Mills County social and hobby report highlights jamboree and clubs
Mills County turns to merriment with Glenwood firemen hosting a jamboree at the Armory for two days of festivities. Hastings sees a nearly new 1925 Model T driven by Bud Clark, while local clubs organize golf, tennis, and a hardball league. A teachers college course is offered for custodians and janitors, and readers are invited to share hobby tales from Malvern, Glenwood, and Emerson.
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Glenwood
Glenwood Armory
Hastings
Jim Clark
Bud Clark
Milla County
Abraham Lincoln High School
Council Bluffs
L. W. Mahone
Iowa State College
Robert Bureey
Delmont McCausland
Malvern
Leona Dixon
Hvans Boys
Emerson
L. L. Robbins
Henry Washburn
H. H. Lisle
D. B. Sprow
Dr. Blank
Paul Rowe
Mre
J. R. Scott
Ede Knight
Ben Saton
Taxpayers Urged to Pay Delinquent Taxes by Tomorrow
County Treasurer C. D. Alstrope urged taxpayers to settle delinquent taxes by tomorrow as the final date. He noted receipts were ahead of last year and expected a smaller delinquency rate.
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C. D. Alstrope
New Drainage District Formed in Mills County
Organization of the Missouri River Levee Drainage District No. 1 took place in Glenwood on Tuesday as residents of the southwest Mills County area met with the board of supervisors. The appraisers report for the levee right of way was heard and steps begun to obtain it. The project is expected to cost about $19,000, including roughly $1,200 for right of way.
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Glenwood
Southwest Mills County
Board of Supervisors
State Purchases New Quarry Site in County
The State of Iowa bought a new quarry site in the county this week, purchasing several acres of the Andrew Buckingham land beneath limestone. The tract lies just north of the existing county quarry and sold for 250 dollars per acre.
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State
State of Iowa
Iowa
Andrew Buckingham
County
Mills County Receives State Old Age Aid Share
Mills County's portion of Iowa's $1,011,369 Old Age Assistance totaled $6,617 for February. About 286 residents in the county received the aid.
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Mills County
Milla County
State of
Iowa
Conservation Meeting in Glenwood Sees Low Turnout
Few attendees gathered Friday evening for a wildlife meeting in Glenwood where a county conservation league was to be formed. Organizers stated the effort will continue and sportsmen will be contacted soon to push the organization forward.
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Glenwood
County Workmen Start Road Improvement
Mills county begins road improvement with grading and surfacing projects. Workers started Monday as the county quarry adds only a few thousand more rock yards, with surfacing continuing and a new quarry site anticipated.
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Mills County
Ozark Hill Billies to Perform in Malvern April 6
Basketball fans in Malvern and surrounding communities will see the Ozark Hill Billies, a renowned girls team, perform next Thursday April 6 at Malvern Independents. They play under men's rules, mix comedy with basketball, and have won more than half their games. Bernard Cowden, an All American college star and former Denver Piga member, will join them.
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Malvern
Ozark Hill Billies
Malvern Independents
Bernard Cowden
Denver Piga
G W Martin Dies at Home in Sidney
Southwest Iowa lost one of its oldest citizens when C W Martin died at his Sidney home Monday evening. He would have turned 92 on April 16 and was among Sidney’s earliest settlers. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian church in Bidney. Mr Martin was father to Mrs 0 R Brewer and Mrs Clyde Heaton of Malvern.
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Iowa
C. W. Martin
Sidney
Bidney
Martin
0. R. Brewer
Clyde Heaton
Malvern
District E Conven Thom Here Apr 29
Fragmentary OCR note references a district event scheduled for April 29 and mentions a Thomas convening. Names and specifics are garbled. The readable fragment indicates a district gathering or meeting with unclear details.
County Fair Grounds WPA Project Under Way in Mills County
A Mills County WPA project began last week with 22 workers under Foreman Bob Evans cleaning and repairing the county fair grounds. Sponsored by the county board of Sipervisora and the Malvern Community Club, the plan includes bleaching grand stands, fence repairs, building remodels, drainage, a new playing field, and landscaping with work aimed for use next summer.
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Mills County
Bob Evans
Mills County Fair
County Board of Sipervisora
Milla County
Hansen Purchases Gamble Store in Malvern Neb
Joseph Hansen of Oakland Nebraska buys the Malvern Gamble Store and will take possession Saturday. He recently visited to learn the business and has experience running a drug store in Oakland. The Hansens plan to move to Malvern with their three sons and lease the former Etroadi residence in south Malvern.
