Swim Lessons Schedule Set for Tuesday and Friday
Children will have swimming lessons on Tuesdays and Fridays. Buses will depart at 8:15 a.m. for Red Oak.
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
2
Children will have swimming lessons on Tuesdays and Fridays. Buses will depart at 8:15 a.m. for Red Oak.
Community church notices list services and choir practices at Benderson Christian Church and Henderson Methodist Church. Social mentions include visits by Mrs. Melva Christofersen and Mrs. Anna Pierce, plus relatives from Emerson, Macedonia, and Silver City visiting local families over the weekend.
Mrs. Melva Chastofersem led the Library Club Friday with ten members and three guests. The event featured a "The Price Right" program, prizes awarded, and refreshments served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. A. Frink. Numerous local families and visitors spent time with relatives, enjoyed picnics, dinners, and gatherings across the weekend, including trips to Waubonsie Park, Viking Lake, and Okoboji, with many noting Father’s Day visits and travel between Hastings Shenandoah Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Walter Sowers 71 of Henderson Mills county resident died June 14 1961 at University hospital Iowa City from complications of a broken leg diabetes and illness. Funeral held at Henderson Methodist Church with Rev Clement Rowe officiating. interment Farm Creek Cemetery Carson in charge of Mc Ree Funeral Home. Obituary lists wife Hettie six children two sisters and one brother along with many relatives. Funeral attendees noted from several towns and praise given to Psalm 87:3.
Nine little girls celebrated Hetty Lou Ricken ninth birthday with cake ice cream. Kim Frink turned four with guests including Marilyn Fleming and other local families. Various community events, visits, and hospital notes follow in this local column.
Pamela Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster, graduated from La Puente High School on June 14 as part of a 350-student class. She will attend Mount San Antonio Junior College in the fall as an education major. Mrs. Zoa Amick led a Griswold Methodist church book review of The Ardent Years by Janet Stevesson. Local figures attended an NFO banquet at the Livestock Building in Omaha. A bake sale is planned by C. F. at Harbor Grocery at 1:39 p.m. Saturday.
The Nishna Valley club visited the L D T club for a Friday brunch at Road Side Park east of Town. Lions Club met Thursday with Curtis Taylor serving refreshments and Dale Randolph in charge. a film on weed sprays was shown. Numerous families visited relatives and attended picnics and gatherings in the area, including Dr. and Mrs. Frink and friends at Malvern, Creston, and Lake Manawa.
The Wesley Chapel recently installed new carpeting as a memorial. It honors Ben Dittus by friends and family and Mrs. E J Smith, mother of Elsworth Smith, by her friends and family, the Junior Sunday school class, and some help from the WSCS. The Tose beige tweed blends with the decor and colors.
Mrs Henry Washburn entertained at an 11 o'clock brunch at her home. Guests from Malvern included Maude Wilson Mona Pace Clara Robbing Ida Pierce Ethel Parker Mary Allely and Mrs Mary Washburn. After brunch the group played canasta until mid afternoon. Rev Rowe returned from conference in Des Moines and the Rowe family were appointed to Wesley for another year. Word also came that Rev Trucano will remain at Culbertson Nebraska another year. Everett McGrew and wife welcomed their second son Ronald Deane weighed lbs 9 oz at Red Osk hospital. Willard Fleer, visiting Omaha, cared for his son who is an invalid.
Hastings Junior Feeding 4 H boys club held their annual family picnic at the Jon Robbing farm and toured local farms to view livestock projects. Families of Don Godfry Joe Robina and Leon Weigman were among those from Wesley-Church group.
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