War era comments and letters in Good Old Days page
Readers react to wartime prices and patriotism while Lt. Sta B. Allen appeals for letters to boost soldiers' spirits. Ferne Gater praises the new editorial page make-up, and Sailor Cecil Biggerstaff aids the harvest drive on furlough. Inside pages offer recipes and home making tips from the H. D. A. crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferne Gater
Silver City Times
Drasent
Tame News-Herald
Gomen
Uncle Sam
Cecil Biggerstafft
Gilmore Farm
Bass Reelectd to YMCA Board Position
Bass wins reelection to a YMCA board seat, continuing in leadership as a key figure in local YMCA governance and community programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
YMCA
Appreciation For Malvern Fire Department And Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Bert Wheeler thank Malvern fire department and nearby neighbors who came to their farm Friday night to aid in extinguishing a fire. The note expresses gratitude for quick response and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Fire Department
Mre
Bert Wheeler
Auto Crash Near Tabor Kills Raymond Clark at 80
Raymond Clark, 80, of Tabor was killed when his car collided with a pickup near the accident site as he arrived with his 17 year old son to pick up his son from school. The driver, Reeser, and two passengers suffered injuries and were taken to local offices for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clark
Tabor
Hemone
I Reeser
Finger Kriebs
Hamburg
Ulere
Ier
Tar
Malvern
Fair Features Outlined Friday in Mills County News
Obituary notices for Mrs. Nandy Neal Lamm of Maivers detail a 77 year life with family across Fremont Mills and Hastings counties. The Mills County Fair outline lists entertainment and attractions over three days including marching bands horse shows free acts and livestock parades with set admission and season ticket prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nandy Neal Lamm
Maivers
Clatin
da State Hospital
Fremont and
Mills Count Tlad
Harvey Watts
Malvern
Ernest Lenin
Hastings
Nancy Neal Chippley
Andrew Jackson
Harriet Chipley
Boonsboro
Bec
Baptist Church
John Emery, Watts
Franklin
Albert
Harvey
John
Dalian
William Lamm
Purvis
Everett
Mac Gadbert
Randolph
Forrest
Humboldt
Ernest
Gales
Floyd
Watta
Ara
Baha
Slaterate
Mills County
Ste
Fair Board
Republicans Attend State Meeting at Des Moines
About eight Mila county Republicans attended the state party convention in Des Moines last Friday. From the county came Bell of Malvern K A Brans Ad Horace Greenwood Emerson Mia Roy Robbins Hastings Mrs Roy Parker Melvern R A Galt River City and Mrs H Co Daniel and Karl Cook of Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mila County
Des Moines
Bell
Malvern
K. A. Brans
Horace Greenwood
Scouts Enjoy Week at Atlantic Camp
Seven members of Malvern's Troop 84 of the Boy Scouts are at Atlantic for a weeklong camp. Reoul Master Welter Wright transported them. activities include biking swimming outdoor lore and camping. The program also covers badge work and advancement efforts.
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Malvern
Boy Scouts
Welter’ Wright
Atlantic
Bey Scout Ville
Oreate Gnd
Virgil Tye Operates Wagon in Paralleling Setup
The report notes Virgil Tye handling a wagon operation and parallels with a Peet wagon. Mentions Mr Vir, BBG, WRB and a two seat configuration involving Sara and Hye. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vir
Hye
Card of Thanks From Mrs Emil Lay
Card of Thanks expresses deep gratitude to visitors flowers cards and letters received during hospital stay from Mrs Emil Lay thanking those who offered support and kindness displayed during her illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Lay
Large mortgage filed involving Wabash Railway and two banks
A massive mortgage and deed were filed this week for the Wabash property, totaling about 125 pages after omitting real estate descriptions. The loan, secured by a large portion of Wabash holdings, is backed by Boatmen National Bank of St Louis, Tom Smith as trustee, and Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co with Henry Blodgett as trustee. The instrument valued the property around 87 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weasjo
Wabash Railway Co
Boatmen National Bank of S J. Louis
Tom #. Smith
Central Hanover Bank & Trust “Co
Henry Blodgett
Banks in Mille county show yearlong deposit rise
Deposits in Mille county banks soared over the past year, with five institutions reporting total deposits of about 2,010,014.41 as of June 1942, a rise from 2,941,261.94 in June 1941 and 2,778,007.70 in December 1941. Malvern Trust & Savings Bank led gains, adding roughly 186,000 over the year and about 50,000 since December. Other banks like Emerson State Glenwood State Malvern Bank Mineola State and Aliver City State also posted higher totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mille County
Businese
Chiat
Malvert Trust & Savings Bank
Emerson State
Glenwood
Malvern ‘'T
Mineola
Aliver City
Driver Fined After Highway Accident Near Malvern
A hitchhiker named McGee spent three days in county jail after a Sunday wreck three miles NW of Malvern. The driver, sleepy, yielded control to the passenger, Miss Pearl Miller, causing a collision with a car driven by Thomas Vannauedle near Emerton. All involved escaped serious injury. McGee paid a $30 fine or served three days in jail.
