ABBREVIATIONS
Each sketch in this book is autobiographical, giving in order the following information where submitted: Name, place and date of birth; parents; education; marriage and names of children; business history, showing dates, locations and type of employment or business endeavor; war record; clubs and organizations; politics; church affiliation; hobbies and present office and home address. Where an individual is still active in a capacity as listed, we have given the date when such affiliation began, followed by a hyphen, as "1932- cashier, State Bank"; or "1929- mayor." Where such activity has terminated, both dates are given, as "1932-38 cashier, State Bank", etc. Press Cntl F to quickly "Find" a specific entry. |
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| A & M | Agricultural & Mechanical | |
| A&P Rwy | Atlantic & Pacific Railway | |
| AA | degree of associate of arts | |
| AAA | Agricultural Adjustment Administration | |
| American Automobile Association | ||
| AAONMS | Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine | |
| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| AASR | Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite | |
| AAU | Amateur Athletic Union | |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professors | |
| AAUW | American Association of University Women | |
| acad | academy, academic | |
| acct | accountant | |
| ACD | American College of Dentists | |
| ACP | American College of Physicians | |
| Agricultural Conservation Program | ||
| ACS | American College of Surgeons | |
| ADA | American Dental Association | |
| adjt | adjutant | |
| adm | admitted | |
| AE | agricultural engineer (ing) | |
| AEF | American Expeditionary Force | |
| AF&AM | Ancient Free & Accepted Masons | |
| AFI | All for Iowa | |
| AF of L | American Federation of Labor | |
| agcy | agency | |
| agr (l) | agriculture (al) | |
| agt | agent | |
| AHEPA | American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association | |
| AIEE | American Institute of Electrical Engineers | |
| Ala | Alabama | |
| ALA | American Library Association | |
| AMA | American Medical Association | |
| Amer | American | |
| AMPA | American Newspaper Publishers Association | |
| AOUW | Ancient Order of United Workmen | |
| AP | Associated Press | |
| appr | apprentice | |
| apptd | appointed | |
| apptmt | appointment | |
| apt (s) | apartment (s) | |
| ARC | American Red Cross | |
| Ariz | Arizona | |
| Ark | Arkansas | |
| arty | artillery | |
| AS | air service | |
| ASAE | American Society of Agricultural Engineers | |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | |
| ASSC | Air Service Signal Corps | |
| assn | association | |
| assoc | associate (d) | |
| asst | assistant | |
| AT&SF Rwy | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway | |
| att | attended, attending | |
| atty | attorney | |
| Aug | August | |
| aux | auxiliary | |
| ave | avenue | |
| AZA | Aleph Zadek Aleph | |
| b | born | |
| B&A RR | Boston & Albany Railroad | |
| B & L | Building & Loan | |
| B&M RR | Burlington & Missouri Railroad | |
| B&O RR Co | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company | |
| B&PW | Business & Professional Women | |
| BA | bachelor of arts | |
| BAE | Bureau of Agricultural Economics | |
| BAgr | bachelor of agriculture | |
| Bapt | Baptist | |
| BArch | bachelor of architecture | |
| BAS | bachelor of association science | |
| batt | battalion | |
| BBA | bachelor of business administration | |
| B C | British Columbia | |
| BCE | bachelor of civil engineering | |
| BCL | bachelor of civil law | |
| BCS | bachelor of commercial science | |
| bd | board | |
| BD | bachelor of divinity | |
| BDi | bachelor of didactics | |
| BDS | bachelor of dental surgery | |
| BE | bachelor of education, bachelor of engineering, | |
| bachelor of expression | ||
| BEd | bachelor of education | |
| BEF | British Expeditionary Force | |
| BFA | bachelor of fine arts | |
| BJ | bachelor of journalism | |
| bkkpr | bookkeeper | |
| BL | bachelor of laws, bachelor of letters | |
| bldg | building | |
| BLitt | bachelor of literature, bachelor of letters | |
