NEGenWeb Project - Thayer County
Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940
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Katherine Janssen; ed Ill & Neb; m Tena Margaret Mammen Jan
6, 1909 Bruning; s Edward John, Dale Henry; d Mildred Margaret
(Mrs Howard Silvey); 1911-18 in hdw bus at Bruning with John H
Knutzen; 1918- with W A Phillipi owner hdw bus; 1930- owner &
opr Hinrichs Hdw, Furn & Undertaking bus, Bruning; past mbr
town bd 15 years; past mbr sch bd 3 years; Businessmens Club, past
pres & past secy; Neb Funeral Dirs Assn; Neb Retail Hdw Assn;
Trinity Luth Ch; Rep; hobby, business; res Bruning.
HOPFER, WILLIAM GUSTAV: Dentist; b Cape
Girardeau, Mo June 6, 1876; s of Gottfried Hopfer-Katherine
Schaefer; ed Minden HS; Kas City Dental Coll, DDS 1901; m Sophia
Lohmeyer July 3, 1902 Linn Kas; s Lawrenz George; d Sarah Sophia
(Mrs Forrest E Bell), Esther Dorothy (Mrs F Schwerin), Olga Marie
(Mrs G H Rucklos); 1901-03 dentist, Linn Kas; 1903-14 with brother
M H Hopfer in dental prac at Minden, 1914-19 with Dr Elliott
Chappell; 1919-21 with Drs Eliott Chappell & J R Chappell;
1921- dentist, Deshler; S W Neb Dist Dental Soc; Nebr St &
ADA; Lions Club, lion tamer; Comml Club, past pres; Mo synod Luth
Ch; Rep; hobby, puzzles; res Deshler.
H0UDEK, EDWARD CHARLES: Banker; b Agenda,
Kas Mar 1, 1898; s of Milo B Houdek-Emma Havel; ed Agenda Kas HS
1919; Concordia Kas Bus Coll; m Viola Ann Kern July 30, 1930
Stanton; 1922-23 cash State Bank of Cuba Kas; 1923-25 barber;
1925-28 mgr Narka Oil & Gas Co, Narka Kas; 1928- asst cash
Hubbell Bank; past mgr Hubbell Comm Hall several years; Comml
Club, secy; AF&AM 92, past master; OES 143, past worthy
patron; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies, reading, sports of all kinds; res
Hubbell,
HOWARD, HUBERT CALEB: Superintendent of
Schools; b Guide Rock, Neb June 15, 1906; s of Arthur William
Howard-Mable E Dennis; ed Guide Rock HS 1924; Cotner Coll, BA
1928; U of N; m Murena Dora Hoehne Nov 25, 1934 Adams; s Jack
Dennis; 1928-30 tchr & coach, Bloomington; 1930-35 tchr &
coach, Adams; 1935-37 prin & coach at Hubbell, 1937- supt of
schs; past mbr Adams vol fire dept; BSA com mbr, 1936 scoutmaster
troop 270, Hubbell; NSTA; Comml Club; Chris Ch, Bethany; hobbies,
hunting, fishing, woodcraft; off HS; res Hubbell.
JENNINGS, MELVIN MIFFLIN: Banker &
Insurance Agent; b Davenport, Neb Nov 5, 1886; s of William Henry
Jennings-Ruth Ann Clayton; ed Fremont HS 1905; U of N; Innocents;
N Club; Delta Tau Delta; m Flora Delle Morrison Oct 1, 1912 Toulon
Ill; s Melvin M Jr; d Janet Elizabeth, Ruth Mary (Mrs Frank E
Landis), Helen Martha, Gail Rae; 1902-03 & 1908- with Jennings
State Bank at Davenport, 1909-14 asst cash, 1914- cash, 1934- VP;
past mbr sch bd several years; owner & mgr farm in Nuckolls
Co; during World War active in ARC work, now secy-treas Davenport
ch; past mbr Izaak Walton; AF&AM 154; Scot Rite; Tehama
Shrine; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, fishing: res Davenport.
KAHLE, EDWARD H: Farmer; b Milford, Neb
Nov 22, 1889; s of John Kahle-Marie Newman; ed Seward & Harlan
Cos; m Minnie Hintze Dec 25, 1912 Oxford; d Esther Marie, Phyllis
Irene; 1910- farmer; 1914- farmer, Thayer Co; bd mbr Corn-Hog
Program since orgn in Thayer Co; 1930- turkey raiser; org, pres
& mgr Midwest Turkey Growers Assn; German-Amer Soc, Deshler;
St Peters Luth Ch; Indep; hobbies, good livestock & poultry;
res RFD 2, Deshler.
KENNER, MRS DOROTHY: Bank Vice-President;
b Hebron, Neb Feb 24, 1897; d of Frank Macy Wetherald-Ivy Binks
Green; ed Hebron HS 1916; U of N, BA 1921; Kappa Alpha Theta; m
James Rupert Kenner Sept 22, 1920 Hebron; s James Rupert Jr; d
Margaret, Ann Linwood, Jane; 1921-22 with husband homesteaded in
Swan Valley Ida; 1920- homemaker, 1922-23 at Alexandria, 1923-28
at Wenatchee Wash; 1928-32 with Thayer Co Bank at Hebron, 1932-38
pres, 1938- VP; 1937- mbr sch bd, 1938- pres; Womans Club; PEO
pres; First Chris Ch: Rep; hobby, antique furn; mother (dec) came
from Wis to Hebron in 1871; father (dec 1928) came from Ind to
Hebron in 1874, pres of Thayer Co Bank from 1908 till death; off
Thayer Co Bank; res 635 Olive Ave, Hebron.
