Mills County noted in Jowan Magazine feature
A Mills County publication is cited among the rare books of the state in Jowan Magazine for History of Gold Discoveries on the South Platte River by Luke Tierney printed by A Thom son in the Herald office Pacific City. The issue highlights Malvern hot lunch program progress and compares January traffic accident reports to 1954, noting 14 accidents with four injuries versus 16 last year.
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Mills County
Jowan
South Platte River
Luke Tierney
A. Thomson
Herald
Pacific City
Missouri River
Pacific Junction
Don Rhoden
Golden Wedding for Louis Basses
Mr and Mrs Louis Bags of Ilving southwest of Malvern will observe their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday February 6. Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
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Louis Bags
Ilving
Malvern
Burglars Break Into Glenwood Slix Drug Store
Sheriff reports burglars used a tire iron to pry open the back door of Slix drug store in Glenwood on Friday night and stole six cigarette lighters six cameras miscellaneous camera gear assorted candies cigarettes and about $20 in cash.
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Slix Drug Store
Glenwood
Fire Destroyed Gas Station at Crossroads Garage
An early morning fire destroyed the Crossroads Garage service station on Highway 34 north of Malvern. The building owned by Dr. Warden Rimel of Bedford was insured, with loss of contents around $1,000, and Malvern firefighters arrived at about 2 a.m. They prevented major damage to the new metal building housing the garage, repair shop, and offices.
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Crossroads
Highway 34
Malvern
Warden Rimel
Bedford
Hugh Fickel
F. B. Membership Drive Nears 600 Mark in Campaign
Mills county Farm Bureau reports weather and road conditions slowed progress yet 40 new memberships were signed this week. Total paid memberships reach 691 toward a county goal of 938 with township tallies across multiple townships including Anderson Center Deer Creek Glenwood Indian Creek Ingraham Lyons Oak Plattville Silver Creek St Marys White Cloud and others.
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Mills County Farm Bureau
Creighton Miller
Anderson
Center
Deer Creek
Glenwood
Indian Cre
Ingraham
Lyons
Oak
Plattville
Raches
Silver Creek
St. Marys
White Cloud
Empress Books Outstanding Shows for Movie Month
February is national movie month at the Empress Theater Malvern with top films planned Judy Ann Mott performed at a Council Bluffs banquet plus two tap dances by her accompanied by Mrs Crum The lineup includes Caine Mutiny on Feb 13 14 Ricohet Romance So This Is Paris and Hell Below Zero for a month full of entertaining pictures.
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Empress Theater
Malvern
Judy Ann Mott
Business Men's Fraternity
Chisftain Hotel
Council Bluffa
Judy Ann
Max Crum
Matt
Judy
Council Bluffe
F. E. Pace
Two Nebraska couples wed in county licenses issued
Two marriage licenses were issued this week to Nebraska couples Donald G. Bocock and Rosalie B. Olson of Plattsmouth and Harry Burton and Carita Shipley of Omaha. County Treasurer F. M. Robinson reports 16 cars registered this past week, listing several locals and makes including Murphy Bros. Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac and Buick in towns such as Glenwood Emerson Pacific Junction Hastings and Malvern.
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Nebraska
Donald G. Bocock
Rosalie B. Olson
Plattsmouth
Neb
Harry Burton
Carita Shipley
Omaha
F. M. Robinson
Glenwood
Murphy Bros
Earl Maddocks
Ray M. James
Pontiac
Dean W. Harman
M. D
Oldsmobiles
Edwin E. Hiatt
Jimmy J. Degase
Fords
James Howard Burdett
Cecil G. Harper
Plymouth
Malvern
F. W. Pierce
Emerson
Harold Cooper
Ford
Herbert C. Hoover
Buick
Silver City
Elmer Maurer
Pacific Junction
Joseph E. Smith
Chevrolet
Hastings
G. E. McCain
Hastings Man on Second Charge of OMVI
Wayne Roy Crawford of Hastings was arrested in Malvern on January 24 by Marshal Ray Bateman. He was fined 500 dollars plus costs in district court on a second offense OMVI charge and began an 84 day jail term after unable to pay. His driver's license was suspended for 100 days.
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Wayne Roy Crawford
Hastings
Malvern
Marshal Ray Bateman
Crawford
Henderson and Stanton Split Friday Basketball Doubleheader
Henderson hosted Stanton in a Friday night doubleheader. The Stanton girls defeated Henderson 64 to 3, while Henderson edged Stanton in the boys game 67 to 63. The split gave Stanton the girls win and Henderson the men's narrow victory.
