13 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
1
A fragment indicates subscription prices: one copy for a year 2.90, three copies perhaps for Mantha fifty, six months 4.00, single copy 0.08. The date on the printed tag marks the period covered by the prepaid subscription.
The notice urges subscribers to promptly advise the subscription department of address changes. New postal laws require newspapers and periodicals to pay postage on notices of address changes supplied by the post office, raising delivery delay risk. The plan is to seal change of address information in advance.
The piece argues inflation by currency is risky, warns government borrowing depresses recovery, and urges private sector-led hiring. It critiques high interest, calls for reduced government competition for capital, and honors Lincoln as inspiration amid national stress. It also lightly critiques Malvern infrastructure and local leadership.
Congress repealed three farm bills at the President's request including the Potato Act amid long standing controversy. The House faced an appropriations bill for the Post Office Department with a $26,500,000 line for ship subsidies, prompting opposition and debate over seven years of mail carriage costs.
A rural elder recalls a brutal cold era with 30 inch snows, tunnels through drifts, and trains halted. The dialogue links the event to political debates, the New Deal, and public debt while a grandfather narrates to his grandson about snow, tunnels, and recovery efforts.
The American Legion designates February 12 to 22 as National Defense Week to educate the public on strengthening the defense program. It argues pacifists and communists threaten liberty, urges arming Europe and the U S to deter invasion, and calls citizens to pressure Congress for needed legislation to ensure national safety.
From The Leader of Feb 41 1886 our contemporaries at the county capital urge unity. A citizens meeting at the bank organized a temporary Board of Trade with A L Young Fisq elected secretary. The group retained the old name Malvern Board of Trade to lead town improvement efforts.
Denison mail carriers delayed by deep snow cite a clause denying deliveries to uncleared walks. Ida Grove Pioneer editor abandons massive subscriber contest as participation lags behind prizes. A Tantus man gets 60 days for intoxicated driving and a three month driving ban. Dayton Review publisher sells after 38 years to Don Brown who vows vigorous changes. Adair county endures expense from depredations as Free Press corrects a $206,927 error to $2,069.27. Fremont county population grows slowly in Hamburg.
The county teachers examinations scheduled for February 20 and 21 have been postponed due to bad weather and blocked roads. They will now be held Thursday and Friday, February 20 and 21, in the courthouse. County Superintendent Amy Hammers, 30-2, announces the change.
An early version titled Oh Promise Moe was written in ISS by Reghnald Me Woven and interpolated in Rolin Unad ih 1890. The exact debut date is unclear but the piece quickly gained popularity despite uncertain origins.
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