Malvern Gun Club season opens with sliding handicap
Mills County Notes recount reader memories from Omaha leader readers like Joe G Whitesides and Andy Berkhimer. The Malvern Gun club held its first Wednesday shoot of the season drawing a solid crowd including shooters from Auburn and Avoca. Delbert O'Dell won the trophy with 24 of 25 targets, and the club adopts a sliding handicap system.
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Joe G. Whitesides
Omaha
Andy Berkhimer
Will Kesterson
Mr. Whitesides
Andy B
Olson
Malvern
Auburn
Neb
Avoca
Delbert O'Dell
Mills County
Emerson
Velma von Fecht
Burlington
Leader
Henningsen
Des Moines
State Capitol
Iowa
Capitol City
Hillsdale
Golden Hill
Pleasant Valley
Spring Valley
Center Deer Creek
Evernham
Williams
Little Brick
Vogeler
Oak Bluff
Mills County SCS names Dick France acting unit head
Top conservationist in Mills County Soil Conservation district 8CS, Dick France, is shown at his desk as Ray W. Jones retires this week. France will drop the Acting tag July 1 when Jones severance occurs. He came from Atlantic SCS two years, plus a year with International Mineral and Chemical Co. He started August 1955 and has led much SCS work while Jones focused on Mule Creek Watershed. Dewey Bondurant, Shenandoah area engineer, will handle project relations with the state office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Soil Conservation District 8Cs
Dick France
Ray W. Jones
Jones
SCS
Atantic
International Mineral and Chemical Co
Mule Creek
Dewey Bondurant
Shenandoah
State Office
Malvern Senior Gary Harshbarger Is Honored at Veishea
Gary Harshbarger, ISC Honors List student from Malvern, named among 20 Iowa high school seniors to be honored at Veishea Career Day on May 17 at Iowa State College. Three scholarships of 700, 200, and 100 dollars awarded. winners chosen by ISC student body president Veishea committee and faculty advisers. Gary was the sole Southwest Iowan selected.
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Malvern
Gary Harshbarger
Iowa
Veishea
Iowa State College
ISC
Weishea
Gary
Home Economics Extension Reaches Mills County Women
Mills county home makers participate in a nationwide Home Demonstration Week effort April 28 to May 4 led by county home economist Miss Wilma Schultz. The Mills county study program logged 90 attendees for family living teas, 188 for interior decoration, 85 for a Younger Generation discussion, and 87 for horticulture talks, with many more at related meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Wilma Schultz
Helen Tucker
Rawtes Township Farm Bureau
Strahan Garden Club
JUG
HSC Club
Mills County Home
Ingraham
Deer Creek
Glenwood
CWE Guild
Fairview Club
Social Neighbors
Baptist Deborah Society
West Liberty Friendship
Asbury
JAG
Strahan Wscs
Garden Club
Farm Bureau
Oak
Rawles
Center
Lyons
Silver Creek
Anderson
White Cloud
United States Department of Azriculture
Iowa State College
United States
Schultz
Merbert Wasserman
Mineola
Harald Skerritt
Malvern
Glen Jackson
Henderson
Ralph Bower
Otha Wearin
Hastings
Milo Blazek
Emerson
Joe Hathaway
Paul Roenfeldt
Clifford Wolfe
Louis Rodman Jr
Fay Stouder
Iowa
Home Ecconomics Extension Service
Much hotter temperatures hit Mills county this week
Mills county residents felt an early summer spell with highs in the 80s and a light shower last Thursday adding moisture. Rain totals ranged from .3 inch at Malvern to 1.25 inches south of Hastings as daily temps topped 80s and dipped into the 40s and 50s across the period.
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Mills County
Malvern
Hastings
Wriday
Strahan Hires Ralph Pierce as Industrial Arts Teacher Coach
Supt Raymond Beam announced the Strahan school faculty for next year is complete with Ralph Pierce of Stanberry Missouri hired as industrial arts teacher and basketball coach for boys and girls. Pierce to graduate this spring from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College at Maryville and brings five years of rural teaching experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Beam
Strahan School
Ralph Pierce
Stanberry
Pierce
Northwest Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
Launch Drive to Finance Rainmaking in Mills County
Mills County launches a county wide drive to fund rainmaking. Edgar Cook, president of the Mills County Weather Modification Corporation, says each township must organize its own campaign. About 700 to 800 dollars are needed to finish this year with a goal of 4,000 to 5,000 dollars for next year.
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Edgar Cook
Mills County Weather Modification Corporation
Cook
Barton Becomes Glenwood Publisher in 94th Year
Richard D. Barton, 30, former Harlan editor and University of Kansas William Allen White graduate, has taken over The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune in its 94th year. Kenneth Randall sold the paper. Barton plans to start a new Glenwood business. Details were not released. He and his wife have a year and a half old son Hicky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Richard D. Barton
Harlan
Barton
Kenneth R. Randall
Glenwood
William Allen White School of Journalism
University of Kansas
National Press Association
Mills County 8th Grade Graduation Set for May 14
Mills County eighth grade graduates will hold exercises Tuesday May 14 at 7 p.m. in Glenwood High School auditorium. County Superintendent Amy Hammers announced. C Glenn Hamm of Glenwood will deliver the address and Miss Lammers will present diplomas and awards.
