Mills County Fair Opens Monday With 50th Anniversary Tie
Mills County fair begins Monday with 95 farmers to be recognized after a 7 p.m. barbecue and Mills County Fair Queen naming. Bob Lounsberry will speak as part of a 500 year IA agriculture celebration. Judging starts Monday with breed shows, 4-H displays, and a wrestling program. events continue through Thursday with beef, dairy, and horse show contests, plus a teen dance closing the week.
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Iowa
Mills County
Maan
Bso
Carol Logan
Swift and Company
Marty
Pam
Allstar Rasslin
Joe Dusek
Malvern Leader Faces Newsprint Shortage Crisis
The Mills County Leader reports a severe newsprint shortage affecting the entire region. The editor notes potential reductions in pages and photos as the paper conserves stock through the crisis, while updating readers on a planned county landfill opening pending weather conditions.
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Mills Co. Board of Supervisors
Southwest Iowa Printing Co
Ray Scherle at GOP fundraiser in Harlan
Governor Robert D. Ray and Congressman William J. Scherle will headline the Republican Grassroots Cocktail Buffet in Harlan on Tuesday August 7. The $25 per person fundraiser begins at 7 p.m. with a deluxe buffet, live music, dancing, and attendance expected from area Republican legislators and state officials. Proceeds go to the Republican State Finance Committee with counties receiving full 1973 quota credit and a 10 percent cash rebate for each ticket sold.
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Robert D. Ray
William J. Scherle
Henderson
Harlan
Republican State Finance Committee
Fifth Congressional District
Dick Clark to Hold Mills County Office Hours
U S Senator Dick Clark of Indiana or Ta. announces public office hours in Mills County Glenwood on Thursday August 9 from 8 to 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Mills County Court House. No appointment needed. He invites residents to discuss social security veterans benefits government loans and other government matters or to share views on pending legislation. He plans similar visits in at least one city in each of the state’s 99 counties during the August recess and aims to cover 25 counties.
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U.S
Dick Clark
D-Ta
Mills County
Mills County Court House
Glenwood
Clark
Senate
Malvern Pool Delays Lead to Default and Bond Takeover
Malvern officials revealed South Pacific Pools defaulted on the municipal pool project after delays and financial trouble. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. will assume completion on Aug 6 at no extra cost to the town, with a $50 daily deduction for each day the pool remains unopened since June 1973, yielding a potential saving of about $3,050 from the original cost.
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South Pacific
Kemp
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
South Pacific Pools
Honding Company
Malvern
Legislature seen as chance to save state liquor stores
Optimism voiced by Senate leader James Schaben that all Jawa state liquor stores may remain open. The push to shutter seven stores followed funds gaps after eight new stores were approved but unfunded, with options including budget补 allocations or private outlets to replace state shops in small towns.
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Senate
James Schaben
Dunlap
Omaha World-Herald
Schaben
Jawa
State Liquor Dept
Holand Gallagher
State Liquor Commission
Gallagher
Malvern
Glenn Howery
The
World Herald
Des Moines
Llowery
Mills County to Cost-Share 16100 for Soil Practices
Albert Washburn, Mills County Soil Conservation District chairman, announced a 16100 allocation from the Town Department of Soil Conservation to fund cost-sharing on permanent soil and water practices. Landowners may apply for terraces and tree planting, with state funds covering up to 50 percent and at least 75 percent required before work proceeds. The district will offer technical help, and annual agreements are limited.
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Albert Washburn
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Town Department of Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation District
Malvern
Washburn
Iowa
Jens Appointed To Mills Co FHA Committee
Edward Jens of Glenwood is appointed to the Mills County Partners Home Administration Committee replacing Clifford Ludington. The three year term begins now. Joining Jens on the committee are Frederic G. Newell of Malvern and Robert Christensen of Hastings.
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Edward Jens
Glenwood
Mills County Partners Home Administration Committee
Clifford Ludington
Rural, Pac. Junct
Mr. Jens
Mills Co
Frederic G. Newell
Malvern
Robert Christensen
Hastings
Salyers Sees Dutch Gin Fourth of July From Jet Bleacher
RoW Salyers and wife Ruth viewed the crowd at the 26th annual Dutchman spectacular from a TWA jet flying 1000 feet above Southwest Iowa and Omaha. They were on their way from Malvern to near Denver when the pilot announced over the grounds and crowd below.
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Dutch Gin Club
Midwest
Malvern Ford
Row
Wally) Salyers
TWA
Salyers
Ruth
Denver
Iowa
Omaha
George
Malvern School Budget Seeks Public Hearing on 1974 75 Plan
Malvern Community School District presents a total budget of 455 789 for January 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 with a 164 256 cash reserve and 260 517 in other balances. A public hearing at the high school on Monday August 5 will address protests and opinions. The Mills County Board of Education posts a separate 111 571 taxation need and a county budget hearing set for August 27 at the county courthouse in Glenwood.
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Malvern Community
Mills County
Malvern
Dwight Fellows
Glenwood
Milly County
Ahson
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