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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
5
Summer visitors fill Emerson social pages with trips to Des Moines Cordova Yorktown Heights and beyond. Families including the Bord ers Pattons Magnesons Bryant Decker Linza Hall Waterworth Shey Hollingsworth and others are noted hosting visiting relatives and friends across Iowa and Colorado with two week plus stays and weekend gatherings.
Emerson News reports on Sunday services at Emerson Methodist Church led by Willis Grant, with a Sunday school at 10, worship at 11:05, and MYF gatherings. August 16 8:00 pm official board meeting and circles meeting details are listed, plus social and funeral attendance notes involving local residents and visiting families.
John A Thorson and Norman Jeanne Williams united in marriage at the Denison Methodist chapel on Friday August 4. Attendants were Mrs Lyle Williams of Malvern. They plan a August 18 wedding trip visiting family in Texas and California. Guests and social events followed including a pink and blue shower for Mrs Robert Campbell of Des Moines and notes of county fair attendance.
Mr and Mrs Robert Pickret and family visit Waterman Newfoundland with Hilary Pickret and kin. Journal notes numerous visitors and moves including the Guthries to a trailer behind the drug store. Jeffry Lynn Hall born August 6 at Red Oak hospital, weighing seven pounds two ounces.
Rev and Mrs Richard Person and sons moved into their new home here Thursday. Neighboring families switch houses as A D Fleming and Donald Hall with son relocate. W R C met with Mrs Clyde Ingersoll Friday. next meeting with Mrs Ray Huntsman Sept 15. Various visits and gatherings note a series of hometown social events, baptisms, trips, and family hosting around Sherman township.
Graveside services were held at Mt. Calvary cemetery in Tmogene for Larry Mensen infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mensen of Omaha. He was born Aug. 2 and died Aug. 3. Survived by parents three brothers one sister and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mensen Emerson and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cheney Mastings.
Mrs. Josie K. Stotts correspondent reports Norman Sinner and family returning from a Denver trip to visit his brother in law and sister. Mrs. Dale Alexander with Roger and her mother leave Omaha by train for Buena Park and Los Angeles to stay with Don Benson family. Janet Reynolds and Robert Morris visit grandmother Mrs. Homer Mayberry in the city. Q B Goodell's party joins relatives for a Wish and cooperative dinner near Villisca hosted by Don Wirth.
More entries in the children's parade note Mr and Mrs W C Stotts on a Council Bluffs trip with other couples. The Stephens and Stille families held reunions at Crest and Glenwood Park with several relatives attending. Sunday visitors to the Hayes home included Darling family and Hayes children from Malvern and Council Bluffs alongside Kahl and Mattson families. August birthdays were celebrated among those present.
A WSCS session at the East Liberty church featured Mrs Homer Mayberry leading the lesson with others assisting. President Mrs Slugh Hayes oversaw the business period, reports from Mrs Claud Stephens were read, and bills were approved. The group ordered about a dozen kitchenette brooms, priced at 1.60 each. A lunch of cookies, cake, and a cold drink followed. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon August 23.
Sunday at Glenwood Park a 41 person Kerney picnic followed services with a bountiful dinner. Attendees included W. C. Stotts. Kenneth Thayer and Steven. Rude Litkenhaus and Marsha Thayer. Shenandoah and Council Bluffs residents. two sets of twins Annette with Annabal Hazelwood and Joleen with Coleen Briggs. Harold Strathan of Lincoln. M H Latchaw of Malvern. and visiting families from Oakland and Sil ver City with varied angles on local ties.
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