KENNER, JAMES RUPERT: Banker; b Utica,
Neb July 17, 1895; s of Dr William Clinton Kenner-Ora E DeVore; ed
Utica HS 1912; U of N, BA 1917; prep work Bellevue Coll, 1 year;
Phi Kappa Psi; m Dorothy Wetherald Sept 22, 1920 Hebron; s James
Rupert Jr; d Margaret, Ann, Jane; 1921-22 homesteaded in Swan
Valley Ida; 1922-23 prin Alexandria HS; 1923-28 asst treas Puget
Sound Power & Light Co, Wenatchee Wash; 1928-30 asst cash
Thayer Co Bank, 1930-37 VP, 1938- pres; during World War ent USN
May 17, 1917 at US Naval Acad Annapolis Md, 7 mos, O/S 11/2 years,
disch as lt Oct 10. 1919; past secy-treas Natl Farm Loan Assn
connected with Fed Land Bank, Omaha; supvr Thayer Co Soil
Conservation Com; Hebron Civic Club, mbr agrl com; AF&AM 43;
Scot Rite, Wenatchee Wash; Rep; hobby, feeding livestock; father
came from Ind to Utica in 1890, now prac med; off Thayer Co Bank;
res 635 Olive Ave, Hebron.
KERL, FRED H: Retired; b Hanover, Germany
May 30, 1867; s of Heinrich Justur Kerl-Lucie Anna Hartou; ed
Germany & Thayer Co; m Minnie Anna Kohlman Feb 25, 1892
Bruning; d Lucie (Mrs George P Norder); m Margaret Harms Feb 18,
1932 Bruning; s William Henry, Herman F; d Lucie (Mrs George P
Norder), Nora Anna; came from Germany to Thayer Co 1886; 1889-1925
farmed, Thayer Co; now in ins bus; owns 2 farms in Thayer Co; dir
Farmers Mutual Ins Co of Thayer Co; regent of Hebron Jr Coll; past
mbr sch bd: pct assessor 14 years; Trinity Luth Ch, mbr mission
com central dist of North Amer Luth Ch; Rep, mbr pct com 30 years,
past mbr State Central Com several years; hobbies, hunting,
fishing; res Bruning.
KILLINGER, HAROLD RANOR: Bank Cashier; b
Carroll, Neb Apr 4, 1904; s of George W Killinger-Mary Thorpe; ed
Inman HS 1923; LSC; Neb Wes, BA 1930; Phi Kappa Tau; Phi Kappa
Phi; m Katheryn Virginia Scott July 6, 1932 Tarkio Mo; s Scott
William; 1924-26 asst cash Inman State Bank; 1930-32 asst cash
Bank of Florence, Omaha, 1932-36 cash; 1936- cash Thayer Co Bank,
Hebron; treas Thayer Co ARC; treas BSA & Girl Scouts, Hebron;
treas Hebron Sales Barn Com; past secy-treas SE Neb Regional
Clearinghouse Assn; past pres Douglas-Sarpy Co Bankers Assn; treas
Hebron Civic Club, past secy; dir Lions; treas Hebron Golf Club;
AF&AM 281; OES 296, past worthy patron & past grand
patron; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies, golf, hunting; off Thayer Co Bank;
res 410 Union Ave, Hebron.
KILMER, EVERETT FOREST: Auto Dealer; b
Western, Neb June 20, 1905; s of Morton T Kilmer-Lydia Witt; ed
Lincoln HS 1924; U of N 1926-27; m Mabel Hintz Dec 25, 1927
Western; 1924-25 asst cash Western State Bank, Western; 1925-29
emp by City Natl & First Natl Banks, Lincoln; 1929-36 sales
mgr for O C Brickell Co, Fairbury; 1936-39 dist mgr for Chevrolet
Motors div in southern S D, northern & eastern Neb & SW
Ia, also at Western; 1939- ptr of O C Brickell in Chevrolet Co,
Hebron; Civic Club; Lions; Omaha Zone Chevrolet Dirs Assn; BPOE
80; life mbr & ch mbr DeMolay, Fairbury; AF&AM, Western;
Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies, hunting, golf, fishing; res 9 & Eads
Ave, Hebron.
KOMAREK, FRED D: Attorney; b Friend, Neb
Apr 29, 1902; s of Joseph Komarek-Mary Kotrou; ed Exeter HS 1918;
U of N, LLB 1933; Phi Alpha Delta; m Mary G Kell Nov 21, 1926
Council Bluffs Ia; s Kent Kell; 1921-28 with father in real est,
loan, livestock & grain elevator bus at Friend, Geneva &
Bruning; 1928-33 asst in law off of Bartos & Bartos, Wilber;
1933-34 priv law prac, Bruning & Wilber; 1934- priv law prac,
Hebron; Deshler city atty; representative of Fidelity &
Casualty Co of New York; during World War mbr SATC U of N, 1918;
7th Judicial Dist, Neb St & Amer Bar Assns; Amer Leg 180,
Thayer Co comm; Hebron Civic Club; Lions; Hebron Golf Club;
hobbies, duck & goose hunting, trap shooting; off 139 N 4th;
res 820 Lincoln Ave, Hebron.
KORFF, PAUL WILLIAM: Lumber &
Implement Dealer; b Lanham, Neb Feb 4, 1908; s of Henry
Korff-Caroline Brockmeyer; ed Odell HS 1925; U of N, BA 1933; Chi
Phi; m Esther Farley June 6, 1937 Lincoln; s Kenneth Paul; 1925-29
with father in lbr & grain bus, Lanham; 1933- co-owner' Henry
Korff Co, Hebron; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; Midwest Farm Impl Dirs Assn;
Hebron Civic Club, dir; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby, photography; father
(dec 1937) came from Germany to Kas when 17 years old, then to
Neb; mother born in Vermillion Kas; res 942 Union Ave, Hebron.
