WUNSCHEL, MRS RUTH
Dramatic Soprano; b Davenport, Iowa Jan 23, 1893; d of Charles A Benkert-Mary Triphena Swick; ed Davenport HS 1910; m Louis H Wunschel May 29, 1918 Davenport; s Richard Charles; 1910-17 t raveled in midwestern states on concert tours as Western Nightingale; 1912 soloist with Billy Sunday; 1919 won scholarship in. voice Chicago Music Coli; 1916- tchr of voice Davenport, singer & soloist in churches, soloist in Congl Ch Moline 20 years, First Ch of Chris Sci, Cottage Grove 6 years, Des Moines 2 years, Temple Emanuel Synagogue, 14 years, Davenport; 9 years radio broadcasting with Voss Vagabond Quart et, sponsored by Voss Washing Machine Co, Davenport; soloist . known as Miss Macronet on Crescent Hour of Music, sponsored by Crescent Macaroni & Cracker Co, 9 years; during World War entertained soldiers with music; Etude Music Club; Music Students Music Lovers; Wemans Club; Daughter of Nile; Amer Legion aux; hobby: flowers; res 1919 Farnum, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1107.