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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1961
Page
3
A community effort aided Elmer Haney after a broken leg as 28 neighbors with pickers wagons and cribbers harvested 4600 bushels of corn from 95 acres. Rain left fifteen acres for later picking while many local residents contributed to meals and support.
Mr Vernon Abley Schmidt Carragsandent visits and calls on friends in rest homes. Mrs Leonard Parker and Gertrude Murphy travel to Omaha for a day. Miss Mary Lee visits Grace Blackman. Granddaughters Diana and Donna Myers visit Glenwood with Dwight and family. Merrill Sargent, Dale Lee and Ronnie visit Frank Chamberlain for an oyster supper near Pacific Junction. Harold Blackman and Beverly visit the Black family near Glenwood. Card of thanks from Elmer Haney and family for kindness during disability. Neighbors and friends visit Corwin Hardy family. Lowell Hardy family join for afternoon and evening. William Barer Jr attends Just Us Girls club meeting hosted by Bob Glynn.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Myers Dan and Danned Myers and Glen Perking Gary of Glenwood with Forest Stephens Dale Jack Haney Dale Bell visited Mrs Jack Hunter Jackie and Jimmie in Pacific Junction in the afternoon. Wednesday snow and Thursday morning rain halted corn picking leaving several hundred acres still in fields.
The guest speaker at Wesley Chapel Woman's Society of Christian Service on Wednesday November 29 will be Rev Alfred F. P. Schneck a Methodist minister assigned to missionary work in India since 1949 He has pastored churches in Kolar Bangalore Bangar apet and led the All-India Tablet Industry for two years He now serves as pastor of Emmanuel Methodist Church in Madras and will speak at 2 00 p.m. Mrs Clinton Parker and others attended local events while other church news notes Thanksgiving week plans choir practice and a Christmas box sent to Elvin Ascell in Germany additional items cover college students returning home and a funeral at the chapel for Dean Fender.
The National Honor Society met last Wednesday with Carol Fleming presiding. Kathy Hall reported finances, Lynda Pilling gave a program report, and members discussed an end of year honors assembly, aid to Needy Hyes Inc., and a members directory. Connie Jewell chairs a committee to determine awards. a dance to raise funds was approved with Dick Winders Diane Lakin and Lynda Pilling to pick a title and plan details with Cheryl Rowe Richard Williams and Willie Brown.
The junior class play Brother Goose staged Nov 14 to praise from a ten member cast led by Kenny Scott Susan Steiner Diane Lak in Myron Baltain Christina Aughe Janice Blazek Mickey Straight Margaret Wheeler Lorna Lewis and Larry Ronk. Directed by Mrs Bertha Thorson with Lana McKee as assistant. Aftershow bowling in Oakland celebrated the success.
Freshman home economics pupils finish sewing for fall and begin baby care unit. They bring toy babies to school. Advanced group works on second project with pleated skirts jackets and sheath outfits. Mrs Smith mentors. dresses planned are semi formal date wear. Contest sponsored by Federated Women's Club.
At 3 30 Thursday afternoon the Oakland girls basketball team scrimmaged the Nishna Valley Blackhawkettes. Coaches ran eight minute quarters and worked on offensive and defensive tactics. Practice closed with an eight minute scrimmage under game conditions without a score kept.
Editorial by Dick Winders recounts a 12-7 upset win over Farragut opening the season, followed by eight straight losses. The writer takes blame for the poor showing, thanks loyal fans, and hopes for a better record next year.
Carol Fleming, daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Fleming of Henderson, is named N V Senior girl of the week. She stands 5 feet 8.4 inches, has brown hair and brown eyes, and pursues bookkeeping English literature office practice American government and advanced home economics as subjects. extracurriculars include band mixed chorus glee club vocal solo clarinet quartet and National Honor Society and she plans Commercial Extension with a focus in Junior Accounting. Dick Brown is the senior boy of the week.
Connie Lees reports Mr. Terry will take his bookkeeping class on a field trip to Emerson State Bank for a procedures inspection. Because the class is large, half the students will go at a time, while the rest remain.
Students enjoy a two day Thanksgiving break with Wednesday afternoon start and Monday return. Sophomores report sweatshirt drive over one hundred orders. next project is pen sales. Diane Lakin hosts informal Sunday gathering for Junior class play cast. rehearsals noted. End of six weeks prompts teachers to form grading teams. Junior class met to discuss prom fund ideas for spring.
Lana Kay McKee chronicles school fashions at Nishna Valley Community High focusing on hair bows slang phrases and class trends. The piece highlights Karen Rieken Arlene Shaw car stickers woodpecker emblems knee high skirts and changing ring tapes as social markers.
The senior class underwent a quiet rite as they were measured for caps and gowns, while pondering their futures. They had preordered announcements and planned a bank visit and student tours for the coming days, reflecting on graduation procedures studied in class.
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