| BLS | bachelor of library science | |
| blvd | boulevard | |
| BM | bachelor of medicine | |
| BME | bachelor of mining engineering | |
| BMus | bachelor of music | |
| B of LE | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | |
| B of LF&E | Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers | |
| BO | bachelor of oratory | |
| BPd | bachelor of pedagogy | |
| BPE | bachelor of physical education | |
| BPOE | Benevolent Protective Order of Elks | |
| B of RC | Brotherhood of Railway Clerks | |
| brig | brigadier | |
| BRE | bachelor of religious education | |
| BRT | Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen | |
| BSA | bachelor of agricultural science, Boy Scouts of America | |
| BSc | bachelor of science | |
| BSD | bachelor of didactic science | |
| BSL | bachelor of sacred literature | |
| BTh | bachelor of theology | |
| bur | bureau | |
| BVM | Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| C&EI RR | Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad | |
| C> Rwy | Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad | |
| C&NP RR | Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad | |
| C&NW Rwy | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad | |
| C&O Rwy | Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad | |
| C&S Rwy Co | Colorado & Southern Railway Company | |
| CAC | coast artillery corps | |
| Cal | California | |
| capt | captain | |
| CAR | Children of the American Revolution | |
| carp | carpenter | |
| cash | cashier | |
| Cath | Catholic | |
| CB&Q Rwy Co | Chicago, Burlington & Quncy Railway Company | |
| CCC&StL Rwy | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis Railway | |
| CE | civil engineer | |
| CGW Rwy | Chicago Great Western Railway | |
| ch | chapter, charter, church | |
| chg | charge | |
| chmn | chairman | |
| Chris | Christian | |
| Chris Sci | Christian Science | |
| clk | clerk | |
| CLU | Central Labor Union | |
| CM&StP Rwy | Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway | |
| CMTC | Citizens Military Training Camp | |
| co | company (s), county (s) | |
| COF | Catholic Order of Foresters | |
| C of C | Chamber of Commerce | |
| col | colonel | |
| coll | college | |
| Colo | Colorado | |
| com | committee | |
| comdt | commandant | |
| comm | commander, community | |
| commd | commissioned | |
| comml | commercial | |
| commr | commissioner | |
| conf | conference | |
| Congl | Congregational, Congressional | |
| Conn | Connecticut | |
| contr | contractor | |
| conv | convention | |
| co-op | co-operative | |
| corp | corporation, corporal | |
| COTS | central officers training school | |
| coun | council | |
| CP Rwy | Canadian Pacific Railway | |
| CPA | certified public accountant | |
| CRI&P Rwy | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway | |
| CStPM&O Rwy | Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway | |
| CWA | Civil Works Administration | |
| d | daughter | |
| D&RGW RR Co | Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company | |
| DAgr | doctor of agriculture | |
| DAR | Daughters of the American Revolution | |
| DAV | Disabled American Veterans | |
| D C | District of Columbia | |
| DC | doctor of chiropractic | |
| DCL | doctor of civil law | |
| DD | doctor of divinity | |
| DDS | doctor of dental surgery | |
| dec | deceased | |
| Dec | December | |
| DEd | doctor of education | |
| del | delegate | |
| Del | Delaware | |
| Dem | Democrat | |
| DEng | doctor of engineering | |
| dep | deputy | |
| dept | department | |
| DHL | doctor of Hebrew literature | |
| dir (s) | director (s) | |
| disch | discharged | |
| dist | district | |
| div | division | |
| DLit (t) | doctor of literature | |
| dir (s) | dealer (s) | |
| DLS | doctor of library science | |
| DM&C | Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad Co | |
| DMU Rwy | Des Moines Union Railway | |
| DMus | doctor of music | |
| DO | doctor of osteopathy | |
| DOKK | Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorasson of America | |
| DORC | dental officers reserve corps | |
| Dr | doctor | |
| DRE | doctor of religious education | |
| DSc | doctor of science | |
| DSC | distinguished service cross | |
