State and Iowa SSI Program to Aid Elderly and Disabled
The Iowa Supplemental Security Income program starts January 1, 1974, offering monthly checks to elderly, disabled or blind individuals whose Social Security is insufficient. Mills County urges early applications at the Social Service Office to maximize state benefits, especially for elderly, mentally or physically challenged needing homemaker help, with applications due by November 1.
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Iowa
Social Security
Mills County Social Service Office
State of
Mills County Social Service
Mary Barton
Jury awards $34,400 for right of way near Glenwood
A Mills County jury of nine women and three men awarded $34,400 to landowner Glen McGee for 61.6 acres taken for the U S 34 Expressway west of Glenwood after condemnation hearings failed to settle. McGee sought $70,000 in the suit against the Iowa Highway Commission.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Glen McGee
Iowa Highway Commission
June Plummer
Beverly Chown
Nora Vohs
Luella Costello
Jojene
Help Thy Neighbor Project Open House At Pacific Junction
Pacific Junction Volunteer Fire Department and Firemenettes sponsor a public service project to inform residents about the towns new emergency equipment. An Open House at the fire station on Saturday Oct 13 will display the ambulance and fire trucks with first aid demonstrations. A bake sale and coffee will support the rescue fund with proceeds from the event.
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Pacific Junction
Help Thy Neighbor
Joy Faulkner
Phyllis Williams
Gary Williams
Pennea Martin
Jill Thompson
Marlene Hill
Pam Miller
Marilyn Haut
Judy Rupe
Betty Jo Prax
Walter Green
Allen Green
Man Jailed on B and E Charge
Glenwood police arrest Charles Cudmore Jr on breaking and entering tied to an incident at Roger Otta Motors. Cudmore placed in Mills County jail with bond set at $500.
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Glenwood
Charles Cudmore, Jr
Roger Otta Motors
Cudmore
Mills County
Joint County Teachers Meeting set for Fremont Mills area
The annual Joint County Teachers Meeting for Fremont and Mills Counties will be held at Fremont Mills Community School on Monday Sept 24. Registration from 8 to 9 am with the program starting at 9 am. No classes in the two county systems that day. The theme is Developing an Excellent School and Community Spirit. Dr Louis H Walbracht of Saint John's Lutheran Des Moines will be keynote speaker.
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Joint County
Fremont and Mills
Fremont-Mills
Louis H. Walbracht
Saint John’s Lutheran Church
Des Moines
New '34' Pavers On The Move After The Game Supper Plans
The New '34' Pavers announce a supper before coronation ceremonies costing $10 per couple. Attendees without reservations should contact Wayne Irick Terry Craig Wayne Parks or Andrea Aistrope at listed numbers. The Outcast Party is in Mills Co State Bank courtesy room on Friday Sept 28 at 4 p.m. Glenwood Opinion-Tribune readers may need a certified copy of separation papers from the Recorder's Office to avoid delays.
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Wayne Irick
Terry Craig
Wayne Parks
Andrea Aistrope
Mills Co. State Bank
Glenwood Community High School
Silver City Bank
Mineola State Bank
Keleher Pharmacy
la Rue Drugs
Pacific Junction Market
Rex Coatney
Non Bruce
Methodist Church
Christian Church
Dorsey Roll
van Pelt Ranch
Sundown
Betty Hunt
Hit And Run Accidents On Police Docket
Five traffic accidents including two hit and run incidents were reported by Glenwood police this past week. Dana Thirstrup 112 Fairview was charged with improper backing from a two car crash on West Florence involving a pickup driven by Victor Julius of Manning Iowa and Thirstrup’s car. Damage was estimated at 125 dollars to the pickup. About 150 dollars damage was reported to a parked car owned by Gerald Rupe 409 Sharp hit by an unknown vehicle in an alley behind his residence. Another hit and run docketed with minor damage to a parked car owned by Raymond Chase Route 2 Glenwood reportedly sideswiped by an unknown vehicle while parked in the center lane on Walnut Street between Sharp and First. An estimated 150 dollars damage resulted to a car driven by Donna Hastings rural Pacific Junction involved in a car pickup collision on Walnut Street with Randall Reafling Pacific Junction driver of the pickup. Lee Roenfeld Glenwood was charged with public intoxication in connection with a two car accident in the Safeway parking lot. Willard Alexander 306 Myrtle was the driver of the other vehicle. Lou Dean Fisher Pacific Junction was hospitalized with multiple head and arm injuries after his pickup crashed into a semi truck on the south edge of Glenwood Friday night. The pickup was a total loss. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office also reported two more stolen cars found in the Pony Creek area last week. Both were reported missing from the Omaha Council Bluffs area.
