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a THE MALVERN l.TSA'DER «Malvern, IowaThursday, October 76,1961OaksSale of Hastings Bank Building RecallsMRS. L. E. BRAMWETKRCotrefipondeirtEarly Day Community Business HistoryOAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH Irwin Eleson, Pastor I. W. Castor, S. .S. Supt.Sunday School, 10 a. m. Worship Service, 11 a. m.Choir Practice. Thure. evening. Young People’s service every first and third Sunday evening.Sunday School attendance, 97.. Birthdays, 1. Visitors, 4. Offering, $17.98. Script. Luke 9-3 8-2f, 1 Corinthians 8-2-C*. The standard Choir, “Whose Love Befriending. Reading. “1, Jesus, Came to Your House,” Mrs. Ed Meyer.The Pioneers for Christ Rally 'will he at Oaks Saturday evening, Oct. 28. The panel discussion will be on “Christian Youth and Entertainment.”The Oaks Young People will sponsor the film “Wiretappers” Sunday evening. Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.The recent sale of the former Hastings bank building recalled to Hastings residents the cjJorful business history of the community which made it for many years one of southwest Iowa’s most prosperous towns.The building, which has been in dangerous disrepair since the north wall caved in a year or more ago, was bought by J. F. Wearin jr. for salvage purposes and will be razed.Fred J. Martin, one of Hastings carJy-day business leaders, provided The Leader with the following interesting history:This brick building was built by I Carl Hodge now lives for r*n?E. P. (Ed) Bosbyshell around 18C9 tate in Los Angeles Calif w and was one of the first buildings moved there, and began a wh 1put up when the town was started as the Burlington railway came through. It is now located across the street east from the Jack Lar-gent grocery store.sale and retail implement business and with his real estate invest ments became a millionaireL?S- ^nfieles Co' sold stock «n the brick building to Geor«eMr. Bosbyshell had an imple-; °^.0maha and a dry goodsment store just north of this build- ,,™u I bl»ness was put inInteresting Speaker at Mission Circle MeetingThe Oaks Mission Circle met on Wednesday afternoon a t the ehurch. Meeting opened by sinking “Heavenly Sunshine,” followed by two hymns. Script, Janies 1-2-S-13-20. President Mrs. Byron Viner conducted the business1 meeting.Report from committees wore liven. Mrs, Horare Graves of tfarlan was guest speaker. She old how they had turned their* 'arm over to the Open Door Mission in Omaha to rehabilitate alien men. These men work on he farm and are given Christian raining. Quite a number have rone back to their homes and amilies. 72 men have been there.Minutes of theTown Council ofMalvern, Iowaing that ran from Main street to the alley. Grain was hauled irt those days from as far north as Carson. Then there were three elevators to handle the business. Business flourished so he built brick building.In 1886 he traded his holdings here, including the house whereCalled Meeting October 23, 1DC1 The Council met on the above date pursuant to a call duly issued by the Mayor. There were Present: Mayor Gearhart, andr Councilmen Ford, Knop, Salyers, Mansfield and Spiker.Absent: NoneIt was moved by Salyers, seconded by Ford, and, upon vote! being taken, unanimously adopted. that the regular election ofHastings NewsMRS. HERB STOGDILL CorrespondentEligibility of Candidatestiu, iniii me regular election oi K ~ ----, -----the voters of the town of Malvern, . M.r* „onr£d. 'vrote to Iowa, to be held on November 7, | Moore;A question of eligibility which might affect the coming municipal election in Hastings was answered by a letter this week from Max A. Conrad, attorney for the League of Iowa Municipalities.the townwith jas. F. Martin in charge After a year he moved to Valparaiso, Neb. In 1890 Geo. Power* of Red Oak put in a dry goodsst0*\,with T- C. Jones as manager the Martin as clerk.In 1893 Mr. Logan of Red Oak and Mr. Martin went into partnership and occupied the store at the north. Mr. Jones later bough* (he Powers stock and moved to Sycamore, m.In 1898 Mr. Martin bought out Mr. Logans interest, rented the brick building and moved into it using both lower and upper rooms’ Mr. Bosbyshell put a bank in the rear of the building which later was known as the Botna Valiev State Bank.In 1909 Mr. Martin and son Fred built the brick building on the west side of the street which they occupied unUl 1932. The bank fixed the front part of the old building for its banking rooms, using them until 1933 when, as so many other banks did, it closed.Meeting closed with prayer. ■Ire. Hadley Parker and Mrs. Guy Isborn served ginger bread, and shipped cream, and coffee to 20 adies and five visitors.Mr. and Mrs. Warren Couch of1961, be held in the basement of the Liberty Memorial Building In the town of Malvern, Iowa, wlthi the polls opened at said placei from eight o'clock A. M. to eight o’clock P, M. on said day, and that the town clerk have the necessary ballots for said election, prepared and printed, as by law provided, and that the member* of the election board for Bald; election be ■ Mildred Byington,. judge, M. L. Latchaw, judge, F. R. Chantry, judge, Virginia Hall, clerk, and Lottie Ruse, clerk nnd1 “Your letter dated Oct. 13 was received in my office for answer this morning Oct. 24. This is to explain why your letter has not been answered sooner.“There is nothing in the statutes of this state which would make it illegal or improper for a person who holds a beer permit to run for the office of mayor or to serve as mayor if he were elected.“Pursuant to your request, I am enclosing a carbon copy of this letter.Soon after this was used for the post office, with L. L. Creonwalt i as postmaster. When the post office was moved to its present location the brick building remained unoccupied. A telephone office was in the upstairs rooms at one time with Faye Blunt as operator.Sometime ago the north wall fell in and it was seen that the building would either have to be torn down or some extensive repairs made. With its sale, the former course is being followed.The old landmark will be missed in the Hastings community.
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Malvern Leader
Malvern, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 26, 1961
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