KORFF, WALTER WILLIAM: Lumber &
Implement Dealer; b Lanham, Neb May 8, 1894; s of Henry
Korff-Caroline Brockmeyer; ed Odell HS 1911; Midland Acad &
Coll, Atchison Kas; m Margaret Sharpless Sept 29, 1917 Atchison
Kas; s William Sharpless, Donald Henry, Edwin Walter: d Gladys
Naomi; 1917-21 emp by H H Sudendorf Lbr Co, Salina Kas; 1921-23
emp by Badger Lbr Co,
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Kansas City Mo; 1923- co-owner Henry Korff Lbr Co, Hebron; past
mbr sch bd; past mayor of Hebron; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; Midwest Farm
Impl Dirs Assn; Hebron Civic Club; AF&AM Waterville Kas; KT
18; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby, fishing; father came from Germany to US
when 17 years old; mother born at Vermillion Kas; res 1020 Lincoln
Ave, Hebron.
LAMB, LELAND L: Publisher; b Tecumseh,
Neb Mar 11, 1909; s of Elmer J Lamb-May Logsdon; ed Tecumseh HS; U
of Colo; PSTC; Kappa Sigma; 1930-31 emp by father in real est off,
Tecumseh; 1931-32 emp by Dr V D Douglas in drug store, Crab
Orchard; 1932-33 cash & secy-treas Crab Orchard Co-op Assn
1934 emp by L E Laffin as collector of assets for failed banks;
1935- owner & publisher Carleton Enterprise, Carleton; mbr
village bd; NPA; AF&AM 199; Rep; hobbies: photography,
hunting; res Carleton.
LAMM, FRANK S: Retired; b Scotland Co, Mo
Sept 28, 1869; s of William Lamm-Nancy Stonehocker; ed Thayer Co;
came with parents to Thayer Co 1882; 1882- farmer Thayer Co; with
brother H M Lamm owns 440 A; cattle feeder & hog raiser; Rep;
hobbies, work, livestock; res Hebron.
LONG, WILL: Publisher; b Nelson, Neb May
20, 1894; s of Frank Warren Long-Rhoda Ann Tower; ed Nelson HS
1914; bus coll, Nelson; m Edna L Carter July 29, 1917 Nelson; s
Thomas Carter; d Lois, Bette Jane; 1916-18 emp by Nuckolls Co
Herald, Nelson; 1918-21 emp by Hebron Roller Mills; 1921-24 one of
oprs of hydro-electric plant, Hebron Power Co; 1924- owner &
publisher Hebron Register; Hebron Civic Club, dir; NPA; Chris Ch;
Dem; hobby, reading; res 621 Olive Ave, Hebron.
McBETH, ELIZABETH MAY: Librarian; b Pilot
Mound, Ia Oct 13, 1858; d of William Marion Petty-Sarah Collins
Scott; m James McBeth Feb 5, 1880 Pilot Mound Ia (dec 1903); s
William (dec); d Pearl (Mrs Henry Henning); past tchr in pub schs;
1880- homemaker; came with husband to Hebron 1889; 1926- librarian
Hebron Pub Lib; secy-treas Civilian Relief, since orgn in Hebron;
past chmn ARC several years; PEO; Rebekah; Presby Ch; hobby,
books; off Hebron Public Library; res 830 Eads Ave, Hebron.
McCORKLE, CHARLES MARSHALL: Clergyman; b
Cincinnati, Ohio Nov 21, 1868; s of James A McCorkle-Ellen Louise
Smith; ed Hastings; training in church work by conf course of
study; m Susie Catherine Meyers July 6, 1892 Hendley; d Mela
Leiding (Mrs C P Anton); 1884-91 farm hand near Hastings; 1891-99
farmer, Furnas Co; 1900-1905 emp in foundry, Medina N Y; 1905-06
emp by F Arnold Austin in grain elevator, Hendley; 1906-07 supply
minister, Stockville; 1907-10 minister Meth Ch at Wauneta; 1910-13
pastor, Bertrand, 1913-17 pastor Curtis, 1917-19 pastor Juniata,
1919-24 pastor Sutton, 1924-25 pastor of Federated Ch, Harvard,
1925-35 pastor North Bend, 1935- pastor Davenport; during World
War 4-min speaker; pres Thayer Co Ministerial Assn; AF&AM 49;
Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies, cartoon drawing & verse writing for
children; res Davenport.
McFARLAND, WILLIAM IRVIN: Surgeon; b
Falls City, Neb Jan 14, 1877; s of William McFarland-Elizabeth
Knox; ed Neb Wes Acad & Coll; Chicago Post Grad Sch; Creighton
U, MD 1905; m Harriett Laura Miller Dec 14, 1905 Lexington (dec
1934); s Osmyn William; m Pauline Charbonneau July 3, 1938 Hebron;
1905-29 prac med & surgery Belleville Kas; 1929- owner &
opr Blue Valley Hosp, Hebron; past local surg for RI & UP RRs;
owner & mgr 1,000 A in Thayer Co, raises mules for market;
past mbr sch bd, Belleville Kas; during World War enl in USN med
corps, accepted Nov 9, 1918, disch before service; Thayer Co Med
Soc, past pres; Neb St & AMA; Hebron Civic Club; Rotary;
AF&AM; Lions, Belleville Kas; Presby Ch; Rep; hobbies, ranch,
raising mules; off Blue Valley Hosp; res Hebron.
McKENZIE, FERD W: Grocer; b Hebron, Neb
Oct 27, 1897; s of Lloyd T McKenzie-Catherine Wiedel; ed Hebron; m
Agnes Lochert July 29, 1919 Orleans; s Duane Francis, Paul R; d
Virginia Carmen, Mary Helen; 1913-15 farmed with father, Thayer
Co; 1915-18 emp by Joe Helfrich & learned bakery bus, Hebron;
1919 oprd bakery in Franklin; 1920-21 baker for various bakeries
in Neb; 1921-22 emp by W A Luther in meat & groc bus,
Cambridge; 1922- owner & opr groc & meat bus, Hebron;
1936- has own irrigated vegetable & truck gardens; 1938 added
dairy & specializes in Holsteins; mbr city coun 2 terms;
Hebron Civic Club, past pres; KC; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; Indep;
hobby, scientific farming; off Standard Market; res 435 N 4th,
Hebron.
