Mills County Weekly Delivers Tax Sale Preview and Local Aid
Delinquent tax notices are published this week in Mills County with details on the annual tax sale and personal tax variances. Community volunteers are urged to help in Malvern and school district projects as winter lights go up. Everett Cupe will be honored as Grand Marshal of Masons at Emerson with a reception and decoration meeting to follow at Emerson’s Masonite temple.
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Everett Cupe
Masons of Jaws
Emerson
Humanity Leteo
Grand Lodge
Bane Anet
Emerson Baptist Church
OFS
Mr. Gipe
Nine to Attend NFO Convention from Mills County
Mills County NFO held its regular meeting November 18 at Hastings. Plans were made for the National convention December 4 and 5 in St. Louis. Nine Mills County voting delegates will attend with some traveling early for pre convention meetings.
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Mills County
NFO
Hasings
St. le Mo
Low Rent Open House Set for Malvern Village
Dec 15 open house invites area residents to inspect the Malvern Village low rent housing facility from 2 to 4 p m with inspections by federal officials underway. Some of the 20 units are leased. others remain available as occupancy begins Dec 1. Each apartment includes kitchen living room bedroom bath and closets with rents from 40 dollars for small units and 53 dollars for larger units plus 3 dollars extra for the biggest units. Utilities except telephone are included along with use of the community building.
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Cxiznes
Malvern Village
Marjorie Dashner
Housing Authority
Dashner
State Probation for Nishna Valley Provokes Debate
Mejia, principal of Nishna Valley Community High School, says probation by the State Department of Public Instruction is disconcerting and unjustified. He notes two listed shortages are misrepresented and asserts the district meets most standards. The district seeks removal at the state board meeting next Tuesday.
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Nishna Valley
Mejia
State Dept. of Pubic Instruction
Robert Mejia
Nishna Valley Community High School
State Department
Nisha Valley
Afr. Mejia
Sunt
Joel L. Wedereren
Bart Miler
Malvern Community Loan Fund Expands to Help Students
Malvern area officers report the student loan fund must grow to meet rising costs and new applicants. Since opening, all loans have been repaid on schedule, creating a revolving fund to offer more opportunities for local high school students in vocational and college programs.
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Marvin McDonald
Malvers Community
Yoan Fund
Malvern Community High School
Munky
Unusual Wagoner Family to Perform at Malvern Frolic
The Brice Wagoners of Clarinda will headline the Malvern Firemen Frolic on November 30 at the Malvern Community Building. The 44 member Iowa family, known for musical talent, won the Farm Bureau district contest at Red Oak on November 2 and earned a chance to perform in Des Moines. Bruce and Jean Wagoner lead the family. performances run from to 9 p.m. with Bob Vern Orchestra providing music, plus dancing and refreshments to benefit fire department civic efforts.
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Iowa
Malvern
Brice Wagoners
Clarinda
Farm Bureau
Red Oak
Bruce
Jean
Lesba
George
Steven
Gordon
Dennis
Howard
Dwight
Norman
Patricia
Mary
Jeffrey
Mark
Wagoners
Bob Vern
Malvern Community Loan Fund Details and Memorial Funds
The Malvern Community Loan Fund, tax exempt since the beginning, incurs postage costs for mail solicitations. Interest on loans funds operations and 33 memorial funds were listed, with 17 new funds established last year, including several named individuals such as Alton Alberts Ova Deardorff Armstron gz Ruth Bingaman and Grace Bingham. Donations are requested.
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Malvern Community Loan Fund
Malvern Community Student Loan Fund
Alton, Alberts
Ova Deardorff
Armstromgz
Ruth
Bingaman
Grace Bingham
Russell Bird
Warren Hall Named Honor Grad at Redstone Arsenal
Pvt Warren B Hall Wright son of Mr and Mrs John Q Hall Malvern was named honor graduate of the U S Army Missile and Munitions Center and School at Redstone Arsenal Alabama He led his class with a 940 grade average in the Ammunition Storage course learning to receive store ship and issue ammunition components and to destroy unserviceable ammunition under battlefield conditions The Malvern Community High School graduate of 1966 previously worked for Burns Potter and Co in Omaha before joining the Army.
