Mills County township voting and 4 H encampment noted
This Thursday at 8 p m voters will select township committeemen at ASC meetings. The Leader urges attendance at budget hearings of taxing bodies and notes official notices. About 90 4 H boys and girls from Mills and Montgomery counties attended a two day encampment at the Mills county fair grounds with a barbecue for Tuesday evening.
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ASC
Mills
Montgomery
Mills County Fair
Malvern
Pavement Buckles Highways In Mills County
Monday’s heat and oppressive temperatures caused two pavement buckles in Mills County. Highway 59 north of Emerosa and Highway 275 north of Glenwood buckled, prompting maintenance crews to address the damage as quickly as possible.
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Mills County
Emerosa
Glenwood
Budget Hearings Mapped For Mills County Officials
Mills County taxing bodies plan budget hearings to let taxpayers speak for or against proposals. First is the county assessor on July 19, followed by the Malvern district July 26 and other local bodies July 25 to August 1. Directors will present budgets with details and reasons, refreshments to follow.
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Malvern Community
Chantry School
At & P.m
Anx
Mills County
Marvetn
Mills County Board of Education
Mills County Agricultural Extension Council
Malvern Community School District
Silver City Town
Mills County Hosts Oklahoma 4-H Visitors Week
Twenty five Mills county families welcome seven girls 13 boys two women leaders and three men from Oklahoma 4-H. Guests stay four days visiting Omaha Stock Yards Murphy Calendar Red Oak plant tours and Mills county farms. Depart Friday with return invitation planned from Beaver County next year.
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Mills County
Oklahoma
Wilma Schultz
Omaha Stock Yards
Boys Town
Ak- Sar-Ben
Murphy*Calendar Co
Red Oak
Jolly Juniors
Burglaries again strike Glenwood area Legion club
The Legion club north of Glenwood, previously burglarized, was hit again Monday night. Entry was gained through an east window and all food from the deep freeze was stolen in the second break in as many weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Club
Glenwood
Highway 34 Route Named in Iowa Southwest Corridor
The Iowa Highway Commission fixed the permanent location for Highway 34 in southwest Iowa. District Engineer Robert H. Given said the route from Malvern north, west toward the Missouri flood plain, and east past Emerson cemetery will largely stay as described, with minor deviations only if construction issues arise.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Robert H. Given
Council Bluffs
Mills County
Given
Merrill Warren
Court House
Emerson
Malvern
This Has Been a Bad Month on Mills Highways
The month of July shows high highway accident injuries in Mills with 13 injured and one death reported by Sheriff Barkus's office as of Wednesday morning. The tally marks July as the second worst month this year for Mills road crashes.
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Edwin R Barkus
Defective Brakes Fine In Glenwood Case
Glenwood man Carl K. Hammers was fined five dollars and costs Tuesday by Justice of Peace Carl Remley for having defective brakes on his car.
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Carl K. Hammers
Glenwood
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Mills County Fair plans include three big night shows
Plans for the 1960 Mills County Free Fair in Malvern announce Aug 3–6 events with three night shows on Aug 4 5 and 6. Activities include a parade on Aug 4 featuring Offutt AFB band, a livestock parade Aug 5, and a children's parade Aug 6 plus queen of the furrow selection, 4-H contests, prize money totals of 562 and 396 across eight classes, and premiums for 4-H and open divisions.
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Mills County Fair
Mills County
Offutt Air Force Base
Richard Gay
Austin Bass
Richard Bass
Malvern
Mrs Stogdill Receives Peruvian State Teachers Degree
Kathryn Stogdill of Malvern will be among 66 graduates at Peru State Teachers College Nebr to receive a bachelor of science in education at summer commencement July 28. She teaches fourth grade in Malvern schools.
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Kathryn Stogdill
Malvern
Peru
Neb
State Teachers College
Stogdill
Simpson Honors for M Henderson at Simpson College
Marilyn Henderson a Simpson College junior in Indianola is named among 35 students qualifying for the Dean's list for the second semester announced last week. Henderson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Henderson of north of Malvern.
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Marilyn Henderson
Simpson College
Indianola
Miss Henderson
Kenneth Henderson
North of
Malvern
Heatwave Downs Mills County Residents
A blistering heatwave hit Mills County on Monday with temperatures near 94 degrees and high humidity, persisting into the evening with a low around 86 at 11 p.m. A timely rainstorm followed, cooling conditions. Daily readings show a pattern of hot days and scattered precipitation across the week, with highs in the 80s and a single storm event contributing 0.35 inches on Saturday.
Wheat Referendum Voting Set for July 21 at Several Towns
Polling places for the July 21 county wheat referendum are Hastings Malvern and other nearby towns. Growers with over 15 acres of 1961 harvest eligible to vote from 6 am to 6 pm local time. quotas require two thirds approval to take effect.
