Crosswalks Installed For Malvern School Safety
The town council and Malvern board of education have added three crosswalks with wheel out stop signs to protect students. Signs will be at Lottie Rose Corner Island Main Street, Ponton’s Grocery at 7th and Main, and the road to the high school at 14th and Main, operating 8 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. on school days. Drivers must stop fully and yield to pedestrians crossing Highway 41.
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Town Council
Malvern Board of Education
Malvern
Lottie Rose Corner
Main Street
Thefts and Fires Reported Near Glenwood
Sheriff Ed Barkus logged three theft and arson incidents on August 17. Robbers broke into Terry's Steak House north of Glenwood, stealing two cash registers valued at 1500 each, the juke box coin container, and about 650 dollars of steaks beer cigarettes and liquor. A 1969 Buick owned by Leslie Baker of Omaha was stolen and later set ablaze at the Glenwood dump. A battery from Marta Draper’s car northwest of the dump was also taken, and a Volkswagen burned on I-29 at about 8 am on August 17.
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Terry
Glenwood
Leslie Baker
Omaha
Mills County residents at Republican convention in Miami
Two Mills County residents traveled to Miami Florida for the Republican National Convention. Dr Rafael Roure of Glenwood attended as an alternate delegate and Evelyn Lincoln of Pacific Junction joined as a Young Voters for the President member. Lincoln is a Waldorf College sophomore and son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Lincoln.
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Mills
Miami
Fla
Rafael Roure
Glenwood
Evelyn Lincoln
Pacific Junction
Young Voters For
Miss Lincoln
Waldorf College
Wayne Lincoln
Young Republicans Organization
Dianne Sue Anderson
Des Moines
Dianne
Glenwood Community High School
Iowa
Charles Anderson
Malvern Senior Citizens Potluck Supper September 5
Malvern senior citizens will host a pot luck supper on Tuesday September 5 at 6 40 p m in the Community building. Tabor and Imogene senior citizens are invited plus all seniors in Malvern and nearby areas.
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Malvern
Tabor
Imogene
Surrounding
Mills 4-H Exhibits Shine at Iowa State Fair
Mills county 4-Hers excel at the Iowa State Fair led by LaVerne Obrecht. Blue ribbons go to Linda Barber Carol Schoening Joyce Stephens Marcie Sinner Jackie Smith Diane Shaw Donna Christensen Harva Hillyer Dixie Honeyman Carol Perkins Leslie Gustafson and others in clothing painting photography and knitting. Swine entries win blue ribbons with top showmanship to Mark Deitchler and county herdsmanship purple. Doug Christensen shows a Hereford crossbred steer. Donna Christensen places ninth with a crossbred market heifer. Educational Presentations earn Merit certificates for Diane Shaw Donna Christensen Walter Angus and John Skerritt for Go Big Red.
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Mills County
LaVerne C. Obrecht
Linda Barber
Carol Sue Schoening
Joyce Stephens
Marcie Sinner
Jackie Smith
Diane Shaw
Dresser
Donna Christensen
Harva Hillyer
Dixie Honeyman
Carol Perkins
Leslie Gustafson
Martha Washington
Doug Christensen
Donna
John Skerritt
Malvern Cancer Drive Nets 130
The Malvern cancer fund drive was completed with co chairmen Mrs Mildred Hardy and Mrs Ruth Adkins reporting total collections of 370.13 dollars. Helpers included Mrs Jessie Wearin Mrs Mary Rozmajzi Mrs Lorraine Griffin Mrs Eula Ellison and others such as Forrest Hatfield George Mort Arthur Churchman Tom Winchester Bill Baer Mildred Martin George Pearce and Verlin Hardy.
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Malvern
Mildred Hardy
Ruth Adkins
Mmes
Jessie Wearin
Mary Rozmajzi
Lorraine Griffin
Eula Ellison
Forrest Hatfield
George Mort
Arthur Churchman
Tom Winchester
Bill Baer
Mildred Martin
George Pearce
Verlin Hardy
Taylor Seeks District 3 Seat on Iowa Western Community College Board
Earl B. Taylor 57 of Route 1 Silver City announces candidacy for District 3 seat on the Iowa Western Community College Board. The district includes Lewis Central Treynor Carson Oakland Underwood Crescent Lake areas. Taylor, an ISU agriculture graduate and former land appraiser, highlights farming as a tax base for schools and notes prior service as a Major in WWII. He has held bank, farm bureau, and school booster roles and chairs farm groups. He and wife Elsie have two sons.
