Weather and winter disrupt Mills County schools
Malvern and area districts faced heavy winter weather causing school closures Thursday and Friday, with rescheduled events in basketball and wrestling. Malvern High will make up days Friday and Monday, holiday dismissals at 2 pm. Utilities saw minor damage, but three ice related auto accidents were reported to Sheriff Barkus. community news covers local observances and postponed sports.
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Malvern
Nishna Valley
Fremont Mills
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Officers Reelected at Malvern Trust & Savings Bank Meeting
Reports of a good year were heard at the annual meeting held December 8 in the banking rooms. All officers were reelected. President H. W. Burdie outlined progress and profits. Reelects included Allan Burdie, vice president, and Edward Mulholland, cashier. Directors are the officers and Mus, Dixie Burdie, and F. A. Muholland.
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Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
EH. W. Burdie
Allan Burdie
Edward Mulholland
Mus
Dixie Burdie
F. A. Muholland
Goodfellows Benefit Receives Local Donations
A Malvern area donor writes thanking the Goodfellows for past gifts and announces new contributions for the 1970 fund. Toys, clothing, and cash gifts from the Wright and Miller families, Mrs. Mansfield, and others, including 150 dollars from Malvern Trust, are collected to help children enjoy Christmas. Local Sunday schools will urge gift donations and MYI members will aid distribution.
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Jarry Wright
Wesley Miller
Bonnie Mansfield
Ruth Howard
Jerry Ponton
David Olson
Stanton
G. L. Cronkhite
J. R. Hurst
Collins Drug
F. R. Chantry
Marshall Stockton
Charley Alexander
Goodfellows
MYI
Malvern Commercial Club Plans Monday Meeting
President Alan Bundie reports the Malvern Commercial club will meet Monday evening to finish last minute Christmas plans. The club will sack candy for Santa Claus again this year, giving the old boy a brief rest from his busy schedule of joymaking.
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Alan Bundie
Malvern Commercial Club
Santa Claus
Thieves Steal Christmas Gifts From Mills Family
About 110 dollars in toys and other gifts were stolen from the Jerry Hunter home in Pacific Junction after the family left the house unguarded for an hour. The back door was left unlocked, according to the sheriff. A separate break in on county road G west of Glenwood saw thieves smash a back door window and steal a 16 inch portable TV, a tape recorder, and silverware from Loren Sleck’s home.
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Mills County
Jerry Hunter
Pacific Junction
Sheriff's Office
Loren Sleck
County Road G
Glenwood
Area Churches Plan Christmas Programs in Malvern
Malvern area church notices announce Christmas events. First Baptist Dec 20 features a morning message by Rev. Howard Mace and a 7:30 p.m. program by children with the theme The Characters of Christmas. United Methodist Dec 20 morning music by a Ruth Picker directed choir and a short Christmas sermon by Rev. Clarence Woollard, plus a 4 p.m. Sunday school program and a white gift drive for Goodfellows. Youth Fellowship will go caroling at 6 p.m. after the program. St John’s Lutheran holds a regular morning worship and an evening Sunday school program with fellowship afterward. Wesley Chapel schedules a Sunday school program for Dec 19 at 7:30 p.m. A winter ice storm disrupts roads with temperatures listed for several days.
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Howard Mace
United Methodist
Ruth Picker
Clarence Woollard
The
Goodfellows
4 H Awards Ceremony Set For Saturday Afternoon
The annual 4 H Awards Program will be held Saturday December 19 at 1 30 p m in the Mualvern Community Building. County Extension Director LaVerne C Obrecht notes the shift from evening to afternoon. Programs include 4 H Conference Conservation Workshop Leadership Conference and graduation certificates to completing 4 H members. Wilbur Wolfe Jake Morris and others lead the Youth Committee with business sponsors providing plaques trophies and cash awards.
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Mualvern
LaVerne C
Obrecht
Cheryl Shaw
David Hilton
Bev Lindburg
Reg Hockabout
Danbin West
Handy Morris
Wilbur Wolfe
Jake Morris
Grace Leipold
Wayne Hilton
Kathy Grindle
Paul Haack
Leader Out Early Next Week
In order to have all papers printed in time the Leader plant finished in time to be delivered to readers before Christmas. The Leader will be printed early and readers and advertisers are asked to submit all copy as early as possible and by Monday afternoon.
