Town Moves to Fight Dutch Elm Disease
Malvern reports Dutch elm disease suspected in a tree found by Paul Winters. Mayor Spiker and officials pledge strict enforcement of an ordinance for tree care, with cleaning of branches to remove elm bark beetle feeding sites. Town plans to spray on Oct 20 and asks residents to inspect elms and cooperate to save trees.
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Malvern
Paul Win‘rs
Winters
Burdette Biker
Ouncil Bluffs
Harold Anderson
Iowa State Univerity
Spiker
4-H Leader to Speak at Malvern Banquet Oct 5
C J Gauger state 4 H leader will headline the annual 4 H leaders banquet at Malvern Community building on Saturday Oct 6 Sponsored by Malvern Trust and Savings Bank to honor Mills County 4 H leaders for their hours of service Outstanding volunteers will be recognized and pins awarded for five and ten years of service Mills County 4 H officers Don Wamburg and Debbie Sell of Glenwood lead the program
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C. J. Gauger
Malvern
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Mills County
Mills
Don Wamberg
Debbie Sell
Glenwood
Wesley Sale Next Tuesday at Wesley Chapel Church
Wesley Chapel will host its annual Lord's Harvest sale next Tuesday October 8 at the church north of Hastings. Auctioneer Art Fritcher leads the event after a church dinner at 2:30 p.m. Proceeds support a church budget of 5 620 dollars with farm products gear and a flea market. Committees include transportation grounds dinner solicitation publicity and special features chaired by local members.
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Wesley Chapel
Hastings
Marvin Deitchler
Art Fritcher
Mr. Deitcher
Don Godfrey
Ellsworth Smith
Marion Wilson
Clarence Rush
Clinton Parker
Lynn Parker
Ned Turner
Don Johnson
Gene Bolton
Delia Wilson
Edna Weigman
Eloise Turner
Francena Sell
Stella Lisle
Chmn
Mary Robbins
Mary Allely
Clifford Allely
Lorance Lisle
Ben Wilson
Harold Wilson
Eric Nyren
Joyce Johnson
Chm
Hilda Rush
Elva Nyren
Tree killed by disease found at Clinton Parker Farmstead
Mrs. Clinton Parker of the Wesley Chapel neighborhood reported this week that a tree believed to have been killed by the disease was found in their yard. It was cut down and burned as the proper handling for diseased trees.
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Clinton Parker
Wesley Chapel
Bridges Open Near Malvern and Henderson
Malvern and Henderson patrons celebrate the reopening of the Nishna Botna bridges after about three months of repairs. The Blue Grass road bridge east of Malvern reopened last week with a new east approach and channel work at a cost of 44 000 dollars. The Nishna bridge west of Henderson reopened Saturday after similar improvements at both ends, with channel work and retards for river stability at a cost of 41 000 dollars.
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Malvern
Henderson
Blue Grass Road
Nishna Bridge
Gay Masquerade Dance Set for October 26
Richard Goy announces his annual Halloween Masquerade with costumes urged and masking optional. The event will be held October 26 at the Malvern Community Building, drawing the year’s top crowd as Mills Countians attend in creative attire.
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Richard Goy
Malvern
Attractive T and N Park in Malvern Honors Fred Cozad
History of Malvern Iowa’s T and N Park details its origin with Burlington and Missouri River rail line, later rail changes, and the park’s evolution into a green, community space. Fred Cozad’s 40 years of volunteer work with park boards, planting trees, battling weeds, and maintaining the cottage across from the park are highlighted as lifelong dedication.
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T & N” Park
Malvern
Fred Cozad
New Deal
Malvern ‘Park Board
Fred
Henry Cozad
Park Board
BPW to Serve Coffee to Employes and Employers
Malvern Business and Professional Women's club members will serve coffee and rolls to employees and employers next Wednesday in the Malvern Community building from 9 to 11 p m in observance of National Business Women's Week. The club invites all employees and employers to drop in.
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Malvern Business and Professional Women’s Club
Malvern
Parker Appeal Planned After Judge Dismissal
Darrel Parker and wife Lynn of Henderson announced plans to appeal the Lincoln Nebraska suit court ruling denying a new trial. The judge found new evidence letter purporting to confess to the 1955 murder and a related suitcase unreliable. FBI witnesses testified the letter was forged and the suitcase not the one found.
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John L. Polk
Darrel Parker
Nancy
Lynn Parker
Henderson
Polk
Lancaster District Court
Lincoln
Nebr
Darrel
Richard Bruckner
Warren Schrempp
Wesley Peery
Lincoln Park
Parker
Charlie Sedlacek
Crete
Nebru
Ralph Peterson
Red Oak
Peery
Max Towle
Juincoln
FBI
Lancaster County
Sedlacek
Parkers
Peterson
Ted Hanson
Park Ridge
Til
Hanson
Darrel’s Fraternity
Mills County Sales Tax Up Five Percent for Fiscal Year
The Iowa Tax Commission reports Mills County sales tax revenues rose by 5 percent for the year ending June 30, led by towns like Glenwood, Malvern, and others posting gains. Glenwood up about 7 percent, Malvern around 6 percent, with total county collections showing modest year over year increases across 1962 and 1963 figures.
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Mills Co
Mills County
Iowa Tax Commission
Glenwood
Malvern
St. Glenwood
McManamy to Speak at Mills County Farm Bureau Dinner
McManamy new director of the Omaha Livestock Foundation will headline the Mills County Farm Bureau annual meeting in the Malvern Community building. The event on Saturday Oct 19 starts with a 4 30 p m dinner followed by the evening program including adoption of resolutions. McManamy known across southwest Iowa for wit and entertaining talks.
