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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
7
A fog bound collision on U S highway 34 at 8 55 a m December 3 sent three people to hospital two with injuries and one in critical condition Kenneth E Newburg 52 of Red Oak previously Omaha Neb listed in critical condition after the crash authorities said the incident remains under investigation
This week in Mills County notes Editor Dan Field of the Glenwood Opinion-Tribune photographed the Mills 4-H Awards fete held Saturday while services were attended for partner Emmett Butler. A major early snow storm slicked streets but travel continued with crews sanding and plowing. In a crash in Mills County Newburg was charged with failure to have control after a collision with a 1967 Ford driven by Edward Dallas Kleindienst. Both cars were totaled. Kleindienst had a cut lip. Margie Newburg sustained head lacerations and was hospitalized.
Malvern firemen faced a smoky but non damaging incident at The Malvern Leader plant on Main Street when a smoldering fluorescent light fixture failed. The blaze caused no major damage beyond the fixture.
Donors provide clothing toys and money to Malvern Goodfellows as they run a Yule drive for 1974. Collection points include Costello Insurance Powles Agency and The Leader office. Early gifts list Chris Spiker toys and clothing plus anonymous $5 donation as the campaign runs to Christmas.
Mills County sheriff reports a spate of nine break-ins and thefts this week across Pacific Junction Glenwood Mineola Silver City and Treynor. Victims include stereo components worth 200 a color TV and two watches plus cash, a revolver and a purse, along with boat thefts and a car stolen in Pacific Junction. The Treynor Record notes several break-ins in Treynor during the same period.
Susan Miller and Owen Bolte were named Mills County Outstanding 4-H Girl and Boy for 1974 at the Awards Program in Malvern. Awards recognized 9 and 8 years of 4-H involvement, with memorials, production and livestock honors, and new awards for livestock and crop production. Weather notes and mobile unemployment service plans also appear in the week’s county news.
Malvern residents hosted wide Thanksgiving gatherings featuring Bruce Breeding from Ames Iowa State University and many relatives from Council Bluffs Omaha Des Moines Glenwood and broader Iowa towns. The event welcomed extended families including the Chowns Shift families and numerous in laws with meals at multiple homes and the Holiday Inn Red Oak. Local residents shared time with kin from west Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Denver totaling a large regional family reunion over the holiday.
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