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CHARLES O. WAYNE

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WAYNE, CHARLES O: Editor & Publisher; b Shelby Co, Iowa May 11, 1880; s of John W Wayne-Rowene L Quaintance; ed Marne HS 1898; m Ethel Honnold June 1, 1904 Griswold; 1893-98 while att sch emp part time in newspaper off, Marne; 1898-1900 emp by Marne Free Press, Marne; 1900-05 ptr of father & brother in newspaper The Griswold American, Griswold; 1905- editor & publisher Shelby News, Shelby; past mbr & pres sch bd; 1910-35 mbr vol fire dept; IPA; Natl Edit Assn; past scoutmaster BSA many years; 1930- chmn local ch ARC; Comm Club; IOOF 401, past capt Canton Christianer 27, Harlan; First Meth Ch, treas, ss tchr, pres local Epworth League 1908-19, pres missionary dept of Epworth League of Atlantic dist of Des Moines Conf 1915-17; Rep; hobby: gardening; off & res Shelby.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1119. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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