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Biographical Sketches
Iowa Press Association, Des Moines, Iowa
1940


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CAMPBELL, CLIFFORD R

Farmer; b Pottawattamie Co, Iowa July 28, 1897; s of W T Campbell-Mary Miller; ed Council Bluffs HS 1914; m Alta Smith Nov 2 1918 Council Bluffs; s Kenneth Winfred, Delman Emil, Wendell Melvin; d June Lorraine, Darlene Caroline; 1915-22 road bldg. contr, Council Bluffs; 1920- farmer, Pottawattamie Co; chmn Agrl Conservation Assn; 1930-38 dir Farm Bur Service Co; 1922-34 Keg Creek twp clk, Pottawattamie­ Co; Pottawattami e Co Farm Bur; AF&AM 569; Evang Ch; Rep; off 551-1/2 W Broad­way; res Route 2, Council B uffs.


CANON, EVA TOLMAN

Librarian; b Walsenburg, Colo Nov 22, 1880; d of Benton Canon-Evelyn Tolman; ed Denver HS, Denver Colo 1899; Colo Coll, BA 1904; Simmons Coll, lib sch, Boston Mass 1905; 1907-18 asst librarian Coburn Lib, Colo Coll; 1918-19 cataloger U of Wyo; 1919-23 readers' adviser Detroit Pub Lib; 1923- librarian, Council Bluffs; Iowa Lib Assn; ALA; father (dec) banker & real est agt of Grand Junction Colo; off Library; res 209 4th, Council Bluffs.


CAPEL,  FRANK DURWALD

Attorney; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Mar 21, 1902; s of Thomas Capel-Mary Holder; ed Abraham Lincoln HS, Council Bluffs; Creighton U, Omaha Neb 1922-27; Iowa St Coll 1921; m Meryl Smith July 31, 1928 Council Bluffs; s Earl Durwald, Allan Henry; d LaVerne Pearl; 1928 adm to Iowa bar; 1927-33 probate clk in off of dist clk, Council Bluffs; 1933-  prac law, Council Bluffs; atty for Underwood Savings Bank; mbr zoning commission, Council Bluffs; mbr amateur baseball team several years; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Bar Assns; AF&­AM 631; Grace Presby Ch; Rep; hobby: athletics; father  (dec) florist & horticul­turist of Council Bluffs 64 years; off Park Bldg; res 742 Washington Ave, Council Bluffs.


CASH, W FRANK

Pharmacist; b Paris, Ill July 4, 1878; s of George W Cash-Nancy Ellen Barr; ed Underwood; U of Iowa 1898-99; m Mary Ellen Aney Mar 22, 1905 Underwood; 1892-1900 emp by Dr A 0 Wyland; 1900-  owner & opr W F Cash Pharm, Underwood; 1902-26 city treas; 1927 mbr city coun; 1927-34 mayor, Underwood, 1938- treas; AF&AM 423, Neola; Shrine; Chris Ch; Dem; hobby: baseball; off & res Underwood.


CAUGHLAN, GERALD VAUGHN

Physician & Surgeon; b Chappell, Neb Aug 29, 1886; s of Charles Richard Coughlan-Mary Theressa Canty; ed Chappell & Creighton Prep HSs; Creighton U, MD 1913, Omaha; Phi Beta Pi; m Ellen Corcoran Sept 3, 1917 Hamburg; s Richard Michael, Eugene Creighton; d Geraldine Vaughn; prior to 1913 emp by father in drug store; 1913-14 interne St Anthony's Hosp, Denver Colo; 1915-17 prac  med, Omaha Neb; 1920-26 prac med, Glenwood; 1926- prac med, Council Bluff s; asst prof of neurology Creighton U, Omaha; staff surg Mercy & St Josephs Hosps, Council Bluffs; author articles Staphyloccic Inf ection of the Kid­neys, Management & Treatment of Prostate Obstruction & Malformation of the Urinary Tract; during World War lst It base hosp Chaumont & Suilly France, evacuation hosp, 5th div AEF; Amer Legion post 3, comm 1928; 40 & 8; org l68th inf Co I Glenwood, ING, capt until 1924, maj comm 3rd batt 1924-36, exec ofcr l68th inf, It, col, 2nd in command; pres Mills Co Med Soc 1924; Iowa St Med Soc, chmn urological section; Pottawattamie Co Med Soc, pres 1929; AMA; Omaha Athletic Club; Council Bluffs Country Club; Omaha Field Club; BPOE 531; hobbies: golf, bowling; father (dec) druggist in Omaha over 30 years; off 404 Bennett Bldg; res 202 Euclid Ave, Council Bluffs.


CHERNIACK, JAY ARTHUR

President Finance Co; b Meriden, Conn Mar 15, 1899; s of Louis Cherniack-Minnie Levitt; ed Council Bluffs HS 1916; U of Iowa 1917-18; m Helen Wessel May 10, 1936 Nebraska City Neb; d Lisbeth; l919- pres Iowa Finance Co, Council Bluffs; Iowa Assn Personal Finance Cos, dir exec com; C of C; Hyland Country Club of Omaha; Temple Israel of Omaha; Rep; father (dec) rg Iowa Finance Co l909; off Bennett Bldg; res l35 Park Ave, Council Bluffs.


CHILDREN, WILLIAM CARTER

Manager Insurance Co; b East Dubuque, Ill Dec l0, l876; s of Edwin Children-Sarah Elizabeth Carter; ed East Dubuque 111 HS; m Bessie Carter June  l0, l902 Lancaster Wis; s Edwin William; d Lois Mabel; m Gertrude,Green Apr 16, l 919 Council Bl uffs; l892-1909 emp by father in impl factory co, Council Bluffs; l909-29 farmer, Pottawattamie Ca; l916-29 dir & pres Pottawattamie Mutual Ins Assn, Council Bluffs, l929- secy-treas; l919-20 & 1921-22, 39th & 40th gen assemblies Iowa legislature; 1911-14 mbr bd of co supvrs, Pottawattamie; l917-23 pres Pottawattamie Co Farm Bur; AF&AM 569; BPOE 53; Swedenburg; Episc Ch; Rep; hobby: fishing; father (dec) mfr, res of Ill 50 years, later res of Council Bluffs; off l27 Pearl; res 127-1/2 Pearl, Council Bluffs.


