Eldon Pontow's Friday sales and community letters in Mills County
This week in Mills County reports Eldon Pontow selling groceries including a single Jew sharp item and an oil tarms display among hobbies. The letters to the editor are unusually prolific with two from young readers, inviting signed submissions and reminders to avoid libel. Also notes quick removal of an old house near Wim. G. Blackburn and a service member addressed list by Mrs. Cecil Vermude. Cards of Thanks moved to page 4, with 1970-71 Corner Conference basketball season opening as a featured note and a reference to MCHS girls game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Pontow
Pontows
Cecil Vermude
Hoth
Rt. 1
Hancock, Tg
MCHS
Nebraska Homecoming Queen Chooses Attendants At Lincoln
Dru Mort, junior in speech at the University of Nebraska, was named one of two attendants for the 1970 homecoming queen. Miss Mort, Malvern High graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mort, will serve alongside Annette Hudson, Lincoln coed and first runner up for Miss Black Nebraska Co ed pageant. Janet Smayeda of Lincoln is the other attendant. Mort belongs to the Ivy Day Daisy Chain and Tassel's scholarship recipient, and serves on the Nebraska Union hostess committee, Teachers College Advisory Board, Student Education Assn, and co-chairs the Red Cross Orthopedic committee.
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Dru Mort
University of Nebraska
Miss Mort
Malvern Community High
George Mort
Lincoln
Nebraska Union Hostess Committee
Teachers College Advisory Board
Student Education Assn
Red Cross Orthopedic Committee
Malvern Commercial Club Finalizes 1970 Christmas Plans
In its November meeting the Malvern Commercial Club set the 1970 Christmas Scrip giveaway. Merchants start scrip on November 2 with town lights to be installed. Scrip drawings run December 5 12 19 and 24 each week $75. Santa Claus is slated to visit December 24 at 2 30 p m with a turkey giveaway and merchandise promotions to boost Christmas shopping.
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Malvern Commercial Club
Santa Claus
Malvern
Allan Burdie
North Pole
St. Nick
Envicons
County registrations and marriages reported at treasurer office
Five cars and a pickup were registered in the past week at the county treasurer's office. Vehicles include a Mercury to Glen B. Sowers and a Plymouth to Amis E. Hillhouse, both in Henderson, plus a Pacific Junction Ford and Chevrolet registered to Evelyn Hopp and Branch C. May in Pacific Junction. Also a Volkswagen and a Ford pickup registered to Arlie J. Suhl in Pacific Junction. Marriage licenses issued to Robert Eugene Held and Wudith Jackson of Bellevue, Virgil Mortis and Verla Wilber of Council Bluffs, and Larry Campbell and Lillian Kauffman of Malvern. Delinquent tax list to be published Nov 26 and Dec 3, similar in volume to last year.
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Mercury
Glen B. Sowers
Henderson
Plymouth
Amis E. Hillhouse
Pacific Junction
Ford
Evelyn Hopp
Glennwood
Chevrolet
C. May
Volkswagen
Arlie J. Suhl
Suhl
Robert Eugene Held
Wudith Jackson
Bellevue
Neb
Virgil Ee Mortis
Verla ‘T, Wilber
Council Bluffs
Larry Campbell
Lillian Kauffman
Malvern
F. M. Robinson
Malvern Boy Charged After Sharp Turn Into Ditch
Billie Charles Hankins, 17, of Malvern, was charged with failure to save his car under control after his vehicle slid into a ditch at the intersection of county roads L and H during a late night turn south of Malvern. He told Deputy Sheriff Rich that the brakes had failed.
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Billie Charles Hankins
Malvern
Sheriff's Office
Hankins
Sherif C. W. Rich
Hastings 4-H Club Honors Walter Godfrey at Family Night
Straight Shooters Honored Wall Boys and Girls, Hastings Jr. feeders 4-H Club recognized their longtime friend Walter Godfrey at Family Night on Nov 10. His grandsons active in the club helped present a plaque thanking him for his interest and support in members projects including pig calf lamb and corn.
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Hastings Jr. Feeders
Walter Gadfrey
Walt
Godfrey
Bonds for NV Lights on Nov 24 Meeting
K D Grindle president of the Nishna Valley Community school board was petitioned to call a district election on bonds to cover a lighting system for Nishna Valley High School baseball and football fields. The board will meet at 6 30 p m on Nov 24 to set details and bond amount.
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Nishna Valley Community
Board of Education
Firemen's Frolic to Open Nine Days Hence
Malvern firemen prepare for their annual community funfest titled The Firemen's Frolic with a bigger program this year. The Singing Swedes of the Stanton centennial and notable performer Kay Bruce join a lineup including pianist Honest Fr son of Hastings and Gances Robin Reed. The event serves as the department's sole fund raising activity and invites broad community participation.
