07 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
1
Rates listed include display advertising at £60 per column inch with extra for composition. Classified ads cover local reader notices obituary poetry greeting cards and resolutions with rate notes and line sizes. The fragmentary text references mealine and thank you cards with additional per line charges.
Editorial cites Proverbs line and praises Queen Milla for county support in a third war drive. It urges citizens to protest waste in wartime, expose profiteering, and apply public disapproval. Notes Town Taxpayers Association claim that Iowa receives less federal highway aid than paid in gasoline taxes.
The piece warns of shortfalls in federal aid totaling about 24 million and urges citizens to plan for public improvements like 384 new school buildings. It notes Germany’s renewed assaults, predicting months of hard fighting and a continued need for supplies. It calls individuals to contribute by producing more food, buying herds, and supporting Red Cross and other agencies.
From Malvern’s Leader, a quirky history of times with a river propeller rescue. Buck Wilcot, Orville Weak, and Kiloe drifted a Missouri River boat, the motor lost its propeller, Buck retrieved it with a garden rake, and the crew restored the engine. Leonard Beck notes the improbable odds, while local characters boast of feats and mischief, ending with a tease about Ben Martin plotting a California trip.
The Henderson PTA held its first meeting of the year with new officers elected: president Ruth Phillips, vice president Velma Booth, secretary Herbert Stavens, and treasurer Faye Butterfield. Glee clubs sang, teachers showcased musical numbers, and a lunch was served by school board wives.
Obituary and community notices from Henderson area detail services for Harry Lantel Daugherty who died Sept 28 at 87. Services at Hepburn and Henderson churches included Rev William Lee and local pallbearers. Daugherty, born July 24 1876 in Villisca, left a wife Elsie Maude Wasson and children Leonard King who died in infancy, plus relatives including sisters and nephews. Additional items list social visits, dinners, school teacher meeting plans, harvest activities, and residents visiting families across Ames Red Oak and Council Bluffs with references to local farms, marriages, birthdays, and transport arrangements.
The text notes a pending Post Office Department ruling on Christmas Seals for the outside of envelopes amid calls to avoid similar postage stamp design. It references representatives’ statements, possible sales of the issue through Leader offices, and potential changes affecting mailing practices this season.
Fragmentary OCR note from Malvern Iowa lists town officials and legal references. Mentions Mayor A W Mantfield and Town Clerk R Byington and references to ordinances repealed and publication timing. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Ordinance number 120 sets new quarterly water rates for Malvern Town's Municipal Water System. It repeals Section 4 of prior ordinances and establishes revised meter charges for water supplied by the town. The measure is enacted by the Town Council of Malvern Iowa.
A Sunday gathering at the Methodist church attracted a good sized crowd with a basket dinner after the service. The Harovers from Lesox and Saline, plus Robert Harover from Saline, were in town and visited the Herover home. Daugherty and Loraine joined locally, with others from Malvern. John Cunningham was taken to Red Oak hospital for treatment, with hopes for improvement. Daugherty planned a trip to Ames then California.
Local notes report a Sunday school gathering in October with attendees including George Jones Mrs He Thomas Mrs Dilly Thomas Elnera and Elizabeth Ms and Mgr Harola Broajug and daughters at a church mission festival in Trey The P Gary Pall couple attended a Sunday gathering at Mr Woods home honoring Mingene eed aaventer Faaglee.
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