Mills County news updates and light hearted tales
Justice of Peace Remsey prepares for a Wednesday hearing as a Glenwood chase case unfolds. Malvern man Louis Knop recounts a humorous car mixup after using his mother’s green car, sparking town chatter about a Fourth of July plan. County treasurer warns residents on upcoming personal tax notices to prevent late listings. Main Street makeover brings praise as Malvern eliminates center parking, prompting claims of a city-like transformation.
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Malvern
Louis Knop
Louis
Glenwood
L. S. Robinson
Court House
Don Rhoden
Highway Patrol
Malvern Junior Legion Baseball Readies After Rainouts
Malvern Junior Legion coach Robert Paulson prepares the 16-player squad for a 2 p m game this Sunday on the Tabor field after consecutive rainouts. The team had its last two Sundays washed out against Tabor, awaiting clear skies.
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Malvern
Junior Legion
Robert Paulson
Tabor Junior Legion
Tabor
Paulson
Attend 2nd Fire School Held by Air Base Firemen
Fire representatives of the Malvern fire department attended the second annual fire school conducted by Offutt Air Base firemen Sunday. The school covered saving personnel and approaching different types of planes, including B 29, 5 26 and jet aircraft. Local participants were Ralph Scott, B H Houser, Tom Gidley, Orville Starr and Wayne Zanders, with firemen from Glenwood and Tabor also present.
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Malvern
Pleasant Fourth Plans Unfold in Malvern With Fireworks
Pleasant surprises emerge as Malvern gears up for July 4 festivities led by the Dutch Gun club. A youngsters fishing contest at Malvern pond stocks 3,000 fish, prizes for largest and smallest catches, and an 8:30 p.m. parade features antique cars, tractors, and farm equipment. Col Willard Millikan will deliver a patriotic address from Washington, D. C. with a fireworks finale and rain date if needed. Tickets available in Malvern stores or from Dutch Gun club members.
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Malvern
Dutch Gun Club
Malvern Gus Club
Jim Bean
Bean
Louis Knop
Malvern Area
Col
Willard Millikan
Washington, D. C
Record Attendance at Mills County 4-H Girls Rally Day
The Mills County 4-H Girls Rally Day at Malvern Community Building on June 10 set a record with 250 attendees including 4-H girls teachers committee women parents and guests. Darlene Norton was elected president for 1956 56 with Eleanor Buch Karen Pritchard Merry Maids De anna McLain Sherry Stevens other officers. The program featured pledges greetings by Gail Shellberg chorus numbers led by Mrs. Austin Bass installation of officers and awards including a Poultry Scholarship to Town State College for Nancy Wright and honors for Martha Weare Jo and Shirley Doyle with leadership camp nominations for Mary Lou Evans. The event closed with performances by the Merry Malda and Leyal Lassies clubs.
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Fhr
Sherry Ste Taty
Eleanor Buch
Mills County
Vews
Deanna McLain
Dent
Darlene Norton
Karen Pritchard
Secre
Malvern
The
Busy Tees
Merry Maids
Sherry Stevens
Silver Cloud
Gail Shellberg
Aassistant
Austin Bass
Marilyn Mintle
Nancy Wright
Mary Lou Evans
Linda Byington
Seaith
Willard Wright
Patty Swett
Dick Goon
Town State College
Martha Weare Jo
Washington, D. C
Shirley Doyle
Camp Brewater
Merry Malda
Leyal Lassies
Noffsinger resigns as Mills County Farm Bureau fieldman
C J Noffsinger announced Thursday his resignation as fieldman for the Mills County Farm Bureau, effective July 1, 1955. He will continue to live in Malvern and will be succeeded by Max Cross of Washington, Iowa, on July 1. He thanked the bureau and urged continued cooperation with his successor.
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Mills County Farm Bureau
C. J. Noffsinger
Malvern
Noffsinger
Sioux City
Max Cross
Washington
Car collision on Highway 34 east of Malvern causes minor damage
Bertha Katherine Teachout of Shenandoah was in a two-vehicle crash Friday east of Malvern on Highway 34 with Lawrence Dudley Deacon of Creston. Sheriff reports damage estimated at 100 dollars to Teachout's car and 75 dollars to Deacon's, with no injuries.
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Here
Bertha Katherine Teachout
Shenandoah
Lawrence Dudley Deacon
Creston
Malvern
Deacon
Prize Winners 4H Club Holds Tour and Picnic
On Sunday June 5 the Prize Winners 4H club held its annual tour meeting at Dick Utterback's at 9 30 a m and concluded at Carl Fulton's with a picnic at 12 30 p m Reports note a majority of baby beef and beef heifers with a few hogs and sheep but no dairy Eldon Kline reporter.
