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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
6
Henderson and surrounding area residents are busy with church events, visits, and job changes. Teachers, couples, and families attend gatherings, trips, and hospital stays while many plan summer plans and returns to Henderson in fall.
Imogene residents wrap up Independence season with field work and family visits. A week of celebrations drew people to Thurman for baseball, and many locals hosted relatives from Council Bluffs, Omaha, and Columbus Neb. The piece notes busy corn and small grain fields, fishing trips, and a polio scare among local families, with miles traveled between Imogene and nearby towns.
A long column of social news documents visits, dinners, travels, and family updates from Silver City area residents. Messages mention visits from relatives, plane trips from Borger Texas, summer plan to host meetings at Lota Atteberrys, and local baptisms, confirmations, and governmental notices including a July 15 bid opening for Henderson Iowa high school auditorium and gymnasium construction.
Wesley Chapel notes a July 1 picnic for Don Parker’s 21st birthday at the Parker home with guests including the Lynn Parker and George Parker families. Mentioned are plans for Donald Parker to travel to Gettysburg, and a Sunday ward social in the church with vacation Bible school and a young adult social.
The Henderson Consolidated School District invites sealed bids for the high school auditorium and gymnasium. Proposals must include a certified check equal to five percent, address to the secretary, and are due with bidder name visible. State preference given to Iowa grown products and domestic labor. Gordon Steiner, President. Mrs. B. F. Ditton, Secretary. 1-3
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