McLEESE, CHARLES C: Pharmacist; b
Bellevue, Ia Mar 23, 1867; s of Daniel McLeese-Agnes McKillip; ed
Hebron; SW Optical Coll, Kansas City Mo, reed 1st certificate from
bd of examiners of optometry in Neb; studied pharm under A C Ring,
Hebron, held one of first druggist certificates issued under state
law; m Lena A Easton Aug 19, 1886 Hebron; s Garth, Kenneth; d
Doris; while in sch at Hebron worked in A C Ring Drug Store; after
finishing apprenticeship remained with A C Ring Drug Store several
years; 1886- owner & opr drug store, Davenport; past mbr sch
bd; mbr first Neb St bd of optometry examiners; ch mbr & first
pres of Neb St Optical Assn; IOOF 139, past noble grand several
times; Dem; hobby, reading; res Davenport.
MARSH, DEAN E: Merchant; b Red Cloud Neb
Feb 24, 1880; s of Daniel E Marsh-Margaret E Past; ed Hebron HS
1897; m Claye F McKenzie Feb 17, 1913 Hebron; 1898-1918 emp by C
1-1 Morgan Dry Goods & Ladies Ready-to-Wear Store at Hebron,
1918- owner & opr; past mbr city coun; 1934- mayor; Hebron
Civic Club; Hebron Golf Club, past pres; Interstate Mchts Coun of
Chicago, past dir; Indep; hobbies, golf, hunting; res 829 Olive
Ave, Hebron.
MEDSKER, GEORGE AUGUSTUS: Pharmacist; b
Atchison, Kas May 1, 1888; s of William Hamilton Medsker-Mary
Teresa Evans; ed Troy Kas HS 1911; PSTC, BA 1923; U of N, BSc
& PhG 1927; m Mary Elizabeth Snyder July 7, 1917 Nebraska
City; 1907-08 tchr near Atchison Kas; 1908-09 worked in P O,
Atchison Kas; 1911-18 rural & grade sch tchr, Doniphan Co Kas;
1920-23 supt, science tchr & coach, Cook HS; 1923-26 supt,
science tchr & coach, Lawrence HS; 1927- owner Belvidere
Pharm; past secy-treas consolidated sch bd; past J P; notary
public: wrote first political article at age of 9, still writes
for the World Herald, State Journal & Thayer Co papers, under
name of Barney Medsker; Neb Pharm Assn; AF&AM 78, White Cloud,
Kas; RAM, Tehama Shrine, Hastings; Chris Ch, elder, has taught
every Bible Class in ch; Rep; hobby, politics; off Belvidere
Pharmacy; res Belvidere.
MEYERS, MRS BIRDIE BEULAH: Homemaker &
Store Manager; b Broken Bow, Neb Sept 2, 1892; d of Joseph
Beckwith-Emma Theodora Ash; ed Broken Bow HS 1909; m Harry F
Meyers Apr 26, 1911 Columbus; s Marvin W; d Opal Rose; 1909-11
tchr, Custer Co; 1911-17 with husband owned & oprd-jewelry
store, Platte Center; 1918-29 with husband on farm near Carleton;
1929- asst mgr Elder Jewelry Store, Deshler; 4-H Club leader at
Deshler 7 years; Womans Club, pres; Brethren Ch at Carleton, past
SS tchr several years; Chris Ch at Deshler, SS tchr several years;
Rep; hobby, young peoples work; res Deshler.
MITCHELL, EDWARD JOSHUA: Publisher; b
Fulton, Ill May 28, 1865; s of John Calvin Mitchell-Carrie
Patience Van Eaton; ed Ill & Neb; Western Normal Coll,
Shenandoah Ia; m Tillie Minerva Barnes July 24, 1894 Indianola
(dec); d Beulah Barnes (dec), Mary Barnes (dec); 1889 emp by G S
Bishop on Indianola Courier; 1889-93 emp by C W Barnes publisher
of Red Willow Times & the McCook Democrat, later on McCook
Republican; 1893-1910 owner Indianola Courier, in 1896 moved it to
McCook, in 1902 consolidated with McCook Republican; 1910- owner
& publisher Rustler, Deshler; 1st VP Deshler Broom Factory;
NPA; helped org Thayer Co Agrl Assn, secy-mgr 23 years; past VP
& past pres Neb St Bd of Fair Mgrs; Neb St bd of agr, mbr 14
years; past mbr Deshler sch bd; helped org 1st Comml Club, pres
1910-25; C of C; AF&AM 43; RAM; KT, Gering; Presby Ch, elder,
SS supt 27 years; hobbies, fair work, comm work; parents came from
Ill to Gage Co in 1878, father farmed; res Deshler.
MOSS, MELVIN: Attorney; b Fairbury, Neb
Oct 19, 1906; s of William Jefferson Moss-Rena Ann Bower; ed
Fairbury HS 1924; Cotner Coll; U of N; Delta Theta Phi; m Jessie
Kidwell Mar 24, 1926 Fairbury; s Raymond (dec); adm to Neb bar
1929; 1929 prac law, Hebron; secy Hebron Cemetery bd; secy Thayer
Co Bar Assn; 7th Judicial Dist & Neb St Bar Assns; Hebron
Civic Club; Lions, VP; AF&AM 54; Chris Ch, supt Bible sch 9
years; Rep; 2nd VP Neb YR Club; hobby, hunting; father came from
Ind to Fairbury 1881, was Judge of 18th judicial dist 1924-29;
mother born at Bower, town named for her relatives; off 416 1/2
Lincoln Ave; res 227 North 9th, Hebron.
