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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
1
An editorial on how scarce generosity is and its power to brighten days. It argues that a simple kind feeling can uplift weary travelers, encourage failure, and renew hope. Expressing generosity benefits both giver and recipient, transforming gloom into resilience and creating a more hopeful community atmosphere.
The piece urges adult support for a summer recreation program run by American Legion Auxiliary members and encourages youth democratic participation in community activities. It laments low voter turnout, calls for public forums or town meetings to discuss governance, and warns that centralized government can diminish minority influence while stressing informed, responsible voting ahead of elections.
The Christian Science Monitor editorial criticizes President Roosevelt's proposed postwar world organization as vague and insufficient. It argues the plan lacks decisive military commitments, risks delays akin to the League of Nations, and offers little guarantee of robust world policing. The piece asserts the American people deserve stronger action and clearer safeguards.
The Osceola Sentinel notes the highway bond debt of about 50 million dollars being paid from state motor vehicle and gasoline taxes. It warns that about 250 million dollars in interest will be paid before retirement and suggests evaluating a plan to end the debt to save millions for road construction.
A rough local chronicle notes Buck Wilcox and crew helping on a Brazelton farm roof, trading hammers for pitchforks to raise several tons of roofing. A Portland youth, James Laird, tastes horse radish at grandparents' home, while a crude murder-mystery tale unfolds in town with a tumbling sequence of odd events and misread landmarks.
Ernie Pyle reports the Normandy beach assault in vivid wartime detail. German fortifications bristled with hidden machine gun nests and crossfire from concrete emplacements, while the American landing waves faced brutal fire and high casualties before penetrating inland. Despite heavy losses, troops pressed forward, overcoming fortified positions and explosives along a 100 yard wide exits to secure the beachhead and begin pushing into Europe.
A Glenwood area family picnic hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Evans near Malvern honored eight relatives whose June birthdays. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Clyde McLain Mr and Mrs Ray Besis, Miss Desda Evans, Mrs Albert Gibson of Glenwood and many other local residents. Health notes mention Sidon Harman recovering after a mastoid operation at Edmundson hospital and Lewie Bhane family planning to move to Washington State. Various travel and visit reports follow including Dewey Van Oredel and sons visiting relatives around Sidney and Lenox households relocating to Pony Creek area.
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