Woman of the Year named in Glenwood Beta Sigma Phi
Ruth Picker longtime Malvern vocal music teacher was chosen as 1962 Woman of the Year by Beta Sigma Phi in Glenwood last week. Pacific Junction restored regular town marshal service after March resignations and reappointment of John Lutter by Mayor Vern Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Picker
Malvern
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Glenwood
Pacific Junction
John Lutter
Vern Moore
Lutter
the Junction
Moore
Sutter
Omaha Man Dies by Suicide in Mills County Jail
Theodore T. Powles aged 48 of Omaha was found hanged in a Mills County jail cell Monday morning. Sheriff Barkus reported Powles, arrested Friday near Glenwood on an assault with intent to rape charge, fashioned a noose from a blanket strip and hanged himself on the cell bars. Dr. Ward DeYoung, Mills County coroner, ruled the death suicide. Powles leaves a daughter and granddaughter in Omaha, plus his mother, three sisters and a brother. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Raynor-Hamilton mortuary in Glenwood. Interment followed at Thurman cemetery.
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Raynor-Hamilton
Glenwood
Theodore T. Powles
Omaha
Mills County
Ward DeYoung
Powles
Edwin Barkus
Paul Phillips
Thurman
Two Is for Nishna Val Vocalists Shine at Contest
Nishna Valley High News reports both the mixed chorus and the girls glee club earned ratings at a Lewis township school contest near Council Bluffs. The mixed chorus, 52 members, performed at 2 15 while the 38 member glee club sang at 5 after listening to other groups. Gratitude is given to director Mrs E L Meyer and chaperones Mrs Sowers, Mrs Bowen, and Mrs Russell. Also noted: Glenwood high band I rating, its mixed chorus II. Fremont Mills girls glee club II. Malvern high mixed chorus II, girls glee club I.
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Nishna Valley
Lewis Township
Council Bluffs
Glee Club
E. L. Meyer
Sowers
Bowen
Russell
Glenwood High Band
Fremont-Mills Girls Glee Club
Malvern High
Henderson to vote again on water system plan
Henderson voters will decide June 6 on a municipal water system after an April 4 defeat by 47 to 52. Mayor Clair Aukland says costs and payment methods caused confusion. new plan reduces cost to 40000 with 27000 funded by future earnings and 13000 by bonds payable from taxes.
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Henderson
Clair Aukland
Mills County Accepts Grain Board Seat In Zone 2
National Farmers Organization grain board members from Mills County met May 2 in Greenfield with eight other Zone 2 counties to elect a Zone 2 representative for the seven member bargaining committee. Harvey Lycle of Adair County was chosen. Mills attendees included Everett Knop, chairman, Dick Hunt, Bud Jewell, Dean Fender, and Emmett Gipe alternated for Ward Hunt. Lippincott to the Baccalaureate Speaker Sunday evening May 20 at First Baptist Church with Rev John Lippincott. a girls sextet will sing at 8 p.m.
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National Farmers Organization Grain Board
Mills County
Greenfield
Harvey Lycle
Adair County
Grain Board
Everett
OMVI Charge Raised After Glenwood Arrest
Oscar B. Mattson of St. Joseph Missouri was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and waived to the grand jury after arraignment before Justice Carl Remley. Bond was set at 500 dollars following Glenwood police arrest Wednesday night.
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Oscar B. Mattson
St. Joseph
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Mattson
Glenwood
Everest Clears Meyer Case With Directed Verdict
District Judge Folsom Everest of Council Bluffs removed the Meyer larceny case from a Mills county jury and directed a verdict of acquittal. The charge involved game meat hooks with two witnesses lacking sufficient corroboration. Jurors named include Ann Anthers Joyce Budd Elaine Agan Dean Gallup Joan Sell and Myrl Holiday with alternates and other panelists listed.
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Folsom Everest
Council Bluffs
James R. Meyer
Omaha
Mills County
Meyer
Ann Anthers
Joyce Budd
Elaine Agan
Dean Gallup
Joan Sell
Myrl Holiday
Glenwood
Floyd Brammer
Lucille Zanders
Malvern
Otto Deitchler
Mineola
Dwight Shaw
Emerson
Charles Karr
Pacific Junction
Loran Boyer
Silver City
Will Scott
Tabor
Henderson Club Woman Holds Two State Offices
Henderson resident Mrs. Ralph F. Viner serves as third vice president of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs and as conference secretary of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service, while continuing extensive club work. Her duties include travel to Atlantic City for WSCS General Assembly and teaching clinics in July, with extensive community involvement and a history in education.
