Social Happenings From Malvern BPW Dinner Meeting
The Malvern Business and Professional Women's club held its monthly dinner at the Brick Inn in Tabor with 26 members. District 7 spring meeting is set for Shenandoah on April 23. Virginia Stone, career advancement chair, plans the annual senior tea for April 10 at the Methodist church. Stone reports the teen center hosts Boy Scouts in winter and will serve as a summer recreation site. Allene Finchem was honored at a miscellaneous shower March 23 at Mrs. Clint Robbins home with cohosts Leroy Viner and Bob Rafferty. The Malvern Band Mothers club meets April 4 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Max Dashner’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern Business and Professional Women’s Club
Brick Inn
Tabor
District 7
Shenandoah
Virginia Stone
Methodist Church
Clint Robbins
Allene Finchem
Leroy Viner
Bob Rafferty
Easter Services and church notices list multiple local churches
Easter services and church events are listed for First Methodist, St Johns Lutheran, Presbyterian, First Baptist, Holy Rosary, and local mission groups. Activities include sunrise services at a golf course park, Easter breakfast, Sunday School timings, choir rehearsals, and a ladies tea hosted by Missionary Society with devotional music and Jonquils decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First’ Methodist
Don E. Griffin
Golf Course
Marjorie Dashney
St. Johns
First Baptist Church
Wayne Bass
Lyle Williams
Mrs Hyde to Host LTN Club Meeting in April
The LTN club will meet at the home of Mrs Richard Hyde on Wednesday April 5 with co-hostesses Mrs Clara Robbins and Mrs Elsie Sav age. Entertained at luncheon Mrs Earl Bass and Mrs Lavern Obrecht hosted twelve guests at the Bass home. Mrs Richard Hyde was high score winner at bridge and Mrs Allan Burdie led canasta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LTN
Richard Hyde
Clara Robbins
Elsie Savage
Earl Bass
Lavern Obrecht
Bass Home
Bridge
Allan Burdie
Canasta
Valeria Wortman Named Finalist in Farm Bureau Scholarship
Valeria Wortman from Hastings has been chosen as one of 36 finalists in the Iowa Farm Bureau women's scholarship competition. Interviews will be held in Des Moines on April 13 to select 18 tuition scholarship winners of up to $160 annually for two years at the college of the recipient’s choice. Valeria, a senior at Nishna Valley Community School in Emerson, is the daughter of Mrs. Rosella Wortman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valeria Wortman
Rosella Wortman
Hastings
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Valeria
Nishna Valley
Emerson
Student injured in car wreck near Glenwood
Ronnie Stouder, a Pacific Junction student, suffered a forehead cut when his car, a 1951 model, rolled into a ditch a half mile east of Glenwood early Saturday afternoon. The driver, Fred E. Gregg, 20, lost control of the vehicle. the car was a total loss. Want ads pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Stouder
Pacific Junction
Glenwood
Fred E. Gregg
Emerson to Host County Women's Club Convention
Emerson hosts the Mills county Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs convention on Friday April 7 at the Emerson Baptist church with five participating clubs including Glenwood Hastings Nishna Valley Pacific Junction and the host club Emerson. Main speaker Dr Mary Frances Boyd Spanish instructor Drake University will discuss Our Neighbors to the South and Mexican crafts will be displayed. Sessions start at 9 am with coffee and 1 pm for the afternoon session. all county women invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Women's Club
Mills County
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Emerson Baptist Church
Mary Frances Boyd
Drake University
Des Moines
Boyd
Mexico
Glenwood
Hastings
Nishna Valley
Pacific Junction
Emerson
Willard Wright
Pacific Junctio
Henry Washburn
Clair Cashner
Ralph Viner
Henderson
Traffic Ticket After Car Upset in Green Hill Mishap
An 11 year old Wincola girl was ticketed after her car ran off Green Hill on highway 275 j at about 7 30 a m. The vehicle overturned into a ditch causing about 400 dollars in damage. The driver Brenda Bickel was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wincola
Edwin Barkus
Brenda Bickel
Green Hill
Highway 275
Miss Bickel
Station Wagon Ditching Near Emerson After Noon
John S. Stickley of Emerson said he turned out to miss another car and lost control of his station wagon. It skidded into a ditch near the Supper Club west of Emerson Sunday afternoon. The damage to the car was estimated at 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Stickley
Emerson
Supper Club
Spring Gardens and Holy Week Reflections in Randolph
Scribblings reflects on gardens from Eden to Xochimilco and southern magnolias, then shifts to Holy Week and Easter. It recounts Palm Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Jesus teaching in the Temple, the Last Supper, betrayal by Judas, trial of Pilate, the Crucifixion, and Easter symbols including the cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jerusalem
Jesus
Temple
Bethany
Judas Iscariot
Shadows of the Cross and Easter Victory
The piece reflects on Jesus Christ as representative of execution’s shame and transformation into victory. It recalls a carpenter shop memory of Jesus and his mother’s fear, then quotes Billy Graham on Good Friday as earth’s tragedy turning to joy with Christ’s final cry It is finished indicating completed redemption despite near death.
