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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
1
Advertising rates show 36 cents per column inch and 5 cents extra for composition. The fragment mentions classifieds local reader Ada obituary poetry card of thanks and beamline rates at 1 cent per line, with unclear text about Gentine-2 6OE.
An editorial notes Malvern lacks postwar planning committees and urges foresight for a new public school building. It praises the community building and calls for financing options, including a maintenance fund and possible bond issue, to avert delays and heavier taxes. The piece also critiques government use of power in the Montgomery Ward case and warns about labor leadership overreach affecting industries.
The text argues for secret ballots in union elections to protect workers from leadership excesses and government overreach. It notes workers honor their leaders amid conflict, cites government aid as funded by the public, and mentions the Ward case as a potential test of expanding government power.
A note to The Leader reports Lt. Millikan the air ace has received fan mail from California and Brooklyn asking for two signatures and a list of his medals for a War Heroes Scrap Book. The piece also humorously addresses corn feed shortages and a truck crash involving Walter Rasmussen and Floyd Neill, noting minor damage and a lighthearted tone.
The piece reviews editorials on Willkie and Roosevelt in Wisconsin with 66 000 votes against a fourth term and 90 000 for Roosevelt. It condemns government wartime ad pitches funded by newspapers and opposes farmers underwriting Fifth War Loan advertising. It also notes Clemion's Church Crusade ads and recent religious speaker involvement.
Church notices describe sermons on timely topics from Methodist and Lutheran pastors with May breakfast and Mother’s Day offerings. An extensive district court notice lists H B Smith and others with mill county real estate in Malvern and related heirs and claimants. Local church activities include choir rehearsals and midweek gatherings.
War Price & Rationing Board No. 86 opens Monday to Saturday with morning and afternoon hours. It lists gasoline, fuel oil, sugar, and meat stamp validity, coupon values in gallons or points, and notes on books and stamp numbers. Some text appears garbled but indicates indefinite validity for several stamps and dates extending to Sept 30, 1944.
Notice to qualified electors of Milte County Iowa that a primary election will be held Monday May 8 1944 at polls in the precincts from 8 a m to 8 p m. Republican and Democratic parties nominate candidates for offices including United States senator governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general commerce commissioner Congress district 44 state senate 17 state representative county offices clerk of district court sheriff county recorder county attorney coroner two members of board of supervisors township officials and party committeewomen and committeemen with delegates to the county convention.
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