Answering The Doomsters Aims For Hope In Hard Times
Max Lerner argues problems fit five types by solvability from direct problem solving to long term human greed. Ben Wattenberg in The Real America counters doom rhetoric with hard data showing rising real income and a growing middle class. He credits government gains like the Great Society and the vitality of capitalism, asserting Americans cope and solve many issues, aided by common sense and confidence.
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Max Lerner
Lerner
America
Ben Wattenberg
U.S. Census Bureau
Wattenberg
Wallenberg
Lyndon Johnson
Letter to Editor Apology for Scheduling Dance Conflict
Kathy apologizes to Malvern Advisory Board and Shade for a double supper and dance on January 11. She explains no calendar conflict was known, the event was not at the school, and the band could not be booked again until late April. She takes responsibility and vows to check plans more carefully.
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Malvern Advisory Board
Shade
A Fable of mind over fact and a farmer’s rise fall
A reading of a farmer who cannot read or hear well yet thrives selling fruit and pies from a stand after signage proclaims THE BEST FRUIT THE FINEST PIES SOLD HERE Then his son returns gloomily from reading papers and watching TV declaring a national malaise leading to the farmer removing the sign and ending the business The tale ends with the son noting it is a real depression submitted by Ruth Wilson.
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Happy Farmer
Pios
T.V
Rescue Unit To Hamburg
Malvern Rescue Unit personnel took Jap oates Malvern to Grape Community Hospital Hamburg Thursday suffering from chest pains. Two other rescue calls turned out to be non emergency in nature and the Glen Wood Ambulance service provided transport for those.
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Hamburg
Malvern
Japoates
Grape Community Hospital
Glen- Wood
Juvenile Runaways Reported by Brown
Two teen runaways were reported by Mills County Sheriff Merle Brown. A 14 or 15 year old girl was found walking along U S highway 34 toward Creston, coatless and shoeless, and returned to her Omaha father. A 16 year old male probationer from Emerson was detained after a car theft, with funds missing from the Mensons’ Emerson home. The youth and tan 1965 Chevrolet were later located in Gretna, Nebraska. No charges had been filed, possible parole custody return.
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Mills County
Merle Brown
Creston
Omaha
Nebraska
Emerson
Sarpy County
Harry Menson
Menson
Emerson Bank
Boyd Nuckolls
Gretna
Nebr
Brown
Botna Valley Hosts 4-H Clubs for Outstanding Award
Botna Valley Grain Co honored Mills County 1974 Outstanding 4-H Clubs Busy Bees and Future Feeders at Club 64. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hall Brown Phelps and Mecom, with club members and leaders named among attendees. J C Brown awarded certificates to each member on behalf of Botna Valley Grain Co.
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Botna Valley Grain Company
Mills County
Larry Hall
J.C. Brown
Charles Phelps
J.C. Mecom
Busy Bees
Debbie
Vicki Curtis
Paula Hillyer
Janis
Joyce
Linda Costello
Arlene Irvin
Kathy Laughlin
Norma Calle
Kim
Kala Maher
Suzanne Bowen
Leanna Sayers
Trisha Malcom
Donna Christensen
David Angus
Bob Christensen
Floyd Hillyer
Dean Sayers
Dennis Curtis
Roger Shaw
Richard Hansen
Arnold
William Frazee
Gregg
Scott
Brian Hillyer
Mark Costello
Ken
Chris Meyers
Warren Sayers
William Angus
Richard Frazee
Botna Valley Grain Co
Alexander Sentenced Two Days For Delinquency Charge
In magistrates court this week Kent Alexander of Tain received a two day sentence to serve on Sundays after being found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Docketed in Judge John Watson's court were fines for Stephen.
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Alexander
Kent Alexander
Tain
John Watson
Stephen
Meet My Sons One Through Fourteen Irving Albatross
A column blends personal humor with odd anecdotes from Mills County and a rapid-fire parade of curious cases. The author riffs on naming children, bizarre local incidents, and a jab at luxury ads while noting speed and weight fines in Kruse and nearby towns.
