Towns' Teachers ~ 1939 - 1947

Decatur County, Iowa

Abbreviations Key
Supt. = Superintendent Prin. = Principal Comm. = Commercial or Commerce, business class
Eng. = English H.Ec. = Home Economics Hist. = History
N.Tr. = Normal Training, for future teachers Soc. Sci. = Social Science Sci. = Science
Voc.Ag. = Vocational Agriculture

W. H. Eliason
County Superintendent, Leon, Iowa
1939-1940
DAVIS CITY

E. R. Morrison Supt.
Nora White Comm.
Mrs. Alice Bolon H.Ec.
Viola Braunschweig Music
Wilbur Knutson Science
Mrs. Louisa Hascall 6-7
Mrs. Helen Jergens 4-5
Helen Miller 2-3
Violet Slauter P-1
DECATUR

W. L. Warnick Supt.
William Ashby Math.
Evelyn Burns Comms.
Paul Zidlick 6-7-8
Wyola Buchanan 3-4-5
Vivian Conner P-1-2
GARDEN GROVE

Howard Curry Supt.
Wilma Giles Prin.
Arlene Brown Comm.
Dan Grummon Math.
Helen Anderson H.Ec.
Wilbert Jensen Soc. Sci.
Priscilla Clark 6-7-8
Amanda Hargis 6-7-8
Janice Mark 5
Rosamond Ramsey 4
Evelyn Graves 2-3
Harriett Johnston P-1
Marjorie Frey Music
GRAND RIVER

H.M. Wareberg Supt.
Verdo Barnhouse Coach
Edna Lonicek Music
Clara Mae Warner Comm.
Mrs. Elva Hill H. Ec.
Florence Schanackel 6-7-8
Louva Hanner 3-4-5
Mrs. Vera Brothers P-1-2
LAMONI

E.G. Kelley Supt.
M.A. Mac Allister Prin.
Jeanne Mangold Soc. Sci.
Mrs. Emma Chasey N. Tr.
Mary Bolon H. Ec.
Walter Crampton Eng.
Isabel Poston Hist.
Howard Willson Voc. Ag.
Clarence Todd Comm.
W.H.Odom Sci.
Mrs. Irene Key 3
Marcella Schenck 2
Priscilla Bocckman 1
Beatrice Looson Kind.
Lela Snyder Music
J.H. Anthony Music

West Side School

Mrs. Iola Kaestner Prin.
Betty Seasholtz 6-7
Juanita Rauch 5
Martha Lester 4
LEON

C.C. Anama Supt.
L.C. HOffman Prin.
Gertrude Mohlman Art
Eva Curry N. Tr.
Charles A. Jones Eng.
L.C. Fender Math.
Lenore LaFollette Hist.
Alice Lubbock Eng.
Helen Dot Parrish Comm.
H.C. Stanley Voc. Ag.
Virgene Griffin H. Ec.
W.L. Edwards Sci.
R.G. Parker Music
Mrs. Lorraine Kennedy Nurse
John McKinnon Coach
Fred Hendes Soc. Sci.
Norma Summy Latin
Monroe Carter Elem. Prin.
Georgia Conrad 6-7-8
Francis McKinley 5
Josephine Sowders 4
Margaret Mock 3
Mary Gittinger 2
Mrs. Lina Dudney 1
Teresa Tullis Kind.
SOUTH SCHOOL

Ella Grogan 2-3
Lyda Epperly 1
LEROY

L.W. Burns Supt.
Court Ferguson Prin.
Iris Hart H.Ec.
Esther Poole Music
Berdena Hogg 7-8
Ernestine Stauber 5-6
Wilma Wood 3-4
Vivian Sneed 1-2
PLEASANTON

Gerald McGarry Supt.
Clooma Rigg H.S.
Manford Leeper 5-8
Ina Campbell 1-4
VAN WERT

S.J. Plopper Supt.
Earl Kempf Sci.
Lena Logue H.Ec.
Guy McCarty 7-8
Evelyn White 5-6
Donian DeBarthe 3-4
Neoma Junkermeier 1-2
WELDON

F.H. Cundy Supt.
C.S. McGinnis Sci.
Kathleen Oldham Comm.
Helen Wilsey 6-7-8
Mrs. Margaret Sponsler 3-4-5
Rilma Rogers P-1-2

 

1940-1941
DAVIS CITY

E. R. Morrison Supt.
Nora White Comm.
Arlene Peterson Music
Mrs. Alice Bolon H.Ec.
Wilbur Knutson Science
Mrs. Louisa Hascall 6-7
Mrs. Helen Jergens 4-5
Helen Miller 2-3
Violet Slauter P-1
DECATUR

