Hall County NEGenWeb
Who's Who in Nebraska 1940
Hall County -- W through Z

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WATSON, E ARTHUR Physician & Surgeon; b Plainview, Neb Aug 1, 1883; s of Gilbert P Watson-Anna, McCarragher; ed Plainview HS; Plainview Normal; Creighton U, MD 1908; m Mae E Mullin May 26, 1908 Omaha; s Dr Donald P, James W; 1908-09 asst to Dr C C Allison, Omaha; 1910-12 prac med, Brunswick; 1912-14 prac med, Kearney; 1914- prac med, Grand Island; staff pres St Francis Hosp; Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn: fellow AMA; hobbies, trap shooting, big game hunting, collecting guns; off First National Bank Bldg; res 1723 W 1st, Grand Island.

WATSON, JAMES EDWARD Farmer; b Newton, Ia Dec 27, 1868; s of George Watson-Arietta Wright; ed Newton Ia; Cairo; m Olga Poore Feb 22, 1905 Chuiter; s Milton: E, James J; d Margaret A, Frances E; 1890-91 worked on farms near Boise, Ida; 1891-98 worked on farm, North Loup; 1898-1910 owner & opr barber shop, Ord; 1910-20 homesteaded in S D; 1920- farmer near Aida; has had grand champion corn at Internatl Livestock Exposition, Chicago 1932, 1934 & 1935, also won 1st prizes in 1932 & 1935, 3rd prizes in 1932 & 1934 & 12th place in 1931; had grand champion single ear corn Neb Crop Growers Assn at Lincoln 1931, won 1st prizes 1931 & 1933; 1st prim, 10 ears corn Neb Crop Growers Assn 1933 & 1934, won 2nd prize 1931, 1934 & 1937, 3rd prize 1932; won 1st prize on 10 ears corn Central Neb Crop Growers Assn 1925, 1927, 1928, 3rd prize 1927, Lincoln; won grand championship N Neb Crop Growers Assn 1937; won 2nd & 5th prizes Grand Island 3rd annual Corn Show 1928; WOW; IOOF; Meth Ch; hobby, corn growing; res Aida.

WEBB, DAVID JAMES SR President Livestock Commission Co; b Saginaw, Mich Oct 1, 1888; s of David Webb-Jessie Williamson; m Mary Williamson July 12, 1907 Grand Island (dec July 5, 1928); s James Thomas; d Katie (Mrs John Daul), Mary (Mrs Bud Rurup), Jessie (Mrs Robert Williamson); m Eva Winkler July 14, 1930 Denver Colo; came to

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Grand Island 1907-23, indep dlr in horses, mules, cattle & hogs; 1923- also in auction sales bus, has handled sales throughout west & midwest: 1931 pur Ross property adjacent to city, built largest livestock auction market in U S; July 11, 1931 opened sale on hogs & cattle; Jan 1932 added horse & mule sales; 1935 candidate for mayor of Grand Island; during World War supplied horses & mules to U S govt & allies; Neb Interior Livestock Marketing Assn; C of C; AF&AM; York Rite; Scot Rite 32o; Tehama Shrine; IOOF; Presby Ch; hobbies, travel, raising Palomino horses; off Webb Livestock Commission Co; res 1724 W Charles, Grand Island.

WELLENSIEK, HERMANN GODFREY Attorney; b Syracuse, Neb Sept 28, 1884; s of Henry F Wellensiek-Maria Katharine Kampeter; ed Otoe Co; Syracuse HS 1902: U of N, LLB 1904, grad work 1906; m Adah Lanham Oct 5, 1915 Hastings (dec July 23, 1916); m Anna Blanche Swartwood Sept 12, 1925 Fremont; s Paul S, Karl W; d Hermine Gail; 1905 adm to Neb bar; 1906-10 cash Bank of Avoca, also prac law; 1911-23 pres Harvard State Bank, also prac law; 1923- prac law, Grand Island; adm to prac before Neb supreme court; 1927-28 Grand Island city atty; Neb St sen 1928-32, chmn sen com on banks & banking, mbr judiciary, RR, ins, irrigation & drainage & engrossing coms, instrumental in passing new law for investing ins funds, various banking measures & declaratory judgment law; past pres Harvard sch bd, 6 years; past treas, past city atty, Harvard; Hall Co, Neb St & Amer Bar Assns; C of C; Riverside Country Club; Uni Club, Lincoln; life mbr BPOE, Nebraska City; AF&AM; Scot Rite 32o; Tehama Shrine; during World War 4-min man; St Paul's English Luth Ch; Rep, 1934-38 mbr St Central Com, del many times to state conv; hobbies, golf, travel, home, family; off 312 1/2 N Locust; res 721 W 1st, Grand Island.

