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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
1
Equbscribers are urged to promptly notify the subscription department of address changes. Under the new postal law newspapers and periodicals must pay postage for notices of address changes not handled by the post office. Delays or failure to deliver may occur. best plan is to submit change of address in advance.
The piece argues Britain’s struggle strains nerves and notes Germany’s limited gains. It endorses conscription to rapidly arm the nation, preserving a trained reserve for emergencies and spreading defense burden across classes. It urges improving lard quality amid shifting consumer packaging.
Farm Bureau Detter Homex campaign notes progress in MillA county with rural routes. Driving enjoyment grows as lettered mail boxes become more visible along the roads.
A weekly digest by Glendon Williams surveys recent campaigns and world events. It covers Roosevelt and Willkie in the presidential race, the Burke-Wadsworth draft bill, Britain’s air war, and Axis moves in the Mediterranean, Egypt, and Greece, with emphasis on political arguments and military developments.
Sept 8 marked Nels Olson’s birthday with a Sunday gathering in East Liberty. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs W H Maddocks and Mr and Mrs Wm Lutz visited Olson, sharing ice cream cake doughnuts and coffee before returning home. The community notes Rev Geo W Hall returns to serve another year after Des Moines meetings.
A large family gathering at Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bird's Hastings residence celebrated Mr. Bird's 76th birthday with multiple relatives traveling from nearby towns. Attendees included daughters Vivian Galbraith from Kansas City and Clyde Davis from Sioux City, plus extended kin from Glenwood Malvern Hastings and beyond. A radio sermon at Gospel Tabernacle capped the day, and others helped with meals and visits as fresh notes of travel mishaps and local health news surfaced.
R P Shepard sold his farm near Hilladale Friday to G H Zimmers of Shelby County at twenty seven dollars per acre. Possession will be given March 2. Rev W T A Gable preached his first sermon here Sunday morning to a full house and in the evening to a union service. Prof Crozier reports Malvern high’s football squad of eighteen preparing for a win as they take on Sidney high at the fair next Thursday afternoon.
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