Mills County Republican Convention Surprise Shapes Night
Mills County Republican delegates witnessed an unexpected interruption as Otha D Wearin and Mrs Wearin entered the armory during a convention mix up. Locals anticipate community events with the Mills 4 H band concert and Ak Sar Ben show night. Nearby redecorations include Kline and Kline offices and St Johns Lutheran Church with interior and exterior painting completed this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dra. Kline & Kline
St. Johna Lutheran Church
Kline & Kline
Walla
St. Johns Church
Malvern
Rotarians Install WEW Officers in City Club Meeting
New Rotary officers were installed to lead the club for the coming year. J. E B Randerson is president, F. M. Davison vice president, Dr. J. A. Kline treasurer, and Allen Wortman secretary. The past president Dr. T. E Bhonka remains on the board along with two newly elected members Dr. D. M. Kline and Dr. J. O. Laird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club Stook
Poxitto
J. E B. Raunderson
T. E. Shonka
F. M. Davison
J. E. Randerson
J. A. Kline
F. 8. Hamilton
Allen Wortman
Stewart Foster
Sidney
J. H. Boggess
Red Oak
Cotton Blossom Singers to Appear Here at Church
The Cotton Blossom Singers, a Negro male quartet from Piney Woods, will give spirituals plantation melodies and dialect readings at the Methodist church next Wednesday night. The program starts at 8 o'clock with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Cotton Blossom Singers
Piney Woods School
Piney Woods
Misa
Masons and Star Members Plan Joint Picnic
Mangule lodge and Binstern Ster announce a joint family picnic on Thursday evening July 21 at 6 46 on M. Kline lawn. Members are asked to bring their families and plan for a community social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangule Lodge
Binstern Ster
Premium List for 1940 Mills County Fair
Mills County farmers and exhibitors will soon receive the 1940 premium list. The 52 page booklet highlights expanded departments including handicrafts home manufactures and hobbies with leather tooling woodworking refinishing weaving and photography. 4 H club shows are outstanding and premiums are strong, likely boosting entries beyond last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Mills County
Acad
Mills Mountana
Legion and Auxiliary Elect Officers for Next Year
The American Legion elected officers for the coming year including Harry Stout as commander and E W Knight as vice commander. The Legion Auxiliary also chose new leaders led by Mrs F E Mulholland as president and Mrs Harry Stout as vice president. Executive committee members include Mrs J B Ellison and Mrs Grant Chamberlain with social hour chairwomen listed.
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The
American Legion
Harry Stout
E. W. Knight
E. J. Hasselquist
F. M. Davigan
W. D. Slothower
W. R. Bingham
J. L. Frazier
Grant Chamberlain
Harry Lehman
American Legion Auxiliary
Karl Hertz
Legion Auxiliary
California
F. E. Mulholland
Hurb Benton
E. I. Hayselquist
BE. W. Knight
Ernest Wederqvist
Earl Shook
J. B. Ellison
W. D. McCausland
Lawrence Salyers
George Pace
P. C. Seaton
Editor Named on Publishing Committee
The Leader editor who attended the north central jurisdictional conference of the Methodist church last week in Chicago was elected as one of the area representatives on the churchs national committee on publishing interests. The committee handles personnel and policy for five church printing and publishing plants with a yearly business of about five million dollars.
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North Centre
The
Methodist Church
Chicago
State in Set Council Requests ae Driving on the Four
Iowa leaders pressed safety for July Fourth with the slogan Safety First on the Fourth. President P McNulty urged Jaws to make the holiday safer, while June highlighted safety month and statewide efforts by the Iowa Blutw Safety Council and local programs promoting driver awareness and public safety conferences.
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P McNulty
Iowa Blutw Safety Council
Jaws
Iowa
Iowa State Safety Council
Weather summary for Mills county reports light damage and brief rain
Mills county escaped serious damage from last Thursday night wind storm. The area received .22 inch of rain after the wind subsided, the sole rainfall of the past week. Temperatures ranged from 57 to 98 degrees across Thursday to Wednesday with highs of 89, 80, 85, 98, 91, 86, and 86 and lows of 57, 57, 67, 70, 60, 58, and 58 respectively.
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Mills County
Coroner's Inquest Into Lorraine Robertson Fire Death
A Malvern coroner's inquest heard eight witnesses on Lorraine Robertson's death in a house fire about June 39. The jury found she died in the Robertson home during a party that ended with a smoky, crowded escape and a missing little girl.
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Malvern
Lorraine Robertson
Woodford R. Byington
C. Magaret
E. W. Knight
J. H. Beckwith
J. R. Hell
Robertson
Tony
el Cromr
Census Shows Pop Increase in Malvern and County Decline
The Mills County census figures released this week show Malvern rising by five residents from 1 820 in 1930 to 1 825 in 1940. Other county towns with gains include Glenwood up from 4 269 to 4 500 and Hastings from 389 to 403. Decreases appear in Pacific Junction from 684 to 658 Emerson 612 to 496 Silver City 356 to 346 and Henderson 237 to 216.
