Mills County Notes on Transportation and Community Events
Rep Bill Scherle faced a temporary transport issue when colleagues towed his impounded car in Des Moines after a fuel lapse. He later recovered it without charges. Mills County sees its first woman pastor Rev Helen MacRoberts Galaszka installed at Glenwood Congregational Church. Kenneth Jones attends General Electric service school in Omaha. Weather hints of May snow and 2.05 inches of rain. Local photo efforts for 4H officers faltered due to gear issues and developer problems.
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Bill Scherle
Des Moines
State House
Mills County
Glenwood
Kenneth Jones
Pace Service Co
General Electric Service School
Omaha
H S Music Pupils Earn Ratings At Shelby Contest
Area schools showcased talents at the Class C music contests in Shelby with Malvern Nishna Valley and Fremont Mills earning ratings. Malvern entries included solos and ensembles led by Jane Schultz LeRoy Bower Marilyn Schoening Danny Garst and Phyllis Stone. Nishna Valley displayed I ratings for Carol Fleming Helen Wallace and others with multiple solos and quartets. Fremont Mills earned I ratings for Linda Sager Noel Sheer Duane Wilkins and others in treble voices and ensembles.
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Shelby
Malvern
Nishna Valley
Fremont Mills
Malvern T
Jane Schultz
LeRoy Bower
Marilyn Schoening
Danny Garst
Sharon Mass
Sandra Roenfeldt
Gordon Scott
Carol Jones
Phyllis Stone
Kathy Burdie
Fib Robinson
Dennis Allensworth
Elaine Mass
Judy Mott
Carol Fleming
Helen Wallace
Susan Steiner
Connie Jewell
Kathy Houser
Kathy Hall
Donald Hascall
Barbara Hendrix
Fremont-Mills I
Linda Sager
Noel Sheer
Duane Wilkins
Girls’ Sextet
Lynn Wederquist
David Newton
Darrell Ruse
Ginger Douglass
Linda Taylor
Mary Louise Carter
Steve Carlson
Mary Potter
MHS
Sewet
Dermonewane Schule
Malvern High School
Merrilee Darrah
Susan Darrah
Mary Anna Parker
Janet Houser
Sharon Massings
Mary Jon Robbing
Shirley Williams
Joan Wray
Soloists Duet Awarded I Ratings at State Contests
State contest results highlight outstanding soloists and duets with I ratings. An annual event at Henderson Methodist Church on Friday April 21 features a 5 PM serving start. adults $1.25, children 75 cents, advance pricing indicated. A separate notice lists East Liberty cemetery board meeting details for Thursday April 20 at 6 PM at Brewers Insurance Office in Malvern.
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Henderson Methodist Church
East Liberty Cemetery Board
Brewers Insurance Office
Malvern
Four Mills County 4-H Honors Four Longtime Members
Four Mills County men were named honorary 4-H members at the Malvern Community building during the county 4-H election meeting. Austin Bass, Charles Wilson of Malvern. Ben Burgoin of Silver City. Wayne Lincoln of Pacific Junction were honored. Dennis Stacy was elected president of the Feeders Farmers club with Roger Johnson as vice president and Neil Goos as secretary-treasurer. David Laughlin serves as historian. Officers installed by retiring leaders. The program featured remarks by Diane Lakin and an IFYE talk by Carol Stine.
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Mills County
Austin Bass
Charles Wilson
Malvern
Ben Burgoin
Silver City
Wayne Lincoln
Pacific Junction
Dennis Stacy
Farmers Club
Roger Johnson
Neil Goos
Ingraham
David Laughlin
Darrell Baker
Kenny Leipold
Dan Lefgren
Terry Sell
Bob Malcom
Diane Lakin
Emerson
Carol Stine
IFYE
Germany
Hunting Safety Course Completed by Boy Scouts
Four week hunter safety program trained 16 Boy Scouts, three adult leaders, one scout commissioner and Ed Edie. Sponsored by the National Rifle Association and Iowa State Conservation Commission, with Officer Christie Hein as instructor. Instructors cards issued to Wm Blackburn, Elmer Jackson, Lyle Weak, John Hall and Ed Edie. Recipients earned certificates and pocket cards from the Conservation Commission and NRA.
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Ed Edie
National Rifle Association
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Christie Hein
Glenwood
National Rifle Association of America
Wm. Blackburn
Elmer Jackson
Lyle Weak
John Hall
The
Conservation Commission
NRA
Mike Blackburn
Bill Costelo
Dennis Schroeder
Allen Hall
Warren Hall
Tommy Gidley
Gary Jackson
Bernard Spiker
Tom Walston
Melvin Walston
Charles Walston
Eddie Gustin
Ronnie Miller
Johnny Miller
Larry Jones
Randy Salyers
Nine Days to Go Before License Restoration
Frederick A. Nelson of Malvern, 21, was sentenced to five days in jail by Justice of Peace John Hall after being charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Nelson was arrested Sunday by the highway patrol, and his license had been suspended for habitual violations, leaving only nine days until restoration.
