Water main break causes hydrant damage and valve work
The town reports a tractorless motorist backing into a fire hydrant, breaking it and prompting emergency repairs. Lawrence ends and Street Commissioner Hackett shifted to shut off mains, found a leaky valve, and enlarged a nearby manhole to divert water flow. Crews removed the old plug, then moved operations blocks away to complete the fix while residents offered advice. The town also adds two new fire plugs near the Jerba Commission Co. plant to improve protection, and editor notes strong reader loyalty as subscription payments arrive.
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Widpratk Steperintene
Glenn Hackett
WO Jones
Eacrett
Jerpa Commission Co
Arene
Malvern High Delivers Original 1943 Commencement Program
Graduates at Malvern High School presented the 1943 commencement largely organized by the seniors under the theme Youth Speaks. Speakers Delores Dark Charles Brewer Norene Jones delivered thoughtful addresses while Norene Jones was named valedictorian.
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Malvern High Schoo
Supt
F. M. Davison
PF. A. Mulholland
Board of Education
Fran
Delores Dark
Charles Brewer
Norene Jones
Norella
Malvern Teachers Chart Summer Plans After School Ends
Malvern teachers departed Thursday to home towns across the nation as summer plans unfold. Mrs. Margaret Buttmann and several colleagues including Miss Mary Buffington and Mrs. Earl Lucas head to Des Moines Glenwood Indianola and Lincoln for rest and work. Some anticipate farm duties next spring while others remain undecided about summer activities.
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Mercy
Davison
Mary Buffington
Misa Louise Kopp
Keith Adams
Charles Brewer
Walter Irwin
Jack Hering
Walter Bingham
Junior Jackson
Peggy Hall
Malvern
Margaret. Buttmann
Fern Knight
Mary Malonay
Bernice. Dalrymple
Ghutette
Misa Mary Buffington
Glenwood
Mikes Dorin Parrish
Imogene
Earl Lucas
Gary
Indianola
Miza Louise Kopp
Miss Kopp
Des Moines
Dale Dyke
Marjorie Weigert
Jett Thureday
Pilatus View
Neb
Ho Plang
Mis
Helen’ Rohrbaugh
Lincoln
Evangeline Maxwell
Clarence Martin Killed in Action in Africa
A Hastings community list of war dead rose to five when Clarence Martin was reported killed in action in Africa. The war department informed Emery and Emma Martin that son Clarence, 19, enlisted in February 1944, trained at Ramp Olly borne Louisiana, and died in Africa on April 3. Surviving are his parents, two sisters Evelyn and Edith, and four brothers Donald Glen Roy Leslie, with his brother Robert listed as preceded.
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Hastings
Africa
War Department
Emery
Martin
Clarence Martin
Detiona Africa
Clarence
A Co. T
Ollyborne
Emery Martin
Evelyn of
Edith Strong
Gake
West Given Free Monday Port Receives Degree Dostorios
A fragment from a late issue notes West given free Monday port receiving the degree Dostorios Nee irs Havas. The garbled wording suggests a local item about a person or institution, with unclear names and dates, but confirms a degree or honor associated with Dostorios or Havas in the context.
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Dostorios
Irs Havas
Flowers Needed for Decoration Day Effort
Mrs O FB Hyde chairs the flower committee requesting all who have flowers to send them to the Community Building by 8:04 am Sunday. The committee also seeks volunteers to help arrange baskets and asks helpers to be at the building by 8:04 am.
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O. FB. Hyde
Ikke
Hyde
Asky
Masonic Lodge Schedules Regular Meeting Next Thursday
The Masonic lodge announces a regular meeting for next Thursday June 3 with work in the first degree. The Malvern Trust and Saving bank will be closed all day Monday May 32 in observance of Memorial Day 47 1.
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Masonic Lodge
Malvern Trust & Saving A Bank
Exhibit and Sale of Industrial Arts at Glenwood School
Public invited to attend an exhibit and sale of manual and industrial art by Glenwood State School in Glenwood on June 1 at 2 pm. The notice closes with thanks from the Hall Family for flowers, sympathy, and kindness shown at John Hall’s death and funeral.
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Glenwood State School
Glenwood
John Hall
Hall
Memorial honor roll dedicated at Malvern community building
The community prepares a new memorial honor roll for armed service members in the present war. Purchased by the American Legion, it will display 157 games at dedication and allow future additions. The event, part of a program by local groups, includes a band and local officials in attendance.
