Mills County Aid To Alaska And Yorktown Tornado Cleanup
Local readers and churches donated to Alaska relief. Dutch Gun club and St. John’s Lutheran members from Malvern traveled to Yorktown to assist with post tornado cleanup. The Yorktown disaster, blamed on a massive 40 mile wide path of destruction, left most buildings damaged or destroyed. St. John’s pastor Rev. P. G. Becker joined the group. Mrs. Geraldine Foster attended a retirement home administration course at the University of Iowa.
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Alaska
Yorktown
Dutch Gun Club
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Malvern
Gerald Lea
Mills County
St. John’s
P. G. Becker
Geraldine Foster
Nishna Oittage Rest Home
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Candy King to Visit DeWitt Store Anniversary Sale
The Candy King will visit DeWitt's Store in Malvern on April 24 and 25 as Mr and Mrs Emory DeWitt celebrate their first anniversary with a special sale. He will give away a candy box every hour for two days and large candy samples are free to shoppers. The DeWitts arrived a year ago from Elliott and have built a thriving store with a large stock of variety goods. Firemen Brush Grass Fire Friday Near Jamie Summers Land No damage reported after Malvern firemen battle a grass and brush blaze at the west edge of Jamie Summers land beside the Wabash right of way.
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Aobve
DeWitt
Malvern
Emory DeWitt
Mrs. DeWitt
Jamie Summers
Mills County 4-H elects officers at jamboree for 1964
Cindy Adams Mills head Mills County 4-H officers for 1964 at the annual jamboree. Others elected include Suzan Schoening and Don Hopp as vice presidents, Cathy Burgoin and Lee Smith secretaries, Virginia Angus and Dennis Daitchler treasurers, Carolyn Hilton and Jim McCollester historians. Honorary members named are Mrs Hopp, Mrs Henderson, Mr Darling and Mr Sanders. Delegates for State 4-H Conference include Kathy Sell and others. Tom Axtell and Suzanne Schoening chosen for State Leadership Camp. Sherry Hurst and Dick Godfrey to attend State 4-H camps. Joan Buch and Doug Bashner named Mills county candidates for State 4-H office. Don Dillman spoke about his Poland visit in 1963.
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Cindy Adams
Malvern
Tom Axtell
Silver City
Mills County
Suzannna Schoening
Council Bluffs
Rt. i
Don L. Hopp
Cathy Burgoin
Lee Smith
Emerson
Virginia Angus
Dennis Daitchler
Cornell Bluffs
Rt. 1
Carolyn Hilton
Glenwood
Jim McCollester
Robert Hopp
Alya Henderson
Dean Darling
Doug Sanders
Mills Co
Joan Buch
Doug Bashner
Don Dillman
Poland
Don Hopp
Suzanne Schoening
Bob Burgoin
Leo Smith
Diane Hopp
Dennis Deitchler
Jerry Ponton
Chief Harless Writes Own Ticket After Car Collision
Chief E. E. Harless of Glenwood police backed from a curb in a patrol car and collided with another vehicle. He charged himself with improper starting from a parked position. The matter went before Justice Ernest Timmerman, resulting in a $10 fine plus costs.
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E. E. Harless
Glenwood Police Department
Harless
Ernest Timmerman
Costes
Henderson Lions Drive for Lighted Baseball Field
A Henderson community project kicks off with a Saturday Soup Supper at the school gym to inaugurate a campaign for lighted baseball field facilities. Spearheaded by the Lions club, the drive invites all local organizations to participate. The supper begins at 6 with entertainment and a free will offering. Future events include a rummage sale and a community variety show with dates to follow. The effort aims to expand junior baseball and provide field use for church groups, girls teams, and other community activities, reflecting local pride and belief in Henderson’s growth potential.
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Henderson
Lions Club
Wm. HH. Harbor
Cemetery Association to Meet This Friday
Malvern cemetery lot owners are invited to the annual meeting of the Cemetery Association this Friday April 17 at 7 p m in the secretary Lentz Powles office. J F Wearin Jr president will review last year’s records present financial report and conduct general association business.
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Malvern Cemetery
Cemetery Assn
Lentz Powles
J. F. Wearin Jr
Religious Film to be Shown at St. John's on Sunday
St. John's Lutheran church near Malvern will show the film A Letter to Nancy on Sunday April 19. The first screening at 10 a m replaces the regular morning service and invites all families to attend for spiritual uplift. A second showing follows the Aid Association for Lutherans quarterly meeting in the church basementSunday evening with public invited.
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Nancy
Lutheran church-Missouri Synod
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Malvern
St. John’s
P. G. Becker
Aid Association For Lutherans
St. John’s Church
Bands of Mills County to March in Drake Relays Parade
Malvern and Nishna Valley will join 50 bands in the Drake Relays parade in downtown Des Moines on April 25. Directors Warren Darrah and Larry Kern lead the Mills county ensembles. The groups will also perform in a massed band ceremony at Drake Stadium on Saturday after a ...
