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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
2
A flurry of social visits spans Nevada California Iowa and Nebraska. Families including Campbells Fredders Seales Spiker and many others attended house warmings dinners and weekend gatherings from Torrance to Stuart and Omaha with travels for military induction and hospital stays.
Cora Belle Comer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T C Luke was born in Panava Ta and died March 4 from a heart attack. She married Elvin Burlay Comer in 1912 and ran a furniture store and funeral home in Emerson for 35 years. After her husband’s death in 1953 she lived with sister Pearl Scoles in Council Bluffs and later moved to Torrance California. She joined the Christian church young and remained active. Survived by sister Pearl nephew DeWayne and wife Pegsy and their daughter Sherry of Torrance. Funeral services held in Torrance March 9 and graveside at Malvern March 11. Memorial poem and card of thanks follow.
County Engineer Troy Rhody says Mills County has come through the winter well though conditions could change by April first. Snow clearing costs are notably low this year compared with last season, while the county board investigates complaints about blacktop roads and finds the reports overstated.
Bing Crosby stars as a 51 year old millionaire who pretends to be a college freshman in Twentieth Century Foxs High Time a wacky DeLuxe Color comedy. The film follows his campus antics from dorm room chaos to a grand ball with teacher Nicole Maurey as he pursues a lighthearted student life.
Malvern Community School Board of Education met March 7 1961 with President Wortman and directors Hays Newell Skerritt and Washburn present. They approved the revised salary schedule dated March 7 1961. The board also set bids for teacher contracts for 1961 62 with contracts due to the Superintendent by 4 PM March 16. Secretary Woodford R Byington adjourned the meeting.
Wesley news reports the second study course class postponed due to a storm and to be held this Wednesday at the regular WSCS meeting. Noted events include Jimmie Parker's leg burns and hospital care, family visits, and local residents’ activities around Red Oak Ames Boone and Washington DC trips.
Malvern High School sophomores and juniors typing classes have produced courtesy booklets titled The Right Thing to Do. Each nine page booklet includes a title page table of contents and rules on good manners reflecting material from the typing text. News notes also report junior senior prom preparations with increased meetings and an all night party permission slip sent home to parents.
MILS sophomore class members review rings this week from Blafour Co Josten Uo and Herlf Co to select a majority choice for ordering in spring and receiving in the fall of their junior year.
Readers noted an omission in last week's issue as the name Otha Mass Jr. was left out of the Sweetheart Court caption accompanying the photo.
On Wednesday a Stern Studios representative showed the junior class the styles of pictures available for senior pictures. A display was presented to students while the representative spoke about vest and quality.
Senior science students at MHS studied sound and light this week. They learned formulas for angles of light and degrees of sound and were assigned problems for future study of these wonders.
Gail Shellberg the Fremont county Extension director for four and a half years resigns effective March 31. He has accepted a position with Walnut Grove Products Co in eastern Iowa in the sales service division. Replacement not named. hope to fill vacancy soon.
The Fare-welcome pot luck supper at Strahan was postponed due to weather and will now be held Sunday night at the Strahan church at 7 p m. The WSCS will serve refreshments and invite newcomers and recent movers to attend this community gathering. Mr and Mrs Zeno Bass saw Lana Coddington in a Shenandoah high school variety show.
Kenneth Seipold reports on MHS physics students building fuel cells and learning their operation. The kit from Allis-Chalmers includes an electric motor powered by the cell, which can run on a drop of alcohol. Students will assemble the cell and later create their own cells without a kit.
Algebra III class at Malvern High studies logarithms and slide rule use, while the MHS Photo Club reviews films on printing techniques. English 10 class reads Silas Marner with weekly spelling and vocabulary tests under Mrs Lois Alter.
A classroom substitute article extols reading as an endless opportunity for mental growth. It argues that most wisdom is in books and that reading enriches conversation, understanding, and problem solving, urging readers to observe National Book Week in April and commit to reading at least one good book.
Shirley Williams urges readers to experiment with genres to discover personal preferences. She argues reading is for pleasure and knowledge, recommending fiction and non fiction across mystery romance adventure history and science to find favorite types.
Penelope Mason and Nancy Lisle summarize MHS teachers aims for an ideal school system. Zanders stresses diverse academics and strong relationships plus extracurriculars. Alter wants ideal students and plant but practical use of materials. Beasley imagines a utopian pattern. Salyers calls for collective work for school good. England cites solid student teacher relations.
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