This Week in Mills County Gleanings
A Mills County column surveys front page errata and local notes. It cites a few corrections for misprinted distances and places, mentions spring plans for the Malvern Municipal pool with ongoing bathhouse work, and notes a Revenue Sharing update from Auditor Glenn Johnson about a courthouse project and possible fund repayment. Also covered are a March 23 fish fry at Malvern High School and a small Malvern fire on south Main Street with minimal damage.
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Mills County
Glenn Johnson
Mills County 2nd Quarter Petit Jury List 1973
Mills County announces the second quarter 1973 petit jury list with 30 names. Allocation includes two from Malvern, 14 from Glenwood and rural Glenwood, three from Hastings, three from Henderson, three from Mineola, one each from Pacific Junction and rural Pacific Junction, Silver City, and Emerson.
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Mills County
Malvern
Glenwood
Hastings
Henderson
Mineola
Pacific Junction
Silver City
Emerson
A Spring Growl authorship and local names list
Poem fragment from A Spring Growl by P. Cranch cited with misattributed authors Bernice Bower and Berniece Briggs. The piece lists residents from Glenwood Hastings Henderson Mineola Pacific Junction Emerson Silver City and other locales. The district court second quarter presiding judge is Paul H. Sulhoff of Council Bluffs.
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Bernice Bower
Berniece Briggs
Glenwood
Delores Bebensee
Janice Bacon
Jennie Buffington
Mary Connell
Hazel Choate
Joseph M. Callahan
Elmer Cartberg
Linda Dalton
Orvan Gradle
Vivian Harrington
LeRoy Kruse
Eldean Knndt
Cleo P. Peterson
Don Trimmer
Hastings
Loeita Bachler
Gerald Royston
Bob Sell
Henderson
Irene Clymer
Max Stonebraker
Gary Stephens
Mineola
LaVon Heitman
Richard Lee Nightser
Donald Scheel
Pacific Junction
Gerald Richardson
Galen Lidgett
Eugene King
Emerson
Gerald Laughlin
Imogene
Harriett Schoening
Silver City
Paul H. Sulhoff
Council Bluffs
Change of Venue Granted to Anthony Good
A change of venue was granted to Anthony Good Malvern this week in the court of Justice of the Peace Dorothea Graham. Good was granted the change of venue on two charges filed by Malvern Deputy Marshal Bob Jones, the first for reckless driving and the second for improper pass. The hearing was scheduled for Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. Good pled guilty to defective equipment and was given a two day jail sentence. He served one day in jail.
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Anthony Good Malvern
Good
Malvern
Bob Jones
Court of
Glenwood
John Watson
Mills County
John Billy Workman
Traffic and Weight Dept
James John Ahern
Alvin West
Henningsen plans phase out Malvern operation
Henningsen Foods Inc announced this week it will phase out the Malvern plant with no fixed closing date. Norman J. Klipfel said European common market tariffs influenced the move as demand for dried egg products remains strong. About 22 workers face job changes, with some offered positions at other plants. Local officials had supported the facility with an industrial loan and ongoing development efforts.
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Henningsen Foods, Inc
Malvern
Norman J. Klipfel
Omaha
Mr. Klipfel
Klipfel
Malvern Town
Jim Rountree
Malvern Commercial Club
Continent Egg Corp
Rural crime rise warning from Mills County sheriff
Mills County Sheriff Merle E Brown warns rural residents that warmer weather and drier ground will lead to more criminal activity including livestock rustling farm vandalism and break ins He urges locking doors gates and vehicles and reporting any suspicious movements to keep crime from paying.
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Areminder Mills
Merle E. Brown
Stogdill Named Custodian for Malvern Community Building
Wilbert Stogdill of Malvern is hired as custodian at the Malvern Community building, replacing Ralph Scott who resigned for health reasons after 20 years in the post. The building serves as meeting place for the town council, scouts, senior citizens, Legion, and other groups and hosts classes and events.
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Wilbert Stogdill
Malvern
Ralph Scott
Scott
Chantry
Legion and Auxiliary
Malvern Town Council
Legion
Stogdill
Little League Needs Sponsors in Malvern
Malvern merchants are urged to back local Little League programs as financial shortfalls threaten the cub and pee wee teams. An American Legion baseball official, Darrell Frederickson, calls for sponsors for a midget team to support the high school summer program. He asks merchants to contact him soon, as continuation depends on funding. The March meeting at Val's Cafe also discussed a faster promotion for the annual Easter egg hunt.
