Estherville High hires staff for 1944 45 year
The Estherville High School announces new and reassigned positions for the 1944 45 school year. Betty Jean Beaver is named athletics director and mathematics instructor. Miss Bottom becomes junior college English instructor. Miss Eisele and Mrs Anderson take key teaching roles. Mr Steele and Mr Thoreson bring combined coaching and classroom duties to Mount Iron Chippewa Falls and Harwarden locations. multiple assignments reflect the district’s plan to staff both junior and high schools with experienced educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty ‘Jean ‘Beaver
Estherville
Gresen College
Roels
Igs
Mt. Iron
Ric Cultural
Thoreson
Har Warden
Dell Rapids
Dunpree
Rutland All
South Dakota
Mary -Ellen Bottom
Iowa
He- New
Hubbard Dinsdale
Ray
Steele
M. J. Hobb
Coe ‘College
Kohawk
Charlotte Moen Anderson
Marie’ Dusenberg
Ietra
Tsa
Andérson
Milford
Consolidated
Nevada
Ventura
Anderson
Waldorf College
Ohienter
Boll
Ackean
Reha oMiss
Nora
Esther ‘Starr
Midee ‘Tinkham
Iowa and Iowa school system budget and staff changes
A fragmentary Iowa newspaper item lists per person costs by county and outlines staff changes in multiple districts. It notes saving figures for offices, salaries for new junior high teachers, and replacements in elementary and Roosevelt and McKinley buildings. Names include Betty Ann Muilenburg, Miss Dororthy Fear, Miss Barbara Wegand, Miss Jean Barkley, Miss Dunda, Miss Ebel, Miss Dorothy Arnold plus colleges Northwestern State and Morningside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Miss Fear
Eldora and
Armstrong
Webster City
Jean ‘Barkley
Barbara Wegand
Roosevelt
Jay Wegand
Greene
Town
Wa State Teachers College
Jean Ebel
Ofihi Baudette
Minn
Ebel
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Dunda Minn
McVitie
N.D
Moorhead State Teachers College
Misa Myers
Dorothy
Arnold
of. Sibley
Bowen
Miss Arnold
Morningside
Jordan
Elliott
Tos
Grass seed shortages threaten 1945 sowing efforts
Farmers face a severe grass seed shortage for 1945 seeding unless midwest fields harvest seed this fall. Red clover and alfalfa seed earn $3.50 per acre plus a per pound bonus. no limit on A A A payments. Emmet county seed savings urged as Charles Lewis of Superior dies in Cherokee hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Balkema
Emmet
A.A.A
iBalkema
Charles
Local Soldier Sent Overseas After Training
The article notes a serviceman sent to Louisiana for further training on May 25, 1941, with two years of overseas action in Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He attended Clyinder and Osgood schools and was in Imetsburg during service. Survived by parents, sisters, and a brother. date of death noted as June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Yo ‘Tran
Louisanna
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Besaw
Clyinder
Osgood
Imetsburg
MeRes
Recital by Hill De Jonge Faculty Duo at Roosevelt Auditorium
Violinist Frank W Hill and tenor James De Jonge of Song State Teachers College will present a joint recital at 8:00 Friday night August 11 in the Roosevelt Auditorium Estherville Branch Summer. Program includes Romana Belath Steillano Rigaudon Tango Hora Staccato and more with final duet Yours Is My Heart Alone. Admission is free. John Rugtiv of Oakland currently visiting Estherville with Mr and Mrs John Higgins stays about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Hill
