Denver visitor Tufford recalls Mills county ties in 1960
Mrs. Dola Harbour Tufford of Denver visited Hastings Malvern and Henderson areas this week and last, meeting Grace Hathaway Harv Hall Leigh Shepard and Mabel Robinson. She moved to Colorado for health over fifty years ago and last visited Mills county in July 1922 with a Model T trip. The Harbour family settled in Henderson in 1897. three of ten children remain Jen Tufford Jim and Ed. Memorial Day disrupted Leader printing schedules due to plate delays. May highway stats lag behind 1980, and Sheriff Barkus logged 12 accidents in May with eight injuries.
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Mills County
Dola Harbour Tufford
Denver
Malvern
Hastings
Henderson
Grace Hathaway
Harv Hall
Arleigh Shepard
Mabel Robinson
Tufford
Colorado
Jen
Edwin Barkus
Malvern Garden Club Flower Show June 23 at Methodist Church
The Malvern Garden Club will host a flower show on Friday June 23 at the Methodist church. Entries run 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the show from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. A tea is planned, no admission, silver offering taken. Categories include arrangements and varied themes.
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Malvern Garden Club
Window of Pace Service Co
Garden Club
Malvern Bible School Opens Monday This Week
Vacation Bible school starts Monday June 5 and runs through Friday from 8 30 a m to 12 noon. Classes meet in the Methodist and Baptist churches and Chantry kindergarten room with children grouped by their latest completed grade. Betty Evans runs a nursery class at her home for teachers with younger children. Contact superintendents Helen Bass Linda Scott Lucille Allensworth or Rev Don Griffin for more information.
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Vacation Bible School
Chantry
Betty Evans
Helen Bass
Linda Scott
Lucille Allensworth
Don Griffin
Ten marriage licenses issued in Mills County last week
Marriage licenses outpaced new car registrations with ten issued. Couples include Willam McKinney and Norma Svoboda. Gary Davis and Barbara Potter. Norris Hale and Martha Grindle. Harry Taylor Jr and Mary Dishon. Loran Shepherd and Joyce Sharp. Lanny Grosse and Cecelia Kreutz. Norman Burson and Linda Hendrix. Walter Hoss and Emrogene Vandevort. George Albright and Marian Donnell. Ronald Hemmingsen and Karen Vinson. New vehicle licenses were issued for a Plymouth to Charles Plumer Jr.. a Ford to Joe Dobbins. a Ford Futura to Larry Henderson. and a Ford truck to Martin Milling Co.
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Mills County
Willam Charles McKinney
Valley
Neb
Norma J. Svoboda
Elkhorn
Gary Davis
Randolph
Barbara Potter
Emerson
Norris G. Hale
Glenwood
Martha Jane Grindle
Malvern
Harry O. Taylor Jr
Mary Beth Dishon
Omaha
Loran W. Shepherd
Plattsmouth
Joyce E. Sharp
Lanny Grosse
Osceola
Cecelia J. Kreutz
Seward
Norman J. Burson
Linda L. Hendrix
Walter Hoss
Emrogene Vandevort
Columbus
George A. Albracht
Marian J. Donnell
Bellevue
Ronald Hemmingsen
Karen Vinson
Plymouth
Charles Plumer Jr
Ford
Joe Dobbins
Hastings
Ford Futura
Larry Henderson
Ford Truck
Martin Milling Co
Traffic Court Fines Malvern Woman for No Operator's License
Florence Houser of Malvern was fined $5 and costs by Justice of Peace John Hall for operating without a license in a traffic case this past week.
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Florence Houser
Malvern
Justice of Peace
John Hall
Five Mills Students Earn Degrees at Ames Commencement
Five Mills county residents were among 992 graduates at Town State University's 0th annual commencement in Malvern Gary. Names include Harshbarger elected for canine science, Glenwood Roger Anderson in aero space engineering, Paul Hopp in agricultural education, Roger Shepard in forestry, Richard Bolte in farm operations, and Lyla Dodd in home economics education confirming the diverse degree program mix.
