Mills County School Elections Show Light Turnout
Light voting predominated across Mills County as school elections were held. In Malvern T J Donner won a three year board seat with 65 votes amid 117 ballots. Mary Juelke’s name received 39 write ins. Emerson backed Ira N Cheney for re election, Hastings filled board and treasurer seats, Henderson saw two directors and a treasurer reelected, Strahan district had five names with H H Kayton and J L Wilson winning three year terms, Daniel Seaton filled a unexpired term, Pacific Junction chose one of three with Sieie getting 106 of 205, Gladys Faulkner and Russell Ridenour received 29, Glenwood saw tight turnout for two seats with Merriam Genung and T B Lacey elected, Silver City re elected George Carlson and Art Rommel with 41 votes.
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Mills County
Malvern
T. J. Donner
Mary Juelke
Emerson
Ira N. Cheney
Hastings
Strahan Consolidated School District
H. H. Kayton
J. L. Wilson
Virgil Curtis
Emmett Gipe
Daniel Seaton
Pacific Junction
U Fe
Merriam Genung
T. B Lacey
Silver City
George Carlson
Art Rommel
Mills County Cancer Drive Organizes Committees
An outreach to fight cancer formed in Mills County with Dr and Mrs M C Hennessey addressing Mills County women at the Community Building. Officers include county captain Mrs W M Hiett and assistant captain Mrs Carl Took, with a slate of lieutenants named across towns like Malvern Glenwood Emerson and Hastings. F S Hamilton will be treasurer and the drive aims to contact every woman in the county to spread knowledge on cancer prevention and treatment.
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War Against Cancer
M. C. Hennessey
Council Bluffs
Mills County
W.M. Hiett
Carl Took
Glenwood
Frank Summers
J. W. Soderstrum
E. D. Herinig
Lb. Donner
O. R. Hyde
Otto Kline
W. D. McCousland
T. W. Gidley
H. A. Galliher
J. N. Swain
H. T. Beattie
Malvern
C. M. Nelson
Emerson
Ward Fickel
Hastings
C. D. Aistrope
Pr. I. A .Parsons
Chineton Parker
Henderson
Cliton Robbing
Hamilton
Cancer Fund
Bridge over the Silver Creek to be moved to Neola
The old T and N railway bridge spanning Silver Creek southwest of Malvern is being dismantled and loaded for shipment to Neola. Contractors began tearing it down Tuesday and expect to complete the move in about two weeks, with transit by truck to a convenient site on the Pottawattamie board of supervisors plan.
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Silver Creek
Malvern
Neola
Pottawattamie Board of Supervisors
Death comes to Mrs. Criswell in Omaha obituary and funeral
Mary J Vestal Criswell, longtime Mills county resident and Malvern native, died Sunday in Clarkson Hospital Omaha after weeks of illness. Funeral held Tuesday at the Malvern Methodist church with Rev. Calkins officiating. Interment in Malvern cemetery. She leaves son Dallas, one grandchild Robert Allen, sister Mrs. Charles Salyers, brothers Charles and Wood Vestal, and many relatives.
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R. W. Criswell
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Malvern
Mills County
J. R. McClymond
Lloyd Short
J. L. Donner
J. W. Baer
J. H. Beckwith
R. L. Hale
Romulus
Margaret Vestal
Iowa
Strahan
Robert Criswell
Criswell
Strahan Methodist Church
Dallas
Robert Allen
Charles Salyers
Charles
Wood Vestal
County reports sharp drop in dog licenses issued
County Auditor E. A. Schade notes Mills County issued 224 dog licenses in 1937, with delinquent penalties due by April. By comparison 1197 licenses and 1185 tags were bought in 1935, showing a significant decline in public pet registrations.
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Dng Liense
Mills County
E. A. Schade
Relief Pressures Ebb as Spring Brings Hope in Mills County
Mills county faced its heaviest tax burden from relief costs but officials forecast relief rolls will shrink with spring work. In 1935 the county spent 34705.54 on relief, dropping to 17091.60 in 1936 while the county share rose from 4795.20 to 17091.60. About 60 unemployables and roughly 200 relief recipients were served last month with loans, jobs and aid as plans for garden relief projects faced delay. The reemployment office is reactivating as new jobs are anticipated.
