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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
6
This issue adds a Bob West sports column on the Sports Page and discusses the ax proposal for Area XIII merged school district. It notes Rep. Bill Scherle's persistent campaign, reporting he won the nomination for Congress and will hold a 10 am press conference at the Gold Crown Inn on Thursday.
The Iowa Council of Republican Women 7th District held a Sept 1 fall conference at Bethlehm Lutheran Church Red Oak with luncheon remarks from the National Committee. New district officers elected include president Mrs W L Schhepp Sidney first vice president Mrs William Scherle Henderson second Mrs Robert Cappen Manning and ard Mrs Olga Bowman Coan Rapids. Twenty two Mills County Republican women attended the conference.
Mills County Home Economics Committee announces the first Extension Workshop of the fall season on September 13 at 1 30 p m at the girls 4-H building in the county fair grounds. Wilma Schultz guides a sewing machine cleaning and adjusting lesson. Participants may bring their machines cleaning supplies thread and material for adjusting stitches.
Malvern Commercial club met at Smitty's Cafe to plan Antique Days on Sept 30 and Oct 1. A major Christmas lighting effort, costing about 1500 dollars, was proposed funded by a club assessment and town donations with members to solicit wider community support.
Mills counties voters head to the polls next Monday for school elections. Voters select directors and a treasurer, and decide on a 1 mill levy for the Area XVII merged vocational district. Polls open at noon and close at 7 pm. Candidates include Gordon Axtell and A T Washburn in Malvern, Byron Sowers in Nishna Valley, Clarence Bolte in Glenwood, and C Woodrow Longmaker with J Keith Schaal in Fremont Mills. Treasurer candidates include Harold Cooper and J Randel Smith.
County seat notices list new motor vehicle registrations headed to individuals in Glenwood Malvern and surrounding areas with makes including Chevrolets Volkswagens Fords Dodges Buick GMC and pickups. A marriage license was issued to Edward Gene Chatterton and Kathleen Herbert both residents of Red Oak and Emerson respectively.
Allenwood tot Bradley Johnson 2 in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after being struck by a car around 4 45 p m Tuesday near his home. Beverly Pearl Golden 24 of Glenwood said sun blinded her as she drove a 1957 Chevrolet at 15 mph past 808 West Nuckolls Street in front of 06 West Nuckolls Street where the accident occurred. Bradley suffered head injuries.
Malvern council heard forester Ben Howells of the Town Conservation Commission propose a 10-year spray and sanitation program to save up to 80 percent of elms not infected with Dutch elm disease. Estimated costs run about 3.50 for spraying and 12 for pruning every five years, with roughly 1,700 elms in parks and on private property. The meeting also hired Erwin Crouch as street commissioner, to start Sept. 19, and discussed acidizing a town well and pump cleaning with Well Co. representative Co. Haas.
Clarence Clark came back to his residence on Saturday. Ralph Parker was admitted to the college on Saturday.
Mills county voters cast heavy ballots in Tuesday’s primary with the Scherle Swanson race dominating county totals. Cook edged McGee for county attorney as Malvern tipped the scales, while recorder Asmussen led with unopposed strong showing. Total votes 2,091 with 1,044 Republicans and 247 Democrats.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus reports a suspected arson link to a blaze that destroyed an empty two story farmhouse on George Steinheimer's property near Pony Creek. The house was found burning about 3:30 am and Glenwood firefighters responded to the scene.
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