This Week in Mills County Highlights and Changes
Readers see officers of Silver Urn Iudge pictured on page 2 with W. A. Caldwell missing from the first row. Southwest Iowa gains new recreational programs while the sports page covers successes. Bank deposits reach a high, Malvern sees facility construction, and Roth Packing Co. in Glenwood is acquired by a new company.
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W. A. Caldwell
Iowa
Malvern
Roth Packing Co
Glenwood
Malvern High to Receive PBK Award Thursday
Malvern Community High will receive a plaque for scholarship from the Iowa Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at a public assembly next Thursday January 14 at 10 a m in the Community building. Dr Arthur Barnes president of Alpha chapter will present the award to the school based on three graduates Lara Beckwith Nancy Lisle and Patricia Newel whose freshman year scholastic record earned the distinction.
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Malvern Community High
Iowa Alpha Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa National
MCHS
A. H. Nothem
Arthur Barnes
Alpha Chapter
University of Iowa
Lara Beckwith
Nancy Lisle
Patviia Newel
Malvern Band Mothers elect new president and officers
Mrs Kenneth Scott was named president of the Malvern Band Mothers club at its annual organization meeting held Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Sam Benscoter’s home. She succeeds Mrs Gladys Scipold with Mrs August Ponton as secretary and Mrs Earl Bass as treasurer. The group plans new hand uniforms costing about 100 dollars per set, possibly 15 dollars if only hats are needed, funded by dinners and magazine sales, with a Band Mother committee coordinating with school officials.
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Kenneth Scott
Malvern Band Mothers Club
Sam Benscoter
Gladys Scipold
August Ponton
Earl Bass
Scherle predicts busy session under Democratic majority
Rep Wm J Scherle of Henderson Fremont Mills district heads to Des Moines for the opening of the Sixtieth General Assembly He foresees an active but constructive Republican minority under a Democratic majority tackling school aid tax relief roads and apportionment He supports annual sessions and opposes most tax increases while seeking fair district representation and road funding changes.
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Wm. J. Scherle
Des Moines
Wm. Scherle
Henderson
Fremont-Mills
Scherle
Brown Hotel
State House
Nishna Valley to Host Regional Voc Ed Meeting
Nishna Valley will host a regional meeting for the Division of Vocational Education to discuss implementing the Vocational Education Act of 1983 in Iowa. The session starts January 14 at 7 30 p m in the high school building with opening remarks by Superintendent Lewis Doubleday and short talks by area specialists followed by section meetings on policies funding equipment and programs.
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Nishna Valley
Division of Vocational Education
Iowa
Lewis Doubleday
Voc
Graeber
Hall
Hiway 34 Bridge Contracts Awarded to Des Moines Firms
Contracts for two structures on Highway 34 were awarded to Des Moines firms. M Cohran & Son, Inc. bid $69,921.30 for the Silver Creek bridge, a 192 ft 6 in pre stressed concrete span. The Burlington overhead, a continuous welded steel girder effort, will be 349 ft 6 in and cost $205,410.89. A meeting on vocational education in southwest Iowa was noted as welcome to attend.
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Silver Creek Bridge
Burlington
Des Moines
M. Cohran & Son, Inc
Work Under Way This Week on Spencer Chemical Plant
Ground was broken this week in Malvern for a Spencer Chemical Division fertilizer distributing plant. A 48 by 120 foot warehouse and an 18 by 48 foot office will be built on West Sixth Street north of the Good elevator. Younglove Construction Co. of Sioux City holds the contract, with Jack Stanley & Sons handling grading. Howard Nelson of Shenandoah named resident manager, moving to Malvern with wife Phyllis and daughter Peggy.
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Malvern
Spencer Chemical Division
Gulf Oil Co
West Sixth St
Younglove Construction Co
Sioux City
Jack Stanley & Sons
Brooks Stanley
Spencer Chemical
Howard Nelson
Shenandoah
Phyllis
Peggy
Nelsons
Madison man fined for throwing glass into street
Paul Nicklaus of Madison Wisconsin was fined ten dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace John Hall after being arrested New Year’s night by Marshal C W Rich for throwing glass into the street.
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Paul Nicklaus
Madison
Wis
Justice of the Peace
John Hall
Nicklaus
C. W. Rich
Fire destroys hog houses at Leipold Farm near Malvern
Malvern firemen were called early Saturday to Mrs. Martin Leipold's farm north of Malvern where a fire destroyed one permanent hog house and three portable ones. Five sows perished in the fire and ice was lost as well.
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Malvern
Martin Leipold
Mills County Bank Deposits Reach New High On Prosperity
Five Mills County banks report total deposits of 15,472,940.80 for December, up from 13,250,414.70 a year earlier. Officials credit the soybean crop, strong corn harvest, and farm payments for the boost, noting an average per capita of 1,500. Loans and discounts also rose to 6,607,986.16 from 6,919,363.29. Deposits exclude Henderson branch and county residents in banks outside the county.
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Mills
Mills County
Mills Countiaes
Henderson
Omahan's Car Damaged In Turn Miss
Damage totaling 200 dollars occurred to Rodney R. Flisex's car near Glenwood on Highway 275-34 at about 10:30 p m Sunday. Sheriff Barkus reported the driver failed to turn at the weighing station corner and crashed into a ditch.
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Rodney R. Flisex
Omaha
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Plisex
Former Cuban Banker to Address Meeting Jan 16
Rigoberto Areces, former president and director of the Banko Areces in Colon Cuba and now auditor of Nevada National Bank, will speak at a public affairs meeting January 16 in the Malvern Community building. The program, sponsored by Mills County Farm Bureau citizenship committee, includes a film on Cuba's communist takeover and is open to the public.
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Malvern
Mills County Farm Bureau Citizenship Committee
Rigoberto Areces
Banko Areces
Colon
Cuba
Nevada, In
National Bank
Robert Buffington
Glenwood
Citizenship Committee
Areces
Areces Agriculture Corporation
Miami
Fla
Nevada National Bank
Nevada
Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation
Nevada Bank
NABAC
Calon
Havana
New Organ Gift to Malvern Presbyterian Church
A Hammond electric organ was installed at the Malvern Presbyterian church this Wednesday. It is a gift from J R Hurst and family in memory of Mrs Hurst who died a year ago. She was active in church affairs and a charter member of the Westminster Guild.
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Presbyterian Church
Malvern
J. R. Hurst
Also Mentioned on This Page
PBK
Malvern High Thurs
Malvern Fire Department
Spencer, Chemical
Pp Cy
Spencer
Rayna
Mills Court House
Lee Ross
Treasurer’s Office
Dale Nielsen
Leipold Farm
Emerson Mineola
Silver City
Omahan
Harry Evans
Johnson
Dallas McGrew
Dor Rhoden
Ures
County Welfare Board
Glen L. Evans
Edith Estes
Mills County Board
New
Memty Board of Supervisors
Retary
Ivan Jackson
Conservation ‘Board
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