Leader changes owners as Grahams take over Malvern paper
The leaders Zelma and I sell our stake in The Leader to Mr. and Mrs. Graham Pete and Dottie. The retiring editors reflect on 1928 start, 21 primaries, 20,000 pages, and decades of community service. They thank staff, advertisers, subscribers, and local leaders and wish the Grahams a smooth transition.
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Gene Burdie
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Dottie Graham
Leader Welcomes New Editors in Mills County History
The Leader announces a change in ownership and editors marking a new era. PHG reflects on W.P. and F.A. Wortman decades of service, vows to preserve free press traditions, nonpartisan stance, and honest editorial opinion while continuing strong local reporting for Mills County readers.
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Pioneer Iowa lawmakers honored in Town House ceremony
Town House hosted a joint session with House and Senate members to honor Pioneer Lawmakers of the Iowa Legislature. Speakers compared life in the assembly circa 1931 to today while spectators praised the milestones of legislative creativity.
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Along Main Street With recalls 1930s unrest and 1973 mood
A speaker contrasts 1933 farmer mob takeovers of the Iowa House with calmer 1973 capitol debates. The piece muses on generations facing hard problems, notes gratitude, and ends with light local quips about tax woes and horsemeat humor along Main Street.
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Capitol Bill
Red Oak Chamber Members Attend Legislative Day
Hultman backs school aid measures targeting districts with declining enrollment and base count adjustments. Senate considers HMO amendments, votes to send to Conference Committee. approves tuition aid grants for Iowa private school students. credit life bill advances. Next week focuses on Sunday liquor bill.
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Iowa
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Legislative Logjams Unbroken As Spring Pressures Parties
William H. Harbor notes continuing legislative standstill as April arrives with no agreed appropriations or ways and means measures. House now 55 Republicans to 45 Democrats after a District 13 special election, with agriculture defended as fair by all, urging nationwide parity in ceilings and a warning that meat shortages could shift power to farmers.
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William H. Harbor
House
America
Progress report on Iowa Legislature bills
The Progress Report notes House bills introduced this session total 542, compared with 575 in 1971, Senate bills 463 versus 459 in 1971, and total bills passed by both Houses this Session at 141, down from 171 in 1971.
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