James de Jonge
Department of
Song State Teachers College
Roosevelt Auditor
Eatherville
Mr . Lucille
Dinico Heifetz
Mr. de Jonge
Handel
Sylvia
Schubert
le Rove
Manon
Massenet
Green Hills of
Ireland
del Riego
Mr. Hills
Drigo
Hill
Sodowgky Hifetz
DeFalla-Kreisler
Mr. Jonge
S. Will
Malotte
Sullivan
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Teachers College
Calvin College
University of Michigan
Wagner
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Judson College
Marion
Ala
University of Kansas
John Rugtiv
Oakland
Calif
Estherville
John Higgins
Rugtiv
Notable World War II Draft Board Members and Paratrooper Feats
Emmif draft board records list members such as L ord Cabath Armstrong Kelly Helgason and Waldemar Conrad J edit and Edwin Thackery along with Estherville residents Verne Strong Everette Dahl Harold Braband and others. Pvt Gordon Anderson earned airborne wings after four weeks of jump training including five jumps at night. parachute school emphasizes airborne skills and safety with low injury risk. Other servicemen mentioned include Pvt Wayne Bennett in England and Pvt Vernon Miller on furlough from Camp Polk, with Cpl George J Homsey returning on leave after 23 months abroad. Sargent family updates note V E Sargent of the maritime service visiting Estherville before resuming duty in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mien
Emmif Draft Board
Lord Cabath
Armstrong
Kelly Helgason
Edwin
Thackery
Waldemar Conrad
J. Edit
Dolliver
John
Howard
Ives Bellflower
Calif
Liv
Roy Broad
Gordon Anderson
Adolph
United States Army
Jon
Corpy
George J. Homsey
Sixth Air Force
Estherville
Cpl. Homsey
South America
Panama
Joe Ramsey
Two Local Soldiers Wounded in Action
Estherville reports two local soldiers listed by the war department as wounded in action in the European and Mediterranean theaters. Pvt Louis Hirschy and Pvt Leslie Tirevold are named, with other local service members and leave updates noted including Keith Kessler, Marion Davies, Corp Marvin Cooklin, Hilbert Walz, Lieutenant Agnes Tendal, and more, along with postwar addresses and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esthervill
Iowa
War Department
Ate
Louis Hireschy
Leslie W
Tirevold
Sister of Bringle brothers dies in Milwaukee
Long ill Mrs Jerome S Hanson sister of Elvin Art and Lubi Beingle died in Milwaukee Wisconsin after about a month in hospital. Born in West Emmet, she was a Superior high school graduate and Aug 1942 marriage to Jerome S Hanson. Funeral held Milwaukee then Taylor Wisconsin burial Wednesday. Surviving Bringle parents three brothers two in North Africa one in Randolph and a sister Mrs Kenneth Riley of Van Nuys California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin
Art
Lubi Beingle
Milwaukee
Wis
Jerome S. Hanson
Hanson
Margaret Hanson
J. A. Bringle
West Emmet
Superior High School
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
Injured in fall at Presbyterian church steps
Mrs. M. L. Gray rests at home after a fall on the Presbyterian church steps Sunday. She and her two nieces Bessie and Mary Ellen Gray, daughters of P. G. Gray Jr, all tumbled on the stairs. Mrs. Gray struck the sidewalk, resulting in head cuts, facial bruises, a broken pair of glasses, and sprained wrists. The nieces were bruised and scratched but no bones were broken.
