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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
6
Mills County enters midseason as high school teams ramp up toward the county tournaments beginning next week. The Leader features nearly a dozen pictures highlighting local people, organizations, and activities while 22 new Mills County subscribers join since year’s start.
Walter Barl Stratton 65 died of a heart attack at Malvern home. Services were held Thursday at the Methodist church in Malvern with Rev. N B Diackman officiating. Stratton, active in Malvern business since 1949, and his wife Gertrude Smith earlier wed in Red Oak in 1906. He leaves three sisters and a brother, with many friends and a wide business circle.
Enlistment of 11 more Mills County youths into the Navy and Air Corps was reported by the local board on Wednesday. Names include Wendell Harold Smith Duana Eugene Smith Hob Duane Crouse Yiastings Duane LeRoy Shampott Malvern Kenneth Dean Swett Tabor George Keith Tucker Robert Deitchler Glenwood Hyron Clifford Cheney Gordon Keith Gaylord Malvern Matthew Justin Jurgens Glenwood Louis Miller Tabor. A former Malvern boy John Windom had his registration card transferred to the Tucson Selective Service Board.
Gloria Eklund, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Eklund, remained critical at Mercy hospital Council Bluffs after severe internal injuries from a coast on the 7th street wall in West Malvern Saturday. Details of the accident and cause are not known. She underwent surgery Tuesday.
Mills County extension service schedules an extra special dairy meeting for Mills County on January 23. Prof Rudnick and Joe Hineman will represent both the dairy industry and dairy husbandry. The meeting aims to attract those specializing in dairying with two distinct phases. No venue has been selected yet. Water your papers and seek for hand billy.
Glenwood producer Arleigh Shepard led the Potta Mills Dairy Herd Improvement Association in December with the highest producing herd. His herd averaged 1,020 pounds of milk and top butterfat, according to supervisor James Jensen. W P Brandt of Mills was the high individual cow at 95 pounds of butterfat. Twenty herds were tested.
A public dance will be held at the Malvern Community building next Wednesday evening after the Malvern Gun club annual banquet. Music will be by Gene Buckingham and his Jive Bombers featuring both new and old time dances and square dancing.
Mills leads a county drive to raise 3600 for an International Japanese Christian university planned near Tokyo. A 850 acre site has been bought. campaigns in Canada and the United States seek 10 million for equipment and endowment. Delegates from Iowa denominations push 450000 for a campus church. Gen Douglas MacArthur is honorary campaign president.
Robert T. Caley was granted a five year lease on the Mills county farm by the board of supervisors this week. The agreement requires farming in line with the soil conservation plan adopted last year and covers both crop and cash rent.
Donald D. Amos, 58, of Shenandoah, was picked up by state patrolmen for OMVI as he weaved along Highway 275 between Glenwood and Council Bluffs. He pleaded guilty before Judge Vernon Johnson in Mills County District Court and was fined $300 and costs.
Henderson will host the Mills County junior high boys and high school girls basketball tournaments starting next Wednesday January 17 through Saturday. Games begin 6:30 p.m. midweek and 6 p.m. Friday with the boys finale at 7:40 p.m. Saturday and girls finals at 9 p.m. Readings list pairings include Henderson byes and matches like Silver City vs Hastings Emerson vs Glenwood Malvern versus Junction.
At the Milly County Farm Bureau kickoff dinner on Tuesday Yaye McManigal of Genter township was named president for another year after two years in that role. Harold Williams of Silver City was elected president but declined, and the board asked McManigal to continue. Armand Schoening remains vice president.
Trively of Malvern has purchased two registered Ayrshires, confirmed by the Ayrshire Breeders' association executive secretary C. T. Conklin Brandon. The sale was recorded at the national Ayrshire office in Urandun, which maintains complete records of registered Ayrshires in the United States since 1578.
Malvern firemen re elected Forrest R. Chantry as chief for the 27th time at their annual meeting. Other officers named include Tom Gidley as assistant chief and Walter Van Mason as secretary. The group voted to raise the secretary’s pay to 36 dollars and planned the February 22 anniversary banquet at the Community building. They also voted to buy three gallons of wetting agent to mix with the rural truck’s 200 gallon water supply, aiming to boost firefighting effectiveness with insurance company support.
The area has enjoyed sunny and mild days with a high of 37 degrees Tuesday and a low of 3 below Sunday morning. Nights remain very chilly while daytime temperatures stay mild, and daily readings are noted.
Mrs. Marlin Richardson received word that her husband Lt Marlin Richardson has been missing in action since November 28 in Korea. He entered service about two years ago and left Okinawa in September for Korea, and he also served in World War II.
Malvern Gun club members will hold their annual banquet and election next Wednesday in the Community building. The Malvern Band Mothers club will serve the event. All members who have paid their annual due and attended at least two meetings during the past year are eligible to attend.
Roundwinter meeting of Couns by canned presidents of southwest Tawa in joint session with executive committee at the Southwest Radocation station. County Superintendent Aiy Elamimers Miscquiity's coued president will attend. Terms of two Mills county board of education members expire this year and must be filled at the regular school elections. Names of districts to be published next week with many local names and affiliations listed.
Dates show January 15 for Ray Batten near Wesley Chapel and January 22 for Robert Stroud 442 miles northwest Malvern. Additional notes mention C C Pitgwater with distances south and 242 miles east of Malvern. These lines appear as fragmented sale itineraries with place and distance references.
Five new books at the Malvern free public library are noted as outstanding in Sender's Choice of Best Books. They include Son of a Hundred Kings by Costain, The Little World of Thom by Guaresell, Champion Road by The Thin, and Fifth Chinese Daughter by Wong Jade Wong. The list highlights varied tales from historical fiction to immigrant experiences in prominent communities.
Trade trends on fat lambs and hogs were mixed but fat lambs rose on a booming market. Prices climbed to a record $43.75, then $54, with market leaders at Omaha led by a Mills County shipment including a red head hog at $30.
Ken Thatcher addressed Mills County Farm Bureau members at a kickoff dinner urging strong support for the federation’s legislative program. He highlighted the extension program funding, inflation control, and measures to boost production and defense spending through higher taxes, stressing unity against communist threats and the need for efficiency. Don Buffington outlined the campaign, naming township workers led by Anderson with 28 attendees.
In Glenwaud area Cass County Sheriff Setaman and Theden pursued a man identified as Trey Lavene flog-Bat from Omahin who allegedly forced an Omahi taxi driver to Phitmouth. The suspect fled across a river on Highway 4 with gunfire from Salomon, was captured three miles west of Glenwaud, and extradition papers signed for arraignment in Pyartsymouth.
Reported thefts mention chub and bone items in a local district. Authorities name Rhoden and Steck as investigators while Pal Hoenfelch and PLU are cited in context. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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