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Newspaper

Malvern Leader

Location

Malvern, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1931

Page

4

Emerson Junior Senior Banquet Held With May Day Theme

The annual junior-senior banquet was held Friday evening in the high school gym at 7 o clock. A Methodist Church society prepared a four course dinner served by freshmen. Decorations featured a May Day garden with pink, purple, and white streamers, a white picket fence, and a gate. Five tables under a May pole displayed rose and purple streamers, pink goblets, and a butterfly program attached to each nut cup. Forty plates were set for guests. Menu included Virgoro nectar Irish favorites crimson radiance pink delight Peter Pan sun burst saltines Junior special snow white and Java. The program listed Ceretta Wayne Cole Calyx Sylvia King Tralg Edith Rass Saxophone solo Merrit Armen Stem Harold Cooper Garden Misa Lillian Loftshull Plan a solo Mr. Shaw Master of ceremonies Jack Evans Who's What Supt Paxson.

Wasium Methodist Church Java Wayne Cole Sylvia King Tralg Edith Rass Merrit Armen Harold Cooper Garden Misa Lillian Loftshull Mr. Shaw Jack Evans Paxson

Cramer Takes Aerial Pictures of Emerson

Alva Cramer, from Omaha, flew over Emerson and nearby towns taking aerial photographs. Pictures of Emerson are now on display at the W. W. Abel drug store and may be used for postcard prints.

Crammer Emerson Alva Cramer Omaha White Evans Hastings Malvern Oine W. W. Abel Drug Store Able

Robert Grayson Weds Edna Gillen in May Iowa ceremony

The marriage of Robert L. Grayson and Edna Gillen occurred Sunday May 3 in Sharpsburg Iowa with Rev. Paul K. Holland officiating. The bride, a Mille county teacher from Emerson, and the groom, son of T. W. Grayson, plan to establish a home on the Stone farm near Emerson.

Robertl. Grayson Edna Gillen Sharpsburg Iowa Paul K. Holland Emerson Mille County W. E. Gillen Nord Qaka Schoool T. W. Grayson Emverson Croom

Williams Formul ae: a new remedy for stomach and health boosts

Malvern Williams laboratories arrange to have a man in town to sell WILLIAMS FORMULAE. The formula promises quick results with satisfaction guaranteed or refund. It claims to aid digestion liver kidney disorders and general weakness.

Malvern Williams' Laboratories Williams

Langs Host Fifth Birthday Party for Eugene

A party was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lang to honor Eugene's fifth birthday. Twenty children attended, and after games refreshments were served. The cake bore five pink candles and guests enjoyed ice cream and gingerbread. Each child received a paper cap and a balloon.

Marion Lang Eugene

American Legion Auxiliary Meets Despite Rain at Home

The American Legion Auxiliary gathered Saturday at Mrs. Russell Snodgrass home. A district convention report from Griswold was presented and Poppy sale plans were set. Attendance was low due to rain. Desserts were served by Mesdames D. N. McGrew, Frank Oglevie, and F. D. Snodgrass.

American Legion Auxiliary Russell Snodgrass Griswold

Junior High Plays Entertain With Two One Act Works

The junior high staged two one act plays on Monday evening, No Girls Admitted and Lance for the Goings. The small cast included Homer Good and Cecilia Jenkins among the boys and Merna Elis and Charlotte Wheeler among the girls. A secret society plot and a family trying to curb slang provided light entertainment, directed by Frank Shaw. Other visitors included Floyd Gibson and Melvin Parker. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reed, Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, and Mrs. C. G. Greenwood visited Lincoln for a parents day event and reported rainy travel but good roads.

