Mills County Farm Outlook Sees Strong Oats and Wheat Prospects
Mills County reports a promising crop potential with oats and wheat likely to post strong yields. Cool spring and adequate moisture have boosted crops, while alfalfa cuts are heavier. Army worms identified as variegated cutworms cause spot damage but are manageable with spraying. Extension agronomist Dr E R Duncan visited to study soils for higher yields. The Leader notes a plant superintendent misattribution corrected to E L Birdsall.
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Mills County
Dick Goos
Ray Jones
Farm Bureau
E. R. Duncan
Ames
Extension Agronomist
Five marriage licenses issued in Mills county this week
June weddings appear in Mills county with five licensees. Names include Howard R. Smith and Kathryn L. Smith both of Moravia, James D. Moyer and Irma Cadman of Emerson, Frank E. White and Eber Wolfe of Lincoln, Neb. Also Reldon D. Cline and Jean Brown of Prescott, Donald Wayne Spracklin and Nancy Lou Miller of Omaha and Waterloo, Neb. Cars licensed show Chevrolets and Fords leading. Local dealers and models listed.
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Mills County
Howard R. Smith
Moravia
Kathryn L. Smith
Emerson
James D. Moyer
Irma Cadman
Frank E. White
Eber Wolfe
Lincoln
Reldon D. Cline
Jean Brown
Prescott
Donald Wayne Spracklin
Omaha
Nancy Lou Miller
Chryslers
Eamer S Leet
GMC
C. Ordo Jenlsett
Olds Silver City
Willa Pullman
Ford Henderson
Dr. R. L. South
Mercury
Edwin Ambrose
Chevrolet
Marion W. Wilson
Plymouth
Dale Lean Harrington
Mercury Pacific Junction
Wm. K. Ettleman
Ford
Cub Day at Camp Wakonda near Griswold
The Southwest Iowa council of Boy Scouts of America will hold Cub Day at Camp Wakonda near Griswold on Sunday June 27 from 2 30 p m until after the campfire program at 8 30 p m featuring the Wakonda Indians in full regalia The event includes a campsite tour swimming pool and games Each pack should bring their own picnic lunch All cubs parents cub masters den mothers committee men and their families are urged to attend
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Camp Wakonda
Southwest Iowa
Dem
Mills Men Leave for Service
Arthur Lowell Hardy and Billie Lee Rearling were inducted into the armed services at Omaha Tuesday. Roger Shepard and Bud Bourn left Wednesday for Ft Leonard Wood Missouri where they will receive their basic training.
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Arthur Lowell Hardy
Billie Lee Rearling
Armed Services
Omaha
Roger Shepard
Bud Bourn
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Red Cross Funds Low Ten Cent Swim Lesson Charge
Malvern kids joined a Red Oak swim program with over 80 participants. Each pupil will be charged 10 cents per lesson to cover instruction costs after insufficient funds from the annual drive. Transport costs 25 cents per lesson, covered by the school district and Rotary club, with deficits to be made up by the club. Assistance available through John Kolterman. buses depart 3:30 p.m. Mondays and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
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Malvern
Red Oak
Red Cross
Rotary Club
John Kolterman
Red Oak Pool
Mrs Summers to Fill Dr Shonka's Position on Board
Virginia Summers was appointed to Malvern board of education to replace Dr T E Shonka who resigned due to illness. The term lasts until the next school election. The board also bought three new band instruments and handled other district business. Summers has long supported public schooling and chaired a citizens committee on teacher salaries.