Bee Sting Fatal to Local Visitor
Funeral services were held for Henry E. Anderson of Rockford Illinois after he was stung by a bee on his throat while visiting his brother Bert Anderson near Estherville. He died Tuesday morning at Holy Family hospital after being taken there Monday for care. his body was sent to Rockford for burial with Rev. A. P. Anderson officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Anderson
Rockford
A. P. Anderson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Rockford, Ill
Anderson
Bert Anderson
Estherville
Holy Family Hospital
Honorable Dead Add Pfe Allen Burkart to War Casualties
A new name joins the list of honored dead of the world war as Pfe. Allen Burkart, 29, is reported killed in action July 7 in France. He served in the invasion forces and had been in England since last November. Last letter dated July 3 reached his sister Alma Burks. Survived by six brothers and five sisters, with multiple Burkart relatives listed in Estherville and beyond. Born February 2, 1914, in Estherville, he was a high school graduate who worked in Manitran, Nl, before enlistment. He trained at Camp Haan California and Camp Pickett Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Burgs
Pfe
Allen Burkart
France
Barkart
England
Burge
Glenn
Camp Haan
Calif
Gordon E. Johnson
Fla
Camp Pickett
V-R
Emmet County Surpasses E Bond Quota in Final Report
Emmet county war finance committee reports exceeding its E bond quota after a minimal solicitation effort. Final figures from the Reserve Bank in Chicago show E bond sales at 487683, exceeding a 477400 goal. Total bond sales across types reached 1115066 against an 846000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County War Finance Committee
Emmet County
Chicago
Weather notes on July to August harvest progress
The week’s ideal weather aids farmers in threshing daily, with completion expected by weekend. Readings from Mrs. Joe Orvis show highs around 86 to 91 and lows near 64 to 69, plus precipitation marks for late July into August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Orvis
Last Rites in Webster City for Former Estherville Resident
Funeral services were held in Webster City for Mrs. M. A. Little former Estherville resident. She died in Salt Lake City where she lived with her daughter Edna Felt. Burial was in Webster City beside her husband who died in 1988. The Littles operated a drug store in Estherville. Surviving are her son Larry of Webster City and daughter Mrs. Felt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
M. A. Little
Estherville
Laborer Dies After Train Strike at Traer
C. W. Gaston a 40 year old section laborer on the Rock Island at Traer was killed Wednesday morning by passenger train No. 19. The accident happened at 2 56 a.m. Gaston was said to be sitting on tracks appear to be sleeping. Engineer Joe Paul and Conductor Seward Dillon both of Estherville were on duty at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gaston
Rock Island
Traer
Gaston
Joe Paul
Seward Dillon
Estherville
V-R
Hudtloff Couple Named New School Superintendent Teachers
Emmet County Consolidated School reveals its new faculty for the coming year with Mr and Mrs B L Hudtloff from Milford taking leadership roles. Mr Hudtloff will be superintendent and teach high school subjects while Mrs Hudtloff will join them. Other staff include Jeanette Vandrie teaching seventh and eighth grades Josephine Handland teaching fourth through sixth and Mrs Anna Rallgen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Iowa Retail Sales Rise In First Five Months Of 1944
The University of Iowa business research bureau reports Iowa retail gains over 1943 from 4 to 16 percent in the first five months. Sioux City leads with a 16 percent rise from 19 firms, followed by Dubuque at 18 percent from 21 firms. Des Moines and Waterloo tie at 9 percent, with smaller towns also showing gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
University of Iowa Business Research Bureau
Sioux City
Dubuque
Des Moines
Waterloo
Heinrich New Emmet County Farm Security official named
Charles G. Heinrich of Estherville is appointed to a three year term on the Emmet County Farm Security Administration committee starting July 1 1944 replacing Joe Timmons whose term expired. Eugene B. Burk and John Graff will serve with him, terms continuing through next year. Heinrich owns a Swan Lake township 160 acre farm and is well known locally. The county committee approves loan applicants and assists families, with rehabilitation loans and long term low interest loans for purchase of viable farms. Since 1986 the program has aided 64 families, 24 repaying loans and moving to own farming or qualifying for local bank credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Heinrich
