Southwest Iowa Road Work Discussed By Legislators
In Mills County a council meeting with state highway officials reviewed Southwest Iowa road progress. Legislators Rep Bill Scherle Rep Bill Harbor and Senator Ed Wearin heard reports on highway 34 and expressed confidence in the program. Scherle, late for a Hairdressers meeting, hurried from home after a phone call to deliver his talk at the 64 club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scherle
Bill Harbor
Henderson
Ed Wearin
Red Oak
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Rep
Scherle
Nat’l Hairdressers and
Blood drive seeks 305 pints at Malvern mobile
County short of annual Red Cross quota prompts Feb 20 blood drive at Malvern Community Building from noon to 6 pm. Recruitment chair Mrs. Roy Dean Mansfield urges donors in nearby towns to give, noting it is a privilege and urging citizens of Silver City Henderson Hastings Strahan and Emerson to participate while the blood mobile is in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Bank
Malvern
Roy Dean Mansfield
Glen
Wood
Silver City
Henderson
Hastings
Strahan
Emerson
Blood Mobile
Assessors Make Good Progress in Mills County
County Assessor Harry Markel reports fieldmen are making good progress despite severe weather. Four towns Hastings Silver City Pacific Junction and Tabor are completed. Glenwood township is finished with others expected soon, marking steady, orderly progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Markel
Mills County
Hastings
Silver City
Pacific Junction
Tabor
Glenwood
Markel
Akangbe to Speak at Malvern and Strahan Churches
Stephen Akangbe of Aron go Nigeria will speak at Malvern and Strahan Methodist churches during Sunday morning services on February 11. He arrived in Omaha in January 1959 after earning a theology bachelor degree at Igbaja seminary and is doing postgraduate work at Grace Bible Institute. He plans to return to Nigeria in September to start a coeducational Bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern and Strahan
Stephen Akangbe
Arongo
Nigeria
United States
Akangbe
Omaha
Igbaja Seminary
Grace Bible Institute
Emerson Baptists Awarded in Iowa Christian Rural Institute
Emerson First Baptist Church led by Rev. Richard Person was among ten Iowa churches in the 101 to 200 membership class cited for community service at the Iowa Christian Rural Institute at Iowa State University. The church received a merit certificate signed by Floyd Andre and Rev. J. M. Tews for developing vital religious programs benefiting leadership, service, and cooperative efforts in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson’s
First Baptist Church
Iowa
Iowa Christian Rural Institute
Iowa State University
Richard Person
Emerson
Floyd Andre
Cooperative Extension Service
ISU
J. M. Tews
Manson
Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship
Red Cross Plans Drive and Blood Bank Kickoff
Mills county Red Cross officers met at Glenwood Methodist Church to plan the 1962 drive for funds and the blood bank. A kickoff for Feb 26 at Malvern Farm Bureau will provide material and help to workers, with a blood mobile visit Feb 20 and six total blood bank trips planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Bank
Mills County
Red Cross
Glenwood Methodist Church
Charles Stinnard
oWicetin
Malvern
Ken Evans
Blood Mobile
Glenwood
Emerson
Rock Port Driver Collides With Oil Transport on Highway 275
Ray D Moody of Rock Port Missouri, 20, was in an oil transport collision Friday evening southeast of Glenwood. Moody attempted to pass but withdrew due to oncoming traffic and hit the transport, causing about 150 in damage to his car. The oil truck was driven by Eugene Shaw, 34, of Tabor. Sheriff Edwin Barkus reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray D. Moody
Rock Port
Highway 275
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Moody
Eugene Shaw
Tabor
No Operator's License Charge Against Omahan
David Johnston of Omaha was fined five dollars and court costs this past week in Justice John Hall's court on a charge of having no operator's license.
