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Who's Who in Nebraska 1940
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JARRELL, ARCH WILLIAMS Editor; b Topeka, Kas Oct 18, 1896; s of J F Jarrell-Myra Williams; ed Topeka Kas HS; Washburn Coll, Topeka 1917; Phi Delta Theta; m Maxine Spencer Sept 18, 1923 Wichita Kas; d Mary Maxine; during coll career with NNG, Mexican border uprising 1916; retd to coll, left again 1917 for service in U S army during World War, batt sgt maj 130th field arty 35th div; 1 year O/S, took part in Argonne offensive, disch May 10, 1919; May-Aug 1919 in advertising dept Topeka Daily Capital; Aug-Oct 1919 reporter, Kansas City Journal; Oct 1919-Jan 1921 editor The Empire, house organ of Empire Gas & Fuel Co of Bartlesville Okla; 1921-23 reporter & editorial writer Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, Va; 1923-28 reporter, city editor, editorial writer, Wichita Kas Beacon; Oct 1928-Apr 1929 editorial writer, Kansas City Star; 1929-39 managing editor, Arkansas City Kas Traveler; Feb 1939- editor Grand Island Daily Independent; C of C; Rotary, past pres at Arkansas City Kas: Amer Leg, mbr 1st Kas St exec com; Liederkranz Soc; Riverside Country Club; off Grand Island Daily Independent; res 815 W 1st, Grand Island.

JESSEN, CLAUS THEODORE Jr Druggist; b Grand Island, Neb Oct 9, 1894; s of Claus Theodore Jessen-Petra Schourup; ed Grand Island; priv tutoring Des Moines, Ia; m Augusta Hinrichs June 6, 1923 Omaha; as boy & young man asstd father in drug bus; after leaving sch became ptr of father in drug store; during World War Sept 1917-Apr 1919 in US army, 355th inf Co F, med corps, stationed at Camp Funston Kas Jan 1918 until Mar 1919, O/S with casual dept & evacuation hosp, medical corps 3, witnessed battles Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne in defensive sector: transport on which he went O/S torpedoed by German submarine with no casualties; Amer Leg post 53; 40 & 8; Neb Pharm Assn: C of C; AF&AM; Prot; hobby, fishing; off 205 N. Locust; res 2321 W Koenig, Grand Island.

JESSEN, CLAUS THEODORE Sr Pharmacist; b Copenhagen, Denmark Apr 25, 1860; s of Claus Theodore Jessen-Anna Peterson; ed Hadersleben, Germany; U of Kiel, med student U of Berlin, 1893; m Petra Marie Schourup Aug 10, 1889 Grand Island (dec Jan 16, 1916); s Claus Theodore Jr, Wilhelm Frederick; d Phosia (Mrs John Henry Gaver), Norma (Mrs William Hehnke), Emily (Mrs Bert Hotchkiss), Petra Marie (Mrs Kenneth Crandall); 1865 went with parents from Denmark to Germany, mastered Danish, French, Latin, English & German in schs of Germany; 1884-85 in Germany, promoted to corp, & later commd lt at maneuvers; May 1886 came to Amer & located at Grand Island; 1886-87 as common laborer; 1887-90 prescription clk in store of Dr Pete Janss of Grand Island; 1890-1902 prescription clk for A W Buchheit Drug Co: 1902-05 prescription clk for W B Dingmann Drug Co, Grand Island; 1906- opr Dingmann Drug Co; during World War oldest son Theodore Jr served with US army in France; Neb Pharm Assn; C of C; hobbies, fishing & hunting; father was a sch inspector & clergyman; off 205 N Locust; res 214 1/2 N Locust, Grand Island.

