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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1972
Page
2
The Malvern Leader editorial argues Mills County's new landfill will raise disposal costs for residents, but offers a tidier, deeper trench system that drains moisture and improves appearance. It notes potential for reuse and local trash entrepreneurship to ease the problem while stressing environmental protection.
The Jack Jones family thanks Malvern residents for a warm, helpful welcome after moving this summer. They credit Tom Gidley for rental help, Malvern Lumber Co. for storage, and many neighbors for moving in, plus compliments Mr Wortman and staff for the community newspaper help.
An editorial note details the aging editorial wagon with a front wheel failure near Glenwood and a helpful young passerby. It recalls Holmes and Washington Irving references and touches on campus stress from 1807. It notes student resilience and the enduring weakness of the wagon.
Mills County firefighters will take the Extension Study for Firefighters course staged by the Glenwood Fire Department on November 27 28 December 4 and 5. Presented by Iowa State University Engineering Extension Fire Service Education with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, the program covers fire behavior extinguishment needs rate of flow and resource requirements. Gerald Mills Field Instructor will lead three hour classes at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood Fire Station.
A late night dream features a menacing turkey figure in a surreal piece by C.C. Caswell, reflecting on Thanksgiving excess and world hunger. The column shifts to sharp social critique about postal reforms, political favoritism at taxpayer expense, West Germany’s Brandt vote, and local political shifts. It ends with a stark note on race, police violence, and national divides as two Black men die from what authorities say were tear gas rounds turned lethal.
Speaker William H. Harbor urges a season of Thanksgiving reflection on blessings and duties. He notes times of year that stir compassion and charity, urging Americans to balance gratitude with responsible stewardship amid abundance.
University of Illinois senior Ken Balsters spent summer traveling nearly 8000 miles interviewing 311 farm operators in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. He portrays a tragic picture of American agriculture with abandoned farmsteads, aging operators, and growing economic struggle despite larger workloads and higher investment in land and machinery. He cites Illinois losing 3000 farms and Wisconsin 4000 in two years, urging stewardship and responsibility for future generations.
The Malvern Leader lists advertising rates for classified ads per word and per inch, detailing first and subsequent insertions, display advertising, reader locals, and card of thanks pricing. The notice outlines minimums and per line charges for different ad formats in the local paper.
Three area students earned degrees at Iowa State University, Ames, as 727 graduates were honored. Donald E. Elliott of Tabor earned a Ph.D in Computer Science, Leonard K. Read of Glenwood received a Master of Science in chemistry, and Michael J. McGargill of Imogene earned an M.S. in Industrial Education.
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