Mills County Officials Await State Tax Approval
Representative Bill Scherle toured Mills County events in Malvern and Atlantic this week and will speak at the Glenwood Chamber on roads taxes and re apportionment. Meanwhile county officials await state tax approval for 1961 levies as Des Moines delays remain unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scherle
Henderson
Malvern
County Farm Bureau
Bill Harbor
Irene McManigal
Atlantic
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Mills
State Tax Commission
Glen Johnson
Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Des Moisres
David Laughlin Elected President of Teen 4H Club
David Laughlin was elected president and Diane Lakin secretary of the Emerson based teen 4H club at a Community building meeting Monday night. Directors include Dale Asmussen Clenwood Denella Downing Pacific Junction Sharon Mass Silver City Bruce DuVal Tabor. Sponsors continue as Mr and Mrs Dean Darling and Mr and Mrs Austin Bass. The program featured slides and movies from the session and recreation. Refreshments of cider and doughnuts followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Laughlin
Diane Lakin
Emerson
Dale Asmussen
Clenwood
Denella Downing
Pacific Junction
Sharon Mass
Silver City
Bruce DuVal
Tabor
Doug Dashner
Dean Darling
Austin Bass
ex‘Sion
Recreation Anneas
Republicans to Hold Mills County Dinner on Nov 6
Mills County Republicans report chairman Bill Scherle will host a fund raising dinner Monday November 6 in the Malvern Community building. The event will be pot luck and feature speakers Attorney General Evai Hultman Congressman Ben Jensen and other party leaders.
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Mills County
Bill Scherle
Henderson
County Central Committee
Malvern
Evai Hultman
Ben Jensen
Mrs Houghton to Speak Here on UN Day October 24
Dorothy Houghton of Red Oak will address United Nations Day at Malvern's Methodist church at 1:30 p m on October 24 with Malvern high school students in attendance. She is a prominent UNESCO official and serves on multiple national and international boards. The Hastings Methodist church hosts an annual turkey supper with social concerns committee support.
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Dorothy Houghton
Red Oak
Malvern
Arlt Houghton
Unesco
Hastings Methodist Church
Commission On Social Canadv
The
Methodist Church
Malvern Garden Club thanks for Highway 41 tree project
Malvern Garden club thanks contributors and the men's group for digging planting and watering trees along Highway 41. Plans include fall winter care weed control mulching and rabbit protection. A tree fund has started and contributions are welcomed through the secretary-treasurer or project committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Allen
Malvern
Malvern Garden Club
Highway 41
Paul Seeger
Fred Gemmell
Louis Knop
Newell Crink
Arline Schultz
Darrell Frederickson
Holiday Hints Festival Showcases Arts and Crafts in Mills County
Fifty groups and individuals in Mills County join with the Extension Family Living committee to sponsor the Holiday Hints Festival on October 20 at the Community building from 1 30 to 9 p m. Demonstrations on handicrafts and leisure time activities run continuously with hostesses at each display. Each exhibitor donates a door prize for drawings at 3 30 and 8 30 p m. The event features an artists corner for amateurs and a coffee hour, with over 1 200 people attending a similar event three years ago. Admission is free, and the program minimizes talk to maximize crafting time. Unusual categories include doll renovation pheasant feather hats soap suds decorations metal craft silk screen painting Swedish weaving sugar molds and cake decorating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Extension Family Living Committee
Family Living Committee
Mills County Fair Association Annual Meeting Notice
The Mills County Fair Association holds its annual meeting Monday October 16 at 8 pm in the extension office at Malvern. All persons interested in the fair are welcome to attend, said secretary Louis Knop.
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Mills County Fair Association
Malvern
Louis Knop
Card of Thanks from Mrs Henry Aistrope
Mrs Henry Aistrope expresses gratitude to friends for cards letters visits and many kindnesses during a hospital stay in the summer the message thanks those who offered support and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Aistrope
Mills County Tax Collection Exceeds Year Ago
County Treasurer F M Robinson reported 93.6 percent of Mills county taxes collected this year totaling 1 717 898 52 dollars. The amount is slightly above last year. Unpaid taxes will be advertised next month and a tax sale is set for December 4.
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F. M. Robinson
Mills County
Radar Use Continues to Pick Up Mills Drivers
Mills county highway patrols operated radar on highway 275 south of highway 34 and issued fines for speed over the limit. Justice Ernest Timmerman noted penalties for Robert Kenneth Youngren of Essex, Norma Viola Thieschafer of Glenwood, Dallas Delavan of Tabor, and Dwight E. Smith of Sidney with varying fines and costs. Additional violations included Molly Lewis of Lincoln, Nebraska for no operator's license and Charles Stinard of Glenwood and Ralph H. Greenwood of Tabor for improper passing.
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Mills County
Highway 275
Highway 34
Ernest Timmerman
Robert Kenneth Youngren
Essex
Norma Viola
Thieschafer
Glenwood
Dallas Delavan
Tabor
Dwight E. Smith
Sidney
Molly Lewis
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Stinard
Ralph H. Greenwood
Evangelistic Services Planned at Malvern Baptist Church
The Malvern Baptist Church will host Evangelistic services from Oct 16 to 20 led by Rev. Robert Radtke of Onida 8 D. Services begin at 7:30 p m with hymns special music children story Bible preaching and early dismissal for school. Radtke, a Grace Bible Institute Omaha graduate, has pastored Champion Hill Emerson and spoken at youth camps.
