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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
6
Friday morning the second pep gathering featured three new songs with Peggy Cox on piano and Goldie Cozad stressing sportsmanship. The band, about 45 members strong, rehearsed single file marching and a waving motion as it eyes spring music contest.
Fifth grade pupils visited the Malvern post office last Wednesday afternoon as teacher Mise Geiger led a field trip. Postmaster F B Mulholland explained stamping, bundling by destination, and how sacks are loaded for the mail train. The visit tied to a trading assignment on the Pony Express from St Joseph Missouri to Sacramento California. The class is touring the U S by airplane and invites others to join from 145 to 220 each afternoon.
The Mills County Iowa board approves tax suspensions for Olive Hunter Pacific Junction and Mrs. Burrows Silver City for 1937, soldier exemptions for McMillen Lutter Milne LeFever, bonds for Text Book Depository, a school fund loan for F M Richards, and a fire windstorm policy for Mills County Fair Grounds. It adopts a mileage and value schedule for railroads telegraphs express gas and utilities within the county for 1939, listing Plattville Pac Jet Ind Center Silver Creek Mt. Vernon and others with mileages and assessed values.
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple township and ward entries with railroad and telegraph company references. Entries include Hastings, Wabash Railroad, Western Union Telegraph, C. B. & Q. R. R. CO, Oak and Center townships, Glynn and Foxworthy numbers, and numerous No. and No. 7 designations across Hastings and surrounding townships. The data resembles an old utility and railroad asset ledger with many figures and district labels.
Public speaking students in the high school staged tales for younger pupils. Eugene Jackson told an unusual version of The Three Bears that captivated first graders, while six juniors Carolyn Hall Carolyn Boehner Golde Cozad Peggy McCormick Eugene Jackson and John Imber were cited for their engaging stories and shared with the second graders.
The Girls Glee Club elected officers for the year. Dorothy Stothaner is president, Kathleen Gilbert vice president, Mary Brewer secretary and treasurer, Peggy Cox, Abraman and Betty Lou Barkus social chairman. The group plans more social activities this year.
The senior division of the Boys Glee Club held its first practice last Monday afternoon. Members include Philip Hansen, John Imber, John Slethaner, Joe Salyers, bass. Charles Johnson, Sylvia Jacobs, Elmo Gradle, Gene Jackson, baritone. Edel Knight, Richard Fickel, Harold Foy, Jim Hering, tenor. The junior division, with freshmen and sophomores, also met Monday afternoon with Jackie Hering, Billie Boer, John Patlof, Estel Smith, and Lloyd Stout.
Miss Thiedeman left a fountain pen on a post office writing table while mailing a parcel. The pen disappeared before noon but was later found by Mrs. Berkhimer near the curb by the office. The finder’s call and the postmaster’s confirmation returned the pen to its owner.
An instructor discusses the ancient three problems of geometry as students claim near misses at trisecting an angle. Edel Knight and Ruth Clark boast near triumphs, while others doubt success. The tale ends with a joke about Belfry tenants.
A fragmented school page humor column satirizes dating, freshmen, and social scenes with quirky misprints and oblique references. It mentions classes, assemblies, and student life with playful jabs at teachers and peers, ending with garbled phrases about safety and school activities.
The Mansfield News Letter notes ambulance service is available at all times for area residents, with operating costs kept to a minimum to cover essential expenses. The piece also mentions Fletcher Hint of Adair owning a 94 pound copper nugget found on a farm north west of Adair, and a note on the origin of the word salary from Latin salarium. It reports William Barret of Dinton winning an $85 prize from the American Mis Mane Society for a trap that kills instantly.
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