Malvern man killed as train slams car at crossing
Grigg Marvin Bowen, 29, of southeast Hastings area, died Saturday when his Hupmobile coupe was struck by No. 9 limited Dartington train at the crossing west of the Malvern depot. He was alone, driving north from Malvern, with the train only a short distance away, and no inquest was held. Funeral services were held in Malvern with Masonic burial rites, and interment followed at North Grove Cemetery. Bowen, born October 11, 1901, near Richland, Kansas, moved to Hastings area as a child and was active in farming and local Masonic lodge life. He is survived by his parents, siblings, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grigg Bowen
Hastings
Dartington Tratn
North Malvern
Walter Bowen
Grigg
Malvern
K. W. Manafield
John Kine
W. 5
DeMoss
F. HH
Raynor
Glenwood
Paul H. Blake
Logan
R. Orlawell
Eaton
L. Henry
Silver City
Tha‘trict
Randolph
North Grove
Pall Beare
Paul Richardson
Orval Turner
Max Quimby
Ed Harman
Chester Cary
Reuss Harman
Grigg Marvin Bowen
Richland
Kansas
Grrige
Hastings Town
Malvern Masonic Lodge
Mauyon
Mare Shah
Wau
Slater
Ethel Minnis
Panilag
Bende
Rosa
Weoren
Tad
Malvern Garden Club Meeting Highlights Cactus Talk
Malvern Garden Club met Tuesday afternoon with vice president Mrs. J R Scott presiding. A program featured a talk on varieties of cactus by Mrs. Margaret Conningham and a paper on uses of cactus by Mrs. W O Smith read by Mrs. Otto Kline. Mrs. C E Hilton presented a paper on ornamental fruit and natures while Mrs. Margaret Cunningham and Lt W Boehner displayed about forty cactus plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Garden Clnd
J. R. Scott
Margaret Conningham
W. O. Smith
Otto Kline
C. E. Hilton
Margaret Cunningham
Lt. W. Boehner
Highway 34 Holdups Reported Near Mills County
A Shenandoah garage man Lee Irwin was robbed Monday night after turning off Highway 4 near the Mille county poor farm. Two men in a car stopped his vehicle, searched him, took five dollars, then disabled his car and fled toward Balfour. Sheriff DeMesa was alerted but the bandits escaped. This is the second Mills county holdup, prompting calls for a highway patrol or state constabulary.
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Highway 34
Highway 4
Lee Irwin
Shenandoah
Omaha
Mille County
Balfour
J. R. Graves
Mills County
Christman
Rebecca Ann Bridges Dies at Home in Omaha
Rebecca Ann Bridges aged about eighty two died at her Omaha home on January seventh after a ten day heart illness. Services were held January sixteenth at the Randolph Methodist church with burial in Randolph cemetery. She lived much of her life in Randolph area and is survived by three daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Ann Bridges
V. A. Summers
Mal Vern
Omaha
Randolph
Bridges
Mrs. Summers
Olive Bridges
Lott Stiles
Shenandoah
Fred Bridges
Kennebec
So. Dak
Will Bridges
Bloomfield
Nehy
Thomas Hurst
Rockport
Financier in the Making Trapper Hollingsworth Arrested
George E Hollingsworth, a Mills County gopher trapper, collected 718 dollars in bounties for 7 190 gophers. Montgomery County officials detained him on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses after discovering the scheme to inflate payments. He refuses to return the bounty money until his gopher claws are returned, though none remain in Montgomery County.
