Baptist camp drive led by Malvern pastor
In Mills County, Rev. Gordon C. McMillan of Malvern was named area chair for a state wide Baptist effort to build a young peoples camp serving the region. He will lead campaigns across six area churches as part of the church program. Ivan McCord plans roof removal next week on the old Lincoln building he bought, with razing likely by April. He estimates the structure dates back about 85 years based on clues from locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Gordon C. McMillan
Malvern
Buld
Baptists
McMillan
Ivan McCord
Lincoln
Ivan
McCord
Two county marriage licenses issued this week
Clerk L. Donner reports two marriages to Robert H. Miller aged 19 of Malvern and Beverly Maye Williams aged 18 of Shenandoah and Frank J. Mall aged 64 of Red Oak and Anna M. Bacon aged 51 of Glenwood. Eight of sixteen cars registered by County Treasurer F. M. Robinson were Glenwood residents including Lacena A. White Earl K. Gibson and others with Chevrolets Fords Dodges Plymouths and a Chrysler in Malvern Mineola Silver City and Mineola listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Donner
Robert H. Miller
Malvern
Beverly Maye Williams
Shenandoah
Frank J. Mall
Red Oak
Anna M. Bacon
Glenwood
F. M. Robinson
Lacena
A. White
Earl K. Gibson
Fords
Norma A. Schoening
Plymouth
John R. Clark
B. L. Markel
David Lee Bower
Murphy Bros
Eldon A. Deitehier
Chevrolet
Mineola
Norman Krtsc
Pontiac
Three Malvern Men Enter Service
Three men from Malvern have entered the service. Scott Starr enlisted in the navy and will leave Friday to take his training at Great Lakes. Roger Starr and Harold Jones enlisted in the army and left Wednesday for Fort Bliss Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Scott Starr
Navy
Great Lakes
Roger Starr
Harold Jones
Army
Fl. Bliss
Tex
Ward Slothower Receives Silver Beaver Award
Ward Slothower and a Tabor businessman were honored Thursday evening with Silver Beaver awards by the Southwest Town Boy Scout Council. The high honor recognizes Scout leaders for distinguished service. Slothower, a former Malvern resident, is an Explorer Advisor and brother of Mayor Walter Slothower. the event was the Scouters Appreciation Dinner at Council Bluffa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Blothower
Fredgan
Southwest Town Boy Scout Council
Biothower
Eagan
Slothower
Malvern
Walter Slothower
Council Biuffa
Stone Hurt In Community Donkey Ball Game
A severe shoulder dislocation marred a donkey ball game Wednesday night at the Community building under American Legion auspices. Rider P. L. Stone was thrown from a bulky donkey as the match between the Legion team and the Flying Dutchmen ended without an official score. About 250 spectators attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
P. L. Stone
Stone
Legion
Basses Plan Open House on 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Louis Bass celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their country home on Sunday February 6. Guests may call from 2 to 4 pm or 7 to 9 pm.