JOHNSON, AMIL J Physician & Surgeon; b Alamosa, Colo Jan 16, 1896; s of Emil Johnson-Christina Sanderson; ed Marquette; York HS 1921; 1921-22 male nurses training Green Gables Sanatorium in Lincoln; U of N 1923; St Ignatius College, Chicago, BSs 1926; U of Loyola, Chicago MD 1928; U of Chicago, embry-

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ology; electrocardiology Mayo Clinic 1929; Lambda Rho; m Amelia M Engelhardt, Sept 22, 1931 Sheldon, Ia; d Mary Anne; 1928-29 interne St. Francis Hosp; 1929- electrocardiologist; 1929-31 part time resident phys & anaesthetist, 1931-36 pathologist, VP of staff; chief of staff, Grand Island Hosp; also indep practice of med, Grand Island; FOE phys; diplomate of natl bd of med examiners 1929; during World War enl in ARC July, 1917, tsfrd to ambulance service of 84th div Camp Taylor Ky, tsfrd to Camp Sherman, then to Long Island N Y, with AEF 26th div first aid until O/S 8 mos, retd as casual Co with 5th army corps, disch May 1919 Des Moines, Ia; Amer Leg; Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn, secy 9th dist, mbr speakers bureau; AMA; Amer Heart Assn; C of C; VP Cosmopolitan Club; pres Travel & Camera Club; mbr advisory bd of SA; hobbies, travel, pictures; off Masonic Bldg; res 1411 W Division, Grand Island.

JOHNSON, EARLE GEORGE Physician & Surgeon; b Bellwood, Neb May 30, 1887; s of Edmund Johnson-Harriett Opal Arrasmith; ed Clarks HS 1905; Neb Wes 1905-08; U of N, BA 1910, MA 1911; Rush Med Coll MD 1912; grad work 1914 Mayo Foundation, Allegemeine Krankenhaus, Vienna Austria; Sir Arbuthnot Lane, London England; various clinics in U S; past pres Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Nu Sigma Nu; hon mbr Sigma Psi, Theta Nu Epsilon; m Laura Melvina Huyck June 19, 1915 Grand Island; s Earle George Jonas; 1913-14 interne City Hosp Akron O; 1914- prac surg, Grand Island; Mar 11, 1915- local surg UP RR; 1919- chief surg Central Power Co; 1929- local surg Internatl Harvester Co; mbr & past chief of staff St Francis Hosp; staff mbr Grand Island Hosp; chmn compliance bd during NRA; capt MORC U S army; surg U S civil service compensation commission; dir Equitable B & L Assn; pres bd of edn; Amer Leg, mbr 20 years, mbr exec com, 1927 awarded distinguished citizen plaque; Mil Order of World War; Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn, 1938-39 mbr constitutional revision com, trustee; AMA; FACS; Amer Assn of Railway Surgs; pres C of C during Golden Jubilee 1932; past pres Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; Uni Club, Lincoln; Riverside Country Club; pres Hall Co BSA coun; past pres exec com SA; trustee Masonic Old Peoples Home, Plattsmouth; AF&AM, RAM, R&SM, KT; ch mbr coun of DeMolay; BPOE; eMth (sic) Ch, pres bd of trustees; Rep, pres Hall Co Central Com; hobbies, fishing, golf, champion Neb St Med Assn; travel; off First Natl Bank Bldg; res 1402 Division, Grand Island.

JOHNSON, OSCAR WILLIAM District Manager Telephone Co; b Council Bluffs, Ia July 8, 1894; s of Gust Johnson-Mathilda Pearson; ed Honey Creek & Logan, Ia; m Grace Caughron May 14, 1917 Lead, S D; s Jennings P; 1902-04 with Finkbine-Guild-Jewett Co, Dept store, Logan, Ia; 1904-07 ground man, later lineman on lines in Iowa for Neb Tele Co, superseded by Northwestern Bell Tele Co; 1907-09 with Omaha Street Railway Co; 1909-11 lineman for Northwestern Bell Tele Co at Fremont; 1911-12 construction foreman at Norfolk; 1912-15 asst dist foreman at Norfolk; 1915-18 wire chief at Rapid City, Deadwood & Lead S D; 1918-24 dist foreman at Grand Island; 1924-26 dist mgr Black Hills territory with hdqrs in Chadron; 1926- dist mgr Grand Island dist; VP, Casper Yost ch of Tele Pioneers of Amer; past pres Rotary; Riverside Country Club; UCT. AF&AM; Presby; hobbies, golf, fishing, hunting; off 220 1/2 N Walnut; res 1717 W 1st, Grand Island.