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Virginia Summers
Malvern Board of Education
T. E. Shonka
Shonka
Summers
Citizens Committee On
Cub Scouts Tour Offutt Air Base
Cub Scouts visited Offutt Air Base on Thursday with leader John Kolterman Mrs Don Conrad and Alfred Clark guiding a convoy of cars for the field tour
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Offutt Air Base
John Kolterman
Don Conrad
Alfred Clark
Nominate Downing for State Office Nomination Details
Darrell Downing of Pacific Junction is among eight candidates for state 4-H office to be chosen from a field of about 40 county nominees. Ballots appear at the Iowa State College Ames short course June 22 to 24, with 1,200 delegates expected. Downing, 17, is active in Plattville Trotters and Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Poultry clubs, and has extensive 4-H project experience including dairy, beef, hogs, sheep, garden, poultry, and field crops. He won Mills County dairy showmanship in 1953 and top district dairy placements in Council Bluffs, plus an Outstanding 4-H Boy award and a Chicago livestock trip in 1953.
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Darrell Downing
Pacific Junction
Towa Boys 4-H
Richard S. Gaos
Mills County
Towa State College
Ames
State 4-H
Darrell
Plattville Trotters
Council Buffs
Chicago
County vote tallies end Mills county court house bond bid
Voters rejected the Mills county bond issue 1 245 to 1 447 in a special election. Reasons varied from lack of participation and timing worries to anticipated tax increases and construction costs including old building demolition and interim office rentals. The board of supervisors may revive the measure after notices, with precinct results showing broad opposition despite some pro votes in Glenwood, Mineola, St Marys, and Center precincts.
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Mills County
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Glenwood
Mineola
St. Marys and Center
Center
Silver
Malvern
Hastings
Emerson
Deer Creek
White Cloud
Rawles
Lyons
Toll Icciveccicin
Lightning Strikes Farm Fire Near Malvern
Fire crews answered a lightning strike at the Frank Chamberlain farm four miles southwest of Malvern at 6 a m today. A chicken house was burned as they arrived, the crew being delayed by mud. No chickens were lost. The bolt damaged an electric stove and furnace in the house.
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Malvern Fremen
Frank Chamberlain
Mavern
Malvern DVBS Closes with Program at Methodist Church
The Malvern DVBS program closed Sunday evening at the Methodist church. Superintendent reps explained work and children demonstrated learned items. Theme was The Church with groups visiting Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches and hearing histories from longtime members. Total enrollment 139.
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Malvern
DVBS
Methodist Church
A. J. Berkhimer
Baptists
F. R. Chantry
Methodists
J R. Hurst
Presbyterians
Thanking Friends for Sympathy After Brother’s Death
A note expressing gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the illness and death of the writer’s brother, Nelle Wiachel. The message emphasizes appreciation for support and sympathy.
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Nelle Wiachel
Lightning Kills Two Steers in Friday Storm
During a severe electrical storm Friday night in Austin, stockman STOCK Bass and Virgil Forney reported their steer was struck by lightning. The Bass farm yard light pole was also struck, amplifying the damage.
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Austin Bass
Virgil Forney
Bass Farm
Emerson DVBS Pupils Gather Before Worship Center
Primary pupils from Emerson daily vacation Bible school pose in front of their worship center. The kindergarten department, led by superintendent Mrs George Jones, is pictured with many students including Di anne Allensworth Twyla Tackett Vivian McKee Linda Kay Taylor Keith Yeager and others. The large program recently closed.
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Emerson Dvbs
Emerson Daily Vacation Bible School
George Jones
Anne Allensworth
Twyla Tackett
Vivian McKee
Linda Kay Taylor
Keith Yeager
Mike McFarland
Mike King
Tommy Honeyman
Bobby Rudin
Phyllis Rudin
David DeBol
Teri Moody
Gary Johnson
Charlotte Carlson
Suzanne Evans
Dianne Taylor
Jimmy Hicks
Donald Waseall
Connie Parker
Irving Parker
Eldon Ray
Emerson
Emerson Community Daily Vacation Bible School
Alice Kay Jones
Carol Hascall
Rosella Elkins
Franette Simpson
Karen Magnuson
Betty Etherington
Rodney Carnegie
Bobbie Johnson
Judy Hascall
Georgia Lunn
Donnie Johnson
Linda Williams
Gailyn Lunn
Frances Darby
Mary Gillespie
David Johnson
Diane Johnson
Duante Wall
Larry Simpson
Dale Allensworth
Mammoth Balloon to Fly in Malvern July Fourth Celebration
The Flying Dutchmen plan a July 5 Independence Day event in Malvern featuring Prof. Claude Shafer and crew inflating a 100 foot diameter gas balloon. The craft will rise to 5000 feet with a parachute jump finale. Only three U S balloon jumpers remain.
