Looking Back – April 16, 1970

April 16, 2020 admin COMMUNITY 0

LOOKING BACK – FIFTY YEARS

By Al Rabenold

Where were you the week of April 16, 1970?

  • Five-year-old Michael Henry is one of 510 people to receive a Rubella vaccine for German measles at the school Friday morning.

  • Peoples Savings Bank starts “Down Memory Lane” advertising series in the Republican.

  • Over 400 people attend the Honor M Banquet sponsored by the Lions Club. Henry Franken serves as master of ceremonies.


  • FOOTBALL GREATS MEET: MHS Athletic Director, I. A. Gabriel, congratulates Henry Franken and ISU football coach Johnny Majors following the Honor M Banquet. Gabe, who announced his retirement last week, received a standing ovation from more than 400 persons at the program.
    PHOTOS BY ROGER ALLEN

  • Rose McKee returns from Europe where she has spent four months working and traveling.

  • Wayne Ehret, Montezuma native and successful girls’ basketball coach at North Mahaska, has resigned his position effective at the end of the school year.

  • Harold Wheeler and Bob Buzard star in the all-school play “Flowers For Algernon”.

  • Linda Beyer, MHS ’69, is recognized at a capping ceremony at Marshalltown Community College for dental assistant students.

  • Kathy Palmer, MHS ’69, has been initiated into Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority at the University of Iowa where she is a freshman majoring in nursing.

  • Action at Star Lanes included Keith Watts, who bowled a 213 and 209 on his way to 599 series. Jan Hicks had a high game of 281 while Lea Arendt bowled a 572 series.

  • Don Ferneau, MHS ’68, is a member of the 29-man Central College track squad.

  • Marvelous Marvin Walker paced Coach Denny Brand’s young track squad to a 4th place finish at the tough Trojan Relays at Pleasantville. Walker was the lone first place finisher for MHS, running the 220 yd. dash in 25.2 seconds.

  • M. Sgt. Dale A. Cutshall, MHS ’47, received his Master of Arts degree in Library Science at the University of Denver, graduating with an A minus average.

  • The Union Champs 4H Club met at the home of David Grier. Cary VanKampen and Kelly Bryan gave a talk on “Grooming and Care of Clothing”.