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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1933
Page
4
Obscured obituary style notice recalling a 62 year marriage of Adam Gipa and Mary Gesqua. It honors their pioneer life on broad land, family of one son and three grandchildren, and their thrifty help to neighbors achieving home ownership. Mentions schools, neighbors and communal acts, plus anniversary celebrations at daughters’ homes.
The Strahan Consolidated School discusses corn selection methods. It notes that selecting seed corn with smooth dented ears, heavy for size, and horny textured kernels correlates with higher yields. The farm crops chain is not intended to produce experts but to improve seed selection for better output.
The Vocational Agriculture Aconomics class introduces Farm Accounting with three methods double entry, single entry, and expense record. Double entry is favored for accuracy. The piece notes neglect of accounting and urges every farmer to maintain records to track gains and losses. It mentions students Virgil Hammack and a spell-down among English classes with Giovanna Cunningham and Genevieve Archer as last standing, plus high school pupils Gertruds Heaton from Glenwood and Virsia Briley from Randolph as freshmen.
This week second grade students study twin words with similar meanings while first graders finish an animal booklet of pictures and stories from their workbooks. They also did willows crafts and created Dutch scene displays, highlighting language and art integration.
Five new fifth grade pupils replace six leaving students Cleatus Powers Y Virginia Smith Martha Bartles Elise Malloy Eugene Cutts and Bobbie Himelhan. Pupils make language notebooks and covers this year. Mrs Hugh McCain visited her mother Mrs Lyle Bellwood who remains ill with a lower back affliction. Mrs Scott Irwin is very weak and unable to sit up.
A jumble of family visits and travel details from Malvern and nearby towns. Nit Howard Dolph and family move from Oliver Oxden place to Bond vacated by Mrs Hatbach. Neighbors plan Tuesday trip to Randolph to see Mrs George Hilton amid a late May alert. Several families hosted relatives, including Reade, Johnson, Laughlin, and Weake, with church attendance, school runs, and a large gathering at Al Lovell’s home. A Californian visitor, D A Wolfe, enjoys a long-awaited reunion with his brother Will Wolfe, noting the earthquake’s distant tremor.
Hugh Fickel and children of Malvern hosted by Bert and Mrs Fickel for Mr Fickel’s birthday. George and Clinton Parkers visited Mrs Rose Plumb in Edmundson hospital. Lorraine Fickel came from Kansas City to stay with grandparents J S Fickel. Irene Plumb visited her parents Elsworth and Rose Plumb.
Bernard Gray of Lincoln visited the Walter Hilton home over the weekend. Mrs. Fannole Gilbert and Alice of Tabor and Mr and Mrs George Gilbert of Sidney attended Sunday dinner at the Edd Gilbert home. Miss Litsle Madden of Grand Island is visiting A. Hy Culveries. Mr. and Mrs J Flanagan of Silver City, A. B. Suen, and Mr and Mrs Fay McManigal were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Clauda Brooks. Mr and Mrs J R Graves were guests at the Mark Graves home in Beanan. Mrs Rowe Sleighier of Glenswood visited. Johnpan has been the past week, leap 40 to the farmer's.
The Montreal Herald notes how early pen tips and pencils evolved as craftsmen refined cutting methods and material use. It highlights the cedar wood for pencils, the risk of extinction due to demand, and the shift to metal and paper covered pencils to conserve scarce supply.
A Manchester Guardian columnist explores how words shift meaning over centuries. Archbishops and scholars trace origins for terms like mess and maates, noting fourfold groups and lost fourth items in historical usage.
The Detroit News notes that ancient Egyptians kept dogs as hunting companions and pets. Archaeological finds include bones and images showing breeds such as greyhounds and mastiffs, dating thousands of years, indicating dogs were integrated into daily life and culture.
A fragmentary account cites an Egyptian soldier in 1832 as the cigarette's origin after Ibrahim Pasha's Syrian campaign. A viceroy telegram and a seized supply lead to a tale of a Bayetan soldier crafting a smoke from Indian paper, though the text remains unclear and partly garbled.
Fragmentary notes show a local Masonic gathering with references to lodge names and attendees. The text mentions Glenwood and a regional meeting, indicating a fraternal event, but many words are garbled.
Unclear notes show Emerton State information on a bank related event with a pending update. Monday notification indicated a potential 10 Feopen date, but details remain fragmentary and unreadable. Further confirmation from local records is needed to identify the institutions and precise actions involved.
Mrs C P Anderson wife of Wae of pit well kAdwith fermete north edet bf Emerson died early Monday at the state university hospital after a brief illness. Funeral Thursday at 2 at the Baptist church in Emerson with Rev J F Billie officiating. Other local movements include visits by DeWayne Scoles, M B Cupp and Marylin, and H E B Whisler welcomed a daughter born March 9.
Numerous farm moves and tenancy changes are noted around Red Oak Malvern Shenandoah and nearby towns with residents shifting between farms including John Jones farm to Red Oak and various others to vacant or renamed properties. The Eastern Star held a Monday meeting with a social hour and refreshments afterward.
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