Newcomers Reach Strahan Community In Fourfold Move
Four new households arrive in Strahan area, adding Leonard Osborns and Sparks, Kellys, and Reeds. Names include Jerry 6, Howie 5, Sissy 4, Markie 2, and baby Brian 5 months. other families hail from Hastings, Villisca, Randolph, and Malvern. Community welcomes stretch across neighbors, social ties, and local events as residents settle in.
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Strahan
Leonard Osborns
Osborns
Jerry
Howie
Sissy
Markie
Brian
Osborn
Randolph
Sparks
Butch
Sharon
Edwards’ Place
Junior
Jim
Christa
Robert
Villisca
Kenneth
Barbara Kelly
Hastings
Reeds
Joyce
Pat
Malvern
East Liberty MRS and Parker family gathering notes
Shannon and Todd Parker of Bellevue Nebraska spent the weekend with grandparents Leonard Parker and family attending the Parker picnic in Emerson park. The Parkers hosted Kimberly’s fifth birthday and a visit from Mrs. Max Stranathan of Sioux City. Several attended picnics in Creston and toured Oakland and Council Bluffs for weddings and showers, with visits from various Stotts, Stenger, and Stille relatives and friends including Gail Williams and Kathy Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Todd Parker
Bellevue
Nebr
Leonard Parker
Parker
Emerson Park
Parkers
Galen Hunts
Kimberly
Max Stranathan
Sioux City
Josie Stotts
Emerson
Clyde Patton
Barry Patton
Helen Stille
Oakland
Pearl Pratt
Silver City
F.G. Barnes
Oakland Manor
Claude Stephens
Emmett Stephens
Joyce
Chris
Carol Stenger
Malvern
Stephens
Creston
Kelly Stille
Henderson
Walter Stille
Alma Boehme
Irma Hayes
Council Bluffs
Kathy Fields
Ola Fields
Kirk Allen Cozad
District Horse Show At Atlantic Sees Many Blue Purple Winners
Ten Mills County 4-H horse project riders competed at the District Horse Show in Atlantic. Winners with blue or purple ribbons earn eligibility for Ak-Sar-Ben in September. Bill McGrew of Henderson won three purple awards in boys pleasure horsemanship and reining, with two classes featuring him as the sole purple winner. Over thirty exhibitors contended in horsemanship and pleasure. Christie and Scott Barton of Emerson both earned blue ribbons in pony pleasure and horsemanship. Brian Beattie of Malvern won blue in pony pleasure and red in horsemanship. Lisa Blank of Emerson earned three red ribbons in pony pleasure horse pleasure and horsemanship. Kristi Henderson of Malvern qualified with a blue in pleasure horse and received a red in horsemanship. Kay Henderson earned red ribbons in pleasure. Calvin Cheney of Tabor won blue in horsemanship and red in horse pleasure. Rodney Morrical of Tabor earned red in pleasure and horanship red in barrel racing and white in pole-heading. Mrs. Hope Beattie, group leader, accompanied the participants.
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Mills County
Atlantic
Ak-Sar-Ben
Bill McGrew
Henderson
Christi
Scott Barton
Emerson
Brian Beattie
Malvern
Lisa Blank
Kristi Henderson
Kay Henderson
Calvin Cheney
Tabor
Rodney Morrical
Karl Ellen Ruse
Hope Beattie
Memories of a Country School Marm After Thirty Seven Years
Henderson correspondent recalls Pearl Greely retiring after 37 years as an elementary teacher. Her career began in a Mills County one room schoolhouse, with early contract from 1936 fixing duties, salary, and rules. Students recall a long, caring service spanning rural Iowa to Newcomb Elementary.
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Pearl Greely
Henderson
Victor Norton
Iowa
America
Allensworth
Greely
Howard Allensworth
Newcomb
Mills County
Pearl Greeley
Pearl Norton
Valley View Consolidated
Vigil for Sheriff's Patrol Prolonged Weeklong Road Duty
Sheriff's department kept three officers on road patrol for long hours this week responding to accidents and calls in Pacific Junction Emerson and Malvern. Motorcycles stolen from Rural Route 1 Pac are a 1973 Honda valued at 389 and a 1970 Honda valued at 250. Vera Scott 62 Emerson taken to Clarinda Mental Health Institute for observation after a Sunday incident at Emerson American Legion Club. Deputy Ed James handled a Malvern call early Tuesday. Olin Sparks Jr rural route 1 Malvern arrested on assault charges and hospitalized at Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs with facial back and hip bruises. Sparks Sr bound over to district court in a 3 a.m. hearing before Magistrate Esther Engle.