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Earl B. Taylor
Route 1
Silver City
Iowa Western Community College Board of Directors
Lewis Central
Treynor
Carson
Oakland
Underwood
Crescent
Lake Townships
Harvey Saar
Taylor
Mills County
First State Bank of
Tabor
Mills County Farm Bureau
Zion Congregational Church of
Treynor Legion Post
Iowa Farm Bureau
American Soybean Producers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Western Community College
Elsie
Rev James Stenger Accepted Call at Malvern Church
The Rev James Stenger of Omaha was extended and accepted as minister by the First Baptist church of Malvern at a congregational meeting. He had been filling the pulpit this summer after Rev Howard Mace resigned last spring. Rev and Mrs Stenger and their family are preparing to move.
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James Stenger
Omaha
First Baptist Church of
Malvern
Stenger
Howard Mace
Relief from Heat as Shower Brings Temperate Break
A cool shower eased record heat that baked the area for over a week. The rain gave brief relief and residents hope for more precipitation. Daily data noted the temperature drop and improving conditions.
Nominated for School Boards in area races
Tuesday was the last day for filing nomination petitions for school boards. Malvern Community board: Albert Washburn nominated for reelection. Clifford Boyer nominated in Director Area 1 to replace Gordon Axtell. No one nominated for treasurer. Nishna Valley: Bryan Sowers nominated for reelection. Robert Christensen nominated to replace Lynn Costello who is not seeking reelection.
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Malvern
Albert Washburn
Clifford Boyer
Gordon Axtell
Nishna Valley
Bryan Sowers
Henderson
Robert Christensen
Lynn Costello
Blood Drive Arrives in Malvern On Aug 31
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Malvern Community building from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday August 31. Citizens aged 14 to 65 are urged to donate. Silver City Methodist WSCS will run the canteen and Malvern BPW members encourage donors. Bring a friend and give so others may live.
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Red Cross
Malvern
Silver City Methodist
WSCS
Malvern Bpw
Family to Move Into East 7th Street Parsonage
The Stenger family will relocate to the Baptist parsonage on East 7th Street this weekend. The father trained at Grace Bible Institute in Omaha and has extensive preaching experience as both a layman and a professional. The couple has five children, three of whom remain at home and will enroll in Malvern schools.
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Baptist Parsonage
East 7Th St
Grace Bible Institute
Omaha
Stengers
Malvern
Malvern School Opens With Full Staff Friday
Malvern Community school district starts Friday at 8:30 a.m. under Supt. Jack Jones with a short initial session to assign pupils and explain procedures. Regular classes begin Monday as teachers review enrollments and prepare for the full program.
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Malvern Community
Jack Jones
Jones
Mills County Gross Business Rises in First Quarter
Iowa Department of Revenue reports Mills County shows a strong first quarter gain in gross business. Countywide up 20 percent, led by Glenwood at 20 percent and smaller towns up 60 percent. General merchandise and car sales driven by gains. food sales down slightly. Malvern posts a modest 3 percent rise for 1972 quarter.
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Mills County
Iowa
Glenwood
Malvern
Hamburg
Sidney
Tabor
Mills county special education plan under way at several schools
The Mills county program directed by Supt. Dwight Fellows, funded by the county board, begins this week at Glenwood Malvern and Nishna Valley. Cheryl Hembry will teach at MW, Letha Bayes will schedule extracurriculars, and Ward Thelen seeks substitute teachers. Enrollment may dip early but typically rises. Vera Sugden and Ferne Stewart will teach at Glenwood. Speech therapy by Wilma Barker and Janet Mira at Malvern Valley and Glenwood, plus a vocational rehabilitation counselor Ray McKander employed jointly by Mills Fremont and Page counties. Malcolm Cochrane handles testing on a per pupil basis. part of funding from the state.
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Mills County
Dwight D. Fellows
County Board of Education
Glenwood
Malvern
Nishna Valley
Cheryl Hembry
Wayland
Northwest Mo
State College
Kirksville
Letha Bayes
Vera Sugden
Tabor
Ferne Stewart
Silver City
Wilma Barker
Valley
Janet Mira
Ray MecKander
McRander
Mills
Fremont
Page Counties
Malcom Cochrane
Glenwood State School
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Ed Barkus
Marta Draper
Howard Palmer
General Assembly
Palmer
West Nishbotna
White Cloud Bridge
George Williams
Steve Jacobsen
Allen Williams
Strahan
John Deere
Dick DeLashmutt
Baptist Church
The
American Red Cross
Ward Thelen
Supt
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