W. L. Warnick Supt.
William Ashby Math.
Doris Blough Comms.
Russell Ackley 6-7-8
Mrs. Wyola Bennett 3-4-5
Vivian Conner P-1-2
GARDEN GROVE

Howard Curry Supt.
Wilma Giles Prin.
Arlene Brown Comm.
Dan Grummon Math.
Helen Anderson H.Ec.
Keith Manry Soc. Sci.
Priscilla Clark 6-7-8
Amanda Hargis 6-7-8
Drucilla Webster 5
Mary K. Gardner 3-4
Evelyn Graves 1-2
Jeanne LeCoq P
Durine Riddle Music
GRAND RIVER

Verdo Barnhouse Supt.
Melvin McDonald Science
Alice Fay Scott Music
Viola Nuzum H. Ec.
Edith Street 5-6
Louva Hanner 3-4
Mrs. Vera Brothers P-1-2
LAMONI

E.G. Kelley Supt.
M.A. Mac Allister Prin.
Jeanne Mangold Soc. Sci.
Mrs. Emma Chasey N. Tr.
Mary Bolon H. Ec.
Ray Dahlby Eng.
Isabel Poston Hist.
Howard Willson Voc. Ag.
Clarence Todd Comm.
W.H.Odom Sci.
Mrs. Irene Key 3
Marcella Schenck 2
Priscilla Boeckman 1
Irene Bohnenblust Kind.
Lela Snyder Music
J.H. Anthony Music

West Side School

Mrs. Iola Kaestner 7
Doris Young 6
Juanita Rauch 5
Martha Lester 4
LEON

C.C. Anama Supt.
L.C. HOffman Prin.
Olive Mohlman Art
Eva Curry N. Tr.
Charles A. Jones Eng.
L.C. Fender Math.
Lenore LaFollette Hist.
Alice Lubbock Eng.
Helen Dot Parrish Comm.
H.C. Stanley Voc. Ag.
Virgene Griffin H.Ec.
W.L. Edwards Sci.
Arnold Rudd Music
Mrs. Steve Scott Nurse
John McKinnon Coach
Fred Hendee Soc. Sci.
Norma Summy Latin
Monroe Carter Elem. Prin.
Georgia Conrad 6-7-8
Agnes Peitersen 5
Josephine Sowders 4
Margaret Meek 3
Mary Gittinger 2
Rilma Rogers 1
Teresa Tullis Kind.
SOUTH SCHOOL

Ella Grogan 2-3
Lyda Epperly 1
LEROY

L.W. Burns Supt.
Court Ferguson Prin.
Iris Hart H.Ec.
Lois Diekmann Comm.
Florence Schnackel 7-8
Ernestine Stauber 5-6
Hollis Dean Rodgers 3-4
Vivian Sneed 1-2
PLEASANTON

Gerald McGarry Supt.
Cleoma Rigg H.S.
Manford Leeper 5-8
Ina Campbell 1-4
VAN WERT

S.J. Plopper Supt.
Earl Kempf Sci.
Mrs. Nila Sewell H.Ec.
Guy McCarty 7-8
Mrs. Doris Houck 5-6
Donian DeBarthe 3-4
Ina Garton 1-2
WELDON

C.S. McGinnis Supt.
LaVerne Barton Hist.
Ruth Peterson Comm.
Helen Wilsey 6-7-8
Frances Fitzpatrick 3-4-5
Mrs. Margaret Sponsler P-1-2 

1941-1942
DAVIS CITY

E. R. Morrison Supt.
Nora White Comm.
Arlene Peterson Music
Mrs. Alice Bolon H.Ec.
Ned Scott Science
Mrs. Louisa Hascall 6-7
Mrs. Wyola Bennett 4-5
Helen Miller 2-3
Violet Slauter P-1
DECATUR

W. L. Warnick Supt.
John Priest Math.
Doris Blough Comms.
Russell Ackley 6-7-8
Marjorie Gilham 3-4-5
Margaret Stevens P-1-2
GARDEN GROVE

Howard Curry Supt.
Anna Sheldon N.Tr.
Ruluff Ressler Comm.
James Davis Soc. Sci.
Myrtle Hawley H.Ec.
Elizabeth Stevenson Eng.
Esly Langerak Sci.
Robert Burdick Music
Priscilla Clark Jr. High
Deloris Culver 5-6
Harriett Snider 3-4
Kathryn Condit 1-2
Ferryl Steckel P
Durine Riddle Music
GRAND RIVER

Verdo Barnhouse Supt.& Sci.
Alice Fay Scott Music
Viola Nuzum H. Ec.
Mrs. Edith Street 5-6
Louva Hanner 2-3-4
Mrs. Vera Brothers P-1
LAMONI

