Christmas Tree Tips From State Commission
The State Conservation Commission urges saving Christmas trees for wildlife use. Decorate with popcorn and berries and place in protected spots or backyards for songbirds. Local officials will repurpose trees for shelters and feeding stations. New Year’s Eve passed uneventfully in Malvern, with minor arrests for intoxication. Crow bounty in the county draws attention as hunters reportedly use dynamite to depose roosting birds, though crows help by eating pests.
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Bern
State Conservation Commission
Glen Barrett
Malvern
Pigeon Named After Super Riot Pronunciation
A fragmented note states that the word five etiyeshd was pronounced as super riot to pigeon. The text remains unclear on broader context or sources.
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Eitiyeshd
Johnson TRANSFERRED TO RED Oak appointment shifts leadership
Johnson, longtime Northwestern Bell manager in Malvern, receives a promotion and moves toward Red Oak. Leonard L. Beck will become local manager, arriving from Hastings and Silver City where he updated machine switching units. The Johnson family plans a gradual move to maintain schooling.
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A. Johnson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Shexg
Red Oak
Léonard L. Beck
Hastings
Silver City
Beck
Council Bluffs
Abe Kavich
Johnson
Malvern
Telephone Company
Masonic Lodge
Communnity Club
Rotary Club
Ray Maddocks Promoted to General Staff
Ray Maddocks has been promoted to general staff duties with the First Cavalry Division in the War Department. The promotion was announced to his family, with notes of congratulations from friends in Mills County.
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Ray Maddocks
Gorns
Rehabilitation program notes and dates
Fragmentary OCR text mentions supervisor L. Warner, a program in early February with dates around the 1st and 3rd. It references individuals seeking rehabilitation assistance and possible scheduling notes.
New Officers Take Posts at County Court House
Tuesday morning brought a busy court house as six new officers began duties. County Attorney W R Elington led the queue of justice court cases while assisting the board of supervisors. New appointees included county engineer Jack Pullan county clerk Ward Slothower deputy Verris Hubbell county treasurer C D Alstropa and second deputy auditor Tom Benton.
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W. R. Elington
Justice Court
Board of Supervisors
Jack Pullan
Ward Slothower
Verris Hubbell
C. D. Alstropa
Tom Benton
Treasurers Office Robbed of 1700 in Night Heist
Maurice Mayberry, retiring treasurer, bravely faced burglars who rifled the county treasury in the early hours last Wednesday. Two robbers forced him to open the safe, bound him, and locked him in the vault before he freed himself and alerted the sheriff. Authorities, aided by Deputy DeMoss, continued the investigation.
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Milla County
Maurice Mayberry
Mayberry
Sheriff DeMoss
Depyl
County carries no insurance on its money
A fragment notes that Tuaven hae' beste 'A fi The' county lacks insurance on its funds and shows no recovery from the logs, indicating financial exposure or unprotected assets.
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Tuaven
Sheriff Nabbed Two Corn Thieves Friday
Sheriff W. 8. DeMons and Deputy VY, 8. Cooney arrested A. C. Breedlove and H. W. Austin at Red Oak and Hamburg on New Year’s Eve. The Red Oak pair confessed to stealing seven loads of corn in Mille County and one load each in Montgomery Page and Pottawattamie.
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Cooney
A. C. Breedlove
H. W. Austin
Red Oak
Hamburg
Mille County
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Crow Hunters End N County Gaol
County Auditor B A Schade and the board of supervisors dealt with a surge of crow bounty by jailing crow hunters E P Smith and Cate Routon for procuring bounty on birds found outside Mille County. They were sentenced to 30 days and ordered to refund the bounty money.
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B. A. Schade
Board of Supervisory
E. P. Smith
Cate Routon
Pottawattamie
W. R. Byington
Mille County
Smith
Routon
Mills County Board Names Chair as Org Able Work Begins
Mills county board organized for the year by Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. Frank Plumb named chairman for the year. The board appointed The Melvern Leader The Glenwood Revaon sribuye and The Oliver City Fines as official papers for the county.
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Mills County
Board of Supervigore
Frank Plumb
Melvern
Glenwood Revaon Sribuye
Oliver City
Ee Sheeas
Earl McCormick Dies Sudden at Mercy Hospital
Earl McCormick, Malvern contractor, died suddenly at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs Thursday after illness of about ten weeks. Funeral services were held Saturday. he is survived by his wife Mary Ethel Carl and three children, with his Mason and Malvern fire department affiliations noted.
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McCormick
Malvern
Mercy Hospital
Council Blaffa
Mansfield Funeral Home
C. A. Calkins
Mary Ethel Carl
Margaret
Robert
Peggy
Nannie McCormick
Mt. Pleasant
J. E. Walker
Bartlesville
Qutasten
Independents to Play Camp Team Tonight in Malvern
Malvern's Independent basketball team hosts CC Camp on the Community building court at 8 pm for the season opener. Both clubs are evenly matched rivals in the Glenwood league and aim to assert local basketball supremacy as they begin the campaign.