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Basses
Farm workers urged to register for spring work
John A. Nason of the State Employment Service urges farm workers to register soon for spring opportunities. Open calls will be for couples and single men on progressive, well-equipped farms with good job security. Volunteer placement reps in Mills County include Malvern and Silver Creek areas. The Silver Creek group meets Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m. for a low calorie meals lesson. bring a sack lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Nason
State Employment Service
Nasan
Mills County
Malvern
Farm Bureau
Emerson
Morrison
Glenwood
Bud's Tavern
Hastings
Don's Market
Senderson
Byers Service
Silver City
Child's Feed Store
Silver Creek Extension Club
Silver Creek Extension Group
Frederick Newell
Malvern and Pacific Junction Split Doubleheader
Malvern girls beat Pacific Junction 59-43 as Jeannie Mason scored 17 and Melba Arnold led PJ with 24. Malvern led 34-15 at halftime. In the nightcap Pacific Junction boys won 69-51 after leading 32-24 at the half, with Bob Irvin scoring 14 for the losers and Bill Hafrig adding 29 for PJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Pacific Junction
Malvern Girls
Jeannie Mason
Melba Arnold
Pacific Junction Boys
Bob Irvin
Bill Hafrig
Imogene Man Injured When Deer Hit by Car
Martin Head and his family were driving west near Imogene when a buck leapt onto the vehicle and a doe crashed through the windshield. Mr Head suffered facial cuts and eye irritation from glass fragments. a passing motorist took him to Hand hospital in Shenandoah for treatment and release. The doe died at the scene. Residents report many deer in the area, but this is the first accident linked to them locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Man
Martin Head
Bennetts to Hold Open House for 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J M Bennett will host an open house on Sunday January 30 from 2 pm to 6 pm at their home one mile east and one mile north of Red Oak in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. All friends and relatives are invited to call during those hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bass
J. M. Bennett
Red Oak
Band Mothers Meeting Notice at Community Building
There will be a regular meeting of the Band Mothers on Tuesday February 1 at 2 30 p m in the basement of the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Mothers
Sub Zero Cold Snap Stretches Across Week
Bitter weather lingered through the week with sub zero readings on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The high for the period reached 32 degrees on Tuesday as light snow flurries were reported in several areas.
School of Instruction for Masons Jan 28
Masonic hall Malvern hosts a school of instruction at 7 p m on Friday January 28 for Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Malvern
Sixth Grade to Broadcast from KFNF in Shenandoah
The sixth grade of Malvern public school will broadcast Saturday at 10 30 a m from KFNF Shenandoah in a pre teen talent show. Gary Parker of Malvern high school will be their announcer. They will sing Lady Moon The Keel Row Beautiful Saviour Roundup Lullaby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Public School
KFNF
Shenandoah
Gary Parker
The
Malvern High School
Keel Row
Dinner for Dutch Gun club hosts 300 guests at Pleasant party
Nearly 300 persons attended a Pleasant community dinner hosted by the Dutch Gun club and the Flying Dutchmen Inc to honor members of the Malvern Commercial club Volunteer Fire Dept and other guests. The evening featured music dancing and a film on the Alcan highway with hunting and fishing scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Otto Knop
Gerald
Dutch Gun Club
Flying Dutchmen, Inc
Malvern Commercial Club
Volunteer Fire Dept
Martin Letpold
Iowa
Alcan
Alaska
Darrell Thompson
Flying Ditchmen, Inc
Edwin Leu
Alfred Knop
Louis Knop
Sec'y-Treas
Everett Knop
Gerald Leu
Lester Knop
Walter Knop
Don Pontan
Everett Ponton
Albert Meyer
Hugo Leipold
Orla Jones
Martin Leipold
August
Elantotre Rupold
Albert Leipold
Jack Fletcher
Allen Scheel
Eugene Leu
Glen Knop
Malvern Hosts Brief Welcome for Local Celebrations
Sy Paul Glan and Edwin Leu welcomed guests while short talks were delivered by figures from Malvern including W. R. Byington on town affairs, Chief F. Chantry for firemen, John Koltermann for the Commercial Club, and Mike Bloomer, longtime announcer. Louis Knop, secretary of the host groups, presented the memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Glan
Edwin Leu
W. R. Byington
Malvern
F. &. Chantry
John Kolterman
Ff. E
Mike) Bloomer
Louis J. Knop
Meim
Pierce's TV and Radio Shop Opens in Malvern
Norman Pierce announces the opening of Pierce's TV and Radio, located in the Boehner building behind Inza's Thrift shop in Malvern. He previously ran Rex's TV in Shenandoah and plans to move from Council Bluffs with his wife Coleen Kline, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Kline, joining the local business scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Pierce
the Leader
Malvern
Boehner
Inza
Thrift Shop
Pierce
T-V
Rex
Shenandoah
Thurman
Council Bluffs
Coleen Kline
Dale Kline
Mrs Buttmann Tells of Trip in British Isles
Malvern Rotarians heard Mrs Fred Buttmann recount her travels in England Scotland and Ireland with Mrs Hazel Summers who also attended. She praised the British Isles beauty and shared entertaining anecdotes from their Europe tour last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Buttmann
British Isles
Malvern
Birs
Fred Buttmann
England
Scotland
Ireland
Hazel Summers
Europe
Malvern Jr High Basketball Results From Jan 14 16 25
Malvern junior high squads faced Hamburg Hastings and Essex in three games. Girls team lost to Hamburg 25 12 with Perkins scoring 10. Hamburg boys won 34 4 as Malvern trailed 11 4 at halftime. The Hastings doubleheader split with Malvern with MJHL girls winning 38 32 led by Perkins 22 Bass 14, Hastings Good 17. Malvern boys fell 33 27 after a 14 11 halftime lead. Tim Ballinger 10 for Malvern Parker 21 for Hastings. Against Essex, Malvern boys lost 24 10.
