Mills County Snapshots Cover Cheese Talk and Developments
Allen Hall of Malvern was asked if he would eat cheese instead of meat to offset high prices. He said his family eats a lot of fish and meat costs haven’t affected them much. The Mills County Conservation Commission rest room at Malvern Gun Club park is taking shape and should be ready for spring use, with Jones & Son as contractors. Work also began on Tom Gidley land south of East 2nd Street and near Marion and Lincoln avenues to prep for new building lots or farming.
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Allen Hall
Malvern
Hall
Mills County Conservation Commission
Malvern Gun Club Park
Jones & Son of
Tabor
Tom Gidley
East 2Nd St
Marion and
Lincoln Avenues
Riverfront development plan discussed with Mills county
Missouri Riverfront Development Committee representatives briefed the Board of Supervisors on February 20 about Mills county’s potential role in a groundbreaking riverfront project. The plan envisions scenic drives recreational areas and industrial parks along the eastern river edge, within extent of Mills county’s northwest townships. MAPA leads the studies funded by over 3 million dollars in federal money and local contributions, with similar briefings to federal and state agencies and Omaha Council Bluffs interests.
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Missouri Riverfront Development Committee
Board of Supervisors
Mills County
Mills Townships
Missouri River
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
MAPA
Fifty Summer Jobs in Mills Project Opens Applications
Fifty summer Social Worker Trainee positions will be offered by Mills Fremont Montgomery and Page Counties in Iowa for college juniors. Applicants must have completed at least 20 hours in social work or related fields and run June to August 1973. Merit exam scheduling begins soon with tests in 11 centers and April 21 deadline.
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Iown
Mills County
Marilyn Sowers
Mills
Fremont
Montgomery
Page
Iowa
Appraisal Work Now in Emerson Mills County survey moves to Emerson
J M Cleminshaw Co continues its county wide reappraisal program. Don Knoell Jr will remeasure exteriors of Emerson dwellings and interview owners to learn interior details. He will then survey Hastings and Henderson areas before John Clark completes Malvern and moves to Silver City. Commercial buildings will be surveyed later.
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J.M. Cleminshaw Co
Mills County
Emerson
Don Knoell, Jr
Knoell
Hastings
Henderson
John Clark
Malvern
Silver City
Valley to Sell at Auction Strahan Henderson Bidgs
Nishna Valley Community School District plans two sales to dispose of real estate and equipment while keeping the main school and grounds. Equipment auction set for March 31 includes kitchen gear desks and tools. buildings and land sale on April 7 covers Strahan and Henderson sites with five acres each and a Hastings location for the former superintendent’s house. The district consolidates activities at the current high school to cut costs. Strahan and Henderson buildings unused since spring 1971.
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Nishna Valley Community
Joel Wedergren
Strahan School
Strahan
Henderson
Hastings
Indian St
Strahan and Henderson
Outdoor classroom to rise near Mills County High School
Mills County Soil Conservation District Malvern FFA chapter and school admin plan an outdoor classroom on land northeast of MCHS. The project spans three stages over one year at 1500 dollars with donations from SCS district Malvern school system and FFA chapter. It will feature 40 plus grass plots 35 shrub sizes five fruit tree varieties and other ground covers serving students and the public as an arboretum.
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SCS
Pres Grissom
Voc. Ag
Alan Barhart
FFA
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Malvern Ffa
Malvern School System
Mills County hires Stone as engineer from Guthrie
An exchange of county engineers occurs with William C. Stone named Mills County Engineer effective March 1 after resigning from Guthrie Center. Stone replaces Bill Schultz who left for Guthrie. The Board awarded Stone a two year contract at an $18,200 annual salary.
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of County Engineers
Mills
Guthrie
William C. Stone
Guthrie Center
New Mills
Stone
Bill Schultz
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Glenwood
Assault and Battery Charge Leads Watson Court Docket
Glenwood Judge Watson sentences Diane Green an 18 year old to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery involving a 13 year old. Green may be moved to Clarinda soon. Mahoney of Omaha faces OMVAS charges and posted $500 bond. Companions Points and Smisek receive fines for beer related offenses. Numerous other docket entries include speeding registration and stop sign violations across Glenwood Farragut Thurman Hastings and Kansas City entries.
