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North Iowa Band Festival
Tuesday, June 16, 1942

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, June 10, 1942, Page 6

Wa-Tan-Ye Participate in Festival

Wa-Tan-Ye club luncheon was held Tuesday noon at Hotel Hanford when it was decided that the club assume the responsibility of decorating the band stand in Central park for the band festival to be held in Mason City June 16. Miss Hazel Thomas of the public affairs committee will have charge of the decoration.

Miss Thomas, chairman of the program committee, introduced Mrs. S. L. Rugland, who gave a review of "Cross Creek: by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Mrs. Rugland stated that Marjorie Rawlings is listed in Who's Who with her address being Cross Creek, Fla. It was with the thought of making her living from her 75 acre orange grove that she went to Cross Creek, Fla. Her life among the interesting people of Florida turned her thoughts to writing this particular book.

The next meeting of the club will be a picnic dinner to be held Wednesday evening, June 17, to take the place of the regular Tuesday noon luncheon.

Lists Bands, Directors at Festival

The grand aggregation of bands to be represented in Mason City at the North Iowa band festival Tuesday includes the following, together with the director of each organization:

Albert City. . .T. M. Talmadge   Alexander. . .C. K. Campbell   Aplington. . .R. C. Baskins
 
Belmond. . .F. F. Griffen   Bode. . .J. W. Schar   Britt. . .D. Griffen
 
Buffalo Center. . .Fred J. Whalley   Carpenter. . .Donald I. Barrows   Clarion. . .Paul Putnam
 
Clarksville. . .R. A. Deamer   Clear Lake. . .John Kopecky   Clear Lake
Drum Corps
 
. . .
 
John Kopecky
 
Decorah Jr.
Drum & Bugle Corps
 
. . .
 
James Hepburn
  Dumont. . .M. W. Seipp   Eagle Grove. . .Marcus G. Boe
 
Fertile. . .Phyllis Vesledahl   Forest City. . .Hugh J. Croft   Garner. . .H. K. Smith
 
Hampton. . .F. O. Griffen   Hanlontown. . .T. Quale   Hansell. . .Mary Campbell
 
Hayfield. . .Mildren Wendell   Joice. . .Helen Brumbaugh   Kanawha. . .Bob Erickson
 
Kensett. . .Ralph Geer   Manly. . .Lawrence M. Hahn   Marble Rock. . .O. K. Conklin
 
Mason City -
   High School
 
. . .
 
Carleton L. Stewart
  Mason City -
   Monroe Jr. High
 
. . .
 
J. J. Fitzgerald
  Mason City -
   Roosevelt Jr. High
 
. . .
 
Lee Chrisman
 
Meservey. . .Dorothy Perdue   Nora Springs. . .E. L. Snyder   Northwood. . .L. T. Dillon
 
Osage. . .Frank Piersol   Plainfield. . .Harold I. Woolridge   Plymouth . . .R. L. Rynyan
 
Rockwell. . .Rev. Landeck   Rudd. . .Ione Smith   St. Ansgar. . .Donald I. Barrows
 
Swaledale. . .Clyde G. Freeman   Ventura. . .John Kopecky   Ventura Drum Corps.. . .John Kopecky
 
Wellsburg. . .R. C. Baskins   Whittemore. . .Loren O. Barker

 

  

Transcriber's Note: Queen candidate Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 biographies were unavailable.

Tuesday, May 19, 1942, Page 16

Nora Springs Girl First Festival Queen Entry.
DORIS PRIEM TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSICAL EVENT
Seventh Annual Spectacle of Glamor (sic) and Bands Here June 16

Doris Priem, 16 year old daughter of Mrs. Marian Priem, Nora Springs, is the first entry in the caravan of queens at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

She will have a place in the parade as Miss Nora Springs.

Miss Priem was elected by ballot at a meeting of the Nora Springs concert band to represent the school and the community at the seventh annual musical event in Mason City.

June 16 will be doubly [an] auspicious occasion for Miss Priem, who that date also observes her 17th birthday.

