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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1924
Page
6
A Malvory Community Club meeting at the Outrage Hotel elected officers for the year and discussed membership growth, waterworks tests, and a planned extra February meeting for home building. Thirty two members attended the January session, with reports on finances, lectures, entertainment, and upcoming events.
W A Barkus notes recent capons sold with faith in profits. He mentions one coop of sixteen birds that brought over 33 dollars and 15 cents after market delays from rough roads. A seven pound slip sold at 20 cents per pound. capons averaged 25 cents per pound.
Local White Shrine members were pleasantly entertained last Monday evening at Mrs HW Al Walker's home. The evening was spent playing dominoes and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Clifford Alstrone hosted a birthday party Saturday afternoon for four-year-old Jimmie Koontz of Waukon Iowa who is visiting here with eight friends and their mothers. The event featured games birthday cake and refreshments. Verbal congratulations from local residents followed.
Weather notes describe a February pattern with snowy pansies, warm spells, and a quick return to cold. Forecaster mentions California and Florida readers reporting warm sunny conditions the prior week. Snow drift covered pansies, frost receded, then Sunday night rain cooled, and Monday began real winter again, with lingering cold through Tuesday.
Iowa readers will find a Town Magazine Section in next week’s Malvern Leader. Charles D. Reed cites weather cycles as proof of steady change, while Governor Kendall praises Iowa’s climate. The issue includes fiction, power and weather articles, a serial, and features for youth.
Record of instruments filed in Mills County Iowa during week ending January 26 1924 shows transfers including T Danford to G T Harover Lot 1 Block 1 Menderson Louvers Lee to Ora Lee Part of Lot 1 Block 18 and all of Lot 4 Block Record's Sub Glenwood Edith Nebe Bereman executrix to Bogart et al Part of Lot 5 Block 29 Glenwood James Magee to Blanche Stroud Lot 10 Wickham and Woodrow's Sub Glenwood J W Cooper to J W Bonebrake Lot 3 in Elk 91 Gordons Add Glenwood County Treasurer Mills County to F J Wallace Lot 424 in original town of Emergon and more for week ending February 2 1924 entries also list several QCD deeds and corrections including Burgoin Stroud McKnight and others with parcels across Glenwood Emergon and nearby areas.
Sunday worship at 11:00 a.m. with morning sermon What Darest Thou Here Elijah. Evening service 7:00 p.m. Young People pageant on mission fields. Sunday school at 10:00 a.m Lincoln Sunday with Freedmen Mission offering. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Ladies Social Union meeting this afternoon with Mrs. H. A. Depadorif. Visitors welcome.
A Center Township Farm Bureau program is set for Tuesday February 22 at Hillsdale church 7740 p am with community singing led by Mrs A HW Culver recitations by Walter Ling talks on Farm Home Library by Mrs rank Howard and Mrs H FM Chambers Rev Coleman Haral Publicity Wayne Choa and a moving pictures segment The program also notes a national poster and slogan contest for highway crossing accident prevention with prizes 600 400 100 and 100 90 and rules including poster 21 by 33 inches four colors and slogan applicable to crossing accident prevention The Antenim Spillway Association reserves rights to reject designs and the winner titles become property of the association Entries must be forwarded to FLA Rowe chair committee of Prevention of Highway Crossing Accidents 90 West al New York City by February 1924
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