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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
7
Light rains Thursday raised hopes of moisture in Mills County. Crops still look promising despite prior drought. Mansfield Furniture will install a modern glass door and new display window framing by weekend, improving appearance.
Central Standard Time will govern the county arena again as communities end Daylight Saving Time by month end. Emerson returns to CST at noon on August 23, Malvern at 2 a.m. August 30, Glenwood follows, and Henderson and Hastings switch the same date two hours earlier. All county schools will open on CST.
Mills county community school districts set Sept 1 elections for two directors per district. Candidates must file petitions signed by at least 10 district citizens by noon Sept 4. Terms expiring include Malvern, Nishna Valley, and Glenwood districts with incumbents seeking re election.
The Iowa Highway Commission at Ames let contracts totaling 641 581 for grading and culvert work on Highway 34. The 7 843 mile stretch runs from west of the Highway 375 junction to near Hastings. Low bid by Q R. Burch Inc and Burch Construction Co. from Cedar Rapids and Madison Wis. for grading.
Detours for Highway 34 will begin once contracts are approved, with closures possible after Aug 24. Official detour routes run south on Highway 59 from Emerson to Imogene, then west through Randolph to 275, and back north. Hastings access remains open with a separate detour via Blue Grass road to Malvern and Hillsdale.
Two bridge and culvert contracts listed for stretches near Mrs Hurb Benton corner to Wearin corner and west of Highway 275. Projects by John T. McGuire Co. and verified firms include Auft dates Aug 24 1964 or 1865 with completion targets in July and October. Subcontracts to Pierce Construction Co. and Dixon Bros. Co. detail reinforced concrete box culverts and pipe extensions with dollar values set for each segment.
New township committeemen were named at ASCS community elections held Wednesday evening across the county. Delegates and alternates for the county ASCS convention on Saturday, Aug. 29 will be chosen, with terms starting Sept. 1. List of officers includes Anderson Don and others by township with multiple names per unit.
Miss Wilhelmina Deker of the Netherlands visits the Hopp family in Malvern for three weeks through Aug 30 to learn about American Rural Youth and IFYE. She spoke at a Rotary meeting on Dutch reclamation and agriculture, and attends a student art display at Glenwood Home Furnishings starting Aug 26.
Nishna Valley high band members will board buses early Saturday for Des Moines to perform at the state fair. They are among nearly 90 Town high school bands slated for concerts at the bandstand plaza or Grand Concourse with marching units, talent sprouts, and other events Aug 21 30. LT Woodfill completes signal school course.
Malvern Community schools will open August 31 under Supt. N P Crink with no major changes to courses or staff. Freshmen will study geography first semester and biology, art will be offered full time in high school. A lengthy staff list includes principal A H E Nothem and teachers such as Ruth Salyers, Vernon Arndt, Raburn Benton, Ronald Cain, Harold Fairbairne, Larry Hansen, Paul Hopp, Elaine Krambeck, Richard Krambeck, Margery Lippincott, DeVerne Osterfoss, Lucla Walker, and Warren Darrah. Junior high led by Richard Swett with Charlotte Mort and Hope Beattie. Elementary includes Jacquie Mullholland and Virginia Omer among others.
Mills County supervisors shrink the voting map from 21 to 15 precincts for the November general election. Consolidations place Silver Creek Malvern wards with Malvern. Benton with Henderson. White Cloud Deer Creek with Strahan. Glenwood 4th with Glenwood 1st. Lyons Plattville with Pacific Junction. Polling places move to local schools and city halls, reducing election boards and poll books while easing access for voters.
Mills County reports extensive vehicle damage from multiple crashes August 12 to 16. Notable incidents include a Chevrolet semi trailer over Silver Creek bridge near Malvern injuring and damaging cargo. a 1957 Ford colliding with Bluegrass Bridge near Malvern. and multiple other collisions causing hundreds in bridge and vehicle damages.
Nishna Valley schools reopen August 31 under Lewis Doubleday with a full staff. New or expanded programs include metal working in industrial arts, a third year of vocational homemaking, and a third year of Spanish. Staff additions list principal Joseph Dobbins and numerous teachers across subjects plus coaches and counselors.
Joan Buch of Glenwood was selected as the Southwest Iowa Dairy Queen at the District Dairy Show in Council Bluffs. She will compete with other district winners for the Ak-Sar-Ben Dairy Queen title at the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show from Sept. 18 to 24. Mills County 4-Hers showed 11 blue ribbon animals and earned red ribbons on seven dairy heifers and cows. Several exhibitors received red ribbons in Holstein and Holstein-derived classes, with showmanship finals featuring seven contestants. In the District Beef Heifer show, David Anderson and Linda Morrical earned red ribbons in the Angus class.
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