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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
1
Advertising rates listed. display 25 cents per column inch with 5 cents extra per inch for position. Extra for guaranteed space. Local locals classified pricing includes obituaries poems resolutions and card of thanks with 10 cents per line.
The piece discusses Mills County reapportionment shifting representation, calls for balanced urban and rural representation, comments on Father’s Day and school finances. It notes farm relief costs, arms reductions, and critiques of athletic funding in colleges including the University of Iowa. It urges broader investigation of sports funding across schools and worries about commercialism in athletics.
A chaotic excerpt from The Leader column shows a corporal discussing investigations into juvenile indecency and a night life comparison to Malvern, with banter about newsroom changes. The scene hints at staff readjustments, a new contributor Miss Annielene Mutt, and plans to improve the column despite disruptions.
Notice sets June 27 1939 as the Malvern Iowa special election to decide granting a non exclusive electric light and power franchise to Iowa Nebraska Light & Power Company its successors and assigns for 25 years. Polls open 9 am to 7 pm at the Library basement with the ballot detailing Yes or No on adopting Ordinance No 95 granting the franchise.
A garbled list details on hand balances for January 1 1929 from current faxes and delinquent taxes 15 and prior years penalty interest and costs drainage taxes city special assessments interest on bank deposits school fund and related fees including teacher examinations institute fees fines and state care of patients sale of bridge material county and district court fees miscellaneous receipts and auto licenses with misread columns and scattered totals.
Milly County Treasurer Otto Jucking certifies the receipts and disbursements for the period ending May 21, 1939. Totals shown include Warrants and Bonds redeemed, miscellaneous payments, transfers, and balances. Shown figures include 56,585.42 and 186,268.52 for specific accounts, with 45,845.37 19,048.80 and 10,503.89 noted in the receipting ledger.
The Malvern Town Council grants Iowa Nebraska Light & Power a twenty five year nonexclusive franchise to erect and maintain an electric light and power plant and system in Malvern, with authority to use streets highways and public places. The grantee must not interfere with town improvements and remains subject to town regulation of rates and service.
Town of Malvern Iowa announces a public measure to grant an electric light and power franchise to Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company and its successors. Ordinances repealed and a special election set to ratify the grant, with details of voting place, date, and official ballots.
Notice to owners and lien holders in White Cloud and Indian Creek townships Mills County Iowa of a 1929 board action establishing a highway drainage district. Describes engineer Henry H Dean report filed May 8 1929 recommending a drainage ditch across lands, hearing set July 15 1929 at Glenwood Court House, and that objections must be filed by then. Names landowners and involved entities including Henry T Beattle F R Chantry Ethel L Chantry A L Chantry Anne G Gregory Suste Hall J B Smith Olive Wearin Chicago Burlington Quincy Railroad Co and county road units.
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