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David Johnston
Omaha
John Hall
Dads and Moms Night at Malvern Home Finale Friday
Dads and mothers of Malvern Central High School basketball players will be honored Friday as Coaches Beasley and Arndt lead their teams against Sidney in the last home game of the season at Malvern Community Building. Oriolettes face Cowgirls at 7 p.m. while the Orioles battle the Cowboys, who upset conference leaders Ham burg, promising a tough finish to the regular schedule before state tournament play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MCHS
Bill Beasley
Vernon Arndt
Sidney
Malvern
Oriolettes
Sidney Lassies
Cowboys
Orioles
Hamburg
Mhey
New Vehicle Registrations and Marriages in County
County records show a week of new motor vehicle registrations with names tied to F M Rob inson’s office. New marriage licenses list Frank Hoffman and Kay Newellis, Harry Hunt and Myra Bell, Larry Bradley and Nancy Miller, Robert Lyon and Cheryl Fleming, with ages and hometowns added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Robinson
Hazel Lockabill
Malvern
John Leroy Wiseman
Hastings
Glenn Bantz
John E. Barnes
Emerson
Buick
J. F. Weariner
Clarence A. Dalton
George E. Hascall
Frank N. Grout
Henderson
Robert M. Dalton
Glenwood
Volkswagen
Gary L. Herrick
Chevrolet
Carl H. Hurst
Arthur Thieschafer
I. L. Donner
Frank Hoffman
Kay 2
Newellis
Indianola
Harry Albert Hunt
Oakland
Myra Jean Bell
Omaha
Larry Alan Bradley
Sioux City
Nancy Miller
Robert E. Lyon
Bellevue
Chyril Fleming
Burglars steal batteries and canned fruit at rural home
Police report states Saturday night burglars entered an unoccupied rural home in Mills County owned by Dr. Blecher of route 1 Council Bluffs. Entry appeared gained by breaking a window on a door. Items stolen include tractor batteries a battery charger and a supply of canned fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Blecher
Route 1
Council Bluffs
Logan Firm Wins Bid for Farm to Market Bridge Near Emerson
County Engineer Troy Rhody said Capitol Bridge Co of Logan won the contract to build a 18x24 pre cast bridge and flume two miles south of Emerson replacing an old structure. The bid totaled 20025.25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Rhody
Capitol Bridge Co
Logan
Emerson
Three Charges Brought Against Junction Man
A Sunday afternoon crash on highway 275 in Glenwood involved three cars. Robert Bock, 21, Omaha, slid into Gary Golden, 25, Glenwood, whose car then struck Lois Alter, 52, Randolph. Damage was not extensive.
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Junction Man
Robert Bock
Omaha
Gary Golden
Glenwood
Lois E. Alter
Randolph
Mills County Tentative Budget For Secondary Years
Mills county plans a tentative budget of $659 000 for secondary years in 1962. Engineer Troy Rhody said the figure could rise or fall, depending on weather, materials and other factors. The budget allocates $3065,000 from gasoline taxes, $342,000 from property taxes, and $12,000 from miscellaneous sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Troy “Rhody
Rhody
Certificates Awarded to Retarded Assn Workers
Mills County Association for Retarded Children held a covered dish dinner at Glenwood bank courtesy rooms. About 40 members and guests attended chaired by Mrs. Carroll Bloom with entertainment by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bergman. Dr Amin Audeh and Rev Helen Galazka spoke as certificates of appreciation were given to multiple local officials and supporters in Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Glenwood
Carroll Bloom
Jack Bergman
Amin Audeh
Helen Galazka
C. J. Blank
Fred Ashley
Emerson
Raymond Beam
Silver City
Morris Harbor
Henderson
Ralph Thaller
Malvern
Earl Tubbs
Ross Garrett
Edwin Barkus
Richard Barton
Second traffic fatality sparks charges in Mills county
Mills county sheriff announces charges will be filed against Donald Edward Overman 35 Glenwood in the Monday night head on collision that killed 46 year old Francis Mary Buch of route 3 Glenwood. Buch died of chest trauma. Overman injured with multiple fractures and undergoing hospital blood testing for intoxication.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Donald Edward Overman
Glenwood
Francis Mary Buch
Route 3
Buch
Overman
Mercy Hospital
State College A Capella Choir to Perform at Malvern
The State College of Iowa A Capella choir directed by Charles Matheson will give a concert February 27 at 8 p m in the Malvern Community Building. The program includes religious, classical, and contemporary works as part of a nine town southern Iowa tour featuring pieces from 16th century to modern, Offenbach chorus selections, light numbers Cindy and Yankee Doodle, and The Mystic Trumpeter by Norman Dello Joio. The Mills county courthouse will be closed February 12 and February 22 for Lincoln and Washington birthdays.
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State College of Iowa
Charles Matheson
State College Department of Music
Iowa
Atlantic
West Des Moines
Eldora
Denison
Audubon
Malvern
Grundy Center
Boone
Ida Grove
William Latham
SCI Music Department
Jacques Offenbach
Helen of Troy
Cindy
Norman Dello Joio
Mills County Court House
Lincoln
Washington
Surveying Starts Tuesday on Pony Creek Watershed
Officials and surveyors gathered on the Pony Creek banks to begin the $1,225,881 watershed project. It aims to control erosion over 19,239 acres in Mills and Pottawattamie counties with 23 earth dams, two lakes, multiple terraces, and grass waterways, reducing soil loss and boosting flood protection for Pacific Junction. Federal funds total $975,145 with sponsors including Mills County Soil Conservation District and local supervisors.
