Malvern Olympics Highlight Local Youth At Event
Mills County Extension Service hosted an Olympic Day in Malvern with 20 youths competing in sprints, wheelbarrow and monkey walks, bicycle events, and tug of war. Chuck Lieford and Sharon Jones led in trophies for most first places. ribbons awarded for top three. A water safety talk by Chris Hein will follow at the egg plant pond on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m for grades 3 to 8 to ride in a boat.
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Mills County Extension Service
Malvern
Chuck Lieford
Sharon Jones
Chris Hein
State Conservation Officer
Egg Plant Pond
Edwin Leu
Mills County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
Don Godfrey
Wayne Lincoln
Fred Biermann
Edward Laughlin
Fay McManigal
Gold Crown Inn
Red Oak
Farm Bureau
Duane Sell
Mills County Farm Bureau
Mills County Fairgrounds
Malvern Schools Seek Fuel Contract Amid Shortage
Mills County notes Malvern Community Schools faces difficulty securing a motor fuel contract for the upcoming year due to gasoline shortages. Superintendent Jack Jones expects an eight cent per gallon rise, with annual usage around 20,000 gallons. He issued his first annual report to district patrons, available at the high school and local businesses.
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Malvern Community Schools
Jack Jones
Malvern
Senior Citizens Picnic Planned for August 2 at Glenwood Lake Park
The Southwest Iowa Area Council on Aging plans the second annual Senior Citizens picnic on August 2 from noon to 430 at Glenwood Lake Park. A catered chicken dinner costs $1 per person with salad, beans, slaw, rolls, fruit, cake, coffee, and iced tea. Entertainment includes the Carson Senior Citizens orchestra led by John Alff and others, plus a cake walk, games, singing, and a treasure hunt. Prizes are planned. Bus transport from Council Bluffs for up to 85 attendees costs 75 cents, departing Bluffs Towers at 1030. Bus tickets are available at the Southwest Iowa Area Council on Aging office.
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Southwest
Iowa
George Alff
Delmar Alff
Lawrence Bird
Harriet Buckingham
Glenwood
City of
Council Bluffs
Bluffs Towers
Youth Work Program Ongoing in County
The Summer Youth Employment Program now in its seventh week employs 35 youths across Nishna Valley Malvern Glenwood Emerson Pacific Junction and Glenwood city and town crews. Workers serve as janitor aides recreation aides librarian aides lawn and maintenance and more at three school districts and local facilities including the Glenwood State School Public Library Pony Creek Park Pollution Control Plant and Water Department. Activities include enrichment events with transportation limited. Contact Sandy Hay to attend events listed through late August such as Viking Lake camping Aug 4 stock car races Aug 5 John Browns Cave Aug 10 Sidney rodeo Aug 11 Brownsville theatre Aug 24 Omaha trip Aug 25 Peony Park.
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Sandy Hay
Nishna Valley
Malvern
Glenwood
Emerson
Pacific Junction
Water Department
Viking Lake
John Browns
Arbor Lodge
Sidney
Brownsville
Omaha
Old Market
Westroads
Valley Budget Hearing Set for August 4 at NN School Center
Patrons of the Nishna Valley Community School District may approve or oppose the proposed budget from January 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 at a hearing August 4 at 4 p.m. The $677,309 budget is itemized into a general fund of $625,694 and bonds and interest of $51,615. Estimated taxes per $1000 of valuation are $40.268 with $433,309 to be raised by taxation. The district has $192,385 on hand in the general fund. The article also notes a softball tournament win and upcoming game.
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Nishna Valley Community
NN School Center
Will Judge 4-H Livestock Fun
A livestock judging work-out is set for July 27 with Tom Axtell in charge. Any 4H member with a livestock project should attend at Gordon Axtell farm at 7 p.m. Swine will be judged there, beef at LaVerne Schoening farm, and sheep at Eugene Leu’s.
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Marie Hopp
Tom Axtell
Gordon Axtell
Axtell
LaVerne Schoening
Eugene Leu
Varied Climb and Rainmark Hit Week Weather
Weather report notes hot to cool swings with several rainy days Thursday Friday Monday. Temperature readings show midweek highs around 96 and varying lows with trace to 1.30 inches of rain on some days. Bean weeding favored by damp, duck-friendly conditions.
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HLR
New Patrol Car For Brown
The board of supervisors opened two bids Monday for a patrol car for Sheriff Merle E. Brown. Supervisor Walter Marshall moved to accept Stanley Chevrolet Oldsmobile Inc of Glenwood for a 1973 Olds Delta Royale 4 door sedan at a net price of 4197.36 dollars.
