First Driver Licenses Reach Mills County Town
Mills County residents welcomed the first shipment of new driver’s licenses issued in June, arriving sooner than last year. A. R. Graves stood out with a blue haired license, while health officials warned that colds this season could lead to pneumonia and other illnesses if not treated seriously. They urged rest, avoiding cold contacts, proper nutrition, and gradual activity. A Saturday auction drew large crowds, filling parking and traffic. Deputy Tom Benton ran the county treasurer’s office during Mrs. Aistrope and her son’s Ozark vacation, with Miss Rhoades ill and Benton covering alone.
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Lcenses
A. R. Graves
Department of Health
Department
Tom Benton
C. D. Aistrope
Fredarick
Ozarks
Benton
Kathryn Rhoades
Miss Rhoades
Tom
County-wide Hog Production Meeting In Mille County
County Agent John Longstreet announces a Sept 23 meeting at the Malvern Community building to discuss expanding hog production to meet government demand for more pork. Rex Beresford will help lead, covering hog prices, breeding stock, fall pig feeding, and winter sow feeding as part of the food for defense program. Similar meetings occur statewide with a Mills County session planned later in winter.
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Malvern
John H. Longstreet
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension Service
Longetreet
Food For Defense
Claude Wickaerd
Mille
Mills County
Fragmentary OCR: Unclear text from a local page
The readable portions describe an exhibit or event with mention of places and people but lack coherent context. No clear dates, names, or outcomes emerge, leaving only scattered phrases and fragmented terms.
Unclear fragmentary notice with scattered names and figures
Fragmentary OCR text lists bidders and prices with scattered names and terms like starts Friday and August. The readable parts mention bids, aliases, and locations, but most details are garbled, yielding a vague public sale or notice without coherent facts or dates.
Schools Open With Strong Enrollments Across District
Malvern opened Monday for a new year with good enrollments and early assignments. Glenwood reports its largest ever total with 304 in high school and 433 overall. Silver City up by 14 pupils, Hastings 115, Pacific Junction 164 total, Emerson 60 in high school, Strahan 40 in high school and 73 in grades, Henderson 6 in high school and 101 in grades. Enrollments provisional with more students expected in week two.
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Malvern
Verks Ben
Fort Mills
Glenwood
Silver City
Hastings
Pacific Junction
Emerson
Strahan
Henderson
Brief Rain Shower Marks Week’s Meager Precipitation
Rain and thunder swept the area from night into Wednesday morning while a cool start gave way to sunshine. A trace amount of precipitation measured .2 inches, the only rainfall recorded during the past week, as residents noted the rare meteorological swing.
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Ngon
Pioneer G Collier Beaton Dies at Malvern
G Collier Beaton, longtime Malvern resident and devoted Odd Fellow since 1887, died after a period of declining health. Funeral services were held at Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev. Peter Jacobs in charge. numerous Odd Fellows from several towns attended. Interment was in Malvern Cemetery. Beaton was 83, born July 89 3869 in Clay County, daughter note indicates.
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Malvern
G. Collier Beaton
Boston
Mansfield Funeral Home
Peter Jacobs
Tabor
Jacobs
Boaten
Odd Fellows
Hastings
Glenwood
Shenandoah
Silver City
Wreetings
Ene
Fred Hall
K. C. Dice
Glen Hacrett
Bao Houser
Reed Graves
Henry McFarland
Bhenandoah
J. R. Graves
Veron Crouse
Plano
Cal
George Washington
Unusual New York Artist Felix Summers Visits Mills County
Felix Summers of New York City, on a two week visit to Mills County with his parents, revisits his birthplace after eight years. He trained at Yale, apprenticed with Eugene Savage, then worked as a freelance artist in New York. Summers paints quickly under dead lines, producing murals for prominent buildings and clubs, and plans to compile a portfolio from his Mills County sketches. He appreciates local landscapes and farm life, promising to draw inspiration from his origins.
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Mills County
Felix Summers
New York City
Strahan
New York
Felix
Yale
Eugene Savage
Savage Felix
Tife Vinit Fm
Ipite
Farm Ife
A H Girls Win Ribbons At County Fair
Mills County 4 H members shine at the state fair led by Lorraine Bree the county health champion rated among the top 12 in the state Virginia Topp Irene Maddocks head the demonstration team with white ribbons. Exhibits include blue ribbons for Bettie Haroff Marjorie Hofmockel Mare fon Hunt red ribbons for Jesse Rodman Marilyn Conner Kathry n Smith Jean Diamond and others across a range of home craft items led by Mrs Vinson Coos in charge.