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Pony Creek
Mil
Pottawattamie
Mills County
Missouri River
Pacific Junction
Dennis Downing
Ed Ross
Ed Sorenson
Dale Lincoln
Mills County Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Mills and Pottawattamie
John Deere Day Show Planned for Feb. 12
George Gobel will star in the John Deere Day program at the Empress Theater Malvern February 12 sponsored by Breeding & Benton. The event features entertainment and a late model equipment film plus a free lunch at the Breeding & Benton store starting at 11 a.m. ahead of a 1 p.m. film showing.
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George Gobel
Empress Theater
Malvern
Breeding & Benton of
Breeding & Benton
New Patients Enter Nishna Cottage This Week
Hilda Stromberg of Malvern and Nora Fickel of Glenwood were admitted as new patients at Nishna Cottage this past week. Presbyterian church representatives led the Nishna Cottage worship service Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Stromberg
Malvern
Nora Fickel
Glenwood
Nishna Cottage
Presbyterian Church
Three Cars Involved in Glenwood Accident
In Glenwood three cars were involved in a crash linking Frank Gindelsperger of Pacific Junction to charges including driving while license suspended. Bond set at 500 dollars. Charges also cited reckless driving and leaving the scene after striking a light pole. The cases were continued. Cecil R. Baucom of Pacific Junction was arrested with Gindelsperger on intoxication charges and sentenced to two days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gindelsperger
Pacific Junction
District Court
Carl Remley
Glenwood
Remley
Gindelsperger
Cecil R. Baucom
Scherle Addresses Hairdressers Mon
Rep Bill Scherle of Henderson spoke to the Council Bluffs unit of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn at the 64 club north of Council Bluffs Monday. Virginia Kelso of Malvern presided as about 30 hairdressers and guests attended. The unit will provide services to the Glenwood State School on Sunday February 11 as part of a statewide charity drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scherle
Henderson
Council Bluffs
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn
64” Club
Virginia Kelso
Malvern
Glenwood
Scherle
Iowa
Graduate of 1910 Boosts Malvern Loan Fund Drive
Malvern High School solicitors report good progress on the Student Loan Fund drive led by Dr. J. R. Beckwith. A 1910 graduate, Mrs Lulu Potts Abbott now of San Jose California, donated and praised the loan approach. Campaign ends in about ten days with full results to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Community School
J. R. Beckwith
Lulu Potts Abbott
San Jose
Calif
Aboott
Malvern High School
Dr. Beckwith
A. H. Nothem
Mills County NFC Officers Plan Wide Bargaining Drive
Mills county NFC leaders and captains met in Red Oak to receive instructions for a “drive to the bargaining table” as 18 two man teams are planned to contact farmers this week. A total of 10 000 teams are slated across the NFC territory to step up the pace in the whirlwind drive. Attendees from Mills include Marvin Bowen Floyd Bowen Walter Knap Everett Knap and Dean Fender. The drive combines two approaches to build strength before bargaining with processors. BPW public dinner announced for Sunday Feb 18 at 11 30 am in Malvern Community Building. invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFO
Mills County
Red Oak
NFC
Marvin Bowen
Floyd Bowen
Walter Knap
Everett Knap
Dean Fender
Oren Lee Staley
Mrs Savage Painting Accepted for Midwest Show
Elsie Savage, of Hastings, has a water color chosen for display at the 7th Midwest Biennial Exhibition at Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Feb 18 to March 18. The scene shows a man with team and wagon picking corn by hand, a pastoral Iowa sight before mechanical harvesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Savage
Hastings
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Iowa
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Emerson Baptists
Omahan
Robert Hopp
Silver Cloud Jr
Dwight Keith
Ingraham Straight Shooters
Bertlyn Crouse
Town State University
Ames
Logan Firm
Assn
Ed Carter
Barkus
Grenwood State School
Joseph W. MacGillivray
Trinity Lutheran Church
Buck
Julius
Janet Johnson
Mary and
Genell
Evan Miller
Gail Powers
A. P. Mickelwall
Ira McKnight
Inglewood
State College
Walt Whitman
Malvern Community Bldg
Adv
Mrs. Savage
Joslyn
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