Mills County Travel Tales and Band Winner Highlight
Rep William Scherle attended Camp Ripley Minnesota to review the National Guard and traveled home through four states after a storm near Sioux City. Mrs Sim Ford of Malvern won the So You Want to Lead a Band feature at Peony Park Omaha earning the baton, a record and tickets for next week’s dance. The Hastings Federated Women's Club fall flower show will answer attic arrangement questions.
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William Scherle
Henderson
Camp Ripley
Minn
National Guard
Sioux City
Sim’ Ford
Malvern
Sammy Kaye
Peony Park
Omaha
Ford
Hastings Federated Women's Club
Hastings News
Two Candidates File for Area 4 County Board Seat
Two nomination petitions were filed for Area 4 county board of education: Harold Smith of Emerson and W T Wearin Jr of Hastings. Election day is September 11 during the regular school elections. Area 4 covers the southeast county quarter, excluding Fremont Mills and Stienandoan districts, with boundaries near Highway 34 and Mt. Vernon area.
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County Board of Education
Area 4
Harold Smith
Emerson
Wt. P. Wearin, Jr
Hastings
Fremont Mills
Stienandoan Ree RL
Malvern
Mt. Vernon
Marriage license and motor vehicle registrations in Glenwood area
A marriage license was issued to Elton Jonathan Long and Helen Hauger both of Glenwood. Nine motor vehicles were registered: a Chevrolet to William Burke of Pacific Junction, a Chevrolet to Beverly Carson Emer son of Malvern, an Oldsmobile to Ethel F. Waller of Malvern, a Pontiac to Revel T. Harman of Tabor, a Studebaker-Lark to Joetta Unsworth of Glenwood, a Ford Falcon to Frank Williams of Pacific Junction, a Morris Minor to Arthur Pedersen of Glenwood, an International pickup to John Nelson of Glenwood, and a Ford pickup to William Osborn of Glenwood.
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Elton Jonathan Long
Helen Hauger
Glenwood
Arthur J. Pedersen
International Pickup
John Kelson
Ford Pickup
William F. Osborn
Mills Co Chapter of Red Cross Meeting Held at Glenwood
The Mills County chapter of the American Red Cross met at the court house in Glenwood on August 17. Mrs. Charles Stinard presided, reports from various branches were given, Ted Higgins attended as field representative, and Mrs. Lyndal Liongood was elected secretary.
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Mills County
American Red Cross
Court House
Glenwood
Charles Stinard
Th Chhapter
Ted Higgins
Council Bluffs
Lyndal Liongood
Mills Girl Runner-up In Iowa Essay Contest
Sharon Crouch of Glenwood High School placed first runner-up in the Iowa Good Roads Association essay contest. Winner was Kurt Leighner of Council Bluffs. Essays addressed the topic What Highways Mean to Me during national Highway Week May 21 27.
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Mills County
Towa Good Roads Association
Sharon Crouch
Glenwood High School
Council Bluffs
Kurt Leighner
Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled in Glenwood Friday
The Bloodmobile will be in Glenwood Friday August 25 at the Methodist church from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Blood donors are invited to participate at this community event hosted by local health groups.
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Bloodmobile
Glenwood
Methodist Church
Closing of Sheldon Bank Impacts Mills County Funds
The closure of the Sheldon National Bank due to embezzlement reduced public funds across Mills County. Assessments on local banks total $202.? across Emerson, Glenwood, Malvern, Mineola, and Silver City, based on deposits as of June 30. Sheldon bank held $143,443.80 in O'Brien County and Sheldon Community School District funds, shrinking the Town state sinking fund to $36,711.02 and prompting a $63,288.98 statewide top-up to meet the statutory minimum.
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Mills
Sheldon National Bank
Sheldon
F. M. Robinson
Sheldon Bank
Mills County
Emerson
Glenwood
Malvern
Mineola
Silver City
O'Brien County
Sheldon Community
Walther League Play at St John’s Fui
The Walther League of St John’s presents How Could You Momn a three act farce about the Bryant family who lose a sweepstakes ticket Friday Aug 23 at 7 30 p m at St John’s Lutheran Church six miles northeast of Malyvern Admission free free will offering taken Cast includes Myrna McMillen Keith Henderson Shirley Menschel Martene Fletcher Larry McMillen Charles Copperstone Phyllis Leu Keterick Kreutz Mervin Fletcher Elvera Henderson Patricia Menschel Director Stanley McMillen.
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St. John’s Walther League
Bryant
St. John's Lutheran Church
Malyvern
Myrna *McMillen
Keith Henderson
Shirley Menschel
Martene Fletcher
Larry McMillen
Charles Copperstone
Phyllis Leu
Keterick Kreutz
Mervin Fletcher
Elvera Henderson
Patricia Menschel
Stanley McMillen
Myron Jones Wins Mills County Soil District Commissioner
Myron Jones of Center two won the Mills County Soil Conservation District election 37 to 18 over Austin Bass of Rawles. Three polling places served Glenwood Emerson and Malvern with Glenwood reporting 32 votes plus four absentee ballots. Jones takes office immediately succeeding Dallas N. McGrew, who served since the district’s 1942 creation.
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Mills County Soil Conservation District
Myron Jones
Center Two
Austin Bass
Rawles
Glenwood
Emerson
SCS
Malvern
Mills
Jones Bass Emerson
Mr. Jones
Dallas N. McGrew
Anderson Two
Hold Bluffs Man in Connection With Break-in
A 24 year old Council Bluffs man Wayne D Arnold was taken into custody Tuesday night by Sheriff Edwin Barkus and is held in Mills county on breaking and entering charges. Arnold waived hearing to the grand jury with bond set at 1000 by Justice Carl Remley. He was arrested in connection with the July 30 break in of East Liberty No 1 schoolhouse where an American flag and a hot plate were stolen and some windows broken. Ice Cream Social sponsored by Henderson Methodist church Friday Aug 25 at 4 30 p m free will offering.
