Conservation Field Days Set At Page County Farm
Soil and water conservation field days run July 16 to 18 at the soil conservation experimental farm in Page County. Tours begin at 10 p.m. daily to show the experiment plots and equipment for measuring soil and water losses. The farm lies on Highway No. 2 between Clarinda and Shenandoah. Mills County visitors attend Monday, July 16, to study Marshall soils. Highlights include oat variety tests, yield plots, lodging and disease resistance, a new grass nursery, and progress results on rotation and tillage practices. Two speakers daily after lunch include H. H. Kildee and J. F. Wearin Jr. on Monday. Clyde Spry and Dona Anderson on Tuesday.
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Page County
Vinitora
Highway No. 2
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Mills County
Marshall
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
J. F. Wearin Jr
Hastings
Clyde Spry
Services Held Sunday for Mrs LeGrande
Dora Plummer LeGrande born June 30 1875 at Guthrie Center died July 6 at Malvern aged 70 years six days. She married George LeGrande in 1896 at Guthrie Center and lived in Malvern except two years in Maryville Missouri. Survived by daughter Mrs Georgia Jones one granddaughter Mrs Thelma Dalby and two great grandsons Richard and Robert Dalby. Funeral Sunday at her home officiated by Rev John Bronte with pallbearers Wm Winchell Roy Breyer Carl Stogdil Noah Stogdill Henry Huey Harvey Watts.
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Dora Plummer LeGrande
William and
Rebecca Plummer
Guthrie Center
Malvern
Dora Plummer
George LeGrande
Georgia Jones
Maryville
LeGrande
John Bronte
Faith
Taborsang
Pall
County Seat to Have Municipal Electric Plant Vote
Glenwood voters approved a municipally owned electric power plant in a special election by 430 for and 74 against. Before the election the city council, Mayor Herman and City Attorney K R Cook reached an agreement with Nebraska Power Co. to submit a price for their hold on Glenwood including surrender of the franchise if the measure passed. D L Stone chaired the Omaha Electric Committee Inc and held common stock in Nebraska Power Co.
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Glenwood
Harman
K. R. Cook
Nebraska Power Co
D. L. Btone
Omaha Electric Committee, Inc
Lawyers Speak at Memorial for Genung
Memorial services for Norman L. Genung were held July 7 in the Mills County courthouse with Judge Vernon Johnson presiding. H. M. Logan read resolutions noting Genung as a three generation lawyer, Democratic leader, and long public servant. other 16th district lawyers shared eulogies. Judge H. J. Mantz and visiting attorneys attended. Divorces rise at County Clerk's office with three actions filed in the past week. County Treasurer C. D. Alstrope takes a week off to farm, wife and daughter join him in Washington. Patricia Morgan Schoening returns to the treasurer’s desk after a two week honeymoon. Walter A. Marshall’s German prisoner of war discharge becomes the first military record in the local recorder’s office.
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Norman
Genung
Mills County
Vernon Johnson
Sidney
H. M. Logan
Democratic Party
16Th Judicial District
H. J. Mantz
Audubon County
Supreme Court
Johnson
Geneva Fleer
Martha Abbott
Albert Abbott
Fern E. Munsinger
Warren H. Munsinger
Harold B. Jones
Edna Pauline Jones
C. D. Alstrope
Malvern
Alstrope
Jane
Washington, D. C
Patricia Morgan Schoening
Recorder’s Office
Walter A. Marshall
Chickens at Jerpes Plant Restarted in Malvern
Work on chickens resumes at the Jerpes plant in Malvern with limited slaughter initially for the season. A few new workers have been assigned as operations restart and scale increases are expected.
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Jerpes
Jertpe
Malvern
Mills County Exceeds War Loan Drive Quota
Early reports from Mills County show the 7th War Loan Drive likely to surpass its quota as sales reach about 104 percent of the target. County chairman Woodford predicts final tallies will push the county over the set goal as all receipts are tallied.
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Mills
Mills County
Iowa Power and Light Serves 71 Towns from Malvern
Iowa Power and Light Co with main office in Des Moines operates in many counties including Polk Jasper Mahaska Marion Marshall Poweshiek Warren Adams Cass Fremont Harrison Montgomery Page Pottawattamie Shelby Taylor and Mills. The utility has 118670 kilowatts capacity and highline links with other Iowa and regional systems. Municipal power movements in Glenwood and Nebraska influence private firms as public power gains momentum.
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U. S
TVA
Glenwood
Towa Power & Light Co
Nebraska Power Co
Iowa Power & Light
Towa
Town-Nebraska Light & Power Co
United Light
Nebraska
Consumera Power Co
J. B. Ellison
Iowa Power & Light Co
Malvern
Malvern Rotary Club
Lta
Des Moines
Polk
Jasper
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Poweshiek
Warren
Adama
Cass
Fremont
Harrison
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Taylor and Mills
Iowa and Power & Light
Malvern Commercial Club Mingles At Large Attendance
Malvern's reorganized Commercial Club met at a hearty dinner session at the Malvernette cafe Thursday with the largest turnout since new officers were elected. Members introduced and voted on actions including a call for 4 H members to be presented at the Mills County fair in August. Committees were named to pursue benches on Maly Street lighting for the city parking lot and trash cleanup in the business district.
