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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
3
The United Methodist Church hosts a Sunday School program at 7 p.m. on December 17, and the First Baptist Church schedules theirs for 7 p.m. on December 22. Community news items include local gatherings, travel to events, and family announcements featuring residents of Shenandoah, Red Oak, Tarkio, and nearby areas.
Horace B. Cheney formerly of Emerson becomes president of the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting in Miami Beach Florida Cheney heads Oregon State University soil science department He holds a bachelor’s from Iowa State and a PhD from Ohio State The Society has about 8000 members and the list of donors includes rcia Kramer $20 James Snyder $10 Victor Nelson $10 Dale Nelson $8 Joseph LaSala $42 Cecil Jenkins $12 Charles Bartless $12 Karen Camp $10 Champ Ewoldt $20 Richard Lucas $10 Thomas Pratt $10
The Emerson Chamber of Commerce sponsors holiday activities with turkey and ham drawings on December 9 16 and 23 at 3 pm Santa arrives by fire truck on December 16 and 23 with treats for children A home decorating contest runs as usual with prize winners announced at the December 23 drawing Tickets for drawings may be bought with purchases from participating merchants Also notes Virginia Lunn returns home after a week with Mr and Mrs Charles Hambsch Sayville New York Thanksgiving guests were Spec 4 and Mrs Randy Wilkinson of Alexandria Virginia The Wilkinsons are former Tanya Nuckolls of Emerson
In Emerson justice of the peace court of Mrs Frances Harmon, 17 motorists were fined for speeding. Names include Christy Stone of Glenwood $18, Roger E Smith of Emerson $10, Wayne Hilding of Omaha $30, Terry Skalberg of Co Bluffs $36, Roger Roth of Bismark NC $16, Gary Smith of Omaha $12, and Pat.
Attendance reached sixty with a ten dollar forty seven cent offering. Thanksgiving visiting guests include Ralph Cole family Hampton Larry Skank family Carson Richard Saville family Henderson Joy Cole Blair Neb Albert Limburg birthday event Treynor Lutheran Church. Norton family from St Louis visiting Red Oak hospital. Cole and Sowers families hosted Thanksgiving meals. Dana College and Glenwood State School mentions.
Eighty-two Nishna Valley students were cited for scholarship as the first nine weeks honor roll was released by principal Larry Kauziarich. The list spans grades 95 100 90 94 and 4 89 across 12th through 7th grades with multiple named students and accompanying families noted in the article.
Freshman math works with fractions and least common denominator. Sophomore English students write and act their own skits. P E classes play badminton. Students simulate a stock market with an imaginary $30,000 each. Art II shapes clay projects. This week’s thought: speech is the greatest ability, yet hard to persuade a study hall teacher.
NV joined the Corner Conference Vocal Festival in New Market after a postponement. Mel Olsen of an Omaha church directed about 175 students in two mass choirs, with four students from each section per school. An evening concert followed a day of rehearsals and special groups performed to break up the program.
Randall Bowen profiles Janet Montag, newly arrived librarian and 10th grade sponsor at Nishna Valley. A Wayne State graduate from Wayne Nebraska, Montag taught at Lewis Central for 3.5 years, hails from West Bend Iowa, and favors books and sewing while disliking noise.
Richard Morgan tops this week as chief of the week. He and wife Marge reside in Emerson with children Angela, David, and Kurt. Morgan holds a B.S. from N.W.M.S.A. and an M.A. from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, plus graduate work at University of Oklahoma. He teaches seventh grade science biology general science and agriculture at Blackhawk Reservation and sponsors the eighth grade class science fair. His interests include athletics and music. dislikes sickness hunger poverty and disrespectful behavior. pet peeve is students not doing work. He values the district’s work with young people and wishes success ahead.
A reader puzzle describes Alfred and Abbigail dead in a room with an open window and wind blowing through. No other people were present. Solve the mystery by next week in the Blackhawk Reservation section.
The calendar outlines daily lunch offerings with items such as Wieners buns baked beans applesauce and milk for December 11. Maidrites buns pickles onions jello bananas cookie for December 12. Fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy California cocktail rye bread bread butter and milk for December 13. Macaroni cheese cole slaw peach crisp peanut butter sandwich and milk for December 14. and Beef stew cheese mandarin orange jello chocolate cake lager peanut butter sandwich and milk for December 18.
The Malvern Leader from Malvern Iowa publishes local notices events and brief items for Thursday December 7 1972. Community happenings include civic notices, school news, sports results and local advertisements.
A reflective verse asks if the day ended with kindness and effort. It urges readers to measure their actions by daily courtesy and support for others. It questions whether a person left behind goodwill or disappointment and ponders whether God will grant another tomorrow for today’s deeds.
A quirky student feature lists Bows and Arrows with playful contrasts. Bows praise wrestling wins and school life while Arrows lament unhealed collars, costly spending, forgotten senior photos, muddy chairs, and detention. December events include wrestling at Anita, a school board meeting, elementary Christmas program, and Shenandoah Invitational wrestling.
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