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Council Bluffs
Edwin Barkus
Mills County
Wayne D. Arnold
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Barkus
Arnold
East Liberty No. 1
Choice Cuts Finally Yielded to the Thieves
Thieves broke into the Legion Club north of Glenwood after multiple attempts over the past year. Sheriff Edwin Barkus said a forced door allowed entry, with about 150 dollars worth of meat including some choice cuts, three cases of beer, and three boxes of cigars taken.
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Legion Club
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Rainy spell leaves Mills County soaked this week
Heavy rains drenched Mills County as cooler conditions gave way to a stretch of showers starting Monday. The persistent moisture improved soil moisture and kept fields wet, affecting early planting and fieldwork plans. Community weather notes describe an unusually wet period with lingering clouds.
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Weelkes
Watch Driving Urges Rich School Initiative
Malvern Marshall Clifford Rich urges a new school driving safety program to protect children. He calls motorists to stop at all stop signs and observe speed limits, insists on enforcing the law, and warns arrests for offenders. He also asks parents to keep children indoors at night to reduce trouble and aid schooling.
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Malvern
Marshall
Clifford Rich
Marshall Rich
Henderson to Celebrate Sept 16 Holiday Parade and BBQ
Henderson plans its annual Henderson Holiday on Saturday September 16 with a morning parade followed by a free barbecue in the evening. Sponsors announced a full schedule of features and activities attracting crowds in past years.
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Henderson
Dean Hunt and Dick Godfrey Win 4-H Demonstration Contest
The Hastings Jr. Feeders honor goes to Dean Hunt and Dick Godfrey for winning the demonstration contest at the fairgrounds on August 16. An apology is issued to Dean Hunt for his name being omitted from the top blue ribbon in last week’s issue.
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4-I
Dean Hunt
Hastings Jr
Dick Godfrey
Fair Grounds
Mills county dairy club shines at district show
Larry McMillen wins the top purple ribbon for a Holstein cow at the District Dairy Show in Council Bluffs. Mills County 4-H members led with many blue ribbons across Holstein, Milking Shorthorn, Guernsey and Brown Swiss divisions and several juniors qualifying for Ak-Sar-Ben on Sept 22 and 23.
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Mills County
Council Bluffs
LaVern ©. Obrecht
Larry McMillen
Ald Angus
Linda McMillen
Mike Sell
Carolyn Hilton
Virginia Angus
Cruce DuVal
Debbie Sell
Lowell McMillen
Byron Mass
Marilyn Williams
Dale Asmussen
Eldon Hopp
Richard Hopp
Guernsey
Judy Asmussen
Gene Hilton
Shirlie Ann Crouch
Bruce DuVal
Russell Powers
Don Wamburg
Ak-Sar-Ben
Malvern School Opens Under New Staff and Schedules
Malvern Community schools plan a Monday start with a half day program and regular classes beginning Tuesday. Kindergarten will split into town and country sections, with country sessions mornings first semester. Two new instructors, Donald Breshears and Barbara Breshears, join the staff. Bus routes and lunch arrangements are outlined, with extensive classroom reallotments across Chantry, post office, and Legion rooms.
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Malvern Community Schools
N. P
Donald Breshears
Junit
Barbara
Breshears
Town State Teachers College
ISTU
Waterloo
Evansdale
Legion Rooms
Chantry
Chantry School
Malvern Community School District to Elect Directors Sept 11
Two board seats in Malvern area districts 2 and 5 are up for three year terms. Nominations for W B Hays and Frederic Newell must be filed with secretary W R Byington by Sept 1. Voters in Area 4 will also elect a county board member.
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Malvern Community School
W. B. Hays
Area 5
Frederic Newell
Area
W. R. Byington
County Board of Education
Malvern Community
Malvern
Mills County
Iowa
Margaretta Hays
Richard D. Gay
Richard Henderson
Range
Starry Evans
Township
Range 41
Jund
Hessian Fly Free Date Set for Sept 26
Mills County Extension Director LaVerne Obrecht announced that the Hessian fly free date is Sept 26. He advised Mills farmers to destroy volunteer wheat before planting, prepare the seed bed properly, and plant adapted varieties.
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Mills County Extension
LaVerne Obrecht
Obrecht
Mills
Tug o War Featured in Silver City Labor Day Fest
Silver City and Mineola firefighters will pull in a tug of war as part of the Silver City celebration sponsored by the Silver City Commercial club. The event features a watermelon feed at noon, afternoon games, hourly prize drawings, a free dance, and an RCA color television giveaway in the evening, continuing last year’s paving link celebration.
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Silver City
Mineola
Mills County 4H Cattle Feeders Day Winners Named
Four Mills County boys attended the Jr Cattle Feeders Marketing Day at the Omaha stockyards on August 23. The event featured feeding, grading contests, and interviews to test knowledge of feeding programs. Mills County juniors won two blue ribbons and two red with Marlin Henderson and Otha Mass Jr earning blue, Bob Burgoin and Dick Lincoln red.
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Iowa
Mills County
Marlin Henderson
Otha Mass Jr
Bob Burgoin
Dick Lincoln
Austin Bass
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Fairview
Dee
Zanders
Walther
St. John’s
Soil District
Henderson Methodist Church
Aflv
T On 4-H
Sean Buch
Donald Angus
Holstein
Joan Buch
Don
Malvern School
Supt
Crink
John Englund
Englund
Northwest Missouri State Tachers College
A. H. Nothem
Toen
Woodford R. Byington
Malvern Community School District
Mills Co
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