A Good Year in 1970 Despite Drought and Storms
The article reflects on 1970 as broadly positive despite droughts storms and disasters. It notes improvements in agriculture earnings for farmers teacher salaries up and public school progress. It highlights small communities in Mills county Malvern Glenwood Henderson and Tabor, population trends, and a fading Vietnam War. It ends with caution about future problems and plans to discuss them in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Malvern
Mills County
Glenwood
Henderson
Tabor
Cambodia
Malvern Leader Mail Rates and Post Office Note
The Malvern Leader is filed at Malvern Iowa Mills County under postal regulations. Rate details list subscription options and prices for local and valley states, with single-copy costs and mail terms across different durations.
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Mills County
Iowa
Imogene
Randolph and
Tabor
Vallee States
Alaska
Awa
Advertising Rates and Subscriptions Policy
Classified ads priced per line for first insertion with advance payment. Each subsequent insertion has a minimum. Display ads charged per inch and per column inch. Reader locals and card of thanks priced per line at 15 cents with a $1 minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Une
Rodevesgenensredies
Basketball Schedule at MCHS Draws (Editorial)
The Malvern community weighs in on the school basketball schedule amid calls for balance. Parents and readers debate the number of games while the editor urges constructive, signed letters and preserves focus on the value of school sports.
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Malvern
Rlso
MCHS
Schedule Debate Over Two-Game Limit Spurs Reader Letter
William E. Barber Jr of Malvern argues in a readers’ letter that the school’s basketball schedule is overpacked. He favors a two-evenings-a-week limit for varsity play, suggests rescheduling junior high and B team games, and urges consideration of youth activities and broader community needs while urging kinder treatment of athletes.
Marriage Licenses and New Car Registrations Reported
Marriage licenses issued include Drucilla Mort and Gary Toebben. Robert Simmon Jr. and Susan Hunt. David Neece and Zenaida Drummond. New car registrations list Fords for Woodford Byington and Walter Knop. Pontiacs for Kenneth Bowman. Rebels for Orville Dunbar. Hornets for Bure Anderson. Buicks for Margaret Buffington. Chryslers for Alan Hasselquist. Chevrolets for Jerold Hurst and Lawrence Gohilinghorst. Mercedes-Benz for Clyde Gillespie. Opels for Geneva Neece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drucilla Jean Mort
Malvern
Gary Lee Toebben
Lincoln
Robert Eugene Simmon Jr
Omaha
Susan Diane Hunt
Glenwood
David F. Neece
Zenaida B. Drummond
Hawaii
Fined on overloads by Justice of Peace John Hall
Law rence Adair of Malvern and Kenneth Naico of Red Oak were fined for overload charges by Justice of Peace John Hall, with Adair paying $7 and costs and Naico $14 and costs.
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Justice of Peace
John Hall
Lawrence Adair
Malvern
Kenneth Naico
Red Oak
Anonymous Booster Letter Presses Sports Coverage Standards
A December 31 1970 letter from an anonymous booster chides a local paper for sport coverage and game scheduling. It urges clearer reporting on basketball rules, positions, and dates, cites Malvern Iowa and Carroll Macedonia as references, and requests accurate Jan 5 scheduling for a Carson Macedonia game. The editor defends coverage and notes prior corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortman
Carson- Macedonia
Allen
From Our House New Year resolutions for homemakers
A columnist reflects on New Year resolutions for 1951 stressing reasonable goals for housewives. The piece jokes about aiming to be a better wife and mother, finding satisfaction in small domestic acts, and wishes readers a happy new year for their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Phyllis Diller
Deer Collision Sparks Road Embankment Crash
Clyde Bond of Malvern on Route 2 swerved to avoid a deer on Pony Creek hill highway 275. The car slid across frosty pavement, struck an embankment, and sustained about 400 dollars in damage. Sheriff Edwin Barkus reported the incident.
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Edwin Barkus
Clyde Bond
Route 2
Malvern
Pony Creek Hill
Highway 275
Bond
Hull
Stolen Items Found in Car Wreckage Near Bellevue
Mills county sheriff reports items stolen from a farm home were found in the wreckage of a burned car along the Bellevue highway last week. The car contained beds reported stolen, according to the sheriff's office.
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Mills County
Bellevue
Sheriff’s Office
Dany, Hilligus
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F. A. Wortman
Cage
Mr. Wortman
Dee
William E. Barber, Jr
Jack ‘Stanley
Shenandoah
Jane Laughlin
Genene Maher
Donna Christensen
Linda Costello
Roger Shaw
Wm. Frazee
Randy Costello
Wm. Angus
Walter Angus
Harold Morrical
Doug Christensen
Myron Morrical
Scott Hillyer
John Sayers
Greg Hillyer
Warren Sayers
Bob Christensen
Buddy
Carsom
Sindend Ty
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