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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
1
Sowers of Safety note Mills County roots while Malvern blossoms flourish with hollyhocks along alleys. Wheat harvest fills the countryside as combines replace kitchen-heavy crews, and street work adds bright parking lanes on Main. Water improvements promise better pool quality for next year.
Arrangements are under way for a farmers merchants picnic in mid August replacing the former Farmers Merchants Bankers banquets held from 1988 to 1988. The Farm Bureau will sponsor with help from various communities and towns. It will likely be a one day affair with sports for the entire family.
County Treasurer C. D. Aistrope reported blank tax receipts dated only 186., preserved in a 4 by 6 inch sheet. The document contrasted with the forthcoming year’s receipts sized 5x14 inches and printed in quadruplicate for filing needs.
County taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for 1941 at a special board of supervisors meeting on August 5 at 2 p.m. in Olenwood courthouse. The budget shows $356,160 in spending with debt service lower than this year. The county plans to retire debt by 1943, with primary road bonds paid from gasoline tax receipts. Bonds from earlier deficits were outlawed in 1923.
The storage vault beside the County Clerk Ward Slothower’s offices is under modernization. Mr Slothower has installed racks atop the Present stacks to hold record books, and the room contains more than $20,000 worth of volumes.
Miss Mabel Westbrook of Milton has been hired by the Malvern board of education as normal training teacher in the high school. She will also teach English and history, with years of normal training experience and prior teaching at Berea College. She holds a BA from Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls, an MA from Columbia University, and did postgraduate work at the University of Tennessee.
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Mills county farmers report one of the best wheat years in county history with yields near double last year’s average and high quality. Prices range around 61 cents in local elevators while about 90 percent of the crop is stored for government loans. Top reported yields reach 63 bushels per acre on a 24 acre field south of Malvern, with bottom land averaging near 40 bushels and hill land much lower. No. 1 test grain expected for about 66 percent of the crop, and overall county output stands as a crucial boost for farmers amid favorable conditions and minimal pest damage.
Lowell Elliott edged Bob McCormick by three feet to win the flag tournament at Fairview golf course on Sunday, the season's second meet. Dale Dyke was medalist with 35. about 20 golfers competed. Elliott’s handicap gave him one fewer stroke than McCormick. Summers produced several long drives, including a 350 yard shot on No 3.
John Waller begins selling season tickets at the fair where a horse prize will be awarded to ticket buyers on the final day. The fair opens August 6 and features a three day run with two large days and three major night programs.
Malvern volunteer firemen showcased quick response and efficiency in multiple recent incidents. Fireman Glenn Dalrymple contained a rubbish pile fire behind Collins Drug Co. before staff noticed. A coal bin blaze at Malvern mill was tackled promptly on Saturday. Tuesday afternoon a stove fire at Claude Brooks farm northwest of town was extinguished with minimal damage as residents moved the stove outside.
Mills county 4-H club boys and girls prepare demonstrations for the county contest tied to the Mills county fair on August 6 7 and 8 Topics focus on home efficiency work studied in the county Each club may enter a team in the county contest The winning team earns a trip to the state fair and a chance at the National Club Congress in Chicago in December
June reports indicate Mills county banks hold deposits totaling 2 033 322 38 dollars, with gains of over 50 000 from last year but a 230 000 drop since March. Loans exceed last June by about 100 000, suggesting stronger profitability and better service, while several banks report small increases or declines. Individual bank figures include Malvern T & S 403 602 81 Emerson State 175 211 49 Glenwood State 1 062 905 38 Mineola State 171 842 023 Silver City State 270 260 77.
Judge Whitney W. Gilliland of Glenwood was renominated for district judge at the district judicial convention last week. His work on the bench drew favorable reaction across the district with no opposition noted.
The Mills County Farm Bureau sponsors a news broadcast tonight at 115 o clock over KFNE. The program focuses on the Mills County pair and their agricultural concerns.
Halbert Reed, owner of the company, leads a crowd at a Saturday gathering promoting work on the easollag corn in the Brice Leyes term. Hayes and others participate as residents from nearly all townships attend. About 140 acres of hybrid corn are prepared for the task, with some 45 percent of the crowd from outside the county present.
Wheat harvest links chinch bug surge as farmers use creosote barriers. Eight loads of creosote used. two more orders ready. Barriers prove effective in many areas as bugs emerge from wheat rye oats and barley. Albert Schoening reports twenty gallons collected from traps along river detour. movement to continue about ten days. Farm Bureau office in Malvern offers creosate free from federal government with local handling charge.
Edel Knight of Malvern won the county amateur photo contest sponsored by The Leader with two top entries. His photos Instruc tion and Anticipation showcase Scout Master Lloyd Short and Mary Jean Shonka, taken with a Recomar Kodak by flashlight. A total of 43 pictures were entered. other winners include Concentration Edel Knight, Plenty Hot Frank Judke, Garden Farmers Mrs. Reid Lyford, The Bridge Valda Hurst, and Happy Days Frank Primrose.
Dairy farmers and interested parties are invited to the annual meeting of the Mille Prairie counties association. It will be held at Glenwood on July 3 with a meeting, program of music and speaking.
The COC plans moving the camp to Oakland once new buildings are finished. Malvern area conservation staff note demonstrations of erosion control will continue in the region during the transfer. Cooperating farmers have adopted practices on about 125 acres, with support from the Soil Conservation Service and officials in Shenandoah.
Malvern will lose its CCC Camp as officers and SCS personnel move to a new Oakbind camp. Ly ford and Carl Armimernman remain, while Zimmerman and others transition. Malvern Labour leaders praise the CC Camp Blatt and officers and urge Oakland to welcome the families.
The Soil Improvement Association and Extension Service support the Malvern area conservation effort. Camps conduct demonstrations of soil saving methods with tours and ongoing projects. Contour farming, crop rotation, strip cropping, terracing, dam construction, tree planting, and wildlife improvements are used on over 11,600 acres under agreement. CCC enrollees built 954 dams and planted 236,943 trees and shrubs to curb erosion.
The article reports a correction of the divorce date for Jacobs. The decree, originally listed as June 22, is corrected to May 25, with present wife Lota Maria Jacobs contesting the decree. The piece notes issues around the validity of the divorce after May 26 and communications between parties.
A Henderson rodeo program is announced for August 1 2 and 9 featuring a gull program of rodeo events and fancy and trick riding. The event is promoted by local departments to develop service equipment and community facilities.
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