This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1969
Page
4
Malvern held its Courtesy Court on February 10 with Roberta Thaller crowned queen as a sophomore. Her mother, Mrs. Robert Thaller, was queen in 1947, making a notable mother daughter pair in the history of the program.
MCHS held its first fire drill at the new high school on February 49th. Despite chilly weather, especially for P E class, students cooperated well and evacuated the building in under a minute. Future drills may improve times further.
The weekly music snippet highlights Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondels. It adds Woman Helping Man by the Vogues and Touch Me by the Doors.
Mrs. Mary Terry, the school nurse, sponsored a February 17 film at MCHS with Bart Fritzpatrick as head speaker. The program, titled A Quarter of a Million Teenagers, emphasized reporting venereal diseases after infection, highlighted the risk to newborns, and presented alarming statistics to urge parental awareness.
Shanmon Pearce reports Malvern junior high held its third science fair titled The Seventh Grace Space Fair. 7th graders presented projects on the universe, solar system, planets and moons, moon fights, rocket engines, and lunar history withFuture plans to build a model rocket. Feb 20 event featured two periods.
Sandra Goldsberry daughter of Ray and Mrs Goldsberry of Malvern is honored as a senior of the week. She plans home study art continues with VHA activity and dislikes short lunch hours. Her favorites are green Camaro Bang Bang Shang a Lang and Aug 16 1951. she studies American Government English Lit Mechanical Drawing Art and Home Ec. Randall Barber is also celebrated this week.
Fourteen MHS students will represent Massena Central High School in the district speech contest this Saturday. Categories include Dramatic Declamation, Poetry, Oratorical Declamation, Original Oratory, Story Telling, and Prose with students named for each event.
Students at MCHS express gratitude to Mr and Mrs Don Schroeder Malvern and Mr and Mrs Lee Bingham Omaha for the new popcorn popper and stands eliminating the need to buy or sell burnt popcorn. The note emphasizes appreciation for the convenience and support.
A reader questions white supremacy and urges equality, condemning churchgoers who criticize Negroes after worship. The letter laments mistreatment of Black people, urges whites to coexist, and notes white unrest when desires are unmet while praising Black resilience.
A speaker contrasts Negroes and whites, noting politeness of some Black individuals and poverty and ignorance among others. The piece urges whites to help and understand rather than complain, arguing broader acceptance would ease prejudice and reduce hate. The tone discusses responsibility, pride, and the impact of hate on progress.
In this opinion poll Nancy Bloedel asks teachers and students about Nixon’s proposed Volunteer Army. Responses discuss potential benefits like reduced disruption to young men and improved efficiency, but warn of volunteer shortages and pay needs. Opinions vary on feasibility and the impact of such a draftless force.
Mills County Farm Bureau met Monday at the Malvern Community Building to plan Rural Urban Day on April 29. Attendee Phyllis Skerritt also visited with Mrs. Malvern. Mrs. Galt, a former Silver City resident, gave piano lessons. Birthday greetings were exchanged at various family gatherings in Emerson and Treymor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.