CharlesTrumbull White (1941)

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Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 3/5/2012 at 06:24:09

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 17, 1941
Page 1

TRUMBELL WHITE DIED SATURDAY

Trumbell White, internationally known author, editor, explorer, and one of Winterset’s most distinguished native sons, died last Saturday, according to information reaching here.

White was born in Winterset of a prominent family here at that time. He moved away as a young man, and his home had been in the east for many years. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.

Trumbell White was the author of many books, but was probably most widely known as the editor of the Redbook magazine.
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The Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
Monday, December 15, 1941
Page 12, Column 3

Former Magazine Editor, Author and Explorer Dies

New York, Dec, 14 –AP- Trumbull White, 73, former magazine editor, author and explorer, died yesterday after a short illness.

White, a native of Winterset, Ia., began his career as a newspaperman in Chicago, covered the Cuban insurrection of 1897 and made several trips to Asia. He was editor of Redbook Magazine from 1903 to 1906 and later edited Appleton’s magazine, Adventure and Everybody’s.
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Coordinator's note: Transcribed as published, full correct name is "Charles Trumbull White". Per New York Death records, deceased passed away on 13 Dec 1941 at New York City, Manhattan, New York.

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