Mills County Fair Opens With Record Exhibits And New 4-H Building
Judges across departments logged long hours as 585 entries filled the fair. New 4-H building boosts displays while Miller clan swine sweep top honors in show. Bob Moore visits with state agriculture inspector, and crowds pack the fairgrounds amid hot weather and busy judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingraham Straight Shooters
Mills County
Tommy Axtell
Kenneth Keith
Hastings Jr
Don Miller
Extension Poultryman
Iowa State University
Frier
Rosalie Wright
Broiler
Gene Hilton
Deanna Decker
Martin Leipold
Creighton Miller
Charles Patterson
Sherry
Dixie “Hall
Connie Lees
Boosters
Larry Hurst
Lively Oaks
Joint Legion and Auxiliary Meet Promotes County Officers
A joint meeting of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary convened at Emerson Legion hall Friday with representation from Henderson, Malvern, Mineola and Glenwood. Officers for the coming year were elected, naming Ervin Kay as county commander, Mrs. Kay as secretary treasurer, Mrs. Martha Deitch Jer as Auxiliary president, and Mrs. Glen Robbins as vice president. The next county gathering is set for Henderson in the fall. Meanwhile, livestock judging drew applause and Friday night features include a children's parade, a county Conservation Queen selection, grand champion baby beef judging, a 4-H folk dance, a greased pig contest, and cash prizes totaling 166 dollars. The fair remains free with no admission for exhibits or night shows.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Emerson
Henderson
Malvern
Mineola
Glenwood
Kay
Gloria Lunn
Martha Deitch Jer
Glen Robbins
Ervin Kay
Rolls
Malvern Town and School Adopt Proposed Budgets
Malvern town council and Malvern Community School board held annual budget meetings with no taxpayers in attendance. The council adopted an $80,500 budget with $49,000 to be raised by taxes, raising the levy by about 1.242 mills. The school approved a $230,082 budget, up $12,669, with a 28.85 levy, up from 23.021.
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Malvern Town Council
Malvern Community School Board
Ready to Take Delivery on Sealed Corn
H A McCain Mills county ASC chairman said Thursday that corn delivery notices are being mailed out and that the ASC will be ready to take delivery on sealed corn at once. Some of the warehousemen are now ready.
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H. A. McCain
Mills County
ASC
McCain
Mills County Nighttime Work Maps Aerial Fields
Nighttime operations continue at the ASC office led by Ralph Pierce with Larry Syett. Workers measure aerial farm maps using planimeters as a follow up to field surveying completed last week under the current program.
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ASC
Ralph Pierce
Larry Syett
Tillard
Presbyterians Start Improvement Plan for Building
The First Presbyterian church of Malvern voted to establish a building and maintenance fund after a trustees meeting. Plans include roofing the church, repairing the bell tower and bell, exterior painting, and continued restoration with Westminster Fellowship support. The youth group funded a church sign and operates a county fair concession stand to boost the fund as Sunday school membership grows.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Malvern
Westminster Fellowship Young People
Wauhousie State Park
Westminster Fellowship
Three Mills Highways Hit by Three Crashes Injuring Eight
Eight people were injured in three major highway crashes in Mills County over the past week. Charges included failure to control a vehicle and failure to yield the right of way. Victims ranged from 20 to 76 years old, with injuries from fractures to head and shoulder trauma. vehicles involved included a 1960 Cadillac, a 1950 Chevrolet danel truck, and a 1960 Pontiac.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Clee N. Hedlund
Malvern
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Burlington Railroad
Hedlund
Lee Roy
Lois
M. L. Scheffel
John Hall
Roy W. Courtier
Hastings
Ernest Timmerman
Courtier
Fred V. Fadiman
Hooper
Neb
Fachman
Fred A. Fachman
Gloria Fachman
Charles Royer
Glenwood
Ervin Bly
Shelby
Bill Echtingan
Bluffs
Bly
Echtingan
Sheriff Barkus
Anton B. Kaczor
Omaha
Kaczor
Mills Soil Conservation District Election Named for Aug 18
Dallas N. McGrew will retire from the Mills County Soil Conservation District after 19 years as commissioner. The term ends Aug 18 when a new commissioner is to be elected with Myron Jones and Austin Bass as nominees. Absentee ballot rules and polling sites in Mills County are listed by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
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Dallas McGrew
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Dallas N. McGrew
South of Henderson
McGrew Jeaves
Myron Jones
Center Township
Austin Bass
Warper’s Implement
Glenwood
Towa
Malvern
Iowa
Lakin Implement
Emerson
Town
Birkby Conducts Service at Nishna Cottage
Elder Morton Birkby of the Re organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tabor conducted the Sunday service at the Nishna Cottage home. Elmer James spent the weekend at his home in Glenwood.
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Morton Birkby
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of
Tabor
Nishna Cottage
Elmer James
Glenwood
Want Ad Attracts Broad Interest Across Mills County
Mrs. Calvin Detlef of Glenwood reports wide appeal for her want ad to sell an old pump organ. She enclosed payment for the ad and noted strong responses from as far as Denver, though the organ has not yet sold.
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Want
Calvin Detlef
Glenwood
Mills County
Denver
Harshbarger Takes Post as Tabor Manager
Harshbarger, manager of the Iowa Power and Light Co. office, began duties this week as manager of the Tabor office. He will spend a half day in Malvern and a half day in Anthon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rred Harshbarger
Iowa Power and Light Co
Tabor
Malvern
Anor
Mills County Sees Strong First Quarter Sales Tax Rise
The State Tax Commission reports Mills County sales tax revenue rose in early 1961, besting 1960 figures. Gains near 8 percent statewide under 1000 population towns lead with about 10 percent. Total state rise under 4 percent. Mills County reports count dropped by 10 firms from 1960. Nearby areas show varied data.
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Mills County
State Tax Commission
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Wilma Schultz
Bob Moore
George Shuler
State Department of Agriculture
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Miller
Richard
Dennis
Rodney
George Miller
Silver City
Forrest Bronson
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Floral Hall
Glen“Wood Opinion
Hillsdale Church
Malvern Hillbillies
Fair Miller Boys
Bill Blackburn
John Adams
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Malvern High Ffa
Auxiliary and Legion
Malvern Leader
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Tlamburg
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