Like Mother Like Son Recognitions In Mills County
Mills County honors Chuck Weber and his mother Mrs. Har ley Weber with notable recognitions. Mrs. Weber of Cumberland named Cass County Mother of the Year by the American Mothers Association while Chuck, Mills County engineer, receives the Iowa Concrete Paving Association award. Pete Donner of Malvern, district court clerk, teases a yearly smoking ritual, smoking once a year. Courthouse crowds grow as residents seek Social Security and Medicare information from the visiting representative.
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Chuck Weber
Harley Weber
Weber
Cumberland
American Mothers Association
Cass County
Chuck
Mills County
Iowa Concrete Paying Association
Malvern
J. L
Pete) Donner
District Court
Pete
Social Security
Mrs Dashner Named Executive Director in Malvern Housing Project
Mrs Max Dashner was named executive director of the Malvern Low Rent Housing for the Elderly group as officers met Monday evening. The organization recently received a $4,000 loan for planning 20 housing units and Dashner will work with the local group and the PHA to advance the project quickly.
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Max Dashner
Malvern
Mills County Jury Refuses Indictment in Auto Dealer Death
After 17 witnesses, the Mills County grand jury reported to District Judge Leroy Johnson that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a criminal indictment in the death of Gene Wiatt, 30, Glenwood auto dealer. He was fatally injured on the Hiatt Motor Co. sidewalk and died en route to a hospital. Alfred Johnson, nearby resident, was with him at the time. Jerry Hites returned home from the Methodist hospital.
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Mills County
Grand Jury
Leroy Johnson
Gene Wiatt
Glenwood
Hiatt
Hiatt Motor Co
Alfred Johnson
Engineering Honor to Chuck Webber for S C Paving
Charles K. Webber Mills county engineer was among two southwest Iowa county engineers honored at a Des Moines banquet closing the Concrete Paving Workshop's second year. The award, for the eight mile Co Road V paving from Silver City to Highway 92, followed top secondary road paving honors for Mills County. Paul Mahoney of Council Bluffs shared the engineering honor.
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Charles, K
Chuck
Webber
Mills
Iowa
Des Moines
Silver City
Mills County
Iowa Concrete Paving Assn
Ingineer Webber
Paul Mahoney
Council Bluffs
Booth Associates
Malvern Superintendent Crink Returns Home After Surgery
Supt Newell P Crink returned to his Malvern home Wednesday afternoon after nearly three weeks in Edmundson hospital. He had gallbladder removal surgery February 23 and progressed well until a blood clot in his leg March 1 set him back. Harley Stevenson drove him home by car.
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Newell P. Crink
Malvern
the Edmundson Hospital
Harley Stevenson
Coin Box Robbers Active in Mills and Fremont Counties
Thieves worked over the weekend in Mills and Fremont counties, targeting telephone coin boxes. Hastings Malvern and Tabor reported robberies, though the total amount stolen was not determined, per the sheriff's office.
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Mills
Fremont
Hastings
Malvern
Tabor
Sheriff’s Office
Blood drives in Mills County urge servicemen support
Two American Red Cross blood mobile units will operate in Mills County on Thursday. In Glenwood at the Methodist church from 1 to 7 pm and in Malvern at the Community building from 9 am to 3 pm. Dr. Horace Giffin warns hepatitis risk for service members heading to Asia and urges gamma globulin shots. The 90 percent regional quota aims to raise Mills County from 78 percent to 90 or above. Donors are urged to help meet the target.
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American Red Cross
Mills County
Glenwood
Methodist Church
Malvern
Horace Giffin
Blood Center
Omaha
Asia
Re Cross
School Board to Study Changes in Ag Studies Plan
Malvern Community School board met Tuesday night in a late session to review the vocational agriculture program. Ten patrons attended as the board considered discontinuing the Smith Hughes plan to broaden offerings and align with a proposed area vocational trades school. Three principals candidates were interviewed and a discussion on coaching and sports needs followed.
