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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1933
Page
4
Election for two school directors announced for Monday March 13 with a $3 alertion. Nominees listed include Bavell Gilbert McCain Shaw Strayer and Vestal Bradley. Unclear dates and details indicate anticipated leave or transfer actions.
The Ladies' Union held a meeting March 1 at Frank Johnson's home with guests including former charter members Mrs. G. F. Salyers and Mrs. E. C. Kayton. The gathering featured a business session, singing, refreshments, and notices of future meetings and visiting relatives from Malvern and Troy.
An advertisement by Collings Drug Co promotes Adla Tablets as a remedy for sour stomach indigestion heartburn and related discomfort. The copy claims fast relief and counters stomach trouble with a simple dosage recommendation.
Strahan men staged their first banquet serving about 68 guests with many volunteers including head chef George Curtis and waiters Chan Gipe and N A Pettigeew. A church program preceded dining with solos and readings, toastmaster Mrs J A Cunningham presiding.
News of Strahan Consolidated School lists seniors Lilian Bradley and Mary Elaine Churchman with top marks, plus juniors, sophomores, and freshmen including Wilma Bradley and Josephine Tse. The boys basketball team faced Riverton in the tournament and lost 25 to 18.
First and Second Grades completed Friday brooklets of fresh and cutting. The free grade is completing sand table project. Gilbert Stoedill is noted in the report as contributing to the class activity and progress.
Four new pupils join the school across third through eighth grades with Rosemary Teland Imogene McGill Kenneth Grindle June McGill Paul Toland Claude McGill Eather Hatten Opal Tolland Clyde Hatten Sybil McGill and Helen Grindle. Other notes include teachers and neighbors aiding a house fire and local visits and illnesses.
The 1932 scab epidemic on barley and wheat may have killed or weakened seed intended for planting this year. Tests by Iowa State College seed lab show barley and wheat seed germination reduced up to 40 percent. Chemical dust treatments can raise germination from 15 to 60 percent for diseased seed. Farmers are advised to have barley seed tested and treated to protect yields.
The Cleveland pet cemetery, ten miles from Cleveland and owned by Dr. W. Wooden, is a large, tranquil field in a wooded tract where many pets including dogs, cats, canaries, and parrots lie in uniform graves. Headstones vary, some with bronze plates, most placed in white pine boxes, and owners often provide costly caskets. Sundays see hundreds visiting to decorate graves.
Diane O Pennell writes in Current History about Japan shifting from feudal piety to modernism. National focus moves from divine emperor devotion to survival and economic concerns, with patriotism rising while literature shows new liberalism and eroticism challenging traditional morals.
The former Russian empire extended from the Baltic to the Pacific and nearly half the globe, covering about 8.5 million square miles, now reduced by 300,000 as Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia gain independence. It is named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a federation of seven socialist republics, a vast plain country with limited relief and diverse resources including grain, skins, fur, flax, timber, and coal mining near the Urals and Donets valleys.
Scientists note many species remain undiscovered in remote areas such as jungles, mountains, and isolated islands. The Smithsonian Institution collections have revealed several new forms closely related to known animals yet distinct enough for separate classification. Montreat Here ald.
A garbled excerpt describes an authorial voice on northern life and a reference to a loyal Bekins dog. The text mentions a wolf-like pack animal and lost characters as it hints at distant northern people and stories. The unreadable OCR obscures precise facts.
Emerson plans a four candidate school board race with two incumbents John Taylor and D C Coppage not seeking reelection. Nominations include H F Cheney and Ed Wither Morrison, promising a real contest among strong local contenders. Nearby social notes cover visits, health updates, and a fencing of community events.
Due to a Sunday storm there were no services at Wesley Chapel church. A sizable group from Wesley attended the Cooperative Creamery dinner Tuesday at Glenwood. Mrs Ward Fickel is ill with tonsillitis, Dr Christy operated on her tonsils Monday, and recovery is hoped. Mr and Mrs Schwe have been working at Macy Nebraska with Rabbit Construction Company.
The document discusses lingering tax issues and public reactions in Portland Oregon. It notes repeated proposals and the public’s evolving stance on property tax changes, with reference to a long-running debate entering its fiftieth year.
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