Local notes on council plan and track meet results
Bill Scherle's weekly column discusses city planning changes in Wash C and a comprehensive development plan affecting parks and the fast-growing district. In sports, Nishna's Kay Bruce wins 60 yd and 100 yd dashes and Debbie McClure of Malvern claims the 880, with Bruce also excelling in the long jump as seniors head toward summer recreation starting June 14.
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Bill Scherle
Wash. C
Special
Mare
Nishna
Kay Bruce
Malvern
Debbie McClure
Kay
Oung
Wvern
Swanson to Speak at NV Graduation May 28
Rev. Dr. Rewber T. Swanson president of the Nebraska Synod of the Lutheran Church in America will give the commencement address at Nishna Valley Community High School on May 28. Swanson trained at Augustana Theological Seminary Rock Island Illinois finishing summa cum laude in 1951.
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Rewber T. Swanson
Nebraska Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
Nishna Valley
Swanson
Augustana Theological Seminary
Rock Island
Tax collections reach 48.14 percent of yearly levy
County Treasurer F M Robinson reports April end first half tax receipts total 1 045 497 21 dollars. overall annual levy stands at 3 418 488 93 dollars. The 48.14 percent represents the portion of taxes scheduled for collection.
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F. M. Robinson
Mills Woman Paroled Under Deferred Sentence
Mrs. Janice Jackson Holland of Glenwood remained in Mills County jail awaiting parole supervision after her assault with intent to kill charge was reduced to assault with intent to do bodily injury. She appeared before District Judge Bennett Cullison and received a deferred sentence under Iowa parole board supervision. Two related cases in Malvern and a statutory charge against Richard Hart Hoyt were dismissed on the county attorney’s recommendation.
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Janice Jackson Holland
Glenwood
Mills County
Des’ Moines
Holland
Bennett Cullison
Bureau of Adult Correction Services
Iowa Parole Board
Chantry Choir to Sing at Joslyn Art Museum Omaha
On Tuesday May 18 the Chantry Children's choir directed by Bill Bilbert will perform at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha for preschool students. The program begins about 9 45 a m and ends around 1 p m with the pupils returning to school.
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Chantry Children
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Bill Bilbert
Chantry
SAC
Lutheran pastor Rev Swanson to receive cum laude degree
Rev Swanson earns a Bachelor of Divinity cum laude and has served as pastor at St. Andrews West Hampstead and Augustana Omaha. He has led the Nebraska Synod Lutheran Church in America since 1964. He is married to Darlene Carlson of Boone with two children, Conrad Theodore and Joyce Marie. Commencement starts at 8 p m in the high school gym.
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St. Andrews Lutheran Church
West Hampstead
L. J
Augustana Lutheran Church
Omaha
Nebr
Nebraska Synod Lutheran Church In America
Swanson
Darlene Carlson
Boone
Conrad Theodore
Joyce Marie
Rains and Hail End Dry Spell in Mills County
More than two inches of rain fell in central Mills County over the past week ending with showers Sunday and Monday. A Thursday hailstorm hit Glenwood and a strip north of Malvern, causing minimal damage to trees and early gardens. The Leader gauge recorded 0.85 inches from the initial storm as totals rose with subsequent rains.
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Mills
Mills County
Glenwood
Malvern
Malvern Board Approves Four Teacher Contracts for 1971-72
Malvern Community School district board approved four new teaching contracts for 1971-72. The staff vacancy is in high school music. New hires include Elizabeth Hanson librarian Nanette Sterkel English Joanne Kohn art and Ronald White elementary principal. A new policy limits activities for students who become parents and pregnant students may leave school.
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Malvern Community School District Board
N. P. Crink
Elizabeth Hanson
Braddyville
Miss Hanson
Morningside College
Nanette Sterkel
Glenwool
Missouri
State
Maryville
Joanne Kohn
Glenwood
Art
Kohn
University of Nebraska
Ronald White
Iowa Falls
White
Parenthood
MEA
Roger Rohlfs
Susan Ponton
Red Cross
Community Vacation Bible School
Vision Screening Boosts Preschool Eye Health at Free Event
Thirty two preschoolers were screened at a free vision session on May 5 at Chantry School. Volunteers trained by the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness checked for amblyopia with a fun E game and a topsy turvy table. Three referrals were issued, parents notified in writing, and follow-up ensured. The program is approved by Mills County Medical Society and funded yearly by the Malvern American Legion Auxiliary.
