Malvern Student Patsy Gearhart Leads Speech Honors
Patsy Gearhart a Malvern High junior tops Mills County speech honors this season. She earned double wins at the Red Oak District meet and will compete at the Iowa City state meet in original oratory ext with debate. Treasurer Robinson reminds taxes due March 1 with delinquency April 1.
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Patsy Gearhart
Malvern
Patsy
Red Oak
Iowa City
Mills County
F. M. Robinson
Names Drawn for Grand and Petit Juries
The 1955 grand jury and petit jury lists are set. Grand jurors include Malvern Malvern Fred Harshbarger Otha Mass C. K. Stewart W. V. Wyant Glenwood W. L. Flint Emerson Harold Cooper Paul Jones Hastings Ben L. Wilson with others from Pacific Junction Silver City Council Bluffs and more. Petit jurors feature Malvern Dale Allensworth Barbara Alexander William Blackburn Jr. and many others from Malvern Glenwood Silver City Mineola Pacific Junction Henderson Emerson Sloan Murray and additional names. The March term judge is Vernon Johnson of Sidney. Grand jurors report March 15 and petit jurors March 21 at 10 am.
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Malvern
Fred Harshbarger
Otha Mass
C. K. Stewart
W. V. Wyant
Glenwood
W. L. Flint
Emerson
Harold Cooper
Paul Jones
Hastings
Ben L. Wilson
Pacific Junction
Charles Vinton
Lee Sargent
Silver City
Earl Taylor
Council Bluffs
Rt. 3
Robert Poore Jr
Dale Allensworth
Barbara Alexander
William G. Blackburn Jr
Althea Crum
Elmer Edlund
Emmett Gipe
Ida Schultz
Richard Shepard
Charles Sell
Ruth Alstrope
Ma Boles
H. J. Curry
Elizabeth C. Chambers
Virginia Fritz
Rosie Gladwin
Dave Hatcher
Hazel Hollingshead
Duane Jurgens
Walter Kiindt Jr
Sloan Murray
H. van Maannen
Paul Sulhoff
Alice Lewing
Samuel Tylar
Delno West
Lloyd Woods
Jack Wederquist
Margarite Wright
Eure Anderson
Jane Phillips
Mineola
Pauline Deitehler
Willard Jones
Ethel Dashner
Vernon Johnson
Sidney
Drivers' License Renewal Schedule Same in Mills Co
The drivers' examination and renewal schedule for the next four months will remain the same in Mills county with the drivers' examiners appearing each Wednesday at the courthouse. Other schedules in district No. 5 place examiners in Council Bluffs on Mondays and Tuesdays and Saturday mornings, Avoca and Oakland on alternating Fridays starting March 4 at Oakland, and Logan on Thursdays. In district No. 4, examiners will be at Red Oak on Mondays and Sidney on Saturdays. Notice The Malvern cemetery association board will meet in the Community building Wednesday, Mar. 2, at 2:30 p.m.
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Mills Co
Mills County
Court House
Council Bluffs
Avoca
Oakland
Logan
District No. 4
Red Oak
Sidney
Malvern Cemetery Association
Scouts Get New Leaders to Reactivate Boys Program
P R Stone named scoutmaster and Harold Terry as assistant to revive Malvern area scouting. Meeting set for Thursday March 38 with Wilber Wilson from Council Bluffs assisting. Old troop inactive since last summer. invitation to 11 to 14 year olds and older members to help start tenderfoot work and possibly form an explorer troop. Eight short talks honor service, including 62 year record for Frank Degenhart.
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Malvern
P. R. Stone
Harold Terry
Wilber Wilson
Council Bluffs
Keith Hughes
Burdette Spiker
J. R. Beckwith
E. W. Burdie
Orville Starr
Frank Degenhart
County Seat Marriage Licenses and Car Registrations
Two marriage licenses issued in the county seat last week. Dean Fisher 19 Glenwood and Viola Mensen 19 Emerson. Orris Wilson Em s 38 Lincoln and Bernice Nolda 26 Lincoln. Of twelve cars registered, nine were Glenwood residents. Names include Salyers Auto Co Malvern and several local owners with Ford and Chrysler models listed.