JOHNSON, V M "VIM" President & General Manager Power Co; b Blair Neb Jan 13, 1893; s of John Peter Johnson-Hannah Jorgensen; ed Blair HS; Dana Coll; m Clara E Planck June 2, 1917 Fremont; d Joyce; 1909-10 with Blair Natl Bank; 1910-15 secy to credit mgr Rudge & Guenzel Dept Store, Lincoln; 1915 steno for construction crew of Central Power Co of Grand Island; 1916-18 steno & cash, 1918-24 auditor & treas, 1924-31 secy, 1931-37 VP & mgr, 1937- pres & gen mgr; dir & past pres Neb Electric Assn; dir C of C; Rotary; Riverside Country Club; Izaak Walton; BPOE; AF&AM; Scot Rite; Presby Ch, past trustee; Rep; hobbies, fishing, hunting, golf; off 385 N Pine; res 1823 W Division, Grand Island.

JOHNSTON, ALVA M Farmer; b Frost, O Feb 15, 1872; s of Morrison Johnston-Louisa P Frost; ed Frost O; Grand Island Bus Coll; m Viola H Martin Jan 16, 1901 Doniphan; s Robert M; d Bernice M; 1881 came to Neb; 1881- farmed with brother near Doniphan; 1935 mbr Neb house of representatives; 1939 Neb St sen; treas twp bd 20 years; hobbies, machinery, mechanical work; res Doniphan.

JOHNSTON, CECIL O L Chiropractor; b Ludlow, Pa Sept 18, 1895; s of John P Johnston-Minnie F Edgett; ed Ludlow Pa; Sidney O; Davenport Ia HS 1914; Palmer Sch of Chiropractic, Davenport, Ia DC 1915; Amer Sch of Naturopathy, ND; Delta Sigma Chi, life mbr; m Gladys Roszell June 29, 1922 Omaha (dec Jan 6, 1933); d Jean Frances, Marion Ruth; m Oveda E Kiser July 3, 1934 Grand Island; 1921 cared for father's prac in Omaha; 1921-33 prac in Falls City; 1933- opr Dr Johnston's Sanitarium, Grand Island; VP Neb St Chiropractic bd of examiners; during World War ent U S army Oct 6, 1917 Co B 137th Inf 35th div, O/S disch May 9, 1919 as corp; Neb & Natl Chiropractic Assns; BPOE; IOOF, Falls City; Amer Leg post 53; hobbies, fishing, hunting, travel; off and res 1109 W 2nd, Grand Island.

JONES, JOHN HENRY County Clerk; b Pinckneyville, Ill Mar 24, 1896; s of John Henry Jones Sr- Mary Poole; ed various places over country as father was traveling preacher; m Bessie M Bail Sept, 1913, Lincoln; s John E; d Mary J; 1914-21 mgr E B Higley Co, Mason City, Ia; 1921-28 mgr Grand Island Poultry Co; 1928-38 owner & opr Jones Produce Co, Grand Island; 1939- Hall Co clk; C of C; Cosmopolitan Club; hobby, fishing; off Courthouse; res 1720 N Eddy, Grand Island.

KAUFMANN, DAVID Merchant & Broker; b Muenstereifel, Germany Oct 8, 1875; s of Meier Kaufmann-Matilda Levy; ed German gymnasium; m Celia Colby May 26, 1924 Council Bluffs Ia; 1891-94 appr with large dept store in Elberfeld, Germany; 1894-95 clk; 1895-96 in German army; 1896-98 traveling representative for umbrella factory, hdqrs Berlin, Germany; 1898-1903 clk in dept stores in Solingen, Feiburg & Frankfort-on-Main; 1903 came to N Y, was emp in whol house, learned English; Mar 10, 1904-July 1906 window trimmer in S N Wobach & Sons Dept Store in Grand Island; July 1906- owner & opr Kaufmann's 5s & 10c Store; 1908 with Mr Warnert, estab store in Kearney; dir many years, 1930- pres Comml State Bank, changed to Comml Natl Bank; 1934 awarded most distinguished citizen plaque by Amer Leg; during World War mbr war activities bd, 4-min man, active in drives for funds; past pres C of C; BPOE; life mbr Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; bd mbr of SA; Hebrew Congl Ch; hobby, travel; res 1521 W Koenig, Grand Island.

