Farm Prices Should Be Higher to Buy New Equipment
The Malvern Leader urges higher farm prices to let farmers buy modern gear like air conditioned tractors and cabs. It contrasts farm costs with cheap food and argues rising equipment needs reflect Midwest farming's economics, urging farmers gain pricing power while noting imports fund consumer goods.
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Midwest
Tewest
John Deere Generatin
Mills County Ag
Compres
U.S
Kansas
Randolph
Missouri
Clarinda
Need Two Party System in Iowa: Strengthen Dems
Two readers argue Iowa needs a two party system with two strong parties. They note Democratic Senator Harold Hughes wins votes while money favors Republicans. The piece contends money isn’t the only factor and media space favored Democrats, but no definitive answer emerges.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
U.S
McGovern
Writers Disagree with Editorial on Mills County Seats
Rebecca Wearin Pulk voices concerns about Mills County in the 65th General Assembly and argues for Democratic prospects in the 98th District. She notes campaign realities, defends Dick Clark and Bill Gannon, and urges voters to back qualified candidates to avoid a one party Iowa.
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Mills County
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House of Representatives
General Assembly
Iowa
Anderson
Indian Creek
White Cloud
Deer Creek
Tabor
Pottawattamie County
65Th
Dick Clark
U.S
Bill Gannon
Gannon
Democratic Party
Republican Organization
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Capitol
Des Moines
Clark
Along Main Street and Farm Talk From Malvern Leader
A 1972 Malvern Iowa column blends farm census notes and local commentary. It asserts family farms dominate ownership with 1 480 565 family owned units versus 21 000 corporate farms, cites Iowa as the farm capital, recalls local weather, price worries, and political reflections on Nixon and McGovern, ending with a local letter critique and editorial tone.
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America
American Farm Bureau Federation
NFO
NFU
AFBF
United States
Towa
Evelyn Mace
Leader
Harris
Fairs Still Provide Needed Stimulus to Life in Iowa
Bill Harbor argues fairs and festivals boost Iowa life by uniting urban and rural communities. He praises youth projects in woodwork art and ecology and emphasizes fair contests as a source of civic pride, urging more responsive events instead of elimination.
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Iowa
Bill Harbor
Malvern Leader Subscriptions Rates and Mail Rules
Malvern Leader lists subscription prices for Mills County Iowa and nationwide. Rates include one year six dollars, six months three dollars, three months two dollars, two years eight fifty. Single copy by mail twenty five cents.
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Mills County
Iowa
Imogene, Randolph and
Tabor
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
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