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Milla County
Lincoln, Nebr
Dean Fisher
Glenwood
Viola Mensen
Emerson
Orris Wilson Ems
Bernice Nolda
Lincoln
Malvern
Salyers Auto Co
Delbert Rafferty
Fords
Lester Kizzier
Bert Howards to observe 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Howard of Malvern will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday March 5. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 p m at the St Johns Lutheran church parlors northeast of Malvern. No formal invitations are being issued.
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Bert Howard
Malvern
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Malvern Fire Dept Honors Chief Chantry at 62nd Banquet
The Malvern Volunteer Fire Dept held its 62nd anniversary banquet in the Community building Tuesday evening. Chief J. R. Chantry was honored with a diamond stickpin for 45 years in the department and 35 years as chief. Clayton Hertz presided after dinner.
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J. R. Chantry
Malvern Volunteer Fire Dept
Department
Clayton Hertz
Heart Group to Meet in Bluffs
The Mills county T. B. and Heart Assn annual meeting will be held Monday February 28 at the Hotel Chieftain in Council Bluffs with a 6 o clock dinner. Reservations with Mrs Wm Bichel Mineola or Mrs Kenneth McMahon Silver City by February 25. Dr James W Culbertson director of cardiovascular research labs at University of Town college of medicine will speak on heart and lung disease research. The Malvern band mothers will meet in the basement of the Community building Tuesday March 1 at 2 30 p.m.
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Mills County
T. B. and Heart Assn
Chieftain
Council Bluffs
Cas
Wm. Bichel
Mineola
Kenneth McMahan
Silver City
James W. Culbertson
University of Town College of Medicine
Still chilly in Mills County with late-week melt
Mills County endured persistently cold conditions through the week, with a Wednesday night low as the period’s coldest point. By Thursday and Friday temperatures rose and snow ceased, accelerating melting. Daily data follow.
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Mills County
Barn Fire Destroys Albert Nelson Farm Outbuilding
Malvern firefighters were called to the Albert Nelson farm seven miles southeast of town Tuesday where a large barn, some live stock, hay and grain were destroyed. Loss is estimated at $5,000 with insurance partly covering costs. The fire, begun from a cigarette, was reported by Alfred Baucom who had a closing-out sale on Monday afternoon. New tenant Mark Johnson had moved hay into the barn late Monday.
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Malvern
Albert Nelson
Alfred Baucom
Tennant
Mark Johnson
Three Candidates File for Member of Co Ed of Ed
Citizens of Area 4 choose from J Frank Durbin Emerson Richard Gay and Joe Hathaway for the county board of education seat to be decided March 10. Area 4 covers Emerson Hastings Malvern Strahan districts and multiple rural districts. Each candidate has deep public school ties and the six year term carries no pay.
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Area 4
County Board of Education
Amy Hammers
J. Frank Durbin
Emerson
Forester
Richard Gay
Malvern
Joe Hathaway
Strahan Consolidated
Hastings
Strahan
Centerline
Wearin
Indian Creek
McClain
Warner
Center
White Cloud
Mt. Vernon
Foxworthy
Barret
Spring Valley
Keystone
Union
Glynn
Durbin
Hathaway
Strahan Board
Goy
Malvern Voters to Elect 2 to Board of Education
Malvern voters head to the polls to elect two members to the Board of Education with terms expiring for Dr. James R. Beckwith and Mrs. Virginia Summers. Filing petitions closes the final date February 28, ten days before the March 10 annual election.
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Malvern
Board of Education
Boards of Education
James R. Beckwith
Virginia Summers
T. E. Shonka
Merchants Press Against Iowa Three Cent Sales Tax
Malvern Commercial club members prepare petition letters to Representative William Harbor and Senator Henry Washburn and Gov. Leo Hoegh to oppose the proposed three cent state sales tax. The drive aims to secure merchant signatures as legislators consider a two year tax hike that would raise about 20 million dollars annually, with final action possible by July 1.