Symbol Lance Gosling Frank Shaw Homer Good Cecil Jenkins Bernard Griffin Kenneth Gilmore Merna ‘Elis Charlotte Wheeler Enid Shod- Brass Ruth Whitney Martin Hilding Juanita Edie Roland Edie Dolores Davis Frances Boswell Dale Ballain Opal Rice Floyd Gibson Melvin Parker Omata George Hascall Martin Cole Joe Heed Crab Orchard Nebr George Zimmer John Carson Lester Carson Lincoln Kappa Delta Serority Jeanette

Strahan High School Graduation Program Set

Strahan high school will hold its small commencement this Thursday evening in the school auditorium. Nine graduates will receive diplomas, five girls and four boys: Velva M. Davis Ferne M. Judah Mildred J. Moore Ruth N. Naylor Kathryn I. Shaw Kenneth L. Allensworth John E. Bayes Wayne R. Bryant Franklin C. Vestal. The program includes processional, invocations, chorus, address by Dr. Frank Bean, musical selections, presentation of diplomas by W. M. Vestal, and recessional by Ruth Guthrie.

Strahan High School Velva M. Davis Ferne M. Judah Mildred J. Moore Ruth N. Naylor Katheryn I. Shaw Kenneth L. Allensworth John E. Bayes Wayne R. Bryant Franklin C. Vestal Ruth Guthrie W. J. Schue W. M. Schnermann Glee Club

Baccalaureate Service at Strahan M E Church

The Baccalaureate service was held Sunday evening May 10 at the Strahan M E church. The Strahan High School mixed chorus sang special numbers including Day Is Dying in the West Cast Thy Burdens and Remember Now Thy Creator. Rev W J Scheuermann delivered a sermon on Creative Imagination and How It Is Carried Out. Faye Bayes assisted.

Strahan M. E. Ehuarc Strahan Tigh School W. J. Scheuermann Faye Bayes

Commencement Week Activities Include Picnic and Baseball

The annual community picnic is set for Friday May 15 with a 10 45 program featuring the play Lets Move the Furniture and a four May pole dance. Bartlett and Strahan high schools play baseball in the afternoon after Strahan beat Bartlett 7 to 0 Thursday and Bartlett plans a return game Friday.

Bartlett and Strahan High Schools Strahan Boys Bartlett Acore

Strahan High School Ends Semester With Exams And Activities

Strahan High School conducts semester exams across all grades this week. Seniors enjoyed an Easy Day outing to Shenandoah. Juniors and seniors in English studied architecture and art topics, reporting on St Marks Cathedral, Venice, The Louvre, Vatican, Taj Mahal, and related art forms.

Shenandoah St. Marks Catthedral Venice Louvre Paris Vatican Rome Taj Mahal Agra India

Fragmentary note on Molaberry event and figures

A garbled item mentions Molaberry, a group, and people named Ker and Mrs. Sehayar. It references a past event on a Friday with a sum in pounds, a diaper, and a show or parade. Details are unclear and names partially unreadable.

Fifth and Sixth Grades honor spelling and library stars

Mae Drydat keeps an unusual flawless spelling record. Twenty one books or more earned stars on the library chart for Norma McCollister, Alice Beam, Muriel Long, Dorle Pollitt, Warren Cites, and Geraldine Dell, as reported by Fays Bayes.

Mae Drydat Norma McCollister Alice Beam Muriel Long Dorle Pollitt Warren Cites Geraldine Dell Fays Bayes

Perfect Attendance Noted In Third and Fourth Grades

Betty Jane Lovell stands as the sole student in the third and fourth grade room to receive a perfect attendance certificate this year. The class also welcomed a visitor last Friday, Clarence Hubbel, who travels with a cast on his limb but manages well. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Achenbach visited from Shenandoah to see My. and Mrs. J. P. Achenbach.

Betty Jane Lovell Clarence Hubbel Clarence

First and Second Grades Lynn Costello Perfect Attendance

Lynn Costello achieves a flawless attendance record for the year in the First and Second Grades. He will receive a perfect Attendance certificate for his consistent presence.

Lynn Costello

Strahan Methodist Vacation School Dates Announced

The Strahan community will conduct a ten day vacation church school from May 25 to June 5 with Bible music lay work and dramatics for primary junior and intermediate departments. Sessions run 8 to 11 40 p m inviting area boys and girls to attend under the direction of trained teachers led by pastor W M Schevermann.

Strahan W. M. Schevermann

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