New County Supervisor Vacancy and Local War Losses
This week Mills Canty reports on December elections and many organizations naming new officers. Several candidates seek the Glenwood county supervisor seat to replace Wm. Slezak whose resignation prompted the fill-in by Clerk Ward Slothower Recorder Hattie M. Brown and Acting Auditor Marvin Moore who expect to appoint soon. Also noted are wartime losses as two Glenwood youths are reported killed in action on Leyte Island. John Leet learns his son John was killed November 3 while Guy Leet dies November 9 on Leyte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Slezak
Glenwood
Ward Slothower
Hattie M. Brown
Marvin Moore
Mills County
John Leet
John
Leyte Island
Erville Ailey
Guy
Weather recap of cold snap and snowfall week
A cold snap dominated the week with a low around 12 degrees. Four inches of snow fell Saturday in the vicinity, with light flurries continuing through the period. Daily readings show continued cold and accumulating snow.
Death of Mrs Margaret Spetman Deg
Mrs Margaret Spetman Deg, born December 19 1886 in Schleswig Holstein Germany, dies at age about 78 in Silver City. She came to America as a child of eight with her family seeking escape from military rule and married Charles A Rommel in 1882. She lived in the same house since marriage and was the last of eight children. Her Lutheran baptism marked early faith as her education began in Germany and continued in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Spetman
Silver City
Charles A. Rommel
Margaret Dorothy Mass
Kay
Katherine Mass
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
America
German Empire
Fatherland
Box Supper at Benton School Next Thursday
Box supper at the Benton school house on December 21 invites the public. Also notes from England as Pfc. John Paulson writes home about experiences, Thanksgiving turkey, and awaiting Christus.
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Benton School
Benton School House
Bond Buying Bogs During Xmas Rush
Mills counties must boost the final days of the Christmas shopping season to meet the sixth war loan quota. County war finance chairman W. R. Byington says bond sales reached only 0 percent of the overall quota and 40 percent of the E bond quota with a county target of $550,000. The War Activities committee attributes slow buying to the busy season, urges immediate purchases to finish the drive and keep county soldiers equipped for the hard work ahead before victory.
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County War Activities Committee
Lt William Harriman Serves in England with Aviation Detachment
Lt William A Harriman son in law of Mr and Mrs Henry L Nims is stationed in England with an aviation detachment in the quartermaster corps. Inducted February 1941 he served eight months in Northern Ireland before officers training and received his commission at Camp Lee Virginia in December 1944. He has been a National Guard member for 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Harriman
Henry L. Nims
England
Quartermaster Corps
Northern Ireland
Camp Lee
National Guard
Commissioned First Lieutenant Wayne E Nims Named
Wayne E Nims, son of Mr and Mrs Henry L Nims of Strahan, was commissioned as second lieutenant in March 1943 after service with the National Guard since 1940. He spent a year at Camp Claiborne Louisiana eight months in northern Ireland and returned to Camp Lee Virginia before earning promotion to first lieutenant in September 1944. He served in England before landing in Normandy with the first troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. Nims
Henry L. Nims
Strahan
Nims
National Guard
Camp Claiborne
Northern Ireland
Camp Lee
England
Normandy
France
Malvern Board Hires New Junior High Teacher
Malvern's board of education offered a teaching contract to Mrs. Alice Redenbaugh of Greenwood at its meeting Tuesday evening to teach in the junior high in place of Mrs. Marjorie Knessel who resigned recently. The change will complete a turnover in the Junior High staff as Mrs. Doris Beckwith and Mrs. J. J. Coutter began there recently on a part time basis to take the place of Mrs. Glenn Dalrymple. Mrs. Redenbaugh has been substituting for Mrs. Fern Knight during the Christmas shopping season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Board of Education
Alice Redenbaugh
Grenwood
Marjorie Knessel
