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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
2
Malvern social column lists visits and births, with Mia Forrest Kirby’s ankle injury and hospital trip. Notables include a Jan 21 infant at Luther Hospital Waterdown, local travels to Shenandoah and Omaha, birthday celebrations, and frequent social calls among families, teachers, and businesses.
Attendance reached 63 for Sunday school with gifts from Floyd Hicks and the Castors and Mahans. Velma Mahan takes a course at Beants Academy. Families drive to LeMars to meet Agnes Klose visiting from South Dakota and Minnesota. Several relatives listed as ill or visiting, including Mrs Harmon hospitalized in Council Bluffs.
Sarah Jane Epperson Kiger 89, born August 1 1849 in Linn Creek Missouri, died January 25 1939 at her son W C Kiger’s Modale Iowa home after a long Iowa journey from Linn Creek to Albia area. She married Andrew Kiger in 1866 had nine children Jacob Calvin Thomas Barbara deceased Edward Johnnie Maude Ida Ethel La Verde and superstition. She joined the Methodist church at 13 and remained faithful. Survived by 26 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral held January 28 at Fong ET a Rome Yeoman and burial in Woodbine cemetery.
Neighbors Fred and Blaine Dickersbach escaped a head on crash on a slippery curve between G F Wills driveway and a bridge last Wednesday night. Both cars had minor damage and no high speed. Fred Dickersbach later suffered injuries from a fodder fall and is slowly improving. Many neighbors and relatives visited or traveled, including Mrs Seeger’s granddaughter Blaine Enacave, who won a local humorous contest and qualifies for district and Peru Normal contest entries. James Evans is ill with measles and several visitors traveled to aid Mrs Rhoades who is ill but recovering.
Minnie the Manikin, a posture figure for 4 H girls, will return to Iowa for a third annual series of posture training schools led by Miss Kilngaman. The program stresses mental attitude along with physical posture, with 14 delegates from Mine County to attend the district meeting in Red Oak on March 21.
Mr Warner rural rehabilitation supervisor from Shenandoah will visit Malvern at the community building on January 41 February 28 and March 28 to review projects and discuss programs with local residents.
Edgar Allen Poe paid a Boston printer to print his first book Tam erlane and Other Poems. Allen's class at M. B. Sunday school was organized with C. H. Amicks teaching. Mrs. Herman Coppock learned her mother, visiting in California, had returned to Oregon but was still ill. Christian Aid members and guests enjoyed a pot luck lunch Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Reign Byers were Omaha visitors Friday. Sim Danford of Macedonia was in town Friday.
A community church notices page lists Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Christian services with times and pastors. Activities include youth meetings, stewardship readings, Lutheran Hour broadcast, and a call for members to reflect on personal church contribution. Visitors greeted. upcoming Fellowship week urged.
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