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Malvern
Hamburg
Hastings
Essex
Sharon Perkins
MJHL
Pam Bass
Good
Malvern Boys
Tim Ballinger
Parker
Strahan Girls Rout Hastings in 90-33 Victory
The Strahan girls remain unbeaten with a 90 to 33 win over Hastings as Deanna Grindle poured in 51 points. Hastings converted 16 by Janis Palser, while Aroald Courtier led Hastings with 25 and Jim Irvin scored 18 for Strahan.
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Strahan
Hastings
Deanna Grindle
Janis Palser
Aroald
Jim Irvin
Final Rites for Walter Hilton Held Monday
Walter George Utton son of George and Mary Hilton born Feb 22 1880 in Mills county Ta died Jan 22 1955 at a Council Bluffs hospital aged 74 years 11 months married Grace Ruse Feb 8 1905. Survived by two sons Paul and Wayne Glenwood a daughter Mrs Clarence Gray Omaha one brother Ray Malvern three sisters Edith Hilton Anna McDill Ned and Mrs Charles Trively Randolph. Funeral Jan 24 1955 at Hillsdale Methodist church with Rev J G Wilkins and Rev Hugh Jackson officiating. Interment Malvern Cemetery.
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Walter George Utton
George
Mary Hilton
Mills County
Council Bhuits
Grace Ruse
Hilton
Paul
Wayne
Glenwood
Clarence Gray
Omaha
Ray
Malvern
Edith Hilton
Anna McDill
Lincoln
Ned
Charles Trively
Randolph
Methodist Church
Wilton
Hillsdale Methodist Church
J. G. Wilkins
Hugh Jackson
Sidney
Walter Whelps
Mary E. Logan
W. K. Bingham
Lee Bingham
Margaret Colwell
KR. OG. Ruse
E. L.albert
Ernest White
Fred Dijkersbach
KG Ruse
W. J. van Oresdel
George Wederquist
A. H. Culver
George Phelps
Fred Heasoner
el, Gilbert
Dwight Buffington
Cor Brewer
Herbert Holliday
Malvern Cemetery
Mansfield Funeral Home
Goldsberry Arrives in Japan as Yokohama Depot Specialist
Cpl Mark Goldsberry, son of Mrs Stella Goldsber, recently arrived in Japan and serves as a spare parts specialist with the Yokohama Engineer Depot. He joined the Army in March 1958 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after graduating Malvern High School in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Mark Wwiusucsss
Stella Goldsber
Japan
Yokohama
Goldsberry
Fort Leonard Wood
Malvern High School
Two Mills Boys Injured in Coasting Accidents
Two Mills county boys were injured in sled and coasting accidents reported to Sheriff Don Rhoden. The most serious case involved 10 year old Dick Brown of Emerson, who chipped a pelvic bone when his sled hit a car at an Emerson intersection around 7 p.m. last Thursday. he was taken to Red Oak hospital. Glenwood’s 8 year old Joseph Mossinger coasted from a blind alley into a car driven by 23 year old Donald Cashatt, suffering head cuts and bruises. Ice and snowpacked roads were cited in three other incidents, including Ralph Agan, 41, injured in a Glenwood collision with a pickup driven by 19 year old Roger Bacon, and a Mineola collision between Donald Techau and Clyde Huffman. Damages ranged from about $50 to $300, with injuries treated at area hospitals.