KELLOGG, WALTER PALMER Farmer; b Calhoun Co, Mich Oct 9 1858; s of Charles White Kellogg-Rachel Palmer; ed Burlington Ia; m Cora Estella Hayward Jan 3, 1882, Grand Island; s Walter Hayward; d Nitah May (Mrs Alfred Ward); came with family in covered wagon to Grand Island Mar 1, 1879; 1879-82 assisted father with farming; 1882-86 emp in grain elevator of C W Thomas, Grand Island; 1886- farmer on father's homestead & tree claim, occupying home built by father in 1880, & so far as known oldest house in this part of country; past mbr sch bd; past twp assessor; past town clk; past road overseer; past grand IOOF; former active in farm orgns; Dem; hobbies, home, reading; father took tree claim near present site of Cairo; Mrs. Kellogg's father Horace Hayward came to Grand Island 1879 homesteaded & took tree claim near Cairo, her mother came by covered wagon 1880; res Cairo.

KING, WILL R Teacher & Accountant; b Baker City, Ore Aug 23, 1864; s of Walter C King-Elizabeth Range; ed Grand Island HS 1882; Bryant & Stratton Bus Coll, Chicago; m Olga Schourup Sept 20, 1900 Grand Island (dec Aug 29, 1924); 1882-83 bkkpr for H C Decker Whol & Retail Groc, Grand Island; 1883-86 & 1888 bkkpr for Conley-Elsner Retail Groc; 1886-92 with father in Kerr & King, brick mfrs, contrs & coal dlrs; 1887 bkkpr for Cleary Hdw Co; 1888-90 bkkpr for Grand Island Light & Fuel Co, 1890-93 secy-treas; 1893-1913 city treas 1913-17 Hall Co dep treas; 1917-19 Hall Co treas; 1907-19 secy-treas Bradstreet & Clemens Livestock Commission CO; 1919 with Comml State Bank, Grand Island; 1919- tchr of banking prac, Grand Island Bus Coll; 6 years city treasurer during 1919-39; listed in Internatl Who's Who in Stamp Collecting; ch & life mbr Amer Philatelic Soc, del to convs, mbr various coms; past treas, past deacon St Paul's English Luth Ch; hobby, stamp collecting; off Grand Island Business College; res Lucerne Apts, Grand Island.

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KINMAN, THOMAS FRANCIS Auto Dealer; b Redwood Co, Minn Dec 31, 1877; s of William E Kinman-Sarah J Conley; ed Redwood Minn HS; Southern Minn Normal & Bus Coll; m Bertha J Matz June 24, 1908 Roscoe S D; s Richard E; d Vada M, Jean F, Wilma L, Betty L; 1904-05 Jerauld Co atty, Lane S D; 1905-08 asst cash & cash in bank, Lane S D; 1908-10 bank owner; 1915-17 owner Chevrolet Agcy Mitchell S D; 1917-20 special representative for Chevrolet Motor Co at Minneapolis Minn; 1920-22 mgr retail store at Omaha, 1922-25 special representative at Des Moines Ia, 1925-27 asst zone mgr at Omaha, 1927-30 zone mgr at Fargo N D; 1930-32 zone mgr at Omaha; 1932-34 asst mgr B O P Motor Co, Omaha; 1934- owner Central Chevrolet Motor Co. Grand Island; C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Riverside Country Club; Woodland Country Club; AF&AM 231; Scot Rite, Yankton S D; Shrine, Aberdeen S D; Gun Club; hobbies, golf, fishing, hunting; off 121 E 2nd; res 1906 W Koenig, Grand Island.

KIRK, PAUL NELLES County Judge; b Atlantic, Ia Nov 15, 1895; s of Albert Morris Kirk-Ida May Shade; ed Atlantic Ia HS; Capital City Bus Coll, Des Moines Ia 1916; Creighton U; Omaha U; U of N 1924; Phi Alpha Delta; Lambda Phi; m Edna Bernice Neal June 4, 1919 Arthur Ia; foster s James Morris; foster d Geraldine Ann; 1916-17 with Hansen & Lowe Hdw & Impl Co, Atlantic Ia; 1919 with Lawrence Kuhl Groc Co, Arthur Ia; 1919 with Farmers Elevator Co, Arthur Ia; 1924 adm to Neb bar; 1924-29 prac law, Grand Island; 1925-28 municipal judge; 1929- Hall Co judge; during World War enl in US army June 2, 1917 Co M 168th Inf 42nd (Rainbow) div, 1 year O/S; wounded at Chateau-Thierry, disch Jan 28, 1919; Hall Co & Neb St Bar Assns; Amer Leg, ch mbr & first comm Arthur Ia post, past adjt & service offcr at Grand Island; past chef de gare 40 & 8; BPOE, trustee, past exalted ruler; past dist dep; AF&AM; First Presby Ch, elder & past trustee 6 years; Rep; hobbies, home, yard, farm & ranches; off Courthouse; res 2516 W Koenig, Grand Island.

