Visitor from Yakima Returns for Creighton Milestone
Dr J F Stout of Yakima Washington, a Mills County native, visited Malvern for his class 50th anniversary at Creighton University then with his brother in law Albert Nelson. He practiced medicine 48 years in Montana and Washington before retiring two years ago. He notes land and town changes while staying in touch with friends and subscribers to The Leader. Spring beauty inspires Malvern kinders outings to Mrs H T Beattie home with blossoms and refreshments. Mills countians plan to greet the Republican state caravan in Council Bluffs Monday amid early campaign efforts.
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Mills County
J. F. Stout
Yakima
Wash
West
Malvern
H. T. Beattie
Council Bluffs
Kathy Hall Wins Iowa Farm Bureau Scholarship
Kathy Hall a senior at Nishna Valley Community high school in Imogene and daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hall was named one of 18 Iowa farm youth scholarship winners by the Iowa Farm Bureau women She plans a teaching career and will attend Northwest Missouri State College Maryville next year She has been active in FTA and 4H at Nishna Valley and will receive 160 a year for two years for tuition from the program.
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Kathy Hall
Nishna Valley Community High School
Charles Hall
Imogene
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Kathy
Northwest Missouri State College
Maryville
Nishna Valley
FTA
Mal Vern seniors hold May 5 work day
The MCHS Senior Work Day is set for Saturday May 5. Seniors will perform yard house and farm work and odd jobs starting at 8 00 a m and may be hired by calling Diane Bingham 4431. This is their last money making attempt and they hope for plenty of work.
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Malvern
Diane Bingham
Cub Scout Kite Derby Rescheduled At Chantry School
The annual Cub Scout kite derby, postponed due to wet ground, will be held this Sunday, May 6, at Chantry school. Cub Master Albert Washburn says Darrell Frederickson will speak and awards will go to top kites for originality altitude launching and best overall.
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Chantry School
Albert Washburn
Darrell Frederickson
Cars Registered In A Week In Mills County
Fourteen new motor vehicles were registered this week with owners including Douglas A. Gipe Austin L. Bass Emerson Earl Maddocks & Son Glenwood Roy Danley William Harris Alvin D Harmon Pacific Junction Emery Fisher Hastings Fred H Lockabill Hastings Ralph L Cloyd Tabor Guy Hunter Glenwood Harold Jones Malvern Elwin Stackhouse Pacific Junction and Woodrow Cheyney Pacific Junction A marriage license was issued to Richard E Benda and Mary Ann McGinty both of Omaha Judge Folsom Everest will preside at the Mills county district court term opening Monday at 10 am James Richard Meyer of Omaha charged with larceny will be arraigned Monday morning The charge stems from a recent theft of meat hooks from railroad cars at Pacific Junction.
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Chevrolets
Douglas A. Gipe
Austin L. Bass
Malvern
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Emerson
Earl, Maddocks & Son
Glenwood
Roy Danley
William Harris
Alvin D. Harmon
Pacific Junction
Ford
Emery Fisher
Hastings
Dodge
Fred H. Lockabill
Buick
Ralph L. Cloyd
Tabor
Pontiac
Guy Hunter
Ford Pickup
Harold Jones
Ford Truck
Woodrow Cheyney
Chevrolet
Elwin Stackhouse
Richard E. Benda
Mary Ann McGinty
Omaha
Folsom Everest
Council Bluffs
Mills County District Court
Glen McGee
James Richard Meyer
No Plans for an 8th Grade Graduation in Mills County
Mills county education officials report no eighth grade ceremony this year due to only three graduates Hubert Jennings Sandra Vinton and Vene Goodman from Bethlehem and Elm Grove. The trio completed tests on April 25 while Hillsdale and Lincoln rural schools have none. Amy Hammers has been superintendent since 1983 amid rural school consolidations.
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Amy Hammers
Hubert Jennings
Sandra Vinton
Bethlehem School
Vene Goodman
Elm Grove
Hillsdale
Lincoln
Miss Hammers
Mills County
County Education Assn Honors 18 Teachers for Long Service
Hastings event recognized about 630 years of teaching experience as Mills County Education Association honored teachers with 25 or more years in the profession. The spring dinner drew around 150 teachers and guests, with certificates, corsage for Esther Mac Dunn, and a post-dinner program including an illustrated lecture on Russia.