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Town State University
Malvern
Gary
Harshbarger
Electeba
Namin Canines
Sccwmunscareen Cabinete
Glenwood
Roger Anderson
Paul Hopp
Roger Shepard
Silver City
Richard Bolte
Randolph
Lyla Dodd
Mills county to send nine to state 4-H convention
Eight 4H members and one leader will represent Mills county at the 32nd annual girls state convention June 6 to 9 on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Delegates include Denella Downing Pacific Junction county president and others from Glenwood Emerson Malvern Council Bluffs and more with leader Mrs. Carl Buch. The event emphasizes citizenship with workshops on discussion techniques and responsibilities. Nearly 1700 girls and leaders will register and the Mills delegation will serve as ushers and voting delegates. Wilma Schultz remains a program assistant and advisor through the four day event.
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Mills County
Iowa State University
Ames
Denella Downing
Pacific Junction
Carol Hall
Imogene
Barbara Hunt
Terry Craig
Glenwood
Judy Hascall
Emerson
Peggy Hunt
Henderson
Carolyn Clay
Malvern
Jann Deitchler
Council Bluffs A. 1
Carl Buch
Wilma Schultz
County Extension Home
Miss Schultz
Mrs Haroff Completes 25th Year of Teaching in Hastings
Mrs Jennie Haroff of Hastings marked 25 years of teaching at Strahan center in the Nishna Valley school system and plans to return next fall. Her career spans over 40 years, beginning at 18 in a rural Oak land school, with stops in Big Mud Anderson township and a later period after marriage. Her children Betty, Amos, Mary and Bill completed college, and she trained at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and Omaha University, prompting friends to nominate her as Teacher of the Year.
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Jennie Haroff
Hastings
Debra Largent
Carol Jerkins
Strahan Center
Nishna Valley
Strahan
Big Mud
Anderson
Township
Benton
Ben J. Waroft
Haroff
Betty
Iowa State College
Amos
Mary
University of Iowa
Iowa
Bill
Wayne, Neb
State College
Memorial Day Service Draws Malvern Community
The Malvern community held its traditional Memorial Day service at the cemetery with Brigadier General Willard Millikan of Washington addressing unity and backing for President Kennedy. A parade, band performances, and a community picnic followed, drawing many former residents and visitors to decorate graves and honor fallen soldiers.
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Malvern
Willard Millikan
Washington
D. C
American Legion Color Guard and Co
Clayton L. Hertz
Millikan
Kennedy
Jane Schultz
Lincoln
General Millikan
Malvern High School
George Davis
Des Moines
Bert Shaul
Strahan
Stuart Osterholm
Austin Mabray
Glenwood
Dell Matheson
Council Bluffs
County Girls 4-H Rally Day Draws 270 Attendees
Sixteen Mills county 4-H clubs registered 270 girls at the Malvern rally. The morning featured try-outs on grooming, the Girls Creed, Clover Leaf Song, Dreaming, and chorus practice. Winners were announced, with a 64-girl better grooming revue winning.
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Mills County
Malvern
Cindy Vohs
Jolly Juniors
Lurelene Anderson
The
Loyal Lassies
Chelly Mort
Silver Cloud Srs
Rev Griffin to Leave Malvern
Rev Don E Griffin pastor of First Methodist Malvern for four years asks transfer not to return. His son Duane will attend the state school for the blind at Vinton next fall and Griffin hopes for a church nearer Vinton. South Iowa Methodist conference assignments to be announced after June 11 annual conference.
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Don E. Griffin
First Methodist Church
Malvern
Duane
State School For the
Vinton
Methodist Churches of the
South Iowa
Mills County Memorial Day Safe Run Thwarted by Three Accidents
Three reportable crashes mar Memorial Day in Mills County. Leo Dooley, 18, lost control near Glenwood, leaving his car upside down with $48 damage. Merrill Franchen, 28, was fined after his vehicle left the highway north of Glenwood, causing about $200 damage. Dianna Maxwell, 17, left the roadway into a ditch to avoid a collision, incurring $50 damage near the Glenwood underpass. Sheriff reports note Franchen was charged with failing to have his car under control.