Miss Priem will be salutatorian of the graduating class at the commencement in Nora Springs on May 21. She has been a member of the Nora Springs band for four years, a member of the brass sextet for two years, has sung with the girls' glee club and the mixed chorus for four years and during the past school year she has been a member of the girls' sextet.

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Clerking in the rental book office in the high school has also kept Doris busy and she has been active in declamatory work, one-act plays operettas and both the junior and senior class plays.

The festival this year will feature the idea of need for music to maintain morale.

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Final decision to hold the band festival again this year despite handicaps caused by the war came when 25 or more communities voted to send their musical organizations.

The festival this year will feature patriotic music. Floats which local organizations have been asked to prepare will maintain the patriotic appeal for such efforts as war bonds, victory gardens and salvage.

Buy war savings bonds and stamps from your Globe-Gazette carrier boy.

Friday, May 22, 1942, Page 14

Hampton Girl 2nd Queen Entry
WILL TAKE PART IN FESTIVAL OF MUSIC JUNE 16
Chosen by Band to Represent Community in Caravan of Queens

Entries of candidates for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16 are beginning to arrive at the office of the Chamber of Commerce.

Second entry was Maxine Mallory, chosen by the Hampton high school band to represent that community in the big musical event.

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Miss Mallory, who will ride in the parade as Miss Hampton, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt R. Mallory of Hampton.

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At 17 years of age, Miss Mallory was graduated from high school May 20. Throughout her school career she has been active in musical organizations. She had been baton twirler for three years, and drum major one year. She has sung with the glee club and mixed chorus for four years, sextet two years and the a cappella choir the past year.

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Miss Mallory has been in declamatory, dramatic, operetta and other activities. She had the lead in the junior class play and one of the lead in the senior class play. She was a member of the Pep club and the Girl Reserves.

Miss Mallory was the president of her class in her freshman year and has been active on many committee assignments. Her favorite sports are golf, tennis, swimming, [and] horseback riding. She likes to sing and tap dance. Her favorite hobbies are collecting pictures of her friends and foreign coins. Her schoolmates called her "Max."

Maxine plans to enter Iowa State college at Ames this fall.

May 23, 1942, Page 16

Rosemary Liska -

Hayfield Choice For Festival
FARM GIRL ONE OF QUEENS FOR MUSICAL EVENT
Will Ride in Parade and Participate in Contest June 16

Rosemary Liska, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Liska of Hayfield, will represent that community at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Rosemary, who lives on a farm near Hayfield, was chosen by the school for this coveted role that may result in selection as the queen on the great musical event in Mason City.

The Hayfield queen candidate has a number of achievements to her credit in her school career. She was cheer leader for the basketball games, snare drummer in the band, and sings in the school glee club. She took part in both the junior and the senior class plays and helped with stencil cutting for the school year book.

 

May 25, 1942, Page 14

Queen Candidates -

Bode, Klemme Girls Entered
Named at School and Band Elections for Coveted Roles
La Fay Olson Chosen To Represent Bode at Music Festival

  Chosen by both the high school and band to represent the town of Bode at the North Iowa music festival June 16 was La Fay Olson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin M. Olson, of their community.

Member of the 1942 class of the Bode high school, Miss Olson has a career in music, drama and athletics that any girl could be proud of.

Just look over this list of activities supplied by the faculty of the school: Girls' basketball team, glee club, triple trio, sextet, mixed chorus, band (flute) junior and senior play, all high school play, one act plays and student council secretaryship.

Miss Olson's father is a farmer and a salesman.

Miss Olson has been band secretary, home economics secretary, and secretary of the superintendent of schools.

Miss Olson is an outstanding student, having a scholastic average of 90 per cent. She plans to enter college next fall preparatory to becoming a teacher.

"We of Bode are very proud to have her represent Bode as our queen at the North Iowa band festival," one member of the faculty stated.

