Villa-Van Nordstrand wedding at St Mary’s Sterling
Clara B Van Nordstrand and Larry R Villa married at St Mary’s Church in Sterling Illinois on May 26, with Father William Joffe performing a double ring ceremony. Bride wore bow dotted swiss gown, daisies and baby's breath. groom’s family attended with maid of honor Linda Van Nordstrand and best man Albert Villa. Reception in St Mary’s auditorium followed. couple to live at 512 West 3rd Street in Sterling.
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St. Mary's Church
Sterling, Il
Clara B. van Nordstrand
Ross van Nordstrand
Emerson
Larry R. Villa
Manuel Villa
William Joffe
Mrs. Fecht
Linda van Nordstrand
Albert Villa
Tim Allen
Tom Depasquale
Sterling
St. Mary's Auditorium
Sam Moreno
Karen
Penny Villa
Jenny Galloway
Sue Hill
3Rd St
Mrs Obrecht Hosts Red Oak AAUW Pot Luck Dinner
On May 22 Mrs. Pam Obrecht hosted the Red Oak branch annual pot luck meeting of the American Association of University Women. Twenty five members attended and heard Mrs. Elsie Taylor of Silver City speak on weaving and welding. Guests from Malvern included Mrs. Vera Cronkhite and Mrs. Cleta Salyers.
Dance Will Honor 2 Anniversaries
A double twenty fifth anniversary dance and party will be held at the Shenandoah American Legion Country Club on Friday June 8. Mr. and Mrs K D Grindle and Mr. and Mrs Jack Bowen will host. Friends and relatives greet at 8 p.m. with dancing at 9 by the Gib Krisinger Band. No gifts requested.
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Shenandoah American Legion Country Club
K.D. Grindle
Jack Bowen
Gib Krisinger
UMW Guest Day Set at Malvern Church June 7
United Methodist Women of the Malvern United Methodist Church will meet June 7 at 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Guest day features speaker Mrs. James Fouke wife of the Fifth Avenue Church minister in Council Bluffs. She will present slides from her India tour and share her experiences with enthusiasm.
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United Methodist Women
Malvern United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
James Fouke
Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church
Council Bluffs
India
Malvern United Methodist
Clarence Woollard
Bonnie Mansfield
S.S
Gospel
Folkes
Des Moines
Ruth Circle
Ted Bowen
Engagement Revealed Elizabeth McLaughlin to Wed Keith Swanson
Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin will marry Keith Swanson on June 16 at the Lutheran Chapel in Jacksonville Florida. Parents are Bernard and Elizabeth McLaughlin of Jacksonville and Karl Swanson and Myra Swanson of Malvern. Keith is a Malvern High School graduate who has spent four years in the naval air service with duty ending July 7.
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Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin
Keith Swanson
Jacksonville
Fla
Bernard McLaughlin
Karl Swanson
Malvern
Keith
Naval Air Service
IWCC Sheepskins For MCHS Grads
Clarinda auditorium hosted 102 IWCC Clarinda campus graduates at 10 a.m. on Friday. U.S. Rep. William Scherle delivered the commencement address. IWCC Singers performed classic pieces and the invocation was by Rev. Cecil Latta. Malvern IWCC board member presented degrees. Recipients included William Baer Jr and four Malvern grads with varied associate degrees.
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Clarinda
Iowa Western Community College
William ‘Bill’ Scherle
Iwcc Singers
The
Royal Blue
Iowa Western
Cecil Latta
W.D. Baer
Malvern
Iwcc Board of Directors
Malvern High School
William Baer Jr
Nancy E Bloedel to be promoted in nursing school ceremony
Nancy E Bloedel, daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Bloedel of Malvern, will join 178 fellow Town Methodist School of Nursing students receiving stripes or chevrons at the Friday June 1 promotional exercises. Richard Armstrong will present stripes and the Dunn Award for Excellence in Nursing. Donald W Cordes will present the Dunn awards. Girls receive black cap bands and boys shoulder chevrons.
