Death of an Idea for Malvern Mini Park
Malvern's Bicentennial plan for a downtown mini park dies as the owner of a vacant weed choked lot decides to sell. Despite efforts by the Commercial club and Garden club to arrange insurance, plantings, and weed spraying, no permanent solution exists for a long term lease or city purchase. The community mourns the loss of what seemed a lasting improvement for Reunion and Independence Day events.
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Malvern
Garden Club
DRG
Durant
Mint
Pete
Hete
Pat
Ellen Raye
Michael Laughlin
A Bicentennial Call for Real Change and Quiet Hope
The piece blends a critique of consumerism and government with a call for a meaningful, nonviolent revolution rooted in education and civic responsibility. It contrasts mass celebration with urgent reforms while sharing a personal vignette of adopting an orphan calf and learning from everyday stewardship.
Fish, gorilla, bull draw Malvern crowd at four corners
In Malvern Iowa residents flock to Main Street to see oversized plastic animals stranded when a trailer hitch broke. The trio, a fish a gorilla and a bull, are housed by the Junior Dashners until the owner returns for them. The note also recalls Watergate era reflections from local writer pete and a lighthearted poke at politics.
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Ruby
Malvern Four Corners
Four
Marie
Ann
Bobbi
Four Corners
Midwest
East Coast
Iowa
Peter Rodine
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
West Caldwell
New Jersey
Sylvester Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
Sylvester
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Mrs. Weak
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