Busy Beech Club Members Attend Shenandoah Cookout and Gatherings
A long community notice recounts Busy Beech Club members and leaders traveling to Shenandoah for swimming and an overnight cookout at the late Mrs Ollie Costello farm home. Family guests, birthdays, weddings, and various social visits across Council Bluffs, Malvern, Emerson, and surrounding towns are listed with numerous names and places alongside farmers and 4H activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Club
Donna Chrisensen
Harva
Paula Hillyer
Dianna Fritz
Arlene Irvin
Sonja Chambers
Linda
Joyce
Janis Costello
Cathy Laughlin
Carol Bowen
David Angus
Robert Christensen
Shenandoah
Ollie Costello
Lynn Costello
Randall
Mark
Farmers Face Butcher’s Chart On Cattle Dollars Decline
An Oklahoma state official argues purchasing power of farm cattle and other commodities has fallen since 1952. Using USDA price data, he shows today’s prices in 1952 dollars require far more bushels of corn and wheat to buy common farm items. He notes rising production costs and debt hit farmers and regional businesses, citing specific price comparisons and historical indices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Congressional Research Service
Walter Wilcox
East Liberty Picnic Brings 400 Senior Citizens Together
Mrs Antoinette Lewis and Mr and Mrs Adolph Nagle attended the first annual seniors picnic in southwest Iowa hosted by Council Bluffs at Glenwood Lake Park. About 400 people enjoyed the day with entertainment and a dinner. The article notes Homer Mayberry and companions traveling from Chandler Oklahoma and visiting Bill Mayberry, who has recently been promoted several times and works on the highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
Chris Ferris
Little Sioux
Homer Mayberry
Frank Erdman
Atwood
Colo
Lillian Sowers
Leonard Parker
Gary
Bellevue
Nebr
Gertrude Murphy
Rollo Jones
Shenandoah
Parkers
HSC
Glenwood Lake Park
Gary Rosas
San Antonio
Texas
Joe Parker
Kenneth Henderson
Marlin Henderson
Susan
Randolph
Rodney Wahle
James
Carson
Richard Henderson
Kristy
Kenneth
Claude Stephens
Council Bluffs
Chris
Edmundson Hospital
Ernett Stephens
A.L. Hunt
Red Oak
Warner Watts
Preston Schottel
Montrose, Cole
Watts
Red Oak Legion Park
Keith Wilcox
Ken McDonald
Todd
Titonka
Gladys Williams
McDonalds
Gerald Wilcox
Malvern
Antoinette Lewis
Adolph Nagle
Iowa
Chandler
Oklo
Duane Eberle
Scranton
Bill
Rites Sunday for Forrest C. Kirby
Forrest C. Kirby, 80, longtime Malvern business community figure, died July 27 after a long illness. He worked in local grocers since 1919 and was known as Uncle Forrest. Services were at Mansfield Funeral Home with interment in Malvern Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Gladys and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Forrest C. Kirby
Mansfield Funeral
Charles Presley
Ed Walker
Charles Stephens
Raburn Benton
William D. Baer
Carroll Blackburn
Leland Hansen
Forrest Hatfield
Clem Marsden
F. C. Robinson
Dan Zanders
Sam Taylor
Donald Aistrope
Robert
Rebecca Campbell Kirby
Slater
Glen Haven
Glenwood
Mills County
Gladys Naylor
Council Bluffs
Bogers Grocery
Johnson’s Grocery
Mulhollands
Stephens Grocery
Forrest
Edna Holiday
Gladys
Malvern Cemetery
Sanquist Howard Wedding Draws Area Guests
Numerous locals attended the Sanquist Howard Wedding at the Methodist Church in Emerson on Sunday. Friends and relatives from Blair Council Bluffs and nearby towns visited, with many spending the weekend with local families and some traveling to Missouri Valley and Omaha for related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.B. Reed