CHILDS, MERLE WILLARD

Owner Dental Laboratory; b Wakefield, Neb Dec 3, 1893; s of Joseph Willard Childs-Musa Hooker; ed Sioux City; m Esther Rude Feb 7, 1918 Omaha Neb; s Gordon Franklin, Donald Carlton; l9l l -14 mgr Patterson Dental Lab, Sioux City; l914-2l technician Billings Dental Supply Co, Omaha Neb; 1921-29 technician Jerry W Peters Dental Lab, Des Moines; 1929-33 gold technician Rock Island Dental Lab, Rock Island Ill; 1933- owner dental lab, Council Bluffs; Iowa Dental Lab Assn; org BSA troop, Rock Island Ill; scoutmaster BSA  troop 66, Omaha   Neb;   asst    scoutmaster   BSA    troop 27,  Des  Moines;  BPOE  531 ;   Presby   Ch; Dem;  hobbies: hunting, fishing, archery; father (dec) res of Sioux City 15 years, Omaha 14 years; off 322 Bennett Bldg; res 2511  Ave F, Council Bluffs.


CHURCHMAN,  CLARENCE

Attorney & United States Commissioner; b Des Moines, Iowa Dec 29, 1895; s of Michael William Churchman-Cecelia Ryan; ed West Des Moines HS l915; George Washington U, BA 1921; Georgetown U, LLB 1923; Delta Chi; m Teresa Kinney Apr 14, 1925 Des Moines; s Michael Arthur, John Paul Jones; l923 prac law, Des Moines, 1924- Council Bluffs; 1935- US Commr for S dist of Iowa, W div; capt field arty 70th inactive regiment; during World War sgt AS, Kelly Field Tex, Camp Taylor Ky, recd comm 1918, 2nd It field arty; ROA, 1937 pres, 1938-39 VP Iowa dept; Pottawatta­mie Co Bar Assn, 1930-34 secy; chmn exec com Hoover Curtis Club l928; BPOE 531; KC l045; hobby: military affairs; father (dec) res of Des Moines, farmer Warren Co 50 years; off Wickham Bldg; res 6 Gould Ave, Council Bluffs.


CLAY, ROY STANLEY

Real Estate Agent; b Princeton, Ill Apr 12, 1886; s of Walter S Clay-Flora Downing; ed Abraham Lincoln HS; U of Neb, 1908; m Agnes Hart June 16, 1923 Council Bluffs; s Roy Stanley, Holbrook Hart, Gordon Dean; pres McGee Real Est Co; mbr Iowa St & Natl Real Est Bds; Council Bluffs Real Est Bel, pres 1939-40; mbr Council Bluffs Ins Assn; Amer Legion; C of C; Grace Presby Ch, elder; Rep; hobbies: scout work, flowers; off 105 Pearl; res 206 Locust Lodge, Council Bluffs.


COE, EDWARD  EVERETT

Clerk of District Court; b Griswold, Iowa May 13, l889; s of Daniel A Coe-Flora Winsby; ed Oakland HS l907; ISTC, BA 1911; U of Neb, MA 1925; Phi Delta Kappa; m Olive C Olsen Aug 20, 1913 Carson; d Nancy E (Mrs Frank N Phelps); l911-13 supt of schs, Carson, 1913-l5 Shelby, l915-20 Emerson; l920-2 l farmer near Hancock; l92l-25 supt of schs, Modale, l925-27 Mondamin; l927-30 sales mgr Bowen Shields Chemical Co, Council Bluffs; 1930-33 real est agt, Council Bluffs; l933-  clk of dist court, Council Bluffs; SW Assn of Tchrs, VP 1925-26; BPOE 53l; Lazor Grotto; AF&AM 71, sr warden l925; RAM; First Presby Ch; Dem; off Courthouse; res 538 Voorhis, Council Bluffs.


COFFIN, OWEN W

Superintendent of Schools; b Pleasant Plain, Iowa Dec 16, 1898; s of Elmer Coffin-Ida Mae Watters; ed Pleasant Plain HS l919; Penn Coll, BA 1927; Thelma G Ward Aug 14, 1928 Manson; s Don Owen, Joe Alden; d Joyce Colleen; l919-23 farmer, Jefferson Co; l 925-26 tchr & coach, Lacy; l927-29 tchr, New Providence; l929-30 supt of schs, Linden; l930-32 coach, LeRoy; l932-36 supt of schs, Truro, l936-37 Nodaway, l937- Carson; ISTA; Pottawattamie Co Tchrs Assn; Pottawattamie Co School­masters Club; Comml Club; Meth Ch, steward; Rep; off & res Carson.


COGLEY, JOHN PHILIP

Surgeon; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Mar 22, l899; s of Ed­ward F Cogley-Elizabeth G Stambach; ed Creighton Prep; Creighton U, MD l92l; U of Penn, grad work l924; Phi Delta; Phi Beta Pi; m Helen Gauld Sprague Aug 17, 1917 Great Falls Mont (dec); d Char lotte Ann; 1924- surg, Council Bluffs; 192 l - asst prof of surgery, Creighton U, Coll of Med; 1934- chmn exec com of staff Mercy Hosp; surgical dir for Creighton Sch of Med at Mercy Hosp, Council Bluffs; 1939- mgr Cogley Clinic, Council Bluffs, with Drs Edwards, Floersch & Brown; author of numerous surgical articles; during World War 1918 inf priv; Amer Legion post 2; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Amer Assn of Ra lroad Surgs; KC; Cath Ch; Dem; hobbies: teachi ng surgery, fishing, golf; off Bennett Bldg; res 537 Forest Drive, Coun­cil Bluffs.


