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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
5
Thanksgiving greetings and visits fill Malvern with family gatherings. Residents recall travel from Omaha and Saint Paul and report farm work, harvests, and holiday meals. Local trades, church events, and social visits across nearby towns are noted, with many families sharing Thanksgiving stories and plans for December.
A fragmented OCR note mentions prank activity and a person named Wy. Swae with unclear details, providing only scattered phrases about a prank context and a surname fragment. The readable elements suggest an event but lack concrete facts or dates.
The Malvern Businessmen's Athletic Association volleyball league opened with eight teams fielding borrowed players. Monday night featured close battles, notably Farmalis and Leader Prints, who dueled in three games. Results included Mulhollands 46 146 Cold Blorage 8. Post Office 15 15 Buteke 6 8. Firemen 16. Colling 7. Leader Prints 13 16 16 Fatballs 16 12 12.
Volleyball pairings list matches for Monday night including Cold Storage versus Buicks, Firemen against Ladder Prints, Arman’s against Post Office, and Collina facing Mulhollands.
The second club dance of the season took place last Wednesday in the Community building. Rath Brothers Orchestra furnished the music. The affair was in charge of J. L. Donner Bam Walker and Glen Dalrymple.
Relatives and friends traveled from out of town to attend the funeral of Mrs. D. E. Whitfield. Among those present were Mrs Hamlin Smith of Bupaekar Wis Dr H D Brothers of Kansas City Mo Mr and Mrs Francis Carroll of Topeka Kan Dr and Mrs Clyde Gray of Horton Rae Mr and Mrs William Barnes of Tobor Mrs Marie Moss Mrs Louise Moss Mrs Verne Maynes and Mrs Glenn Boyles of Omaha Mrs F Been Agra Kas Mr and Mrs …
Benton school’s box supper last Friday evening combined entertainment and fundraising. A school program opened the event, followed by a one act comedy Who’s the Boys with local residents in the cast. Auctioneer Alfred Leu sold boxes and served coffee and pie. profits totaled 15.20 with contests for most popular girl and most loving married couple.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference attendance at the Century of Progress World’s Fair and a summer pass, with garbled phrases about arrival and a party or parade. No clear dates, places, or names beyond the fair.
Residents from Beatrice and surrounding towns shared Thanksgiving visits with families in Connell, Pacific Junction, Tabor, and Omaha. Numerous gatherings honored three wedding anniversaries, birthdays, and welcomed guests, with bridge games and dinners hosted by Mrs. George Mellor, the Scott family, and others. Notable attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Scott, Mrs. J. Norton, Will Scott, and Miles Francis Benton, among many relatives from the region.
About fifty relatives and friends attended a home recital hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wear. Pupils of Mrs. Zelma Conant Fletcher performed violin and cello pieces, with Mrs. Dariel Hilton and sister Marie Evers of Chicago contributing. The program included works by Schwolm Donizetti and Kern, featuring Georgia Marie Hilton and Lenore Mansfield among the performers.
Malvern residents observed Thanksgiving with numerous dinners and visits. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McCausland hosted relatives including 7. W. Williams and Jimmie Williams. Edna Harvey of Omaha joined the gathering. L. P. B. Austin entertained Rey and H. E. Gugeler with children Doris, Donald, and Paul. Frank J. Steele and Jennie Strohl joined Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Kacrett for dinner. The Wright and Strahan households shared turkey dinners with relatives from Glenwood and Hastings joined by local families. Numerous other households hosted relatives and friends for Thanksgiving meals and reunions across Malvern and nearby towns.
A radio program over KENF last Tuesday night featured performances and a list of participants including Marjoria Donner Dolph Danner Marian Denton Renica Schoaning Maria Sie beds and Florence Swoboda. Mrs Jose Plumb returns from Anthon and will be in Holyderson this winter after a ten day visit to the Walter Alsropé home in Malvern.
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