Estherville
Emmet County Farm Security Administration
Heinrich
Joe Timmons
Claude Wickard
Eugene B. Burk
Wallingford
John Graff
Swan Lake Township
FSA
Emmet
Funeral Friday for Hans O Hanson of Armstrong
Funeral services were held Friday at Nazareth Lutheran Church for Hans O Flan son Hanson 89 longtime Armstrong resident. He died Tuesday July 25 from cancer and age related complications following a severe fall. Born July 1 1858 in Stavanger Norway he moved to the United States at 19 and later lived in Story City Palo Alto and Emmet counties before settling in Armstrong in 1940. He is survived by a widow two sons and two daughters with several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth Lutheran Church
Hans. O. Flanson
Armstrong
Emmet
Mr. Hanson
Hans O. Hanson
Stavanger
Norway
United States
Martha Britson
Story City
Lost Island
Palo Alto County
Emmet County
Swea City
Hanson
Harry
Martin
Carrie
Merean Larsen
Ringsted
Earl Flier
Armstong
Ivan Fair
Blue Earth
Minn
Bertha
Howard Larsen
Man of Emmet County J H Merriott 80 dies of heart disease
James Merriott born July 4 1864 in Fredericksburg Iowa lived in Emmet county since 1886 dying Sunday from heart disease. Funeral Tuesday 1:30 pm at Methodist church Rev Cecil Lemans officiating. Burial in East Side cemetery. He was a livery stable operator and highway maintainer and a devout Methodist with deep family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Merriott
Emmet
Jules
Fredericksburg
Emmet County
Methodist
Cecil Lemans
East Side
James Merriott
Iowa
Merriotts
Swan Lake
Grover
Little Laura
Merriott
Bo 'Yan
M. Merriott
Death of Steven Arnold Sullivan 70 Retired Railroad Man
Word was received of the death Sunday in a Fairmont Minnesota hospital of Steven Arnold Sullivan aged 70 a retired railroad man and former resident. He was born in Davis County Iowa and worked as a fireman on the Cedar Rapids Gardner and Northwestern and later as an engineer for the Rock Island at Estherville. He married Susan Becker in 1902 and is survived by his wife three daughters two brothers a sister five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were held at 9 a.m. today at the Catholic church with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Arnold Sullivan
Fairmont
Minn
Jo Davis County
Cedar Rapids, Gardner
Rock Island
Estherville
Susan Becker
Gaines
T. D. O'Connell
Fort Dodge
Lee Clark
Welcome, Minn
Merton Mason
Esther Ville
Harry
John
New York
Retta Simpson
Carnival to Visit Estherville in August
The American Legion carnival comes to Estherville August 7 and 8 on Sixth Street from the Iowa Trust and Savings bank to the Post Office. John Dorlan of Royal United Shows will head the event, with proceeds aiding war bonds for a future veteran's home. Free shows at 2:30 pm and 8:00 pm daily. Rides include ferris wheels and a merry go round. Side shows aim to be unobjectionable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Estherville
Sixth Street
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
John Dorlan
Royal United
American Legion
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Tama
Polk
Louisa
Des * Moines
Andras. de Jonge
Strong
Australia
West Pacific
Francis E. Brooks
E. Brooks
Brmy
Was
Pvt
Wayne Bennett
Bennett
Vernon Miller
Comfrey
Camp Polk
Irene Olson
Minnie Olson
Wm. F. Whitlow
Solomons
A. ‘Whittow
la Vonde E. Sargent
Maritime Service
Jenny Sargent
Keith Kessler
Scott Field Hospital
Army
Miami Beach
Marion Davies
Ft. Snelling, Minn
Camp Robinson
Ark
Corp
Marvin Cooklin
Herman Cooklin
Ed Kinnard
Corp Cooklin
Camp Bowie
Texas
Hilbert Duane Walz
Séanan 2-c
Ohi
Great Lakes
C. F. Walz
Tay
Agnes Tendal
Army Nurse Corps
Lars Tendal
Edith Tendal
Ephrata
Wash
Nadoc
Franklin
Zip” Koons
Ross
Armstrong Homes
George Homsey
Willie D. Ross
Navy
Sgt
Carl W. Hanson
Jesse V. Burkhead
J. W. Burkhead
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Army Air Forces Training Command
Wayne Anderson
Great Lakes Naval Station
Oscar Anderson
John Raife
John H. Raife
W.A.A. Field
Woodward, Oklo
Robert Irwin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Major Irwin
Will Irwin
Bringle
Brothers
Mercury
Jean Knight
Minneapolis
Musingwear
Washington, D.C
Steve Sullivan
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