Mills County Budget Deadlines and Safety Week Focus
The Leader notes the amended Mills County budget estimate due for hearing by August 15 in Auditor Glen Johnson's office where budgets are checked for legal limits and tax levies before state certification. It highlights national farm accident costs at 1.1 billion annually and National Farm Safety Week observed in July with a dedicated Safety page and advertiser messages urging attention.
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Mills
Glen Johnson
Nishna Valley to Levy 32.6 Mills Hearing Monday
Elmo Hites asks correction of the proposed budget figure showing tax rate as 3.26 per 1000 when it should be 32.60. The Nishna Valley board meets Monday July 31 at the Hastings school house to hear taxpayers on the 313,920 expenditure funded by 282,805 in taxes and 48,000 from other sources on a valuation of 8,484,839 with 722 school age children in district.
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Elmo Hites
Nishna Valley Community
Nishna Valley Board
Hastings
Montgomery County
Opening dates set for Mills county high schools 1961-62
Mills county's three community high school districts announced opening dates for the 1961-62 school year. Glenwood will open August 30 per Supt. Earl Tubbs. Malvern will open August 28 with Labor Day time off, per Supt. N. P. Drink. Nishna Valley will open September 5 per Fred Ashley.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Earl Tubbs
Malvern
N. P. Drink
Nishna Valley
Fred Ashley
Coin Collectors Meet at Nishna Farm Office
About 40 coin collectors gathered at the Nishna farm office of Otha D. Wearin for the Southwest Iowa Coin Collectors monthly meeting. Pottawattamie county members assisted with door prizes. Omaha dealer Charles Ross spoke on current coin interest and equipment, and club secretary Bob Osterholm conducted a club auction. Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Wearin.
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Nishna Farm
Otha D. Wearin
Southwest Iowa Coin Collectors Club
Pottawattamie
Mills County Fair Promises Expanded Exhibits and Free Admission
Mills County officials announce a busy fair with Thursday horse show Friday parade and a broad open class slate offering liberal premiums. Highlights include the Farm Gadget exhibit and a new 40 by 100 foot girls 4-H building, ample seating, and free admission with two flashy night shows including a ponies parade and greased pig scramble.
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Adolph Schultz
Mills
Ray Hilton
Claude E. Wilson
Austin Bass
Dean Darling
Queen of Conservation
Mills County
Bug Trap on Dick Hyde Farm Aids ISU Study
Iowa State University entomologists set a 15 watt black light sack trap at the Dick Hyde farm on Highway 34 west of Hastings. The device attracts night insects and collects them for counting to gauge infestations and learn life cycles. Hyde works with Dr. Harold Gunderson in a statewide effort to improve pest control.
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Dick Hyde
ISU
Pountifar
Mills County
Highway 34
Hastings
Bill
Iowa State University
Sd Conteritaerigigerant Ames
Uyde
Hyde
Harold Gunderson
One Act Play Presented at Creighton University
Mrs Bonnie Mansfield Norene Summers and Jane Schultz presented a one act play Fourteen by Alice Gerstenberg at Creighton University for the play direction and production class. Directed by Mrs Gernice Woodfill who is attending summer school at the university.
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Bonnie Mansfield
Norene Summers
Jane Schultz
Alice Gerstenberg
Creighton University
Gernice Woodfill
Henderson Rodeo Tests South West Iowa Cowboys
The Henderson rodeo opens at Northeast Mills County community grounds this Thursday night under Art Fletcher. He furnishes the bucking horses and stock for the 24th annual Henderson Firemen event, with numerous exhibition rides and a large lineup of cowboys expected to attempt to stay aboard the broncs. The rodeo runs Friday and Saturday nights with a limited jury and big crowds anticipated.
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Iowa
Art Fletcher
Henderson
Mills County
Art
The Sundowners film review a rugged Australian outback tale
The Sundowners is a brisk, dramatic Technicolor study of an itinerant sheep drover family in Australia. Deborah Kerr Robert Mitchum and Peter Ustinov star in a lively authentic portrayal of outback life, from Snowy River greens to arid clay pans, with strong performances and honest storytelling.
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Outback
Fred Zinnemann
Warner Bros
The
Sundownera
United Nations Road Company
Deborah Kerr
Robert Mitchum
Peter Ustinov
Sundowners
Australia
America
Snowy River
New South Wales
Sheriff breaks up poker game under shade of tree
Sheriff Edwin Barkus broke up a poker game on Main Street in Pacific Junction. Five youths and a 7-year-old boy were taken before Justice of the Peace Ernest Timmerman. DeLashmutt and McClure fined five dollars plus costs. Frazier and Gundlesperger fined fifty dollars plus costs as instigators. the 17-year-old referred to juvenile authorities. Frazier jailed fifteen days for inability to pay. Barkus said the visit followed complaints about younger boys being drawn into gambling.
