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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
5
Mills County assessors plan new questions during annual property rounds including recording all airplanes owned in the county for the first time. Malvern Volunteer Fire Department members favored active roles as truck drivers or nozzle men in the upcoming duty assignments announced at the Monday meeting.
C S Royce died Wednesday at Warnke Nursing Home from a heart attack at age 83. An 1894 Malvern settler from Carson, he ran a drug store 20 years, led a local bank as president 18 years, then moved to insurance and collections and served as justice of the peace. A Presbyterian and Masonic member, services Friday at Manfield Funeral Home, burial in Malvern cemetery.
Funeral services for William Arthur Black who died January 10 were held in Glendale California with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Born November 24 1868 in Brownsville Missouri he lived in Malvern and Fairfield before moving west. Survived by widow Nellie daughter Ruth Berry Glendale son Winston Black San Francisco and five grandchildren. Dr and Mrs F E Wilson moved Friday to the C S Royer home on Lincoln Avenue.
Eklund of Malvern was saluted on January 7 for 45 years with Northwestern Bell. At a Glenwood party he received a 35 year service pin from E L Blocker. He began in Council Bluffs and moved to Malvern where he now serves as service chief.
Laula Knop Mills county director proclaims January fifteenth to January thirty fourth as polio awareness period. Funds support local and national March of Dimes efforts plus polio care and research. Contributions sought at Avy theater Mills county and through county chapter members. Local directors named for Glenwood Mineola Silver City Emerson Strahan with county totals benefiting both local aid and national research. Sunday guests mark Bob Knop's twelfth birthday with local families.
Rev Peter davobs surveys 1947 calendar noting Easter timing and movable holidays. He highlights Thanksgiving Thursday date, Christmas on Thursday, and major observances like Lincoln’s Birthday Valentine’s Day and Mother and Father’s Day with weekday alignments.
Tom Benton will become County Clerk of courts succeeding Verria Hubbell whose resignation takes effect January 18. Hubbell plans private business. Despite several applications, no one has yet been named to fill the deputy clerk post.
A rural agency invites farmers to send sale dates for listing to avoid scheduling conflicts. The note includes multiple upcoming farm and consignment sales with locations such as Malvern, Henderson, Tabor, Glenwood, Bartlett, and Silver City. Auctioneers include Art Pritchey, Slezak Bloomer & Bell, and W. H. Cramer.
Donald Olson, director of debate at the University of Nebraska, announced the 28 member varsity debate squad for the year. The group includes 16 men and 12 women after cutting from 57. notable entry Leonard Hammes Jr. of Omaha, son of former music teacher Cleo Nichols.
The community mourns Oliver Ray Jones who died Tuesday night after a heart attack. Born and raised in Malvern he lived here most of his life, survived by his wife four sons ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mansfield Funeral Home with burial in Malvern Cemetery.
World War II veterans of Company I in the 163rd Infantry Regiment will see Company I reformed in Glenwood next month. Lt. Veris Hubbell of Glenwood, now Mille County clerk, was appointed commanding officer by a Des Moines board of officers and recently became a first lieutenant in the reserves. Future enlistment details and procedures for Company I will be announced soon.
Max Ireland, long-time Malvern native, buys Rickman Drug Co. in Storm Lake and renames it Ireland Drug Store. He previously worked for Rickman until his death in 1942, with Mrs. Rickman running the shop since then. Ireland, a Creighton College of Pharmacy graduate, had operated a drug store at Adair before moving to Storm Lake. He and his wife Helen Marshall Irish visit regularly with their two children, Adams Ireland and Mrs A S Marshall.
Mrs Stella Mulholland, acting postmaster since her husband F E Mulholland's death in February 1945, was appointed postmaster for the Malvern office last week. John Iaher was named sub clerk by Mrs Mulholland, joining Kenneth Sowers who began as sub clerk in December. Turber, a World War II paratrooper and former lieutenant, assists his father John Timber Sr in a painting business since civilian life.
Malvern public school board met Tuesday to plan compensating two weeks of lost time caused by heating repairs. Classes resume Thursday and run through Saturday with another Saturday in February. The spring break is canceled and the school year extends to May 29. Also discussed were a possible new building and changes to insurance for the current building. Attending were F R Chantry Ben Hreed ing W R Byington Juhe Love street R W Salyers secretary and Louis Koop treasurer.
Drawings were made Thursday night for the Mills County high school basketball tournament to be held at Emerson January 30 and February 1. Strong teams Glywnwood and Heuderaun are placed so they cannot meet before the final rounds, with matches set for opening night. Admission priced at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
A brief winter note records fresh snow Sunday and another light inch Wednesday. Temperatures remain unusually mild for January as daily data hint at lingering winter patterns.
County financial data show deposits near 9 million with slight declines from last September’s peak. Emerson State and Glenwood State lead with multi million balances as deposits climb over the year despite reduced government bonds. Total deposits across six institutions rose by more than a million from the prior year.
The Malvern Legion post team schedules three important home games on January 20 versus Shenandoah Merchants, January 27 against Red Oak, and February 3 with Minden. Officials plan to reinstate admission fees of 40 cents and 25 cents as attendance lags. The squad hopes for strong local support from Malvern.
Malvern residents attended Fritz Kreisler’s Omaha concert at the city auditorium on a Saturday afternoon. Present were Mrs. H. L. Gearhart Mrs. Flory Boehner Mrs. Lillian Campbell Mrs. Zelaa Fletcher Mrs. Rachel Davis Miss Mary Huffington Miss Gretchen Gidley Lois Gearhart Leonard Boehner and Felix Sum hers. Kreisler, a veteran violinist with more than fifty years on tour, received prolonged applause walking on stage with his longtime accompanist Cart Lamson.
About 70 residents gathered for the January Malvern Commercial Club session at the Community building after dinner at the Malvernette Cafe. President KW Hire led discussions on a new school site, road surfacing to the Swanson plant, parking lot improvements, and extended shopping hours. Members wrote town needs on slips to guide future meetings. dues paid bring club treasury to about 2400 dollars.
Proposals are invited for the Star route carrying mail between Malvern and Hamburg. The term runs July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1961. Details are available at the Malvern Post Office.
Gord Jones, reminiscing in a past week, recalls boyhood industries in Malvern. He describes a north end barbed wire workshop run by German operatives, a wagon and buggy parts shop, and a Wilton Hitchory wagon frame shop run by a Mrs Phamyron. He notes pretagional jobs across the street and a 1880s timeline of property purchases and boat houses tied to local industries.
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