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The
Iowa Press Association's
Who's Who in Iowa
Biographical Sketches
Iowa Press
Association, Des Moines, Iowa
1940
by J. R. Perkins
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ADDISON,
GEORGE HARRISON
Proprietor
Rendering Works; b Des Moines, Iowa Aug 8, 1878; s of George
H Addison-Adelaide Bowker; ed Oakland; m Nellie Letner 1903 Avoca; s
Edward; d Viola (Mrs Paul Brown), Opal, Audrey (Mrs Carl Wasser),
Mildred (Mrs. Curtis Kelsay), Gean; 1894-1917 emp by father in
rendering plant Oakland; 1917- owner Oakland Rendering Works, Oakland,
also opr in Pottawattamie, Shelby, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Page
% Fremont Cos; mfrs King Tankage; WOW; Rep; hobbies: att boxing
matches; father (dec) resident of Oakland 50 yeas; res Oakland.
ALBERTI, RONALD EATON
Secretary Railroad YMCA; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Dec 2, 1898; s of Leo
Alberti-Sybil Eaton; ed Abraham Lincoln HS, Coucil Bluffs 1916; m Helen
M Hacker Nov 27, 1930 Council Bluffs; d Donna Charlee, Sandra Sue,
Helen Andrea; 1916-1918 steno UP RR, Council Bluffs; 1919-22 emp by
Indep Tele Co, Council Bluffs; 1922-25 in vaudeville; 1925-26 salesman
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co; 1926-30 real estate agt; 1930- secy RR
YMCA; during World War on USS Tanspah [? Tonopah]; Amer Legion post 3;
Rep; res 214
Hyde Ave, Council Bluffs.
ALBERTI, LYNN SHELDON
Atorney; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Sept 20, 1894; s of L. T. Alberti-Sybil
Eaton; ed Council Bluffs HS 1913; Omaha U; studied law under Kimball
& Peterson; m Verna Wiley June 27, 1917 Council Bluffs; s Robert
Lynn; d Marjorie (Mrs K M Lemon); 1918 adm to Iowa Bar; 1918-24 credit
mgr & atty gen for Council Bluffs Remedy Co; 1924- prac law,
Council Bluffs; 1928-32 city atty; Iowa St & Pottawattamie Co Bar
Assns; C of C, dir; AF&AM l, master; Presby Ch; Rep, 1936-39 chmn
City Rep Central comm 1936-39, Congl Co chmn Rep Central comm since
1936; hobbies: hunting & fishing; off 308 Park Bldg; res 164 Park
Ave, Council Bluffs.
ALEXANDER,
HAROLD E.
Vice-President Real Estate Co; b Grinnell, Iowa Feb 1, 1911; s of
J E Alexander-Carrie Morgan; ed Grinnell HS 1929; Grinnell Coll, BA
1933; m Jeanne Ballantyne Sept 15, 1938 Water loo; 1933-38 mgr &
sales work Dunn & Bradstreet, Des Moines, Chicago Ill &
Burlington; 1938- VP, secy & treas H G McGee Real Est Co, Council
Bluffs; Council Bl uffs Real Est Bd; Council Bluffs Assn of Ins Agts;
Grinnell Alumni Assn; C of C, dir, chmn projects com; First Presby Ch;
Rep; hobbies: athletics, gardening; off 105
Pearl; res 434 Forest Drive, Council Bluffs.
ANDERSON, ARTHUR
CHARLES
Owner
Lumber Co; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Dec 14, 1895; s of Jens Chris
Anderson-Marie Christiansen; ed Council Bluffs; ed Iowa St
Coll; Boyles Business Coll, Omaha; Highland Park Coll; m Ethel
Petersen Jan 28, 1919 Council Bluffs; s Raymond Jack; d Phyllis
Jeanette, Doris Jean; 1913-17 brick
mason, Counci l Bl uffs; 1920- with P J Anderson in
Farmers Lbr Co, Council Bluffs; during World War enl 1917 in USN
armed guard service, wireless opr, disch Mar 1919; Amer Legion post
2; SW Iowa St Lbr Dlrs Assn, secy 1937-39; Davy Jones Locker
Orgn; C of C; Execs Club;
Danish Brother hood St John's English Luth Ch; off 31 8 E
Broadway; res 312 Locust Lodge, Counci l Bluffs.
ANDERSON, GLENN
CLIFFORD
Dentist; b Campbell, S D Aug 24, 1894; s
of Martin G Anderson-Elisa Krogh; ed Watertown SD HS 1915; SD St
Coll of Pharm 1915-17; U
of Iowa, DDS 1922; Xi Psi Phi; m Edna Spaulding Feb 18, 1923 Avoca; s
George;
d Mary Francis; 1922- dentist, Avoca; ADA; Iowa St Dental Soc,
trustee; Dist Dental Soc; AF&AM 297, past master; OES, past patron;
Rep; Congl Ch; hobby:
photography; off 205 N Elm; res 415 N Chestnut, Avoca.
ANDERSON, JAMES
CHESTER
Physician & Surgeon; b Wichita, Ks June 2, 1888; s of John Thomas
Anderson-Mory Etta Edwards;
ed Council Bluffs HS l904; Creighton U, Omaha, MD 1909; m Ruth
Myrtle Gray Aug 9, 1907; Council Bluffs; d Jacquelin Etta (Mrs Harold
Wagner), Kathryn Lorraine (Mrs H C McKinley); 1909- prac med, Council
Bluffs; 1914-2l staff surg Mercy Hosp,
Council Bluffs; 1914-21 staff surg
Nicholas Senn Hosp, Omaha;
med examiner CMTC; govt pensioning examiner six years; lst It Neb Natl
Guard 1909-14; div quartermaster examiner ING l09th quartermaster regt,
It; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; C of C;
Creighton Med Coll Alumni Assn; BPOE 53l; IOOF; Burn Hur;
Macabees; Cath Ch;
hobbies: saddle horses, dogs; father (dec) printer Omaha World
Herald, res Council Bluffs 25 years; off 30 No 6th; res Ja-Ru-Ka
Court, Council Bluffs.
ANDERSON, PEDRO
JULIUS
Lumber Dealer; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Feb 7, 1893; s of Jens Chris
Anderson-Marie Christiansen; ed Council Bluffs HS; Iowa St Coll;
m
Ella Larson Aug 26, 1918 Council Bluffs; s Robert Loren, Warren
Clifford; d Mariann Katherine; 1913 farmer, Mills Co; 1914-15 corp
work, Council Bluffs; 1919- ptr in Farmers
Lbr Co, Council Bluffs; during World War in USN,
aviation Keyport NJ, instr airplane construction, disch Apr 8, 1919,
chief carp mate; Amer Legion post 2; 40
& 8; Iowa St Assn of Lbr Dlrs; C of C; Execs Club;
BPOE 53l; LOOM; AF&AM 71; Emanuel Luth Ch; Rep; hobby:
photography; off 318 E Broadway; res 1001 Military,
Council Bluffs.
