Viking Lake Promises Outdoor Paradise in Southwest Iowa
Viking Lake State Park draws thousands in peak summer, offering a 46 foot deep lake with 444 mile shoreline and bays for fishing and swimming. Facilities include a well stocked bait house, 24 boats, camping with hot showers, and a Legion-run concession area, all kept busy by weekend visitors and midwestern campers.
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Iowa
Viking Lake
Viking Lake State Park
Amercan Legion Post
Stanton
Harold Swanson
Lakeside
Midwest
Little League Action Starts in Malvern This Week
Malvern Little League opened actual competition with two games. Salyers beat Leader 2 as Randy Ballinger pitched two hits, with Barry Gustin as catcher. Leader’s Walston homered with Babbit as battery. Gustin and Adams doubled for Salyers. Henningsen defeated Continent 17 4 as Powles threw a 1 hitter. Richard Tasto homered, Blackburn doubled and tripled, Edie twins, Sell doubled. Continent’s Bartley and Sanders pitched, Edie caught. Hertz had Continent’s lone hit. Standings.
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Malvern
Numbera
BPW
Salyers
Randy Ballinger
Barry Gustin
Ballinger
Charles Walston
Mark Babbitt
Walston
Pam Phelps
Ronnie Tanning
Tim Adams
Henningsen
Continent
Roger Powles
Team 3 Tops Fairview twilight golf league standings
Team 3 led the Fairview Country Club twilight league with 58 percent points (9 this week) led by Fred Harshbarger Eddie Mulholland Bob Salyers and Darrell Waisner. Team 4 trailed at 57 percent with Dee Zanders Tom Stevens Dan Zanders and A C Nuckalls, while Team 8 reached 54 percent on 10 points led by Ron Bales Duane Hampton and the Rhode brothers. The standings list multiple teams with varying weekly points and totals across ninth to fifth places including K Allensworth B Baer C McClure R Scott I L Donner Jones BE Jackson K Scott and others.
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Fred Harshbarger
Eddie Mulholland
Bob Salyers
Darrell Waisner
Fairview
W. Wolfe
M. Turner
A. Hall
R. Scott
D. Frederickson
G. Scott
B. Zanders
N. Hanson
D. Hampton
G. Bower
B. Campbell
K. Glandon
F. Mulholland
B. Wilcox
M. Chandler
C. Hanson
J. Kline
Cyclists Stage Thrilling Show for Celebration
A large Fourth of July motorcycle scramble at the Dutch Gun club in Malvern drew a big crowd. Local riders Stan Waller and Tom Fritz competed among several classes with Stan finishing third in the 175 cu in category. Stops include results from 80 to 40 cu in and consolation races with riders from TRI, Honda, Yamaha, and BSA.
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Malvern
Fair Grounds
Omaha
Frosty Leiderbrand
Honda
Clark Edgington
Des Moines
Yamaha
Mike van Scoy
Council Bluffs
Larry Mace
Essex
Maico
Paul Floersch
Stan Waller
Babe Mathews
TRI
Pat Gosch
Vic Spencer
Lincoln
Don Seifert
Bob Hansen
Vern Goodwin
Loren Kress
Bob Steskel
BSA
H. D
Ron Abels
Charles Frans
Gary Jones
Frank Holub
Ralph , Lewis
Ladies day pairings at Fairview Country club July 16
Pairings for the July 16 ladies contests at Fairview Country club include groups led by Carol Wortman with Nancy Hanson and Diane Hopp. Ariana Hanson with Jacque Mulholland and Mary Hyde. Dixie Benton with Barb Waisner and Bernice Starr. Evelyn Gay with Laura Mulholland and Mary Swett. Marie Hopp with Claire Zanders LaVonna Ross G Gertrude Hampton Marian Jones Mary Terry. and Margaret Bower with Pauline Harshbarger and Viola Starr.
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Fairview Country Club
Carol Wortman
Nancy Hanson
Diane Hopp
Ariana Hanson
Jacque Mulholland
Mary Hyde
Dixie Benton
Barb Waisner
Bernice Starr
Evelyn Gay
Laura Mulholland
Mary Swett
Marie Hopp
Claire Zanders
LaVonna Ross
G. Gertrude Hampton
Marian Jones
Mary Terry
Margaret Bower
Pauline Harshbarger
Viola Starr
Corner Bar Leads SWISA With Slim 2 Percent Margin
Corner Bar maintained a 2 percent game bulge in Southwest Iowa Softball Association as they defeated Malvern in a makeup game last Thursday night. Oasis held pace with 12 hits and 14 runs against Murphy's, while Murphy's scored four on six hits. Maxwell Elevator beat Stanley's 13 to 3 in an abbreviated game. Upcoming events include a SWISA Hollywood Hill stage show at the Glenwood Armory and a league tournament slated for July 19 to July 30.
