CRAM, RALPH WARREN
Retired; b Zanesville, Ohio June 19, 1869; s of Charles Edwin Cram-Clarissa Deming; ed Davenport; m Mabel LaVenture Dec 27, 1892 Davenport; s Ralph LaVenture (dec); d Dr Eloise B, Margaret (Mrs Frank W Siemon), Mary Deming (Mrs Miles Max Miller); 1889-1904 reporter for the Democrat, Davenport, 1904-08 city editor, 1908-29 editor, 1929-40 editor & publisher; 1940- ret, Bettendorf; 1919 started to learn to fly airplanes; 1922 an orgr & ch signer of Natl Aeronautic Assn of Detroit Mich, has flown on all natl air tours; when 62 years old did 1st solo flying & 1927 Davenport airport was dedicated & named for him; Kiwanis, past pres; Contemporary Club, past pres; C of C, past pres; pres Davenport Arty Holding Co; trustee Scott Co Pub Hosp; dir Mississippi Valley Waterways Assn; Presby Ch; Dem; hobby aviation; res 636 21st, Bettendorf.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1090.