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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
4
Henderson notices recount Christmas visits by Pendegrafts and Edmondsons families. Guests include Salix, Omaha, Fullerton, Henderson and Denver ties with multiple overnight stays and Christmas meals. Relatives from Hastings, Himdale, Ta and San Francisco joined gatherings with local households.
Henderson notes list Christmas visitors including Mrs. Jack Gamble from Long Beach and families of Harbour, Bolton, Frink, Clark, and Hendrix. Local churches share service times with Sunday School, WSOS, choir practices, and youth groups. Other guests include Miss Barbara Hendrix of Omaha and families from Shenandoah and Council Bluffs.
Hendersons Hornets and Ambitious Andies held a Christmas party at Legion Hall on Wednesday December 20 with a gift exchange and annual calendars distributed after their regular meeting. Other notes recount Christmas gatherings and family dinners around Red Oak Crescent Cornathor and Pisgah with numerous relatives visiting and celebrating through the holiday period.
The Legion Children's party was postponed due to weather with plans for a Saturday afternoon Dec 30 belated visit by Santa Claus. The Methodist church Christmas program was moved to Dec 27. Numerous local families hosted relatives and guests for Christmas dinners and suppers across Red Oak Emerson Council Bluffs and surrounding towns with extensive family gatherings and travel.
Miss Connie Jewell daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Jewell and Delbert McVay son of Mr and Mrs Asa McVay both of Henderson were married Saturday December 23 in the Methodist church in Red Oak with Rev Clement Rowe officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Dick Magers. They will reside in Henderson. Guests included Cheri Rowe Beverly McVay and many local families. The couple later hosted a Christmas breakfast and dinner visits with relatives. Dwight Allensworth arrived from Albuquerque to share Christmas with the Allensworth family and encountered a storm delaying travel via Shenandoah.
A long list of Christmas gatherings across families in Macedonia Council Bluffs Malvern Red Oak Creston Villisca and surrounding towns. Names include Sharon Henderson Dwight Allensworth Keith Allensworth Don Allensworth Mary Johnson Harvey Bolton Myron Reynolds Fay Butterfield Claude Holt Jim Pendegraft Clarence McKinney Helen Winchester and Arthur Luther with many relatives visiting for the holidays. Larry Sowers reports to Omaha in December then to San Diego for Marine service.
The Jim Winchesters hosted Christmas with guests including Thurman Bowens Detroit Lake Minnesota Norman Winchester Carroll Greg Teri Winchester St. Joe Gere Winchester Oakland Council Bluffs Nancy Mays Council Bluffs Arnold Williams Griswold Weldon Wallace Columbus Myers Helen Winchester Gene Bolton Harvey Bolton and others. Christmas Eve visitors at Carl Bolton's and further visits by Bula Stevens Ruth Stevens Macedonia Fay Butterfields Robin Bruca Omaha Percy Rist Glenwood Carro Philipps Anne Billy Maude Phillips H A Paul and family John Gage Emer son Elmer Kadel Karen Don Kadel Earl Kadel Chester Kadel Walter Sowers Lynn Carson Art Paterson Chester Bayes Omaha.
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