Mills County Echoes Welcome Spring and Local Highlights
Harbingers of spring appear as geese return to Iowa bottom lands and Nishna Valley gears up for track. Corner Conference girls win state basketball after six tries. Farragut results featured on Leader Sports Page. Malvern hosts Bloodmobile appeals for Herb Ponton and Steven Stogdill families. The Royal Jays from Iowa Western Community College perform at Nishna Valley on March 25 with Debie Bowman and Denise Hendrix among area delegates. Concert at 12:40 p.m. at NY high school center. More news delayed for next week.
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Mills County
Iowa
Seeason
Nishna Valley
Des Moines
Leon Plummer
Farragut
Leader
Malvern
Herb Ponton
Steven Stogdill
Royal Jays
Towa Western Community College
Clarinda
Debbie Bowman
Ken Bowman
Denise Hendrix
Hendrix
Henderson
NY High School Center
Bob Loudon Assigned to New Conservation Post
Robert D. Loudon, district conservationist at Malvern, named soil conservationist on the Area Staff under Erwin O. Rust at Shenandoah. He will assist district conservationists in Adams, Taylor, Union, Ringgold, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas and Wayne in southern Iowa, with cropland to grass conversions and grassland treatment from the Creston office. The Loudons plan to move April 18 after he assumes the post. he has prior farming, Air Force service, and Soil Conservation Service experience.
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Robert D. Loudon
Malvern
Soil Conservation Service
Erwin O. Rust
Shenandoah
Mr. Loudon
Adams
Taylor
Union
Ringgold
Clarke
Decatur
Lucas
Wayne
Iowa
Creston
Bob
Tim
Air Force
Sidney
Mt. Ayr
Jepsen to Speak at Dutch Gun Club Independence Day
Lt. Gov. Roger W. Jepsen of Davenport will deliver the traditional address at the 1971 Dutch Gun Club Independence Day Celebration. Jepsen, a Cedar Falls native, was Town Senate member in 1966 and served as lieutenant governor since 1968, reelected last fall. The Dutchmen plan another strong program for the annual celebration to be held Monday July 5.
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Roger W. Jepsen
Davenport
Jepsen
Cedar Falls
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Dutcchmen
Mills County Population Increases After Census Corrections
Mills County gained 226 residents this week after corrected census figures from the U.S. Bureau of Census, raising the total from 11,606 to 11,882. The Glenwood township adjustment moved Glenwood city from 4,195 to 4,421, with Mills joining Crawford and Hancock as the other towns affected.
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Mills County
Secretary of State
Glenn L. Johnson
U. S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Census
Glenwood Township
Glenwood City
Mills
Crawford
Hancock
Special NY School Board Meeting at Nishna Valley
A special school board meeting will be held at Nishna Valley school on Thursday March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Two gentlemen from the State Department of Public Instruction will attend to evaluate current high school facilities and discuss improvements.
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Nishna Valley School
State Department of Public Instruction
Girl Scouts Hold Gourmet Fun Event in Malvern
Eighty four Brownie, Junior, and Cadette Girl Scouts with leaders gathered at the Malvern community building Sunday for Food n Fun in celebration of Girl Scout Week. After registration and a flag ceremony, each troop prepared a refreshment item to share.
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Malvern
Steven Andrew Stowdill Needs Heart Surgery Blood Drive
Steven Andrew Stowdill, 3, son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Stowdill of Silver City, will undergo heart surgery this fall at University hospital in Omaha to correct the aorta. Doctors estimate about 20 pints of blood may be needed and appeal for donors to designate their blood toward this cause. Also needed is the mary pints used by Herb Ponton of Council Bluffs. There is always a need for blood. give today. Supper at Emerson United Methodist church Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., free will offering.
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Steven Andrew Stowdill
Gerald Stowdill
Silver City
University Hospital
Omaha
Mary
Herb Ponton
Council Bluffs
Emerson United Methodist Church
Malvern Tax Meeting Highlights Rural Revenue Struggles
About 100 taxpayers gathered at the Malvern community building to hear Mills County Farm Bureau leaders and Iowa legislators discuss tax proposals. Senator Earl Bass and Speaker Wm. Harbor outlined education recommendations, tax relief plans, and a proposed Modified School Foundation Plan aimed at easing high rural property taxes.
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Malvern
Mills County Farm Bureau of Local Affairs
Earl G. Bass
Wm. H. Harbor
Iowa
Edwin Leu
Towa
Bass and Harbor
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Glenn Johnson
Nishna
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Hankor
Harbor
Plant Trees in Mills County to Mark Spring
Mills County Soil and Water Conservation District offers low price tree tees for windbreaks ornamental and shade plantings. Civic groups and private individuals may order from the approved price list by contacting the local SCS office in Malvern or via the published service advertisement from the local bank.
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Soil Conservation Office
Mills County Soil and Water Conservation District
SCS
Malvern
Rural-Urban Dinner Scheduled by Mills County Farm Bureau
The Mills County Farm Bureau Public Relations Committee schedules Friday, March 26, at 7 p m for the annual Rural-Urban dinner in the Malvern community building. Members including farmers and businessmen are invited, with a potluck and a speech by Omaha Mayor Eugene Leahy.
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Mills County Farm Bureau Public Relations Committee
Henry C. Schaver, Jr
Malvern
Farm Bureau
Omaha
Eugene Leahy
Need More MDs Comm Club Yes
Members of the Malvern Commercial Club met at the C and L Cafe to discuss bringing a new doctor to Malvern. Dr M L Scheffel outlined a 15 year effort to recruit physicians and proposed a campaign with the Mills County Health Services Committee to form a delegation for a late April Nebraska meeting.
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Malvern Commercial Club
C and L Cafe
Nebraska
M. L. Scheffel
Malvern
Mills County Health Services Committee
Allan Burdie
Scheffel
Robbins Named New 4-H Aide for Mills County
The Mills County Extension Council announces the hiring of Mrs Mark Robbins Hastings as a new 4 H Aide. She started March 1 with a half time varied schedule. Barbara Buffington and LaVerne Obrecht will handle subject matter teaching in the 4 H program.
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Mills County
Barbara Buffington
Extension Home
LaVerne Obrecht
Malvern Water Revenue Four Year Comparison Report
Lloyd R. Smith announces a four year comparison of Malvern town water revenue under Iowa code. The audit shows figures of 22,588.55 and 21,509.05 for 1988 with prior data 21,254.32 in 1970 and 22,078.28 in 1968, filed for public inspection with the council and state auditor.
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Lloyd R. Smith
State
Iowa
Malvern
Auditor of State
Smith
Upshots Of Meeting On Tax And School Issues
Citizens express dissatisfaction with the current tax structure and confusion over tax and school matters. They seek equality of taxation, preservation of quality education in Mills county, and keeping government close to the people, with continued county school board control and relief from deficits.
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Mills County
State plans discuss school funding and deficits
A district meeting examined alternatives to funding school costs, including a Foundation Plan that would end property taxes and set a state basic input of 27.5 mils. Deficit causes cited include forecast gaps in the biennial budget, stagnant income tax receipts, quarterly sales tax tabulations, and rising federal grants and homestead credits.
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Foundation
Wedergren
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Bob Loudon
New Conservation Post
Two Mills Co
Mills Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
Mile Hill
Glenwood
Mineola
Steven
Chantry Childrens Choir
Bill Gilbert
Mark Robbins
Bage Tone
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