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Mills County
Leo D. Dooley
Route 1
Watson, Mo
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Dooley
Marlin E. Franchen
Merrill
Justice of Peace
Ernest Timmerman
Franchen
Dianna Maxwell
Tabor
Historical Society to Meet Sat
Mills County Historical Society holds its annual gathering this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Mintle Memorial Museum in Glenwood Lake Park. Officers plan to open the museum to the public by June 10 and elect a new secretary to replace the late Wm. C. Rathke, urged by Otha D. Wearin to attend.
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Mills County Historical Society
Mintle
Glenwood Lake Park
Wm. C. Rathke
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings Student Receives Degree at Wayne State Teachers College
William P. Haroif of Hastings was among 148 seniors awarded bachelor’s degrees at the Wayne State Teachers College golden anniversary commencement in Wayne Nebraska on Friday.
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William P. Haroif
Hastings
Wayne, Neb
State Teachers College
Escaped Injury in Tree Trimming Accident Sunday Morning
Harvey Kimbrough escaped serious injury in a tree trimming incident at the Wayne Wardman residence Sunday morning. A rope anchor gave way causing a limb to fall and pin him between two branches about 40 feet up. Malvern firefighters using ropes ladders and a sling from Iowa Power & Light Co retrieved him. He was transported by Mansfield ambulance to Mercy hospital where X rays showed no fractures and he was discharged Monday afternoon.
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Harvey Kimbrough
Wayne Wardman
Malvern Fire Department
Iowa Power & Light Co
Mansfield Ambulance
Mercy Hospital
Malvern to Ship About 10 Cars of Government Mile Gut Next Week
Douglas Zanders of the Good Grain Co. in Malvern and Hastings says about 10 cars of government mile gut likely depart next week for storage in southern states. Fremont county has seen many carloads of government corn this week, while Mills county shipments remain uncertain. further storage may halt exports.
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Malvern
Government Mile
Douglas Zanders
The
Good Grain Co
Hastings
Fremont County
Mills County
Zanders
Error in Car Accident Story In Last Issue
An error is noted in the report of a car crash involving Mrs. Jim Ford and Kenneth Seipold. The sequence misstates which vehicle pulled out and sent the Ford car off the shoulder into a ditch.
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Jim Ford
Kenneth Seipold
Ford
Seipold
Bonnie Mansfield to receive degree at Omaha graduation
Mrs. Bonnie Mansfield of Malvern will receive a Master of Science in Education from the University of Omaha at the 52nd annual spring commencement on June 5. The ceremony in the OU stadium will confer degrees on 494 undergraduates and graduates, with Val Peterson delivering the commencement address.
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Bonnie Mansfield
Malvern
University of Omaha
Omaha U
Nebraska
U. S
Denmark
Val Peterson
Robert Naylor
First Methodist Church
Parker Named to F B State Committee
Don Parker of Wenderson was named to the state Farm Bureau resolutions committee by President E Howard Hill. The 11 member panel includes Parker who is also president of the Mills County organization.
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Don Parker
Wenderson
State Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
E. Howard Hill
Parker
Mills County
Class of 31 MHS 30th Reunion Held At Malvern Farm Bureau
Old Grads of 31 MHS gathered at the Malvern Farm Bureau dining room for their 30th anniversary reunion. Attendees included Don ald Riggins Council Bluffs Harry Thomas Chicago Gene Soover Sioux City Clyde Dickersbach Glenwood Dr. Paul D Swoboda Omaha James N Benton Malvern J F Wearin Jr Hastings and others. They toured portraits, shared memories, and enjoyed a dinner served by Farm Bureau ladies with spouses present.
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MHS
Farm Bureau
Malvern
Dell Bower
Anna Summers Swain
Grand Junction
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