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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
8
Emerson residents rally for welfare programs and local projects as volunteer groups organize events in town. Officials report progress on housing aid, youth activities, and public service drives through February and March.
Helen Honeyman and Merrill Warren wed in Emerson at the Methodist church with a full ceremony. The couple, both locals, received guests from Red Oak Glenwood Davenport and beyond. The bride wore a white satin gown and carried a white satin testament as gifts and well wishes poured in from friends and relatives.
Several hundred residents attended the fourth annual Fall Festival sponsored by the Community Club on Friday and Saturday September 6 and 7. Main Street was used for contests and the parade while rides and concessions filled the block between Sinclair station and the railroad. Groups including the W R C the O E B and the Methodist church ran lunch stands. exhibits of flowers grains fruits vegetables and hobbies filled the school gym. The Red Oak band helped during the Saturday parade and a Friday night EMA Country School show drew big crowds. The Emerson Woman's club staged Mushrooms Coming Up with a cast led by Mrs. L J Cranwall and others. A barn dance closed the event. String of contest results listed for Friday and Saturday include races, games, and exhibits with multiple winners across many categories.
Class officers elected last week include Frenchman class President Eugene Lang and Treasurer Edward Greenwood. Sophomore President Darlene Butcher and Secretary Nadine Fields. Junior President Mary Bass and Treasurer Franklin Gravitt. Senior President Catherine Baldwin with June Parker as secretary and treasurer. Student Council president Marlin Bishop and representatives Carol Whisler, Peggy Sprow, Jack Taylor, and Wilbur Glenn.
H. A. Foss, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a m and morning service at 11. Evening worship at 8 and midweek prayer meeting and choir practice Wednesdays. Clergy and officers to meet Friday at 8 p m to discuss winter plans. Pastors spoke at Red Oak homecoming. Numerous local visits and gatherings noted near Imogene, Silver City, Clarinda, Bedford, Logan, Lorimer, Gower and Omaha.
Miss Dorothy Remsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Remsen of River Forest Ill married Horace Bellate Cheney of Emerson IL on Tuesday Sept 3 at the bride’s home. The ceremony featured an arch with flowers and Mendelssohn music played on a harp. The bride wore satin with pearl trim and a pearl tiara. Attendant Mrs Edward A Heep wore powder blue crepe. Best man was Vamen Marsden Cheney. After a home reception the couple planned a wedding trip to Iowa and Wisconsin and will reside in Columbus Ohio after Sept 24.
A 1940 loan extension allows farmers to redeem part of stored corn while keeping part under loan. County AAA chair J. F. Wearin says the rule helps feeders and livestock growers until the 1940 crop matures. The policy preserves price support by adjusting redemption and interest on 1937 and 1938 corn. Farmers should notify county AAA committee to apply the change.
The farmer will have his corn inspected by the neighborhood grader and notified of settlement terms based on a minimum No. 3 grade and full quantity covered by the corn loan note.
Theodore P. Balick announces the reappointment for the current fiscal year of four representative citizens to the NYA Advisory Committee for Mill County and the appointment of two new members from Glenwood and Pacific Junction. The advisory group will oversee all phases of the NYA program in Mill County.
The Geographical Survey places North America’s center a few miles west of Devils Lake in Pierce County North Dakota. This marked point, identified by the survey, anchors a notable geographic reference for the region and the nation.
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