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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
3
The high school mixed chorus performed Beautiful Saviour during Sunday morning services at the Methodist church. Sopranos included Faye Hurst and Hazel Jandis. altos were Margaret Berkhhier and Francis Jones. tenors were Clifford Millehay and Henry Nelson. basses were Lloyd Short and Walter Tonner.
The Latin Club held its third regular meeting on December 17 at Wahnee’s home in Alstrope. Most members attended as the first year Latin class performed. Members brought gifts after a drawing, ending the evening with tea and fresh fruit snacks.
Sophomores describe ongoing efforts across subjects with a short vacation upcoming. They note work in physics and English on Ivanhoe, history with tents, and geometry progress helped by Mr. Talcott.
The first grade class has been busy making presents and decorating the room during art lessons. Students extend warm welcomes as mothers visit to see decorations and Christmas ties. Several children have been absent and teachers hope everyone returns soon.
Editor Eugene Hertz leads Mattern High School seniors and juniors in a student produced insert of the Malvern Leader. Read about Dorothy Durbin Dorothy Donner and Faye Hurst among the staff with Helen Shaw and Dela Raines guiding the project.
In a fragmented report from a school week, freshmen study hard for tests promised by teachers. Students mention Latin and law classes, with notes of preparing for exams and completing assignments. Partial fragments reference schedules, letters, and peer efforts in the Abeet area.
The Christmas seal sale in junior high shows steady gains over prior records. Sixth grade led with top sales, followed by seventh and eighth grades. The three leaders were Edward Wearth Phyliia Wilson Gretchen Bayes. Junior high congratulates these students on their salesmanship and dedication.
Fourth grade students report busy preparations for Christmas. The room decor includes Mary and the Christ Child Santa Claus and poinsettias. Workers raised 11.69 in seal sales with ElNor Farquhar selling 5.00 worth and Lenore Mansfield 1.28.
The perfect spellers for last week are Leon Smith Dorothy Blothower Johnnie Suharr and Detty Haer. We are getting ready for Christmas. Our room is very attractively decorated.
The article notes seniors prefer their own colors blue and white, while mention of juniors shows no senior wearers. It describes loyalty to traditional colors amid evolving style, with unclear context and partial quotes indicating class spirit persistence.
Fifth graders plan a Friday Christmas party with decorated trees and gifts. The class practices arithmetic like adding fractions and subtracting fractions and working with unlike fractions as part of the lesson.
Third grade students study Christmas poems and share verses that express the spirit of making others happy. They recite "The Night Before Christmas" and discuss a poem about spreading joy to others, noting their classroom Christmas tree and festive mood.
A playful unnamed author recounts Felton Jornea wandering downtown on a Saturday afternoon to deliver a letter to Santa. Santa misses his parachute jump and arrives in a new Ford, while Felton remains on the street corner gazing skyward waiting for Santa.
Creed outlines fair play for athletes, urging respect for opponents, cheering opposing teams, and self control during and after games. It emphasizes courtesy to visitors, restraint when opponents perform well or are injured, and maintaining school reputation through good conduct and sportsmanship.
A physician recommends Thoxine, a prescribed remedy, as safe for children and adults to soothe sore throats without the irritation of patent medicines. It promises relief within 15 minutes, with no gargling required. Sold in 1.00 patties and widely available at druggists and stores.
Rural school notes from Mt. Vernon Tae opto township and Bethlehem Bethlehem district describe pupil activities. Students hosted a birthday party for teacher Atmer Steven and served a lunch. Names added to dental honor rolls include Maxine Maxwell Helen Maxwell Velma Mahan and six Gowen students. Box socials raised funds for supplies and Junior Red Cross. Prairie Creek pupils completed Reading Circle work with certificates.
Rural schools list students with perfect attendance for the second six weeks. Oaks school names Darrell Achenbaugh Dean Steiner Gwendolyn Ryan Velma Mahan Ethel Cole and Darlene Achenbaugh. Eureka No 1 lists Helen Green Irene Wilson James Pickens Lola Pickens Marjorie Klindt Alice Kindt and Agnes Foster. Oak Mutt No 1 names Carl Schroeder John T Bostedt Joe Basted Viola Malskett Helen Schreider Donald Kirkendall Elmer Schroeder Glenn Bastedi.
Making telephone history, the United States leads with 20,000,000 instruments out of 34,006,000 worldwide. Americans use the telephone sixteen times as much as Europeans, who strive to catch up. When they do, a global network of wires will let any person speak to any other, anywhere, at low cost and with minimal delay.
A sheriff sale is set under an execution from Mills County District Court dated December 8, 1929, in favor of Robert Walker against N. B. Hubbell et al. The property is the Southwest Quarter of Section 34 Township 71 Range 49 in Mills County Iowa. Sale to the highest bidder for cash at the west door of the courthouse in Glenwood on January 7, 1980, beginning at 10:00 a.m., with attendance to be given by the undersigned sheriff.
Henderson last Wednesday afternoon the Christian Tates Aid Society served a noon meal at Mrs A A Wrights home for about thirty ladies. Mesdames Roy Vitor and Orla Harris chaired the event as chicken patties cold slaw sandwiches cake and coffee were served. A silk comfort top for Mrs Alfred Hyunteaman was being quit ing on and tied by workers during the gathering.
Friends here learn Reverend Floyd Aldrich, long serving missionary, has suffered a severe health decline. He has spent over a year in the hospital here after several operations and heart trouble. He plans to return to the United States in hope of renewed health.
Obituary notes the death of Nita, youngest daughter of TK Tibbles, at St Catherine Hospital Omaha after illness. Funeral at Presbyterian church Carson. Survived by two children, sister Mia, and extended family in California and Nebraska. Burial at Macedonia Cemetery beside her brother.
Lodge members honor H. F. Wilson with mourning drape on charter for thirty days and publish resolutions in the minutes and copy to the family and The Malvern Leader. Leslie Allensworth family noted Omaha visitors.
Oat kchool will be closed Pr day for a weeks vacation. Trene Stewart went to the hospital in Red Oak the slat of last week for a trinor offatation. Join Nelson teft for Tales, Okla, this Week after a several weeks stay here. Ruth Brown who has been working at the Waldo Edmond son home several weeks returned home Saturday.
Mrs James Jensen of Omaha credits Sargon Pills and Bare Fon with restoring her appetite, digestion, and sleep after seven years of failed medicines. She reports improved liver function, reduced headaches, and overall renewed energy, endorsed by Collins Drug Co. as agents.
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