Wheat harvest begins as yields show early signs
The week starts with Mills county wheat cutting, reports of 58 to 60 lbs test weight and possible near 30 bushels per acre, though early figures are uncertain. The county opens its annual budget publication season led by Mats Vern Town and Strahan Consolidated School district, urging taxpayers to read closely. The piece notes rising military influence on youth, highlighting David Honeyman’s respectful salute to a reprimand in Malvern, signaling discipline at home and abroad.
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Matsvern
Strahan Consolidated
David Honeyman
Ronald Honeyman
Malvern
David
Jess
County Democrats Pride in New Deal Gains at Glenwood
Mille county Democratic convention at Glenwood praised New Deal gains and farm income highs while blasting Hoover era leadership. Delegates named district and state delegates for Des Moines convention. notes on party officers and alternates.
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NEW Deal
Dewey
Mille County
Glenwood
New Rural Fire Truck Ready for Action in Mills County
Mills County Livestock Protective Association owns a new Malvern fire truck now ready for service. The Malvern Volunteer Fire department will man and house it after a teaser run at Bushner's pond showed its 200 gpm pump and 300 gallon booster tank. The unit features aluminum ladders upholstered seats and a distinctive insignia on both doors.
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Mills County Livestock Protective Association, Inc
Mills County
Malvern Volunteer Fire Department
F. BR. Chantry
Glenn Dalryns
Gerald Wilcox
RR. W. Mansfield
The
Protective Association
Bushner's Pond
Malvern
Girl Falls From Window. Minor Bruises Reported
Karen Gipe, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Everatt Gipa, fell from a second story window Monday afternoon. She was dazed but received X rays and was found to have minor bruises. Burlap sacks nearby are suspected as a contributing factor.
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Karen Gipe
Everatt Gipa
Ab Upstaira
4-H Girls Headed to Ames for State Meet
Milla county will send three members and the county chairman to the annual 4-H club convention at Ames starting July 10. Irene Maddocks county president Pauline Morreal and Marjorie Hofmacke plus Mrs Roy Donner plan to attend. Hastings Hustlers met June 23 planning war salvage drives for waste paper and fats. Marilyn Phelps presided. Mary Haroff reported on Camp Brewster. Henderson Handy Hands met June 28 at Carolyn Phelps home to discuss the Fifth War Bean Drive.
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Milla County
Ames
Irene Maddocks
Pauline Morreal
Marjorie Hofmacke
Roy Donner
Hastings Hustlers
Marilyn Phelps
Mary Haroff
Ite
Camp Brewster
Henderson Handy Hands
Carolyn Phelps
Second Dance for Young Folks Friday
The second dance of the summer for junior and senior high students will be Friday evening in Floral Hall at the fair grounds. Sponsored by the Band Mothers club and the American Legion and Auxiliary, it keeps attendees inside the hall. Parents must provide transport. organizers handle other arrangements. A youth government council including Betty Lou Barnard, Mary Ann Jones, George Piatt, and Velma Jean Stogdill will plan activities. The groups aim to add roller skating and more recreation this summer.
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Fair Grounds
Band Mothers Club
American Legion and Auxiliary
Betty Lou Barnerd
Mary Ann Jones
George Piatt
Velma Jean Stogdill
Folka
Malvern Cafe Moves Into New Modern Quarters on Main Street
Malvernette Cafe, led by Misa Wile Schults, relocates to a remodeled Rwoboda building on Main Street to accommodate larger crowds. The new site features a private dining room, specialty facilities, and a large kitchen. The cafe will close this weekend and reopen next Tuesday.
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Malvern
Malvernette Cafe
Mein Street
Misa Wile Schults
Rwoboda
Main .Atreat
Schultz
Tueway
Died at Glenwood Doctor Christy Dies at 63
Dr Edgar A Christy 63 longtime Hastings physician died in Glenwood after a heart attack. He served Hastings for years and moved to Glenwood to join the Glenwood State School staff. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 a m in Hastings Methodist Church led by Rev C H Boos.
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Edgar A. Christy
Glenwood
Wau
Christy
Hastings
Glenwood State School
Hastings Methodist Church
C. H. Boos
Cpl Yates Describes Army Life at Rotary Meeting
Malvern Rotarian heard Cpl. C. R. Pop Yates on furlough from Camp Howie Texas discuss training and work in combat engineers. He has served in 19 camps since enlisting last winter and now aids instructional work and cadre training in weapons and engineering. The talk opened under new president Rev L C Hall.
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Malvern Rotariana
Cpl
C. R
Pop Yates
Camp Howie
Tex
Combat Engineers
Cpl. Yates
Leader marks 70th year in Mills County with Malvern edition
The Leader begins its 70th year with the January 28 issue, noting its bound archives, vast empire of news, and long local record. Since 1876 it has chronicled deaths births fires wars and county life, evolving from a small town paper to a countywide publication with a strong circulation and wartime shifts in advertising.