 

Miss Buntenbach Is Klemme Choice for Queen Candidate

Lorraine Buntenbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Buntenbach of that community, is the Klemme choice for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Buntenbach, whose father is a livestock buyer, is a member of the 1942 class of the Klemme high school. She was chosen at a school election for the role of Miss Klemme>

That she has high qualifications can be gathered from the fact that she was drum major for the Klemme high school band five years, member of the high school mixed chorus three years, member of the high school glee club four years, reporter for the school paper two years, high school pep squad four years, cheer leader one year, Girl Scouting five years, secretary of her class two years, collector for Red Cross donations for the community, member of the Red Cross home nursing class.

Miss Buntenbach plans to attend Stephens college, Columbia, Mo., next year. Her major will be either pre-school or primary [education].

 

Tuesday, May 26, 1942, Page 11

Rudd, Marble Rock Enter Bands and Queens
List Grows of Participants in Big Event

The Rudd and Marble Rock schools Tuesday joined the growing list of communities to participate in the seventh annual North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Indications this week are the musical festival will again attract the attention of communities in all parts of North Iowa.

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Salutatorian of her class and prominent in many school activities is Miss Evelyn Ewald, chosen by the student body of the Marble Rock schools to represent that community at the festival.

Miss Ewald is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ewald, and lives on a farm near Marble Rock. She has taken part in the junior and senior class plays and has been active in athletics, playing forward on the girls' basketball team since it was organized. She is solo chair Clarinetist of the concert band. Miss Ewald played in the reed quartet which represented Marble Rock in the music contest and also sang alto in the high school girls' chorus.

 

 

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The Rudd high school band chose Lucile Wallbaum to represent that school and community at the big caravan of music and pulchritude.

Miss Wallbaum has made an outstanding record in music. She is first bassoonist in the Rudd band and received a division I rating in the bassoon solo at the state music contest at Oelwein this year.

The Rudd candidate, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wallbaum and lives on a farm near Rudd, is a member of the 1942 class of the Rudd high school. She was a member of the woodwind quartet, the girls' glee club mixed chorus and girls; sextet. She also was a member of the senior class play cast and on the staff of the school paper.

 

 

May 27, 1942, Page 24

Belmond, Clarksville Name Queens
Band chose Mary Jo for Festival Role

 

  The band chose Mary Jo Van Vlack at Clarksville as that community's bid for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Van Vlack, daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Van Vlack, Butler county recorder, is a member of the 1942 class in high school. She has been a member of the school band throughout her high school career. In addition, she sang in the glee club four years, played in the Pep band four years, and took a leading part in both the junior and senior plays.

With all these activities, Miss Van Vlack also found time to play in the brass quintet, sing with the girls' sextet and maintain a 3.5 grade point average in her classwork for the entire four years of high school.

 

 

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Miss Wenzel, Drum Major, School Choice

By nomination of the band and election by the student body of the high school was Joyce Wenzel selected as the Belmond candidate for the North Iowa band festival queen, whose coronation is to take place June 16.

Miss Wenzel is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wenzel. Her father is a state employe (sic).

Miss Wenzel was graduated from high school this spring at the age of 17 years. She has been active in class plays, and was a member of the band four years. In the past two years she has been drum major. She was a member of the girl's glee club and girls' sextet two years. She has been active in school social functions.

 

 

Thursday, May 28, 1942, Page 13

QUEEN CANDIDATES -

Osage, Joice Girls Entered
Elected by High School Student Body

 

  Another farm girl has joined the procession of queens that are to grace the seventh North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

She is Orla Holstad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Holstad of near Joice.The Joice candidate for queen, who is a member of the 1942 class in high school, was a member of the girls' glee club, mixed chorus, girls' sextet, girls' triple trio, senior class president, winner of the D. A. R. good citizenship award, in class plays and G. A. A.

 

 

 

This Girl Had Exceptional Music Record

An outstanding record in music during her school career undoubtedly played a part in the selection by the band of Bethel Lashbrook as the Osage candidate for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Lashbrook is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Lashbrook of Osage. Her father is a druggist.

