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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1963
Page
6
During demolition of the Morris Johnson residence known as the old C. C. Oaks home five miles north of Emerson workers uncovered a bayonet described as bright as a dollar. No clues surfaced on how it came to lie in the walls, though some speculate it was hidden by children during the house fire years ago.
Seven new motor vehicle registrations were reported in the last week by County Treasurer F M Robinson. Registers include Ford to Phyllis Brown Henderson Chevrolet to T Harold Van Meter Mal ern Edwin N Sorenson Pacific Junction Oldsmobile to Lowell Hastie John R Cowardin Glenwood Pontiac to Ben F Buffington Glenwood Chevrolet truck to Kelly Hendrix Henderson. Clerk I L Donner issued marriage licenses to Norman L Sterling 27 Offutt Air Force Base and Alice J Jennissen 22 Fort Crook Neb Douglas Wilcox 42 Waterloo and Elsa Quiggins 83 Cedar Rapids.
Don’t forget, says Pres. Ed win Leu of the Mills County Protective Assn. The annual meeting is next Monday, March 4, at 7 30 p.m. in the Malvern Community building. The group sponsors rural fire protection for central Mills County and has about $20 000 invested in equipment. Officers and directors will be elected to oversee readiness. All farmers are urged to attend. refreshments will be served.
Representatives of the Iowa Association for Retarded Children from 11 southwest Iowa counties will meet in Glenwood on Friday March 1 at 8 p m in the Glenwood Bank courtesy rooms. Rolland Pratt says the aims include an expanded town and country level program. Mills county chapter hosts. John J. Gilligan will discuss the Iowa six project plan for 1963 and its first survey to count retarded individuals in Iowa.
Velletta Coates of Malvern received a $5 fine plus costs in Justice John Hall's court this past week for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
District high school speech contests held Saturday at Glenwood drew 200 plus participants. Fremont Mills and Glenwood led with multiple I ratings across categories such as Oratorical, Dramatic, Humorous, Storytelling, and Interpretive Poetry, with standout performers including June Exceen in Humorous Declamation and Interpretive Poetry.
Mills county NFO members attended a farmer labor conference at the Civic auditorium in Omaha on February 22. The gathering aimed to foster a better understanding of farmers’ and labor problems.
Sub-zero temperatures and additional snowfall returned to Mills County this week. Four inches fell on Sunday and Wednesday nights, but the snow melted quickly. Daily readings are listed for Thursday through Wednesday, showing fluctuating winter conditions.
Mills County pupils in grades 1, 5, 9 and 12 will be offered Mantoux tuberculosis tests at no cost under a Mills County Tuberculosis and Health Assn program. Consent slips go home Friday March 1 for parent permission. tests run March 11 through 15 at listed schools with nurses Leah Woodring and Glen Sell administering tuberculin injections and interpretive exams.
Mills county Red Cross fund drive to begin in March has its volunteer organization nearly complete. County chairmen include Glenwood Women’s Club for Glenwood, Mrs Otto Deitchler for Mineola and Oak township, Mrs Kenneth McMahon for Silver City, and many others across Henderson Hastings Emerson and more. A kick off supper was held at Glenwood fire station. The 1963 quota is 2975 dollars and the drive marks the Red Cross centennial.
The 100th meeting of the Southwestern Iowa Baptist Association will be held at First Baptist Church in Emerson on March 7 with 9 a.m. registration. Special music speakers and association reports follow, ending with a 7 p.m. banquet at the high school gym. Feature speaker is Mrs. E Sheldon Downa, missionary to Assam for 35 years with the American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies. She supervises nursing at Tara Christian hospital, cares for motherless babies, assists area women, conducts Sunday school method institutes, and has prepared materials in the Garo language. She is a graduate of the Baptist Institute for Christian Workers and Middlesex General Hospital School of Nursing.
Mrs. Charles Bruce sells Chuck Wagon Cafe to her daughter Mrs. Dale June Windom, renaming it Windom Cafe. New hours: weekdays 5:30 am to 7:30 pm, Saturdays 5:30 am to 7:30 pm, Sundays 9 am to 2 pm. Also notes a Band Mothers Dinner on Sunday March 3 in the Community building basement serving at 11:30 am.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus said a Council Bluffs couple was expected to be taken into custody this week in Glenwood on charges of passing two worthless checks. One for 35 dollars at Safeway and another for 318 dollars at Hamilton's, with investigators finding the couple had been driving a car with false license plates.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus said William Vest twenty six with no fixed address was released to Omaha authorities on charges connected to an Omaha school break-in. Vest was arrested in Mills county last week on vagrancy and had attempted to sell a tape recorder to a farmer. The recorder matched one stolen in the Omaha break-in.
The manslaughter case against Donald Overman 26 former Glenwood State school employee went to the jury at 11 35 p m after oral arguments in court. The charge stems from the Feb 5 traffic death of Mrs Julius Buch near Glenwood. Overman pleaded not guilty and jurors were seated Tuesday afternoon.
A spring bonnet making program for homemakers runs March 26 at the Glenwood Baptist church and March 27 at the Malvern Methodist church. Miss Opal Roberson of Iowa State University and Wilma Schultz will lead sessions starting at 10 am, as part of the extension family living effort. Ladies should contact the Malvern extension office to learn needed supplies.
Henry Penn of Glenwood reported to Sheriff Edwin Barkus the loss of a 500-pound steer this week. The animal is described as strayed or stolen in the report filed for sheriff records.
Two county road accidents were reported to Sheriff Edwin Barkus over the weekend. Susie Shade, 16, of Council Bluffs suffered head and chest bruises after her car driven by Gary Catron, 21, hit a ditch while rounding a curve near West Oak church. Catron was fined for losing control. Another crash damaged George Marshall Jr. car near a mailbox after hitting ice on a county curve.
Mrs. Anna Kemp, formerly of Venango Nebraska and a former Tabor resident, will observe her 99th birthday next Monday at Nishna Cottage. Mrs. Pearl Watts will return Friday to her home at Tabor.
John Junior Proctor of Sidney faced a $15 fine and costs in Justice Timmerman's court after officers reported Light bused three cars. Kes Fleming, Glenwood, was fined for improper passing. Leo Stortenbecker, Glenwood, fined $10 for an improper right turn. Dr Amin A Audeh, Glenwood, fined $20 for speeding. Llewelyn Kube, Clinton, fined $10 for running a red light.
Clayton E L Hertz Jr of Malvern and Marjorie Bass of Emerson join about 82 Southern Town Methodist youth for an eight day trip March 8 to 16. The group will tour Washington and New York by chartered bus, meet government and international leaders, attend Congress and United Nations sessions, visit historic sites, and see a Broadway show.
Union World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday March 1 at 2 pm at the Baptist church with Methodist and Presbyterian participation. The 150 country event uses the theme More Than Conquerors with each church featuring music songs and responsive readings. Public invited. Rubber stamps ordered at The Leader office.
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