State Track stars shine amid mishaps at Des Moines
Hearty congratulations to MCHS athletes for their performance at the State Track meet in Des Moines last Saturday. Sandra Hays won the 440 yd dash setting a state record. Carol Wolfe fell in the 80 meter hurdles. Tom Gidley III ran 10.7 in the 104 yd dash, slightly off his district time. The Class B 160 winner clocked :09.7, comparable to Stillwater’s :09.5. Wolfe and Hays will compete in the AAU Women’s Track and Field Championships in Seward, Nebraska, wearing new blue and white tracksuits funded by Roberts Dairy. The coach weighs new suits for all athletes. Old Mother Goose nests near Boehner’s pond. please do not disturb. A fishing mishap at Elizabeth Swanson farm pond cost Sam Johnson his wallet, not money but the hassle of replacements. Will Scott donates three acres southwest of Malvern for Trail Riders rodeos and horse shows, with a work day May 24 and a Grand Opening May 31 featuring races and games.
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Or McHs
Des Moines
Sandra Hays
Sandy
Carol Wolfe
Tom Gidley III
Stillwater
Okla
Roberts Dairy
JeVerne Osterfoss
Perps McHs
Will Scott
Malvern
Little Britches
Prail Riders
Trail Riders
Wayne Baker Named Coach at Midland Community High
Wayne Baker son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Baker Hastings and 1960 Emerson high graduate will receive a BS in business administration from Central College at Pella June 1. He signs a contract as head boys basketball coach and assistant football coach at Midland Community High School Wyoming Ia and will teach commercial subjects. Baker lettered three years in football and baseball at Ventral, played half or fullback in football and second base in baseball, and was an all round athlete at Emerson high.
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Wayne Baker
Vernon Baker
Hastings
Emerson High School
Central College
Pella
Midland Comunity High School
Wyoming
Wayne
Ventral
Emerson High
Arndt Leads Malvern Oriole Baseballers Season
Coach Arndt heads a 23 man Malvern Oriole squad with veterans and newcomers for a nine game Corner League schedule. Doug Dashner returns to the mound as a 4 year veteran. limited relief may challenge him. Early lineup includes Dale Stephens Ron Benscoter Tim Markel and others. Schedule opens June 5 at Emerson and runs through July 24 with home and away games against Nishna Valley Fremont Mills Farragut Essex New Market South Page Hamburg Sidney.
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Malvern High
Vernon Arndt
Malvern
Stanton
Arndt
Doug Dashner
Dale Stephens
Ron Benscoter
Tim Markel
Bob Leipold
Bob West
Warren Hall
Roger Bolte
Duane Bowman
Neil Hanson
Melvin
Charles Walston
Roger Scott
David Needs
Bill Costello
Larry Hatfeld
Keith Irwin
Steve Winters
Randy Brammer
Larry Sanders
Roger Powles
John Phelps
Junior Hoyt
Nishna Valley
Emerson
Fremont Mills
Farragut
Essex
New Market
South Page
Hamburg
Sidney
Malvern track meet results show sprinters and distance standout
David Anderson cleared 5-2 in high jump while Allen Gage and Rodney Grindle tied for first in the 100 yard dash. Roger Davis posted a 5:42 mile and Ron Wilkinson ran 100 yard lows in :12.6. Don Hicks clocked :57.4 in the 440 yard run as the 440 yard relay team of R Grindle, A Gage, R Wilkinson, and Dale Sandquist finished in 148.8.
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David Anderson
Allen Gage
Rodney Grindle
Roger Davis
Ron Wilkinson
Don Hicks
R. Grindle
A. Gage
R. Wilkinson
Dale Sandquist
Essex Trackmen edge Nishna Valley in dual meet
Essex Trackmen edged Nishna Valley 69 to 64 in a May 14 dual meet. The Trojans dominated track events, winning seven of twelve. Nishna Valley's first place winners included Don Hicks in broad jump and Gary Johnson in pole vault.
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Essex
Nishna Valley Boys
Trojans
Nishna Valley
Don Hicks
Gary Johnson
Nishna Valley High Baseball Opens May 26 at Sidney
Coach Ralph Pierce will lead a 21 player NV squad this summer with six lettermen. They begin May 26 against the Cow boys in Sidney and plan a nine game Corner conference slate with five home games at Emerson field. Schedule lists May 20 New Market at Emerson and other June July dates.
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Ralph Pierce
Nishna Valley High
Blackhawks
Cowboys
Sidney
Emerson Field
Donnie Hicks
Jon Larson
Dale Sandquist
Dennis Viner
Ron Wilkinson
David Anderson
David Angus
Russell Carlson
Allan
Jerry Gage
Joedy Gravett
Donald Hascall
Wayne Jensen
Gary
Jim Johnson
Doug Kadel
Charley Paul
Steve Shook
Duane Swett
David Simmonds
Harvey van Nordstrand
Pierce
New Market
Emerson
Malvern
Hamburg
Fremont Mills
Tabor
Essex
Farragut
South Page
Jimmy Dean to Headline 1964 Sidney Rodeo Shows
Popular recording artist and TV star Jimmy Dean will headline all 10 performances of the 41st annual Sidney Indiana Rodeo August 14 to 16. Dean, known for PT 109 and Big Bad John, rose from Plainview Texas to national fame with The Jimmy Dean Show and a long weekly variety program.
