Brinacombe Reports May Progress on Farm Work and Terraces
Brinacombe issued a May progress report detailing resumed trenching and terrace work, with crews transferred between sites. He notes earthwork completion across extensive plots, including 12 miles of area, 62 500 square yards seeded and sodded, and 2 455 new feet of drainage ditches, as terrace operations wind down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Harnness
Whedon
Borat
Paddy Brepemey
Wolsine
Bernard Crament
New Senior Foreman Added to Camp Staff
Cecil Dusky is transferred to Camp SCS5-6 from Winterset camp after six months in that role. He has served nearly three years at Winterset and was promoted to senior foreman six months ago to replace Max Staver, whose term ended June 1. Co 780 members praise Max’s character as they bid him good luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Dusky
SCS5
Winterset Camp
Beech
Dusky
Winterset
Max
Staver
Heies
Co. 780
Chaplains Convene for National Meet in Chicago
Chaplains from various Christian ranches gathered for a three day Civilian Conservation Corps session in Chicago. Chaplain Campbell noted the impressed attendees and the spirit of brotherhood aimed at public perception of the CCC. His wife joined him for the trip as they toured Windy City sights.
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Matera Chagas
Ath Campbell
Pinkie
Ieee
Eetlaetist
Veh Chaplin
Chaphinis
Civilian Conservation Corps
Two Enrollees to Attend Annual Life Guard School
The town announces the annual life guard training school will run June 28 to July 3 at an undetermined location. Commanding officer Le Melst will select two enrollees based on their Red Cross First Aid, Senior Life Saving, and Junior Red Cross Life Saving qualifications and swimming ability.
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Wie Guard
Distree Coc
Oficer
le. Melst
Red Cross Fesaminer
Red Cross
Red Cross Life Savings
CCC Work Turns Iowa Erosion Lab for Soil Protection
West Tarkie Watershed program based in Shenandoah, begun in 1934, converts hillsides in southwestern Iowa into a living erosion lab. Concrete structures, vegetation and strip farming are tested to prevent washouts on Marshall silt loam soils along the western state boundary. Farmers report deeper gullies and thinning soil as erosion challenges persist, with motorists now seeing dams and contour practices across fields.
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Tae i Sajiperd
Tau
West Tarkie
Shenandoah
Iowa
Marshall Silt Nam
Amd
Over the Soup Strange Putdowns In Public Window Chat
A garbled overheard exchange features street talk about appearances and secrets. Characters mention avoiding mirrors on cloudy days and the public’s gaze turning people into celebrities, while a carpenter and others contribute stray lines about fashion and secrets in a bustling street scene.
The Trained Man Wins at Al Uvelesta and Beyond
A wartime style tribute extols the Civilian Conservation Corps as a school of training in steels. It lauds vocational and social progress, noting the value of disciplined effort and the aim of turning training into lasting success and personal achievement for all participants.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp Boys Aid Poisonous Grasshopper Bait Prep
SOSA and Malls County Bureau supervise Doisant ous grasshopper bait prep to curb crop damage. The mix includes bran, arsenite, and poisonous ingredients spread in infected fields, with multiple applications as needed. About 60 farmers in Malls County have used over 10 tons of bait in two weeks with Department of Agriculture support.
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SOSA
Malls County Pare Bureau
John Lanastreet
United States Department
Towa
Agriculture
Ivar
Malls County
Department of Agriculture
War Horrors Told by Corp Ingleston in Lecture
Corporal Bob Ingleston of maha spoke to officers and personnel at Co. 780 on the eve of June Lo, recounting American expeditionary woes in France during World War I. He served as a line combat photographer with the Rainlin/Wood Division, one of seven surviving WWI Army photographers, and focused on battles involving that unit.
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Bob" Ingleston Ofmaha
Numeirs
France
Rainlin
War Department
Smngleston
Erosion Training Granted Foreman of Local CC Camp
A garbled report notes erosion training for a local community college camp foreman. The fragmented text references procedures, watershed areas, and technical terms, but no clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Pew
Photographer Visits CCCamp For SCS Projects Album
A regional photographer toured Camp SCS-6 in Mills county on a Wednesday visit. He gathered a photographic resume of Soil Conservation Service projects completed over the past year. Supt. Feb. Brinacombe and Agron omist Reil B. Lyford guided the tour and provided captions to accompany the images for illustrated bulletins and film strips promoting the CCC SCS cooperative work.
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Scs-6
SCS
Mills County
Brinacombe
CCC Officers to be Changed Less Often
War Department orders in May set a July 15 to December 31 rotation for CCC duty officers with full turnover at two years of service. A new policy extends rotation, gradually relieving about 80 percent by December 31, 1937, and the remainder by later dates, amid broader staffing changes and reassignments.
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War Department
Amethe
Jude
Commie Meathagua
Thie
Camp Officials Picnic at Waubonsie State Park
Southwest Lawn Camp officials and members from Clarinda Shenandoah Red Oak Malvern Sidney and Bethany Mo gathered for their annual picnic at Waubonsie State Park last Wednesday evening. Key attendees included regional conservationists R U Miser and ROL Vonfrebra, state coordinator Frank Mendell, Shenandoah Watershed project manager Wieelmann, and Supt G H McMillian who led entertainment and athletic events. Dinner featured steak sandwiches coffee ice cream and wafers served by Co 2720 Sidney mess staff. Attendees from Malvern included Supt and Mrs F L Brinacombe and multiple families and partners.
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Southwest Lawn Camp Conservation
Waubonsie State Park
Thse
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Malvern
Sidney
Bethany
R. UL Miser
Ao Rol. Von'frebra
Des Moines
Frank Mendell
Anes
Amt Poc
Co. 2720
Scholarships Being Offered to CCCers
The officer announces limited scholarships for outstanding CCC enrollees by Iowa colleges for 1937-38. Nomination is by the company commander. The policy is temporary and depends on records of recipients. Only enrollees nominated are eligible and must have traits to complete the year under demanding conditions.
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CCC
Iowa
Avbo
Enteilees Tela
Regulation Boxing Ring Constructed at CC Camp
A boxing ring was built at the CC Camp Southwest district under the supervision of Niele Manriquez. The arena, finished within days, hosts nightly bouts drawing ringsiders who eagerly await pay events. Rumors say Rapes McMahon plans more serious shows, urging corner banks to better contain speed and prevent falls.
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Ampa
Down
Fistiana
Niele Manriquez
Qwime
McMahon
Mac
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