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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1973
Page
7
The Dutch Gun club outdoor bathroom disappeared recently with rumors of fireworks leftovers from last July. The Leader often uses the county Extension office for stories and photos. Last week a credit line was omitted for Extension Director LaVerne Obrecht who photographed the NBC crew interviewing Keith Bruce on cattle prices.
LaVerne V. Nelson, a Cleminshaw farm appraiser re evaluating real property in Mills county, has started farm appraisal work in Anderson Township. He drives a 1970 gold Ford Torino with Nebraska plates or a black and white 1959 Ford sedan with Nebraska plates. He will complete the Anderson survey and then move to other townships. future schedule is uncertain. Nelson lives in rented quarters at Malvern during the survey.
The Malvern Volunteer rescue unit offers an advanced First Aid course starting this evening at 7 p.m. in Chantry school lunch room. It runs eight weeks with all sessions except the first at the Malvern Community building. Registration takes place at the start of class on April 12 or 19.
Mills County announces an organizational meeting of the Mills County Democratic Women set for April 16 at 8 p.m. in the hospitality room of Mills County State Bank Glenwood Iowa. Phyllis Simonsin district committee woman from Walnut will speak and officers will be elected. All interested women invited.
Mills County Auditor Glen Johnson announces a federal revenue sharing check of 51844.00 for the first quarter, with another 51844.00 due in July. The fund total stands at 179622. Johnson will receive General Revenue Sharing Regulations and the first Planned Use Report plus a yearly Status of Trust Fund report detailing fund use.
Don White formerly of Malvern was arrested Sunday afternoon on a charge of malicious threats to extort from an incident Saturday night. Marshal Benny Kling arrested him on a warrant issued by Justice of the Peace Francis Harmon. He was held on $3000 bail set by Police Judge John Watson with a mittimus issued, and he is being bound over to District Court on the charge.
The Malvern Leader changes hands as Peter and Dorothea Graham purchase the paper from Allen Wortman with retroactive date to April 2. Graham, longtime editor aspirant with Iowa and New Jersey newspaper roots, becomes publisher while Dorothea becomes managing editor.
Jerry Won First in Chantry School Oratorical Meet at Malvern with eight entrants from fifth and sixth grade class contests. Terry Chown captured top honors, with Dorene Leu second and Barbara Mansfield Brian Beattie and Rhonda Duns don tied for third through fifth. Modern Woodmen of America Insurance Co sponsored trophies, and Principal Ron White arranged the event emphasizing ecology and immediate student action against litter.
Two men were bound over to District Court and another given a five day jail sentence in Police Judge John Watsons court this week. Paul Green Pacific Junction bound over on forgery $1500 bond. Darwin Swanson Malvern bound over on OMVUS bail $500. Al Harris Pacific Junction five day jail for public intoxication. Also on docket: George Walsh Brookfield Mo speeding $10 Lyle Teach Ottumwa failure to display flares $10 Elmer Pfeiffer Red Oak speeding $10 James S Witts Glenwood speeding $28 Gordon Haas Louisiana Mo parking interstate $10 Theo Crouch Glenwood speeding $12 James P Durham Glenwood stop light $10 Gloria Chatfield Glenwood speeding $15 Arlene Nelson Omaha speeding $12 William Jeys Griswold no chauffeur license $10 Stanley Chevrolet-Olds Glenwood selling vehicle without inspection sticker $100 and failure to deliver title to purchaser $15 Sylvia Cook Red Oak speeding $20 Garrett Baldwin Glenwood speeding $8 Jimie Haley Omaha speeding $10 Neta Thornton Malvern improper registration $10.
Nishna Valley Community School district sold Strahan and Henderson school plants and two residences. Strahan school land and bus barn went to Jared Woodfill for 6500 dollars, Henderson school to a Little League committee for 6500. An Hastings 8 room dwelling fetched 8100 dollars by Edward E. Ridgeley, Hastings. Henderson seven room house with five lots went to Floyd Timson for 7500. Auction saw spirited bidding. Henderson kitchen equipment went to the same Little League committee. A 80 by 86 foot gym complex and a 70 by 28 foot garage plus main two story building were sold with adjacent land including a lighted baseball field. A separate tract south of Henderson sold to A T Benton of Reston Virginia for 2700.
Two performances of Handel’s The Messiah adapt the Easter portion scheduled for Palm Sunday April 15 at 3 p.m. in Malvern Community Building and Tuesday April 17 at 8 p.m. in Glenwood First Baptist Church. Tracy Ryan directs and serves as vocal and instrumental director with JoAnna Perkins as accompanist. Notable soloists include Margaret White Dixie Bird Betty Knight and Jeff Sayre in roles and contributions across Malvern Glenwood and Des Moines. A free will offering will help offset expenses.
A University of Nebraska Lincoln graduate, he teaches at Papillion High School and serves as a soloist at First Methodist Church in Omaha. Last summer he directed the orchestra in Pinewood Bowl Lincoln production of Show Boat, and this summer he is directing another local musical project.
Lorraine Strand announces confirmation by Judge Leroy H. Johnson of two magistrates for Mills County Clarald E. Rogers attorney and Esther Engle law office secretary both of Glenwood appointed to a two year term starting July 1 replacing abolished justices of the peace and police judges in the county. They will earn 4800 dollars annually supervised by the district court and Chief Judge Bennett Cullison will set court locations.
Luther Gammon of Glenwood led Mills County subsidy recipients with 30871 dollars, followed by Charles Phelps of Hastings at 29928 and the late R C Good at 25191. Other notable payments included tenbecker 24241, Gay Farms Inc 20560, Sieck 20067, McManigal 19141, Paul 18212, and Vrooman 17363. The board seeks a declaratory judgment on public access to watershed projects such as Pony Creek Lake. Taxes due May 1, 1973.
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