Enrollees to be Trained for Junior Technician Post
Enrollees will be trained for junior technician posts beginning March 14 with a four week orientation and four to seven day problem solving period. Training includes soil conservation, agronomy, erosion control, surveys, engineering, wildfire management, and woodland management. Each trainee submits a final report to the regional training officer.
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PETM
FL C. Brinarerdibe
Semnnal Evil Conservation Office
Soi
High Education and Army Officers Visit Malvern Camp
Federal officials and army officers inspected the Malvern camp amid corps area district interest in Co. 780. M. Ransover, assistant federal director CCC education, accompanied the group.
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Army
Malvern Camp
M. Ransover
CCC Education
CCC Leaders Visit Camp in Early March
BFW. oMmer ETT and Severn area educational adviser and H. E. French CCC liaison officer called at the camp March 4. Col. J. C. Pegram commander Tawa CCC district, with Col. Cobbe of Ft. Des Moines, visited the camp March 8.
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Bfw
oMmer Ett
Severn Wip
H. E. French
Corps
CCC
Col
J. C. Pegram
Tawa CCC
Cobbe
Ft. Des Moines
Personal notices from camp inspections and visits
Faster Whipp, a desitant state coordinator, visited the camp on March 24. Hark Wo LeMort, project engineer, paid a car on the Midvern camp March 4 and reviewed construction work with FES. McQuonkey, district surveyor, inspected the FAO Unit and Capt. Hale FE. Muore conducted the camp inspection on February 23.
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Whipp
Hark Wo LeMort
Sheaindaah
Midvern
Cvmp
FES
McQonkey
Farmers to Hear Speeches on Soil Enducation
Agricultural officials in Mills county outline soil conservation talks for farmers through township meetings. The Shenandoah conference on March 6 gathered five area camps including Malvern delegates such as Superintendent Wemacombe and Enginers Hadley and Orchard, with Lyford from the agronomy group. An earlier Lyons township meeting on February 17 sponsored by the local conservation association featured Mills county agent John Longstreet and director J M Steele discussing rural electrification and soil conservation.
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Mills County
Cenpera
Dar
SCS
Shenandoah
Hell
Malvern Eamp
Pll. Wemacombe
Gilbert Hadley
F. Orchard
Agrenamim Reid Lyford
Lyons Township
Local Conservation Association
John Longstreet
J. M. Steele
County Conservation Association
Supt
Rrinacombe
Lyford
Conservation Experts Talk at Project Meeting Malvern Staff Present
High officials of the soil conservation service led a project meeting attended by Malvern technical staff. Boatman, state coordinator of the SCS regional office, and F S Vetter, state administrator, spoke. Representing Malvern were Supt. F L Brinacombhe, Engineers Gilbert Hadley and L E Orchard, and agronomist Reid Lyford.
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Soil Conservation Service
Malvern
Boatman
SCS
F. S. Vetter
F. L. Brinacombhe
Gilbert Hadley
L. E. Orchard
Reid Lyford
Transfers and Mumps Wound Camp Strength at Month End
Transfers and sickness reduced the Un. 780 camp’s active force in February. Eight enrollees moved to a park service camp in Keosauqua on March 2 by district order. others transferred to Clarinda and Mapleton. Two discharges occurred in March. An outbreak of mumps pushed part of the recreation building into an emergency hospital by February 25, with segregation and careful supervision containing the epidemic.
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Park Service
Keosauqua
Iowa CCC
Willis Flaunches
Mason City
John Wesley Todi
Paolo Junello
Lyle Cooper
Nevara
Dennis van
Tanous
Agent to Speak on Work of G Men at Camp
A Justice Department representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation will address Co. 780 enrollees at 5 p.m. in the mess hall on March 27. J. L Flood, special agent in charge of the department, will discuss the work and functions of the FBI. Arrangements were set by the camp's educational council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. L Flood
Tepartmen
Omaha
Local Camp Member Sees First Talkie Since 1906
Anderson Pop Kirby a Co. 780 LEM recalls attending his first talkie since 1906 at Malvern theater after years on farms in Missouri. He found Peck's Bad Boy lively with mad antics and a dog that talked. Kirby plans to go again as soon as possible.
