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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
6
The county fair hosts a noon picnic on Thursday, August 8, inviting everyone in the county. Officials describe the event as a major feature and a relaxing break after a busy summer of farming and production activities.
The committee for the Town Country picnic at the fair grounds in August needs multiple picnic tables for a large gathering. If you have a leaning table available it will be picked up Thursday morning and returned that afternoon without damage. Call The Leader’s Office at 8512 or Wilson’s Clothing at 8162 to arrange.
Malvern officials announce a community potluck hosted by the Malvern Commercial Club. The event will provide ample picnic and food tables to move lines quickly, with insect spraying just before serving to reduce bother. Farmers, businesspeople, and county families are invited to attend and enjoy the gathering.
Night Marshal Clifford Rich warns Malvern residents about an insurance solicitor falsely using the name Mrs. C. W. Rich. Several calls led to unkept appointments and a woman paying $80 after a phone call. The policy left with her was not properly filled. Rich urges people to report any such calls to him.
Mills County Fair schedule announced with exhibits on livestock crops and home economics plus three evening programs and a family day. Aug 5 children's parade and variety show by Offutt Air Base. Aug 6 pony baseball for local businessmen and farmers. Aug 7 livestock parade grand champion beef queen of conservation and local German band. Aug 8 family contests doll dog cat pet rocks fossils greased pig contest and carcass hog week show. Tractor pulling Thursday and Rural-Urban picnic at Malvern Gun Club grounds with Malvern Commercial Club providing drinks.
Mills county supervisors weigh Sheriff Edwin Barkus request for a second deputy to cover night patrols in rural areas amid rising crime and theft. Records show most incidents occur between midnight and early morning, prompting the board to study the proposal.
Malvern and Mills county residents followed a district court hearing where Mid- American Sales of Omaha seeks to stop Glenwood from enforcing its peddler ordinance. WITNESSES testified about brochures and return cards used for sales calls on meats vegetables and deep freezers. The company argues the ordinance is unconstitutional and discriminatory per Iowa constitution and the 14th Amendment.
Superintendent Doubleday announces Nishna Valley School will open September 3 in a new building at Nishna Valley, with August moving of students as sections finish. Some labs and home economics equipment are in place. grounds to be seeded in August. Blackhawks football to play on Bass Memorial field at Emerson.
Four candidates compete for Mills County Queen of Conservation. Susan Woodfills Hastings Coral Hall Imogene Shirley Williams Malvern Judith Asmussen Glenwood enter the pageant. Judging is at 7 30 p m August 5 with winners announced at the Wednesday night Mills County Fair show. Judges are Dick Barton Glenwood Zelma Wortman Malvern and Mrs Wmn J Scherle Henderson.
There will be a special business meeting at the Baptist church on August 6 at B p.m. All members are requested to be present. The Committee.
The Mills County Farm Bureau will host its annual member picnic on Sunday August 18 at 12 noon at the Gun Club grounds south edge of Malvern. In case of rain it moves to the Malvern Farm Bureau office. Hamburgers and buns provided. potluck style for the rest. New members honored. entertainment planned for all ages.
A detour around Malvern south main street closes at Little Creek near the fair grounds entrance until a new bridge opens in about two weeks. Northbound traffic must turn west, then south, then east to reach the golf course and fairgrounds. Dusty gravel and light bridge raise caution for motorists especially trucks. the forthcoming bridge will be a major, long lasting structure.
Ralph Bower expresses gratitude for cards and flowers received during his hospital stay. A mass family reunion is announced for August 11 at Glenwood Park at noon with a rain date noted as August 4.
Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick star in a daring romance drama opening Friday at the Empress Theatre. A married couple spiral into alcoholism amid a tense triangle, directed by Blake Edwards, with a notable supporting cast and Mancini score. Also playing in Red Oak Shenandoah and Omaha. Parents Magazine endorses the film for viewers over 12.
The 1963 Mills county fair will feature a tractor pulling contest on the final day. Farmers from Mills, Fremont, Page, Pottawattamie and Montgomery counties may enter with a $10 fee. Entry blanks appear on page 8. Charles Wilson supervises the event and urges farmer participation.
Two huge trucks collided on the Little Creek detour bridge at Malvern. Ralph Thaller Jr. and Merrill Brandt drove off the bridge after impact, leaving the bridge stack damaged. Salvage efforts followed as county crews tore down the main detour structure.
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