ARDELL, ALLAN
Municipal
Judge; .b Fremont, Neb Dec 30, 1903; s of .J F Ardell-Carrie Datisman;
ed Council Bluffs HS 1922; Creighton U, LLB 1927; m Fern
Andersen June 21, 1931 Denver Colo; s John Allan; 1927-29
prac law, Pierce Neb, 1930-38
Council Bluffs; 1938- municipal judge, Council Bluffs; asst
Pottawattamie Co atty, 4 years; Iowa St
& Pottawattamie Co Bar Assns; Inter-Professional
Club; Kiwanis; AF&AM 631; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby:
flower gardening; off City Hall; res 905 Harrison, Council Bluffs.
AUUSTINE, GRANT
Physician & Surgeon; b Wapello, Iowa Dec 7, 1873; s of Peter
Augustine-Jennie Bubb; ed Agency HS; U of
Iowa, MD 1900; m ldabelle Gates June 20, l904 Omaha; s Grant Jr, Dr
Robert William; d Margaret Gates (Mrs Harold Laidley), Jane; 1900 prac
med, Malcom; 1901-19 prac med, Minden; l920- prac med, Council Bluffs;
staff surg Jennie Edmundson Hosp, Council Bluffs; dist surg IC RR;
mbr sch bd, Minden two years; mbr Minden town coun two years; during
World War med dept capt, Fort Riley Ks, O/S
April 1918-Feb 1919 comm ofcr ARC hosp l02, Domramy France, chief surg
Mobile hosp 39; Amer Legion post 2, comm 1921; Pottawattamie Co &
Iowa St Med Socs; FACS; AMA; C of C; Lions, pres
l924; AF&AM 423, Neola, counselor; hobbies: fishing & hunting;
father (dec) former Wapello Co l5 years; off 212 Park Bldg; res 408
Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.
BAILEY, WILLIAM
THEODORE
Chemist Water Department; b Youngstown, Mo Nov 6, 1900; s of James W
Bailey-Emma White; ed Letts HS 1923; mbr football team 2 years; U of
Iowa, BA 1927, specialized in water & sewerage purifications;
Sigma Xi; Phi Lambda
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; m Gladys Dulgar Apr 2, 1928 Council
Bluffs; l924-28 asst in water lob State Bd of
Health, Iowa City; 1928- chemist for Council Bluffs water
dept; Amer Water Works
Assn, 1934-35 dir Missouri Valley section; chmn BSA drive 1940; Rotary,
1936- dir, l936-38 secy, 1938-39 pres; BPOE 28; First Congl Ch;
Non-partisan; hobbies: raising iris, designing swimming pool
purification plants; father
res of Youngstown Mo 50 years; off Water Plant; res 3615 W Broadway,
Council Bluffs.
BAIRD, CHARLES EDWARD
Garage Owner; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Apr 15, l884; s of Hiram Arthur
Baird-Rebecca Jones;
ed CounciI Bluffs HS l901; m Maud V Ford Aug 3, 1909 Council Bluffs; s
Jack Hiram, Charles Edward Jr; 1902-25 emp by Updike Grain Co, Omaha;
l925-
owner & opr Motor Inn Garage, Council Bluffs; C of C; Rotary; Rep;
hobby: fishing; off 8th & Broadway; res 515 Benton, Council Bluffs.
BAIRD, DONALD P.
Attorney;
b Council Bl uffs, Iowa Sept 9, 1908; s of William S Baird-Anne E
Wood; ed Abraham Lincoln
HS 1926; U of Iowa, BA 193l, JD 1933; Delta Theta Phi; 1933-
prac law, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co, Iowa St
& Southwest Iowa Bar Assns; Council Bluffs Bd of Realtors; C of C;
AF&AM 259; KT 17; Meth Episc Ch; Rep; hobbies: archery, skating,
swimming, music; off 537 W
Broadway; res 515 E Broadway, Council Bluffs.
BAIRD, JOHN WILLIAM
Dentist; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Jan 13, 1897; s of William S
Baird-Anna E Wood; ed Abraham Lincoln HS, Council Bluffs 1916; Cornell
Coll
1917-18; Creighton U, Omaha, DDS 1928; m
Lucy Jane Robinson 1929 Ryan; d Barbara; 1928- dentist, Council Bluffs;
during World War in aviation mechanics training sch, Minneapolis,
disch 1919; SAR; Iowa
St Dental Soc; AF&AM 259; KT; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: woodworking; off
709 Bennett Bldg; res 916 Harrison, Council Bluffs.
BAIRD, ROBERT MICHAEL
Bank Trust Officer; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Feb 21, 1905; s of W S
Baird-Anne E Wood; ed Council Bluffs HS l922; U of Iowa, LLB
1927; mbr freshr:nan football team; Creighton U, Omaha
1926; ROTC Iowa City; Delta Theta Phi; m Dorothy E Burton June 20, l933
Council Bluffs; 1927 adm to Iowa bar;
1927- prac law, Council Bluffs; 1933- trust ofcr State Savings bank,
dir; dir
Abstract Guaranty Co; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Bar Assn;
Amer Bar Assn; C of C; mbr Council
Bluffs Fish & Game Club; BPOE 531;
AF&AM 259; RAM 47; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies: boating, photography,
woodworking; father (dec) atty & trust ofcr, Iowa St sen 16 years,
res Council Bluffs 50 years; off State Savings Bank; res 165 E Graham
Ave, Council Bluffs.
BALLENGER, HAROLD
AUGUSTUS
Garage Owner; b Council
Bluffs, Iowa July l0, l899; s of Harvey
Augustus Ballenger-Carrie L Thickstun; ed Council Bluffs HS 1917; m
Bertha Anne Flanagan Mar 15, 1925 Council Bluffs; s William Augustus;
d Bertha Lucille, Lillian Louise; 1926- owner & opr Ballenger Auto
Service, Council
Bluffs; C of C; Rotary; IOOF 49, past noble grand; Bapt Ch; Rep; hobby:
travel; off 113 East Broadway; res 629 S 1st, Council Bluffs.
BAMESBERGE, WILLIAM
Farmer; b Hamilton Co, Neb Dec 8, 1880; s of W
M Bamesberger-Katherine Fichner; ed Hayes Co
Neb; m Theresia Gieger Mar 18, 1902 Mi
den; s Fred William, Arthur I, Wil liam
H; d Lillie, Alice, Marie, Leona; 1900- farmer, Pottawattamie Co;
1931-34 mbr city
coun, Minden; Congl Ch, mbr bd since 1922; Rep; res Minden.
BANGS, CLARENCE A.
