Servicemen ballots open as voting nears in Mills County
Mills County announces election logistics with Aug. 28 first ballot request date for servicemen and Sept. 27 in person voting at the auditor's office. Andrew Morrow of Lincoln earns first annual merit award from the Iowa Nebraska chapter of the American Institute of Interior Designers. Fall school openings and football practice reported.
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Glen Johnson
Andrew Morrow
Lincoln
Iowa-Nebraska
American Institute of Interior Designers
Morrow
Mansfield-Morrow Interiors, Inc
Malvern and
Leader
Ten New Mills County Vehicle Registrations Reported
Mills county records show ten new motor vehicles registered in the last week including Fords to Linville Wallace Mal vern Ross Pilkington Fred Bier man and Marianna Mintle in Glenwood Rambler to Opal Irwin Mal vern Pontiac to Joyce Craig Mal vern Chevrolets to Carl M Bol ton Henderson Joyanna Darting Buick to Gordon Hatch er Glenwood Plymouth to Bill Prell Glenwood One marriage license issued Merrill Edward Burr 34 and Joyce Lucifel Olson 30 both of Red Oak Sheriff Edwin Barkus at Fort Madison conferring with state penitentiary warden on details of Charles B Kelley execution set for Sept 6 County Assessor Harry Markel at Des Moines for 1963 personal property price guide conference.
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Mills County
Linville Wallace
Malvern
Ross Pilkington
Fred Bierman
Marianna Mintle
Glenwood
Opal Irwin
Pontiac
Joyce Craig
Carl M. Bolton
Henderson
Joyanna Darting
Buick
Gordon Hatcher
Plymouth
Bill Prell
Merrill Edward Burr
Joyce Lucife] Olson
Red Oak
Edwin Barkus
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Charles B. Kelley
Harry Markel
Des Moines
Ground Broken for Nishna Cottage Rest Home Addition
Ground was broken Tuesday in Malvern for a modern addition to the Nishna Cottage rest home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Foster. The single story brick veneer wing will be 88 by 37 feet, add 13 patient beds, expand dining, and ease access, boosting capacity to 54 and requiring more staff. General contractor is Howard Collins of Sidney.
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Nishna Cottage
Malvern
Vernard Foster
Howard Collins
Sidney
Mon
Alos
Foster
Two Days for Silver City Labor Day Celebration
Silver City plans a two day Labor Day program with Sunday activities including a carnival a tractor pulling contest and other features and a Monday free watermelon feed and dance. The carnival offers four rides the merry go round ferris wheel kiddie boat ride and octopus with ride prices 25 cents for standard rides 15 cents for kiddie rides and advance ticket books sold at 1 for five rides or 8 for the kiddie rides. Plans are developing rapidly in the community.
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Silver City
Car overturns after driver claims slick spot on highway
A Glenwood area wreck on Green Hill north of town Monday evening left one vehicle overturned. Sheriff reports Waico claimed the car hit a slick spot on the pavement causing the turnoff and crash.
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Green Hill
Glenwood
Waico
Mills county 4-Hers win blues at State Fair clothing display
Mills county 4-H home economics entries at the 1962 Town State Fair earned four blue ribbons eight red ribbons and one white in clothing exhibits. Organizers note the county's displays will be shown through Aug 26. Demonstration teams from Mills included Judith Asmussen Sherrie Crouch and leader Mrs Albert Crouch with showcases on accessorizing a basic dress and a first aid topic. Additional exhibits include Busy Bees club displays on detergent usage and a dress revue entry by Jo an Buch.
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Mills County
Wilma L. Schultz
County Extension Home Economist
Judith Asmussem
Sherrie Crouch
Glenwood
Albert Crouch
Rosalie Wright
Diane Lang
Emerson
Joan Buch
Centerettes
4-H
Busy Bees Club
Strahan
Fair Grounds
Joyce Arp
Council Bluffs Rt. 3
Glenrod
Denella Downing
Pacific Junction
Carolyn Lefgren
Hastings
Linda Clay
Malvern
Shirley Williams
Barbara Hunt
Karen Henderson
Suzanne Schoering
Council Bluffs
Terry
Theft of 40 Chickens From Pacific Junction Farm
The theft of 40 chickens from the Alice Detsauer place near Pacific Junction was reported to the sheriff's office. The theft occurred during the night of August 15. Mrs. R. D. McCoy and three children from San Bernardino, California, are guests in the home of Mrs. McCoy's mother, Mrs. F. W. Pierce.
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Alice Detsauer
Pacific Junction
Sheriff’s Office
R. D. McCoy
San Bernardino, Calif
Break-in Reported at Perkins Service Station Near Hastings
The Hastings area sheriff's office was notified Thursday morning of a overnight break-in at the Perkins service station near Hastings. Investigators say only cigarettes were stolen after entry was gained by breaking a window.
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Sheriff's Office
Perkins
Hastings
Candidates Must File for School Board by Aug 31
Town and Mills county hold school elections on Sept 10. Nomination petitions with the district secretary must be filed before noon Aug 31, signed by at least 10 qualified electors. Mills county terms include Malvern treasurer Charles Phelps and director F A Wortman. Nishna Valley director Kenneth Grindle Hastings and treasurer Harold Cooper. Glenwood directors James Purkhiser and Walter Green Pacific Junction.
