FFA Sells 182 Crates of Fruit in Auction
The FFA sold 182 crates of oranges and grapefruit, slightly below target but 1.5 times last year’s sales. Gordon Maurer finished first with the top crate count, though no prize was offered for best seller.
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
7
The FFA sold 182 crates of oranges and grapefruit, slightly below target but 1.5 times last year’s sales. Gordon Maurer finished first with the top crate count, though no prize was offered for best seller.
A garbled text item notes Malvern High School calendar and an FFA subdistrict contest plan. It lists event dates including a core conference tournament around January and group pictures on January 21. It mentions entering members in several speaking events such as parliamentary procedure and extemp speaking.
A reader laments teen smoking as a habit and peer pressure, and asks for guidance on dating choices between two boys. Another note requests instruction to be clear and honest with Guy No 2 while pursuing Guy No 1, and a school lunch menu snippet is appended.
The Malvern High School basketball team chapter invites other FFA chapters to schedule games. Call 6448363 and ask for Mr. Goy to arrange matches.
Ruth Ann Eustice of Malvern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eustice, is named Senior of the Week at MCHS. She plans to marry Aug. 10 before pursuing a job, while balancing Typing II, Office Practice, bookkeeping, and English literature. Active in FHA and a two year teacher aid, she urges classmates to set goals and work hard.
Betty McClure, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne McClure, is honored as Senior of the Week. The Malvern High student, originally from Texas, lists blue as her favorite color and a GTO as her dream car. Her birth date is March 11, 1951, and she enjoys hamburger and French fries. She cites a short hot lunch period and yearbook typing and bookkeeping as current subjects, with social dislikes including pretentious peers and immaturity.
A series of notices from families expressing gratitude for cards messages visits and kindnesses during illness hospital stays and after deaths. Names include John Niday Douglas Myers Dean Darby P Clifford Boyer Mrs Albert Cheney LeRoy Magers Miley Schmidt and Margaret Schmidt.
A chaotic collection of humorous lines and phrases mentioning Charlie Brown Pat Paulson and Nirvana with ad hoc musings on happiness from MCHS personnel. The piece includes scattered notes about a roller skating party and playful slang with nonsensical interjections and references to pop culture.
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