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Club; AF&AM 227; Presby Ch; Rep; hobbies: fishing, sports; off & res Sully. POMEROY, GEORGE J: Retired; b Prairie City, Iowa July 27, 1875; s of Winfield K Pomeroy-Amanda Smith; ed Newton; Highland Park Normal Coll, Des Moines; m Soda B Evans June 19, 1900 Newton; 1897-98 clk Churchill Hotel, Newton; 1899-1900 clk in drug store, Newton; 1900 ticket agt & bill clk CRI&P RR, Newton; 1900-25 RR postal clk out of Des Moines; 1938 ins agt Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee; during Spanish-Amer War 1898-99 sta-tioned at San Francisco; USWV 39, Newton; Railway Postal Assn; Kiwanis; AF&AM 59; Moth Ch, trustee; Rep; hobby: travel; res 500 N 2nd Ave W, Newton. PRICE, DONALD ALLEN: Insurance & Real Estate Agent; b Ira, Iowa Sept 7, 1906; s of William Irvin Price-Flora Allen; ed Baxter HS 1925; Cornell Coll, Mount Vernon; Coyne Electric Sch, Chicago 1930; m Wanda Nadine Cox June 12, 1932 Mitchellville; 1937- ins & real est ogt, Baxter; secy comm Club; Congl Ch; hobby: stamp collection; res Baxter. PRICE, WILLIAM IRWIN: Real Estate & Insurance Agent; b Marshall Co, Iowa Nov 9, 1866; s of William Owen Price-Martha Tramel; ed Jasper Co; m Flora A Allen June 5, 1901 Tiffin; s Donald Allen, William Kenneth; d Grace Esther (Mrs Hugh Jontz), Ruth Aileen; 1890-1900 farmer, Jasper Co; 1901-03 contractor & builder; 1903-08 mgr Pine Lbr Yard, for Standard Lbr Co of Dubuque; 1908-37 cash Farmers Savings Bank, Ira; 1937- real est & ins agt, Baxter; opr 1st ledger posting machine ever used in a bank; AF&AM, master; Comm Club; Congl Ch; Rep; hobbies: reading, scrap book; off & res Baxter. PYE, WILLIAM ARTHUR: Superintendent of Schools; b Monona, Iowa Jan 23, 1875; s of Nathaniel Pye-Mary Ellen Whiteside; ed Waverly HS 1894; Cornell Coll, BA 1900; 1898-1900 owner & opr Cornellian, coil paper; grad work summers 1917-18 Iowa St Coll, summer of 1919 Columbia U; Phi Delta Kappa; m Della Beery 1904; m Florence May Stain June 6, 1926 Eldora; foster d Elizabeth Katherine; 1894-96 sch tchr, Bremer & Hamilton Cos; 1897-98 while att call, sch tchr, Hardin Co; 190001 pastor Meth Ch, Garwin; 1901-05 prin of sch, Garwin; 1905-10 supt of schs, Wilton Junction, 1910-11 Tama, 1911-16 Eagle Grove, 1916-25 Eldora; 1925-26 prin Horace Mann Elementary Sch, Iowa City; 1926-34 supt of schs, Toledo, 1934- Monroe; past pres Comml Club; NEA; ISTA; Natl Secondary Prins Assn; Jasper Co Supt Club; KP; AF&AM 194; Meth Ch; Indep; hobby: gardening; off High School; res Monroe. QUIRE, AUSTIN FLINT: Physician & Surgeon; b Lynnville, Iowa Sept 15, 1869; s of Dr Charles Edward Quire-Sarah L Taylor; ed Lynnville HS 1888; Keokuk Med Coll, MD 1901; m Carrie Margaret Smith Feb 19, 1905 Taintor; s George Edward; d Louise Cecelia (dec 1935), Dorothy Frances, Ardena Florence, Betty Jean (dec Jan 29, 1928); 1888-98 raised horses & mgr of father's form, Jasper Co; 1901- prat med, Lynnville; past mayor 2 years; past pres Lynnville sch bd 2 years; past mbr Jasper Co Med Soc; Iowa St Med Soc; AF&AM 322; Dem; hobby: hunting; off & res Lynnville. QUIRE, FRANK EDWARD: Physician & Surgeon; b Lynnville, Iowa Nov 22, 1867; s of Dr Charles Edward Quire-Sarah L Taylor; ed Lynnville; Grinnell Coll; U of Iowa 1887-89; Rush Med Coll, MD 1892; Chicago Post Grad Sch 1901 & 1904; m Katherine R Ratcliff Dec 21, 1896 Marshall Co (dec 1935); s Charles Franklin; d Reba R (Mrs L J Dixon), No Irene (Mrs Dale Gloscock); 1892 interne Cook Co Hasp, Chicago III; 1892-1901 proc med, Peoria III; 1901-12 proc med, Tointor; 1912- prat