Tax reduction meeting draws 250 Malvern residents
About 250 taxpayers, farmers, business people and others met Monday afternoon in Malvern's community building to form a taxpayers league. GL Boehner chaired. J F Wearin was secretary. Committees selected to draft resolutions for next week's session in the same building. Controversy over school costs and public official remuneration sparked by Sidney meeting remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
GL. W. Boehner
Boehner
J. F.wearin
John Olson
Pacific
Dunction
Walter Breen
Glenwood
F. E. Mulholland
Mr. Breen
H. H.¢Lisie
Hastings
Wilt Oliver
Hmerton
Wii Bates
Pacific Junction
Beattle
A. L. Chantry
Chantry of
Sidney
Taxpayer Meeting Hears Wide Views On Taxation
The Leader Weil aims to present a fair report of Monday’s tax discussion in Teague, noting diverse opinions will be reflected. It pledges accurate coverage of future meetings and invites reader letters up to about two hundred words for publication.
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Weil
Teague
Jury lists drawn for 1932 grand and petit terms
The county court announced the selection of twelve grand jurors for 1932 and thirty four petit jurors plus sixteen alternates for the February district court term starting February 23. Names include residents from Malvern Glenwood Hastings Council Bluffs Emerson and Pacific Junction among others. Speakers note a broad cross section of local towns and professions.
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Petit
District Court
Petit Jury
Watter Alley
Hastings
Chas. Allen
Bartlett
Mildred Buffington
Glenwood
Anha Bacon
Catherine Bichel
Alice Bently
Malvern
R. P. Butcher
Frank Chamberlain
R. W. Caseboll
Henderson
Geo
Crouch
Fannie Clark
Fred Delavan
Jos Donner
Aubrey Garrett
Pacific Junction
Warren Gaylord
Amos Gilleard
C. A. Harold
Council Bluffs
Cecil Hoffmockel
M. B. Hansen
Dumfries
George Hascall
Emerson
Edwina Hammack
A. Johnson
Frank
Johnagan
Loshis
Gispwood
Robert Morgan
Etta Miller
Yucile McPherron
B. Messenger
Albert Nelson
Taura Peugh
Paul Roenfeld
Russ Rheades
Julius Roenfeldt
Tom Russell
Strayer Summers
Strahan
Roy Spelman
Arleigh Shepard
A. O. Sargent
Maggie Snuffin
Arthur Smith
W. J. van Dredel
Vestal
Aliens Wortman
George Wolfe
Gladys Young
Fred Zanders
E. G. Anderson
T. A. Anderson
Zeno Bass
Strahan. Co
W. Davies
C. E. Edmondson
Hengerpan
A. BE
A. Hartie
Mineola
Chas
Haffmocker
G. Kilndt
Council Blutte
HLT
Kler
Claud Maynes
Silver City
Alfred Shaw
Henry Washburn
Funeral Held For Mrs. Mattie F Roll In Silver City
M r s Matt ie F Roll formerly of Silver City was brought from Galesburg to be buried beside a cow once buried in Silver City. She had no relatives in Silver City. The funeral was conducted Friday by Mined at St. R W.
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R W
Menefeld
Silver City
Mattie F. Roll
Galesburg
Meeting on tax levies and taxpayers league discussions
Attendees at the meeting appeared aware of reducing tax levies where possible. Most supported a taxpayers' league to voice views, but opinions diverged on methods of tax reduction. Some attendees did not address the matter, leaving suggestions unrecorded.
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Guiveny
Ware
Carney to Speak at Malvern Community Club Banquet
Rev Ira Carney of Red Oak will headline the Malvern Community Club dinner at the Community building Thursday at 6 30 pm Proceeds taken to fund the town bathhouse for the swimming pool Civ ic Improvement Club funds the 4 cent plate dinner with wives and guests invited Other entertainment planned but not yet announced, aiming to engage all residents in welfare of the town
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Malvern
Malvern Community Club
Civic Improvement Club
Ira Carney
Christian Church In
Red Oak
Carney
Atnts
Hush Seeks State Senate Nomination in Mills Montgomery
Homer Hush of Montgomery county announces Republican bid for State Senate from Mills Montgomery district in the June 4 primary. A farmer from West township, he has served in the 44th General Assembly and backs tax reform, reduced public debt, and statewide expenditure cuts. He supports repealing certain tax exemptions and high road levies, aims to shift to a revenue system based on ability to pay. He favors continuing the eight yearly rotation of the senate between Billa and Montgomery counties and pledges to respect that custom if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hush
Montgomery County
Mills-Montgomery
Hush
Weat Township
Grinnell College
Teoa ‘Behoda
Turner
Billa
Montgomery
Fifth Grade Visit To Leader Plant At Malvern
Nineteen fifth graders from Malvern schools visited The Leader office Friday with Miss Isa Berens to see industrial wheels at work. Students showed interest in the Linotype and news baker press, noting more wheels turning than other equipment. The visit impressed the class and teacher.
