Mills County Weekend Market And Local Sports Scuffle
Mills County Malvern faces a rising cow market with recent sales. Clay Dashner consigned cattle, selling for 101 and 110 dollars as Max Turner and others buy before Saturday. Malvern fans erupt at Glenwood game with a technical foul on the Orioles as readers are urged to explore the department’s brief notes. Measles epidemic persists but shows a light decline with 11 new cases last week and four this week, quarantines down from 40 at the peak.
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Malvern
Clay Dashner
Berkhimer
Glenwood
Orioles
Smaltchess
Milla County
Iowa lawmakers press for swift short session passage
Iowa legislators push a fast schedule in a likely short session. The pace shows a surge in bill introductions and early committee work on appropriations for the next biennium. Sub committees visit Glenwood Clarinda Mt Pleasant and perhaps Fort Madison institutions to gauge requests and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Town Preas Association
Iowa Legislature
Glenwood
Clarinda
Leo Elthon
Worth County
Appropriations
Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant
Fort Madigan
Iowa
Assembly
Hall III On Des Moines Attacked At Estate House
Representative J. R. Hall suffered an acute indigestion attack late Tuesday while at work at the estate house in Des Moines. He was promptly taken to his apartment at the Brown Hotel for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hall
Des Moines
Brown Hotel
Malvern Defeats Phillips 66 to Stay at Glenwood Lead
Malvern's Independent cage team remained atop the Glenwood league with a 28 to 16 victory over Phillips 66 on Monday night. The county seat squad led early and held a 10 to 9 edge at halftime before pulling away in the second half.
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Malvern
Glenwood
Phillips 66
County
Record month for January at Mills County Abstract Co
County Recorder Hattie Brown notes a January surge with 646 instruments filed in four weeks ending January 27, led by 88 deeds. Corn loans dominate, but large actions appear, including a $20,000,000 Northwestern Bell Mortgage release and a $23,000 mortgage by an area landowner to H. Lougee. Sheriff’s deeds to the Home Owners Loan Corp. cover two Mills County properties.
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Hattie Brown
Mills County Abstract Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
East Mills County
H. Lougee
Home Owners Loan Corp
Mills County
Car Owners Rush to Get Licenses in Tight Deadline
Car licensing spurt at County Treasurer office as owners rush for 1939 plates before the penalty date. By Jan 31 evening registrations were nearly 200 ahead of 1928. Monday saw 241 cars sold, Tuesday 234, and about 60 more via mail. Olney Ruse of Tabor led a long counter line with a $1124 truck and car purchase.
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D. Aistrope
Olney Ruse
Tabor
New Cars Licensed in Several Towns Across Region
Lists of newly licensed vehicles include drivers and towns such as Malvern Glenwood Mineola and Rockafellow Hastings and others. Models include Chevrolet Chevrolet sedan coupe pickup Ford Buick Mercury and a mix of sedans and pickups. Names appearing include Max Benton H C Daniel Carroll Bloom R H Daniel H A McCain and J F Wearla Jr among others.
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Malvern
Ford Pickup
BE. L. Schoening
Mineola
Chevrolet
Local Couples and Ages Listed Across Multiple Cities
A dated notice lists several marriage entries with names and ages across cities including Council Bluffs Bronx City Montgomery Denver Pa cific Junction Oskaloosa Albla. Alfred Martin with Carson and Bella Grace Keast in Macedonia appear twice. Other pairs include Clarence M. Hensley 24 and Jean Owens 19 and 20 January entries.
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Alfred Martin
Carson
Rena Grace Keast
Macedonia
Clarence M. Hensley
Jean Owens
Council Bluffs
D. Boemer
Marie Pierce
Glenwood
J. Anderean
Anna Wolfe
Bronx City
Howard C. King
Montgomery
Ala
Margaret G. Bly
Denver
Cola
Chas. B. Strickland
Ruth Witherbee
Pacific Junction
TAZEWELL KUNCE DIES IN MALVERN COMMUNITY
Tazewell Kunce 81 died early Wednesday in Malvern after living with his son C. L. Kunce for four years. A paralytic stroke in January 1988 left him paralyzed. Funeral services will be in Villisca Sunday at 8:30 p.m. The body rests at Mansfeld Funeral Home until the cortege leaves for Villisca at 1 p.m. Sunday. Kunce was well known in Malvern and Villisca communities.
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Tazewell Kunce
C. L. Kunce
Malvern
Mr. Kunce
Villisca
Mansfeld
Kunce
Villiaeg
Mrs Alta Tennant Plans Trip to Kansas City Market
Mrs Alta Tennant will travel to Kansas City next week to purchase spring merchandise including children's dresses. She invites orders and mentions bringing back items from the market, seeking any special requests.