COLE, JAMES EUGENE

Insurance Agent; b Thurman, Iowa June 30, 1900; s of James Harvey Cole-Grace M Duncan; ed Abraham Lincoln HS, Council Bluffs 192l; U of Iowa, l92l -33; Chi Phi; m Helen Naylor June 20, l928 Columbia Mo; l924 emp by J F Wilcox & Sons, Council Bluffs; 1926- ins agt, Council Bluffs; l934- treas, Council Bluffs sch bd; during World War mbr ARC ambulance corps; Amer Legion post 2, adjt l93l; Jr C of C, state dir 1936-37; BPOE 53l; AF&AM 7; Episc Ch; Rep; hobby: gardening; off Bennett Bldg; res 295 Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.


COLEY, FRED

Clergyman; b Whitaker, Penn Oct 28, l89l; s of William Coley­ Helen Henson; ed Whitaker Penn; Eugene Bible U; U of Ore, BA  l920; grad work U of Chicago; m Emma Henrietta Bockhahn Sept 27, 1919 La Grande Ore; s Frederick William; d Jean Elizabeth; l907-l 3 steel worker, Pittsburgh Penn; 1919-21 pastor, Chris Ch, Perrydale Ore, 1922-23 Florence Ariz, 1928- Broadway Chris Ch; Council Bluffs; 1936- supvr WPA recrea tion, SW Iowa Dist; Council Bluffs Min­isterial Assn, pres l932; IOOF; AF&AM 47; RAM
l5; hobby: amateur photography; off Federal Building; res 3440 venue B, Council Bluffs.


COLGAN, MARGARET

Supervisor of Nurses; b Wyoming, Ill; d of Thomas Colgan-Ann _____; ed Glenwood; Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hosp, RN 1913; 1913-20 priv nurse, Council Bluffs; 1920- supvr of nurses Visiting Nurse Assn; 1938 pres Jennie Edmundson Alumni Assn; Altrusa, pres 1939 & l940; Holy Family Cath Ch, in chg of Sodality; off Courthouse; res 3325 Ave A,  Council Bluffs.


COLLINS, ROBERT MARSHALL

Obstetrician & Gynecologist; b Oelwein, Iowa Feb 8, 1907; s of Albert Roy Collins-Lida Schmelzer; ed Coleridge Neb 1924; Yank­ton Coll; U of N, BSc 1929, MD 1931; Delta Upsilon; Phi Rho Sigma; m Ruham­mah Moore Sept 16, l933 Cedar Rapids; s Robert Moore born 1936; d Martha; 1939- prac obstetrics & gynecology, Council Bluffs; 1936- instr in obstetrics U of N; staff mbr Jennie Edmundson Hosp, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co Med Soc, VP 1939; Iowa St Med Soc; AMA; Amer Bd of Obstetrics; Central Assn of Obstet rics & Gynecology; C of C; Rotary; AF&AM 71; father  (dec) banker, res of Neb l0 years; off Clinic Bldg; res 405 Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.


CONLON, BERNARD JAMES

Division Maintenance Engineer for State Highway Com mission; Indianola, Neb Dec 22, l892; s of James T Conlon-Mary McDonald; ed Red Oak HS 1910; m Lucille Brackett June 14, 1917 Council Bluffs; s James Brackett, Richard Lewis; d Kathleen, Mary Anita; 1910-13 RR survey work, Red Oak & Northern Rwy; 1913-15 asst co engr for Montgomery Co, Red Oak; l915-17 asst Pottawattamie Co engr, Council Bluffs; 1918-19 Montgomery Co engr, Red Oak; 1919-22 res engr for Iowa St Highway Commission, Red Oak & Sidney; 1922-24 Keokuk Co engr, Sigourney; 1924-26 Pot­tawattamie Co engr & resident engr for Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Highway Com­mission, Council Bluffs; 1926-27 mainten­ance supt for Iowa St Highway Commis­ sion, 1927-32 asst dist engr, 1932- div maintenance engr, Pottawattamie, Harri­son & Shelby Cos for Iowa St Highway Commission; during World War enl US army, Council Bluffs l09th field engrs Camp Cody, Deming N Mex, lst sgt, disch Dec 1917; Amer Legion post 2; SW Iowa Engrs Club; St Francis Cath Ch; Dem; hobbies: hunting, baseball; father resident of Cedar Falls & past resident Red Oak 40 years; off Nonpareil Court Bldg; res 815 6th Ave, Council Bluffs.


CONNOLLY, J LEO

Attorney; b Bayard, Iowa Oct l3, 1901; s of Timothy J Connolly-Catherine Donovan; ed Creighton Prep, Omaha; Creighton U, LLB l926; Gamma Eta Gamma; m Ceclia Swassing May l, 1929 Council Bluffs; s Leo Francis, Timothy William; d Rita Ann, Cecelia Mary, Janice Elaine, Nancy Theresa; 1926 adm to prac law in Iowa & Neb; 1926- prac law, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Bar Assns; Creighton Alumni Assn, pres Council Bluffs Club; KC 4°, grand knight 1930; Holy Family Cath Ch; Dem; father (dec) supt of Council Bl uffs water dept 10 years, resident 30 years; off Wickham Bldg; res 2401 Ave D, Coun­cil Bluffs.


