MilI s County Tales Of Mail Boxes Trips And Fire Dept Rituals
Mrs. Bob Campbell wins a small home mail box at Malvern Lumber Co open house and may benefit from it as her husband is a local mail carrier. Jim Salyers, visiting family, toured Hawaii Tahiti and Samoa before returning to San Francisco, sparking Mills countians' travel hopes. Malvern firefighters initiated nine new members with a demanding ritual that included horse-tank dunking. Mills County Extension Council discussed program ideas focusing on citizenship career exploration and resource management.
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Bob Campbell
Campbell
Malvern
Malvern -Lumber Co
Bob
Jim Salyers
Boulder Travel Agency
Boulder
Colo
Mills
Hawaiian Islands
Tahiti
San Francisco
Samoa
Jim
R. W. Salyers
Mills County Extension Council
Malvern Band to Vie at Drake Relays Parade
Malvern Community High School band one of 42 in the Drake Relays parade in Des Moines. Parade starts at 10 a.m. on Walnut Street from the Capitol to West 13th Street with nearly 100 floats and bands. Trophies offered in multiple classes and a massed band ceremony at Drake Stadium to open the Relays. Warren H. Darrah directs the Malvern band.
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Malvern Community High School
Des Moines
Walnut Street
State Capitol
West 13Th Street
Drake
Drake Stadium
Warren H. Darrah
Malvern
Republican Women Meeting Planned for April 30 at Glenwood
County Republican Women’s organization schedules a meeting at the court house in Glenwood at 2 p m on Monday April 30. All Republican women urged to attend. Speakers include William Harbor Henderson Frank Hoxie Shenandoah and Vern Lisle Clarinda. County candidates will be introduced.
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Republican Women’s Organization
Court House
Glenwood
William Harbor
Henderson
Frank Hoxie
Shenandoah
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
Rev Duane Churchman Named Pastor for Newton Church
The new Methodist church organized this week at Newton will be led by Rev. Duane Churchman, son of Arthur and Mrs. Churchman of Malvern. A lot in northeast Newton has been purchased. Churchman, a native of Strahan, has pastored in Keota, Virginia since 1959 and is a Simpson College and Wesley Theological Seminary graduate.
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Newton
Duane Churchman
Arthur C. Churchman
Malvern
Aalte
Churchman
Strahan
Keota
Simpson College
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, D. C
Registration of New Motor Vehicles in County Seat
Registration of new motor vehicles continued at a good pace this week with Fords to Helen R. Kline Malvern Joseph G. Allen Emerson Rahama I. Thomas Hastings Hiatt Motor Co. Glenwood Rambler to Howard A. Kates Pacific Junction Volkswagen to George A. Stille Emerson Comet to Harvey A. Miller Malvern Chevrolets to Glen Clark Malvern William Laughlin Imogene Norma Lee Gaylord John P. Votek Max Farrell Calvin C. Smith Glenwood The past week also saw three marriage licenses issued to Ervin W. Bencker 21 Council Bluffs and Judith Comstock 19 Omaha Alfred Paul Scherzberg 20 Gering Neb and Donna Buckley 20 Atchison Kan Vern Vinci 20 Omaha and Nancy Prine 17 Council Bluffs.
Mills County Board of Review Convenes May 1
Mills County Assessor Harry Markel announced a Board of Review meeting set for Tuesday May 1. Protests must be in writing. Only new construction or changes in physical value affect real property this year. Members include R W Mansfield L E Edwards and Warren Honeyman.
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Mills County Board of Review
Harry Markel
Markel
Board of Review
R. W. Mansfield
Malvern
L. E. Edwards
Glenwood
Warren Honeyman
Emerson
Hanson Purchases Sheridan Home Near Malvern High
Hanson buys the Phil Sheridan residence two blocks east of Malvern High School. Chuck Hanson, newly arrived as manager of Malvern Lumber Co., will take possession June 15. Mrs Hanson and their four children will relocate from Denison. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Paul Kimsey and Mr Jesse Kimsey express gratitude for kindness during illness and after. Lowell McMillan also thanks friends for cards and hospitality.