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Frederick A. Nelson
Malvern
Justice of Peace
John Hall
Nelson
Highway Patrol
Beer to Minors Leads to Fines in Mills County
Justice of Peace John Hall in Malvern fined George Henry Douglas Emer son 50 dollars plus costs for making beer available to a 17 year old Red Oak girl. The incident occurred on Blue Grass road east of Malvern where four were detained in a mud halted car around 1 a.m. Sunday. The next day Justice of Peace Ernest Timmerman heard four Glenwood men. Donald Dean Rohrberg was fined 50 dollars for giving beer to minors. James Allen McManigal Robert Morris Dalton and Colin Reese Cole each received 25 dollar fines and costs for drinking beer in a motor vehicle on Highway 84 between Pacific Junction and Glenwood.
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Mills County
John Hall
Malvern
George Henry Douglas
Emerson
Edwin Barkus
Barkus
Douglas
Blue Grass
Justice of Peace
Ernest Timmerman
Donald Dean Rohrberg
Glenwood
Timmerman
James Allen McManigal
Robert Morris Dalton
Colin Reese Cole
Highway Patrol
Pacific Junction
Scout Round Table Meeting at Essex Theme Fishing
Boy Scout Troop 242 representatives Bill Blackburn district commissioner Elmer Jackson Lyle Weak and John Hall attended the Round Table in Essex. Ruth Miller represented Pack 242 Malvern Cub Scouts. John Hall presented the evening program with the fishing theme. Pack 242 will present the Cub Scout portion at the May 9 meeting.
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Essex
Bill Blackburn
Elmer Jackson
Lyle Weak
John Hall
Ruth Miller
Pack 242
Cub Scouts of
Malvern
Planting Day Set For 41 Highway Beautification Effort
On Sunday April 23 the Malvern Garden Club plans a planting event along Highway 41 for trees and shrubs. Donors were told where their trees will be placed and asked to assist. Rick Smith is general chairman and invites volunteers to join at 1:30 p.m. Weather permitting.
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Malvern
Garden Club
Highway 41
Rick Smith
Rick
Bud Hertz
Fred Harshbarger
Tom Gidley
Church Dinner at Holy Rosary Glenwood this Sunday
Holy Rosary church in Glenwood hosts a family style dinner on Sunday April 16 from 11 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Adults cost 1 50 and children 74 cents. Public invited. 43-2.
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Holy Rosary Church
Glenwood
Eight File for Posts in New Glenwood Dist
As of Wednesday afternoon the list of candidates for directors of the new Glenwood community school district had drown County Sup Ang ers. The election of a director from each of four districts and a director at large will take place April 25. Those filing so far and their districts: No. 1 Dennis Downing, No. 2 Jack Burgoin, No. 3 Walter Green, No. 4 Ben Buffington and Hugh Trask at large, Dick Owen, A B Gregory, W G Anderson, for treasurer Donald Bruce.
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Glenwood Community
Drown County Sup“ Ang” Ers
Dennis Downing
Jack Burgoin
Walter Green
Ben Buffington
Hugh Trask
Dick Owen
A. B. Gregory
W. G. Anderson
Donald Bruce
Watch the Appearance of Your Truck's Name
A faded truck name drew a fine as the State commerce commission said it could not be read from 50 feet. Howard Allensworth of Henderson was fined $10 plus costs after appearing before Justice John Hall. Several other traffic cases followed with fines for overlength, lack of reciprocity cards, and improper passing involving drivers from Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Illinois.
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Howard Allensworth
Henderson
State Commerce Commission
Justice of Peace
John Hall
Lawrence Lynch
Independence
Luther Bonner
Batesville
Ark
Raymond Martin
Parkville
Elbert
Weisel
Clear Lake
S& D
Willard Moncrief
LaPlata
Arthur McCallister
Granite City
Margaret Hubbel
Plattsmouth
Neb
Widespread Mills Farmers Note Emergency Program Interest
Mills county farmers show broad interest in the Emergency Feed Grain Program with 350 at Malvern and 150 at Glenwood. Details cover payment rates 35.50 to 42.60 dollars per acre, 20 to 40 acre limits, sign-up next week, and ACP cost-sharing progress amid plans to trim county corn acreage by about 26,000 acres.
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Mills County
Malvern
ASC
McCain
Malvern Trust and Savings Bank
Burdette Spiker
Howard Gearhart
Richard Gay
Young Lady from Germany to Speak at Farm Bureau Tea
The Farm Bureau Women’s annual Rural Urban Tea at the Malvern office on April 19 at 1 30 p m invites all ladies and urban guests. Miss Carol Stine 1960 International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Germany will speak with pictures about six months living with five farm families and their farming methods. A tea and social hour follow.