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State
Iowa
Malvern Commercial Club
William Harbor
Henry Washburn
Leo Hoegh
Harbor
House of Representatives
Washburn
Senate
Des Moines
House
Border County
Commercial Club
Hoegh
Malvern
Clayton Hertz
Nebraska
R. W. Salyers
Albert Johnson
School Situation In Iowas Assembly Aims For State Aid
Mills County representative Wm H Harbor writes during the session’s last week. He notes progress is slow yet planned, urging careful code fitting and fair investigations. He cites the school situation rising to a red glow with proposed state aid and local control, opposing forced reorganizations.
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Harbor
Mills County
Wm. H. Harbor
General Assembly
House
Skerritts Observe 35th Anniversary Sunday Feb 27
The fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Ralph Skerritt will occur Feb 27. They hold open house from 2 to 5 PM at their farm home between Malvern and Silver City. Their friends are invited to call.
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Ralph Skerritt
Malvern
Silver City
So This is Paris opens Feb 27 at Empress Theatre
Universal International presents So This Is Paris at the Empress Theatre on Sunday and Monday Feb 27 and 28 with stars Gloria De Haven Gene Nelson Corie Calvet and Paul Gilbert. The story follows three American sailors in lively Paris with a supporting cast of beauty winners. Nine new tunes are featured produced by Albert J Copper and directed by Richard Quine.
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Paris
Empress
Tony Ruin
Universal International
Empress Theatre
Gloria de Haven
Gene Nelson
Corie Calvet
Paul Gilbert
Gay Parve
Albert J. Cobre
Richard Quine
60th Anniversary for D Fischer in Glenwood
Mr and Mrs Detlef Fischer of Glenwood mark their 60th wedding anniversary on February 28 at home. Married in Glenwood February 28 1895 they settled on a farm south of Mineola then east of Glenwood. They have three daughters Arno Hamann Treynor Harry Roenfeld Glenwood and Irvin Hamann Glenwood.
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Detlef Fischer
Glenwood
Mineola
Mr. Fischer
Germany
Mes
Fischer
Mills County
Arno Hamann
Treynor
Harry Roenfeld Jr
Walnut
Ir.vin Hamann
Meeting of Southwest Iowa Association for Retarded Children
The Southwest Iowa Association for Retarded Children will meet Tuesday evening, March 1, in the Community room under the bank in Glenwood. A speaker from the department of public instruction in Des Moines will discuss special education in southwest Town. All interested are invited to attend.
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Southwest Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Glenwood
Department of Public Instruction
Des Moines
Town
World Day of Prayer service in Malvern church
The World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday at 2 p m at the Malvern Methodist church with participation from Malvern’s three churches. Prepared by Christian women nationwide, the worldwide service invites all interested to attend.
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Rimay
Gyp
Malvern
One Mills Man Draft Call in March
One Mills man will leave in the March draft call. Clea Nose kable af Randulph reports to Omaha and will be sent to Camp Chaffee Ark for basic training, leaving March 9. Howald Bryant of Silver City reported to Arkansas to begin his duties in the service in February.
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AuUs
Clea Nose Kable
Randulph
Omaha
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Howald Bryant
Silver City
Arkansas
Four Nebraskans Sentenced in Mills County Break-ins
Four Nebraskans pled guilty to eight Mills County break-ins ending a wave of about 40 robberies in 23 towns across Iowa South Dakota Kansas and Nebraska. Clyde Sheard Robert Dale Sheard Kenneth Lee Daniels and De W T Haley were sentenced to five years by District Judge Vernon Johnson after their Feb 2 and Feb 14 admissions. Juvenile cases followed with seven Mills County youths ages 15 to 17 given one year probation and strict rules under state probation oversight.
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Mills County
Anamosa Reformatory
Mils County
Vernon Johnson
Clyde Sheard
Nebraska City
Robert Dale Sheard
Plattsmouth
Kenneth Lee Daniels
DeWitt Talmadge Haley
Silver City
Hastings
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Eliot Hunts
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Bert Howards
Bluffs
Albert Nelson Farm
Fertilizer Co
Homer Dudley
Radco Fertilizer Co
Tis
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Marian Jones
John Charleson
John Schultz
Cary
Chas
Costello
D. Fischers
Assn
Mills County Sherif
Don Rhoden
Tom Suluman
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