A member of the 1942 class in the Osage high school, Miss Lashbrook had been active in many school music projects, including the girls' glee club, mixed chorus, girls' sextet, girl's trio, and operetta. She reached division I in the state mezzo soprano solo contest this year.

Miss Lashbrook was soloist on the summer band concerts and the high school orchestra. She was cheer leader during her senior year and was chosen Christmas queen for the annual Christmas parade during her sophomore year.

 

  Friday, May 29, 1942, Page 3

St. Ansgar Girl Joins Procession of Queens
Participated in Many Activities in High School

The music department of the St. Ansgar high school selected Bernice Klecknor as the candidate of that community for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Klecknor is the daughter of E. J. Klecknor, farmer living near St. Ansgar and was a member of the junior class the past year.

Miss Klecknor was rated as a better than average student while at the same time carrying on a number of extra-curricular activities. She was a clarinet player four years and sang in the glee club. She is a member of the 4-H club of her community and served as president of her group last year. She plans to enter a business career upon being graduated. She has a brother in the navy.

Tuesday, June 2, 1942, Page 14

More Festival Queens -

Dumont, Alexander Girls Named
Audrey Reed Elected by School Band

Audrey Reed was chosen by the band members in the Dumont high school as candidate for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Reed is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed of Dumont, her father being a hardware store employe (sic). She is a member of the 1942 class of the Dumont high school

The Dumont candidate has been interested in both music and drama. She played in the concert and marching bands five years and has sung with the mixed chorus, and girls' glee club four years. She was a member of the madrigal group three years, the girls; sextet two years, and girls' trio one year.

As soprano soloist she was given a division I rating in the preliminary contest this year and a division II rating in the state contest. She has had parts in two all high school plays, two one-act plays and the senior class play. She intends to enroll in a business college this fall.

 

 

'40 Carnival Queen Chosen by Alexander

Carnival queen in Chapin in 1940 was Miss Marjorie Richards, chosen by the high school band at Alexander as that community's candidate for queen of the North Iowa Band festival, which is to draw thousands to Mason City June 16.

Miss Richards, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Richards, was carnival queen in the Alexander high school in 1939. She lives on a farm near Alexander.

Miss Richards, who was a member of the 1942 class in the Alexander high school, was active in basketball, band, dramatics, glee club, roller skating, dancing and swimming. She tied for second place in the class of 1942 for the high school merit award. She was flute soloist during her high school career.

Wednesday, June 3, 1942, Page 8

Queens Keep Coming -

Carpenter, Hanlontown In
Lois Payne, Farm Girl, Is Elected

Lois Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burr Payne, who live on a farm, is the choice of the Hanlontown high school for queen candidate at the North Iowa band festival June 16.

Miss Payne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burr Payne, who live on a farm, is the choice of the Hanlontown high school for queen candidates at the North Iowa band festival June 16.

Miss Payne, member of the 1942 class in Hanlontown high school, is 17 years of age. She has been a member of the band for six years, playing snare drum. She has been a member of the girls' glee club four years, sextet four years, mixed chorus one year, and has played piano accompaniments for four years. She had important roles in both the junior and senior plays.

Miss Payne will be one of that choice gathering of girls who will form the center of attraction at the festival. One of these girls will be named queen of the festival.

Daughter of Banker Voted at Carpenter
The Carpenter high school band and glee clubs chose Nellie Nicholson as that community's representative at the caravan of beauty that is to grace the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Nicholson, member of the 1943 class, is the daughter of E. R. Nicholson, Carpenter banker, and she was in her father's bank at the time of the recent robbery.

During her three years in high school, Miss Nicholson has maintained a high scholastic average, besides having been active in all school functions, athletics, dramatics, aesthetic dancing and music besides being [an] artist on the school paper.

In dramatics Miss Nicholson received first place in the regional declamatory contest. She has participated in most of the school plays, taking one of the leads in the junior class production. She has been in pageants and operettas, besides being part of the school glee club, mixed chorus and sextet. She was president of her class as a sophomore and vice president in her junior year, She was a member of the 4-H club and Girl Scouts. She has been on the girls' basketball squad for three years and on the Carpenter softball team.

