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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
2
Long list of social visits and family events in Wabva county detailing guests from Des Moines Middletown Chester Ames and more. Attendees celebrate anniversaries travel for education and work in forest service and Iowa State University related matters plus hospital and travel updates.
Funeral services for Robert F Robbins were held Monday at 2 30 p m at Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev James Imlay officiating. Interment followed in Malvern cemetery. Casket bearers included Rollie Riggins Donald Riggins Clifford Mackey Jack Burgoin William Zanders and W R Byington. He was born November 19 1904 in Malvern to Frank and Minnie Brower Robbins. A twin died at birth. He married Marie Riggins September 12 1933 and they had daughter Anna Sue born January 21 1936. The family moved to New Mexico in 1944 to work in mining, later returning to Omaha where he died June 4 aged 55 years six months. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law Sue and Charles Leonard, granddaughter Teri, one sister Mrs J M Steele and two brothers Clifford and Clinton Robbins, plus relatives.
The Empress billing announces James Garner and Natalie Wood in Cash McCall. Production by Joseph Pevasey for Henry Blanke adapts a Cameron Hawley novel with special location scenes around Monterey and the coastal California setting.
Walter H. Green of Pacific Junction suffered about 200 dollars in damage when his car was struck by a vehicle driven by Robert A. Harzlip of Council Bluffs. Harzlip was backing from the curb in Pacific Junction. about 1 dollar damage occurred to his car. Sheriff's report records the incident on Friday afternoon.
The Malvern Iowa town council met with Mayor Gearhart and councilmen Ford Mansfield Spiker and Salyers present. Councilman Knop was absent. Regular meeting minutes recorded for June 6 1960.
Mills County Health Improvement Association awarded a $100 nursing school scholarship to Jeanna Stille of Malvern at a county extension office meeting. Officers were reelected: Mrs. Dudley Conner president, R. D. Mansfield vice president, Mrs. Leonard Duval secretary treasurer. Directors named included Mrs. David Angus, Raymond Warner, Mrs. Matt Laughlin, Mrs. Carl Wilson and F. A. Wortman. Frances Warner graduated from Mercy hospital school of nursing, the first HIA scholar to complete training. Stille will attend Immanuel hospital school of nursing in Omaha starting this summer. Mrs. Miland J. Wearin died June 3 in Springfield, Oregon. funeral June 4. Born Feb. 15, 1872 in Malvern, she married M. J. Wearin Oct. 7, 1891. The Wearins moved near Eugene, Oregon about 50 years ago. She was charter member of Walterville Presbyterian Church and active in Ladies Aid, survived by her son Everett and three daughters, plus 10 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
The Malvern Iowa town council read and approved the last meeting minutes. A long list of bills was authorized for payment from Street Fire Water and General Funds, including salaries for H. O. Weak Paul Winters Norman Pierce and others. The council voted to increase monthly payroll by ten dollars for these three officials.
The Mills County Farm Bureau and state delegates oppose using a Constitutional Convention for reapportionment. Don Parker cites faith in a legislative path as cheaper and more accurate, urging lawmakers to pass a reapportionment bill. The group backs one house by area and one by population.
MHS held an awards program on May 20 at the high school with Principal Al Nothem. The event honored perfect attendance recipients across grades and noted NHS membership, seven semester B or better members, and probationary sophomore invites. It lists numerous named students across academics, speech, and vocational awards, including awards from Cleta Salyers and Bill Baer for home economics and vocational achievements.
Dennis Yates was informed last week that he will receive the Elmer and Ida Preston scholarship for the coming year. He was invited to Des Moines a week earlier for an interview with the scholarship trustees. He will enter Simpson College in September.
Karen Deitchler, a 1958 Malvern High School graduate, won the Home Economics Alumnae Scholarship for 1960 61. She is a junior in home economics education at Iowa State University and will be enrolled as an honors student next year. To qualify she must have a 3.4 average and study an individual area. Next spring she attends Merrill Palmer School in Detroit as one of three ISU students.
A H Nothem, Malvart high school principal, was awarded a National Defense Education Act scholarship and began five weeks of study at Omaha University this week. The program will focus on guidance counseling and qualify him to provide an NDEA guidance program for the school.
The second semester honor roll at MHS, compiled by principal Al Nothem, lists students with a schoolwide B or better average. Freshmen include Barbara Beasley and Lara Beckwith. sophomores Charlene Bolte and Douglas Deitehler. juniors Kathy Burdie and Aaron Raszler. seniors Ann Beckwith and Kay Newell among others.
Robert Barkus of Des Moines has been named manager of Frye Manufacturing Co. a new $300 000 plant recently completed in Newburg New York Barkus formerly worked for Frye in Des Moines after graduating from Iowa State College in 1950 He is son of Mr and Mrs W A Barkus of St Joseph Mo and former Malvern residents CARD OF THANKS expresses gratitude for cards letters and visits during hospital stay and since returning home from Otis Alleanworth
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