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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
1
The piece argues for broadening written composition in schools with a clearinghouse for student papers and written questions to reveal literacy. It urges parents to use writing for privileges and highlights army morale concerns, noting defense wages, taxation, and an Ankeny ordnance plant affecting Polk County labor.
The narrator recalls a pleasant Friday with an oversleep followed by a cherry pie by Mrs Frederic Newell and a sense of peaceful satisfaction from life at the Batre factory. They note desserts should be special and compare the pie to Niagara Falls and climbing a mountain. They also mention the Sidney rodeo and a quick 500 foot steer-proof fence build, plus casual observations on telephone use and international contrasts.
The extension entomologist Harold Gunderson warns that neglecting to plow volunteer wheat allows Hessian fly outbreaks to threaten local wheat crops. Plowing under volunteer wheat in the flaxseed stage kills pupae, delaying infestation until late summer. A Monona county station will study fig-free sowing dates, urging farmers to delay winter wheat until the specified date to avoid eggs hatching on young plants next spring. The Clover Leaf club notes a meeting with 4-H member Lulu York and several talks on health, bulbs, shoes, kerosene safety, and club work. Community reports cover fly-free date adherence, fishing by Leo Logan, a historic plow discovery near Gilmore City, and local social updates from Red Oak and area.
A fragmented discussion on farm seed harvesting and seed prices, noting yellow seeds as better for seed traps, and criticisms of direct hog sales to avoid competitive markets. It mentions multiple corn belt farmers trying different hybrids, and urges openness to harvest outcomes while hinting at upcoming local events and a line about criminal matters.
The readable text is fragmentary and contains scattered words about a group, finances, and a public setting. No coherent entities or actions are discernible to summarize a definite person, place, or outcome.
Champion Hill notes delayed mail from Champion Hill to The Leader, with items from the weekly letter. The Ladies' Aid hosted a park picnic in Emerson Park on Wednesday. Sunday dinner guests at Bertha Kellenbarger’s home included Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bullington and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dale.
Descendants of J. P. Moore gathered Aug. 17 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benedict in Guilford, Missouri, with 41 relatives and three visitors. Attendees included Basil Moore of Maryville, Glen Moore of Milan, and J. P. Moore who will soon be 85, along with other Moore and related families from Green City, Malvern, Emerson, and nearby towns.
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