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Dick Utterback
Carl Fulton
Eldon Kline
Late Hour Patrolmen Help Stop Reckless Driving Campaign
Highway Patrolmen Dale Bles sie and Ted Godfrey and Justice of Peace Carl Remley worked through the small hours in policing a wager of reckless driving. Harold Kruse and Russell Kruse, 25 total, were fined 25 dollars and costs with a 60 day license suspension proposed. Jonah Brandt faced 100 dollar and 5 dollar fines on traffic charges, while Fred Hand and Kenneth Shufelt faced separate drinking charges following the patrols’ midnight efforts.
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Dale Blessie
Ted Godfrey
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Harold Kruse
Mineola
Russell Kruse
Glenwood
Remley
Pacific Junction
Jonah MM. Brandt
Tabor
Ase
Fred A. Hand
Knoxville
Kenneth G. Shufelt
Red Oak
Rotary speaker promotes highway safety at Malvern meeting
Pearl W. McMurry, state commissioner of public safety, was guest speaker at the Malvern Rotary Club. He spoke on Iowa highways and recent legislative safety measures. Hand and Shufelt were fined $16 plus costs at a highway dispute incident.
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Hand
Shufelt
Public Safety
Rotary
Pearl W. McMurry
Malvern Rotary Club
McMurry
Iowa
Farragut Couple Hurt As Truck Overturns In Ditch
Merlin A. West, 19, and Carol Bangs, 18, of Farragut were injured Saturday when the half ton truck West drove overturned into a ditch 20 miles north of Tabor on highway 275 about 8 p m They received treatment in Tabor for cuts and bruises as West attempted to pass a car and drove onto the left shoulder then into the ditch while trying to return to the lane.
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Merlin A. West
Carol Bangs
Farragut
West
Tabor
K. D. Rodabaugh
Don Rhoden
Kempton Opens Shoe Repair Shop in Stroud Building
Don Kempton formerly of Hastings has installed new equipment and opened Kempton's Shoe Repair on Main Street in the Stroud building. He previously worked for the National Shoe Co. in Toledo and managed shops in Milwaukee, St Paul, and Omaha. A World War II Army veteran, Kempton lives with his wife and daughter Jean in Malvern at 606 Second Street. The shop can replace sales and heels in about ten minutes and Kempton redecorated the storefront prior to opening.
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Don Kempton
Hastings
Main Street
Kempton
Stroud
National Shoe Co
Toledo
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Paul
Germany
Jean
Kemptons
Malvern
Second St
Center Parking Zone Eliminated Sparks Mixed Reactions
Malvernians welcomed the end of center street parking with approval as the city converted the area to diagonal parking at the parkings to ease traffic. Mayor Frank Steele warned tickets for misparked cars and stop sign violations with escalating fines.
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Frank Steele
Steele
McMillans to Hold Open House on June 24
Rev and Mrs G C McMillan announce an open house on Friday June 24 from 7 30 to 9 p m inviting all friends from town and surrounding areas to drop in. They plan to move from Malvern in July to Sioux Falls South Dakota where he will serve the Community Baptist church.
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G. C. McMillan
McMillans
Malvern
Sioux Falls
S. D
Community Baptist Church
Accident on muddy road injures two in Council Bluffs
Mrs. Orly Jones and her daughter Theresa were injured when a car traveling east from Pleasant Valley school house hit mud, overturned near the Everett Thomas home, and was taken to Edmundson hospital. Mrs. Jones sustained facial bruises, chest injuries, and lost two front teeth. Theresa suffered head, mouth, and knee injuries.
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Orly Jones
Theresa
Pleasant Valley School House
Everett Thomas
Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Jones
July 4th Kids Fishing Contest Set by Malvern Gun Club
The annual event is sponsored by the Malvern Gun Club and will take place at Boehner s Pond, which will be stocked for the occasion. It aligns with the Independence Day celebration hosted by the Butch Gun Club to provide a full day of area recreation and entertainment.
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Malvern Gun Club
Boehner
Butch Gun Club
Union County Men Tour Mule Creek Watershed Projects
Twenty six farmers and business men from Union County and Creston, guided by Union County conservationist Herb Kayser, toured Mule Creek watershed sites. They visited two projects under construction and four completed dams in the forenoon, lunched at Gun Club area, then toured Glenwood State School and Carter Orchard in the afternoon. This was the 18th watershed tour by interested groups since March 1, totaling 464 persons.
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Union County
Creston
Herb Kayser
Mule Creek
Gun Club Pienie
Glenwood State School
Carter Orchard
Ray Jones
Clean-up Day at Pond Led by Malvern Gun Club
Malvern Gun Club members lead a clean-up at Pond in Malvern with a second event at Buchner's pond near Continent plant. Volunteers are invited to bring shovels, rakes, and tools to clear weeds, drag the pond, repair muskrat holes, and mow around the grounds. The grounds will be mowed and raked, and a kids fishing contest is planned for July 5 in the morning.
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Malvern
Continent Foods
Malvern Gun Club
Buchner's Pond
Continent
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Carl Remsey
Imogene
Mills
F. M. Robinson
Robinson
Mills Co
Fieldman
J. Noffsinger
M. Cross
Byle Hunt
Bao Knight
Malvern Pond
Ban
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