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MOUNTFORD, FORREST ALTON: Physician
& Surgeon; b Smith Co, Kas Nov 1, 1898; s of Samuel Thomas
Mountford-Edith Scrivner; ed Red Cloud HS 1917; Hastings Coll, BSc
1921; U of N, MD 1924; Phi Chi; m Irene Hazel Astelford Jan 31,
1925 St Joseph Mo; s Roger William, Alan Bruce (dec), Stanley
Thomas; interne at Swedish Covenant Hosp, Omaha; 1924- prac med,
Davenport; chmn sch bd; past mbr village bd; during World War mbr
of SATC, Hastings Coll; Thayer Co Med Soc, past pres; Neb St Med
Assn, past pres 7th dist; AF&AM 154; hobbies, hunting,
fishing; res Davenport.
MULLIKIN, DOYLE BEARD: Physician &
Surgeon; b Ohiowa, Neb Feb 20, 1882; s of John W
Mullikin-Elizabeth Helen Beard; ed Geneva HS 1903; U of N, MD
1908; m Oma S Smith May 5, 1906 Blue Springs; d Helen May (Mrs
Clarence E Crook), Ramona Arlene (Mrs Allan F Smith); 1908-20 priv
med prac, Munden Kas; 1920- priv med prac, Chester; past mbr
Munden Kas village & sch bds; past mbr village bd, chmn 3
years, Chester; leader Chester band, int in band work many years;
Thayer Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn; MWA; AF&AM 298, past
master; OES 289, past worthy patron; IOOF, past grand; Rebekah;
Meth Ch, chmn bd of trustees; Indep; hobbies, music, band &
orchestra work; res Chester.
NACKE, ALBERT JOSEPH: Postmaster; b West
Point, Ia Sept 1, 1894; s of Conrad C Nacke-Elizabeth Pogge: ed
Hebron HS 1914; m Frederica Haug Feb 18, 1919 Seneca Kas; s
Charles Conrad, Albert Joseph Jr; d Mary Louise, Annabelle,
Elizabeth, Geraldine Ann, Margaret; until 1917 with father in hdw
bus, Hebron; 1919-20 mechanic for Ford Agey, Hebron; 1920-22
editor of Register-Champion, Hebron; during World War enl in US
army Nov 23, 1917 at Lincoln, served in 1st enlistment, stationed
at Kelly field Tex, sgt in 180th aero squadron, disch Feb 5, 1919;
Amer Leg 180, past adjt 3 years, service ofcr 6 years, past comm;
Neb ch Natl Assn of P Ms, past state VP; past mbr city coun; past
city treas; mbr state fund com Natl Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis; chmn Thayer Co soldiers & sailors relief com;
Hebron Civic Club, 1st pres; KC; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; Dem; off P
O; res 420 Eads, Hebron.
NACKE, HERMAN FRANK: Hardware Dealer; b
West Point, Ia Mar 23, 1892; s of Conrad C Nacke-Elizabeth Pogge;
ed Hebron HS 1912; m Dorothy Scholle Apr 21, 1915 Hebron; 1912-23
with father in hdw bus, Hebron; 1923-24 emp by O'Keefe &
Merritt, stove mfrs, Los Angeles Cal; 1925-36 traveling
representative for American Gas Machine Co, Albert Lea Minn; 1936-
owner & opr hdw store, Hebron; past treas Hebron; second term
mbr city coun; Neb Retail Hdw Assn, mbr 25 years; Hebron Civic
Club, past VP; ch mbr KC; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; Dem; hobby,
raising flowers; res 535 Eads Ave, Hebron.
NEWELL, HARRY JULIUS: Physician &
Surgeon; b Kalamazoo, Mich Apr 12, 1872; s of Francis Albert
Newell-Caroline Hannah Frost; ed Lincoln Normal, 1898; Creighton
U. MD 1903; Phi Beta Pi; m Charlotte Douglas Sept 11, 1901 Daykin
(dec); d Elizabeth (Mrs Archie D Marvel); m Edna F Wilson Oct 7,
1919 Alexandria; 1898-99 tchr in Neb; 1903- prac med, Alexandria;
past mbr bd of edn 25 years; gives talks to student bodies on Neb
geography & history; past village ofcr; during World War mbr
coun of defense & 4-min men, comm speaker on loan drives;
Thayer Co Med Soc; Neb St & AMA; Amer Coll of Physical
Therapy; Neb St Hist Soc; AF&AM 74; IOOF; Presby Ch; Rep;
hobbies, farming, raising fruit; res Alexandria.
OCHSNER, RINEHARDT OTTO: Dentist; b
Sutton, Neb Aug 6, 1901; s of John Peter Ochsner-Margaret Griess;
ed Sutton HS 1921; U of N, DDS 1926; Xi Psi Phi; Green Goblins; m
Margaret Lee Uter June 29, 1926 Hastings; s Thomas Stanley; d
Jacquelyn Lou; 1926- dentist, Deshler; VP sch bd; SE Neb Dist
Dental Soc; Neb St & ADA; C of C, past dir; Lions, pres; dir
Deshler Golf Club; AF&AM 149; Tehama Shrine; Scot Rite
18o; Presby Ch; Rep; hobbies, golf, football; res
Deshler.
PANTER, SAMUEL GOODALL JR: Physician
& Surgeon; b Dorchester, Neb Apr 24, 1884; s of Samuel Goodall
Panter-Laura Carpenter Woodruff; ed Dorchester HS 1901; Creighton
U, PhG 1904; U of N 1904-07; Northwestern U, MD 1909; Phi Rho
Sigma; 1918-19 & 1926 grad work New York Post Grad Sch;
Manhattan Eye & Ear Hosp; New York Eye & Ear Hosp; 1923
grad work Chicago Polyclinic Hosp; m Pearl Theobald July 9, 1914
Ohiowa (dec); s Edward George, John Laurance; d Mary Maxine;
1909-10 interne St Marys Hosp, Milwaukee Wis; 1910-12 prac med,
Ohiowa; 1918- prac med, Hebron; city phys 13 years; local phys for
several old line ins cos; past mbr sch bd; Thayer Co Med Soc; Neb
St & AMA; Neb St Hist Soc; AF&AM 43, Scot Rite
32o, Lincoln; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies, agr, trees,
English descent, ancestors in Revolutionary war; off 517 Lincoln
Ave; res 810 Olive Ave, Hebron.