E.G. Kelley Supt.
M.A. Mac Allister Prin.
Mrs. Emma Chasey N. Tr.
Mary E.Bolon H. Ec.
Gerald Dunsmore Voc. Ag.
Elizabeth Boyack Hist.
Virginia Page Comm.
Patrick Smith Soc. Sci.
Floyd Rice Sci.
Lela Snyder Music
Joe Anthony Music
Mrs. Iola Kaestner 7
Doris Young 6
Mrs. Florence Ralston 5
Martha Lester 4
Mrs. Irene Key 3
Marcella Schenck 2
Mary Beth Carpenter 1
Irene Bohnenblust Kind.
LEON

C.C. Anama Supt.
L.C. HOffman Prin.
Doris DeJong Art
Eva Curry N. Tr.
Charles Jones Eng.
L.C. Fender Math.
Lenore LaFollette Hist.
Ruth Berg Eng.
Helen Dot Parrish Comm.
Ronald Stierwalt Voc. Ag.
Virgene Griffin H.Ec.
Harold Riley Sci.
Arnold Rudd Music
Mrs. Steve Scott Nurse
John Champlin Coach
Fred Hendee Soc. Sci.
Norma Summy Latin
Willis Wilson Elem. Prin.
Faye Moorman 6
Marcella Hull 5
Josephine Sowders 4
Margaret Meek 3
Rilma Rogers 2
Katharin Hoffman 1
Teresa Tullis Kind.
SOUTH SCHOOL

Ella Grogan 2-3
Lyda Epperly 1
LEROY

L.W. Burns Supt.
Court Ferguson Prin.
Darlene Sallman Eng.
Lois Diekmann Comm.
Florence Schnackel 7-8
Mary Jane Stiles 5-6
Muriel Calvert 3-4
Bettye Williams 1-2
PLEASANTON

Gerald McGarry Supt.
Ina Campbell 1-4
VAN WERT

S.J. Plopper Supt.
Earl Kempf Sci.
Juenetta Barnhouse H.Ec.
Guy McCarty 7-8
Mrs. Doris Houck 5-6
Laura Cable 3-4
Ina Garton 1-2
WELDON

C.S. McGinnis Supt.
LaVerne Barton Hist.
Thelma DeVine Comm.
Frances Fitzpatrick 6-7-8
Audrey Anderson 3-4-5
Margaret Sponsler P-1-2

1942-1943
DAVIS CITY

Charles Bolon Supt.
Nora White Comm.
Charles Crosby Music
Mrs. Alice Bolon H.Ec.
Robert Conwell 8
Lena Dennis 6-7
Mrs. Wyola Bennett 4-5
Mrs. Helen M. Ivie 2-3
Violet Slauter P-1
DECATUR

T. M. Cook Supt.
Helen Brown Math.
Helen Phillips Eng.
Florence Heaton 6-7-8
Marjorie Gilham 3-4-5
Lucille Williams P-1-2
GARDEN GROVE

Howard Curry Supt.
Ruth Milligan N.Tr.
Jessie Van Steenwyk Comm.
Ethel Wallace Soc. Sci.
Emeline Northrup H.Ec.
Mrs. Elma Curry Eng.
Virginia Niffenegger Music
Priscilla Clark Jr. High
Deloris Culver 7-8
Donella Taylor 5-6
Harriett Snider 3-4
Kathryn Condit 1-2
Ferryl Steckel P
GRAND RIVER

Frank Cox Supt.
John Priest Sci.
Esther Brodbeck Music
Viola Nuzum H. Ec.
Marjorie Lindgrew 7-8
Mrs. Edith Street 5-6
Louva Hanner 3-4
Frances Dentler P-2
LAMONI

E.G. Kelley Supt.
M.A. Mac Allister Prin.
Mrs. Emma Chasey N. Tr.
Mary E.Bolon H. Ec.
Gerald Dunsmore Voc. Ag.
Mrs. Janet Bridges Hist.
Virginia Jeffries Eng.
Mrs. Maxine Deeters Comm.
Floyd Rice Sci.
Mrs. Veva Jones Music
Ralph Hawley Music
Vera Hollingshead Jr. Hi.
Doris Young 6
Merle McKinney 5
Martha Lester 4
Mrs. Irene Key 3
Marcella Schenck 2
Mary Beth Carpenter 1
Yvonne McGrane Kind.
LEON