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Malvern
Harvest Weather Aids Mills County Farmers
Bright fall improves harvest weather permitting Mills county farmers to press ahead with bond progress and harvest of soybeans and corn as daily readings outline favorable conditions for field work.
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Mills County
Adult Farmers Meet Nov 23 at Malvern
An Adult Farmer class at the Vee ag building in Malvern will host a discussion on Futures on the grain market on November 23 at 7:30 p m The talk covers how marketing affects profit, price mechanisms, storage payoffs, and cash and futures trading. Open to all interested attendees.
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Vee~ag
Malvern
Theft of Corn Report at Silver City Farm
Police report theft of about 75 bushels of corn from Herman Schooning farm near Silver City. Nighttime theft investigated after Friday morning report to Sheriff Edwin Barkus. Tracks indicated two pickups were involved.
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Silver City
Herman Schooning
Edwin Barkus
Malvern Community Schools Loan Fund Drive Under Way
The Malvern Community Schools Student Loan Fund seeks funds to aid graduates pursuing further education. Since 1959 the tax exempt fund has a revolving balance of 20 517 dollars with 23 percent repaid in full and 38 applicants aided to date. Memorials total 90 and contributions are welcomed via secretary treasurer Mrs I L Donnen or vice president W D Baer at Collins Drug Store Malvern.
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Malvern Community Schools Student Loan Fund
Malvern Community High School
Cotaling
Sec.treas
I. L. Donnen
MCSLF
W. D. Baer
Collins Drug Store
Malvern
Malvern School Receives Flag Ceremony Honors Veterans
On Friday evening November 13 the Harry Hammons Post American Legion and Auxiliary presented an American flag to Malvern Community School between basketball games. The 10 by 45 flag was raised in the gym with proper ceremonies as Albert Washburn accepted the flag and expressed thanks. Darrell Frederickson led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Malvern Community School band played the National Anthem.
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Harry Hammons
American Legion Auxiliary
Malvern Community High School
MCHS
Harry Hammons Post American Legion
Malvern Community
Max Blackbruin
Ben Smith
Albert Washburn
Legion
Auxiliary
Darrell Frederickson
Mills County
American Legion
County Award to Salyers Auto Co on Truck Chassis
A Malvern business was the successful bidder for a county award Tupestay by the board of supervisors. Accepted was the bid of the Salyers Auto Company for $22,864.20 on two Ford Lil-900 twodon truck chassis and cabs with delivery after Jan. 1. Two bids had been submitted. The board had also met to receive bids on two dump bodies and hot but all bids for those were rejected.
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Malvern
Tupestay
Board of Supervisors
Salyers Auto Company
Chantry Pupils to Present Program at High School
The Chantry Christmas program directed by Bill Gilbert will be presented in the high school gym on Thursday December 10 at 7 30 p m. Admission is free and all are invited. A separate item mentions a free will offering buffet dinner serving 12 noon to 2 p m at Henderson school gym with a trap shoot hosted by American Legion Denlinger post Henderson.
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Chantry
Bill Gilbert
Bymnesium
Henderson
American Legion Denlinger Post
Ady
Fred Haynie to Present Strahan Malvern Services
Fred Haynie a renowned musician will lead morning services at Strahan and Malvern United Methodist churches on Sunday November 22 at 930 am and 11 am. Haynie a tenor soloist will perform sacred program. He studied at Concordia college Moorhead Minn and McPhail School of Music Minneapolis and won the all army entertainment contest in Okinawa and Japan. He has two album recordings The Happy Wanderer and a Christmas album. Rev Clarence Woollard pastor invites the public to attend.
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Strahan
Malvern United Methodist
Malvern
Fred Haynie
Haynie
Concordia Colege
Moorhead
Minn
McPhail School of Music
Minneapolis
Armed Forces
All Army
Okinawa
Japan
Clarence, Woollard
Curriculum Study Presented to Malvern Board
A study of elementary curriculum and textbook needs was presented to the Malvern Community School district board by Chantry School principal Benton Kuck along with first grade teacher Verleo Thraen and second grade teacher Sonja Jacobsen. High school principal Roger Rohtts discussed high school needs. the board later met to review a budget proposal by Supt. N. P. Crink and to prepare a tentative budget by December 1, showing cost trends for the coming school years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern’ Community School District Board
Benton Kuck
Chantry School
Verleo Thraen
Sonja Jacobsen
Roger Rohtts
N. P. Crink
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Wim. G. Blackhurn
Dru
G Queen
Commercial Club
Glonnywood
Max L. Magnusson
Millard
Nebr
Glenwood
Glenwood Water Works
Magnusson
LeRoy C. Clabaugh
Alan Barhart
Malvern School
Salyers Auto Co
Robert Chown
Ing Evi Apes
Strahan, Malvern Services
Malvern Board
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