Miss Nicholson's favorite sports are swimming, skating, and bowling. She likes to sing and tap dance. Her favorite hobby is collecting stones from all parts of the United States.

 

Thursday, June 4, 1942, Page 8

Meservey, Britt, Plymouth Enter Queens in Festival

The student council of the Plymouth high school selected Esther Mae Clark as that town's choice for queen of the North Iowa band festival, which is to draw queens and bands here June 16.

Miss Clark is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Clark of Plymouth. She was graduated from the Plymouth high school this spring and plans to enter Hamilton school of commerce next fall.

Miss Clark has been a member of the girls' glee club four years, the mixed chorus, girls' sextet, staff of the school paper, baton twirler and was vice president of her class during her sophomore year. She was in the school operetta last year and in the senior play cast.

Britt's choice for queen at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16 will be Barbara Korneisel, who was selected by the high school band as that community's candidate.

Miss Korneisel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Korneisel, was graduated from the Britt high school this spring. Her father is owner and operator of the Britt Panitorium, cleaning establishment.

Miss Korneisel has been a member of the school glee club four years, mixed chorus four years, sextet four years and has been cheer leader two years. She was a member of the band five years and also played in a swing band and small brass groups. She was a member of the student council and the National Honor society.

An outstanding guard in basketball and prominent in a number of extracurricular activities is Marjorie Lien, chosen by the Meservey school band as Merservey's bid for the reigning beauty at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Lien is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lien of Meservey, Her father is a carpenter and painter.

The Meservey candidate played in the junior and senior dramatic productions. She was a member of the glee club throughout four years of high school. She was a member of the 1942 graduating class.

Miss Lien played on the Meservey basketball team, which was named the county champion this year. Her hobbies include skating and all types of athletics.

 

Friday, June 5, 1942, Page 3

As Festival Nears -

Kensett and Plainfield Girls Entered
Music and Basketball Interest Her

Prominent in music and basketball and an all out booster for Iowa is Constance Olson, chosen by the band members and twirlers of the Kensett high school as candidate for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Olson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Olson, who live on a farm near Kensett. She was a member of the 1942 high school class.

The Kensett candidate was a member of the school band four years, playing first chair alto saxophone. She also is a good piano player. She was a member of the girls' athletic association four years, girls' glee club and mixed chorus and cheer leader.

Miss Olson was on the staff of Kentonian, the school paper and in her junior year was awarded a gold pin as state award for winning 1,000 points in basketball, She had prominent roles in the junior and senior plays. She lived in California until she was 9 years old and then moved to Kensett eight years ago. She says she likes Iowa best.

In 1939 she took a trip to California and saw many movie stars, including Tyrone Power, Joan Crawford and Judy Garland.

Miss Olson also likes other sports, including basketball, swimming, dancing, roller skating and tennis.

 

She Helps to Milk on Dad's Farm

She lives on a farm and helps milk morning and night - this gal who was chosen from the town of Plainfield.

She is La Verne Grapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Grapp. She was a member of the junior class in the Plainfield high school the past year. She likes school and some day hopes to be a nurse.

Miss Grapp went to school at Waverly until she was in the eighth grade. Then her parents moved to Janesville, where she went to school two years. Since then she was attended the Plainfield school.

Chief hobbies of this farm girl queen are horseback riding and playing her own accompaniment on a guitar for her cowboy singing. She has been a chief twirler for the Plainfield band for two years.

 

Saturday, June 6, 1942, Page 14

Clarion, Albert City Queens in Festival

Another farm girl is joining the procession of beautiful girls who will grace the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

She is Rosalie Lofquist, daughter of Julius Lofquist, Albert City farmer, and Mrs. Lofquist. She was selected by the high school band for this role of queen candidate.

Miss Lofquist played trombone in the Albert city high school band since it was started three years ago. She is active in 4-H work.

Active in drama and glee club and band work is Neola Thomas, who was chosen by the Clarion high school to represent that community in the parade of North Iowa beauty at the band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Thomas is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas of Clarion. Her father is [a] railroad fireman.

