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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
2
Two Vacation Bible Schools were conducted at Henderson by the Methodist and Christian churches. The programs drew a large number of children and were held on Friday.
A garbled field report notes church events and leadership at Recierson Christian Church with Pastor Mazi Fores and Elli Jones among listed names. service details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Repdiren Methodist Church prayers and services listed with names of attendees and visiting clergy. Community notices include cemetery visitations, injuries from sports, and local social visits among residents such as Mrs Zoa Amick, Mrs Workman, Mrs Al lensworth, and Miss Eula Woodlands. Several short notes mention a sprained ankle, a broken foot, and travel between Sidney and Council Bluffs with references to local families.
A scrambled item describes accidental quake concerns among the Taylors, noting a preference shift from earthquakes to midwestern tornadoes. It mentions a Sunday noise at a naval base and a 30 day meeting from San Diego, with several local social visits and gatherings across Emerson, Clarinda, and Omaha.
Bellevue residents hosted and visited families on Memorial Day. Guests from Colfax Indiana Newton Des Moines and Omaha joined local couples for gatherings and cemetery visits. LeRoy Shook bought the Home Cafe, Eisin Galloway spent time at Omaha Vet Hospital, and Frink family hosted near Malvern and at Villisca saddle club event.
The first free movie of the season was Saturday night at Henderson with shows on Wednesday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ralph J Viner were in Elk Horn Monday. Mrs Viner attended a Federated club breakfast and visited her niece Mrs Don Levine and family. Arthur Luther of Charles City visits six weeks. Atlantic City NEA convention and Washington UN Seminar later.
Stanley Duysen earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration at the University of Omaha Stadium on Monday afternoon. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Pay Butterfield, August Duysen, Carroll and Donald, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Duysen, plus Doug Duysen of Macedo nia and Nick Dusyen of Lincoln. They visited at the home of the Duysen family afterward.
Local households hosted relatives and friends over Memorial Day and weekend visits. Among those listed were the Andersons of Stanton, the Auklands, Shooks, Perrys, Wallace family, Lee Littleton and Columbia Myers from Emergon, Joe Mays and Penny Jo from Comer Bluffs, the Mays heading to Corpus Christi, Texas, and numerous others from Red Oak, St. Joe, Carroll, Silver City, Treynor, and Beloit. Several trips and dinners occurred, with multiple family exchanges and two weeks’ stays noted in the area communities.
Merle W. Burres ministers Hillsdale Methodist Church with George Wright and Wayne Hilton Jr as superintendents. Morning worship at 10 a m features The Supremacy of Love. Church School at 10 46 a m. Family Night at 7 p m followed by a fellowship supper and Vacation Church School program.
Merle W. Barres delivers farewell sermon at East Liberty Methodist Church morning service at 9. The WSCS hosts a fish fry at American Legion Hall in Silver City on Friday June 9 with serving starting at 5:30 p.m. Public welcome.
Randolph Enterprise News reports the death of Dr. Hawley Kerr of Hamburg after a hospital stay in Rochester Minnesota. Born in Randolph he studied at University of Nebraska and leaves a wife two daughters and three grandchildren. The item also notes local visits and social events among residents.
Memorial services will be held on Hamburg Sunday afternoon, June 11, for Drew and other relatives and a wide circle of friends. The obituary will appear in next week's issue of the Enterprise.
Otha D Wearin of Hastings spoke at the Ta bor College Alumni Association reunion held at Tabor Park Sunday. About 35 attendees from Tabor and neighboring towns gathered for a picnic and meeting. Officers were elected and an historical commission led by Wearin was formed to publish a sketch of Tabor College history and preserve mementos.
An army of helmeted men in 24 Iowa counties stands ready to aid customers. Jack McCaughey is among those wearing the 24 hour hat emblem of Iowa Power. When called, he or others ensure fast, friendly, efficient service reflecting the company’s strong reputation.
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