Malvern News Highlights Mills County Road Upgrades
Malvern reports show cost saving from new asphalt equipment in town road improvement. Lakin Ranch at Odebolt tops state farm payments with 212100 and Mills county holdings adding 20561 for total 241670. Visitors Keith Adams of San Diego, a former local banker, now runs bank computer systems for Southern California First National. A cat caused a power outage near Glenwood by shorting a transformer, interrupting service to Glenwood Silver City and rural areas during a wedding reception.
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Charles Lakin
USDA
Odebolt
Mills County
Des Moines Sunday Register
Malvern
Keith W. Adams
San Diego
Calif
Keith
Southern California First National Bank At
Ipalen
Glenwood
Silver City
Highway 275
Jopp-Schroeder
Joint teacher session to draw 350 in Mills Fremont counties
More than 350 teachers are expected Monday at the Mills and Fremont counties joint meeting in the new Glemwood high school building. Dwight Fellows announced Dr. Walter Beggs from the University of Net den will deliver the principal address. Richard BE. Gage of the state department of public instruction will present a colored slide talk on India. Afternoon sessions divide teachers by subject matter fields.
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Mills
Fremont
Glemwood
Dwight Fellows
Walter Beggs
Teachers’ College
University of Net
Win
India
Richard BE. Gage
State Department of Public Instruction
County Auction Brings $3850 Net to County
County public auction by the road department brought in about $3,850. County Engineer Charles Weber reported the sale mostly involved used material and some used equipment.
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County of Road Department
Charles Weber
Post Office to Be Closed Labor Day
The post office will be closed on Monday September 4 for Labor Day and there will be no rural delivery. Postmaster Tom Gidley confirms the schedule.
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Repos
Tom Gidley
Suit Against Town for Fire Station Set for Sept. 12
Mills county district court assigns Sept. 12 for a suit by Neala Farm Equipment Inc against the town of Malvern over payment for a fire station not yet officially used due to construction issues. Neala seeks payment while Malvern firemen have moved in equipment. A second case, Clarold Rogers of Glenwood versus Raymond Bloedel and county board of review, seeks tax reduction on a new home, with hearing set for Sept. 20.
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Mills County District Court
Malvern
Neala Farm Equipment, Inc
Neala
Neola
Clarold Rogers
Glenwood
Raymond Bloedel
Mis County Board of Review
Bloedel
Emersonians Fall Festival Opens With Parade Friday
Emerson's annual Fall Festival kicks off at 6 30 Friday evening with a traditional float parade along the parade route. The two day event features flowers, garden produce, antiques, hobbies, a Saturday tractor pulling contest at 9 am, new motorcycle races, a free barbecue at 6 pm, acts by Billy Papon at 7 30 pm, a teen dance, and top prizes including two plane tickets to Las Vegas or Expo 67 plus several $50 bonds. Donor tickets sold by Emerson groups grant access to events other than the dance.
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Emerson
Evans
Greenwood Lammber
Bass Memorial Field
Billy Papon
Las Vegas
Mills County 4H'ers Attend Air Marketing Day
Twelve Mills County 4H members took part in the Southwest Town Junior Cattle Feeders Marketing Day in Omaha on August 16. Sponsored by the Southwest Iowa County Extension Directors Association, the event educates 4H members in marketing livestock. Participants consign market beef to Omaha Stockyards firms, watch sales, and are interviewed about their beef projects. A feeder calf grading demonstration and a noon banquet followed, featuring Hugh Mactier of Mactier Bros. Commission Co. discussing livestock handling. Names listed include Richard Cool, Henderson, Donald, Charles, Paul Hwa ck, Macedo nia, David Swett, Malvern, Edward Russell, Joe Wearin, Hastings, Randy Costello, Imogene, Blaine Nansel, and Diane and David Schroeder, Council Bluffs.
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Mills County
Southwest Town
Omaha
Southwest Iowa County Extension Directors Association
Hugh Mactier
Mactier Bros. Commission .Co
Richard
Cool
Henderson
Donald
Charles
Paul Hwack
Macedonia
David
Swett
Malvern
Edward Russell
Joe Wearin
Hastings
Randy
Costello
Imogene
Blaine
Boyd
Nansel
Diane and
David Schroeder
Council Bluffs
Bridge Award to Logan Builder
The board of supervisors awarded Capitol Construction Company of Logan the contract to build a 20x102 ft S beam bridge northeast of Malvern in Silver Creek township near section 21 for 14,105.40 dollars. The project is slated to begin promptly and advance toward completion in the township.
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Board of Supervisors
Capitol Construction Company of
Logan
Malvern
Silver Creek Township
Plan for Gun Club Covered Picnic Area Faces Elm Losses
The Mills county fair grounds Elms suffer Dutch elm disease threatening the Malvern Gun Club public picnic area. A plan proposes a concrete 40 by 100 foot platform with a partial roof and a fireplace for cookouts. Estimated cost at least 2000 dollars plus building help. The Leader urges community input and donations to Burdette Spiker or The Leader office to fund and build next summer.
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Malvern Gun Club
Mills County Fair Grounds
Coxerly
Burdette Spiker
Leader
Spiker
Weather note hints at light rain if events miss
Local forecasters say light rain remains possible if both the county fair and Henderson Holiday fail to bring showers. Last week saw only a fraction of an inch of rain with temperatures staying comfortably mild. Readings show mild conditions with limited rainfall.
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Henderson
Leader Seeks College Youth News For Fall Attendees
The Leader requests notices of students going to college this fall. If you or your children will attend, call 8512 with the school name for possible publication. The office will be open on Labor Day and welcomes early news.
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Leader
Mills County 4-H Team Finishes 17th at State Fair Test
Mills County 4 H Livestock Judging team placed 17th of 76 at the State Fair Judging Contest on August 22. Members Randall Barber Malvern Denny Boileau Henderson Cheryl Shaw and Robert Washburn Hastings participated with Jim Cheney of Emerson as holder. Coach Byron Leu guided the team through eight livestock classes and two sets of oral reasons.
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Mills County
Lynn Benson
Randall Barber
Malyvern
Denny Boileau
Henderson
Cheryl Shaw
Robert Washburn
Wastings
Jim Cheney
Emerson
Byron Leu
Youth Worker to Assist Southwest Iowa Churches
Robert G. Middleton Jr. begins a year long internship to train adult youth workers for seven Baptist churches in southwest Iowa including Shenandoah Hamburg Red Oak Malvern and Council Bluffs. He will work with leaders to strengthen youth programs and live in Han B apartments.
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Youth Worker
Iowa
Robert G. Middleton Jr
Baptist
Shenandoah
Hamburg
Red Oak
Malvern
Co. Bluffs
Malavern Church
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Mervin ‘Turner
Senderson
Kim Byers
Emersonians
Sw. Town
Edwin Russell
Boyd Nansel
Joe Nd
Blane Nansel
Diane Schroeder
Lynn Costello
Lynn Bensani
Wack
Herb Nensel
Leighton Reed
David Swett
Lart Ting
Belinda Dooley
Mr. Middleton
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
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