Delbert Butts
Glenwood
Emmett Gipe
Clarinda
Deniece Damewood
Arlan Hoskins
Hillsdale Chapel
Emerson
Darlene Sanquist
Dennis Howard
United Methodist Church
Lyle Coddington Sr
Lincoln
Nebr
Brian
Marsha Borders
Tabor
Fremont Mills
University of Nebr
Lyle Jr
Peter Baker
Omaha
Ethel Grindle
Clarence Woollard
David Angus
Mike Bodwell
Colo
Sanquist Howard
Methodist Church
Wanda Williams
Debbie
Kerneth Scott
Malvern
Carolyn Loring
Macedonia
Don Smith Insurance Agency
Dale Garland
Wallace Garland
Tucson
Ariz
Bob Byers
Willard Vanderlinden
Kristie Ricker
Nancy Mounds
Delbert McVay
Walt Koenig
Blair
Mike Ricker
Kenneth Jewell
Beverly Jewell
Clarence Thomas
Missouri Valley
Gus Schlecht
Mr. Jewell
the Edmundson Hospital
Howard Allensworth
Elva Pollitt
Bert
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Hastings
Vance Allensworth
Iowa
Norman Winchester
Carroll
Doug Duyson
Madrid
Helen Winchester
Eugene Winchester
Walter Stille
Edna Butterfield
Edna Fleming
Okinawa
Hendrix-Sasse
Fern Fleming
Dale
Richard
Edna
Arthur Peterson
Clarkson Hospital
Arnold Williams
Deb
Ronnie
Grace Bowen
Mmes
Jane Paul
Addie Fritcher
Ferne Allensworth
Gordon Steiner
Louie Brammei
Mildred Byers
Orlo Harris
Red Oak
Henderson
Mae Wight
Lolla Harbor
Blodwyn Houser
Harvey D. Bolton
Dave Strong
Carson
Skip) Raney
England
Arthur Allensworth
the Allensworth
Florence Guyer
Emergon
Bob Magers
Co. Bluffs
Lena Magers
Richard Magers
Dennis Boileau
Ames
Leo Boileau
Tommy Reiken
Leo
Brush
Fred Jones
Sharon Gollhoffer
Charter Oak
L.E. Allensworth
Rhea Sowers
Nina Phelps
Lalla Harbor
Viva Allensworth
Norman Christensen
Carl
Mark
Stephena Volstang
Kenny Wicker
H.E. Paul
Seymour
Ted Kilpatrick
Calmas
Tammy Shook
Gordon Frinks
Theo Shook
Emmett Stephens
Claude Stephens
John Jefferies
Shenandoah
Lanny Walker
Jennie Ryan
Gwedolyn Hendrix
Christian Church
Pvt Kirchmeier completes nine weeks at Ft Polk
Private Thomas L. Kirchmeier 20 son of Mr and Mrs Leo Kirchmeier of Malvern completed nine weeks of advanced individual training at the U S Army Infantry Training Center Ft Polk La He trained as light weapons infantryman mortar and recoilless rifle crewman learned high explosives mine placement detection and disarming and teamwork as rifle mortar or direct fire crew He entered service December 1971 after Malvern Community High School graduation His wife Trudy resides at 1117 E 11th St Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Polk
AHTNC
Thomas L. Kirchmeier
Leo R. Kirchmeier
Main Street
Malvern
U.S. Army Infantry Training Center
Malvern Community High School
Army
Trudy
E. 11Th Street
Ford awards 309 Advanced Study to Kathryn Jordan
Kathryn Jordan a former Randolph woman and University of Iowa student received the Ford Foundation Advanced Study award number 309. Her field is higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORD
Jordan A
Randolph
Kathryn Jordan
Ford Foundation
University of Iowa
Emerson area church and social notices brief
Church services continue August Sundays at United Methodist despite no Sunday School due to teachers vacations. Local residents attend showers, hospital visits, and family gatherings across Griswold Omaha Council Bluffs Chicago and Rampton. families visit kin in Bettendorf Bowling Green Levington Philmont and other towns, with travel and anniversary events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist Church
Leon Robbins
John Simpson
Griswold
Church of Christ
Christi Grennell
Ralph Johnson
Murphy Memorial Hospital
Hebe Edie
David
Omaha
Blanche Decker
Edmundson Hospital
John Elliott
Adel
Robert Wright
Mrs. Wright
Edward Flade
Chicago
Pearl Peterson
