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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1972
Page
2
The Malvern Leader notes the Democratic convention drew strong youth interest and a potential voter surge. It questions whether McGovern can rally youth, enact reforms, and shift a large civil service bureaucracy, while stressing the coming campaign will require careful citizen thought.
Reader contributions from Malcolm Stogdill of New Jersey reference a New York Daily News piece titled Tracking Down Bad Guys in the Beef Price Mystery. The piece analyzes beef price increases over the last year, notes rising production costs, and argues there is no single culprit behind meat costs. It suggests transport, packing, distribution, wages, and taxes all influence prices and cautions against assuming costs can rise without affecting purchases.
The reader praises the Leader for improved printing and especially the 1972 M.C.H.S. Graduation class photos. He calls the group “a fine looking” pair of young people and compliments the newspaper. He notes unreliable postal delivery, saying issues arrive late. Cliff S. Plumb.
A reader from Malvern extols the town praising its top rated school system, eager students, and rapid growth with new businesses. She notes crowded schools despite new rooms, hopes to protect natural beauty, and shares local wildlife sightings including deer and river scenery. Sincerely, Mrs. Marlin Finchem of Hardy Ark. Eaton Plans Open House at Shenandoah Plant on Airport Road west of Shenandoah hosts Sunday open house July 23 from 1 to 4 pm. Plant manager Ron Tompkins invites the public to tour the 270,000 sq ft transmission plant with 20 million in facilities and film about Eaton products.
A mosaic of clipped political notes and local color from a rural newspaper page. The piece references postal policy impacts on small papers, public notes from Emmett Butler, census shifts in Malvern, traffic concerns on Main Street, and remarks tied to Democratic figures Martha Mitchell John McCormack and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
The Malvern Leader argues 1972 will offer a clear liberal versus conservative choice with defined battle lines. It praises diverse candidates and predicts a decisive outcome, urging citizen participation and predicting a rightwing or leftwing president after four years. The tone reflects optimism for a vigorous, ideologically explicit campaign season.
Clerk Lorraine Strand issued licenses to Thomas D. Scoggins 22 of Pacific Junction and Lynette Philipson 20 of Moses Lake Washington and to Ridgeway Snider 25 and Denise Hein 18 both of Glenwood. New cars licensed include Fords and Chevrolets for residents of Glenwood Malvern Hastings Silver City Pac Jet and Emmerson names.
UC Sunday school attendance 59, birthdays 1, visitors 5, offering 15.66, scriptures cited from Psalm 119 and Hebrews. Solo "Feed My Lambs" by Mrs. Bob Roeder. Mystry Circle met with devotionals from Matthew 5 13 16. August hostess named. visitors from Malvern Essex Newton and Omaha noted with travel details.
Malvern Iowa officials met July 11 1972 to adopt plans specifications and form of contract for a swimming pool and bathhouse. A public hearing produced no objections and bids from D C Taylor Co Cedar Rapids and South Pacific Pools Des Moines were opened with total sums 99200 and 79680 respectively after deducting bathhouse painting. Council set July 20 to decide on accepting the lowest bid.
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