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Germany
Farm Bureau
Malvern
Carol Stine
International Farm Youth Exchange
Miss. Stine
New NHS Inductees Named At N-V Emmerson
A ceremony at Nishna Valley gym Emerson Monday night admitted new National Honor Society candidates based on scholastic achievement character and activities. Eligible students must maintain a B average. Inductees include seniors Loren Cole Marlene Dobbins Arthur Larsen Shirley Maenschel Louise Wortman and juniors Carol Menning Kathleen Hall Connie Jewell Patricia Menschel Linda Pilling Sheryl Rowe Diane Sandquist Barbara Sowers Robart Woodfill.
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Nishna Valley
Emerson
Loren Cole
Marlene Dobbins
Arthur Larsen
Shirley Maenschel
Louise Wortman
Carol Menning
Kathleen Hall
Connie Jewell
Patricia Menschel
Linda Pilling
Sheryl Rowe
Diane Sandquist
Barbara Sowers
Robart Woodfill
Death Comes to James H. McFall
James H. McFall, 73, died Thursday morning at a Council Bluffs hospital after a long illness. A former Malvern president and longtime implement dealer employee, he will be buried at Liberty Cemetery following funeral services at Mansfield Funeral Home on Saturday at 2 p.m. He is survived by his wife Gert rude and four sisters Edith Van Horn Council Bluffs Alice Clay Silver City Nellie Thompson Horton Kan Blanche Chapin Tulsa Okla.
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James H. McFall
Council Bluffs Hospital
Malvern
Mansfield Funeral Home
Liberty Cemetery
Gertrude
Edith van Horn
Council Bluffs
Alice Clay
Silver City
Nellie Thompson
Horton
Kan
Blanche Chapin
Tulsa
Okla
Mills County CROP donations total 1702 dollars
The Iowa Council of Churches reports Iowa residents supported CROP relief for overseas destitute families in 1960. Mills County donated corn valued at 1592.90 dollars, with total county gifts at 1702.79 dollars and state gifts reaching 120,056.57 dollars. The Mills County CROP meeting is set for Friday April 21 at 8 p.m. at the Malvern Methodist church.
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Iowa Council of Churches
Iowa
Mills
Mills County
Malvern Methodist Church
Two New Patients Admitted at Nishna Cottage
Mrs. Charles Hall of Hastings and Miss Ethel Johnson of Shenandoah were admitted this week as new patients at Nishna Cottage. Young people from the Baptist church led Sunday services at Nishna Cottage.
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Charles Hall
Hastings
Ethel Johnson
Shenandoah
Nishna Cottage
The
Baptist Church
Harbor Declines Iowa Liquor Commission Post
Former Senator Wm. H. Harbor of Henderson refused a governor appointed Iowa Liquor Control Commission seat. The job pays $8,000 a year and requires full-time effort overseeing a $100,000,000 state liquor business. Harbor cited private business commitments and public service goals as reasons for declining.
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Wm. H. Harbor
Henderson
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Norman Erbe
Harbor
Commission
Plumb Farm Sold to Raymond Mintle
Raymond Mintle of Glenwood purchased this week a 400 acre farm from the J. H. Plumb estate for 250 dollars an acre. The farm lies in Anderson and Ingraham townships, 714 miles northeast of Malvern. Harvey Chaney will remain as tenant.
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Raymond Mintle
Glenwood
J. H. Plumb
Anderson
Ingraham
Malvern
Harvey Chaney
Will Work Out His 30 Day Sentence
David Rountree was charged with writing a no fund check to a Malvern filling station operator. He received a suspended 30 day jail sentence and was ordered to perform a 30 day work detail under the sheriff's selection.
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David Rountree
Malvern
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Edwin Barkus
Malvern Motorist Fined for Noisy Muffler
Highway Patrolman Ted Godfrey charged Earl E. Gurdon with a noisy muffler after stopping him west of a person near Glenwood. Gurdon paid $5 and costs when appearing Monday before Justice of Peace Carl Remley.
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Ted Godfrey
Malvern
Earl £. Gurdon
Trustice of Peace
Carl Remley
Glenwood
Gurdon
Godfrey
Remodeling Plan Announced for Stephens Grocery
Remodeling work will start next week at Stephens Grocery in Malvern. Petersen Supply Co of Omaha engineers the project to add more shopping space and expand product variety while the store remains open. The store will be entirely self-service.
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Stephens
Malvern
Petersen Supply Co
Omaha
Plans for Pony Creek watershed action signed
Plans for the million dollar Pony Creek watershed in Mills and Pottawattamie counties are signed by Mills county soil conservation district Mills county board of supervisors Pony Creek drainage district No 2 and the Pottawattamie county soil conservation district. The plans will be sent to Washington DC soon to await congressional appropriation. The watershed valued at 1 070 010 covers 30.2 miles of drainage area and involves 159 farms through a cost sharing program.
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Pony Creek
Mills
Pottawattamie
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Pony Creek Drainage District No
Pottawattumie County
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New Glenwood Dist
Glenwood Court House
Mineola
H. A. McCain
Department of Agriculture
N-V
Nishna
Liquor Commission
Plumb
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Stephens Grocery
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