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Hastings
Mills County Education Assn
Glen Adkins
Malvern
Esther Mac Dunn
Silver City
Malvern Garden Club Sets Flower Box Schedule
The Malvern Garden Club advises stores to display flower boxes the week of May 14, weather permitting. The club aims to have hanging baskets up on electroliers by then with full bloom by Memorial Day, while the SCS office has already placed its boxes.
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Malvern Garden Club
Garden Club
SCS
Glenwood Plans Busy Month for End of Year
Glenwood Community schools mark their first year after reorganization with a May calendar from Supt. Earl Tubbs. Events include a Mount Ayr state music contest on May 5, Kindergarten Roundup May 11 at 1:30 p.m., Baccalaureate May 20, Commencement May 22, 8th grade Graduation May 25 afternoon, and last day May 29. The Malvern Trust and Savings Bank will be closed for a bank holiday. The staff will attend the Iowa Bankers Association annual meeting in Council Bluffs on a Tuesday in May.
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Glenwood
Earl ‘Tubbs
Mount Ayr
Malvern Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa Bankers Association
Council Bluffs
New 50 Star Flags for Malvern
The Harry Hammons post of the American Legion flag committee will install new 50 star U S flags in Malvern for Memorial Day and future holidays. The old four star flags will be sold at reasonable prices. Committee members include E W Burdie chairman Edel Knight and Tom Gidley. Dr Neil B Gomon president of Peru Nebraska State Teachers College noted his visit to that country with educators.
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U. S
Malvern
Harry Hammons Post
American Legion Flag Committee
E. W. Burdie
Edel Knight
Tom Gidley
Neil
Gomon
Peru
Neb
State Teachers College
Year End Events at Nishna Val
May brings activity at Nishne Valley schools as the 1961-62 term ends. The high school commencement is May 31 at Emerson. Scheduled events include May 8 senior class play, May 4 junior high trip to Nebraska City, May 11 operetta in Hastings, May 17 Henderson center operetta, May 18 Junior-Senior banquet, May 22 music program, May 23-26 senior trip to Lake of the Ozarks, May 27 baccalaureate at Emerson Baptist church, May 29 junior high graduation at Hastings, and June 1 Emerson high alumni banquet.
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Nishne Valley
Emerson
Emerson Gym
Nebraska City
Strahan Center
Lake of the Ozarks
Emerson Baptist Church
Hastings
Emerson High
Mills County Board Convenes With Two Members Present
The Mills county board of review met with only two members, R. W. Mansfield of Malvern and Warren Honeyman of Emerson. Edwards was absent due to illness and will undergo surgery this week, but the board decided to proceed with its business and adjourned to meet again Thursday.
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Mills County Board of Review
Tuy
Nfembae Eed Arte Oe
Wood
Edwards
R. W. Mansfield
Malvern
Warren Honeyman
Emerson
ISU Awards Scholarships to Malvern Student McMillan
Lowell McMillan a Malvern Community High student is among 181 seniors chosen for Iowa State University scholarships for the coming fall. Winners were selected from 901 applicants based on scholastic achievement with awards ranging from 100 to 297 dollars. Lowell is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd McMillan of southwest of Malvern.
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Lowell McMillan
Malvern Community High
Iowa State University
Ames
Lowell
Lloyd McMillan
Malvern
Mother daughter banquet showcases vintage wedding gowns
Deborah So ciety of the Baptist church staged an early day style show at the church on April 26 models include Mrs John Hall in a divided riding skirt and Aunt’s dress jacket Cindy Adams in her grandmother’s 64 year old wedding gown and 80 year old silk and lace stole Gladys Williams in a Swedish home spun dress Phyllis Frederickson in a dress from Mrs Buttman’s aunt Mary Hyde in a dress from Misa Larsson’s grandmother Helen Kline in an 1888 handmade gown Nancy Mulholland in a 49 year old gown Jo nene Anderson in a 55 year old dress Kim Frederickson in a hand made gown once worn by Eulalie Larsson’s mother a 100 years ago.
