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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
7
Malvern law officers hunt a young man who drives in reverse because his forward gears are broken. Firemen were sent to the wrong location last week due to faulty directions, delaying a grass fire response near Malvern. officials urge precise directions when reporting fires to cut response time.
Malvern Commercial club will hold its April meeting this Thursday at 6 30 p m at Smitty's Cafe reports president Emery De Witt He urges all members to attend A dinner will precede the business meeting.
Malvern voters approved a 25 year franchise for Northwest Bell Telephone Co. with 157 in favor and only one opposed. The campaign saw strong turnout for a non controversial issue, though not a record. In 1962 Silver City backed the franchise 90 to 0.
County Recorder Kenneth Asmussen announced July 4 as the effective date for a new filing system under the uniform commercial code. Deputy recorder Myrna McManigal joined a Red Oak briefing April 12. forms will replace chattel mortgages and list borrower name, tender, and assignment.
County Auditor Glenn Johnson's office will send 400 notices disallowing agricultural land tax credit to non resident land owners. The exact acreage is not counted but it will involve thousands of acres. Some owners may see about a $1000 tax difference as a result of the action required by the last legislature.
Dick Godfrey, former Mills county 4-H president, is named as one of 16 finalists to be interviewed May 14 in Ames for state 4-H officer posts. If chosen, he would join eight candidates vying for four state offices to be decided at the June convention.
Malvern's scouting program reports booming activity as Cubs Scouts and Explorers renew charters. Edel W Knight, county commissioner, presented charters to Charles McClure Cubmaster and Keith Glendon scoutmaster noting 19 Cubs 7 men 6 den mothers, 30 boys 8 adults in the troop, and 38 boys 0rganized in Explorer Post 5. Two boys scouts near Eagle status and special tribute to Lill Barber highlighted recent progress as Hastings added a new troop. Rotary aids with institutional reps and fundraising.
Silver City unit of the Glenwood Community school system celebrates Mae Dunn’s 50 years in education with an April 29 open house and reception at 7 30 p m in the school gym. Dunn, now a primary room teacher at Silver City, began teaching in 1914 after completing Glenwood High School’s first normal training class and has since served in Hawthorne Coburg Randolph Percival and Silver City totaling six districts and more than 1000 pupils. She remains noted for her patient, kindly manner and dedication to lifelong learning.
Malvern schools will switch to daylight saving time on Monday April 25 per Supt N P Drink. The change aligns with state practice. Charles Costello Robert Campbell Don Primrose and Elton Clay joined a Guthrie Center work day April 16 at Knox Knolls youth camp focusing on tent floor construction to enlarge sleeping quarters for summer sessions with additional church representatives present.
The article notes clocks set forward an hour at midnight, with DST taking effect Sunday, April 24, and continuing through October 30. It mentions Iowa previously observed DST locally, but now follows a federal rule, making this year different.
Edith Wiley 74 of Clenwood died minutes after a Sunday morning one car crash on highway 27 84 east of Glenwood. The driver Mrs Jay Greenwood of Henwood escaped with injuries. Greenwood received head lacerations and a chest injury. Wiley’s death marks the fourth highway fatality in Mines county this year. She left a husband Guy Alvi Wiley and four children, Gilbert Delmar James Una Lois Hazel Goldie Gladys. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Peterson Mortuary Glenwood with burial at Thoman cemetery.
Men and women may join the Extension Educational Tour to Kansas City on April 29. Inquiries start at the Extension Office for information. Some reservations exist on the third bus, per Wilma.
Truckers appearing in the justice of peace courts of John and Virginia Hall were listed. Floyd Rediger San Antonio Texas Dead Born Lite Rock Arkansas and Jonelt Bev Bioux City each 15 for improper registration. Wayne Roberts Chattanooga Tony 10 and costs on two charges and 15 on a third. Clarence Coates Malvern overload 9.20 and costs, Gerald Spracklin Omaha overload 9 and costs. Anthony Kazmark Memphis Nebraska and Henry Renner Greenville Tennessee 18 and costs each on improper registration. J O Beavers overload 35.88, Donald Carpenter Sioux Falls South Dakota overload 52.14
Donald Wrensch, 16, obtained a temporary license Monday and lost it Wednesday in John Hall justice court after Hastings highway patrol arrested him for reckless driving. A second arresting companion is mentioned in the report.
Schultz, county extension home economist, notes Kansas City does not observe daylight saving time. Buses will load one hour later with first pick-up at Glenwood north side of the square at 4:15 a.m. DST, Malvern Extension office at 6:30 DST, and Emerson city park at 7 a.m. DST.
A 1961 Oldsmobile driven by Arviel J. Carey of Villisea sustained 300 dollars in damage when it struck an island at the junction of Hiways 44 and 47 north of Mal Vern Friday night. Carey was traveling west on 84 at about 60 miles per hour when the collision occurred, officers said.
Juvenile charged with possession of hen bound over to juvenile court. Bobby Orr, 19, Red Oak, fined $35 and costs on a charge of possession of beer.
Nishna Valley De Molay chapter will start a first aid school on Tuesday April 26 at 7 30 p m in Malvern Masonic Temple. Six sessions cover three weeks then a break, followed by three more weekly classes. Instructor John McElderry of Council Bluffs brings broad field experience. No tuition. students buy a low cost first aid manual. DeMolay calls it a public service and invites participation.
Legion to meet Monday night at the Community building. Adjutant Cla Hertas notes this week is busier than usual and urges all members to attend. Agenda includes selecting a delegate for Boys State, Memorial Day plans, and a final resting project.
Bob West, a T I student worker at The Leader, received a Hastings postmarked 85 bill and a sequence of cash gifts along with a letter from an unknown admirer. A Malvern postmark accompanied subsequent $5 payments and a package of writing books plus another letter claiming friendship. The handwriting directed where to leave or discard the card if the writer’s intentions would not continue. Bob reported the matter to the sheriff. the case remains unresolved as the unknown donor contemplates a new approach. Wayne is Bob's middle name.
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