Baptist Church Hosts Area Minister Dinner in Malvern
Malvern Baptist Church hosted a Christmas dinner for American Baptist ministers and families from Southwest Iowa Monday night. Rev. Lloyd Bedsworth and his family sang holiday music. Attendees included the Boyds of Percival celebrating a 25th anniversary and various Knop, Boyd, and Jones families from Omaha, Hamburg, Lincoln, and Council Bluffs with guests from Chicago and Kansas City.
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Baptist Church
Malvern Baptist Church
Iowa
Lloyd Bedsworth
Malvern
Melvin Walker
Hamburg
Max Boyd
Percival
Chris Boyd
Vern Knop
Orla D. Jones
Zachery Jones
Boyds
Fred Boyd
Everett Knop
Curtis Boyd
Kevin Bartholomew
Omaha
Robert Scheels
Chicago
Fred Smardo
Chris Wolcotts
Baby
Roger Carders
Kansas City
Don Knops
Lincoln
Howard Green
Council Bluffs
Walter Knops
Emerson
December Birthdays Recorded in Nishna Cottage News
The December birthdays list Eddie Wills on the 6th Bud Hertz on the 22nd Nellie Knickerbocker on the 28th and Ethel Chantry on the 26th. Joe Lavdure returns from the hospital. Ina Slothower attended Arthur Church services. Miles Newberg arrives from Red Oak as a new resident. Louise King rehospitalized last week. Tabor Christian Church provided Sunday services. Thanksgiving visitors included Louise King Bertha Stewart Ina Slothower Ed Wills Ethel Chantry Alvena Wasser man Joe Munsinger Margaret Morgan Mary Ord Hobart Jackson Bud Hertz Emma Smith.
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Eddie Wills
Bud Hertz
Nellie Knickerbocker
Ethel Chantry
Joe Lavdure
Ina Slothower
Arthur Churchmans
Miles Newberg
Red Oak
Louise King
Tabor Christian Church
Bertha Stewart
Ed Wills
Alvena Wasserman
Joe Munsinger
Margaret Morgan
Mary Ord
Hobart Jackson
Emma Smith
Farm Bureau Women Plan Dec 4 Tour and Christmas Meeting
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee met November 25 at the office with Barbara Stille leading a Thanksgiving devotion and a tour idea from roll call. Mary Maher will attend the Iowa Farm Bureau Convention December 9 and 10. December 4 plans include lunch at Ramada Inn and a Dodge House tour, a $1 grab bag, and gifts for Tama Indians. Lori Arnold of Mangelsen’s Omaha spoke on Christmas crafts. Lunch was by Gertie Tackett and Phyllis Wilson. KNOP reports a Thanksgiving reunion of Knop families at St Johns Lutheran Church near Hastings.
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Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Farm Bureau
Barbara Stille
Mary Maher
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Ramada Inn
Dodge House
Lori Arnold
Mangelsens
Omaha
Gertie Tackett
Phyllis Wilson
Yale Luncheon Slated on Dec 9
The Red Oak Christian Women's Club will host a Christmas Luncheon on December 9 at 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn featuring Holiday Fashions from Conner's and music by Becky Van Nousdle. Guest speaker Vivian Baumgartner has 30 years of work with teens and women. luncheon price is $3 with reservations due by December 4 and cancellations by December 6.
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Red Oak Christian Women's Club
Conner’s
Holiday Inn
Becky Vannousdle
Vivian Baumgartner
Vivian
To Honor Rev Pullman Dec 15 at Trinity United Methodist
The Trinity United Methodist Church in Council Bluffs Iowa will honor Pastor Rev E LeRoy Pullman for 50 years in the Methodist Ministry in Iowa on December 15 The service begins at 3 PM with speakers Bishop James Thomas of Des Moines and Rev Dr Robert T Dodder Council Bluffs District Superintendent The 4 PM reception follows in the church dining room All friends of Rev Pullman are invited to attend
Elsie Taylor solo show at Council Bluffs bank
Silver City artist Elsie Taylor presents a fiber and fabric wall hangings and drawings exhibit at the First National Bank in Council Bluffs during December. Works are viewable during banking hours and for sale through the Des Moines Art Center Museum Shop and Living History Farm Art Gallery. Taylor studied at Iowa State University and Western Community College and has taught weaving at multiple venues.