Doris Beckwith
J. J. Coutter
Glenn Dalrympre
Redenbaugh
Fern Knight
Mrs. L. L. Scott Dies At Daughter’s Home
Mrs. L. L. Scott aged 82 died at her daughter Mrs. Claude Barnes home in Emerson. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 p.m. from the Methodist church with burial to follow in the local cemetery institutional details omitted for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Scott
Claude Barnes
Emerson
Methodist Church
Malvern Firemen Reelect F R Chantry Chief
Malvern volunteers began 1922 practice and reelected F R Chantry as chief of the fire department. They also chose officers including Jesseell as assistant chief Frank Hertz as captain Glenn Dalrymple as first assistant Orville Weak as second assistant Dr D M Kline as treasurer B D Hering as secretary and trustees Albert Nelson W D Slothower and W W R Byington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
F. R. Chantry
Jesseell
Frank Hertz
Glenn Dalrymple
Orville Weak
D. M. Kline
B. D. Hering
Albert Nelson
W. D. Slothower
W.W. R. Byington
Malvern Mason Hall Names J R Hall Master of Silver Urn Lodge
Malvern Masons named J R Hall worshipful master of the Silver Urn lodge at the annual election meeting December 7. Hall has three years in the local lodge and holds memberships in three other lodges in town. Other officers elected include Ben Martin senior warden Lloyd Landis junior warden Dr J W Baer treasurer J Anderson secretary R W Sulyers trustees. Hall will appoint officers soon and the group plans to install them in early January. He succeeds C R Urewer who was master this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Masons
J. R. Hall
Hal
Ben Martin
Lloyd Landis
J. W. Baer
J. Anderson
R. W. Sulyers
Hall
Mr. Hall
C. R. Urewer
Buy Bonds and Get Me Out of Here Capt Willard Millikan
Capt Willard Millikan, prisoner of war in Germany, urged increased bond purchases to speed his release in a postcard received by The Leader. He noted his capture and the drive continuing, and his mother Mrs Joby Millkan of Shenandoah also wrote of his message from Fury 30.
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Capt
Willard Millikan
Wer
Germany
Capt. Millikan
Afree
Biu
Joby Millkan
Shenandoah
England
AAA Reelects All County Committee At Annual Voting
Mills counties annual AAA elections saw light turnout amid snowy roads and a busy season. J F Wearin chairs the county committee with Shirley Lincoln as vice chair. J Arthur Hurgoin and Harold Meaty hold other posts. Bert Colwell and Margaret McCormick are alternates and secretary respectively. Township results listed. Lyons township to vote Friday December 15. County committee duties include administering the AAA program and milk subsidy. federal payments totaling about 121000 were distributed to Mills county farmers last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
AAA
J. F. Wearin
Malvern
Shirley C. Lincoln
Pasell Junction
J. Arthur Hurgoin
Silver City
Harold A. Meaty
Bert €. Colwell
Glenwood
Margaret L. McCormick
Malevern
Nes » Bepton
Mr. Colwell
Ray Phimh
Henderson
View cWatr Inno
Anderson
Hiram To Coaler
Jor M. Robbins
Jolly C. Adely
Tay V. Plumb
Glen J. Sowers
Frank Buttington
Wiliam J. van Credel
Rudolph J
Milly County
Rave your money Muy wate her Roads sow
Very little readable content remains in the fragment. The note appears to be garbled OCR with stray words about money and roads, lacking coherent people, places, or events to identify. No clear event or attributed entities can be summarized into a factual news item.
Public sale dates list with farms and agents
A sequence of farm sale dates listed by location and seller. Entries include Malvern Davis Holden farm sale December 18 and other farm sales through January 17, with agents such as Art Friteher Wy EE Cramer McMurray & Slezak and various abbreviations indicating auction notices.
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Malvern Sale Cy
Comslentient
Art Friteher
Davis Holden
Anet
Leo
John Meyers Maray
Wy EE Cramer
Auet
Dee
Gus IL Green
Cramer
Lieutenant Edwin McGrew Talks at Rotary on Training Center
Lt. Edwin McGrew of Fort Ord spoke to Malvern Rotarians about the wing replacement center and its work. He explained the training and equipment provided before soldiers go overseas, including infiltration courses and issuing gear for all personnel. His father, N. McGrew of Everson, also attended the event.
