Congressman Scherle visits Mills County during holiday week
Congressman Bill Scherle spent Memorial Day weekend in Iowa's Mills County visiting Elk Horn Malvern Glenwood Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Tipton. He attended Elk Horn pool dedication and met constituents while reporting on Capitol work. He dined with local families and noted staff shortages required skipping some community items. full schedule to run next week.
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Bill Scherle
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
Wsial
Town Marshall Warns Against Air Rifles in City Limits
Citizens complain about BB guns as Town Marshall C Wich reminds youths that air rifles are illegal in town. He notes rifles can be fun for owners if used properly, but enforcement will seize any violators and confiscate their poncon.
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C. Wich
Law Degree Awarded Mark Laughlin by Creighton University
Mark L Laughlin son of Mr and Mrs Matt Laughlin of Emerson area received the Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law at the Civic Auditorium Omaha He led moot court efforts won the Dean Roscoe Pound Award first prize in the Omaha National Bank Estate Planning contest and served as president of Sir Thomas More chapter He will join the law partnership Monsky Gradinsky Good and Cohen in Omaha He married Susan K Denis of Green Bay Wis They live at 370 Hawthorne Ave Omaha with daughter Jennifer Lynn The Laughlin family attended the graduation in Omaha
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Mark L. Laughlin
Matt Laughlin
South of Emerson
Creighton University School of Law
Civic Auditorium
Omaha
Mark
Creighton University
Roscoe Pound
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
University of Nebraska Law Schools
Omaha National Bank
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Sir Thomas Moore
Creighton
St. Benedict's College
Atchison
Kan
Creighton Law School
Bible School Open House Tonight at United Methodist
Tonight at Chantry School, parents, friends and relatives are invited to an open house for Bible school. Classes will be held from 2:00 to 9:00 PM at the United Methodist and Presbyterian church.
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Bible School
Bam
United Method Baptist
Presbyterian
Chantry
Schol
New car registrations and marriage license actions in county
Fords are registered to Bill Burgoin D Franklin Lincoln and Brandt H Poore of Co Bluffs Henry G Aistrope of Tabor Pontiacs go to Gordon M Scott Malvern Richard L Clark Glenwood Chevrolets to Elsie Bruce Malvern Arthur E Edmonds Glenwood Buick ownership split Kenneth N Carlson and Richard A Bichel Silver City Chevrolet truck to Brenton & Son Glenwood Three marriage license applications include Eugene Bishop 19 Emersin and Alice J Kuhns 9 Welch Allan Pestel 28 Pender Neb and Jean Ann Voss 25 Bellevue Neb Ralph Ladd 37 Greenfield and Karin Hockabout 24 Glenwood Mrs Gaynel Beckwith of Malvern will be absent from her county welfare office duties after breaking a leg in a fall on her lawn last week.
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Bill Burgoin
D. Franklin Lincoln
Silver City
Brandt H. Poore
Bluffs
Henry G. Aistrope
Tabor
Gordon M. Scott
Malvern
Richard L. Clark
Glenwood
Elsie Bruce
Arthur E. Edmonds
Glenwoul
Eugene Bishop
Emersin
Alice J. Kuhns
Welch
Okla
Allan Pestel
Pender
Nebo
Jean Ann Voss
Bellevue
Nebr
Ralph Ladd
Greenfield
Karin Hockabout
Gaynel Beckwith
County Welfare Office
Beckwith
Interest Shown in Volunteer Welfare Work in County
Mills County welfare office led a May 28 meeting to discuss a volunteer social service group. About 10 women from 15 Glenwood and Pacific Junction organizations attended. goals include recreation and craft work in nursing homes, direct service to shut ins, transport, childcare, fostering, tutoring, and broader county involvement.
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Mills County
Terry Barton
Glenwood
Pacific Junction
Nishnn
Barton
Leader Starts 94th Annual Volume
The Leader begins its 4th dyn a volume of publication with this issue. The paper originated in 1875 after H G Rising started it, with Mills County Chronicle and The Mills County Republican shaping the town’s early press. Ownership stabilized under W P Wortman since 1900, as the paper produced over 4,800 issues totaling more than 100 million words.
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H. G. Rising
Illnois
Mills County Chronicle
US. J. Boelner
Chronicle
Emerson
Mills County Republican
Leader
W. P. Wortman
Malvern Summer Band Practice Scheduled Today
Malvern Community School announces summer practice sessions at the Malvern Community building. The junior band meets at 1 30 p m and the senior band at 7 30 p m, all on Thursday.
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MCS
Malvern Community
Malvern
Karen Lynam Named Rodeo Queen Candidate
Karen Lynam will represent Horseshoe Saddle Club Hastings in the Yoo Nishna Valley Rodeo Queen Contest at Shenandoah. She competes against contestants from two states and is the daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Lynam of Minden. Preliminary judging is June 6 at KMA Studios, with equitation judging at 7 30 p.m. June 7 before opening night of the fourth annual rodeo.
