Farmers urged to enter Mills County soil and water photo contest
SCS official Al Seim in Malvern invites entries for a Mills County conservation photo contest. Deadline is September 30. Black and white 8x10 prints, colored 8x10 prints or larger transparencies required. Submit to Floyd Peters Jr. with county SCS help available.
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al Seim
SCS
Malvern
Floyd Peters
Vinton, Jr
Costello Insurance and Real Estate
Henderson
Crowds Enjoy Silver City Labor Day Celebration
The third annual Silver City Labor Day celebration drew large crowds Sunday and Monday with rides and a watermelons feed. A rain delay paused the free dance Monday night. Walter Klindt Jr. suffered a severe hand injury at the fair, requiring surgery at Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs.
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Silver City
Offutt Air Force Base
Paul Scott
Farragut
Mills-Fremont-Page
Terry Ia
Gordon Elwood
Silver ‘City
Walter Klindt Jr
Walter Klindt
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Wheat Referendum Support Passes With 34 to 17 Margin
In Mille County, only 51 of 363 eligible farmers voted last Thursday in the wheat referendum. Of those, 34 backed the wheat support program and 17 opposed. Nationally, voters favored the program, securing its force next year.
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Mille County
ASCE
County NFO Members in Hold Action
Mills county NFO members join the national stock holding effort with a small but energized group. A Malvern meeting mapped strategy and outlines to determine stock shipments. Receipts at Omaha are down, cited as evidence the holding action is effective. Don Gipe urges continued action for marketing agreements.
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Mills County Nfo
Malvern
Omaha
NFC
Don Gipe
Plan Christian Workers School in Malvern
A Christian Workers school for Council Bluffs district Methodist churches begins at Malvern Methodist Church this Sunday at 7 30 p m with three weekly sessions on Sept 9 16 and 23 The program covers preschool primary junior youth and administrator work plus an enrichment course on Christian beliefs Instructors include Damm Staats McFate Maysent Vetter and the Lippincotts with local pastors guiding the sessions.
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Christian Workers School
Council Bluffs
Malvern Methodist Church
John A. Lippincott
Mr. Lippincott
Miss Damm
Des Moines
Everett Staats
Warren McFate
Maysent
Harlan
George Vetter
Farragut
Lippincott
Sabin Polio Clinics Planned in Mills County
On Sunday September 16 the second Sabin polio vaccination drive will operate in Mills County with three clinics in Glenwood Malvern and Emerson. The Glenwood site runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. while Emerson and Malvern run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Type 2 Sabin vaccine will be used. Prayer committees organize the event, sponsored by the county doctors.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Malvern
Emerson
Empress Theater Extends Film Showings This Weekend
Excellent attendance at the Empress Theater prompts extra screenings. The venue adds an extra weekend feature on Wednesday through Saturday and extends the late Saturday show to Sunday. Pinnocchio Snow White and the Three Stooges headline the weekend, with The Thunder Road starring Robert Mitchum for late shows.
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Empress Theater
Pinncchhio
Snow White
Three Stooges
Robert Mitchum
Voters to Polls Monday for Director Elections
Five candidates compete for two Glenwood board seats while Nishna Valley Malvern and Fremont-Mills districts show mixed contests. Glenwood subdistrict 4 options include Magaret Maiers and Trask, with Walter Green unopposed and Wayne Keith as write-in. Polls run noon to 7 pm across districts.
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Glenwood
Nishna Valley
Malvern
Fremont-Mills
Bartlett
James Purkhiser
E. C. Magaret
Richard Maiers
Hastings
Strahan and Henderson
Booster Station
Emerson Gym
F. A. Wortman
Charles Phelps
Fremont-Miles
Hubert van Horn
Dave Richardson Jr
Merrill Johnson
Edward Askew
Thurman
Vere Greenwood
The Chuck Wagon Restaurant Opens in Rock Port Area
Mr and Mrs Charles Bruce formerly of Rock Port Missouri plan a new restaurant to be The Chuck Wagon The opening date depends on remodeling completion and is slated for next Monday The eatery occupies the old McCord building bought from the Ivan McCords It will offer breakfasts dinners and evening short orders
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Charles Bruce
Rock Port
McCord
Bruces
Ivan McCords
Unseasonably Cold Wet Spells Hit Mills County After Labor Day
Fall weather arrived in Mills County with temperatures dipping to 42 degrees the coolest since spring and heavy rains increasing moisture. Daily readings show highs in the 60s and 80s with lows mainly in the 40s, including a 42 degree night and scattered rainfall across Thursday through Wednesday.
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Mills County
Marriages and car registrations in the county seat
Marriage licenses issued in the past week by Clerk J L Donners office include Stanley C Searles 33 and Ruth Can trill 18 both of Omaha Robert Banner 23 and Ingebord Ziegler 18 Glenwood Gordon Orange 18 and Holly Pilant 17 both of Omaha Gerald Browne 54 and Dorothy West 37 both of Omaha New motor vehicle registrations list Chevrolets for Wilbur Morrison Emerson Kenneth B Owen Glenwood and John McMullen Silver City Ford pickup for George Gee Imogene
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J. L. Donner
Stanley C. Searles
Ruth Cantrill
Omaha
Robert Banner
Maryville
Ingebord Ziegler
Glenwood
Gordon Orange
Holly Pilant
Gerald Browne
Dorothy West
F. M. Robinson
Wilbur Morrison
Emerson
Kenneth B. Owen
John McMullen
Silver City
George Gee
Imogene
Accident Driver Bound Over to Mills Grand Jury
Donald Overman 25 of Corning was bound over to Mills county district court on a manslaughter charge for a February head on collision near Glenwood that killed 46 year old Mrs Julius Buch. Overman posted a $1000 bond and has recovered from multiple injuries.