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Malvern Baptist Church
Robert Radtke
Onida
Radtke
Grace Bible Institute
Omaha
Champion Hill Church
Emerson
Grace Institute
ASCS Feed Grain Certificates Total 557
ASCS office reports 557 certificates issued to Mills county farmers under the government feed grain program. Total value reaches 281 thousand 277 dollars with final payment. Advance payments were made in June and certificates must be exchanged for a sight draft or grain within 60 days.
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Mills County
Sovernment
Feet
ASCS
Auction Help Is Extended Thanks
Malvern Commercial club president Chas. D. Costello lauds broad support at the community auction day. He thanks members and nonmembers alike for service. noting Townsend Wholesale Grocery Fancy Cream pancake flour and Staley's syrup. Fairmonts for the putter and cream. Harold Grindle and Mike Dunn in the kitchen. Wilbur Wolfe and Elmer Jackson with the horses. Gidley for kitchen and auction help. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Knop clerking. E. R. Burdie in charge of pancake serving. John Adams overseeing the rides.
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Chas. D. Costello
Malvern Commercial Club
Townsend Wholesale Grocery
Louis Knop
E. R. Burdie
John Adams
Mills County Elections Preview Brisk Voter Interest Ahead
In Mills county towns voting set for November 7 with incumbents leading most races. Nomination lists show Mayors Howard Gearhart and Frances Hamon among others, while several towns including Pacific Junction and Glenwood feature few competitive contests. Multiple councils, treasurers, and park commissions appear with names such as Sam Benscoter, Ray Honeywell, Vera Shapcott, and L. H. McCluskey among others.
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Glenwood
Pacific Juncion
Mills County
Malvern
Howard Gearhart
Idwin D. Edie
Sam Benscoter
James Ford
Louis J. Knop
RE. D. Mansfeld
T. EB. Salyers
Burdette Spiker
Park Board
Smerson
Frances Hamon
M. C. Blazek
Ray Honeywell
Marion Debolt
Martin von Fecht
Dewey Ferguson
John Simpson
Henderson
Clair Aukland
Art Flelcher
Bumper Corn Crop Seen Storage Urged Across Mills County
A 1961 corn crop forecast of 3.5 billion bushels prompts urges for farm storage. H A McCain, Mills County ASC chair, notes grain yield per acre up 11 percent despite 18 percent less corn area. Loans cover up to 95 percent of storage costs with terms of five years at 4 percent interest.
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H. A. McCain
Mills County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Miss Schultz Attends National Demonstration Agents Meet
Miss Schultz, County Home Economist for Fremont and Mills counties, travels to Boston for the National Demonstration Agents annual convention. The theme Fron tiers in Our Futures guides sessions through Friday as she joins 299 fellow home economists invited to tour cranberry fields during harvest. Iowa Extension Service is represented by 25 county extension home economists.
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Wilma Uu.schultz
Fremont
Mills
Boston
Civie
Miss Schultz
Iowa Extension Service
Parker Re elected F B President at Mills County Farm Bureau
About 130 members met in Malvern for the Mills County Farm Bureau annual dinner and meeting. Don Parker of Henderson was reelected president. Les Knop vice president. Darrell Sargent secretary. Julius Buch treasurer. Resolutions were adopted after debate on state employee lobbying. travelog by Arnold Peterson of WOW-TV highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County Farm Bureau
Malvern
Farm Bureau
Arnold Peterson
Wowww-Tv
Farm ‘Bureau
Don Parker
Henderson
Les Knop
Hastings
Darrell Sargent
Pacific Junction
Julius Buch
Glenwood
Robert Christiansen
David Angus
Ed Wearin
Red Oak
Bill Seherle
Bill Harbor
Peterson
Eee
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Ed Edie
Peorc Is
Phaantry
Maven
Chantry
Malvern Community
Mrs. Houghton
Malvern Garden Club Project
Chmn
Wilma L. Schultz
County Extension Home
Mills Fair
Assn
Will Scott
Briggs
Gap
Wells Fargo
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Coleman
Fhots
Two Mills
FE. N. Brown
Glenn Brown
Russell Fleming
Bruce Forward
Gordon L. Frink
Sharon Henderson
Chester F. Kadel
Earl E. Kadel
8. L. Nims
Carroll Phillips
Vera Shapcott
Ray Hites
Paul J. Largent
Leo McLain
Richard Vance
Joe Hall
Jean A. Hudson
Allen Jones
Joe Kruse
H. F. Scheel
Harvey Deitchler
Gordon Elwood
Shirley Hendrix
West Windle
Tlenwood
Paul W. Phillips
Dale L. Harper
Raymond H. Mintle
Worner Petty
Artie C. Evans
Fred W. Picker
Earl Nansel
George L. Haley
Ervin Kizzier
Gordon Aistrope
L. H. McCluskey
Vern Moore
Elizabeth Arnold
D. J. Agnew
C. Franklin Fisher
T. ©. Gorn
Walter Green
John J. Luthor
Dale Miller
William Mullican
B. E. Walker
Schultz
Parker
F. B
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Eva Hague
Adel
Oma Brammer
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Naomi Morvieal
Vernard Foster
Eleanor Scott
Goldie McKinney
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Hagie
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