| DST | doctor of sacred theology | |
| DTM | doctor of tropical medicine | |
| DUV | Daughters of Union Veterans | |
| DVM | doctor of veterinary medicine | |
| DVS | doctor of veterinary surgery | |
| E | east | |
| ed | educated | |
| ED | doctor of engineering | |
| EdB | bachelor of education | |
| EdD | doctor of education | |
| EdM | master of education | |
| edn (l) | education (al) | |
| EE | electrical engineer | |
| elec | elected | |
| elem | elementary | |
| emp | employed | |
| engr (s) | engineer (s) | |
| enl | enlisted | |
| ent | entered | |
| Episc | Episcopal | |
| est | estate | |
| estab | established | |
| Evang | Evangelical | |
| exec | executive | |
| ext | extensive | |
| extn | extension | |
| FACD | Fellow of the American College of Dentists | |
| FACP | Fellow of the American College of Physicians | |
| FACS | Fellow of the American College of Surgeons | |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Inventigation | |
| FCA | Farm Credit Administration | |
| FDDM&Sou RR | Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad | |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| FE&MV RR | Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad | |
| Feb | February | |
| fed | federal | |
| fedn | federation | |
| FFA | Future Farmers of America | |
| FHA | Federal Housing Administration | |
| Fla | Florida | |
| FOE | Fraternal Order of Eagles | |
| frat | fraternity | |
| FSA | Farm Security Administration | |
| FSB | Federal Securities Board | |
| FTDA | Florists Telegraph Delivery Association | |
| FtDM | Fort Des Moines | |
| furn | furniture | |
| Ga | Georgia | |
| GAR | Grand Army of the Republic | |
| gen | general | |
| GFWC | General Federation of Women's Clubs | |
| GHQ | general headquarters | |
| GMC | General Motors Corporation | |
| GN Rwy | Great Northern Railway | |
| gov | governor | |
| govt | government | |
| grad | graduate | |
| groc | grocer | |
| GT Rwy | Grand Trunk Railway | |
| hdqrs | headquarters | |
| hdw | hardware | |
| HG | Home Guard | |
| hist | historical | |
| HOLC | Home Owners Loan Corporation | |
| hon | honorable, honorary | |
| hosp | hospital | |
| HS | high school | |
| ICC | Interstate Commerce Commission | |
| IC RR | Illinois Central Railroad | |
| ICS | International Correspondence School | |
| IERA | Iowa Emergency Relief Administration | |
| IFWC | Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs | |
| IGA | Independent Grocers Alliance | |
| IGN RR | International Great Northern Railroad | |
| Ill | Illinois | |
| impl | implement | |
| inc | incorporated | |
| Ind | Indiana | |
| indep | independent (ly) | |
| inf | infantry | |
| ING | Iowa National Guards | |
| ins | insurance | |
| inst | institute | |
| instr | instructor | |
| int (s) | interest (s) (ed) | |
| internatl | international | |
| IOGT | International Order of Good Templars | |
| IOOF | Independent Order of Odd Fellows | |
| IPA | Iowa Press Association | |
| ISTA | Iowa State Teachers Association | |
| ISTC | Iowa State Teachers College | |
| ITU | International Typographical Union | |
| Jan | January | |
| JCD, JDC | doctor of civil law | |
| JCL | Juris Canonici Lector | |
| JD | juris doctor, doctor of laws | |
| JP | Justice of the Peace | |
| jr | junior | |
| JSD | doctor of juristic science | |
| JUD | doctor of canon & civil laws | |
| Kas | Kansas | |
| KC | Knight of Columbus | |
| KCCH | Knights Commandery of the Court of Honor | |
| KCS Rwy | Kansas City Southern Railway | |
| KP | Knights of Pythias | |
| KT | Knights Templar | |
| Ky | Kentucky | |
| L & B | Loan & Building | |
| L&N RR | Louisville & Nashville Railroad | |
| La | Louisiana | |
| LA&SL RR | Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad | |
| lab | laboratory | |
| lbr | lumber | |
| LHD | doctor of the humanities, doctor of letters of humanity | |
| LI RR | Long Island Railroad | |
| lib | library | |
| lic | licensed | |
| LitD | doctor of letters, doctor of literature | |
| LittB | bachelor of letters | |
| LittD | doctor of letters | |
| LLB | bachelor of laws | |
| LLD | doctor of laws | |
| LLM | master of laws | |
| LOOM | Loyal Order of Moose | |