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Mills County
Boar of Supervisors
Honor Silver City Couple on Occasion of Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs J T Skerritt were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Monday March 1 from 2 to 6 pm. Their seven children and families attended with out of town guests listed. A Sunday dinner at J G Skerritts marked the family celebration.
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J. T. Skerritt
Gayle
Glenn
Ralph
Elsie Wyman
Edith Elder
Fern Burgoin
Ethel Hail
Skerritt
Silver City
Gayle Skerritt
New Jersey
Elder
Hall
Genoa
Nebr
Earl Hielman
Kenneth
Hickman
Daugh
Tucker
York
Grant Parker
Council Bluffs
Howard Alexander
Mary Ellen
Shenandoah
L. A. Talbott
S. J. Anderson
L. D. Austin
Methern
G. H. Howard
Maurice Mayberry
Glenwood
Frank Howard
Edwin Howard
Malvern
R. A. Skerritt
J. Glenn Skerritt
Coral Tucker
Plan Work to Keep River in Channel
Mills county prepares rip rap along the Nishna Batna river to hold it in its present channel. The project costs under 1500 dollars and aims to prevent erosion at vulnerable banks. Voters recall the 1916 straightening that reclaimed land but destroyed bayous, marshes, and hunting spots, contributing to drought and low business mood.
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Mills County
Nishna Batna
Legion Party Date Moved to Monday Evening
The Harry Hanuman Post American Legion and Auxiliary Unit of Malvern moved their Sixth day celebration to Monday due to two other events next Tuesday. The party begins at Fo'ehick Monday with a supper, followed by entertainment and a social evening.
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Harry Hanuman Post
American Tee Gion
Malvern
Malvern Orioles Honored At Dinner For Tourney Win
Malvern high school basket ball team members crowned sectional Class A champions at Glenwood were guests of honor at a Tuesday dinner hosted by the Malvern Junior Chamber of Commerce at Parman cafe. Coach Dale Dyke led the 10 players seated with the trophy, as President Shonka praised the squad for their first sectional title and urged district success. Brinacombe, former Anamosa warden, spoke on life at the reform school, noting changes since 1907.
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Malvern High School
Glenwood
Dale Dyke
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parman Cafe
Anamosa Reformatory
F. L. Brinaconthe
Malvern CC
Oriole
Shonka
Malvern
Brinacombe
Anamosa
Reformatory
Towa
Bartlett Watt
Bartle
Oris Oley
Sean
Peony Park Dance Band to Play Next Tuesday
A nationally famous conductor Paul Cornelius will appear at Peony Park when the Royal Cavaliers perform at a community building dance. The 12-member band offers vocal and instrumental numbers and is known for bright stage effects. Management is W. W. Aistrops and W. C. Stothower.
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Paul Cornelius
Peony Park Royal Cavaliers
W. W. Aistrops
W. C. Stothower
Omaha
Drainage Basin Contract Awarded in Glenwood
Seven contractors from midwest states attended the Glenwood letting for a drainage basin project. After deliberation and with Attorney Clyde T. Genung as counsel, the board of supervisors awarded the contract to A. L. Hottman & Co. of Whiting, Kansas, whose bid of 4.7e per cubic yard is the lowest dragline bid ever seen in the county, with an estimated job cost around $11,000.
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Midwest
Glenwood
Board of Supervisors
Clyde ‘T. Genung
A. L. Hottman & Co
Whiting
Kan
Property Taxes Delinquent April 1 Warns County Treasurer
County Treasurer Maurice Mayberry urges property owners to pay before April 1 to avoid penalties as taxes become delinquent on that date. The notice emphasizes timely payment to prevent additional charges.
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Maurice Mayberry
Aot
Malvern Volunteer Fire Dept adds two new members
The Malvern Volunteer Fire Department voted Monday to expand its roster by adding W. B. lyington and Dr. T. E. Shonka as active firefighters. At the same meeting, regular business was conducted. A church group and the Standard Bearers plan a food sale at Mansfield store on Saturday morning.
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Malvern Volunteer Fire Department
W. BR. Lyington
T. E. Shonka
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mansfield Store
Farm Bureau Distributes Seed Potatoes in Mills County
Mills County Farm Bureau distributed seed potatoes this year and plans another batch. Residents may order through the Farm Bureau office to receive the next distribution.