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Jimmy Dean
Abc-Tv
Sidney, In
Texas
Jimmy
Des
Bad John
Nbc-Tv
Allen Earns Golf Letter at Penn College
Allen Hall earned a varsity golf letter at William Penn College in Oskaloosa and joined the College Letterman's Club Tuesday night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John C Hall of Malvern.
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Allen
Penn
Allen Hall
Willam Penn College
Oskaloosa
He Is the
Son
John C. Hall
Malvern
Golf Gals Go in Local League Play
Fairview ladies twilight league opens this Thursday with May 28 pairings listing teams led by Dixie Benton Trudy Hansen LaVonne Ross and others including Margaret Bower Laura Mul holland Marian Jones Evelyn Gay Verna Scott Barbara Waisner Carol Wortman Nancy Hanson Diane Hopp Ruth Salyers Mary Terry Mary Swett Viola Starr Mary Hyde Marie Hopp Ariana Hangon Zelma Wortman Claire Zanders Gertrude Hampton Thelma Allensworth Pauline Harshberger Jacquie Mulholland Nancy Starr Cleta Salyers.
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Fairview Ladies Twilight League
Dixie Benton
Trudy Hansen
LaVonne Ross
Margaret Bower
Laura Mulholland
Marian Jones
Evelyn Gay
Verna Scott
Barbara Waisner
Carol Wortman
Nancy Hanson
Diane Hopp
Ruth Salyers
Mary Terry
Mary Swett
Viola Starr
Mary Hyde
Marie Hopp
Ariana Hangon
Zelma Wortman
Claire Zanders
Gertrude Hampton
Thelma Allensworth
Pauline Harshbarger
Jacquie Mulholland
Nancy Starr
Cleta Salyers
Fremont-Mills Gals Claim Sixth at State Track Meet
Fremont-Mills girls finished sixth at the state track meet in West Des Moines earning 11 points from relay events. The 80-yd relay won in 1 58.5 with Marjorie Wilson Pat Van Horn Audrey Satisema and Jackie Travis. They tied Bedford for third in the 240-yd shuttle relay and placed fourth in the 440-yd medley relay.
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Fremont-Mills
West Des Moines
Knightette
Marjorie Wilson
Pat van Horn
Audrey Siatsema
Jackie Travis
Bedford
Emerson Bowlers Banquet at Shenandoah Club
Emerson mixed bowling league members held an awards banquet at Shenandoah Country Club last Friday with about seventy attendees. Dorothy Darby won the high game and high series for women, Bob Scott had the high series for men, and Dr. M Moody the high game. Team winners were Ginerales in first and Flintstones in second.
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Emerson
Shenandoah Country Club
Dorothy Darby
Bob Scott
Dr. M. Moody
Bales tops first Fairview meet in steady 102
Ron Bales, a Tabor golfer, posted a 102 for 27 holes to win the Fairview Country Club open, edging Fairview president Darrell Waisner as they were tied at the 18th. Zanders placed third in the championship flight with 108, while 31 entries competed across five flights in a modest field.
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Tabor
Ron Bales
Fairview Country Club
Ron
Darrell Waisner
Fairview
Bales
Darrell
Dec Zanders
Roger Starr
Bob Younger
Jim Wahiron
John Rhode
Bob Salyers
Bill Dorr
Omaha
Joe Tobin
Dick Hunter
Norfolk
Neb
Neil Hanson
Pete Donner
Bill Baer
Duane Lloyd
Everett Watkins
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Bill Campbell
Don Miller
Scott Starr
Bill Dunson
Dee Zanders
Glenn Mason
Glenwood Course Opening Set for May 30
The Saturday May 30 opening date was chosen for the new Glenswood golf course northeast of Glenwood near the Ralph Agan farm. Glenwood Golf Association president Tom Davis said the course will be in top shape for the opening.
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Glenswood
Glenwood
Ralph Agan
Tom Davis
Glenwood Golf Association
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Midwestern Amateur Athletic Union
Seward, Nebbra
Old Mother Gonse
Boehner
Sam Johnson
Elizabeth Swanson Farm
Sam
Malvern Track Gals
Connie Rumery
Gerry
Sharon
Tom Gidley
Harold Hardy
Woody Jones
Oriole Baseballers
Iowa
Junior Driskell
Mule Creek
Mr. Driskell
Nishna Val
Northwestern Bell
Sidney Rodeo
Golf Gals
F-M
R. Bales
Mills County
Glenn L
Johnson
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