Road Improvements Spread Through Mills County
Road work eases with gravel surface on the new south town route and Malvern streets resurfaced by Hen ningsons of Atlantic. Burdette Spiker ships 3,400 turkeys to Faribault. A Fremont county land dispute near Hamburg shifts to Mills county as Sidney rodeo continues in Glenwood. NBC representative inspects case as Iowa seeks a court order to quiet title, arguing state ownership.
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Malvern
Henningsons
Atlantic
Burdette Spiker
Faribault, Minn
Fremont County
Mills County
Glenwood
Fremont
Hamburg
National Broadcasting Co
Iowa
Fair Notes Highlight Alumni and Hornets at Annual Show
Two 4H alumni Darrell Baker and Wayne Laughlin posed at the fair with historic Leader photos replayed by the staff. Henderton Hornets again earned many major awards, continuing a strong fair performance. The Leader set a record for published fair pictures with high reader demand for extra copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Baker
Wayne Laughlin
Henderton Hornets
Youths to Pay $1,000 in Vandalism Restitution
Eighteen Council Bluffs youths, aged 14 to 18, implicated in vandalism at a vacant Mills County house owned by Charles Plummer north of Glenwood. Sheriff Barkus and Deputy Mead detained five, later releasing them to parents. 13 more were named. Damage estimated at $1,000. Case referred to juvenile authorities. restitution to be paid by the youths through parents.
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Council Bluffs
Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Kenneth Mead
Charles Plummer
Glenwood
Highway 275
Bluffs
Fall Festival and Henderson Holiday Scheduled Nearby
Communities map a busy September with Emerson hosting a two day Fall Festival on September 4 and 5. The plan includes a Friday parade and a Saturday lineup of dance, barbecue, pancake dinner, and a tractor pulling contest. Henderson Holiday is set for Saturday September 19 with a parade, free pancakes, music, speeches, tractor events, and other features.
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Emerson
Henderson
Mr and Mrs Djureen Sell Home on North First Ave Malvern
Mr and Mrs Les Djureen have sold their home on North First Ave in Malvern to Mr and Mrs Cecil Biggerstaff. The Biggerstaffs, previously residing in southern Missouri, will take possession within three weeks. Ivan Jackson handled the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Djureen
First Ave
Malvern
Cecil. Biggerstaff
Biggerstaffs
Missouri
Ivan Jackson
Henderson Methodist Men Host Ice Cream Social Friday
Henderson church plans an ice cream social sponsored by the Methodist Men on Friday August 14 at 6 30 p m. Free will offering requested.
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Henderson Methodist Men
Four Mills county crashes cause considerable damage
Sheriff reports four motor vehicle accidents in Mills county this past week. Ray Patterson, 22, of Glenwood, sustained $800 damage to a 1958 Chevrolet after losing control on a bridge. Mary Ellen Kopp, 40, Council Bluffs, suffered $375 damage when her car slid off a road in rain and her passenger William Kopp was cut. Dresher, 19, Glenwood, and Clarence Gray, Omaha, sustained $200 and $386.50 respectively in a sideswipe on Highway 275. The fourth incident involved minor damage and a speeding charge against Raymond Bray, 31, Red Oak, as his car struck Ray Ellis's car entering Emerson on Highway 34.
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Mills County
Sheriff’s Office
Ray Austin Patterson
Glenwood
Patterson
Mary Ellen Kopp
Council Bluffs
Raymond Bray
Red Oak
Harry Weis
Edwin Barkus
Blay
Ray Ellis
Ellis
Emerson
Malvern-Figtnt Wins Sanitation Award at Henningsen’s Plant
Malvern plant of Henningsen Foods Inc celebrated winning the top sanitation award for the first six months of 1964 with a Sunday smorgasbord at the Gold Crown Inn in Red Oak. Darrell Waisner, plant manager, hosted the event and a special citation from Bill Carr of Omaha highlighted the achievement. The Malvern plant had previously earned the honor for the first half of 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henningsen Foods, Inc
Malvern
Gold Crown Inn
Red Oak
Darrell Waisner
Bill Carr
Omaha
Schedule ASCS Elections for Aug 19 in Mills Co
Mills county voters will choose community committeemen for the ASCS agency on Wednesday Aug 19 in 1600 Iowa townships. Nominations and secret ballots at evening meetings, with three committeemen and two alternates elected per township for one year starting Sept 1. County convention Aug 29 to elect the county ASC committee.
