Mills County Boys State delegates head to Des Moines
Mills County this week reports two delegates Bill Blackburn and Warren Hall attend the American Legion Boys State encampment in Des Moines for government and citizenship activities. Rain continues to hamper road crews as heavy showers wash out repairs. Rep. Bill Scherle expresses relief at returning from the 61st Iowa General Assembly session, noting his opposition to higher taxes and his minority status.
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Malvern
American Legion
Des Moines
Bill Blackburn
Warren Hall
Mills County
Bill Scherle
Iowa General Assembly
Rep. Scherle
Iowa
Sheila Ballinger to represent Malvern in Miss Southwest Iowa
BPW sponsors Sheila Ballinger as Malvern’s entry for the Miss Southwest Iowa pageant in Clarinda on June 18. She will perform a talent reading and later compete in the state beauty contest. Ballinger, a Malvern Community High School graduate, was an honor student and Student Council president, with basketball and drama club involvement.
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Malvern
BPW
Sheila Ballinger
Sheila
Malvern Community High
County Road V Paving Delayed to July 6 Near Malvern
County engineer reports the first stretch of County Road V about two miles south of Malvern will not start June 12 as planned. Booth and Olsen, the contractors, expect to bring crew and equipment in just after the Fourth of July and finish before the county fair.
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Malvern
Booth & Olsen
Mills County to spray weed control on county roads
Mills County Board of Supervisors on June 7 1965 approved a weed and brush control program on county roads using a volatile non-toxic spray safe for animals. Objectors must file with the County Auditor or Weed Commissioner Drayton Slaughter in Glenwood. Spraying starts after June 14 1965 and objectors must maintain mowing where not sprayed.
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Board of Supervisors
Mills County
Iowa
Drayton Slaughter
Glenwood
Harry Evans
SEAL
Glenn L. Johnson
Mills
Girl Scout Day Camp Set to Run June 14 to 18
Girl Scout Day Camp will start Monday, June 14, and continue through June 18. All participants should arrive at the Community building by 8 a.m. each morning and will be returned at 4 p.m. Transportation will be provided to and from camp.
Wind and hail devastate Mills county farms Saturday
Heavy hail and strong winds struck areas south of Hillsdale and north of Malvern causing extensive tree damage and crop losses. A corn crop and grain bin were destroyed on the Kenneth Clark farm, with replanting needed for corn and soybeans. Several farms, including Bass, Stotts, and Newell areas, reported severe damage to crops and farms, power lines toppled, and a combine blown across the road. Card of thanks from Tom Park.
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Mills County
Malvern
Hillsdale
F. E. Bloomer
Leo Clarks
Kenneth Clark
Austin
Richard Bass
Frederick Newell
Ellis Jeffrens
Knop Bros
East Liberty
Leader
Josie Stotts
Stotts
Claude Stephens
Leonard Parker
Walter Stille
Lyle Williams
Warner Watts
Williams
Lillian Sowers
Homer Mayberrys
Beard County awaits word to reconvene flood board
County Assessor Harry Maarkel said on Thursday no official word had arrived to reconvene the board of review under a flood damage clause. Unofficially a directive was to reach 85 Iowa counties including Mills to reconvene June 10 to 20 for flood damage petitions. Mills county suffered lighter damage than many, though the Silver Creek bridge washout caused inconvenience.
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Harry Maarkel
Board of Review
Markel
Iowa
Mills
Boards of Review
Mills County
Silver Creek
Malvern High Summer Session Enrolls Twenty Six Students
Twenty six students enrolled in the Malvern high summer school session this week. Principal A H Nothem notes major interest in the typing course with fourteen in that class. Nine in remedial English and three special students are taking individual courses. The program allows typing without crowding other classes and helps students complete make up work. Full credit is allowed as earned.
