PHILLIPS, REED R
Chief of Police; b Pleasant Valley, Iowa Sept 29, 1899; s of Willis Phillips-Margaret Ritchie; ed Pleasant Valley; m Ruth Harms Nov 17, 1923 Dixon Ill; s Reed R Jr; d Donna Marie; 1919-21 worked for battery co, Davenport; 1921-26 emp by CRI & P RR, Silvis Ill, electric crane opr; 1926-32 patrolman on Davenport police force, 1932-37 detective, 1937-38 asst desk sgt, 1938- chief of police; during World War enl in US army 1918 in cavalry stationed Del Rio Tex, disch Camp Knox Ky 1919; Amer Legion post 26; 40 & 8; Internatl Assn Chiefs of Police; Iowa Assn Chiefs of Police, pres 1939-40; BPOE 298; FOE 235; AF & AM 221; Scot Rite; Kaaba Shrine; hobbies hunting, travel; off City Hall; res 2811 Grand Ave, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.