Mills County Leaders Highlight Ads and Local News
Mills County readers see results from Mrs. J R Hurst apple ad with 10 bushels sold and ongoing interest. A record claim by F L Biggerstant for twins spans generations. A Malvern church staff vacation leaves three ministers away for August. State fair financials and a Westward blaze scare anchor this issue with Navy equator crossing and a France letter from a Mills countian sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Jackson
U. S. Navy
U. S
France
Milla Countian
Malvern Board Names Sixth Grade Teacher Virginia Williams
Malvern board of education signed Virginia Williams of Columbus Junction as sixth grade instructor for the coming year. Williams holds an A B degree from Cornell College and has taught in Dayton schools for four years.
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Virginia Williams
Columbus Junction
Malvern
Board of Education
Miss Williams
Cornell College
Dayton
Assistance Report Details Mills County Aid Figures
The July assistance report for Millg county records eight aged recipients averaging 20.61 dollars totaling 6614.20. Four blind recipients received 101.50 dollars averaging 26.88 dollars. Relief totals show 88 cases, down eight from June.
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Millg County
July liquor sales drop to new low in county report
A temperance wave in July pushed county liquor sales to a record low. State control records show two Biande stores posting sharply reduced sales as figures sank to unprecedented lows, reflecting broad declines across the county.
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Biande
Mills County Schools Enroll 3049 Pupils in 1939 40
Mills County reports total enrollment of 3049 in 1939 40 with 965 rural, 74 in high schools and 1219 in grade schools. Eight town and high schools. 65 rural schools. 93 urban teachers and 67 rural teachers. Rural school average enrollment 14.62 with decline over 30 years. County spends $266,139 for 1939 40, efficiency cited as high and graduates progress to colleges.
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Mills County
Ife
Laat
Box Elder
Gowen No. 1
Amendeey conflict over American Legion meeting date
Amendeey reports a conflicting notice from Harry Hammons Post of the American Legion about the regular meeting date. The post lists August 27 while an advisory date of August 23 Friday at 8 p.m. appears. Members urged to attend.
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Harry Hammons
The
American Legion
Corn Re-Sealing Notice From Mills County Association
Producers wishing to reseal corn may insist us if they will notify the sealer for their dia triet. Mills County Agricultural Conservation Association Charles W. Shaw, Commod ity Loan Supervisor.
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Mills County Agricultural Conservation Association
Charles W. Shaw
Mills County 4-H Club Band at Iowa State Fair
Mills county's championship 4-H club band will perform in the all Iowa music festival at the state fair this week. The group appears Friday evening before the grand stand and again Saturday, with members expected to arrive Friday morning. They join 29 other bands orchestras choruses and drum corps in the festival lineup.
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Mills County
Paul Adams Named Rural Carrier for Tabor
Paul Adams, former CCC Camp adviser at Malvern, received a rural letter carrier appointment for Tabor last week. He will begin work September 3. Adams, longtime Tabor resident, had been reassigned to Oakland when the CCC Camp moved, but has resigned there.
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Paul Adams
Malvern and county schools to open September 2
Malvern schools and most county schools will open for the coming year on September 2. F. M. Devison announces registration starts Wednesday and all pupils should register before Saturday. The first faculty meeting is Saturday morning and the opening day will be a half day.
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Malvern
F. M. Devison
Rotary Club Plonko At Malvern Grounds Draws Crowd
The Malvern Rotary Club held another plonko at the fair grounds Tuesday evening with wives and friends in attendance. Be popular won the affair attracting the best pilendance of the season and promising a West Week event this summer. After the snap arlite apper the group played.
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Malvern'a
Fair Grounds
Mills county plowing contest and farm demonstrations planned
The Mills county plowing contest sponsored by the county rural youth will be held Tuesday Sept 8 at the R L Hale farm three miles northwest of Malvern on highway 34. Demonstrations by leading tractor dealers and a fuel economy test for all entrants will be part of an all day event with detailed judging rules and scoring. An important Malvern Community Club meeting follows next Tuesday at 8 pm to discuss a potential credit bureau and other business.
