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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
7
Mill countians hear about updating their constitution with amendments to be voted on at the upcoming election. The editorial notes three topics discussed this week and urges attention to the constitution’s distinct section for our county, asking readers to identify its specifics.
A hiteran driver caused a two car collision on Highway 49 near Henderson Virginia at 1 45 am Saturday. Marie Water of Harlan reported the other car crowded her to the shoulder and damaged her vehicle. The other driver halted briefly before fleeing. Nearby, a second accident on Highway 24 near Glenwood involved Chapiles A Andrew and Steven Lincoln with substantial damage. A third delayed report described a Sunday collision at Highway 34 275 near Glenwood injuring Alice Reed and David Meeker with Meeker’s arm injury treated at St Joseph’s hospital in Omaha.
Fourteen new motor vehicles were registered in the past week. Listings include Dodge to LaDonna Honeyman and Emerson Ford to Manuel Perry, plus Chrysler to Othmar Kaufrean and John Perkins in Glenwood, Chevrolet to George Wright, and Plymouth to Geneva Loomer in Glenwood. A marriage license was issued to Ira Honeywell and Caroleen Buffington in Glenwood.
Representatives from six counties attended a grain meeting at the NFO hall in Hastings. Terry Lindquist from the National Office was the guest speaker. Soybeans under NFO contract from his area will move from Council Bluffs by rail to the Gulf for export. Contracts to be filled in the winter and spring were discussed, and some members committed soybeans for the contracts.
Stanley Company expands with a large portable asphalt plant at Malvern south of town near Kayser Quarry. The facility uses limestone, RC oils from other sites, and will serve Southwest Iowa and northern Missouri. Three operators plus four lay down crew. Plant features anti-pollution system reducing fumes. Full operation expected this week.
County Auditor Glenn L. Johnson released the Mills County polling places for the November 3 general election. Voters will receive three ballots including state county township offices, a judicial ballot, and a constitutional amendment ballot. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residency requires six months in state and 60 days in the county. Precincts include Henderson Anderson Henderson Schoolhouse Ingraham Fire Station Silver City Mineola Oak American Legion Hatch West Oak Oak Drive-In St Marys St Marys Eureka Schoolhouse Pacific Junction Plattville Lyons Community Hall Pac Jet Glenwood First Ward Town site City Hall Glenwood Second Ward Methodist Church Glenwood Third Ward Congregational Church Center Center Hillsdale Church Malvern Silver Creek Malvern Community Building Hastings Indian Creek Hastings Emerson Indian Creek Town Hall Strahan Deer Creek White Cloud Strahan Schoolhouse Rawles Center School.
District Judge Paul Sulhoff levied fines totaling $583.91 and costs on two truckers for overload violations. John Edward Singer of Remsen paid $161, and Robert Conrad Kruse paid $305.10 and $227.80. Hebert Cleaveland Spratt of Springfield Missouri was fined $300 and costs for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Milder conditions followed a week of winter weather with no rain. Corn and soybeans were harvested rapidly as daily temperatures were recorded, reflecting favorable field work conditions in the region.
An adult education meeting is set for Monday October 26 at Malvern Community High School. Guidance counselor Rex Boris Raburn Benton invites all interested residents to attend the session at the school building.
Two leading Democratic candidates visit Mills county on Saturday. State Sen. Minette Dodderer seeks the Lt. Governor seat and Jacky Adams runs for the Town Senate. They arrive in Glenwood at 10 a.m. to meet residents and inspect the Pony Creek Watershed district.
Mills county considers joining Iowa in proper garbage disposal with a county wide sanitary landfill. A 40 to 80 acre site, daily cover, and a central dump plan are proposed to control pollution by 1975. Funding, site selection, and town cooperation pose major challenges.
Michael Johnson, 78, Clarinda, paid $100 and costs after being charged by Justice of Peace John Tall with speeding 112 mph on highway 59 south of Emerson. He was ticketed by the highway patrol Monday. Other fines in Ffall's court include Latte Davidson Omaha improper passing 15 cents? Dorothea Gapham Malvern no valid Iowa license 10, Blain Page Pacific Junction faulty muffler 5, Robert Dills Co. Bluffs overload 14.40.
Wayne E. Hilton of Glenwood will represent Mills County Farm Bureau members in policy sessions at the 52nd Iowa Farm Bureau annual meeting in Des Moines November 16 to 18. As voting delegate he sits on the state House of Delegates to help decide policy and officers. Hilton joins 99 county delegates at 9 a m November 16 for discussion on proposed resolutions drafted by a state committee after reviewing local opinion surveys and adopted resolutions.
Mills County Fair Association will hold its annual meeting at the Mills County Extension office in Malvern on Monday October 26 at 8 p.m. President Carl Haral reports.
Malvern Commercial Club detailed plans for its annual Christmas scrip drawings starting Nov 28. Five drawings will award $75 in scrip redeemable at member stores with tickets issued by club merchants beginning Nov 21. Fixemen’s Frolic night marks the first drawing period.
In Mills County 3 absentee votes have been cast in the 1966 off year election as reported by Auditor Glenn L. Johnson. The count includes 20 regular absentee voters and 14 service men, with 103 absentee votes previously cast. Dolynson will lead an instruction session for judges and clerks at 7 30 p m Monday October 26 in the courthouse courtroom. HM oversees 145 judges and clerks for the election.
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