C.C. Anama Supt.
L.C. Hoffman Prin.
Eva Curry N.Tr.
Wm. Hutchinson Eng.
Ethel Wade Math.
Virginia Ramsey Hist.
Mrs. June H. Klodt Eng.
Sylvina Swenson Comm.
Ronald Stierwalt Voc. Ag.
Virgene Griffin H.Ec.
Harold Riley Sci.
Robert Mecklenburg Music
Mrs. Steve Scott Nurse
John Champlin Coach
Mrs. Mary Hazelton Soc. Sci.
Edna Hehn Latin
Faye Moorman Elem. Prin.
Ruth Frost 6
Marcella Hull 5
Josephine Sowders 4
Margaret Meek 3
Rilma Rogers 2
Mrs. Katharin Hoffman 1
Teresa Tullis Kind.
SOUTH SCHOOL

Ella Grogan 2-3
Lyda Epperly 1
LEROY

Court Ferguson Supt.
John Wetzler Prin.
Mrs. Darlene Blackman Eng.
Mrs. Junetta Mumford H.Ec.
Zelma Oliver 7-8
Mary Jane Stiles 5-6
Muriel Calvert 3-4
Valera Sullivun 1-2

VAN WERT

K.E. Steele Supt.
Mrs. Ruth Steele H.Ec.
Janet Hodenfield Eng.
Mrs. Doris Houck 6-7-8
Mrs. Mary Ricker 3-4-5
Ina Garton P-1-2
WELDON

P. L. Schuler Supt.
Mrs. Ada Taylor Eng.
Mrs. Ruth Kemp Sci.
Mrs. Frances Fitzpatrick 6-7-8
Wiona Naylor 3-4-5
Mrs. Margaret Sponsler P-1-2 
no records for 1943-1944, 1944-1945, 1945-1946

1946-1947
GARDEN GROVE

C. H. Konarska Supt.
Martin Van Dyne Prin.
Donald Blaze Shop
Paul P. Dunham Comm.
Nadine McClung H.Ec.
Berniece Stanturf Hist.
Frances Smith 6-7-8
Cora Provan 6-7-8
Thelma Fleming 4-5
Dorothy Smith 3
Letha Krouch 1-2
Margaret Kimberlin K-1
GRAND RIVER

J. Leonard Hight Supt.
Nina Barrows Math.
Hessel Vanderflute Hist.
Mrs. Glee Jennings H. Ec.
Kathryne Daughton Music
Charles Brown 6-7-8
Louva Hanner 3-4-5
Mrs. Frances Dentler P-1-2
LAMONI

Harry Lorance Supt.
F. M. Herring Prin.
R. L. Amsberry Agri.
O. M. Croft Ind. Arts
Mildred Sampson Eng.
Marguerite Stilley H.Ec.
Rosabel Howard Eng.
Jewell Jacobson Comm.
Herbert Rees Math.
Floyd Wright Sci.
Charles Neubauer Coach
Fred Weddle Music
Louisa Wheeler 8
Roy MacDonald 7
Mary Beth Evans 6
Mrs. Ruth Flaggard 5
Martha Lester 4
Lena Dennis 3
Marcella Schenck 2
Ina Campbell 1
Mrs. Gwen Amsberry Kind.
LEON

Rolland A. Naffziger Supt.
W. T. Petty Math.
Eva Curry N.Tr.
Freeta Hagen Comm.
Isadora Walls Comm.
Ralph Lyddon Voc.Ag.
June Stone H.Ec.
Joseph Leach Music
Ardys Jensen Eng.
Genevieve McCampbell Soc.Sci.
Harry Blomstrand Sci.
Melvin Church Coach
Mary Jane McInture 8
Margaret Meek 7
Eden Irene Morgan 6
Roberta N. Byerly 5
Mrs. Naomi Bowen 4
Kathryne HOffman 2-3
Georgia McMorris 1
Teresa Tullis Kind.
Ronald Woodin Ag.
SOUTH SCHOOL

Ella Grogan 2-3
Lyda Epperly 1-2
LEROY

W.L. Warnick Supt.
Don Butcher Hist.
Mrs. Lila Akes Eng.
Mrs. Esther Baker Music
Mrs. Edna Anderson 7-8
Atha Palmer 5-6
Mrs. Elva Butcher 3-4
Mrs. Valera Sullivun P-1-2
VAN WERT

Owen Bulkeley Supt.
Thomas Young Math.
Mildred Carmichael Eng.
Glenn Campbell 6-7-8
Mrs. Selma Thompson 3-4-5
Doris Reynolds P-1-2
WELDON

R. A. Collister Supt.
Mrs. Ruth Kemp Sci.
Dave E. Follett Eng.
Mabel McLaughlin 6-7-8
Joanne Landis 3-4-5
Mrs. Mrs. Anna Rainthorpe K-1-2
 
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