KNICKREHM, CARL Grocer; b Grand Island; Neb June 1, 1892; s of John Knickrehm-Christiana Dohrn; ed Grand Island; m Frieda, Vick Sept 3, 1915 Grand Island; s Robert, Carl (dec); d Louise, Florence, Margaret; while in sch assisted father in groc store, after leaving sch was ptr with father until 1917 when he ret; 1917-22 with brother John as ptr oprd Knickrehm Bros Gros; 1922- indep groc; bd mbr Equitable B & L Assn 10 years; serv 3 different terms on Grand Island city coun; many years mbr Harrison Band also clarinetist in Third City Band; hobbies, home & family; off 102 W 6th; res 422 W 8th, Grand Island.

KNICKREHM, JOHN Merchant; b Grand Island, Neb Jan 18, 1890; a of John Knickrehm-Christiana Dohrn; ed Grand Island; m Emma Stoppkotte Aug 20, 1912 Grand Island (dec Dec 20, 1920), s Hubert; d Marie, Rosa; m Raamah Swartz June 17, 1926 Lincoln; while in sch assisted father in groc, Grand Island; after leaving sch was in bus with father until he ret 1917; 1917-22 ptr of brother Carl in Knickrehm Bros Groc; 1922- indep groc; mbr city coun 3 terms, past pres; mbr first Neb unicameral legislature 1937-38, mbr coms on banking & ins, govt, commerce & communications; dir & VP Neb Loan & Trust Co; dir & VP C of C Finance Co; Hall Co Food Dlrs Assn; treas Fedn of Neb Retailers; Natl Retail Grocers Assn; The Asparagus Club, only mbr from Neb; past pres Neb Grocs & Meat Dlrs Assn; past bd mbr C of C; Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; Woodland Country Club; Uni Club, Lincoln; past pres Grand Island Baseball Club; during World War mbr registration bd, active in raising funds; past treas AF&AM; RAM; KT; Tehama Shrine; R&SM, Central City; OES; BPOE; TPA; UCT; English Luth Ch; Rep, filed for railway commissioner 1939; hobbies, golf, football, baseball; off 112 N Wheeler; res 322 W 8th, Grand Island.

KREHMKE, WILLIAM F Grocer; b Grand Island, Neb Sept 28, 1881; s of William Krehrnke-Caroline ___; ed Grand Island; m Emma Amelia Conow Oct 4, 1911 Grand Island; s William L; Evelyn L (Mrs ___Thompson); 1890-98 worked on father's farm S W of Grand Island to help support family after father's death; 1898-1900 rode range in Kas; 1900-51 ptr of L D Green in meat market, Eldorado Kas; 1901-93 meat cutter, Wichita Kas; 1903-04 meat cutter for Frank I O Olsen, Grand Island; 1901-11 ptr in Kremke & Fillmore Co; 1911-18 owned & oprd meat market; 1918 org Loup Valley Packing Co, helped org hide & fur co in Grand Island; 1919-21 owned & oprd Sanitary Meat Market; 1921-23 ptr of Bixemann in Grand Island Meat Market; 1923-25 oprd another meat market in Piggly Wiggly Store; 1925 pur Mr Bixemann's int in meat markets; 1934- owner & opr Krehmkes Nu-Way Grocery; during World War mbr food administration bd; Past pres C of C, past chmn retail com; ch mbr T-Bone Club, att natl conv in Omaha; AF&AM, English Luth Ch, elder; hobbies, church work & baseball; off 384 N Pine; res 904 W 5th, Grand Island.

