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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
1
The Leader prints the full Official Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors and the Malvern town council minutes. It also serves as the official paper for Mills county school districts and other towns lacking their own weekly paper.
Advertising rates listed for display and classified sections. 3b¢ per column inch with 6¢ per inch for composition. Local notices include reader ads at 10¢. obituary poetry priced at 5Sealine. resolution card of thanks at 500.
A wartime editorial page rebukes unneeded sympathy for rationing while praising the horse and mule’s role in war production. It weighs Henry Wallace’s milk-for-all idea and supports gradual global living standards, then notes Malyern high school seniors planning an original commencement. From The Greenfield Free Press a Montezuma note quips a draft-board resignation for a commando.
Local notes recount Pegsy Hall in the 9th generation of Malvern High School graduates as her family celebrates a historic year with no children in school next fall. Community items touch on Mr. Mulholland's hospital stay after a rough night, slug concerns at pay phones, and a satirical health department prop in a rural Iowa town.
A reader recalls feeling patriotic by buying bonds and saving comforts until a rainy morning on the bus when he notices a blind woman with a Seeing Eye dog calmly making her way to work. Her quiet joy in daily sacrifice exposes his earlier grumbling and self image. The piece urges humility and renewed civilian support for the war effort.
Agriculture data show dairy products supplied 18.5 percent more protein to humans from 1920 to 1941, while meat protein rose 8.6 percent and fruits and vegetables 4.3 percent, with grain protein dropping 17.6 percent. Milk and dairy products are highlighted for high quality protein during wartime, aiding body tissue maintenance and overall nutrition when other proteins are limited.
The Silver City junior senior banquet occurred Friday at Hotel Hill in Omaha. Students presented a program with Welcome, Response, piano solo, prophecies, duets, and readings. Seniors listed include Schoening, Miller, Fender, Flammant, Stille, Marr, Chapman, Rafferty, Robertson. Juniors named Clipson, Decker, Miller, Carlson, Anderson, Johnson, Marr, Mills, Ord, Smith. A May 20 canning demonstration in Ames was announced.
Public rationing calendar items list validity dates for gasoline and kerosene coupons, with expiration dates from March to September 1943. Notices include renewal requirements, return of expired books, and instruction to file special forms with the War Price and Rationing Board in Glenwood. Also included is a formal hearing notice by the Iowa State Carameérie Commission and the Iowa State Commerce Commission with dates and requirements for objections.
Mrs Mae Burgoin entertained at a Mother's Day dinner held at her home Bundey. Guests included family and neighbors who shared dessert and light refreshments in a cordial gathering reflecting family traditions and local community ties.
Notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission informs citizens that Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company of Lincoln Nebraska filed a petition for a franchise to erect use maintain poles wires towers and other fixtures to conduct electricity for lighting power and heating. The request covers construction along and across described public routes starting approximately four tenths of a mile south and three tenths as a point in the route.
In the Dereict Court of the State of Mills County Iowa a notice states that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Fred Niemoller deceased. All persons indebted to the estate must pay and those with claims must present them as required by law for allowance and payment. Dated May 10 at Council Bluffs.
Emergency proverb from Francois Rabelais urging preservation of effort for later need. Attributed aphorism warns against wasting breath on trivial tasks. Framed as practical advice reflecting Renaissance humor and resourcefulness. The quote is commonly cited in French literature and moral maxims.
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