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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1962
Page
5
Republicans in the General Assembly face questions about cooperation with Cov. Harold Hughes. A senator and a representative agreed harmony is needed despite Gov. Erbe’s defeat signaling shifts. They note ongoing programs must stay effective over the next two years amid political change.
In Iowa's teenth golvival campaign the dispute over property tax reform rose from claims that recent reorganizations shifted a heavy school levy to farms and agricultural districts. Proposals to ease the burden surfaced but details remained scarce as reform advocates pressed for relief.
Malvern Leader publication information lists editor and publisher F A Wortman. It provides mailing submission details, subscription prices for in town and US, and advertising rates including display per column inch and classified per line with minimums and terms. It notes areas served Mills County Iowa Imogene Randolph and Tabor.
The discussion centers on raising sales or income taxes facing federal limits. A suggestion uses residential property valuations set at 60 percent of actual value, making a $10 000 house tax at 420 dollars and a $20 000 home at 840 dollars. Rural areas would feel effects on farm dwellings and growing home construction. The plan aims to fund schools but faces backlash over higher living costs and overall tax burden.
Local merchants invite shoppers to visit town stores offering competitive prices and ample parking. They promise helpful sales staff and customer satisfaction to encourage repeat business. The message quotes Reginald Heber: In moderating, not in satisfying desires, lies peace.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Ferrel celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Randolph Methodist church on Sunday December 2 from 2 to 5 pm. The event is planned by Mr. Ferrel's sisters Mrs. Ruey Raymond and Mrs. Naomi Queen with help from local friends.
Nov. 23 anniversaries observed at Scott home noted several weddings and family gatherings. Lieutenant Kearns, a Northwest Missouri State College graduate, was selected for a training course and reassigned to Glasgow AIB in Montana as a supply officer. The piece lists multiple Scott and Norton family members attending a pot luck dinner in Malvern and Des Moines area towns.
Official minutes record the November 14 1962 meeting with President Wortman and directors Newell Skerritt Hays and Washburn present. Discussion covered payment of numerous building fund bonds and interest coupons plus building supplies and subscriptions to various publications.
The Malvern school board discusses a long expense list and staff salaries, detailing payments to teachers, drivers, and suppliers from Ames to Malvern. Regional consultant Max Morrison attends, reports on items after a November 13 14 inspection, and the board adjourns.
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