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Malvern High
A. H. Nothem
Ten New Vehicle Registrations In County Area
County records list registrations including Buicks to Edwin Benton Malvern Thomas Davis Glenwood and Clarence Archer Henderson Fords to Hugh LaRue Glenwood Chevrolets to Chester G Sellers and Frank Burdick Glenwood Pontiacs to Earl Pickin Glenwood Rambler to Howard Curry Glenwood Ford pickup to Russell W Astil Hastings GMC truck to Good Grain Co Malvern A marriage license issued to Thopas Genung and Janet Henderson both of Glenwood County Supt M D Wetterick attended a school administrator workshop at Spirit Lake.
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Edwin Benton
Malvern
Thomas Davis
Glenwood
Clarence Archer
Henderson
Ford
Hugh LaRue
Thopas Genung
Janet Henderson
County
M. D. Wetterick
Spirit, Lake
Speech Therapy Course to Start June Fifteenth
A summer county workshop for speech therapy will run from June 15 to July 22. Mrs. Duane Barker, instructor, announced that all school age children including high school students are eligible. The program includes lip reading for interested participants and contact details are provided for enrollment.
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Duane Barker
Ubase
Elig
Henningsen Expansion Plan Seeks 200000 Revenue Bond
Henningsen Foods plans a $200000 revenue bond from Malvern to fund an expansion at its Malvern plant. The plan, new to the town, keeps the municipality free of risk and cost as bonds are issued through a municipal corporation, potentially lowering interest rates and avoiding tax increases. A special council meeting is planned to discuss the procedure before possible voter submission.
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Henningsen Foods, Inc
Malvern
Muicipal Corporation
Jlenningsen
Malvyer
Twilight Meetings to Inspect Mills Farm Demo
Twilight meetings to inspect Mills farm demo presentations will be hosted by the Mills County Extension Service on June 17 and 21. LaVerne Obrecht reports two plots near Malvern feature starter fertilizer rates and several herbicides including Atrazine and related combinations.
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Mills Farm
Mills County Extension Service
LaVerne Obrecht
Everett Stouder
Malvern
Blacktop
Richard Henderson
Obrecht
Red Oak Couple Buys Windom Caff
Mr and Mrs Russell Smith of Red Oak have purchased the Windom cafe from Mr and Mrs Street Windom and took possession Tuesday. Smith, formerly chef at Hi Johnson in Kad Oak, will run the cafe with wife who is present hospital staff at Murphy Memorial. They plan to move to Mal vern once a house is found. They have four children in various stages of schooling.
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Russell Smith
Red Oak
Stray Windom
Smith
Hi Johnson
Kad
Oak
Texas
Des Moines
Malvern Gifts Add 282.55 to Cancer Fund Drive
Malvern contributed 282.55 to the Cancer Fund Drive, announced this week by Mrs. Truman Hardy, chairman. Workers in the drive included Mrs. James Summers, Mrs. Ben Breeding, Mrs. Verlin Hardy, Mrs. Fred Mulholland, Mrs. J. F. Wearin, Mrs. Darrell Frederickson, Mrs. Tom Fritz, Mrs. Lorraine Griffin, Mrs. Tutharil Shere, Mrs. George Pearce, and Mrs. Charles Pevehouse.
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Malvern
Truman Hardy
James Summers
Ben Breeding
Verlin Hardy
Fred Mulholland
J. F. Wearin
Darrell Frederickson
Tom Fritz
Lorraine Griffin
Tutharil Shere
George Pearce
Charles Pevehouse
State 4-H Alumni Award to Mrs Ben Wilson
Four former 4-H members will receive the 4-H Alumni Recognition award at the State 4-H Conference on Friday evening. The presentation will be on the Iowa State University campus by state 4-H officers, with a reception at the Memorial Union to follow.
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Iowa 4-H
Ben Wilson
Hasting
4-H
Iowa State University
State 4H
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Tom Park
Fairgrounds
Leo Smith
Mike
Carolyn Hilton
Steve Grindle
Dan Schroeder
Diane Hopp
Hood
Dale Sandqulist
Russell Carlson
Mule Creek
SCS
McClaren Construction Co
Shenandoah
Co. Road
Henningsen
Windom
Cancer Fund
Malvern Gifts
State
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