Chief of Police; b Fremont Co, Iowa March 26, 1899; s of Amandus
Bangs-Mary Chester; ed Fremont Co; Shenandoah HS; m Fae Rippie April
25, 1925 Council Bluffs; s Clarence Allen; d Patricia Jule; 1915-22
worked on farm, Fremont Co; 1922-25 street car motorman, Council
Bluffs; 1925-32 patrol man police dept, Council Bluffs, 1932-34
detective, 1935-37 chief of detectives, 1938- patrolman, 1938-
chief of police; lnternatl Polie
Chief's Assn; Local Benefit Police Assn; Chris Ch; lndep; hobby:
gardening; father farmer in Fremont Co since 1920;
off City Jail; res 2320 Ave C, Council Bluffs.
BARDSLEY, JOHN G.
Attorney; b Pottawattamie Co, Iowa Nov 20, 1853; s of
Joseph Bardsley-Betty Bradley; ed Pottawattamie Co; m Marilla Vallier
March 14, 1876 Council Bluffs; s Neil C (dec), Ralph R, J Homer,
Earl E (dec); d Bessie (Mrs A S Moore), Myrtle (Mrs John T
Felton,
dec); m Adelin Davis Nov 4, 1908 Council Bluffs;
1891-94 studied law under Keat, Neola; 1894 adm to Iowa bar; 1880-90
owner gen mdse store, Neola; 1894- prac law, Neola; oldest prac
atty in
Pottawattamie Co; 1906-14 PM, Neola; 1916-22
mayor, Neola; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Bar Assns; AF&AM 423,
50 year mbr Oct 9, 1938, master three terms; Rep, twp committee man 20
years; hobby: reading; res Neola.
BEATS, VERN
District Manager Power Co; b Laurens, Iowa Aug 7, 1894; s
of Thomas Beats-Sylvia Hahne; ed Omaha HS; m
Bernice Kinney Jan 7, 1915 Council Bluffs; 1909-17 clk traffic
dept Paxton & Gallagher Co, Omaha Neb; 1917-27 salesman for
Citizens Gas & Electric Co, Council Bluffs; 1927-32 mdse
div mgr Nebraska Power Co, Omaha; 1932-37 mgr Citizens Power &
Light Co, Council Bluffs; 1937- div mgr Nebraska Power Co, Council
Bluffs Club; ARC,
dir; treas Southwest Iowa Coun BSA; BPOE 53l; Bapt Ch; Rep; hobby:
golf; off Electric Bldg; res 830 4th Ave,
Council Bluffs.
BEAUMONT, FRED
HIGGINS
Surgeon; b Alexandria, Ind Nov 3, 1904; s of Bryon C Beaumont- Carrie
Blanche Higgins; Creighton U, Omaha; Jefferson Med Coll,
MD 1928; Alpha Omega Alpha; m Margaret Virginia Kiddoo July 21,
1934 Elmwood Ill; s Fred Higgi ns Jr; d Margaret Virginia;
1928-31 interne Michael Reese Hosp, Chicago; 1930-31 in Portis
Brothers Clinic, Chicago; 1931- prac med, Council Bluffs; UP RR
surg; during World War capt med corps, ING; div surg off, l30th med
reg;
fellow AMA; FACS; Iowa St & Pottawattamie Co Med
Socs; BPOE 531; Rep; off Clinic Bldg; res 218 Harrison,
Council Bluffs.
BECK, MRS. ALICE
FRAZIER
Owner Piano School; b Magnolia, Iowa Aug 10, 1902; d of Henry
Newton Frazier-Alice Wheelock; ed Magnolia HS 1918; Ferry Holl, Lake
Forest Ill 1920; Omaha Uni, Omaha Neb 192 l; New England Conservatory
of Music; m Albert Frederick Beck Aug 5,
1924 Lake Forest Ill (dec); s Frederic Alan; 1924-27 studied music in
Paris under Madame Marguerite Long, Paris Conservatory; 1928-opr Beck
Sch of Music, Council Bluffs; 1928- homemaker,
Council Bl uffs; Monday Musical Club of CounciI Bluffs; Omaha Music
Tchrs Assn; Neb Music Tchrs Assn; Natl Music Tchrs Assn; Omaha
Clef
Club; hobby: creative writing; father res of Tex; off 212 Lyric Bldg,
Omaha & l08 S 6th, Council Bluffs; res 108 S 6th, Council Bluffs.
BEEBE, JOSEPH BYRON
Editor & Publisher; b Minden, Iowa Jan 8, 1915; s of Louis
Beebe-Dora Halm; ed Minden; m
ldabelle Albrecht Jan 30, 1936 Minden; d Joan Margaret;
1933- editor & publisher Minden News; IOOF 575, noble grand
1938 ; Congl Ch; Indep; hobby: reading; father res Minden
30 years, interior decorator; res Minden.
BELFORD, THOMAS A.
Mortician; b Streator, Ill Dec 19, 1889; s of George Frederick
Belford-Mary Quinn; ed Streator Ill; m Marian Lanspa
June 20, 1920 Omaha (dec); s Thomas Joseph; 1910-17 mortician M G
Corrigan Ca, Council Bluffs; 1920- ptr
Beem-Belford Funeral Home, Council Bluffs; 1932-38 Pottawattamie
Ccoroner; during World War enl 91st div, Camp
Lewis Washington, Base Hosp morgue; DAV; Amer Legion post 2; 40 &
8; Iowa Soc SAR; Natl Selected Morticians Assn; Natl Funeral
Dirs Assn; Iowa Funeral Dirs & Embalmers Assn; C of C;
Lions; Exec Club; Pottawattamie Co Hist Soc; Country Club; KC l
045; BPOE 531; hobbies: fishing & travel; off 553 Willow Ave; res
421 S 8th, Council Bluffs.
BELLINGER,
FRANK EARL
Physician & Surgeon ; b Ogdensburg, NY June 10, 1877; s of
Thaddeus Bellinger-Catherine Ricer; ed Laurens HS; Creighton U, Omaha,
MD 1900; Phi Rho Sigma; m Edna Anna Hunt,
April 6, 1907 Lexington Ky; d Janet Hunt; 1900- prac med, Council
Bluffs; assoc surg Mercy Hosp; surg on staff
Jennie Edmundson Hosp; during World War maj Mobile hosp 1, med dept,
0/S Nov 11, 1917- May
1919; mil order Foreign Wars; Amer Legion post 2; ACS; AMA; Amer RR
Surg; C of C, dir 20 years; Council Bluffs Country Club; AF&AM 519,
Laurens; KT; RAM;
Scot Rite 32°; life mbr Tangier Shrine; hobbies: golf, travel; res 318
Oakland Ave; Council Bluffs.
BENJAMIN, VERNE
Attorney; b Avoca, Iowa Feb 15, 1882; s of Fremont Benjamin Josie
Hill; ed Avoca HS; U of N, Lincoln;
m Mrs Anne Johnston ApriI 3, 1906 Covington Ky; 1906 adm to
Iowa bar; 1906- prac law, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa
St Bar Assns; FOE l04;
Presby Ch; Dem; hobby: fishing; father (dec) immigrated to Avoca 1879
from NY, prac law, Avoca &
Council Bluffs till 1927; off 231 Wickham Bldg; res 163 W
Pierce, Council Bluffs.
