Malvern Area Faces New Telephone Directory Change
A large Northwestern Bell directory printed for Council Bluffs and 33 area communities replaces the old Mills County oak directory. Residents must learn new listings, copy emergency numbers, and use the first page to locate Malvern and other towns quickly. Mixed reactions arise as residents adjust to the consolidated exchange layout.
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Northwestern Bell
Mills County
Council Bluffs
Logal
Malvern
Dutchmen Top Program for Fourth Feed Grain Mills Total
Mills County ASC chairman H A McCain said 1,374 farmers have received feed grain certificates totaling 588000 dollars with cents. The first payments cover about 90 percent of the expected total and a later payment may equal or exceed the current amount depending on participation.
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H. A. McCain
Mills County
ASC
Malvern Fourth of July Features Helicopter Rides and Gov Erbe Address
Malvern celebrates Independence Day with thrills including a helicopter show by Jimmy Dixon, auto push ball games, motorcycle races, and a Gov Norman Erbe address. Day and evening programs, a 6:30 pm press conference at the Malvern community building, and a penny scramble are planned at the county fair grounds with a single admission fee.
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Gov. Erbe
Malvern
Dutch Gar Club
Jimmy Dixon
Warren Darrah
Norman Erbe
Iowa
Erbe
Malyarn
Spoviak
Malvern Commercial Club
Gun Club
Largents Store Observes Fourth Anniversary
Hastings shop owner Jack Largent marks his store anniversary with a weekend observance. Special merchandising bargains and treats are planned for visitors as noted in this week's Leader advertisement.
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Hastings
Jack Largent
Jack
Super Saver
Junction Lady Admitted as New Patient at Nishna Cottage Here
Mrs Lafa, of Pacific, entered Nishna Cottage here as a new patient last Friday.
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Nishna
Lafa
Pacific
Junction
aNishna
July 4th Sets Mobile Home Fees and Raises for Mills County
The fourth marks a raft of Iowa reforms in Mills County. Mobile home fees rise with new rules directing all revenue to the local school district where the trailer sits. Fees start at 3 to 5 dollars by size and the 5 dollar flat registration begins July 4. County officials gain salary hikes of four thousand five hundred dollars total, with sergeant pay boosts and step increases for deputies and first-year versus second-year staff. A new three day waiting period for marriage licenses also takes effect.
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Mills County
Iowa
Mills Countiaes
F. M. Robinson
County Museum to Open Sundays in Mills County
Mills County Historical Society says the county museum in Glenwood Take Park will be open Sundays 1 to 5 pm for public visits. About 150 attended last Sunday while weekday crowds are light. group appointments can be arranged by calling Mrs. Henry Dickman, Glenwood. The museum houses county history exhibits that change periodically.
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Mills County
Raymond Mintle
The
Wheat Harvest to Start in Area Shortly After 4th
Harvest in Falls City area expected soon after July 1 with first wheat arriving from the Kansas border. Mills county reports indicate the crop looks good and no damage from Tuesday morning’s storm yet. Mills county area often leads Falls City by about a week to 10 days.
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Mujs County
Falls City
Neb
Kansas
Mills County
Douglas Sanders
Good Grain Co
Central Mills County
Ten New Vehicle Registrations Reported in County Seat
The county records list ten new motor vehicle registrations inclucing Fords to Sowers and McVay in Henderson and Chevrolets to Hoover, Kadel, Parker, Harshbarger in various towns. Other makes include Buick to Paul Jones Emerson Rambler to Soper Glenwood Pontiac to Willard Harris and a Ford pickup to Washburns Hastings. Also recorded are multiple buyers with ages and locations in Emerson Red Oak Glenwood Council Bluffs Randolph Lincoln and nearby areas.
Hay Day at Max Benton Farm Brings Neighbors Together
Saturday at the Max Benton farm, a haying bee gathered forty six men who baled and cared for 1450 bales in 2 hours. Benton recently returned home from hospitalization as locals aided with balers and contributed food, while high humidity kept temperatures near the low 90s with daily readings from 49 to 78 and light rain.
