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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1967
Page
10
Emerson Chamber of Commerce members at an April dinner heard a presentation on swimming pools. Twenty six attendees included adl Walters of Bishop Swimming Pools of Carlisle who showed slides of built pools. Routine business followed before adjournment.
David Edie of Omaha visited his mother Mrs Hebe Edie for a supper Tuesday. A birthday supper honored Mrs S W Riew Friday at the G and M Uptowner cafe in Red Oak with Vernon Johnson Velma Hatfield Craig Feerson Opal Fell and others attending. Mrs Opal Fell of Red Oak visited her parents the Rices in Red Oak. Everett Lunn and wife plus Rick Lunn traveled to Omaha to see Frank Dinsmore in the VA hospital and celebrate his birthday with him. Harlan Westenburg joined the Luts for the funeral of Mrs Elmer Westenburg.
Sunday school times and worship services listed for Champion Hill Presbyterian Methodist and First Baptist churches. Pastors Noel DeKalb Earl Kelly and William Van Antwerp noted. events include youth meetings choir practices Goodwill truck pickup and education commission meeting. The record reflects a period church bulletin with multiple congregations and service announcements.
April 24 firemen meeting. April 25 sewing circle with Mrs Grayson and Sue. April 27 Goodwill truck at Methodist church. Weekend guests Mr and Mrs Bob Mart and family of Altoona. visits in Malvern and Glenwood. several Sunday dinners and social visits in Griswold, Red Oak, Council Bluffs, and Omaha. Birthday party for Mrs Earle Crawford. funeral of Robert Hessle in Red Oak. various family visits and travel noted.
Emerson Auxiliary of the American Legion held a Friday meeting April 14 with president Mrs. John Simpson opening. Four new members were initiated: Franette Greenwood Mildred Long Lissie Curtis and Arlene Rahr. Delegates and alternates to spring conference were announced and a country meeting slated for April 24. A Girls State candidate was named and charity reports shared. Social events and visitors from nearby towns were noted.
Mr and Mrs Georga Payne of Malvert and Doyal Waterworth of Council Bluffs were Wednesday callers in the Waterworth home. Mrs Orla Manti of Clarinda, Mrs Terry Allely and daughter of Shenandoah were dinner guests Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Francis Ungry of Artington Heights announce the engagement of their daughter Janet to Barton Lockhart of Denver Colorado. Janet a Cedar Rapids Coe College graduate teaches in Cedar Rapids this year and Barton a 1981 George Washington High School graduate will receive a petroleum engineering degree from Texas A M in May. A June wedding in Denver is planned for the couple and grandparents Mr and Mrs Ivan Shook Emerson and Mr and Mrs J F Ungry Red Oak are noted.
Relatives and friends from across the region attended funeral services for Mrs. Elmer Westenburg. Names listed include Westenburgs from Council Bluffs Artesia and Omaha plus relatives from Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Montana. Attendees hailed from Clarinda Essex Stanton Red Oak Coin Riverton and nearby towns.
Firefighters were dispatched Monday afternoon to the Lyle Hansen place and the Guy Osborn residence where a fire started while Osborns were shelling corn. A feed bank burned. The day’s other items include reports of meetings, hospital stays, and family visits across the community.
Emerson WSCS met with a good crowd including guests Mrs Franette Greenwood Rolin and Mrs Carl Christensen Nine members attended the district meeting in Harlan Executive committee will have a coffee on May at the home of Mrs Larson Mrs Merrill Warren elected president for 1967 68 Others named were Mrs Don Eastwood vice president Mrs Clyde Patton secretary and Mrs Leon Robbins treasurer Department secretaries named including campus ministry Christian Social Relations and membership cultivation and other officers Life Membership pin awarded to Mrs Warren The Journey program titled Food for the Journey was presented Refreshments served by Mrs Clyde Patton and committee and several members hosted coffees and visits through the week Junior Auxiliary met April 17 with Beverly Osborn presiding Ten girls attended and Yellowstone National Park film was shown Lunch served by Lynette Carlson Connie Jo Edie
A family dinner was held Sunday April 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecille Wax honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wax on their 5th wedding anniversary. Thirteen attended the affair. Nora Ellen Wooden wed Oliver Henry Wax at the country home of her sister near Climax with Justice of the Peace Charles Eastwood performing at 8:30 AM on April 8, 1908. Witnesses were Frank Hamm and Nettie Hamm. The couple left by 10 AM train to Coburg then Eaglesville to visit the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wooden.
A devotional urging Christians to practice love over judgment, seek personal repentance, and spread the gospel. It cites John 13 35 Matthew 7 1 2 Jeremiah 39 4 and proposes daily prayer for the community to spark spiritual awakening and revival.
Funeral services for Robert W Hessle 79 of Red Oak were held Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with two pastors officiating and burial in Red Oak cemetery. He died suddenly at home Saturday morning. A retired farmer born March 31 1888 in Montgomery County, he married in 1914 and is survived by daughter Myrtle Sellergren, wife LaVern Hall of Topeka Kansas two granddaughters and brother John F Hessle of Red Oak. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Jane Naylor of Emerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Max C Naylor was among 14 Iowa State students honored at the Greek Week banquet in Ames last week She was named among 12 outstanding freshmen by Panhellenic and Inter fraternity boards The article also notes visits by Mr and Mrs Joe Hinkle and Mrs Myrtle Walker to relatives in Stanton and Council Bluffs respectively.
The Fremont County Extension reports Southwest Iowa moisture remains adequate with Shenandoah readings: corn 6.7 inches and alfalfa 2.3 inches in the top five feet, compared with 1966 fall figures of 6.4 and 5.0. June to August has kept yields high in a typically dry year through favorable rainfall and cooler temperatures. A new pamphlet Alternative Crop Production Considerations offers guidance, available from the Fremont County Extension Office in Sidney. Weekend visitors to the Erb home included Mrs. Richard Erb’s parents Roy Lyons and daughters Jennie and Ruth Schick of St Joseph Missouri.
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