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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1966
Page
14
Santa Claus will appear on Friday December 23 at 2 PM at Henderson Fun. The Lions Club will hold a drawing for a turkey goose duck and chicken after the appearance.
Henderson notes list local residents with visits and gatherings over recent days. Families including Stephens, Allensworth, Wyatt, and Taylors are mentioned along with a move into Mrs. Immer Kadels house. A junior choir party occurred and Roebert Harveer in San Francisco is seriously ill after appendix surgery.
Debbie Williams and Mary Kudron visited Shirley Greenwood in Emerson Friday night for Shirley's birthday. Bruce Forwards attended an early Christmas dinner for Mrs. Forwards relatives. Sowers from Jacksonville planned holidays with family in Council Bluffs and Carson. Funeral services for Betty Malone were held with interment in Memorial Gardens. Several local families hosted meals and visits across Emerson and nearby towns during the holidays.
Representative elect Bill Scherles returns from Washington D C and keeps a packed schedule across Harrison County Atlantic Corning Council Bluffs post office visits Wassail Bowl luncheon Shenandoah and Hamburg tours five houses Country Club dinner Swed ish Christmas in Stanton with Mr and Mrs Oscar Hollman and the Washburns and Mrs Scherle.
A sizable crowd gathered Sunday afternoon at the Christian church for an open house honoring Mr and Mrs Paul Edmondson on their 50th wedding anniversary. Grandson Dan Taylor led the guest book while relatives assisted with serving and gifts. A niece from Washington and a grandson aboard Dixit phoned in, adding warm notes from afar.
Henderson area clubs held Christmas gatherings and visits. B Y K club hosted a cooperative luncheon at Mrs Gordon Steiner with aides and a white elephant gift exchange. Mary Jane Steiner played organ. Bible Study at Mrs Bruce Forward's home. refreshments served. Neighborhood Birthday club hosted a Christmas supper at booster station hall with multiple couples attending. Nichau Valley Women's Club celebrated Christmas Family Night at the Christian Church with tree decorations, dancing, Santa, carols, and decorations by LaDanna Stephens and children. Eunice Rieken, Gwendolyn Hendrix and Alice Brown served refreshments. Several local residents traveled to Omaha to view Christmas lights and attended dinners in Council Bluffs. Inez Yakish stayed with grandmother Nellie Fickel. later plans include Vietnam deployment. T G Rieken and Carl Isaacson attended the wedding of Cynthia Bary and Donald Peterson in Red Oak.
Glenwood Methodist Mary Circle guests, nineteen members and Mrs Rose Timmons, enjoyed a Christmas tea in Mrs Kenneth Graves home. The table featured green cloth, red carnilions, candles and greenery. Mrs Walter Phelps poured coffee, Mrs Walter Klindt served punch, with program “The Other Christmas” led by Mrs Klindt and devotions by Mrs Jin Duyer.
Miss Ferne Alberts and Mines and others attended the Glenwood state hospital school Christmas program Sunday morning. Local residents reported visits and family events including a new grandson for Opal and Larry Irwin in Council Bluffs, and several gatherings with the Haneys, Kingerys, and Andersons. Pvt Keith Irwin returned on leave from Ft Bliss for Christmas with the Irwin family, with further training planned.
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