| lt | lieutenant | |
| ltd | limited | |
| Luth | Lutheran | |
| m | married | |
| M&StL RR | Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad | |
| MA | master of arts | |
| MAgr | master of agriculture | |
| maj | major | |
| Mar | March | |
| Mass | Massachusetts | |
| math | mathematics, mathematical | |
| MB | bachelor of medicine | |
| MBA | master of business administration | |
| mbr | member | |
| mcht | merchant | |
| MC&CL RR | Mason City & Clear Lake Railroad | |
| MCL | master of civil law | |
| MCS | master of commercial science | |
| Md | Maryland | |
| MD | doctor of medicine | |
| MDi | master of didactics | |
| MDip | master in diplomacy | |
| MDS | master of dental surgery | |
| mdse | merchandise | |
| Me | Maine | |
| ME | mechanical, military or mining engineering | |
| med | medical, medicine | |
| MEE | master of electrical engineering | |
| merc | mercantile | |
| Meth | Methodist | |
| MFA | master of fine arts | |
| mfg | manufacturing | |
| mfr (s) | manufacturer (s) | |
| mgr (s) | manager (s) | |
| MGTC | machine gun transport company | |
| Mich | Michigan | |
| mil | military | |
| min | minute | |
| Minn | Minnesota | |
| Miss | Mississippi | |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| MK&T Rwy | Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway | |
| MLitt | master of literature | |
| MME | master of mechanical engineering | |
| M&O RR | Mobile & Ohio Railroad | |
| Mo | Missouri | |
| Mont | Montana | |
| MoP Rwy | Missouri Pacific Railway | |
| MORC | medical officers reserve corps | |
| MPd | master of pedagogy | |
| MPE | master of physical education | |
| MRE | master of religious education | |
| MS | master of surgery | |
| MSc | master of science | |
| MST | master of sacred theology | |
| MStP&SSM Rwy | Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway | |
| MTC | motor transport company | |
| MTD | motor transport division | |
| MTh | master of theology | |
| MusB | bachelor of music | |
| MusD | doctor of music | |
| MusM | master of music | |
| MWA | Modern Woodmen of America | |
| N | north | |
| N&W Rwy | Norfolk & Western Railway | |
| NAA | National Aeronautics Association | |
| NARD | National Association of Retail Druggists | |
| natl | national | |
| Natl Edit Assn | National Editorial Association | |
| N C | North Carolina | |
| NC&StL Rwy | Nashville, Cattanooga & St Louis Railway | |
| N D | North Dakota | |
| NE | northeast | |
| NEA | National Educational Association | |
| Neb | Nebraska | |
| Nev | Nevada | |
| NG | National Guards | |
| N H | New Hampshire | |
| N J | New Jersey | |
| N M | New Mexico | |
| Nov | November | |
| NP Rwy | Northern Pacific Railway | |
| NRA | National Recovery Administration | |
| NW | northwest | |
| N Y | New York | |
| NYA | National Youth Administration | |
| NYC&HR RR | New York, Central & Hudson River Railroad | |
| NYC RR | New York Central Railroad | |
| NYNH&H RR | New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad | |
| Oct | October | |
| OES | Order of Eastern Star | |
| ofcl | official | |
| ofcr | officer | |
| off | office | |
| Okla | Oklahoma | |
| opr (d) | operator, operate (d) | |
| oprn | operation | |
| ORC | Order of Railway Conductors, Officers Reserve Corps | |
| Ore | Oregon | |
| org (r) | organized, organizer | |
| orgn | organization | |
| ORT | Order of Railway Telegraphers | |
| O/S | overseas | |
| OSL RR | Oregon Short Line Railroad | |
| OTC | officers training camp | |
| OTS | officers training school | |
| O-W RR&N Co | Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company | |
| PCA | Production Credit Association | |
| pct | precinct | |
| PdB | bachelor of pedagogy | |
| PdD | doctor of pedagogy | |
| PdM | master of pedagogy | |
| PeB | bachelor of pediatrics | |
| Penn | Pennsylvania | |
| Penn RR | Pennsylvania Railroad | |
| Pharm | pharmacy (ist), (eutical) | |
| PhB | bachelor of philosophy | |
| PhC | pharmaceutical chemist,chiropractic philosopher | |
| PhD | doctor of philosophy, doctor of pharmacy | |
| PhG | graduate in pharmacy | |
| phys | physician | |
| P I | Philippine Islands | |
| P M | postmaster | |
