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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
8
Hastings community notes the Graham family moved last week to Red Oak where Harry Graham works for Fox-Finley Motor Co. They previously resided on the Granteer property in Hastings. The send well wishes at their departure.
The Colonial tea party advertised in last week's Leader has been called off or postponed because of intense cold and snow blocking roads. A new date will be announced later.
Charles Shank relocates his cafe to the former Keffer Hardware site, creating a lighter, larger dining space. Davis will move into the vacated building, with H W Keffer transferring tools to the adjacent store room. Local notices also report hospital updates, travel and social news, and a school closure due to blocked roads.
A dealer from TIM LAKE PRODUCTS, INC. in Des Moines promotes JERMITE Daily as boosting egg production and poultry health and advertises BLUE-V-SPRAY for gapes and head colds with a claim of guaranteed authenticity.
Hastings Public School lists students who scored 100 in spelling on Friday. Several names appear including Walders Clark Wayne Clark Charies Fellows Glen Martin Dorothy Waterworth Roger Walden Alva Achenbach Dorl Clark Earl Clark Junior Clark Gene Courter Teegy Cittes Delale Gustin Rosie Hall Joan Hamilton Donald Hodge Jackie Hudson Elloise Largent Marjorie McKinney and Harry Whitesides. The school notes the First Flag illustrated on the sand table and that names were drawn for a valentine box Friday.
Due to illness and cold weather many were absent but all have returned except Donald Miller. A in spelling Friday were Vivian Bird Henrietta Clark Fred Cartier Daniel Johnson Roberta Clark Harold Fellows Kenneth Gustin Larry Kidwell Robert Shaw and Hazel Kelso.
Seventh and Eighth Grades Keith TMunt hosted a party Tuesday night for Raymond Graham who moved Wednesday. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments including ice cream cookies and candy. The eighth grade also lost Geraldine Kelso who returned to Malvern Thursday. We are sorry to see her go and hope she has many friends in Red Oak.
A fragment notes a dance called the fun nut and comments on modern fashion and conduct for young women. It contrasts feminine attire with expectations to imitate gentlemen and mentions the difficulty for modern girls to curtsey.
The obituary details the life of Mr. Wilson of Mills county, a family man with deep community ties. Survived by wife Alice Woodruff and children Claude Earl Win Carlton Maybelle Pierson, he influenced many through faith, service, and a cheerful outlook.
Violet Bailey reports on algebra lesson about square foot as the class reflects on the loss of their president Oscar Graham.
The freshman and sophomore classes held a farewell party Tuesday night for Eloise and her brother Oscar who has already moved. They spent the evening playing games and enjoyed ice cream and cookies. The event paused briefly as a mouse caused a disruption and several class members were absent last week.
Velma Mings reports on decimals in business arithmetic and Shakespeare studies in English. The class expected Mr Fellows to visit wearing warm muffs after an ear was frozen last week. The girls’ physical training class divides its time between activities and routines.
The final home declamatory contest will be held at the school house Friday evening February 14 at 8 o'clock. Blight contestants will compete in three divisions for the right to represent our school in the preliminary four school contest. An evening of entertainment is promised to everyone who attends.
Hastings M E Church outlines a full day of services at 211 a. m. Epworth League led by Dorothy Haden with “Our South American project” through Hugh Stuntz. Evening service at 6 30 p m. All services at the parsonage if heating fails. Notes on local residents and student Eloise Graham staying with A V Clues during exams.
A timeless presence brought joy to others and inspired many in prayer. The text honors a pastor and father whose memory life and scriptural learning guided his family. It notes a 50th wedding anniversary remark on enduring love, and includes Jerome Bell’s poem portraying death as sleep and the hope of resurrection through a life shaped by Christian virtue.
The article discusses how early documents used “witness my hand and seal” with an impressed seal as authentication. It notes the seal represented the person and traces the shift to handwritten signatures as common care and state laws later required wills to be witnessed though not always sworn.
Champion Hill Sherman residents hosted visitors Thursday with Mr and Mrs Walter Relten harcer and family, Alfred Cooper Chester Wilma Flevener and Mrs Lews Bullington Branstord Multington and Mrs Dale Shotley plus Mrs Brad Bridge. Gus Gibson traveled to Cannell Bluffs with Genevieve Huntaman niece returning for a relative visit. Frank Kochersperger, recently housebound, now gets outside daily. Sarah Coppec spent the weekend with Avis Noel. Old papers to be delivered to The Leader office.
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