16 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
1
Local ads highlight Christmas shopping across Malvern and nearby towns. Furniture, china, gloves, handkerchiefs, and lamps dominate gift ideas with frequent shop promotions, festive events, and church fundraisers. Community notices invite attendance at a Christmas program and a large tree lighting, with merchants urging early gift purchases.
Jackie Coogan is set to appear for a Christmas Day matinee event for local children. The promotion invites kids to share thoughts on the planned show and promises an entertaining holiday program.
Misa Gertrude Follett of Malvern wed Fred W. Colby of Des Moines at Lagan Iowa on December 6 officiated by Rev J F McKay. Both graduates of Iowa State University with Colby in Beta Theta Pi and Mu Sigma Mu Medical Society. The bride, daughter of C M and Mrs Follett, grew up nearby and attended Stephens College before college. They plan to reside in St Louis Missouri where Colby will attend Washington University for his final year.
A garbled note mentions Queen Marie ordering Hike to depart from a green town toward America aboard a vessel on the ocean. The fragment hints at handling a famous dish in transit or upon arrival, but details are unclear and names are inconsistently presented.
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