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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
5
The fifty fifth Mills County Fair opens with crowds on Tuesday near usual levels and climbs Wednesday. Tight shows draw steady attendance, with Farm Bureau acts and Desdine’s band featured. Exhibits rank above average though not the largest in years, and racing and baseball events look strong today.
Milla County Fair showcases top Guernsey and Jersey cattle with exhibitors Bert Hyzer Charley Davies Walter Hilton and R K Henderson among many. Herefords and Holsteins appear, hogs excel with Turner Brothers leading entries, sheep show Shropshires Hampshires Cotewalds and Oxfords, while 4 H clubs display numerous exhibits and await next week’s awards.
At Mills County Fair, forty one babies, including three twins, competed in the first health and normal baby contest. Judges from Glenwood and Birmingham weighed and measured entrants while awards of four dollars went to top babies. Hubert Worcester was the largest, Vera Hulse the smallest, Phyllis Summers judged most beautiful, and Robert Wyant plus Ruby Danford named most perfect boy and girl respectively.
Emerson farmer Ernest Irvin of Emerson presented an extensive Floral Hall exhibit at the Mills County Fair featuring eighty to ninety grass varieties and grains grown on his own farm. The display included eight millet varieties, seven clover types, thirteen grain varieties, corn on the stalk, and cured grain crops such as barley oats and wheat. Garden produce and large vegetables like a three and a half pound radish, along with watermelons cantaloupes and assorted fruits eggs and other farm products filled the display, enhancing Floral Hall but possibly lacking in one prize criterion.
Floral Hall at the Mills County Fairgrounds features top quality exhibits from garden clubs 4 H clubs and schools. A Kenneth Cook children miniature dollhouse scene dominates the garden display with lights vines and surrounding playthings. 4 H entries include home crafts like bedframes chairs pillows and lamps plus five ships themed posters. Mrs Carl Hertz showcases a 138 year old spinning wheel from Sweden and related mugs while bakery items and quill displays add to the varied showcase.
Clinton, Clifford and Robert Hobblin report progress on a large wheat crop. Forty acres of sprivy wheat ripened latest, with 988 acres of whur for wheat and forty acres of spring cheok yielding fairly well. Overall, delivery to the local elevator was steady, though some fields showed uneven results.
Clifford Alstrope Farm southwest of Mal ema reports twenty acres of well bred wheat this year. They threshed last week and yielded 32 bushels per acre of excellent quality sold to Malvern dealers at about $1.26 per bushel, making a profitable crop.
Mills County Fair features racing and harness events with purses from 60 to 226 dollars. The opening 2:18 pace saw four starters led by Wik, time 2:18. Second harness event 2:27 trot won by Peter M Todd, Campion up, purse 226. Running races drew strong interest with close finishes. Time Will Tell won the 4 1 2 furlong event in 55 1 2 seconds. Millville and Malvern pairings highlighted Tuesday baseball, Verne McCord rating a standout pitching effort as Millern beat Glenwood 5 4. Red Oak edged Tabor 4 3 in a tight ninth inning battle. Thursday Malvern and Red Oak meet for the tourney title.
Glenwood presented a vaudeville style home talent program Tuesday showcasing local youth and county talent under the direction of Mr. FLa Sullivan. Participants included Irene Beanks, Merle Miller, Sarah McCormish, Wilma Wyant, Julie Killvou, Meredith Halton, Helen Blynchard, Janet Dena, Dorothy and Lars Fleaves, Burs Warn Workaisa, and others.
Officials at the county courthouse in Glenwood drew the jury list for the August term of district court convening August 28. The roster includes a larger share of women, with many Malvern, Glenwood, Silver City, Pacific Junction, and Glenwood residents named among jurors.
We express sincere thanks for the sympathy and beautiful floral offerings during the bereavement of our beloved wife, daughter, and sister. Frank Combs and Charlotte, and Mrs E Polit, Albert, Vera, and Pauline Pollitt, Mrs Fern Allensworth.
The Mills County Women’s Christian Temperance Union will hold its annual convention at the Methodist church in Glenwood next Monday August 13 starting at 10:30 am. The program includes a devotional hour, talks by county and locality leaders, a prayer session, reports from officers, and addresses on tal abstinence and temperance enforcement. A reception and coffee hour follow the program with members invited to attend.
Ranne and Benton sent about 4000 bushels of blue grass seed to a large firm in Atchison Kansas. They stripped 500 acres of Mills County pastures near Malvern using ten stripping machines powered by two Ford engines. The work took nine days and left the pasture unharmed with good feed. The seed crop has become an industry, previously dominated by outside harvesters.
Mrs L Mra Austin reports chicken thieves are active in Malvern stealing twenty from her east town chicken house last week and a half dozen nine this week. She urges precautions including a shotgun or watchdog.
Malvern attorney Kenneth R. Cook was appointed judge of the Fifteenth judicial district by Governor John Hammill to succeed W. C. Ratcliff. He will assume duties this month with term in Council Bluffs starting August 27. Cook, from Malvern, received broad local support and is among the district’s youngest judges.
The regular meeting of Silver Virn lodge will be held Thursday evening August 8. A good attendance is desired. Walter Van Horne, W M.
Report on Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne features editor attendance and events. Cowboys bulldogging steers, roping, riding contests, and a parade form the main spectacle with Governor and notable figures in attendance.
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