Charles E. Armstrong (1873-1944)

ARMSTRONG, MURPHY, TWAMLY

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 4/20/2019 at 12:58:26

Charles E. Armstrong, newspaper man, died November 11, 1944, at Nevada, Iowa; bom also in Nevada October 29, 1873, the eldest of eight children of William Ellis and Evaline Murphy Armstrong, pioneer Story county residents, the father being a printer upon the first paper published in Nevada; lived upon a farm in the community during boyhood; married April 14, 1917 to Mrs. Mae Twamly; engaged in newspaper work at Zearing, Roland and lastly as managing editor of the Nevada Evening Journal for forty-two years; served upon the Nevada city council; a member of the Knights of Pythias, and active in community enterprises.

Citation: "Charles E. Armstrong."The Annals of Iowa 26 (1945), 317-317.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.6990