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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
7
In this week’s update, the sale of Allty's Cafe collapsed after the new buyer failed to secure financing. All parties were satisfied with the handling, and proprietor Mrs. Ruby Smith remains at the original stand, serving her loyal customers.
County Treasurer P M Robinson notes 1864 auto and frock plates arrived from the Anamosa reformatory with black numerals on white. Early Neense plates have been praised in previous years and new vehicle registrations list owners in Glenwood Hastings Council Bluffs and other towns.
The Mills county board of review opened its organizational meeting on Wednesday and recessed for Warren Honeyman’s funeral at Emerson Methodist church. John Parker was named to fill Honeyman’s unexpired term ending December 1980. Other members include Raymond Blochel and Bert Calwell. Assessor Harry Markel notes several petitions filed for the board’s attention. A Liberty cemetery board meeting is set for Friday at 8 p.m. at the secretary’s office to discuss new business, with all lot owners and interested persons invited.
May listings show driver license examiner stations at Glenwood, Mills County TB and Wealth Assn meeting at Baptist church Malvern, kindergarten registration at Chantry school, and multiple events at the Community building including Otha Massey open house at MCHS, Chantry spring music, and SAC band concert scheduled from May 5 to May 10 with various 2 to 3 pm times.
Mills County residents faced speed enforcement as patrol radar and an aircraft flagged violators across the county. Malvern’s radar produced local fines. Justice of the Peace笔 Virgin ia Hall fined Rhonda Osborn ten dollars. Aileen May and Phil lip Shenefield ten dollars each. Other fines include Mary Jane Richards three dollars, O. J. Jentsch twenty dollars, and multiple ten to thirty dollar penalties for Red Oak and Glenwood offenders. Reckless driving fined ninety five dollars and other stop sign or traffic light infractions drew ten dollars each.
Chantry students present a spring program Tuesday May 7 at 7 45 p m in the community building. The sixth graders perform sketches Times are Changing and Lucys Birthday based on Peanuts characters while the fifth grade offers several short skits including the Spirit of 76. The entire Chantry student body participates and there is no admission charge.
Three Omaha youths were fined $50 and costs each for tampering with a motor vehicle by Justice of Peace Carl Rensley. Rob ert Joseph Jr 18 Raymond Campbell 18 and Mikel McCluskey 22 paid or will serve terms. A female companion Nancy Rentshaw 21 was released. Sherman Barkus and Morris Johnson aided by neighbor Richard Allensworth stopped a tire removal attempt near Henderson.
The Strategic Air Command band and chorus under Major Jimmy Roland will give a concert on Friday May 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the Malvern community building for Malvern students with public admission. The 60 member SAC band is noted for versatility and has performed widely in the United States and abroad.
A quartet of Nishna Valley girls faced violence by a group of younger Black youths at Drake Stadium in Des Moines after Drake Relays events. Principal Robert Mejia and Coach John Kruse intervened as one girl was dragged by her hair and another struck, then police and officials moved to handle the incident amid broader tensions following a memorial march. The girls continued competing in Hawkette relays days later.
A second break in at Strahan Kier Grocery occurred early Sunday morning. Sheriff Edwin Barkus said entry was gained by forcing the back door and a drill steam iron and several packet knives were stolen.
Readings show temperatures in the 80s this week in Mills County. A light shower fell Saturday while daily highs and lows were recorded, including a 53/31 pattern on Wednesday and 87/44 on Sunday.
Local social work effort sponsored by Malvern churches seeks volunteers to help with Crafts and Games days at Nishna Cottage. Craft day is Wednesdays and game day Fridays, starting at 1 20 pm. To assist, call 624 B239.
A fire Wednesday afternoon endangered the Wayne Blackman farm home as a trash blaze in a garage and machine shed spread through a gust of wind. Malvern fire department, aided by Glenwood firefighters, battled to contain the blaze.
James R. Gant of Perryville Tennessee was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control after rounding a curve too quickly one mile east of Glenwood. He admitted losing control and was fined $15 plus costs by Justice of Peace Cat Beamley. Sheriff Edwin Barkus filed the complaint.
Mills joins with Fremont Montgomery Pottawattamie and Polk to cover a Boone county treasurer shortfall of about $117,000. Bonds will offset part of the loss but the 20 day window from April 30 requires $52,000 total from counties, prorated by tax valuation. Mills has paid its share of $319.39 from the general land fund.
Five truckers were fined by Justice John Hall for vehicle deficiencies and registration issues. Eat Mombard of Missouri Trey Mo and Dennis Raloff of Minneapolis were fined $10 plus costs for excessive motor fires. Verna Randall of Kansas City faced $5 and costs for the same charge. Leonard White of Carrell was fined $8 and costs for an overload violation, and George Wallace of Clovinda paid $5 and costs for overload on registration. Robert Christenson, south of Hastings, was named outstanding Farm Manager of the Year by the Agriculture Business Club at Town State University for his leadership in hog production and enterprise investment.
The Malvern Community schools high and junior bands present their annual spring concert at the Malvern Community building next Sunday. The program begins at 2 30 pm and is free to the public. About 120 students will perform light and classical music. Dan Hartzer of Maxwell is featured on trumpet and Scott Scheffell will conduct a junior band number.
County Legion to Meet at Glenwood on May 16 as reported by county commander Edgar Cook. The session will be at the National Guard Armory in Glenwood with a fish fry at 6 p.m. before the business meeting which includes county officer elections. Posts urged to send representatives, with Henderson post asked to nominate a candidate for county commander.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a farm aid sale on feed with a serious error in the Far Aid service. The readable portion lacks concrete entities or dates to specify location or participants.
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