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Donald Overman
Corning
Mills County District Court
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Julius Buch
Glenwood
Overman
Buch
Full Staff for Malvern School Start
Full staff on hand as Malvern Community schools opened for the new year. High school enrollment rose slightly with the sophomore class largest and the incoming freshman class third. Elementary pupils housed in the Chantry building for the first time in five years, reducing reliance on outside facilities. New physics teacher Wilber Backup of Blockton joins the staff, a Northwest Missouri State University graduate who previously taught in Mound City and served in the armed forces.
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Malvern Community
Chantry
Wilber Backup
Blockton
Northwest Missouri State College
Maryville
Mound City
August Traffic Report Proves a Sorry Story
Mills county shows a disheartening August with 21 accidents. Two lives died in a collision on Aug 12 when Mr and Mrs George Bennett of Henderson were killed at a hill crest, raising Mills county fatalities for the year to five. Sheriff Ed win Barkus records list August: Accord’s Hurt Fatal 21, Aug. 1962.
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Mills County
George Bennett
Henderson
Bennetts
Edwin Barkus
Claim Woman Driver Forced Officer's Car Over Curb
Stella Mary Lukowski of Glenwood was fined 100 dollars and costs for reckless driving after police said her vehicle forced a Glenwood policeman's car over a curb. Other local cases included Floyd Rubenking jailed 14 days for intoxication, Maurice Porter 15 days for false drawing of a check, Marion Kephart fined 5 dollars for disturbing the peace, Clifford Fender fined 5 dollars for riding an unregistered motorcycle, and Rex Heater fined 10 dollars for improper passing.
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Glenwood
Stella Mary Lukowski
Carl Remley
Remley
Maurice Porter
Marion Kephart
Clifford W. Fender
Silver City
Rex R. Heater
Omaha
Enrollments Change Across Mills County Schools
School enrollment trends show a mixed picture in Mills County with Glenwood experiencing a sharp rise and Nishna Valley and Malvern districts posting declines. Glenwood and Fremont Mills high schools report soaring numbers.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Nishna Valley
Malvern
Fremont- Mills
Fremont-Mills
Amy Hammers
Bethlehem
Lincoln
Hillsdale
Elm Grove
Glen. Mal. NV FM
Sheriff Silent After Kelley Execution in Iowa
Mills County Sheriff Edwin Barkus said nothing to reporters after the Thursday morning execution in Fort Madison of Charles Edward Kelley 21 of Minneapolis. Kelley was executed for a February 22 1961 killing in Pottawattamie County, part of a three state crime spree during which four people died. Charles Noel Brown 29 also of Minneapolis was to die previously. Sheriff Roy W Michael of Pottawattamie county assisted and local witnesses included I L Donner C W Rich and Jon Kemp from Malvern.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Fort Madison
Charles Edward Kelley
Minneapolis
Barkus
Kelley
Pottawattamie County
Alvin Emil Koehrsen
Walnut
Charles Noel Brown
Roy Wichael
Pottawattamie
Wichael
Brown
State Penitentiary
Malvern
I. L. Donner
C. W. Rich
Jon Kemp
Ft. Madison
Accidents at John Schroeder Home Injure Two
Mrs. John Schroeder lost the use of her right hand skin torn by the wringer while doing laundry. Costa Godsey of Council Bluffs visiting relatives was badly hurt when her bicycle broke and she fell, losing three teeth and suffering facial injuries. She was taken to Edmundson Hospital for X rays.
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John Schroeder
Costa Godsey
Council Bluffs
John Schroeders
Trucker’s Potato Load Exceeds Limit in Mills County
A Custer Wisconsin trucker Donald Bembenek was stopped in Mills County and found to be 5118 pounds over the legal limit for potatoes. He paid a $51.18 fine plus costs. Also Vernon Sickler of Kearney Nebraska was fined $13 and costs for furniture overload. He had to hire an Omaha moving firm to remove part of the load in Malvern.
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Custer
Wis
Donald Bembenek
Mills County
John Hall
Vernon Sickler
Kearney
Neb
Omaha
Malvern
Start Mail Fund Drive for Iowa Children's Home
Letters will be delivered to sev eral hundred Mills countians this week in behalf of the Iowa Children's Home Society and the several hundred children currently in its care. Addressing the letters to their acquaintances and neighbors are Mrs. Lillian Adams, Leona M. Dixon, Leona M. Dixon Emerson and others. ICHS works with children emotionally upset due to neglect or abuse, most living with private families. Trained caseworkers guide children and foster parents to overcome effects. For every dollar invested in the neglected child there is a reward not measurable in money.
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Mills
Iowa Children's Home Society
Lillian Adams
BPW
Malvern
Leona M. Dixon
Emerson
Melya Christofferson
Henderson
Jake Taenzler
James Lee
Glenwood
Chet Harrison
Mineola
Loren Fisher
Pacific Junction
ICHS
Adams
Fines Levied For DWI And License Suspension
District Judge Leroy Johnson assessed fines this past week for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Ralph Hunter of Council Bluffs was fined 300 dollars plus costs. Neal Nelson of Council Bluffs also received 300 dollars plus costs and an additional 200 dollars for driving with a suspended license.
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Leroy Johnson
Ralph Hunter
Council Bluffs
Neal Nelson
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NFO
Plan Christian Workers School
NEC
Leo May
Walt Knop
Sabin
Mills Co
Strahan Consolidated
Guy D. Grindie
Richard Stewart
Ax Ha
NEMS
Mills Grand Jury
Floyd Rubenking
Glenwood Sears
Iowa
Children’s Home
Mark
David
Dean Darby
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