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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
3
In Malvern and area, Nellie Waller visits son John Waller. Clyde Whitesides and Jim Whitesides travel to South Omaha. a son is born to Kenneth and Mrs Murdock. Families attend dinners. Dr. Nell Whitesides recovers from appendectomy. Rev. W H Cable speaks for Simpson College. Richard Whitesides turns two with a small celebratory supper.
George Dalatela was sent to Middletown Missouri to see his ill daughter. Mrs. Walter Hilton and children spent Saturday in Council Bluffs. The R I C of Center Township met at Mrs. Brown Miller in Glenwood. Charley Roland and son Clifford of Hemingford Nebraska visited Ira Nuss. Luella Thieschafer, reading at Norwich, weekend with her parents in Council Bluffs. Joel Winhaler of Fairbury Nebraska visited cousin Mrs. Dean Jackson. A. H. Culver H. W. Sawyers and families shared Sunday dinner at Clarence Day’s home. Charley Roland of...
Hemingford Nebr residents gathered Sunday at the Charley Wittaine home for social visits. Guests included Mr and Mrs H G Chetibers and Mr and Mrs Floyd Rhodea.
Mrs Cliff Plumb and Miss Nan Briley traveled to Omehe for Thursday and Friday. A church pot luck supper on Thursday evening proved to be a splendid time. Mr Horace Goodsow has been ill at his Perry Wilson farm home and neighbors plan to fetch corn for him this Friday. Mr and Mrs Jane Fickel and Mr and Mrs Ward Fickel with children visited Omaha Saturday. This week church meetings are held nightly with strong speakers. Mrs John Clark is convalescing after the flu. Farm Bureau meeting at Malvern leads to a postponed Ladies Aid meeting Thursday at Mrs Jim Sawers residence.
Champion Hill hosts a short program and Christmas tree on Saturday evening December 24 inviting all residents. Roy William Junior moved in with Roy and Mrs. McLain. mother and son hospitalized, father back to school in Bedford. Mrs. L. E. Weed dies after weeks in Jennie Edmundson hospital. family mourns.
The custom of using evergreens at Christmas dates to Roman times when early Christians hid symbols of the holy season in windows to avoid detection by a censorious government.
A reader recalls finding a prank gift labeled for Aunt Helen and recalls a story of a child given one dime per relative to shop for. The tale shows a boy choosing gifts that reveal insight and humor, from a wristwatch to a tack hammer, and ends urging children be allowed to select their own presents.
The earliest known feget or feast in honor of Christ’s birth is traced to Egypt around 200 A D, suggesting early Christian reverence long before widespread celebration. The fragment notes the antiquity of Christmas observance and hints at regional practices in ancient Egypt.
A fragment advises removing weeds three feet around young fruit tree trunks to deter field mice this winter. The text mentions religious intolerance and a note about heathen, but lacks a coherent story or clear attribution.
Silver City notes report Miss Emma Pettit's cane injury from a stair mishap and a badly wrenched ship causing bruises. Mrs Noy and Ferne Pettit of Council Bluffs visit relatives C W Baya family. New baby girl to Mr and Mrs Geo Rews on December 1. Nearby, Harry Nawmen and others relocate near Ral four, with wedding attendance in Coyn Bluts. W H Burrows travels from Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs after surgery.
The readable fragments show names and an event but lack clear actions, dates, or places. The text mentions individuals including a wife and references to a completion timeframe, without coherent details or context.
The Tabor area reports a baby boy birth to Mr and Mrs Albert Lintner on Wednesday morning. Several residents note December births and family visits, including Alice Lucite born to Mrs Kilpatrick and Mrs Rath, and Mrs Laird with Nelle Feese. Local travel mentions Joe Bateman, Logan Hemmer visiting Mrs George Bateman in St Catherine's hospital, and Miss Ligzie Forrester wintering in Natchez with the Darling family. Other notes cover teaching in Oklahoma, harvesting trips to South Dakota, and travels to Omaha due to a death in Watsonville. Citizens attend celebrations, anniversaries, and open houses while Scouts and families plan holidays. George Sitter visits from San Diego. Roy Zimmer among arrivals.
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