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| ~Source: The Iowa Press
Association's Who's Who in Iowa, a Biographical Record of
Iowa's Leaders in Business, Professional and Public Life;
Pub. by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines, Iowa; 1940 ~unless otherwise credited, the bios were transcribed by S. Ferrall for Clayton co. IAGenWeb |
| Blizzard, Logan: Retired; b Palo Alto twp, Jasper Co, Iowa Sept 8, 1879; son of Robert Blizzard & Dina Clark; ed Newton HS 1898; m Maude Kennedy Dec 25, 1911 Chicago III (dec Feb 24, 1934); 1898-1903 rural sch tchr, Newberg & Reasnor, Jasper Co; 1903-18 traveled every state in US for John W Masury Paint & Varnish Co of New York City NY, hdqrs Chicago III; 1918-32 secy Marquette Stone Co, mfrs of crushed rock & agr lime, McGregor; 1932-35 trustee for First Natl Bank & Mc Gregor State Bank; 1935-38 mbr lowa St Conservation Commission, McGregor; 1938- retired, McGregor; past mbr city coun; past mbr park bd; mbr lib bd, donated present bldg to lib; Interstate Fed S & L Assn. pres; NE lowa Natl Park Assn, mbr since 1925; Amer Inst of Nature Studies, mbr since 1918; McGregor Service Club, past pres; past dir McGregor ARC; past coun mbr McGregor BSA; McGregor Golf Club; BPOE, Newton; KP, Newton, past chancellor comm; United Presby Ch; hobbies: gardening, roses; res McGregor. (pg 289) |
| Bollman, Donald J.: Secretary Co-Operative Ceamery Co.; born Allamakee Co, Iowa Apr 9, 1907; son of Ira S. Bollman & Edna May Perkins; educated Luana HS; 1931-34 painter, emp by Louis Shultz, Luana; 1934-36 opr Shell Filling Station, Luana; 1936-39 yardman, Luana Lumber Co; 1939- secy Farmers Co-op Creamery Co., Luana; secy Luana vol fire dept; secy-treas Luana Dance Club; Commercial Club; hobbies: baseball, sports, hunting & fishing; off & res Luana. (pg 289) |
| Borcherding, George Henry: Trucker; born Clayton Co, Iowa Jan 4, 1877; son of Diedrick Borcherding & Marie Bachaus; educated Carroll Co; married Maggie Seeden Feb 20, 1901 Carroll Co; son Henry W.; daughters May (Mrs. John Schleisman) & Malinda (Mrs. Kenneth Best); 1894-1901 employed on farm, Carroll Co; 1901-11 farmer; 1911-18 operator livery barn, Lidderdale; 1918-19 owner & operator farm, Carroll Co; 1919-21 manager Community Mercantile Co; 1921-30 operator cream & produce business; 1930- owner & operator truck line, Lidderdale; past city assessor; past mayor; past city marshal; 1930- fire chief; 1925- member city council; member school board, past president; Lutheran Mutual Aid Society; Democrat, delegate to Democrat convention; hobby: fishing; office & residence Lidderdale, Carroll co., IA (pg 184) |
| Borman, August Henry: Attorney; b Elkader, lowa July 8, 1877; s of August Borman & Wilhelmina Kottman; ed Elkader HS 1895; U of lowa, LLB 1900; married Amanda Duwe Feb 10, 1904 Guttenberg; son: Roland August; dau: Maxine Louise (Mrs. William S. Mauer); 1900-03 prac law, Elkader, 1903 Guttenberg; past Clayton Co atty; past city atty; past mayor; past pres bd of edn, Guttenberg indep sch dist; past mbr city coun; past pres Guttenberg State Bank; past twp clk; pres Guttenberg Canning Co; Comml Club; MWA; AF&AM 147, past master; St Paul Luth Ch, pres bd & choir dir; Dem; hobby: flowers; off & res Guttenberg. (pg 289) |
