Blizzard Comes Up Empty Mills County News
Local letters recall the blizzard of 1888 while today’s forecast fizzles. Shenandoah reports Roy B Freeze found in a ditch after a night of drinking, jailed, then sobered up in Imogene. Want ads prove powerful as a Story City suitcase mix up leads to a rental rush for a farm near Ames.
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Shenandoah
Roy B. Freeze
Malvern
Imogene
J. M. Smith
Story City
Ames
Robert Paulson
Walter Aistrope
Anderson Heads Co. Board as new Year or
S J Anderson of Silver Creek township was named chairman at a Mills county board meeting that set year start procedures. The board reviewed cash on hand totaling 4295.96, set deputy salaries, and appointed county employes. Orra Kirkham relief supervisor salary 115, Dewey Van Orsdel county farm steward 125 monthly.
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S. J. Anderson
Silver Creek Township
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Malvern Leader
Glenwood Opinion- Tribune
Silver City Times
Court House
Orra Kirkham
Dewey van Orsdel
Revival Meetings Continue This Week at Methodist Church
Revival meetings at the Methodist church proceed with strong cooperation from local and neighboring churches. Gus Scott stays as song director through Sunday. Rev Raoul Calkins from Des Moines delivers evangelistic sermons and returns home Saturday. Friday is farmers night with a prize for the largest turnout. a children's chorus of 86 will sing. The event is non denominational and open to all.
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Methodist Church
Gus Scott
Raoul Calkins
Des Moines
C. A. Calkins
Mille Countians to Serve on Federal Petit Jury
Four Mills county men were selected to serve on the federal district court petit jury meeting at Fuel Bluffs. Named are A. W. Allensworth Hastings Hor Greetwood Rauerson El Nagel alvero Batoh McPherron.
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Mills County
Petit Jury
Federal District Court
Fuel Bluffs
A. W. Allensworth
Hastings
Hor- Greetwood
Rauerson
el Nagel Alvero Batoh
McPherron
Committees Named for Annual Birthday Ball Here Jan 29
Committees were named this week for the annual Birthday Ball for the President to be held in the Malvern Community building Saturday January 29. County chairman F E Mulholland appointed Dr T E Shonka general chairman for Malvern Mrs Achsa Lookabill Hastings and Dr A F E Stokes Emerson. Ticket sales reception decoration floor program music publicity check room Ringo and refreshments are among the listed chairmen and members.
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Malvern
F. E. Mulholland
T. E. Shonka
Achsa Lookabill
Hastings
A. FE. Stokes
Emerson
Pete Kuhl
Hurb Benton
Frank Higgins
A. P. Kilmartin
Frank Austin
E. W. Knight
Ward Slothower
John Waller
Abe Kavich
Harold Slater
Faye McManigal
Harry Wilson
R. W. Salyers
John Beckwith
W. M. Hiett
Lynn McNulty
Hurb Hall
Lloyd Landis
Robert Bachner
Jesse Bell
County Delegation Attends Convention
A Mills county delegation plans to attend the state Farm Bureau convention next week in Des Moines. Attendees include Mrs. Lyle Hunt, Mrs. B. N. McGrew, Mrs. Vinson Goas, Mrs. Ray Hilton, Mrs. Glenn Skerritt, J. M. Steele, S. McKee, B. F. Buffington, plus Farm Bureau staff, County Agent John Longstreet, Mrs. Eloise Hertz and Miss Doris Klingaman.
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Mills County
State Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Lyle Hunt
B. N. McGrew
Vinson Goas
Ray Hilton
Glenn Skerritt
J. M. Steele
5. S. McKee
B. F. Buffington
Farm Bureau
John Longstreet
Eloise Hertz
Doris Klingaman
Wallers Lose Big Truck in Early Morning Fire
Malvern firemen responded before 7 a m to a blaze in a Waller truck at their facility. The fire, likely from a short circuit, badly damaged cab body and tires, though the truck was moved away from the Waller building to prevent further damage.
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Wallers
Malvern
Waller
Democrats Attend Des Moines Jackson Day Dinner
Five Mills county residents paid 25 per plate to attend the Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines last Saturday night. Nearly 1000 Democrats gathered with notable attendees including Congressman Otha D Wear Postmaster and Mrs F E Mulholland Vern Harris and Mrs Verna Johnson of Glenwood. Postmaster Mulholland later remarked that six years ago you couldn't have found that my Democrats could have paid for Jackson Day dinner.
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Mills
Des Moines
Otha D. Wear
F. E. Mulholland
Vern Harris
Verna Johnson
Glenwood
Mulholland
Silver City Cemetery Improvements Extend Iron Fence
Silver City Cemetery association added another fence section completing the iron front with brick corners to the south end and part of the west fence. Purchases from the Richard Bada estate expand the iron boundary, begun last summer with plantings of evergreens and spirea. Caretaker Charles Goodman notes one tree failed in a harsh season, yet the cemetery grows as a quiet resting place for the town and county. Land has been bought in three plats by Isreal and Harrison Huffaker and Richard Bada in 1881 1898 and 191? forming 489 plats. 317 include four quarter lots. Continued on page 6.
