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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WESSEL, E E: |
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| Editor & Publisher; b St Paul, Minn Oct 19, 1894; s of Gustave Wessel-Anna Hokanson; ed Johnson HS, St Paul Minn 1911; U of Minn, sch of agr 1912-16; m Esther Buor Feb 28, 1923 Omaha, Neb; d Suzanne Buor; 1916-22 worked on newspapers, various locations; 1922- owner & opr New London Journal, New London; helped org, dir & secy New London Development Co; New London Journal 1st paper in SE Iowa to come out for state gasoline tax replacing the old frontage tax; instrumental in getting old Harding Highway through New London, later changed to US Highway 34; IPA; Natl Edit Assn; C of C, helped org & secy since 1923; Rep, past twp committeeman 6 years; hobbies: gardening, fishing; off New London Journal; res New London. | |
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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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