Mills County events highlight week in Malvern and Glenwood
Malvern firemen mark their 78th anniversary with a dinner at the Comet club. Nishna Valley students will attend class this Saturday to makeup for Monday snow closure. Malvern Future Farmers observe national FFA week with activities including a commemorative ad signed by local businesses. Botna Grain Co. holds annual open house February 26 and 27 in Malvern. Glenwood Florists celebrate grand opening February 27.
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Malvern
Comet Club
Glawood
Nishna Valley
Supt
Webergen
Malvern Future Farmers of America
Mills County
Botna Grain Co
Glenwood Florists
Three Truckers Fined on Overload Charges
Justice of the Peace John Hall fined five truckers last week for overload and speeding. David White of Villisca paid $17.66, Daniel Brunning of Red Oak faced two overload charges totaling $17, William Davis of Prescott was fined $7, Leona Teachout of Hastings paid $14 and costs for speeding.
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Justice of Peace
John Hall
David White
Villisca
Daniel Brunning
Red Oak
William Davis
Prescott
Leona Teachout
Hastings
Valley Directors Ponder Means of Reducing Costs
The Nishna Valley Community school board weighs cutting costs amid declining enrollment. It proposes regrouping elementary centers into a single site and hosts district meetings to explain the plan. Meetings listed for Districts 2, 4, 1, 5, and 3 on March 1–4 at schools and gyms with designated chairs.
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Nishna Valley
Lynn Costello
Strahan
Kenneth Grindle
Public Invited to Meeting on School Legislation Friday
William H Harbor and Senator Earl Bass will speak at a public forum in the Nishna Valley Community High School gym in Des Moines Friday Feb 26 at 8 pm. They will discuss legislation affecting public schools including H F 121 property tax levy freeze for 1971 72, tax study committee school finance bill with income tax surcharge, governor proposals on reorganization and school finance. After talks the speakers open for questions.
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Wiliam H. Harbor
Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines
Earl Bass
Nishna Valley
Harbor
Bass
Tax
School Representatives Invite Public To Forum On Education
School officials invite the public to a forum to ask questions about schools. State legislators serving as representatives will be present to answer inquiries and discuss education issues.
Weatherman Tests Area With Snow and Storm Trip
The past week brought thunder showers a snow storm and a mini blizzard followed by sunny days. About three quarters inch of rain melted much snow and caused some flooding in Mills County with the Nishna River overflowing near Henderson bridge. A blizzard on Sunday dumped about eight inches of snow blocking roads. schools closed in several districts and a basketball tourney was postponed. County crews worked through Monday night and by Tuesday morning 95 percent of roads were cleared. One traffic accident occurred on Highway 275 near Tabor when Joseph Allen Smith left the road in heavy snow. about $100 damage and no injuries.
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Mills County
Nishna
Henderson Bridge
Oakland
Riverton
Glenwood
Fremont Mills
Malvern
Highway 275
Tabor
Joseph Allen Smith
Pacific Junction
Smith
Blackburns Win Trip to Mexico at Oil Convention
Mr and Mrs W G Blackburn earned a four day expense paid vacation in Acapulco Mexico after increasing bulk sales over the prior year at the Oil Jobbers Convention banquet in Des Moines last week.
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W. G. Blackburn
Des Moines
Acapulco
Mexico
Set‑Aside Sign Up to Start in County Man
Mills County ASCS office in Malvern reports the 1971 USDA feed grain program starts March 1 and runs through April 9. Sign up outlines set aside rules replacing diverted acres, with 20 percent of feed grain base to be conserved. Example shows a 480 acre farm must conserve 168 acres and may plant remaining acres to corn or sorghum.
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USDA
Mills County
ASCS
Malvern
Sell
Tree Planting Talk Planned By Mills County Extension
The Mills County Extension Service will host a program on selecting and planting ornamental and shade trees led by Dr. James Cook on Wednesday March 3 at 7 30 p m in the Mills County State Bank meeting room LaVerne C Obrecht notes the event and urges participation to aid conservation and erosion protection.
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Mills County Extension Service
LaVerne C. Obrecht
Mills County State Bank
James Cook
Malvern Student Loan Fund Receives Chantry Memorial Gift
Malvern's Community Student Loan Fund gains a $1060 memorial gift from Mrs. Ethel Chantry for her late husband Forrest R. Chantry. Chantry helped organize the fund and served 30 years on the board, boosting the fund to over $16,000 and enabling loans exceeding $20,000 as early loans are repaid. The gift coincides with a federal push for student loans and local appeals by fund president J. R. Beckwith and President Nixon urging community support.
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Malvern
Ethel Chantry
Forrest R. Chantry
Ma. Chantry
Malvern High School
Br. J. R. Beckwith
Richard Nixon
Congress
Chantry
Malvern Community
John Plum
Milton Latchaw
Malvern Cemetery Memorial Building Hopeful for Memorial Day Completion
A Malvern cemetery committee seeks about $2,500 to finish the water and sewer system for the new Memorial Building. The structure will host committal services in bad weather and include restrooms and storage. Donations may be left with Lentz Powles at the Malvern Trust & Savings Bank or The Lender office, with full cost accounting publicly available.
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Lentz Powles
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Omaha Violinist to Appear at Chantry School Concert
Omaha violinist Mrs Jan Holdorf will be guest soloist at Chantry Children's Choir Concert on March 12 at the Baptist Church. She will perform several selections, and the choir seeks advance ticket sales to fund new vests. two donations have been received so far.
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Jan Holdorf
Omaha
Chantry
The
Baptist Church
Mills County Schools to Receive State Aid Totals
County Supt Dwight Fellows announced Mills County school districts will receive 127 647 in state equalization aid warrants from the state comptroller. Glenwood will get 73 401 Malvern 22 685 and Nishna Valley 31 381 with anticipated further installments. Total 350 598 for Mills County for 1970 71. Band Mothers Dinner set Malvern March 7 11 30 am Adults 1 50 children adv 39 2.
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Dwight Fellows
Mills County
Glenwood Community
Malvern Community
Nishna Valley
Paul Skarda
Department of Public Instruction
Glenwood
Malvern
Fellows
Malverne
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Mike” Bloomer
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Tommy” Salyers
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Schultz Bros. Impl. Co
Weatherman Shot Works
Chad Weber
Blackburns
Dr. Cook
Obrecht
Vera Sell
Malvern Cemetery
Chantry School
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