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Anderson
Pop” Kirby
Peck
Pop
Peek
Malvern Theater
Karly
Malvern
Bertier
Bin
Kirby
Picure
Missouri
Enrollees Assist Mechanic in Overhauling Diesel
Two enrollees Darrell Stevens and Cate Adanson assist Camp Diesel tractor overhaul under mechanic Elmer Master. Warchees presented motion picture reels on Diesel motor operation at the camp, arranged by the International Harvest Cr. at Council Blots.
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Simp
Elmer Master
Darrell Stevens
Cate Adanson
International Harvest Cr
Camp Renovations Improve Mess Hall and Structures
Renovation work at Camp's recreational facilities began in February, upgrading the mess hall and addressing the central address system. Work included redecorating the dining area, updating tables and chairs, ceiling refinishing, and new Tyapa pieces installed to restore function and appearance.
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Harry Lowhabill Jr
Conservation News Digest
Local conservation notes highlight ongoing efforts by Anton Rarpatwoe and staff to document ecological projects. The column emphasizes habitat restoration, community involvement, and the role of editors in distributing timely environmental updates.
What Makes CCC Leaders CEditorial
A concise analysis contrasts supervisor methods and delineates leader traits. It argues leaders foster goodwill and enthusiasm, use collaborative language, set the pace, anticipate problems, and inspire collective effort rather than fear. It highlights differences between boss and leader in directing, timing, accountability, and motivation.
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Conservation Service
Eurellec
Randam
AL EL Wigaam
U's
Inmss
Jeader
Native prairie grasses and erosion control in early plains farming
The article explains how native grasses across the United States, especially Iowa, shaped vegetation, soil protection, and water runoff. It highlights grasses like bluejoint and switchgrass, their deep roots, and their role in reducing erosion, supporting wildlife, and enduring droughts while legume crops require renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Towa
Talent Unearthed in CCC Enrollees Across Camps
An interview by Lief Schreiner of 68 CCC enrollees across five area camps reveals a wide range of vocational skills from Jinotype operation to stone construction. Most qualified as general office clerks, eight as labor foremen, and one as a public official. Only one held a college degree. 42 were high school graduates. 12 were interviewed at Incat camp for job placement with plans to aid private industry. Additional camps visited included Shenandoah Sidney Clarinda and Red Oak.
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CCC
Lief Schreiner
National Reenvdovment Service
Red Oak
Malvern
Schreiner
Roy F. Crawford
Gene Steffen
John L. Reed
Harry Lookabill Jr
Cle McGill
Noel Christopher
Harry E. Lookahill
Roy Kilstron
Archie Williams
Robert Fiedler
Darrell Stevens
Morris Callahan
G. Adams
Shenandoah
Sidney
Clarinda
New Camp Foreman from Ottumwa Appointed
Floyd R W Smith of Ottumwa is named acting foreman at Mai Vere camp on Feb 19, returning eight ECW technicians to full strength. A World War II veteran, Smith served overseas with the 88th Division and has since supervised timber improvement. The piece also urges restored grass cover, buffer strips, and grass species to reduce erosion and dust, lamenting past overgrazing and war-time grain greed.
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ECW
Floyd RW Smith i
Ottumwa
SA Foreman-Smith
Maivere
Denison
Corydon
Fe. Des Moines
Yesteryears
Over the Soup and Schoolyard Tales from a WWII Letter
A fragmented wartime column riffs on adolescent chatter and service life. It recalls Tani on kitchen duty and letters about duty limits, slangy jests, and mock bravado among soldiers and friends. Names pop up with humor, from Behrens to Hill, and odds and ends about spinach and statistics close the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tani
Warm Month Initiates Lime Hauling for Mills County Farmers
February activity at Camp Warm Month centers on lime procurement for Mills County farmers. About 60 enrollees under Foreman Bill Perrin and Max Stayer hauled roughly 1,000 tons to stock piles along Highway 59, with additional trucks supplied by the county Conservation association. Escalating erosion control and timber projects dominated the month, totaling 1,369 man days for timber improvements, 116 for Nishnabotna river banks, and 73 for permanent dams, as plans for spring fertilization proceed.
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Malvern
Mills County
ECW
Pacific Junction
Bill Perrin
Max Stayer
Highway 59
M. Lyle
Highway 34
Chas
Shaw Farm
County Conservation Association
Nishnabotna
West Branch
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