This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
3
Malvern residents pass summer with trips to Bedford and Omaha, campers at Ft. Riley, weddings in Nebraska, and family gatherings across Iowa and Minnesota. Relatives travel from Des Moines to Council Bluffs for ceremonies while others return from Calgary and Long Beach. Monitored health updates, births, and local university enrollments reflect a bustling community season.
Local residents share Sunday dinners and attend a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Dodson in Red Oak. Attendees include the Braden family, Brammeier relatives, and Clark, plus a trip to Omaha for a Swedish century celebration with Prince Bertil as speaker.
A tornado moved from the Hillyer farm causing foundation shifts at multiple homes and destroying several buildings. It struck the Kayton tenant farm two miles south of Strahan and damaged power lines estimated at 1000 to 1500 dollars. Telephones and power crews worked into Wednesday. The cycle of damage extended from Nebraska City through Fremont county affecting about 30 farms, with Fred Focht’s home roof and surrounding structures leveled in the worst hits.
Kathryn Smith of Emerson arrives on Grinnell campus to participate in the 1948 Hawkeye Girls State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The program includes daily study sessions on government procedures, elections, and recreation periods, as one of seven conferences at Grinnell during June and July.
Workmen from Thorpe Bros. Well Co. of Des Moines sank test wells in Malvern to locate an additional town water supply. Wells were drilled in the town park west of the Wa bash depot, reaching about 40 feet where wood and debris suggested an old river bed.
Centerline visits highlight Kay Newell recovering from tonsillectomy at Mundoson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Guests include Harry Ranne family at dinner with Lewis Hanne and Mary Lou. Mrs Vic Williams had dental work in Omaha last week and stayed with her mother. Multiple residents report illnesses, travel, and family visits within Council Bluffs and nearby areas.
The Methodist choir organized for the summer and named officers Mrs. Orvine Starr president Armina Ellison vice president Bob Bickley secretary and treasurer Maida Fox librarian The group will meet each Thursday at 8 pm for rehearsals. The family of Sgt. Harold B Kidwell deeply appreciates the kindness shown at services Sunday and thanks the American Legion and Co I for their part. D R Kidwell and family
The vitamin A value of milk and butter varies with carotene in the daily ration. Regearth on feeds indicates feasibility of producing milk products with uniform vitamin A value year round. Bargains in the Want Ad section.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.