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Mills County
Don Rhoden
Dick Brown
Emerson
Maurice E. Geith
Red Oak
Glenwood
Joseph Mossinger
Donald E. Cashatt
Sheriff's Office
Mineola
Donald H. W. Techau
Malvern Church Members Attend Presbytery Session
Winter meeting of the Corning Presbytery was held at Wales Presbyterian church. Malvern church officials Ellis Lefgrén, clerk, attended. Unanimous vote favored union of Presbyterian denominations. Mr. Hay reported Presbyterian Lif circulation reaching 1,540 copies biweekly. Nodaway Hanbury Malvern listed among 1954 enlists. farm families near Wales joined church feed event and heard Rev John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Wales Presbyterian Church
Malvern
Nodaway
Hanbury
Wales
John Anderson
Me. Thay
Iowa
Malvern Baptist Men Attend Red Oak Rally
Malvern Baptist men from the Malvern church joined the Red Oak rally Monday evening of the Southwestern Iowa Baptist Men's Brotherhood. Attendees included J Notformer Fred Buttmann Darrell Frederickson Lawrence Schipper Frank Chamberlain Otte Hall Gerald Wilcox Yack Jlyde Grant Chamberlain and the Res Garden McMilin. The speaker CJIT Smith a Baptist layman from Kansas discussed the Churches for New Frontiers program and related laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yon
Malvern
Pastor joins Silver City Baptist Church leadership
Francis Teh, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Council Bluffs, becomes part time pastor at Silver City Baptist Church. He will host services Sundays at 2:90 PM, devote Fridays to pastoral work, and oversee young people's work as needed. Rev Mr Jitel, a Central Baptist seminary graduate, connected to the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis. Teh
Trinity Baptist Church
Council Bluffs
Silver City
Insurance Agent Attends Iowa Group Meeting in Des Moines
Charles W Costello of the Costello Insurance Agency joined the public relations committee of the Iowa Association of Insurance Agents in Des Moines on Tuesday. The group, comprising about 700 agencies, aims to advance public relations and service standards across fire and casualty lines and bonds. Members also participate in the National Association of Insurance Agents. A public relations plan will soon be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W W. Costello
Costelho Insurance Agency
Des Moines
Iowa Association Ofnsurance Agents
Iowa
Lowa Association
National Association of Insurance Agents
Costello
Malvern Residents Aid Polio Fund Drive
Malvern residents generously supported the March of Dimes drive. Joel Knight chaired the effort as donations from local Legion post members totaled 283.35 dollars, with countywide response reaching 580.50 dollars. A series of events including a public auction and gifts from Emerson and Henderson aims to boost the campaign in the week ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
March of Dimes Appeal
Joel Knight
Harry Jlammens American Legion Post
Legionnaires
March of Dimes
Manilas
Roy Dhan Mansfeld
Legion
Legion Post
Pust
Video Mills County
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Frank Hillyer
Pacific Junction Divide
Eee High Fow
Knop Bros. Symphony
Marks, Shirley
Freddy
Raymond Seipold
Henry Schnoer Jr
Kathleen Knop
Zelma Fletcher
Phyllis Leu
Nancy Knop
Melvin Leu
Joanna Ponton
Sharon Leipold
J. ¢. Allely
Brown
Fred Brown
J. L. Beechout
M.J.H.S
Walter Hilton
Mark Goldsberry
Eng
Route 2
Clyde Huffman
Techau
Huffman
Sheriff’s Office
Techan
Phyllis Jean Anderson
William M. Sell
Missouri Valley
Anderson
Sell
Malvern Church
Malvern Baptist
Mills County Farm Bureau
Creighton Miller
Nero
Anderson Township
Center
Deer Cr
Indian Creek
Lyons
Ingraham
Oak
Plattville
Rawles
St. Marys
Cloud As
Nnie Chacana
Glepwood Armiesy
Phiomos
Bal Seherdy
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