PARK, MRS GLADYS MARIE: Homemaker; b
Davenport, Neb Nov 18, 1904; d of William Francis Bates-Mary Jane
Lambert; ed Davenport HS 1922; U of N; m Chester E Park May 29,
1936 Davenport; 1922-24 tchr, Thayer Co; 1924-26 tchr, Fillmore
Co; 1926-31 tchr 6th, 7th & 8th grades, Ohiowa; 1932-36 tchr
in Norfolk schs; 1936- homemaker, Bruning; past pres Womans Club;
past pres Thayer Co Fedn of Womens Clubs; past leader Campfire
Girls, Davenport & Ohiowa; past 441 Club leader, Davenport;
Chris Ch; hobby, club work; res Bruning.
PARK, HARVEY RUFUS: Building Contractor;
b Mercer Co, Ill Jan 2, 1869; s of Rufus Park-Martha B Guthrie; ed
Ill; m Ida Wolford Nov 26, 1891 Bruning; s Irwin H; d Bernice (Mrs
O C Petersen); m Phoebe Wolford Dec 20, 1900 Strang; s Chester E,
Lyle K, Harold Dale, Harvey Rufus Jr; d Mildred (Mrs Olaf Eide);
1887 came to Bruning; 1887-95 emp by O P Harrison, bIdg contr;
1895- contr, Bruning; mgr Artificial Stone Co, Bruning, 20 years;
past mbr sch bd 28 years; past mbr town bd; Mid-West Cement Users
Assn, past pres 3 years; Businessmens Club; MWA; past mbr IOOF;
Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, work; res Bruning.
PAYSEN, MAGNUS: Manufacturer; b
Sanddusky, O Oct 29, 1875; s of John Paysen-Pauline Peterson; ed
Sandusky O HS 1890; Luth Tchrs Coll, Woodville O 1894; m Eva Sas
1897, Des Moines Ia (dec); m Magdaline Sophie Zwerner May 20, 1907
Columbus O; s Carl William, Paul, Carl Zwerner, James; d Ruth (Mrs
Howard Halvorson); 1894-1900 tchr & organist in Luth sch &
ch, Des Moines Ia; 1900-06 tchr & organist Luth sch & ch,
Galion O; 1906-11 tchr & organist Luth sch & ch, Columbus
O; 1911-36 head of music dept, Hebron Jr Coll; 1931 invented
folding band & choir stands; 1936- mfr of folding band &
choir stands; Natl Music Edn Conf; Hebron Civic Club; Amer Luth
Ch; Rep; hobby; working out new ideas on folding music stand; res
Hebron.
PEAKE, JOHN RAY: Oil Transporter; b
Mahaska, Kas Nov 9, 1910; s of John Robert Peake-Maggie Loraine
Bradney; ed Mahaska Kas HS; prior to 1931 oprd service station at
Hubbell; 1931 opr Conoco Service Station, Seward; 1931 emp by
Montgomery Ward & Co, Fairbury, 1931-35 oprd filling station,
Hubbell, 1935- in oil transport bus, Hubbell; mbr town bd; Comml
Club, chmn: United Transporters of Petroleum Products; MWA; IOOF
94; AF&AM; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, movies; res Hubbell.
PEARSON, REUBEN ARTHUR: Manager Gas Co; b
Minden, Neb Mar 13, 1907; s of Pete Pearson-Betty Rodine; ed
Minden HS 1926; m Kathryn Sarah Davis Nov 17, 1948 Minden; d
Beverly Jane; 1927-28 emp by Battiste Tire Shop, Minden; 1928-29
emp by Lantz Tire Shop, Hastings; 1929-30 emp by Lienhart Motor
Co, Hastings; 1931-34 in service dept, Natural Gas Distributing
Co, Minden; 1934-35' in service & meter depts, Kas Power &
Light Co, Salina Kas; 1935-37 foreman of meter dept Kas Power
& Light Co, McPherson Kas; 1937-38 mgr Neb Natural Gas Co,
Shelton; 1938- mgr Hebron dist Neb Natural Gas Co; Lions 2nd VP;
Hebron Golf Club; Civic Club; Meth Ch; hobby, sports; off Hotel
Hebron; res 825 Union Ave, Hebron.
POSEY, JOHN ROYAL: Farmer & Stockman;
b Thayer Co, Neb Mar 3, 1890; s of John A Posey-Eliza Jane King;
ed Hebron HS 1909; U of N, BSc 1914; m Mary Retta Barrett Sept 5,
1917 Hubbell; s John William, James Barrett, Joseph Clark; d
Lorena Jane; 1914-16 vocational agr tchr, Kimball HS; 1916- farmer
near Hubbell; 1922-24 supt of Hubbell schs; 1924- with Hubbell
Bank, mgr of farms owned by Hubbell Bank; several years raised
purebred Duroc Jersey hogs & purebred Shorthorn cattle, now
has small herd of Holstein cattle; past mbr Hubbell pct AAA Wheat
Program; Thayer Co Farm Bur, past bd mbr; AF&AM 92, past
master; OES 143, past worthy patron; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, reading
res RFD 1, Hubbell.
