Mills County Briefs Include Traffic Safety Meet And Kennedys Death
Rep Wm J Scherle will attend a Chicago meeting of the Presidents Committee for Traffic Safety as ranking member of Iowa House Roads and Highways. Mills County Barracks 1837 auxiliary meets Friday at 7 30 p m in Glenwood. Sheriff Barkus observed Dallas death of President Kennedy on his way back with Arnold Olerich charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Marian Jones postponed Costa Rica conference for the Americas representing Iowa Federation of B P W clubs until after year start.
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Wm. J. Scherle
Chicago
Iowa House Roads and Highways
Mills Co
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Mills County
Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Barkus
Arnold Olerich
Harlan
Carl Remley
District Court
Kennedy
Conference of Women of the Americas
Costa Ries
Marian Jones
Iowa Federation’ of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs
Nishna Valley School to Auction Surplus Properties
Surplus buildings and real estate from the Nishna Valley school system to be sold by bid next Tuesday at two Hastings locations. Items include the house on Lots 299-303, the gym, boiler room, and union building, the old high school building, lots and the ball park at Hastings, with options to bid separately or together. A Strahan residence will also be sold by sealed bids.
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Nishna Valley
Hastings
Hastings High School
Strahan
Auto Plates Go on Sale Dec 2
County Treasurer F. M. Robinson announced that the sale of 1964 auto and truck license plates will start Monday December 2. She expects the usual number of early buyers when the office opens. License Nos. 1 and 2 go to the sheriff and deputy as before.
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F. M. Robinson
First Yule Drawing Here on Saturday
The Malvern Commercial club opens its Christmas draw with a 3 p m event this Saturday offering $75 in cash scrip as prizes in $5 $10 $20 and $30 gifts. Unclaimed prizes roll into the final drawing on December 24 and tickets are freely distributed to club patrons.
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Malvern Commercial Club
Commercial Club
Malvern Man Released After Promise to Pay Alimony
Emory Lundy of Malvern was released by Mills County Attorney Glen McGee after promise to make alimony payments. Lundy was arrested Saturday afternoon at Emerson on charges of desertion and failing to meet alimony obligations.
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Emory Lundy
Malvern
Mills County
Glen McGee
Emerson
Lundy
Mills county delinquent tax sale set. seven licenses issued
Mills county holds annual delinquent tax sale at 10 am Monday in the treasurer's office. Clerk L. Donner reports seven marriage licenses issued last week, listing couples from Glenwood Onawa Griswold Red Oak Pacific Junction and others. New motor vehicles include Chevrolets to Marion Clark and Charles Pevehouse Malvern Silver City and more. Fords and Rambler deliveries to residents and a Chevrolet pickup to Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
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Mills County
L. Donner
Danny New Severn
A and Silver
Barbara
Holiday
Glenwood
Ergin E. ‘Wright
Griswold
Marilyn Bullington
Red Oak
Keith E. Asmussen
Diana Carolyn Fisher
Pacific Junction
George J. Thomson
Omaha
Norma Lou Webster
Larry Herman Stortenbecker
Retty Jean McMullen
Silver City
F. M. Robinson
Marion R. Clark
Charles Pevehouse
Malvern
Edward Marshall
Dodge
Sharon Henderson
Henderson
Ramblers
Fay McManigal
Roger Lang
Marion Osborne
Fred W. Picker
L. Linda Elijah
Edgar Jackson
Oldsmobile
Francis Parker
Emerson
Chevrolet
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Glenwond
County Book Depository to Close as Rural Schools Decline
The Mills county book depository system nears end as rural schools shrink and last outlets like L. S. Robinson store in Glenwood wind down. Supt. M D Vetterick seeks buyers for remaining county books while the program dates back to the 1880s, with former depositories once in Silver City Tabor and Malvern.
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L. S. Robinson
Glenwood
M.D. Vetterick
Mills County
Robinson's
Silver City
Tabor
Malvern
Clem
Harvest Verse Highlights Mills County Corn Yield Record
Autumn brought a rich harvest to Mills County with 93,000 harvested acres and an average yield of 73 bushels per acre, totaling about 6,789,000 bushels. The crop, though slightly below last year, plus a strong soybean season, supports broad gratitude among farmers and local businesses. Lori Parks pictured with a corn heap near Malvern signifies the abundance.
