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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
7
Mrs. J P Wearin hosted a cooperative luncheon on Friday planned as a birthday surprise for Mrs. J H Beckwith. A cake tray with lighted candles announced the moment during dessert. Twelve ladies attended the afternoon gathering.
The Oriental Circle of the Meathadlet church elected officers for next year at a meeting led by Mrs. Charles Raine. New members joined, and the group planned the next meeting to be hosted by Mrs. Paul Norton at Beatties. Several social events and visits were noted, including a fall meeting and a picnic at Miss Josephine Dantes’ farm near Pacific Junction.
Paul Shaw underwents an appendectomy at Edmundson hospital on Wednesday. The Rew Bargains remodel their home with kitchen tear-down work and new work room and bath addition while staying at Vinson Goog residence. Mrs. Bessie Copple of Sheridan is visiting the Howard Freeman home as sister Mrs. Freeman recovers in hospital. Dent Hites and sons drilled a tubular well on Glenn Skerritt farm last week, finding a 10 foot water vein at 114 feet. Ed Sowers, recently discharged from Mercy hospital after six weeks, returned last week. Mrs. Glenn Bryant injured her eye pulling a staple from a wall string but has regained sight though vision remains blurred. Mr and Mrs Ace McVay moved from Carl Wilson farm to a farm near Benton school.
Oaks Sunday school reported six visitors and birthday money from Mrs. George Jones and Mrs. Male Read. Mr. Pearson spoke to attendees. A picnic followed. Next Sunday features Cradle Roll Day with a special program and gifts for babies on the cradle roll.
Strahan elevators handle government corn with steel bins filled. Workers Harold and Guy Grindle lead erection and handling. Tom White Frank Steele Carl Fortney Ells Grindle and Dale Nims contribute to ongoing labor and employment for many men. Community notices cover Ladies Union Rheta Officers and upcoming Farm Bureau events, garden clubs, hostesses, and social teas with named local organizers and hosts.
Reads like a quirky 1880s column with residents making purchases and plans. Remlugion typewriter, a new clerkship, and a world ending date teased by a town group. A bungalow project on Lincoln avenue and Deardorff residence nearby hints at growth. Local figures Marlon Wire, J. B. McClymondly, and Miss Mawle Witane appear in brief mentions.
Hillsdale weekly diary covers family visits in Council Bluffs and West Oak, Sunday dinners, a Ladies Aid gathering with a pot luck lunch, and multiple neighbors visiting. Reports detail Mrs. Slaughter’s burn accident, a Surprise birthday and anniversary for the Reasoners, Rural Improvement Club meeting with a pottery exhibit, and a Sunday school attendance boost.
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