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Mills County
Leader
Malvern
Milla
H. G. Rising
Washington
C. A. Copeland
Milla County Chronicle
Emerson
New Compecan
Ed .F. Korne
J. M. Kelly
J. D. Morris
Partish & Morris
Republican
8. C. Hunter
E. B. Brown
W. P. Wortman
Iowa Press Association
Chas
M. Rice
L. W. Boehner
Bert Mulholland
D. F. St. Clair
J. R. Graham
Rue Val
Millikan Wills Now Prisoners in War
Two Malvern men were reported missing in Europe and later identified as prisoners of war in Germany. Capt Willard Millikan, noted as a distinguished fighter pilot with 16 German planes to his credit, and Sgt Robert Wills, a gunner on a bomber, were both captured after missions over Europe and North Africa. Their families, including parents from Shenandoah and California, were notified. Meanwhile Mrs. Ella Salyers of Malvern died after weeks in a convalescent home. funeral services set for Friday at Mansfeld Funeral Home with Rev L C Hall officiating. Born November 1, 1868, she had long been active in community and church affairs.
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Ella Selyers
Corncil Bluffs
Mansfeld
L. C. Hall
Salyers
Malvern
Strahen
Hashand
Geo. F. Salyers
Salyern & Rayton Garage
Bedfaat
T. L
R. W
Germany
Willard Millikan
Stang
John Millikan
Shenandoah
Millikan
Robert Wills
North Africa
Plate
Romania
W. C. Vanderpool
G. F. Wills
California
Must Sell More Bonds to Saturday
July thus far has been very pleasant. The meteorology notes show daytime temperatures easing from last week's 104 to 86 with no rainfall reported in the daily readings.
Lyons Dies At Landis Home In Mills County
W A Lyons of Ottumwa died at the home of Lloyd Landis after being brought from Jew City last Thursday. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at Soldier with burial at Ute. Mills County wages for the Fifth War Loan are high, Byington says, county needs to buy heavily to meet quotas.
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W. A. Lyons
Ottumwa
Lloyd Landis
Jews City
Landis
Soldier
Ute
Mills County
W. R. Byington
The Atlantic Contest Spurs Debate on American Press Future
Mills county once housed 18 newspapers. now only two remain serving local and outlying areas. The Leader operates a top-equipped printing plant and broad commercial printing trade, drawing customers beyond the town and county as it sustains local news coverage amid a changing press landscape.
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Mills County
Nho
Leader
Government Tire Slashing Sparks OPA Mills Turmoil
Disorder erupts at Mills County OPA center as tires intended for public sale were allegedly mutilated due to price control disputes. Officials debated whether to price fix or purge substandard tires, while officials from nearby counties and the OPA argued over responsibility. Citizens urged cooperation with price controls amid administrative confusion.
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Anice
Milly
Quieha
Mills County
Republicans Hold County Convention in Glenwood
Republicans in Milla county opened their 1944 campaign with a Glenwood convention focused on naming delegates to district and state races. Speakers included W. Be. Brown, Senator K. A. Evans, Lena Boeré and Olaf Coffey. The group discussed delivering ballots to servicemen and ensuring vote returns. W. Ki Mylygren was named chairman with Mary Ellen Logan as secretary.
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Milla County
Glenwood
W. BE. Brown
State Executive Council
K. A. Evans
Emerson
Algo
Mra
Lena Booré
Malvern
Republican Woman's Clubs
Olaf Coffey
Sliver City
In Atruckage
Elso
W. Ki Mylygren
Malvernay County
Chalroma
Mary Ellen Logan
Dlate
Gh J
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Otha.d. Wearin
G. T. Harever
Carl Green
A. KE. Stokes
Margaret Ann Buttmann
Virginia Hetes. Summere
R. A. Fisnagan
John McGinnis
Glen Bowers
Norman Geung
Margaret Buttmann
Mary O. Betes
Jane Belt
Paul Cheyney
Coretta DeLashmutt
J. Wallace
W. M. Dercioss
Hila Copelan
Carmen Altekruse
Tudhois
Myrtle Hiett
Helen Yates
Freq Locksbill
Mariam Genung
M. R. Cunningham
Ward L. Fickle
BE. Leveblin
Otha Hyde
Herman Peters
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Hegel
Rainbow
Nelle Fickle
Mary Hyde
Lole Wearin
W. DS Noleaa
Blank
Marthe ‘Gregory
Ernest Dehashmutt
Gordon Steiner
Charles Plumer
Etto
Barry Pike
J. Je Maker Rome
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Othe D. Wearly
Oley Ba Pola Gal B. Segung
Bayard Hope
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New Cafe
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