MARTINS, ELMER J
Hardware Dealer; b Westside, Iowa Feb 10, 1890; s of Herman C Martins-Margaret John; ed Westside HS 1907; Boyles Business Coll, Omaha, 1909; m Hazel Gertrude Arnd Mar 9, 1916 Council Bluffs; s Glen Elmer; 1911 with Evers & Martins Hdw Store, Westside; 1912- ptr in H C Martins & Sons Hdw, Westside; 1928- 31 mbr city coun; past mayor, Westside; AF&AM; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby: fishing ; off Hardware Store; res Westside.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 330.