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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
4
Hastings Knights of Pythian lodge held a lively annual gathering with about fifty men, featuring shoe changing contests won by Clarence Cronwall, and prizes for best dancer and jug rider. Two membership petitions and two reinstatement petitions were filed as the event closed.
Mrs Isham Dalton died in South Pasadena California January fifteenth and was worshipped at the home of her daughter Mrs Nina Pedgrew in Pasadena. Her body was brought to Hastings and funeral services were conducted January first at the home of her daughter Mrs William Oliver with Rev J G Barnett presiding. A Baptist church quartet Gilbert Cheney Gramer and Greenwood sang. Burial followed in Hastings Cemetery beside her husband who died twenty six years earlier. The obituary notes Sarah Lake born Missouri May twelfth eighteen eighty eight died in California January fifteenth eighteen thirty eight aged eighty nine years seven months three days. Her family moved to Illinois when she was two.
Three close Hastings versus Carson contests Friday night saw Hastings lose the first 22 to 10 and the second 28 to 14 as the Hastings girls and a late rally by the boys failed to overcome Carson. The final score, Hastings 20 Carson 17, highlighted Hastings guarding and team effort though Crouse exited early with an injured foot. Orvilla Starr received a sixteenth birthday gift, a gold watch from Mrs. Bertha McMillen’s family, a keepsake from her mother Mrs. M. Kuntze. The watch, once owned by Mrs. McMillen’s father, remains in excellent condition.
The telegram from Miami announces that Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Walker of the city welcomed a granddaughter born Friday night January 20. The baby is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ord. The message extends congratulations from relatives and friends.
The church announces a Sunday evening musical program with a six number set, choir solo, and instrumental and vocal groups. A series of evangelistic meetings begins Sunday night February 8 with promising times. All are invited to attend and clear their schedules for every night. More details will be provided next week.
The last program number will be presented on February 7 at the opera house. The Arthber presents the O'Keefe Circuit, a varied program designed as a tryout for a regular lyceum circuit supporting glee clubs, orchestra, and sketches. Crank the Ford and bring the family for an evening of entertainment with high anticipation. Admission 36 cents or season ticket.
W H Cable of Simpson College Indianola has been chosen to deliver the commencement address. He confirms his reservation for May 16 and expresses pleasure in attending the exercises.
Card of Thanks expresses heartfelt gratitude for kindness during bereavement of Mrs. Isham Dalton. Various local people noted for moves, visits, and journeys to Omaha and Malvern. Public interest items include sales, political contests, and family news with many Hastings, Omaha, and Red Oak connections.
Ben Hur Wilson discusses Iowa rail history in The Iowa Journal of History and Politics. He notes nearly four hundred miles of tracks abandoned, with about thirty lines left scattered across the state. The piece cites mileage declines from twenty to forty miles in various sections and a prewar total around ten thousand miles.
The piece traces early railroad excitement from stock promotion to construction and surveys, the arrival of the first trains, and grand celebrations. It notes eventual financial failure, deterioration, and receivership, with creditors scrambling for assets and lines often dismantled for junk value as autos rose in prominence.
Woman's Home Companion notes a quip about the prize husband who withholds payment to his wife when he errs and grants payment when he is right, reflecting social expectations of marital duty and financial gesture within domestic life.
In a 1910s style excerpt from Home Economists at Iowa State College, researchers warn that children often lack adequate sleep, suffer eye strain, and exhibit impaired growth. The piece cites poor regulation of routines and the influence of household factors on vitality, urging better sleep habits and parental guidance.
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