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Malvern
Glenwood
High Fettle
Hiltons Add Prize Guernsey Bull To Dairy Herd
Walter Hilton and Sons bought Boulder Bridge Redoubtable from George Mahr at Indianola adding a prize Guernsey bull to their 46 head herd. The 3rd place Iowa State Fair aged bull sired several registry daughters and comes from Boulder Bridge Breeding, Minnesota, with strong butterfat lineage.
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Walter Hilton & Sons
Boulder Bridge
George Mahr
Indianola
B. B
Minneosta
Hilton
Ataie
Ertz Family Moves to Wisner After School Coaching Change
Mr and Mrs Eugene Hertz depart Monday for Wisner Nebraska where Mr Hertz will coach at Wisner High School. Mrs Hertz plans to join her husband and resigns from the Farm Bureau office after five years in Melvern. She is active in the Eastern Star and the business girls club and known for loyal civic support.
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Eugene
Hertz
Wisner
Neb
Herts
Business Girls’ Club
Braides
Silver Urn Masonic Lodge to Meet in Fackbe Hall
A local Masonic lodge plans a meeting at Fackbe Hall to discuss upcoming community charity events and lodge activities. Members will review ritual objectives and outline plans for the annual charity drive.
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Masonic Lodge
Early Birds of Millis County Hold Chick of the Year Contest
Local merchants organize a Chick of the Year contest at Walter Boylan Farm near Hastings. On December 20 a setting hen produced three chicks, then in early June three more hatched, totaling six chicks under a calm, warm spell as Mrs Boylan oversees the brooding.
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Millis County
Walter Boylan
Hastings
Mrs Sherman Jones Dies At Home In Malvern
Death came Monday to Mrs Sherman Jones long time resident of this county at her home after heart trouble. Born Marty Wearin August 9 1806 she was 72. Funeral services set for 2:30 PM at East Liberty Church north of Malvern. She lived on the farm of her parents Center township and later near Malvern with her daughter Mrs Jim McFall.
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Sherman Jones
Liberty Church
Malvern
Marty J. Wearin
Jones
Center Township
Sle
Jim McFall
Kids Attend Annual Free Show at Malvern Leader
The Malvern Leader and Empress Theater staged their annual free show for kids. Attendance was slightly under last year but the theater nearly filled. Children cheered heroes and booed villains as the film General Spanky told a Civil War tale. Each child brought a potato. about four bushels were given to welfare authorities for distribution to families.
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General Fri Gang
Malvern
Empress Theater
Spanky
Review of 1928 in Mills County Leaders and Local Highlights
As 1938 rolled on into history few around Mills county express regret at its passing. For the year, while perhaps a little better than 1937, didn’t quite rise to expectations in heat use, economic progress, farm surveys, or general news values. The weather was varied but within bounds. Only October, which was the hottest and driest on record, did anything unusual. Otherwise no major fires or catastrophes, no murders, only the average number of deaths. No great progress in building, public or private. At Riverson the huge High Way 59 overhead and bridge was completed, but it was started in 1997. This week reviews the year’s standout news events in Mills County gathered from The Leader’s weekly record. Farmers resolved against compulsory production control. J. Anderson heads the Board of Supervisors. Malvern junior high basketball team won a tournament. Emerson Presbyterian shared gold at a public auction Jan. 15. Annual President’s birthday ball held. Malvern cemetery groups united into (Continued on page) Review of 1928. Malvern gas service stations announce a new winter hours schedule: closings at 7:30 on all weeknights except Wednesday and Saturday. open until 9:30 on Wednesday and Saturday. This Week. at the Empress Theater: Cowboy from Brooklyn starring Dick Powell and Pat O’Brien Thursday–Saturday. Gold Diggers from Park with Rudy Vallee etc.. Meet the Girls on Sunday and Monday. bargain nights Tue. and Wed. with a double feature.
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Mills County
Riverson
Farmera
J. Anderson
Board of Supervisors
Malvern Junior High
Emerson Presbyterian
Malvern
Mild January Heat Sets Record in Mills County
Mills County residents enjoyed unseasonably warm January weather with temperatures reaching 62 degrees. Students skated outdoors with no coats or hats as schools dismissed early. A light rain fell Wednesday morning, adding 0.02 inch moisture to the start of the year.
H S Athletes Defeat Johnson at Des Moines School
Cagch Dale Dyke and seven cage squad members returned Friday from Des Moines where they defeated Johnson high 58 to 21. The team, hosted by Gene Rigover, studied Dyke’s coaching methods at a Des Moines coaching school with national approval. Next game is July 13 against Farragut at home.
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Cagch Dale Dyke
Des Moines
Generigover
Johnson High
Hoover
Malvern Town Council Opens First 1939 Meeting
Malvern's town council met Monday evening for its first 1939 session. With duties covered, members approved routine bills and conducted standard business, signaling a normal start to the year.
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Malvern
Farm sale crowds rise as Leader lists dates
The Leader notes strong attendance at farm auctions this season with posted sale dates for buyers to avoid conflicts. Listings show events at Malvern Sale Barn and nearby locations, with multiple firms handling the auctions and bidders urged to call for the official schedule.
