Farmers Urged to Conserve All Feed
Towns county agents urge conserving all feed amid drought. Farmers should stack and save straw as in 1934, using trench silos to preserve cornstalks. Some Iowa farmers adapt combines to save straw, while seedings of red clover sweet clover and alfalfa fail in infested areas.
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Concensus
Towns
B.C. Taff
Towa State College Extension Service
Towa
Taff
Iowa
Ager
Rural Young People's Group Meets at the Mintle Home
The July meeting of the Rural Young People’s Association was held at Dorothy and Lucille Mintle’s home on Wednesday evening July 8. Twenty members attended a lively session with games and a business discussion. The group plans winter conservation work and tracking pheasants with the first snow, with refreshments served. Dorothy Mintle assisted as hostess.
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Rural
Young, People’s Association Way
Dorothy
Lucille Mintle
Ryorys
Dorothy Mintle
Assis Porter
Farmers Urged to Step Up Pests Control Measures
Farmers are urged to take measures to prevent pests such as grasshoppers chinch bites and bessbug flies. The article notes best practices include spreadingpea spray bait and late fall plowing in sweet clover fields. It emphasizes careful timing of seeding and weather patterns to curb Hessian fly threats and protect yields.
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Bor Clinch
Newand
Too Hot Even for Hoppers Stales Appetites Dwindle
State attorney general Drake cites heat as the barrier for grasshoppers as farmers battle infestations with poisoned bait. Entomologists at Iowa State report broadcasts surpass eight million pounds, with expectations to reach about 100 million by summer’s end, as rains and cooler weather could boost crop recovery efforts.
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Drake
Towa State College
Mills County Supervisors Set Budget Hearing August 1 1996
Mills County Board of Supervisors will meet August 1 1996 at 2:00 PM in the County Court House to hear proposed expenditures. Auditor B A Sehale announces the budget estimate and filing record for public inspection and comment.
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Board of Supervisors of
Mills County
Townsell
B.A. Sehale
Pest Infestation Sweeps PF Counties Hit Alfalfa and Clover
The infestation devastates 73 percent of alfalfa and red clover seedings in PF counties. Barley also suffers, wheat largely spared. Damage potential to oats remains undetermined. Some farms report saving 90 percent of corn with control methods. others expect about 23 percent loss per acre.
Christmas Seal Sale Gains in 1935 Across Mills County
A 1935 Christmas Seal fundraising report shows per capita sales reach 25 cents in Mills County and 434 cents state wide. The campaign rose slightly from 1934’s $75,633.83, aided by volunteers and partnerships with county medical societies. Officials praise efforts to expand tuberculosis prevention through school surveys and community support.
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Iowa
Mills County
Tawa
Tiberendosis
Loa
Edwards
Tobercuisas Association
Honsatis Oof
Tremchott
Tawa ‘Fae
Leader Advertisers Remain Reliable Plates to Buy
A brief note asserts leader advertising is a dependable choice for purchases, emphasizing consistent quality. It highlights steady performance and value, urging buyers to trust established advertisers for durable plate products.
Finish Grading on New Road South of Malvern
Grading was completed recently on the new road south of Malvern and the dragline moved north to the weed on the Burlington riverhead on Highway 59. Road will be graveled soon with material from the Red Oak pits. County crews are at work this week near the Strahan school house.
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Malvern
Burlington
Strahan
Wind storm damages Malvern area and mills county structures
A severe wind storm devastated Malvern and surrounding Mills County, knocking out about 120 rural lines and 530 town lines. The Mills County Fair amphitheater was demolished, a barn and major outbuildings at Herman Kupp’s farm suffered heavy damage, and the Wabash depot roof lost sections. Many trees uprooted, debris scattered, and cleanup began amid scattered property repairs.
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Malvern
Strahan
Mills County Fair
Herman Kupp
Wabash
Hoehier
Itv
Tugwell's Middle Name Is Haste
Washington reports Prof. Rexford Tugwell headed a rapid new government unit, building a 12,089-strong payroll in under five months. As resettlement administrator he plans to move farm families from rundown land to other regions, buying homes and equipment with large funding to create jobs. Total salaries and staff costs run into millions monthly amid the relief effort.
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Washington
Resford Guy Tugwell
Congress
Tugwell
Agricultural Department
Roosevelt
Stirting Wite
Tugweil
Funda
Moosevelt Wave
Chase
Resettlement Administration
District Tourney Team Pick Set At Glenwood Firemen Fest
Mills selects county league eight for district all tournament to be staged in Glenwood next week during the Fireman fest. Games occur daily at Bop.om and OR pom with a novelty wheel and goat conveyance event and a Malvern versus Glenwood club match as part of the program. Semis Friday night lead to finals the following evening with a third place bout for semi-final losers.