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Henderson
Ralph 4. Viner
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
South Iowa
Ondeen
Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant
Viner
T. D. Phillips
Iowa Federation
WSCS
Atlantic City
N. J
General Assembly
Albion
Mich
Indianola
Federation
Iowa
Friends of the United Nations
O. E
the White Shrine
American Association of University Women
Chantry Addition Now 65 Percent Complete
Malvern Community school board reported the Chantry school addition is 65 percent complete at its May meeting. Architect I T Carrithers of Council Bluffs and general contractor Donald Betts of Adair attended, noting change orders, an attic exhaust fan, gas line piping for furnaces, and added cement work for drainage north of the building. The board also approved Paul Hopp as vocational agriculture teacher, a graduate of Iowa State University currently teaching at Walnut.
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Chantry
Malvern Community School Board
I. T. Carrithers
Council Bluffs
Donald Betts
Adair
Paul Hopp
Iowa State University
Walnut
Elm Defoliating Worms Threaten Malvern Trees
Citizens report severe elm defoliation by cankerworms in Malvern. Worms swing from threads to enter homes and cover walls, leaving trees weakened though not killed. A town council meeting with County Extension Director LaVerne Obrecht urged a campaign against the infestation and discussed spraying as a control measure.
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Browning
Hamelin Lown
Malvern
LaVerne Obrecht
Mills Co corn under seal falls to 1 million less
Mills county farmers report 1961 crop under price support totaling 1,684,434 bushels as of March end, down from 2,472,016 bushels for 1960. Nationally, 498,468,485 bushels of 1961 crop corn under price support through March, with most farm-stored.
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Mills County
Ren G. Burgoin
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
4-H officers elected at Mills county jamboree in Malvern
The first annual Mills county 4-H Jamboree will be held May 12 in the Malvern Community building. Boys and girls will elect county officers, view grooming contest winners, and announce delegates to state conferences and camps. Honorary members will be initiated.
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Mills County
Malvern
Jim Glenn
Harry Kuhl
Kenny Sceipold
Don L. Hopp
Bruce DuVal
Butch Baugh
Kenny Keith
Don Angus
Dale Asmussen
Walter Rus
Malvern Adds New Sprayer For Urban Tree Care
Malvern town council purchased a Bean Rotomist sprayer. Mayor Bur dette Spiker will travel to Des Moines to collect it. The device can spray to 100 feet, enabling reach to tall trees. On Thursday Paul Winters and Norman Pierce began spraying trees in parkways along town streets. A future plan may extend spraying to private property for a fee, policy not yet set.
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Malvern Town
Burdette Spiker
Des Moines
Paul Winters
Norman Pierce
City Tackles Worms with Malathion Sprays
Mayor Burdette Spiker notes the town bought a large spray last winter but received different equipment, which the council rejected. Mr Obrecht says he has bought many supplies from Glenwood and other county communities as malathion spray is deployed to reach the tops of the tallest trees. radio reports show the infestation is widespread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette Spiker
Obrecht
Glenwood
Nelson Dies in Tractor Crash at White Cloud Farm
Harry A. Nelson 51 dies after a tractor accident at his farm in White Cloud near Malvern. Services Saturday at 2 p m at Mansfield's funeral home. Survived by wife Sarah, son Frederick of Omaha, father Albert of Malvern, brother Raymond of Stanton, and sisters Mrs. Oscar Hall of Yankton and Mrs. Ergille Baucom of Randolph. The mishap occurred Wednesday shortly after noon as the tractor overturned on an incline with no witnesses.
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Mansfield
Harry A. Nelson
White Cloud
Malvern
Nelson
Sarah
Frederick
Omaha
Albert Nelson
Raymond of
Stanton
Oscar Hall
Yankton
S. D
Ergille Baucom
Randolph
Board of Review Reduces Pace Oil Co. Assessment
Mills county board of review heard three complaints last Thursday. Only Pace Oil Co. storage building in Malvern saw a reduction, from 1508 to about half that value after property review. Other protests were denied for failing to protest a year earlier. next meeting likely final session on May 21.
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Mills County Board of Review
Pace Oil Co
Malvern
Kindergarten Round Up Planned for May 15
Mothers or children entering Malvern School district kindergarten next fall are invited to a kindergarten roundup on Tuesday May 15 beginning at 1 30 PM in the Chantry school kindergarten room.
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Malvern School
Chantry School
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