WILLARD, CARL EDWARD Attorney; b Grand Island, Neb May 8, 1910; s of Carl Vance Willard-Meta Schourup; ed Grand Island HS 1928; U of N, BA 1932; Northwestern U, JD 1935; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; m Joan Davies Jan 8, 1938 Grand Island; 1934 adm to Neb bar; 1935- prac law in firm of Carroll & Willard, Grand Island; Hall Co & Neb St Bar Assns; C of C; Liederkranz Soc; Cosmopolitan Club; Riverside Country Club; BPOE; Dem, secy-treas Hall Co Central Com; pres Hall Co YD Club; off First Natl Bank Bldg; res 1218 W 1st, Grand Island.

WILLIS, PEARL DAVID County Treasurer; b Marquette, Neb Dec 23, 1886; s of Hamilton J Willis-Lydia J Hixon; ed Marquette; Aurora HS 1906; Aurora Bus Coll 1908; m Zelma H Burger Oct 26, 1910 Grand Island; d Bernice (Mrs Blake Mitchell); 1908-18 salesman, buyer, collector for retail clothing store, Woolstenholm & Sterne, Grand Island; 1918-19 in clothiing (sic) store, Muskogee Okla; 1919-38 in clothing dept S N Wolbach & Sons, Grand Island; 1938- Hall Co treas; during World War ent Okla NG July, 1918 past asst band master 2nd Okla regimental band, disch Apr 1919; 3 years past music dir Amer Leg Drum & Bugle Corps; mbr city municipal band 28 years; past dir 8 years UP RR band; C of C; AF&AM; RAM, past high priest; FOE; Liederkranz Soc; father Civil War veteran, Co B 90th div O inf; hobbies, music, sports; off Courthouse; res 1111 N Cleburn, Grand Island.

WINTERS, GEORGE AUGUST General Manager of Newspaper; b Kansas City, Kas Mar 5, 1888; s of Frederick August Winters-Sarah Louise Alice Voss; ed Kansas City Kas HS; m Helen Grace Stone May 31, 1917 Emporia Kas; d Helen Grace; 1905-16 first clk, then bkkpr, teller Comml Natl Bank of Kansas City Kas; 1916-18 cash, Comml State Bank, Emporia Kas; 1918-22 asst cash, First Natl Bank of Wichita Kas; 1922-27 traveling auditor for Standard Oil Co of Ind, hdqrs Chicago; 1927-37 mgr Pittsburg Kas Headlight & Sun; 1937- gen mgr Grand Island Daily Independent; 1930- VP Stauffer Publications Inc with newspapers in Mo, Neb, Kas & Okla; NPA: AP; Audit Bur of Circulation; dir C of C; dir Rotary; AF&AM; Scot Rite; mbr advisory bd of SA; Riverside Golf Club; First Presby Ch, trustee; hobbies, golf, travel; off Grand Island Daily Independent; res 2119 W Charles, Grand Island.

WOLBACH, EDWIN JOSEPH Bank President; b Grand Island, Neb Oct 31, 1877; s of Samuel N Wolbach-Rose Stein: ed Grand Island; Harvard U, SB 1899; m Jeannette Hinsimer Nov 3, 1909 Glenwood Ia; s Samuel N; d Louise (dec); 1933 succeeded brother, Emil (dec) as pres First Natl Bank, past dir; treas Equitable B & L Assn; pres Grand Island lib bd; past trustee Grand island Coll; pres C of C; past pres Grand Island Retail Mchts Assn; past chmn Hall Co ARC; Bankers Club of New York City; Harvard Club of New York City & Neb; Uni Club, Lincoln; commodore Okoboji Yacht Club; Riverside Country Club; Liederkranz Soc; Plattdeutsche Verein; AF&AM; Scot Rite 32o; past mbr Tehama Shrine; BPOE; father came to Grand Island 1874, estab S N Wolbach Store, also org First Natl Bank of Grand Island, pres many years; off First National Bank; res 804 W Division, Grand Island.

