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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
4
In the clased schoo area a Sunday morning session will discuss The Fluid of God in Missions with Mrs Kane returning to her post for the class. The evening service theme Sickness will feature Mrs Christy and Mr Martin performing musical numbers and clarinet pieces.
Pupils who completed summer work are asked to meet at the school on Saturday August 23 at 8:30 a.m. for promotion testing. Regular school opens earlier in August, and once registration closes, students will begin a new year with books in hand.
The notice lists multiple birth announcements including a son born Sunday Augustth to Mr and Mrs Jute Fiekel and a son born Friday August 14 to Mr and Mrs Archer. Kenneth Archer is named for one baby. Other families named include Mr and Mrs McKintey Train and Mr and Mrs Wri Hirks with newborns.
A terse hardware notice advertises Bine Insulated American Wire Croosete and stern Posts for fences plus lumber, paints, varnish for inside and outside work. It mentions an expected delivery of Base Hornet Hard Coal later in the week and urges readers to phone their order.
Hastings readers cover a bustling week of visits and family reunions. The column lists relatives from Omaha Creston Emerson and Council Bluffs, trips to Glenwood lake park and Red Oak, plus opera house plans and local business ads. Several families, scouts and school folks are noted visiting, returning, or traveling through Nebraska and neighboring states.
Miss Frances Tabler spent fair week with relatives in Malvern. Freeman and son Lawrence and Harry Billingsworth of Grant City, Missouri, visited at the David Gee home. George Kilpatrick of Madison Nebraska arrived for a visit with his mother Elizabeth Kilpatrick. The Allaly family plans their annual Nebraska City reunion with relatives from Nebraska Montezuma and locally. Kelter family held a three day reunion near town in honor of the late Mrs Ed Rossiter with many relatives from Ottumwa Lincoln Soma Davenport Helmer Utah Arkansas and Nebraska.
Excitement grows as oil remains in the Spicer well near Hamburg after weeks of closure. A 700 foot depth revealed oil, with the hole down to 1080 feet and samples taken by a crowd. Observers estimate 86 to 100 barrels daily, with 150 feet of oil left before water. Drillers plan casing and further drilling depending on results.
The report notes testing a retarded drill, potential shallow wells if pumps show viable yields, and a plan to move the derrick and drill another if profits cover costs. If present depth proves ample oil, the county could grow into a shallow well district with future depth prospects. Hamburg attracts oil men visiting daily.
Farm Bureau reports show strong progress in a community clothing course aimed at teaching women to craft and trim dresses. The program emphasizes trimming and accessions, proving that with practice any woman can produce quality garments and save by making two or more dresses for the price of one ready-made item.
The reports reflect ongoing township meetings across the county, highlighting common themes of local interest. They capture the general public engagement and citizen concerns shaping county governance and budget discussions.
A fragmentary line hints at a crowd’s mood with the chant Better dresend for Iss money, signaling a call to join the group despite unclear context. The note reflects tense social tones and language of the period.
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