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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
5
An item noting entry in the Post Ole at Malvern Arkansas under an act of Congress dated March 3 1886 or similar year, with references to recond eliss tall matter and time of entry. The brief item appears in a local docket or public notice column.
The piece argues for higher wages as a general need across teachers steelworkers miners ministers and white collar workers while warning price rises will offset gains. It urges individual action over group demands, highlights side income ideas for workers, praises self employment and garden work, notes local scenes at the editor’s homestead and critiques OPS and public payrolls as contributing to inflation. It closes with a reader letter supporting a prior critique of Fred White.
A jumbled nursing of stray lines records a visit from Frank Summers of Ames and his daughter Phyllis, who is listed as assistant technical advisor. The piece riffs on misheard words, a Maryville kitchen term, and a push to repurpose household work as home laboratory tech work.
A correspondent recalls Fred White of the Iowa Highway Commission as a bigoted sarcastic figure from past road associations. The writer agrees with Ken Bryans that White should be replaced by Harry Draper, based on long familiarity with White’s influence.
Expressions of sympathy and kindness at the loss of our husband and father were appreciated more than words can say. Mrs. Minnie Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Taylor.
Henderson Methodist Aid attracted a sizable crowd with many members and several guests. Posts note devotional leadership by Mrs Marian Wiser, lunch served by Mesdames Isaacson and others, and a busy church agenda including Sunday worship, school activities, and community events across the week.
The Mills County social welfare report shows April old age assistance and aid to the blind fell from March, while aid to dependent children rose. There were 308 old age cases at an average $50.94 totaling $15,434.7, one needy blind case at $46.50, and 22 dependent-children cases covering 71 recipients totaling $1,818. The per-case and per-child costs are given, with Mills County overall below the state average.
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