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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1974
Page
8
Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday night at the Supper Club with 22 present and new president George Curtis leading. Plans were discussed for another bingo night Saturday January 26 at the M. & W. and ideas for using proceeds from Centennial books were explored as numerous local groups participate.
They flew to Arizona and called on Mr and Mrs Roy McLain at Sun City.
Eleven members of the Emerson Federated Women's Club met at First Baptist Church on a snowy Tuesday afternoon with Leona Dixon presiding. Mrs. George Hascall Jr served as secretary. new member Mrs. John Busenbark was welcomed. The group will buy Art Linkletter's Drugs on my Doorstep for Nishna Valley School. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. H E Greenwood, Mrs. Wilma Day, and Mrs. Haseall. Refreshments followed with Ted roses on the table.
Emerson Iowa town council minutes record the reorganized body with Mayor pro tem Mart and commissioners named for streets sewers water and parks. Officials sworn in December treasurer and town attorney appointed depository set. Building use rules to be announced. Bills totaling 2145.30 approved and meeting adjourned.
Army Private Charles E. Struble 18, Emerson Iowa, completed nine weeks of advanced individual training at the Infantry Training Center Ft Polk Louisiana. He trained as light weapons infantryman and mortar and recoilless rifle crewman with specialized weapons instruction and mine safety. His father Russell R. Struble resides Rt 1 Castana Iowa.
Nishna Valley girls traveled to Thomas Jefferson in the Bluffs Tuesday and won both games. JV 57 42 and varsity 58 55. Jody Smiley led with 25 points, Linda Costello 18, Vivian Frazee 11. Deb Sandquist 26 paced Nishna Valley, with Donna Christensen 18 and Cathy Douglas 10. Rosemary Brown and Liz Hering each scored 21 for TJ.
Stanton Vi Queens defeated the Stanton Gals 72 to 28 on Friday night. Linda Costello led with nine points, Deb Sandquist had eight, Donna Christensen six, while Donna Petersen topped Stanton with 25. Coach Rob Erickson cited Vi Queen height as a key factor.
Valley Hawks lost both games to Griswold with a JV 60 24 and varsity 92 38. Scott Hillyer led with nine points and Dave Bowen added eight before spraining an ankle in the second period. Griswold top scorer Dave Eshelman had 19. Hawks head to Walnut Saturday for a makeup in December.
The piece recounts Jack and Rev. Charles Curl returning from a collision near Tabor, Jack’s rib injury worsened by laughter. It recalls midwestern ice harvesting days near Emerson and Malvern, features Miss Alice Omer’s teaching milestone at Fremont Mills, and visits to Grape Community hospital to see Jack Estes, tying local history with community figures and routines.
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