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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1965
Page
14
The 1964 pool bond failed 210 to 210 after a statewide geologist proved town wells can meet demand. Rumors of water shortage harmed support while opposition cited tracks, safety, and hunting reform. Rep. Scherle discussed banning gang hunts and limiting circle hunts to improve safety.
Wagon Wheel Saddle Club members met at the Legion Hall Henderson for a pot luck supper Sunday. Phillip Sargent was elected president with Ray Carr as vice president Linda Sargent as secretary and treasurer Plans were made for the quarter horse show next summer.
Nishna Valley high will host the Class B sectional boys basketball tournament with play starting Monday Feb 15 in the new gym. First games include Co. Bluffs St. Francis vs Trey Nor at 7 p.m. and Carson Macedonia vs Nishna Valley at 8:30 p.m. Winners meet Iowa School for the Deaf and Essex on Feb 17. Finals Feb 18 at 8:30 p.m.
Henderson Lions club held a fox hunt on Sunday with about 25 men joining. Rick Morris succeeded in bagging a fox while several other foxes were sighted. The group hunted south and east of Henderson.
Nishna Valley teams fared unevenly in non conference games Tuesday as Treynor boys and girls fell 78-55 and 49-43 respectively. Pat Johnson led the girls with 25 points and Marsha Parker added 22 as Treynor pressed the Black Hawks. Glenwood edged Nishna Valley 66-51 in a holiday tuneup with Pat Johnson scoring 38 for Nishna Valley. Other Tuesday results include Fremont Mills 52 over Sidney 48, F M girls 63 over Sidney 25, Farragut girls 58 over South Page 31, C M 932 over Essex 57, C M girls 51 over Essex 48, and St Joe 45 over Glenwood 48.
The Malvern Gun Club met Monday night at the club house with routine business. Officers were elected or confirmed: Kenneth Jones president Kenneth Allensworth vice president Ralph Scott secretary Jim Benton treasurer and Delbert O'Dell retiring president.
Rep Bill Scherle notes the State Conservation Commission plans multiple land purchases in southwest Iowa to create public recreation spaces with boat ramps picnic areas and access to rivers. Projects include 25 acres in Mills County beside Highway 84 100 acres south of Highway 2 in Fremont County and 50 acres near Hamburg. A state forester will serve Mills Fremont Pottawattamie Harrison and Shelby counties from Glenwood and Pony Creek watershed development is under consideration.
Shooting preserves in Iowa stay open after upland seasons end. Legal hunting of pheasants quail chukar partridge and ducks is offered at eight public and three private preserves through March 31 1965. Licenses and regulation rest with the State Conservation Commission whose Iowa Shooting Preserve Association members run按 standards.
Friday games include Malvern at Farragut Nishna Valley at Essex South Page versus Fremont Mills at Thurman Sidney at Hamburg New Market at Stanton Hastings Federated Women’s Club members advanced roadside park work at Wayside Lake on old Highway 34. Photos show cleanup and planting with Ethel Parker Nellie Crouse Janie Menschell Frances Gard Marge Evans Lorraine Winslow Jennie Haroff plus a cookout and picnic table under an elm.
The Corner conference basketball tournament begins January 11 with about 20 teams across three venues Nishna Valley Sidney and Farragut. Girls and boys brackets list first round matchups with semifinals and finals scheduled through January 16 at Farragut. Officials are Bob Lee Bob Williams Bill Rusky and Bill Smith with admission 75 cents adults 60 cents students.
The State Conservation Commission reports 8578 migratory waterfowl marsh birds and doves banded in 1984 by banding crews. Species include ducks Canada geese coot rails gallinules grebes snipe and mourning doves. Most bandings occurred in Iowa with blue-winged teal dominant in spring and summer projects. Banding aims to track migration habits population and mortality to aid management.
Corner conference principals met at Essex Wednesday to outline track plans and music and college concerns. They set a Jan. meeting of league track coaches to work out conference meet details, with the boys meet on April 28 at Shenandoah and junior high events May 3 at two sites. Girls meet April 26 at Farragut. A March 29 band clinic was scheduled at Farragut. They will seek a vocational school for all conference schools and oppose a junior high vocal music clinic.
Rollies Texaco leads the Women’s Wednesday Night Bowling League by eight games after a strong week. A. W. dropped three, while Our Market beat Glenwood Bank. Goy Oi Co and Collins Drug swept. Gloria’s Beauty won two from B.P.W. Collins Drug edged Rollie’s for high team game 826 to 818, but Rollie’s topped in total pinfall 2395 to 2892.
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