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Mills County
Malvern
Glenwood
Hastings
Pacific Junction
Emerson
Silver City
Henderson
Mills County 4-H Band Social Tuesday in Malvern
The Mills County 4-H club band sponsors a concert and social Tuesday evening in Malvern to raise funds for equipment. The band has performed at the Iowa State Fair the Farm Bureau Festival the Ak Sar-Ben and the Hamburg Penny Festival among other events, drawing local support.
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Mills County 4-H
Malvern
Farm Bureau
G O P Convention Held in Glenwood Saturday
The Millis county Republican convention met Saturday at the court house in Glenwood. Delegates to the state convention and to the state judicial convention were chosen. District delegates to Council Bluffs were named for July 11, with keynote by State Chairman Carl H. Cook who praised Wendell Willkie and criticized the current administration.
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Millis County
Court House
Glanwood
Council Bluffa
Carl H. Cook
Wendell Willkie
W.W. H. Byington
Rozella Daniels
Whitney W. Gillilland
Earl Peters
Clarinda
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Peters
Harry B. Swan
Council Bluffs
C. H. Cook
K. R. Cook
Wm. B. Drake
H. M. Logan
Harry Hoffman
Wayne PD. Choate
Homer Kier
Earl Murphy
Mary Logan
Tubbs
Rozella Daniel
Lydia Murphy
Zanetta Howard
William B. Drake
L. F. Kruse
Wayne Choate
E. L Fisher
K. A. Evans
Glen Skerritt
Ralph McPherron
J. H. Beckwith
Virginia Gilliland
Rozella Daniele
Horace Greenwood
Emerson
G. 8. Hackett
Malvern
Glenwood
Mrs Chas Wearin Dies in California
Relatives in Mills county learned last weekend of the death of Mrs. Chas Wearin in Los Angeles California last Friday The former Bertha Cosler had many friends in the county having lived here before marrying over 45 years ago They moved from Iowa after their marriage Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery Los Angeles.
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Mills County
Chas, Wearin
Los Angeles
Cal
Wearin
Bertha Cosler
Mr. Wearin
Iowa
Henry Wearin
Carlton
Neb
Jos Wearin
Hastings
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Rural Go to Church Day Observed by Mills County Group
On Sunday June 30 the Mills County rural young people's organization held its first Go to Church day. About 28 members attended morning services at the Glenwood Methodist church and later shared a meal at a nearby state park. In the evening some members visited Porter's Like to Wall Skate. Shinte the Newt time sug h no event hae been tried in the group and it prayed do be wo succera. Many hoped for a successful annual event. Nes. B. 2. Houger was taken to the Rémandean hospital Monday for a ten day stay for observation.
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Mills County
Pheasants Brought to Mille County for Release
About 1150 pheasants, 20 days old, arrived Saturday from the state hatchery at Ledges State Park near Boone. They will be kept at Malvern, Clenwood, and near Meredith for eight weeks before release across Mille County, with inspections by the Conservation League to ensure suitable habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mille County
the Ledges
Boone
Milla County Conservation League
Dr. Kline
Malvern
Edwin Carter
Clenwood
Old Fox Farm
Eimerson
Fox Farm
Bee Houser
Jack Bingham
Kine
County Officers to Attend Iowa Peace Officers Course
County Attorney Byington and Sheriff DeMons will attend a peace officers short course at the University of Iowa July 8 to 12. Iowa Attorney General John Rankin invited interested county officers to attend the convention as SMBT and Mre-Jock Pullen spend the Fourth at Sabula over the weekend.
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Byington
DeMons
University of Iowa
John Rankin
State of
Iowa
SMBT
Mre
Jock Pullen
Sabula
Required Strength Reached by Co I
Captain Seitz reported Monday morning that the company reached its required strength of 77 men and three officers. New additions to the roster include Edwin L. Barkus Frank R. Bird Clark L. Carroll Cleo R. Clark Richard P. Honig Verla A. Johnson Donald C. Lovelady Harry A. Parkes Ervin A. Phillips Orrin Osterholm John L. Rosemussen Gerald R. Rupe Harold F. Slaughter Hubert D. Btone Warren F. Stone and Lawrence D. Turner. Transfers from the reserves list include Lawrence Peace Charlies W. Rathke and Max Evans.
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Seitz
Edwin L. Barkus
Frank R. Bird
Clark L. Carroll
Cleo R. Clark
Richard P. Honig
Verla A. Johnson
Donald C. Lovelady
Harry A. Parkes
Ervin A. Phillips
Orrin
Osterholm
John L. Rosemussen
Gerald R. Rupe
Harold F
Henderson Defeats Local Nine In 15-8 Exhibition
Henderson beat Local Nine 15 to 8 at Henderson field ending their winning streak. Malvern players Ponton and Breeding hit one homer each, Malvern notched four doubles while Henderson collected five. Malvern pitcher Johnson struck out 10 as Henderson pitcher Walkingon fanned 13. An exhibition donkey ball game is planned here Friday night with a trip to Treynor on Sunday.
