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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
4
The Hastings region sees major exterior updates with new brown siding and red trimmed windows. A recently purchased home at 605 Greenwalt gains dark brown paint awaiting paving completion. Local families plan moves, military assignments, and community events amid flood of summer activity and charity drives.
Pupils at Bible school presented a two week closing program under teachers’ guidance. The event featured hymns, verses, and songs including This Is My Fathers World, Away in a Manger, Jesus Loves Me, and Brighten the Corner Where You Are. Seventy five percent earned perfect attendance awards. thanks were given to teachers Vera Hall, Veryl Niday, Irene Bixler, and Mildred Carey. Donald Piburn of Shenandoah visited Ed Piburn’s home last week.
Hillsdale social notes record Mrs BIL Fitzpatrick entertaining at a birthday dinner for Wi Fitzpatrick and Bil. Guests included G C Seeger and others from Cornell Blutts, plus families from Council Bluffs and Malvern. Several anniversaries, dinners, and visits are listed with local residents and neighboring towns.
Community brief listing Sunday and Father's Day dinners hosted by local families in Harlan Shelby and near Tabor. Mentions visits by Los Angeles resident Blanche Rearling, farm reports, ailments, births, and local happenings including hay crop, WPA fence sales, ground squirrels damaging corn, and a mystery large bird near Cylinder.
Mills county farmers facing chinch bug damage in small grain fields are advised to plant soybeans western blackball kafir or rape as replacements if fields aren’t worth saving. If grain serves as a nurse crop continue seeding. Soybeans yield hay and can be planted mid June for best returns. buckwheat and rape offer alternatives. Longstreet notes chunch bugs and soil needs, with guidelines on planting rates and erosion protection.
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