CONNOLLY, TIMOTHY ALOYSIUS

Druggist; b Baird, Iowa Jan 6, 1904; s of Tim­othy J Connolly-Catherine Donovan; ed Creighton Prep HS l922; Creighton U, PhG 1926; Kappa Psi; m Anna M White May 31, l928 Council Bluffs; s Gerald John, William Phillip; d Patricia Lucille; l918-22 emp by Eagle Drug Co, Council Bluffs; 1922-26 emp by Carmichael Drug Co, Council Bluffs; l926 emp as pharm by John O'Brien druggist, Omaha Neb; 1927-29 pharm Hawkeye Drug Co, Council Bluffs; 1929-31 pharm for A W Oard Drug Store, Council Bluffs; 1931- owner & opr Connolly Drug Stores, Council Bluffs; 1935-36 pres Dist Pharms of Iowa Pharm Assn; NARD; Amer Pharm Assn; Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn; C of C; KC, coun l045; Cath Ch; hobbies: coin collecting, fishing; father (dec) supt of grounds for Council Bluffs water dist, res 30 years; off 2400 W Broadway, 500 S 21st, & 3200 W Broad­way; res 2406 Ave B, Council Bluffs.


CONZEMIUS, VERNON

Druggist; b Devon, Iowa Sept 16, 1901; s of N L Conzemius-Linna F Ehke; ed Manilla HS 1920; U of Iowa, PhG 1922; m Irene Petteys Nov 23, 1929 Harlan; 1923-29 pharm for Sherman McConnell Co, Omaha Neb, 1930-31 Taffe Drug Co; 1931-  owner & opr drug store, Council Bluffs; Iowa St Pharm Assn; Council Bluffs Philatelic Soc; Holy Family Ch; Dem; hobby:  philately; off 3149 W Broadway; res 2615 Ave F, Council Bluffs.


COONEY, CECIL EVERTT

Owner & Operator Upholstery Shop; b Carson, Iowa Aug 3, 1896; s of William Cooney-Eliza Rhodes; ed Council Bluffs; m Vera Williams Jan 3, 1920 Council Bluffs; s Lloyd Evertt, Ronald William, Cecil Evertt Jr; d Myrtle Eleanor; 1910-16 upholsterer Keyes Brothers Mfg Co, Council Bluffs, 1916-17 Ford Motor Co, Omaha Neb; 1919 mgr upholstery Standard Body Co, Council Bluffs; 1920-21  mgr Blackstone Garage Co, Norfolk Neb; 1921-23 & 1925- owner upholstery shop, Council Bluffs; 1923-25 supt upholstering dept Weir Body Co, Omaha Neb; during World War enl 1917 QMC at large, O/S June 1918-July 1919, disch sgt; Amer Legion post 2; Ep­worth Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: gardening; off 912 W Broadway; res 3315 W Broadway, Council Bluffs.


COSTELLO, JEREMIAH F

Clergyman; b County Kerry, Ireland Jan 21, 1883; s of Thomas Costello-Mary O'Connor; ordained June 24, 1910 Dublin Ireland; 1910-14 asst pastor St Francis Ch, CounciI Bluffs; 1914-18 pastor Sacred Heart Ch, Mondamin; 1918-27 pastor St Patrick's Ch, Audubon; 1927- pastor St Patrick's Ch, Council Bluffs; Rotary; KC 1945; off & res 223 Harmony, Council Bluffs.


COUGHLAN, WILLIAM

Clergyman; b Clashmore, Ireland Jan 15, 1885; s of James Coughlan-Mary Whalan; ed Castle Knock Dublin HS; Castle Knock Dublin Ireland, BA 1900; St John's Seminary, Wa­terford Ireland, PhD 1909; ordained in Mynooth Ireland June 21, 1910; 1910-14 asst pastor St Ambrose Ch, Des Moines; 1914-18 pastor St Patrick's Ch, Bayard; 1918- pastor Holy Name Cath Ch, Coun­cil Bluffs; instr Holy Name HS; Lions; Council Bluffs Dodge Park Golf Course; KC l045; Dem; hobby: golf; res 2217 Ave B, Council Bluffs.


CRAWFORD, EZEKIEL

Owner Lumber Co; b Oxford, Wis Aug 21, 1868; s of John Crawford-Isabel Stewart; ed Holt Co Neb; m Elizabeth Brnaman Apr 3, 1890 Traer Iowa; d Alice Gretchen (Mrs E E Evans); l888-99 mgr Edwards & Bradford Lbr Co South Sioux City Neb; 1899-1929 supt of Fullerton Lbr Co, Atlantic; 1929- owner Crawford Lbr Co, CounciI Bluffs, yards at Bellevue & Elk Creek Neb, Buck Grove Anita & Glenwood; Northwest Lbrmen Assn; Iowa Lbrmens Assn; C of C; AF&AM 71; BPOE 531; First Congl Ch, past trustee; Rep; hobbies: singing, leads club & choir singing; father (dec) past sen of Neb legislature & cattle man; off 12th & Ave B; res 333 Woodland Drive, Council Bluffs.


CRINK, NEWELL P

Superintendent of Schools; b Murdock, Neb Sept 13, 1905; s of Phillip S Crink-Cecil Wheeler; ed Malvern HS 1923; U of Iowa 1925-26; Midland Coll, Fremont Neb, BSc 1928; U of N Lincoln, MA 1934; Theta Xi; m Lucille Knott June 5, 1930 Ames; d Sylvia; 1928-30 coach & prin, Utica Neb; 1931-32 supt of schs, Glenvil; 1933-34 supt of schs Defiance; 1934- supt of schs, Minden; Pottawattamie Schoolmasters Assn; ISTA; AF&AM 441, Defiance; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: stamp collecting; off & res Minden.


