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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
2
Malvern locals share updates from friends and relatives across town and nearby areas. The column notes moves, visits, hospital recoveries, school and church events, social gatherings, and upcoming notices, with many names and places such as Des Moines Shenandoah Tabor Council Bluffs and Clarinda appearing throughout.
An afternoon gathering at Mrs Laura Kerney home drew over twenty attendees for a pot luck meal and quilting. The next meeting is scheduled for February 5 at the church. Nearly 100 people joined a community gathering at the church honoring movers and new families and sharing games and refreshments.
Mrs W H Maddocks traveled with the H unts and Jean of near Henderson to Pacific Junction as guests at the Glen Fitch home Friday. Joan Fitch stayed with the Maddocks, others visiting in the Cather ine Whitesides home Sunday. Basketball tourna ment at Glenwood drew many locals including Mr and Mrs C Wilhelm and family and Ralph Maddocks. Dale McClure and family attended a night. Lily Harstn returned to Spaulding after weeks with her sister. Mrs Hubert Johnson and Mrs Glen Fitch visited in Puelle Junction. Frank DuVal home event where a passerby reported a fire. bucket brigade saved the house. Mrs Etta Cary and son Lee and Mrs W H Clay visited north of Silver City. Ethel Nelson, Edna Maddocks and Roland Bird took seventh grade exams in Glenwood. Mr and Mrs C M Nelson spent the day with R C Mayberry north of town. Mr and Mrs Frank Culley drove to Shenandoah for daughter Harley Griffey’s appendectomy. condition satisfactory. LaVern Francia and family moved from Silver City to the old Stone property west of Milton Knight farm. Reindeer in Alaska were introduced in 1891.
The 1914 Glenwood Armory site is fixed as Evernham Rathke property south of the Glenwood House with barns removed for a drill ground. Mills County Telephone Co moves to new quarters behind Lews State Savings Bank, managed by Jan Ward with Fanny Clark as bookkeeper. Fire district lines redefined for Malvern with three districts.
Lincoln Day program will follow the lesson study with an offering for mission work among the Negroes. Morning worship at 11 led by Dr Henry D White BE, and 5 30 p m service. Christian church Thible school at 10 a m Communion at 11 a m BE at 6 30 p m. Sixtra chorus special by Mrs Seegar. Sunday school children welcomed back after illness. Tune In Lutheran Hour Sunday 3 20 4 p m on KFAB Lincoln. Methodist Church holds services every evening this week and Sunday with different pastors. Sermon by the pastor. A large Stewardship campaign reports about 1400 literature pieces and 35 point difference in art report.
This column urges preparation for winter with heavy clothing and bar patna. It praises sweaters and work gear from Big Smith and Wolver ine, notes new spring oxfords and hats, and encourages support for the basketball team after a county tournament loss. It also comments on anti nadists and a warmer summer warning.
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