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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
5
A Malvern Rotary gathering notes on Alcan highway construction stocks and a Navy plane modification program. The report mentions workers at a plant facing Sunday shifts, hopes for a garden during breaks, and families coping with ongoing work. Rotary members also discuss local chatter about subscriptions and community updates.
Death claimed Mrs coun ty resident Silas Harry Conrad aged nearly 79 in Deer township. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at Strahan church with Rev Le G Halls officiating. Casket bearers included Lemonds H H Hayeton Dale Laughlin Fred Nawed Emmett Maher and Dean Mo Olsin. Born March 8 1871 near Pearls Tennessee he moved to Mills County as a baby and married Sarah Carey on February 15 1904. They would have celebrated their golden wedding in four days.
Check forger Quick punishment in the county over the weekend. Fret Vorhies an army deserter from Ala. was sentenc... Sheriff Robi n Moore coordinated with Deputy Jake Frazier to track the suspect to the north edge of town. Dashner picked up the hitchhiker in a car. Vorhies used Albert Sledge’s papers from Omaha to impersonate him. Sledge reportedly had recently lost his papers in Omaha.
An Iowa State-Welahwey dispatch reports a truck on a rural highway east of Roy Donner farm on Highway 4 was badly damaged by fire about 8 pm Saturday. Smoke curled from the floor as employees found gasoline streaming from beneath the vehicle. Fire extinguishers were used and the Malvern fire department was called to the scene.
A brief notice reports Verony gardeners scheduled to meet on the 21st. Details are sparse with only the event date and group name present. No further names, places, or specifics are readable.
Winter farm sale planners are urged to set dates promptly and contact The Leader to arrange listings. There is no charge for this directory service and advertising can be placed later, ensuring no conflict with other events.
County liquor sales fell modestly in January with a combined state store revenue of 4,296.18, down by 380.93 from December’s record. Glenwood store alone moved 11,385.95 in liquor and 11,855.96 overall while state totals reached 9,965,400.84 compared with 3,987,080.68 in December.
Andy Berkhilmer reports more Real Estate stores and rest parate pales in this area the past weeks. Mr. and Myra. Roy.
A fragment notes gratitude to friends who visited during a beetle sighting. The brief mentions appreciation for support and company, with no clear names or dates readable in the OCR.
The county court will fill the five year term for the district attorney general's office at Genoa. Judge Johnson, 62, longtime Sidney resident and former mayor, is expected to be appointed by Gov. Hickerlooper to succeed the late Thornell. The term covers divorce and partition actions among others.
County Clerk Ward Slothower reported a busy week with four couples obtaining marriage licenses. Licenses issued to Fab Raya, 20, Malvern and Margeratis Brown, 21, Laurence Hopp, 32, and Glen Argues, 18, among others.
Mrs B V Cooney of Glenwood died Thursday afternoon at Edmundson hospital in Councy Bluffs after more than a week as a patient. Wife of former deputy sheriff Cooney who served as county jail keeper for years, she previously lived in Malvern. Survived by her husband John and other relatives.
Ferriore asks Mills county farmers to attend a 8 p.m. Saturday meeting in the Malvern Community building to learn about acreage goals production practices and crop varieties. Moving pictures will be shown and a feature is the 1933 Midwest Plow Terrace contest held at Harry Ryans farm southwest of Malvern.
The fragment references a 1943 collection related to PA esters and noted totals or figures, but the text is garbled. It hints at a program balance or accounting matter with ions of a financial or tax nature, involving a state or region and named individuals, yet the exact entities and figures remain unclear.
Final rites for Louis A Barkus Malvern World War I veteran were held in the Mane Held Funeral home with the Rev L Hall officiating. A large display of flowers surrounded the flag draped casket. Pallbearers included Ed W Knight Hoy Donner Ed Benton Bam Board and others. A brief history of Barkus notes his life from Glenwood Iowa to Malvern, his service in World War I, work at Landis Hardware, and Chevrolet agency with his brother George.
Temperatures stayed around 19 below, with roughly 12 inches of snow recorded this week. High winds and continued cold conditions are forecast for the territory as winter weather persists.
Malvern Volunteer firemen mark the 181st anniversary of their 1808 formation with a potluck dinner at the Community building at 6 30 p m followed by a theater party at the Empress. The event honors active local members and their wives with entertainment and a social gathering. The Malvern Trust Savings bank will be closed on Tuesday February 22 in observance of Washingtons birthday. George White shipped 5 head of finished cattle to Chicago by truck last weekend.
County bonds drive reports a 66,000 shortfall from the Fourth War Loan quota while several townships show progress. County chairman W. F. Byington urges residents to buy extra bonds now to reach the weekly target, citing successful payroll purchases by Burlington railway employees and strong local sales in Glenwood and Malvern.
Col Duran Summers now in England rebuts labor pay claims aired by Ray Shattar of Waterloo. Summers stresses civilians must remain focused on vital war production and warns strikes could jeopardize the global effort. He rejects minimum wage demands as a risk to national rights, insisting unity over wage quarrels amid possible deployment.
A design concept for a proposed Miles County honor roll is shown with community leaders and groups involved. Representatives from Glenwood area groups led by Rev C D Hilton and Dr M McClucky coordinate the effort with local clubs and civic figures to raise funds and solicit donations for county distribution and support.
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