Mills County Scene Reflects Summer Radio Quirks And Local News
This week in Mills County reports on summer weather affecting short wave radio traffic between Malvern Glenwood and Mills County sheriff's office. It notes crowd turnout for Malvern Community school band concert and Thursday bargain night, calls for volunteers for recreation and crafts at Nishna College, and celebrates Baron Tennant’s 60th Masonic birthday with family ties to Silver Urn lodge.
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Mills County
Sheriff's Office
Malvern
Glenwood
Malvern Community
Nishna College
Joe Smith
Smith
Baron Tennant
Silver Urn Lodge
Suez
C. A. Buyer
State Masone Magazine
Mills 4-Hers Attend State Conference at Iowa State
Five Mills county 41 members traveled to Ames Monday for the state 4-H conference at Iowa State University. Anne Bolte of Silver City and Dennis Boileau of Henderson are nominees for state and national 4-H offices representing Mills county. Their records join 27 other Mills members and 11 area nominees in competition, with further judging based on 4-H records sent to Iowa State University.
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Mills County
Ames
Iowa Stile University
Anne Bolte
Silver City
Dennis Boileau
Henderson
States Office
Council Bluffs
Iowa State University
Iowa
Coral Goos
Evelyn Lincoln
Pacific
Cheryl Shaw
David Swett
Hastings
John Paul
Bridge Contract Awarded to Vickers for Silver Creek Span
Mills county board of supervisors awarded the contract for a bridge south of Malvern to R J Vickers Inc of Boone. The bid of 76054.70 with a July 15 staffing date wins among six bidders. The continuous V beam concrete structure will span Silver Creek four miles south of Malvern, measuring 225 by 24 feet.
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Mills County Board of Supervisors
Here
R. J. Vickers, Inc
Boone
Vickers
Silver Creek
Malvern
Spectacular 1968 Fourth of July show at Dutch Gun Club
Col Sea bright headlines the Dutch Gun Club celebration with a 32 ft sway pole act towering above the Malvern water tower. The Texan performer executes a perilous two-hand and one-hand sway while twirling a baton. A premier lineup highlights the club’s 1968 independence day program.
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Col. Seabright
Malvern Water Tower
Pony Creek Tour Planned for Sunday
Mills County Soil Conservation District sponsors a Drive it Yourself tour Sunday June 23 starting 4% miles north of Glenwood on Hwy 275. The 10 mile route through Pony Creek Watershed covers terraces grade stabilization structures waterways and the county road system ending at Pacific Junction. Visitors will see Pony Creek Park the site of a planned 85 acre lake and a desilting basin on the Missouri River Bottom with informational signs along the route. Pony Creek Watershed a tributary of Keg Creek drains 19329 acres and runs 15 miles long averaging 2 miles wide with a 4 mile max width. Twenty one grade stabilization and sediment control structures are planned in the central watershed including two flood water retarding structures near the outlet to stabilize entries and sediment and 43 miles of outlet channel to be enlarged. Five structures will serve as public road crossings. The watershed includes 159 farms, about 63 percent owner-operated. The watershed organized in 1958 is expected to finish in 1969 or 1970.
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Mills County Soil. Conservation District
Glenwood
Hwy. 275
Pony Creek
Pacific Junction
Pony Creek Park
Mills County Soil Conservation District
County Conservation Board
Pipeline easements filed for Mills County crossing 25 sections
Hydrocarbon Transportation Inc filed with County Recorder Kenneth Asmussen 48 easements for a pipeline across Mills County entering west of Tabor and leaving north of Emerson. The route crosses about 25 sections of land. The pipeline, a Norther Natural Gas branch, is to distribute propane and other natural gas by products.
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Hydrocarbon Transportaton, Inc
Kenneth Asmussen
Mills County
Tabor
Emerson
Tiydrocarbon Transportation
Norther Natural Gas
Reading Program Starts at Malvern Library
The Malvern Library opens a summer reading program starting June 12 facilitated for children. So far 25 kids have joined. Story hour runs every Wednesday from 1 30 to 2 p m and organizers encourage late sign ups.
