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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
8
Hastings school board reorganized naming Dr. Edgar Christy president and reelecting Supt. D. D. Fellows to lead Hastings schools for another year. Fellows, finishing his fifth year, has now been elected six times to head the district. Board commended for early action. other teacher elections to be addressed later.
Hastings M E Church lists weekly services including Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11, prayer meeting at 2 30 pm, Epworth League at 6 30 pm, and evening service at 7 30 pm. A column recounts visits and residents in Hastings including Mrs Fayerhint, G B Fickel, Mrs Anderson, Kath ryn Malvern, Ina Oswald, Jake Lockabill, and others. mentions travel to Omaha and Shenandoah, relocations, hospital plans, and local social visits.
Hastings young people will stage a three act comedy titled Three Pigs at the church Saturday evening under Epworth League auspices.
Students at Hastings Public School celebrate spelling excellence with A grades earned by Charles Fellows Doris Clark Rosie Hall Alva Achenbach Gene Courtier Junior Clark Elfoise Largent Dessie Gustin Marjorie McKinney Donald Hodge and Joan Tamilton. Teachers note decorations for the sand table representing a scene in Holland.
The fourth grade has been studying fractions in arithmetic, the third grade has been adding columns. Those who received A in spelling Friday were Daniel Johnson, Roberta Clark, Robert Shaw, and Richard Whitesides.
Violet Batley notes we study fractions in algebra and review participles infinitives and prepositions in English. Robert Williams tests a can of beans for germination to see how much it grows before school ends. the plants are already several inches high.
In geometry students work on finding areas of polygons while a history unit explores Italian unification and liberation. Narratives in English class reveal engaging student writing and varied reflections on the topics.
Lilian Crawford notes in the Junior News that the class is behind on percentage charts in business arithmetic and that students in the junior class appear to have been away on Friday, with some taking a vacation.
Senior News reports warn about upcoming English themes from Miss Allen. The group enjoyed a Friday in Omaha with photos, shows, a picnic, and a visit to the police court. Mr and Mrs Donald Robbins and Mr and Mrs Alfred Clites visited Omaha. Miss Margaret Shepard cut her arm on broken glass, requiring six stitches.
The Malvern Leader presents a wildlife note by T G Scott and George Hendrickson on the Downy Woodpecker. It covers its winter habits, roosting, diet of insects and fruit, and a behavioral detail about nightly roost times. Describes plumage: black shaded areas, white body, male red patch, and bluish-black bill with bluish-green legs.
Wayne Crawford and Robert Martin attend autocd in Malvern Monday. Mrs George Mings visited in the Waterworth home Tuesday. Miss Kathryn Shaw remains in quarantine for scarlet fever at her grandmother Mrs N W Colling home. Miss Pauline Gustin entertained friends Thursday evening. Notice to Creditors IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA MILLS COUNTY D W BATES receiver of Botna Valley State Bank Hastings Iowa asks permission to accept 400 dollars from C L Darland in full settlement of all liabilities to the bank. Hearing set at Glenwood Court House 1 April 1936 at 9 A M. objections may be filed. D W BATES receiver. COOK & COOK attorneys.
At a recent school board meeting several teachers were reelected for next year including Professor Lee Everett Fuller Edwin Rector Margaret Stevesson and Anne Seeger with class rearrangements planned. Juniors sponsored a carnival at the school Friday evening featuring rides, popcorn, candy, hot dogs and ice cream plus an amateur program and nearly $40 raised. Will Harless returned from St Katherine's hospital after a two week operation. Various local visitors were noted in weekly social rounds.
Oaks Sunday School reported sixty attendees including six visitors with birthday money from Arlene Steiner. Various family and friend visits were listed across Shenandoah Red Oak Council Bluffs and Monmouth. Noted injuries and moves included Melba Ticks eye injury and the Brammeier family relocation near Henderson.
Record of instruments filed in Mills County Iowa shows transfers including Anna Dean to B N Maxwell for 1 dollar covering Lots 5 and 6 Gunselley Sub Lot 18 See 12 72 43 Henry 3, Wilcox to Elmo C Wilcox for 1 dollar and other consideration, Glen Seeger to W J Vanor del for 1900 dollars covering NW half of NW 35 72 42, Independent Realty Co of Omaha to Stort Brewing Co for 1 dollar and 780 acres in Sections 19 24 24 72 41, Hobson to Lougee, Fannie Nichola to Jessie Frazier for 1/8 and 1/4 acre parts in Academy Add Malvern, Cecil to Floyd Stephans for 4 and 4 1/4 acres in Lawrence Add Heuderaan, Motta Fell to A G Bueb etc. with various lots and blocks in Ghawaed and adjacent tracts North of Lote.
County recorders report licenses for hunting and fishing will be sold starting April 1 with printed rules and regulations available at recorder offices. Regulations remain unchanged until next fall and will be posted to ensure compliance.
Forestry News Digest reports 1935 set U S tree planting records with 16,160,000 trees planted in Iowa and total U S planting at 1,789,763 dollars. Civilian Conservation Corps handled much of public land plantings while the Soil Conservation Service led private land efforts.
A five month survey by M. D. Youngblood assistant supervisor of Fame counts 147 dead rabbits on a 2 mile stretch of Highway 68 between Osceola and Lean from July 1 1985 to December 1 1985. He believes there were no duplicate counts and notes the extent of game killed on highways.
4 H club girls are invited to compete in the food preparation project with Electrolux sponsoring prizes. State winners receive a trip to Chicago and national winners may earn college scholarships. Early acceptance aims to boost participation and planning for demonstrations at state and county fairs.
A fragment describes the Eskimo Keskin ix dog as strong and reliable for pulling sledges and hunting. It notes heavy training, robust build, and suitability for guarding, draft work, and aiding in hunting polar bears. The passage hints at weight and sizing details and the dog’s role when hunters approach.
AML naval slips and naval stations hive their own ship's paper published weekly by naval personnel under the direction of the commanding officer at no expense to the government.
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