WOODRUFF, ROLLAND C Physician; b Gibbon, Neb Aug 13, 1888; s of Charles E Woodruff-Mary Smith; ed Gibbon; Grand Island; Grand Island Coll, BSc 1909; U of Chicago; Rush Med Coll, MD 1913; Phi Chi; m Paulina Sutherland Feb 23, 1914 Pierre S D; s Ralph S, Bradley B; d Mary C, Martha Elinor; 1914-15 interne Cook Co Hosp, Chicago; 1915- prac med, Grand Island; past pres, now staff mbr St Francis Hosp; staff mbr Grand Island Hosp; mbr, past pres bd of edn; trustee Sioux Falls Coll; past bd mbr Grand Island Coll; during World War, local surg for UP RR, mbr Hall Co med examining bd; past secy, past pres Hall Co Med Soc; Neb St & AMA; Radiological Soc of N Amer, past state councilor; C of C; past mbr Rotary; AF&AM; First Bapt Ch, past chmn bd of trustees; off First National Bank Bldg; res 1720 Grand Island Ave, Grand Island.

WOODWARD, HORACE O Stockyards Owner; b Canada Oct 20, 1869; s of John James Woodward-Anice Nixon; ed Atlantic la; m Carrie A Hodgson July 6, 1910 Grand Island; s Howard N, Loyd O, Francis D, Robert O (dec); 1882-89 worked in brickyard, Atlantic Ia; 1889-93 worked with father, contr & builder, South Omaha; 1893-95 worked in brickyard, Omaha; 1895-1904 emp by Union Stockyards Co, South Omaha; 1904-06 foreman Valley Stockyards & Grain Co, Valley; 1906-15 foreman Grand Island Stockyards, Grand Island; 1915 pur int in Union Stockyards, 1915-17 gen mgr at Grand Island, 1917-19 pres, 1919- owner; C of C; AF&AM; Tehama Shrine; BPOE; Woodland Country Club, ch mbr; hobby, private buffalo herd; off & res Grand Island.

YOST, HOWARD Dentist; b Bladen, Neb June 12, 1895; s of John E Yost-Lydia Megli: ed Bladen, DeWitt, Edgar; Red Cloud HS; U of N, DDS 1919; grad work, Internatl Sch of Orthodontia, Kansas City Mo; 1st, 2nd, 3rd summer seminary sessions for the advance study of orthodontics, Denver Colo; Acacia; Xi Psi Phi; Omicron Kappa Upsilon; m Sybil Gantt Sept 15, 1920 North Platte; s John Gantt, Howard Fulton; d Phyllis; 1919-34 gen prac of dentistry in North Platte; 1934- specialist in prac of orthodontia, Grand Island; during World War, Sept 19, 1917 ent U S army, stationed at Camp Funston Kas, tsfrd to med res corps; dental section; past comm post 163, North Platte Amer Leg; past pres Northwest Neb Dist Dental Soc; Neb St & ADA; Central States Soc of Orthodontia; Amer Soc of Orthodontists; FACD; C of C; Rotary, pres; Riverside Country Club; Grand Island Gun Club; AF&AM; York Rite; KT; Episc Ch, vestryman, past secy; hobbies, fishing, golf; off First National Bank Bldg; res 2204 W Division, Grand Island.

ZUSPAN, NEWELL ALLEN Osteopath; b LaBelle, Mo Feb 9, 1900; s of Wickliffe F Zuspan-Roe Belle Allen; ed Steffensville Mo HS; La Belle, Mo HS; Culver Stockton Coll, Canton Mo; Amer Sch of Osteopathy, Kirksville Mo, DO 1924; Atlas Club, m Eda Loreen Bowman May 15, 1925 Tyndall S D; s Richard Allen; d Joyce Florence; 1924-27 prac in Tyndall S D; 1927- prac in Grand Island; during World War in SATC Culver Stockton Coll, Canton Mo; Amer Leg; past secy & past pres Central Neb Osteopathic Assn; Neb Osteopathic Assn, chmn of industrial iris com; AF&AM, Yankton S D; Scot Rite; BPOE; Liederkranz Soc; committeeman Bapt Ch BSA troop; Bapt Ch, trustee & past deacon; hobbies, bridge, fishing, dancing: off 218 1/2 W 3rd; res 1904 W Division, Grand Island.

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