13 Nov 1947
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
1
Mills Basin readers critique recent essays and address the editor. The Leader welcomes such letters. Farmers are moving corn into elevators with yields lower than early estimates, despite a high local price of $2.11. Popcorn yields drop to about a third of last year’s harvest.
Mills County district court jurors for the December term were drawn last week and will convene on December 2 at Glenwood with Judge John A. Murray presiding. County Clerk Eva Gay announced the panel including jurors from Malvern, Henderson, Hastings, Silver City, Glenwood, Tabor, Mineola, Janetson and surrounding areas.
Mills County tuberculosis association aims to raise 1845 dollars in the 1947 Christmas Seal Sale to fund education case finding surveys and rehabilitation. Clyde Rhonda, treasurer, notes most funds stay in the county while 95 cents of every dollar supports the National TB Association. Last year the county raised 1845.15 dollars, averaging 12.2 cents per capita.
Our heartfelt thanks for the deep sympathy, assistance offered and the beautiful floral tributes during our bereavement. Joe Turner and children. Mrs. Bessie Purcel. 201 Sistare ung familie.
Malvern Rotary club organized a drive that raised 214.25 for the Friendship Train. The funds were sent to Council Bluffs to purchase wheat for shipment to famine areas in Europe. The train continues to Caset where the food will be loaded for international aid.
Malvern Volunteer Fire Dept announces its annual Frolic at the Malvern Community building on December 11. Admission is free. Lee Barron and orchestra provide music. WOW entertainers present a floor show before and during the dance. Proceeds fund fire department development and community projects.
Mills County two state liquor stores sold 7 808 14 in October up from 6 730 in September reflecting a 1 100 increase. Malvern store reported 3 926 87 in October and Glenwood 3 881 29.
The Mission to southwest Malvern now holds three services weekly. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. and a worship service at 7:80 p.m. Each Sunday. A midweek service is held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Rev. Ira B. Allen former pastor here now serves at Sidney and has accepted a call to Central Park Methodist Church in St. Paul Minnesota. The 1100 member church runs a community school for under privileged and delinquent children. He will be joined by an assistant pastor a social worker and a teacher for the schools.
Mills county Methodist youth gather at Strahan Church at 3 p m for fellowship and study of youth needs. The program includes 3 16 p m worship led by Strahan youth, then classes on community service recreation gospel world friendship and an evening service with address by Rev Glos Lamd.
A thin snowfall touched the area Thursday with more on Friday, covering the ground but not enough to measure. Temperatures plunged to 17 degrees Tuesday morning. November readings remained below normal all week as much colder weather persisted.
Representative and Mrs Ira L Turner attended a Des Moines gathering of the 52 club over the weekend. The club comprises legislators who served their initial terms in the 2nd Iowa General Assembly.
A new service will be offered farmers next spring as the Omaha Aero Dusters Co was formed at the Everett Gipe farm home last Friday evening. Officers named include Bud Larimore president Cliff Sefton vice president Everett Gipe secretary and Kermit Hillyer treasurer. The firm will dust and spray farms by air using a double wing N3N navy plane and plans demonstrations in spring to show efficiency.
The November meeting of the Malvern Commercial club has been postponed to Thursday, November.
In Milla county Iowa a Glenwood conference of mayors county education board and supervisors formed the new county board of review. J R Hall Malvern Henry Washburn Indian Creek township and Frank Wallace Glenwood were named to represent real estate lumber and farming interests. They will review assessments by new county assessor C R Brewer of Malvern and meet for the first time in January.
Marshal Ray Bateman of Malvern reported his stolen car located in Atchison Kaw. A visitor to Malvern, W C Prater of Huntington Park Cal, took the car and brought it home. The motor was damaged from excessive driving.
Aistrope thanks the American Legion boys for flowers letters and visitors while hospitalized at the veterans hospital.
The Martha circle of the Methodist church sponsors a dessert luncheon and book review on Saturday November 15 at 1 30 pm. Mrs John Jesse of Omaha will review Give Us Our Dream Tickets cost 60 cents and may be purchased from Mrs Ray Collen or Mrs Orville Starr or at the church beginning at 1 30 pm.
Malvern's board of education discharged English teacher Stephen Matheny and history teacher William Moyer after a public hearing attended by nearly 300 students and patrons. The meeting, held during American Education Week, examined salary and contract disputes, with the board asserting it required signed contracts and pay baselines. both teachers were represented by attorneys.
Carl H. Fritz, son of Mr and Mrs George Fritz of Malvern, returned Tuesday from eighteen months in Tokyo with a military occupation battalion. He received his discharge before returning home.
Funeral services were held at Manafeld Funeral home for Lewis Milton Kline aged 70 years. He was born June 3 1877 in Cedar Rapids Nebraska and died November 5 at Imogene. He married Pearl Willyer on February 20 1899. He leaves a wife two sisters and many relatives. Burial was at Malverga cemetery.
Harry Peterson of Omaha was fined 300 by Judge Vern Jubueen for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on Highway 34 north of Hastings. He was found driving a white vehicle under the influence by Hastings area officers Saturday.
Mills county's board of supervisors attended a district meeting of boards in Atlantic to study an extensive rural road improvement program. The study covered all county roads with the aim of developing a plan to put every farm on an all weather road.
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