26 Nov 1931
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
1
The piece critiques President Hoover and the Thanksgiving Proclamation, contrasting ridicule of the era with the comfort enjoyed by many in 1920s society. It notes improvements in living standards, car ownership, club memberships, and general prosperity despite recent discouragements, questioning if there is still reason for gratitude amid hardship.
A mixed column notes social conditions and local life in Mills County, praising normalcy while contrasting prosperity and hardship. It reflects on education, religion, leisure, and a humorous aside about Notre Dame, with a brief editorial on public information and a Christmas shopping reminder tied to local school journalism. It also mentions population statistics and a Sunday wheat sowing fine, illustrating rural concerns.
Detroit police rely on 800 Ford cars to cover shifts around the clock. The fleet averages 2.9 cents per mile, with low fuel use and simple design cited as strengths. Ford materials and manufacturing quality purportedly reduce replacements and repairs, underscoring broad operational economies.
A fragment from a historical paper blends a campaigner named Arthur McCullough pushing for better jail amenities with a wish list including mattresses and a radio for inmates. It shifts to a humorous kitten vignette describing a yellow cat’s quirks, then shifts to a pulp adventure about Corporal Heesalyye’s punitive expedition on Hobo Island and a chaotic escape plan involving a boat from Cornell.
Charles Bullivan criticizes pessimism in newspapers and radio as worsening the mood after the war. He urges readers to brace up, spread resolve, and continue efforts despite hardship, likening resilience to a drummer boy marching forward to victory.
The Worstall Family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
Last July aroused by Pac Bean Py tee the President warned against those who abused grain exchange privileges. If these gentlemen have patriotism outrunning immediate profit they will close such transactions and defy manipulations.
A damaged report describes a Board of Trade plan aimed at curbing short selling as wheat prices rise. It claims the plan reduced speculative activity and shows the president’s focus on practical problems. The piece links December events at the Sted and International Livestock Exposition to ongoing national and international stock world recognition.
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