Mills County Queen of Conservation to Attend Program
Two queens will attend the Mills County fair Wednesday night program and advance to the district contest in Clarinda. Aug 15 remains the paving start date for Highway 34 north of Malvern with grading done from Silver Creek bridge to the Dick Hyde place. The contractor stocks rock and cement for paving using slip-form to speed progress.
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Mills County
Clarinda
Malvern
Red Oak
Silver Creek Bridge
Dick Hyde Place
Family Day closes fair on Aug 5 plans announced
Wilma Schultz urges families to attend the final fair day on August 5. Activities begin at 8:30 a.m. with pie baking, table setting contests, and a clothing hair styling demonstration by Louis Stewart School. Kids join art shows and marble and jack tournaments while tractor pulling, raffles, and music cap the day.
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Mulholland Grocery
Dr Dean Darling to Close Malvern Practice for Lincoln Move
Dr Dean A Darling announced plans to close his Malvern veterinary practice by end of July and move to Lincoln Nebraska for graduate work. He will join Graff Small Animal Hospital in Lincoln and live in Malvern until early September before relocating to 7101 Leighton Lincoln. He arrived in Malvern in 1957 from Seward and built a large practice while active in community groups including the Commercial and Rotary clubs and the Trail Riders Saddle club. The Darlings will be missed in the Presbyterian church community.
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Dean A. Darling
Lincoln
Neb
Dr. Darling
Malvern
Seward
Darling
Commercial Club
Rotary Club
Trail Riders Saddle Club
Darlings
Presbyterian Church
Leighton, Lincoln
New Post Office For Glenwood Plans Announced
Congressman John Hansen reports Glenwood will gain a privately built post office complex leased to the department. The existing building will be abandoned and replaced with a facility for the elderly costing up to 500000 dollars. The site spans Sixth Street to the east corporate limits, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the C B and Q railroad southern boundary. Housing will serve residents over 62 or disabled persons at low rents with utilities and a town tax alternative. Financing details follow.
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Glenwood
John Hansen
Department
Sixth St
Fifth Ave
Bochner Park
Dld
C. B. & Q. Railroad
Norfolk & Western
Highway Patrol Sits Radar Check On Busy Night
Six motorists were ticketed for speeding after a night radar operation on Highway 275 24 south of Glenwood from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday. Fines ranged from 12.50 to 15 plus costs. cases were set to appear before Justice of the Peace Dan Ogle in Center.
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Highway Patrol
Glenwood
Justice of the Peace
Dan Ogle
Center Two
Junior E. Wilson
Tabor
Ed J. Hill
Nevada
Glen Robert Johnson
Shenandoah
Ronald W. Howell
Sidney
Weber Appointed County Engineer for Three Months
Assistant County Engineer Charles K. Weber was named Mills county engineer for a three month period August September and October by a board of supervisors resolution. Salary is $10 500 annually and retroactive to July 1. The board plans a three month leave of absence for County Engineer W J McCosh due to health.
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Charles K. Weber
Mills
Board of Supervisors
W. J. McCosh
Mills county fair highlights 1965 program and events
Mills county fairs runs Monday through Thursday at the fair grounds south of Malvern with pony and tractor pulling contests, 4-H livestock and girls exhibits, FFA and open class shows, a new children's parade building, and three big night shows. Entry day for exhibits is Monday Aug 2 by noon DST, with judging scheduled for field crops, garden produce, and 4-H girls exhibits.
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Mills County
Malvern
Dale Shull
Dean Darling
LaVerne Obrecht
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Reed Sisters
Cars Collide on Curve Near Ward Hunt Farm
A county road accident seven miles north of Malvern caused $200 damage to each car and one driver was ticketed for failure to yield half the roadway. Benjamin Morris of Silver City was cited after his vehicle collided with Charles Copperstone's Malvern car on a curve north of Ward Hunt farm around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday. The text also lists a long sequence of fair events and schedules from Tuesday to Friday, including grooming, judging, parades, and various contests at Mills County Fair, with entries and activities spanning livestock, poultry, H classes, 4-H and FFA participants, and community programs.
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Malvern
Sheriffs Office
Benjamin &. Morris
Silver City
Charles F. Copperstone
Housing Plan Adopted by Several Sn. Iowa Towns
In several southwest Iowa towns voters approved senior citizen low rent housing plans funded by federal public housing authority grants. Malvern residents will decide on up to 30 units, financed by rental receipts over 40 years, with the PHA covering remaining costs. Towns like Tabor, Sidney, Hamburg, Corning and Stanton have adopted similar plans.
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Iowa
Public Housing Administration
PHA
Tador
Sidney
Hamburg
Faryagul
Corning
Stanton
Public meeting on elderly housing plan in Malvern
The Malvern Commercial Club sponsors a public meeting to inform citizens about the proposed elderly housing project. It will be held Thursday, Aug. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Malvern Community building. All are invited, especially those with questions or objections. Factual answers will be provided.
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The
Malvern Commercial Club
Malvern
Mills County Temperatures Ease After Heat Wave
After a recent peak, Mills County experienced cooler weather with pleasant conditions. A light moisture was noted Monday as temperatures ranged from the mid 60s to low 90s across the week, with readings including 91, 74, 92, 80, and 79 degrees on various days.
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Mills County
Good Pace Shown in Glenwood's Special Election
Glenwood voters turnout strong in a special election on a $1,000,000 industrial revenue bond issue to expand Glenwood Packing Co. plant. Polls close at 8 p m with 393 ballots cast by 4 p m and 24 absentee ballots received. Mayor Dale Vharper estimates about 700 voters. Glenwood cast 1,700 votes in last November's general election.
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Glenwood
Glenwood Packing Co
Dale Vharper
Malvern Churches Worship Together During August
Malvern pastors will swap pulpits in August to cover vacation gaps. On Aug 1 and 8 Rev. Hugh Shiveley will preach at the Methodist church at 11 a.m. and Aug 15 and 22 Rev. John Lippincott will preach at the Baptist church at 11 a.m. Congregations are invited to attend these services to maintain local worship during vacations.
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Malvern
Hugh Shiveley
Baptist and
Presbyterian Churches
Methodist Church
John Lippincott
Baptist Church
Missing Picnic Tables Near Emerson Reported
Theft of two picnic tables from a roadside park south of the 34 Supper Club west of Emerson was reported to Sheriff Edwin Barkus' office. The park, built by Hastings Federated Women's Club, was first missed on Saturday. TEEN DANCE Rising Sons combo to play at Malvern Community Building basement from 8:30 to 11:30 p m. Teens welcome with chaperones.
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Emerson
Edwin Barkus
Hastings Federated Women’s Club
Malvern
County Fair Judging to Start Aug 2
Judging of the county fair 4 H exhibits will begin at noon August 2. Most displays focus on clothing with some girls presenting food and home furnishings. Judges are Mrs John Hunter Clarinda and Mrs Beverly Palmquist Stanton. Demonstrations run August 3 and 4 with winning teams advancing to the state fair. Topics include physical fitness citizenship clothing foods and home management.
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Wilma Schultz
County Extension Home
John Hunter
Clarinda
Beverly Palmquist
Stanton
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Justice Ogle
Kenton Edw. Schoening, Glenwood
Marvin Lewis Pullman Jr
Weber
Ingraham
Dale Malcom
DeWayne Frank
Ward Hunt Farm
Thursay
Gun Club
Mills County Farm Bureau
HSC Club
Stewart Sehoul
Lair Styling
Council Bluffs
Louis
Pie
Log
Jack Bingham
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