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Mills
Republican State Central Committee
Executive Council
Sepg Alona
Mills County
R. L. Hale
Malvern
Malvern Community Club
L. L. Beck
Credit Bureau
Beck
Tabor College to Open Soon With New Teacher Certificate
Tabor College prepares to begin its fifth year. Students work three hours daily to offset expenses. A two year uniform county teachers' certificate course has been approved, with one year of college credit allowing completion in one year.
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Tabor College
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dyke Starts Grid Practice Monday for Football Cands
First call for football candidates was issued this week by Dale Dyke who wants to meet the high school athletes next Monday morning. Suits and equipment will be checked and coach Dyke expects to give the boys a light workout to limber up underused muscles.
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Dale Dyke
Lyfords Move to Red Oak
Mr and Mrs Reid B Lyford and their three sons Rath Jr Wayne and Willard moved last week to Red Oak where Mr Lyford is agronomist at the CCCamp They had lived in Malvern for five years since 1935 when the CCCamp was established here The Lyfords were active in the community and church and Reid Jr was graduated from Malvern High School with the class of 36 The Lyfords will be welcomed at their new address 1011 Valles St Red Oak.
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Reid B. Lyford
Rath Jr
Wayne
Willard
Red Oak
Lyford
Malvern
Lyfords
Hey
Reid Jr
Fragmentary Notice Hints State Contest Prizes
A partial OCR item mentions a winner advancing to a state contest with expenses paid. It notes a complete set of prizes to be awarded with the announced week, but many details are missing.
Heavy Rains Flood Mills County Areas Last Week
Last Friday night heavy rains deluged central and eastern Mills County. Highways 34 flooded with runoff, Emerson near Indian Creek saw quick flooding, and AAA corn storage at Bassfield and nearby bins suffered flood damage. Estimated 1,200 to 1,500 bushels of dry corn harmed. insurance covers losses.
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Cave Central
Mills County
Highway 34
Emerson Indian Creek
Emerson
Hastings
Bassfield
Chas
Shaw
County Aaa Committee
Whl
Sameerlha
Tom Markel
Ingraham Township
Harlan Jones
Clyde Gravitt
Vrooman
Deer Creek
Henry Winter
St. Marya
Silver City
Strahan
Malvern
RITLER'S FRANCE LETTER DISCLOSED DURING CRISIS
A Glenwood resident receives an uncensored letter from France dated July 25 1840 describing escape from bombardment in Brittany via open wagons four day journey. The writer recalls destroyed homes damaged windows and losses including the front line husband of Madame Koch and a levy of about £250. Continued on page 1 Hitlen's France
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Glenwood
France
Mills County
The
Prestin Les Graves
Brittanny
St. Hrieux
Nera
Eve
Koch
Hitlen
Rural county teachers meet with supervisor on school year plan
Rural school teachers gathered with County Superintendent Amy Hammers Tuesday to discuss four preliminary suggestions for the coming year. Eight attendees plus Hammers heard an address from State Teachers College on rural schooling as the district prepares for opening on September 2.
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Dounly
Amy Hammers
Misa Hammers
State of Iowa State Teachers College
Hastings Man Charged With Corn Stealing
Merritt Fisher of Hastings was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Ralph Mc Pherron after being picked up by Sheriff Ne Moss on a charge of stealing corn from a farm south of Emerson. He was placed in the county jail until the grand jury meeting.
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Merritt Fisher
Hastings
Justice of the Peace
Ralph McPherron
W. 8
Ne. Moss
Emerson
Kathryn Rhoades Named Deputy Treasurer Official
Kathryn Rhoades, longtime Abel Drug Store employee in Emerson, was appointed deputy treasurer this week, succeeding Breve Crir Well who resigned after two years of service. Crir Well plans to divide time between Mila County and California where a son resides.
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Kathryn Rhoades
Abel
Emerson
Breve Crir
Well
Mr. Criawell
Mila County
California
Miss Hammers Takes Exhibit to State Fair
County Superintendent Amy Hammers left for Des Moines for the state fair carrying the Milly county rural exhibit sample. The trip aims to showcase local agricultural work and progress at the Des Moines event.
