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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1973
Page
2
In Audubon memories Hazel Caswell and sisters Inez and Esther recall Memorial Day in white dresses, flowers, and cemetery visits. The aunties remember dress codes, ice blue hands, and a girlhood scandal when Hazel and a friend faced changes at age 19.
A compact column recalls Memorial Day parades, local veterans, and girlhood memories. It notes East Liberty services, small-town cemeteries, and a spring slogan. The piece lists social visits, family milestones, and a slate of weekend gatherings in Malvern Iowa during May 1973.
Guest editorial questions U S aid and bombings to spread democracy abroad. It argues funds, fuel, and force are costly and may not yield lasting change. Emmett Butler, Treynor Recard, cautions against forced political conversions and notes Americans value democracy at home.
Legislature adjournment remains in doubt as bills pass or stall between houses. The session edges toward delays with debates on welfare, cows tax, and liquor. leadership may push action into 1974. Progress reports show highs and lows in bills introduced, passed, and signed.
Mills County announces monthly Food Stamps sales to aid low income families and the elderly. Certification day is the last Tuesday in the Court House basement. June 26 marks Certification Day. Distribution sites include Glenwood Court House Malvern Extension Office Hastings Community Building Emerson Town Hall Silver City Bank Pacific Junction Fire Station with stated times.
J K Mass and Mr and Mrs Clarence Mass attended graduation exercises at Abraham Lincoln high school last Tuesday evening and a reception at the Westphal home honoring their daughter Memory. Mr and Mrs Lee Rhoades and Traci and Mr and Mrs Virgil Decker enjoyed supper at the 64 Club in honor of Traci s birthday May 31. Mr and Mrs Lee Rhoades hosted a double birthday dinner Sunday for Traci and her great grandmother Viva Decker with Mrs Charles Mills and Mr and Mrs Virgil Decker present. Last Saturday Mr and Mrs Warren Robertson and Phyllis attended the double weddings of
Lois and Brenda Neilson of Treynor were married at Epworth Methodist Church in Council Bluffs. A cook out at Rudolph Menschel’s home included Gene Gough, Cheryl, Delmar Decker and Chuck Decker, Jim Hatcher, Amanda Schoening, and others from Junction City Kansas and Council Bluffs.
The Silver City Mineola Happy Days Senior Citizens group will hold its next meeting Friday evening June 8 at 8 p.m. at the Mineola Lutheran Church. Mr and Mrs Robert Dicks and daughters of Underwood provide family entertainment. Lunch will be served and a free will offering taken. Family night and the public are invited.
Silver City Alumni Association held its annual banquet at the Masonic Temple with 88 alumni and guests. Rev. Leon Wallace gave the invocation. Albert Batten’s memoriam was read, noting his death on April 10, 1973. East Side Singers performed with Carol Goos at the piano. various honorees announced include 15, 25, 40, and 50 year classes. Distances and ages highlighted with prizes for Georgia Derby Jones and Hugh Clipson. 1974 officers named: George Marshall Jr. president, Clifford Boyer vice president, Della Mass secretary, Ona McNay treasurer.
Stephen Kensler, of Silver City, was arrested by Council Bluffs police per Mills County Sheriff Merle Brown for a break in at Ord's Grocery. The 3 am burglary saw 40 cigarette cartons and meat, Pepsi, and milk taken with no cash missing. Kensler bound over to district court by Glenwood Police Judge John Watson and held in Mills County jail on $1000 bond.
The annual memorial services were held at East Liberty Chapel on Sunday with the program indoors due to weather. Otha Wearin gave the address and Henry Schnoor spoke on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Floral arrangements lined the cemetery plot as visitors from multiple towns signed the registry.
Mills County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday accepting the low bids for crushed rock to be spread on county roads. Kaser Construction Company of Des Moines won bids on three divisions and Schieldberg Construction Co. of Greenfield won the remaining division as per the county engineer W C Stone specifications.
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