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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
7
Weather caused interruptions in Mills County with school dismissals at Malvern and Nishna Valley, a postponed basketball game, and dangerous roads on lesser routes. Open house at the new Malvern Community High School marks a longtime dream fulfilled, with photos and articles detailing the building and events.
Malvern city council opened the 1969 calendar with salary provisions and board appointments. Mary Adams was named to fill a Community Building Board vacancy created when Truman Hardy became mayor. The session discussed snow removal, awaited a Class C liquor license proposal, and approved a Farm Bureau Service Co. request to install an anhydrous ammonia storage facility near Lenox Fertilizer and Standard Chemical, with Mayor Hardy voting no.
Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of Omaha buy the B and W Cafe from the Wayne Parrotts who return to Denver Colorado The shop will be renamed Bob's Cafe with hours 6 pm to 8 pm Mondays through Fridays and 6 am to 4 pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays
Marvin McDonald heads Marvin Community high adult education program which began January 2 with sessions every Thursday at 7 pm. He notes strong interest in a high school equivalency class and invites all interested to attend the January 9 session at 7 pm. the course fee is set at $3.
The Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Mulvern plan a church-wide mission study from Jan 12 to Feb 14 with six Sunday evening sessions from 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. The study titled Christ and Christ in Southeast Asia involves all ages with classes in nursery primary juniors junior high and senior high and adults. Special speakers include Rev and Mrs Dale Golding January 19. Lectures films displays and artifacts will be used as teaching aids. Countries studied include Burma Indonesia Vietnam Singapore Philippines Malaysia Laos Cambodia and more. The final Feb 16 session features Rev Edward Tan Indonesian Methodist pastor with a magic program for children.
Ermal Herbert Dilly of Shenandoah and Lucille Wilma Brown of Glenwood were bound over to the district court on first offense counts of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Both were arrested January 4 and released on $500 bonds.
The Mills County board of supervisors approved several 6 percent pay raises across departments including road maintenance, county engineer Charles Weber and courthouse staff. Weber’s new salary was $14,000 after a $500 raise, the engineer office secretary to $424.84 monthly, and the courthouse custodian to $406.33 monthly. The county attorney’s secretary rose to $166.65, while Max Blackburn was named to a five year conservation board term. Dr. M. L. Scheffel joined the county health board for a three year term and Clyde Patton to an unexpired term. Patton served as temporary chairman. Also named were new medical examiner board members. Bank depositories and amounts were listed for Mills County banks, with various institutions receiving specified limits.
The Malvern Community School district invites the public to inspect the new high school building this Sunday from 2 to 6 pm with guided tours. A 3:30 pm program in the gym features music, a keys ceremony by architect David Frevert, and a colors ceremony. The facility, funded by an $585,000 bond and $23,000 earned interest, sits on 26 acres with modern academic and vocal spaces.
Henningsen Foods in Malvern runs only the tray dryer while egg cracking and yolk drying are shut down due to a critical egg shortage. Manager Dick Goodman says operations may resume fully next spring as egg supply improves. He cites rising demand for eggs to make a serum for Hong Kong Hu as a key factor.
The board again designated the county s official papers at the Malvern Leader and the Glenwood Opinion-Tribune. Washburn was renamed chairman of the board, Austin Bass vice chairman.
Fred James, a fieldman for the county assessor's office, will be at the Hastings community building January 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. to receive assessment information from taxpayers.
County tax collection data remains steady as measured by local reports. Officials note stable revenue streams despite minor fluctuations and emphasize ongoing efforts to improve collection efficiency across districts.
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