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Max Benton Farm
Max Bentons
Benton Farm
Mr. Benton
Ralph
Millhits
Sloane
Mercury
Man Receives 300 Fine for Highway Driving Violation
Robert Finchem 18 of Malvern was fined 300 and costs and given a 60 day license suspension after appearing before District Judge Leroy Johnson for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He and three companions were taken into custody on Highway 34 east of Riding. others were fined for drinking beer in a car, with Needs paying a 10 fine and three days in jail. Additional locals faced penalties on traffic and intoxication charges after an intersection crash in Glenwood and a separate intoxication case in Malvern. Local authorities reported significant vehicle damage from the Glenwood collision.
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Robert Finchem
Malvern
Leroy Johnson
Finchem
Edwin Barkus
Glenwood
Gerald Needs
Truman Gordon
Ronald Jackson
Barkus
Justice of Peace
Ernest Timmerman
Needs
Timmerman
Frank F. Gindelsperger
Edward Turner
Carl Remley
Gindelsperger
Turner
Frank A. Nimic
Locust Street
Highway 34
Nimic
John Hall
Floyd Trubenking
Howard W. Glick
Glick
Kansas
Girls at Camp Malwood Near Malvern Draw 103 Attend
Over 103 young ladies aged 8 to 15 gather at Camp Malwood on the George Wederquist farm four miles west of Malvern. Volunteers lead daily activities with Mrs. Quentin Ross of Glenwood supervising. A nurse, Mrs. Gus Carlson from Glenwood, helps on site alongside business manager Mrs. Ben Buffington and assistant Mrs. Warren Anthers, both from Glenwood. Camp session ends this week.
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Camp
Malwood
George Wederquist
Malvern
Glenwood
Mineala
Sered Ute Ue Abdee Vacunteer
Quentin Ross
Gus Carlson
Ben Buflintgon
Warren Anthers
Luther at NES Convention in Philadelphia and UN study group
Arthur Luther, Charles City high school history and government teacher, attends the National Education Society convention in Philadelphia. He then joins a select group of instructors from 50 states observing U S government for several weeks at the United Nations. He visited his mother Mrs Nellie Fickel in Henderson before departing east.
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Arthur Luther
Charles City High School
National Education Society
Ladelphia, Pa
Arthur
U. S
United Nations
Nellie Fickel
Henderson
East
Assessor Budget Set For July 18 Hearing
Mills County officials including mayors supervisors and the county education board met to set July 18 for the hearing of the county assessor budget estimate. On the same day they will decide whether to appoint a new assessor or call for an examination. The appointment would be for six years. incumbent Harry Markus has served four years. The original assessor law allowed a life term in practice.
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Malvern
Glenwood
Ralph Wilson
Wesley Chapel
W. M. Moore
Martin Milling Co
Mills County Board of Conference
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Education
Harry Markel
Time Change for Baptist Services This Summer
Beginning this Sunday and through July and August Baptist services move to 9 a m due to hot weather ahead Also note a food sale on July 1 by East Liberty WSCS at Pace s store in Malvern at 9 a m Saturday ady
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the Baptist Church
East Liberty Wscs
Pace’s
Malvern
Ady
Destructive hail storm hits Mills County crops hard
Mills County suffered heavy crop losses from a hail storm with 2 to 4 inches of rain and strong winds. Corn and soybeans suffered major damage with 35 to 50 percent apple crop loss at the experimental fruit farm near Council Bluffs. Replanting may be necessary in about 10 percent of damaged areas.
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Mills County
Laverne Obrecht
Obrecht
Tabor
Highway 275
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Bellevue
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Charles Brandt
Wally Green
Glenwood State
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Roger L. Shapcott
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Coco Ee Cee Emetin
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Fort Sumter
Malvern Gun Club
Boehner’s
Continent Egg Corp
Fairview
Largent’s
County Museum
Max and
Faye Benton
Ace Annesa Oale
Gillespie
Emerson
Gary Hummel
Red Oak
Virginia Simmonds
Joseph L. Sloup Jr
Omaha
Karen LeStone
Jerry L. Manke
Nancy Lang
Franklin D. Greene
Randolph
Cheri Kates
Ralph E. Snavely
Alvo, Neb
Elizabeth J. Hunt
Lincoln, Neb
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Doug
Fredrick Newell
David
Ellis Lefgren
Theron Mickelson
Alan Hasselquist
Roy Danley
Robert L. Campbell
J. R. Hurst
Jerry Brammer
Everett Kearns
Harvey Brammer
Jim Kelly
Ned Turner
John Adams
Earl Dashner Jr
Bob Hopp
Wilbur Wolfe
Morris Parks
Rayburn Benton
Archie Scott
A. Luther
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