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Nancy E. Bloedel
R.A. Bloedel
Malvern
Methodist School of Nursing
Richard Armstrong
Elmer and
Florence Dunn
Donald W. Cordes
Village Social Roundup At Malvern Area
Mr and Mrs Max Quimby Toluca Lake Cal spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Helen Quimby and other relatives in the area Mrs Ross Bryant Imogene called on Mrs Eleanor Lemonds Thursday afternoon Mr and Mrs Arthur Armstrong Omaha Neb called on his mother Mrs Goldie Armstrong Sunday The Paul Hixon family Mr Ayr spent Saturday with Mrs Hixons father Louis Ranne Mrs Gladys Evans is spending several days with her daughter and family the Sherman Simpsons in Sheandoah Mr and Mrs Harry Conrad and daughter Red Oak called on Mrs Martha Conrad Sunday Mr and Mrs Robert Madison and family Creston visited with Mr and Mrs Forrest Lamm Sunday afternoon
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Max Quimby
Toluca Lake
Cal
Helen Quimby
Ross Bryant
Imogene
Eleanor Lemonds
Arthur Armstrong
Omaha
Neb
Goldie Armstrong
Paul Hixon
Mr. Ayr
Hixons
Louis Ranne
Gladys Evans
Sherman Simpsons
Shehandoah
Harry Conrad
Red Oak
Martha Conrad
Robert Madison
Creston
Forrest Lamm
Memorial Day Family Outing Noted At Nishna Cottage
Emma Smith left Friday to Sunday afternoon to visit the Elkhorn cemetery. Ethel Chantry dined out with her niece Edith Carlson and Mrs. John Mott joined Saturday. Joe Munsinger toured with his daughter and son in law Dayre Williams of Superior Nebraska as the family gathered for Memorial Day. Bertha Stewart and her daughter Bob Lahey of Council Bluffs were out together. Etta Law visited Shenandoah Friday and returned Monday afternoon.
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Emma Smith
Elkhorn
Ethel Chantry
Neice
Edith Carlson
John Mott
Joe Munsinger
Dayre Williams
Superior
Nebr
Bertha Stewart
Bob Lahey
Council Bluffs
Etta Law
Shenandoah
Local church notices and WWI vets meeting
A May 31 1973 Malvern Leader brief lists Methodist and Baptist services across Malvern and surrounding towns with pastors, junior and senior Sunday schools, worship times, and special events. It also notes a June 3 World War One veterans and auxiliary meeting at Legion Hall in Glenwood, pot luck, open to veterans, wives, and widows.
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Mills County Barracks
Legion Hall
Glenwood
John J. Sutter
Wesley Chapel Sunday Worship and Sunday School Times
Wesley Chapel will hold worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday School at 10 30 a m on Sunday. The schedule lists morning services as the main event with a brief educational session to follow.
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The
First Baptist Church
Eugene Olson
Wm. Douglas
Chas
Vestal
Wed
Menderson Christian Church
Chas. Presley
Gwendolyn Hendrix
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Henry Wessenberg
Champion Hill Presbyterian Church
C. Barry Phelps
Richard Frazee
Wesley Chapel
Nishna Valley Parish
Delbert V. Terry
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J. A. Kline
First Avenue
Showa
Rexall Hom
UMW
Melanie Blackburn
Debbie Farmer
Tammy Jones
Judy Kelley
Sheri O’dell
Cirm
Mrs. Salyers
Salyers
LTN Club
Malvern Gun Club
HSC
Genelle Zanders
Why Mathers
Geneva Wise
Mills County
Marcia Vanderpool
Hastings
IWCC
McHs Grads
Roberta Thaller
Robert Thaller
Karen Sue Popejoy
O'Dell Bowley
Don Trimmer
Melvin Trimmer
Roberta Thalier
Karen Popejoy
Bill Baer
Nancy
Malvern Village
Nishna Cottage
Philip Doddridge
Jesus
Prince Albert
Mansfield Funeral Home
Strahan United Methodist
Emmett Gipe
Ethel Grindle
Veterans Auditorium
Iowa
Malvern First Baptist Church
Jim Stenger
Ed Mulholland
Ina Scarff
Hastings Nisha Valley Parish
United Methodist Church
Delbert Terry
Sue Goodwin
Silver City United Methodist Church
Robert Fisher
Leon V. Wallace
Phyllis Skerritt
Nishna Valley
Emerson U. Methodist Church
F. Gillespie
Wm. Harbor
Hillsdale United Methodist Church
Leon Y. Wallace
George Wright
Wayne Ililton
Silver City
Henderson Methodist Church
Marjorie Haack
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
C.L. Kaufman
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Mt. Vernon East Liberty
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