CROWE, JOHN VINCENT

City Assessor; b Westside, Iowa May 21, 1885; s of John Crowe-Ellen Waldron; ed Council Bluffs HS; m Anne Young Sept 2, 1910 Papillion Neb; d Harriet Jane (Mrs Kent Dawson) Marjorie Ann; 1906-10 with father in gro business, Council Bluffs; 1910-13 Pottawattamie Co dep recorder, Council Bluffs; 1914-28 assoc with Benjamin Real Est Co, Council Bluffs; 1928-38 real est agt, Council Bluffs; 1932- city assessor, Council Bluffs; played semi-pro baseball 4 years; secy SW Iowa Baseball Tournament 3 years; Dodge Park Golf Course; Dem; hob­bies: golf, baseball; off Courthouse; res 3620 W Broadway, Council Bluffs.


CROWL, HARRY CHARLES

Real Estate Broker; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Mar 26, 1895; s of Henry Clinton Crowl-Dora Jurgens; ed Council Bluffs HS 1913; Grinnell Coll; m Minnie Jensen Sept 22, 1917 St Paul Minn; s Harry Charles Jr, Richard Dean; d Virginia E, Doris Jeanne; 1913-15 secy Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn, secy Council Bluffs Auto Club; 1916-17 secy C of C; 1919-23 secy for Robert B Wallace Co, Council Bluffs; 1923- owner & opr Harry C Crowl Co, real est co, Council Bluffs; during World War in FortSnelling, Fort Sheridan, special training Fort Sill, Camp Custer, 40th inf & l0th reg army inf, 1st It & acting capt; org hdqrs co 168th inf Council Bluffs ING, capt 1921-22, chmn 1935; chmn bd of BSA troop; orgr & lst pres Execs Assn; C of C, dir; secy Dodge Light Guard Army; AF&AM 71; RAM; R&SM; KT; York Rite, chmn bd of govs, Lazor Grotto; Grace Presby Ch, chmn bd of trustees; Rep; hobby: athletics; off Broadway Theater Bldg; res 421 S lst, Council Bluffs.


CURRAN, JOHN JAMES

Dentist; b Wilkes-Barre, Penn June 10, 1882; s of William F Curran-Augusta May Miller; ed Red Oak; Northwestern U, DDS 1905; Delta Sigma Delta; m Jessie W Woods Feb 3, 1914 Chicago; 1907-09 dentist, Red Oak, 1909-13 Chicago, 1914- Oakland; Iowa St Dental Soc; Oakland Comml Club; KP, chancellor comm, Henderson; AF&AM 335; Scot Rite 32°; Abu Bekr Shrine; Congl Ch; Rep; hobby: reading; off & res Oakland.


CURRIE, ERNEST L

Owner Theater Sign Co; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Jan 19, 1902; s of John Currie-Mary Heaston; ed Coun­cil Bluffs HS 1920, mbr football team 2 years, mbr basketball team 3 years; m Margaret Green July 2, 1921 Papillion Neb; s Ernest Robert; d Dorothy Margaret; 1920-22 sign painter Gen Outdoor Adver­tising Co, Omaha Neb,1923 Council Bluffs Sign Co; 1923-26 publicity service Tide­water Oil Co, out of Chicago Ill; 1926- owner & opr Theater Sign Co, Council Bluffs; 1937 mbr Iowa St legislature 47th gen assembly; during World War ent US army l0th ammunition train, sgt 30th field arty, Camp Taylor Ky, Camp Fort Logan Colo, Camp Funston Fort Riley KS; Amer Legion post 2; 40 & 8; Last Man's Club; BPOE 531, exalted ruler 1939; AF&AM 631; Dodge Memorial CongI Ch; Dem; hobby: golf; father was a res of Council Bluffs 60 years; off 100 S 24th; res 3028 Ave C, Council Bluffs.


CURTIS, BURTEN LEON

Merchant; b Hyrum, Utah Feb 12, 1906; s of Henry W Curtis-Nancy Parker; ed Pocatello Idaho 1923; m Velma Halt June 15, 1929 Salt Lake City; s Jack Leon, Burton Lee; Donna Jean; 1923-35 clk & mgr Shaggs United Stores, Pocatello Idaho, Omaha Neb, Norfolk, Missouri Valley & Salt Lake City Utah; 1935- owner & opr C & H Food Stores, CounciI Bluffs; C of C; Kiwanis; BPOE 531; FOE 104; Latter Day Saints, 1st counselor; Rep; hobby: horseback rid ing; father resident of Downey Idaho, farmer; off & res Council Bluffs.


DAVIS, JOSEPH WALTER

Bank President; b Avoca, Iowa Mar 15, 1886; s of Joseph Wilson Davis-Sarah Elizabeth Cham­berlain; ed Avoca; Capital City Camml Coll; U of Iowa, BSc 1909; Sigma Nu; m Olga Frost Sept 14, 1914 Avoca; s Jo­seph Wolter Jr; 1910-13 farmer, Kittson Co Minn, 1913- Shelby Co; 1925-27 VP Citizens State Bank, Avoca, 1927- pres; 1917-23 dir & pres Tennant consolidated sch bd; 1926-35 mbr sch bd, Avoca; treas Pottawattamie Co Bankers Assn; Iowa St Bankers Assn; 1st pres Shelby Co Farm Bur; mbr Pottawattamie Co Fair Bd; Ki­wanis, Harlan; Congl Ch; Rep; hobby: farming; off & res Avoca.


DAVIS, LESLIE EARLE

Publisher; b Man­chester, Iowa Oct 4, 1909; s of Earl A Davis-Maizie Pentony; ed Glenwood HS 1927; m Bernice Nelson Apr _____ 1937 _____ Ill; s Allan Leslie; 1927-30 Indian trading for C G Newcomb, Crystal Ariz; 1930-36 printer Harlan News Advertiser; 1937 in printing business, Centerville; 1937 printer, Odebolt Chronicle; 1938- publisher Carson Critic, Carson; Comml Club, dir; AF&AM 43; father res of Harlan 15 years, past newspaper publisher; off & res Carson.