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Glenwood
Dana Thirstrup
Fairview
West Florence
Victor Julius
Manning
Iowa
Thirstrup
Gerald Rupe
Sharp
Raymond Chase
Route 2
Walnut Street
First
Donna Hastings
Pacific Junction
Randall Reafling
Lee Roenfeld
Safeway
Willard Alexander
Myrtle
Lou Dean Fisher
Break-In Reported At Sundown Supper Club
Mills County authorities report a break-in at the Sundown Supper Club early Friday. Losses exceed $560, including liquor, cigarettes, and meat, with entry gained by prying open a door and about $60 in small change taken from a jukebox and cash drawer.
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Sundown
Mills County
Merle Brown
Hearing Set for Protesting Hike In Valuations Mills County
Mills County officials arrange a 45 minute hearing with Director of Revenue Donald Briggs to protest a state order raising agricultural land and buildings by 41 percent and rural residential by 50 percent. County leaders including County Attorney Mike Kelley and Assessor Harry Markel will travel to Des Moines for the 1 30 p m meeting Friday Feb 5. The order represents the largest valuation increase in the state and has shocked local officials.
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Mills County
Donald Briggs
Mike Kelley
Harry Markel
Glenn Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Community Social Roundup From Glenwood and Nearby
Cheryl Crisler of Independence Mo spent four days visiting her parents the Crislers. Dennis Crisler of Ames attended the Stanley Smith wedding in Shenandoah and served as groomsman. Local events included Polka Days at Peony Park and a football tie between Wayne State and Missouri University in Rolla. Residents traveled to weddings, visits, and conventions across Iowa and neighboring states.
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Cheryl Crisler
Independence
Donald Crisler
Dennis Crisler
Ames
Crisler
Stanley-Smith
Shenandoah
Christian Church
Dennis
Peony Park
Jim Sanders
Wiley Sanders
Gateway Electronics Institute
Omaha
A. W. Clark
Kansas City
Joe Smith
W. B. Torrence
John Basye
E. E. Basye
Wayne State
Missouri University
Rolla
Jerry
Harold McCain
Oakland
Art Rapp
Floyd Heft
Wayne Killion
Roger
Fort Collins
Colo
Peggy Loomer
Joe
Denver
Keith Hopp
Huntington Beach
Calif
Nancy
Jack Bryant
Queen Mary
Los Angeles
Niles Lawson
San Francisco
Glenwood
Mr. Lawson
Homecoming Parade Registration Moves to North Office
The parade registration for floats has moved to the north office of Stanley Chevy-Olds from the Masonic Temple. Registration is 8:00 to 11:30 am and alumni with floats should contact Caras promptly. Floats for K through 6th grade assemble on Fourth and Vine. others at the south gate of the football field.
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Stanley Chevy-Olds
Masonic Temple
Caras
Vine
Fourth Streets
Carl
School Board funds plan new facilities and bus yard
The school board advances a building fund for a football field facility and a security yard for buses. It will buy about two and a half acres near Linn Street on a no interest contract from Glen Haven. Dirt work bids for the site and the new grade school open Wednesday night. Local elections note Kilpatrick defeats Smith for Fremont-Mills and Sinner and Blackburn win district seats, with Mills County and Nishna Valley boards naming multiple new members.
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Linn Street
Glen Haven
Barbara Kilpatrick
Robert Smith
Fremont-Mills Board of Education
Tabor
Dale Hampton
Iowa
Norman Sinner
Malvern Board of Education
Carrol
Max
Blackburn
Dean Sayers
Mills County
Vietnam Veterans Bonus Applications Start October First
Mills County records official reminds Vietnam veterans they may apply for the Vietnam Bonus. Application forms will be available in the Recorder's Office around October 1. Veterans should submit certified copies or copies of their original separation papers to begin the process.
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Mills County
Kenneth Asmussen
Recorder
Glenwood C of C Sets Sept 24-25 Meetings
Eugene Leahy former Omaha mayor and Riverfront Foundation director will speak at a county wide information meeting Tuesday evening September 25 at the Sundown Supper Club. The dinner meeting, sponsored by the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce, is by invitation only. Contact the Chamber office to attend.
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Eugene Leahy
Riverfront Foundation
Omaha
Sundown
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Landfill Opening Delayed by Electric Service Issues
Mills County sanitary landfill project faces another delay due to problems with electric service lines. Phillip Mellotte of Nishna Sanitary Service, the operator, reports opening pushed to October after site construction and grading near the Silver City road and U.S. Highway 34 are finished, with an office-storage building completed.
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Mills County
Phillip Méllotte
Nishna Sanitary Service
Silver City Road
U.S. Highway 34
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