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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
5
Strahan girls basketball team beat Glenwood 109 to 57 on the road. Deanna Grindle scored 40 points for Strahan while Joyce Chambers led Glenwood with 23. Strahan held a 70-27 lead at halftime.
Wales-Lincoln defeated Emerson 48 to 29 as Sam Killinger scored 23 points and Karen Fuller added 19. In the girls game Emerson fell 35 to 32 after leading at halftime 18-13. Emerson visits Malvern on November 25.
Henderson hosted Strahan for a Mills County Conference double bill. Henderson girls lost 77 to 37 as Deanna Grindle scored 34 for Strahan while Barbara Shook added 21 for Henderson. Strahan boys fell 60 to 19 to Menderson. Steve Steiner led Henderson with 35 points and Larry Swett and Don Shaw had six each.
Sixteen Malvern High School students earned a place on the honor roll after the second six weeks as announced by principal A. N. Nothem. Upperclassmen dominated the list with seniors Keith Axtell Sylvia Crink Patsy Gearhart Donna Cla ney Eleanor Vanderpool and juniors Jane Grindle Marilyn Henderson Diane Kline Gary Parker Marianne Schultz Judy Shonka. Sophomores Carolyn Dashner Karen Deitehler Bill Wortman and freshmen Virginia Lisle James Salyers also named.
Friday night at Pacific Junction the Silver City basketball teams lost both games. Delores McMahan scored 37 for Silver City in the girls game, which Pacific Junction won 55 to 51. Melva Arnold added 37 for Pacific Junction. In the boys contest, Pacific Junction led 50 to 41 as John Oliphant scored 23 and LeRoy Schoening put up 16 for Silver City.
Coburg girls beat Hastings 65 58 led by Karen Burnison with 26 points while Hastings Janice Palser scored 52. Coburg boys won 78 62 with Arnold Courtier top Hastings scorer at 23 and Ron Bergsten adding 18 for Coburg.
Rambling notes praise the greased pig competition at the Omaha stock yards linked to a strong Pro-ducers Commission program and a Cadahy Packing plant tour. Roger Johnson’s pig led a 101 day feeding gain, with plans for another greased pig event next year. The piece also mentions 4-H achievement award timing and college leadership impacts from 4-H work.
Max Cross thanks Mills County for boosting new Farm Bureau members with 58 new members currently and 51 noted at the state convention. The county aims to hit an early membership goal by Dec. 15 with ongoing dues collection. Herbert Pike will speak on his 1855 Russia trip at Malvern Community Building Dec. 5 at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's club. admission is $1. Tickets available at the Farm Bureau office.
The county fair\'s second big day featured 4-H boys showcasing greased pigs. Top three pigs were judged by two buyers with ribbons awarded to multiple exhibitors from Tabor Imogene Malvern Silver City and Glenwood. Most pigs sold around 12 dollars per cwt, weights ranged 170 to 290 pounds, and one heavy pig gained over 2 pounds daily with feed and milk provided. Progam details included marketing education by Producers Commission Firm and a Cudahy Packing plant tour with a hog carcase grading demonstration by Fritz Johnson.
Seventy three attended Oaks services with an offering of 11.98. Judy Huff performed Lord is Counting on You with Warhara Sowers at piano. Rev Edd Reimer and a vocal trio from the irace Tible Institute in Omaha will visit next Sunday for a basket dinner. Numerous local families shared meals and visits at homes across Red Oak, Wales, Emerson, Glenwood, Malvern, and nearby towns, with social events including club meetings and birthday celebrations throughout the week.
Extension council members mostly elected except St Marys township. Poor corn yields dragged averages to 7 8 bushels per acre with many under 20 industry. Many farmers take off farm jobs to supplement income. 4 H members are buying calves for next year baby beef projects. Best feeder calves sell to 25 dollars, making purchases difficult under this price. Some calves reported at 22 cents. Heifers offer cheaper fattening option by 3 to 4 dollars per head.
Farmers discuss fair entry options including five plain calves for a junior feeders group and consider grain sorghum as a drought crop for next year. The Mills county variety plot yields are not yet final, but a sheet detailing yields and pros and cons of grain sorghum will be prepared when available.
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