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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
4
Imogene S Mills and the Maher families hosted a seventh wedding anniversary and housewarming surprise for Mr and Mrs Martie Maher at their Shenandoah home. About fifty guests brought cream, ice cream, cake, and lemonade. a rocking chair was given in memory of the occasion.
Mrs. John Dyson died after a long illness. Married March 8 1853 to John W. Dyson of Malvern they lived on a farm east of Lyons until 1929 then moved to their present home. Survived by five children William Jeannette Lester Donald Helen. two sisters Mrs. Wearin and Mrs. Duerr. brother Lewis Woodrow. five grandchildren. Pioneer, church worker, Eastern Star and Legion Auxiliary member, she bore affliction with cheerfulness.
The article notes school busses in regalia as Frank Crouse trains drivers to handle the cattle and manage the routes. Virgil Potter, custodian, repairs windows and maintains grounds while the campus gears up for another term with new and tuition pupils expected. Sanctioned social notices follow about local families visiting, traveling, and attending events across Malvern, Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Shenandoah, and Creston, with a mix of reunions, illnesses, and trips reported.
The Mills County Agricultural Conservation Association unveils a self insurance plan tied to corn loan renewals. Borrowers pay one fifth of a cent per bushel to the county association, which forwards it to the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund losses. Coverage replaces primary and blanket insurance, saving about one half cent per bushel annually. Fewer documents and visits, easier loan renewals, and a possible 7 cent per bushel storage allowance on resealing and storing corn for an extra 12 months.
Mills county farm boys and girls have until Oct 1 to enter the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa contest for rural youth. Talks on cooperative needs will judge understanding, with district eliminations leading to a final at the Des Moines convention Jan 23-25 1940. Prizes include watches and cash for top scorers.
A bullsnake with a bulge invades a pig-pen near Aliia. The pig bites the snake in two. A toad escapes captivity unharmed, hopping away as the scene ends with the animals in the spotlight of a rural pageant.
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