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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
2
Malvern area residents report visitors from Glenwood and Council Bluffs. Jobo Wilton and Pred Sewell attend events, while Bruce M Kilpettick returns from vacation. Local social notes mention Miss Dorothy Tyrbin heading to Iowa City and various excitements around farms, hospitals, and picnics in nearby towns.
The Herkimer county herd plans a Thursday sale eight and a half miles southeast of Malvern at the old Hilton home place. Eighty animals aged 11 to 18 months will be included, described as evenly matched and breeding ready. The Harris family notes flattering offers have been made but items remain reserved for the sale. Lunch will be served by the Straban church ladies starting around noon.
The article urges reforming farming practices to curb sheet erosion and gullying. It explains building humus, using legumes as green manure, and rotating crops like corn, small grain, and clover. Erosion crews on several farms will install temporary structures and tree planting to conserve soil moisture.
ECW office received General Motors ton and a half capacity trucks. Hadley and Pullan accompanied the drivers to Des Moines and brought the trucks back. The crew included Denning, Barb, Krnsner, Carne, Dechant, Bipp, and Collins, and the vehicles will greatly aid camp work.
ECW received another shipment of tools on Thursday. The order includes hand tools such as shovels and spades and completes the tools for ECW use.
Harold Ellison, assistant leader, was honorably discharged from the camp on Friday September 13. He plans to attend college in Salina Kansas this term and will be greatly missed by everyone in camp and his many friends in Malvern.
A discussion of crop rotations over four to five years to conserve humus and reduce erosion. It notes limited yields on Bender slopes, suggesting two to three years of corn, a longer legume phase, and recommends a five year plan including corn, oats or vetch, clover, wheat, and alfalfa for better ground cover and productivity.
Mille County lumbermen gathered in Glenwood last Tuesday for a dinner at Herndon Cafe followed by a business session with representatives from all local yards. County Clerk J Frank Lip Greene Jr reports marriages: Harold Scheel 24 of Silver City and Arlene Miller Glenwood. Harry Marasen 23 and Erma Peterson 18 both of Omaha. Rev Dwight Andrew Willisen and Ruth McCoy 14 Nodaway. Clyde Knudson 21 Council Bluffs and Violet Norris 37 Sidney. Benjamin K Goden 21 and Dorothy Louise Lindsey 20 both of Council Bluffs. Virgil R Pierson 28 and Viola Beck 38 both of Omaha dated Sept 10.
The Leader lists new licenses issued for cars and trucks to residents in Glenwood Malvern Bartlett Bartlett Malvern Pacific Junction Mineola Hastings Hastings Emerson and other towns. Names include J Murphy J H Brockie Wm Harless George Graves Elele Parker Dr Wm Kerr Joe Hower Gur Rosenbohm Marjorie Burgoin Charles Gipe R A Paulson F Schoening Albert Hubbell Ernest Harlese Lyle Howard A Fulton R J Nelson Fred Young and others with makes such as Ford Chevrolet Dodge and Plymouth in various body styles.
Church services are listed for Methodist Episcopal and Baptist congregations with times, speakers, and topics. Reports mention an American Education Association speaker Donald W. Baldwin addressing Allied Youth Movement, plus a Southwestern Association meeting at Harlan September 26-27 and church business gathering.
East Deer Creek residents donated bedding dishes and kitchen utensils to a Ballain family whose home burned recently. Nearby travelers and relatives including Lyle Bellwood, Art Nims, Juliadise, Emma Liston, Frances Parker and family, Harriet Clites, Ward Thrapp, and Clyde Shook relations visited over the weekend. A correspondent recounted a visit to an English village and a quip about driving, quoting Punch and Frankfort Index.
The Friendly Church hosts Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with the sermon titled Does God Help Them That Help Themselves The message recalls Jesus invitation Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden The note adds a Sir Walter Scott quote praising the Bible as a vast mine yielding light and guidance for conduct
Legionnaires will place grave markers for war veterans this week through a county American Legion committee continuing last year’s effort. The group worked at East Liberty and Willsdale earlier and will be at Malvern cemetery today and tomorrow. Volunteers are welcome to assist.
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