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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
7
Methodist Church news lists worship times and sermon theme, a Come and Join Us Class social, and the first fall SCS meeting with details. It also notes Bishop Brashares visiting, plus a long parade of community members visiting, traveling to fairs, weddings, and family gatherings across Harrison and surrounding towns.
East Liberty residents hosted and visited kin across multiple towns including St Louis Denver and New York. The note lists numerous families Ric and Hendersons Lutz Maddocks Proctors Sowers and others visiting and hosting at farms towns and homes during a recent weekend and following days.
The Malvern Leader lists display advertising rates at 42 cents per column inch with an additional charge for composition. It notes postal details with editor and publisher F. A. Wortman and the paper’s Malvern, Iowa office, dating to March 3, 1879, along with subscription figures.
Editorials praise new mercury arc lamps in Malvern business district and urge more window lighting as schools reopen. They note brighter streets attract shoppers and support for school activities via a two-ticket activity plan, aiming to curb solicitations while boosting school funding. The column also critiques lingering Cold War views and recalls Roosevelt's wartime decisions.
The author argues against Soviet dominance in Korea and urges reuniting North and South Korea as a sovereign nation. They contend Truman's decisions at Potsdam and support for UN protection, with a warning against imperial overreach and a defense of democratic governance as the best peace guarantee.
A Chicago Daily News clipping reports an editorial about a displaced person who refused a draft examination as an alien, claiming exemption but seeking citizenship. It argues no resident should enjoy benefits without assuming full citizenship and urges welcoming migrants only if they take responsibility of citizenship.
The item laments fatigue during work at the Malvern streetscape project as power and light crews dig for poles. It recalls a rusty pipe found near the Community building and reports mayoral input and expert consultation. A rumor about a literary charity box story is dismissed as uncorroborated.
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