| PM RR | Pere Marquette Railroad | |
| P O | postoffice | |
| prac | practice (d) | |
| prep | preparatory | |
| pres | president | |
| Presby | Presbyterian | |
| prin | principal | |
| priv | private | |
| prof | professor | |
| prop | proprietor | |
| Prot | Protestant | |
| PTA | Parent Teachers Association | |
| ptr | partner | |
| pub | public | |
| pur | purchased | |
| PWA | Public Works Administration | |
| QMC | quartermasters corps | |
| QMRC | quartermasters reserve corps | |
| RA | resettlement administration | |
| RACC | Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation | |
| RAM | Royal Arch Mason | |
| R&SM | Royal & Select Mason | |
| REA | Rural Electrification Administraion | |
| recd | received | |
| Rep | representative, republican | |
| res | reserve, residence | |
| ret | retired | |
| retd | returned | |
| Rev | Reverend | |
| RFC | Reconstruction Finance Corporation | |
| RFD | Rural Free Delivery | |
| R I | Rhode Island | |
| RN | registered nurse | |
| RNA | Royal Neighbors of America | |
| ROA | Reserve Officers Association | |
| RR | railroad | |
| s | son | |
| S | south | |
| S & L | Savings & Loan | |
| SA | Salvation Army | |
| SAL Rwy | Seaboard Air Line Railway | |
| SAR | Sons of the American Revolution | |
| SATC | Student Army Training Corps | |
| SBA | Security Benefit Association | |
| S C | South Carolina | |
| SC | Signal Corps | |
| sch | school | |
| Scot | Scottish | |
| S D | South Dakota | |
| SE | southeast | |
| secy | secretary | |
| sen | senator, senate | |
| Sept | September | |
| sgt | sergeant | |
| SJD | doctor juristic science | |
| SNTC | student naval training corps | |
| soc | society | |
| SP Co | Southern Pacific Company | |
| Sp-Amer | Spanish American | |
| SPEE | Soc for the Promotion of Engineering Education | |
| sr | senior | |
| SS | steamship, Sunday School | |
| St | Saint, street, state | |
| STB | bachelor of sacred theology | |
| STD | doctor of sacred theology | |
| steno | stenographer | |
| StJ&GI RR | St Joseph & Grand Island Railroad | |
| StL&SF RR | St Louis & San Francisco Railroad | |
| StL&M&S MoP | St Louis & Missouri & Southern Missouri Pacific | |
| STP | professor of sacred theology | |
| supt | superintendent | |
| supvr | supervisor | |
| surg | surgeon | |
| SUV | Sons of Union Veterans | |
| SW | southwest | |
| T&P Rwy | Texas & Pacific Railway | |
| tchr | teacher | |
| TDS | Telegraphic Delivery Service | |
| tech | technical | |
| tele | telephone | |
| teleg | telegraph | |
| Tenn | Tennessee | |
| Tex | Texas | |
| T H | Territory of Hawaii | |
| ThD | doctor of theology | |
| ThM | master of theology | |
| TPA | Travelers Protective Association | |
| treas | treasurer (s) | |
| tsfrd | transferred | |
| tsptn | transportation | |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| twp | township | |
| U | university | |
| U B | United Brethren | |
| UCT | United Commercial Travelers | |
| UMWA | United Mine Workers of America | |
| Uni | university | |
| UP | Union Pacific, United Press | |
| US | United States | |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | |
| USN | United States Navy | |
| USS | United States Ship | |
| USWV | United Spanish War Veterans | |
| Va | Virginia | |
| vol | volunteer | |
| VP | vice-president | |
| vs | versus | |
| Vt | Vermont | |
| W | west | |
| Wash | Washington | |
| WCF&N RR | Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad | |
| WCTU | Womens Christian Temperance Union | |
| Wes | Wesleyan | |
| WFMS | Woman's Foreign Missionary Society | |
| WHMS | Woman's Home Missionary Society | |
| whol | wholesale | |
| Wis | Wisconsin | |
| WOW | Woodmen of the World | |
| WP RR | Western Pacific Railroad Company | |
| WPA | Works Progress Administration | |
| WRC | Women's Relief Corps | |
| W Va | West Virginia | |
| Wyo | Wyoming | |
| Y D | Young Democrats | |
| YMCA | Young Men's Christian Association | |
| Y R | Young Republicans | |
| YWCA | Young Women's Christian Association | |
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From "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pp. 8-10. |
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