med. Lynnville; past mayor 2 years; past mbr Lynnville sch bd 5 years; during World War enl but not called; Jasper Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AF&AM 227; Dem; hobbies: flower gardening, home furn; off & res Lynnville. RANDALL, RICHARD FRANCIS: Editor & Publisher; b Grinnell, Iowa Jan 13, 1890: s of Francis Marion Randall-Loving Rivers; ed Lynnville; m Bess Neilson Sept 7, 1916 Des Moines; 1902-08 while att sch typesetter for Lynnville Star; 1908-09 emp at Prairie City News; 1909-12 foreman, 191215 ptr of brother William Cleveland, 1915-editor, publisher & owner; IPA; Natl Edit Assn; 1935 org Prairie City Comml Club; org Prairie City Jr Band; Comml Club, past pres; Rep; hobby: hand work; off & res Prairie City. REESE, DAVE M: Dentist; b Mahaska Co, Iowa Dec 16, 1907; s of Francis Reese-Lillian Smith; ed Newton HS 1926; St Louis U, DDS 1937; Psi Omega; m Loretto Riememschneider July 30, 1937 Waterloo; 1937- dentist, Newton; Jasper Co & Iowa St Dental Socs; ADA; BSA, scoutmaster troop 55 since 1938; Jr C of C; Meth Ch; hobbies: BSA work & horses; off 220 Jewel Bldg; res 903 W 3rd S, Newton. REYNOLDS, ALBERT C: Physician & Surgeon; b Marion Co, Iowa -; s of Lucien B Reynolds-Ruth Ann Rea; ed Drake U HS; Drake Med Coll, MD 1910, also grad work; Tri-State & Amer Clinics; 1910-11 proc med, Corwith & Colfax; 1911-13 phys for Enterprise Coal Mining Co, Colfax; 1913proc med, Mingo; Jasper, Polk Co, & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Colfax Golf Club; Newton Country Club; SAR; AF&AM; 32° Scot Rite, Des Moines; Prot; hobby: travel; father Civil War veteran came from Ohio formed in Iowa; mother native of N J; ancestor Abelarde Reynolds first P M in Rochester N Y 1812-27; off & res Mingo. RHODES, JAMES RUTHERFORD: Publisher; b Newton, Iowa Dec 31, 1882: s of James William Rhodes-Maria Hill; ed Newton HS 1901; Monmouth III Coll, BA 1906; Princeton U, BA 1908, MD 1909; Friar Club; m Helen Lavilia Atkins Sept ii, 1926, Milbank S D; 1903-06 reporter in coil sports section, in Daily Atlas, Monmouth; 190607 reporter Daily Review, Monmouth; 1909 field man with Redpath Vawter Chautauqua Co, Cedar Rapids; 1909-10 reporter on Tacoma Tribune, Tacoma Wash; 1910- publisher The Daily News, Newton; 1919-publisher Jasper Co Record, Newton; 1926-publisher Perry Daily Chief, Perry; 1929-publisher The Carroll Daily Herald, Carroll; an orgr & past pres Highway No 14 Improvement Assn, 1st pres 1935-36, dir; IPA; dir Iowa Daily Press Assn; Inland Daily Press Assn; Prairie Club; Des Moines Club; C of C, 1928-29 pres, mbr bd several times; Rotary; Newton Country Club, ch mbr, past dir; AF&AM 59; RAM 12; York Rite 22; Za-Ga-Zig Shrine, Des Moines; BPOE 1270; Yeoman; United Presby Ch; Rep, 1932-36 5th dist committeeman for Rep party; hobby: golf; off Newton Daily News; res 1002 S 6th Ave W, Newton. RITTER, CHARLES BODLEY: Manager Coal Company; b Newton, Iowa Sept 2, 1862; s of William B Ritter-Martha Shoemaker; ed Newton; m Ella Blanche Connelly Feb 17, 1886 Newton; s Clarence C; d Irene Marie; 1880-1902 mgr & prop cigar mfg co; 1902-03 mgr & prop lbr co, Newton, 1903-05 coal & lbr dIr, 1905-10 owner & opr coal co, 1910- ptr of son; AF&AM 59; RAM; York Rite, post mbr; KP 53; Rep; hobby: baseball; off 110 3rd SE; res 415 1st Ave E, Newton. RITTER, CLARENCE C: Manager Coal Company; b Newton, Iowa May 17, 1887; s of Charles B Ritter-Ella Blanche Connely; ed Newton HS; Drake U; m Velyma Isabelle Ford Aug 15, 1923 Des Moines; d Rosemary Ruth; 1907-10 clk for father in coal business, 1910- ptr of father; during World War 