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Mills County
Lorraine Bree
Virginia Topp
Irene Maddocks
Mra
Vinson Coos
The
Loyal Lassies Elit
Burtops
Bettie Harcoff
Marjorie Hofmockel
Mop Pall
Mare Fon Hunt
Cynthia Menschel
Kathryn Smith
Jean Diamond
Jesse Rodman
Marilyn Conner
Bettle Haroff
Eather Graaff
Vertura Evana
County Show New Soil Test Reveals Genesen Type Near Knox Silt
A county meeting Saturday unveiled a new soil testing program to map about 21 soil types across the county. Technicians expect erosion assessment and slope details, but final maps will use a soil capability worksheet for farmers. Harry Meegh, head of soil mapping, advised on the mapping plan.
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Othe County
Marlyern Capii Nity
Eoon
Metro
Npt
Missouri
Knox
Harry Meegh
Mills county farmers sell corn as prices rise
Best Plowman Higher market prices and need for feed drive Mills County farmers to sell their corn. The AAA reports about 10,000 bushels per day are redeemed from sealed icing. Present prices allow farmers to just break even with AAA loans. The corn appears in poor condition with no insect damage.
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Mills County
AAA
Wabash Crew to Build New Bridges North of Malvern
Wabash Railway plans two new steel bridges along the line north of Malvern with a construction crew due in town this week. Five Mills County women enter Freshman nurses training at Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, led by Anna Belle Alberta and others from Hastings, Malvern, and Silver City. In farming results, Keith Hopp of Glenwood wins the Mills County Plowing Contest with 90 percent, followed by Lavitia Fullenwider and Marion Shook, as scores range from 85.7 to 71 percent among eight contestants. Hopp advances to the state contest near Albia on Sept 20 with expenses paid, while exhibitors receive prizes including Conrad’s Phillips 66 dealer award. Judges were Leonard Seeger, Galen Boles, and Pearl Royston.
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Malvern
Wabash
Yarew
Wabash Railway
Mills County
Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Annabelle Alberta
Virginia Maxine Bayes
Betty Mina Crouse
Lila Jean McKee
Hastings
Bonnie Louise Custer
Silver City
Milla
Ralph Harman
Keith Hopp
Glenwood
Lavitia Fullenwider
Pacific Junction
Marion Shook
Wallace Valentine
Louis Jens
Wayne Kellogg
Max Shook
Franklin Buffington
Hopp
Albia
Mina Fulanlar
Conrad
Phillips 66
Abs Aa
Leonard Seeger
Galen Boles
Pearl Royston
Boston Family Thanks for Kindness After Death
The family of G. C. Boston expresses appreciation for flowers and kindness from the Odd Fellows lodge and friends. Harry E. Boston, Walter Boston, Dr. 5. E. Boston, Mrs. A. T. Snodgrass, Mrs. Dorothy Nelson, M. F. Wearin present gratitude.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
G. C. Boston
Harry E. Boston
Walter Boston
5. E. Boston
A. T. Snodgrass
Dorothy Nelson
M. F. Wearin
Our Rural Population And Its Decrease Editorial
An editorial argues Mills County faces a shrinking rural population linked to fewer rural schools and smaller enrollments. It critiques one crop farming and supports diversifying into basic foods with more farm workers and varied income, referencing Secretary Wickard's plan and local adaptation.
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Mills County
United States
Brest Core
Coach Dyke Plans Early Practices For Football Season
Coach Dale Dyke schedules eight Monday morning drills for players this season with additional sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Twenty two boys attend including six lettermen Charles Brewer Lawrence Bingham Johnny Paulson George Talbott Gene Colling and Keith Adams. Nine games are set with most conference games on the home field and the first non conference game Friday September 39 at Randolph.
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Dale Dyke
Charles Brewer
Lawrence Bingham
Johnny Paulson
George Talbott
Gene Colling
Keith Adams
Randolph
Cemetery Board Names Secretary and Sexton
At a special Malvern Cemetery Association meeting Roy Brewer was chosen secretary to fill Lloyd Short’s term. Edwin Emerick was appointed to replace C. T. Bimes as sexton, who will move to Council Bluffs. Secretary duties will be managed from Brewer’s home with cemetery records and plans available there.
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Malvern Cemetery Association Board
Tulsday
Roy Brewer
Lloyd Short
Denver
Edwin Emerick
C. T. Bimes
Sexton
Council Bluffs
Cemetery Association
Mr. Brewer
Births Recorded In Glenwood Family News
Births recorded for Keith Martin Shaw and Keith Martin Harrington in Glenwood. Keith Shaw and Keith Harrington are the fathers, with mothers Mrs. Keith Shaw and Mrs. Markie Harrington. Dates include June 16 and Aub. 21.
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Larry Kay
Markie Harrington
Glenwood
Keith Martin
Keith Shaw
Aub
Northwestern Bel Telephone Building to Rise East of Graves
The Northwestern Bel Telephone Company plans a new building east of Graves to house the central equipment and serve Malvern area. J Beck, manager, says construction will begin soon with a cost around 190,008.
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Bel .Olepucse Co
Mre
Huret Une
Graves Blackwith
Oriel Bouldlog
Malvern
J. Beck. Mansger
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Claude Wickard
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