New Noxious Weeds Found in Mills County
Iowa State Extension pathologist E P Sylvester reports six new noxious weeds across the state over three years, with Mills County adding European bindweed and leafy spurge. He warns eradication costs can exceed land value, urging stronger county weed control led by county commissioners.
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Mills County
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa
Sylvester
Oliha
Nebrasta
Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meet
The Mualvertt Cemetery Association held its annual meeting in the community building. Mrs. Otto Kline was reelected trustee for five years, J. B. Wearin resigned, Otha Hyde elected to fill unexpired term, sexton Charles Simes re elected for 1939, and a stronger permanent upkeep fund was reported.
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Mualvertt Cemetery Association
Otto Kline
J. B. Wearin
Otha Hyde
Afr. Wearin
Sexton
Charles Simes
Cemetery Association
Award of Trustes
Wo M. Hiett
Mia
Guy Breeding
O. A. Hyde
F. R. Chautry
State institutions cost county in 1937 report
Mills county record shows state institutions cost the county about 12 694 dollars in 1937 though details are unclear. The report notes 1 433 dollars or about 14 8 percent of rent costs were repaid by statutes and relatives. The county’s care costs appear higher than expected across the state.
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Chae Watton
Wey Webby
Legislators Gather in Des Moines for 48th Assembly
Des Moines hosts the start of the 48th General Assembly with shifts in party balance expected to impact state governance. Mills county’s J. M. Hall, Republican, holds a platform of economy and careful consideration, promising strong representation. Hall, born in New Jersey, has worked in lumber, farming, and banking in Madison Warren and Mills counties. Senator Kenneth A. Evans, elected in 1936, returns with prior assembly experience to bolster the Republican stance.
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Des Moines
Mills County
Mr. Hall
MA .Hall
Hall
Mila County
New Jersey
Ne Way
Nore Dakota
Lows
Prairie Cie
Madison
Warren
Milla
Brown Hotel
Kenneth A. Evans
Deter
Dea Moines
Mrs Noah Wilhelm Dies at Home Near Macedonia
Mrs Noah W Wilhelm died at her home near Macedonia after a brief illness. They had lived in Iowa 38 years, with much time in north Mille county. Funeral services were held at Silver City Methodist church with Rev Geo W Hall officiating and a large crowd in attendance. Interment followed at Sil Cohtizned on gripe 5.
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Salore
Us County
Noah W. Wilhelm
Macedonia
Iowa
North Mille County
Wilhelm
Mr. Wilhelm
Silver City Methodist Church
Geo. W. Hall
Margaret Spellering
Mia
Jon Kruge
Lynn Sanderson
Clarence Mall
Marie Wright
Sil
Noar Wileublal
Funeral Services Held in Randolph for Roy Tabler
Mrs Myrnette Pitzer Mrs Jennie Hixson and Trobert Lursey drove to Randolph Saturday afternoon to attend the burial service of Roy Tabler. Tabler was married in Malvern and lived here a number of years while employed in the Mul Holland store. He visited here often at the home of Mrs Tabler's mother Mrs Pitzer. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Leonard Ragen of Waterville Iowa and Mrs Frances Sturgeon of Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Myrnette Pitzer
Jennie Hixson
Trobert Lursey
Randolph
Roy Tabler
Rity
Mao
Edel Knight Initiated Into Order of Arrow
Edel Knight was initiated into the Order of Arrow, the national honor scout camping fraternity, Thursday evening during a Southwest Town Boy Scouts meeting in Clarinda. He attended with his parents Mr. and Mrs. KB W. Knight and Scoutmaster Rev. C. A. Culking, traveling there for the initiation and benquer.
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del Knight
Order of the Arrow
Boy Scouts of Southwest
Clarinda
Bia
KB. W. Knight
C. A. Culking
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Marshall Frazier
Azores
Frasier
Jerry Wilson
General Fund
Missouri Flood Plain
RED
Harry Maddocke
Ray Madsosika
Generan
Ana
Mik
Oret
Rave L. Warner
Matvers
Court House
Crow Hunters
Endn County
Earl M'Cormick
Hiltons
Guernsey
Ertz’s
Abs
Taye
Empress
Empress Theatre
Brooklyn
Dick Powell
Pat O'Brien
Park
Rudy Vallee
Hugh Herbert
Allen Jenkins
Rosemary Lane
Schnirkelfritz
H. S
Aug
Kelley
Odes Hall
Malvern Sale Barn
K. A
Talbott
Wo Moore
Fara A'S
Cramer & Cramer
Ariels
Malvern Auchima Co
Web & Ashby
Aneta
Jan
Kline
Ty Alles
Emerson, Cramer & Cramer
Ames
Heb
Ernest Wederqvist
Strahan
Talbott & Cramer
Aucts
48TH
General Assembly
J. R. Hall
K. A. Evans
Noah Wilhelm
Edel
Order of Arrow
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