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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
1
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Subscribers are urged to promptly notify the subscription department of address changes under new postal laws. The notice discusses postal requirements for notices of address changes and the need to send changes in advance. It also reflects on wartime labor topics and Iowa's spring planting and natural wealth efforts amid optimism after a harsh Armistice Day freeze.
Marcus Lilly and his son Dean, traveling near Greenfeld, attempted to cross a shallow stream when a large log struck their wagon, tipping it into water 19 feet deep. The two men managed to escape to safety.
A long Malvern council meeting results in the passage of Ordinance 118 granting Northwestern Bell Telephone rights to use town streets for a 25 year phone and telegraph system. A special election set for June 10, 1941, will decide the franchise, with provisions for stations and cost coverage.
Malvern Iowa regular council meeting May 7 1942 with Mayor Albert Nelson presiding. Present: Nelson and six council members Steele Piper Mansfield Armstrong Slothnower. Absent: none. Minutes of prior meetings read and approved. Bills listed for payment include Barrack Barrack 12.50 general fund Jake Frazier 22.00 general Harry Dunn 189.09 water Glen Eacrett 8.50 tam pavement fund Artia? destruction. Donald Stepyd Ladue 14.90 Beasley 1 MS lager lake water Weed 2 ole fund Wesenwe Ben Saute labor water Burlington transportation water 22 10.00 Wiley Dawn laber water Homer Dunn labor 45.00
The piece captures a town council session with adjournment and local figures, followed by editorial commentary on farmers, parity payments, and national economic policy. It references named locals, a hill farm debate, and public sentiment about government subsidies and agricultural duties.
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