Mills County Weather Warms as Spring Arrives
Mills County residents welcome moisture after a dry winter as warmer temperatures ease field work delays. County Engineer Charles Weber notes weather slowing road work is expected and not behind schedule. A pair of Muscovy ducks charm locals, roosting on a chimney before wandering on. Also reported, wool producers receive $2,959.77 under the 1966 National Wool program with the 1967 support price at 68 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Webur
Weber
Lyon McNulty
Kenny Allensworths
McNulty
Allensworths
America
Paymentso Mms
ASCS
SAC Symphonic Band To Play At Malvern May 9
The Strategic Air Command symphonic band from Offutt AFB will perform in Malvern at 2:30 p.m. on May 9. The 60 member volunteer ensemble is lauded as versatile and has appeared at clinics, colleges, and schools. Many members have played with top bands.
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Mal- Vern
Strategic Air Command
Offut Afb
SAC
Burglar at Margal Of Company Station Netted 27 Dollars
A Sunday night break in at the Margal Of Company station yielded 27 dollars from a cash register after the south window was smashed. Sheriff Edwin Barkus reported the entry. Donald Conrad of Malvern faced charges for 10 car registration and an expired driver’s license, pleading before Justice John Hall and was fined five dollars plus costs on each charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margal of Company
Edwin Barkus
Donald Conrad
Malvern
Justice of Peace
John Hall
Scouters Honor Keith Glandon At Mid-American Dinner
Hometown scouters backed Scout master Keith Glandon of Mal vern rose at the Mid-American Boy Scout Council dinner in Omaha. Glandon received the Silver Beaver award, a top scouting honor, as Lt. Gen. James Doolittle spoke. Attendants included Edel Knight R D Mansfield T E Salyers Charles McClure Bill Barber Hugh Shiveley and Doug Gipe of Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Glandon
Malvern Rose
Boy Scout Council
Omaha
Glandon
James Doolittle
Joan Lindberg Named Sw Iowa 4-H Officer Candidate
Joan Lindberg of Emerson is named one of two Southwest Iowa 4-H district nominees for state 4-H officer after interviews April 17 in Atlantic. Dennis Boileau of Mills County also interviewed. Joan, 17, will travel to Ames May 13 for further interviews. Eight girls and eight boys total will be chosen for state officer roles at the June 21 to 24 conference at Iowa State University Campus in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Lindberg
Emerson
Lynn Benson
Joan
Archie Lindburgh
Atlantic
Iowa
Mills County
Dennis Boileau
Henderson
Ames
Iowa State University
Anes
Chantry Pupils present spring musical program
Pupils of Chantry grade school will stage a spring musical Friday May 5 at the Community building. Under Bill Gilbert direction kindergarten through sixth grade perform action songs circus symphony orchestra Chantry singers chorus and music from The Sound of Music. Public invited.
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Chantry
Bill Gilbert
Zoning Board to Meet May 1s
Malvern Zoning commission discussion centered on a new traffic circulation plan by Leo Daly engineers to reroute streets for smoother flow. The board will reconvene May 1 and invites the public to attend and discuss the zoning law under study.
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Malvern Zoning Commission
Leo Daly
Daughter Claim to Estate Ruled Out by District Judge
District Judge Bennett Cullison directed a verdict for the estate of John William Watts in a case claiming a daughter of the bachelor. Watts, who farmed in the McPaul area and remained a bachelor until about a year before his death, had no known daughter according to acquaintances. The jury included Louise Barbara, Joanie Byers, Edna Butterfield, Mrs. Harley Nielson, William A. Douglas, Nellie Grouse, Norman Graham, Leland Stroud, Catherine Hunt, Pete Schroeder, Donald Schader, and Gary Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
McPaul
Bil
Louise Barbara
Joanie Byers
Edna Butterfield
Harley Nielson
William A. Douglas
Nellie Grouse
Norman Graham
Leland Stroud
Catherine Hunt
Pete Schroeder
Donald Schader
Gary Stephens
To Sell School Bonds at Auction Here Thursday
Malvern Community school bonds totaling 585000 will be sold to the highest bidder Thursday at 3 p.m. Bids will be opened by the board of directors at the Chantry school. The issue finances the new high school building approved by the district in December.