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Phil Sheridan
Malvern High School
Chuck Hanson
Malvern Lumber Co
Paul Kimsey
Jesse Kimsey
Lowell McMillan
To Sell N-V School Bonds on May 16
The Nishna Valley Community School District will sell $896,000 in bonds on May 16. Sealed bids are due by 7 p.m. at the district office in the Hastings school building. Bonds dated May 1, 1962, pay interest Nov 1 and semiannually for 20 years, with annual principal redemptions rising from 16,000 to 50,000. The sale notice is published in The Leader.
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Nishna Valley
Hastings
The
Leader
CE School names Raszler to mid quarter honor roll
Aeron Raszler of Malvern is named to the mid quarter honor roll at the CE School of Commerce in Omaha, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Raszler.
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Aeron Raszler
CE School of Commerce
Omaha
Leo Raszler
Malvern
Open House Draws Crowd as Malvern Lumber Announces Prizes
Nearly 200 people attended the Malvern Lumber Co grand opening and get acquainted day held Saturday. Free prizes were awarded including a picnic table to Everett Ponton and a mailbox to Bert Howard. Other winners included a 6 ft ladder to Doloris Morgal and a paint supply bundle to George Mort.
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Malvern Lumber Co
Everett Ponton
Bert Howard
Doloris Morgal
Leo Raszler
George Mort
Dean Darling
Nellie Winchell
Bill Blackburn
Mary Jones
Dee Zanders
Hazel Lockabill
Grant Chamberlain
Betty Campbell
Nishna News Notes Reported This Week
Charlie Coons was dismissed as a patient Tuesday at Nishna Cottage to go to the Horton rest home near Glenwood. Young people of the Methodist church of Malvern had charge of the Cottage services Sunday.
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Charlie Coons
Nishna Cottage
Horton Rest
Glenwood
Methodist Church of Malvern
Mills County Seniors Attend Court Day Mock Trial
Mills County high school seniors gathered for an annual senior court day sponsored by the Mills County Bar Association. District Judge Folsom Everest of Council Bluffs oversaw jury selection for a mock trial featuring A C Nuckolls of Glenwood and Al Nothem of Malvern as plaintiff and defendant. Jurors included Glenwood, Malvern, Pacific Junction, and Silver City students. about 150 seniors attended.
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Mills County
Mills County Bar Association
Folsom Everest
Council Bluffs
A. C. Nuckolls
Glenwood High School
al Nothem
Malvern High School
Edgar Cook
William Drake
L. T. Genung
Woodford Byington
Eliot Thomas
Glen McGee
Samuel Delevan
Thomas Watson
Charles Clark
Nancy Trimmer
Linda Hazen
Vick LeRue
Edward da
Annual Cub Scout Kite Derby Sunday
The annual Cub Scout kite derby will be held Sunday April 29 at 1 80 at Chantry school grounds. Cubmaster Albert Washburn says no bikes may be brought. Derrell Frederickson will speak and awards will honor most original kite altitude launching and best kite. If weather fails the derby moves to May 6.
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Chantry School
Albert Washburn
Derrell Frederickson
Mrs Wilson Feted at Atlantic Homemaker Day Atlantic event honors 16 guests
Mrs Ben Wilson of Hastings chaired the Mills county extension family living committee as 16 guests of honor joined Homemaker's Recognition Day in Atlantic. Sponsored by the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce and extension home economists, a noon luncheon followed by pictures by Dale Shires of Council Bluffs and tours of a drapery industry and a newspaper plant marked the afternoon.
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Ben Wilson
Hastings
Mills County
Atlantic
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce
Clifford Schoening
Malvern
Duane Sell
Glenwood
Wilma Schultz
Helen Streebin
Fire at Spiker's Feed Plant in Malvern Briefly Burns Back Door
A minor blaze erupted at the rear of the Spiker Feed & Produce plant in Malvern Monday morning when a trash fire near the grain bins door sparked flames. Firemen responded quickly. the door was removed by Charles McClure to allow quick extinguishing.
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Spiker Feed & Produce
Malvern
Charles McClure
Library conference highlights Creston panel discussion
Mrs. Frederick G. Smith, Mrs. R. W. Salyers and Mrs. W. R. Byington attended the district library conference at Creston on Wednesday. The annual event drew librarians and board members with a panel on The Librarian's Responsibility to the Community.
