Mills County Briefs on Festivals Scouting Drive and Road Work
The Labor Day delay shifts Emerson Fall Festival pictures to next week. Malvern hosts a community scout finance drive starting Sept. 26 with Rotary club support, aided by Scout executives Bob Craig and Bill Schiltz visiting from Council Bluffs and Shenandoah. A Burlington viaduct maintenance contract on Highway 41 in north Malvern will be let this week, covering cement and excavation work plus flood lighting. Charley Driver displays oversized sweet potatoes from his garden, including a four pound three ounce specimen and a stalk carrying two potatoes totaling five pounds three ounces.
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Malvern
Boy Scout
Area Scout Council
Rotary Club
Bob Craig
Council Bluffs
Bill Schiltz
Shenandoah
Burlington
Highway 41
North Malvern
Charley Driver
Mills County Institute to be Held at Glenwood High
The Mills County Institute will take place September 25 at Glenwood High School under the joint sponsorship of the department of public instruction and the county. Speakers include George D. Bell on The Good Teacher, Willis Moreland on National Trends, Elsa L. Jackman on Getting the Most from Your Library, and Ray Stephens on County Council and Teacher Retirement.
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Glenwood High School
Mills County Institute
Department of Public Instruction
Amy Hammers
George D. Bell
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Kan
Willis Moreland
Teacher's College
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Elsa L. Jackman
Omaha
Ray Stephens
Iowa State Education Association
Des Moines
Dampish But Good Crowds at Sil. City Fair
A drizzly Labor Day turnout at Silver City saw afternoon crowds lighter than last year yet a large evening turnout. The Silver City Commercial Club reported strong demand for free watermelon, a TV prize awarded to Virgil Waldron, and the community library lamp project netting about $80.
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Silver City
Silver City Commercial Club
Virgil Waldron
Emerson Driver Fined for No License Charge
Emerson Driver and Batty Eustice were charged with driving without a license. Emerson faced a fine of 25 dollars plus costs, imposed Wednesday by Justice of Peace Car Remisy. The report notes both defendants in the proceeding.
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Emerson
Batty Eustice
Justice of Peace
State CD Head to Talk at Henderson
Authoritative civil defense guidance will anchor Henderson Holiday Sept 16 as the town hosts its annual celebration. Ben Fowler, state CD director, will speak on home bomb shelters and CD readiness amid a full day of events. The parade starts at 10 a.m. followed by free pancakes, a barbecue, and a statewide traveling conservation trailer with live animals.
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Henderson
Ben Fowler
Civil Defense
Jemima
Car Out of Control Injures Rider Near Grenwood Curve
A Malvern duo involved in an eastern Grenwood area crash left Ralph W. Hites with a right shoulder injury after their car swerved at a curve near the Tom White farm and tumbled down an embankment. Driver Robert J. Gemmell received medical attention.
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Ralph W. Hites
Malvern
Grenwoot
Edwin Barkus
Robert J. Gemmell
Tom White Farm
Hites
M. L. Scheffel
Reckless Driving Trial Ends With $100 Fine
Ralph Caye faced a reckless driving charge in Malvern after a Saturday incident where witnesses say he turned around and slid his car near an intersection. He could not pay the fine and costs and was committed to the county jail by Justice Roy Brewer.
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Ralph Caye
Justice of Peace
Roy Brewer
Caye
Downs Town
Malvern
Cave
Area 4 Mills County vote set for Monday school board race
In Area 4, Mills County, voters will choose the county board of education member Monday. Harold Smith of Emerson and J. Frank Weariner of Hastings top two candidates for Malvern and Nishna Valley districts. Polls operate noon to 7 pm at three Malvern sites and four Nishna Valley sites.
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Mills County
County Board of Education
Nishna Valley
Gas Compressor Station
Emerson
Mersson
Hastings
Strahan
Testimony in Hastings Branch Service Case Heard
Iowa Commerce Commission listened to testimony at the Burlington railroad petitioning to cut Hastings to Carson and Hastings to Sidney service from three times weekly to twice. Grain dealers Harbor Henderson Hopkins and Phillips warned cuts could hurt local buying by forcing customers to rival lines. Five written protests noted. Railroad witnesses Carey and Meyer testified. A weather note reports a drop to 54 degrees after a 93 degree high with rain.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
Burlington Railroad
Mills
Fremont
Pottawattanie
The
Burlington
Hastings
Carson
Sidney
William Harbor
Henderson
Wayne LG. Hopkins
C. J. Phillips
Henderson-Macedonia
Plan for Mail Solicitation for Iowa Children's Home Society
A Mills County group works to raise support for the Iowa Children's Home Society by drafting letters to friends and acquaintances. The agency cares for children in nonsectarian, state-wide service, with professional case workers guiding foster families. ICHS has helped over 238,000 children in 78 years and serves about 300 under care annually, funded by community chests and mail solicitations.
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Milla County
Iowa Children's Home Society
ICHS
I Chs
Towa
Town Children's Home Society
Mills County
Leanea M. Dixon
Emerson
Zoa Amick
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run Case
Sheriff recounted an unusual sequence that led to arrest after a Saturday hit-and-run on highway 275 near Glenwood. O D McKenzie of Kansas City Missouri admitted involvement following chromed evidence, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene, fined 100 dollars plus costs, car impounded.
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Edwin Barkus
Glen Wood
Barkus
Ben Buffington
Greg
O. D. McKenzie
Kansan
Kenzie
McKengie
Justice of Peace
Ernest Timmerman
Sherif Barkus
McKenzie
Omaha
Rab Hoohtrow
Break-ins in Mills County Target Silver City Shed and Pacific Junction School
Sheriff Edwin Barkus reports two break-ins last Friday in Mills County. A shed at Silver City cemetery was entered through a window near a fire escape and two power lawn mowers and hand tools were stolen. The grade school at Pacific Junction was entered with nothing taken.