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Olof Coffry
Silver City Cemetery Association
Richard Bada
G. A. Spellering
Will Burgoin
John Flanagan
School House Hill
Charles Goodman
Ely
Silver City
Isreal
Harrison Uuffaker
Junior High County Basketball Tournament Opens at Hastings
The Mills County School Masters club sponsors a county junior high basketball event at the new Hastings Community building starting tonight and continuing through Friday and Saturday. Ninth grade teams from Pacific Junction Henderson Glenwood Strahan Hastings Malvern Emerson join seventh and eighth graders from Henderson Strahan Silver City Malvern and Tastings with finals Saturday night.
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Hastings
Pacific Junction
Henderson
Glenwood
Strahan
Malvern
Emerson
Silver City
Mills County School Masters Club
Huge hog shipment arrives in Omaha markets
John Waller hauled 510 hogs for Rudolph Hopps & Sons of Glenwood, the largest hog shipment ever to reach Omaha by truck. The eight-truck effort delivered two loads of 258 pound hogs, fetching $10,196.35 total at the markets.
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Omaha
John Waller
Rudolph Hopp & Sons
Glenwood
Wallers
Dr E W Wilson Summoned by Death
Mrs J C Maguire received word last week of the death of a former Malvern resident Dr E W Wilson of Rolfe He spent part of his early manhood here taught the White Cloud school married Miss Kate Beam and moved to Town City to finish his medical course He started practice at Rolfe in 1898 and remained there except for World War I enlistment He died of a heart attack in San Diego while with his family after wintering in California His health failed during the war and friends here mourn his passing.
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J. C. Maguire
Malvern
E. W. Wilson
Rolfe
Wilson
White Cloud
Kate Beam
Town City
California
San Diego
Rev Peter Jacobs to End Pastorate at Shenandoah
Rev Peter Jacobs long time pastor of Shenandoah Congregational Church will resign with his last day in September. He began ministry at the old Fairview church in Rawles township and has pastored in Taylor Silver City and Randolph during a decades long career.
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Mills
Peter Jacobs
Shenandoah Congregational Church
Rev. Jacobs
Old Fairview
Rawles Township
Taybor
Silver City
Randolph
Civil War veteran French marks 96th birthday at home
Glenwood's sole surviving Civil War veteran, A. D. French, observes his 96th birthday at his county seat home. Though bedridden much of the last five years, he remains genial, alert, and well informed about current developments and trends.
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A.D. French
Glenwood
Althourth
Farmers plan auctions as main sale season opens
The Leader offers to list sale dates for farmers as part of its advertising service. Dates listed include January 15 Community sale Malvern Tarn Le A Tarbett auction property and furnishings of Emerson Presbyterian church January 15 January 24 closing out farm sale of Fannie Meeks nine miles north of Malvern auctioneer W H Cramer.
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Chme
Malvern Sale
le A
Emerson Presbyterian Church
Cramer
Suct
Fannie Meeks
Malvern
HH. Cramer
Mills County Plans First 1938 Agricultural Meeting Friday
Mills County Agricultural Planning Committee will hold its first meeting of the year on Friday at Malvern. County Agent Joh Longstreet said the group will study a USDA soil conservation district plan and methods to improve farm tenure. Reports are due March 1 and will be shared with the Iowa State Planning Board and USDA.
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EEES
Mitla County Agricultural Planning Committee
Malvern
Joh Longstreet
Mills County Group
State Planning Board
Longstreet
Mills County Agricultural Planning Committee
Shenandoah
Iowa State Planning Board
Mrs Coiner Dies in California and buried in Silver City
Elizabeth Jane Coiner senior Mills County resident died in Los Angeles California on January 4 1938. Burial followed January 9 at the Silver City Methodist Church with services led by Rev Grant Parker. She left six children and eight grandchildren with relatives from Idaho California Nevada and Nebraska attending the funeral.
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Elizabeth Jame Cointer
Mills County
Jame
Ciout Saneritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Cal
Palward Bros. Mordary
Rev
Elizabeth Jane Coiner
Charles and
Jane Beyer
Combu
Orient
Allie Humston
Silver City
Charles W. Twin Falls
Ida
Maule Wilson
Malvern
Adh T
Twin Falls
Walter G. Flansen
Gladys Werner
Frank Anderson
Sarah Jane Hill
Glen Skerritt
R. P. Galt
Garden of Prayer
Claude Wilson
Old Rugged Cross
Mark Swarts
Gail Moore
Bill Bond
Alfred Len
Grover Goos
Gail Burgoin
Charles
Arch Coiner
Glaiys Werner
Calif
Tracy Flaigh
Winterset
Virgil Lynn Antson Kenneth
Osceola
Wade Stevens
Oakland
Mabel Hager
Clinton Tucker
York
Nebr
Bessie Barker
Nurora
Mills Retail Sales Reach Half Million in 1932 Quarter
A state report shows Mills county retailers totaled about 500000 in the second quarter of 1932. Four hundred four merchants paid 867,126 in sales tax, Page county 24,575.31, Montgomery 72.53, Fremont county 10,092.91. The quarter’s tax revenue across the state reached 4,707,232, signaling rising commerce.