Rupertino
California
Earl Winger
Council Bluffs
David Edie
Lucille Edie
Emerson Park
Ward Cooper
Linda
Bergren
Willisea
Marshall Cooper
Missouri Valley
Scott
Jeff Taylor
Edmonds, Wash
Glenn Cooper
Francis Parker
Jim Petty
Harold Cooper
Mabel Ward
Wilma Coy
Florence Cooper
Vance White
Jackie White
Earl Evans
Neil White
Frankie
Clyde Patton
Bettendorf
Bernie
Gary
Amtrak
National Boy Scout Camp
Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimarron
N.M
Pattons
Bernie Patton
Barry
Pamela
Bowling Green
Ohio
Robert Patton
Robby
Harlan Westenbergs
Levington
Elmer Westenberg
Fines Paid in Glenwood Police Court
Glenwood police court records show fines paid for speeding by Eunice Terry $15 Douglas Littletton Emerson $16 Janene Sell $15 Bernard Brooks Stanley Thurman $15 Mable Genevieve Fleming Hastings $15 William EB Bruton Omaha $16 Robert L Rick Kansas City Mo $15 Sandra Anderson Glenwood $15 Ronald Williams Glenwood $15. No valid registration Vernon Beckwith Omaha $10 Glen D Lewis Parnell Mo $10 and no driver license $10. Loud and excessive noise Daniel Christie Hein Malvern $10. No driver license Lynn Arnold Reichenbach Glenwood $5 and no Iowa registration $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
John C. Watson
Eunice Terry
Douglas Littleton
Emerson
Janene Sell
Bernard Brooks Stanley
Thurman
Mable Genevieve Fleming
Hastings
William EB. Bruton
Omaha
Robert L. Rick
Kansas City
Sandra Anderson
Ronald Williams
Vernon Beckwith
Glen D. Lewis
Parnell
Daniel Christie Hein
Malvern
Lynn Arnold Reichenbach
Iowa
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Robert Blunt
Claude Perkins
Larry Blunt
Kenneth Grindle
Dennis
Deanna Grindle
Lois Katuzen
Gordon Greever
Travis
Preston Grissom
Melissa
Ivan Terrell
Beth
Virgil Forney
Laverne Hardy
Angela
Andy
Everett Stouder
Larry
Ross Stouder
Pacific Junction
Hazel Wilhelm
Florence
Bud
Nels Collier
Lloyd
Robert Malcom
Dale Malcom
Carl Malcom
Mr. Malcom
Genene Maher
Jane Laughlin
Don Wolfe
Karen Martin
Fern McCain
Keith Lee
Ozarks
Monticello
Lewisville
Hoper
Howard McKern Jr
Bass Elevator
Jared Woodfill
M.C. Woodfill
Eppley Field
Jeffrey Genung
Houston
Guy Grindle Jr
Goldie Grindle
Chester McKinney
Clell McKinney
Willard McKinney
Stanton
Jim Irvin
Reed Fender
Oakland
Forrest Kirby
Mansfields Chapel
Gary Davis
Brenda
Kenneth Davis
Virgil Potter
Roger Davis
Hasings Pee Wee
Chester Pijanowski
Merle Blake
Des Moines
Wayne Anderson
Coddington
Board of Judges
Iowa High School Speech Assn
Tom Fritz
Florence and
Estle Darby
Marjorie Hampton
Rozella Wortman
Roger
Merriitt Wortman
Joey
Wayne Reinterson
Gentry
Ted Larson
Gerald Nuss
Fredie
Council Bluffs Park
Harold Swett
Vina Carlson
Sidney
Hamburg’s Hospital
Lavern Hardy
Waubonsie Park
Nebraska City
John Bohlin
St. Mary's Hospital
Mia
Drexel Roger
Bedford
Eldon Hart
Sheridan
Joe Cheney
Leo Cheney
Joe
Janet
Michael Cheney
Raymond Mensen
Floyd Stouder
Bret Stouder
Auburn
Gary Stouder
Lawrence Griener
Silver City
Helen Brown
Martin von Fecht
NFO Report
Palmer
Mr. Howard
Oklahoa
Ronald
Knit Shop
Glenwood Jopen
Old Armory
Featuring
Clarence Aughe Combe
East Liberty
Steve Shaw
Tarkio
Herman Coppock
Wm. Johns
Harry E. Paul
Bob Goos
Kirchmeier
Emerson News
Florence Patton
Ralph Gilleland
Downey, Calif
Mrs
Homer Connell
Bill Corey
Dunlap
Virginia Lunn
Nwms College
Maryville
Jack Hogzett
Laura Hogzett
Ray Honeywell
Wyoming
Laverne Dickerson
M.D. Lang
John Evang
Shenandoah Rest
Highway 2
U.S
The
Monitor
Wship
the Christian Science Monitor
Astor Station
Boston
Massachusetts
Zisea
Purina
Berl
Emerson Farm Supply
Berl Morris
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