The Clarion candidate, who was a member of the 1942 class, plays saxophone in the band. She carried leading roles in school plays and faculty members say she is especially good in art and is a leader of the student body. She ranks in the upper fourth of her class.

Monday, June 8, 1942, Page 8

Manly, Swaledale, Buffalo Center Girls Join Band Festival Caravan

A committee elected by the high school band chose Dorothy Rachut for the honored role of queen candidate from Manly.

Miss Rachut, who enters the senior class in the Manly school next fall, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Rachut. Her father is the owner and operator of a grocery store.

Miss Rachut has been a member of a national championship band for six years, having played both saxophone and bassoon. She was a member of the glee club for four years and a member of the girls' sextet. She played in the woodwind quintet which won first at the state contest and has been [a] twirler in the band two years.

The Manly candidate has been a member of the Girl Reserves three years. She is a member of the Lutheran church choir and [a] teacher in Sunday school.

She has been active in basketball, having played on the team two years, taking turns as captain and co-captain. She participated in junior class plays and other dramatics.

Miss Rachut enjoys dancing, swimming, tennis and skating.

When the parade winds down Federal avenue at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16, the gathering throng will applaud among the queen candidates Miss Virginia Pahus of Swaledale.

Miss Pahus was chosen by the band and vocal groups of the Swaledale high school to represent that community at the big "music for morale" event. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Pahus, who live on a farm near Swaledale.

The Swaledale bid for fame at the festival was a member of the junior class the past year. She was in the glee club, sextet and trio three years. She sang a soprano solo at the music contest this year.

Miss Pahus was active in dramatics and plays the piano. She was an honor student this year. Her favorite sports are dancing, skating and swimming. She is 16 years of age.

Members of the high school band chose Helen Smith as Buffalo Center's candidate for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Smith is the daughter of Mrs. Anna Smith and lives on a farm near Buffalo Center. She will be a senior in high school next year.

The Buffalo Center candidate has been active in Girl Scouts and 4-H club work. She was chosen a 4-H club delegate to go to Ames for special instruction. She was born and has lived since in the Buffalo Center community.

Miss Smith is active in sports and was a member of the band twirlers the past year. She was secretary-treasurer of the sophomore class and represented the junior high school as carnival queen.

Tuesday, June 9, 1942, Page 12

Garner and Kanawha Next of Queen List

An outstanding student, active in church work and social service, That is the record of Bonnie Stott, chosen by the school to represent Garner at the procession of queens at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Stott is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stott of Garner and was a member of the sophomore class this past year.

Girls' athletics of all kinds get the attention of Miss Stott. She was class president the past year.

Miss Stott with the other queen candidates will participate in the morning parade and the evening grand finale of the festival. This will be the seventh annual band festival held in Mason City.

Barbara Jean Rankin was elected by an overwhelming vote of the band to be Kanawha's candidate for Miss North Iowa of 1942. She also was chosen to represent Kanawha in the Circle of Honor at the Drake Relays. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rankin, who live in Kanawha.

Miss Rankin was graduated from high school this spring as valedictorian of her class. She was class president this year. She was awarded the Woman's club pin judged on personality, character, activities and scholarship.

The Kanawha queen excels in the musical field. She has played clarinet in the high school band six years and this year held solo position. She got first rating at the state music contest in piano. She has accompanied all vocal work and operettas in her high school career. In the summer months she gives piano lessons and has a large class at present.

Miss Rankin was editor of the Kanawha high school annual, the Jinx. She has been on the staff of the high school paper, The Pepper, for three years.

Barbara Jean also possesses her share of dramatic ability. She took leading roles in both her junior and senior class plays and in two one-act plays. Her ambition is to continue her study of music with professional work as her goal.