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Karen Lynam
Horseshoe Saddle Club
Shenandoah
Hourseshoe Saudie Club
Hastings
Miss Lynam
Karen
Kenneth Lynam
Minden
KMA
Joni
Bargain Night in Malvern Thursday Here Tonight
Thursday night is bargain night as Malvern merchants shift evening hours to Thursday to reach customers. The Leader's four page special ads run from 6 to 8 30 pm with discounts including TV swivel rockers 35 off cosmetics half price toys half price tomatoes 2 lb 25c summer prints penny per inch and bathing suits 1 off Stores promise further features and savings to attract shoppers.
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Malvern
The
Leader
Community events schedule for June notices
June calendar lists Bible School open houses at three churches on June 7. Malvern Community School Board holds its regular meeting on June 1. A five news meeting is noted for June 14. Drivers license examiners appear June 23, followed by an ice cream social at St. John's Lutheran Church.
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Malvern Commuunity School Board
Glenwood
St. John's Lutheran Church
Citizens Question Radar Speed Control in Malvern
Malvern town council discussed enforcement of radar speed control at its June meeting. Businesses urged caution, noting farmers criticism and local patronage worries. Suggestions included warning first violations, moving radar routes, and limiting Main Street north of the Burlington overpass.
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Malvern
Cliff Rich
Malvern Summer School to Begin Monday
Malvern Community Schools will start a six to eight week summer program on June 10 with sessions from 8 30 to 11 30 a.m. five days weekly. About 40 pupils have shown interest. buses will transport out of town enrollees. Remedial arithmetic reading and English for elementary grades are planned, with teachers Benton Kuck Roger Durham and Mrs Vera Cronkhite. High school offerings include a sixth grade algebra review and a driver education group. interest in other subjects is low and federal funding has been cut.
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Malvern
Benton Kuck
Roger Durham
Vera Cronkhite
Terry Forney
Accidents Down But Much Damage Reported in Week
In Mills county over the week only two accidents were reported yet vehicle damage was extensive. A grain augur broke loose from a truck and plunged into a 1966 Ford driven by Stephen Kenneth Feles, 18, of Glenwood on Highway 274 near Glenwood, causing about $2,500 in damage. Louise Kemp, 40, of Farragut, in a 1967 Lincoln, was only lightly involved with $50 damage. Vehicle damage also affected a 1966 Pontiac driven by Joan Whitby, 20, of Friendship, Tennessee, with $500 damage, and a fertilizer truck off the road driven by Karry L. Gaddy, 96, Maitland, Missouri, with about $2,500 damage.
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Mills County
Stephen Kenneth Feles
Glenwood
Lincoln
Louise Barlene Kemp
Farragut
Tobt
Stonerook
Pontiac
Joan Whitby
Friendship
Tenn
Karry ‘L. Gaddy
Maitland
Suts Lane
Honor the Hiltons at Reception
4H Alumni and friends honored Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hilton Saturday night at a reception in the Malvern Community building. Hilton led poultry clubs for years, training teams that won 20 state championships in poultry work and six went on to national contests with further honors. Attendees came from a wide area. A brief program by Naomi Christensen and Nancy Mulholland featured photos and reminiscing, while most time was spent visiting about poultry clubs.
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Ray Hilton
Malvern
Hiton
Hilton
Naomi Christensen
Nancy Mulholland
Fine More Drivers on Speed Charges.
Additional drivers were fined in local courts the past weekly period on charge of speeding. Names and amounts include Sidney Williams 68 dollars Kenneth Jannings 60 Jane Ross 20 Charles West 19 Larry Hatfield 10 Larry Studey 20 Paul Hathaway 20 Warren Salmons 20 and Delbert Eastwood 28. Other cases show improper registration fines of 15 10 and 7 dollars.
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Justice of Peace
John Hall
Sidney Williams
Silver City
Kenneth Jannings
Carroll
Jane Ross
Glenwood
Charles West
Shenandoah
Larry Hatfield
Malvern
Larry Studey
Paul Hathaway
Warren Salmons
Des Moines
Virginia Hall
Vandals Take Big Cat Tractor In Field Incident
Vandal(s) swiped a Caterpillar tractor, moved it to the hilltop site, then released it to roll down a slope across a wheat field. The heavy equipment mired near a levee while tracks churned fuel, but no serious damage occurred. Mr and Mrs Chas Wilson and another couple celebrated an anniversary.
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Fueli Ag
Nerioug
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Mark Laughlin
Creighton Uni
Malvern Cemetery
Iona Phone Exchange
Re Southwest Telephone Exchange
Thelma Blank
Virgil Ver Maas
Hickswim
Kilpatrick
Harlan
Mra
Latioe Bradley
Council
State Highway Commission
Burlington
Rich
Donald Aistrope
Main Street
Howard Natson
Malvern Schools
Hiltons
Wilhelms
Hazel Wilhelm
Strahan
Wilhelm
Constany
Chas
Wilson
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