BENNETT, GEORGE
EPHRAIAM
Manager Manufacturing Co; b Mahaska Co, Iowa Dec 5, 1870;
s of George Bennett-Margaret Hazlett; ed Pella Acad; Central U, Pella;
Penn Coll, Oskaloosa; Oskaloosa Business Coll; m Maud Stout Sept 15,
1894 Radcliffe; s Lee George, Clifford William, Maurice Dener, Dean
Louden; l890-94 cash Finn & Drake Co, Radcliffe; 1894-97
bkkpr grocery store, Oskaloosa; 1897-1902 cash Morton
Miliing Co, Morton Minn; 1902-14 cash &
salesman Dwight M Baldwin Co, Minneapolis Minn; 1914-19 hdw dlr,
Ellsworth; 1919- mgr Ney Mfg Co, Council Bluffs; mbr sch bd,
Ellsworth; Iowa Retail Hdw Dlrs Assn; UCT; MWA; WOW;
AF&AM 71, past secy, Moorehead Minn; hobbies: hunting, music;
off 620-28 S Main; res 40 Gould Ave, Council Bluffs.
BENO, CHARLES
Retired; b St Joseph, Mo Mar 12, 1860; s of Charles Beno-_____;
ed
Council Bluffs; m Harriett Davis Sept 22, 1891 Council
Bluffs; s Bernard B; d Catherine (Mrs H P Lambert); 1873-78 emp by
Forman & Beno Co, Council Bluffs; 1878-1900 with John Beno Co,
1900-32 pres; 1919- dir A I Root Co; dir Council Bluffs
Savings Bank; C of C, past pres & dir; ch
mbr Council Bluffs Rowing Assn; Rotary;
BPOE 531; AF&AM 71; York Rite; KP; Royal Arcanum,
past regent, mbr since 1886; Rep; res 254 Fletcher
Ave, Council Bluffs.
BERDIN, ALFRED C.
Merchant; b Graettinger, Iowa July 20, 1908; s of C H Berdin-Caroline
Madsen; ed Graettinger HS 1925; Iowa St Coll; m Nancy Jane Stoker July
4, 1931 Emmetsburg; 1928 semi-prof baseball player, Bismarck ND; 1929
inspector, Iowa St Highway Commission; 1933 emp by Evans Ice Cream Co,
Council Bl uffs, 1934-37 ptr, 1937- owner & opr; C of C; Rep; Episc
Ch; off 2903 W Broadway; res 2911 W Broadway, Council Bluffs.
BERG, LLOYD EDEN
Superintendent of School for the Deaf; b Indianapolis, Ind Sept 21,
1898; s of Albert Berg-Maude Moore; ed Shortridge, Indianapolis Ind
1919; U of Penn; U of Ill; Butler Coll;
Omaha U; Sigma Chi; m Isabelle Langton Nov 4, 1922 Indianapolis Ind; s
Lloyd Eden Jr, Roger; d Carol; 1921 tchr La St Sch for the Deaf
, Baton Rouge La, 1922 Ala St Sch for the Deaf, Talladega Ala; 1922-36
Penn Sch for the Deaf , Philadelphia Penn,
1922-25 tchr, 1925-31 business mgr, 1931- 36 asst supt; 1936-
supt Iowa Sch for the Deaf; Book Fellows of Council Bluffs; Conf of
Spts of Schs for the Deaf in US; Amer Assn to Promote Teaching of
Speech, Washington DC;
conv of Amer lnstrs for the Deaf
Washington DC; Rotary; First Presby Ch; hobby: travel, conversation;
off & res Council Bluffs.
BERGQUIST, REUBEN
NEIL
County Agricultural Agent; b Dayton, Iowa Nov 13, 1907; s of M J
Bergquist-Anna Nelson; ed Boxholm HS 1924; Iowa St Coll, BSc 1929;
Sigma Chi; m Irene Norton June 21, 1931 Council Bluffs; s Gordon
Neil, James Manning; 1930 asst co agrl agt, Fremont & Page
Cos; 1931- West Pottawattamie Co agrl agt; Jr C of C; Kiwanis;
Non-partisan; hobbies:
bowling, amateur movie making; father res of Dayton 38 years; off
Federal Bldg; res 301 Grace, Council Bluffs.
BERNER, HAL
Dentist; b Merrill, Iowa Dec 6, 1894; s of Christian
E Berner-Catherine Barbara Hoffman; ed Le Mars HS; U of Iowa, DDS
1918; Xi Psi Phi; m _____ Nov 15, 1930 St Joseph Mo;
s Charles Roger, William Hal; 1919- dentist, Council Bluffs; during
World War ROTC, Fort Ogelthorpe Ga, Hoboken NJ, lst It dental res,
disch Mar 1919; Amer Legion post 2;
Pottawattamie Co, & Iowa St Dental Socs; ADA;
Rep; Meth Ch; hobbies: hunting & fishing; off Bennett Bldg; res 601
S 7th, Council Bluffs.
BERNSTEIN, LOUIS
JACOB
Merchant; b Warsaw, Russia Dec 27, 1887; s of Peter Bernstein-Sarah
Spigle; ed Omaha Neb; m Grace Krasne June 29, 1913
Council Bluffs; s Harold Edwin; d Rae (Mrs Edwin E Brodkey),
Pauline Leona, Shirley Margaret; 1901-02
emp by A M Lesser in Central Markets, Omaha; 1902-07 emp by Long Groc
Co, Omaha; 1907- co-ptr Peoples Dept Store, Council Bluffs, 1909-27 opr
groc
dept, 1920-24 hdw & groc depts; Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn,
dir; Iowa St Retail Hdw Dlrs Assn; C of C, dir 1931-35, VP; Exec Com
SW Iowa Dist BSA; dir gen Iowa St Centennial Exposition; dir Iowa
Coordinating Com, chmn Council Bluffs div; B'nai B'rith, pres 1916;
Dodge Park Golf Assn; Temple Israel, Omaha; Rep; res 222 Frank,
Council Bluffs.
BEST, GORDON NEWALL
Physician; b Pipestone, Minn Mar 5, 1896; s of Gordon
Robert Best-Margaret Brown; ed Watertown SD HS 1913; Carleton Coll,
Northfield Minn,
BSc 1917; Rush Med Coll, MD 1921; U of
Chicago; Phi Chi; m Ann McConnell Jennings Apr 16, 1937 Council Bluffs;
step
s Henry Jennings; step d Ann Jennings;
1921-23 interne Presby Hosp, Chicago;
1923-25 asst to Dr B W Slippy, Chicago;
1925- prac med, Council Bluffs; 1923-25 instr Rush Med Coll; 1923-25
staff mbr Presby Hosp, Chicago; 1925- staff phys. Jennie Edmundson
Memorial Hosp, Council
Bluffs; 1927- instr U of Neb Coll of Med; during World War ROTC, U of
Chicago, disch Mar
1918; AMA; Iowa St & Pottawattamie Co Med Socs; U of Chicago
Alumnus Club; Kiwanis, past dir; BPOE 531;. Presby Ch; hobbies:
photograpny. golf; off Clinic Bldg; res 220 Fifth Ave, Council Bluffs.