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Elsie Taylor
Silver City
First National Bank
Council Bluffs
New Residents and Thanksgiving Guests Across Nebraska
Malvernillage welcomes Barbara Knight as a new resident. Anna Hopp celebrated Thanksgiving with daughter Marjorie Jacobsen and sons in Glenwood. Ethel Shafer hosted guests including Bud Andersons and Elien Lockibill. Basil Moore of Maryville visited sister Ethel Shafer. Martha Conrad spent the holiday with Harry Conrad near Red Oak. Eleanor Lemonds joined the Gary Lemonds family in Omaha. Lewis Ranne stayed with Paul Hixon and family at Mt. Ayr. Helen Quimby visited the Fritz Larson family near Emerson from Thursday to Sunday.
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Barbara Knight
Malvern Village
Anna Hopp
Marjorie Jacobsen
Glenwood
Ethel Shafer
Dorothy
Bud Andersons
Shenandoah
Elien Lockabill
Basil Moore
Maryville
Martha Conrad
Harry Conrads
Red Oak
Eleanor Lemonds
Gary Lemonds
Omaha
Lewis Ranne
Paul Hixon
Mt. Ayr
Helen Quimby
Fritz Larson
Emerson
Thanksgiving gatherings fill Silver City area homes
Silver City and surrounding families shared pre Thanksgiving meals and hosted club events. Members of the Women s Club met at Mrs Harold Williams home with fourteen attending and planned a December 17 pot luck Christmas dinner. Evergreen Club members held a November 15 meeting at Mrs Helen Sanders home with bingo and gift exchanges. Various families and guests from Council Bluffs Treynor Baldwin and Omaha visited, celebrated, and hosted dinners and parties through the weekend, including a Rainbow for Girls initiation in Malvern and a reception for newlyweds in Underwood.
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Silver City
Navy
Harold Williams
Faye Deitchler
Irene Childs
Helen Sanders
Ralph Hansen
Evergreen Club
Helen’ Sanders
Edna Kruse
Kimberly Dashner
Eldon Schultz
Lawrence Schoening
Herman Schoening
Dorothy Stortenbecker
Kensington and Eastern Star Plan December Events
Kensington Eastern Star members and families host a 12:30 p.m. pot luck at the Masonic Temple on December 11 with a 2 p.m. meeting and Christmas exchange. The Order of the Eastern Star holds a bean soup supper at the temple this Friday at 6 p.m. A Silver City-Mineola Senior Citizens pot luck is set for December 10 at the Silver City Methodist Church with a 50 cent grab bag gift and guests. Several Thanksgiving gatherings are noted with relatives visiting in Malvern Council Bluffs and Red Oak, including birthdays and dinners hosted by multiple families.
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CES
Kensington
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Order of the Eastern Star
Silver City-Mineola
Silver City Methodist Church
Fred Techau
Clara Maynes
Villisca Rest Home
Red Oak
Wayne Halvin
Clarence Mass
Ruby Halvin Johnson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Thanksgiving Guests Named in Local Notices
Mrs. Clifford Schoening and Mrs. Frank Follett attended with their husbands Clifford Schoening and Harold Williams. Grace Johnson joined Mr. and Mrs. Frank Follett in Omaha as a Thanksgiving guest. Donald and Mary Goos appeared as Mr. and Mrs. Art Burgoin with Carol and Glenwood Goos and Margaret Goos from Des Moines. The Techau home hosted the Bill Lay family from Council Bluffs and the Gerald Stogdill family, Mr. and Mrs. Techau Jr. and sons, along with Martha Schoening and Ella Techau of Council Bluffs.