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Kela
Molly
Peter
Irving Albatross
Milk County car registrations dip with two from Malvern
New vehicle registrations clock in light this week in Milk County with entries from Malvern including J and N Fertilizer for a Ford truck and Janella Gay in a Buick. Glenwood listings show Bruce Lundvall and Lee Wilcox with Fords, Wilson Coffman in a Buick, Victor Weber in a Ford, plus Edward Laughlin Jr and Imogene with a Chev pickup and Helen Osborne in a Pac Jet Chev. Evan John Evans in Emerson drives a Datsun and Charley Hall in Hastings owns a Ford. No marriage licenses were issued this week by the Clerk of Court.
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Malvern
J & N Fertilizer
Ford Truck
Janella Gay
Buick
Glenwood
Bruce Lundvall
Ford
Lee Wilcox
Wilson Coffman
Victor Weber
Edward Laughlin, Jr
Imogene
Helen Osborne
Pac. Jet
Evan John Evans
Emerson
Datsun
Charley Hall
Hastings
Milestones of Malvern Recreation Growth in 1892
Notes in history describe early recreation in Malvern with the 1892 Starlight Lawn Tennis club formation. Courts appeared east of the library near Marion Ave and at various local sites including Mrs Ed Benton’s former residence, the Boehner Park area, and the Fairview golf course, reflecting a growing leisure culture.
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Malvern
Starlight
Marion Ave
Ed Benton
Larry Maynes
Boehner
L.W. Boehner
Paying the Bill Twice by Lyle W Borg
Commentary argues inflation is fueled as consumers pay twice for goods. Taxes subsidize strikers via food stamps while higher market prices and welfare costs rise during strikes. Chamber officials urge limiting public assistance to strikers and advocate reduced government spending to curb inflation.
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Lyle W. Borg
Chamber of Commerce Board
Charles Smith Jr
Smith
Afl-Cio
Generals Electric Company
Chamber
General Motors
Michigan
Congress
Peter Falk To Lead Easter Seals Campaign
Television and film star Peter Falk will serve as National Chairman for the Easter Seal Society 1975 campaign running February 24 through March 30. Falk, who first joined the campaign in 1972, has led nationwide telethons and tours to support 14,000 residents helped by Easter Seals facilities and centers in Des Moines Mason City and Sioux City.
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Peter Falk
Easter Seal Society
Ann Baker
Waterloo
Iowa
Voluntary Health Organization
Falk
Sunnyside
Des Moines
Mason City
Sioux City
Baker
New York
Senate
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Last Rites Held For J. M. Steele In Malvern
James Miller Steele 79, longtime Malvern resident, died Monday in a Council Bluffs hospital after a long leukemia illness. Born Oct 3, 1895 in Tyndall, he moved to Malvern after a family tragedy and later served in World War I. He married Gladys Robbins in 1919 and had a career in auto sales, farming, and local public service. He helped build Malvern’s water system, led conservation efforts, and held roles in civil defense, the American Legion, Masons, Farm Bureau, and Rotary, leaving a broad legacy. He is survived by his wife, four children, four grandchildren, and a great granddaughter.
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James Miller Steele
Council Bluffs Hospital
Malvern
Tyndall
M.C
Mercellus P
Chatta Guilford Steele
Alonzo Ring
JM. Strahan
Malvern High School
Shattuck Military Academy
Faribault
Minn
Imogene
France
Gladys Robbins
Marion Ave
Mills Co
Steele
Black Hills
South Dakota
American Legion
Silver Urn Masonic Lodge
Farm Bureau
Mills County Fair Assn
Malvern Commercial Club
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Gentle man remembered in Dunbar area funeral
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mansfield Funeral Home for a kindly man known for his gentle humor and friendship. Rev. J.M. Strong officiated. Casket bearers included Roy Dean Mansfield William D. Baer Tommy Salyers Glenn Robbins Charles D. Costello and William Blackburn Jr. Flower ladies attended. Mrs W G Blackburn Jr played the organ and Edward A Wearin sang The Lord's Prayer. Interment followed at Malvern cemetery.
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Mansfield Funeral Home
Fri
J.M. Strong
Dunbar
Nebr
Roy Dean Mansfield
William D. Baer
Tommy
Missing eye shocks Mills County jail inmate Browning
Mills County sheriff Merle Brown reports a bizarre incident when prisoner Charles Browning missing a glass eye. Browning explained the eye slipped into the floor drain while shampooing in the jail shower. He will be fitted for a new artificial eye. The week also notes a single theft by Kenny Knight of a Johnson two way radio from an unlocked pickup.
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Mills County
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Merle Brown
Merle
Kojak
Charles Browning
Pottawattamie County
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