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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
10
Residents report a tall, odd bird seen repeatedly since June 1959, possibly a Turkey Buzzard or Black Vulture. Mrs. Wayne Hilton recalls nighttime roosting in trees and unusual noises as the bird becomes more familiar to locals. Police and department officials seek identification.
Deanna Grindle of Arts Aces of Omaha and Jan McCune will represent the USA on a Pan American tour in Peru Ecuador and Colombia. Grindle averages 19 points per game and was named an AAU All American. She is Midwest Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame member and former Strahan High School star. The team will play 11 exhibition games before returning July 22. Grindle is the daughter of Ellis and Mrs Grindle of southeast Mills County.
Auto Push Ball proved popular at the Independence Day celebration Monday with two teams of Dutchmen batting the six-foot pylon ball across the field in energetic fashion. Drivers included Walt Knop Donnie Knop and Bruno Leu for the Yellowjackets and Gerald Leu amid several sideswipes and crashes.
Fritz Knop and Orlo Jones starred for the Red Devils as the Yellowjackets pulled ahead 6-4 after a 3-3 opening stanza. Jack Bowen served as referee in the Malvern Leaders report from July 8, 1965.
Motorcycle races at the Dutchmen's Celebration drew a large crowd. A number of spills occurred but were otherwise well managed with good crowd control and racing action throughout the event.
Dogs ran in a Sunday like event Monday at the Datch Gun club celebration when fleet greyhounds competed and a crash killed one racer. Announcer Bob Tuttle reported strong fan interest and urged prospective owners to write him at RFD, Cuming, Iowa. Vestulys, owned by L. Ohland, is pictured as a winner.
Farragut blasted four home runs, led by Mann with two, to beat Nishna Valley 5-3 in a conference game at Emerson. Dale Sandquist and Rick Morr held the Admiral to six hits, but the big blows doomed NV as the Blackhawks pulled away.
The Wagon Wheel Saddle club held a Quarter Horse Show Sunday June 27 at the Fletcher arena north of Henderson. There were 200 entries in 28 classes with 142 horses. Grand Champion Mate Quincy Leola owned by Dr. Henry and Lona Wolfe of Marshalltown. Reserve Wimp's Jodie owned by William H. Gillian of Des Moines. Grand Champion Stallion Monteleon owned by Howard Vahalof of Walnut. Reserve Long Oil owned by James W. Stalcup of Prescott Iowa. Grand Champion Gelding Laddy Black owned by Richard Waldner of Brookings South Dakota and Joe Lindholm of Audubon showed Reserve Rebel Red skin. Youth Activities trophy went to Rosalie Bahlor of Walnut for most youth activities. Exhibitors from Nebraska Iowa Missouri. Richard B. Warren, Univ. of Nebraska animal science professor, judged.
Fairview Country Club sponsors an open tournament at the Rolf course just south of Malvern on Sunday, July 11, the first such event this season. Qualifiers must finish before 10 a.m., and if ambi-
Malvern surprised Farragut with an 8-6 win powered by a strong hitting attack led by Bob West with 2 triples and a single. Farragut's defense faltered with errors while Bob Whitehill and son Barry pitched for Farragut and Don West pitched the full game for Malvern as Shenandoah players boosted Farragut. The teams traded leads most of the game and Malvern pulled away in the sixth inning with key defensive plays including 3 double plays. On July 11 Northboro visits Malvern.
The event will begin at 6 30 with a championship round of 27 holes and flights of 18. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to the winners.
Sandra Hays Malvern junior speedster faced top national rivals at Columbus for the Net's Amateur Athletic Union Girls and Women's Track and Field Championships. She placed fourth in the 220 finals with a 25.25 clocking, narrowly behind winner Linda Jones of Phoenix. She won a semi heat, set a 22.60, and qualified for the finals with a 23.59, then ran 32.55 in the final. She also ran the 100 and 220 in the women’s section Saturday, finishing eighth in the 220 final with a 25.3 time after earlier 25.1.
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