KROGER, ERNEST GILBERT District Judge; b North Bend, Neb Feb 15, 1888; s of John Kroger-Mary Docekal; ed Thayer; York Co; HS in Hamilton Co; Concordia Tchrs Coll, Seward; Concordia Coll, Milwaukee Wis; U of N, LLB 1909, mbr football team, letterman; m Katherine Niermann Sept 29, 1909 Polk; s Roscoe R, Orville C, Donald J; d Elinor; adm to Neb bar 1909; 1909-34 prac law, Grand Island; 1934- dist judge; 1911-18 police magistrate, Grand Island; during World War 4-min man; past pres Hall Co Bar Assn; Neb St Bar Assn; past pres Kiwanis; Liederkranz Soc; Luth Ch; hobbies, hunting, fishing, livestock; 1930-31 son Roscoe mbr U of N football team, letterman; off Courthouse; res 1800 N Wheeler, Grand Island.

KUESTER, RICHARD M Grocer; b Westprelsen, Germany June 2, 1872; s of Albert Kuester-Minnie Hoffman; ed Germany; m Elsie Dunnerman May 30, 1895 Grand Island; s Ruedolf N; 1882 came with parents to Amer; rode range 3 years; 1886-87 farm hand; 1889-94 driver & delivery boy for meat market in Grand Island; 1894-1912 ptr of Chris Schwieger in meat bus; 1912-36 owned & oprd meat & groc market. son Ruedolf asst; 1935- ret, owns & opr 80 A of land with large gravel Pit lake, estab summer resort on lake, Grand Island; past mbr C of C; past trustee Liederkranz Soc; Sons Of Hermann; Plattdeutsche Verein; hobbies, bldg summer resort, motion picture shows; res 120 S Walnut, Grand Island.

KUNZ, JAMES G Farmer & Stockman; b Alda, Neb May 5, 1878; s of Eberhart Kunz-Margaret Spath; ed Wood River HS 1897; U of N; m Ada B Good Oct 14, 1908 Peru; d Dorothy A (Mrs ___ Adams); 1899-1902 tchr near Wood River; 1902- farmer near Wood River; pioneer in pump irrigation, has 6 wells; past bd mbr Sutherland Project; mbr Neb constitutional conv 1919-20; mbr sch br 7 years, pres 5 years; mbr village bd 7 years; past mbr lib bd; past mbr IOOF; AF&AM; past mbr BPOE; hobby, raising hogs; res Wood River.

KUNZE, FRANK O Hardware Dearer; b Limbach, Germany May 29, 1874; s of Julius Kunze-Caroline ___; ed Langenberg, Germany; m Louise Engel May 11, 1904 Grand Island; s Clayton F; d Hazel C; 1890-94 worked in clothing factory in Limbach, Germany; 1894 came to Amer & located in Grand Island; 1894-97 with Mr Potter in The City Steam Dye Works; 1897-1911 emp in Hans & Franz' Saloon, 1881-1911 owner & opr; 1911- owner & opr hdw store; in point of years believed to be oldest Maytag dlr in Neb; C of C; past pres Liederkranz Soc; Woodland Country Club; secy & past treas Sons of Hermann; AF&AM; English Luth Ch, elder; hobby, golf; off 303 W 3rd; res 810 W Koenig, Grand Island.

LARSEN, ALMUS OLIVER SR Superintendent of Schools; b Alta, Ia Apr 3, 1905; s of Peter C Larsen-Sanna Sanderson; ed Dell Rapids S D HS 1924; Drake U, Des Moines Ia; Morningside Coll, Sioux City Ia, BA 1928; Colo U; U of N; Phi Kappa Delta; m Margaret E Christensen May 23, 1929 Glenvil; s Almus O Jr, Robert Ray; 1929-30 HS tchr, High Prairie; 1930-33 HS prin, Polk; 1933-34 athletic coach, Stockham; 1934-37 HS supt & coach, Cushing; 1937- HS supt & coach, Alda; Bapt Ch, choir dir, SS supt; hobbies, stamp collecting, woodwork, reading; res Aida.

