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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1971
Page
2
The Emerson Cemetery Association board will hold its annual meeting at city hall Thursday at 7 30 p m. Officers will be elected and reports heard. The previous meeting was postponed due to a blizzard.
The Emerson Women's Club met February 2 at 2 p.m. with 20 members present and two guests. Mrs. Ed Collins of Red Oak roleplayed Mattie Ross from True Grit by Charles Portis, sharing the 14 year old’s winter 1870 quest for Tom Chaney. Federation talk by Mrs. Jake Taenzler and enrollment goals plus host duties for the county convention were noted. Luncheon followed. multiple local residents were listed among attendees and hospital news reported for several members.
Funeral services for Fred Lemons 65 a longtime Emerson resident were held Friday February 5 at 2 pm at the Nelson Chapel Red Oak with Rev Delbert V Terry officiating He died Tuesday February 2 after a four month illness Born February 18 1905 at Mercer Missouri Lemons married Myrtle Haney in 1925 Surviving are wife Myrtle daughter Carolyn Jones Emerson son Jerry West Des Moines two grandchildren three sisters Nettie McCartney Moscow Texas Mary Bollier Bernice La and Maxine Roberson Stevens Ark Burial was at North Grove Cemetery Friend Vaughn Babbitt visited at his parents home in Emerson and other local residents attended multiple events and funerals in the area
Local church listings include Nishna Valley United Methodist with Delbert Terry as pastor and R L Grayson supervisor, plus First Baptist with Wm Van Antwerp as pastor. Junior choir, BYF, and midweek Bible studies noted. Obituary, community visits, and local social notes follow with multiple family names and small events.
Emerson town council met February 2 1971 for a regular meeting. Present were Blank Johnson Pierce and Sandquist with Pilling absent. Bills totaling 2740 22 were approved and paid. Mayor Curtis commented on snow removal after the January storm and a plan to amend charges for restoring water service. Street sign costs were discussed with the Chamber of Commerce. report to follow. Meeting adjourned with Nettie Robbins assisting.
LaVerne notes Carson returned from the VA hospital in Omaha and J W Castor came home from Hed Oak hospital. Wayne Bullington of Titusville Florida and his sister Mrs Richard Larsen of Englewood Colorado left Friday after attending the L C Bullington farm sale. Their sister Mrs Lee Weitzel of West Des Moines was here and planned to come Wednesday and return Thursday.
Mr and Mrs W M Shepard returned home Monday after visiting Mrs Shepard’s aunt Miss Alta Morrison in Neodasha Kansas. Mrs Vernon Johnson and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hicks of Red Oak with Mr and Mrs Quentin Johnson dined together in a cafe in Omaha then spent the afternoon with Arthur Johnson at Papillion Nebraska on Sunday.
Oaks Sunday School attendance reached 50 with 3 birthdays and 2 visitors. New babies received rose bowls. several families visited and a trumpet solo was performed. The sermon topic focused on true doctrine in Jude and Timothy.
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