Mills County Actions and July Auto Crash Record
Mills County supervisors reviewed homestead and soldiers exemption applications this week, estimated at 2400 to 2500, requiring Chairman W. J. Van Orsdel to sign approvals. Four July days passed without a motor vehicle accident, but June saw 20 accidents injuring nine. The June figures mark a rise from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. van Orsdel
Board of Supervisors
van Orsdel
Mills
Sherif Don Rhoden
Mills County
YolK Dryer at Henningsens Now in Use
The yolk dryer at Henningsen, Inc. is now being operated, says manager Max Chandler. Current production runs 800 to 1,000 pounds per hour with the yolk being placed in cold storage for later distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henningsen, Inc
Max Chandler
County records show six vehicles registered and five marriage licenses issued
County Treasurer F M Robinson reports six motor vehicles registered this week across Malvern Silver City Glenwood and district areas. District Court Clerk I L Donner lists five marriages: Orville Mayall 42 and Georgia Diggs 39 Omaha Wiley Flournoy 21 Savannah Ga and Barbara Trapp 18 Omaha James Lundy 19 Sidney Ruth Edwards 18 Glenwood Harold Burke 24 Mission S D and Bessie Smith 24 Omaha Alan L Robertson 21 and Patricia Lou Tuccitto 21 Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Robinson
Malvern
Charles A. Rountree
Ford
Lester C. Lorenz
Chevrolet
Silver City
Herman FP. Schroeder
Glenwood
Glen F. Schoening
Alan P. Howard
Fords
Iowa Power & Light Co
I. L. Donner
Dav enport Man Flips Car Near Glenwood
Virgil Henry Voss, 27, of Davenport lost control rounding a curve a half mile east of Glenwood. His car left the highway and overturned causing about $1,000 in damage to the top and sides. The sheriff reported the accident occurred around 7 p.m. last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Henry Voss
Davenport
Glenwood
Voss
Sheriff's Office
Mills County 4-H Achievement Poultry Show at Fair Grounds
Mills County 4-H Poultry Club members will hold their annual Achievement show at the Mills County Fair Grounds on July 11. Paul Walther of Iowa State College will judge the exhibits. The two highest scoring individuals earn a Sears Foundation award trip to tour Iowa's poultry industry. Ray Hilton, longtime Poultry Club leader, has built one of Iowa's top poultry clubs and will lead the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County Poultry Club
Mills County Fair Grounds
Paul Walther
Extension Poultryman
Iowa State College
Sears Foundation
Iowa
Ray Hilton
Poultry Club
Mills County
Hilton
Malvern Council approves new sanitary sewer district
Malvern town council began a possible new residential area by voting a sanitary sewer district in east Malvern. The line would serve Grandview addition and permit service for 18 to 20 homes. Official minutes from Regular Meeting July 2, 1956 record bills paid to Wabash Railroad Co for easement and salaries to Myron Lintner and Paul Winters, plus street lighting and services from Ia Power & Light Co. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Malvern
Grandview
Guy
Gearhart
Mansfield, Myers and Salyers
Knop
Wabash Railroad Co
Myron Lintner
Paul Winters
Ooo
Power & Light Co
Ta, Power & Light Co
Council
New Officers Take Over in Malvern Rotary Club
Rotary club of Malvern begins fiscal year with new officers elected in April. Rev John L Beechout serves as president with Fred Harshbarger as vice president N P Crink as secretary Rev Glenn Emmert as sergeant at arms. New directors include R W Salyers Ray Hilton F A Mulholland and Jim Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Rotary Club
John L. Beechout
Fred Harshbarger
N. P. Crink
Glenn Emmert
R. W. Salyers
Ray Hilton
F. A. Mulholland
Jim Benton
Fourth of July Celebration Sets Attendance Record in Malvern
Attendance at Malvern's Fourth of July celebration reached an all time high with about 10 000 people. Dutch Gun club secretary Louis Knop credited strong receipts and a well run event. The day featured the best fireworks display to date, heavy tourist attendance, top auto pushing ball games between Yellow Jackets and Red Jackets, and 165 musicians from local bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Louis Knop
Yellow Jackets
Walter
Everett Knop
Bruno Leu
Red Jackets
Gerald Leu
Fritz Knop
Orlo Jones
Hastings
Mineola
Emerson
Macedonia
Henderson
Silver City
Warren Darrah
Bloodmobile Visit Set for Glenwood July 9
The Red Cross bloodmobile comes to Glenwood next Monday July 9 at the Methodist church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Lions Club, with Methodist and Congregational ladies serving lunch to donors. Officials urge as many donors as possible to meet ongoing blood needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Glenwood
Methodist Church
Lions Club
Mobile X-ray Units to View 75 in TB Search in Mills
Mills County Tuberculosis and Health Association will run a mobile X-ray program on July 10 in Glenwood and Malvern to screen about 75 people who may have been exposed to active tuberculosis. Public health nurse Flossie McBride will direct efforts. only pre advised individuals may participate. films interpreted by state health physicians and reported to each participant’s family doctor. Follow-up will be conducted locally in cooperation with area physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Malvern
Mills County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Flossie McBride
R. N
Mills County Medical Society
Division of Tuberculosis
State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
Miss McBride
Wilma Schultz Becomes Mills County Home Economist
Wilma Schultz starts this week as Mills County Extension Home Economist. She will work with the 4H girls club program and the Estensive Family Living program, drawing on six years in Arkansas and two summers in Mills County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Schultz
