TRIGG, Frank E. 1872-1948

TRIGG HOUDEK

Posted By: Chris Tonn (email)
Date: 5/8/2014 at 13:51:46

Rockford Editor's Rites Wednesday

Rockford, Ia. - Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at his late home for Frank E. Trigg, 76, for nearly 32 years editor of the Rockford Register, who died Friday in an Independence hospital.

In 1906 he became editor and publisher of the newspaper which his father, Joseph Trigg had founded in 1887.

He had been connected with the paper since the turn of the century, being made a partner with his father in 1901 and taking an active management in 1904.

Earlier he had been principal and superintendent of schools at Spencer, after his graduation from Grinnell college, Grinnell, in 1896.

During his newspaper career he was offered the editorship of the Des Moines Register and Farmer, and a position as publicity director of the old Hart-Parr Co., Charles City, but chose to remain with the Rockford paper.

He was active in the fight against stream pollution and took part in boy scout work at Rockford. Mr. Trigg sold his paper to its present editor, Earl Houdek, early in 1938. His wife Elsie, survives him.

Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa Tuesday, December 14, 1948