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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
4
Janet Jones reports Friday night March 6 at MCHS features a packed senior Jamboree schedule. Girls PE demos at 7, cage ball by senior boys at 7:20, boys PE demos at 7:40, faculty vs senior basketball at 8, gym hockey at 8:20, and junior girls vs senior girls volleyball with ringside seating. Tickets cost 60 cents for adults and students. 35 cents for grade school.
Nineteen Malvern High Voc Ag students joined about 5000 cattle feeders in Shenandoah for a cattle price meeting. Instructor Paul Hopp accompanied the group, 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., and reported a large crowd and stimulus to action on beef prices. Governors of Iowa and Nebraska attended along with major media and federal official George Mehrens defending beef imports.
Malvern schools welcomed six new pupils this past week, transfers from other districts after parental moves. From Summerfield Kansas came four children of the Wheeler family Nancy eighth grade Valerie sixth Lucille fourth and Duane first, moving to the Wearin place. The Rumery family moved from Malvern Rural Route 1 to the Robbins place west of Hastings, with Connie junior and Kristie freshman transferring to Malvern.
The Malvern School Advisory Council sponsors an assembly this Friday for Junior and Senior high students. It features a Cancer Society film on smoking and a talk by a Mills County doctor. Programs start at 1 45 for junior high and 2 45 for high school.
Louvella Gilbert, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gilbert of Malvern, is MCHS Senior of the Week. A semester‑entry student, she excels in art and takes English Literature, bookkeeping, shorthand, and American Problems. She contemplates office work and cherishes her junior and senior Prom years.
The vocal preliminary contest at Malvern High chose nine girls for the April 10 state contest at Nishna Valley High. Named are Barbara Brammer Suellen Dashner Carolyn Hilton Chelly Mort Rayna Reed Sharon Leipold Virginia Sullivan Priscilla Wearin and Caro Wortman. Eight boys also sang with results based on experience and judge guidance. Participants include Ron Benscoter Bill Costello Neil Hanson Frank Darrah John Lip pincott Kathy Lippincott Shirley Moore and Roger Scott. Sharon Leipold’s tape solo was used due to her absence. Judges were Mrs Stephanie Meyer Mrs Ruth Picker and Mrs Ruth Seim.
The Student Council met in the school library to discuss adding three extra cheerleaders elected by council and officers from the student body. They also considered an activity dinner in late spring and welcomed input on a floating sixth period class.
Greg Schultz reports that the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying tests will be given to the MCHS junior class next Tuesday in the program's 10th year. The three hour exam covers English Usage Math Usage Social Studies Reading Natural Sciences Reading and Word Usage with sections scored individually for a composite. A broad academic background yields a good score. Malvern has posted high scores in prior years.
Mrs. Charles Hanson of Malvern notes Neil moved to Malvern the summer before his junior year. He joined summer band and baseball, has been a band member both years, and is active in vocal music. He participates in boys quartet, madrigal, and mixed chorus, plus drama club participation last year and in one play this year.
Malvern council meets March 2 1964 on petitions for a new fire house and a swimming pool. Public requests include street lights dump control and rat abatement. The meeting approved a special election to issue up to $20 000 in fire station bonds and a separate election for a $60 000 swimming pool bonds with a two mill tax levy.
Malvern Iowa voters are called to a special election on April 14 1964 to decide the construction and equipment of a municipal swimming pool on town land. The measure caps indebtedness at 60000 and bonds at 60000 with a four mill annual tax levy to pay principal and interest. The Malvern Leader is the legal newspaper for notices.
A senior student at MCHS played football and baseball and participated in basketball in junior year. He studies five subjects American problems English literature physics bookkeeping and advanced math. He enjoyed his senior year most and plans to attend college this fall to major in forestry.
Robert B D Tudor son of Mr and Mrs Ernest W Tudor of Hastings has been promoted to airman second class in the United States Air Force. He serves as an aircraft mechanic with the 3600th Organizational Maintenance Squadron at Reese Air Force Base. He graduated from Nishna Valley Community High School.
Station 8.C.J reports a February meeting at Joyce Stephens home with seven Hite clouds two leaders two mothers and four children present. Patty Trively led the business meeting Christine Shook spoke on room ideas Coleen Pontan demonstrated drawer dividers and a talk on citizenship goals was given. They plan parliamentary procedure study for a project and discuss Mother-Daughter Tea entertainment for April. Next gathering set for March 21 at Pontons. Bring record books and share planned acts for someone else.
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