RECKEWEY, THEODORE: Pharmacist; b Elk
Creek, Neb June 9, 1893; s of John H Reckewey-Minne Boucke; ed
Linn Kas HS 1912; Kas City Coll of Pharm; m Edith Rebbeke Feb 14,
1915 Linn Kas; d Norma
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Mae, Merna Jean; while in HS worked for Dr Robert Algie, Linn,
Kas; 1914 pharm, Clay Center & Washington Kas; 1914-18 owner
half int in George L Fisher & Co, drug store, Byron; 1918-
owner & opr drug store; past mbr sch bd 19 years; past mbr
town bd 12 years; pres Byron Co-op Bank since orgn; Neb Pharm
Assn; St Paul Luth Ch: Rep; hobbies, travel, outdoor sports; res
Byron.
RECORDS, ARTHUR HARLEIGH: Theater
Operator; b Tarkio, Mo Nov 6, 1876; s of James Monroe
Records-Josephine Boneparte Richards; ed Mo; Neb; m Myrtle
Florence Prue June 28, 1911 Nebraska City; d Shirley Lu Rose;
1900-21 foreman in chg of construction of tele systems for Neb
Tele Co; 1921- owner & opr Majestic Theater, Hebron: 1914
awarded membership in Soc of Planners & Builders of the first
Transcontinental Tele Line in USA; owns 160 A farm near Hebron
& modern double duplex, Hebron; city coun mbr from 3rd ward;
Motion Picture Theater Owners Assn of Neb & Western Ia, dir;
MWA; Lions, tail twister; Hebron Civic Club; Hebron Golf Club;
Chris Ch; Rep; hobbies, golf, farming; mother (dec 1904) and
father (dec 1914) came from Mo to Frontier Co in 1878; off
Majestic Theater; res 910 Olive Ave, Hebron.
REDELFS, DIEDRICH G: Insurance Dealer; b
Bruning, Neb Mar 9, 1898; ed Geneva HS 1917; m Hazel Sigman Apr
23, 1923 Ohiowa; s Max Leon, Rex Leo; d Jean Harriett; 1917-18
rural sch tchr; 1918-19 SATC, Lincoln; 1919-36 teller & asst
cash of Bruning State Bank; 1936- special agt in Neb in farm &
hail dept Horne Fire Ins Co; past mbr Bruning town bd; secy sch bd
past 9 years; past mbr vol fire dept; during World War mbr SATC,
Lincoln; businessmens Club; Blue Goose; Trinity Luth Ch; Rep; res
Bruning.
REED, PAUL A: Physician & Surgeon; b
Milo, Ia Jan 12, 1899; s of Hugh Stephen Reed-Elsie Hammer; ed
Guide Rock HS 1916; U of N, BSc 1922, MD 1924; Sigma Chi; Nu Sigma
Nu; m Adrienne Gunderson Jan 12, 1926 Plattsmouth; s Stephen; d
Susan; 1924-26 interne Uni Hosp, Omaha; 1926-35 priv prac med,
Deshler; 1935- opr of hosp, surg & in gen prac, Deshler; city
phys; local phys for RI RR; mbr sch bd; during World War mbr SATC,
U of N 1918; past pres Thayer Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn; Comml
Club; AF&AM, Ruskin; Presby Ch; hobby, football; res
Deshler.
REEVES, ED: Real Estate & Insurance
Dealer; b Wiota, Ia Nov 20, 1868; s of William Austin
Reeves-Elizabeth Reeve; ed Republic Co Kas; m Margaret Dry Sept
17, 1890 Thayer Co; s Joseph Austin; d Nina Mildred (Mrs Walter
Beckley), Lena Belle <dec), Bessie Irene (Mrs William Krause);
1890-1900 farmed in Thayer Co; 1900-04 oprd livery barns at Byron
& Chester; 1904-14 in grain & stock bus, Byron; 1914- in
real est & ins bus; pct assessor several years; past mbr sch
bd 20 years; past mbr town bd 20 years; past mbr Thayer Co
equalization bd 1929-31; AF&AM, Chester; Rep; hobbies,
gardening, cutting wood; res Byron.
RICHARDS, JOHN LOWRIE: Attorney; b
Hebron, Neb Mar 22, 1893; s of Charles Laurence Richards-Elizabeth
E Lowrie; ed Hebron HS 1911; U of N, BA 1915; Chicago U, LLB 1917;
Phi Alpha Delta; m Edith Holcomb June 24, 1918 Hebron; d
Jacquelin, Mary Elizabeth, Charlotte; 1918-27 with father in law
prac, Hebron; 1927- law prac, Hebron; past mbr sch bd; during
World War ent US army June 1918, mbr draft bd at Lincoln &
Beatrice, disch 1918; Neb St & 7th Judicial Dist Bar Assns;
Hebron Civic Club; parents came from Ill to Hebron 1886, father
(dec 1927) atty; res 836 Olive Ave, Hebron.
RING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER: Dentist; b
Hebron, Neb Dec 2, 1877; s of Alexander Charles Ring-Averilla
Hess; ed Hebron HS 1895; Kansas City Dental Coll, DDS 1901; m Emma
Myrtle Willmore Aug 27, 1899 Hebron: s William K; d Helen (Mrs
Richard McLean); 1902- dentist, Hebron; 1908-23 mgr Hebron
baseball teams: mgr team which won Neb St championship in
basketball 1923; past mbr city coun; during World War was one of 2
apptd by ex-gov Neville, to select Thayer Co coun of defense, also
med adviser for selective service; SE Neb Dist Dental Soc; Neb St
& ADA; founder & life mbr Civil Leg; US Service Veterans;
Comml Club; Natl Travel Club; Hebron Golf Club, past pres; Izaak
Walton; past mbr KP, IOOF, LOOM, Sons & Daughters of
Protection, MWA; Dem, past mbr Thayer Co Central Com; hobby,
sports of all kinds; res Hebron.