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Malvern
Edwin McGrew
Ft. Ord
Cal
Lt. Mecrew
Ouf
N. MeGrew
Everson
Ale
Christmas Seals Support TB Program In County Asoo
The County Tuberculosis Association supports the Christmas Seals drive to fund anti TB work. The State Association provides the contract for sale, with the County keeping about 75 percent of gross receipts to finance local activities and aid state and national efforts.
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County
Firemen Plot Friday Frolic and Public Meeting
Malvern community segments report a county meeting led by Henry K Peterson of Council Bluffs on school financing and proposed town setout law changes. Fire department plans 1944 Frolic with dance acts, contests, and a floor show at the Community building to raise funds for new equipment and ice protection upgrades.
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Malverts
County Cithens
Glen Skersritt
Vinson Cingk
Marat
Olott Caffey
Silver City Aid
Merci Warren
J. Wearindroof
Durch
Bimersan Oe
Peterson
General Assembly
Ley
Houten Howdy
Ester Nelson
Malvern
E Bleer
Acta
Johnny Yeo
St Yeuye Waht Drimmey
Chas Ruatlan
Lowaibantingr Ton
Kils
Guy
Swihigettes
Fleyman
Joe Dawson’s wartime note from New York Jeeps and tires
A mailed wartime letter from Joe Dawson in New York describes hardship, weather, and humor amid service. He mentions a jeep with two flat tires and the need for new tires, ongoing war fatigue, gratitude for the hometown paper the Malvern Leader, and wishes readers a merry Christmas while hoping for better days. He signs as Set.
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Tlil
Santa
Joe Dawson
New York
Kilpatrick Named Squadron Commander In Italy Air War
Cape William J Kilpatrick, son of Randolph residents, appointed commander of a heavy bombardment squadron in Italy after completing over 60 combat missions in the Mediterranean theater. He holds the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. His brother, Capt Paul Kilpatrick, serves with the Army Air Corps in England. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support during hospitalization.
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Cape
William J. Kilpatrick
Bank reelects all directors Tuesday
All directors of the Malvern Trust and Savings Bank were reelected at the annual meeting. Directors named include Fred Durbin, HR Chantry, Dr J W Baer, B Durbin, and Albert Nelson. Pred Durbin was named president, Chantry vice president, and F J Iwert cashier. In other notes, Navy brothers Waterworth Dayal and Farris Waterworth of the South Pacific shared Thanksgiving dinner, and Pvt William Baer visited Malvern after leaving Camp Nor MVyle, Texas, en route to Cook, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Fred Durbin
Chantry
J. W. Baer
2. Ob
Hale
Go B. Durbin
Albert Nelson
Pred Durbin
F. J. Iwert
Wateryworth Boys
al Waterworth
Farris Waterworth
South Pacific
Farris
Dayal
Pvt
William Baer
Malvern
Camp Normvyle
San Antonio
Tex
Cook, Neb
Green Dolphin Street loaned by Malvern library
The book Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge has been donated to the Malvern public library by Mrs O W H Durbin and is ready for circulation. The romantic novel follows events in the Channel Islands and New Zealand during the Victorian era and won the Metropolitan-Mayoral award for this work.
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Green Dolphin Street
Elizabeth Goudge
Malvern Public
Gifts to the Browns Cherished by All
The note thanks Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brown for their appreciated gifts to the cause, acknowledging the effort to reach everyone personally was not possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Brown
Stanleys Bring Trailer Colony to Town for Housing Solution
Mr and Mrs Wi Stanley moved to Malvern with three children to allow Stanley to service Home Comfort stores. They brought five trailers for living space and shop use, staging a temporary settlement on the Robert Campbell lot near South Main Street. The family expects to stay only a few months as four children attend Malvern school while work continues in the trailer shop and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi. Stanley
Malvern
Stanley
Stanleys
Malvern Sehgoe
Tegardlesa Vt
Robert Campbell
South Main Street
Aaleamen
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Spetman Deg
Johnny Paulson
Robt. Paulson
Pfc
Dad
Sis
Anne
Christus
Gail Parker
Chas. Parker
Masons
LODGE
Rotary Club
Henry K. Peterson
Commission
Oran
Pop
Hitler
Ungetsuga
Chai
Kasten Star
W. 8
Cantava
Oliford Allely
Green Dolphin
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