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Merle E. Brown
Board of Supervisors
Walter Marshall
Stanley Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
Glenwood
Henderson Rodeo Returns for 36th Year at Grounds
Producer Art Fletcher presents the 36th Henderson Rodeo from July 27 to 29 at the grounds northeast of Henderson. Shows start at 8 30 p m and promise old fashioned rodeo action for fans of western sports.
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Art Fletcher
Henderson
Car-Truck Crash On County Road
A crash occurred July 17 in eastern Mills county when a car driven by David M. Gipe and a truck driven by Raymond A. Ponton collided on County Road M38 southeast of Hastings. No injuries were reported and the 1965 Buick and the 1968 GMC truck sustained damage. Sheriff Merle E. Brown said no charges were filed.
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Mills County
David M. Gipe
Rt. 2
Hastings
Raymond A. Ponton
Malvern
Merle E. Brown
Emmett Gipe
J&n Fertilizer, Co., Inc
Brown
Malvern Leader Mills County Home Newspaper
The Malvern Leader, Mills County's long-running home newspaper since 1875, serves as the town’s primary source of local news, community notices, and historical records for residents and past readers.
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Mills County
Barbecue Fund Runs Strong Despite Beef Rumors
Mills County crowd plans a large county fair barbecue, with Burdette Spiker affirming beef supplies are guaranteed. Donations urged to Mills County Fair Barbecue Fund, Malvern, Iowa. Also notes car registrations, no marriage licenses, court fines, and Farm Bureau meeting updates.
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Burdette Spiker
Spike
Mills County Fair Barbecue Fund
Malvern
Iowa
Last Rites Held For Melvin H Trimmer
Melvin Harold Trimmer died at home on Marion Ave after a Thursday. He was a Malvern bulk tank truck agent for Blackburn Oil Co and previously with Gay Oil Co for 21 years. Born September 19 1925 in Hastings he married Ruth Harris in 1946 and had six children. Funeral Sunday at Mansfield Funeral Home with interment in Malvern Cemetery.
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Melvin Harold
Mel) Trimmer
Marion Ave
Trimmer
Malvern
Blackburn Oil Co
Gay Oil Co
Blackburn
Mansfield Funeral Home
Richard Viney
Gordon Mulholland
Richard Dix
Kenneth Grindle
Wm. Blackburn, Jr
William Mullenax
Charles Phelps
Robert Poort
Walter Stille
Melvin
Hastings
Hastings- Malvern
Ruth Harris
Ruth
Jerry
Jeannie) Pontow
Donald
Cedar Falls
Curtis
Wendy
Willy
Jill
John Pontow
Ivy Trimmer
Mary Nelson
Dorothy Trimmer
Four SCS retirees bar 116 years of service in Shenandoah area
Four Shenandoah Area Soil Conservation Service employees retired in June bringing 116 years of combined service. Drexel Gold 36 years Victor Fox 32 years Joe Knecht 25 years and Gerald Bower 23 years were honored at an area meeting at Southwestern Community College Creston. Certificates were presented by Wilson Moon state conservationsit and Erwin Rust area conservationist.
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Shenandoah Area 7 Soil Conservation Service
Drexel Gold
Bedford
Victor Fox
Mount Ayr
Joe Knecht
Corning
Gerald Bower
Malvern
Wilson
I. Moon
Des Moines
Erwin C. Rust
Shenandoah
Southwestern Community College
Creston
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Diane Anderson
Mills
Kathy Leu
Ed Leu
Marilyn Stonerook
Shawna Bedsworth
Brit Stevens
Cathy Jones
Dave Churchman
Donnie Churchman
Ronnie Churchman
Danny Bedsworth
Roger Mount
Robert Stonerook
Jeff Bell
Pat McClurg
Rita McClurg
John Stewart
Melissa Stewart
Mike Lieford
Brick Stevens
Terry Stonerook
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Silver City News
East Liberty
Emerson News Society
Hastings News
Henderson News
Strahan News
Oaks
Mt. Verrion
Ji Glenwood
Leonard Sellers
John Moore
Hazel McCain
Wm. Crafton
Ford
Francis Hastings
Buick
Roger Ebacker
Rabt
Buffington
Oldsmobiles
Glee Dashner
Donna Lee
Dennis Collins
LeMode Cleaners
GMC
Katherina Petersen
Dodge
Jerry Banks
Chevrolet
Myron Kruse
Lois Buckingham
Datsun
Lorraine Strand
Robert Olsen
David G. Doorman
Pocahontas
Ark
Carl Johnson, Jr
Kansas City
Kansas
Johnnie Norfleet
Newport News
Charles D
Melvin Trimmer
Malvern Cemetery
SCS
Erwin O. Aust
The
Soil Conservation Service
Police
Malvern Depts City
Debbie Bayes
Susie Burdie
Karen Kruse
Jennifer Mulholland
Barb Mansfield
Vera Cronkhite
Debbie
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