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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
2
Fragmentary Malvern notes recount visits, travels, and social events. Names such as Ras, Deen, Gibbs, and Longstradt appear alongside Ames, Des Moines, and Omaha connections. Mentions of shopping, coats, a Firestone meeting, and local gatherings reflect a busy community chronicle with numerous personal notices.
Mt Vernon reports Mr and Mrs Harley Stevesson visiting his mother and sister Mrs Forest Reth in Shenandoah after Mrs Stevesson’s recent illness. Ralph Bower travelers to Omaha on business. Walp Wederquist sick with flu at home. Mrs Harley Stevesson continues teaching until his return. Community night meeting postponed indefinitely due to issues in the community. Vanderpool spent time in Des Moines.
Mt. Vernon pupils claim their White Rock hen Kewpie is educated and motherly. Since Valentine’s Day she has roomed in a Box and Coop apartment, tended eggs from Barred Plymouth Rocks, Orpingtons, White Rocks and Leghorns, and now boasts 14 colored chicks. The class has kept detailed records on Kewpie’s care, weight, and feed and plans to invest profits from Kewpie’s dock when sold.
The Republican majority presses a broad reorganization plan to streamline state government, creating a new Department of Highway Safety and consolidating police, fire, and inspection functions. The measure promises about 100000 dollars in annual savings but faces Senate opposition on key points. A tax commission bill would merge tax agencies, with thirty two distinct layers impacted, while dairy industry funding could rise to support advertising and promotion.
Several churches announce scheduled services. Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist and Church of Christ invite members and friends to morning worship, Bible school, and Lent and Easter programs. District Young People Rally approaches with 125 expected. pastor sermons include themes on the home and divorce.
Bad roads and illness delay Ladies Aid meeting to March 22 at Mrs Theodore Sieck home. No church services Sunday due to Rav Nesbitt illness. Families report sickness including Beverly Grantier with pneumonia and measles. Residents attend visits in Lincoln and Hastings areas. Bert Fickel birthday celebrated at Malcar home. several Fickels and Sowers family gatherings noted.
A fragmentary ad packed with 1920s style pitches touts a World’s Fair appearance featuring a model wearing unconventional outfits. It promotes HEAM suits, spring wear from $10.85 to $20.50, plus pigeon imagery, weather notes, and road program commentary. It also highlights Ball Bread, rubber footwear, bees, hive profits, and Big Smith work clothes with a broad array of products and prices.
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