18 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
1
Rates listed for display advertising 25 cents per column inch plus six cents per inch for composition. Classified ad rates include reader columns and obituary poetry notices. Generic notice mentions general pricing for various ad types and services.
The Leader trims its editorial features this week to free space for publicity on two key government programs. The first introduces the rationing system and the second promotes the 1943 war bond drive in the county.
The Malvern Volunteer Fire Department will mark its 56th anniversary Monday evening with recognition of charter members still living. The piece praises volunteer departments for community protection, fire prevention work, and dedication, noting the impact on insurance rates and the personal cost to firefighters. It also mentions Mille county youths in the Tunisian battle and urges local support for the war effort.
Clifton Brumbaugh from Malvern begins armored force training at Fort Knox Kentucky to prepare for duty in the armored division. The letters describe camp life, jungle-like letters from Camp Shelby and Africa, with notes on food, sun, coconuts, and the daily routines of recruits and observers, including mentions of comrades and changing addresses.
State lawmakers eye an April 1 adjournment as they prepare to clash over controversial bills. The senate has passed a 60 percent cut in income tax for 1942 and 1944, while a local option bill remains largely dead in the upper chamber. Expect heated battles over an appropriations package, a school code measure, court procedure reforms, and a child welfare bill with debates on federal supervision and funding shares.
A soldier’s letter from Camp Chaffee Arkansas describes rough tank washing duties, shifting shifts from 6 to 8 pm to early morning, and rivalries between Lis of different companies over who washes tanks next. The writer notes guard duty Mondays and homesickness relief from reading the Sunday paper, mentioning fellow soldiers Lester Baldozier and Allen and recording unit details ASN 37466625 Co. C 47 AL RL APO 446 14 A. D.
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