Wednesday, June 10, 1942, Page 8

Northwood, Eagle Grove, Whittemore Queens Enter

Mary Ellen Veenker, daughter of J. S. Veenker, druggist, was chosen by the Northwood high school band as candidate for queen of the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Veenker was the fifth ranking student of her class of 1942. During four years of high school she has been active in numerous activities. She plays baritone in the band, was a member of vocal groups in which girls participated. She had leading parts in the class plays during both her junior and senior year[s]. She was a member of the annual staff and other activities. She plans to enter Stephens college this fall.

The Eagle Grove band elected Muriel Ramer to represent that community at the great "music for morale" band festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Ramer was a member of the senior class in the Eagle Grove high school the past year. She was a member of the band, cheer leader, baton twirler and was also active in the girls' league.

The Eagle Grove candidate for the role of Miss North Iowa, reigning beauty at the grand finale of the festival, is the daughter of Mrs. May Ramer of that community.

The band chose Margaret Rooney as Whittemore's bid for queen of the North Iowa festival in Mason City June 16.

Miss Rooney, daughter of Mrs. Irene Waldron of that community, was a member of the 1942 class in high school. Her high school career was marked by activity in dramatics and music. She was a member of the girls' glee club, serving as president of that organization, She was a member of the school typing team and was editor of the school newspaper, "Academic."

Miss Rooney is a member of the church choir. She spends all her time outside of school clerking in a grocery store.

Clarksvile Names New Band Queen

Beverly Doty has been selected as the Clarksville candidate for queen at the North Iowa band festival to take the place of Mary Jo Van Vlack, who is unable to come, it was announced Wednesday.

Miss Doty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Doty and was a member of the 1942 class in the Clarksville high school. She was a member of the concert and marching band, pep band, glee club and girls' sextet.

Thursday, June 11, 1942, Page 11

Final Queen Entries for Festival Here

Final entries for the list of queen candidates at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16 are Lovella Olson of Forest City and Ruth Howard of Hansell.

Miss Olson, chosen by the Forest City band, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Olson of that community. She was graduated from high school in the 1942 class.

Miss Olson was a member of the glee club four years. She was in the district and state typing contests. Swimming, skating and dancing are her favorite diversions.

[There was no biography for Miss Howard.]

 

 

 

  Monday, June 15, 1942, Page 6

Sheffield Girl No. 39 in Band Festival List

Darleen Levitt, Sheffield, was Monday added to the list of queen candidates at the North Iowa band festival in Mason city Tuesday.

Miss Levitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Levitt of Sheffield, was graduated from the Sheffield high school this spring. She took part in basketball, glee club, class plays and other activities during her school career.

Miss Levitt played clarinet at the state music contest. Her entry raises the number of queen candidates in the festival to 39.

 

 

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Wednesday, June 10, 1942, Page 8

National Champ Twirler Coming to Festival
APGAR TWIRLS 3 BATONS IN GREAT ACT WITH BATON
Junior at Iowa State College Has Nationwide Recognition in Field

Patton "Pat" Apgar, Marshalltown, national twirling champion, is to be performer at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City June 16.

At present Apgar, who three times has been national champion twirler, is a junior at Iowa State college at Ames.

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For the past two years Apgar has been head drum major of a 120-piece all men marching band. He received his early education at Marshalltown, where he led the high school marching band to consecutive honors in the national high school marching band competition.

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Besides winning first place "with special distinction" honors at the national twirling contest in 1938, 1939 and 1940, Apgar also has won contests in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Ak-Sar-Ben in Nebraska and was winner at the Chicagoland Music festival in 1940 from a field of 400 competitors. He has performed in 14 states.

Apgar was the second person in the country to twirl three batons at once, still one of the few who perform this trick. Twice with his fire act he has given the crowd an extra thrill when his shirt caught fire. Neither was completed each time.

The Chamber of Commerce committee has been agreeably amazed at the growing interest manifested throughout North Iowa in this, the seventh band festival. [Plus it being a war year.]

The festival will follow the general program of other years with the selection of a queen from the candidates coming from each community, a morning parade and a grand finale.

Grand Finale, Roosevelt Stadium, Tuesday, June 16, 1942

Photographs courtesy of The Globe Gazette

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2018

 

 

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