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Henderson
Stanton
Stanton Girls
Mary Lou Evans Named Delegate to Kansas City Conference
Mary Lou Evans 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Evans of Malvern and Mills County Poultry Club, is named a delegate to the junior fact finding conference in Kansas City Mo February 11 13. She will present a slide talk on 4H poultry work in Mills County. Evans has 7 years in 4H and recent judging team experience at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. She is a senior at Malvern High School active in glee club chorus FHA sextet and declamatory events and plans college after graduation.
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Mary Lou Evans
Harry Evans
Malvern
Mills County Poultry Club
Kansas City
American Institute of Poultry Industries
Miss Evans
Mills County
Mary Lou
Chicago
Silver Creek
York
Neb
Fremont
Omaha
Ames
Malvern High School
Malvern Hot Lunch Program Faces 190 Days Of Operation
Supt Crink outlines the Malvern school hot lunch program after 190 days, noting five-year operation, cooks since early years, and equipment funded by hot lunch funds. Meal price changes from 25 to 30 cents, with extra milk 1 cent per bottle, no food restrictions beyond clean plates, and high student intake across meals.
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Supt
Crink
Malvern
Supt. N. P. Crink
Malvern School
Fern Knight
Lloyd Ellis
Strahan girls eye sectional title as Beam expects strong next year
Mills county’s Strahan girls basketball team, led by coach Beam, seeks a sectional run at Thurman after a 20 game win streak ended last season. Strahan finished with an 18 game schedule plus county play totaling 1,891 points to opponents’ 1,002. Standouts Deanna Grindle, Vivian Fleming, and Joselle Isom led scoring, while guards Janet Fleming and Carolyn Cozad graduate. Upcoming junior high players from the program include Patricia Fichter and others.
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Strahan
Raymond Beam
Patricia Swett
Carolyn Cozad
Janet Fleming
Vivian Fleming
Deanne Grindle
Joselle Isom
Karen Gipe
Darlene Norton
Sandra Greever
Sharon Blunt
Beam
Darla Baucom
Carolyn Judah
Manian Mant Seane
Mills County
Thurman
Deanna Grindle
Patricia Fichter
Ann Fleming
Mary Ann Bryant
Ramona Grindle
Sharlene McCain
Susan Norton
Hamburg
Coburg
Wales
Pacific Junction
Emerson
Henderson
Silver City
Hastings
Pac. Junct
Randolph
Stennett
Hancock
Pac. Junet
Farm Bureau Board Met Here Jan. 26 Malvern Mills County
The Mills County Farm Bureau held its January meeting at the Malvern office on January 26 with President William McGrew Vice President Wayne Kellogg Secretary Earl Taylor Treasurer Leonard DuVal in attendance. Extension Director Dick Goos Fieldman C. J. Noffsinger and general insurance agent Richard Owen gave progress reports. Directors from St. Marys Oak Ingraham Center Joian Creek Rawles White Cloud Deer Creek were present along with 4H chairman Ray Hilton.
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Mills County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Malvern
William McGrew
Wayne Kellogg
Earl Taylor
Leonard DuVal
Dick Goos
Fieldman
C. J. Noffsinger
Richard Owen
St. Marys
George Walker
Oak
Arno Asmussen
Ingraham
Wilbert Bond
Anderson
Wayne Keith
Center
Dick Jackson
Joian Creek
Lewis Clark
Rawles
Harold Tackett
White Cloud
Fred Gemmell
Deer Creek
Charles Wilson
Boys 4H
Ray Hilton
Wintry Mills County Week Brings Cold Snap and Brief Warmups
A largely wintry week in Mills County featured a top temperature of 49 on Monday and a low around zero. Daily readings show varied highs from 20 to 32 and lows near zero to ten, with scattered mild days amid the cold spell. A note highlights a Girl Scout food sale at the Iowa Light & Power office on Saturday February 5, inviting special orders by phone.
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Mills County
Iowa Light & Power
Malvern High School Honor Roll Adds One Missing Senior
A recent Malvern High School honor roll report notes one omission Sue Aistrope, a senior with 12 A grades and 1 B in the 61st semester of the year. LEADER WANT ADS PAY.
