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. . . How It Was Named
Hastings, Iowa road sign
'Flight Of Black Cutworm' One Reason For Trap - Never Know What Will Drop In On Bug-Catcher
Big Bug-Catcher . . . near Hastings is tended by Dick Hyde.
$975,000 Bond Issue Goes To Glenwood Voters Monday
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…
A New Look For The Library - Renovation At Glenwood
Glenwood Children . . . wait to enter the newly-renovated Glenwood Public Library, part of the downtown beautification project. Vari-colored bricks have been painted red, and windows, ledges and the entryway are painted white.
Centennial Scenes
Parade Autos . . . include a 1924 Model T Ford owned and displayed by a Malvern Ford man, R.W. Salyers of Salyers Auto Co., in business since 1910. Salyers has another Model T which was made in 1922.
Chamber Officials: City Will Survive
Merchants along the Courthouse Square in Glenwood are "as competitive as they can be" said Don Bruce, president of the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce. Earlier this year, there was only one empty storefront on the square.
Church Expands With Town - Holy Rosary Outgrows Old Nave
Inspecting the Baptismal Fountain . . . in the new addition of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Glenwood is the Rev. Frank Bognanno, pastor. Dedication services for the building were held last week.
Church That Could Honored By Peale
Presenting The Plaque . . . to Rev. John Crosswhite is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. the plaque, symbolic of the Hastings United Methodist Church's winning the 1979 Award from Guideposts Magazine, is engraved with the words: "Presented to the…
City Hall Isn't Tumbling Down - Glenwood Citizens Note:
Glenwood's Aged Armory . . . now serving as City Hall, has undergone repair, making it safe for public use.
Dedication Address:
Whitney Gilliland, Washington D.C., former Glenwood resident, delivers the dedication address at the new Mills County Courthouse in ceremonies there Saturday. The new structure replaces the 102-year-old courthouse which stood in the same square.
Early History:
Historical events of more than a century ago provide the topic of conversation for Albert Wabaunsee, Raymond Mintle and William Rathke as they discuss a painting of Chief Waubonsie, done by artist Charles Bird King in 1835. The painting was on…
Expressway Is Dedicated
The new Highway 34 Expressway from Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 was busy with traffic Saturday following its official dedication Friday. The highway's dedication was also part of "Pioneer Days" in Glenwood.
Eye New Glenwood School - Bond Issue Needed
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.
Family Tree Outgrows Trunk - Hodges Clan From Mills County Recorded By Magnolian
Fruitful Family Tree . . . . is displayed by Mrs. Earl Hodges, Magnolia. It contains more than 500 names on its limbs and twigs, the result of 20 years work by Earl and Abbie Hodges.
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…
Fine Old Grand Piano Once Pride Of Malvern Opera Days
Relegated To A Dark Corner . . . is the old grand piano, all that's left of the Malvern Opera House. Roy Mansfield, whose furniture store now occupies the building, inspect the old instrument.
Floods of 1960
Flood-Soaked Soybeans . . . stored in this metal bin on the Claude Robertson farm have literally blown the bin apart. Several other metal bins, including a quonset building holding several thousand bushels of shelled corn, have started to bulge and…
Floods of 1960
Flood's Over, Huh?: The recent flood in Mills and Fremont counties may be gone but the water lingers on in many sections of the river bottom. Taken this week, this picture of the Newell Lorimor farm home east of Bartlett reveals why the 'moving back'…
For Posterity:
The history of Mills County and Southwest Iowa will be depicted in the items which will be housed in this building by the Mills County Historical Society. The building, erected by the Mintle family, of Glenwood, was formally presented to the Society…