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Alta Tennant
Kansas
Mills County to Spend $16,000 on Road Work in 1939
Mills County's board agreed to spend nearly 16 000 on road construction for 1939, with about 36 miles of roads graded across 14 townships. The project, planned with the County Engineer, aims to improve drainage and give usable roads for most of the year, though not to state highway standards. Total county road spending expected around 60 000, including 41 000 for local roads, with prior trunk projects under review and rock surfacing for about 15 more miles if aid is available.
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Mills County
Board of Approval
Board of Supervisors
Jack Pullan
State Highway Commission
Costa
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Grant Summers
The Children express deep appreciation for sympathy kindness help and flowers sent during the death and funeral of Mrs. Grant Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Summers
Boehner Reports Eastern U S Worried by War in Europe
Bruce Boehner, back from a two week business trip to the east, says Boston New York and Annapolis visits show recovery yet unemployment remains high. He finds the east more anxious over European developments than the middle west and expects federal help to be needed.
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U. Sts
Europe
Bruce Boehner
Boston
New York
Jack Andrew
Annapolis
East
Middle
Independents Defeat Tabor Team In Close 30 26 Victory
The Independents avenge an earlier loss by beating the Tabor team 30 to 26 at home last Thursday. Malvern led 22 to 8 by halftime but faced a stronger rally in the third quarter before sealing the win with a late defense. Bartlett’s town team overwhelmed Strahan 87 to 32 in the opener. The CC Camp lost to Oakland as late pressure tied the game and Oakland pulled away in the final period.
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Fast Johnson Clothes Shop
Tabor
Malvern
Haltme
Taborquint
Independents
Bartlett
Strahan
Oakland
Malvern Snooker Team Defeats Sidney at Fremont County
Malvern snooker team invaded Fremont County on Tuesday and won 6 8. Players include H. Markel, Dean Clem, Li Jackson, H. Hafield, Wolfe, H. Peaton, Roberto, and B. Kragman with mixed wins and losses. The Malvern squad hosts Sidney Friday at Bland Recreationary return.
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Bidney
Malvern
Fremont
H. Markel
Dean Clem
Jackson
H. Hafield
Wolfe
H. Peaton
L. Roberto
B. Kragman
Sidney
Bland
Sale Dates Highlight Auction Season Success
The Leader notes an exceptionally strong auction run with 47 sale ads and consistently high prices. Upcoming entries include Saturday Malvern community sale, Tuesday Malvern Auction stock sale, a February 6 closing out sale near Henderson, a February 8 farm sale at Strahan, and a February 10 Poland China bred sow sale west of Oakland along Highway 6.
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Avery Sale
Malvern Sale Barn
L. A. Talbott
Malvern Auction Co
Webb & Ashby
E. V. Norton
Henderson
W. H. Cramer
Ernest Wederqvist
Strahan
Talbott & Cramer
A. P. Briggs
Oakland
H. J. McMurray
Golden wedding anniversary observed by W N Hodges
Hastings celebration marks fifty years since W N Hodges and wife began married life in a cottage at Hastings. Their 18 children and numerous relatives gathered for a long family dinner and an afternoon program featuring solos, readings, a dance, and fond memories. Names and hometowns of attendees reflect a broad family reach across Mills County and beyond.
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Hastings
Georges Davis
Constable Davis
W. N. Hodge
Hodge
Betty Haroff
Vic Cromwall
Mr. Smith
Marion Hodge
Carl Hodge
Mrs. Hodge
Maggie
Hodges
Mills County
Sigourney
Hastinga
Frank
Marion
Vern Harris
Oscar Inman
Madge Cain
Edna Harmon
Helen Hodge
Council Bluffs
Arthur Smith
Emerson
C. F. Edie
Malvern
Garl
C. A. Schmidt
Lincoln
Neb
Mabel Hodge
Mra
Virgil Clark
Waukegan
Jil
Kenneth Bell
Calumet City
Ind
Methodists Start Fellowship Week in Malvern
The Malvern Epworth League invites neighboring Methodist churches youth to a weekend program with a two act play Fine Gold at 7 a m and a speech by Rev. R G Calkins of Des Moines. The week will launch nightly services at 7 30 p m led by six pastors from nearby churches, with Saturday excluded. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Malvern Epworth League
R. G C. Calkins
Des Moines
County High School Basketball Tourney Opens at Glenwood Tonight
Eight Mills county teams start the county tournament at Glenwood with first round games and a Friday semifinal slate. The schedule lists Strahan versus Hastings, Silver City vs Henderson, Glenwood vs Emerson, and Malvern vs Pacific Junction, with Henderson the title holder and Pac Junction and Malvern each having two prior wins.
