New Library Opens in Malvern with Week of Plans
The public library in Malvern is now open in the new building. 80 books were loaned and 126 people visited by nine p.m. Saturday. A formal opening will follow with grounds improvements ongoing. Tomorrow Registration Day marks an epoch as youth join the defense roster amid war talk and patriotic events in Mills County towns Emerson Hastings and Glenwood. Everett Farlee and three companions had an auto accident two miles west of Tabor Sunday. Everett sustained two broken ribs and the car’s banister struck him as Dr. Plimpton tended to injuries. No blue laws noted as towns along the river host a Sunday lake gathering near Hamburg.
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Malvern
Ruth Roberts
A. Ring
Mills County
Emerson
Hastings
Glenwood
Everett Farlee
A. R. Brenton
Tabor
Everett
Dr. Plimpton
Picnic on the lake inspires romantic recollections
An audience praised skilled anglers and a pleasant fishing outing led by gracious chaperones. The scene featured Ralph Stoner, Lieut. Logan, Maurice Lewis, Clifford Williams, Harry Widows, and Misses Ethel Kelly, Clarice Rist, Edith Evernham, Darlene Gunselley, and Edna Record, whose company made the event memorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Ralph Stoner
Lieut. Logan
Maurice Lewis
Clifford Williams
Harry Widows
Ethel Kelly
Clarice Rist
Edith Evernham
Darlene Gunselley
Edna Record
Rabbit oil shortage shocks Mills County readers
The notice warns rheumatic patients to seek relief in Burlington Junction or Excelsior Springs as Zeph Perkins and Frank Petty halt rabbit oil orders until August. The piece quashes the “unfailing cure” claim, notes a recent large rabbit crop, and mocks government service as a citizen duty, while reporting floods, washed bridges, and transport disruption across Mills County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Junction
Excelsior Springs
Zeph Perkins
Frank Petty
Zeph
Frank
Doctor Takes Child to Kirksville for Appendectomy
Dr. R H Giltner accompanied Maxine Hamilton to Kirksville Missouri this morning for an appendectomy operation. The Hamilton family supported the girl as she was admitted for surgery. Giltner plans to return to Glenwood Tuesday night then depart for Chicago for the American Osteopathic Association session. He expects to return Sunday. The association aims to form a unit to accompany the U S army to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Giltner
Kirksville
Maxine Hamilton
Harry Hamilton
Pr. Giltner
Glenwood
Chicago
American Osteopathic Association
U. S. Army
France
Weather note on recent rain and soaked ground
Yesterday and today the weather was sunny and warm followed by more rain at night. The ground is now thoroughly soaked, more so than in several years prior.
Star Spangled Banner Vision Amid Deep Mist and War
Poetic fragment describes the flag revealing itself at dawn over troubled shores. It praises liberty and victory, urging freemen to stand for a just cause and to trust in God, with the banner’s triumph framed as national resolve.
Fishing Trip Heads to Lake Andes for Angling Octette
A group of seasoned anglers from Malvern plans a midweek expedition to Lake Andes in South Dakota to chase black bass. Led by known names including Dr J O Laird and Ward Fickel, the party aims to boost records, with preparations under way and bait supplies assured by J W Petty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piscatoria
Malvern
Lake Andes
South Dakota
South America
Frank Petty
J. W
Iowa
Missouri
Jolly Company
J. O. Laird
L. W. Miler
J. B. Fickel
D. M. Kline
G Ss. Eacrett
Charles Royce
W. M. Hiatt
Ward Fickel
Farm Boy Essay Trip Winners Named At Mills County Fair
Judges selected four boys aged 15 to 19 for the free trip to the State Fair in August based on essays on Why Agricultural Should Be Taught in Public Schools. Winners: Harry Farrington Silver City first Duran Summers Malvern second Kenneth Shaw Emerson third Glen Shaffer Solomon fourth. Dedication plans announced for Randolph Methodist Church with Bishop Stuntz and Rev. Peter Jacobs leading services on June 10. Miss Fannie Linville to wed Ivan Dickerson June 7 at Amelia Nebraska. Malvern Red Cross raises 280 dollars in a campaign, equating to over 400 one dollar members. A war balloon over Glenwood caused local excitement as it passed low above Ft Crook area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Farrington
Silver City
Duran Summers
Malvern
Kenneth Shaw
Emerson
Glen Shaffer
Solomon
Methodist of Randolph
Iowa
Homer C. Stuntz
W. H.cable
Epworth League
Peter Jacobs
Strahan
Jacobs
Randolph
L. A. Tipton
Fannie Linville
Amelia
Nebraska
Glenwood
Red Cross
Cornell Bluffs Red Cross Chapter
Trial of Rev Lynn George Kelly Indicted in Villisca Murder Case
Indicted Rev Lynn George Kelly faces trial for the Villisca murder incident tied to a June 18 Red Oak event. Proceedings appear determined, with defense and prosecution preparing for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Lynn George J. Kelly
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Hamburg
Pritchard Lake
Parry Wilson's
Wesley
Henderson
Pony Creek
Long
Fred Long
Lowry
Sapulpa
Oklo
Council Bluffs
Montgomery County
County Registration Board
J. G Moye
Holiness Church
The
M. E. Church
John Lowe Fort
Willam St. Bovard
Henry DeLong
Methodiam
Town
Mev. Jacobs
Burlington
Tribune
G. A. R. Post
Jason M. Powell Otis S. Allbee Duayid
Balcom
P. Hostetter
Fred Shamblen
C. B. Bosbyshell
T. H. Head
Jesse M. Noah
Ll. M. Deupree
Thomas Aiton
William Aiton
Washington Democrat
Hayner
School Board of
May Dunn
Migs
Ruth Plimpton
Nancy Lamb
State University At
Iowa City
Ft. Crook
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