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Malvern Community School
Chantry School
County vehicle registrations and marriages noted in county
New vehicle registrations list Fords to Sharon Turner Malvern Albert Vohs Waterman Northwestern Bell Glenwood Fred Schoening Mineola Barton Harmer Pacific Junction Pontiacs to William Scherle Henderson James Holmes Pacific Junction Chevrolets to Clara Benedict Sylvia Fitzpatrick Ralph Kreckiow Glenwood William Secheidie Dennis Green Council Bluffs Plymouth to Robert Harless Glenwood Oldsmobile to Ronald Bales Glenwood Marriage licenses issued for Charles Copperstone 27 Malvern and Carolyn Stor tenbecker 22 Council Bluffs Gordon Schuerman 22 DeWitt Neb and Linda Wattjes 17 Wilber Neb County Treasurer reminded last week to pay taxes without penalty Mr and Mrs Fred Gemmell visited in Blair Neb with his mother Mes Etlen Gemmell
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Moby
Sharon
J. Turner
Malvern
Albert H. Vohs
Chester J. Waterman
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Glenwood
Fred J. Schoening
Mineola
Barton W. Harmer
Pacific Junction
Pontiacs
William J. Scherle
Henderson
James Holmes
Clara E. Benedict
Sylvia B. Fitzpatrick
Ralph Kreckiow
William
C. Secheidie
Dennis R. Green
Council Bluffs
Plymouth
Robert S. Harless
Oldsmobile
Ronald Bales
Charles Franklin Copperstone
Carolyn Louise Stortenbecker
Gordon Schuerman
DeWitt
Neb
Linda Wattjes
Wilber
F. M. Robinson
Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meeting in East Liberty
East Liberty Cemetery Association met April 24 in bank rooms. Secretary and treasurer reports were approved. Officers elected: Edwin Lea chair, Lentz Powles secretary, Lois Knop treasurer. Outgoing trustee J. R. Hurst reelected for five years. Mil Latchaw, Mrs Josie Stotts, Alva Henderson as trustees. Mrs Otto Jones caretaker. Latchaw to oversee marker resetting. Also notes on spring farm work with 17 farmers plowing and harrowing about 71 acres, led by Ralph Ricker and Joe Stevens, with Bolton Oil supplying fuel.
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East Liberty Cemetery Association
Edwin Lea
Chmn
Lentz Powles
Lois Knop
J. R. Hurst
Mil. Latchaw
Josie Stotts
Alva Henderson
Otto Jones
Interstate 29 to Kansas City by 1975 planned in Mills County
Robert Bartle of Atlantic district highway engineering told a Glenwood Chamber of Commerce meeting that I 29 would reach Kansas City by about 1975, with completion slated south of Bartlett. Funds were frozen in 1968 delaying progress, a minor realignment near a pipeline crossing, and four-laning of I 3427 west of 275. About 50 attendees heard the update including state representative William Harbor on tax matters.
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Kansas City
Robert Bartle
Atlantic
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Bartlett
Bartle
Mills County
William Harbor
Henderson
Fremont Mills
Wedergren Named Nishna Valley Superintendent
Joy Wedergren will become superintendent at Nishna Valley with Keith Hart moving to Lytton after resigning the prior plan. The district fills most posts including Lyle Sulk as elementary principal Richard Fairchild as boys coach and social studies John Kruse to oversee girls athletics and science Mrs Norma Fisher English and Robert Mejia new high school principal. The physics teacher position remains open.
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Nishna Valley
Keith Hart
Hart
Lytton
Joy Wedergren
Essex
Lyle Sulk
Elk Horn
Richard Fairchild
Oregon
John Kruse
New Market
Norma Fisher
Red Oak
Robert Mejia
Malvern School District to Open Bids May 16
The Malvern Community school district plans to open bids May 16 for grading the site of the proposed high school. The board met with architect David Frevert to approve grading plans and expected construction specifications to be ready for bids in late June.
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Malvern Community
Board of Education
David Frevert
Omahan Arrested Along Highway Is Fined $25
Michael J. Nuschy of Omaha was ticketed after an accident on Highway 275 north of Glenwood. He was charged with drinking beer on the highway, arrested around 4 am Friday, and fined $25 after appearing before Justice Carl Remiley. Estimated damages totaled $165 to the vehicle and nearby property.
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Michael J. Nuschy
Omaha
Nuschy
Glenwood
Albert Plumer
Nusby
Justice of Peace
Carl Remiley
Charge Filed After Car and Tractor Collision
Roger E Bendt ten-year-old of Silver City was charged with failure to keep his car under control after a collision Saturday on a county road one mile east of Silver City. The tractor was driven by Walter G Farnoff 63 route 3 Malvern. About 300 dollars damage to the car and 50 to the tractor. Farnoff sustained a shoulder injury and was taken to Jennie Edmundson hospital for examination.
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Roger EB. Bendt
Silver City
Edwin Barkus
Bendit
Walter G. Farnoff
Route 3
Malvern
Farnoff
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Glenwood Motorist Fined For Speeding
Traffic cases before Justice Ernest Timmerman in Glenwood included Frederick A. Bartles charged with speeding and fined $20. Other defendants were Leslie Jay of Arnold with $15 and costs for disturbing the peace over car noise, and Bernard Walters of Omaha with $5 over the state scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Timmerman
Glenwood
Frederick A. Bartles
Leslie Jay
Arnold
Bernard Walters
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Buttmann
Harold McCain
Oakland
Floyd Hieft
Heft
McCain
Bennett Cullison
John William
Watts
E. W. Burdie
Fred Gemmell
Blair, Nebr
Mes, Etlen Gemmell
Joe Stevens
Oliver Tractor
Harvey Bolton
International
Creighton Miller
Dean Hunt
Bernard Bryant
John Deere
Wallace Olderug
J.D
Paul Slaughter
Ailis
Mines
Darrene Bolton
Gene Hicker
Bill Kahl
George Hunt
Ralph Stewart
Kenneth
Clarks
Earl Clark
North Mills
Wedergren
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