DEAN, ABBOTT MESTON

Physician; b Council Bluffs, Iowa July 19, 1900; s of Dr Frank Wilson Dean-Sarah Ann Meston; ed Council Bluffs HS 1917; Carleton Coll, Northfield Minn 1917-18; U of Iowa, 1919-20; Harvard U, BA 1922, MD 1926; Kappa Sigma; m Elizabeth Baker July 6, 1923 Farmington Me; s Abbott Wilson; 1927 interne Newton Mass Hosp; 1928-29 house ofcr Moss Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston Mass; 1929- eye specialist, Council Bluffs; staff Jennie Edmundson Hosp, Council Bluffs; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Sioux Valley Eye & Ear Assn; C of C; Rotary, 1935 pres; BPOE 531; First CongI Ch; Rep; hobby: irises; off 22 S 6th; res 231 Park Ave, Council Bluffs.


DEAN, FRANK WILSON

Physician; b Setaro, East India Feb 9, 1863; s of Rev S C Dean-Augusta Elizabeth Abbott; ed Doane Coll, Crete Neb, BSc 1886; U of Minn, MD 1890; grad work Vienna & London; m Sarah Ann Meston June 10, 1897 Hastings Neb; s Dr Abbott Meston; 1890 interne Anchor Hosp, St Paul Minn; 1891-92 prac med, Mineola, 1893-95 Omaha Neb; 1895- prac med, eye specialist, Council Bluffs; staff mbr Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hosp; 1904-28 mbr lib bd; Amer Coll at Ophthalmology, life mbr; life mbr ACS; Pottawattamie Co Med Soc, past pres, life mbr; life mbr Iowa St Med Soc; C of C; Rotary Book Fellows Club; BPOE 531; AF&AM 71, past sr deacon; First Congl Ch; Rep; hobby: fishing; off 22 S 6th; res 540 Washington Ave, Council Bluffs.


DEAN, RICHARD WYATT

Manager Tire Co; b Caldwell, Tex Mar 6, 1899; s of William Bryan Dean-Winifred Grant; ed Kansas City Mo HS 1917; m Edythe Dove Apr 18, 1922 Kansas City Mo; s Richard Wyatt Jr; 1917-27 off mgr Moline Plow Co, Kansas City Mo; 1927-31 off mgr Firestone Tire Co, Sioux City; 1931-34 salesman for Firestone Tire Co, Cherokee; 1934- store mgr Firestone Tire Co, Council Bluffs; Retail Mchts Assn, dir; C of C; Rotary; Council Bluffs Country Club; AF&AM 340, Kansas City; First Presby Ch; Dem; hobbies: golf, bowling; off Broadway at 7th; res 119 S 8th, Council Bluffs.


DeGROAT, FRED O

Railway Express Agent; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Dec 29, 1897; s of Thomas F DeGroat-Margaret Linebarger; ed Council Bluffs HS; m Melissa Schoening July 21, 1931, Council Bluffs; 1915-19 driver for Rwy Express Agcy; 1919-25 clk & cash Rwy Express Agcy, 1925- agt, Council Bluffs; Assn of RR Agts; Chris Ch; hobby: baseball; off 652 W Broadway; res 3558 W Broadway Council Bluffs.


DELANEY, THOMAS MICHAEL

Real Estate & Insurance Agent; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Feb 1, 1885; s of Patrick Delaney-Mary Hughes; ed Council Bluffs HS 1905; m Anne Murphy Jan 21, 1939 Council Bluffs; 1905-12 clk CRI&P RR, Council Bluffs; 1912-17 chief clk gen freight & passenger off C&NW RR, Omaha Neb; 1918 ARC secy; 1918-25 secy Hannan Est, Council Bluffs; 1925-35  ptr of H B Het rick Ins Co, Council Bluffs; 1935- owner & opr ins agcy, Council Bluffs; Council Bluffs Real Est Bd, pres 1937; Council Bluffs Assn of Ins Agts; C of C; BPOE 531; KC 1045, grand knight 1916, dist dep 1930-36; St Francis Cath Ch; father (dec) RR man, res of Council Bluffs 30 years; off 13 Scott; res 428 Glen Ave, Council Bluffs.


DeWITT, CHARLES HERMAN JR

Physician & Surgeon; b Lucas, Iowa June 30, 1886; s of Dr Charles Herman DeWitt-Eleanor Shields; ed Glenwood HS; Creighton Med Sch, Omaha, MD 1910; Phi Beta Pi; m Julia S Johnson Dec 12, 1910 Oakland Neb; s Herman W; d Gertrude E (dec); m Esther A Nyquist Dec 21, 1929 Wahoo Neb; d Beverley Jane, Julia Ruth; 1910 interne Covenant Hosp, Omaha Neb; 1911-21 prac med, Tacoma Wash, 1922-30 .Malmo Neb, 1930- Macedonia; 12 years mbr Covenant Hosp Staff, Omaha Neb; 1935- mbr town coun; during World War O/S June 1918-June 1919, 1st lt, Dr Rinto operating team 13, Camp hosp 48 under evacuation hosp 3, ARC evacuation army 8; Amer Legion post 648, comm 1933; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; OES; AF&AM 415, 1936 master; RAM, Glenwood; off & res Macedonia.


DICK, LEO GIDEON

Dentist; b Stanhope, lowa Sept 6, 1890; s of G H  Dick-Nora Branch; ed Stanhope HS; Leander Clark Coll; U of Iowa, DDS 1914; Xi Psi Phi; m Ethel C Davis Mar 6, 1915 Des Moines; d Shirley Beth; 1914- dentist, Oakland; 1920-22 mbr Oakland sch bd; 1924-29 mbr town coun, Oakland; Oakland fire dept, 10 years; during World War 1st lt dental res corps; Iowa St Dental Soc; Comml Club;  U of Iowa Alumni Assn; AF&AM 335; OES 425; Rep; hobbies: big game hunting & fishing; off & res Oakland.