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ASCS
Mills Co
United States Department of Agriculture
Ren G. Burgoin
Mills , County
ASC
Iowa
Burgoin
ASC Com
Munity
Mills County
Anderson
Wesley Chapel
Center
Hillsdale
Deer Creek
Strahan
Glenwood
Court House
Indian Creek
Hastings
Ingraham
Silver City
Lyons
Burr Oak
Oak
Legion Hall
Mineola
Plattville
Lincoln
Rawles
Silver Creek
ALCS
Malvern
St. Marys
Eureka
White Cloud
Strahan Church
Mills County Eyes Cutting Voting Precincts to Save Costs
Mills County supervisors consider reducing from 21 to about 15 voting precincts to trim election expenses. Estimated savings around $1,000 per election. Malvern may drop from two to one precinct. June primary cost 2,037 votes totaling $4,842.05 with higher judge and clerk pay. Auditor Glen Johnson provided the cost breakdown.
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Mills County Board of Supervisors
Election Board
Glenwood 2Nd Ward
St. Marys Township
Malvern
Mills County
Glen Johnson
County marriage licenses and car registrations listed
Marriage licenses issued include Roger D. Armstrong and Nancy Crouch both of Glenwood and Todd M. Ferguson with Allison Daniel of Aurora Nebraska. New motor vehicle registrations list Mercury to Darrell Ackenbaugh Henderson Buick to Paul Jones Emerson and Lewis Sargent Pacific Junction Ford to A C Nuckolls and Fred Bishop Glenwood Chevrolet to Harry Scott and John Lewis Sutter Pacific Junction Plymouth to Viola N Bichel Mineola Pontiac to Arthur F Cole.
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Roger D. Armstrong
Nancy Crouch
Glenwood
Todd M. Ferguson
Marquette
Neb
Allison Daniel
Aurora
Mercury
Darrell
Ackenbaugh
Henderson
Paul Jones
Emerson
Lewis Sargent
Pacific Junction
A. C. Nuckolls
Fred Bishop
Harry Scott
John Lewis Sutter
Plymouth
Viola N. Bichel
Mineola
Pontiac
Arthur F. Cole
Local Car Transfers In Glenwood Malvern Hastings
Glenwood lists Chevrolet and Ford pickups sold or transferred to buyers Dale Kline Virgil W Curtis Raburn Benton and Carl Hurst in Glenwood Malvern Hastings names provided with ownership changes and destinations.
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Glenwood
Chevrolet
Dale Kline
Malvern
Carl
H. Hurst
Ford
Virgil W. Curtis
Hastings
Raburn Benton
Warner receives M A degree from SUI in Iowa City
Gary Warner earned a Master of Arts degree from SUI in Iowa City on August 5. He was accompanied by his wife and young daughter who visited his in laws Mr. and Mrs. W Van Mason in Iowa City before traveling home to Dubuque with his parents.
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Kay Bruce
Keith Bruce
Hastings
Gary Warner
Iowa City
Carcass contests shine at Mills County Fair entries rise
High interest marked the carcass beef and swine show at Mills County Fair with 54 4 H and open pigs and 24 steers. Champions included Mike Glynn and Bob Hopp for pigs and Larry Stouder and Dan Morrical for steers, with premiums paid by Purina dealers Good Grain Hiley and Tabor Feed Plant and Hormel Packing Plant aiding top carcasses.
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Mills County
Mike Glynn
Bob Hopp
Larry Stouder
Dan Morrical
Purina Feed Dealers
Good Grain Co
Hiley Feeds and Milling
Tabor Feed Plant
Hormel Packing Plant
Judging Teams Shine At Mills Co Fair Contests
Mills county fair judging showcased strong teams led by Loyal Lassies with Margaret Goos winning a garden trophy and Cindy Kahl taking reserve. Other ribbon winners included Betsy Faul Kathy Grindle and Bill Scherle. Home furnishings classes featured three girls per club with champions Belles of St Marys, then Jolly Juniors Willing Workers and Indian Deerettes. Top scorers were Joyce Brandt Sharon Cowden Patty Trively Debbie Sell Peggy Haack Virginia Angus Diane Blackman Carol Wortman Joyce Arp and Sherry Hurst.
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Mills County Fair
Wilma L. Schultz
Margaret Goos
Cindy Kahl
Loyal Lassies Club
Betsy Faul
Kathy Grindle
Bill Scherle
Belles of
St. Marys
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George Boehnke
Ames
Extension Service
Boehnke
Austin _ Bass
The
Fair Association
Paula Hillyer
Donna Christensen
Harva Hillyer
Myron Morrical
Djureen
Tabor
Dresher
Gray
David Newell
Richard Cheney
David
Richard
Henningsen
Bob Christensen
Christensen
Doug
Barbie Mansfield
Karen Kruse
Dixie Ebeling
Dale Ponton
Bonnie Ponton
Robert Ebeling
Larry Leung
SUI
Warner
Swine Hoof
Pauline Cool
Gordon Axtell
Rail
Tom Axtell
Bonnie Bolte
Doug Christensen
Don L. Hopp
David Sell
Beef Hoof
Max Dashner
Don Dunsdon
Doug Dash
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