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Co. W. McManamy
Omaha Livestock Foundation
Mills County Farm Bureau
Malvern
McManamy
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mills County
Nominations Due by Oct 8 for Mills County Officials
Citizens across Mills County must file nomination petitions for councilmen and mayors by next Tuesday October 8 with their town clerks. Municipal elections occur November 5. In Malvern an October 14 vote considers changing council terms from two to four years, but does not alter the filing deadline.
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Mills County
Malvern
Five Pay 247921 in Taxes in Mills County
Mills County tax receipts for the second half were high, with five corporations comprising the top taxpayers paying a total of 247,921.46 dollars. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America led with 84,352.24 dollars, followed by Iowa Power & Light 51,935.38, C B and Q Railway 40,431.02, Northern Natural Gas 35,875.50, and Northwestern Bell Telephone 35,827.32.
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Mills County
F. M. Robinson
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Iowa Power & Light
C. B. & Q. Railway
Northern Natural Gas
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Co. Music Night at Emerson Methodist Church Sunday
All churches in the county are invited to send numbers for the annual Church Night music service at the Emerson Methodist church on Sunday Oct 6 at 7 20 pm. Sponsored by the Mills county Farm Bureau, the public is invited to attend. WSCS sponsors KFNF broadcast
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Emerson Methodist
Mills County Farm Bureau
WSCS
KFNF
Mills
Rew Burgoin Heads ASCS County Committee
Rew Burgoin and other officers were reelected Saturday by ASCS township delegates in Malvern to organize for another year. The lineup includes chairman Burgoin Ingraham township Vern Sell Rawles vice chairman Guy Grindler White Cloud third member, with alternates Austin Bass Rawles and Walter Marshall Glenwood. The county panel directs federal farm programs and selects staff, with current employees listed.
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ASCS
Malvern
Rew Burgoin
Ingraham Township
Vern Sell
Rawles
Guy D. Grindler
White Cloud
Austin Bass
Walter Marshall
Glenwood
Margaret Bower
Jean Mason
Deanna Jennings
Jean Nosekeble
Janice Crouse
Venita. Willard
Interstate 29 route hearing slated for Glenwood Iowa
Mills County residents discuss plans for a new road from Treynor toward the county line three miles north of Silver City. A hearing is set for November 7 in Glenwood to review the proposed Interstate 29 route along the Missouri River plain south from Council Bluffs, bending west to bypass Pacific Junction and continuing past Hamburg. Right of way purchases for the road are planned for 1867.
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Silver Clians
Pottawattamie
Treynor
Silver City
Glenwood
Mis- Soust River
Lots of Good News Inside Nishina Valley
Mills collections donate 2152 to cancer fund. Supt Drink reports to taxpayers. New Fairview course record set. Baptist Church plays auction sale. Hillsdale ladies hold 10000 bill. Homecoming for three Mills high schools. Mayor Proclamation of National Business Women's week. Duck season opens. MCHS Student council studies school needs.
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Nishina Valley
Mills Coulntions
Cancer Fund
N. P
Fairview
Baptist Church
Hillsdale
Three Mills
MCHS
Spikers Ship Out 7000 Turkeys from Malvern
Spikers Feed & Supply dispatched seven thousand live turkeys from Malvern on Tuesday. The birds were heavy and prime as trucks carried them to market in preparation for Thanksgiving dinners.
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Malvern
Spikers Peed & Supply
Antique show on road marks Malvern festival lineup
Malvern Commercial club outlines three main features for the antique festival and old settlers reunion beginning the week of October 14. The Old Settlers program Friday October 18 at 2 pm invites all area residents to share memories and enjoy a varied program with refreshments. Saturday October 19 features antique auctions, displays of coins and glass, a 2 pm parade of antique cars tractors boats and parade participants, plus a public dance Friday night and free events for children. Awards recognize Mills County’s oldest resident and oldest married couple.
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Malvern
Commercial Club
Old Settlers
Jay Kay
Louis Knop
Clayton Hertz
Dean Darling
Robert Salyers
Ray Reed
P. L. Stone
Tallis Knop
Emery DeWitt
Richard Bass
Austin Bass
Eleanor Parks
Lentz Powles
Warren Darrah
Charles Hanson
Chas. D. Costello
Mary Spiker
Roy Dean Mansfield
Mills County
Tom Gidley
Aeeene Hansen
Child Supper at Silver City Methodist Church
A church supper hosted by SCYA supporters will be held Saturday October 5 at Silver City Methodist Church with serving starting at 5 30 PM. Proceeds benefit church activities and community outreach.
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Silver City Methodist Church
Scya’s
Ady
Miracles at Empress: White Stallions film opens this week
Disney’s Miracle of the White Stallions debuts Friday at the Empress. Based on Col. Podhajsky’s rescue of Vienna’s Lipizzan horses near World War II’s end, the Metro film stars Robert Taylor and Lilli Palmer as Podhajsky and Verena with romance and adventure amid Parc Paris clubs and Vienna palaces. Also showing Come Fly with Me as the comedy co feature.
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Vienna
Walt Disney
Empress Theater
Cremin
Alvis Podhaysky
Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Lilli Palmer
Col. Podhajsky
Verena
Taylor
Panevision
Paris
Vienna Palacea
Metro-Goldwin-Mayer
Diupress
New York
Dolores Hart
Hugh O'Brien
Karl Boehm
Paniclo Tiffin
Lola Nettieton
Karl Maiden
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Wesley Sale
Clinton Parker Farmstead
Malvern & Henderson
Malvern’s
T. & N. Park
Burlington & Missouri River
Milton
Ball
Eaenierls
T & N Park
Tabor & Northern Railway
BPW
Emerson Methodist Church
Spikers
Podharsky
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