| Boylan, John Taylor: Retired; born Clayton Co, Iowa Oct 7, 1855; son of William W. Boylan & Susanah C. Balmer; educated New Providence Academy; Albion Seminary; married Alice M. Hurley June 20, 1894 Redlands, Cal; 1881-91 Hardin Co. deputy sheriff, Eldora; 1891-95 sheriff; 1896-1900 part owner & publisher Eldora Herald; 1900-25 1st Iowa special agent to investigate & establish Experimental Rural Free Delivery, instrumental in establishing more than 600 rural routes in Iowa & 2000 in Mississippi Valley, later Post Office inspector; 1925- retired, Eldora; responsible for 42 rural routes in Hardin o, 1st solid rural route mail delivery company west of Mississippi River; AF & AM 117, past master 5 years, life member; RAM 55; York Rite 48; Knights Templar (KT), DeMolay; Scot Rite 32º; El Kahir Shrine; life member Knights of Pythias (KP); Order of Eastern Star (OES), 1st worthy patron; Methodist Church; parents among early settlers in Iowa; residence 901 12th, Eldora, Hardin co., IA (pg 530) |
| Boyle, Patrick James: Clergyman; b. Dougherty, lowa Sept 2, 1886; son of Neal Boyle & Marjorie Campbell; educated Rockwell City HS 1905; Loras Coll, Dubuque 1913; St. Paul Minn. Seminary, 1917; ordained 1917; 1917-19 asst pastor, Lawler, 1919-21 Cedar Rapids, 1921 Waukon, 1921-23 St. Raphaels Cathedral, Dubuque; 1924 asst pastor, Marshalltown; 1925-33 pastor Heart Church, Grundy Center; 1933 Sacred pastor, Strawberry Point; C of C, Grundy Center, past mbr; Manchester Golf Club; KC; hobby: golf; off & res Strawberry Point. (pg 289) |
| Brandt, Gerold Edward: Veterinarian; b. Garnavillo, lowa Oct 9, 1915; son of Elmer Henry Brandt & Laura Kregel; ed Garnavillo HS 1933; lowa St Coll, DVM 1940; Phi Zeta; Gamma Sigma Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; m Helen Frances Heath June 17, 1940 Massena; 1940- veterinarian, Garnavillo; lowa St & Amer Veterinary Med Assns; hobbies: sports, hunting & fishing; off & res Garnavillo. (pg 289) |
| Braucht, Frederick Elmer:
Physician & Surgeon; b. Aledo, IL Feb 2, 1868; son of
George Washington Braught [sic] & Frances Douglas; ed
Battle Creek Mich HS 1888; Battle Creek Coll 1890; U of
Mich 1892; Rush Med Coll, Chicago, MD 1894; Northwestern
Coll of Dental Surg, MDS 1895; Chicago Post Grad Sch,
1895; grad work Orifical Surgery, Des Moines 1924; m Mina
Agnes Owen Sept 12, 1893 Battle Creek Mich; son:
Frederick Allen; dau: Marjory Agnes (dec 1905), foster
dau: Dorothy Frances (Mrs. LeRoy Johnson); 1894 interne
Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek Mich; 1895 ship
surg on Pitcairn, Seven Day Adventist Mission
Ship, traveled through South Sea; 1895-1903 prac med,
Samoa Islands; 1903-04 prac med, Omaha Neb; 1905-06
research work 6 countries of Central Amer; 1906-11 med
& surg supt, Kansas Sanitarium, Wichita Kas; 1911-18
prac med, Coleridge Neb; 1919-25 eye, ear, nose &
throat specialist, Fremont, Neb., nurses training instr,
Fremont Hosp; 1925- prac med, Elkader; 1909-16 orgr ptr
of Frank Middaugh, Gold Dredging Co. Nome, Alaska; 1898
published treatise in Amer Med Journal on Elephantiasis;
during World War enl Jan 1918 Camp Omaha, SC, sent to
Arcadia, Cal. June, surg div in Sept, 1 month post grad
work U of Cal, capt Leterman Gen Hosp, San Francisco,
disch Dec 30, 1918 as commanding med ofcr of 127th base
hosp, now maj ROA med corps of US army; Amer Legion, past
chaplain; 1932 Neb State Commr of VFW; AF&AM 72; Scot
Rite, Omaha; Shrine; hobby: gardening; off & res
Elkader. (pg 289-290) Note: Dr. Braucht's surname was incorrectly spelled in the book as Braught, rather than Braucht. |
| Broderick, John James: Superintendent of Schools; born Harpers Ferry, Iowa Feb 11, 1901; son of Patrick Joseph Broderick & Mary Ann Heffron; educated McGregor HS 1920; Iowa State Teachers Coll, BA 1927; U of Iowa, working on MA; married Inez Ellen Lyons May 29, 1939 La Crosse Wis; son: James Patrick; 1920-22 baker Bickel's Bakery, McGregor; 1928-31 HS prin, 1938- supt of schs; pres Clayton Co. Schoolmasters Club, past VP; Iowa State Teachers Assoc, del from Clayton Co; National Educational Assoc; McGregor Service Club; St. Mary's Cath Ch; hobbies: hunting, golf, tennis & nature study; off High School; res McGregor. (pg 290) |
