Glenfield-Sutton Celebration

Reveals Community Spirit

June 14, 1962 - It made a person feel warm inside to attend the Glenfield-Sutton celebration last weekend. On the surface it might have appeared to be just another celebration with parade, band, speakers, ice cream and pop.

Oh, it was the 50th anniversary of the founding of the communities, but this in itself is nothing really unusual. Many persons living today who were not pioneers can recall when the Fargo - Surrey line of the Great Northern Railway was built and Glenfield and Sutton along with it.

There were two impressive aspects of the celebration.

First, Glenfield and Sutton citizens again displayed the good relationships they have with each other. All too often petty rivalries between communities prevent any such cooperation. Glenfield and Sutton first started to show this cooperation two years ago when they combined their schools. Grade pupils now attend in Sutton and high school students, in Glenfield.

Secondly, it is significant that these small communities would sponsor a celebration. Neither has more than 150 population.

These small towns and many others have lost population as farms have become larger and people have moved to cities. The celebration is good testimonial that the residents who have not left like it here and want to stay.

Glenfield-Sutton Celebration Attracts

1,500; Eight-block Parade Featured

June 14, 1962 - The people celebrating the 50th anniversary of Glenfield and Sutton last Friday picked the nicest day so far this year.

And they took good advantage of the 75-degree, sunny, windless weather to put on a good show.

About 1,500 persons watched an eight-block tong parade through Glenfield's streets to start the festivities.

High school bands from Glenfield-Sutton, Cooperstown, Carrington and Binford, a National Guard band from Fargo and the VFW color guard from Cooperstown and Glenfield participated.

Several cars manufactured in the early 1900s, were in the lineup. And organizations in the Glenfield-Sutton area entered floats.

During the noon hour the bands played concerts while the celebrants ate their picnic lunches in the Glenfield park.

Mrs. Carl Johnson read a history of Glenfield compiled by Lottie Posey. Arnold Anderson read Sutton's history. He introduced Mr. and Mrs. William Sutton, Auburndale, Florida The town of Sutton was named for William's father, John.

E.L. Conaway, terminal trainmaster for the Great Northern Railway, Minot, was the main speaker. Glenfield and Sutton were founded in 1912, after Great Northern tracks were laid through this area.

Glenfield Phone Hearing Tuesday

June 14, 1962 - The North Dakota public service commission will hold a hearing on phone service in the Glenfield area next Tuesday at 10 a.m., at the Glenfield school.

The Glenfield Town and Country club asked the commission to investigate. Kenneth Walen, president of the club, said Glenfield residents have been disturbed for years about poor phone service.

Many persons who want a telephone cannot obtain one and some lines have as many as 20 parties on them, Walen said.

Glenfield is served by the Griggs County Telephone Co., Cooperstown.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 94