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Mills
Glenwood
Bop. Om
Malvern Sind Gleswood
Inehwlo
Co. EF
CCC
Institution
Oilers
Merchants
Wallers
Bradleys
Batons
Potato Act Seen Costing More Than Dry Laws
Rexford Tugwell underlines in a House Agriculture Committee letter that the first year of the Potato Act will cost at least 12 million dollars to operate the Agricultural Adjustment administration. The figure excludes printing, stamp distribution, and other Bureau of Internal Revenue enforcement costs, and tops prior-year Prohibition enforcement expenses.
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Washington
New Deal
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Burt
United States
Treasury Department
Tugwell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Industrial Control
Polish Pigs Abroad Boost U S Pork Market Shifts
Department of Commerce data show Polish and Free City of Danzig pork imports rose 68 percent in the first nine months of 1935. With 13 million unborn pigs in America under AAA, Polish influence could reshape hog production and pork supply while unemployment and New Deal programs vie for impact.
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Hollywood
Calif
Walt Disney
Department of Commerce
America
AAA
Poland
Free City of
Danzig
Starket
Chicago
Mrs Wortman obituary and service details
The obituary for Gertrude Marion Allen Wortman recounts her birth March 21, 1871, in Russell, and death July 15, 1936, after injuries from a farm accident near Plattsmouth. She lived in Malvern, taught Sunday school, served on the Board of Education, led garden clubs, and was active in civic groups. Survived by four children, a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter, four sisters, four brothers, and many relatives. her life centered on family, church, education, and community service.
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Gertrude Marion Allen
Tandy
Joanna van Nuys Allen
Eur Russell
Clarkson Hospital
Plattsmow
Danyilte, Tad
Highlanid Park College
Des Mates
Willam Percy Warenan
Krier
Wortman
Mays
Malvern
Helen Zene Wortman
Belton
Tex
Jessie Carel Wortman
Birmingham
Ala
William Perry Wortman Jr
Pittsburgh
Allen Wortman
Edgar
Mant
Presbyterian Church
Fife
Methodist Church
Board of Education
Malvern Garden Club
Federated Garden Clubs of Town
Civic Improvement League
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Missionary Society
We PO Wortman Jr
Heatrice Martha Wortman
Gassers Triumph Over Mondamin In Slow Heat
The Gassers defeated Mondamin 10 to 5 in a slow Sunday game, with Gassers taking an early lead and holding it despite extreme heat. To spare players in the heat, managers postponed other scheduled games until conditions improve.
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Mondamin
Gasser Nine
Gassers
Wall Street Bears Fall to Dutchmen Nine in Close Game
The Wall Street Bears lost 9 to 6 to the Dutchmen on the Dutch men’s diamond. Close play defined the game with both teams delivering sharp defense and timely hitting. A doubleheader is slated for next Sunday with the Bears hosting Council Muffieldh and the Dutchmen facing Hastings.
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Wall Street
Dutchman
Wall Street Bears
Bears
Hastings
Softball Schedule For Malvern And Nearby Teams
Schedule lists games for the softball league with matches at Malvern and Glenwood on July 23 and 24. Contained are Batons versus Bradtews, Millers versus CCC 780, Wallers versus Institution, and Oilers versus Co I. Advertisers are noted as lead sponsors.
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Aft
Appreciation for Malvern Firemen Help in Barley Field
Mr and Mrs F L A Rebtons thank Malvern firemen and friends who helped extinguish a fire in their barley field expressing gratitude for the swift aid and community support.
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Malvern
Fla. Rebtins
FHA Makes Loans of $11,000 in Mills County
Mills County reports three Federal Housing Administration loans under Title UD as of March 31 1936 totaling 11 000 for refinancing or new construction. J J Hughes state director notes this is the latest county tally in Iowa with 645 statewide loans totaling 2 218 189 by March 11.
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FHA
Mills County
Federal Housing Administration
J. J. Hughes
National Emergency Council
Housing Administration
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Drouth
Mintle
Sehoo
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Pues
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Bopom
Winnie Thuyalay
Abe Glenchayl Vo
Iowa TB Association
Leader Office
Tugwell’s Middle
Mousa
Dollaca
Ty Duo
Leader
Mrs. Wortman
J. W. Innes
J. C. Laird
W. Ruight
Mary Jones
Citvat
Sre
Kance & Nelson
R. H. Noah
Res
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Merritt Fisher
Tom Shaw
Plano
Collins Drug
F. J. Martin
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Freeport
Beteen Malvern
Oliver Hammers
John Waller
Dempster, Fairbanks - Morse, Myers, Hudson and Columbian Products
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Mpress
Jesse James
Karloff and
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Max
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Whun
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