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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1973
Page
6
A reader notes crabgrass and a host of other plants invade his lawn mixing bluegrass with prostrate knotweed henbit plantain and more. He recalls an extension bulletin from LaVerne Obrecht and recalls emerald green lawns amid rain revived bluegrass.
The mower is set at 2 percent to 3 inches with the weeds fully covered and likely to be crowded out soon. Only the creeping jenny and charley appear to remain.
The Legion Auxiliary met Sept 12 with 12 members. dues due by Oct 20. District Auxiliary will meet Sept 29 in Clarinda. Gold Star mothers Mrs Viva Decker and Mrs Goldie Windle honored with a gift. Helen Sanders spoke on Constitution and Gold Star. Donation to new department HQ in Des Moines and to Knoxville carnival. Hostesses were Mrs Sheldon Williams and Mrs Harold Williams. October hostesses: Miss Lucille Tasto and Mrs Robert Saar. A Mass family picnic was held Sept 9 at Pony Creek Park with many attendees. Next year chairs: Mr and Mrs Donald Fahrenkrug.
An appreciation dinner for Fifth District Congressman Bill Scherle is planned for 7 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 29 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Harlan. Speaker will be James Drury of The Virginian. tickets cost 10 dollars per plate and are sold by local Republicans or by organizers Richard Goos Sr and others. The event honors Scherle for his four terms in Congress.
Darlene and Frank Tess visited Ed Blackmans last Sunday. Larry T arrwickes spent the day, Johnny Schroeder and Virginia relatives dined with Robert Schroeders. Frs Jason Bode visited grandparents. Richard Matson family Hooper Neb had dinner with the Schroeders. Homer Fritz open house at Community building. Millard Blezeks Sidney had supper with Tom and Mary Woolsey. Dan Myers Omaha and others were dinner guests. Edith and Denelle Schnoor had Sunday dinner with Harold Blackmans. Beverley and Angie Foster visited later. Henry Schnoor expected for supper. Frank Chamberlains visited Merrill Sargeants in Pac. June Wed. Friday Lavern Alberts Denison a guest of Fern Marjorie Dorothy and Lawrence Alberts. Ralph Wederquist stopped in Monday evening. Irvin Fathers Cedar Rapids visited Margaret Schmidt. Mrs Sam Taylor Omaha stopped in. Sam Schmidt spent the weekend with his mother. Mrs Austin Bass entertained bridge club Monday.
The Silver Cloud 4-H Club held its Achievement Show in July with morning project judging and style show tryouts. Rhonda Dunsdon and Kristi Henderson were noted for junior and intermediate levels, respectively, before an afternoon meeting where arrangements for the fair were discussed and Linda Williamson spoke on State Conference.
Nelson A. Rockefeller governor of New York since 1959 will be the featured speaker at the Iowa Republican Fall Dinner at Des Moines Veterans Auditorium on Tuesday October 30 1973. Tickets for the fund raising fete are 100 per person and available from the county Republican organization.
The children of the F H Burringtons hosted a September birthday and anniversary dinner at their Hastings home. Guests included the Gary Moores Tabor Mrs Art Ritter Afton the Roger Burringtons Red Oak and other families. In the afternoon the group visited Homer Fritzs Malvern. The Bill Courtiers drove to Neligh Neb to attend the funeral.
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