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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
11
Free movies continue as a Henderson community tradition with 40 plus years of weekly Saturday screenings started by local business leaders in 1922. The program, revived last Saturday, drew ongoing interest as merchants view it as a civic booster and town attraction.
Henderson society page reports several births, visits, and social gatherings. New parents include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleming of Omaha with son Ronnie and Denise Marie born at Red Oak hospital. extended family from Henderson, Council Bluffs, Ames, and Des Moines join in celebrations and dinners.
The Coppock family and relatives gathered for an annual dinner including Judd Coppock and family from Zanesville and Morton Milly and Wes, Linda and Dick Magers, and others. Visitors noted include Sylvia Achenbaugh and Derry Achenbaugh in Red Oak hospital. Several local residents traveled to Shenandoah and Corydon for events and family trips. Funeral services were held in Seymour for a deceased Henderson, with attendees from L. Henderson, Sharon Henderson, and others. Jerry Byers and family visited relatives in Gravois and Nevada for farm stock movements.
Firemen answered a mower blaze east of town near Duane Edmundsons. Social notes recount visits and gatherings among Allensworth, Bergantzel, Frink, Johnson, and Carlson families in Red Oak, Macedonia, and Council Bluffs, plus campers, hospital stays, and travel from Omaha to Kiners, Malvern, and Iowa locations.
Mr and Mrs Ralph J Viner joined the Cannell Misses district officers for a picnic in Grigward on Sunday. The district meeting took place in the afternoon. Several Red Oak residents attended events including a Women’s school of missions gathering and a dinner visit with Mrs Harry Marsden. Red Oak couples Lorell Viner and Curtis Taylor with others joined at Park for a Sunday picnic. Ata Terry Taylor left Omaha for Grand Forks ND to be stationed.
Hastings residents, relatives, and friends gather across towns including Dubuque Des Moines Moline and Malvern for family visits and a death notice. The Lantern for their brother Warvey Paulsen 68 at Moline June 18 is noted along with cemetery association plans and local visits by Cleo Burchette Grace Hathaway and others.
Local society notes record Mr and Mrs Eric Nyren attending the Rock Club hamburger fry at Horaces Greenwood home in Emerson and the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Art Nyren in Harcourt. Mrs Levis Sowers hosted an eight guest party with Delia Wilson and others. John Clark shows improvement after a fall at Red Oak hospital. Lin da Washburn's arm cast removed after six weeks. Glen Snider and family visit from California. Ned Turner serves as judge at Pliny Day races in Sidney and attends wedding of Janice McDonald and Allen Yellen at Essex. Parkers, Arbor Lodge Manor and Steinhart Lodge outings noted with a trip to The Greatest Story Ever Told in Omaha.
Wesley Chapel hosts the 26th anniversary program for WSCS on July 7 at 2 p.m. Vern Dittus and Edith Sowers head the program with Mary Allery giving the devotions. a previously published date was incorrect.
Hastings Methodist church keeps regular services after Pastor Trussell and wife move to Shelby. A temporary minister, Henry Brown, attends weekly as the search for a full time pastor continues. Sunday worship remains at 10 DST with invitations to local parishioners to attend and boost attendance.
Wastings Methodist Church activities include Sunday School at 9 am and Morning Worship at 9 55 am led by Henry Brown and Jayna with Dorothy Largent noted. Rev Ralph Russell and Mrs Russell were supper guests. Miss Marsina Lee’s shower honored at Kim berton. WSCS to meet in July with ice cream and cake. funeral services for Nathan Monroe at Mansfield Funeral Home referenced. various local family visits recorded.
The Hastings Town Council adopted a final assessment schedule for a municipal waterworks project. Assessments may be paid in ten installments, with amounts over ten dollars due starting July 1, 1965. The schedule will be filed with Mills County Auditor on August 1, 1965, and later added to the county tax list. Lois Clites, Clerk.
Hastings Town Council will meet on the 24th day of July 1965 at Town Hall to authorize refunding outstanding temporary revenue pledges with Waterworks Revenue Bonds totaling 40000 dollars. The bonds will be limited obligations and not general debts of the town.
A damaged passage records a town clerk entry dated June 24 1915 noting tax levy details and potential bonds or bands. It mentions objections to a local tax plan and places obligations on the municipal working plant, with signatures by Lois Cliles Town Clerk.
Hastings Iowa town council met June 18 1965 with Mayor Elmo Hites presiding. Present were George Clark Art Larsen Jack Courtier Joe Parker. Richard Vance absent. Meeting discussed completing the water system and hired Max Bachler as water superintendent at 50 dollars monthly beginning June 1 1965. A resolution terminated project No Iowa 18 P 173 releasing Hastings from a 1400 dollar repayment to the Federal government for planning the municipal water system by Henningson Engineering Co. in 1947 1948. Motion by J Courtier seconded by Art Larsen passed. Meeting adjourned by Town Clerk Lois Clites.
Malvern Leader reports Hastings town council and Thorpe Well Co. finalized acceptance of the municipal water system with a total of 867,567.11. Council adopts a final assessment schedule. notices to citizens run for two weeks. Waterworks assessments due by August 1 1965 at the Town Clerk’s office, then on tax rolls with interest.
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