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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1967
Page
7
Students prepare for the Sweetheart Dance coronation. Voters will choose a queen and courtesy king and queen from faculty selected candidates. Winners receive a rose bouquet from the FHA at Saturday night coronation. Daily notices honor respect and wit in the halls. Congratulations rise for the team after last Friday's victory and anticipation builds for tomorrow's game.
A large cardboard owl marks FHA Courtesy Week from January 23 to February 3 at MCHS with posters bearing slogans for each day. The climax is a Court esy Dance on February 18, backed by slogans encouraging kindness to teachers and respect for property, prompting noticeable courtesy among students.
Freshman 1 class spends Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings using calculators in the typing room. They work in workbooks on decimals and whole numbers. On Tuesdays and Thursdays they study arrays means medians and modes in homeroom under Mr Strecker. He explains uses for different graphs.
A school item reports Linda Schroeder burned her hand trying to pop popcorn at Malvern Community School. The note mentions ongoing basketball season close and lists the February hot lunch menu and calendar including games at Sidney and Frembin Mills, a pep club meeting, and a FHA field trip.
Robert Trout of Loveland and Clyde Schoening hosts extend welcome to visitors as family events mark dinners and weekend gatherings. Neighbors from Glenwood Co Bluffs Omaha and Malvern attend, with many birthdays and whist club moments noted. Card of thanks expresses appreciation for hospital stay support.
The Silver City Women’s Society gathered January 26 for a 1:30 dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs. Phyllis Skerritt with 16 members. Jana Fisher joined. plans were made for a February 14 valentine brunch and February 10 World Day of Prayer observance. Assistant hostesses were Tilly Boyer, Irene Childs, and Shirley Robertson. The February 23 meeting will be at Mrs. Grace Anderson’s home.
Kensington chapter of the Order of Eastern Star changes meeting date to February 8 at the Masonic Temple Hall hosted by Mrs June Malcom and Mrs Betty Burgoin. Members are asked to bring valentines for a exchange.
Hendersons Reverend Robert Jonesi and his Elliott kin joined Gala Wilders for supper on a Wednesday. Local school dismissed Tuesday at 2 p.m. due to a storm. Howard Williams and Don Williams, joined by their spouses, visited in Omaha on Wednesday and paid respects at St Joseph Hospital to Lula Williams and Oltat Williams. Gerald Viner also visited Lula Williams at St Josephs Hospital in Omaha last Monday.
Lions club held Ladies night with a meeting in the Gym and supper at Home Café. Two films were shown, one on U.S. regions and a Lions film about cornea transplant. Rev Gerald Caughton of Macedonia attended with guitar and led group singing.
The Malvern Leader from Malvern Iowa dated February 2 1967 covers local news, community notices, and brief items. Prominent names and places reflect the town's civic and social life of that period.
Sunday afternoon gatherings at the Frank Stevens Sr home and a Glenwood Bank Courtsey rooms shower honor Toni Mullinger and Mrs. Buss helps host. Hospital updates include Drucilla Mars minor surgery and Jeffory Conaway funeral at Hazel Dell near Council Bluffs. Community members Elizabeth Alberts stroke recovery and Robert Happ heart attack improvement noted. Chelly Mort and Nancy Honstade led Ames Collegiate Methodist deputies visiting George Mort home. Lyle and Corte Stewart visit. Lyle attends Craighton for MBA while Western Electric in Omaha funds schooling. Joyee Sinner discharged. back brace three months. Ed and Carl Johnson relocate to a farm near Shetandiah for new work.
Buddy Byers of Corona California and his driver Fran Lucord of Garden Grove California were weekend guests of Buddy Byers’s parents E L Byers. They brought vegetables to Sioux City and planned to take a load of meat back from Denison. They were dinner guests Saturday evening of Frank Grout. Also visiting were Claude Boruff of Macedonia and Ee L Byers’s Sunday guests.
Susan Deitchler formerly Susan Steiner of Henderson received bachelor’s degree with distinction at the University of Nebraska commencement in Lincoln. She is one of 15 honored with distinction and will teach fifth grade in Lincoln schools. Attending were her parents Gordon Steiner and others from Corning Farragut and Red Oak area. A World Day of Prayer planning meeting was held at Mrs. Arnold Williams and a MYF rally was attended at Farragut. The Oaks basketball game and a tabernacle event in Red Oak were noted.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gravés hosted guests for supper and progressive pitch with Debra staying overnight. Ira Bell attended funeral services at Mansfield's Chapel for Mrs Wesley Smith. Lyle Fowles joined the Sehnoors for a birthday celebration near Hastings. Barbara Blackman attended a seventh grade party at the old Power and Light building. Everett Blackman and others visited in the Wayne Blackman home. Dennis Ponton stayed with Darwin Swanson Sunday afternoon and overnight.
Summary of area church schedules including Holy Rosary Catholic Church Glenwood with Mass times on Sundays and holy days, First Presbyterian with worship at 10 am and youth programs, St John’s Lutheran listing service times and upcoming meetings, and Feb events such as Westminster Guild and World Day of Prayer observance.
Mrs Richard Anderson leads Sunday school at 9:30 with a morning worship at 11 The sermon titled The Last Coin will be preached The Lord's Supper will be observed during the service A Sr High Youth meeting is scheduled at the Methodist church Wednesday at 6 30 pm A family covered dish supper will follow at the church and a film on the World Mission of the American Baptist Church will be shown
Joe Parker was elected president of the Horseshoe Saddle Club at the January Emerson Legion hall meeting. Leonard Hardy was named vice president Marie Rountree secretary treasurer and directors were Wayne Crawford and Joe Hart. The annual Little Britches Rodeo at Hastings was set for June 9 1941 with shows the first two evenings and Sunday afternoon.
Bernard Mabbitt shows improvement and plans to visit soon. The Ivan Crawford family of Malvern visited with the Wendell Crawfords. Mrs. Larry Sheavereul and a guest from Hollywood visited Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barrington and families, with a sister and brother also noted. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Stoghill and Sandy spent time with Noah Stoghill. Herb’s brothers Wilber and Malcolm joined the visit from Cape Charles and Lavalette. Kieth Clites and Steve spent the weekend in Lexington, Missouri.
The church schedules a family supper and 1:30 p m meeting for all parishioners. The Deborah Society gathers at the parsonage. On Thursday 2:15 p m Baptist Ladies Kensington meets at Mrs Hazel Summers home. Friday Feb 10 World Day of Prayer service at 2 p m in the Methodist church with a program by women of the Methodist Presbyterian and Baptist churches. Public invited.
Rev John A Lippincott leads services at First Methodist Church including Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 14 and a Union Youth Service at 6pm On Monday an extension use of the building is planned Wednesday features Boy Scouts chancel choir practice and Ash Wednesday marking the start of Lent Thursday includes a small musical group at Mrs Edel Knights home Friday hosts World Day of Prayer at 2pm at the church
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