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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
8
Tha Mal vern acts as official newspaper for Milla county and its municipalities school districts and other public bodies providing official public notices and government information to residents.
Notice to qualified electors of Nish na Valley Community School District sets September 12, 1966 as election day with polls open 12 noon to 7 pm at labeled sites. Directors for districts 1 2 3 4 5 to be chosen for terms of three years and treasurer for two years, with terms expiring in September 1966 or July 1967. Secretary Lois A Perkins signs.
Five women who studied at Cedar Falls in 1928 shared a weekend reunion at a Red Oak motel. Attendees included Mrs. P. O. Thomassen Long Beach California Mrs. A. L. Johnston Lincoln Nebraska Mrs. R.ick Martin Tarkio Missouri Mrs. George Pogue Red Oak and Mrs. Harold Sowers Emerson Also present were seven attendees with two absent Mrs. Don Maxwell Washington Iowa and Mrs. Ralph Pendergraft New Market The Greenwood family later visited Sun Valley Idaho and The Dalles Oregon while the Johnstons were dinner guests with the Sow ers in Red Oak.
The Gary Pendergrafts moved into the Evans rental and Mr. Pendergraft will work for Newt Wright. The Lennie Grays moved into Ward Johnsons rental and Mr. Gray will do carpenter work. The Floyd Hillyer family spent the weekend at Savannah Missouri with Mrs. Hillyers parents. The Ross Bryants and Bobby Michael spent Sunday in the Ron Miley home at Shenandoah.
Sunday dinner guests at the Homer Black home included the James Bilis family Mrs. Jeanne Courtier Anna Marie and Rick of Omaha Nebr the Dale Meyers of Strahan the Ira Bells of Malvern Mrs Alecia Bell and children James Bell of Bellevue Nebr called in the afternoon The Courtier children returned home with their mother after several weeks with their grandparents the Homer Blacks DeWayne Andrews of Omaha visited his sister Mrs Frank Sawyers Monday day
Mr and Mrs R L Grayson and Mr and Mrs BR Brees completed a Pacific Northwest and California journey visiting relatives in Richland Washington and Paradise California. They toured Chimney Rock Scottsbluffs National Monument and Custer Battlefield. The trip followed Lewis and Clark trail through Idaho to Lewiston Clarkson and continued through the Redwood Empire to San Francisco with visits to Lake Tahoe and Reno.
The annual fall festival on Sept 2-3 1966 featured a large parade with Ancient Cities as the theme. Winners included Commercial, Chles ain Ca first in Religious with The Eternal City second with Jerusalem. Youth BYF first Bethlehem MYF second Nazareth. and grand prize to Cliles Grain Co with Baptist church runner-up. Local families and visitors from Omaha Mitchell Twin Falls and Carson attended. events included a band concert, flower show, tractor pull, park contests, and a free barbecue. Honda won at Saturday night drawing with Le Roy Johnson taking the $100 certificate.
Methodist Church notes list Karl Kelley and R L Grayson as pastors with Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am, plus Young People and WSCS programs. Presbyterian and Baptist entries show similar schedules with sermons, Sunday School at 10, worship at 11, and midweek activities. Local families, including the DeKalbs, Kellenbargers, Crawfords, Hayes, and Graysons, are mentioned along with weekend visits and travelers.
Calendar items list September agendas for American Legion Auxiliary Sept 9 via the chamber of commerce Sept 14 WSCS at 2 pm Sept 13 Past Matrons meeting with Esma Barnes Sept 1 W R C meeting with Iva Gillespio.
The Emerson Women's club held its first meeting of the year on September 6 at Mrs. Joe Hathaway's home. Seventeen attendees and three guests joined devotionals, readings, and project talks. Officials announced federation plans, district convention on October 4 in Denison, and upcoming monthly activities.
The McKee family reunion took place on Labor Day at Chautauqua Park in Red Oak with attendees including S. S. McKee, Vernon McKee, Jae McKee of Emerson, McKee relatives from Malvern, Sam L. McKee, LeRoy McKee, Mrs. Wilma McKee, Sam Jr. McKee, Dwight Shaw family of Red Oak, Gail Parker of Villisea, Stanley Shaws of Clarinda, Elizabeth McKee of Des Moines, and Nancy McKee of Minneapolis.
A devotional discusses prayer and trust in God. It uses parables about learning to pray, floating without struggle, and following the straight gate. It cites Matthew 21:22 and Matthew 7:13-14 and assures eternal life in John 10:28-29.
Emerson firefighters rushed to the Vin son Davidson farm near Wales at 11 20 pm Thursday after a barn was struck by lightning. The barn contained baled hay but no grain or livestock and was completely destroyed while other buildings were saved.
In the fourth week of August corn traded around 1.35 a bushel at a central Iowa farm. Forecasters project 4,981 million bushels of corn production on August 1 with carryover under 934 million bushels by Oct 1, mostly in free hands. Strong export and domestic demand plus low carryover suggest corn prices will be high in 1986 67, with Sept 1 crop data likely showing further declines in corn and other feed grains. Oats and other feed grains such as sorghum and barley are also expected to rise from last year.
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