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Malvern Commercial Club
Darrell Frederickson
Malvern
American Legion Baseball
Frederickson
Val’s Cafe
Red Cross Bloodmobile Visit to Malvern
The Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Malvern at the Community Building on Friday March 30 from 10 to 4. The drive aims to collect 117 pints of blood, mostly replacement blood. Donations are free to recipients, with a charge for administrative work. Volunteers assist the paid staff. the Hastings Methodist Church Women run the canteen. Donors may call Virginia Bowen or walk in. Age limit 18 to 65. donations every two months up to five times yearly.
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Red Cross
Malvern
Hastings Methodist Church
Virginia Bowen
Fatal Crash on Silver City Road Claims Larry Daniels
A crash on Silver City Road south of Highway 92 killed 20 year old Larry A. Daniels of Silver City, whose car struck a bridge abutment and split. Passenger Steven Kensler, 19, also from Silver City, was injured and in fair condition. Funeral services for Daniels are pending.
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Silver City
Larry A. Daniels
Council Bluffs
Harry Gregg
Daniels
Steven Kensler
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Novinger
Bedford
Francis D
Shirley Ann Vincent
Livingston
Ill
Gloria
Debra Daniels
Sherri Vincent
Steven
Detroit
Mich
Randy
Jeff
George Vincent
Francis Daniels
Newt Burns
Clyde Vincent Sr
Hamilton
Texas
Bernice Clark
Hurst
Elsie Stickelman
Myrtle Daniels
No Foolin Fine Free Day at Public Library
The day after April Fool's Day the Public Library offers a Fine Free Day. Patrons with overdue books may return them without charges on April 2.
82 Percent Sign-Up in 1973 Set-Aside Program
Eighty two percent of Mills County farms have signed up for the 1973 feed grain program. The majority of the 995 farms involved have taken the option of set aside allocations and payments under the federal program.
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Mills County
Chopper rustlers eyed in Mills County livestock thefts
Sheriff Merle E. Brown warns helicopters may aid modern rustlers targeting farms in Mills County. A numberless chopper has been sighted over rural areas guiding stock trucks to steal hundreds of cattle and hogs, with one National Guard helicopter later identified. Farmers face reduced set aside benefits as acreage and participation shrink in Southwest Town.
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Mills County
Merle E. Brown
Brown
Burglars Rip Off Glenwood Business Sites
Two Glenwood burglaries are under Mills County Sheriff investigation. Thieves pried a front door at Delevan's Service Station and stole candy bars, cigarettes, cameras, and tape recorders. A construction shed and semi trailer south of Swift and Co were entered over March 17 18. entry used a vent. Stolen items include chains booms tools and power saws.
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Glenwood
Mills County
Merle E. Brown
Delevan
Swift and Co
McCullough
Giant Pot Smoked Down by Sheriff as Cache Destroyed
Sheriff Merle E Brown and deputies supervised the destruction of about 50000 dollars worth of illegal marijuana seized last year south of Glenwood. A Leader photographer covered the event with plans to publish a photo next week.
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Glenwood
Merle E. Brown
Inside News Theme Encourages Optimism
A cheerful catchphrase proclaims there is always good news behind closed doors. The note mirrors a morale boosting message emphasizing hidden positive stories and personal resilience in daily life.
Lions Roaring Twenties Show in Glenwood Auditorium
Glenwood Lions Club presents a Showboat Family Show titled The Roaring Twenties on March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. in the Glenwood State School Auditorium. Proceeds support local community projects.
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Lions
Glenwood
Glenwood Lions Club
Glenwood State School
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Leader
Forney
Riverton
Thurman
Hastings-Strahan
Johnson
Malvern High School
South Main Street
Wayne Hilton
Hillsdale
Henningsen
Rotary
Malvern Rotarians
Steve Palmquist
MCHS
Bonnie Ponton
Judy Kelley
Tennessee Williams
Sue Ann Baer
Palmquist
Jon Kemp
P. Cranch
Little League
Cyeblood
Obile
Chopper Rustlers
National Guard
Malvern Rotary Club
Preston Grissom
Jim Benton
Glen Howrey
Howard Natson
Inside
Variate Tieteloe
Mt. Vernon
Blackhawk Reservation Oaks
Panther Paw
East Liberty
Society Emerson News
Strahan News
Wesley Chapel
New
Henderson News
Malvernians
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