Mills county 4H members attend state camp at Madrid
Mills county 4H club members who attended the state camp at Madrid for a week returned Wednesday evening. Some 34 attended the camp from Mills county and report a very pleasant time there. A lily stalk more than six feet high in Mil ton Latchaw's Malvern garden draws interest with a large cluster of yellow flowers. Clarion and Mr Latchaw have unusual lilies among other displays. Land parcels from school districts after the Glenwood Community reorganization were reassigned by the county board of education, including four parcels from Rawles to Malvern and other transfers to Hillsdale Treynor Eureka and Keg Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Madrid
Milton Latchaw
Malvern
Clarion
County Board of Education
Rawles
Randerson
W. W. Aistrope
Gaston
Blackburn
Wilbert Bond
Ingraham Center
Center
Hillsdale
Silver Creek
Treynor
Oak
Eureka
Vogeter
Keg Creek
Blood Drive in Malvern Falls Short of Quota
The Red Cross bloodmobile collected 52 pints at Malvern last Friday with 55 donors and three rejects. Some 62 pints were initially sought, but the response was light. Mrs Laura Mulholland, chairman, notes the next visit will be October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Malvern
Laura Mulholland
Car Crash Near Glenwood Causes $500 Damage
Decie Colene Harris, 16, of Glenwood, escaped injury when her car skidded on Mills gravel road four miles north of Glenwood Sunday afternoon. The sheriff report states she lost control on gravel, causing an estimated $500 damage to the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decie Colene Harris
Glenwood
Emerson Coed Earns B S in Home Economics Education
Carolyn E Gildseth of Emerson received the bachelor of science in home economics education at Iowa State University Ames during the summer session exercises this Thursday morning The ceremony awarded 155 degrees and she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Johnson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Cupid Clears Wedding Licenses In County Seat
Cupid worked the county seat as clerk I. L. Donner processed marriage license applications. New car licenses moved faster with Treasurer F. M. Robinson noting several sales including Chevrolets to Eldon R. Smith and Max L. Hammer in Glenwood, Ford Falcons to Ray Greenwood and Edward Penn, Cadillac to Lola E Wearin, Chevrolet pickup to Joseph Reynolds, and a Comet to Erick Nilson in Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
I. L. Donner
F. M. Robinson
Eldon KR. Smith
Max L. Hammer
Glenwood
Ray Greenwood
Edward Penn
Pacific Junction
Cadillac
Lola E Wearin
Hastings
Joseph
Reynolds
Comet
Erick Nilson
Malvern
Budget Hearings Start in Mills County Payers Urged to Study
Mills County residents are urged to study upcoming budget estimates for schools and municipalities as hearings begin this month and next. The Leader publishes figures for Emerson Hastings Silver City and county budgets, showing past and planned expenditures, tax needs, meeting times, and locations. An annual financial report for Malvern Community School District is also highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Leader
Emerson, Hastings
Silver City
County Extension Council
County Board of Education
Malvern Community School District
Wheat quality good as harvest nears completion
Central Mills county reports harvest about 90 percent done with grain of fairly good quality. Douglas Sanders of Good Grain Co notes average yields around 30 bushels per acre, with a range from 20 to 50 bushels. The 50 bushel wheat came from east of Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Mills County
Douglas Sanders
Good Grain Co
Hastings
Zanders
Legion Meeting Next Monday Night at Community Building
Harry Hammons Post 620 of the American Legion will meet next Monday evening July 17 at p.m. in the Legion rooms at the Community Building. The annual installation of new officers will be held. It is hoped all members attend. Ice Cream Social at East Liberty Church Thursday July 20 at 6 p.m. Ice cream made by local ladies. free will offering.
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Harry Hammons Post
The
American Legion
Legion
East Liberty Church
Premium Lists Issued for Mills County Free Fair 1961
Mills County plans a four day free fair and 4-H show with 17 4-H entries 11 open classes and 170 open class entries. Premiums total 3000 dollars with deadlines July 26 for 4-H and FFA and July 31 for open classes. Activities include two night shows a children's parade Aug 4 livestock judging Aug 5 queen of conservation folk dance greased pig scramble and a county fair horse show with 11 horse classes and trophies cash purses and ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Coun
Malvern
County Fair
Iowa Saddle Horse Assn
Malvern Rotary Volunteers to Mow Around New Trees
Next Tuesday at 7 16 pm members of the Malvern Rotary Club will mow around newly planted trees along Highway 41 and perform care to keep them healthy. The club welcomes all who wish to help and asks volunteers to bring sickle scythe spade clippers or a mower.