1st class sgt Waco Tex; Amer Legion post 111; C of C; Country Club; BPOE 1270; AF&AM; post mbr York Rite; Rep; off 110 E 3rd N; res 1006 S 6th Ave W, Newton. ROBERTS, WILEY ANDERSON: Hardware Dealer; b Jasper Co, Iowa Jan 12, 1895; s of Jason Lee Roberts-Julia French; ed Prairie City; m Lela Berkenbosch Feb 17, 1916 Monroe; 1916-28 former, Prairie City; 1928- ptr of brother in hdw & furn Co, Prairie City; Iowa Hdw Dlrs Assn; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: travel; off & res Prairie City. ROSE, JAMES LOUIS: Comptroller Telephone Co; b Warrenton N C May 26, 1904; s of Frank Rose-Dora Satterwhite; ed Henderson N C HS; studied accounting by correspondence; no Martha Thigpen Nov 1, 1930 Tarboro N C; s William Thigpen; d Martha James; C of C; Indep Pioneer Tele Assn; hobby: fishing; off Telephone Bldg; res 8 Cardinal Court, Newton. RUSSELL, MURRAY: Insurance Agent; b Jasper Co Apr 3, 1901; s of Thomas G Russell-Nellie M Davis; ed Newton HS 1918; Grinnell Coll; Armour Inst, Chicago III; Theta Xi; m Marybelle Stranahan July 3, 1924 Des Moines; s John Davis; d Ann Elizabeth; 1922-23 rating inspector ins co, Des Moines; 1923-24 statistician North Amer Fire Ins Co; 1924-31 ins agt, ptr of father, Newton, 1931- secy-treas T G Russell & Sons; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: inlaid woodworking; off 205 N 2nd Ave W; res 809 1st Ave E, Newton. RUSSELL, RICHARD EDMOND: Grocer; b Colfax, Iowa May 1, 1894; s of Dick Russell-Mary Price Dunton; ed Colfax; m Nelle Knodel June 23, 1919 Minneapolis Minn; s Richard Edmond; d Katherine May, Frances Helen; 1910-15 emp at Close To Nature Mfg Co, Colfax; 1915-17 clk in groc store of W E Fenner, Colfax; 191936 owner & opr Dick's Cafe, Mitchellville; 1936- owner & opr Russell's IGA Store, Mingo; 1940- acting P M, Mingo; 1939mbr city coun; past mbr 41/2 years Mitchellville indep sch bd; past town clk 7 years; during World War 1917-18 in co N 4th batt 163rd DB, disch Mar 13, 1919; AF&-AM 313; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies: boating, fishing, tropical fish, flowers; off & res Mingo. RUSSELL, THOMAS G: President Insurance Co; b Jasper Co, Iowa Dec 17, 1867; s of John W Russell-Margaret Rayburn; ed Jasper Co; m Nellie May Davis Mar 5, 1890 Jasper Co; s J Stuart, Willis Murray, John Harold, Thomas Rayburn; 1887-88 emp on form, Marshall Co; 1888-89 former & opr milk route, Jasper Co; 1890-1902 farmer, Jasper Co; 1902-10 mgr & dir Jasper Co Tele Co, Newton; 1910-19 real est ogt, Newton; 1919-31 ins agt, T G Russell & Sons Ihs, Newton, 1931- inc & renamed T G Russell & Sons Inc; past dir & mgr Newton Disk Plow Co 3 years; past dir & salesman Hummell Mfg Co 3 years; past mbr sch bd; IOOF, past noble grand 73, has recd grand degree of chivalry & chivalry degree of IOOF; AF&AM 59; OES; White Shrine; Moth Ch; Rep; hobby: outdoor life; off 205 N 2nd Ave W; res 202 S 3rd Ave E, Newton. RYAN, JOHN BLOOMFIELD: Manager Coal Co; b Newton, Iowa Mar 16, 1869; s of David Ryan-Hannah M Hurd; ed Newton HS 1887; Iowa St Coll, 1891-94; U of Iowa, LLB 1896; Phi Delta Phi; m Leoro Ellen Townsend Nov 30, 1898 Newton; s Joseph Bloomfield; d Mildred Leora (Mrs W F Weirick); 1896-1906 proc law, Des Moines; 1906- mgr, secy-treas Colfax Consolidated Coal Co, 1925- the co has not been active; 1904-17 dir in Carney Coal Co; past cam mbr Iowa Coal Dlrs Assn; Iowa Coal Oprs Assn; past mbr Iowa St & Polk Co Bar Assns; Comm] Club; Lions; AF&AM 389; RAM; Scot Rite; KT; Episc Ch; Rep; hobby: forming; off 312 N Walnut; res 7 S Walnut, Colfax. (page 620) Next page |