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Mills County
Page County
Montgomery Ser
Fremont County
Legionnaires Plan County Meet January 27
American Legionnaires and Auxiliary members from Milly womane invited to Malvern for a county meeting on January 27. The event includes a welcome address, planned programs, and will be followed by a dance.
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Legionnaires Plan
American Legionaires
Milly
Mills County 1848 Plan Seeks Township Trustees Proposals
News from Mills County outlines an 1848 prearrangement in which township trustees submit recommendations to County Engineer T. FB. Martin. The plan notes a need for roadside supervisors before state Highway Division approval allows work to begin.
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Mills County
Rineer T
FB. Martin
Assessors Begin Taxable Asset Survey Amid Rural Listings
Assessors named including Glowed Monta and Puaville gather to appraise farm assets and homestead exemptions. New appointees Th WS Atitersen Silver Cite and Thatis Kart assist, with officials targeting livestock values such as colts sheep cows and hogs under state guidelines.
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Agupraeark
Heehee
Tan
Atitersen
Silver Cite
Thatis Kart
Puaville
AM Varaneies
EL Willson
Amerson
Rotel Mayberry
Oak
Russell Myers
Breniham
Joseph Nansel
Silver Creek
Bon Crouse
Todian Creek
CG Newell
Deet Crock
Ans
White Cloud
G. Watkins
Rawles
C.D. DeLashmatt
Lyons
Board of Supervisors
Jung
Car Licensing in Mills County Lags Behind Year
Mills County car licensing for 1938 shows lag behind annual totals. County Treasurer Maurice Mayberry reports registrations down despite new car safes arriving. Last week’s new licenses mostly from Glenwood include Dan Allen Plymouth sedan M Hoclgasing Chevrolet sedan Rex Aistrope Tabor Chrysler sedan Peter Leick Lafayette sedan C Rollin Buffington Chevrolet pickup BF Buffington International.
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Maurice Mayberry
Glenwood
Dan Allen
Plymouth
M. Hoclgasing
Chevrolet
Rex Aistrope
Tabor
Chrysler
Peter Leick
Lafayette
C. Rollin Buffington
BF Buffington
International Pickup
Wearin Returns to Duties After Jackson Day Dinner
Congressman Otha Wearin resumed his duties in Washington after leaving Des Moines following the Jackson Day dinner. Mrs. Wearin and their newborn daughter remained in Mills County.
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Otha LD. Wearin
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Sinking of Panay To Be Shown At Empress
First pictures of the sinking of the U S warship Panay will be shown at the Empress on Thursday Friday and Saturday along with the regular feature. The film, shot by Norman Airey aboard the Panay, is hailed as a remarkable news reel and was conveyed to Manila by U S destroyers before reaching this country. The clip is described as the most expensive short feature ever used by the Empress theater.
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U.S
Norman Airey
Duanay
Manila
Empress Theater
Weather Notes Refer to Slightly Colder Days Ahead
A scrambled weather item notes a shift to cooler air and mentions upcoming Thursday and Wednesday as cooler days. Despite the garbled text, it indicates lower temperatures and a mild cooling trend with estimates of warmth previously. the exact figures remain unreadable.
Farmers Resolve Against Compulsory Production Control
A Malvern community meeting on Monday afternoon gathered farmers and residents to oppose compulsory production control. Led by B. J. Austin and Millard Gee, the group approved resolutions urging market-based prices, tax relief, and continued agricultural support, with copies sent to Senators Capper and Herring and others.
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Cote Amale
Pridises
Finn Wil
Male Yern
Mamdiy
Pan
Capper
Lempke
Herring
Wearin
Henry Wallace
Herman Knop
Cate
Artic M
Schinuor
Hastings I O O F to Hold Joint Installation
Hastings I O O F No 397 and Rebekah lodges plan a joint public installation Saturday evening at the Hastings lodge rooms. All members are urged to attend and bring friends.
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Hastings O. O. F
Ant Rebekah Todges
Hastings
Former Malvern Girl to Get Warner Screen Test
Friends learned this week that Mrs. Charles Fair, the former Ranana Gable who once lived in Malvern during Rev. M. A. Gable’s pastorate, won a radio contest based on personality and beauty qualifying her for a Warner Bros screen test in Hollywood. She is a University of Iowa graduate, married last summer to Mr. Pair, and now resides in Los Angeles.
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Charles Fair
Ranana Gable
Malvern
M.A. Gable
Warner Bros
Hollywood
Shenandoah Cagers Meet Malvern Independents Monday
Shenandoah high school, an experienced basket team, travels to Malvern next Monday night to face the independent Malvern squad on the local court. The Shenandoah lineup features former college players and coaches from nearby schools, led by coach Shenandoah and star forward Sullivan, who have defeated top regional teams. Malvern counters with a strong home team, promising a competitive Southwestern Iowa showdown.
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Shenindoan
Mt. Arbors
Iowa
Malvern
Shenandoah
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Malvern Church
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Geo. A. Coiner
Panay
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Conreser
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B. J. Austin
Millard Gee
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Warner Screen
Shenandoah Cagers
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