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Malvern
Bungay
Thig
American Legion
Pas
de Muele
See
Blackout Sends County Citizens Into Mixed Reactions
Residents reacted diversely to Thursday night regional blackout. In Melgers the outage ran 100 percent, OCD chairman J. M. Steele said, with wardens reporting nearly no lights after the signal. Glenwood saw confusion due to late state directives while county motorists cruised with headlights blazing.
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Milla County
Melgers
J. M. Steele
OCD
Veld
Glenwood
Staley New Manager for Malvern Green Bay Lumber Co
A. B. Staley of Neola, longtime manager at the company yard, has been named manager of the Malvern Green Bay Lumber Co office and will assume duties June 3. W. A. Slothower, yard manager for 24 years, plans retirement, as changes affect leadership at the yard and related operations.
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A. B. Staley
Neola
Malvern Green Bay Lumber Co
W. A. Slothower
Gearhart
Mr. Binley
Malta
Nagle
Rusluoas
4 H Girls Rally Day to Be Held Friday
Local 4 H girls from the county plan a rally on Friday May 28 to discuss their role in aiding war efforts. Registration starts 10 A M with a 10 30 A M order, morning program includes welcome anthem business meeting and officer bel iefing then a grand march for partners. Fred Dietrich of Shenandoah will speak in the afternoon. New officers will be installed at 3 PM followed by a square dance.
Pfail Mills Leads War Bond Drive In April Record
Pfail Mills county reported strong demand with war bond sales at peak prices not seen since World War I. More than 620 young men served in the armed forces as the 2nd War Bond Drives showed county results. Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie and Adams counties posted varied percentages, while Mills ranked 9th among 99 counties with 44 percent of its $300,000 quota.
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Mills
Fremont
Montgomery
Pottawattamle
Adame
Taylor's Cafe Near Closing as Purchasers Delay
Malvern faces a near closure of Taylor's Cafe if no buyer appears before Saturday night. The thriving restaurant has repeatedly turned away customers and plans to move to Detroit, Michigan, where Mr. Taylor will take new work.
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Malvern
Taylor’s
Taylor's
Detroit
Mivh
Taylor
Malvern seeks local workers for farm labor drive dates
Mills county extends registration for non farm labor to June 2 6 and 10 with sessions at Malvern Armory Glenwood armory and designated registrars. Governor Bourke B Hickenlooper urges Iowans to volunteer for farm work to meet peak canning and harvesting needs amid wartime shortages. Community leaders stress planning for summer labor and local recruitment to maximize production.
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Bourke B. Hickentnoper
Iowa
Mills
Malvern
Farn Dureau Offles
Glanwood
Armory
Co. F. Kilpatrick
Chas
Bexton
Max Brief
Glenwood
Arthur Phelps
Henderson
Ira N
Cheney
Emerson
Mia
Gee
Cronkhite
Hastings
J. H. Kruse
Silver City
Fred Kahl
Mineola
Frank C. Boyle
Pacific Junction
Mills County
Longstreet
Altona
Mr. Longstreet
Eight New Books Received at Malvern Public Library
Malvern public library adds several new titles this week across fiction, mystery, war reads, and short stories. Notables include Dreas Retirereal detailing the Dieppe raid equipment and tactics, Hervey Allen The Forest and the Fort, William Saroyan The Human Comedy, and The Affair of the Jade Monkey among others. The cafe closing leaves Parenti Coffee Shop and Clem Drug Store as food options downtown.
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Malvern
Dreas
Quentn Reynolds
Dieppe
Hervey Allen
Mra
Meigs
Knight
Crescent Carnival
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Isak Dinesen
Ferry-Morsa Saed Co
Parenti
Clem Drug Store
Navy WAVES SPARS Visit Red Oak for Interviews
A Navy recruiting party of about seven, including two WAVES, will visit Red Oak on June 4 and 5. They will be there from 2 p.m. June 4 to 1 p.m. June 6 offering personal interviews about WAVES or SPARS and Navy Reserve benefits. People 20 to 36 or turning 20 soon in the area are urged to visit.
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SPARS
Red Oak
Navy
Council Bluffs
Caget Guard
Wanen
Navy Staton
Council Blady
Hastings farmer operates 3299 acres in several states
Abother Mills county farmer named Jease Phelps near Hastings oversees 3299 acres this year with 789 in Mis county and the rest scattered across Iowa and neighboring states. He once ran 4600 acres and now plans fattening several hundred cattle, with seven workers on regular payroll and substantial farming equipment.
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Hastings Farmer
Abother Mills
Jease Phelps
Hastings
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Staley
Irance Bay Yard
Frederic Driftmier
Pfail
Cistanier Shoul
Saroyan
Reynolds Book
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