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Malvern
Malvernette Cafe
Mills County
J. R. Hall
Jema
Maly Street
Alan
Former Resident Dies at San Pedro California
Mrs. W. A. Caldwell reports the death of her aunt Mrs. B. L. Byers in San Pedro Cal Services and burial were Monday She would have been 86 in September She became bedfast after a hip fracture three years ago Living with daughter Mrs B M Ferry Survived by daughter Mrs Roy McWade of Seal Beach Cal another daughter and a son Corwin Byers She was a sister of the late Maud Graves of Mulvern and formerly lived here
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W. A. Caldwell
B. L. Byers
San Pedro
Cal
B. M. Ferry
Roy McWade
Seal Beach
Corwin Byers
Aleter
Maud Graves
Mulvern
Brewer Speaks at Rotary Club in Mulvura Visit
A C Brewer addressed the Rotary club in Mulvura during a furlough from Mobbs New Mexico. He spoke on postwar air port facilities and related topics, with club members and local attendees in attendance.
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Charles Brewer
Mobbs
N. M
Poat-Ewar Aire
Mulvura
Rotary Club
Berg
Cor. Brewer
John Fougetrvet
Appointments Made to Fill Mills County Rationing Board Vacancies
Lt Max Eugene Clay, son of Mr and Mrs Wiley J Clay of Silver City, received his commission in June after officer candidate school at Fort Benning. Appointments fill vacancies from resignations on the Mills County rationing board. New appointees include H Haltne Glenwood W Atsro pe Malvern John Longstreet Malvern George Stille Em erson and Mrs Phyllis Porstow. Existing panels retain most members with minor shifts among tire fuel and gagazine panels.
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Max Eugene Clay
Wiley J. Clay
Silver City
Ft. Benning
Camp Fannin
Tex
Mills County
Horace Greenwood
H. Haltne
Glenwood
W. W. Atstrope
John Longstreet
Malvern
George Stille
Fimerson
Phyllis Porstow
Fair Weather Week Sees Cool Temperatures and Light Rain
Temperatures stayed on the cooler side for the season with a high of 88 degrees and rainfall totaling 0.41 inches, lighter than recent weeks. Word arrived Thursday that T/Sgt. Garold Breeding has arrived in the country and plans to be home soon.
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Garold
District OPA appoints new chief clerk after delay
Mrs Phyllis Ponton will replace Mrs Carolyn Breeding as chief clerk. The appointments, delayed from Tuesday, were made today Thursday by district OPA office. Retiring board members include A F Standiford of Glenwood E K Knight J H Beckwith and Mrs Carolyn Breeding of Malvern.
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Phyllis Ponton
Carolyn Breeding
Diatrict Opa
A. F. Standiford
Glenwood EK. OW
Knight
J. H. Beckwith
Malvern
Slaughterers Filing Deadline Extended to October 14
The deadline for farm slaughterers to register slaughtering establishments with local war price and rationing boards under the livestock slaughter control program has been moved from July 1 to October 14. District OPA director Loren N. Mills announced the extension to accommodate farmers who begin slaughtering in the fall.
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Loren N. Mills
OPA
Mills
Slothower Reports Red Cross Work at Camp Swift Texas
Guest column recounts service with the American Red Cross after training in Washington and postings to Camp Crowder and Camp Swift. Describes duties as assistant field director, handling communications between military personnel and families, verifying information with chapters, and arranging loans and deliveries for services.
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Slothower
Red Cross
Camp Swift
Texas
Glenwood
Amerian Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Camp Crowder
Dad
Washington
Tex
Red Crosa
Swift
Eualler
Ture
Leon Pated
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Lynn Meson
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Piaot
J. B. Bliison
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Fred Harshbarger
Commercial Club
Mrs. Donald Bargain Say
Duaband
Prs. Donald
The
Pacific
Frank Bolla
Frank Holl
Bohuaudoah
Melvern
Marines
Peolde
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Evan Bwvelu
Jatterson
Arthwe Cox
Dive. Cox
San Pedro, Gal
Rotary
LaRue
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Emerson
Longstreet
Mr. Stille
BE. L. Tilatt
Bert Colwell
Henry Washburn
William Caster
B. N. Maxwell
Robert Benton
L. Hiatt
Gerald Fickel
M.V. Morrison
William Eh, Brown
F. A. Wortman
EB. G. Reiss
Carson O'Brian
Gerald Brian
John Long
Panama
Virgil E. Harold
Burt V. Harold
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