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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
7
Mills County enjoys spring bloom with flowering crabs and fruit trees in color as grass grows. The old Plumer stage coach inn north of Silver City, owned by Mrs. Art Burgoin, is not open for public tours and she discourages visits to inspect the structure, citing maintenance challenges.
The Rev. Hugh J. Crandall, pastor of the Swea City Baptist church, is in Malvern this week conducting visitations and evangelism services at the Baptist church with Rev. Hugh Shiveley. Services run Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and the community is invited. Crandall reports a good reception during his visitation work.
Malvern will end its 30 year softner service on May 27 and discontinue after June 1. The council voted April 20 to terminate the program begun in the 1930s to treat hard water with aeration and monthly cylinder changes. Residents were charged 1.50 monthly per cylinder. equipment will be collected and sold to Council Bluffs Water Conditioning Co.
Malvern firemen joined Tabor and Randolph departments last Thursday forenoon to battle a fire at the John Waller barn on the county line south of town. A new roof had been placed to cover old roofing scraps when sparks started the blaze, which destroyed the structure. Tabor firemen returned that afternoon to quench a second fire in the nearby Guy Forney barn, believed sparked by the morning blaze.
Mills county American Legion and Auxiliary held their annual county meeting in Mineola on April 21 with representatives from most posts. Officers were elected and guests including district leaders attended. A grant of 10 was given to the Mid-America Boy Scout council. quota goals were stressed for the spring conference in Audubon.
The Mills County Board of Education plans a May meeting to decide on attaching Walnut Grove Burr Oak Elm Grove and Wright districts in Lyons and Phatville townships. The four Lyons districts remain unattached while Hil dale and Glenswood Strahan districts have already been joined to Malvern Nishna Valley.
Henningsen Foods in Malvern reports rapid plant expansion after an industrial development loan. The egg breaking and drying plant now needs 16 additional women to operate new automated machines while also hiring more men on two shifts. Nearby employers, including Malvern Milling Co, also seek workers.
William Meneray of Chicago was bound over to Mills County district court on OMVI after a stop three miles west of Emerson by Highway Patrolman Harry Gregg. He posted $500 bond. officials noted it was his first offense.
Malvern Commal club outlines a four project community clean-up to combat winter grime. They urge business people and residents to clear vacant lots and trash, with town employees helping Saturday May 7 and to paint and improve buildings and lawns where possible.
Mills county board of supervisors adopted a resolution restricting use of county owned automobiles to official business only. The measure, introduced by Henry Washburn, follows public inquiries about private use of county cars and cites Section 74.20 of the county code as forbidding any private use.
Mills countians recall Keith Adams of San Diego represented First National Trust at the Western Bankers Computers convention in Hawaii. He is vice president and manager of Central Accounting Data Processing, in a new 14 million dollar San Diego headquarters. Keith and Mrs Adams tour Waikiki after the April 13 convention and will spend two weeks in the islands. He is son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Adams. Mrs Adams is former Detoris Kelley of Red Oak. They have four children. Allen Bruce and Mike Waymire were chosen as delegates to Boys State encampment at Des Moines June 5 to 11, representing Harry Hammons post of the American Legion.
Mills county shows a normal early spring drop in deposits across five banks as total deposits fall from 16,090,679 to 15,548,572 while loans and discounts rise from 7,349,891 to 7,691,928. Banks listed include Malvern Emerson Silver City Glenwood Mineola with respective figures.
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