ALTER, FRANK R
President Alter Co; b Ukraine, Russia Dec 29, 1899; s of Morris Alter-Ethel Baron; ed Rock Island Ill HS 1915; m Yetta Gillman Aug 19, 1923 St Louis Mo; d Anita, Irene Selma; 1915-17 worked for Davenport Iron & Metal Co;19 I 7-20 orgr & with The Davenport Salvage Co; 1920-21 owner int Davenport Iron & Metal Co; I 92 I- pres The Alter Co, Davenport; Inst of Iron, Steel & Scrap; Natl Fedn of Temple Brotherhood; Amer Foundrymans Assn; mbr City Traffic Club; C of C; US C of C; Moline Ill Conservation Club; Tri-City Jewish Center; B'nai B'rith; Temple of Manuel; past mbr BPOE; AF & AM; Kaaba Shrine, Davenport; Rep; off 1701 Rockingham Road; res 2218 Harrison, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1085.