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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
8
Henderson and surrounding families gathered for Christmas as Colum bus Myera and Bryce Bird returned from leave. The community shared meals, visits, and hospitality across many homes including the Shanks, Harbors, Allensworth, Sowers, and Brumleys, with numerous relatives from Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, and Missouri attending. Many travelers moved through Malvern, Council Bluffs, and Omaha, reflecting a busy holiday season.
Henderson Methodist Church announces a 10 a m service with the sermon titled The New Year Song Pastor Fred W Martin leads worship Sunday School at 11 a m WSCS holds a weekly Thursday work day except the fourth week when the regular meeting occurs MYF gathers Sunday evening the 5th.
A jumble of church events and holiday gatherings lists Morning Worship and Sunday School times, youth watch plans, and gratitude notes. Many family Christmas dinners, visits, travel to Council Bluffs, Malvern, Glenwood, Red Oak, Atlantic, and nearby towns are recorded along with names, relationships, and local businesses. The piece ends noting Red Cross support costs from the prior year.
Naiph Leroy Seanth born October 12 1891 in Cass County Iowa died November 12 1955 at Red Oak hospital after a two week illness. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1914 and served Henderson Iowa as a veterinary physician except for 18 months in World War I as a first lieutenant in the Veterinary Corps. He married Velma Tevans October 24 1918 and had a daughter Barbara born in Henderson. He was a Mason and member of veterinary associations and the Methodist Church. He leaves wife Velma daughter Barbara of Jacksonville Texas brother Levi Seanth of Magneta and sister Lela Jauvelt of Westwood New Jersey. Funeral services were held December 14 in the Henderson Methodist Church with Rev Fred Martin officiating and interment in Henderson Cemetery.
We express heartfelt gratitude for the many cards flowers and courtesies shown during the illness and death of Dr R L South and for the Christmas gathering with family including Mr and Mrs Joe Reddaut and family and Mr and Mrs Roland LaRue and daughter at the Frink home in Schleswig and Sar City guests.
Wil Zinmer of Spokane, Wrath and Carlos Harrison of Glenwort joined Mr and Mrs Ernest White and others visiting family in Bellaire Kansas. Wiley Sanders group were Christmas puppet guests near Tabor. Little Brick and Hawthorn schools held Christmas programs with local families attending. The Sell family hosted Christmas day guests including Dale Sell, Vern Bell, Tinie Seth, Walter Phelps, Jane and Ruth Sell.
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