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P. I
Hastings
Malvern
H. A. McCain
Anderson
Deer Creek
Indian Creek
Mills County
ASC
Center
Ingraham
Rawles
Silver Creek
White Cloud
City Hall
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Lyons
Oak
Plattville
St. Marys
McCain
Woopetl
Voy
Ceferendund
Wet Spring Boosts Tiling Interest in Mills County
About 10 farmers seek tiling to solve spring damage, with Dick France of SCS noting unusually high interest. Three tiling machines operate in Mills County and good operators are available. Farmers should contact the SCS office in Malvern. ASC cost sharing helps cover part of the expense.
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Dick France
SCS
Mills County
France
Malvern
ASC
Rev Imlay Accepts Call to What Cheer
The Rev James Imlay has accepted the pastorate at the Baptist church in What Cheer and began his work there last Sunday, July 3, after moving his furniture to the town on Tuesday.
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Imlay
Tey
James Imlay
Hapitist
What Cheer. To
What Cheer
Lemonade Drinking Contest Produces Eight Glasses Each
Mike Blackburn wins the Malvern Commercial club lemonade drinking contest with eight glasses. About 800 glasses served during the free lemonade day tied to Dutch Gun club celebration tickets. Contestants trained with several glasses beforehand to pace their consumption. Local spectators from Malvern and surrounding towns sample the homegrown lemonade prepared by Nellie Winchell and Mrs. Charline Ruse.
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Mike Blackburn
Malvern Commercial Club
Nellie Winchell
Charlune Ruse
Do Ohey
Wales
Hendernon
Umelie
Sheoandesh
Tabor
Hastings
Silver City
Malvern
Road plan maps eastward route to Highways 18 and 34
The proposed road would run east from its current path to Highway 18 north of Red Oak then slope southeast toward Stanton and continue east to Highway 34 near CornIng. It would form two lanes with crawler lanes on hills. Wabash duct and Burlington underpass likely improve. No new schedule for Highway 34 was announced. old plan had Mills county work in 1963 and 1964.
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Red Oak
Stanton
Corning
Wabash
Burlington
Malvern
Mills County
New Districts to Divide Old Assets in Mills Schools
County Superintendent Amy Hammers led talks this week with boards from Nishna Valley, Fremont Mills, and Strahan Consolidated to allocate assets of the former districts. Strahan gets about 31.7 percent of assets valued at 100, totaling 12,076 to Strahan and remaining sums to Fremont Mills and Nishna Valley. Additional meetings with Malvern, Rawles, Silver, and Viewsant Grave boards refined divisions among Silver, Pleasant Grove, Malvern, and Center, with notable deficits and transfers to Malvern and Center.
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Mills
Amy Hammers
New
Nishna Valley
Fremont Mills
Strahan Consolidated
Court House
Strahan
Malvern
Rawles
Silver
Eunh Palance
Haiwles
Sush
Madvern Anetasodies
Tess
Valles
Benton
Goulden
Nistina Val Way
LaVerne Obrecht Named Mills County Extension Director
LaVerne Obrecht, Mills County extension youth assistant for two years and acting director since June 1, was named extension director by the Mills County extension council. Obrecht came to Mills County after graduating from Iowa State University at Ames. He helped develop a strong youth program and enjoyed unusual success in his work.
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LaVerne Obrecht
Mills County
Mills County Extension Council
Thulin
LaVerne
Iowa State University
Ames
Timmermans to Visit in Munich Germany
Justice and Mrs. Ernest Timer nin oof Glenwood willense py plane on July 20 for Munich where they will visit chen sons dlaw and daughter. Set and Vee Drexel Decker and family, they wall return i September.
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Justice
Ernest Timer Nin
Glenwood Willense Py
Munich
Rere
Chen Sons Dlaw and
Set
Vee Drexel Decker
Open House for Lincoln's 50th Anniversary
Open House honors the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs 8 0 Tinea. The event Saturday afternoon at a farm west of Thiene Junetian features family members and neighbors, with guests invited to celebrate the milestone and view memories from prior decades.
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C. Lincoln
Tinea
Daly Ua
Thiene
Town Marshal in Custody Facing a Larceny Charge
Town Marshal Lawrence Kauffman was jailed in Mills County on a larceny charge tied to nighttime thefts. Sheriff Edwin Barkus noted a $2000 bond set by Justice Carl Remley after Kauffman appeared with a not guilty plea before District Judge Fol som Everest.
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Ile
Edwin Barkus
Malvern
Lawrence Kauffman
Mills County
Tien
Barkus
Kautlmun
Kauffman
Folsom Everest
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Malvern Community School
Mighty Hungry Plans
Ious
Wesley Chapel
Hillsdale Church
MHS
Hillsdale
Ernest White
4-H
Mule Creek
Pony Creek
Beaver County
Missouri River
Mark Babbitt
Warren Hall
Mark
Randy Ballinger
Warren Ewith
Billy Bub Bhickburn
Mike i
Roger Hanson
Gilbert Bare
Bernard Spiker
Byron Lew
Timmermans
Germany
Usfne
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