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Edwin Barkus
Main Street
Pacific Junction
Neal DeLashmutt
Joy McClure
Charles Frazier
Frank Gundlesperger
Justice of Peace
Ernest Timmerman
DeLashmutt
McClure
Frazier
Gindlesperger
Barkus
Mills County Draft Call Edges Up Under Quota
The Mills County draft board kept to its schedule with a single quota for August. Charles William Clark of route 1 Malvern is designated to fill the quota. Washington reports Defense Secretary McNamara plans to raise the August draft call from 8000 to 13000, reflecting the defense push.
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Ken
Mills County Draft Board
Charles William Clark
Route 1
Malvern
Washington, D. C
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Jeowas
Virginia Lisle embarks on 60 day European tour
Miss Virginia Lisle daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorance Lisle of Hastings leaves Monday for a 60 day trip through Europe accompanying her aunt Mrs W A Turner of Clarinda They will visit Scotland then the Scandinavian countries and continue through Germany Italy France England and Ireland before returning home
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Virginia Lisle
Lorance Lisle
Hastings
Europe
W. A. Turner
Clarinda
Scotland
Scandinavian Countries
Germany
Italy
France
England
Ireland
Malvern Man Appeals 30 Day Disturbing the Peace Sentence
Ralph Cave of Malvern appeals to Mills County District Court after a 30 day jail term in justice court for disturbing the peace. He posted a $150 bond and was released. The charge stemmed from an incident Friday night at the north side Harleys tavern, with the other party not filing charges. Cave was arrested Saturday and appeared before Justice of Peace John.
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Ralph Cave
Malvern
Mills County District Court
Justice of Peace Court
Marshal C. W. Rich
Harley’s Tavern
Cave
Justice of Peace
John
Mills County Legion Meet at Emerson This Friday
A Mills County Legion meeting is scheduled for Friday evening July 28 at 8 p.m. in the Legion building at Emerson. It is strongly urged that all who can attend participate.
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Mills County Legion
Legion
Emerson
Tt5
Labor Day Fest Planned in Silver City by Commercial Club
Silver City Hill plans a big Labor Day celebration with a noon watermelon feed a penny scramble games and many prizes including a color television. A dance will close the day. Meanwhile authorities investigate a mysterious theft of $40 in dimes from an Emerson Laundry coin machine, with no forced entry and a key suspected.
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Silver City
Emerson
Mystery fish kill hits Willow Slough in Mills County
Conservation Officer Chris Hein reports a large fish kill at Willow Slough south of Henderson in Mills County. Hundreds of bass up to 13 inches long and 1.2 pounds died along with thousands of fingerling bass, bullheads, sunfish, bluegills and snails. Weed spray suspected. biologist to examine Friday. The loss may set back Willow Slough fishing by years.
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Willow Slough
Mills County
Chris Hein
Glenwood
Henderson
Hein
Connie Ossian
Stanton
Officers Check Cars Here Man
Highway Patrolmen Coun tryman and Blesie, with Night Marshal C W Rich, checked 25 of 75 cars in Malvern Monday evening at a road block by Paddock park on Main Street. Faulty lights or equipment found in a quarter of the vehicles.
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Malvern
Countryman and Blesie
C. W. Rich
Paddock Park
Main Street
Three Initiated Into Scout Order of Arrow at Wakonda
Malvern scouts spent a week at Camp Wakonda near Griswold with Ass't Scoutmaster John Hall leading 13 boys. Three were initiated into the Order of Arrow: Raymond Fenton, Allen Hall, and Mr Hall. Merit badges earned by Karl Hertz, Randy Salyers, and Raymond Ponton for a mile swim. Family night campfire featured a unique troop skit. about 20 parents and families attended.
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Scout Order of Arrow
Camp
Wakonda
Malvern
Griswold
Ass’t
John Hall
Mr. Hall
Raymond Fenton
Allen Hall
Order of Arrow
Malvern Boys
Karl Hertz
Randy Salyers
Raymond Ponton
Bill Costello
Warren Hall
Larry Jones
Gary Jackson
John
Ron Miller
Eddie Gustin
Bernard Spiker
Mike Blackburn
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Mills County Fair
Iowa Saddle Horse Assn
Malvern Trail Riders Saddle Club
Flying Y Hand of
Drake
Colo
Ernie Stille
Driver’s Tavern
Little Creek Farm
J. C. Beattie
Waller Transfer
Geathart Lumber Co
Martin Milling Co
Good Grain Co
Reid Flower Shop
Rodes
the Henderson
Empress ‘Theater
Emerson Laundry
Sherif Edwin Bar
Killia Willow’ Slough
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