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Mills County
At & P
Glenwood High School
Amy Hammers
C. Glenn Hamm
Glenwood
Golfers to Meet Next Tuesday at Fairview Club
AH members of the Fairview Country club and other golf enthusiasts are urged to attend the annual meeting. Wm. H. Drake, president, and Chas. D. Costello, secretary, report the meeting on Tuesday May 7 at 7 30 p m in the Malvern Trust and Savings Hank.
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Fairview Country Club
Wm. H. Drake
Chas. D. Costello
Malvern Trust & Savings Hank
Card of Thanks From Mary Louw Frita
A note of gratitude to friends and relatives for cards gifts and visits while in hospital. Mary Louw Frita extends appreciation for support and prayers during her medical stay and recovery.
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Mary Louw Frita
Open House at Gearhart Lumber Co Draws Admirers
Open house by Gearhart Lumber Co drew about 125 visitors last Saturday to inspect the remodeled quarters. Coffee and doughnuts were served as Marino Mesos and Gearhart staff welcomed guests in the new office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gearharts
Gearhart Lumber Co
Gearhart
Retirement Marks End of Ray W. Jones Era at Mills County SCS
Ray W. Jones ends a long career with the Soil Conservation Service in Mills County marking retirement from duties that reshaped the county’s landscape. In the past 15 years he oversaw 2500 miles of level terraces and 84 417 contoured acres with 17100 acres under conservation plans, transforming farming from straight rows to contour fields and efficiency gains.
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Jones
Glenwood
Mills County
USDA
Pleasant Mills County
Mis
Four Jury Trials Stated In Mills County Court
Mills county petit jurors told to report Monday May 6 by clerk L. Donner. Four jury trials scheduled: State of Iowa vs Wes Windle of Silverity for selling beer to a minor. State of Iowa vs Robert Rogas and Frank Sillik, both of maha, for larceny in the night. Richard Holman vs Frank Nimic, equity suit over services rendered.
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Mills County
Petit Jury
L. Donner
State of
Mills County Board Eyes 3 Million Valuation Increase
Mills County Board of Equalization prepares to meet next Monday with plans to raise valuations by about three million dollars. County Assessor Marvin Moore says higher values lower the mill levy if spending remains steady, and notes that general assessments are trending upward. The board will mainly listen to residents with complaints as it conducts the annual May session led by Frank Wallace, Leary Washburn, and I W H Kayton.
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Mills County Board of Equalization
Marvin Moore
Moore
Board of Equalization
Mills
Frank Wallace
Glenwood
Leary Washburn
I. WH. Kayton
Hastings
Tire on New Car Blows Driver Hospitalized Near Glenwood
Wicanor ramer Vigil yn, 26, of Qlds, Is. suffered bruises and shock, and about $700 damage to his new car when a tire blew and the vehicle upset while rounding a curve on highway 385 two miles south of Glenwood Saturday. Vigil was taken to Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs.
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Wicanor Ramer Vigil
Qlds
Glenwood
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Malvern P O Renames Service Hours Change
Regular service at Malvern post office renamed. Postmaster Mrs Stella Mulholland reports a slight change in window hours with the window now open from 8 40 p m to five p m on weekdays.
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Malvern
Stella Mulholland
Terraces Surge in Mills County Farms in April
Conservations efforts surge as Mills county farmers install over 648 miles of terraces in April, a county record. The Mills county ABA program covers up to 70 percent of costs, aiding both new installations and rebuilding old terraces. SCS and ASU programs push waterway work with similar cost shares, encouraging widespread soil conservation efforts.
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Hick France
Mills County
SCS
Mills County Population Shrink Tied to Census Quirk
A 1960 federal census counted all persons in Mills County, including students and inmates, inflating numbers. Vital Statistics flagged a five year drop of 3512, but many losses reflect undercounting of nonresident or institutional populations. Neighboring counties show varied changes, with Page and Fremont also shifting.
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All Is
Queen Mills
Iowa
Ubsest
Glensyaad
Page County
Adams
Fremount
Munt. Rumiary
Malvern Trust and Savines Closed All Day Tuesday
The Malvern Trust and Savines announced a full-day closure on Tuesday May 7. Southwest Town Bunkers reported a Velition dn Cuunned in local standings as Blatts achieved a notable result.
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Malvern Trust
Savines
Shuy
Bliatts
Land Purchases and County Sale Raise Questions in 1880s
Fragmentary notes describe 40 acres bought in 1880 and later sold by the county for 375 pounds. The text hints at an unsettled turning business, a four acre parcel, and an audit dispute over why and wherefore the county treasurer did not disclose full details. Total cost appears listed as 8,000 dollars.
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East Liberty
Mills County Soil District
MHS
Strahan
Barton Takes
New Glenwood
Darrell Frederickaon
Dius Grindley Sr
Malyvern
Mr. Jones
Monument of Widespread Soil Conservation
Mills Co
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