard
Malvern
Richard L
VFW Auxiliary Meeting at Mills County State Bank
The VFW Auxiliary Post No. 3682 met at Mills County State Bank courtesy rooms on Thursday night March 8 with District Daren’ Farmer as guest. Mrs. Farmer praised auxiliary floor exercises and the Glenwood chapter’s activity. Members reported entertaining patients at Nishna Cottage Rest Home in Malvern on Feb. 20 and refreshments prepared by Ruth Benedict and Tony Swanson. Twenty VFW families attended a potluck dinner on Sunday March 4. The next meeting is set for April 12 at 8 p.m. with officer elections.
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VFW
Mills County State Bank
Daren
Farmer
Phyllis Kahl
Betty Lincoln
Jeanette Butts
Viola Hartley
Nishna Cottage Rest Home
Malvern
Ruth Benedict
Tony Swanson
Laurie Mayberry Seeks Miss Northwest Missouri Title
Laurie Mayberry daughter of Forrest and Mrs Mayberry of Glenwood competes in the Miss Northwest Missouri Pageant at NWMSU Charles Johnson Theater on March as one of ten finalists. Contestants are judged in poise beauty and talent across evening gown swim suit and talent presentation. The winner advances to the State title and then the national Miss America contest. Mayberry a NWMSU freshman majors in music and plans a two song talent routine So Far Away and I Feel The Earth Move. Tune in to Step Up To Life on Channel 3 at 8 30 a m Sunday from the Omaha Gospel Tabernacle. 8 tfc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Mayberry
Forrest Mayberry
Glenwood
Laurie
NWMSU
Channel 3
Omaha Gospel Tabernacle
Names and Trends in Baby Naming Across Cultures
A survey of naming fashions shows James and Jane dominate British and U.S. lists, with Jason and Jennifer rising. French names gain popularity in the United States with Danielle Gabrielle and Renée among top girls, and Zachary Aaron Jeremiah among top boys. The piece notes nicknames and cultural influences shaping choices, with anecdotes like Ima Hogg and Early and Late reflecting quirky naming. It discusses parents’ aims to please relatives, stand out, or avoid nicknames, and cites historical shifts from common 19th century names to modern inventive options.
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Washington
Tom
Harry
James
Jane
London Times
Middlesex
United States
National Geographic Society
Jason
Jennifer
Danielle
Gabrielle
Michelle
Ren’ee
Nichole
Yvette
Suzette
Zachary
Aaron
Jeremiah
Adam
David
Michael
George
Linda
Henry
John
Robert
William
Richard
Eric
Rick
West Virginia
Texas
James Stephen Hogg
Ima Hogg
Deck-the-Halls At Iowa Western
Iowa Western Community College will host a Saturday painting day with 16 apprentices and two instructors from the Painting Decorating Contractors of America district council 61. Don Franksen of Franksen and Johnson Paint Store donated paint for Wing A of the Lee De Forest Building, improving hallways and the campus atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
College Road
Keith Wood College
Woods
Robert Emerine
Lee de Forest
Local Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Birthdays
Russell Kindig returns home from the Veterans Hospital in Omaha. Multiple families from Tabor Emerson Shenandoah and Des Moines visit, attend a girls state basketball finals induction, and celebrate Becky Confer and Kristi Kristi’s birthdays with gatherings, dinners, and a housewarming.
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Russell Kindig
Veteran's Hospital
Omaha
Roger Hudson
Sean Edie
George Perkins
Marsha Martineau
Tabor
Donald Miller
Creston
F. H. Burrington
Kenneth Grindle
Dennis
Kenneth Blackman
Shenandoah
Mas
Marion Confer
Bellevue
John Confer
Hubert
Emerson
Becky Confer
Arno Miller
Clarence Kindig
Carson
Kenneth Grin
Jesse Perkins
Gary Good
Kristi
Rolly Good
Connie
Tracie
Trent
Sharon, Palser
Kip
Sioux Falls
Dak
Aaron Crouse
Jim Reents
Lee Ann
Ce~cit
Clark
Kenny
Susie L'Heureux
Lisa Good
Joe Courtier
Krist
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Pony Creek
Alterruse Shoe Store
Licensed TO
WED
Randall ‘Lynn Sell
Rhonda Marie Mount
Lennox Central
ALA
Boyer Hardware
Swift
Fresh Meats Company
R. F. Kreigler
J. D. Walton
L. S. Forrester
F. 5. Shehan
Forrester
Deck-the-Halls”’ At
Iowa Western
Ly Astings
Mrs. H. A. Dunbar
Ash
Clifford Boyer
Silver City
Boyer
Mr. Boyer
Lyle Sell
Mgr
Silver City, Iowa
Chevron Chemical Company
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