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Focal Baseball Nine
Henderson
Henderson Field
Malvern
P. Ponton
Breeding
Johnson
Wllkingon
Malvernians
Treynor
Boy Scouts Head to Camp Minis-Kuya at Lincoln Neb
A group of boys who earned money for a Scout trip left for Camp Minis-Kuya in Lincoln Nebraska. The group includes Edel Bight John Slothower BIH Baer Lawrence Krasler Anthony Crows horn BUY Widker Ronnie Austin oorge Mth and Robert Rabirds. Rev Evan Stroud commented on the trip noting some boys will stay with Lagiaty for the week.
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Lincoln
Neb
Edel Bight
John Slothower
Bih Baer
Lawrence Krasler
Anthony Crowshorn
Buy Widker
Ronnie Austin
Oorge
Man’s wallet stolen in Blrahun neighborhood theft
A Strahan man reported his wallet was stolen Thursday by a group described as gypsies near his home in the Blrahun neighborhood. About $60 was taken from the wallet after they left his yard and entered a garden gate.
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Aiypalon Wade Wiley Wat
Turaday
Shullyr
Hia Veme
Bla Povkel
Mills Demos Select Harover as County Chairman
Delegates at the Glenwood armory elected G. T. Harover of Henderson as county chairman and J. Franklin Greene as secretary. Several nominations were declined, including W. H. Young for county auditor and O. C. Osterholm for county chairman. The convention named Halden Altekruse for justice of the peace. Multiple delegates and alternates were chosen for district and state conventions with Harover among attendees. Maurice Mayberry and Mrs. Otha Wearin named for county roles. Mayberry to secretary and treasurer of the county central committee.
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Glenwood
G. T. Harover
Henderson
J. Franklin Greene
W. 8. Young
O. C. Osterholm
Halden Altekruse
Council Bluffs
F. J. Plumb
Clifford Plumb
Paul H. Cheyney
Maurice Mayberry
B. Mosher
Charles Plumerer
Albert Brandt
Minnie Brandt
Dee Moines
N. S. Genung
Mary Estes
George White
Stella Mulholland
Helen Yates
Eunice South
Gordon Steiner
Donald Lewis
A. E. Stokes
Otha . Wearin
Harry Stout
A. P. Kilmartin
Gladys Faulkner
Lola Wearin
Rt. W. Harover
Des Moines
C. T. Genung
Ivan Steele
Ridgeway Genung
Hopp
L. T. Genung
Charles F. Nipp
Rudolph Detichler
R. A. Flanagan
Joe Kruse
J. J. Maher
Ray Y. Plumb
Glenn Sowers
Carmen Altekruse
C. A. Sp
Ester Nelson
Malcolm Campbell
Phyllis Owens
Harover
Otha Wearin
Hastings
County View Chaiirman
County Central
Gamble Store Relocates Amid Turbulent Events
A disrupted OCR readout describes Gamble Store changing location amid a series of unclear incidents. The fragmented text references Joe Hansen, Wood, and concrete actions like a building being deemed safe. It notes a plan to move and a new site with surrounding confusion and occupancy shifts.
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Ty Joe Hansen
Frank
Ted
Mate Neld
Child Dies In Early Morning House Fire Here
Tragedy struck in the Henry Roberteau home when their daughter Lorraine died in a fire that destroyed the wooden house. Neighbors and firemen fought the blaze after reports of a stove accident. Lorraine was found near the bed as others escaped through a window and door. Funeral services were held Monday at Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev J M Zook officiating and music by Helen Hubbard and Wilma Pierson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ienry Roberteau
Lorraine
Nesehbors
Waler Hoye
Mansfield Funeral Home
J. M. Zook
D. W. Zook
Helen Hubbard
Wilma Pierson
Danny Zanders
Paul Kressel
Leonard Alley
Ralph McCoy
John Wyman McCoy
Betty Ann Baldozier
Beverly Mulholland
Joenne Pratt
Rosalea Alberts
Orville Weak
Gene Baldozier
Malvern council weighs next year budget estimates
Malvern town council met in regular session and approved a list of bills while reviewing the budget estimate for next year. A July 23 hearing will allow citizens to speak in the Community building council room. The overall budget shows a $2,070 reduction from last year with cuts in bond funds and minor increases in waterworks.
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Malvern
Salyers Resigns From Malvern School Faculty
The Malvern Board of Education met Monday night to review the secretary report and announce the resignation of Mrs Salyers from the teaching staff. The board approved her departure and discussed disruption to the department. A tentative plan was set to fill the vacancy with a substitute and consider the upcoming activities and football schedule.
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Malvern
Seruetary
Salyers
Lawt Gracy
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Dr. Shonka
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Big Book
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Weather Report
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Willkie
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Houger
Rémandean Hospital
Dave
LOGAL
Boy
Strahan
Gamble
Aone
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