Becomes Fifth Fatality on Mills Highways
Mills county highway death toll rose to five this week with the death of Stevens L Spencer, 24, Omaha. He died from injuries suffered in a July 30 motorcycle crash on highway 275 near Hillsdale church. Survived by wife Teri Jo, a brother, two daughters, parents Lester and wife, and grandmother Eula Stevens. Funeral services were set for Thursday at the Taber Methodist church.
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L. Spencer
Omaha
Hillsdale
Council Bluffs
Spencer
Teri Jo
Lorre
Cheryl
Lester Spencer
Tabor
Eula Stevens
Macedonia
Taber
Edwin ‘Barks
Highway Safety Drive Nets 26 Tickets Thursday
A Mills County saturated traffic enforcement by six state Highway Patrolmen yielded 26 speeding, improper passing, and no license summonses, 17 warnings, and six faulty equipment cases. The drive also reported three assists for motorists and noted high accident rates on Highways 34 and 275 in the Atlantic district. Justice courts fined numerous motorists for speeding and license violations, with amounts ranging from $2 to $25 plus costs.
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Harry Wels
Glenwood
Malvern
Weis
Atlantic
Tn Rustices Peace Court
John Hall
Kenneth Seiro
Omaha
Melvin Decker
Michael Twaddle
Maryville
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Dtono Sds
Billye Vatur
Tenn
Carl Ray
Donald Bruce
Hastings
Vernon Dill
St. Louis
Justice of Peace
Virginia Hall
Ernest Timmerman
Gerald Lee Foy
John T. Hall
Lawrence D. Turner
Henderson
David C. Mostaert
Maquoketa
Kenneth D. Hauser
Glen
Absentee Voters May Ballot Soon
Absentee voters may apply starting August 17 for ballots in the forthcoming primary election, per County Auditor Glenn Johnson. Ballots issued upon receipt of applications and voting may occur beginning August 22 at the auditor’s offices, with the primary set for September 6.
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Pam Darby Escapes Fall From Old Hastings Well Scene
Pam But No, two year old daughter of Dean Darby, tumbled about 40 feet into an old well on the family’s Hastings area property after her kitten climbed into the wire enclosure. Dean Darby and neighbors aided in a ladder-free rescue, Pam emerging unhurt amid mud and water up to her waist.
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Dean Darbys
Hastings
Nothem Receives PhD in Education at Nebraska
Aloysius H. Nothem was among 25 graduates awarded Doctor of Education degrees in educational administration at the University of Nebraska summer convocation. He previously served 13 years as principal of Malvern Community High School before resigning in June to become dean of the College of Education at St Bonaventure University in New York.
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University of Nebraska
Nothem
Malvern Community High School
College of Education
Bonaventure
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Outstanding Mills Exhibition Draws Large Crowds
A four day Mills exhibition fair concluded with record crowds and strong public interest. Officials praised the exhibits and the county’s ability to stage such a major event, noting sustained attendance and community pride throughout the show.
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Eagle Scout Randy Salyers to be crowned Aug 14
Randy Salyers will receive the Eagle Scout rank at 7 30 p m Sunday August 14. John M Chterhoul of the Mil America Council Omaha will attend to present the award at the Malven Community building. The public is invited to attend this ceremony.
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John M. Chterhoul
Seoul
Mil-America Council
Omaha
Malven
Mills County tale of ships and distant shores
A fragment recalls Alien Hall and FIGSN heading to the Arctic Circle then turning south to Subic Bay in the Philippines where Butch Ponton's ship was spotted. A mix of naval misdirection and planned Southeast Asia moves appears before noting a county land sale offer on 6.8 acres between Silver City and Treynor.
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Arctic Circle
Subic Bay
Alongapu
Philippine Islands
Butch Ponton
Southeast
Asia Area
St. Here
Silver City
Treynor
Board of Supervisors
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