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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
1
The piece links capitalism and war to profiteering, arguing profits fuel conflict and urging removal of war profiteering. It then extols softball growth in Malvern, praising wide rural access to cheap, available recreation and a slower, healthier country life with ample leisure and community fields.
A humorous account portrays a Malvern softball league debate on lighting the diamond. Led by Paul Hertz and John Waller, townspeople discuss funding and action to allow evening games, praising Waller’s push for a ledger idea to secure financing.
The 78th Congress adjourned after a session marked by extensive New Deal era measures. Leaders paid tribute as final conference reports closed, with laws expanding labor protections, PWA and CWA funding, home loan guarantees, bankruptcy relief for farmers, and foreign trade aids. Roosevelt coalition praised for cooperation as editors thanked.
Official notice issued by the Road Board of Iowa outlining intended actions, timelines, and authority for road projects. Details remain limited due to fragmented OCR, but reference to state agency, road improvements, and public notice requirements.
The article surveys congressional action and administration policy amid labor disputes and economic upheaval. It notes Roosevelt’s stance on drama in governance, labor representation debates, the farm mortgage program, and a 2.0 billion deficit appropriation. It mentions the repeal era treasury plans for bottle labeling and anti bootlegging moves, plus court rulings on the gold clause and a Harriman banking case.
Methodist and Reform church ladies held a surprise miscellaneous shower for Miss Wilma Pike in the basement of the Methodist church with pink and white decor and a pink motif. A mock wedding was staged and about 40 guests attended as Pike received a useful trousseau. Threshing has begun with Andrew Delehant first to thresh at 17 bushels per acre. Town notices mention visits, substitutions, and local travel updates including Clyde Addy covering route two during Mr Geese’s vacation.
A string of social notices from Des Moines to Cornhusker towns describes visits, travel, and family events. It records funerals for Patsy Ryan in Axtell and Twila Benson by Cornish Bluff parents, plus a September windstorm that damaged cribs, windmills, brooder houses, and poultry. A beekeeper incident near George Gutachenritter's yard adds a striking nearby mishap. Local leaders and residents like Miss Gertrude Tregreenor and Mrs. Fanny McGargill are mentioned amid community chatter.
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