Iowa Pre-World War II Contestants

that participated in National Contests from 1924-1941.


Most of these contests were 80 minutes long without a break.

NAME Year at National Placed at National Iowa State Champ Iowa county were
contestants were from.
Clarence Bockes 1929, 1933 (6th, 1929) (11th, 1933) 1933 Grundy
Lee Carey 1931 3rd 1931 Marshall
Carl Carlson 1936 1st 1936 Audubon
Elmer Carlson 1935 1st 1935 Audubon
Ivyl Carlson 1940, 1941 (3rd, 1941) (3rd, 1940) 1941 1940 Boone, 1941 Polk
George Dickenson 1927 5th 2nd place Hardin
Ben Grimmius 1924, 1928 (4th, 1924) (9th, 1928) 1924 Grundy
Ruel Harman 1928 5th 1928 Mills
Elke Hendricks 1931, 1935, 1936 (6th, 1931) (5th, 1935) (17th, 1936) 2nd place Grundy
Walter Johansen 1932-1934 (3rd, 1932) (6th, 1933) (8th, 1934) 2nd place Audubon
Marion Link 1940 2nd 2nd place Story
John Middlekoop 1937 8th 2nd place Mahaska
Henery Peterson 1938 12th 1938 Webster
Mearl Pottroff 1926 5th 2nd place Carroll
Leo Rettler 1925 6th 1925 Keokuk
Alvin Roberts 1939 15th 1939 Muscatine
Fred Stanek 1924-1927, 1930 (5th, 1924) (1st, 1926) (1st, 1927) (1st, 1930) 1926, 1927 Webster
George Steffens 1939 7th 2nd place Cass
Lee Stodgell 1934, 1937 (5th, 1943) (11th, 1937) 1934, 1937 Louisa
Clyde Tague 1929, 1930 (3rd, 1929) (8th, 1930) 1929, 1930 Gutrie
Orville Wicks 1932 11th 1932 Wright
Harold Larson 1938 3rd 2nd place Wright
Cameron Krauel 1941 5th 2nd place Audubon