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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1961
Page
6
Waller Transfer added a 40 ft livestock pullman trailer to their fleet, now totaling three in use. Repairs restored lights to the Burlington overhead on Highway 41 after months of darkness, signaling electrical circuit work has been completed.
Congressman Ben Jensen toured Mills county on Thursday speaking to Malvern and Glenwood audiences. He urged soil conservation funding and touted Mule Creek and Pony Creek projects while noting plans to travel to New Mexico for the Gnome A-bomb underground test.
Mills county ASCS office reports Washington approved turning livestock on designated diverted acres. A national telegram states 1961 Feed Grain Program rules were amended to authorize pasture on diverted acres starting November 14.
Two Mills residents enlist in the U S Navy this week and depart for basic training in San Diego California. Arthur C Larsen 19 Hastings son of Mr and Mrs Art Larsen and Merland C Clapper 21 Glenwood son of Mr and Mrs Carl W Clapper are the new sailors.
Louis Jens, the Mills County deputy sheriff for the last three years, announced his resignation effective November 30. His future plans are uncertain, and Sheriff Edwin Barkus will name Jens' successor.
Three new registrations list Chevrolets for Gaynel F Beckwith and Glen E Adkins of Malvern and a Buick for Jay W Wright of Glenwood. A marriage license was issued to Richard Allen Stevens and Elaine Kooiman, both of Glenwood.
The churches of Malvern join for a community Thanksgiving service on Wednesday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist church. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Wayne Bass, pastor of the Baptist church, with a union choir providing special music.
Mrs Allie M Turner, 78, died Thursday morning in a Council Bluffs hospital after residing 43 years in Malvern. She and her husband Ira Turner, who died in 1957, came from Oakland. Funeral services will be held Saturday November 18 1961 at 2 p m in the Malvern Methodist church with Rev Chester Waterman of Glenwood officiating. Interment will be in Malvern cemetery. Survived by four sons Orville Avoca Max Red Oak Mervin Ned Malvern and one daughter Mrs John Leader Atlantic.
George Hunts and Amy of near Henderson invite relatives and friends to a dance at the Legion hall in Treynor on Saturday night November 25 to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. CARD OF THANKS for Dorene Marie birth and hospital kindness included. Bruce Morrical thanks friends for cards gifts and deeds.
Wesley Chapel young adults host a food sale Saturday November 18 at 2 p m at Pace's store in Malvern to support the MCHS Drama Club. Want ads pay.
A petition for perpetuation of testimony was filed to reopen the Darrel F. Parker murder case in Lincoln Nebraska. Attorneys seek to set aside the 1955 verdict or grant a new trial, citing newly discovered evidence and alleged confessions. Eight witnesses are named for examination including experts from Creighton and Chicago and investigators from Red Oak and Lincoln. Parker, a former Lincoln forester, is serving a life term after a confession he repudiated as coerced.
American Legion Auxiliary units across Iowa run Gift Shops in veterans hospitals and mental institutes. Volunteers furnish free gifts averaging one dollar, chosen by hospitalized veterans for their wives and children. The program uses gift carts for ill patients and reports strong therapeutic value. Gift Shop dates include Des Moines, Iowa City, Clinton, Marshalltown and several Mental Health Institutes with a public viewing event at Des Moines Hospital.
Peggy Hunt of Henderson and Bob Burgoin of Silver City will be hosted by Omaha families during National Farm City Week November 17 to 23. The pair, honored by the Omaha Chamber, will stay with city families, dine with 4H youths from nearby counties, and participate in school, business visits, and social events while learning rural urban exchanges.
A mobile home owned by Forrest Hatfield of Glenwood was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night at the Ostrander Trailer Court on the southwest edge of Glenwood along Highway 34.
Two new patients in the past week at Nishna Cottage are C W Harbert of Glenwood who entered Friday and George Ditmars of Farragut formerly Malvern who entered Tuesday. Nishna Cottage thanks the American Legion for a flag gift to be displayed on patriotic holidays. Rev Wayne Bass of the Baptist church led Sunday worship.
Malvern firemen aided Hastings firefighters Saturday afternoon at the Keith Bruce farm. It was the first Malvern call in almost three months. The blaze gutted a combination shop and implement shed, destroying the shop portion and its contents.
Malvern plans holiday trade boost with weekly cash script drawings starting Saturday November 25. Kenneth Jones announces 75 dollar cash gifts plus turkeys at 3 pm each Saturday through Christmas, with tickets available via club member stores. Winners must claim gifts within two minutes or funds roll over.
The club also approved buying a new electric sign to be placed at the junction of Highways 34 and 41 in cooperation with the BPW club, which has been working on the project for several weeks.
A 27-year-old Glenwood man Sid ney R. Smith was charged with failure to yield after his car collided with J. G. Petricka s vehicle three and a half miles north of Glenwood on highway 275 last Tuesday afternoon Smith said he fell asleep and his car partially crossed into Petricka s lane He was fined 15 dollars and costs by Justice Ernest Timmerman The incident disrupted traffic and highlighted drowsy driving risks.
Mills county tentative 1961 school district levies show overall decline with three exceptions. County Auditor Glen Johnson notes two districts await state approval. Malvern, Glenwood, and Nishna Valley districts list specific levies. Comparative figures: Henderson 55.888 vs 33.003. Silver City 80.389 vs 92.315. Pac Junction 53.083 vs 86.353. Glenwood 70.341 vs 90.796. Malvern 64.914 vs 65.561. Hastings 61.503 vs 59.939. Emerson 79.032 vs 62.470.
Malvern and Glenwood host the first session of a clothing short course on November 24 and 25. Attendees may join either meeting at 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m with no admission charge. Sessions suit both construction and haymanship interests for all Mills County women.
Mr and Mrs A J Berkhimer quietly observed their 63rd wedding anniversary this Thursday. Friends and relatives called in the afternoon to extend congratulations. The couple were married at the home of his parents and have lived in the area since. Callers included T M Cadwell Maggie Berkhimer now deceased Ray Hayner Coln and others. Winter brought icy entry to Mills county with a snowstorm after rain.
Mr and Mrs Otha D Wearin of Hastings traveled to Boston where Otha underwent eye surgery to repair a deteriorated retina from a prior successful operation. Doctors report the new procedure was very satisfactory and the couple will stay in Boston until week’s end for follow up before returning.
A spoof on modern technology in The Absent-Minded Professor stars Fred MacMurray as a college science teacher. The Empress theatre shows it Saturday and Sunday with gags around flubber and a lab explosion, supported by Keenan Wynn Nancy Olson Tommy Kirk and Elliott Reid.
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