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Miss Hammers
State Fair
Amy Hammers
Des Moines
Multiplicity of Models Increases Tax Office Work
The county treasurer and deputies face extra work from many auto models. Licensing requires correct model based assessments and possible fee deductions. Manufacturers produce numerous models yearly, complicating classification. Ford had 11, Chevrolet 12, Studebaker 27, and the 1930s saw 130 Hupmobiles.
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Milly County
Ford
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Quail Released to Mills County 4-H Club Members
Nine coveys of quail were released to members of the Mills County Prize Winners 4-H club in Rawles township. Club members on whose farms the quail were released include Roy Seeger Wilbur Walfe Lloyd Gaylord Aven Bonner Paul Tackett Paul Kline Raymond Merrical Granylile Williams and Carroll Aistrope. The boys agreed to follow a grain management program to ensure proper care of the quail throughout the year.
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Rawles Township
Roy Seeger
Wilbur Walfe
Lloyd Gaylord
Aven Bonner
Paul Tackett
Paul Kline
Raymond Merrical
Granylile Willams
Carroll Aistrope
Rural Young People Meet in Mills County August Night
Mills County rural young people's organization held its August meeting at Paul Hilton's home. Twelve new members were added after a recent membership drive. The group split into two divisions North and South Highway 34. South division listed officers and committees including Publicity Max Shook Clifford Stile Glenwood. Personnel Lewis Hudman Conwold Wayne Livicln. Recreation Mauldhl ton Glow Sell Meawont Ruth Pulwandder. and others.
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Mills County Rural Young People's Organisation
Paul Hilton
Thode Hylig
Highway 34
Eile Wau
Cominitivon Plus
Contort
Max Shook
Malvern and
Ciiford Stile
Glenwood
Pields
Wayne Bob
Rural schools set to open September 2 with full teaching staff
Millg county rural schools will reopen Sept. 2 for the new year with a full cadre of teachers. Sixty-six rural schools are listed with only two still seeking a single additional instructor. A teachers meeting with County Superintendent Amy Hammers is planned for next Wednesday to outline the year’s work and issue final instructions.
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Millg County
Amy Hammers
Center Township
Jessie Frazier
Flsdate
Dorothy Pickrel
Mr. Vernon
Genvlln Howard
Plaarant Grave
Dorothy
Forest Grove
Juanita Holden
Four Corners
Virginia Chamberlain
Maple
J R Hall Elected President of Legislative Group
Mr and Mrs J R Hall attended a Bedford gathering for southwest district legislators where new officers were chosen for next year J Mad was elected president with W A Vans of Berg as secretary treasurer Hall invited the group to hold the meeting in Malvern next year
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J. R. Hall
Bedford
J. Mad
W. A. Vans
Berg
My. Hall
Malvern
Legion Auxiliary Meeting at Emerson
Legion Auxiliary plans a vanity meeting at Emerson on Friday August 27 with details unclear due to OCR errors. Mrs Parker will head the event, inviting all mothers of the Nyveren area to attend or provide transportation.
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Legion Auxiliary
Emerson
Kinerdon
Pusiday
Groan
Basa Patek
Eathal
de Ptgebe
Dew
Det Parker
Kiverson
Bo Mulholland
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Hillsdale
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Millis County Fair Association
Malvern Board
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Walter Boylan
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Susan Chambers
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Genwood Chamber of Commerce
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QUAIL
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Osborne Valeley
Lucille Richer
Pleasant Hill
Dorothy Lea
Prairie Creek
Dorothy Henderson
Prairie Valley
Jean Burgoin
Silver Creek
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Georgia Crouse
Burr Oak
Elizabeth Wilgs
Elm Grove
Doris Burwell
Walnut Grove
Elva Surface
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Evernham
Georgiana Witherbee
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Alice Scott
Virginia Mayberry
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Oak Bluff
Geneva Haney
Aliee Klindgt
Sand Hollow
Ona McNay
Vogeler
Ruby Miller
Maury C. Mayberry
West Liberty
Renna Hamilton
Mae Whitehead
Virginia Scott
Centerline
Deta Cary
Pleasant Valley
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Ralph Wederquist
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