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Malvern
Deadline July 1 for homestead or military exemptions
County Assessor Harry Markel reminded property owners who acquired new property or changed property and have not signed for homestead or military exemption that they must apply by July 1. Contracts of sale must be recorded and show 10 percent of the purchase price.
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Harry Markel
Dutch Gun Club Fourth of July Celebration Plans
The 21st annual Dutch Gun Club Fourth of July celebration in 1963 outlines assignments for entertainment gate grounds program and speakers with names including Everett Knop Louis Knop and Edwin Leu. Organizers seek help as seating and equipment setup proceed and contracts near completion for the July 3 and 4 event.
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Everett Knop
Louis Knop
August Ponton
Jack Fletcher
Creighton Miller
Lester Knop
Edwin Leu
Otto Leipold
Alfred
Everett
Louis
Wall Knop
Ray Leipold
Alfred Knop
Melvin Leu
Joe Walker
Vernon Ebling
Earl Dolan
Vern Knop
Albert Meyer
Gerald Leu
Bruno Leu
Ev Knop
Eugene Leu
Orlo Jones
Gordon Axtell
Walt Knop
Wil
Start Paving on Co. Road Near Glenwood and Sioux City
County Engineer Charles Weber said paving will begin next week on county roads. Work starts a quarter mile east of Glenwood and extends about two miles south of Silver City, totaling six miles of paving from Sioux City vicinity.
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Charles Weber
Eust
Glenwood
Silaver City
Bree
Sioux City
Becomes First Since 1959 to Record a Revolver in Mills County
Harold Sutton of Glennwood filed a registration report for a 82 caliber revolver gifted to him, the first such filing in Mills County since 1959. The county recorder notes merchants have not consistently recorded sales of dangerous weapons in 45 years, with last recorded sale in 1993 and little enforcement overall.
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N Sule
Harold Sutton
Glennwood Lumberman
Kenneth Asmussen
Sutton
Kenneth Gelden
Pacific Junction
Gelden
Spain
Asmussen
Recorder
Mills County
Malvern Junior Band to Perform Tonight on Main Street
The Malvern junior band will present a short concert tonight at 7:45 on Main Street. After the concert an important high school band practice will follow at the Community Building, led by Mr. Darrah, in preparation for the Judy 4th celebration appearance.
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Malvern
Main Street
Darrah
Appointment of Scheffel to Magaret’s Board Term
Tuesday officials named Dr. M. L. Scheffel of Malvern to the remainder of the late Dr. E. C. Magaret’s term on the board of health. The term expires on December 3.
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Scheffel
Magaret
Mills County Board of Supervisors
M. L. Scheffel
Malvern
E. C. Magaret
Board of Health
Oshio Seeks Democratic Nomination for 7th District
Richard C. Oshio, 47, former mayor of Council Bluffs, announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination to Congress in the 7th district. He is a building contractor and director of Council Bluffs Savings & Loan Assn., serves on the Bluffs board of review, and is active in the American Legion and VFW. Oshio served five years in infantry regiments during World War II and is a retired officer in the active Reserve force.
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Richard C. Oshio
Council Bluffs
Oshio
Council Bluffs- Savings & Loan Assn
Bluffs Board of Review
American Legion
VFW
Crearly
Lenox Fertilizer Plant Reopens Staffing Move
Rodney Evans and Bob Hersch were moved to Malvern last week to take over the Lenox Fertili. plant. Bob Reasoner, the local plant representative, says the Evans family has three sons Ricky, Eric, and Anthony and are building a home nearby as they relocate to the area.
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Rodney Evans
Bob Hersch
Malvern
Lenox
Ger
Bob Reasoner
Evans
Pla
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Pony Creek Tour
PAC
Acific Junction
East Malvern
Noah
Mr. Asmussen
Othe Wise
Ricky
Anthony
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