BEYMER, FRANK MARETT
Publisher; b Afton, Iowa Dec l, 864; s of George W Beymer-Bethia
Keating; ed Afton; m Mary Alice Dunlap Aug 5, 1903 Irwin; s Frank
Marett Jr; George Richard; d Alice Dunlap (Mrs Harry T Burnham), Jean
Marian (Mrs Ward Redman); 1882-85 printer, Avoca Herald; 1885-87 merc
business, Ness City Ks; 1888-89 printer Great Western
News, Ainsworth Neb; 1889-91 professional baseball
player, Missouri Valley & Joliet Ill; 1891-93 baseball
pitcher, Deadwood S
D; 1891-94 printer, Deadwood Daily Pioneer; 1894
pitcher baseball Western league, Des Moines; 1895 pitcher Aurora Ill;
1895
pitcher Western League, Omaha & Des Moines; 1895 pitcher,
Creighton Neb; 1896- 1900 estab & opr Avoca Journal; 1900-
owner & opr Avoca Herald, consolidated two papers; 1915-24 P M,
Avoca; 1898-1900 town clk, Avoca; during World War mbr coun of defense;
IPA; NEA; 1893-1900 KP, Deadwood SD; IOOF 220; BPOE 445, Atlantic; Dem;
hobby: politics; res Avoca.
BLACKWELL, HUGH WRAY
Manager J R Day & Co; b Bloomfield, Iowa Sept 5, 1895; s of Arthur
Blackwell-Louisa Boyd; ed So Iowa
Normal Sch; Gem City Business Coll; m lcle Van Horn Mar 5, 1918
Bloomfield; d Beverly Anne; 1914-17 tchr Davis Co; 1917 cash Mendota
Coal & Mining Co, Mendota Mo; 1919- mgr J
R Day & Co, Council Bluffs; during World War sgt maj 19th div
intelligence off, Camp Dodge, disch
Dec 23, 1918; Amer Legion post 2;
40 & 8; 1939 pres Iowa Assn of Real Est Bds;
exec com Council Bluffs Assn Ins Agts;
mbr Natl Real Est Bds; Mortgage Bankers Assn of Amer; treas
Pottawattamie Co Taxpayers Assn; Council Bluffs Real Est Bd, pres 1929,
dir
1928; C of C, VP 1939; Council Bluffs Country Club; BPOE
531; chmn bd Christ Ch; Rep; hobbies: golf, bridge; off 124 S Main; res
220 Bluff, Council Bluffs.
BLAKE, DARRELL NORMAN
County Engineer; b Atlantic, Iowa Sept 23, 1907; s of John W
Blake-Nan G Williams; ed Atlantic HS 1925; Iowa St Coll, 1926-28; Phi
Gamma Delta; m Mabel Odem Nov 27,
1929 Avoca; s Duane Darrell, Ronald Gene; d Diane Nylene; 1926-29 engr
Iowa St Highway Commission; 1934-38 Cass Co
engr; 1938- Pottawattamie co engr; SW Iowa Engrs Soc; Dem; Meth Ch;
hobbies: hunting & fishing; off
Courthouse; res 634 Benton, Council Bluffs.
BLANCHARD, ARNOLD
CARR
Bank President; b Creighton, Mo July 14, 1884; s of John L
Blanchard-Byrd Battaile; ed New Hampton; Iowa St Coll; m Florence
Haire July 24, 1909 Columbia SD;
s Clyde Ancil; d Helen Arleen (Mrs Thomas Nugent); 1905-07 steno Shelby
Co State Bank, Harlan; 1907 bkkpr First Natl Bank, Idaho Falls Idaho;
1907 asst cash First State Bank, Claremont SD;
1907-21 cash Anchor Bank, Merriman Neb, also pres Your Bank at
Nenzel Neb; 1912-19 VP Purdum State Bank & Dunning State
Bank; 1907-21 in cattle business, Merriman Neb; 1921-28 owner & opr
hdw store, Valentine Neb; 1928-34 bank examiner, State of Iowa; 1934-
pres State Savings Bank,
Council Bluffs; 1911-12 mayor, Merriman Neb; mbr sch bd,
Merriman Neb; Iowa Bankers Assn, mbr trust com; C of C; Council Bluffs
Club; Rotary; Cath Ch; Rep; hobby: flower gardening; off State Savings
Bank; res 189
Keeline, Council Bluffs.
BLANCHARD, CLYDE
Assistant Bank Cashier b Merriman, Neb Feb 20, 1912; s of
Arnold C Blanchard-Florence Naire; ed Valentine Neb HS 1930; Creighton
U, Omaha BSc 1934, LLB 1936; Delta Theta Phi; m Helen
Searle Apr 22, 1938 CounciI Bluffs; s John Lawrence; 1936-37 prac law,
Council Bluffs; 1937- asst cash & dir
State Savings Bank, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co, Iowa St &
Neb St Bar Assns; Jr C of C; Rotary; St Patrick's Cath Ch; hobby:
fishing; off State Savings Bank;
res 906 Grand View Ave, Council Bluffs.
BLOCKER, EDDIE
LAWRENCE
Plant Superintendent; b Licking
Co, Ohio Feb 19, 1897; s of
Oliver C Blocker-Lulu Howell; ed College Springs HS; Amity Coll; m Lola
Myers Feb 2, 1921 Council Bluffs; s Gordon (dec); d
Geraldine, Phyllis; 1914-16 installer for Farmers Mutual Tele Co,
Clarinda; 1918 wire
chief Northwestern Bell Telephone Co, Gilmore City, 1919-20 Hawarden,
1920-21 mgr, Rock Valley, 1921-2 wire chief, Humboldt, 1922-24 Ottumwa,
1924-25 Davenport; 1925-28 dist plant engr, Des Moines, 1928-34 supvr
bldgs supplies & motor equipment, 1934- dist plant supv, Council
Bluffs; Tele Pioneers of Amer; C of C; AF&AM 71; Rep; Meth Ch;
hobby: fishing; off Bennett Bldg; res 633 Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.
BLUST, CHARLES P.
Mayor; b Avoca, Iowa Feb 6, 1878; s of Frederick Blust-Marie Goberman;
ed Avoca; m Margaret Petersen Nov 8, 1898 Avoca; 1912-38 owner &
opr butcher shop,
Avoca; 1936- mayor, Avoca; 1899-1919 mbr fire dept, Avoca; 1927-
mbr Pottawattamie Co Fair Bd, VP; Lions; MWA ; BPOE; IOOF 220,
past noble
grand; AF&AM 297; Dem; hobby: horses; res 314 Maple, Avoca.
