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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1973
Page
2
The Malvern Leader notes optimistic outlook for rural areas as stores and business groups boost stock and improve shops to lure trade. Farmers had a bumper harvest last year though beef feeders face low profits, inflation looms, and migration to cities continues.
Readers express concern over bills requiring negotiations with public employees including teachers and municipal workers. They warn such laws raise costs, taxes, and service cuts, citing teacher strikes and higher public costs elsewhere. They urge efficiency and fewer personnel instead of adopting contentious negotiations rules.
Editorial by Wm. H. Harbor argues the age of majority should remain at eighteen noting that recent youth voters in Town acted responsibly. It cites active legislative participation, tested reliability on duties like juries and contracts, and calls for pride in youth readiness. other content covers company updates and a meeting program with Dan Murphy as guest speaker.
Farm Bureau Service Company of Council Bluffs and Malvern held its annual stockholders and patrons meeting at the 64 Club in the Bluffs on February 7 with about 230 in attendance. President Herbert C. Witt presided as minutes were read and treasury figures showed net sales up 69,000 and operating income up 18,000, with total assets rising 34,000. The firm outlined new equipment for the fertilizer season and a Malvern anhydrous ammonia facility under construction to boost local tonnage, urging prompt fertilizer orders amid railroad car shortages and adverse weather. Manager Henry Kattner highlighted sales growth, higher gross revenue, and controlled operating costs.
A lively column blends wry verse and local notes on spring hopes, fuel worries, politics, and a Malvern business community surge. It lauds new shopkeepers, calls for civic support, and urges residents to keep small towns vibrant along Main Street.
A Nixon era shift concentrates control away from Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget with Casper Weinberger to oversee human resources. USDA programs like REAP FHA and school nutrition face cutbacks while Forest Service moves to Natural Resources and Farm support is deemphasized.
Neighborly notes recount Marie Kayton’s return home to Illinois from Naperville and Nebonset, with family visits across Council Bluffs Lenox and Strahan. Various gatherings include Past Matron’s, Masonic receptions, UMW meeting, dinners, and visits by relatives from Carson, Logan, Henderson, and Malvern.
The USDA proposes banning meat by products in frankfurters and cooked sausages, risking a $5.5 million hit to Iowa’s livestock economy. By products like heart, tongue, and beef tripe could be limited to tankage or pet food at 20 cents a pound. Critics say no nutritional basis exists and note the reliance on old home processing practices.
The discussion questions the quality and nutrition of sausages made from by products and questions making one group's aesthetic standards mandatory. It notes consumer trust in labels, USDA complaints, and potential cost impacts from stricter bans on cheaper cuts. It argues against rejecting wholesome protein due to aesthetics while noting global protein shortages.
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