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Sheriff’s Dept
Pacific Junction
Emerson
Malvern
American Legion Club
Vera Scott
Clarinda Mental Health Institute
Ed James
Olin Sparks
Olin Sparks, Jr
Mercy Hospital
Co. Bluffs
Sparks Sr
Esther Engle
Henningsen Foods Elects Klipfel to Board of Directors
Norman J. Klipfel vice president manufacturing at Henningsen Foods Inc. elected to the board. He previously held executive posts at General Mills in Buffalo, Chicago and Minneapolis. He holds University of Buffalo engineering degrees and resides in Omaha near the Henningsen Omaha Center. The firm runs a Malvern plant processing dried egg products. An info meeting for farm veterans to join a class under Iowa Western Community College is set for August 15 at 7 30 p.m. at Malvern Vocational Agriculture.
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Henningsen Foods, Inc
Norman J. Klipfel
Klipfel
General Mills, Inc
Buffalo
Chicago
Minneapolis
Mr. Klipfel
University of Buffalo
Omaha
Henningsen
Omaha Center
Henningsen Foods
Malvern
Malvern Vocational Agriculture Room
Iowa Western Community College
Draft Board Moves Mills County Office to Shenandoah
Colonel H J Fleisbhacker announces the Mills County Local Board will merge with Page Taylor Fremont and Montgomery County boards and move to 1209 5th Avenue Shenandoah effective August 15. Registrants must still enroll 30 days before or after turning eighteen and those enlisting in the Army or Air National Guard or reserve forces must register. Local registrars are listed and the Shenandoah area office hours are 8 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday with service to Mills County residents.
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H. J. Fleisbhacker
Selective Service
Mills County
5Th Avenue
Shenandoah
Page, Taylor
Fremont
Montgomery County
Army
Air National Guard
Armed Services
Kenneth Asmussen
Recorder's Office
Myrna McManigal
R. Louise van Sevoc
Sheriff's Office
Court House
Glenwood
Dale Smith
Ross B. Garrett
Myrna Johnson
Nishna Valley
Helen
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Mills Co. Fair Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Paul Stackangast
Helen Bass
Mills County Fair Association
Carl Hurst
Dave Snow
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Barbara Policky
John Perkins
Essex
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sokol Hall
Buffalo City
Anna Rose
Peru
Iralene Roberts
Iowa City
Mark Costello
James Struble
Wava Lou Bowley
Ralph Jackson
Kathie
Terry
Scott Hardman
Bill Bowley
Bud Bowley
Rocky
Chad Stouder
Meservey
Ed Kuhlers
Woodfill
Eppley
Will
Kuhlers
Marjorie
Harold Swett
Allen Carlson
Swetts
St. Joseph
David Swetts
Chet McKinney
Alta Jansen
Marie Kayton
Glen Carley
Macedonia
Louise Kilpatrick
Marie
Kansas City
Royals-Angels
Harva Hillyer
Diane Shaw
Beth Ann McKern
Linda Costello
Donna Christensen
KMTV
Rodney Grindlé
Camp Ripley
Minn
Karen Popejoy
Joe Timm
Nebraska City
Dave Foss
Virgil Curtises
Ralph Briley
Ethel Grindle
Lyle and
Anna Rose Codding
L. B. Petersen
Faunces
Red Oak
East Liberty
Gladys Williams
Mike Lee
Wendell Pien
Norton
John
Trattie
Art Seick
Pac. Inc
Honda
BlackBurn
Blackburn Ol CO
Henningsen Foods Weep
Edwards
County Soil Conservation District
Kanecome
Mills County Sail Commissioners
Roger Johnson
Harry Evans
J.F. Wearin, Jr
SCS
Shen
Menlmu EA
Mills County Savings & Loan
Mills County Savings and Loan
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