BOCK, OSCAR LEONARD
SecretaryTreasurer Loan Association; b Pottawatta mie Co, Iowa Jan
12, 1880; s of John Christopher Bock-Caroline Krueger; ed Council
Bluffs; m Georgia Corlies Oct 27, 1906 Council Bluffs; s Dwight Henry;
d Margaret Louise (Mrs Ted Leik), Caroline (Mrs Charles Victor Wilson),
Gretchen; 1900-28 farmer, Pottawattamie Co; 1927-
secy treas Pottawattamie & Mills Cos for Natl Farm Loan Assn;
1902-07 RR mail clk; 1918-24 dir sch dist,
Pottawattamie Co; 1910-18 dir Council Bluffs Grape Growers Assn;
Council Bluffs, Iowa St & Natl Real
Est Bds; past pres Pottawattamie Co Farm Bur; C of C; AF&AM
569; OES 328; BPOE 531; Luth Ch; Dem; hobbies: raising chickens &
gardening; father res Council
Bluffs 75 years; off 22 S Main; res Star Route, Council Bluffs.
BOEDEKER, FRANK
ADOLPH
Grocer; b Cass Co, Neb Nov 20, 1885; s of Adolph Frederick
Boedeker-Matilda Wenke; ed Plattsmouth Neb HS; Cotner Coll, Lincoln,
BSc 1905; m Stella Marie Opp Oct 30, 1907 Nehawka
Neb; d Helen Elaine, Alice Vernelle; 1905-23 asst cash Nehawka Bank;
1924-28 examiner, Neb St Banking
Dept; 1928-36 owner & apr groc store O P Skagg System,
Council Bl uffs; 1936- owner Boedeker System Food Stores, Council
Bluffs; dir City Natl
Bank, Counci l Bluffs; Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn; C of C;
Kiwanis; Council Bluffs Country Club; BPOE 531; Meth Ch; Rep;
hobbies: fishing & hunting; father (dec) farmer, Cass Co Neb 65
years; off 7th & Broadway; res 205 Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.
BOGARDUS, LeROY
WILMONT JR.
Plumbing & Heating Engineer; b Council Bluffs,
Iowa July 12, 1910; s of LeRoy W Bogardus-Myrtie Harrington; ed Council
Bluffs HS 1931; m Catherine Beebe Aug 28, 1936 Rockport Mo; d
Mary Jane, Judith Ann; 1931-36 ptr with father in plumbing business,
Council
Bluffs, 1926- owner & opr; United Assn of
Journeymen Plumbers 474; Dodge Memorial Congl Ch; Rep; off 301 6 W
Broadway; res 827 7th Ave, Council Bluffs.
BOLTZ, JEREMIAH
JOSEPH
Owner Construction Co; b Colorado Springs, Colo May 31, 1891; s
of W H Boltz-Elizabeth Geiger; ed North English HS 1911; Iowa St Coll,
ME 1916; Mohawks; m Elizabeth McClelland Feb 19, 1920
Des Moines; d Barbara Katherine, Beverley Jane; 1914-17 emp by
Pittsburg Steel Co, Des Moines; 1919-34 supt Wickham Bridge & Pipe
Co, Council Bluffs; 1934- owner & mgr Council Bluffs Construction
Co; during World War in USN , Radnor ensign; Amer Legion post 2; Assoc
Gen Contrs; C of C; Rotary; BPOE 531;
AF&AM 71; Rep; off 106 S 17th; res 219 Locust Lodge, CounciI Bluffs.
BORGERSON, WALLACE E.
Chiropractor; b Egeland, ND July 27, 1907; s of John M Bergerson-Maren
Roste; ed Egeland HS 1925; U of ND 1926; US Army Flying Ofcrs Training
Sch,
Brooks Field, San Antonio Tex, flying cadet, 1927-28; Palmer
Sch of Chiropractic, Davenport 1928-30; grad work 1932; Tau Sigma Rho;
Delta Sigma Chi; 1931 chiropractor, Dumas Tex; 1933- chiropractor,
Oakland; Comml Club; KP, prelate; Presby Ch; hobby: flying; res Oakland.
BOWEN, DONALD
ELLSWORTH
Manager Chemical Co; b Missouri Valley, Iowa Aug 7, 1915;
s of Dr William E Bowen-Pearl Evans; ed
Council Bluffs HS 1935; 1935- off mgr Bowen Chemical Co, Council
Bluffs; Chris Ch; Rep; hobby: flying; father (dec) veterinarian, attd
Kansas City Veterinary Coll, grad 1913; veterinarian, Missouri Valley
10 years; during World War
enl Dec 1917 cadet AS attd army ground sch U
of Cal, army flying sch, Mather Field
Sacramento Cal, grad 2nd It, tsfrd to Brooks Field, San Antonio Tex,
instr in aerial acrobatics, pursuit & combat flying; Amer Legion,
past comm; 192l moved to Council Bluffs orgr & pres former
Bowen-Shields Chemical Ca, later orgd Bowen
Chemical Co, res of Iowa 49 years; pres Council Bluffs Aero Club; chmn
municipal airport comm l0 years; off 1001 South Main, res 120 3rd,
Council Bluffs.
BOWERS, CHESTER
ARTHUR
County Auditor; b Springfield, Ill Aug 15, 1888; s of William R
Bowers-Ella C Bates; ed Springfield Ill 1906; U of Ill 1907; m Gertrude
Jacobson Nov 26, 1918 Council Bluffs; s Chester
Arthur Jr; 1909-14 sporting goods salesman, Denver & Omaha;
1914-21 sales mgr Neb Buick Co; 1921-32 Ford dlr, Council Bluffs;
1932-37 rep Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co; 1938- Pot tawattamie Co auditor; mbr & past
pres sch bd; during World War flying service U of Cal, cadet flyer,
Island San Diego, disch 919; Amer Legion post 2, dir; Izaak Walton; C
of
C, past dir; Rotary, past pres; Rep; Presby
Ch; hobbies: hunting & fishing; off
Courthouse; res 533 Clark Ave, Council Bluffs.
BOWMAN, JOHN WESLEY
Bank Cashier; b Hardin Co, Iowa Apr 9, 1893; s of Uriah J
Bowman-Mathilda E Kammerer;
ed Owasa HS 1908; Highland Park Coll, Des Moines 1910; m Alanda
Chamberlain Oct 20, 1915 Dunlap; s Robert John; d Luci lle Roberts;
1910 teleg opr C&NW RR, Scranton, Missouri Valley, Denison &
Council Bluffs, 1912-16 Dunlap; 1916-26 asst
cash, First Natl Bank, Dunlap; 1926-29 cash First Natl Bank, Imogene;
1929- cash & dir Walnut State Bank, Walnut; 1931- secy
Oakland sch bd; Iowa St Bankers Assn; Walnut Comm Club; AF&AM; Rep;
Chris Ch; hobby: woodcraft work; off & res Walnut.
