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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
1
Publishers urge subscribers to report address changes promptly to avoid delivery delays and missed notices. Under new postal laws newspapers must pay postage for notices of address changes supplied by the post office. The best plan is to send the change of address in advance.
The piece laments the 60 percent base for property levies and warns against shifting to 100 percent. It notes England's tax structure comparisons, then shifts to Mills County basketball, predicting a hot tournament and the unique local enthusiasm. It highlights Boy Scouts nationwide and praises Malvern's strong troop and the sacrifice of scout masters during Scout Week.
An advertisement from last week’s Leader promotes butter use as timely and beneficial. It argues butter sustains family budgets despite high prices and suggests butter substitutes will lower costs, urging Todans in a nearby state to use more butter to spread prosperity.
Community concerns over war spoils and defense surface as Malvern residents note the county lacks cannons and discuss distant equivalents. Local chatter also recalls Eli Springer’s 25 years styling hair, and waves of small time gambling stories and double or nothing bets amid a cautious mood about sensational tales.
In Mills County Iowa a petition filed by Walter Breen and others seeks to determine and permanently locate the boundary between two tracts of land in Section 7 Township 72 Range 42 North of the 5th P M The suit arises under the Last Will and Testament of A Richardson deceased and involves the East 30 acres of the NE quarter and the NE quarter tract Claimants ask the court to establish the boundary and grant related relief Readers are urged to see the petition on file and appear by the April term date to defend if they wish to respond
Official notice to citizens of Mills County that Iowa Nebraska Light & Power seeks a franchise from the Iowa State Commerce Commission to erect and maintain poles wires towers and other fixtures for electric transmission across multiple Sections in Mills County. The petition describes route segments along highways streams and private lands with specific Section Township and Range references.
Glenwood Iowa in said County commencing on April 22 1941 default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon in accordance with the prayer of and petition Woodford R Byington 30 4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
A Malvern Garden Club column by Grace Hunter discusses spring hopes amid winter snow. It notes sending for seed catalogs, announces colorful new plant varieties, and offers tips on planning garden work with attention to height color and bloom.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission fixed February 25, 1941 at 10:00 A M in Hotel Kirkwood Des Moines for a hearing on a petition to grant a franchise. Objections must be in writing in triplicate five days before the hearing. Dated Des Moines January 23, 1941. Geo L Menaghan Secretary File E 4648.
Imogene S E Mills notes Miss Marie Dorsey’s last day in charge at Middle States Utilities telephone office. Estel Bussard resumes role with Lewie Germar assistant. Other small items: Gutschenritter brothers travel to Kearney with Marie Barron. Donald Martin visits Petersburg. Mrs M Laughlin and son Frank to Council Bluffs. Rex Longstreet patient in Mercy hospital. several sales visited this week. Della Hughes returns from Mercy. birth of 7% pound boy to Mr and Mrs Donald Shiebler in Hamburg hospital. Powers family arrive from Durango with Weatheral. Willie Kammerer improving after ruptured appendix.
Monica Doyle became the bride of Johnny Conners at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Imogene on Wednesday morning January 25 at 9 o'clock. Reverend F W Doyle officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Louise Conners and bridesmaids Irena Doyle and Miss Conners Jr. The couple were joined after a nuptial mass with violin and Ave Maria music, and the ceremony progressed to the altar where the couple were given in marriage by the bride’s father.
A Shenandoah wedding united Imogene Doyle and a Navy veteran Conners with a reception at the Bradley Inn Essex and a post ceremony dance. Guests from Lincoln Omaha Sidney and Shenandoah attended. The couple plans to reside in Burbank California at Lockheed Aircraft. Mrs Laughlin received care at Mercy hospital after a medical scare.
Births recorded January include a son named Robert Lee to Mr and Mrs Lauron Leslie Sut Hig Ray and a daughter Carol Jean to Mr and Mrs Claude Manning Sullivan both of Malvern January 23. Social news phone number 100.
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