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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1964
Page
4
Letters reflect on Iowa's harsh yet beauty filled winter, praising the climate's varied seasons, the joy of winter activities, and the Midwest's agricultural base. The piece notes resilience, population pressures, and future adjustments, ending with a Letitia Baldrige quote adapted to Letitia B. Landon.
In 1963 Kenneth Blackman faced bumps, bruises and a broken bone after a skating mishap. X rays showed a top bone fracture with a six week cast. he previously broke his hand playing football and was on crutches after a knee incident with a horse.
John Waller shares the best Christmas gift he received, his restored hearing after ear surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha. The piece notes others in the area also had successful procedures and mentions an Iowa Poetry Asia contest with cash prizes. It includes community notices and poems from local readers, highlighting Lois Benscoter's The Hunter's Wife.
Belated family Christmas gathering and cooperative dinner were hosted at Wayne Blackman’s home on Dec 29. Attendees included Beverly Blackman’s14th birthday celebration, Marine Pfe, and many relatives from Tabor Red Oak and surrounding areas. Gifts were presented to Mother Bateman as part of the Bateman family gathering also held on Dec 29.
Mr. Vernon and Mrs. Tom Kingery hosted a New Year’s night cooperative supper with Elmer Haney Linda Mia Jack Haney Roy Britton and the Kingerys of Papillion Nebr Also Mr and Mrs Floyd Blarkman and Jim Kingery attended The weather on Wednesday was mild in the 50s as residents followed Rose Bowl parade and Nebraska football games Dr and Mrs C J Blank hosted a New Year Eve watch party and midnight buffet in Emerson.
Saturday evening visitors included Loren Chamberlain George Chamberlain and Kenneth Chamberlain from Three Rivers Michigan joined by Mrs Wayne Blackman and Diane for the Mills County 4 H Award Night at the Community Building. Mr Blackman and Diane were in Omaha for an orthodontist visit after noon. Roy Herrick, brother of Miss Ethel and Lee Herrick, was reported hospitalized in Vallejo California with possible surgery. Floyd Roberts of Council Bluffs visited Sunday afternoon with his mother Frances Roberts.
Local families from Malvern to Pacific Junction celebrated New Year’s with relatives and friends. Numerous visits occurred in Omaha and Lincoln areas as cousin groups, 4-H members, and extended families shared meals, cake, and greetings, while several residents attended watch parties and supper gatherings marking the holiday.
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