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Mills County
Malvern
Nishna Valley
Des Moines
Warren Darrah
Larry Kern
Drake Stadium
Nishna Valley Band Mothers Serve 1000 Students After Giant Snack Stand
Nishna Valley Jr Sr High hosted 1000 hungry music students from 23 schools for a Class C Southwest Solos contest. Mothers club runners supplied 120 lbs ham, 34 lbs wieners, 500 chips bags, 75 pork items, 85 pies, plus 1 250 napkins and 500 cups. Home ec students operated a snack stand earning funds to retire band uniforms debt and buy a washer and dryer. total intake about 700 dollars in 16 hours of service.
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Nishna Valley School
Beverly Viner
Sue’Ann Simpson
Marie Fender
Sylvia Smith
Nishna Valley
Iowa High School Music Assn
Don Godfrey
Storms Cause Little Damage In Mills County
A Sunday storm did not bring major damage to Mills County though Yorktown saw havoc. Central area hail battered around 2:30 pm with high winds and showers leaving 1 to 2 inches of moisture. Malvern reported 1 inch. north of town higher totals. Temperatures rose through the week with highs in the 70s and 80s and cool nights.
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Yorktown
Mills County
Malvern
Plenty of Water in Area Says Expert, Town to Clean Mains to Boost Flow
Charles Brown of Iowa City told a town council special meeting that Silver creek valley can meet all water needs, but transmission from wells to users is inefficient. He recommended cleaning mains to remove lime and manganese deposits, with Layne Western Co. assisting. Council seeks estimates on mains cleaning to solve the water shortage.
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Malvern
Charles Brown
Iowa City
Brown
Silver Creek
Paul Winters
Truman Hardy
Roy Dean Mansfield
Charles Ellison
Louis Knop
Burdette Spiker
W. R. Byington
Mr. Brown
Mills County Historical Society Meets April 18 at Glenwood
The Mills County Historical Society will hold a meeting at the Raymond Mintle home in Glenwood at 2 p.m. on April 18 to discuss society and schoolhouse matters. Members are urged to attend and interested individuals are welcome.
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Mills County Historical Society
Raymond Mintle
Glenwood
Malvernia voters split evenly on pool bond proposal
Malvernians divided exactly evenly in the election on the swimming pool bond proposal Tuesday. The measure failed as votes Yes No totaled 422 with two spoiled ballots. The No side opposed a 4 mill tax increase and the $60,000 pool cost. A 254 vote majority was needed to pass. The community committee, led by Bob Salyers, plans a wider study and will seek input before deciding next steps.
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Malvernians
Posal
Pool Pond
Bob Salyers
Mills County Farm Bureau Hosts Rural-Urban Smorgashord
About 200 attended a Mills County Farm Bureau smorgasbord in Malvern with Invoking by Pastor Del Crockett. Dan Murphy of the Iowa Farm Bureau spoke on attitude, followed by musical numbers by Mrs. Richard Krambeck and the Knop brothers orchestra.
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Mills County Farm Bureau
Malvern
del Crockett
Trinity Lutheran Church
Glenwood
Dan Murphy
Iowa Farm Bureau Public Relations Committee
Richard Krambeck
Malvern Community High School
Asperbuff
Farm Bureau
Knop Brothers Orchestra
Mills County
Rotary Club
Emerson C of C Names Evans Pres in Emerson Community
Emerson C of C named Evans president at the group’s first meeting after a dinner last Thursday. Other officers include Dr. M. Moody as vice president Mrs. L. C. Blank as secretary and Boyd Nucholls as treasurer. Regular meetings are set for the second Thursday each month. The chamber affiliates with the national organization to promote civic commercial industrial and agricultural interests.
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Emerson
New Chamber of Commerce
M. Moody
L. C. Blank
Boyd Nucholls
National Chamber of Commerce Organization
Emerson student wins Wesleyan senate seat
Lincoln Neb Randy Eastwood of Emerson has been elected to the Nebraska Wesleyan University student senate the student governing body which meets weekly during the school year.
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Lincoln, Neb
Randy Eastwood
Emerson
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Teachout Scherle Seek Seats in New Fremont Mills District
Voters in the new Fremont Mills district face a Republican and a Democrat as candidates. Rep. Wm. G. Scherle of Henderson seeks re election in the district while Wendell Teachout of Farragut runs for the Democratic nomination. Both are unopposed in the June 1 primary.
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Fremont-Mills Counties
Wm. G. Scherle
Henderson
Rep
Scherle
Mills County
Iowa General Assembly
Wendell Teachout
Farragut
Mr. Teachout
Fremont County
Oie
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Candy King
DeWitt Store
Cindy
Tom Head
Munity Groups
Drake
NEW Mills County
Debbie Sell
Nishna Val
F. B. Rural-Urban Smorgashord
Emerson C. of C
Evans
Nebwes Senate
Teachout
F M Dist
Shenandoah High School
Tarkio, Mo
U. S. Air Corps
Marguerite Mackay
Sherry
Farragut High
Mack
Tarragut
Summit Methodist Church
Tie
American Legion
Yowa
Order of the Eastern Star
Little Falls
U. S. Coast Guard
Naval Reserve and Council of Boy Scouts
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
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