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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
10
Tenderly the woman places Angelica among the best angels in a collection. Angelica appears bedraggled with a flattened hairdo, a missing wing, and a single rusty arm yet she embodies Love Joy and Wonder as Christmas personified for those who know her.
A one-armed, one-winged angel long neglected in a toy box is rediscovered by a mother. Though ridiculed and outgrown, Angelica is cherished again as Love and Joy and Wonder, recalling countless children and Christmas carols she once brightened.
Emerson area residents held a busy array of holiday events and family visits. Des Moines guest Florence Patton Gary Johnson stayed with Quentin Johnsons, while the Emerson Chamber of Commerce hosted a well attended chicken supper and officers were elected. Several clubs hosted Christmas parties at local homes and tea rooms, with many families traveling to Omaha, Red Oak, Griswold, Villisca, and nearby towns for gatherings. The community shared birthdays, anniversaries, and a birth announces Jenna Michelle Kellenbarger in Lincoln with local relatives visiting Lincoln and Blair.
United Methodist Women met at the church for their regular gathering and Christmas party with 23 members present. President Mrs. Bob Samuelson opened with a Christmas reading and flag pledges. Officers reported, gifts set for Hillcrest Childrens Services and the American Bible Institute, and plans announced for installing new officers at the January meeting.
Emerson Women's Club held a 1 pm Christmas luncheon and meeting at the 34 Supper Club on Dec 11 with 15 members and three guests. Leona Dixon presided over a brief business session approving this year's budget while Kath leen Cooke led the Sweet Teens from Nishna Valley Community School in entertainment and carols.
Sylvester G. Rice a retired farmer and salesman died December 4 after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at Nelson Boylan Chapel Red Oak with Rev. David Olson. interment Emerson Cemetery. Survived by wife two daughters a son three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Marlene Gage of Emerson is selected as a member of the Ozark Bible College Concert Choir in Joplin Missouri. The 67 member group performs on Revival Fires directed by Cecil Todd and led by George King. The college, a private Christian institution founded in Bentonville, reports 761 students, 650 full time, and 260 in correspondence programs.
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