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Christ
Jesus
Joseph
Billy Graham
Earth
Prince of Glory
Bluffs Driver 16 Fined After Collision
A 16 year old Council Bluffs driver Kenneth J Collins was fined 10 dollars and costs by Justice of Peace Carl Remley after a county road collision four miles south of Glenwood. He pulled into a driveway and drove in front of David L Hummel of Glenwood. Damages were about 100 dollars to the Collins car and 225 dollars to the Hummel car. Hummel's wife Marcia 21 suffered lacerations. Collins faced a charge of failing to yield half the roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Kenneth J. Collins
Justice of Peace
Carl Remley
Glenwood
Edwin Barkus
Collins
David L. Hummel
Hummel
Marcia
Easter Sunrise Service Planned in Clarinda Drive-In Theater
In Clarinda Iowa the Southwest Iowa Annual Easter Sunrise Service will broadcast live from 5:45 to 6:45 a.m. on Easter Sunday April 2. Station KMA will air the service with 95 voices from Clarinda High School and college under Nelson E. Crow, with Rev. D C Davis delivering the message as traffic is managed by the state patrol and cars park for the 5:45 a.m. start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Iowa
KMA
WSCS Will Hold Annual Meeting in Harlan
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Council Bluffs District will meet at the First Methodist church in Harlan Iowa on April 5 1961 from 9 am to 330 pm for the annual spring meeting. The district includes Cass Fremont Harrison Mills Pottawattamie Shelby and the south half of Crawford. Principal speaker is Hazzard F Parks director of Marcy Center Chicago speaking on The Challenge of the Open Door. All women of the district are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Council Bluffs
First Methodist Church
Harlan
Cass
Fremont
Harrison
Mills
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Crawford
Hazzard F. Parks
Marcy Center
Chicago
Weekend Socials Populate Shenandoah Area
Local families from Shenandoah and nearby towns gathered for dinners, visits, and weekend activities. Notable attendees included the Driskolls, Dashners, Vanattas, Figers, and Garbers, with multiple stops at relatives’ homes in Hamburg New Market and Council Bluffs areas.
Local Social Notes From Shenandoah Area Gatherings
Shenandoah and surrounding towns host a weekend of visits shoppers and receptions. Mrs. Yon Brown and Mr. Wederquist host friends. Ann Comstock and Don Ishikawa visit Cedar Rapids for spring vacation. Girl Scout program marks a 49th birthday observance at the Congregational church in Tabor with Troop 277. Several families travel to Omaha Lincoln for shopping and visits while residents share meals and Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Dashner
W. B. Estes
Alfred Clites
Keith Clites
Hastings
Paul Brown
Dallas
Tex
Don Fichter
Frank Kilpatrick
McCord
Wallace Dodd
Hamburg Hospital
Don Wederquist
Gary
Susan
Lowell Fichter
Shenandoah
Len Pichter
Bill Fichter
Stanley Hansell
Jeffs
Percival
Iowa
Chester Hansell
Yon. Brown
Joe Wederquist Hane
Gene Park
Vers
Amie Burton
Find Mes
House
Silver City
Wm. Kopp
Tyle Gaylord
Ronnie
Glenweaod
Wee
VS. McCracken
Charlotte
J. H. Davis
Lester Goodner
L. S. McCracken
Harold Oater
Omaha
Lioyd Markel
Glenwood
Bill Kopp
Scott McCracken
Des Moines
Blanche Madison
Elmer Malcom
Malvern
Malcom
Mercy
Council Bluffs
Vernon Swigart
Claudia Sheldon
Thurman
Dwite Dugger
Sharon
Sidney
Bill Sheldon
Grace Kennedy
Bernice Teachout
Grlm
Minot
N. D
Ben Brannian
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BPW
Malvern Band Mothers Club
Max Dashner
The
Presbyterian ‘Church
Alfred Martin
Laura ‘Clay
S. S
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Giermood Panter
C. L
Red Oak
Bill Scherle
Albert Washburn
Hyshem
Hed Oak
Mes. Hayes
Mary ‘Circle
Mary Circle
Margarette Hayes
Jerry Volz
Lorraine Newell
Hazel McCain
Louise Bass
Evelyn Gay
Mrs. Hyde
LTN Club
Valeria Wortman i
Pangburn
Collins Drug Co
E. W. Knight
Citizens of Tomorrow
Mark
Gary Blackburn
Michael
Diane
Kenneth Clark
Glen
Debbie Wood
Oscar Bock
Meyers Funeral
Oscar L. Bock
Bock
Pottawattamie County National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank Assn
Valda Hurst Beck
J. R. Hurst
Max Benton
Orville Babbitt
Gladys Young
Long Beach
Calif
California
Robert
Mae Churchman
Coy Churchman
Renton
Wash
Arthur Churchman
Ernest Churchman
Bessie Anderson
NEW Bostitch Traveler
Randolph Enterprise
Xochimilco
China
Japan
Elvenia Slosson
South
Mid-West
Gethsemane
Pilate
Wes
Bluffs
WSCS
Randolph
Kenneth Shram
Vance Trively
Gene Belknap
Leonard Wilkins
Joffry
Belkan
Donald Rages
Glen Bolton
Rick
Roger Vanatta
Guy Vanatta
Reva Pautzke
Brinnen
Wasi
Paul Fichter
Verte Trively
Chet Driskoll
Royce Driskoll
R.H. Wilson
Wendell Wilson
John Wooten
Albert Pearson
Dixie
Royce Wederquist
Lynn
Ray Vanderholm
Charlotte Wilson
Zaida Rice
Fay Mayberry
Melanie
Dale Alexander
Carbondale
Colo
John Omer
Ann
Keith Garber
Valerie
Glen Burnie
C. C. Garber
Tom
Denise Boldra
Shenjandoah
Mary Blackburn
Walter Forney
Tia We
Goodyear
Goodflyear
Podyear
Pace Service Co
Foun
Federal Land Bank
Merrill Reisenweber
West Broadway
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