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Deborah Society of the Baptist Church
John Hall
Fred Buttman
Cindy Adams
Gladys Williams
Mrs. Hall
Phyllis Frederickson
Mrs. Buttman
Batiste
Mary Hyde
Misa Larsson
Helen Kline
Charles Eacrett
Nancy Mulholland
Jonene Anderson
Kim Frederickson
Eulalie Larsson
Firemen Contain Overheated Wire Behind Lumber Yard
Shortly after noon Wednesday firemen responded to an overheated electric light wire in the alley behind the lumber yard. Charles Ellison of Iowa Power and Light Co. climbed the pole to attend the problem. No serious damage resulted.
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Charles Ellison
Iowa Power & Light Co
Accidents Take Drop in County
Mills County reports improvement in April traffic accidents per Sheriff Edwin Barkus chart. The record lists accidents and injuries for April 1862 and April 1961, noting reduced incidents and harm despite unclear figures.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Three Senate Hopefuls Debate in Mills County
Mills county listeners heard the second joint debate among three Republican candidates for southwest Iowa senate seats. Harbor of Henderson Lisle of Clarinda and Hoxie of Shenandoah faced questions on liquor laws tax policy and budgets. They favored restraint on state spending and minor tax shifts, with a pay as you go idea and possible income tax increase debated. Several county candidates attended as temperatures stayed mild with little rain.
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Mills County
Mills, Fremont
Page Counties
Court House
Glenwood
Wer
William W. Harbor
Henderson
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
Frank Hoxie
Shenandoah
Hamburg
Wm. H. Scherle
Erbe
Iowa
Harbor
House
Senate
Lisle
Hoxie
Nebraska
Busy Month for Malvern Schools
Malvern Community schools plan a busy May with end-of-year activities. Highlights include senior work day May 5, district track meets May 11, state track meet May 19, baccalaureate May 20, junior high graduation May 24, and commencement May 25 at the Community building, plus a senior skip trip to Chicago May 21 to 25.
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Malvern Community
Malvern Community Building
Lewis Central
Council Bluffs
Farragut
Harlan
Villisca
FFA
Baptist Church
Chicago
Lincoln Tour Among City Sights For Three Busloads
Mills County extension family living committee hosted a sixth annual Lincoln tour for three bus loads of 123 homemakers on Tuesday. Stops included the state capitol prison governor's mansion museum planetarium fur and candy factory and zoo marking the end of spring activities.
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Lincoln
Mills County Extension Family Living Committee
County Extension Home
State Capitol
Pententiary
Governor's Mansion
Bass and Smith Attend State School Conference in Des Moines
Mills county members of the Iowa Council for Better Education Earl Bass of Malvern and Harold Smith of Emerson attended a Des Moines conference on Financing Far Schools in the Sixties sponsored by the Council and the National Education Assn. Speakers urged more funds for schools and relief from high property taxes. They proposed other tax sources such as sales and income taxes. Mrs Bass and Mrs Smith accompanied their husbands.
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Mills County
Iowa Council For Better Education
Earl Bass
Malvern
Harold Smith
Emerson
Des Moines
Council
National Education Assn
Towa
Bass
Smith
Dump Site Cleaned With No Cost to Mills County
Mills county officials vow to keep roads garbage free and will enforce rides. A large pile of trash found on a county road near Malvern was cleaned by a Mills county resident who says he did not dump it. Engineer Troy Rhody said no further action will be pressed and no additional complaints have been reported.
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Mills County
Malvern
Troy Rhody
Rhody
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Willa Pullman
Vera Cronkhite
Velma Bell
Thelma Farrell
Raymond Beam
Hastings Methodist Church
Willis Grant
Hammers
Adkins
Lois Clutes
Kathryn Stogdill
Edna Grayson
Raburn Benton
Dorothy Churchman
Margaret Stevenson
Dorothy McCartney
Nishna Valley Boys
Stephanie Meyer
Randall Eastwood
Russia
Nishna Val
ISU
L. McMillan
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