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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1935
Page
7
Local society pages report dinners and bridge parties hosted by the Short, Swain, McCausland, Rob bins, Summers, Anderson, and Mulholland circles. Guests include Omaha and Auburn visitors, with prizes in bridge and a luncheon served. Baptist church farewells and Kensington gatherings mark the week’s social calendar.
Mrs. Mickelwait hosts Rural Improvement Club with 22 members and about 12 guests on Oct 23. Ida Graves speaks on Early Indians of Iowa joined by music and a discussion on Indian customs. Hostesses and guests share refreshments. Upcoming meeting set for Nov 13 with officer elections. Separate items note a shower for Miss Helen Donner and other social events in Shenandoah and Malvern with gifts and luncheon. A Kensington gathering for quilting blocks ends with prizes and a luncheon. A scientist claims a device measuring tiny fractions of an inch, while a Kansas town reports traffic safety gains as motorists horn before pedestrians.
Auxiliary elected at a recent meeting were installed Friday at the regular meeting. Mrs. M. S. Campbell was the installing officer. Officers reelected include president Mrs. F. M. Davison first vice president Mrs. Marley Stevesson second vice president Mrs. F. E. Mulholland secretary Mrs. J. N. Awain treasurer Mrs. Earl Shook historian. Committee chairmen were named and reports noted district conference in Council Bluffs and seven pounds of candy sent to Knoxville veterans hospital. Members sewed quilt blocks and refreshments followed.
Frank Rains of Pacific Junction, a graduate in ceramic engineering from Iowa State College, is employed as a research fellow in the University of Washington ceramics department in Seattle. An honor student, he belonged to Tau Beta Pi and the engineering council, and prior to Ames attended Red Oak junior college, working at the Red Oak creamery.
Reporters note camp life at Ellsworth and Stockton with marches, arrivals, and recruit rest days. Malvern Air Reserves prepare for a football game Sunday November 3 against a Lamont camp team drawn from two Lamoni camps. Admission set at 10 cents for children and 5 cents for adults.
The marriage of Miss Pauline Shivers and Marvin on Monday was solemnized by Rev. E. Goodrich. The couple will reside in Glenwood and Marvin is employed at Economy Food Store.
County Treasurer Mayberry records new vehicle registrations in the past week listing owners and towns. John G Brandt Council Bluffs R F C Plymouth sedan. G C Taylor Emerson Buick sedan. Chester Hansel Glenwood Plymouth coach. R E Phillips Glenwood Plymouth coach. Charles Herndon Glenwood Buick sedan. N E Gidley Hastings Lafayette Victoria. Arthur Phelps Malvern Chevrolet master coach. H R Hubbard Glenwood Ford Judar Trucks. R W Sowers Ford pickup.
The Mills County license section lists marriages by date and principals. Irving Kober 26 of Sioux City and Margaret Long 19 wed October 16 by Claude Lawler. Merle Hickman 21 of Lincoln and Marguerite Kern s 21 wed October 16 by Justice Lawler.
George BE Masters and GC R Wilkinson left Wednesday morning for Sioux City to attend the York Rite festival held by the Sioux City Masonic lodges and plan to stay for Thursday sessions. Mr and Mrs W Salyers of Malvern were in Glenwood Tuesday for business matters.
The Box Elder report cites a second home project meeting on Oct 17 at Mrs. Vincent Goos’s home with seven members due to muddy roads. Miss Adams led a dress trimming lesson. Teddy Gene Weatherly visited her mother Jeanne Weatherly in Omaha. Bill McVay has had flu. Lone Star Methodist Aid met Oct 23 at Mrs. Bert Smith’s home, with officers elected and a light lunch served.
M I Wilson assistant secretary of agriculture told Ames extension workers that U S farmers face three paths including a return to pre AAA conditions or pressure for higher prices or balanced abundance through cooperation He urged joining national farm organizations to push farmers wishes and outlined four policy directions for agriculture emphasizing conservation democracy and guided direction He warned soil erosion risks and urged soil conservation for future farmers to have a livelihood and food supply Kilpatrick and Wilson spoke at a Mills County planning conference with local agents and officials.
The second lesson in home project work for fifth year clothing is set for the week of November 6 to 8. Meetings were moved from November 12 to 18 at the request of home project leaders. Placer and tires of the meetings list township groups and locations by day through November 8.
Mr and Mrs Carrol Harris of Seattle and Mr and Mrs George Turner of Council Bluffs visited Sunday afternoon in the John Brown home. The Rey Majors family were Council Bluffs shoppers Friday.
Large crowd attended Mills County free sale at the Mille County Sale barn. Carl Shpeld presided over the sale last Friday with buyers packing in. Twelve horses ten head of cattle and other stock were offered alongside assorted items. Although no money changed hands the event served as advertising. the sale will now be held every Wednesday with WOH, Cramer and BR McKenzie handling selling and BR Wilson as clerk.
Jubilee Singers entertained a Malvern audience Tuesday at the Methodist church. The group, a quartet and two soprano soloists plus six performers, drew a large turnout from the high school and community. Accompanist Miss Sarah Steele sang two notable soprano solos.
Record of instruments filed October 18 to October 25 1935 in Milla county Iowa. Transfers include Buffingtons to Buffingtons et al lots in Glenwood Pacite Junction and Mineola deeds. Chas King to Maude Alexander Dy $400. Sterbert Grebe to Mrs Pearl Morliatt undivided in Gleason's Add and adjoining lots. Sheriff deed to Henry Prien for Lots 1 2 Block 3 Mineola.
Andersons Poland Chinas drew a good crowd at a western Mills County farm sale last Friday. Fourteen boars and gilts sold well with the top boar to Hert Pinney of Council Bluffs for 2 dollars and the 20 head averaging 41.70 per head. the top sow went to A Pri day of Murray for 5 dollars with 40 head averaging 30.50 per head. Anderson has bred Poland Chinas for ten years and this was his best sale in memory.
The marriage of Misa Alina Perkins of Herndon rate force and Straulord Adan, well faraway UHlonw nd vere ty, took place on Pyesty te ran eherete Tn Comet pheffs, Pies day, Ger 20. The happy couple traveled to Glenwood the swie day and will establish housekeeping this week in their new home in Grenwoat. There are several farm experts in Washington but none qualified to have the kid around there.
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