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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
8
Malvern resident Mrs E W Burk earns national recognition for her sweet n sout ham loge recipe in Better Homes and Gardens Tested Recipes contest. January issue lists her recipe among eight winners chosen after staff testing and designating top honors.
Mills county board of supervisors on Monday set a 60 mph daytime speed limit and 50 mph at night for county roads from Silver City to the Pottawattamie county line. County engineer to post signs. Limits recommended by Iowa State Highway Department engineers after traffic study.
Sheriff reports a Thursday afternoon collision on the Mills Pottawattamie county line eight miles southeast of Macedonia. Charles W. Clark of Malvern drove a 1968 Chevrolet and Leslie S. Cook of Carson drove a 1963 Buick. Cook had halted his car for hunting. Clark came over a hill and could not avoid the other vehicle.
Two thefts in the past week were reported to the sheriff's office. Burglars using a bat forced open the front door at Ord's Store in Silver City. Taken were $150 worth of cigarets $50 worth of drugs plus tools and clothing. Mark Johnson near Malvern reported theft of tires and wheels from a disc.
Amog Armstorn announces Dudley Green as manager for the Mills County farm store in Malvern. Fred Gemmell Gordon Schoening and Richard Anderson assist with sales service and warehouse tasks. Open house runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Jan 7 1987 with free tunes and facility tour.
Malvern Commercial club hosts a free kids Christmas party at 4 30 with Santa visit by the fire department. A fully loaded 1985 Chevrolet Belair will be given away as the final event along with a large merchandise lot. Poultry throw follows with turkeys geese ducks and more. recent winners include Ray Rea Carmen Kyle Veraller and Mrs Arthur Kain.
Douglas Zanders announces a new Farm Aid Service Center in Silver City with a feed mill grain loading and chemical fertilizer line. It will operate from a 40 by 80 steel building on Norfolk and Western tracks, with grain storage and a March 15 completion target. Contact via Glenwood 527 9478. Former Malvern resident Zanders will relocate to Silver City.
Traffic violations were ticketed across Mills County with fines imposed in several justices courts. Notable penalties include speeding fines ranging from 8 to 42 dollars for drivers from Omaha Glenwood Maryville Mo Springfield Neb Clarinda Des Moines and others, plus 20 dollar fines for improper passing in several cases and a 10 dollar no license fine for Gene Mantacine Pacific Junction.
Malvern stores and business houses will shut December 26 and January 2 to observe the traditional Christmas and New Year holidays, announced Howard Nelson, president of the Malvern Commercial Club.
A running total shows the Goodfellow Fund at 219 dollars and 28 cents after several weeks of contributions. New donors include Lucy Clark and Mary Jones each giving 1, Mr and Mrs W D Baer 5, Truman Tardy 5, Vern Mickelson 2, and multiple anonymous gifts. Local organizations and individuals also contributed clothing, toys, and tree decorations to support needy families this Christmas season.
The Iowa Highway Commission on Wednesday outlined a four year program for Mills County with more than 16 million dollars in road projects. Key elements include I-29 work and Primary 34 and 59 improvements, with 11 miles from the 34 north junction to the Pottawattamie line costing nearly four million and 34 relocation, plus 129 projects, totaling across 1967 to 1970.
Wade Stevens 26 of Hancock died after a car truck crash at the intersection of Highways 6 and 92 south of Oakland. He was en route to work as manager of Good Grain Co in Montvern. Immediate survivors include his wife and two young sons. The incident occurred last Friday morning near Malvern in Pottawattamie County. The report lists extensive infrastructure projects with large estimated costs, but the readable facts focus on the fatal crash, Stevens’ occupation, and surviving family.
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