Faulkner Declares Dem Bid for County Sheriff
Virgil B Faulkner of Pacific Junction announced Monday he is a Democratic candidate for County Sheriff. A Glenwood Police Department employee and former Navy veteran, Faulkner has long service in law enforcement including patrolman detective and lieutenant duties. He studied police science and taught the subject, later serving as personnel and security manager in Southern California before returning home. Merle Brown of Glenwood, a former Council Bluffs officer, has entered the Republican race.
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Virgil B. Faulkner
Pacific Junction
California
Gladys Pomeroy
Merle Brown
Glenwood
Boyer Hardware
Council Bluffs
County issues licenses to wed for local couples
County Clerk Lorraine Strand records three marriage licenses this week including Gary Bruce Moore and Connie Bernice Hall of Hastings, James Beents and Mary Sue Palser of Hastings, and David A. Yezek with Janet Deitchler of Glenwood. Also listed are new car licenses and owners across multiple towns including Henderson Glenwood and Emerson with various makes and pickup trucks.
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Lorraine Strand
Gary Bruce Moore
Tabor
Connie Bernice Hall
Hastings
James Beents
Mary Sue Palser
David A. Yezek
Manly
Janet Deitchler
Glenwood
Army Engineers Start Survey of Mo River Front
U S Army Corps of Engineers begins a 54 mile study of the Missouri river front along Harrison Pottawattamie Mills counties in Iowa and neighboring Nebraska. The survey will map land use natural resources economic needs water recreation facilities and water quality control as authorized by Congress committees.
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Army Engineers
Mills County
Missouri River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Board of Supervisors
Missouri
Harrison
Pottawattamie and
Mills
Iowa
Nebraska
Tractor Fire at Water Dept Sparks Malvern Alarm
Malvern firemen rolled to the Town Water Department Tuesday at about 8 30 am after a tractor overheated and caught fire. The blaze was extinguished quickly with no injuries reported.
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Malvern
Town Water Dept
Malvern Teen Named Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Kathryn A. Leu of Hastings has been named Malvern Community High School Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for 1972. She scored high on a December 7 written exam and will receive a General Mills award charm. she is now eligible for state and national honors with potential scholarships and Britannica prize for her school.
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Kathryn A. Leu
Edwin Leu. Hastings
Malvern Community High School
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Windbreak School Planned for Feb 8 at Emerson and Glenwood
Mills County Extension Service will hold a Windbreak School for area farmers Feb 8 with Dr. Jim Cook ISU Extension Horticulture Specialist presenting at two sites Emerson Legion Building at 9 30 a m and Glenwood Courthouse at 1 30 p m. The program covers planning windbreaks planting and ongoing care. LaVerne Obrecht notes many farms need wind and snow protection and this offers a path to valuable land improvement.
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Mills County Extension Service
Jim Cook
Iowa State University Extension
Legion
Emerson
Glenwood
LaVerne Obrecht
Mills County Extension
Betty Crocker Homemakers of Tomorrow tour announced
The 51 finalists from every state and Washington join in April for a paid educational tour of Colonial Williamsburg and Washington, culminating in the selection of the All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow and three runners-up. Scholarships increase to 5000, 4000, 3000, and 2000, with 650,000 seniors in 14,500 high schools involved in the 18th annual Search.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
Betty Crocker Homemakers of Tomorrow
District of Columbia
Colonial Williamsburg
Washington, D. C
Batty Crocker
Brynalf Grahn to Speak at NFO Supper in Mineola
Mills County NFO hosts a ham supper Thursday evening February 10 at the Palisade Ballroom Mineola for farmers and their wives. Main speaker Brynalf Grahn from Roseau Minnesota profiles include 1600 acre farm work, WWII Navy service. Grahn has long NFO ties and national board tenure.
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Brynalf Grahn
NFO
Mills County Nfo
Palisade
Mineola
Roseau
Minn
Sweden
Minnesota
U. S. Navy
Grahn
Pacific
National Board of Directors
Corning
Tax Load Drops 33 306 in County
County Auditor Glenn Johnson reports 1972 tax load declines as Mills County taxpayers will pay less. Johnson turned over the books to County Treasurer F M Robinson January 13 with total to be collected at 3 375 182 70. Last year was 3 416 488 88, a reduction of 53 306 18. Taxes fund schools municipalities county and township purposes.
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F. M. Robinson
Car Licensing Up in County for 72
County treasurer F M Robinson reports growth in car licensing for 1972 with totals at January end: 4155 passenger vehicles and 1612 trucks. Compared with the previous year, registration numbers show a rise and the penalty date remains February 1.
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Arivine Mills
F. M. Robinson
Snowy Groundhog Day Weather Report
Snow fell three inches in the area starting Tuesday evening, with continued activity. Temperatures ranged from 12 below to 47 above. Daily readings indicate a wintry pattern and variable warmth across the area.
Muskie Tops Mills County Caucus Vote in Iowa Demo Row
Mills County caucuses met January 24 in Glenwood to pick Democratic presidential preferences. Muskie led with about 60 percent, Humphrey 30 percent, Kennedy 10 percent. County convention set for February 26. Mills Democrats hold 10 votes at district and state conventions.
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Mills County State Bank
Glenwood
Mills
Marcia Vanderpool
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Vanderpool
Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Edward Kennedy
Mills Demos
New Health Ordinances Effective in Mills County
Mills County adopts two health measures based on Iowa Dept of Health standards. One targets food vendors and establishments with license fees from 5 to 22.50 and minimum sanitary rules. The other covers water supplies sewers and disposal. Publicized in The Leader for public study.
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Mills County
County Board of Health
Iowa State Dept. of Health
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
1972 Feed Grain Sign-Up Begins in Mills County
Mills county starts sign up for the 1972 Feed Grain program today with a required base acreage reduction of 25 percent, potentially rising to 46 percent. Last year about 85 percent of Mills farms participated, receiving 1,935,000 dollars in benefits. Sign up runs through March 10, with farm measurement service available for a nominal fee to ensure compliance and accurate base history. On-farm spot checks will occur. errors can reduce or cancel set aside payments. A correction notes Jerry Van Winkle is not a candidate for Mills County Sheriff.
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Mills County
Margaret Bower
ASCS
Bower
Vern Sell
ASC
Sell
Five Years for Tommy Benange Attempted Break In
Tommy Alan Benage was sentenced to five years at Anamosa by Judge LeRoy Johnson for attempting to break and enter a dwelling. He aimed at the home of Glenwood’s police chief Kenneth Mead.
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Tommy Alan Benage
Anamosa
LeRoy Johnson
Glenwood
Kenneth Mead
Sewage Disposal Ordinance Discussion and Details
The second public health ordinance covers sewage disposal, rat harborages, connections to public water supply, private sewage systems and outdoor toilets. It clarifies requirements for private disposal systems with illustrations. Enforcement will be by sanitarian Cecil Williams.
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Cecil Williams
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Henderson
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Archie Stacy
Donald Schoening
Dean McLain
Floyd Messenger
Silver City
Dodge
Clifton Catron
Buick
Joe Wriedt
Public Works Committee of
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Senate
House of the
U. S. Congress
Kathy Leu
Emerson, Glenw
Mr. Grahn
Thief River Falls
PCA
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Public Health
Jerry van Winkle
Mr. van Winkle
Tommy Benange
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