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Town
Mills County
Malvern
Charles Phelps
F. A. Wortman
Nishna Valley
Kenneth Grindle
Hastings
Harold Cooper
Glenwood
James Purkhiser
Walter Green
Pacific Junction
Police Chief Injured In Glenwood Car Collision
Glenwood Police Chief Ted Harjess was injured in a Sunday crash that totaled his police car with about $200 in damage. He was taken to Edmundson hospital in an incident near an outlying town intersection. John Bernthawl of Wayne Nebraska admitted he misjudged a weed obscured intersection leading to the collision.
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Glenwood
Ted Harjess
Harjess
Edmundson Hospital
John Bernthawl
Wayne
Neb
Carl Remley
Remley
Plan Professional Wrestling at Henderson Holiday
New feature added to the Henderson Holiday funfest on September 15 will be professional wrestling with top local grapplers. Tickets go on sale this weekend chaired by Gordon Steiner of the ticket committee among other popular events and contests.
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Henderson
Iowa
Stee
Gordon Steiner
Mills County Rural Schools to Open This Fall
Four rural schools in Mills county will start classes on Monday September 3. Hillsdale Fern Alberts Bethlehem Pearle Sprague Lincoln Lela Oliphant Elm Grove Erma Whitehill serve as the teachers. The county reports a drop in rural school numbers from last year.
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Mills County
Hillsdale
Fern Alberts
Bethlehem
Pearle
Malvern Opens New Elementary and High School Additions
Malvern schools begin the new year September 4 with half day sessions, bus routes at regular times, and a start of hot lunch September 5. major improvements include new science lab equipment, remodeled home economics, and a Chamry building expansion adding six classrooms and a large library. Foreign languages will include French and Latin I, with chemistry and physics now offered the same year.
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Malvern Community
Malvern
Crink
A. E. Nothem
Lois Allgy
Vernon Ardin
Wm. T. Beasley
Darold Wolff
University of South Dakota
Rayburn Benton
Donald Breshears
Ronald Cain
Warren
Darrah
Paul Floppy
Iowa State University
Walnut
Cleta Salyers
Ruth Salyers
Marjorie Lippincott
Chamry
Asean
LNB Enos Delnags Cea Ber
University of Arkansas
Neola
Vera Cronkhite
Margaret Stevesson
Stevesson
Ann Sell
Laura Clay
Mary Terry
BR. N
Gladys Donner
Glenwood Schools Plan Open With Expanded Enrollment
Glenwood schools set August 29 opening under Supt Earl Tubbs with expectant higher enrollment. High school enrollment may reach 420. staff vacancies to be filled by opening. Buses start the day after teacher meetings August 28. French II added. French I offered in junior high. Raymond Beam named elementary supervisor. admin staff listed. detailed faculty assignments for high, elementary and junior high noted.
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Glenwood
Earl Tubbs
Tubbs
Raymond Beam
Silver City
Arthur Syrom
Hed Courtney
Glenwood East
Bill McKee
P. J
Kindergarten Party at Malvern Aug. 31
Mothers of children entering Malvern Community schools are invited to the annual kindergarten party on Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. in the kindergarten room of the Chantry building.
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Malvern
Chantry
Emerson Baptists Aid Nishnu Cottage Service
Representatives of the Emerson Baptist Church led the Sunday worship at Nishnu Cottage. Gordon Hascall delivered the talk and George Stille served as soloist with Mrs. Horace Greenwood accompanying.
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Emerson Baptist Church
Nishnu Cottage
Gordon Hascall
George Stille
Horace Greenwood
Road Requests Meeting Sept 11 In Mills County
The annual joint meeting of Mills county township trustees with the board of supervisors will present road surface and grade requests. It will be held Sept 11 at 19 a.m. at the courthouse, announced by Auditor Glen Johnson.
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Mills County
Board of Supervisors
Glen Johnson
Three to Hospital After Accident North of Glenwood
A near head on collision Friday evening on highway 275 north of Glenwood sent three women to Mercy Hospital. The station wagon from Glenwood driven by Karen Clark Collins 18 and a car driven by Shirley A. McElroy 20 of Omaha collided. Collins and McElroy suffered jaw and leg fractures. Lena McElroy 42 mother of Shirley also injured with internal injuries. Left fronts of the vehicles collided about 8 pm.
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Glenwood
Mercy Hospital
Mariel Lee Snyder
Karen Clark Collins
Shirley A. McElroy
Omaha
Sheriff's Office
Miss Collins
Miss McElroy
Lena McElroy
Shirley McElroy
N-V Well Produces 60 to 80 Gallons a Minute
A new well at the Nishna Valley Community High School site produced 60 to 80 gallons per minute over an hour, deemed more than enough for the school needs. Superintendent Lewis Doubleday reported the strong flow this week.
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Nishna Valley
Lewis Doubleday
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