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Lori Parks
Morris Parks
Malvern
Max Benton
LaVerne Obrecht
Vote Yes on Shaff Plan Urges Rotarians
Rep. Wm. J. Scherle of Henderson urged Malvern Rotary members and guests to vote for the Shaff plan next Tuesday. He argued the plan is fair and would boost southwest Iowa, especially Mills County, by providing needed representation.
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Scherle
Wm. J. Scherle
Henderson
Malvern Rotary Club
Hillsdale
Iowa
Mills County
Harshbarger to Head Glenwood Spahe Office
Fred Warshbarger of Malvern was named office manager and customer representative for Iowa Power and Light in Glenwood, succeeding Justus Lillie who moves to Council Bluffs as district customer service supervisor. Lillie served 32 years. Warshbarger 27. Harshbarger will cover Malvern, Tabor, Glenwood, Silver City, Mineola and Treynor, with office in Glenwood. A fish or ham supper and bazaar follow at East Liberty church on Thursday December 5 at 5:30 p.m.
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Fred Warshbarger
Malvern
Glenwood
Iowa Power and Light Co
Justus Lillie
Council Bluffs
West
Era Lowa
Harshbarger
Tabor
Silver City
Mineola
Treynor
Lillie
Warshbarger
East Liberty Church
Iowans Vote Dec 3 on Shaff Reapportionment Plan
Iowans will vote Tuesday December 3 on a proposed constitutional amendment to create the Shaff Plan for General Assembly apportionment. It would base the Senate on population with 58 members and set a 10 percent deviation, and the House on area with 89 members, one per county. A ten member bipartisan reappointment committee would draw senatorial districts.
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House
Senate
State General Assembly
House of Representatives
Mills F B Receives a Quota Award at Iowa Farm Bureau
Mills county received a quota award at the 48th Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting in Des Moines for achieving the 1963 official membership quota of 745. The award honors the 1963 membership drive led by Earl B. Taylor and a growth committee including Arno Asmussen, Robert Christensen, Richard Henderson, and Darrell Sargent, plus township captains.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Mills County
Earl B. Taylor
Silver City
Arno Asmussen
Robert Christensen
Richard Henderson
Darrell Sargent
Maat
Hud and Diamond Head Double Feature at Empress Theater
Paul Newman stars as Hud in the realistic Paramount drama opening Friday at the Empress Theater. Filmed in Texas, the story centers on distant Bannon family tensions with Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal also in the cast. Diamond Head, Columbia’s color production, screens alongside Hud with Charlton Heston and Yvette Mimieux in the Hawaii saga.
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Paul Newman
Hud
Empress Theater
Paramount Pictures
Texas
Bannon
Melvyn Douglas
Homer Bannon
Brandon de Wilde
Homer
Lon Bannon
Alma
Patricia Neal
Diamond Head
Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Oahu
Panavision
Eastman
Jerry Bresler
Columbia
Charlton Heston
Yvette Mimieux
George Chakiris
France Nuyen
Mei Chen
James Darren
Aline MacMahon
Elizabeth Allan
A Monstrous Burden of Guilt for Our Nation
Mills Countians shared grief after the Kennedy assassination. News spread with disbelief and sorrow as schools paused, families gathered around TVs, and communities joined to honor President Kennedy. Citizens reflected on national leadership, the transfer of power to Vice President Johnson, and the duty to reject hatred and violence. The nation united in mourning and resolve.
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Mills
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Washington
Arlington
Raglan arrested for contempt over OMVI fine
Charles Dan Raglan of Glenwood was arrested Saturday on a contempt charge for failing to pay a $300 fine and costs from a Sept. 12 district court case accusing him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The sheriff's office announced the arrest.
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Charles Dan Raglan
Glenwood
Billy Graham Jerusalem Film To Be Shown In Malvern
People in this vicinity can view the Billy Graham production Jerusalem in color at 7:30 p.m. Monday December 2 in the Malvern Baptist church. The Inter‑ church council sponsors the one hour motion picture with dramatic sequences tracing Jerusalem from ancient conquest to present issues. A Turkey and Ham Dinner and Bazaar will be held at Henderson Christian church December 4 starting 11:30 a.m. with a free will offering.
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Billy Graham
Jerusalem
Baptist Church
Malvern
Interthured Council
Promised Land
Solomon
Hezekiah
Henderson Christian Church
Ady
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Spahe
Empress
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roy
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