Keith Hart Named New Superintendent at NV District
Keith Wart, longtime Nishna Valley principal, was named superintendent at a special board meeting last Wednesday. He will replace Lewis Doubleday, who resigned, with Doubleday planning other work while remaining in education. Wart holds a BA from Buena Vista, an MS from Northwest Missouri State, and is pursuing an admin specialist degree at the University of Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Wart
Nishna Valley Birth School
Divertors
Lewis Doubleday
Doublesday
Thurt
Nishna Valley
Havelock Fills
Buena Vista
Northwest Missouri State
Kirksville
University of Nebraska
Doubleday
Plan Upholstering Workshops in Feb
Mills County Extension Service offers reupholstery workshops led by Karen Scott of Red Oak. One session is in Glenwood at the National Guard Armory on Jan 31 Feb 3 and Feb 7, another near Emerson at the Natural Gas Pipeline booster station on Feb 17 21 and 24. Limited to about twenty participants. reservations via Mills County Extension Office in Malvern.
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Mills County Estension Service
Glenwood
National Guard Armory
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Emerson
Karen Scott
Red Oak
Mills
Malvern
New Officers for NFO elected at Jan. 17 meeting
County NFO members elected officers for 1967 at a gathering held Jan. 17 at the Howard Palmer home north of Glenwood. Officials named include Edward Dean Fender as president Marion E Fender as vice president Mrs Harald Skerritt as secretary and Gordon Axtell as meat board chairman Also listed were John Edwards as trustee for three years Ker mit Hillyer as district director Floyd Bowen as alternate and Mrs Gretchen Fender as publicity chairman The next meeting is set for Feb 21 at Jack Keats farm home.
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NFO
Howard Palmer
Glenwood
Edward Dean Fender
Marion E. Fender
Harald Skerritt
Weasker
John Edwards
Kermit Hillyer
Ad Floyd Bowen
Gordon Axtell
Meat Board
Gretchen Fender
Jack Keats
Mondamin Man Given Five Day Sentence by Marshal
Otis N. Ruffcorn of Mondamin was arrested in Emerson for intoxication and sentenced to five days in jail by Justice Carl Remlay. He was released to be taken to a Clarinda hospital for treatment as an alcoholic.
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Otis N. Ruffcorn
Mondamin
Emerson
Carl Remlay
Ruffcorn
A. Clarinda Hospital
Southwest Iowa Progress Opens Self Help Center in Glenwood
Southwest Iowa Progress Inc a branch of Economic Opportunity will open a Self Help Center in Glenwood serving Mineola Sliver City Pacific Junction Malvern Tabor Bartlett and Thurman The Red Oak Center serves as model with 39 active families The center offers clothing production grooming classes transportation lead start and youth employment programs plus senior citizen and neighborhood youth corp services The center will provide training through Extension Service and classes start in Glenwood with twice weekly sessions from 2 to 430 p.m. involving potential car pool mileage reimbursements Sadie Salyers house sale to Ronald Palmer owned by Paul Seeger possession to be given in February
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Southwest Iowa Progress, Inc
Economic Opportunity
Immediate Plains
Glenwood
Mineola
Sliver City
Pacific Junction
Malvern
Tabor
Bartlett
Thurman
Red Oak
Neighborhood Youth Corp
Red Oak Center
Sadie Salyers
Ronald Palmers
Foster Grandparents Benefit in Midwest Grant
A $113,661 grant to Glenwood State Hospital School and a $13,661 grant to Southwest Town Progress Inc in Red Oak were approved by the Office of Economic Opportunity. The 12 month program places unemployed seniors with mentally retarded children, serving 51 counties in southern Town. Maurice LaFollette leads Sw. Iowa Progress Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Town Progress, Inc
Red Oak
Office of Economic Opportunity
Don Thomason
North Central Region
DEQ
Kansas City
Glenwood State Hospital
Glenwood
Hos
County approves mimeograph purchase for courthouse use
Mills County Board of Supervisors approved buying a Bohn-Rex Rotary electric mimeograph for 399.50 from Temarines of Council Bluffs. The machine will be housed in the superintendent's office and available to all courthouse offices. They also approved selling the old county shed at Strahan to Ivivus for 100.
