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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
1
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Editorial notes the 62nd Mills County Fair ended with growing prospects, suggests small admission raise, underscores value of CC Camp buildings, and proposes moving 4-H and stock shows. Also comments on Willkie’s farm program, counterfeit money drop, wartime air power, and practical farming tips.
Interest rose as the Magic Empire Shows spent a couple of days at the county fair amid flood disruptions. Reports highlight a farmer losing 20 in a wheel game, a young businessman losing big after a few wins, and Night Marshal Frazier warning locals about remaining suckers. Attorneys Ridgeway and Genung of Glenwood vouched for the shows’ legality, saying no gambling losses were shown, while nostalgia and crowd moods shift toward moving the midway back uphill.
The excerpt notes the midway area was similar to today but lacked emphasis on gambling, and it suggests the audience may have included fewer highly successful marks. The fragment hints at a historical comparison of fairs and the composition of attendees without detailing events or dates.
Elaine Andrews daughter of Mrs Priul Seeger was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs C M Wilson and Mrs Louis Bass at Wilsons home. The event announced her forthcoming marriage to Robert Harris of Syracuse New York in Omaha. Harris is athletic coach at Auburn, and Andrews is a 1940 Auburn graduate. Present were nine guests who enjoyed ice cream and cake and gifts for the future home in Los Angeles California. Other news notes cover visiting relatives including Marilyn and Bobby Worcester and Richard Bayes visiting Cedar Rapids and Clarinda connections, plus local visits by area families.
Real estate transactions list several transfers including Esther R. Thoan to Gladys Achenbach for 50 dollars in Glenwood and Myrna Powles to Ersal Powlea et al for one dollar plus a fraction of Lot 164 to 168 in Pacific Jet. Also mention Roy W. Davis to Mary J. Brill for parts of Emerson area, and Burlington Sav. Bank to Emer son for 200 dollars and 1.48 acres in 26-72-40. The American elm is praised as a premier shade tree in the U.S. Eye shells treated sterilized are noted as poultry minerals, and tomato consumption in the New York metropolitan area surpasses 250 million pounds annually. Hay stored windrowed preserves color better than other methods.
Summary of a late 19th century Malvern Gazette page describing a kindergarten near success Miss Griffith, concerns about cattle hunting after a steer killed by hunters, a Wabash depot struck by lightning but no fire, and a lengthy Malvern Chautauqua opening with weather disruptions, attendance, management, and a long list of camp tents and attendees at the grounds.
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