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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1964
Page
6
This week in Mills County reports swallows and chimney swifts feasting on bugs attracted by flood lights overnight. Birds were seen in swarms over Malvern and across the county while residents note a planned bloodmobile visit to Malvern on September 21. Mrs Betty Evans promotes an upcoming editorial on the event for next week.
Malvern Community School district board met to address bus detours caused by Highway 34 construction. Supt Crink said routes face major difficulty providing safe, reliable service to pupils along the closed highway while the board also reviewed school activity fund needs.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus reported junk found by two men on Mills county road north of Glenwood traced to an Omaha family. Omaha Police aided the search. Littering a highway carries a $100 fine or 80 days in jail. The debris included tables doors limbs a bicycle and toilet fixtures tossed over four to five miles.
Voters in Mills county face choices in two districts during the annual school elections on September 14. Nominations include incumbents in several districts, with various treasurer and director positions listed. Polls statewide run noon to 7 pm, with Strahan Consolidated voting at Guy D. Grindle Jr home from 1 to 3 pm and Malvern polling sites at Leonard Parker and the Malvern Community building.
Ray K Ostrander of Glenwood was fined $50 and costs on a reckless driving charge after appearing before Justice Carl Remley. Also noted are delinquent registration fines for Seth Bridges of Sidney and a report of Claude Wilson and Louis Roenfeldt arriving from Mercy Hospital to Nishna Cottage.
The Mills County Historical Society will hold its annual fall meeting Saturday afternoon at the museum in Glenwood Lake park. Officers for the coming year will be elected. Present officers are Raymond Mintle president Carl Phelps vice president Mrs Ferne Widows secretary John Dean treasurer.
Malvern artist and community school instructor Louisla Walker was notified that two wall hangings entered in Batik will be displayed in the area artists show at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha opening Sunday. Walker has gained recognition for the wax and dye technique in her fabric art.
Highway patrol report notes heavy damage to two autos in a Tuesday afternoon crash on highway 59 ten miles north of Shenandoah. Frederick D. Kernen Jr. of Conway and Richard Meinerts of Council Bluffs were involved. Meinerts was cited for failing to stop in an assured clear distance. Meinerts' wife sustained head and face cuts and was treated at a Shenandoah hospital. Damages were about 800 dollars to Meinerts car and 500 dollars to Kernen's.
Mills county board of supervisors imposed a 40 mph limit on Hillsdale Road due to increased traffic from Highway 34 closures and road narrows. Rock dust and 14 tons of calcium chloride were applied to curb hazards as through traffic shifts raise concern over road damage and travel safety. The board notes Hillsdale is not a detour, despite new use from diverted highway traffic.
Jim Forney of Malverii was taken into custody Saturday morning by Council Bluffs police and turned over to Mills County Sheriff Edwin Barkus to begin serving a 50 day sentence for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The arrest followed his failure to pay a $300 fine and costs earlier this year. The sentence is automatic. Advisory Committee Meeting Sept 17 scheduled at the Chantry building per Supt N P Crink.
Mills county sheriff reports a fatal crash on a county road northeast of Glenwood. Larry Leroy Kay, 16, of Glenwood, died from severe head and neck injuries after being ejected from a 1956 sedan that lost control on loose gravel near June Wise farm and ended in a pond. Passenger Richard Hauser, 16, sustained minor injuries.
A Mills county district court jury trial began Tuesday before Judge R. Kent Martin in Glenwood. Evelyn Pippitt sues Ismail M. Ozaydin for 23348 arising from an auto accident. Jurors listed include Lillian Adams Dale Kline Ruth Drennan Duane Jurgens Patty Kreckhow Minnie Stille Mildred Lincoln Carl Malcolm Anita Marshall Dean McLain Gerald Moore Herbert Stephens.
Heavy showers drenched Mills county Saturday night with rainfall reported from 0.23 to 0.55 inches across areas. Temperatures stayed warm with daily highs ranging from 57 to 72 and inconsistent rainfall readings across the period.
The Mills County Association for Retarded Children will meet Friday September 11 at 7 p m at the Nishna Cottage. A short program is planned for the patients followed by the regular business meeting. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Dr. John Q. Adams district governor of Rotary International, spoke at the Malvern Rotary Club meeting at Hillsdale church after dinner Tuesday. He discussed club problems with officers and was joined by Mrs. Adams as a guest.
Sheriff Edwin Barkus said Wednesday that efforts to trace ownership of four tires and wheels recovered in Oak township have been unsuccessful. All units were in good condition, and one appeared to be practically new.
Iowa voters face a large general ballot plus two more on November 3. The regular ballot includes Democrat and Republican tickets along with Prohibition Socialist Labor Socialist Workers Conservative and independent columns. First Iowa Judicial Ballot lists Supreme Court and district judges with yes or no choices. A constitutional amendment asks if a convention should be convened to revise the state constitution. Ballots for all three purposes are being prepared.
Mills County sales tax figures for the past fiscal year ending June 30 show a slight gain. Glenwood led with a near two percent rise, while Malvern Emerson Pac. rer. and Fremont reported smaller gains in reported totals across towns, totaling measurable improvements in overall collections.
Donald E. Conrad, 37, Route 1 Red Oak, faces a charge of failure to have his car under control after his vehicle ran off a county road about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, 30 miles southwest of Emerson. The sheriff's office said the accident occurred when Conrad fell asleep. only minor damage resulted.
Mal vern mayor and council met Tuesday evening in the Community building to tackle overflowing city dump issues caused by brush and resident use. They planned to seal the area, hire a caretaker, and charge for use while considering a curfew similar to Glenwood’s for youths under 17 after 10 p.m. No action on curfew or traffic changes was taken.
Licensed bars in Mills county sold $90,159.70 worth of liquor during the first year of liquor by the drink per figures from the Iowa Liquor Control Commission. The report covers three Glenwood venues, two in Henderson, and one each in Emerson and Mineola. Three Fremont county bars paid $8,622.67 in taxes and nine Montgomery bars paid $10,360.37.
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