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Mills County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Fire call ends with minor home damage near Dad Perkins
A fire alarm sounded Thursday morning at a home on Dad Perkins Avenue. Firefighters found the blaze nearly out. a brief chemical application finished the job. Only damage appeared to be some scorched wall material near the fire source.
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Dad Perkins
Nishna Circle to Meet Here Monday
Nishna Circle scheduled an event for Monday at their usual meeting place. The note mentions Rosicrucian style details and veteran lodge workers expected to attend.
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Nishna Circle
County Board Plans 1937 Road Program in WaT Area
Local and county road plans for WaT were mapped Tuesday in Glenwood. The approval board outlined local projects including surfacing roads in St Marys Glenwood Anderson Ingraham Rawles and Silver Creek with grading and culverts. County trunk routes would extend from Pacific Junction to Malvern and from Silver City north three miles with grading and surfacing.
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Wat
Glenwood
Board of Supervisors
Biah
K.P. Plumb
Anderson Jovensitys
A. Matthews
White Cloud
U. HL
Uienwood
H. J. Kiser
Plat Gille
Rodman
Rawles
St. Marys
Old Pacific
Chas
Buttington Road
Silver Creek
St John's Lutheran Church
Anderson
Westey Chapel
Ingraham
Silver City
County Aad
Malvern
Aera
Hastings
Strahan
County Fine
Stonebreaker Corner
Henderson
Early Spring Like Weather Delights Mills County
A warm spell across Mills County lifts temperatures to a record high for the season. Saturday reached 62 degrees with sun, followed by 60 on Friday and 58 on Sunday. Readings from the local substation show a rapid swing in springlike warmth across the week.
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Lowa- Nebraska
Spelling Contest Set for March 19 at Malvern Mills County
Spellers from Mills County schools will meet in Malvern on March 19 for the annual county contest. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and be conducted under the same plan used in past years.
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Mills County
Malvern
Ruth Walker Recital at Cornell Conservatory
Ruth Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs H Walker of Mabyern appears this week in a series of evening recitals by students of the College Conservatory of Music. She performs Prelude in C major from Bach and other pieces, showcasing the conservatory program and student talent.
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Ruth Walker
Cornell Conservatory
H. Walker
Mabyern
Stidyats
Mans Walker
Hach
Seventvet
Torey
Ming Walker
Gavnell
Garden Club Event Amidst Confusion at Community Hall
A garbled notice describes a Malvern gathering titled Garden Club to Meat at the Cometatity building with Mrs Vara Choke listed among attendees. The fragmentary text hints at a cureet Vinsday event time around 2M and broad attendance, but many words are indecipherable, leaving the purpose and specifics unclear.
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Malvern Garden
Cureet Vinsday
Vara Choke
Hunters Dream Far Exceeding Fattened Dreams of Ducks
Mills county this week becomes a hunters paradise with thousands of ducks and geese at selected spots testing and feeding during migration. Open season is limited by law forcing men to observe season rules and refrain from shooting. Fields remain flooded in places and birds can be seen along the fatten sandalone highway post north of No. d4 with many fields under water.
Malvern Oriole Defeats Tabor in Tourney Finals
Malvern Oriole with a rallied band defeated Tabor 24 to 13 in the tournament finals. The victory marks Malvern’s first sectional title and keeps them in contention for the district tournament in Mt. Ayr, with state hopes at Des Moines next weekend.
