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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1963
Page
7
The column notes robins seen as heralds of spring, counters a skeptic claim about winter robins, and cites Mervin Turner and George Mort on the warmer weather tease. Mrs. Raymond Waller reports robins present all winter under evergreen shelter. Temperature readings follow in the next column.
Amateurs interested in oil painting may join six week classes starting March 1. Instructors are Mrs. R. W. Green and Mrs. Henry Thieschi fer of Council Bluffs and Mrs. Everett Gipe of Malvern. Classes run every Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Malvern Community Build. Contact the Extension Office in Malvern for information and reservations.
Larry Swett of Malvern earned high distinction on the Dean's honor roll at Peru State Teachers College Nebraska for the first semester. He was among 11 students listed with high distinction, requiring an 8.0 GPA.
County seat reports last week registrations include Ford to Vernon Crouse Hastings Rambler to Clarence Rush Hastings Chevrolets to Richard Hyde Hastings and John Conner Glenwood Chrysler to Bernard F Rhoades Glenwood Oldsmobile to Jack Bergman Glenwood Plymouth to Lora Gene Gillespie Glenwood Buick to Vaughn Chute Glenwood Chevrolet trucks to Emmett Stephens Malvern and Earl Taylor and Johnnie W Mass Silver City Marriage licenses issued to Robert Wortman 24 Des Moines and Colette Crouse 25 Hastings Ronald Marsh 23 Omaha and Carolyn Shively 19 Ralston Neb Supervisor S C Lincoln of Pa cific Junction ill Saturday confined to home by doctor's orders.
Town 4-H members adopt a national style in green and white two piece dresses approved by Iowa 4-H staff. Models Donald and Virginia Angus from Malvern display the new uniforms while guidance notes tote pattern and material details through county offices.
Two Mills County churches are among 24 Iowa congregations awarded merit by the Iowa Christian Rural Institute in Ames. The First Methodist Church of Malvern received the top merit with distinction, while the Emerson Baptist Church earned a merit award. Recipients were chosen for programs promoting Christian understanding in rural communities.
The Malvern Trust and Savings Bank will be closed all day Tuesday February 12 in observance of Lincoln's birthday.
Malvern hosts an adult farmer meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m to discuss use of farm buildings. Plans will be made for a follow up session and the session aims to aid participants by identifying practical building uses and steps for preparation with guidance from attendees.
The U S Soil Conservation Service collects rainfall and soil loss data in the Mule Creek watershed since 1956 to aid future project design. Area staff take cross sections, interview landowners about crop rotations and conservation practices, and monitor three rainfall stations to assess factors affecting structure lifespan and land use planning before a watershed program is feasible.
Mrs Burgoin New Chinn of the Family Living Committee announces vacancies filled on the Mills Go Extension Family Living Committee. New appointees include Mrs Donald Angua Hastings Mrs Robert Christensen Hastings and others. The eleven member panel reorganized at Mrs Duane Sells home Glenwood naming officers and outlining plans for a district conference money management charm school and a rural homemaker luncheon plus an educational tour to the Grotto at West Bend.
Mills County ASCS offers 100,656 bushels of CCC bin site stored corn for sale by sealed competitive bids. Bids must be received by 3 p.m. Monday Feb 11 at the county ASCS office. Prospective bidders may arrange to inspect the grain and obtain bidding forms and complete information from the county office.
Henry Schnoor will present a full hour broadcast over KFNF Sunday February 10 at 2 PM using Mills county talent in a variety musical show. Listeners will hear Carolyn Hunt Glenwood Dan Lenz Pacific Junction Horace Richardson Hastings a male quartet and a Malvern choir.
Larry Wright of Elk Horn began his new duties as public welfare case worker in Mills county February 1. He holds a bachelor’s in sociology and will reside in Glenwood with his wife. At the February 1 Mills county board meeting Mrs Emma Gilson of Glenwood was named director, after ten years with the agency and serving as acting director since April 1, 1962.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus reports a month-by-month traffic chart showing more accidents in January this year than in January 1962. The record lists incidents including fatal crashes and nonfatal injuries with specific figures for January 1963 compared to January 1962.
Mills fair association boards in Malvern reviewed improvements at Mills county fair grounds. Plans include a cattle barn addition or replacement, hillside grading, and ongoing landscaping to beautify grounds and ease access. The 1968 fair is set for August 5 to 8, per president Austin Bass.
Parents and boys from Person, Glenwood, Silver City and Tabor attended at Silver Urn Masonic temple last Thursday to hear Walt Miller describe DeMolay. About 50 people were present, including 20 interested boys. Mr Miller explained aims and steps to start a chapter, with Nishna Masonic Circle lodges backing the effort. A Circle lodge Mason meeting is planned for Feb 21 in Malvern with BeMolay representatives from Council Bluffs presenting the work.
Bruce DuVal of Tabor has been selected as an outstanding 4-H member to attend the 1962 National Poultry Fact Finding Conference in Kansas City February 18 17. The event aims to boost interest in poultry industry and Bruce earned the honor for his 4-H record and poultry projects. He has excelled in Poultry Judging with top state finishes and won the sweepstakes award for prizes at Mills County fair.
Mills county three community school systems received about 104 395 41 in state aid for last year per County Superintendent Amy Ham mers The aid totals roughly 15 percent of the districts budgets General Aid 80 981 04 and Transportation 23 413 47 are itemized for Malvern Nishan Val and Glenwood with figures reflecting general and formation aids.
Kaith Glandon Allan Seto and Gerald Bower of the U S Soil Conservation Service attended a Radiological Training School in Des Moines last week. The sessions train employees to handle nuclear attack responsibilities and include measuring radioactivity and contamination in soil plants animals and water. Glandon noted Mills Mounty office will advise farmers on steps to protect livestock and crops.
Raymond Rickets of Afton found his car stalled in a snowdrift along Highway 275 near Pony Creek north of Glenwood in Mills County. He left the vehicle locked and returned with a tow truck at 4 am to find both doors broken and a suitcase of personal items stolen.
A hit and run accident was reported Saturday to Sheriff Edwin Barkus' office. Marvin Lewis Pullman Jr. had his car parked on a Silver City street when someone struck it and fled. Estimated damage to the vehicle is $200.
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