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Mills County
Glenwood
County Schoyl Minsters Club
Strahan Va
Hastings
Sliver City
Henderson
Emerson
Malvern
Pacific Junction
Strahan
Glenwood Cagers Triumph Over Malvern in Weekend Clash
Glenwood high cagers overwhelmed Malvern with a fast start and strong second half in a county seat showdown. Malvern lagged in the opening period as Glenwood pulled ahead, finishing with the win after a spirited early burst.
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Glenwood High
Malvern
Origlea
Glenwod
Glenwood
Malvern Aims for Victory in Narrow Game with Glenwood
Malvern's basketball team debuted new suits but struggled early as Glenwood opened with three field goals. Malvern trailed 16-10 at halftime, fought back in the third with Knight warming up, yet Glenwood extended the lead in the final period. Glenwood, clearly the stronger unit this season, dominated possession and finish, matching a prior close win over the Orioles.
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Knight
Malvern
Glenwood
Orioles
Dr K M Brinkhous Helps Find Way to Stop Bleeding
Four University of Iowa scientists including Dr Kenneth M Brinkhous report in Science that they purified thrombin a blood clotting element and used it to halt bleeding in two to 10 seconds. The beef blood extract could be sprayed on wounds and may reduce transfusions and help hemophilia bleeding.
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University of Iowa
Kenneth M. Brinkhous
A. A. Benton
Malvern
Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Corn sealing tops one million bushels in county loans
Mutu reports one million bushels of corn sealed in Milla county with under Koul fur loans, reaching 950000 bushels and loans above sixty nine thousand dollars secured on the crop.
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Milla County
Unseasonably Warm January Skirts Winter Norms
Weather records show January with no subzero lows, the coldest at five above, and temperatures resembling early spring. Only a slight snow shower on Tuesday melted quickly, and overall there is a marked lack of snow with mild highs and lows through the week.
Death comes to Mrs Grant Summers in Mills county
Mrs. Grant Summers died at her son Glenn's home south of Malvern on Thursday after years of farming with her husband. Funeral services were held Saturday at Manafield Funeral Home with Rev. C. A. Calkins presiding. Surviving are four children Inez Smith Omaha Gleny Malvern Frank Red Oak and Duran Philippines Islands six grandchildren two sisters and a brother. A lengthy obituary recalls her life on farms in White Cloud Madison and Mills counties and her hosting hospitality.
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Mills County
Grant Summers
Glenn
Malvern
Manafield
Lfe
Madison County
Neb
White Cloud
Newton Summers
Florida
Omaha
Wm. Bchinita
van. Sheetz
M. BE. Ralston
Harvey Thornby
al Marks
H. 2. Long
Bruce Russell
Alan Chantry
Minnie Hammond
Tabor
Mra
Hurlburt
Daly Chantry
Township committees finish work for 1939 conservation program
Mills county township committees completed the 1939 soil conservation crop allotment reviews. State approval is expected by February, after which individual farm allotments will be announced. County payments may total about $700,000 if 100 percent cooperation. past year payments were just over $200,000.
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Mills County
J E Ellison Hurt In Fall While Working Near Highway 34
J E Ellison of Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company slipped while trimming trees near the Walter Donner farm on Highway 34 Monday. He fell about ten feet, spraining both ankles with one injury serious, and will remain bedridden for several days.
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Ines
Walter Donner
Highway
J. J. Ellison
Iowa
Nebraska Light & Power Co
Malvern Birthday Ball Draws Large Crowd
Malvern's Birthday Ball for the President drew nearly 600 people to the Community building Monday evening. Receipts reached 246 dollars with a likely substantial profit. The event featured 4-H band numbers, a alarmba solo, tap dance, Donald Parker sax solo, a sax trio, coronial choruses, a Malvern High School style show, and two skits. Audiences included Marlin Richardson and Alice Bird of Glenwood.
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Malvern
Donald Parker
Malvern High School
Marlin Richardson
Alice Bird
Glenwood
Girl Scouts Tour Leader Office and Malvern Cold Storage
Girl Scouts hosted by The Malvern Leader in Malvern after school visited the Leader office where editor F A Wortman explained printing machines. They toured Malvern Cold Storage rooms showing frozen goods and a thermometer read twenty degrees below zero. The group then joined five Boy Scouts from troop 84 for supper and singing before returning home.
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Ry Velina McLain
Emerson
Malvern
F. A. Wortman
Boy Scouts
Troop No. 84
Bud Hertz
Sidney Hasselquist
George Talbott
Edel Knight
John Stothower
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Hall III
Dents
Pitter Echoees
William Warner
Amie
Lamp Warner
Recorder's
Wed
Ramses
Boehner
W. N. Hodges
Pact Junction
Glenwood Cagers
Oles
K. M. Brinkhous
C. A. Calkins
Re OW. Maunfield
W. Sulyerela
J. E. Ellison
Leader
Malvern Cold Storage Co
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