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W.H. Williams
Freddie Williams
Mary Moore
Marvin Richter
Harold Williams
Martha Young
Underwood
Roy Tiarks
Latter Day Saints Church
Gary McNutt
Ralph Stewart
Kevin
Randy Vance
Dan Templeton
Frank Lincoln
Dwight Lincoln
Marvin Johnson
Council Bluffs
Dick Hoffman
Laura Adair
Sharon Stewart
Tammy and
Gregg
Gary Miller
Alfred
Debbie Mayne
Wayne
Nebr
Tammy
Greg
Jim Boyer
al Miller
Tony Adair
Malvern
Marguerite Goodenow
Mary Skerritt
Harold Skerritt
Diane
Fremont
al Schwartz
Blanche Little
River Sioux
Delmar Decker
Chuck
Robert Batten
Mike
Deborah
Charlotte Decker
Martha Kelley
Little
Viva Decker
Edna Mills
Michael Mullins
Bellevue
Margaret Crane
Mills
Grace Johnson
Clifford Schoening
Frank Follett
Omaha
Donald Goos
Art Burgoin
Carol Goos
Glenwood
Margaret Goos
Des Moines
Fred Techau
Bill Lay
Gerald Stogdill
Techau, Jr
Martha Schoening
Ella Techau
Thanksgiving Day Dinners Span Local Families Across Towns
Relatives gathered for Thanksgiving in East Liberty and nearby towns with numerous households hosting dinners. Names include Alexander, Stilles, Stephens, Darby, Goodell, Vermillion, Stille, Lepke, Darnold, Hopkins, Millers, Tackett, Schiling, Cozad, Mayberry, Harrison, Parker, Hunt, Williams, Pearce, and others across Malvern, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Shenandoah, and Red Oak. The report notes many extended family meals and visits.
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Charley Alexander
Dale Alexanders
Red
Bobby Stilles
Henderson
Walter Stilles
Emnett Stephens
A.A. Darby
Hastings
Claude Stephens
Phoebe Goodell
Harvey Vermillion
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Charles Goodells
Walter Stille
Harry Lepke
Sioux City
Jay Darnold
Floyd
Francis
Floyds
Raymond Hopkins
Henry Millers
Malvern
Paul Tackett
Wayne Schilling
Floyd Cozad
Homer Mayberry
Joan Harrison
Omaha
Mayberry
Leonard Parker
Gary Parker
Bellevue
Nebr
Galen Hunt
Gladys Williams
Mae Williams
Red Oak
Granville Williams
Tom Pearce
Thanksgiving weekend visitors travel among Malvern Glenwood and Ames
Thanksgiving weekend brought numerous visitors to Malvern Glenwood and Ames. Families from Springfield and Pacific Junction joined Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Boehme for gatherings, with seaside visits by Earl Hatcher and Frances Decker in Glenwood. Judy Stephens returned to Ames College after visiting home.
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Rents
George Earce
Malvern
Irma Hayes
Alma Boehme
Dick Leet
Rick Leet
Matthew
Springfield
Ill
Jack Robertson
Pacific Junction
Hayes
Boehme
Glenwood
Earl Hatcher
Frances Decker
Lawrence Seeden
Harm Seeden
Lake City
Hulda Seeden
Jefferson
Tom Pearce
John Kline
Eastern Star
Joyce Stephens
Ames
Shannon
Todd Parker
Bellevue
Nebr
Leonard Parkers
Keith Wilcox
Titanka
Gladys Williams
Larry Williams
Brad
Malvern Leader year in review highlights deeds
The Malvern Leader of Malvern Iowa reviews notable local events from the year 1974 with brief notes on community actions, civic progress, and memorable moments. Key figures and places reflect the town's shared history and daily life during December.
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Malvern
Iowa
Thanksgiving Guests Share Glenwood and Lenox Visits
The Richard Henderson family and her parents Dr and Mrs J A Kline were Thanksgiving guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Agan in Glenwood. Sunday dinner guests of the Hendersons included Mr and Mrs Ernest Stille Terri and Kinley Loveland Colorado and Mr and Mrs Morris Stille Lenox.
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Richard Henderson
J.A. Kline
Ralph Agan
Glenwood
Hendersons
Ernest Stille
Terri and
Kinley Loveland
Colo
Mrs
Morris Stille
Lenox
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