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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
8
Malvern residents reported numerous visits and gatherings as relatives and friends traveled to and from nearby towns. Highlights include Denver visitors returning home after a Malvern stay, graduations in Des Moines and Kellogg, and a large Legion Park picnic in Red Oak. Local families shared updates on travels to Minnesota Michigan and California while attending weddings baptisms and church events.
Malvern's Kevin Hertz and Steve Black participated in Boys State at Camp Dodge Des Moines. Hertz served with the State Highway Patrol and Black in municipal government and aided a gubernatorial campaign. The program teaches governmental organization, responsibilities of self government, and practical civic skills.
Rodney L. Powles of Malvern has been named to the Dean's Honor List for the second semester of the 1971 72 school year at Morningside College in Sioux City Iowa. The four year liberal arts college lists 1400 undergraduates.
The Nishna Cottage program listed Mother Goose Frolicking Pups Paul Bunyon and Indians of Arizona Desert for June 9. On June 11 Anna Royston dined with the A B Gregorys. Alice Clay visited her grandson Tom Humel in Sidney. Charles and Doris Ballain spent the evening with granddaughter Kathy Hale. Mr and Mrs Harley Stevenson marked their 50th wedding anniversary with flowers.
A Vacation Bible School week concludes with 60 pupils enrolled across preschool to primary classes. Preschool and kindergarten met at Chantry school with 16 and 8 pupils under Lavina Johnson and Ida Henderson, 9 to 11 30 a m. Music by Ann Beckwith Debbie Bayes and Shelli Schroeder. Primary classes total 19 at United Methodist Church with co teachers Kathy Pearce and Dee Hatfield and music by Susan Ponton. Baptist church hosted 17 in junior classes with Lucille Allensworth Marilyn Bedsworth Alice Dunsdon and Diane Allensworth. Sharing Time Thursday evening welcomed parents and friends. Refreshments served by Baptist church.
Josiah C. Wearin joined about 350 graduates at the Phillips Exeter Academy commencement in Exeter New Hampshire on June 9. His parents J F Wearin Jr Hastings and grandmother Mrs Jessie Wearin attended. They also visited daughter Mrs F S Twombley and family in Concord New Hampshire.
Friends in Malvern learned this week of the death of Walter A Hedding formerly of this community, who died May 30 in Los Angeles California at the Veterans hospital. Born in Rhine Kansas he spent his boyhood years in Malvern and attended school here. He is survived by his mother Roga Hedding wife Marjorie three brothers George Clarence and Robert and four sons Wesley Ronnie Bob and John and seven grandchildren. Interment was in the Veterans Cemetery at Los Angeles.
The Mills County Legion Auxiliary held an annual birth day party for veterans at Clarinda Mental Hospital on June 4, with about 45 patients enjoying Bull Durham from Mineola, plus cupcakes ice cream and coffee served in the dining hall. Attendees included Mrs. George Miller and Mrs. Dutch Jones of Silver City, Grace and Zelpha Blackburn of Malvern, and Mrs. Leo Hopp Mrs. Charles Herndon Mrs. Orville Tackett Mrs. Melvin Belt and Mrs. Glen Miller from the Glenwood Unit.
Malvern firefighters were called to the Ronald Coates residence on Lincoln Avenue Friday night about 9 50 p m. They put out a minor blaze in a car owned by Robert Horn with extensive damage to the front seat area. Firemen also extinguished a barn fire on the property on Memorial Day.
Airman James C. Kenney son of Mr and Mrs James R Kenney Hazelton has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and is assigned to Keesler AFB Mississippi for communications training He is a 1956 graduate of Oelwein Community High School and earned a BS from Iowa State University in 1971 His wife Chelly is daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mort of Malvern
Wesley Chapel U M W met at the church on June 7 with 11 members present. Guest speaker Peg Haack of Henderson shared her trip to Thailand with slides while Mrs. Russell Asell led the business meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. Leon Wiegman and Mrs. Joyce Lathrop. The next meeting is set for July 12 at the church. Bible School met Saturday afternoon for a church history tour of the cemetery. Mrs. Bach Bakehouse led the music.
Revenue data shows May fines in Dorothea R. Graham's court with multiple residents from Malvern and other towns. Totals include County School Fund 274.66 and Town of Malvern 30, plus numerous penalties for reciprocity, prorate, overlength, overload, public intoxication, and license violations assessed by local and state officers.
Parish community events begin with a June 25 picnic at Bass Park Emerson while Rev Terry Sunday attends annual Des Moines conference Douglas Harlse leads services in his absence in Henderson Emerson Darrell Godfrey assists with 4H mentoring Ames this week and attends estate conference in Ames local gatherings note weddings showers and visits across Ellsworth Stanton Malvern Omaha and Griswold with awards at Kansas City Poultry Show and a high school graduation reception at Civic Auditorium in Omaha Pamela Yates bridal shower hosted by Howard Wilson and family with blue white decor. Jack Courtiers visit in the Wilson home.
Dennis Yates son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Yates of Wesley Chapel graduated May 22 with a Master of Arts degree from Andover Newton Theological School He earned a BA from Simpson College in 1964 and served two Peace Corps terms in Iran In Tehran he married Susan Magee of Southampton England He has been accepted at Andover Newton as a doctoral candidate He and his wife will visit his parents and attend his sister Pamela's wedding next week.
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