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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
2
Local News of Malvern reports a wide array of summer visits. Families travel through Iowa and neighboring states visiting relatives, attending reunions, and joining in fairs. Names such as Walter Donner, Carl Wilson, and H. T. Beattie appear among many residents traveling, hosting, or visiting during the season.
The Independents defeated Mineola 24 to 5 at Glenwood. Jackson pitched well for the locals fanning 16, while the Mineola staff struck out 8. The Endependents advance to meet Treynor on the total diamond as community notes and local visits fill the page.
Auction sales planned in Malvern feature Mrs. Lloyd Short and Jon Joanning selling household goods. Joanning's sale occurs Monday with all furnishings and equipment, as he moves to California for work. Short's sale follows Tuesday, with household furniture, as the Shorts relocate to Denver at month end.
Clever Cooks club members write a detailed and humorous after action note about their annual swimming picnic and movie trip to Red Oak. The report covers flat tires, transportation changes, a trip to Chautauqua park, a fried chicken picnic, and the film Meet John Doe starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, with later a murder thriller viewed by others.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the First Baptist church in Malvern for Mrs. John Naylor who died Saturday in Council Bluffs after a lingering illness. Rev Glenn W South led the service with music by Mrs. L A Talbot and Mrs. John Backwith. Born June 16 1887 in Malvern, she married John Naylor April 8 1914 and lived on farms near Malvern Beltrami Minn and later Council Bluffs. Survived by siblings and children Frances John Sr Thomas and Mary Jane, she was active as church organist and a devoted member. Out-of-town mourners included the Pelton, Noreen, Paulson, Miller, Hill and Mulholland families and friends from Milwaukee and Vermillion.
Pvt. dat Clagg writes from Camp Claiborne La describing a four day bivouac in swamps with the 34th Division facing the 2nd Division in training. He details cooking, motor transport, and front line considerations, noting a six week operation across Louisiana Texas Mississippi and Georgia with about 600000 participants using 60000 trucks. He promises more updates as the maneuver unfolds.
County home project chair Mrs Lincoln presided on Aug 5 at the Community building Malvern. Members discussed food canning materials and canning ideas, planned a county wide cooperators tea, urged township leaders to appoint cooperators this month and meet before Sept 8. Groneweg described the Hospitalization Plan to the committee and the Aug 12 county fair blehating contest was planned with ads to promote farm products.
The snippet lists services and activities from St Johns Latheren Church near Malvern including Sunday school at 9 and worship at 10, a Walther League meeting, Bible studies, and a Sunday school picnic postponed to Aug 24. It also notes Presbyterian and First Baptist services with pastors and topics, plus a Denison man Floyd Bartlett suffering a broken collarbone from an auto accident.
The Chantry family reunion drew 45 relatives to the Methodist church dining room Wednesday with telegrams from absent members read aloud. Harriett Beattie sang the Oklahoma song by Warren Chantry, and Waterloo Nebraska was chosen for next year’s gathering with Mrs. Fred Grieve and Mrs. Bert Chavez named president and secretary.
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