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Chantry School
Mary Terry
Myrna Leu
Virginia Leipold
Jaque Mulhalland
Janet Hopp
Ganelle Zanders
Iowa Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Bonnie Mansfield
Volupteers
Mills County Medical Society
Malvern, American Legion Auxiliary
Postage Rates Up by Next Sunday
Postmaster Tom Gidley announces unseen postage increases take effect next Sunday. First class rises to 8 cents per ounce up to 12 ounces, air mail 11 cents per ounce, post cards 6 cents, with other class hikes to be listed Monday. Garage and food sale announced for Saturday May 15 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Presbyterian church basement by Martha Circle.
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Tom’ Gidley
Presbyterian Church
Martha Circle
Adv
Valley Voters to Polls May 17 Bond Election
Voters in the Nishna Valley Community school district will go to the polls on May 17 for a $100,000 bond issue. If approved by over 60 percent, the district plans an elementary center at the present high school site, ending the two current elementary centers at Henderson and Strahan.
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Nishna Valley Community
Henderson
Strahan
K. D
Doc) Grindle
Valley Board
Grindle
Leader
Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Hastings Town Hall
Emerson Town Hall
Strahan School
LaDonna Honeyman
Tornado Signal Now in Effect for Malvern
Malvern Fire Dept. activates a new tornado alert using the siren system. Chief Charles Edison explains the 30 second blast and intermittent patterns for funnel sightings. Officials warn civilians that insurance does not cover injuries during emergencies.
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Malvern
Malvern Fire Dept
Charles Edison
Ellison
Rural Association
Elson
Grissom Named Mills District Conservationist
Preston Grissom is the new SCS District Conservationist for the Mills Soil Conservation District succeeding Robert Loudon who moved to Creston. A Tennessee native with a BS in Agriculture from Tennessee Tech, Grissom joined the Malvern SCS staff in 1970 after a promotion from Crossville Tennessee. He started with SCS in 1966 and aims to continue working with land users to plan and apply conservation practices to control erosion and improve the environment with his wife Gloria and daughter Melissa at their country home south of Malvern.
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Preston Grissom
SCS
The
Mills Soil Conservation District
Robert Loudon
Creston
Grissom
Malvern S. C. S
Crossville
Tenn
Tennessee
Tennessee Technical University
Soil Conservation Service
Mills S. C. D
Press
Gloria
Melisa
Malvern
Final 34 Expressway design finalized at May 5 hearing
A second public hearing on the 2.8 mile section of the 7.5 mile 34 Expressway near Pony Creek to just east of the CB Q Railroad was held May 5 at the Glenwood City Auditorium. Iowa Highway Commission officials reviewed objections and final design plans before potential finalization.
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Glenwood City Auditorium
Iowa Highway Commission
Pony Creek
CB & Q Railroad
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Glenn Johnson
Albert Washburn
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Glenwood
Harold Radford
Ponderosa
4H Auction Nets Over $600 For D C Trip
A large crowd gathered at the Malvern Community building Saturday night for the 4H Teen club sale. Ernest Bloomer led bids while Mike, LaVerne Obrecht, Paul Haack, Arnold Williams, Jack Bowen, and Darrell Godfry assisted. The auction raised over 600 dollars for a Washington D. C. trip, with items ranging from bird cages to a kitchen sink in a tub. Buyers from across the area, including antique dealers, participated amid lively humor.
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Malvern
Ernest ‘Bloomer
Dad Mike
LaVerne Obrecht
Paul Haack
Arnold Williams
Jack Bowen
Darrell Godfry
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Kr. Swanson
NV Grad
Chantry Choir
Joslyn
Mills Co
Malvern Board
Charles. Costello
Wendy
Willie Trimmer
Jill Ponton
Kennneth Asmussen
Asmussen
Washington D. C
Ernie
Jantemna
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