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Mille County
Sfth
Malvern Schools
Isa Berens
Leader
Linotype
News Baker Press
Leader Department Store Rolls Out February Clearance Sale
Thrifty shoppers are invited to the February clearance event at Leader Department Stores with promotions starting today. Details appear on pages four and five of this issue, highlighting discounts across several departments.
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Hig
Dep't Btors
Marta Today
Gud
County Seat License Inspector Warns of New Plates
State Auto License Inspector Paul Baér warned Glenwood residents that old license plates become invalid next Monday, February, requiring owners to display new 1932 plates or face fines. Drivers must comply or face penalties.
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Paul Baér
Glenwood
Nana&i
Auto Licenses Short of Last Year 432
County treasurer records show 2,727 cars registered by Feb 1, down from 3,186 last year, a shortage of 432. Trucks total 301 this year vs 376 last year, short by 75, with revenue loss around $6,000 for cars and $2,000 for trucks.
Rathke Attends Des Moines Meeting on State Reading Circle
County Superintendent Mary W. Rathke left Monday evening for Des Moines to attend the annual meeting of the Town State Teachers Reading Circle where she chairs the Board. The board selected the book for use in the State Reading Circle course. Rathke returned home Tuesday night.
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Mary W. Rathke
Des Moines
Turaday
State Teachera Reading Circle
Mims Rathke
County Auditor Soha Renttion Tha political figure declares candidacy
The week opened with five candidates appearing to declare themselves. Nomination papers surfaced on Tuesday. Mr Schadé¢ is described as excellent, official, careful, painstaking, and efficient, likely facing little opposition to reelection or renomination.
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Pers
Schadé¢ Haa
Hastings Burglar Sentenced for Post Office Break-In
Ernest Potter, an Omaha Black man, found guilty in federal court of breaking into the Hastings post office on November 30. Rollt Carter, white, was indicted but cleared. Potter received a three year sentence at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.
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Ernest Potter
Hastings
Town
Dewey
Council Bluffe
Rollt Carter
White
Potter
Leavenworth
Three Fires in Old '9 Saturday and Sunday
Glenwood's fire department battled three fires in one week starting Saturday night at the Dick Hamilton cottage. A second blaze on Institution Hill destroyed the Charles Colbert home, causing major losses. The third fire on Sunday at the James Martin home on South Hazel Street was contained with little damage.
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Glenwood
Colberts
James Martin
South Hazel Street
Test Gelden Hill School Morning Collision Report
A garbled OCR fragment describes a Tuesday commute near Malvern with references to Ralph Wederquist and the Selpold family. It mentions a Carl Selpold residence, a foggy morning, and a head on collision, noting a fatal outcome. Further clear details are unavailable in the readable text.
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Ralph, Wederquist
Golden Hill
Malvern
Martin Selpold
Carl Selpold
Wea
Silver
Shale
60 Cent Corn Subscriptions Offer Extended to Feb 13
The Malvern Leader extends its corn subscription offer due to a storm preventing readers from participating. Renewals and new subscribers can pay 60 cents per bushel in corn instead of cash, extending subscriptions by a year for 3 1 3 bushels brought in. Collectively neighborhoods can pool to reach the required amount, with a deadline tight to extend reads.
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Malvern Seader
Ground Hog Report Says No Shadow Forecasts Early Spring
A weather note states the groundhog failed to reveal a shadow, signaling little more winter and an early spring. The Tuesday emergence was damp and misty, aligning with long studied predictors for seasonal change.
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Dirk
Misty
Urn Lodge Invites Members to Special Glenwood Masonry Meeting
Members of Silver Urn Masonic lodge invited to a special meeting of Glenwood Masons on February 1 to commemorate Washington's birthday bicentennial. A grand lodge speaker will address the gathering.
