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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
10
Emerson Women's Club will meet Tuesday January 7 at the Methodist church at 2 p.m. The program is Key to Relaxation Pass time Creations by club members. Members are asked to bring something they have made. Christmas guests included Mr and Mrs Hurley Clements and Hilda Yowell plus other local families.
A Christmas program at Champion Hill featured the cradle roll with Little Jef Jennings. His grandfather Dean McLain and his mother Deanne McLain Jennings were noted as former members. Mrs F G Rochersperger led the cradle roll for many years.
Church listings show Emerson Methodist and Hilal Presbyterian with service times including Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11:05 a.m. Watch night service planned for Dec 31. Baptist notes include communion meditation Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and evening worship with a talent program. Community notices mention dinners and visits among local families in Blair and nearby towns.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for Myrtle Rebecca Shelley born Oct 3 1838 near Emerson. She died Dec 25 at the Shelley Nursing Home in Dunreson aged 81 years two months and 22 days. She married Jess F. Shelley Feb 22 1907 and had son Dale. Survivors include husband Dale three grandsons Gary Robert and Kim and two great grandchildren. Burial in Walnut cemetery Champion Hill community.
Emerson Pack 79 held a December meeting at Emerson Methodist church with caroling fruit baskets for shut ins in Emerson Hastings and Strahan areas. Den 3 staged a Christmas program and gift exchange. Pine derby cars were awarded to Cubs to assemble with a parent for January racing.
The Bernard Patton family of Cordova Illinois and the George Stille Jr. household hosted Christmas visitors including Mr and Mrs Eugene Anderson and adopted daughter Susan Lynn born Deg 18 Toledo. Other gatherings included Mr and Mrs Clyde Ingersoll with Tom Hayse Cres ton and BE Birdsall JoAnn Council Bluffy. Major and Mrs Bill Parker and son. Mr and Mrs John Parker. and Ray Honeywell visiting Floyd Carns in Anita.
Rev. Dick Person won first place in home decorating for Christmas with Vernon Johnson second and W V Morrison and Leon Robbina tied for third. The article lists numerous holiday visits, dinners, and guests from Webster City to Omaha and Florida, including the Patton and Von Fecht families, and notes a Christmas baby born to Floyd Hillyer.
A note of gratitude from Mrs. Pearl Kilne thanks the Goodwill club of Champion Hill the Baptist Ladies and the WSCS for plates of fruit cookies and candy received.
The 0.5.5. entertained the Masons and their wives at a supper at the O B S and Masonic hall. The joint installation will be January 1, with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Johnson and family, Cecil Jenks and son, Mr. and Mrs. J A Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson of Shenandoah as guests, plus Mrs. Keith Magneson. Several local families are mentioned visiting or hosting Christmas gatherings across Emerson and surrounding towns including Red Oak Glenwood Malvern Corral Bluff Davenport and Highland Acres.
Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Hvans featured Opt. Robert Belt of Los Angeles and the Belt family of Red Oak. Other guests included Kenneth Malskett of Omaha with his parents, Ed and Mrs. Mal iskett, and numerous relatives from Lincoln Seward Des Moines Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids Clarkston Riverton and Omaha.
The Malvern Leader reports numerous holiday guests and family visits across local homes. Robert Pickrel and family from Humboldt stayed with Ellary Pickrel and family and with Shenandoah relatives of Mrs Pickrel. Mrs Mary B Gibson returned from Council Bluffs after visiting relatives over Christmas. Kay Ehlers and Ray Ehlers noted travel to Valentine Neb. Edward Greenwood and family visited Rev C R Grahn and his wife in Sherandoan for Christmas. Darwin Hascall hosted Dd King Lois Allen Hascall and Bernard Lodholtz from Omaha. John Hillyer of Carson visited sister Pearl Kiine in town Thursday afternoon.
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