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Frederick G. Smith
R. W. Salyers
W. R. Byington
Creston
Smith
Miss Barbara Hendrix Earns Commerce Diploma
Barbara Hendrix, daughter of Mr and Mrs K S Hendrix of Henderson, received a secretarial diploma from the CE School of Commerce in Omaha on April 13. She will join Duncan Hines Food Co as a secretary. A Nishna Valley high school graduate, class of 1961.
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Barbara Hendrix
K. S. Hendrix, Henderson
CE School of Commerce
Omaha
Duncan Hines Food Co
Hendrix
Nishna Valley
Mills Historical Society Moves School to Museum Plan
Mills County Historical Society outlined plans to open the Mintle Museum in Glenwood Lake Park on Memorial Day with Sunday and holiday hours 1 to 5 pm through Labor Day. Donations encouraged, fees start at $1 plus 20 cents per person for groups over six. youth groups may visit without charge with an adult supervisor. The group will place a rural school at the museum costing about 700 dollars to move plus up to 1300 dollars to basements and equip. Members discussed fundraising and preserving local history. annual dues are 1 dollar.
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Mintle Museum
Glenwood Lake Park
Raymond Mintle
Nell Bogart
Glenwood
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings
Mintle
West Liberty
Mills County
County 4-H Girls to Elect New Officers May 12
Mills county 4-H girls will elect new officers on May 12 during the county wide jamboree at the Malvern Community building. Candidates include Elvera Henderson Myrna McMillen Judith Asmussen Sherry Hurst Carol Hall Peggy Hunt Rosalie Wright and others. Current officers Dena Downing Connie Lee Barbara Hunt Terry Craig Linda Clay will take part in the installation ceremony.
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Mills County
Malvern
Elvera Henderson
Myrna McMillen
The
Silver Cloud Srs
Judith Asmusssen
Sherry Hurst
Jolly Juniors
Carol Hall
Busy Bees
Peggy Hunt
Rosalie Wright
E County
Denella Downing
Connie Lee
Barbara Hunt
Terry Craig
Linda Clay
Delinquency Charge Fines Howard Steward 19
Howard Steward of Pacific Junction was fined ten dollars and costs for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He and a 14 year old were arrested near Glenwood by Sheriff Edwin Barkus, who later turned the younger boy over to juvenile authorities. Steward admitted taking gasoline from a tractor at the Eliot Thomas farm west of Glenwood.
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Junction Bay
Howard Steward
Pacific Junction
Carl Remley
Steward
Edwin Barkus
Barkus
Eliot Thomas
Glenwood
Henderson Smorgasbord at Henderson Methodist Church
Henderson Methodist Church hosts a smorgasbord on Friday May 4 with serving from 5 30 pm. Adults 1 50 and children 7 cents. Special thanks from Cliff Mackey for cards visits and an Easter lily received during hospital stay.
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Henderson
Henderson Methodist Church
Loading Chute Hit by Car Near Silver City
A loading chute was struck by a car driven by 18 year old James F. Bickel of Silver City along a county road one mile north of Silver City last Thursday night. Damage to the car estimated at 250 dollars and to the chute at 100 dollars, sheriff report to Sheriff Edwin Barkus.
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James F. Bickel
Silver City
Waller
Edwin Barkus
Veterans of World War I Meet in Atlantic District
The Veterans of World War One of the USA 7th District plan a quarterly conference in Atlantic on Sunday April 29. A district with barracks in 14 counties will gather for a pot luck dinner at 12 30 PM in the 4 H building at the fair grounds.
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Atlantic
Iowa
USA
Fair Grounds
Henderson Livery Barn A Landmark Torn Down
Henderson residents recall the old livery stable once run by Phillips Lumber Co built in 1894 and tied to figures like Jim Darnell H R Plumb Cole Dan Braden Charles Culver and Ralph Creamer the last keeper. Names of famous horses such as Old Ronster Ben and Fox Myrt and Mally are recalled along with the harness room details.
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Henderon
Heard
Phillips Lumber Co
Jud Coppock
Jim Darnell
H. R. Plumb
Port Morgan
Cole
Dan Braden
Charles Culver
Ralph Creamer
Henderson
Ronster
Ben and Fox
Myrt and Mally
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Spiker
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Mills County Historical Society
F. R. Chantry
Cliff Mackey
Earl Allensworth
Herman Coppock
H. A. Putts
Chas. Wetzel
W. E. Edmondson
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