Proposals for Iowa Amendments Deserve Voter Consideration
The Malvern Leader urges Iowa voters to study three proposed constitutional amendments on the November 7 ballot. It endorses repealing the lotteries prohibition to allow regulated gambling, supports four year terms for state officers to reduce campaigning costs and improve continuity, and backs a judge retirement and discipline provision to keep courts accountable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Leader
Richard Turner
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
We Need More Humor in Campaigns
An editorial praises the League of Women Voters TV spots for light-hearted humor and urges candidates to show generosity toward opponents. It proposes LIKE, the League for Injecting Kindly Emotions, to improve campaigning. The piece cites Whitman on affection solving freedom's problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
League
Walt Whitman
Veterans Day program noted at MCHS amid nostalgia for lost Hillsdale
The piece recalls Delmar McConkey buying an envelope from Hillsdale postmark and donating it to Mills County Museum, while Strahan remains a small community with churches and few facilities. It also highlights a Veterans Day program at MCHS with music, remarks by Rev Jim Stenger and Max Blackburn, and reflections on patriotism and community responsibility. An unrelated Navy recruitment ad appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar McConkey
Hillsdale
R.W. Salyers
Mills County
Sadie Salyers
Strahan
B & Q Railroad
MCHS
Robert Horn
Jim Stenger
Max Blackburn
Harry Hammons
The
American Legion
Raburn Benton
Circus Visit Reveals Urban Growth Effects and Tiger Threats
The writer recalls five Omaha circus visits highlighting crowding in New York and ease in the Midwest, linking population growth to comfort and safety. They praise Ringling Bros talent, especially Gunter Gebel Williams, and note Bengal tigers face extinction amid progress, pollution, and consumer demands. The piece also critiques money culture, military spending, and New York drug statistics, closing with a street-ready nudge to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
New York
Madison Square Garden
Omaha
Civic Auditorium
Iowa
Nebraska
U.S
Los Angeles
Bailiwick
Gunter Gebel- Williams
Royal
Bengal Tigers
Tibet
Gebel-Williams
Obituary for Alice Mae Clay
Alice Mae Clay longtime Malvern area resident dies at 86. Born Oct 13 1886 near Malvern she joined East Liberty Methodist Church later transferring to Silver City church. Survived by seven children 16 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren with interment in East Liberty cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mae Clay
Peterson Mortuary
Glenwood
E. LeRoy Pullman
Dean Dusenberry
Ona
Grace McNay
W.J. Schiermeier
Donald Ord
Donald Riggins
Kenneth Carlson
Kenneth McMahon
Cletis Haynie
Alice Mae McFall Clay
Josephine Langford McFall
Barney B. McFall
Malvern
East Liberty Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Silver City
Wiley J. Clay
Salem City
Clifford Clay
Neil Clay
Yucaipa
Calif
Max Clay
Santa Monica
Nellie Hummel
Carol Kiger
Wellie Thompson
Horton
Kan
Edith van Horne
Council Bluffs
Ralph Chapin
Tulsa
Oklo
Gertrude McFall
Donald A
Frank M
East Liberty Cemetery
Cooperative Dinner Brings Midwest Visitors Host Families
A lengthy church dinner Sunday after worship brought visitors from Bellevue Dallas and Council Bluffs among others to meet local families in Glenwood and Red Oak. Ongoing gatherings featured Mrs Payne and Mrs Moon, with multiple kinfolk from Iowa and Nebraska noted, plus UNICEF collection by MYF youth and birthday visits across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hodoval
Bellevue
Dorothy Payne
Dallas
Texas
Olive Moon
Terrell
Rena Bass
Alice Gipe
Emmett Gipe
Irdlene Roberts
Ayr
Janet Grey
Council Bluffs
Larry Gipe
Red Oak
Rolland Bennett
Lenox
Roland Kier
Joe Hathaway
Melvin Irvin
Payne
Charles Gipe
Moon
Midwest
Hodoval
M.C. Woodfill
Glenwood
Ivan Terrell
Beth
Malvern
Gary Maher
Timmy
Sioux City
Masonic Temple
Charles Howard
The
Masons of Iowa
Irolene Roberts
Mt. Ayr
Lyle Coddington Sr
Brian
Roberts
Coddington
Chateau Trailer Club
Waubonsie Park
Photographic Profesional Artists of Iowa
Savory
Des Moines
Robert Christensen
United Methodist Church
Ethel Grindle
Walter Wright
Carl McAlexander
Sidney
Doris Wilson
York
Nebr
Frank Stevens Jr
Julie
Larry
Joan Battaglia
Omaha
Jim Young
Clarinda
Fern McCain
Bill Schiermeier
Robert Blunt
Alfred Lenhardt
Gordon Greever
Travis
Chester Pijanowski
Cathy Adams
Keota
Pidge Pijanowski
Community Greeting List Shows Local Visits Across Towns
Des Moines agencies, Omaha families, Clarinda students, and many relatives gathered over the weekend in Glenwood and surrounding towns. Notable social activity included Miss Margaret McEwan hosting coffee with the Pisanowskis and guests of the Bowleys, Taylor families, and other kin. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, clocks back Saturday night. weather remains cloudy with a low around 40 after weekend rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Margaret McEwan
Des Moines
Iowa
Pisanowskis
Joe Timm
Nebraska City
Karen Popejoy
Iowa Western Community College
Clarinda
O'Dell Bowley
Charles
Carol Taylor
Henderson
Kenneth Houser
Red Oak
Sam Taylor
Ralph Briley
Rozella Wortman
Roger
Gerald Nuss
Freddie
Pacific Junction
Tim
Sonia Winchester
Emerson
Columbus Myers
Ethel Grindle
Tracy
Jimmy
Debbie Perkins
Randolph
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Malvern Leader
Navy
Max
India
Washington
Uncle Bud
Clarinda Herald-Journal
New York City
Main Street
Malvern Rescue Unit
BPW
Larry Hall
Sireahan
Mas
Miley Schmidt
Correspr
Melvern
Congress
F. A. Wortman
Imogene
Randolph and
Tabor
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Hull
NSN Eeamed Horizons
NEW Land Bank
Land Bank
New Farm Credit Act
Federal Land Bank Association
West Broadway
Council Bluffs, Jaws
Larry Vilets
Conoco
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