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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1962
Page
7
A Mills County canvass returned nearly 100 percent accuracy with no changes. County Auditor Glen Johnson reported Democratic state auditor candidate Robert E. Conner officially received five fewer votes than the earlier tally of 793.
Mills County Association for Retarded Children begins its 1962 fund drive led by Mrs. Sarah Wingerd and Dr. M. L. Scheffel to support the new state camp for retarded children at Viking Lake near Stanton. The drive runs through Thanksgiving with proceeds aiding Camp Viking and related research.
The Malvern inter church council sponsors a Thanksgiving service next Wednesday November 21 at 7 30 p m in the Baptist church. Rev Arthur Raeside of the Sid ney and Randolph Presbyterian churches will preach. The choir will perform a Thanksgiving anthem and a food drive will form family baskets for needy families in the community. Attendees are urged to bring canned foods or fruit if not already taken to Sunday schools.
Silver Urn Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star hosted a grand party for Mrs John Kline Worthy Grand Matron of Iowa. A 6 o'clock dinner in the Liberty Memorial building opened the evening attended by 360 at long tables with cornucopias. The program featured music by organist Allen Seim and tributes from state and local dignitaries as 750-plus guests watched Mrs Kenneth Jones preside. Mrs Kline was seated under a Harvest Moon display as Dr John Kline and other Grand Officers were introduced. The event included a colonial bouquet for Mrs Henderson and a tap dance by the 3 Rs.
Mayors of Emerson Hastings Henderson Malvern Silver City and Tabor join to declare Nov 15 through 22 as Help Retarded Children Week urging public support for the Association for Retarded Children and funding to aid care and research led by Frances Harmon Elmo Hites Clair Aukland Burdette Spiker A P Jones and Vern Wilkins.
Mills County to publish delinquent real estate and personal taxes in next two weekly papers. County Treasurer F M Robinson notes list size similar to last year with fewer personal names. Card of thanks from Mrs Art Walker thanks friends and relatives for cards and letters during hospital stay.
Reverend Bass led Sunday services at the Nishna Cottage with Wayne Bass officiating and Joyce Craig at the piano. James family members visited Glenwood, while Grace Snell stayed with her daughter Winifred Leeka. A Venango, Nebraska visit included Julian McClenahan and great granddaughter Judy McClenahan as a Wednesday Thursday guest of Anna Kemp.
A note of gratitude from Bill Hasselquist expresses appreciation for cards received during his hospital stay. The message notes sincere thanks and acknowledges the kindness of those who sent well wishes.
Malvern firemen were called at about 2 46 a m Sunday when a Ford station wagon on a township road near Mrs Charles Follette’s place caught fire. Harold Heiman 30, of west Malvern, owned the car and had returned home before firefighters arrived. Sheriff Ed Barkus was notified after Heiman did not return by the time the blaze was reported.
Malvern Commercial members launch a holiday trade promotion starting Nov 24 with 75 cash script prizes each Saturday. Tickets go on sale next Monday in member stores, drawn Saturday winners claim within 3 minutes or prizes roll to the next week. Five prizes total on Dec 22 with rules to be issued next week. Employers and owners plus their families barred. employees may participate but cannot obtain store tickets.
The Leader will publish a day early next week because of Thanksgiving. Advertisers and news correspondents are urged to send copy as early as possible, with all copy due by Tuesday to print the paper on Wednesday. Stores in Malvern will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving.
Mrs Elnora McPherron finishes as Mills county recorder November 24. Kenneth Asmussen today announced Myrna Kingery of Glenwood named as deputy recorder to begin duties November 26 in the Iowa Power and Light office.
Seventeen gallows of blood donors were celebrated at a coffee hosted by Mrs. Ken Evans and Mrs. R. D. Mansfield as a Malvern Red Cross drive announced the next bloodmobile date. The event stressed the ease of donation and the benefit to patients, with the drive at Malvern set for Friday November 23 from noon to 6 p.m. The committee urged new donors, especially young people, noting much of Mills hospitals’ blood returns to the area. The charge to patients is only 19 to cover collection costs. Shown are Jim Benton Walt Knop Emerson Ralph Scott and others as the group promotes the drive the day after Thanksgiving.
Rick Smith named president of the Malvern Commercial Club at the Hillsdale church meeting. Lentz Powles named vice president with Chas D. Costello and Jim Benton as trustees. The club announced plans for a Christmas trade promotion giving away 73 dollars in cash script each Saturday and its annual Christmas party with a free movie Santa Claus and a turkey goose and chicken toss. Committees will handle street lights cash script distribution party and related tasks. Tickets for cash script go on sale at member stores and business houses this weekend.
Powles, an insurance man, is slated as the second Justice of Peace for Malvern after receiving write in votes in the general election. He polled six votes in the first ward and one in the second. John Hall, a candidate, tallied 198 in the 1st ward, 62 in the 2nd, and 85 in Silver Creek. Other local justices receiving votes were Ernest Timmerman 662 and Carl Remley 654 of Glenwood, Lola Baguette 66 of Pacific Junction, with Powles set to succeed his late father-in-law Roy Brewer.
The text lists titled officers and appointees including Howard Miller as associate grand matron Gladys Haycock grand secretary Mabel Steele grand treasurer Alice Loung grand conductress Virginia Jones associate grand conductress Clara Brown grand chaplin Norma Homes Grand Marshal Jacqueline Parks grand organist Sarah Maye Jackson grand Adah Bonnie Tiarks grand Ruth Catherine Crawford grand Esther Letha Peterson grand Martha Mollie Long grand Hledta Ruth Chandler grand warder Clarence Nagel grand sentinel.
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