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Leader
Reuders
MCHS Vocal Band Students in Yale Concert Tonight
Malvers Community High School hosts a Christmas program tonight at 7 30 in the high school gym. About 144 students, including junior band members, perform with the junior high mixed chorus and the high school mixed chorus and band leading to a final joint Christmas feature. Public invited.
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MCHS
Yale
Malvers Community High
Santa to Visit Malvern on December 24
The Leader reports Saint Nicholas will arrive in Malvern at 2 30 p m on December 24 calling on about 40 local children as part of a pre Christmas tour. Merchants expect late shopping with extended evening hours from December 19 through Christmas Eve and plan to stay open later to capture late shoppers. Stores say they are well stocked with new items and standard merchandise, though weather may affect plans.
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Ace Service Co
Malvern
Sannta Claus
Ald Beard
North Pole
Reindeer Express
Saint Nicholas
Santa
Pole
Mansfield Furniture
Jey
Winery
Cost of Election in Mills County Totals 8430
The Mills County figures show election expenses totaling 4430.03 dollars with 2069.55 for supplies, 4844.65 for polling place costs, 475.20 for notices and ballots, and 1036.63 for printing the 59 ballot sets. The per vote cost averages about 3.18. A detailed breakdown appears in the Board of Supervisors Proceedings.
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Mills County
Glenn Johnson
The
Board of Supervisors
Icy conditions blamed for Mills County accidents
Sheriff reports last Thursday's icy spell caused at least three accidents in Mills County. Glenwood resident Beman Huffman, 2:45 a.m. on Highway 34 south of Glenwood, struck Larry Haynie of Red Oak. Huffman’s car plunged down an embankment and was demolished. Haynie’s car sustained about $650 damage. Doris Ione Newberg of Malvern lost control at 6:45 a.m. on Highway 275 west of Glenwood, her car went into a field with $225 damage and bruised back. At 4:30 p.m. James Duffy of Pacific Junction and John Thorson of Council Bluffs sideswiped a car west of Glenwood on Highway 34, causing considerable damage. The county sheriff cites icy roads as the cause.
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Beman Huffman
Glenwood
Larry Haynie
Red Oak
Glenweed
Huffman
Pacific Junction Highway
Haynie
Doris Ione Newberg
Mrs. New
Berg
James Duffy
Pacific Junction
John Thorson
Co. Bluffs
Cold But Happy Seven Winners Take Home 75
Malvern Commercial Club held its second scrip drawing of the season despite icy weather. All scrip was claimed with winners named: Sis Hardy, Alan Bruce, Juanita Hammers, Mrs. Russell Alley, Mrs. Don Primrose, Louise Barber, Ed Lars. Next drawings scheduled this Saturday and December 24. Local merchants urge a merry Christmas season.
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Malvern Commercial Club
Sis Hardy
Alan Bruce
Juanita Hammers
Tabor
Russell Alley
Don Primrose
Louise Barber
Ed Lars
Malvern Merchants
Malvern School schedule shifts for Christmas break
Principal Roger Rohifs reports Malvern Community Schools will start Christmas holidays with a 2 p m dismissal on Friday and hold school Monday December 21 before break. Classes resume January 4 after the storm disrupted plans.
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Malvern Community Schools
Roger Rohifs
Area Students in Christmas Chorus
Iowa Western Community college at Clarinda will present their annual Christmas Vesper Echoes of Christmas 1970 at the Cow Palace on Saturday December 22. Three area students participate Debbie Bowman Malvern Denis Hendrix Henderson and Bill Struble Emerson. The first half features the College Wind Ensemble and the second half the Singers of the Royal Blue.
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Iowa Western Community College
Clarinda
Cow Palace
Pean
Dew
Debbie Bowman
Malvern
Denis Hendrix
Henderson
Bill Struble
Emerson
Singers of the Royal Blue
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Toyy
N. P. Crink
Falvern
Roger Rohlfs
Goodfellow
J. F. Wearin Jr
Commercial Club
Mills
Holy Family
Ginger Achenbaugh
Julie Stevens
Gina Viner
Roger Achenbaugh
Darlene Ecker
LaVera Hammers
Kathy Papst
First Baptist
Edwin Berkus
Ralph Scott
Mr. Bruce
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