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Silver Urn Masonic Lodge
Glenwood Masons
Washington
Grand Lodge
Plan Conference For Young People
Conference at Hillydale church on February 18 will train high school and college youths for Sunday school and church work. The program opens at 9 48 a m with a devotional, then study groups at 10 65 to discuss relation to church life citizenship and Sunday school. Notable leaders include C O Herbrecht Dew Moles Supt W W Molgherry Strahan and Wayne Choate Glenwood.
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Hillydale
C. O. Herbrecht
W. W. Molgherry
Strahan
Weyne Choate
Glenwood
Community drought aid drive aimed at Nebraska and South Dakota
A drought and grasshopper crisis has left Nebraskans and South Dakotans in dire need. Citizens are urged to donate corn and funds to support relief efforts led by local committees in Malvern and Omaha. The drought committee coordinates shipments and distribution to those affected.
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Cnr
Cura
Mkt
Malvern
Kunen & Nelson
Omaha
Malvern Council weighs pumping cost options
Malvern town council members met with Mayor Whitfield to review water pumping expenses. Councilor Steele stated last month electricity for pumping cost over seventy three dollars and noted residential rates could have cut it to about nineteen tons. The group directed the water committee to study installing an oil engine as a cost option.
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Malvern
D. BE. Whitfield
J. MM. Steele
Mr. Steele
Counrre
A L Auxiliary Plans Future Work Friday
The American Legion Auxiliary held its regular monthly meeting at the Community building with president Bre. June Fickel presiding. Mrs. Edgar Perdew was elected to the executive board and a dime march was approved to raise funds for current expenses. An educational program on Washington's bicentennial is set for February 22 with committee chairs named. A Valentine bridge benefit is planned for February 15 at the Community building with a coordinating committee listed.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Bre
June Fickel
Mra
Edgar Perdew
Ear} Shook
Legion
H. J. Benton
Washington
George Hilton
Earl Shook
BE. C. Kincaid
W. J. McCaushind
Habanans
Mulholmnad
Umes
Adams Dies in Glenwood Sunday
L C Adams dies in Glenwood Sunday after a long illness. He was eighty years old and spent most of his life in the county. Funeral services were held in Glenwood on Wednesday at the River Bapt church. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and four sons.
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L. C, Adams
Glenwood
Hig
Glenwool
Ollyr
Audunis
Vgeui
Aleesudath
Mis
Hie
Red Oak Couple Held After Hysumell Robbery
A Red Oak couple, Fd Graves and Riley Pane, were jailed after a dawn arrest on a robbery tied to Hysumell. They are detained in the county jail for investigation as sheriff’s officials pursue further leads. no formal charges or details released yet.
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Fd Graves
Riley Pane
Jill
Tan
Bherli DeMora
Desity
Juin Hen
Larce
Pace to Operate Theater at Tabor
Francis Pace, former Empress Theater operator, moves to run the Lyrica Theater in Tabor. The Tabor venue reopened with local business cooperation after recent changes. Lae Adama will oversee projection and sound. Flaiph Hossle recently bought the Trend Theater in Badney and is operating it.
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Malvern
Tabor
Francis
Pace
Empresa Theater
Lyrica Theater
Empress
Lae Adama
Farlier
Flaiph @Hossle
P. T. A. Met on Monday Evening
The P T A met in small attendance with Mrs Wearin presiding. Miss Emily Boland led community singing and directed second grade singing. Fifth graders performed a play taught by Miss Isa Borene. Miss Hdna Werts read a Founder’s Day paper. Reports on the milk fund were given by Mrs Linquiat and Mrs Weasle. Next meeting is planned for March.
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Sabe
Ing
Mra. Jr . Wearin
Dure
Emily Boland
Mise Boland
Isa Borene
Hdna Werts
EB. C .Linquiat
Ralph Weasle
Tax Payers meetings urge recall of minimum wage law
A Malvern meeting set for February 8 at 130 pm in the Community building invites all to discuss a proposed recall of the minimum wage law and state and county tax concerns. The note urges formation of a Tax Payers League and notes county and state tax figures and bond issues from 1904 to 1910 with discussions of public finances and gasoline funds.
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Committee On
Malvern
Tt Fa
Tke Eharmidter
Bouliner
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