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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
3
Malvern weekly notes feature numerous social visits from Hastings and Shenandoah residents. Families travel for gatherings, dances, and Sunday dinners while relatives and friends narrate trips to Des Moines, Omaha, and California. Local guests include Kilpatrick, Schipper, Clark, and McCausland families with several weekend gatherings and outings.
Malvern flower lovers join Shenandoah garden club to hear Dorothy Biddle speak at Shenandoah High School auditorium tomorrow at 2 p m. The nationally known demonstrator and co editor of The Flower Digest will present a flower arrangement demonstration with an admission charge. Some Malvern members plan to attend and visit local nursery folds afterward.
Percival captured the district baseball title at Emerson last week with a 3-1 final in the finals after earlier 1-0 and 1-0 wins. They beat Treynor in the final, while Treynor advanced by defeating Wales and Riverton. Carson beat Coburg as Emerson and Riverton won their games from Silver City.
A wartime homing letter from Dale Dyke describes Army life, moving camp, and longing for home. He mentions Ed Herrick and others, notes on leave, letters from Mrs Bob Freight in Woodbridge New Jersey, and hopes for peace while praising the diverse backgrounds of soldiers. He signs off promising another chapter later and wishes good health to friends and football teammates.
Presbyterians and nearby congregations observe World Wide Communion Sunday with morning worship and the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Plans include Bible study in the evening, special music, and a social gathering. Other churches mark World Communion Day with sermons, new member reception, and quarterly meetings.
Winners announced for the three months in the 4-Club reporting contest sponsored by The Leader. Ann Edith Angus of the Clover Leaf club took first in July, Jean Winslow of the Clover Cooks second. Dorothy Hales of the Silver Creek Go-Getters first and Evelyn Bryan of the Hazags Hustlers second in September. Tickets to the Empress Theater in Male Vern were awarded.
Fred Picker left his Glenwood home for Milligan to visit Dr. Tucker. miles from Milligan a tear developed and his Mercury plunged off a bank into a river, rolling thrice and submerging under a bridge. He escaped drowning with help from strangers and was treated for cuts and bruises. The car, involved in a prior theft, was nearly total loss as rain raised the river.
A meeting is called by the Mille County Republican Club to be held at home on Wednesday following next Tuesday. The event is scheduled for 8:80 p.m. and is announced in the local notice.
The Daley Bros Circus drew good crowds during a short Malvern stay at the county fair grounds with two shows. Afternoon acts featured knife throwing and a dove trainer before the main performance in three rings with elephants, camels, horses, bears and monkeys. Clowns and trapeze artists entertained, children rode an elephant after the show, and some patrons complained about the admission charges.
The W S C 8 met September 24 at Mrs Canton Parker’s home with 35 members and guests. The group, led by president Mrs Clifford Allely, prepared Red Cross supplies and hosted a September October finance committee fond sale raising about $5. Next meeting set for October at Mrs Clifford Allely’s home. Also notes community visits, church events, and schedule changes for Henderson and Wesley Chapel churches.
The timber north of the J. B. Fickel home will host a community wood dinner on Friday. Residents are urged to bring axes and saws. ladies will provide a noon meal at the Wesley Chapel church. Also noted is the 70th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Crouch of LeMars.
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