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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
6
In Malvern, a group of children etched their names and footprints on a newly poured sidewalk in front of the library. Buck Dooley paused lunch to remove the markings, then placed a guard during subsequent meal hours. The sidewalk was completed Thursday morning.
Thieves stole from C. D. Alstrope in Glenwood Wednesday noon, taking from his office housing his Insurance business and the Mills County Building & Loan Assn. The Building & Loan suffered $825, the Insurance firm $224.48, with $431 in cash and the rest in checks. The loss was reported as over $1,000 and occurred between 12:10 and 12:46, shown as a rapid midday robbery.
Funeral services were held in the Avoca Funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. for Henry Holden, a former Mills county citizen. He lived on a farm northwest of Malvern and died early Friday morning after several weeks of illness. Interment was in the Malvern cemetery. Survivors include his wife, three daughters Mrs. Glen Bower of Red Oak, Mrs. Bernard Bateman and Mrs. Ray Powers of Tabor, and one son Carl Holden of Rock Port, Missouri.
The Malvern school band will hold regular Saturday night concerts this week and every week when weather permits. The program includes King Cotton March Sousa The Raiders March on America Great Gate of Kiev Prelude for Minor and Silver Threads Among the Gold. The band welcomes listeners and applause.
Emerson Band Mothers sponsor free Malvern Fourth of July show at fairgrounds. Headlined by an old fashioned gas bag balloon ascent and parachute jump, with auto polo and charity raffles. Three bands Henderson Emerson Malvern 60 piece marchers perform, Flying Dutchmen return with prize giveaways and a huge fireworks finale. Rotary district head Ray W. Jones acts as MC. Fundraiser dances and Red Oak hockey fundraiser planned with ticket donations urged.
Malvern mourns 90 year old Mrs B E Bayes who died after a lengthy illness in Horton Rest Home near Glenwood. Services Saturday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church with Rev Nobel W Blackman officiating. Interment in Malvern cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Earley Stevesson four sons Rev and Earl of Clha tinda Perry of Glenwood and Warry at home plus several grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carl Wilson and Fred W. Pierce left Malvern Wednesday for a two to eight week European journey. They sail from New York on the Queen Elizabeth and land in London for five days before touring France, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Belgium with a five day Paris stay for the International Poultry Congress. They return from Paris to Omaha by airliner, delayed by a pilot strike forcing a train departure one day earlier than planned.
Pupils and friends of the vacation Bible school are invited to the final night program Friday at the Methodist church. All departments will be represented with students performing works learned during the two week session and displays of crafts and demonstrations in the church basement. Earlier, about 48 pupils toured churches in Council Bluffs including St Pauls Lutheran Broadway Methodist Saint Francis Xavier Catholic and the Orthodox Jewish Synagogue where Rabbi Louis Leifer explained rituals and answered many questions.
Landowners along the Nishna between the Burlington bridge and White Cloud met in Malvern to discuss river straightening ideas. Attendees included Wm B Drake attorney, A C Christiansen engineer, and Harry Evans county supervisor, as a widening drainage district proposal to replace Nishna District No 4 proceeds.
Two men charged with OMVI in Glenwood faced a hearing before Justice of the Peace Carl Remley. Howard Kraschel, 47, of Farragut posted a 1000 bond and William Gilbert, 40, of Glenwood posted 500. Both pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury. Kraschel was arrested in a hog truck by a patrolman. Gilbert was held by Sheriff Hodden. Carolyn Trively Purchases Registered Ayrshire.
The Red Cross provides free swimming instruction at the Red Oak pool for county youths with qualified instructors. Malvern sessions are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 30 p m for six weeks. Transportation by bus may be funded by community donations, about 182 dollars needed for full operation. Parents must consent in writing.
The 1951 Mills County Fair board approved a new Farm Gadget exhibit class for farmer made items like mail boxes tractors and home tools with premiums of 6 4 3 2 and 1 dollars. They also approved a transferable four ticket book for night shows selling at 3 to save money and stabilize the entertainment budget for the fair.
Funeral services for James Harvey Hall will be held Saturday at 2 p m in Hastings Methodist Church conducted by Rev J B Englund. Hall died at his Hastings home after a period of illness. Survived by widow two sons Charlie and Halph Hall Hastings one sister Mrs Ernest Balduzier Malvern interment Hastings Cemetery.
A sincere thank you to all who remembered me with torΔa and visits during my hospital stay. They were greatly appreciated. Mrs. Howard Mickelson.
Moisture persists with farmers in fields and gardeners indoors as .65 inches fall this week. Average temperature around 54 degrees, with daily highs and lows ranging from the low to mid 80s and 60s throughout the period.
Lola Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Robinson of Malvern, and Marilyn Phelps, daughter of Mrs. Jess V. Phelps of Hastings, graduated June 15 at Town State College. Lola earned a Bachelor of Science in home economic education and will teach at Lamont High School. Marilyn earned a Bachelor of Science in institutional management and will begin a dietetics internship at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Farmers may renew government loans on farm stored 1956 corn for an extra year in Mills county. J F Wearin, Mills county PMA chairman, notes 1950 corn under purchase agreements remains eligible through July 31 1952. The reset loan on 1948 and 1949 corn crops is extended for another year with about 52 000 bushels still on farm.
A correction notes that last week's Mills County Fair parade premiums for the civic and chapel floats were mislisted. The prizes should read 45 dollars and 820 dollars, replacing the previously stated amounts.
Malvern school board announced memorial gifts totaling 3825 to furnish the new elementary school. About 9000 more is needed for classrooms offices and kitchen. Donors will receive memorial plaques on furnished rooms and gifts of any size are welcome.
Excessive rains delayed the Glenwood annual horse show but the event is rescheduled for Sunday night June 24. The program remains the same as originally planned with start time at 8:00.
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