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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
5
Malvernians will honor the nation’s soldiers with Decoration Day services in Malvern today. A patriotic program in the Community building precedes a final service at the cemetery. Speaker of the day is L. R. Wade of Corning, an attorney known as a strong public speaker.
Malvern stores will close during Decoration Day events starting at 1 30 p m today. Most shops plan afternoon closings with some staying shut all day as the American Legion conducts the program led by post commander Oscar Finkle and Harry Hammons. A flowers committee arranges grave decorations for soldiers and flowers and veterans will accompany the procession from the Community building to the cemetery where a martial band performs a short concert.
The eighth annual Mills County Farmers Merchants Bankers banquet will be at the Glenwood Armory on Friday evening June 7. J F McDermott of First National Bank Omaha will speak on Money and Inflation with others including Wayne D Choate and B F Anderson. Dinner music by a Glenwood orchestra and a Plattville quartet accompanies a floor show. Tickets 80 cents.
Paul Rainbow of Henderson was named treasurer of the Kappa Theta Pal fraternity at Atmapson College after a recent election. He will be a senior in the college next year.
Pete Kuhn and the 1st-rate dance band will bring rhythmic piano to local merrymakers Wednesday evening at a wholesome dance in the Community Building. The cradle grains band are one of the best bands in the state and jaw always attracted a large following.
Heavy rain across Mills County on Monday brought 1 to 3 inches of water, with Glenwood reporting 2.1 inches. Culverts washed out and Pony Creek and small streams flooded areas, delaying trains as washouts damaged tracks. Eastern areas saw no major washouts while Malvern recorded 0.76 inches, totaling near an inch with Sunday night’s rain.
Rev Clark W Howard outlined a self help plan for a new Tabor College opening in fall 1936. The school would offer a two year program meeting state standards, 100 students living on campus or locally, four terms per year, tuition of 50 dollars per term, and six departments. Students work three hours daily, caring for a dairy herd of 160 cows, to earn board and room.
Vacation Bible schools will begin next week in two Malvern churches, one Baptist and one Methodist. Classes for grade school pupils start at 8 20 a m and run for two weeks, with recreational and cultural options alongside religious instruction. Methodist staff include Mrs E B Knight, Mrs W E Kerns, Lorraine Fletcher, Rev and Mrs C A Calkins and several high school helpers. Baptist staff not yet announced.
Superintendent M Davison attends three day Omaha education forum featuring talks by prominent educators. Attendees include superintendents and school officials from Nebraska and Iowa, addressing school problems and collaborating on solutions.
The East Liberty Aquntery hosts its annual tea creams and strawberry social this Saturday at Newburgh. Local groups organize the event with proceeds aiding community projects and youth programs.
Malvern High School commemorates the Class of 1935 with Batty Swain highlighted as a notable alum. The note recalls graduation era and local school pride from Malvern, detailing a brief nod to the community through school history.
About 23 Malvern graduates earned diplomas Friday as the annual commencement closed their high school careers. Rev. Paul H. Hicks delivered the address likening education to a tool for building character and urging focus on people over material wealth. Superintendent Davison announced scholastic honors amid the diploma presentations.
Class of 1935 members received honors Friday at commencement. Eight seniors posted high averages with Phyllis Wilson leading. other scholars include Lea Cary Charlotta Wederquist Stewart Hall Marian Benton June Fletcher Mary Elizabeth Summers Lewis Storey. Citizenship medals went to Lee Cary and Mary Elizabeth Summers. Betty Swain was named Malvern's Shenandoah flower festival representative.
Youth from Mills County gather in Malvern for a Sunday conference at 2 30 pm in the Wap ter church under the Mills County Sunday School association. Speakers include county youth and John L White of Council Bluffs, with Rev L K Ripley and Mrs R P Galt directing.
A farmer, Hen Guyer, reported a tiny calf found in his pasture on Wednesday morning. The newborn calf weighed about 22 pounds, stood barely half the expected height, and tottered unsteadily while bawling, yet otherwise appeared normal.
Wheat producers in Mills County vote 72 to 18 to keep the AAA production control system. Referendum conducted in township meetings shows 67 signers favored last year, 18 opposed, with five unsigned last year voting yes. Total 90 votes, larger than last year’s 76, as landlords and renters participated. Nationwide pattern estimated at six to one in favor, signaling possible favorable congressional action on AAA amendments by Henry A. Wallace to strengthen control powers.
Grant Witte's Sinclair service station installs a new air hoist wash and pressing rack this week. The equipment will enable the station to offer more extensive service to patrons with improved facilities.
Erosion control planning tour was led by Ivuce M. Bulpatrick and FL. Anderson as they drove to Bethany Mo to view ongoing erosion work. The visit highlighted coop plans, crop rotation, and county cooperation for the project with similar future implementations.
County allotment committee lists final Group 1 contract sign up for Friday and Saturday across townships. Group 2 and 3 sign ups follow later. Readiness urged to avoid delays. schedules by township include Henderson school in Anderson and several churches and halls across Center Deer Creek Glenwood Indian Creek Ingraham Lyons Sativille Rawles Silver Creek St Marys West Oak and White Cloud locations with specific halves by area.
The southwest Iowa group of the state Osteopathy association held a Monday evening study session at Dr Estes office in Glenwood. Dr J A Kline read the principal Danner of the evening on the subject Why Some Succeed Others Do Not.
Lieut. Charles A. Schubert leads construction for Male vern's CCC camp and will employ carpenters and laborers this week. About 40 men are at the site now, up from 24 at start, with completion aimed for mid June. Several barracks and buildings are finished up to walling, floors, roofing, and soon interior work with wallboard.
A tidy Mills County agricultural note reports a modest two percent increase in farm numbers since the 1930 census. The data highlights shifting livestock and crop figures, with totals around two hundred twenty two thousand for county farms and related indicators.
Cream buyers in Mills County Iowa heard a demonstration of the new state law governing butterfat aridity sediment and cleanliness for price grading. experts explained sweet first and second grades with acidity limits and that unlawful cream includes dirt or rancid matter, effective after July.
Poppy sale volunteers collected pennies nickels and dimes for welfare work of the Legion and Auxiliary. Over 600 poppies were sold locally with a total of 55 08 cleared. Mrs Harry Nelson chaired the drive with help from numerous Auxiliary members and assistants.
Four Mulvernians attended the American Legion district meeting held last Thursday at Carding. Bo o P Perdew and Kisrata Slater represented Abe Harry tummony post and Mrs J N Swaln and Mrs Perdew Che Auxiliary. Perdew led the program with a report on district chairman Gt community service delegation. Stata Cuueteaindered We OC Haethko of Glenwood Ray addressed during the afternoon program.
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