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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1961
Page
9
Malvern edged Glenwood 77-37 in the girls game as Sharon Shapcott poured 28 and the Oriolettes’ guard trio stifled Glenwood from outside. In the boys matchup Glenwood led 28-16 at halftime before Malvern battled back, led by Les Raine and guard Lowall McMillan, as the Rams secured a 45-28 win.
Emerson Metropolitans rolled to a 92 31 win over Tim's Bar as Treynor defeated Silver City Hawks 78 52 in a doubleheader. Larry Plumb led Emerson with 21 points and Ray Maguire added 24 for Silver City. Upcoming games include Silver City vs Tim's Bar and Emerson vs Allied Chemical.
South Page clinched the conference title by defeating Farragut Friday night in a 26 point win. Rebels finished 8 1 in conference with an 81 season record. Glen Jackson scored two touchdowns on runs of 40 and 20 yards and extra points. Len Bloom caught a 40 yard pass from Jim Taylor and Dan Dowell added a 60 yard TD run.
Essex Here Fun. forest hosts Corner conference games with Malvern Community highs. Girls play at 7 p m followed by the boys as Essex eyes an improved season after last year 15 6 mark. Coach Ross Samuelson returns three regulars and four others share letters while Dee Zanders relies on three lettermen including Dick Johnson and Jim Hillman as both Malvern squads prepare after one prior game.
Fans saw strong clean play as Glenwood and Malvern renewed a lively basketball rivalry. The Orioles topped expectations with Lowell McMillen shining after a late transfer, showing a potential powerhouse under Coach Dee Zanders. Indiana?
Don Hammers of Pacific Junction faced a Justice of Peace Ernest Timmerman for having a loaded and assembled gun in his car. Since the shells were in the magazine, the fine was reduced to $15 and costs from the usual $25.
Hamburg dominated Nishna Valley 35 to 0 at Emerson to claim second place in the Corner conference. Mickey Thompson ran 55 and 27 yards for two TDs, Gary Stephens and Ken Winkler connected on a 44 yard pass with Winkler scoring, Jim Tucker added a 35 yard run and two points.
Fremont Mills boys basketball schedule grows to 16 games with two games against Abraham Lincoln High School of Council Bluffs. The Knights, under Coach Rob Younger, will play Lincoln on December 16 at Thurman Gym and February 16 at Council Bluffs. The team opens November 28 at Hamburg and closes February 17 versus Glenwood at Thurman Gym. Returning lettermen include Lynn and Wederquist among eight from last year’s 14-win squad that won the corner conference. Promising junior Deane Wilkins joins the lineup. Fremont Mills girls, coached by Keith McGinnis, feature six returning lettermen: Mickey McCartney, Phyllis Davis, Nancy Sonner, Judy Bower, Shirley Maxwell, and Carolyn Kempton. Last season the girls went 3-12, finishing seventh in the conference.
Emerson residents noted that some locals traveled to Red Oak on Friday for the funeral of Cliff King. Tom Richards and his friend Lorenzo Dusenberry of Excelsior Springs Missouri visited here from Tuesday to Friday staying with Mr. and Mrs. Myrtle Walker.
Hamburg and South Page dominate the Corner conference football honors. At a Yabor meeting, Hamburg placed three on the first team, Malvern two on the second string, and Nishna Valley one, with Mills county schools represented in the selections from 11 nominees.
Four Emerson Metropolitan athletes will play with the Montgomery Co All Stars when they clash with the traveling Harlem All Stars at Red Oak on November 27. The Harlem club features Marcus Haynes, listed as the world’s greatest dribbler. Montgomery Co players include Stu Steiner Mort Fuller Larry Dunphy and Marlin Mercer.
Waterfowl hunting hours listed for Southwest Iowa span late November to early December. Each date shows opening and closing times in a 7:2X to 4:6X PM range, with several OCR errors in times noted. End of waterfowl season indicated.
A genealogy of visits and family gatherings appears through the Davenport scene with numerous relatives and friends dropping by homes in Glenwood Red Oak and nearby towns. Among the highlights are Norman Gamble visiting Winnie Gamble, the Sawyers stopping at Horton Nursing Home, Bertha Kellenbarger planning a December trip to Longmont and California, and dozens of social calls across several households. The report also notes a funeral at Wesley Chapel for Dean Pender of Essex, the firemen meeting on November 27, and community members attending Sunday dinners in Red Oak Farragut and Des Moines, plus teaching duties wrapping up for LeRoy Johnson at Strahan.
60th anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Burroughs of Wes Moines announces birth of daughter April Dawn on Nov 13 weighing eight and a half pounds. Groundparents P M Burroughs and Charles Carson visit. Local Thanksgiving plans unsettled by weather. Several visits noted including Decker and Hampton families in Glenwood and Evans family in Red Oak.
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