DOOLITTLE, ELMER HIRAM

Lumber Dealer; b Manchester, Iowa Mar 3, 1867; s of William J Doolittle-Marguerite Gilles­pie; ed Manchester HS; m Elizabeth Cook _____ 1894 Kearney Neb; 1890-98 mgr Gilchrist Lbr Co, Callaway & Gothenburg Neb; 1898- owner Bluff City Lbr & Coal Co, Council Bluffs; treas & dir Auditorium Co since orgn; dir City Natl Bank of Council Bluffs; Iowa Retail Lbr Dlrs Assn; SW Iowa Lbr Dlrs Assn; C of C, past pres & secy; Rotary, ch mbr, past dir; BPOE 531; AF&AM 71; past sr warden; York Rite; KT; Abu Bekr Shrine; St Paul's Episc Ch, vestry-man; off 901 4th; res Clark & 5th Ave Council Bluffs.


DRANEY, CHARLES  ERVAN

Chiropractor; b Seneca, KS Oct 2, 1884; s of John Draney-Ellen Murphy; ed Seneca KS; St Joseph Mo; Lincoln Chiropractic Sch; Nashville Sch of Naturopathy, DC 1927, MD 1938; St J oseph Veterinarian Coll, DVM 1915; m Lola Shaffer Oct 4, 1905 Kansas City, St Paul & South Omaha; 1925- chiropractor, Council Bluffs; UCT; Natl Chiropractic Assn, ch mbr; KC 1045; Dem; hobbies: farming, colon therapy; father (dec) was a farmer in Nemaha Co  KS for 50 years; off 29 N 6th; res 314 Wickham Blvd, Council Bluffs.


DRENNAN, VERN CARLTON

Business Manager School for the Deaf; b Corning, Iowa July 6, 1898; s of William J Drennan-Julia Beath; ed Corning HS 1918; Iowa St Coll, BSc 1923; Theta Delta Chi; m Ruth Meyerhott Sept 8, 1925 Corning; s Robert H; d Doris; 1923-26 asst sales mgr Louden Mfg Co, Fairfield; 1926-37 ins agt, Council Bluffs; 1937- business mgr Iowa Sch for the Deaf, Council Bluffs; during World War mbr SATC at Iowa St Coll; Amer Legion, Fairfield; Kiwanis; AF&AM, Fairfield; BPOE, Fairfield; Broadway Meth Ch; hobbies: reading, baseball; off Iowa School for the Deaf; res 312 Lafayette Ave, Council Bluffs.


DROGE, HENRY FRANK

Partner & Manager Elevator Co; b Pottawattamie Co, Iowa Sept 15, 1875; s of Herman Droge­-Wilhelmina Schaffer; ed Council Bluffs; m Marjorie Darnell Mar, 1923 Council Bluffs; s Douglas; d Geraldi ne (Mrs Dean Jen nings); 1895-1914 farmer, Pottawattamie Co; 1895-1922 ptr in Droge Brothers Ice & Coal Co, Council Bluffs; 1922- mgr Droge Elevator Co, Council Bluffs; Salem Evang Ch; Rep; hobby: gardening; father (dec) res Pottawattamie Co 65 years, Civil War veteran, in 1st Iowa inf; off 10th St & 9 Ave; res 140 Woodbury Ave, Council Bluffs.


DYE, HARRY KIRK

Treasurer & Man­ager Mercantile Co; b Lee Co, Iowa Sept 15, 1879; s of George S Dye-Juliet Kirk; ed Carson HS; Iowa Business Coll, Des Moines; m Emma Eolean Beezley J une 1 0, 1902 Des Moines ; s Harold B, G Willard, Charles  Stanley,   Lloyd   K;   d   Dorothy   (Mrs C  L   Rath),   Barbara   (Mrs   Marion   Plumb) ; 1 899-1903  el k  Dye  Brothers  Co,  Macedonia; 1 903-35 treas Dye Brothers Co, Macedonio; 1935-     treas   &   mgr   Dye   Mere   Co,  Macedonia;    19 l 0-      mbr   town    coun;    191 2- 1 ambr sch bd , Macedonia ; OES 476 , worthy patron; AF&AM 415, past master ; Presby Ch, trustee; Dem; off & res Carson.


DYE, WILLOUGHBY

President Mercan­tile Co; b Lee Co, Iowa Apr 14, 1852; s of Henry Dye-Jane Mickelwaite; ed Fort Madison; Fort Madison Acad; m Margaret R _____ Oct l, 1879 Macedonia; s Charles (dec), Willoughby Jr (dec), Harvey LeRoy, Elmer (dec); d Iroline (Mrs John McKenzie), Luella (Mrs Samuel Litton); 1876- pres Dye Brothers Co, Macedonia; past mbr town coun; 4 years mbr Iowa St legislature, representative; 10 years pres Mace­donia State Bank; pres & dir Harle-Haas Drug Co, Council Bluffs; BPOE 531; AF&AM 415, past worshipful master, has 50 year mbrship certificate; IOOF, past noble grand; Rep; hobby: golf; off & res Macedonia.


