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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
10
The home economics senior class hosted a tea and style show for their mothers and faculty wives on Friday. The girls modeled winter outfits, served a luncheon, and arranged red Valentine's Day decor with a large red centerpiece and matching candles. Mrs. Cleta Salyers teaches home economics at MCHS.
Clay High senior Crocker is named Homemaker of Tomorrow for 1963 in the Betty Crocker program. She scored highest on the written knowledge exam and will receive a 1500 scholarship and be a national finalist with the Britannica encyclopedia prize. The state runner up earns 500 and both will attend a national event in Williamsburg and Washington.
The annual staff continues diligent work this week on pictures and writeups for this year’s issue. Bill Oliver will discuss and approve them in an all afternoon session on February 7. Final plans for group pictures on February 22 will also be discussed.
Forty sophomores guided by Mr. Hanson and Mr. Krambeck depart Malvern Saturday at 7 a m for Lincoln Nebraska. They tour the university museum planetarium and downtown museum, lunch at the Student Union, and return by 6 30 p m. The trip enhances biology and world history studies.
A school issue day brings mixed reactions as report cards are handed out. Teachers console and motivate while students show joy and despair, with some privileges lost and a sense that normal routines will resume by Monday, pending the next nine weeks.
Leo Stortenbecker of Malvern is this week’s MCHS senior. Born July 9, 1846, he has spent all high school days at MCHS and cites freshman year as his favorite. As FFA secretary and senior class set at arms he stays busy with basketball and four subjects including vocational agriculture, bookkeeping, English literature, American problems, and music appreciation.
Pat Winters, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Winters of Malvern, is named this week's MCHS senior of the week. At 18, she has spent 13 years at Malvern, carrying five subjects and holding multiple roles including FHA officer and four-year student librarian. She edits the News staff, serves as senior class treasurer, and shines in music with madrigal and chorus. She plans nursing at Clarinda Junior College after graduation.
A flurry of social visits and family events fills a Strahan community page. Joyful gatherings include Mr Vernon Aunday hosting Harold Sinner family and Joyce, and multiple birthday and shower events honoring Miss Lav ing Alberts. Travel news covers Mrs Edna Kunze returning home after a visit tied to her mother’s illness and heart surgery updates for Mrs Orville Shuck. Local injuries are noted with Beverly Blackman receiving stitches after a fall at Hillsdale school. Various extended family visits span Weeping Water, Emerson, Mineola, Atlantic, and Council Bluffs as neighbors share meals and attend services. Several residents travel for doctor visits, college stays, and open heart checkups, with a steady stream of Sunday dinners and card games marking weekend leisure.
In Hastings on January 21 the Peppy Pixies 4-H club met at the community building. President Terry Fender led the session. Kathy Grin demonstrated how to pack and use a cleaning basket. Diane Fender and Kenneth Grindle discussed personal development. Refreshments were served by Sandra Kay Stogail. Next meeting set for February 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Terry Fender's home. Ruth Ann Eustice, reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lemonds of Strahan visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Curtis Monday. Sunday School pupils and teachers enjoyed a roller skating party at the Community building Tuesday. Mrs. William Pickering and Mrs. Herb B Stogdill visited Nishna Cottage in Malvern Tuesday. Red Oak couple Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dunbar, plus Wayne Biri and family from Webber, Kan, hosted Saturday supper with Mrs. H. A. Dunbar attending a bridal shower in Wales.
The Hastings Federated Club holds its February meeting on February 7 at Wesley Chapel starting at 12 30. A Valentine themed program includes an exchange and games following the regular meeting as a substitute for the planned gathering at Mrs Ralph Rugsel’s in Emerson.
Mrs Anna Jones of Shenandoah visited Sunday in the Teese Perkins home. Dinner guests Sunday in the Terri Stogdin home were Mr and Mrs William Crawford and family and Roy Glenn Mosier. Mrs Dvald Dobbs and Brent of Red Oak visited Friday with her mother Mrs Della Re Dear. George Curtis returned home Friday evening from Murphy hospital in Red Oak. He is improving satisfactorily. Tillie Rountree broke her collar bone Friday evening when he fell from a chair. Bill Judah of Vincennes Indiana visited last week with his sister Mrs Dave Hockenberry and family and his mother Mrs Vora Anderson in Red Oak. The Cemetery Association will Meet Feb 5 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs Dave Hockenberry. Mr and Mrs William Crawford and family of Mr Ayr were Sunday afternoon guests in the Roy Crawford home. Mrs Rotha Findley is spending a few days this week in the John Wooten home in Malvern.
A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs Orville Dunbar, a recent bride, at the home of Mrs Carl Scott Saturday night. Guests numbered 19, and the gift table was decorated in the bride’s colors with a red heart centerpiece. Lavonne Scott, and sister Mrs Dwaine Jinsen assisted with the gifts as refreshments of cake, cherry nugget ice cream, coffee, and tea were served.
Lee and Diane attended Fridays Ham burg Malvern game with Diane able to play. No measurable moisture to report and January ends the fourth month with below normal rain or snow raising concern for spring farming. A new well has been drilled to relieve a water shortage.
A Thursday evening party at Mr and Mrs Elmer Haney home honored Mrs Haney s birthday with Roy Britton and others present. The same group met Monday to celebrate Roy Britton s birthday with cake ice cream and coffee before Linda Haney returned to school after illness.
Ralph Russell minister and Dorothy Largent present. Sanitation School superintendent. Morning Worship at 9:00 a.m. Thursday junior choir at 4:30 p.m.
The Horseshoe Saddle Club met January 22 with 14 members and 16 guests at the Community Building. George Mort brought four DeMolay boys to display robes funded by the Hastings DeMolay Little Britches Rodeo. Plans for a June rodeo and several money making projects were discussed. a special meeting January 26 approved moving forward. Next gathering February 26. new members welcome via Wayne Crawford or Marie Rountree.
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