This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
7
Mills County observers note a light news week as focus shifts to the basketball tournament. Malvern and Fremont Mills dominated local attention with games on the court, reducing other reporting.
Clerk I L Donner reports only one license issued this month while Sheriff Edwin Barkus notes no auto accidents in the past week. Motor vehicle registrations remain steady with multiple transfers including Fords to Sowers and Hay den, Mercurys to Hunter and Plumer, and a Chevrolet to Allerheiligen among others. Temperatures stay cool with light snow totaling about an inch on Saturday.
Malvern Community School Board amended the salary schedule on Feb 17 raising starting pay for degree teachers to 5000 from 4800. The plan adds 100 after year one and 300 after year three with raises for graduate work and continued increments every five years. Staff not on step will be placed on step next year. contracts for next year were reviewed with further meetings planned.
The Malvern Lumber Co plans a March 1 open house called Warmers and Feeders Day to unveil a new carpenter shop that will enable portable buildings to be built in any weather. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. details appear in this issue's advertisement.
The Goodwill truck will visit communities Feb 28 to collect usable discards for repair and sale at the Omaha plant. Items include old clothing appliances and furniture. Pickups are organized through churches in Malvern and areas including Silver City East Liberty Hastings Emerson Strahan and Glenwood. Oriolette Gerry Turner will travel to the state tournament after competing in free throw contests.
Mills County Red Cross Fund Drive nears finish with county total at 2365, higher than several years but below quota. Reported by township and town units include Center 80, Oak 52, White Cloud 38, Glenwood 60.50, Glenwood city 487.68 plus mail solicitations 32 in Plattville and 19 in Lyons. Additional gifts welcomed to Mrs. Charles Stinard Glenwood.
Supt. N P Crink announces C Benton Kuck of Robinson Kansas has signed a contract as elementary principal for Malvern Community schools for the coming year. He has served as principal of the Robinson elementary school for four years. Mr and Mrs Kuck have six children and plan to move here mid summer.
Mr and Mrs Charles P Shone and their children Brett and Pamela recently moved to Malvern from Glenwood occupying the former Frey home on the Ellison property. Charles Shone works at Malvern Milling Co. Justice of the Peace Carl Remley sentenced Kenneth Hankins of Glenwood to two days in jail for disturbing the peace after a fight in Glenwood.
The Southwest Iowa Progress Board, a five county group led by Mills Fremont Gass Page and Montgomery, will convene at the Emerson Legion Hall at 8 p m Tuesday. The meeting will discuss by laws, a personnel committee, and community advisory groups as the Bea namie Opportunity Act program study grant moves toward approval with copies sent to Gov. Harold Hughes and C W Gilmour. Mills county representation includes Otha D Wearin Ea Mae Conrad and Harry Evans and A If No them.
Mills county American Red Cross chapter to honor Galton ebul blood donors with certificates by gallons given. Event Sunday Feb 26 at Dr. and Mrs. Charles Stinard home features organ music Rev Watermen, Glenwood high school quartet, talks by Laura Jones from Omaha Blood Center, refreshments by Red Cross Gray Ladies and county officers.
A 16 year old Malvern boy was sentenced Monday by District Judge Harold Davidson to the state reformatory at Eldora for theft. He had been on probation to juvenile officer Ken Jones of Clarinda. The arrest followed an evening custody by Council Bluffs police on Feb 16. A second boy with no prior offense was also taken into custody and turned over to Jones.
Gov. Harold Hughes announced the appointment of Harold J. Martin of Hamburg Demorat and chair of the Iowa Board of Parole as district judge to replace Harold J. Davidson of Clavinda on March 1. Martin, 57, has 33 years as a Hamburg lawyer. Louis T. Genung of Glenwood also received nomination.
Harald R. Smith Cornish Bluffs and Charles Frazier Pacific Junction pleaded guilty February 16 in Justice John Hulls court to disturbing the peace. Each was fined 15 dollars and costs for tossing Homer Hammer of Malvern through a Don's Tavern front window. Hammer also fined 15 dollars in a separate Justice Hall court. Smith and Frazier agreed to pay for the broken window.
The Malvern Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting Saturday at 1 30 p m in the secretary Lentz Powles office in Malvern J F Wearin Jr president invites all lot owners and interested parties to attend along with the board of directors. Dale Stephens has chosen diesel mechanics for his vocation and is enrolled in T L program at Poort s garage for about eight hours weekly until year end. He works under Bob Poort on front end alignment braking maintenance welding and heater and air conditioner upkeep. Dale also studies American problems world literature shop and bookkeeping and plans to attend Universal Trades in Omaha.
Mills County moves toward local elections amid winter weather and national campaigns. Four year terms go to County Recorder and County Treasurer, two year to County Attorney, and four year to Supervisors with terms starting 1967 and 1968. Nomination papers may be picked up now, with a July 12 filing deadline. Primary is September 6 and general election November 8.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.