16 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
1
Notice in a Malvern publication discusses subscription terms payable in advance and reflects on aging citizens and the need for self-reliance and wealth development as the community adapts to modern conditions.
Notices urge readers to promptly submit changes of address to the newspaper subscription department under the new partnership. Delays or failures to update may affect delivery. Readers are advised to complete the change of address in advance to ensure continued service.
An editorial laments modern book flood crowding out classics by Thackeray, Dickens, Hugo, and Shakespeare and argues for continued value of literature by authors long dead. It contends security has hindered bold ventures, noting America thrived on insecurity and risk, and warns that overemphasis on security could lead to decline.
A column offering gardening tips and notes from a Malvern Garden Club feature. It covers planting dormant shrubs, seed catalogs, magazine clipping files, book lending quirks, and a brief on roses orders with caution about prior failures. A light communityreader tone discusses sharing knowledge on garden tasks and lending books.
Fire damages reached 61223 in Montgomery county in 1938 per State Fire Marshal J Y Pyle, more than double the previous year’s 25356. Garden notes discuss planting spacing, soil prep, flower varieties, and quotes on character and reputations, with horticultural tips and plant etymologies.
The Sheriff of Mills County Iowa announces a judicial sale by execution on real estate owned by Fred W Kruce et al. The property, described in detail as portions of Section 18 Township 73 North Range 42 West, containing about 257 acres, will be sold for cash at the Mills County Courthouse in Glenwood on March 11 1989 between 9 am and 4 pm. The sale is to satisfy a judgment of 27460 70 with costs in favor of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U K and U A.
Instruments filed in Mills County Iowa from January 19 1933 to January 7 1989 record transfers. Maurice V Pew Commissioner of Insurance of Iowa to Bankers Life Co first party land parcels in townships 10 72 41 27 34 35 26 73 41. E Chambers to Maurice E Wyant tract in 18 72 42. Co L Haynie to E Dashner land parcels 23 71 48. Wm J Elliott to M E Church.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone Co and subsidiaries owned 821000 telephones in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota at year end 1939 a net gain of 20459 telephones or about 2.5 percent Call volume averaged 5 million daily with about 100000 long distance calls The annual report presented by President A A Lowman at the Feb 9 meeting notes improved service dependability but earnings for 1938 and 1937 remained unsatisfactory due to higher taxes and wages.
Boystown Nebraska to visit Father Flannagan's boys home. All Wright county dealers told to stop Punch Boards after Saturday. Attorney General Evert sent a general letter to county attorneys to enforce gambling laws including punch boards. Iowa State Bank at Hamburg adopted Recordax system to photograph and permanently record all transactions at 20 per minute, with plans to speed to 19 per minute.
A slice of Emerson and Mills County life from The Leader files recalls the 1889 era. A Methodist church dedication in Emerson follows a recent fire, a sleighing party rides out to W A Bower’s home, and local residents, families, and a Hastings M B church plan are noted along with a Hillsdale marriage all amid affectionate reminiscence.
A rapid summary of transfers and deeds from multiple Iowa counties includes transactions in Mills and Pottawattamie areas. Notable items cover bank foreclosures, life insurance company related deeds, sheriff deeds, and cemetery lot transfers with prices ranging from $1 to $12,800 and parcels described by quarter sections and lots. Names include Equitable Life, Bankers Life, and individual trustees and heirs.
The Northwestern Bell Co and its subsidiaries reported total operations for 1938 of $5,228,966, marking a rise of over 20 percent from 1936 and about 57 percent higher than 1935.
The piece describes Elysiam as the paradise of the Greeks also called the Isles of the Blest. It portrays a posthumous home with gardens meadows and groves where birds sing and rivers wind between laurel fringed banks. The air remains pure and day perpetual.
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