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Malvern
Prof
Claude Shafer
Prof. Shafer
County's Longest Road Project to Begin on June 28
Mills county board of supervisors awarded The Maynard Myers Construction Co. of Griswold a 4.58 mile rock and grading contract from the Malvern Gun club to highway 275. The low bid at 36.0, or 1490 per mile, covers start June 28 with completion August 21. The project, a petitioned road, will be funded with farmers paying half the rock surfacing cost.
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Maynard Myers Construction Co
Griswold
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Malvern Gun Club
The
Myers Co
Troy Rhody
Rhody
Commis
Highway 50
Mumpumery County
Campbell Certificate Awarded at Grand Lodge Session
Mr and Mrs Robert L Campbell returned Thursday from Sioux City where Campbell, a delegate from Silver Alder, attended the Masonic Grand Lodge session. He received his certificate for a Masonic honor at the event, marking a successful completion of the lodge proceedings.
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Robert L. Campbell
Sioux Ci
Campbell
Silver Arn Judee
Grand Lodge
Sleuetor
Brothers To Face Mills Justice For Replacing Their Stolen Goods
Two brothers Willis Hallesen and Claus Hallesen, ages 30 and 35, living on East Pottawatamie County farms, will face a Mills County hald order after completing their five year prison terms at Fort Madison. Sheriff Don Rhoden said the order binds them to stand trial in Mills County once they finish their sentences. They were linked to the theft of silverware, a water system, an air compressor, Mix-master, coffee pot and fur coat from Harold Deitch home north of Greenwood on New Year’s Eve. all items except the silverware were recovered. The brothers reportedly followed a pattern of taking their own goods from farms in Sibley, Iowa, to sell, then stealing other items to replace what they sold. They were sentenced Saturday in Cass County district court.
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Harold Deitch
Jer
Grenwood
Sibley
Houllesens
Cass County
Mills County Fourth Quarter 1953 Sales Tax Up Strong
The 1953 Christmas quarter boosted Mills County business with sales tax receipts nearly 900,000 higher than the prior quarter and over 42,000 above the fourth quarter of 1952. County totals show gains across towns like Glenwood Malvern Sidney Hamburg Shenandoah and rural areas, with totals computed by multiplying sales tax by 50.
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Mills County
State Tax Commission
Mills Co
Glenwood
Rural Carriers Host Pot Luck Supper in Milly County
The Milly county rural mail carriers held their June meeting at the Vernon Crouse home in Uast Ings Friday night with 17 members present for the pot luck supper. Mr and Mrs Roe Campbell of Malvern will host the July meeting.
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Milly County
Vernon Crouse
Uast
Mills County assess to consider allotment for wheat
The Mills County Agricultural Station will consider applying for a wheat allotment for years when no wheat was seeded. A farmer may apply in writing to the county ASU committee by June 39. Blank forms are available at the county ASU for use in requests.
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Sears Og
Cairman
Mills County
Farmer Quest
ASU Uciew
Blood Bank Visit Planned for Malvern June 30
The Red Cross blood bank will be in Malvern on June 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. at the Community Base. All who can donate blood are urged to keep the date open.
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Red Cross
Malvern Duge
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Leader
Ipalo
Council Bluffs
E. L. Birdsall
E. R. Birdsall
Mills
Mrs. Summers
Dr. Shonka
Downing
F. Chamberlain
Malvern Dvbs
Henderson
Rock Ogly
Montgomery County
Old Mud Creek Couch
Porkly
St Johns Lutheran Shorch
Highway
Plattville
Lyons Townships
Mills Station
Mills Justice
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