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Malvern Community School Board of Directors
Smith -l Hughes
Area Vocational Trades School
Race Ag
Council Awards Contract to Finish Malvern Fire House
Malvern town council awarded Charles Fienhold Construction Co. of Council Bluffs a 2357 contract to complete the delayed fire station. Most work will be on the leaking roof with some inside fittings. The original Neota Impl. Co. was discharged after not meeting specs. The council withheld 7560 from the original contract to cover the new work.
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Malvern
Good Grain Co
Charles Fienhold Construction Co
Council Bluffs
Carrithers
Neota Impl. Co
Swanson Launches GOP Campaign In Red Oak
R John Swanson of Red Oak formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress at a Tuesday evening kickoff dinner. He contrasts with incumbent Democrat John Hansen of Manning, accusing him of ignoring constituents on key issues. Swanson, a tied Oak attorney and 18 year GOP worker, received a warm hometown send off.
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R. John Swanson
Red Oak
Congress
John Hansen
Manning
Democrat
Swanson
Republican Party
Becomes First to Announce for a Mills County Office
The first candidate for the Mills county primary on Sept 6 has filed with County Auditor Glenn Johnson. Lola Boquette of Pacific Junction, a Democrat, seeks election as justice of the peace for Plattville township. She has long served as a justice of peace. The primary will determine contenders for the general election in counties offices including recorder treasurer and county attorney along with two supervisors and justices.
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Mills County
Glenn Johnson
Lola Boquette
Pacific Junction
Plattville
Nw Bell Seeks New Franchise for Malvern
Malvern council passed a telephone franchise ordinance to let Northwestern Bell use streets and alleys for poles and lines. A special election on April 14 will submit the ordinance to voters. The franchise, similar to a previous grant, would authorize ongoing street occupancy to plan for future service needs and ensure continued investment.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Malvern
Voars
Northwestern Bell
E. Thompson
County records show stalled marriage license activity
A third week passed without a marriage license issued in Mills County per Clerk I. L. Donner. In the past week eight new cars and two trucks were registered with Treasurer F. M. Robinson's office, including a Ford to Vern Knop in Emerson, a Studebaker to Julia Wheeler in Hastings, a Volkswagen to Lana Taylor in Hastings, and a Buick to Clair L. Aukland in Hen-
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Mills County
District Court
I. L.donner
F. M. Robinson
Ford
Vern Knop
Emerson
Studebaker
Julia Wheeler
Hastings
Volkswagen
Lana Taylor
Buick
Clair L. Aukland
Robbers Enter Grantier House North of Hastings
Thieves entered the Grantier residence near Hastings on March 3 and escaped with a heavy load of loot including dishes pans toys Christmas gifts and a pressure cooker in a report to Sheriff Edwin Barkus.
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M. K. Grantier
Hastings
Edwin Barkus
Help Our Boys in Vietnam Blood Drive Today Stop
Appeal urges donors to give blood as the Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Malvern and Glenwood today and Thursday. Community members are urged to contribute to support servicemen abroad as local drives partner with the Red Cross to bolster supplies.
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Vietnam
Red Cross
Malvern and
Glenwood
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Jerry Hites
Methodist Hospital
Chuck Webber
S.C
Bob Swanson
Voce Ag II
Malvern Community High
Voc Ag
Paul Hopp
Harry Starr
Don McCain
Bob
Bol
Karl Swanson
Ria
Supt
Crink
Paul Read
Muncedonia
Minnie Stone
Peaceville
Fred Stone
Oldsmobile
Stanley Anderson
Richard Dix
John Anderson
Chrysler
Ann M. Dushner
GMC
Dale Lincoln
Ford Truck
Donald E. DeLashmutt Jr
Hartsel Perry
D. J. Gilliland
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
M. D. Wetterick
Council
GOP
Dakotas
Area 13
Bell
Malvern Band Mothers Club
Charles Costello
Gordon Axtell
Chas. McClure
Leonard Fletcher
August Pontow
Grantier House
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