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Malvern Rotary Club
Highway 41
Highway Patrol Behind Him After Improper Pass
Frank M. Gillespie of Conrad was fined $10 and costs after Highway Patrolman G L Herrick directed him for an improper pass he attempted Sunday. Justice John Hall heard the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Frank M. Gillespie
Conrad
G. L. Herrick
Gillespie
Herrick
John Hall
Collision causes heavy damage in Glenwood intersection
A Glenwood intersection crash involving Janette Hunt, 21, route 3, and Hamer Leet, 28, caused about 450 and 800 dollars in damage respectively. Hunt suffered a leg bruise and Leet a head bump. The incident occurred around 5 p m on July 4, per a delayed Glenwood police report to Sheriff Edwin Barkus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Janette Hunt
Hamer Leet
Edwin Barkus
Miss Hunt
Leet
Glenwood Man Turned Over to Authorities
Lou Dean Fisher of Glenwood was arrested Wednesday and handed over to Creston authorities on a check charge, according to Sheriff Edwin Barkus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Lou Dean Fisher
Creston
Edwin Barkus
Longtime Leader Subscriber Reflects on 74 Years of Reading
Andy Berkhimer marks more than six decades with The Leader as a loyal reader. He first read the paper as a child helping his father fetch the early edition and has kept up the habit since marrying on a Malvern farm. His 74th year includes a 63rd renewal and a birthday gathering with son Paul in California and daughter Margaret Short in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Colo
New Time for Wesley Church Services Set
The Wesley Chapel plans a temporary 8:45 a.m. Sunday worship with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school for three weeks. Rev. Clement Rowe announced the change as experimental and to last at least three weeks, with summer timing to be decided later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel Church
Clement Rowe
Larceny Charge Brought Against Mills Youth
Max Harman aged 18 of Paclic Junction was charged with larceny after arrest Tuesday night by Sheriff Edwin Barkus. He, with a 17 year old boy and a 13 year old girl, was seized in a Glenwood lot where items for the Frank Cashner estate sale had been gathered. The two youths faced juvenile court action. Harman appeared before Justice Carl Reeley and was bound over to district court with a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harman
Paclic Junction
Edwin Barkus
Barkus
Harman
Glenwood
Frank Cashner
Carl Reeley
Mills Court Reporters Pro-Rata Share Set At 44
The 11th judicial district judges signed an order pro rating court reporters pay under a new Iowa law effective July 4. Mills County’s share is 44 dollars monthly plus 94 dollars daily expenses, minus deductions. Reporters Ben Leeper L W Mannasmith R Lundblad Juan Schmuher and Leo Styrbicki are named. The 15th district has nine counties and others’ pro rata shares were not advised.
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Mills Pro-Rata
Mills County
Glen Johnson
11Th Judicial District
Iowa
Neretolure
Ben Leeper
L. W. Mannasmith
Corncil Bluffs
S R
Lundblad
Clarinda
Juane Schmuher
Atuindiz
Leo Styrbicki
Iariat
Johnson
Special Meeting for Malvern Firemen Fun
A special meeting of Malvern firemen called by Chief Tom Gidley for Friday at 8 p m at the Community building to discuss plans for improvements at Boehner's pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Tom Gidley
Boehner's Pond
Mills Banks Reflecting a Healthy Mills Picture
Five Mills county banks report deposits rising by 968,746 from last year to 11,576,870 and loans increasing to 6,310,420. The gains stem from strong crop yields hog prices and soil checks, with deposits concentrated in Malvern Emerson Glenwood Mineola and Silver City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Malvern
Emerson
Glenwood
Mineola
Silver City
Presbyterian Youth To Welcome Visiting Pastor
Presbyterian youths aged 12 to 18 have completed chair painting and sanctuary cleaning projects. Miss Linda Clay leads the Westminster Fellowship which has studied race issues and viewed Epistle From the Koreans. On July 19 the group hosts Rev. Mr. Tyler of Calvin Presbyterian Omaha to discuss the church’s responsibility to Negro churches, with a duck supper at 5 p.m. in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Clay
Elton Clay
Westminster Fellowship
Mr. Tyler
Calvin Presbyterian Church
Omaha
Tyler
Stamp Machine Installed in Malvern Post Office Lobby
A new stamp dispensing unit built into the Malvern Post Office lobby was installed by the Post Office Department for customer convenience. Postmaster Tom Gidtey said the machine helps when the stamp counter is busy or after hours, issuing 4 cent stamps, 3 cent stamps, or six 4 cent stamps with a one cent change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Post Office
Post Office Department
Tom Gidtey
Allan Seim Joins SG Staff for Malvern Survey Work
Allan Seim reported for data at the total Soil Conservation Wastelet office in Malvern July 1. He is a recent Iowa State agronomy graduate and joins the Soil Conservation Service as a trainee, tasked with surveying conservation measures for Mrs Canty farmers and assisting farm plan preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Seim
Malvern
Seim
Abayshalltown
Iowa State University
Soil Conservation Service
Aol
Marshalltown
Tla
Canty
Wid Parmera
Tlis
Sil Conservation Service
Scouts Receive Awards at Outdoor Court of Honor Malvern
At a campfire court of honor on Monday evening Malvern boy scouts were awarded advancements after examination by the court of honor committee. Scoutmaster Elmer Jackson and assistants Lyle Weak and John Hall conducted the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Boy Scout Group
Court of Honor Committee
Elmer Jackson
Lyle Weak
John Hall
Mr. Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aes Emerson Coed
Bill Hays
Bill
Breeding & Benton
Robert
Ll Fair
Andy Berkhimer
Andy
Mrs. Brekhimer
Wesley Church
Mills Youth
Presbyterian Youth
P.O
Mike Blackburn
Warren Hall
Bernard Spiker
John
Ronnie Miller
Randy Salyers
Karl Hertz
Jackson
Alen Hall
Larry Jones
Larry
Allen
Frederick G. Smith
Rotary Club
Clayton
Hertz
Bill Blackburn
Malvern Gun Club
Camp Wakonda
Griswold
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