LASSEN, SHERMAN Farmer; b Grand Island, Neb Nov 31, 1868; a of John Lassen-Cathrine Hendricks; ed Grand Island; m Lena Sier Nov 1893 Grand Island; s Earl, Harry, John, Reno; d Leona; reared on farm near Grand Island, played with Pawnee Indian children; 1890-94 rode range in S D, witnessed Sioux Indians raid whites & burn all homes, stealing cattle & horses; rode horse 65 miles one night to get help at Rapid City S D; later raised buffalo for Indian woman in S D; 1894- farmer on homestead where parents settled in 1863; res RFD No 2, Grand Island.

LESTER, ROBERT LEO Secretary-Treasurer Livestock Commission Co; b Aurora, Mo Feb 26, 1893; s of John G Lester-Martha Carter; ed Bolckow Mo HS 1910; Chillicothe Mo Bus Coll 1911; m Amelia Sorenson May 25, 1918 Aurora; d Maxine,

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Edith, Betty Ann; 1911-18 with Wolcott, Beers & Grant in Kansas City Mo Horse & Mule Co; 1918-38 secy Grand Island Livestock Commission Co; 1938- secy-treas Webb Livestock Commission Co; Neb Interior Livestock Marketing Assn; C of C; past secy Woodland Country Club; Chris Ch; hobbies, golf, tennis, 1921-35 city singles champion, several times city doubles champion, record unbroken; res 721 N Kimball, Grand Island.

LEWIS, MERRILL LINTON Auto Supply Dealer; b Cleveland, O July 13, 1891; s of I Lewis-Electa Gilbert; ed Cleveland Ohio HS; m Eva F Bragg Dec 2, 1918 Omaha; d Jerre Virginia; 1907-12 in collection dept, First Natl Bank of Cleveland; July-Aug 1912 in branch clearing house Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Akron O; 1912-15 off mgr Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co at Portland Me, 1915-17 off mgr Springfield Mass, 1917-21 off mgr at Omaha; 1921-22 off mgr Lee Tire & Rubber Co at Omaha, 1922-24 dist credit mgr, Chicago; 1924-27 off mgr Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Omaha; 1927 salesman for Firestone, Tire & Rubber Co, Grand Island; 1928 pur Everhart Rubber Co, Grand Island; Jan 1, 1929- opr Lewis Tire Service Co; during World War active in YMCA, ARC, Liberty Loan & Thrift drives; Assoc Industries of Neb; pres Rotary; Riverside Country Club; AF&AM; Hastings Scot Rite & Tehama Shrine; BPOE; secy Liederkranz Soc; hobbies, golf, travel; off 403 W 2nd; res 2120 W Charles, Grand Island.

LIVINGSTON, JAMES DONALD Mortician; b Grand Island, Neb July 27, 1913; s of Joseph A Livingston-Anna Killeen; ed Grand Island HS 1930; Grand Island Coll; Grand Island Bus Coll; Williams Inst of Mortuary Science, Kansas City Kas; 1933-36 with father in O'Laughlin-Livingston Furn & Undertaking Establishment; 1936-38 with father oprd Livingston-Sondermann Funeral .Home; 1938 ptr in Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home, estab by Joseph Sondermann in 1891; Neb & Natl Funeral Dirs Assns; Jr C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Woodland Country Club; BPOE; FOE; hobbies, golf, fishing, hunting; off 406 W Koenig; res 1614 W Division, Grand Island.

LOCKE, HENRY W Grand Secretary of Lodge; b Eisleben, Germany Aug 1, 1890; s of William Locke -___; ed German gymnasium; theological seminary; sch of navigation; bus coll; m Marie Lohmann May 19, 1915 Grand Island; s Fredrick, Herbert, Edward, Henry Jr, Wilhelm, Dick; Sons of Hermann, grand secy, grand pres 9 years, natl grand pres 3 years; editor "Neb Hermanns-Sohn"; 1932-36 mbr city coun; candidate for state representative 1934; candidate for mayor of Grand Island 1935; Photographers Assn of Amer, Neb del to natl conv 1938-1939; assoc, mbr Royal Photographic Soc of Great Britain; trustee Liederkranz Soc; AF&AM; KT; Scot Rite 32o; Tehama Shrine; BPOE; hobbies, photography, study of law, aviation; off 206 N Locust; res 922 W Koenig, Grand Island.