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Joseph Hansen
Oakland
Neb
Malvern Gamble
Hansen
Oakane
Tee Yne
Ren Abe Glenwood
Robert Etroad i
South Malvern
Ego
Death Comes to Malvern Resident B R Hurst at 88
Well known Malvern resident B R Hurst died Saturday after a period of illness. He was 88 years old. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church with Rev Q A Calkins officiating and a quartet providing music. Burial followed at East Liberty cemetery. Obituary notes his marriage to Elizabeth Ann Seaton in 1876 and eight children, including Geo Wesley and Mra Rena Mayberry, survive along with eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Malvern
B. R. Hurst
Hurst
Methodist Church
Q. A. Calkins
F. R. Chantry
L. A. Talbott
Lloyd Short
Allen Wortman
Roy Donner
J. O. Laird
John Fletcher
A. Mulholland
Jim McFall
Charles Raine
J. H. Bell
East Liberty
Ray
Calking
Stokley Robinson
Thamas
Linnie Hurst
Savannah
Hardin County
Tenn
Elizabeth Ann Seaton
Walon
Geo. Wesley
Fosaten
Cole
John Raburo
Tine Nelson
Near Malvern
Mra
Rena Mayberry
Glenwood
Ron
Slater
Cynthia Hunt
Council Biutis
Winter Snow Briefly Returns as Warm Weather Ends
A wet snowstorm moved through, ending a spell of spring warmth. Temperatures peaked at 82 earlier, then dropped. crocuses appeared above the snow near the George Mellor home. The storm left moisture but did not injure exposed plants. surface moisture increased by .16 inch from a prior rain.
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George Mellor
Fairview Country Club Weld Annual Meeting Highlights
Fairview Country Club members re elected Hamilton as president and approved a $5 per member dues. The board focused on improving greens with committees formed for maintenance and course care, including golf and tennis chairs, while planning work on holes 3 and 9.
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Fairview Country Club
Weld Annual Meeting
Plane
Beckwith
Randerson
Hamilton
Kanee
Pace
Boyer
Donner
Golf
Shonka
McFall
Kline
Short
Wartman
Alsrope
Bradley
Breen
Caldwell
F. A. Mulholland
Hiett
Eklund
Beck
J. Anderson
Lyford
Southwest Iowa hard ball league organized in Malvern
Baseball enthusiasts from six communities met in Malvern Tuesday evening to form a southwest Iowa league for the coming season. Teams from Glenwood Farragut Tabor Mineola Treynor and MelGardon pledged to join as two or three more are expected. The group aims to revive interest in hard ball amid softball resistance and will schedule games once the organization is complete.
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Malvern
Glenwood
Farragut
Tabor
Mineola
Treynor
Melgern
Early History of Southwest Iowa and Mills County
William Bass of Randolph shares an oral history of early Mills County and southwest Iowa. He notes 1840 settlement attempts, McKissicks before 1842 at McKissick's Grove near Isamburg, Flanagan in 1837, Sidney platted in 1861, and Tabor’s town site chosen that year. Peter Sarpy traded with tribes and founded St. Marys. Rushville formed near Keg Creek in 1846. Mormon camps at Glenwood and Silver Creek Grove in 1847. first white child born in 1846, A. J. Stewart, and Caroline Brittain born January 12, 1847. Continued on page 5.
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Fremont County
McKissicks
James
Cornelius
Daniel
McKissick's Grove
Isamburg
Flanagan
Sidney
Tabor
Peter Sarpy
Mins County
St. Marys
Monquito Creak
Col. Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Keg Creek
Rushville
William Brittain
Glenwood
Coonville
Silver Creek Grove
Bass
A. J. Stewart
Caroline L. Brittain
L. M. Martin Conducts Forum at Rotary Meeting
Rotary members heard from L. M. Martin of the State Highway Commission on highway engineering and construction problems during a club forum. Guests included F. B. O’Malley and Ed Inquist of Red Oak.
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L. M. Martin
State Highway Commission
F. BE. O'Malley
Ed Inquist
Red Oak
Iowa Masons Set for Simultaneous Meetings Night
The 648 Iowa lodges will gather Tuesday evening April 4 at 8 p m to discuss fraternity matters. Grand Master Realff Ottesen of Davenport will address via WHO for 15 minutes at 8:20. Receivers will relay his speech to each lodge as the final program item.
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Masons
Iowa
Realff Ottesen
Davenport
Ottesen
Farmers Invited to Meeting with Fire Department
Farmers of central Niily county are urged to attend a community meeting with the local fire department to discuss safety, farm fire risks, and protective measures. Officials aim to improve cooperation and preparedness for large field fires and barn incidents.
