New Civilian Pilot Training Start Plans In Estherville
The Estherville area awaits fall CPT course under Civil Aeronautics Authority rules. Two instructors per 15 students required. aim to enroll 80 with eight instructors. Training begins mid September for about four and a half months, with eligibility for 18 to 26 year olds, no prior college needed, government funding covers costs.
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Coffie
Iowa
Stanley Fuller
Milford
Nebraska
Estherville
Eruroll
Estherville Junior College
Warner Kirlin
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Dolliver Farmer Finishes Threshing
Dolliver area farmer Claude Steele who lives west of Dolliver finished threshing before rain. From 41 acres of oats he produced 2218 bushels at an average 64 bushels per acre. Threshing on 10.2 acres of barley yielded 510 bushels, about 50 bushels per acre. Mrs Arthur Chard of Ho. and Mr and Mrs Chris Dan are mentioned with a home visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver Farmer
Claude Steele
Hokengon
Dolliver
Mt. Steele
Arthur Chard
Kiwanis Club Talks On Vocational Training In Schools
The Kiwanis discussion urged high school vocational training to prepare youth for skilled trades. Mr. Shearman, new department director, outlined funding and cost challenges while noting Estherville already offers vocational homemaking cabinet making and vocational agriculture without boosting the budget. The talk stressed training by industry, unions, or schools and the need to adapt the system to supply skilled workers for bricklaying plastering cabinet making and machinist fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wark
Clak
Shearman
Mr. Shearman
United States
Estherville
Pair of beavers released in Emmet County Iowa
A Friday release on the Gibbs farm near Estherville freed two beavers. A second pair will soon be released on the Peterson farm north of Estherville. Beavers feed on willow shoots and stock in the area may affect the river habitat. An estimated 3,000 beavers live in Sioux and Lyon counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet. CO
Emmet
Is Ath Gibbs
Enat
Gus ‘Péterson
Estherville
Sioux
Lyons
Rain and humidity dampen Estherville area as gauges show light totals
Estherville and Iowa endure a week of persistent rain with high humidity. Official rainfall from Aug 8 to Aug 15 ranges from .60 to .87 inches, while temperatures stay seasonable but uncomfortable. The piece notes ongoing community farming discussions and a vocational agricult ure program offering four years of training, linking practical farm experience with high school education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Iowa
Jos. Orvis
Estherville School Year Begins With New Faculty
The 1940-41 Estherville school year opens September 2 after a staff meeting August 31. New teachers include Stella Delbridge and Evelyn Peterson. Margaret Gebest becomes secretary to the school board. Details cover book distribution, junior college sales, and a full list of teachers and grades across Estherville schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Stella Delbridge
McKinley
Evelyn Peterson
Hazel
Stephens
Jackson
Olena Heggens
Roosevelt
Glenn Shearman
Raymond Mihkler
Margaret Gebest Aene
Thes High
Omaha
Neb
Barbara Cornwall
Spencer
Regina Hill
Champaign
Dean J. C
Harriet Holland
Independence
Elizabeth Hughes
Oxford
Edward Kyvig
Iowa City
J. C
Josephine Lambert
Burnside
Harry Lyle Town City
Raymond Minkler
W. T. Nordeen
Odebolt
Ruth Patten
Minneapolis
Elmer Starr
S. Laird Swagert
Galesburg
Ill
Glenni Shearman
Floyd Tate
Arlington
Civics
Jeannette Watson
Minn
Henrietta Miller
Manchester
Evelyn Jon Cousins
Waterloo
Marie Myers
Reading
Mildred Martin
Little Cedar
Grace McClure
Gertrude Mohr
Helen Tucker
Indianola
Edward Nielson
Frances Smith
Lincoln
Elizabeth Cole
Eatherville
Borna Hansen
Helen Miller
Olena Heggen
Renwick
LaVera Cresap
Bessie Mewhirter
Griswold
Bernice Martin
Margaret Myers
Genie Gray
Storm Lake
Lola Wilson
Town City
Dows
Vera Brown
Aretha Whitcomb
Mason City
Mayo Case
Marian Orvis
Margaret Maniece
Mildred Shuttler
Grand Junction
Catherin Malone
Albia
Hazel Stephens
Cedar Falls
K. L. Hanson
Olive Wilkins
Margaret Gebert
Board of Education
Project Is Judged Best at 4-H Demonstration
The 12-Mile Lake group led by Jackson and Ferguson presented Cleaning Goes Modern. Six teams were judged by Mrs C H Thomson from Iowa State. Judging was close with shows continuing Tuesday from 8:45 a m to 8:00 p m for second and third ratings. First place earns state fair privilege. second trips and third a camp trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Jackson
Joan Ferguson
Tone
Speed Kings Clash On Algona Oval With Collins Leads
Auto racing stars from across the nation gather for the Kossuth County Fair on August 21 at Algona. Emory Collins, dirt track record holder, will defend his title in a 3800 horsepower Offenhauser as top rivals like Dave Champeau, Cotton Grable, Bayliss Se crett, and Rajam del Ramascus enter the field. The event promises fierce competition on the fast dirt surface. Also included are notices of local bowling and billiard rules and a list of school officials and staff in Estherville and surrounding towns.