Mills County
Miss Schull
Arkansas
Farm Security Administration
Iowa
Wilma
Mills County Extension Service
Campbell Plans Six Apartments in House Remodeling
Malvern will gain six new apartments after Robt. L. Campbell announced plans to convert the east-of-church duplex into an apartment building formerly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Leland Thompson. The six units will include two three room, two two room, and two one room apartments with bath and kitchen facilities, ready for occupancy about Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Robt. L. Campbell
Methodist Church
Leland Thompson
Campbell
4 H Livestock Fitting and Show Day Planned
A Livestock Fitting and Show ing Field Day will be held for all 4H club members on July 9. The demonstrations will be presented at the Matt Laughlin farm beginning at 8 30 a m. Swine sheep beef and dairy will be fitted in that order four miles south of highway 34 on old highway 59 and 34 mile east on the north side of the road. All 4H members should attend especially first year club members and those with new projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Laughlin
Brush Obscured Vision In Mills Road Collision
At about 9 a m Tuesday brush obscured vision at an intersection causing a crash between Mabel Elizabeth Shannon and Kenneth LeRoy Spelman eight miles south of Glenwood. Shannon 57 Route 1 Glenwood drove from a side road onto County Road BE unaware of Spelman 26 Route 2 Glenwood approaching. Sheriff Don Rhoden's office reported the factor was brush reducing sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush
Don Rhoden
Mabel Elizabeth Shannon
Glenwood
Kenneth LeRoy Spelman
Mills County Fair Plans 1956 Night Programs
Mills County fair board set three evening programs for August 1 to 3 1956 at Malvern with parades talent show livestock and 4 H activities. New pet parade divisions and expanded prize money accompany entries managed by Austin Bass and Jack Reid. Exhibits move between Floral Hall and 4 H building as the premium list goes to press for July 16 distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Mimic Macks
Mills County
Austin Bass
Jack Reid
Fair Board
Floral Hall
Cycling Races Impress At Malvern Fourth Annual Meet
A midweek cycle event in Malvern drew 75 riders from the Midwest, reduced to 30 for the competition. Rain helped the rough track with three hairpin turns as Frosty Liderband led the Puller class, Bud Talcott won the 7Sineh class, and Eldon McClain topped the 40-inch class among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Midwest
Puller
Frosty Liderband
Mike Capileto
Bud Talcott
Ruel Vaness
Paul Geigerich
New July 15 Deadline Set To Adjust Wheat Acreage
Iowa farmers gain until July 15 to adjust wheat acreage and to clip oats barley and rye for soil bank participation in 1956. The June 30 and July 4 prior deadlines are superseded to allow sufficient time for compliance. Mills county ASC chairman Edward W. Hupp notes the extension should boost participation while preserving existing price support dates for wheat and other crops. By early week 332 agreements had been signed in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sail Bank
Department of Agriculture
Edward W. Hupp
Mills County
ASC
Suil Bank
State Highway Spraying Plan for Grasshopper Control
A proposed program to spray state highway rights of way to combat grasshoppers is discussed with plans to notify farmers and involve county commissioners. The goal is coordinated control, aiming for a Saturday start and statewide coverage.
Special Opening for Henderson Sta
Hendersons oil station in Henderson hosts a special opening this Saturday. The Skelly Oil venue invites all visitors to mark the event with a warm thanks for their patronage and support, promising a festive day for customers and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Sta
Henderson
Havin Specul
Dr Scheffel Buys Stroud Building in Malvern
Dr M L Scheffel announced this week that he purchased the frame business building just south of his office from Robt Stroud. The Malvern Auto Parts and Accessories now occupy the site and he plans no immediate changes, hoping to remodel and modernize in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Scheffel
Robt. Stroud
Malvern Auto Parts & Accessories
Lillian Roth Story on Film at Empress Theater
Lillian Roth's Story on Film at Empress shows Sunday with Susan Hayward as Miss Roth. The film adapts Roth's autobiography detailing a rise to stardom, a descent into misery, and a rebirth, described as intimate and gripping with dramatic challenges for Hayward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Roth
M-G-M
Susan Hayward
Miss Roth
Empress Theater
Cillian Roth
Gies
Firemen to Meet Monday Evening
Firemen prepare for their Monday evening gathering with plans discussed for upcoming duties and schedule confirmations in the local fire department.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henningsen’s
Fair Grounds
Wes
Malvern Town
Rotary
C. E. Weis
Wall Lake
Sylvia Campbell
Tabor
Carl Whitney
Michael
Boulder
Colo
Bloodmobile
Cub
Win
Malvern Cub Baseballers
Malvern Firemen
Carson
Hark
Jim McClure
Gary Wolf
Bill Bloedel
Butch Ponton
Buddy Hertz
Allen Slatt
Lanny Gay
Paul Haney
Doug Dashner
Wayne White
Butch Hites
Allen Scott
Darrell Barkley
Larry Jackson
Dennis Allensworth
Gary Hare
Antarctica
Milla County Fair
Gail Decker
Dennis Downing
The
Fair Association
San Sevarin
Lou Maguire
Gizmo Jtelgren
Eldon McClain
Gene Cieslik
Dave Thopson
Gene Seislik
Tex Gilmore
aesDopyiets
Uigwal
Tileuwoud
Malvern Midgets Baseball Club
Malvern Midgets
Ath Searhe West Iowa
Stephen Waller
Gordon Scott
Bill Aistrupe
Dale Allensworth
Gee i Robinsoll
Jack Donaldson
Keith Wilcox
Tim Ballenger
Bill Hites
Dao Lefgren
Pib Robinson
Rudess Coy
Ken Axtell
Larry Blunt
Dr. Scheffel
Stroud
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