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Mills County Board of Supervisors
Temarines
Council Bluffs
Strahan
Conservation Board Starts Over-All Survey of County Recreation Needs
Mills County Conservation Board began a county wide recreation survey at a special meeting in Glenwood. They hired Haroll Hoskins & Associates of Lincoln to plan a long term program and invite citizen input. The Pony Creek park plan was discussed but the focus is county wide.
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Mills County
Mills County Conservation Board
Court House
Glenwood
Haroll Hoskins & Associates
Lincoln
Nehr
Gene Gilson
Witherto
Pony Creek
Gilson
Keith Glandon
Conservation Board
Charles Vinton
Pet. Jet
Warren Gregory
Tabor
Plan Extension Tailoring Short Course Feb 2
Mills County Extension Service offers a tailoring short course at Malvern Methodist Church beginning February 2 with follow up dates February 6 16 and 20. Ruth Mansel from Iowa State University will instruct on tailored dresses or suits including bound buttonholes zippers lining fabrics and wool handling. Reservations required and prior sewing experience advised.
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Mills County Extension Service
Malvern Methodist Church
la Verne Obrecht
Ruth Mansel
Iowa State University
Malvern
County records show motor registrations and penalties
The week saw no marriage licenses issued while four cars and four pickups were registered. Names include Fords for Qtha C. Mass Jr, Malvern. Jerome Van Winkle Glenwood. Susan Mc Kee Weavern. Don C. Rhoden Glenwood. Marvin Woodill Hastings. Clyde Bond Malvern Tra Good Glenwood. Frank Foster Council Bluffs. County Treasurer F M Robinson warned license plate penalties begin Feb 1. Registrations run behind last year with 2,725 car licenses and 927 truck plates issued by Wednesday fore noon.
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Qtha C. Mass, Jr
Malvern
Jerome van Winkle
Glenwood
Pontiac
Susan McKee
Weavern
Laevrolet
Don C. Rhoden
Ford
Marvin Woodill
Hastings
Clyde Bond
Tra Good
Frank Foster
Council Bluffs
F. M. Robinson
Mills
Mrs Detlef Heads ICHA Program in Mills County 67
Mrs Detlef of rural Glenwood has been re appointed Mills County Advisor for the Iowa Children's Home Society for a year. She makes Society information available to locals and groups and coordinates programs. The Society is supported by fees and contributions with Mills County residents backing two organizations and three volunteers. The Nishna Valley Community School Board changes their regular meeting date to the second Tuesday.
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Calvin Detlef
Glenwood
Mills County
Iowa Childrens Home Society
L. H. Seales
Detlef
Iowa Children
Xi Alpha Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Business and Professional Women's Club
Malvern
Melva Christofferson Henderson
George Hascall, Jr
Emerson
Nishna Valley
New Manager Takes Over Good Grain Office Malvern
J. C. Brown a Hamburg farmer has been named manager of the Good Grain Company for Malvern Hastings and Strahan. He fills the vacancy created by Wade Stevens' death and has prior experience as office manager for four years at the ASCS Rock Port Missouri office. Brown plans to make his home in Malvern and has a family with a Missouri university son a California employed son a married daughter and another daughter employed by a Kansas City doctor. His sons share November birthdays.
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J. C. Brown
Hamburg
Good Grain Company
Malvern
Hastings
Strahan
Wade Stevens
Brown
Atchison County Missouri Ascs
Rock Port
University of Missouri
California
Kansas City
Goodwill Truck to Be in Area Monday
Goodwill Industries will send a truck to the area next Monday January 30 to collect usable discards of clothing appliances and furniture. Items will be refurbished by handicapped workers and sold to fund the Industries rehabilitation program. Discards may be left at participating churches where the truck stops.
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Goodwill Industries
Malvern Commercial Club Plans Winter Trade Promotion
The Malvern Commercial Club met Thursday to start plans for a late winter trade promotion. At the January meeting last Thursday the group discussed a community event featuring a capacity auction and related activities.
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Malvern Commercial Club
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Keith Hart
Ae Buco
Coleen Execen
Connie Nielsen
Clara van Nordstrand
Tty Patton
Sw. Ia
Progress
Glenwood State School
Pital
Southweest Iowa
Mills, Page
Fremont
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Maurice LaFollette
Iowa
Porgress, Inc
Enea
al Cy
Good Grain
Goodwill
Commercial Club
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