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Malvern High School
Sue Aistrope
Continent Frozen Foods opens plant in Malvern Iowa
The Iowa Development Commission highlights Continent Progen Foods Corp. plan to open a Malvern egg processing plant. Initial operations will hire about 50 workers between Feb 1 and 15, with expansion to 350 expected later in the year. The plant aims to handle 1,080,000 eggs daily from 30 dozen per case.
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Malvern
Continent Frozen Foods Corp
Iowa Development Commission
Continent
Iowa
Rea
Continent Progen Foods Corporation
St. Louis
Leonard Shelton
Vce
Mills County
Shelton
Malvern Builders, Inc
Declam Contest Set for Malvern February fifteenth
A preliminary declamation contest will be held February 15 in Malvern with contestants from Tabor Percival Silver City Strahan Sidney and Malvern. Judges Mrs Ruth Salyers and Edward Mansur expect twelve humorous declamations to fill the morning at the Community building. The Methodist church hosts seven radio speakers and eight interpretative readings from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Twenty-one dramatic and oratorical selections are slated for the afternoon with two plays and two original orations judged from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Visitors may listen.
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Malvern
Tabor
Percival
Silver City
Strahan
Sidney
Ruth Salyers
Edward Mansur
Methodist Church
Legion to Present Funnybone Follies at Malvern
Miss Mary Elmore arrives to help Legion Post 520 stage the local talent show Funnybone Follies on February 17 and 18 at 8:00 p.m. in the Community Building auditorium. The program features TV Station FUN sketches with impersonations of Groucho Marx Doris Day Dean Martin and others along with chorus numbers and a patriotic finale True Americans.
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Mary Elmore
Malvern
American Legion Post 520
Elmore
Max Blackburn
Post 520
Les
Groucho Marx
Doris Day
Dean Martin
Kerry Lants
Noy Rogers
Dale
No Chance for 34 Improvement this Year Says Butter
Senator Henry Washburn and Representative Wre. H. Marber report no resurfacing on Highway 34 from Highway 275 east to Red Oak this year. Chief engineer John Butter of the Tawa Highway Commission says widening was considered but no decision. This year plans include grading Highway 59 north from Henderson corner to Oakland and stub roads to Henderson and Macedonia. paving of Highway 59 may occur next year.
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Red Oak
Henry Washburn
Wre. H. Marber
John Butter
Tawa Highway Commission
Henderson Corner
Oakland
Henderson
Macedonia
Malvern Actress Cast in Lady in the Dark at Emporia
Jackie Isom of Malvern has been chosen for Kansas State Teachers College Emporia's production of Lady in the Dark to be staged February 24 and 25. The musical follows a busy magazine executive seeking psychiatric aid amid vivid memory dreams and lavish sequences. The show, with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, originated on Broadway with Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye.
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Jackie Isum
Malvern
Kansas State Teachers College
Af Emporia
Moss
Kurt Weill
Syniey
Ra Gershwin
Gertrude Lawrence
Danny Kaye
Ginger Hogers
County Third Quarter Sales Tax Declines in 1954
Mills county business slipped in the third quarter ending September 30 1954 figures show county sales tax totals Greenwood 14006 21 Alalvern 51117 Rural 2087 01 The county total for the prior year stood at 35481 72.
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Mills County
Grenwood
Alalvern
Tech and Malvern Debate the Free Trade Issue
MHS debaters gained experience January 26 in Omaha meeting four Tech High teams. Judging by Tech High debaters, each MHS and Tech team debated two rounds starting at 2 p.m. The topic was free trade between nations friendly to the United States. The negative view won both rounds for MHS and Tech’s two negative teams each won a round. All debaters earned good speakers ratings with coach Edward Munsur and Scott Starr leading the group along with Steve Shaw Morgan Robbins Martha Wearin and Tatsy Gearhart.
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MHS
Omaha
Tech High
United States
Tech
Edward Munsur
Scott Starr
Steve Shaw
Morgan Robbins
Martha Wearin
Tatsy Gearhart
Record turnout on last day for auto license renewals
Last day to avoid penalty saw a record turnout at the County Treasurer office, with 225 auto and other licenses issued and 8025 dollars collected. The surge likely stems from last minute renewals before the February 1 penalty deadline, echoing earlier spikes when new plates were tested in 1933 and January deadlines brought similar results.
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Fo OM. Robinson
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N. P. Crink
Golden Wedding
Louis Basses
F. B
Empress Books
OMVI
Strahan Girls
Vac Varn
K. C
Nottle
Farm Bureau Board
Legion
Jackie Isom
Kansas State Teachers
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