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Edwin Barkus
Mills County
Silver City
Pacific Junction
Intoxication Charge Leads to Fine for Lowell Carter Emerson
Lowell Carter Emerson was charged with intoxication on Sunday and fined five dollars plus costs by Justice of Peace Carl Remley.
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Lowell Carter
Emerson
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Concert Planned at St. John's on Sept. 17
A concert by a combined group of singers from five area congregations will be held Sunday September 17 at 8 p m at St John's Lutheran Church. Parishes joining include St Paul's Council Bluffs Magnolia Glenwood and Louisville Ne. The union formed in early summer and has prepared fall concerts with religious music and free admission.
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St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s
Council Bluffs
Magnolia
Glenwood
Louisville
Enrollments Rise Across Mills County Schools
Mills County schools report overall enrollment growth with Glenwood posting 1415 students including 381 in high school. Elementary totals show 1034 with 139 at Pacific Junction 74 at Silver City and 45 at Mineola while Nishna Valley district notes a high school uptick and Malvern lists 170 in high school and 393 in grades. Principal Joseph Dobbins notes 81 girls and 81 boys in high school.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Pacific Junction
Silver City
Mineola
Nishna Valley
Joseph Dobbins
Malvern
4-H Leaders Banquet Saturday in Mills County
The Mills county 4-H Leaders Recognition Banquet will be held Saturday Sept 9 at 7 p m in the Malvern Community Building. The event honors 4-H leaders with five and ten years service. M Kine Outstanding Boys and Girls 4-H Leader award will be presented. Mrs Ben Wilson of Hastings will speak on Today's Super Highway.
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Mills County
Malvern
LaVerne Obrecht
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
M. Kine
Ben Wilson
Hastings
August Traffic Woes Hit Mills County Fatalities
The Mills County highway safety records show August as a poor month with two highway fatalities reported by Sheriff Edwin Barkus. Victims were Larry Viner, 11, in a tractor mishap north of B Emersen, and Davi Uarrison, 19, after his pony was struck by a car northeast of Pubor.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Larry Viner
Emersen
Davi Uarrison
Emerson Festival Hit By Storm Delays Parade and Draw
A severe storm interrupted Emerson Fall Festival causing postponement of the festival drawing to Friday night at Emerson Park weather permitting. The parade opened the day with record entries and a free pancake feed while food stands games and a band concert were planned despite the weather. Parade winners included the Community club and Women’s club in various categories with several youth and little folks honors noted.
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Emerson
The
Community Club
Emerson Park
Women's Club
Dixon Variety
Greenwood Religious Baptist Church
Methodist
Oaks
BYF
Cub Scouts
Patey Patton
Warld Morse
Debby Sandquist
Fred Maxey
Jed Oak
Lewis Clarke
Shenandoah
Kan Randall
Randolph
American Legion Color Guard
Nishna Valley Community High
Glenwood State School
Max Naylor
Ivan Straight
County Vehicle Registrations and Local Marriages Report
New registrations include Chevrolets for Daniel I. Myers and Richard A. Hyde of Malvern Bess HW Stonepraker Henderson and Stephen W. Mitchell of Glenwood Vokswagen for Charles R. Mippill of Glenwood and Warren Gregory of Tabor Rambler for Harry D. Barnes of Glenwood. Three marriages recorded: Robert Orth 23 and Kirk Owen 21 of Omaha Gary G. Newman 24 and Rita Bird 20 of Glenwood Robert Delgado 21 and Patricia Hergenrader 20 of Lincoln Neb. County Assessor Harry Mariel met with southwest town assessors in Harlan to discuss new stile legislation.
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Bran
Daniel I. Myers
Richard A. Hyde
Malvern
Bess HW
Stonepraker
Henderson
Stephen W. Mitchell
Glenwood
Vokswagens
Charles R. Mippill
Warren Gregory
Tabor Rambler
Harry D. Barnes
Roert Orth
Kirk Owen
Omaha
Gary G. Newman
Rata Bird
Robert Delgado
Patrici Hergenrader
Lincoln
Nebr
Harry Mariel
Harlan
Levy District Approved by Mills Co Board
Mills county board of supervisors approved the flood control levy district in Lyons after minor changes. The 1.487 mile district lies south of Keg Creek. Afternoon games and a horseshoe tourney drew locals, with rides for kids and a free barbecue. A storm hit around 7 pm halting events and causing immediate power outages.
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Mills Co. Board
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Lyons
Keg Creek
Calendarized Planting and Fence Demo at Farm Field Day
Mills County Iowa aims to showcase calendarized corn planting and fast fencing at the Soil Conservation Experimental Farm field day on September 13. ISU agronomist Harvey Thompson will lead talks on hybrid maturity spread to ease harvest and weather risk, with demonstrations of an automatic fencing machine and gopher poison devices plus weed control, runoff study, and brome grass fertilization.
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Iowa
Mills County Extension
LaVerne Obrecht
Asaya
Soil Conservation Experimental
Harvey Thompson
Iowa State University Agronomist
Thompson
Frank Schaller
Iowa State Agronomist
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Richard Henderson
Harry Evans
Margaretta Hays
Frederic Newell
J.frank Durbin
Robert Pare An
Glenwood Dist
R. C. Miller
Richard BE. Owen
Robert Honig
Curtis G. Warneke
Donald Bruce
J. E. Carey
Creston
Leo J. Meyer
Chicago
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Kansas Cition
S In Mills Co
St. John’s
Emerson Festival
Austin Bass
Aml
Erick Nilson
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