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Corner Bar
Southwest Iowa Softball Association
Malvern
Oasis
Murphy’s
Murphy's
Maxwell Elevator
Stanley
SWISA
Hollywood Hillbillion
Tim Meckoy
Glenwood Armory
Maxwell
Burcay
Maxwell Zlev
Murphy
Emerson Resident Sentenced for Check Charge
Cecil Ballain of Emerson faced Justice John Hall for false drawing of a check. Unable to pay the total fine and costs totaling $34.75, Ballain received a 15 day jail sentence.
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Cecil Ballain
Emerson
Justice of
John Hall
Ballain
Trail Riders Host Quarter Horse Show Sunday
Trail Riders Saddle club hosts its annual Quarter Horse Show Sunday with halter classes at 9 am and performance events to follow. Expected 100+ horses from AQHA and AQHA affiliates, plus youth activity class for youths 17 and under, open to registered and non registered horses. Local Mills County children’s pleasure class also featured.
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Trail Riders Saddle Club
Mills ‘County
Blind rodeo star Roy Correll trains horses near Des Moines
Roy M Correll a former rodeo rider now a horse trainer based at Benton Quarter Horse Ranch near Des Moines lives in Malvern this summer. He became blind after a 1958 car crash but has adapted using hands to detect horse blemishes and train for working Quarter Horses. He returns to rodeos and expects to ride in Sidney after the show while remaining confident in his methods and ongoing work with his own five horses.
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Malvern
Roy M. Correll
Roy
U. S
Des Moines
Max Beontons
Morris
Casey, Inc
Phillipsburg
Kan
Sidney
Benton Quarter Horse Ranch
Big 4th for Mills County Officers in 4th record
Mills County Sheriff Edwin Bar kus and Deputy Kenneth Mead logged a busy 4th of July with 15 arrests for motor vehicle violations and one arrest for drunken driving. They drove 280 miles, handled 78 telephone and 15 radio calls, aided two motorists in trouble, answered two family trouble calls, and investigated one breaking and entering case. About 30 people visited Mills county jail for personal matters.
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Mills County
Edwin Barkus
Kenneth Mead
Malvern Teen Sandra Flies to National AAU Meet
Hazel Hays of Malvern boards a plane to Hanford California for the National AAU Outdoor Girls and Women Track and Field Meet. She will run the 440 yard dash in the girls division and possibly the 200 meter dash in the women’s class. A freshman at MCHS last year she set a state mark of 60.4 in the 440. She travels with Roadrunners teammates Sandra and Carol Wolfe.
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Sandra
Hazel) Hays
Malvern
Hanford
Calif
MCHS
California
Carol Wolfe
County Teams in Sectional Play at Council Bluffs
New Mills county school teams will participate in the sectional baseball tournament held on the T. J. field in Council Bluffs this week. On Thursday Glenwood faces Nishna Valley, and Saturday at 8 p.m. Malvern meets T. J. Council Bluffs, who defeated Treynor earlier.
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Mills County
T. J
Council Bluffs
Glenwood
Nishna’ Valley
Malvern
Treynor
NV Cheerleaders Elect Officers for 1964 65
Nishna Valley high cheerleaders held a July 1 pep meeting at Emerson Park to elect officers for the 1964 65 term. Wayne Jengen was named president Janet Hascall vice president Sandy Barna secretary and treasurer Richard Russell was voted Chief Black Hawk. Fundraising ideas were discussed. Afterward the Dynamics played a dance until 11 pm.
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Nishna Valley High
Emerson Park
Wayne Jengen
Janet Hascall
Sandy Barna
Richard Russell
Blackhawk
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Coater
Tommy Salyers
Tia
Mike
Tabor
Mike Bloomer
Little League Action
Halhern Weader
Roy Correil
Benton’s
Quarter Horse Ranch
United States
Mills
Darwin Needs
Don Needs
NV Cheerleaders
Poort Garagi
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