Eugene F Carey: teacher coach builder of Le Mars fame
In 1926 a South Dakota electrical engineering graduate and WWI Navy veteran joined Le Mars High School as mathematics teacher and head athletic coach. Over 36 years he led major sports 28 years as head basketball coach, retiring in 1962 with a record few can match in Iowa. At 42 years in Le Mars he remains active, and this week he was inducted into the Iowa football coaches association hall of fame at Ames.
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Themistocles of
Athens
South Dakota
le Mars
Iowa
Middlewest
Iowa State University
Memorial Union
Ames
Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Eugene F. Carey
Iowa Coaches Hall of Fame
Gene Carey the Le Mars mentor and builder of men
The column lauds Eugene F. Carey as a patient in classroom coach who shaped two generations of athletes into principled men. It highlights his golden era football and 1946 basketball team memories, alumni who became coaches, and notable recognitions from 1950 to 1962 including mascot Beans and gym dedication.
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Carey
LHS
Gene Carey
le Mars
Central School
Duke
George Black
Beans
The
Careys
Patches
Charles
Chuck) Pfaffle
LHS Letter Club
Eugene F. Carey
Chuck
Navy pilot trainee earns first helicopter solo flight
Marine 2nd Lt. Stanley W. Jorgensen, 24, son of Mrs. Etta Steimetz of Kingsley, completed his first helicopter solo at Pensacola Naval Air Station after ground training in rotary wing principles with Helicopter Training Squadron Eight. He will receive further flight instruction in Navy Bell and Sikorsky helicopters before wings of gold are awarded. The VA contact office at the Sioux City post office will open Monday December 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday December 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to assist veterans and dependents.
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Marine
Stanley W. Jorgensen
Etta Steimetz
Kingsley
Navel Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Bell
Veterans Administration
Sioux City Post Office
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty on Two Traffic Counts
Jerry J. Ritchie, 20, of Sioux City formerly Kingsley, pleaded guilty in Sioux City municipal court to speeding 40 mph in a 30 mph zone and failure to stop at a stop sign at Seventh and Nebraska. He admitted four traffic counts as innocent, paid 35 dollars in fines, and was released on 212 dollars bond with trial set for December 20. The article also notes a separate meeting of Accountants Assn of Iowa members in Cherokee to discuss Nebraska and Minnesota tax law effects on Iowa businesses and a proposed new class of licensed Iowa accountants.
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Jerry J. Ritchie
Sioux City
Kingsley
Ritchie
Nebraska St
Seventh
Nebraska
Minnesota
Big Stick in Great Plains Ed Plan Sparks Iowa School Debate
The Holstein Advance argues against a state Education Board proposal for large districts and high schools, warning that increased state aid could crush small towns. It critiques Iowa’s 16-region reorganization idea, urging support for small districts and counties. The editorial contends bigger units do not guarantee efficiency and warns of the harm to smaller communities.
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Holstein
Iowa
State Board of Education
Great Plains
Paul Johnson
Board of Education
On Mewn Pope Editor Advertising Production Manager
Advertising and production roles listed for On Mewn Pope including Editor and Printing Manager. Notes indicate responsibilities in job printing and offset production management.
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Bulldog
le Mars High School
Chuck Pfaffle
Dave Gunther
Wayne State College
Harley Bollinger
Webster City
Des Moines Register
Quad-City
Illinois
Bill Hodam
Aurelia
Hoover High School
Des Moines
Clyde Buehler
State of
Washington
Jim Lorenzen
Ron Charlson
LCHS
Careymen
Russell Null
Jim Driscoll
Jerry Becker
Eldon Clement
Bob Impecoven
Dick Vogt
Evan Knapp
Dwight Wolbers
Merlin Miller
University of Iowa
le Mars Bulldogs
Iowa City High School
Dick Carey
Don Johnson
Bill Haas
Sonny” Wilhelmi
Orange City
Central
East
Leeds
Heelan
South Sioux
Northwest
Santa Headquarters
Santa
Siouxland Area
Clint Eastwood
James P. Kelley
Themistocles
Ings
With Harvey. N. Kluckhohn
By Ketcham
By Dick Koerselman
Editorial
Big Stick
Valley Finance
Vo LE Mars
John Foote
Janet Stock
Robert Uisech
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Laws
Cintasmenee
Carter A. Pitts
Glada Reichert
Dick Koersalmar
John Hodgson
Cal
Darvin Ledenthin
Mars and
Marrill
Plymouth
Cookie
Peter Vander Meer, Jr
Temptation
Hristmas Tollen
Lmond Atties
Ander Meer Bakery
Peanut Brittle
Vander Meer
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