BOYER, LEONARD ELWOOD
Feed Dealer; b Pottawattamie Co, Iowa Mar 13, 1910; s of Arthur
Boyer-Myrtle Rooker; ed Council Bluffs; Boyles Coll; m Pearl Jen sen
June 17, 1932 Council Bluffs; 1928-36 A S Boyer & Son,
Council Bluffs; 1936- owner & opr Boyer Feed & Hdw Store; BPOE
104; Rep; Luth; off 2901
N Broadway; res 26 Spencer Ave, Council Bluffs.
BOYNE, JACK
City Engineer; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Oct 3, 1893; s of William W
Boyne-Katherine Boyhan; ed Council Bluffs HS 1912; m Martha Campbell
Nov 20,
1927 Sioux City; 1912- practical engr,
Council Bluffs; city engr, Council Bluffs; registered professional engr
& surveyor; during World War AEF 109 engrs, 34th div, O/S 18
months; Amer Legion post 2; VFW; 40
& 8; C of C; BPOE 53l ; FOE 104; off City Hall; res 17 Oak,
Council Bluffs.
BRANSBY, CHARLES
CARSON
Clergyman; b Manchester, England Sept 24, 1879; s of Charles
Bransby-Agnes Carson; ed Kirkmabreck Pub Sch, Creetown Scotland; Wes
Pub Sch, Manchester England; Municipal
Coll of Technology, Manchester England, BA 1905; Salem Coll, Salem WV,
DD; Western Theological
Seminary, Pittsburgh Penn; Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton,
NJ; "Friars" Club; m Lydia Luce Holland Dowsett _____, London England;
s Joseph Carson, Eric James; d Joyce Rhoda; formerly civil engr for
Mayor & Haley, London England; metallurgy and iron founding,
British Westinghouse Co; 1917-22 pastor, Auburn NY, 1922-29 Pittsburgh
Penn, 1929- Fi rst Presby Ch, Council Bluffs; 1939- moderator of
Presby Synod of Iowa; Inter-Professional Club, Council Bluffs; past
secy British Foundryman's Assn; AF&AM 71; Scot Rite 32°,
Pittsburgh Penn; Rep; hobbies: study of science, dramatics, swimming
& cycling;
off & res 123 S 7th, Council Bluffs.
BROWN, ALEXANDER
CLIFFORD
Osteopathic Physician; b Mediapolis, Iowa July 12, 1874; s of Alexander
C Brown-Hanna A Roberts; ed Albert Lea Minn & Cannon City
Colo; Parsons Coll; U of Colo; Kirksville Coll; Still Coll of
Osteopathy, DO 1901; m Helen Elizabeth Wallace Oct 16, 1909 Council
Bluffs; d Vi rginia; 1901-03 osteopathic phys, Glenwood,
1903- Council Bluffs; Amer Osteopathic Assn; Iowa St
Osteopathic Assn, past VP & trustee; Rotary; Comml Club; YMCA, chmn
physical comm; Council Bluffs Golf & Country Club; BPOE; AF&AM
71; Rep; Presby Ch;
hobbies: athletics, golf, tennis & reading; off Wickham Bldg; res
317 Sherman Ave,
Council Bluffs.
BROWN, ARTHUR
CLARENCE
Physician & Surgeon; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Sept 10, 1892; s of
Oscar H Brown-Mary A Sherlock; ed St Ambrose sch, Davenport
1912; Creighton U Med Sch, Omaha Neb MD
1916; Phi Beta Pi; m Carina Druming Mar 27, 1918 Omaha
Neb; s Arthur Clarence Jr; d Barbara Frances; 1916-17 interne St
Joseph's Hosp, Omaha
Neb; 1919- instr in surgery Creighton U, Omaha Neb; 1919-20 prac med
with Dr Dean _____; 1920-2 3 prac med, Stuart, 1923- Council Bl uffs;
1934- assoc with Cogley Clinic, Council Bluffs; asst mbr St Joseph's
Hosp; attending staff mbr St Bernard's Hosp; 1937-38 pres Mercy Hosp
staff; during World War in US army 1918-19, base hosp 80th div, Camp
Lee, Va, It; Amer Legion post 2; AMA; Pottawattamie Co Med Soc, 1937-38
pres; Iowa St Med
Soc; Omaha Athletic Club; C of C; KC 1045; Cath Ch; hobbies:
travel, golf; father (dec) past mayor & druggist in Council
Bluffs 45 years; res 125 Locust Lodge, CounciI Bluffs.
BROWN, COVERT THOMAS
Insurance Agent; b Houston, Mo July 26, 1893; s of Thomas J
Brown-Agnes Mary Covert; ed Houston Mo 1913; Park Coll, BA 1917;
Philadelphia Optical Coll, OD 1919; grad work Northern Ill Coll of
Optometry; m Olive E Bremer June 9, 1918 Peculiar Mo; 1917-18 YMCA
work, Camp Funston; 1920-27 prac optometry, Chillicothe Mo; 1927-30 agt
Equitable Life Ins Co, Chillicothe Mo,
1930- dist agt, Council Bluffs; 1925-27 city coun, Chillicothe Mo;
during World War 1918-19 USN, Great Lakes naval training
station, chg of commisory dept,
disch 1919, lst class seaman; dir C of
C; Kiwanis, pres 1939, It gov div 4; AF&AM 71; RAM; R&SM; Rep;
Meth; hobbies: golf & travel; off 317 Wickham Bldg; res 119 S 8th,
Council Bluffs.
BROWN, MRS. S. J.
Theater Owner; b Christian Co, Ill Sept 19, 1871; d of
Peter Whitmer-Sarah Helen Pierce; ed Lanark Ill HS 1885; m S J Brown
Apr 26, 1890 Milledgeville Ill; s Rolph W; 1885-90 domestic work;
1890-98 homemaker, Freeport Ill, 1898-99 Lanark Ill, 1899-1901 Shelby,
1901- Neola; 1910-
owner & opr theater, Neola; Rebekah; Meth Ch; hobby: helping young
people; res Neola.
BRUCE, PHILIP DEAN
Dentist; b Council Bluffs, Iowa June 3, 1907; s of Frank A
Bruce-Edna Schroeder; ed Council Bluffs HS 1925;
Creighton U, DDS 1929; Psi Omega; m Helen Marion Ducil June 29,
1933 Council
Bluffs; d Katherine, Virginia; 1929-30 interne St Joseph's Hosp,
Omaha; 1931- dentist, Council Bluffs; ADA; Iowa St & Pottawattamie
Co Dental Socs; Council Bluffs Camera Club; Lions; BPOE 531; St Paul's
Episc Ch; hobbies: music &
photography; off 212 Bennett Building; res 143 15th Ave, Council
Bluffs.
BRUNING, OTTO
HENRY ALBERT
Farmer; b Treynor, I owa July l , 1888; s of Cord Bruning-Margarethe
Schumacher; ed Pottawattamie Co; m Emma Rogers Aug 18, 1915
Treynor; d Elaine Elsie; 1909- farmer, near Treynor; 1939- pres
Treynor consolidated sch bd, 1932- dir; Pottawattamie Co Farm Bur; St
Paul's Evang
Ch, elder; Non-partisan; res Treynor.
