27 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1930
Page
1
Advertising rates listed for display at 25 cents per column inch, 6 cents per line for local classifieds, with extra charges for guaranteed positions. Obituary, poetry, and resolutions priced by line. card of thanks and other notices also per line or per four lines as stated. Local notices, telegraph or reading space included.
The governor, despite critics, helped secure good roads for the state a longtime public goal. Rep Dickinson counts as influential in the House yet backed a tariff bill that would have added 100 million dollars to farmers' burdens. A reading of Stewart Chase on prosperity notes farming as a career not a business and questions whether prosperity improves leisure or merely adds daily struggle.
In the past two weeks as discussion grows countywide about governor candidates, Ed M. Smith emerges as favored due to his strong Secretary of State record and proven efficiency. Though Bergman has withdrawn, sentiment is rising for Smith with hopes he can bring tax reform and stable governance. Local races are expected to be calm with current officers anticipated to seek re-election.
It is difficult to pick Town's next senator from the available material. It seems unlikely Democrat Steck will run successfully. He has allied too closely with the Republicans, not pleasing Democratic adherents nor Republican voters.
A humorous column announces a month long southern trip by the writer to avoid scandal in the volleyball league. Corporal Heezalyre will oversee the space and solicit reader poems and contributions while the author is away. Prizes are offered for top submissions with limited eligibility for the writer.
A satirical reader column aired under Corporal Heeza Lyre runs through March, lampooning a prominent editor and political figures. It ridicules language, asserts readers should contribute more, and jokes about editors crossing borders and bandits targeting legislators and journalists.
St Johns Ev Lutheran Pastor H P Dahl serves seven miles northeast of Malvern. English services 7 30 pm. Methodist Episcopal Paul H Hicks pastor notes strong attendance and Sunday school. Bible readings, Epworth League, and choir participation praised. Presbyterian and other Protestant activities noted with plans for Pentecost observance and building fund progress.Frayer service Thursday evening led by Pastor Frank G Tebow.
Mason City Sheriff Cress tests a novel police method by arresting dangerous drivers and giving red card compliments to courteous drivers. Tourists puzzled by the red tagged drivers. many wore the card proudly, preferring a warning over a fine.
A reflective piece contrasts appearances and beliefs about sunrise, the earth’s shape, and motion. It cites a colored preacher named Jasper and a Zionist leader in Chicago to illustrate divergent views. It likens misperceptions from everyday examples to deepen the theme.
A fragment discusses alcohol as poison that dulls minds and undermines duty. It claims stronger drink makes men bolder yet less virtuous, and notes increased drunkenness after prohibition with reference to Omaha’s 300 licensed saloons and bootleggers shaping a rough liquor economy.
The text argues two types of men in bootlegging times with one group respecting the law and not supporting bootleggers. It calls for a program of education about the poisonous effects of alcohol on the body and the body politic and emphasizes individual improvement as essential to social order.
A fragmented clipping notes editors' views and a new promotional method for WateryL Btuilalion with mentions of daily average town prices and road accident data. The readable fragments reference editors and a transport related context without cohesive detail.
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