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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
4
Hastings community news brief listing Hastings residents and events. Correspondence directed to Mrs. Jack Niday for news, subscriptions, and local notices.
Hastings area social news lists numerous absentees, weddings, and hospital reports. It cites dinners, banquets, and church events, naming residents by name and town, detailing health, travel, and family visits across Hastings, Bellmont, Sidney, and nearby farms, with notes on a hospital appendectomy and a public Life Sunday observance planned by local churches.
Hillsdale reports strong church and Sunday school turnout as Rev. Fagan delivers a Mothers Day sermon and children present a brief program. Mrs. Frank Buffington returns home from Anton Kani hospital after recent surgery. G R Buffington’s major operation at Clarkson hospital in Omaha is listed as satisfactory. Local families visit, travel, and host gatherings, with notes on the Community club schedule and several hospital and personal health details among residents.
Mrs. Albert Asmussen and Mrs. Kenneth Asmussen visited Shenandoah Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Howard were Mothers Day guests at the Mayberry home in Glenwood. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. C. Fr. Mayherry. Wayne Paxson and sister Miss Marvel Paxson visited Shenandoah with friends Sunday. Rollin Buffington and wife visited Ames Saturday to see their son Charles. Prudence returned with them and went to Ames Friday to see Hester Ant Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Bil Fitzpatrick and family spent Sunday with Ray Bailer.
An all day W.S. C. S. meeting was held with Mrs. Floyd Messenger leading. Guests enjoyed a noon dinner. future quilting and devotion sessions are planned. Memorial Day program scheduled for May 25 at 2:30 with floral, flag, and grave-marking duties led by local committee members. Numerous local residents attended or joined church events, with many visits and dinners noted across East Liberty.
A Pan-American Fiesta will be held at Hamburg May Day as the formal program of Hamburg's annual Peony Festival. Local organizations in Hamburg and Fremont County sponsor the event. The festival mirrors Greenfield's Pan-American Day with displays from Latin American countries in Hamburg store windows. Exhibits were obtained through the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, and the Pan-American Union. Some items came from New York World's Fair displays. Quentin E. Parkison, Fremont County, announces.
The Malvern Town Council calls a special election for June 10 1941 to decide on granting Northwestern Bell Telephone Company a 25 year franchise to occupy streets alleys and public places for a local telephone exchange. Ordinance 118 requires voter approval and outlines payments proof of publication and acceptance by the company. The notice also mentions local civic remarks and related town clerk attestations.
The Pan American Fiesta chairman announced May 31 as Fiesta Day with a focus on education over carnival. Women’s clubs craft banners and costumes while essay and poster contests in schools explore Latin American relations. A high‑level talk on U S relations with Latin American nations will be featured through Pan American Union cooperation.
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