24 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
1
A chaotic diary of community notices, editor mishaps, and light humor from Malvern. Arthur R. McCullough faults a sports placement joke, a baby boy in the Anderson family prompts laughter, Ralph Anderson’s son arrives, and local wits muse on Texan quirks, statistics, and Christmas cheer as the season nears.
Vincent Michael Gutschenritter 25 of Imogene Mills County. after a year of illness from a blister infection and complications, he died December 12 at University Hospital in Tawa City. He was a devout Catholic, loved by family and friends, and his funeral was at St Patricks Church in Imogene with burial at Mt Calvary. He left parents Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gutschenritter, siblings Frank George Donald John and Minnie, plus many relatives and friends.
The editorial reveres Christmas for its universal emotional pull and lifting of goodwill, contrasting with other holidays. It praises nativity imagery in art, stresses giving as a path to happiness, and notes Malvern stores’ strong holiday merchandise and advertising boosting business this season.
In Re Farmers National Bank of Henderson Iowa J R Hall Shareholders Agent final report set for hearing at 10 am January 26 1937 in Council Bluffs Iowa. Objections must be filed. upon approval Hall discharged and bond exonerated.
Mr and Mrs Michael Delehant welcomed a daughter born Tuesday Dee 15 who will go by Margaret Johanna They already have two other children A second family Mr Glen Hayes also welcomed a baby boy on the same day unnamed The Union school cancelled Friday classes for the funeral of Vincent Gutschenritter.
Items from The Leader provide a nostalgic look back to 1886. Town sheriffs convened in Sioux City with Sheriff Farrell as president. State surveyors elected Seth Dean as president. The Leader reports a creamery lease, with J B Rose storing ice for next summer. Local people travel for holidays and gatherings, with college attendance and social events noted.
A Nature Magazine notes the desert iguana, a small lizard in the Southwest, feeds on flowers, insects, and creosote plants. The piece contrasts its diet with tropical species and mentions its adaptation to arid regions.
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