25 Aug 1932
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
1
Editorial notes the Malvern Cold Storage company pushing scrip as promissory notes due in sixty days to buy Partners’ Holiday cream. It weighs farm reliance on credit, potential wastage if producers dump cream, and the broader impact on local markets amid river and rodeo happenings in Bidney.
The Bidney community rallied around a weekly rodeo attracting crowds of about 16,000 to 16,008, powered by cooperative effort from the Legion, business leaders, and residents. Attendees praised welcoming gates and friendly staff while acknowledging the risks of rodeo falls and injuries as part of the spectacle.
Residents recall days when heavy rains swelled Silver Creek and flooded Mulvern's walk and nearby tracks. The ditching now confines the water to the present bed, reducing hardship for the southwestern blocks and easing community disruption.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a debt or funding for painting a house and mentions a court house, a delay, and a vague prime mover. The text is garbled but implies financial arrangements and a late start or stalled progress, with names and specifics largely unreadable.
The fair draws entrants from fourteen states with about 6060 stock head for eight days of competitions. 4-H events, judging contests, and stock shows feature over 12490 in prizes as Iowa showcases a vast multi-department exposition. Entertainment opens Aug 26 with new thrills and a cinema based on State Fair, promising one of the Midwest’s biggest events in 1932.
George Washington was raised to Master Mason on August 4 in Alexandria with East Gate Lodge No. 3, as part of a DC Grand Lodge memorial marking Washington’s 206th birth anniversary. Grand Masters Bogley Gorsuch and Green attended, praising the ceremony and noting relics from Frederickburg and the Capitol cornerstone laying.
Fragmentary report notes July performance and tax receipts tied to AAA activities. Mentions motor clubs, attendance in state parks, and touring notes with optimistic tone. Readable facts are limited and names and dates are garbled.
The Centes Bureau reports that city governments with 20 99 inhabitants in 1920 faced costs 684 percent higher than the state government cut and more than the Padere government. Per capita payments to maintain general departments rose from 1907 to 1934, and cities bore $495 162 721 in debt interest plus $1 116 229 424 for permanent improvements. Compared with Hoover era federal budget figures, local costs appear to have grown substantially.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports that among several sectors tobacco, auto and appliance firms increased newspaper ad spend in 1931 while profits rose. A refrigerator maker spent $200 600 on ads and saw revenue surge about 40 percent, with tobacco ad outlays climbing from 29 million in 1930 to 96 million. The piece notes a cautious public spending rebound and mentions political shifts as Norris aligns with Roosevelt while Republicans seek parity.
Sunday echoes describe the Womad's Missions society meeting at Mise Merion Bierk's home, with Miss Brothers and Mies Bick as hosts. Bundsy School Workers hold a conference Monday evening, Aug. 29, at 7.24 at the church. English services Sunday morning include Holy Communion. A Friday Bible event is announced for this week, with Saturday sports at nine. The summer slump ends as activities resume, with expectant higher attendance. The Young People’s department aims for full turnout, around fifteen societies plan a park picnic in Red Oak next Sunday at three, with a communal lunch and supper. Arrangements for transport will be made Sunday morning at Sunday school. A Fourth quarterly Conference is planned for next week Wednesday at 1.
There were two fine in creases in attendance at both morning and evening worship services. Visitors from other churches joined in both services. The choir presented a splendid number in the morning. The Bible play by the young people in the evening was very good. Next Sunday services: Sunday school at 10, preaching at 11, and evening worship at 7.20. In the evening two young speakers Miss Doris Fickle and Miss Helen Wortman will discuss Youth and Adult responsibilities.
Ben Perri and Harry Schroeder drive to the Derby off station to view a tank test after a match lights gas, causing a brief blaze during The Glee opening. The scene shifts to a critique of Al Smith's Roosevelt endorsement and a comic, risqué beach memory.
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