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McGee
Malvern
Norfolk
Neb
Passengear
J Myron Ireland Death Highlights Tabor Education Leader
Funeral services were held for J Myron Ireland 70 a longtime educator and former superintendent of Tabor schools He served in several Iowa towns and led the Southwear Iowa Teachers Association He is survived by Hulda his widow two daughters a son and three grandsons Burial was in Greenfield with Masons services Plans announced to open Roehner Municipal swimming pool with supervised play and affordable swim tickets for all children and adults plus swimming classes and lifeguards
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Bloeder
Tabor
J. Myron Ireland
Fremont County
Clarkson
Omaha
Ireland
Sidney
Iowa
Southwear
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Hulda
W. E. McCreight
Greenfield
A. G. Mauk
D. W. Ireland
Corning
Myron Grant Mauk
U. S. Air Corps
Victorville
Cal
Arthur Graydon Mauk
Roehner
Park Board
F. ©. Mulholland
Max Hummel to Open Photo Service Shop in Malvern
Max Hummel, operator at the Em press Theater, plans to open Max's Photo Shop in Malvern by August 1. The shop will occupy the building east of Taylor Café and will develop film sell photographic supplies and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hummel
Malvern
Empress Theater
Max
Taylor Cafe
Hummel
Fiima
Ak Den Show Highlights Southwest Iowa Guests
Towns of southwest Iowa were honor guests Monday at the Ak-Sar-Henden show in Omaha. The program featured the Hi Jinx in Hades comedy, a concert by the Mills County champions band, and a twirling exhibition by river Chamberlain.
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Iowa
Omaha
Hades
Milla County
War bonds drive urged by county War Board chairman
J I Evans county chairman for the War and sales effort urges citizens to buy bonds and support the war. He warns of Axis propaganda and emphasizes citizens must act, purchase bonds at post offices or banks, and contact township chairmen to participate in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Evans
Mr. Evans
Home Project Women Plan Fall War Program
Mills County group led by Mildred Wilson and Miss Julia Metter outlines a fall plan to adapt home project work to the war effort. Training will cover bread making, war time desserts, clothing remodeling and conservation, home nursing and first aid, with open meetings in townships to discuss schedules and demonstrations by agents and ISU specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Mins L. Mildred Wilson
Town Extension Sdvice
Misa Julia
Metler
County Home Demonstration Agspl
Miss Metter
Iowa State
Kill at Once All Volunteer Wheat in Western Iowa and Beattie Counties
Farmers in western Iowa and Beatt, Muscatine, Lee, and likely Des Moines counties should plow their wheat stubble and cultivate it to kill volunteer wheat after harvest. Hessian fly risk prompted by volunteer patch growth. planting wheat after the safe seeding date shows fewer Hessian fly losses. June rains aided fly spread. emphasis remains on eradicating volunteer wheat to protect the previous winter crop.
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Iowa
Beatt
Muscatine
Lee
Des Moinex
Harold Gundersol
Tews State College
Gunderson
Anld
Flanagan Cow Sale Planned For Friday In Malvern
The note says Flanagan will bring about 30 head of dairy cows to a public sale in Malvern on Friday evening July a. Apparent top grade stock is promised and WH. Riper is listed as auctioneer for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Dole Tie Wavy and Help Wie Ue Enh
Partial OCR reads like a garbled sports or event blurb. It mentions Dole, Wavy, and Ue with unclear roles. No coherent details on teams dates or outcomes are discernible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Registration for Canning Sugar July 23 24 Mills county
Mills county War Price and Rationing board announces canning sugar registration today and tomorrow July 23 and 24 at multiple sites Malvern Hastings Emerson Silver City Henderson Glenwood Tabor and Pecifie Junction. Registrants must provide prior canning data, sugar and fruit quantities and report excess buggy stock. New office at Carter building above Gamble store. phone 89.
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Mills County War Price & Rationing Board
Malvern
Dagsemient
F. M. Davison
Hastings
Methodist
B. N. Eshelman
Emerson
Thorson
Leone Dixon
Silver City
Raynor
Mie
Man Hl. Strahan
Henry Nims
Wm. Harriman
Henderson
Carter
Gamble Store
East Liberty Cemetery Association to Meet Regularly
East Liberty Cemetery Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Saturday at 2 40 p m in the Alglaven Trust Savings Bank noting location and time for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liberty Cemetery Association
Hust Liberty Cemetery Association
Alglvern Trust & Savings Bank
Teachers Examinations Schedule and Odd Scribbles
The county teachers examinations are set for August 6 9 and 7 at the county superintendent’s office with times noted. The rest of the text lists names and fragments likely misspelled notes or signatures attached to the notice, including individuals such as John B. Walia and Harvey Walle with family references and other unclear entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Walia
Fentiiy
Harvey
Walle
Eroval Lamot
Tanity
Forrest Lown
Family
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Peeters
Sta B. Alien
Yakima
Wash
Hottie
Wildier
Mies Gater
In¢Y
Mills
Fremont Counties
Mra
Lyle ‘Allely
Edward Hickman
Mira
Hugh Doss Jr
Edith Mae Godberry
Betty Mae Lamm
Harold Hawkins
J. B. Watts
Junior Goldberry
Homer Moore
John E. Watts
Dallas
Forrest Lamm
Lowell Fanning
Gimore City
Virgil Tye
Ard Peet Aus
News of the County
Fremont
J. M. Tretend
Ester Nelson
Pitteen
Leader
France
Great Britain
Hitler
Axis
Anderson Township
G. T. Harover
Indian Creek
Oak
Hervey Achoening
Glanwood
Rudolph Hopper
Liyang
George Gravee
Pacite Junction
Pacific Junction
Marva
Robert Poore
Council
Blugdas
Asin Ar
de Byene
Mills Covey War Beare
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