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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
5
Nancy Dotan Spow collects winter reflections on exams, vacation fatigue, and school life. She notes tests on Monday and Tuesday, thanks the cast and Malvern School District for support, and looks ahead to spring productions and a new scholastic program for the future.
A fragment from an editorial urges residents to safeguard personal belongings and property to deter rising thefts. It laments recent loss, proposes immediate preventive measures, and suggests heightened vigilance until broader protections are in place.
January calendar items include corner conference biaments at Nishna Valley Malvernes Sidney with junior high and photo club events. Semester tests occur January 16 and 21 with second semester class schedules starting. B Team basketball hosts FM at 4 pm and corner conference finals and boys finals at Nishna Valley are scheduled with evening times.
Tuesday morning a week of elegance as all MCHS students paraded in Christmas wishes. Teachers praised the pep spirit and stylish outfits. The article notes a return to routine after the festive display and lists a sequence of school meals for January with simple dishes like goulash and fish sticks.
Belated Bateman dinner guests in Red Oak include Vernon Bell Morris Bateman and others from Tabor and Counel Bluffs. Visits span Gene Blackman Northboro to Anchorage farewell for Larry Blackman. Colorado trip for Pvt Faye Ferney to Ft Carson follows New Year party at Richard Bass home. Debra Blackburn returns to school after pneumonia. Silver Creek 4H members Bob and Dennie Bell noted.
Community visitors and guests fill a week of events in Plattsmouth as families including the Dickersbachs, Barbers, Jones, Miller, Yates, and Powles attend suppers, theater outings, and visits around New Year. Weather closes with snow and bitter cold, affecting plans and daily life.
Sunday events include phone greetings from Columba for Mrs Kayton's birthday. Guests visited Mrs Joe Walker and others in Malvern Hamburg Shenandoah and Pacific Junction. Family visits span Per cival Craig and Yabor, with several couples hosting and attending social gatherings at theaters and homes. Hospital updates note Mrs Williams undergoing oral surgery and recovery.
Hillsdale MRS and correspondent report a busy social week. Dale Sell and Jim attended Roger Winter's Business Service grand opening in Council Bluffs. Charles Dalton visited for a phone chat, and Clarence Dalton heads to eight weeks of mechanics school. Everett Gipe and family visited Libertyville with Captain Russell Bennett and relatives. Alton Alberts and Layvern Alberts enjoyed a day in Denison.
WSCS members and guests attended the first meeting of the new year at Mrs. Emmett Gipe to start a four lesson study on the book of Hebrews led by Rev. Lippincott. Refreshments were served and plans noted for the January 18 hostess.
A stream of Saturday to Sunday visits and gatherings unfolds across Glenwood Mineola Shenandoah and Council Bluffs with multiple families hosting relatives friends and former neighbors. Attendees include the Rohrbergs Tackett Kemp Slaughter Steinhoff Pace Brower Hilton and Sanders clans along with the Carlberg Mikesell Wederquist and Von Ursdel households. Highlights feature bridal shower for Maureen Steinhoff and plans for her January 11 wedding at St Peters Church Council Bluffs, plus a corn and soybean clinic trip and restaurant outings at Winterset Inn Plattsmouth and followed by a show in Omaha.
Furnace failure left Hillsdale Methodist Church without heat on Sunday morning. Repairs were completed by early afternoon to allow Family Night with the C. Scherer and Forrest Bloomer families as hosts. A large group attended a cooperative supper and a program by Rev. GaRoy Pullman featured the film The Spirit of Christmas and two film strips on church work.
The Malvern Leader reports on the January 12 1967 edition naming local figure Lowe and noting recognition planned in Malvern. The item emphasizes community ties and local acknowledgment within the town.
A early 20th century style town meeting covered by terse notes lists attendees including Roland Pratt Greg David Vimsen and Forrest Bloomer at Glenwood Bank. The event touched on birth defects and community support with mention of Mills County Prize Winners Gilly Dud and Lads soup. Greg became a new member of the Tabor Congregation group.
State welfare expenditures for December totaled 5,060,875 with detailed allocations across old age assistance, aid to dependent children, medical aid, aid to the blind, and disability support. Mills County shows 150 recipients with costs across dependent children, medical aid, aid to the blind, and disabled categories totaling 49 7 increases from November. Fremont County reports 923 welfare cases involving old age, dependent children, medical aid, blind, and disabled aid, totaling 3,437 with a 312 rise from the prior month.
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