PETERSON, WALLACE PARMELE
President Paper Co; b Davenport, Iowa Dec 8, 1893; s of E J G Peterson-Myrtle Parmele; ed Davenport HS 1913; U of Iowa 1914-16; m Neva Henley Apr 6 . 1916 Davenport; s Richard Wallace, James Robert; d Neva Janet; 1917-22 secy, 1939- pres & trees Peterson Paper Co, Davenport; dir First fed S & L Assn; Iowa Paper Dlrs Assn, pres 1935-36; Natl Paper Dlrs Assn; C of C, past dir; Davenport Country Club; Exchange Club; Outing Club Davenport Comm Chest, pres 1937; AF & AM; Scot Rite, past comm; Kaaba Shrine; Episc Ch, vestryman; Rep; hobby fishing ; off 301 E 2nd; res 123 Ridgewood, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.