This Week in Mills County Ward Spring and War Talk
Bright warm weather drew thoughts to spring as Mills County folks report 3000 gallons used at a corn ear wash indicating about 400 cycles. Friends of Rev Kenneth Swain, longtime Vietnam missionary now in Omaha, learn that Viet Cong overran his mission compound killing Johnsons who lived in the Swain house near Me Thout about 174 miles from Saigon as the Swains plan to return in June.
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Jerry Margal
Mills County Friends
Kenneth Swain
Vietnam
Omaha
Johnson
Swain
Me Thout
Saigon
Rev
Extension Service Open House marks 50th year in Mills County
Mills County Extension Council announces an open house to observe the 50th anniversary of the Extension Service. The event, hosted by Jim Kelley and other council members, runs Thursday February 9 from 9 59 am to 4 40 pm in the county office basement, Malvern. Coffee and refreshments will be served. council wives invited.
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Mis County Extension Service
Kelley Extension Cound
Mills County Extension Council
County Extension Offici Diy
Serviee
Mills County Foren Bureau
Iowa State
Mills County Extension District
Iowa State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Council
Jim Kelley
Jack Bowen
Raymond Horkabout
Robert Wyant
Kenneth Graves
Chil Boyer
Ley Boileau
Roger Shaw
Morris Terry
Juhn Heitman
Claude Robertson
Ceorge Walker
Dean Sayers
Bowman Completes Instrument Man Training Course
Duane Bowman of Malvern is among 46 Iowa Highway Commission employees completing a four week Instrument Man Training course at Ames on February 2. The program covered mathematics field trigonometry surveying instruments and real surveying. The graduates will join survey crews at various locations statewide. Also in the course was Terry Eaton of Tabor.
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Duane Bowman
Malvern
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Terry Eaton
Tabor
Eleven Motor Vehicles Registered in County Week
County Treasurer F M Robinson reports eleven new motor vehicles registered this week. Entries list Buick to James D Kelley Hastings Volkswagen to Goynel A Beckwith Chevrolets to George Haseal Emerson Richard Dix Glenwood Pontiac to Bert Colwell Real Estate Glenwood Plymouths to Jehan Lutter Pacific Junction Midwest Supply Specialty Inc Lynden D Hough Glenwood Chevrolet pickups to Harold Merrical Hastings Markie Harrington Glenwood Chevrolet truck to J F Darnold Sons Malvern Marriage license issued to Larry Eichelberger and Penny Scroggs both of Glenwood.
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F. M. Robinson
Buick
James D. Kelley
Hastings
Volkswagen
Goynel A. Beckwith
View From The Front Of Malvern Cemetery Building
View describes a proposed cemetery structure of concrete block and frame with brick veneer. The building measures 20 by 40 feet with a hip roof and five foot overhangs on all four sides to provide rainy weather shelter.
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Malvern Cemetery
Memory T
Boston
Malvern Board Sets 6000 Salary Base for Teachers
The Malvern Community School District board set a $6,000 base for teachers with degrees and no experience, freezing the salary schedule for one year due to building costs. Returning staff receive a $500 raise, yielding salaries from $6,200 to $7,775. The district faces tax levy uncertainty under new state legislation, needing warrants to finance operations until levies are set, with potential extra interest costs and possible tax increases for equipment and the new school.
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Malvern Community School
Board of Education
Malvern Education Association
Focal
ISEA
General Assembly
New Licenses Are Slightly Ahead in Mills County
New car and truck licenses show Mills County residents slightly ahead of last year. Tax data released by the treasurer indicates modest gains in new registrations with more vehicles sold than the previous year.
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Mills
Malvern Donations Boost Red Cross Efforts
Mills County American Red Cross chapter met January 30 at Mrs. Charles Stipard home to plan a March campaign aiming to raise 3400. Amos Copeland from the Mid Western territory discussed boosting local contributions as Viet Nam aid and regional disasters grow. Malvern had raised 191 toward the goal, over 100 percent of its share with about one thirteenth of the county population.
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Mills County
American Red Cross
Charles Stipard
Amos Copeland
Mid-Western
Viet Nam
Copeland
Malvern
Malvern Cemetery to build memorial memorial with private funds
A special committee at Malvern Cemetery plans a Curfew Memorial building to serve as a chapel restrooms and equipment room with a broad shelter projection. Funds now total about 6000 with a minimum 12000 needed. Committee members include Clayton J. Herts Richard A. Hyde and F A Wortman inviting donations of money and labor with completion hoped by Memorial Day.
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Clayton J. Herts
Ami
Richard A. Hyde
F. A. Wortman
George Hilton
Cecil Beck
Cemetery Association
Lentz Powles
Tierte
Scout Meet Men to Boost Camping in Malvern
Boys, parents, and citizens are invited to a scouting event at the Baptist Church in Malvern next Monday evening. The program highlights upcoming camp activities including Philmont and introduces the new scout master. Edel Knight, serving as temporary master since August, will also discuss duties as district commissioner.
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Baptist Church
Malvern
Philmont
Keith Glandon
Edel Knight
NFO Opens Office In Hastings Bidg
NFO remodels first floor of the Odd Fellow's hall in Hastings to house an office and meeting room. An open meeting is planned for February 12 at 8 p.m. to inform interested residents, following a well attended session in Glenwood last Wednesday.
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Mills County Nfo
Odd Fellow's Hall
Hastings
NFO
Glenwood
County Receives 115503 Agri Land Tax Credit
Mills county received 115503.47 on Tuesday in agricultural land tax credit per Auditor Glenn Johinson. Neighboring counties followed with Fremont 185699.21 Montgomery 119651.68 Pottawattamie 295185.19. State total reached about 14000000 or 47 percent. To cover over 20 mills in the general fund, each school district needed 37830236.
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Mills County
Glenn Johinson
Fremont
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
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Baptist
Masonic
Boyer
Sexton
Tool
AEN
Twill
Tual
Dugne
Farragut
Norfolk & Western
Imogene Crossing
John Waller
Red Cross
Bidg
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