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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
7
This week in Mills County Malvern firemen supervised Chantry school activities during Fire Prevention week with drills at Chantry and the high school. A new automatic Bell Clock was installed at Chantry Elementary in memory of Elton Clay, replacing the old hand bell system.
Botna Valley Grain Co. of Hastings and Strahan debuts in Mills county by acquiring Digod Grain Co. facilities. Owners Latry A. Hall Charles J. Phelps J. C. Brown plan storage elevators and high line grain drying. Good Grain will sell equipment and operate Malvern office while shifting to buying grain and beans.
Fords and other vehicles registered to residents in Glenwood Malvern and Silver City. Registrations include Vernon E Thompson Slastings Eldon Hiley and Robert J Stewart. Marriage licenses issued to Eldridge Richards Joyce Armstrong Richard Straight and Shirley Fleming. A $35,000 personal injury suit against Gary and Mrs Golden began with jury selection then continued. Auditor Glenn L Johnson mailed 56 servicemen ballots.
A series of last week auto crashes centered on Friday near Glenwood and Silver City. Pensy Leet and Samuel Angten from route 3 Glenwood, and Mrs Leet, were in a heavy damage collision east of Pay cifle Junction when Leet pulled in front after sun glare. near Strahan on county road 1 Donald Gipe Ri 1 and David Swett Ri 1 collided after Gipe stopped at a stop sign. An intersection at Pacific Junction involved Marvin Pierce and Selma Hershey both of Glenwood with Mrs Pierce suffering head lacerations after not stopping. A collision east of the lumber yard p.m. involved Ellen May Wieht man of Silver City and Kenneth McMahon of same, causing about 350 dollars damage.
Malvern plans adult education through Malvern Community School in partnership with Western Community College. Courses may be general enrichment, college credit, or high school completion, with a minimum ten students and nominal tuition. Methods to finish high school include earning a Malvern diploma program or Iowa High School Equivalency Test, leading to an equivalency certificate accepted by most employers and colleges.
Malvern hosts a 4-H enrollment party this Saturday night at 8 in the Community Building. Century officers Cheryl Shaw Keb Washburn Kathy Fal Dave Sell Sherry Greenwad Myron Morrical Phyl lis Axtal Don Hasek Mary Beth Costing Mink Babbitt plan one party for ages whade and younger with games a movie and talk by an older 4-H member, and a second downstairs for junior high students with mixers. Paul Happ urges all youth 10 by June 1 1968 to attend. parents may join.
Malvern firemen offer fire extinguishers at a special price to promote forest and property protection. Two ABC units sell for 12.50 dollars each, aiming to equip every home and business with adequate protection.
John Waller observes his 75th birthday on Monday October 14 by hosting a dinner at Johnnie's Cafe in Omaha at 1 p.m. He mailed invitations to many but asks any missed friends to consider this an invitation and join the gathering.
A weather section records very wet showers delaying the soybean harvest. It notes the season's first frost and provides daily temperatures from Wednesday to Tuesday with values such as 40, 62, 46, 72, 48, and 50 degrees and a rain amount of 1.50 inches on Tuesday.
Annual meeting of Page county Farm Bureau set for Tuesday October 15 in the new Clarinda high school gym. Charles Schuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation will be the feature speaker making his first Southwest Iowa visit as head of the bureau.
Malvern residents faced multiple fines this week in Malvern Justice Court. Fred Boyce paid 45 dollars and costs for stop sign and red light violations. Other defendants including Barry Gustin Charles Walston Ronnie Panning were fined five dollars and costs each for firing fire crackers near Nishna Cottage. Additional fines covered running stop signs Damien Zanders speeding improper truck registrations and overlength vehicles with various amounts and costs imposed.
Mills County allocates its share of state income tax to school districts Robinson totals 57. The state comptroller distributes funds to Glenwood 94,838.83 Malvern 10,483.27 Nishna Valley 13,000 with payments to districts underway this week.
Funeral services were held for Donald Eugene Powles 28 in Red Oak with burial at Malvern Cemetery. Powles, a Marine on his third Vietnam tour, died from wounds suffered September 13 after being wounded September 1 in Quang Tri Province. He was born August 24, 1945, and graduated Red Oak high school in 1963. He was discharged May 30, 1967, later reenlisted in March 1968, and earned the National Defense Medal Good Conduct Medal Vietnamese Defense Medal Vietnam Medal two Marksmanship Badges and the Purple Heart. He is survived by his parents a brother Marvin Glenwood a sister Darrell Red Oak niece and nephew Rocky Eugene Darrell and Kimberly Ann Powles paternal grandmother Flossie Powles Council Bluffs and many other relatives. The service included Marine wreaths and regimental honor guards with interment at Malvern Cemetery.
At Glenwood court house Friday a Mills County zoning hearing drew 58 people with 745 signing petitions against the ordinance. County officials described residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial zones, while opponents argued the plan would curb landowner use and threaten property rights.
4 H leaders Roger Shaw and Mrs Wayne Lin received the outstanding 4 H Leader Plaque from the Dr D M Kline memorial at the Mis County 4 H Leaders Banquet at Hillsdale Methodist Church. Attendees included Paul Hopp and Youth Assistant Cheryl Shaw and Rob Washburn hosted the program with pledges, speeches, and awards presented by Paul Hopp.
Nishna Valley prepares for the annual Corner Career Fair with students from 10 Corner schools invited. Wayne Surke guides the event featuring 60 career-area exhibits. Sessions run 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. with the evening session open to the public.
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