BURKE, MRS. SABINA
Homemaker; b Muscatine, Iowa _____; d of Festus Flynn-Sarah Barnett; ed
Guthrie Center; Brown Sch, Chicago; m W F Burke June 18, 1884 Adair; s
Edmund, Raymond (dec), Framcis,
Paul; d Marie (Mrs W R Bailey), Kathryne (Mrs J A Egan); tchr,
Menlo; att 9 natl convs of Amer Legion, del from 7th Iowa dist; Amer
Legion aux, past pres; Women's Gold Star Mother
Federated Club, Dem; Cath; hobbies: birds, club work &
antiques; res Walnut.
BURLINGHAM, MRS.
BETH J. THOMPSON
Pharmacist; b Marne,Iowa Apr 15, 190; d
of E C Thompson-Eleanor Sarah Spangler; ed Walnut HS 1908; Kansas City
Coll of Pharm; registered pharm,
Ks 1913, Iowa 1914; m Frank Anson Burlingham Nov 23, 1920 Walnut; s
Edward
Charles; d Elanor Clara; 1909-10 tchr, Pottawattamie & Shelby cos;
1912-20 owner &. opr drug store, Onawa, 1922-37 ptr of father,
Walnut, 1937- owner & opr drug store; Iowa St Pharm
Assn; Amer Legion aux; Presby Ch; Dem; hobby: antique furn; off &
res Walnut.
BURNS, EDWARD PATRICK
Manager Grain Co; b McClelland, Iowa Dec 13, 1895; s of James
Burns-Mary Lynch; ed Neola HS; m Loretta O'Connor Apr 16, 1929
Neola ; s James Michael; d Mary Elizabeth, Maurenn; 1919- mgr
Dawson Grain Co, Neola; 1932- city clk, Neola; 1924-32 mbr city
coun, Neola; during World War 89th div 340th field arty
AEF, disch 1919; Amer Legion post 330; KC; Cath Ch; Dem; hobbies:
baseball & football; res Neola .
BURTON, BENJAMIN OTTO
Osteopathic Physician; b Bentonsport, Iowa Oct 26,
1878; s ot John Wesley Burton-Abigal Freeman; ed Bentonsport Acad;
Kirksville Coll
of Osteopathy & Surgery, DO 1900;
m Minnie A Seward Jan 30, 1890 Thurman (dec); s Stanley Russell;
d Edith Abigal (Mrs _____ Kisling); 1900-02
osteopathic phys, Coin, 1902-09 Shenandoah, 1909-12 Fort Morgan Colo,
1913 Boulder Colo, 1914 LaJunto
Colo, 1914-16 Harlan, 1916- Council
Bluffs; Amer Osteopathic Assn; 2nd Dist Osteopathic Assn, past dir;
Iowa St Soc of Osteopathic Phys & Surgs; Lions; Latter Day Saints
Ch; Rep; off & res 120 E
Broadway, Council Bluffs.
BUSSEY, LEONARD JOHN
Owner Laundry & Cleaning Establishment; b Sioux City, Iowa
Feb 3, 1894; s of Edman Bussey-Agnes Smith;
ed Sioux City HS; m Marie Fellows July 5, 1920 Sioux City; s Donald,
Leonard John Jr, William Thomas; d Patricia Ann;
1913-15 in dry cleaning dept with Hamilton Laundry, Sioux City; 1916-17
with May Dry Cleaners, Savannah Ga; 1917 with Dresher Brothers, Omaha
Neb; 1919-1921 mgr dry cleaning dept Bluff City Laundry; 1921-
owner & opr Broadway Cleaners & Laundry, Council Bluffs; dir
City Natl Bank, Council Bluffs; during World War enl 1917 in US army,
Camp Lewis, guard duty, Tacoma & Seattle Wash, disch
Mar 1919; Amer Legion post 2; dir Iowa Assn of Cleaners & Dyers;
Iowa
Laundry Owners Assn; Natl Assn of Cleaners & Dyers; Amer Inst of
Laundering; Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn; Rotary; C of C;
BPOE 531; chmn BSA; Pottawattamie Co Conservation Assn;
St Francis Cath Ch; Rep; hobbies: hunti ng, fishing, flying, has
own plane & is licensed pilot; off 125 W Broadway; res 526
3rd, Council Bluffs.
BUTLER, EMMETT E.
Publisher; b Wood Lake, Neb Sept 25, 1910; s of E E
Butler-Cora Rider; ed Council Bluffs HS 1927; U of N,
BA 1933; Sigma Phi Sigma; m Ena Wehr Mar 20, 1937 Lincoln Neb; d
Barbara Jean; 1933-36 publisher Doniphan Herald,
Doniphan Neb; 1936- publisher Treynor Record, Treynor;
Presby Ch; Dem; hobby: stamp collector; father res of Council Bluffs
since l915; off & res Treynor.
BUTLER, GEORGE MORRIS
Automobile Dealer; b Pottawattamie Co, Iowa Sept 14, 1889; s of Joseph
Henry Butler-Mary C McMullen; ed Hazel Dell twp; m Nancy Mae Dingman
Mar 11, 1915 Council Bluffs; 1910-28 farmer, Pottawattamie
Co; 1921-28 grain dlr, Crescent; 1928- auto dlr, Council Bluffs; mbr
town bd, Crescent; C of C, Council Bluffs;
Rep; Latter Day Saints Ch; hobby: horses; off 15 4th St;
res Crescent.
BUTLER, WILLIAM
LEONARD
Railroad Agent; b Elkhorn, Wis Apr 9, 1872; s of John
Butler-Barbara Weir; ed Davis Union Sch, Davis Ill; m Helen Cordelia
Baker Sept 12, 1899 Council
Bluffs; s Clarence Eugene, William Edward; d Helen Elizabeth (Mrs J L
Devitt); 1889 RR clk & opr, Coun ci l Bl
uffs; 1 890-91 agt & opr Kansas City div; 1891-92
rate clk & opr CM&StP RR, Council Bluffs,
1892-1902 chief clk & cash,
1902- agt; Back to the Rails Club; C of C; Milwaukee Womens
Club; Dem; hobbies: baseball,
football; father (dec) resident of Davis Ill 30 years, roadmaster for
CM&StP
RR; off 6th St & 13th Ave;
res 301 N 2nd, Council Bluffs.
BUTTERBAUGH, HAROLD
EMERSON
Manager
Finance Co; b Lanark, Ill June 8, 1908; s of Harry H Butterbaugh-Emma
Miller; ed Lanark Ill; U of Ill, BA 1930; Chi Tau; 1930-
mgr Household Finance Co, Council Bluffs; C of C; Kiwanis; hobbies:
fishing, golf & horseback riding; off 7 N Main; res 122 Angle
Ave, Council Bluffs.
Contributed
by
Cheryl Siebrass
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