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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
2
The Malvern Leader urges citizens to support the electoral process and its candidates. It argues against cynicism toward nominees and campaign spending, noting elections need candidates, media, signs, and funds from various sources to function.
After a fatal crash at the junction of Highways 34 and 41, the Malvern rescue unit led by Marshal Benny Kling arrived in under one minute with a fire truck, while The Leader documented the scene. The piece praises volunteer training and prompt action by emergency services. It then shifts to a civic message urging citizens to participate in elections, study candidates, donate or work for supporters, and conduct elections with dignity to avoid dictatorship.
From Our House promotes a free summer program by the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie School Systems for junior and senior high students. It offers eleven career areas, bused to four centers, with two courses per child, no grading, and parental permission required.
Licenses to wed issued by Clerk of Courts Lorraine Strand list couples Terry Fratella aged 22 and Jeanne Mantz aged 23 of Glenwood marrying Jerry D Graham 25 of Plainview Neb and Patricia Ann Jews 23 of Glenwood. New car licenses include Chevrolets Regenauer Motors Glenwood pickup Melvin Frimmer Malvern Fords Botna Valley Grain Malvern van J M Steele Malvern Datsun Thomas McClinton Glenwood Buicks Larry Green Glenwood Leon Weigman Henderson GMC pickup Harold Kruse Silver City Cadillac Dorothea Thomas
Mills county board of supervisors approves a new flat 25 pay rate for the medical examiner including mileage and expenses. Dr. Rafael Roure remains the medical examiner as of the vote, replacing the prior 15 plus mileage arrangement.
Myroa Johnson recounts a May 25 to 27 trip with about 60 counselors from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to the Naval Training Center in San Diego. She describes facilities, training in electricity, electronics, welding, and machine tools, personal stories of trainees, safety measures, and the impact on discipline, pay, and self-esteem, urging parental involvement and awareness of drug hazards.
Obrecht urges farmers to inspect their tallest corn for egg masses found in fields. Noting masses as small as 10 inches, he advises contacting the Malvern Extension office with questions for guidance.
European corn borer infestations threaten Mills County crops with first egg masses reported in 1972. Extension guidance lists five chemical treatments from Iowa State University including Bacillus Thuringiensis products, Carabaryl, Diazinon, EPN, and Taxaphene, with specific application rates and safety notes for livestock and harvest timelines.
A theft valued at about 635 dollars was reported by Capital Construction Co. of Harlan, contractor for the Hastings Strahan road bridge project, to the sheriff. The May 28 incident at the Hastings site included a 200 dollar concrete vibrator, acetylene torches, oxygen cylinders, small tools and cut hose.
The 4-H Junior Cattle Feeders Tour will start at 8 30 a.m. at the Mills County Extension Office. The tour aims to judge projects for fall premiums and to let 4 H members leaders and others view the projects. Participants include Doug Bass Rodney Morrical Ernest Bloomer Doug Christensen Gary Johnson Greg Johnson and John Skerritt.
A meandering column mocks political figures and events from 1960s America, referencing Attorney General Turner, Spiro Agnew, George Wallace, McGovern, and Angela Davis. It weaves satire about bingo laws, 4H fairs, and media, ending with a quip about a doctor’s joke on an overactive fork.
Precinct caucuses set delegate strength as Central Committee reorganizes for the biennium. Banner named county chairman with Martindale vice chair, Rohrberg secretary, Buffington finance chair, Cook treasurer. Resolutions oppose mandatory zoning and urge support for Scherle Harbor Bass and Nixon reelection, defend local school control, tax fairness for mobile homes, and preserve county party structure.
A Mills County 4-H Educational Presentation workshop will be held June 21 at 8 p.m. in the Malvern community building. Peg Robbins, 4-H Aide, says the session helps 4-Hers prepare for local county or state level presentations and will offer practical tips.
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