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George E. Hollingsworth
Mills County
George 5
Hollingsworth
Montgomery County
Trapper Hollingsworth
Home Declamatory Contest at Community Building
The Home Declamatory Contest will be held January 21 at the Community building. Contestants across three classes perform Oratorical and Dramatic selections with one speaker chosen from each class to represent Malgar n high school in the state preliminaries, date and venue to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Arcady
Doris Wolfe
Marjorie" Donner
Billy McNulty
Pluppy
Malcolm Juelke
China Blue Eyes
Maxine Bhot- Well
Brotherly Love
Harry Looka
Malgarn High School
Commission Calls For Bids for Work
The state highway commission calls for bids for January 1920 for two Mills County projects. One project is guard rail work in Mills County and another for grading 10.4 miles of Highway 4 from the Mills County line north. No specific location given for Highway 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Mills County
Culyert
Readers renew Leader subscriptions across states
Mrs Jennie Kellenbarger from Emerson renews for another year and wishes a happy New Year. G Wilson sends a check for his son Clyde at 1407 41st St Des Moines. A A Shay from Wisconsin seals in another year and notes a milder winter and good roads. Wolte from Guaho adds a year’s reading. Mrs H Reed Thomann from Gringo orders The Leader. Multiple readers in Iowa Nebraska and Wisconsin renew or relocate subscriptions for Christmas and New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Kellenbarger
Emerson
Leader
G. Wilson
Clyde Wilon
41St St
Des Moines
Angulog
Wisconsin
A. A. Shay
Qsseals
Wis
Wisconsin Hether
Death Claims Mary Bernice Parker
Mary Bernice Parker daughter of Hosmer and Mary Chapin Parker died at home near Malvern January 8 1931 aged eighteen years six days after illness. She attended Centerline School and 4 H club where she served as vice president. Survived by parents four brothers and grandmother Elizabeth Chapin of Council Bluffs. Funeral at home conducted by Rev M A Gable with family and friends attending. Interment Hastings Cemetery with flower girls and pallbearers listed. Burial reflected in local church and community sentiments.
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Mary Bernice Parker
Hosmer
Mary Chapin Parker
Hastings
Malvern
Centerline
Joss
Kenneth
Leonard
Darwin
Bernard
Elizabeth Chapin
Council Bluffs
Malvern Lane
M. A. Gable
Byron Parker
J. H. Backwith
L. A. Talbott
Ednand Ruth Lutz
Velma Custer
Marjorie Donner
Warren
Melvin Parker
Harry Lynnn Parker
Emerson
Red Oak
Roland
Laurance Chapin
Cornell Bluffs
Peilhearers
Thanks for kindness after death of Bernice Parker
The Parker family extends sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and help during the illness and death of our daughter and sister Bernice They also thank for the beautiful flowers sent Mr and Mrs H G Parker and Family
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Bernice
H. G. Parker
Tabor cne Leaves for Kan Traveling Job
Herald Chambers a motorcyclist officer from Tabor resigned Monday and left for Kansas for a traveling job. Reports say he will take the position in Missouri or nearby area. The resignation followed a fatal incident in the Tabor area over a year ago and stirs local talk about his future moves.
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Tabor Cne
Kan
Herald Chambers
Tabor
Can. Sau
Chambore
Abd Sealouy
Forta
Utorlale
County Clerk Reports Fees Collected for 1930 Season in Mill County
County Clerk Harry J. Wilots presents the 1930 annual report showing district court, probate, miscellaneous and sheriff fees totaling 24 696 42 dollars, about 12 975 28 less than 1929 due to court claim deficits. Marriage licenses rose with 447 issued while 27 divorces were granted in Mill County that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Wilots
Thalso
Sherif
Milla
Entertainers Hiltons At Marysville Program
Harry and Georgia Marie Hilton, popular entertainers, performed in Marysville Missouri after a cooperative society meeting. Georgia gave chalk talk skits, some previously seen in Malvern, while Harry offered cornet solos, entertaining the entire evening after the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Georgia Marie Hilton
Marysville
Cooperative Society
Georgia Marfa
Malvern
Victory Day Observance Calls Bells for Prohibition Anniversary
A proclamation invites churches to ring bells at 11 55 a m on January 16 the eleventh birth day of prohibition in the United States. Prayers at that time should seek upholding of the eighteenth amendment by willing obedience and orderly enforcement.