| Brooks, Robert Raymond: Real Estate Agent; b. McGregor, lowa June 20, 1903; son of Charles Marion Brooks & Jennie Presho; ed McGregor 1922; Chicago Tech, 1926; m. Ruth Rebecca Phillips July 9, 1927; son: Charles Franklin; dau: Roberta Ruth; 1922-24 mgr lowa Oil Co, McGregor; 1924 clk in McGregor PO; 1927 checked gravel for roads, Clayton Co; 1927- ins & real est agt; VP Interstate Fed S & L; McGregor Booster Club, pres; McGregor Service Club, past VP; Congl Ch; hobbies: fishing & hunting; off & res McGregor. (pg 290) |
| Brown, Harrison Douglas;
retired; b. McGregor, Iowa, June 24, 1861; son of Mathias
Joseph Brown & Bertha Amundson; educated McGregor;
Weltmer Inst of Suggestive Theraputics, Nevada, MO 1917;
married Emma Heilman, May 11, 1886, McGregor; son:
Douglas Heilman. 1882-84 appr tinner, McGregor;
1884-87, tinner for Falkenhainer & Kenkel Hdw Co,
Elkader; 1887-1917 hdw dlr, Elkader; 1917 - suggesto
therapist, Elkader; past mbr bd of edn 25 years; past mbr
city coun many years; past dir Elkader Fair Assn; past
dir Elkader Opera House Co; past chief of vol fire dept
17 years; Comml Club, past mbr; AF&AM 72, master
1905-08 & 1914-16; RAM; Scot Rite 32 deg; KP, past
pres band 16 years; Congl Ch, deacon, past trustee;
hobbies, making guitars & violins, composing songs,
writing poetry; off & res Elkader. (pg 290)
~transcribed by Mona
Knight
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| Brown, Howard Clark: Naturalist; b. Charles City, Iowa Jan 27, 1898; son of Edson Grant Brown & Belle T. Clark; ed Charles City HS 1916; U of Chicago, BS 1920; 1920-24 English & biology instr, Geneva & De Kalb, IL HS's; 1924-28 HS prin, St. Charles, IL; 1928-38 lecturer on folk lore & poetry; 2 years with Loren Baum gave Dance Recitals of Indian Ceremonials, hdqrs Charles City; 6 summers instr Seton Inst, Santa Fe N. M.; 1 summer asst dir Boys Camp, Salem, Wis of Union League Boys Club, Chicago; 1938- naturalist, Pikes Peak State Park; 1939 recreational dir, McGregor; author songs Pte Ska, The White Buffalo, From My Medicine Sac 1939, Shabbona Meconihe Moka Man, 1935, The Stone Maiden 1939, Appleseed Johnny, dramas Abraham of the Prairies & Grandmother Clark; 1937 dir State Centennial Pageant, Des Moines; 1937-38 folk lorist, lowa St Recreation staff; mbr grand council of Shabbona Black Hawk Seton, De Kalb IL; orgr California Naturalist Club, Charles City; past mbr lowa, IL & Natl Acads of Science; mbr pictured rocks council, Woodcraft Legion of Amer; hobbies: boys & writing; off & res McGregor. (pg 290) |
| Brown, James Charles: Physician & Surgeon; b. Davenport, Iowa Dec. 14, 1872; son of Peter C. Brown & Jane E-; educated Manchester HS; Cedar Rapids Business Coll; Highland Park School of Pharmacy, Des Moines 1898; Valparaiso Ind Univ, 1908; Chicago Coll of Med & Surg, MD 1911; married Gertrude Holaday Nov 8, 1900 Fort Dodge; 1898-1904 member relief State Pharm Board, Central lowa; 1904-07 opr & owner drug store, Belmont; 1909-10 interne & pharmacist Grace Hosp, Chicago; 1911 interne & pharmacist Robert Burns Hosp, Chicago IL; 1912 prac medicine, Steele N. D., 1912- Littleport; past mayor, Littleport; Clayton Co Med Soc, pres; lowa St Med Soc; OES 152; AF&AM 606; RAM 48; KT 33; hobbies: fishing, hunting, handicraft; residence Littleport. (pg 290) |
| Buckley, Helen Turner: b. Clayton Co, lowa; dau of Franklin Robert Buckley & Helen Marie Turner; ed Strawberry Point & Rochester Minn; Carlton Coll, BA 1893; 1894-96 HS Latin & Greek tchr, Fergus Falls, Minn, 1896-98 Stillwater, Minn; 1898-99 Latin instr, State Normal Coll, Mankato, Minn; 1898- res, Strawberry Point; charter mbr & past pres Fortnightly Womens Club; past mbr legislative com IFWC; past pres NE Assn of Congl Chs; Cong. Ch, 1885- organist; hobbies: music, travel, reading; res Strawberry Point. (pg 290) |
