Engagement Announcement for Miss Joan Porter and William Fahn
Mr and Mrs Frank Porter announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Marie Porter to William A Fahn son of Mrs Leo Fahn and the late Mr Fahn of Panama A late winter wedding is planned Miss Porter a 1969 Nishna Valley high school graduate and Iowa Western Community College graduate employed at Lutheran Medical Center Omaha Mr Fahn is farming near Panama The couple spent a weekend in Minneapolis and attended the Lundstedt Schockley wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Porter
Joan Marie
William A. Fahn
Leo Fahn
Mr. Fahn
Panama
Miss Porter
Nishna Valley High School
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
Lutheran Medical Center
Omaha
Fahn
Minneapolis
Minn
Sharon Lundstedt
Larry Schockley
Miss Lundstedt
Gerald Lundstedt
Stanton and
Red Oak
Richard Sanders
Eric
George Hascall
Kirk Hascall
Shenandoah
Iowa Federated Women’s Club
WRC Meeting and Local Social Whirl in Essex
A Friday gathering at the home of Mrs. Clyde Gravett in Essex drew 12 members with Mrs. Ed Marskell chairing in Mrs. Forrest Gillespie’s absence. Anna Glade praised the group’s organization before lunch. The next meeting is set for Nov 3 at Sue Grayson’s home featuring a white elephant sale. Phylis Struble begins nursing studies at Lawrence General Hospital School of Nursing in Massachusetts as part of the 91st class, after a 1972 Nishna Valley High graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corpet
Clyde Gravett
Essex
Ed Marskell
Forrest Gillespie
Anna Glade
Fontanelle
Sue Grayson
Phylis Struble
Massachusetts School
Russell Struble
Emerson
Lawrence General Hospital School of Nursing
Lawrence
Mass
Struble
Nishna Valley High
Lawrence General
Merrimack College
North Andover
Women's Club Entertained At Nishna Cottage
Emerson Women's Club visited Nishna Cottage Rest Home in Malvern Tuesday for a monthly meeting. They helped residents play bingo, distributed prizes and gifts, and shared a birthday cake for October birthdays. A business session followed with plans to sell candles as a fundraiser. Hostesses included George Hascall Jr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Women’s Club
Nishna Cottage
Malvern
Joel Wedergren
Emerson Iowa Town Council Minutes October 3 1972
Official minutes record regular Emerson council meeting with Mayor Johnson presiding. Present: Blank Hoover Mart Wright. absent Greenwood. Minutes approved. Building permit for Marvin Adams to add to his home. Cecil Jenkins seeks trailer park if standards met by Mills County Board of Health and State Board of Health. Jenkins discussed. Resolution of Intent to form Mills County Regional Planning Commission signed. Bills paid prior and presented listed. motion to approve bills. Meeting adjourned by Town Clerk Florence M Patton.
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Emerson
Iowa
Emerson Town Council
Johnson
Blank
Hoover
Mart
Wright
Greenwood
Marvin Adams
Cecil Jenkins
Mills County Board of Health
State Board of Health
Jenkins
Mills County Regional
UNICEF Drive Label Event At Emerson Church Oct 25
A children's party for UNICEF will be held at Emerson United Methodist Church on October 25 with the UNICEF drive to follow. Food companies are redeeming labels to support the drive and people are asked to donate labels. The Treat of Life redemption center will be in Clinton Iowa with a P.O. Box 5420 address for the U.S. Committee for UNICEF. The redemption period is extended until December 15.
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Unicef
Emerson United Methodist Church
Redemption Center
Treat of Life
Clinton
U.S
Committee For Unicef
P.O
Iowa
Three marriage licenses issued in Mills County week
Clerk Lorraine Strand recorded three marriages last week in Mills County including Daniel Irvin and Sherry Ann Young. Gary Ford and Jill Sell. and David Meyers and Ruth Mildred Thieschatter. A lengthy list of vehicles was registered with the Mills County treasurer, featuring multiple makes and owners across Glenwood Malvern Pac Jset Emerson Silver City and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Strand
Daniel Irvin
Glenwood
Sherry Ann Young
Pacific Junction
Mills County Treasurer's Office
Greatest Show on Earth Circus Heads to Omaha
The 101st Edition features Gunther Gebel Williams with elephants tigers and horses plus 17 lions by Wolfgang Holemai and a roster including Gran Picaso Pip Nock The Flying Waynes The Flying Braytons Elvin Bale Doval Jeanette Williams and George Jones Bears. Five production spectacles headline with elephant act The Peerless Potentate of Pachydermia. Prices are 4 4 and 5 with $1 off for children under 12 Wed–Fri. Tickets on sale at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Box Office. Performances run Oct 18 to 22 with multiple showings daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunther Gebel- Williams
Wolfgang Holemai
Gran Picaso
Pip Nock and Company
Flying Waynes
Elvin Bale
Doval the Great
Jeanette Williams
Europe
George Jones Bears
Romania
Congress of Clowns
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Capitol Avenue
Omaha
Nebraska
Ringling Bros Circus to Play Omaha Civic Auditorium
Mail orders are being accepted for the 101st Edition Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Greatest Show on Earth opens Wednesday Oct 18 with 10 performances through Sunday Oct 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Civic Auditorium
Iowa Opens Grouse and Woodcock Seasons Oct 21
The Iowa Conservation Commission announces the ruffed grouse and woodcock seasons open at 8 a.m. Saturday October 21. Woodcock runs to December 1 with daily bag five and possession ten. ruffed grouse runs to December 1 with bag two and possession four, across the state east of U.S. 43 and north of Iowa Highway 3.