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Glenwood
John C. Watson
Diane Green
Green
Watson
Clarinda
Larry Alfred Mahon
Omaha
Mahoney
Steve Points
Crescent
Robert Smisek
Points
Smisek
Jimmie LeRoy Johnson
Buford Etter
Robert L. Brownlee
Farragut
Constance Jean Phillips
Kansas City
Kenneth Livingston
Marvin Brookshier
Riverton
Jerry Lee Linkenhaker
Thurman
Ava Vohs
Steven R. Howser
Marlene Fitzpatrick
Iowa
James Arthur Burrington
Hastings
Leone Esther Knowles
Richard T
Maier cited at Offutt AFB for beer in vehicle
Michael Hopp of Glenwood reports an incident at stop light near Offutt Air Force Base where Maier was consuming beer in a motor vehicle. A related fine totaled about $15 paid by Hopp.
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Maier
Offutt Air Force Base
Michael Hopp
Glenwood
Mills County 4-H Jamboree Set For Saturday Evening
The Mills County 4-H Jamboree will be held Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Malvern Community building. County 4-H officers will be elected and installed. Honorary members will be initiated and attendees for State 4-H conference Leadership Camp Conservation Camp and American Royal conference will be announced. Four H members families and friends are invited to attend.
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Mills County
Malvern
Four-H
4-H
Mills County Soil Conservation District Speech Contest
Mills County Soil Conservation District schedules its annual Speech Contest for March 26 at 7 30 p m in the Malvern United Methodist church basement. Open to Mills County junior and senior high students grades 7 through 12. 1973 topic Long Range Community Benefits from Proper Land Management. District winner advances to Regional, then State contest with prizes and entry details at the local office. Awards include district 15 blue ribbon 10 5. regional 25 15 10. state 250 100 75 50 in scholarships and ribbons.
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Mills County Soil Conservation District
Malvern United Methodist Church
Mills County
Band Mothers Annual Spring Dinner at High School
Band Mothers announce their annual spring dinner to be held at the high school on Sunday March 4. Serving begins 11 30 a.m. Adults priced at 1 75 and children at 75 cents with advance ticket sales encouraged.
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Band Mothers
Malvern Community Schools Board Meeting Notes
At the February 12 meeting the Malvern Community Schools board discussed approving a $1000 vacuum motor for the Chantry school furnace system and a three year contract for Superintendent Jack Jones. The board also noted Jones salary at $17 000 per annum and that the district complies with OSHA standards amid winter boiler trouble at Chantry.
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Chantry
Jack Jones
Malvern Community Schools Board of Directors
No Democratic Caucuses to be Held in County
Iowa Democrats announce statewide caucuses at 8 p.m. on March 12 with district conferences on April 14 in each Congressional District to build organization and recruit candidates. Mills County reports no planned caucuses due to a school repair closing. other local meetings proceed with school board actions and MEA salary discussions. New county road equipment approved including a Fox Materials Spreader and two Coates snowplows from Archet Equipment Co. Des Moines.
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Larsen
Town Democratic Party
Board of Supervisors
Fox
Archet Equipment Co
Des Moines
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MCHS
Sol
Malvern School District
Malvern Ffa Chapter
Soil Conservation District Office
OMVAI
Watson Court
Oakseaten
Blackhawk Reservation
Panther Paw
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East Liberty
Strahan News
Emerson News
Wesley Chapel News
Hastings News
Henderson News
Malvernians
Our House
Mt. Vernon Sale
Septemer
Main St
Set Jones
Clif Larson
Democratic Party
Larson
Iowa General Assembly
Marcia Vanderpool
Supt. Jones
Ward Thelen
Ron White
Alan Borhart
MEA
Borhart
Thelen
John Smith
Jones
LuAnn Folken
Carl Hammers
John Hall
Karl Hertz
Charles McClure
Lentz Powles
Edmundson Hospital
Benny Kling
Hammers
Mr. Folken
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