| Buckman, Arthur Frederick: Farmer & Stockman; b. Read twp, Clayton Co, lowa Apr 14, 1895; son of August Christopher Buckman & Minnie Dorothea Tewes; ed Read twp; m. Frances Bertha Cords Sept 1, 1925 Elkader; son: Don P. L.; dau: Eileen M. H.; prior to 1920 with father on farm; 1920- after father's death farmer, Clayton Co., has 300 acres, raiser of Hereford cattle; pres Elkader Co-op Co, 1920- dir; treas Hanover indep sch dist; past pres Clayton Co Tele Co; St Olaf Creamery Assn; mbr Farm Service Oil Co Assn; Garnavillo Fire Truck Assn; Farmers Mutual Ins Assn of Garnavillo; charter mbr Clayton Co Farm Bur; mbr lowa St & Natl Farm Burs; Read twp chmn AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Assoc); past dir Elkader Fair Assn; Elkader Evang Ch; hobbies: woodwork, motor travel; farm purchased by grandfather Frederick Buckman 1858, farm home constructed 1860, transferred to father 1889 & to A.F. Buckman 1920; res Garnavillo. (pg 290) |
| Buls, Carl William: Pharmacist; b. Bremer Co, lowa Mar 21, 1888; son of Fred Buls & Caroline Mumelthye; ed Tripoli; Wartburg Coll, Waverly; Highland Park Coll, PhG 1909; m. Jeanett Zander Sept 30, 1912 Tripoli (deceased 1928); dau: Joyce Jeanett; m. Elsie Moser Oct 7, 1931 Strawberry Point; son: Charles Ray; 1909-22 owner & opr La Dage Drug Store, Tripoli; 1924- owner & opr drug store, Strawberry Point; 1932- dir Strawberry Point indep sch dist, past pres; past city treas; NARD (Nat'l Assoc Retail Druggists); Iowa Pharm Assn; Lions, charter mbr, pres; OES; AF&AM 130; Scot Rite; El Kahir Shrine; Meth Ch, trustee; hobbies: golf, fishing; off & res Strawberry Point. (pg 290) |
| Burlingame, Alonzo M.:
Owner General Store; b. Marquette, lowa Jan 20, 1892; son
of Benjamin H. Burlingame & Elizabeth Kostle; ed
McGregor; Rasmussen Business Coll, St. Paul Minn 1910-11;
m. Mattie Fett June 27, 1916 Monona; dau: Irene Theresa
(Mrs. George Pederson); 1911-14 emp in gen store,
Froelich; 1914-32 with brother in-law owner & opr
Froelich Gen Store, 1932- owner & opr; many years
treas bd of edn, Foelich; P. M. many years; 1924-28 twp
clk; 1928 twp treas; lowa Hdw Retail Mchts Assn; KC;
hobby: collecting antiques & hist records; has done
much research work to preserve history of John Froelich
& his work, 1939 a monument was erected at Froelich
as memorial to John Froelich inventor of the first
gasoline tractor 1892 in Froelich, 1893 Froelich org
Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Co, later renamed
Waterloo Boy, company taken over by John Deere Co in
1918, dec May 23, 1933 St. Paul Minn; off & res
Froelich. (pg 290) ---- Transcription note: in the last sentence, the phrase "dec May 23, 1933 St. Paul Minn" is typed exactly as it appears in the book. The abbreviation 'dec' as shown in the Abbreviations (pg 8) = deceased. Unknown why this phrase is there...sf (Alonzo M. Burlingame died in 1971) |
| Bygel, Clayton Maxwell: Store Manager; born Clayton, Iowa May 12, 1907; son of Oscar Alfred Bygel & Amelia Caroline Nelson; educated Dayton HS; married Ruth Viola Maurine Kullburg Jan 14, 1934 Langdon; daughters Jeanne Renae & Ruth Lauchette; 1927-28 salesman for Carson Perry Scott, Chicago Ill; 1928-33 partner of father, livestock & feed dealer, Dayton; 1933-34 basement department head, Montgomery Ward & Co Store, Perry, 1934-35 head of men's clothing dept, Cedar Rapids, 1935 head of clothing department, Mankato, Minn, 1935-37 Sault Sainte Marie, Mich, 1937-38 manager, Newton, 1938- Oelwein; Chamber of Commerce; Lions; BPOE 741; Methodist Church; hobby: family welfare; office 1214 N. Frederick; residence 211 1st Ave NE, Oelwein, Fayette co. IA (pg 432) |
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