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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
7
A new Cub Scout den formed at the home of Mrs. Seymour Hendrix with Mrs. Hendrix as den mother and Mr. Hendrix as den master. Members include Larry Taylor Alan Hendrix and George Wallace.
The Pork Lift pie auction at Hendrix store raised 41.50 for polio funds with 16 pies sold. First prize went to Mrs. Tom Reiken, second to Mrs. Earl Allensworth, and third to Mrs. Fred Roeder. Wade Rubey auctioned pies. Lora Mae Parker judged. Stonebraker and Schrele assisted with sale. Some pies were donated for reauction.
Committees from the Stony club tested the childrens eyes at the Walesa school Friday and Henderson on Monday. The Lions club will purchase glasses for children who need them if their parents are not able to provide them. The School faculty had a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Ditus at the home of Supt. and Mrs. Bailey on Monday night, Jan. 23.
At Pleasant Valley schoolhouse Friday evening the PTA drew average attendance. Bunco entertained and lunch was served. Nearby events included an auction sale at Council Bluffs, visits by neighbors, and travel notes. Frank Culley of Shenandoah died after months of illness. Extension calendar lists events from Feb 7 to Feb 23 in Malvern, Glenwood, and Henderson areas.
An old Malvern notice lists advertising rates for display and reader locals with per line and per insertion charges. The marginal text includes editor and publisher names and references to class mail matter and standard congressional act dates. The fragment preserves the era's rate structure and lists for card of thanks and classified space.
The piece critiques farm subsidies and irrigation as overused solutions while noting a Mills County Soil Conservation District study. It discusses Bricker's treaty amendment and compares views in Des Moines and Omaha papers, urging caution on using treaties as domestic law. It ends with a Schweitzer quote and reflections on education and discipline in Farragut.
An optimistic farm note notes Town leading the nation in Kentucky bluegrass production on a ten year average. The piece jokes about paper ephemera and readers, mentions various newspapers and page counts, and recalls a Rotary survey on family size in the east.
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