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This Stately Old School . . . known as East Elementary School in Glenwood, will be closed down and be replaced by a larger, newer structure if voters in the Glenwood Community School District pass a $975,000 bond issue Monday. The new school, to be…

Standing In A Former Earth Lodge . . . are young men from the Glenwood area who are helping John Hotapp, left, rear, excavate the remains of an Indian family home which stood here more than 700 years ago. Hotapp said workers on the nearby…

Portions of East Elementary . . . were built in the late 1800s and completed in the early 1900s. If a bond issue for a new building is proposed it would probably be under $1 million, school officials said.

(top) Room For The Family . . . in this little 1900 bedroom. At night the trundle bed was pulled out for the children while mom and pop had the big feather bed to themselves. Baby was placed in the 190-year-old cradle which can ingeniously be rocked…

Forrest Mayberry . . . lieutenant of the rescue squad, stands near the Glenwood Fire Department's rescue unit, one of the department's newest vehicles in the one-year-old fire station. The rescue unit will be freed for more specialty work when the…

Glenwood's Aged Armory . . . now serving as City Hall, has undergone repair, making it safe for public use.

This Building . . . houses the Glenwood Post Office but would be replaced under a Post Office Department plan.

Company A, 1st Battle Group, 168th Infantry of the Iowa National Guard, has moved into its new armory at Glenwood. Although some work remains to be completed, the unit has been using the armory for drills. The building, 124 feet wide by 148 feet…

Third Structure . . . housing Glenwood's Grace Methodist congregation, is marking its 100th birthday Sunday; this church was built in 1900.

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Volunteer Helper . . . E.N. Schrimplen of Glenwood lends a hand in moving appliances from the Herb Lincoln home.