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Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
ICC
NGPLC to Honor 12 Employes at Awards Dinner
Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America will honor 12 employees from Emerson Henderson Malvern Glenwood and nearby towns at the annual awards dinner in Red Oak Oct 18 Vernon W Ebeling district superintendent will MC John Simpson Emerson will receive the top award for 30 years Six 25 year awards go to Norman E Fields Cecil D Jenkins Vance T White Lester E DeBolt Merton R McLaughlin James Watt Twenty year awards go to Tra B Bell Charles Bunting Red Oak and Arthur P Elkins Emerson George W Wignall Glenwood 10 year award and Janice Crouse Emerson five year award
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Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Emerson
Henderson
Malvern
Glenwood
Red Oak
Vernon W. Ebeling
Natural
Ebeling
John Simpson
Norman E. Fields
Cecil D. Jenkins
Vance T. White
Lester E. DeBolt
Merton R. McLaughlin
James Watt
Tra B
Bell
Charles Bunting
Arthur P. Elkins
George W. Wignall
Janice §. Crouse
The Blackhawk Reservation Nishna Valley Notes
Co editors Lynette Carlton and Marty Gravett oversee the Blackhawk Reservation coverage for Nishna Valley. Local items, community updates, and events are compiled by the pair for the readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynette Carlton
Miss Patricia Hurley Earns Week’s Squaw Honor
Patricia Hurley, B S 1970 Briar Cliff College graduate, teaches eighth grade English and high school courses plus Shakespeare drama. She sponsors the sophomore class and senior class play Meet Me In St. Louis, values honesty, poetry, and teaching impact, and enjoys knitting and reading. The piece notes classroom shifts, driver education quirks, and a lighthearted campus mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hurley
Miss Hurley
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
St. Louis
Blackhawk Reservation
Band Prepares Election Show for Parents Night
The marching band plans a three week rehearsal for an election themed performance at the home game versus New Market on October 13. Selections include He A w America and California Here I Come. Seniors Margo Fender and Connie Edie will anchor baton routines with Wave the Flag.
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America
California
Margo Fender
Connie Edie
Whooping Warriors Pep Club Seeks Members and Events
The Pep Club at Blackhawk Warriors meets Wednesdays after school with plans for a dance ahead. They organized Special Good Luck Tags for football players lockers and a secret code for Friday’s home game versus New Market. Upcoming items include football games, an ISHA Convention break, and a Night on the Town in Omaha plus seasonal meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk Warriors
Daily Dispatches
New Market
Omaha
Hamburg
ISHA
Bows and Arrows Through the Seventh Week of School
A playful note lists arrows and bows about school life. It mentions pictures, uniforms, junior high and senior events, driving mishaps, forgetting lines, basketball practice, injuries like a broken hand and collar bone, and fail slips. The item captures a student newspaper style reflective of early school chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hager
Berk
Carl
Senior Class Play Delights Friday and Saturday Showdowns
On Oct. 6 and 7 the Senior Class play was presented and described as a success. An upcoming outing on Oct. 14 invites students to join Mrs. Johnson for a late night bus trip to Omaha to visit various occupations and see how they work.
Pipe If love is the music of life play on
A compact homage to music and affection. The phrase treats love as rhythm guiding daily life, inviting continuation and celebration in simple terms.
Mel Jennings speaks on communism at Nishna Valley assembly
Mr. Mel Jennings visited the Trading Post on October 3 to discuss Russia and communism. He covered Russia's government, daily life, housing, employment, and climate, then opened a Q and A session for seniors who left with a broader outlook despite some doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Jennings
Nishna Valley
Russia
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