EDWARDS, CHARLES

Physician & Surgeon in Obstetrics; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Nov 6, 1902; s of Thaddeus V Edwards-Katherine Hughes; ed Creighton HS 1920; Creighton U, Omaha Neb BSc 1924, MD 1926; Phi Rho; m Kathleen O'Hara Oct 9, 1926 Cleveland Ohio; s Charles Vernon Jr, John Phillip; d Mary Kathleen, Patrician Joan; 1925-26 interne Mercy Hosp, Council Bluffs, 1926-27 St Alexis Hosp, Cleveland Ohio; 1927-28 grad work in ob­stetrics St Anne's Hosp, Cleveland Ohio; 1928-30 prac med, Glenwood; 1930- assoc with Dr Cogley in Cogley Clinic, Council Bluffs; staff surg Mercy Hosp, Council Bluffs; asst staff surg Jennie Edmundson Hosp, Council Bluffs; asst prof in obstet­rics Creighton U, Omaha Neb; Pottawattamie Co & Iowa St Med Socs; AMA; Central States Obstetrical Soc; C of C; Council Bluffs Country Club; BPOE 53l; KC 1045; hobbies: golf, photography; father (dec) res of CounciI Bluffs 50 years; off Bennett Bldg; res 420 Oakland Ave, Council Bluffs.


ELLIS, FRANK LEROY

Income Tax Adviser; b Harrison Co, Iowa May 4, 1868; s of Andrew Moore Ellis-Alice Bonny; ed Little Sioux; m Gertrude Pusey Dec 24, 1894 Council Bluffs; d Loraine (Mrs L F Drake), Mary (Mrs John Rasmussen); 1885-87 asst cash, Little Sioux State Bank; 1888-1901 secy-treas, Haile-Haas Drug Co, Council Bluffs; 1902-17 off mgr & secy, John Beno Co; 1917-19 internal revenue agt for US Govt, Council Bluffs; 1920- income tax adviser, Council Bluffs; C of C; Congl Ch, pres bd of trustees 1926-35; Rep; hobby: travel; off 213 Wickham Building; res 113 Frank, Council Bluffs.


ELSWICK, RAY CARLOS

Farmer; b Wheelers Grove, Iowa Aug 13, 1888; s of Marion Elswich-Mayrilla Needham; ed Car son HS; m Ada A Killion Sept 9, 1914 Oakland; s Harold, Kenneth Evan; d Dorothy Aileen, Betty Maxine; 1909-1914 & 1919- farmer, Pottawattamie Co; 1915-19 farmer, Ringgold Co; 1935- dir Carson consoli­dated sch bd; Pottawattamie Co Farm Bur; Latter Day Saints Ch; hobby: horses, athletics; res Carson.


EMARINE, CHARLES POOL

Printer; b Council Bluffs, Iowa Dec 1892; s of William A Emarine-Anna Pool; ed Council Bluffs HS; m Grace I Oblinger Mar 18, 1914 Omaha; s Charles William, Jack LeRoy; 1907-19 emp by Klopp Bartlett Co, Omaha; 1919-36 ptr of Lewis & Emari ne Co, Council Bluffs; 1936- owner printing & stationery shop; C of C, dir; Council Bluffs Country Club; Rotary, chmn mbrship comm 1938; BPOE 53l ; FOE 104; AF&AM 631; CongI Ch; Rep; hobbies: fishing, travel; off Broadway at Scott; res 733 Ave G, Council Bluffs.


EVE, CHARLES B

Owner Bakery; b Hull, England Nov 16, 1872; s of Rogers Eve-Emma Johnson; ed England & Otoe Co Neb; m Florence Siddenf _____ Lincoln Neb; m Rosella Porterfield _____ 1922 Jacksonville Fla; 1903- owner Eve's Bakery, Council Bluffs; C of C; Iowa Bakers Assn; Council Bluffs Retail Mchts Assn; Dodge Park Club; AF&AM 71; York Rite; Abu Bekr Shrine; Second Presby Ch; Rep; hobbies: golf, travel; off & res 534 W Broadway, Council Bluffs.


EVEREST, FOLSOM

Attorney ; b Grinnell , Iowa Nov 21 , 1894; s of Frank F Everest­ Florence Folsom ; ed  Peddie  Sch,  Hights­ town N J ; N J   Prep  Sch;  Creighton  U , Omaha,   LLB     1 921 ;  m   Elsi e   Ti nley   J une 1 4 ,  1921  Council  Bl uffs;  s  Emmet  Ti nley; d   Mary   Rose,   Frances;   1 921 -     mbr   law f irm Ti nley Mitchell, Ross, Everest  &  Geis­ ler,   Counci l    Bl uffs;   dir   First   Natl   Bank, Council Bluffs; mbr air port commission, Counci l Bl uffs; comm l 68th inf I NG , 1936- adjt 34th div, Nov 1 924-36;  during  World War 34th & 84th d iv  AEF,  air  squadron comm  807th,  0/ S  Aug 1 918-Mar  191 9; Amer Legion post 2,  past  comm,  past serv­ ice  ofcr;  Pottawattamie  Co,  Iowa  St & Amer Bar Assns; C of C; pres 1936-38 Southwest Iowa coun  BSA;  Rotary,  past treas;  Omaha  Club;  Des  Moines  Cl ub; BPOE 53 l ; First Cong I Ch; Rep; hobbies : hunting ,  National  Guard;   off   Park   Bldg; res 28 l   High  School  Ave, Counci l   Bl uffs.


EWOLDT,  HENRY  FERDINAND

Railroad Station  Agent;   b  Shelby   Co,   Iowa   Mar   22, 1 877; s of Henry Ewoldt-Dora Vi nke; ed Arcadia; Denison Normal & Business Coll; Highland Park Coll, Des Moines; m Augusta Georgi ns Oct 17, 1900 Denison;  d  Wynona (Mrs    Max    Thompson ),   A lberta    Henrietta ; 1 899-1901  helper  CRl &P  RR, Carson ,  1 901 -04 station agt, Bevington , 1904-08  Kei­ logg,   l 908-   Oakland;   1928-   mbr   sch bd, Oakland , 1932-  pres;  1 922-28  city coun, Oakland ; mbr bldg comm Oakland HS; ORT; Oakland Comml Club; AF&AM 335; Congl Ch, deacon; Rep; hobby: read­ ing,  int  i n  edn; off  &  res Oakland.



Contributed by Cheryl Siebrass