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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
7
The issue notes a public hearing on various taxing bodies including Thirshta Valley and Emerson Town with emphasis on taxable valuations. It mentions interested readers in 1968 valuations and related tax matters showcased in this section.
Emersonians announce the 1967 Fall Festival for September 1 and 2 with preparations underway. Harold Cooper notes ticket donations go on sale around August 1 and a grand prize offers a free plane trip for two to Las Vegas or Expo 87. The parade kicks off the event with additional entertainment planned.
In county 4-H Boys demonstrations Tuesday evening the Silver Creek Go-Getters 4-H club swept the field. Senior winner Randal Barber presented The Right Way is the Beat Way. Junior winners were Randall Alberts and Steve Dickersbach with Lets Plant a Tree. Other placings include Seniors Robert Washburn Hastings Junior Feeders blue Donnie Bell Gary Dunsdon and Ron Gulahams Ingraham Straight Shooters second, and Juniors James Paul and Berky.
The 1967 Mills County Fair Queen Contest will be held on Aug 7 the fair opening day. Mrs Marion Jones urges all Mills County girls 16-plus to enter if they belong to a youth organization. Entry blanks available at Iowa Power and Light Co Glenwood Emerson State Bank and the Extension office Mulivern.
Five county banks publish statements showing deposits totaling 14,840,264 and loans and discounts at 7,581,450. Deposits by bank include Malvern 4,174,787 Glenwood 6,088,170 Emerson 2,004,089 Mineola 1,896,324 Silver City 876,894, indicating overall health and a climate similar to last year with slight gains in places.
Fourty four Mills county 4 H club members with adult sponsors depart by chartered bus for Washington DC to attend the national citizenship conference. Four more members fly later due to bus limits. Sponsors include Mr and Mrs LaVerne Obrecht and Mr and Mrs Don Godfrey. Mrs Grace Bowen joins four by plane. Mrs Wm Scherle to meet them in DC. Band concert scheduled for Thursday night at Malvery community school.
Army Engineers scheduled a Mills County meeting at Oakland high school auditorium July 26 at 10 a.m. to outline flood control for the Nishna Botna basin. Col. W. H. McKenzie will present the plan. several dams and reservoirs are described with costs and storage figures. Citizens with interest urged to attend.
Mills County retail business led by Malvern and Glenwood declined in the final quarter of 1966, with total sales tax receipts down 13 percent from 1965. Malvern fell 11 percent and Glenwood 8 percent, while towns under 500 gained 4 percent. The Glenwood Packing Co plant closure contributed, as did the prior year’s higher base. Statewide tax collections slipped to 23,798,332 from 25,198,712 in 1965.
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