Who's Who in
Henry County, 1940
1940 Who's Who
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940.
Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, March 2021.
Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
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SHOOK, HEMPSTEAD L: |
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| Mayor; b Cincinnati, Iowa Feb 13, 1903; s of Edward J Shook-Fannie Thrasher; ed Mount Pleasant HS 1921; Iowa Wes; Business Coll, Fort Madison 1922; m Clela Campbell Dec 24, 1924 Mount Pleasant; s Allan Duane; 1923-24 reporter on Fort Madison Democrat; 1924-33 bkkpr & teller First Natl Bank of Mount Pleasant, later Henry Co Savings Bank, Mount Pleasant; 1933- gen agt ins; 1937- mayor, Mount Pleasant; 1937 chmn dedication services of city hall; mbr Iowa League of Municipalities for Mount Pleasant, mbr com on municipal taxation, chmn municipal water supply com 1939; 1st pres Jr C of C, ch mbr; Sr C Of C, dir; AF&AM 8; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies: fishing, geology; off City Hall, & Fleenor Bldg Washington St; res 304 ½ E Washington, Mount Pleasant. | |
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Key to Abbreviations From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, March 2021. |
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