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America
Kossuth County Fair
Algona Oval
Emory Collins
Collins
Algona
Dave Champeau
Hollywood
Cotton Grable
Houston Hell
Bayliss Secrett
Frank Brisko
Rajan del Ramascus
Oporto
Portugal
Ramascus
California
New I S T C Head at Cedar Falls Iowa
Dr Malcolm Price Iowa born and educated takes over as president of Town Teachers College Cedar Falls succeeding the late Orval Latham. Appointment announced by Miss Anna Lawther Dubuque chair of faculty committee state board of education. Start date Sept 1. Price born Carroll Iowa July 6 1895 earned BA Cornell College 1918 MA Iowa 1928 EdD 1929 in educational administration and supervision.
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Cedar Falls
Malcolm Price
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Orval Raymond Latham
Town Teachers College
Anna B. Lawther
Dubuque
State Board of Education
Doctor Price
Carroll, Iowa
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
University of Iowa
Oks
Conference At Park Draws Missionaries To Arnolds Park
The sixth annual summer Bible conference of the Western District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance runs this week at Arnolds Park and closes Sunday August 18. Rev R R Brown D D of Omaha directs with daily concerts by Swedish tenor Einar Whermo. Prominent missionaries from Tibet French West Africa and India attend. Radio Reunion Day is Saturday August 17 and WOW Omaha will broadcast both Sunday services.
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The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Arnolds Park
R. R Brown
Omaha
Tibet
French West Africa
India
Radio Singers
WOW
Einar Whermo
Coffie resigns as county attorney amid flight instructor duties
Attorney Harry E. Coffie filed his resignation with the board of supervisors but the panel did not act at a brief meeting held this afternoon. He cites full duties as a flight instructor at the local air training school and his private practice as reasons, while noting he remains in touch with his law office by phone with a full time secretary. Donovan Dykstra spent the weekend in Des Moines with Mrs Dykstra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Coffie
Board of Supervisors
Coffie
Estherville
County 4-H Event With Exhibits and Panels
The county 4-H girls will display Home Efficiency exhibits in county buildings with one room for exhibits and another as an auditorium. Pearl Sims of Cherokee will judge. Registration is Monday 8 to 11. Monday afternoon features a program headed by Florence Origer with a chorus, panel discussion on how American girls strengthen democracy, and demonstrations by 4-H girls. Tuesday includes more demonstrations, rib bon awarding by Carl A. Oldson, swine and dairy calf judging, grand prizes from Iowa Trust and Savings Bank, and a three day festival with sports and a baby beef and dairy show culminating in prize presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Origer
R. L. Caldwell
A. B. Rosenberger
Cilito Lindo
Walter Blagg
C. P. Jackson
County Farm Bureau
Nyc
Carmel Jean Morton
Mary Smith
Ellsworth
Spiffy Walls
Spiffy Walls Vna Jiffy, Fern McKean and Velma Jespersen
Swan Lake
Florence Jackson
Geraldine Reeves
Doris Henningsen
Mavis Haahr
Glenna Saunders
Denmark
Mary Ellen Bosold
Marvis Harding
Jack Creek
Joan Ferguson
12 Mile Lake
Janis Anderson
E. H. Dull
Iowa Farm Bureau
District Three
Dull
Farm Bureau
E. E. Logue
Evelyn Ellis
Emmet
Carl A. Oldson
Town Beef Producers Association of
Ames
R. J. Coverdale
Storm Lake
Coverdale
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa State College
Galt
Chicago
Fair Grounds
Local Markets Report Wins and Hog Prices Tumble
Regional market brief notes hog prices with top bids around 6.26 dollars per hundredweight and packer bids near 5.05. Listings cover hogs and related market activity, reflecting price spread and demand in the area.
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Lander
Lakewood
Alfred M
Frederis Lander
Merwin Lander
Arlene Bailey
Alfred
Frederis
Merwin
Joyce
Janice
Es“ Central Press
Kiwanis Club
Agricultural
Newtional Ag
Kossuth County
I.S.T.C
Christian Alliance Group
Rev. Brown
V.R
Donovan Dykstra
Des Moines
Mra
Dykstra
REA
Frost Farm
Spirit Lake
Geraldine Buckley
V_R
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