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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
2
A letter-writer lauds Senator Grassley for defeating Federal Highway Administration plans to switch highway signs to metric units. The piece argues gradual metrication is wiser than fiat, noting older Americans’ difficulty with Celsius and kilometers. It cautions against rushing policy that would disrupt daily life.
A local reader recalls childhood memories of vacation Bible School including name tags, crafts, stamps, and a cherished black zipper Bible. She notes the joy of seeing her daughter Kela start the program and urges others to give children similar opportunities, ending with a warm sign off See you along Main Street.
Guest column portrays the sea as a dynamic, powerful presence that shapes the shoreline. It contrasts winter’s brutal force with a calmer summer visage, noting the coast’s ever changing logs, rocks, and life washed ashore. The sea’s moods, colors, and sounds define the shoreline.
The Malvern Community Schools Student Loan Fund asks for donations to support 57 previously aided students and 10 new applications this year. After exhausting funds, organizers seek memorial gifts and living memorials updated to Oct 1976 listing many named individuals. Community urges support for future seniors through Memorial Funds.
Rep Bill Harbor notes the first taming of collective bargaining will begin June 21 as a special session to fund and validate public employee contracts. Proposals estimate about 80 million dollars over two years with broad questions on who benefits and how contracts may be altered by the legislature.
The sheriff's log notes a June 8 break in at Silver City Grocery with a witness chase and two 16 year old boys questioned and released. Seven cigarette cartons were found near the hiding boy. June 13 a break in at P J Cafe with no cash taken. June 14 a lost tool box reported in Glenwood. June 13 a deer strikeinjury incident near Glenwood.
Magistrate Thomas Duane Scoggins of Pacific Junction was arrested June 14 and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence. He posted a $500 cash bond. Loren Allyn Mayer of Pacific Junction received a five day jail sentence for failure to appear on traffic citations and is held on a $250 bond on a charge of driving while suspended for no license. Fines listed span Des Moines to Omaha for speeding, public intoxication, failure to control, improper plates, and related violations, with multiple names and amounts. Judge Watson’s court reported additional fines for speeding, trespassing, disturbing peace, and other traffic offenses.
Malvern firefighters responded to a morning car fire on Main Street. The blaze was extinguished within seconds and no injuries were reported.
A reflective verse prompt compares modern longing to John Masefield's sea devotion. The speaker muses on an endless stretch of time and the irresistible pull of the coast, phrased as a literary meditation on yearning and nature.
The Omaha Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency will hold a public information meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 1977, in the Courtesy Room of Glenwood State Bank, Glenwood. The public is urged to attend and share viewpoints on future regional growth to aid MAPA in developing a final plan.
Public notice announces a 10:30 A.M. meeting of county officials in Iowa to consider amendments to the current budget with expenditures proposed at 89,318 dollars, including increases. The notice outlines the purpose and location for the deliberations.
This piece argues parents bear limited guilt for a child’s outcomes and credits others, while the child shapes most of their own identity. It emphasizes accepting a child for who they are as key to healthy parent child relationships, citing Eleanor Roosevelt and pastor anecdotes.
The Malvern and Glenwood entries list new registrations from Karl Hertz Ford Gordon Woodrow Chev Roddy Moore Mazda Douglas Blankenship Chev Glenwood Auto Lease Chev Glenn Edmondson Chrysler Merle Fivecoat Ford pickup Thomas Ash Toyota Truman Chase Chev George Stille GMC pickup along with Joseph Pilling Emerson Buick Harry Paul Henderson Olds David Johnson Emerson Olds. One marriage license issued by the clerk of courts this week to Michael D Burton 24 and Georgia L Lenning 42 bath of Glenwood.
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