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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
1
Community notes from Henderson list services led by Pastor Peter Fraurano and describes Sunday school, youth events, and meetings. Local residents celebrate anniversaries, visit relatives in Emerson and Des Moines, and attend basketball tournaments. Other items mention hospital visits, church activities, and a move of a building.
The listing details Wesley Chapel Methodist Church activities including Sunday school at 1 a.m. with Supt. Marian Wilson and Children’s department led by Kyrie Nyren, morning worship at 11, and a midweek service on March 16 at Mrs. Everett Plumb’s home. Also notes a Mills County Youth Fellowship rally in Glenwood March 13, and a meeting of the WLS CS at Mrs. Larance Lisle’s home with ten members and six visitors. Clint Parker suffers a fractured ankle from a riding incident after slipping on ice.
Clifford Allely narrowly escaped when a trench caved in on him Saturday. He crawled out with bruises and strain but no broken bones. His family, including father Richard and relatives, were on a trip through Nebraska and Texas visiting relatives and farms.
Mrs and Mes UHinten Parker and Mio hd Mrs John Rainbow attended a supper. Trueam's brother from Kansas visited the parsonage days before returning home. They were called to Ottumeea by their mother’s death. Mr and Mrs Joh Rainbow left Sundry morning for Candenton Missouri on a combined business trip and rest. Willard and son Troy in the tenant house are caring for the home.
Champion Hill residents Mr and Mrs Earl Bishop and son visited Mr and Mrs BE Berry hill. Mrs A E Davis of near Coburg is in Murphy Memorial Hospital for medical treatment. Mrs Davis is Mrs Dean MacClain's mother. Mr and Mrs Harald Cooper and family also Florence and Wilma.
Couper and family hosts visited Bertha Nellimbarger and attended a Rome Study evening. The Sawyers and Tackett families were guests at various gatherings. A Grace Bible Institute girls chorus of 30 voices from Omaha will give a sacred music concert on Sunday March 18 at 2 30 p m at Champion Hill church.
The consolidated Strahan School District in Mills and Premont Counties Iowa will hold a regular election at the Strahan school house on Monday March 14 from 12 noon to 7 pm The propositions ask to authorize indebtedness and general obligation bonds up to specified amounts to purchase a teachers home and site and for remodeling with authority to levy taxes to pay the debt
The School District of Mills and Vermont Counties Iowa exercises authority to spend up to $1,000 for repairing the superintendent’s home roof and the schoolhouse roof in the district and to take that necessary action.
In a local public notice the secretary Lloyd Angus states a tax levy to meet the district indebtedness. The document shows the date February 1949 and includes the secretary’s signature.
In Malvern Iowa on March 3 1949 families relocated within the Champion Hi area. Ralph Viner and family moved to the Vin er farm near Emerson while Lea Bailey and family moved to the Lakin farm and Thrapp and Ion shifted to a Red Oak area farm they purchased. Otto Letpold and family took Thrapps vacated farm, Toy McHenry left Emmett Cardiff farm, Frank Psota moved from Stanton to the Cardiff farm, and Andrews moved to Jon Allen tenant house with Andrews to work for Allen.
Saturday moves bring Oaks News family to Champion Hill area work at the father s farm. Residents report relatives visiting from Red Oak hospital and sharing meals. Dozens of neighbors attend dinners and oyster suppers. Several families relocate to new farms, including the John Selford and Pete Cooper properties, as well as Hayden Carter and Harry Paul places. A skating incident injures Frank Olsen. community hopes for speedy recovery amid widespread school and church attendance. Roads described as passable with minor detours.
Mills County Rural Young People Fed hosts a March 12 benefit dance at Mineola to raise funds for overseas youth exchanges. Proceeds cover about $1,000 per exchange, inviting county participation and ticket sales through rural youth members. The group notes new membership drive, talks on banking by E Low Durdie, and upcoming meetings in Malvern and Glenwood.
Robert Winehem extension dairy husbandman from Town State College told county farmers on February 14 that the dairy outlook would be favorable if they followed feeding and management practices. He stated that abnormal margins are past and future profits depend on dairy experience. Ray Marley, also an extension dairy husbandman from Ames, spoke on feeding and management of dairy cows.
The Presbyterian, First Baptist, St Johns Lutheran, Benel Welwowie and Methodist churches announce services, lent observances, and upcoming activities. World Day of Prayer, inductions, Sunday worships, youth fellowships, choirs, study classes, and quarter conference details are provided with dates and coordinators.
Silver Cloud 4 M girls club held a Feb 14 meeting with Carolyn Alberts and Naomi Chamberlain elected to attend the training school at the Malvern Community Building on Feb 23.
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