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Redstone Arsenal
Ala
AHTNC
Warren B. Hall Wright
John QO. Hall
Malvern
U. S. Army Missile and Munitions Center
Pvt
Hall
Pvt. Hall
Malvern Community High School
Burns, Potter and Co
Omaha
Army
Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Forages
An Adult Farmer meeting is set for Monday November 25 at 7 50 pm in the Vee Ag Building. Dr Dan Simpson agronomist will discuss new forage varieties to boost tonnage and feed efficiency. Pasture renovation and increasing tonnage on inactive permanent pastures will be covered. Refreshments will follow the meeting and all are welcome.
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Vee. Ag
Dan Simpson
Warner, Grove
Local Leader Seeks Addresses for Servicemen
The Leader requests reader assistance to obtain the addresses of servicemen. The appeal urges contact details for those listed and invites responses from the community.
County Gathers to Finalize Food Stamp Plan Details
A December 3 meeting in Grenwood brings county and state officials together with supervisors to finalize the roll out of the food stamp plan in Mills County, slated to start around January 15. Dennis Downing is named the county cashier. stamps will be sold twice monthly at public buildings to eligible households, including seniors on modest incomes. The plan aims to improve diet quality and support surplus food markets.
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Department of Agriculture
Mills County
Grenwood
George Vogel
Council Bluffs
Max Clark
Lawrence Osborn
Des Moines
State Department of Social Service
Mary Barton
Bers
Board of Supervisors
Fremont
Page
Dennis Downing
Honor McGrew feted at State Farm Bureau meeting
Mills county farmer D. N. McGrew received a long service certificate at the 50th annual state Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines. Emerson resident McGrew was the first Mills County president and has remained active since 1918, one of six early presidents honored.
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Mills
Mills County Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Des Moines
D. N. McGrew
Emerson
Mills County
Commercial Club Plans Christmas Drive for Malvern
Malvern Commercial Club outlined three big projects at the November meeting. The Christmas lights will be activated on Saturday November 30 alongside Firemen’s Folko. Scrip drawings are set for December 7 14 and 21 with changes: tickets discarded after each draw and folded tickets invalid. Ticket sales begin November 30. A kids Christmas party with Santa is planned for December 21, the final day of scrip drawings, with turkeys to be given away. Wilbur Wolfe chairs the drawing series Ernie Wederquist leads the kids party Bill Schroeder club president appeals to businessmen to help install lights with help from town employees and Town Power Light with a ladder truck. Other topics included home lighting contest and club improvements.
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Santa
Wilbur Wolfe
Ernie Wederquist
Bill Schroeder
Town Power & Light
35 Percent Increase in Mills Land Valuations
Director of Revenue William H. Forst announces tentative property valuation notices mailed to county auditors. Adjustments target taxable value across counties, with Mills and Fremont specifics. Fremont sees 6.5 percent per acre rise for farms over 10 acres outside towns. Mills plans 85 percent agricultural and 10 percent residential increases. The Board of Review may exonerate taxpayers if actual value is above market value. boards reconvene to hear protests.
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Iewa
William H. Forst
Forst
Mills
Fremont
Montgomery
Fremont County
Mills County
Weresasa
Harry Markel
Asses
Sor
Montgomery County
Boards of Review
Board of Supervisors
County Aftor Boards of Review
State Revenue Department
State Tax Commission
Carboard of
Ryssever
Downs
Norfolk & Western R
Railway Express
Power & Ligh
Northern Natural Gas
Nat'l. Co-Op
Hydrogarbon Act
True Cent. Ja
General Telephone
Telephone. Co
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Blah
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Commercial Club
Mills Cougtians
Learning He Sauces Center
Mule Curek
Malvern Community High
N. P. Crink
Crmk
State Board
J. R. Beckwith
W. D. Baer
J. L. ‘Donner
See'y
Jim Benton
F. R. Chantry
Marvin Deltchier
Bernard Roenfeldt
Warren
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Halflings
Henderson
Strahan
Silver City
Hmne
Cecil Vernvigle
Silver City United Methodist Church
Honor McGrew
Malvern Commercial Club
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