Posts Needed for WPA Project at Mills County Grounds
Mills County Fare grounds WPA project repairs buildings drainage and fences along the quarter stretch boundary. No posts are available and funds are tied up. Donate posts by calling Albert Nelson Dr D M Kline or The Leader office and someone will arrange pickup.
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Mills County
Albert Nelson
D. M. Kline
Former Hastings Resident Killed in Airplane Crash
Mrs. Georgia Sheldon, a former Hastings resident, died in an Oklahoma City airplane crash early Sunday. Eight passengers were trapped in the blazing cabin. four, including the pilot and co-pilot, escaped with injuries. Survived by husband Charles and extended family, funeral held in Salina, Kansas.
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Georgia Sheldon
Shepard
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sheldon
Dallas
Tex
Charles
St. Louis
Pont
New York
Thetr Weaturn
W. R. Shepard
Charles Pratt
Red Oak
Harold Mitchell
Emerson
Raymond Waller
Malvern
Ralph Hall
Raymond
Cedar Falls
Salina
Kan
250 Attend District B Y P U Convention Here Last Week
About 250 Baptist Young People's Union members gathered in Malvern for the annual district convention, one of the district's largest. Malvern church members handled hospitality as delegates arrived Friday. a Saturday banquet and varied sessions featured speakers like Mrs. B. C. Fietch Rev. B. H W. Ward Dr. Thornton and Miss Mary Arneel.
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Baptist Churihy
Baptist Young People's Union
Malvern
B. C. Fietch
B. H W. Ward
Des Moines
Mary Arnewl
Emerson
Dr. Thornton
Sioux Palls College
Glenn South
Harlan
Wm. Allen
Cornell Bluffs
Misa Arneel
Life Service
Shenandoah
Corning
Falls
Atatu
Everning Vale Sadler
Slglos
Jawa Pally Assembly
Thornton
Ward
South
Morales
America
Picture of Mills County Aerial Photo At AAA Office
Mills county conservation officials received an aerial photo taken last July and August to map field boundaries. Two assistants, Herta Garton and Arlene Harbor, began measuring farm fields with planimeters to determine AAA compliance down to one tenth of an acre. The 5x? inch film was enlarged to 8 inches per mile on prints, covering Mills County's 438 square miles with 226 photos.
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Mills County
County Soil Conservation
Tust
County Conservation Committee
AAA
Nasistanta
Toherta Garton
Hastings
Ageline Harbor
Irenderann
Areca
Malvern Musicians Enter Oakland Sub-District Contest
Malvern high school will send 11 entries to the Oakland sub district music contest, with the band entering for the first time. A concert is set for this morning at the community building. Solo competitors include Borethy Slothaner Ralph Hall Marlin Hichardson Sarah Ruge Harold Foy. Vocal groups are Boys Quartet Mixed Quartet Girls Glee Club Girls Sextet and Mixed Chorus. The band performs Saturday at 3 04 p.m. facing Cumberland Shelby and Fontanelle.
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Malvern High School
Oakland
Malvern
Borethy Slothaner
Ralph Hall
Marlin Hichardson
Sarah Ruge
Harold Foy
Cumberland
Shelby
Fontanelle
Summers Add to Hampshire Herd
N Suipbergs and son Jim expanded their Hampshire herd by purchasing six gilts at a Council Butts sale, bred to the champion senior yearling from the 1938 National Swine Show. They later bought another gilt and a full sow in Nebraska from Harry Kuyube, sired by the champion boar of 1939.
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N. Suipbergs
Jim
Hampshire
Council Butts
Nehawhw
Neb
Harry Kuyube
Funeral for W. Hi Shawe Held Today
Funeral services are held today at 2:30 p.m. for W. Hi Shawe. The deceased, formerly of Malioyn, passed away recently. burial will be at the Mulatiol Funeral Hoy. Neighboring residents, including family in Gleawand Tyrol, attend as tributes are paid.
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Mir
Baoue
Malioyn
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A. A Berkleimer
Lowell Elliott
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Newis
Mills CO
G. W. Martin
Dinirlot
Gamble
M. E. Church
S. R. Hurst
F. S. Hamilton
J. H. Beckwith
C. A. Boyer
Hard Ball League
Randolph
William Bass
Rotary Club
Tings
Fire Dept
Niily Coun
Salina, Kan
Malvern Musicians
W. Hi. Shawe
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