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Tabor High Serein
Dyke's Toys
Thoight
Tyriemor
Bing Belt
Mt. Ayr
Malvern
Toekton
Villisea
Craithrie Vettter
Clarinda
Oscenta
Lorimer
Des Moines
Towa
Funeral services Saturday for Mrs Betty Ellen Waller
Funeral services were held in Mansfield funeral home for Betty Ellen Waller who died after a short illness. Rev J Peorson Bay List church led the service with a quartet from Malvern Hop fist church providing music. Burial was in East Liberty cemetery with pallbearers named. The obituary notes she was born May 30 1861 near Pleasureville Kentucky and died March 3 1937 in Malvern. Survived by five brothers and one sister and three children Mrs Ann Ella Nevill John A and William J with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Mansfield Fueral
Betty Ellen Waller
Kev
Peorson Bay
Malyern Hopfist
C. Collins
Robert Stroud
Re Eyde
Vera Kerney
S. Barrett
East Liberty
Roby Ort Merimer
A. P. Kilmartin
J. H. Teckwith
Job Paulson
W. He Clay
Clyde Barger
Rev. Stille
Betty Ken Banta
Pleasurevitle
Malvern
Anna Virginia Banta
Baptist Church
Charles Thomas Waller
Towa
Kentucky
Ann Ella Nevill
Turners Station
John A
William J
Cassie Tucker
Pleasureville
Virgil Banta
Louisville
Brant Banta
Eviience
Jolie Banta
Houston
Tex
Joe Baya
Denver
Cola
William Banta
Fairfield
Empress Installs Air Conditioning at Malvern Theater
The Empress theater in Malvern begins installing a modern air conditioning system to replace the old blower setup. Manager F R Pace expects a $2500 outlay, with cooling drawn from the roof and rear, plus water-cooled roof cooling for interior comfort.
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Wo Wah
Empress Theater
F. ER. Pace
Malvern
Meeting Notes From Silver Urn Club Charge Event
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a meeting at Silver Urn Club with mentions of Mrs. Haw Sateors Jolie and Titman. The text references a time of 2 o clock Friday, a field event, and a ceremony at a cemetery context. Names like George White and others appear in a garbled manner.
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Haw
Jolie Menting
Othe Malvernt
Titman
Tvalge
Dyson
Arddack
Witis
Amietant Birney
Heorge White
Orioles win Glenwood tournament in basketball finals
Malvern and Bartlett clash in Class A finals as Coach Dale Dyke’s teams claim titles. Trioles, led by players from Bartlett and Morgantown, deliver a steady effort defeating Tabor in the Glenwood final 24 to MW. A trophy depicting a basketball player on the outstretched hand is awarded for first place.
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Tabor
Glenwood
Trioles
Chass
Orioles
Declamatory Event Contests Held Across Three Schools
Honors were spread among Malvern Silver City and Strahan at a sub county declamatory in the Community building Tuesday evening. Winners include Ralph Hall Malvern first in oratorical There is No Peace and Elene Rickabaugh Silver City first in dramatic The Brave Little Mother.
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Malvern
Silver City
Strahan
Ralph Hall
Farl Maddocks
Aras
Elene Rickabaugh
Josephine Hayden
Secon
Straher
Clarice Norton
Clayton Hertz
Panthers Drop Tilt to Tabor Clothes Shop Five
In a fast game at Tabor College gym Malvern Black Panthers lost 46 to 32 to the Johnson Clothes Shop quintet Tuesday night. The Panthers, trailing 26 to 13 at the half, pressed hard in the second half, and players Homer Jackson Dan Myers Lee Cary Willard Millikan and Duke Drushelta were listed on the Malvern roster.
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Malvern Black Panthers
Johnson
Tabor
Tabor College
Black Panthers
Malvern
Homer Jackson
Dan Myers
Lee Cary
Willard Millikan
Duke Drushelta
To Honor Couple's 66th Anniversary
Honoring Morani Mrs. Aduipe and Zero Bays on their sixty sixth wedding anniversary. Family members plan a low key Sunday gathering with relatives and friends to celebrate in a warm, respectful mood.
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Mor Ani
Adu Ipe
Mies
Zero Bays
Biel
Marvel
Eko Fenay
Ibrengg
Hush Chairman of State Farm Advisory Council
In the report the chairman of the advisory council is named and described alongside a state official and agriculture secretary. The text cites individuals such as Byerkaye and Hoet Phomes with references to regional governance and a potential rural development focus.
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Hush
State Farm Advisory Council
Bob Byerkaye
Gannaebyeareayesagienl
Tbk
Toomer
Sitti Skat
Acheavennaie Wisk
Ras Mipha
Heraee Agriculture
Fheediwwenthe
Wek Bikes Saltibay
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M Inday
I. L. Donner
Malvern Board
NEWS
Cnet
Mrs
Legion Party
Peony Park
Fire Department
Bureau
Nishna
Garden Club
Hunters
Malvern Oriole
Tabe
Empress
O. E
Tabor Clothes Shop
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