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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
5
In Mills County a Malvern man changed the wrong tire on his car during a late ride home. Five hours after gifting Chris Jensen of Emerson a new reel for his birthday, Jensen used it to catch a five pound bass at the Malvern pond.
Clerk J L Donner listed seven marriages including Irwin and Palser. Miller and Clease. Christiansen and Brandt. Reafling and Boyce. Weak and Hartley. Gumandt and Fratt. Alley and Clowers, with multiple ages and towns. Nine new cars registered to Glenwood and nearby towns, including Fords Chevrolets and Plymouths. County Engineer Troy Rhody and Mrs Rhody fell seriously ill while on vacation and were taken to a Colorado Springs hospital with high blood pressure.
The Legion Auxiliary sponsors a bake sale at the Iowa Power and Light Co. office on June 15 starting at 1 p m. Proceeds will support auxiliary activities.
The American Legion Midgets and Cubs will host their season’s first home game Sunday at the Malvern fairgrounds at 1 30 p m They will entertain Pacific Junction with no admission charged though a collection will be taken to defray expenses Managers are Cliff Corbin and Bob Paulson will direct the Legion program. Mr and Mrs Otis Allensworth were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Max Smith at Oakland.
Judges select four top 4 H entries in senior division while Frances Phillips Amb ious Andres Jr Judy Haseall lead junior ranks Indian Deerettes. Blue and red elimination placings appear elsewhere in this issue.
Malvern Bible school for young children ends this week with the last regular session on Friday. Mothers will visit in the primary and junior departments Friday morning to view progress and exhibits. Primary pupils plan a sack lunch picnic on the library grounds at noon. Kindergarten shared program was held Wednesday morning. Attendance declined slightly, especially in the primary due to illness. Sponsored annually by the Inter-City Council of Churches.
Over 200 persons attended the 4-H Rally Day in Malvern presented by county girls clubs. Officers were elected, honorary memberships awarded, and a revue of grooming contestants showcased the year’s work. Winners included junior and senior division placings in songs, creeds, and foods judging, with Frances Phillips and Judy Hascall highlighted in grooming.
The Manhattan Revue will perform at Malvern's July 4 festivities alongside an afternoon and evening show with color lighting. A penny scramble nets 5,000 pennies funded by local merchants, and a fireworks program will feature 24 inch shells. Plans include stocking the pond for a kids fishing contest and advance ticket sales.
The Red Cross Water Safety Program begins Monday June 17 with no early enrollment. Children must be nine or in the third grade. Malvern Mineola Glenwood and town schedules list multiple class times for beginners intermediates and advanced swimmers plus junior and senior life saving and safety aid courses.
Ingrid Bergman Yul Brynner and Helen Hayes lead the film Anastasia to premiere at the Empress theater starting Sunday. The Twentieth Century Fox production, shot in CinemaScope color, follows a plot where four white Russians attempt to pass Bergman as the real Anastasia to claim a 10 million pound English inheritance. The production, two years in preparation, was directed by Anatole Litvak with scenes in Paris and London and key locations like Saint Alexander's Cathedral and Pont Alexandre III.
Malvern seniors present their band program beginning Saturday evening. The season runs with successive concerts every other Saturday night through the summer, featuring a variety of numbers performed by band members.
Art Fritcher of the Henderson Sale Barn announced the facility will close its regular Friday sales until after the rodeo season. The schedule will resume in the fall and patrons are encouraged to return.
The Hastings fire house construction finished this past week. Lighting remains to be installed and an open house is expected late this summer or early fall. Fire Chief Clarence Boos notes the $3,500 block structure built by Pratt Construction Co. of Red Oak will house the regular Hastings truck and the new 1,000-gallon Tank Duck.
Over 375 people registered Thursday at the Malvern cemetery for the annual Memorial services. Attendees traveled from across the nation, including numerous out of state registrants from Nebraska and California, with many families listed among the attendees.
Iowa state ASC committee sets approved cover crops and disposal dates for acreage reserve tracts. Dates include oats June 35, legumes and grasses excluding Sudan October 1, if clipped November 1 if plowed, soybeans August 1.
The Mills County Fair Association sponsors a benefit dance in the Palisade ballroom Mineola on Saturday June 8. Admission is $1 per person to boost the fair balance and support this year's event. Attend to meet friends and enjoy a good evening of dancing.
A second offense charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated brought a $500 and costs penalty to Or. J. Gerwig of Omaha when he appeared Saturday before District Judge Harold Davidson. Theodore Elis of Council Bluffs was fined $300 and costs on an OMVL chatue. Tol men were arrested by the highway patrol.
Plans for a county wide picnic honor Max Cross and his family at the Malvern Gun club grounds this Sunday, June 9. Sponsored by the county Farm Bureau, Mills' fieldman for two years, the event invites the public to join and support the gathering before the family moves east toward Iowa.
Malvern sheriff’s office reports no trace of the 1941 Chevrolet owned by Gerald Bower. License 65-1425, stolen Monday from the town parking lot. investigators say no leads as of Thursday forenoon.
Community pays tribute to fallen soldiers in a traditional Memorial Day program at Malvern cemetery. The Legion honor guard, band, cub scouts, and local residents participate led by Officer of the Day F R Chantry and Rev John L Beechout.
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