LOESCHER, WALTER H County Assessor; b Grand Island, Neb Jan 16, 1907; s of William Loescher-Ella Spatholt; ed Grand Island HS 1925; m Irene F Wood July 18, 1934 Hastings; 1926-28 clk in Hanna's Groc; 1929-35 pct assessor; 1938- Hall Co assessor; German Luth Ch, Mrs Loescher mbr Chris Ch; hobbies, fishing, swimming, skating; off Courthouse; res 802 N Kimball, Grand Island.

LONG, STANLEY D President of Insurance Co; b Hildreth, Neb June 8. 1887; s of Stephen D Long-Nina J Glenn; ed Wilcox HS; Holdrege Bus Coll; Fremont Coll of Pharm PhG 1911; hon mbr Innocents at U of N; m Gladys Defibaugh Apr 10, 1913 Hastings; s Robert S, Jack D; d Ruth W (Mrs Herman Siefkes), Phyllis H, Virginia P; registered pharm in Neb; 1911-13 pharm in Bloomington; 1913-33 pharm in Cowles; 1916-33 P M Cowles; 1933-36 secy Pathfinder Life Ins Co at Grand Island; 1936- pres; past mayor of Cowles 10 years; 1926- regent, U of N; maj ROA; Coll of Life Underwriters; Neb Pharm Assn; C of C; Kiwanis; Uni Club, Lincoln; Riverside Country Club; SAR; AF&AM, first master at Cowles; Scot Rite 32o; RAM; KT; Tehama Shrine; BPOE; First Presby Ch, elder. hobbies, golf, travel; off Pathfinder Life Insurance Bldg; res 2120 W Division, Grand Island.

LOSEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON Retired; b St Johns, Mich Feb 21, 1864; s of Marvin P Losey-Cornelia V Storer; ed St Johns Mich; m Jennie T Thompson July 19, 1888 Naperville, Mich; s Arthur T (dec 1916); d Grace I (Mrs ___ Kelley, dec 1930); 1876-79 appr in contracting bus, St Johns Mich; 1879-1885 foreman for contr in Chicago; 1885-87 emp by various sign cos, Chicago; 1887-91 painter in Council Bluffs Ia; 1891-93 with Lincoln Paint & Color Co, Lincoln; 1893-1907 owner & opr Lincoln Sign Works, expert painter for Lincoln Paint & Color Co; 1910-16 owner & opr sign bus in Grand Island, sold to Amer Advertising Co of Des Moines Ia; 1917-19 mgr Amer Advertising Co in Des Moines Ia; 1919-32 owner & opr Lacey Sign System of Grand Island; 1932- ret; past Internatl pres Sign Craft Assn, only life mbr in Amer; C of C; Rotary; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; KP, Lincoln; hobbies, flowers, drawing; res 119 1/2 W 3rd, Grand Island.

LUEBS, ALFRED J Attorney; b Wood River, Neb May 13, 1903; s of Henry F Luebs-Anna Plath; ed Wood River; Grand Island HS 1920; U of N, BSc 1924, LLB 1927; Phi Alpha Delta; m Frances E MacPherson Dec 25, 1935 Kansas City, Mo; s Jon Frederic; 1927- prac law in Grand Island; Hall Co & Neb St Bar Assns; C of C; past VP Jr C of C, past dir; Kiwanis, past secy 7 years; Riverside Country Club; Uni Club, Lincoln; past mbr BPOE; AF&AM; English Luth Ch; Dem, past secy Hall Co Central Com; hobbies, travel, hunting, swimming; off Sterne Bldg; res 6 Atmar Apts, Grand Island.

LUMBARD, CARL WINFRED Photographer; b Fremont, Neb, Apr 5, 1903; s of Guy W Lumbard-Anna Doll; ed Grand Island HS 1922; m Harriet Taylor Jan 3, 1935 St Paul; s David Taylor; d Jane; 1922-37 display man & buyer Kauffmann's 5c to 10c Store; 1937- photographer Leschinsky Studio; Sr C of C; Jr O of C; Rotary; Liederkranz Soc; AF&AM; Tehama Shrine; Presby Ch; hobbies, photography, gardening, amateur motion pictures; off 109 E 3rd; res 1208 W John, Grand Island.

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