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United States
Malvern Masons Elect New Worshipful Master at Meeting
Malvern Masons held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening. They conferred degree work on C. A. Johnson. The session was the first presided over by Worshipful Master F A Muthul land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Masons
C. A. Johnson
F. A. Muthulland
Farm Sale Dates Ahead in The Leader Listings
State wide farm sale notices list dates and locations from The Leader column. Entries include J A Talbott auctions near Malvern and Shenandoah, O Connor Le Vine sales, Dena tradway draw, and Wesley Smith livestock auctions, with January dates and farm equipment emphasis.
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Maty
Malvern
Tarmosnte
J. A. Talbott
Auet
General Sale
Matyern Sale Naviling
L. A. Talbott
Tom Doyle
Erising Aut
Eale
Willes
Shenandoah
O'Connor
le Vine
Dena Tradway
Emersin
Cramer & Cramer
Wesley Smith
Strahan
Auel
Carman Speaks at Father Son Banquet in Malvern
Eighty three fathers and sons gathered at Hap tlat church in Malvern for a first of its kind father son banquet. The event featured toasts, singing, and a keynote by Rev. Carman of Des Moines who urged shared responsibilities and mutual progress between fathers and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers and Gang of
Malvern
Haptlat
Mathers and Daughters
Andy Herkhimer
L. R. Bobbitt
Harry Lockabill
Gerald Breeding
Nawten Carman
Des Moines
Inwa Baptist State Convention
Carman
Rey
Cayman
Pat
Des Moines Assembly Nears Three Month Redistricting Battle
One hundred fifty-eight Iowa delegates gather at the state house Des Moines for a three month session to fix laws and appropriations while redistricting looms. The assembly includes farmers, lawyers, editors, bankers, and professionals with Carolyn Pendray noted for her strong county vote. The tax proposal and investigation into the state tax plan dominate early debate as members align with districting interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carolyn Pendray
Jackson
Chas Radfords Celebrate Golden Wedding Saturday
Mr and Mrs Charles Radford longtime Mis county residents marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Glenwood home with family and friends guiding a full day of well wishes. The pair left England Jan 10 1881 for America and settled near Silver City later moving to Glenwood. They traveled eighteen days aboard the Atlantic honeymooned in New York and returned home. They moved to Glenwood upon retirement and their children Mae Morford Kate Pace Charles Radford Jr George Radford Bessie Epperson James Radford Evalyn Barber and 23 grandchildren attended.
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Charles Radford
Mis County
Glenwood
Cimberlin
England
America
Bilver City
Madford
Gradford
Silver City
New York
Chierage
Hastings
Mr. Radford
Councy Bluffs
Tai
Evalyn Bareber
Seattle
Wash
Radford
Centennial of the Reaper Celebrations Planned
Plans mark the centennial of Cyrus McCormick’s reaper in 1831 with a 2941 event hosted by Liviu Kunew & Nelson at Route 4, featuring McCormick’s first reaper and a ceremonial observance by The International Harvester Company. Attendees will include local firms and community members to honor agricultural progress and industrial heritage.
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Virginia
Monty
International Harvester Company
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Uit
Harvester Company
Liviu, Kunew & Nelson
Furnivasd
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Brigg Bowen
Malvern Garden Club
Trapper Holllingsworth
Mille
The
Freda Brenning
Christ
Dorothy Durbin
Walter
Donner
Jamea Beckwith
Maxing van Dredel
Vera Hummel
Commission
Pearl M. Pike
Sarah A. Brittain
Weeren Bowen
Ray Parker
Jack
Aurora
Nebr
Frank McCarty
Jack McCarty
Aurora Ue
McCarty
McCartys
Minorcon
Yieinity
Crawer
Theuge
York
Bitlet
Iowa
Cerroil
Ames
Abdraith
Baptist Church
Riday
Binyera
Herve Uvaely
Chas. Radfords
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