ROSELIUS, WILLIAM HENRY: College
Professor; b Montgomery Co, O Jan 30, 1897; s of Henry
Roselius-Anna Rebecca Purnhagen; ed Preble Co O; West Alexandria O
HS 1915; Capital U, Columbus O, BA 1920; Ohio St U; U of N, MA
1938: 1925 coaching sch at Wittenburg Coll, Springfield O; m Grace
Koffer June 18, 1921 Eaton O; s Roland Henry, Ronald Reginald,
Donald Dean-, d Marjorie Jane (dec); 1920-22 tchr of English,
Latin & history also coach at Hebron Acad; 1922- professor of
math, coach & dir of athletics at Hebron Acad, later Junior
Coll; 1937 acting pres 6 mos Hebron Jr Coll; 1934 on Hebron
athletic field promoted first 6-man football game ever played;
basketball teams have been state jr coll champions several times;
1929 had undefeated football team; NSTA; past mbr city coun; mbr
BSA com of Amer Fedn of Luth Brotherhoods; during World War in
SATC, Columbus O; mbr natl rules com of 6-man football; Hebron
Civic Club; Amer Luth Ch; Progressive Dem; hobby, hunting; res 221
Academy, Hebron.
ROSS, GERALD MURRAY: County Surveyor
& Engineer; b Belvidere, Neb Feb 20, 1908; s of Murray Lugllan
Ross-Mable Melvina Arnold; ed Jackson HS, Lincoln 1926; Hebron Jr
Coll 1926-27; Northwestern U, 1927-30; Kappa Phi Gamma; m
Esther Ida Menke May 1, 1935, Glenwood Ia; d Janet (dec Sept, 18,
1938); 1931-33 Thayer Co surveyor by apptmt; 1933-35 with father
on farm in Thayer Co; 1935-38 watchmaker for E A Elder, jeweler,
Hebron; 1938- Thayer Co surveyor; summer 1933 in chg of measuring
land for AAA; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby, miniature electric trains;
father came from New York to Belvidere 1870, past publisher of
paper in Belvidere, past P M, now farmer in Thayer Co; off
Courthouse; res Hebron.
ROTHMEIER, JOSEPH JEROME: Banker; b Hastau,
Austria Oct 4, 1879; s of Andrew Rothmeier-Anna Houser; ed
Alexandria; m Nell Edith, Brophy May 22, 1912 Hebron; s Joseph
Jerome Jr; 1905 emp by Allen Dept Store, Alexandria; 1905-06 emp
by McNeil Dept Store, Sleepy Eye Minn; 1906-22 farmed in Jefferson
Co; 1922-30 owner & opr J J Rothmeier Hdw Store, Alexandria;
1923- with ptr Harold Nuckolls in undertaking bus, Fairbury; 1930-
cash State Bank of Alexandria; mbr town bd past 8 years; past mbr
dists 30 & 77 sch bds, Jefferson Co; Hebron Civic Club; KC; St
Mary's Cath Ch; Dem; hobby, music; res Alexandria.
RUCKLOS, HENRY HUGO: Grocer; b Hebron,
Neb Sept 22, 1879: s of Henry Jacob Rucklos-Fredericka Danner; ed
Thayer Co; LBC; 1903-08 owner & opr gen merc store, Deshler;
1908-32 ptr of brother August in mere store, Deshler; 1932- with
brother estab groc bus, Deshler; dir Lions; C of C, past pres, now
dir; Neb Food Retailers Assn; St Peters Luth Ch; Dem; hobby,
politics, father came from Germany to Amer, settled in Adams Co
Ind, farmed 11 years, 1876 came to Thayer Co, farmed, later
resided in Deshler, mother came from Germany to Amer; res
Deshler.
SAYLOR, HARVEY WESLEY: Physician &
Surgeon; b Lanark, Ill Feb 25, 1872; s of Johnathan Saylor-Mary
Whipkey; ed Brown Co Kas; Kansas. City Med Coll, MD 1897; m
Arminta Louise Miller Oct 8, 1893 Sabetha Kas; s Alva Franklin
(dec): d Gladys Irene (Mrs Bertram Patsons); 1897-99 priv med
prac, Fairview Kas; 1900- prac med, Bruning; past mbr town bd;
chief vol fire dept 18 years; Thayer Co registrar of births &
deaths past 20 years; during World War mbr vol med service; Thayer
Co Med Soc, pres; Neb St Med Assn; AF&AM 199; OES, Ohiowa;
Meth Ch; Dem; hobby, wood-working; res Bruning.
SCHAINOST, MRS DORA M: Supervisor Adult
Education; b London,' England Jan 22, 1882; d of Lewis A Hart-Mary
A Law; ed Thayer Co; Fremont Normal; U of N, extn work; m Adolph
Schainost Mar 24, 1904 Hebron; s Roy L, John A, Leland E;
1898-1904 tchr, Thayer Co; 1904- homemaker; 1918-32 conducted
night sch for adult immigrants in Thayer & Jefferson Cos;
1932-36 state tchr of adult edn for Thayer & Jefferson Cos;
1936- WPA supvr of adult edn for Seward, York, Fillmore, Thayer,
Jefferson, Saline & Gage Cos; chmn ARC, Gilead; NFWC, past
Thayer Co pres & 4th dist pres; past mbr RNA; Presby Ch, SS
supt; Rep, past vice-chmn Thayer Co Central Com, also past mbr
State Central Com; hobby, governmental affairs; res RFD 1,
Gilead.
SCROGGIN, GROVER GASAWAY: Lumber &
Hardware Dealer: b Oak, Neb Feb 22, 1888; s of Benjamin Franklin
Scroggin-Arthilda Catherine Gasaway; ed Oak; m Sarah Ellen
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Levins Dec 19, 1936; s Leonard Kirby, Bruce Allen; 1903-18 cash
of Scroggin & Co Bank at Oak, 1918- dir; with brother, John L
org radio station KFEQ one of first built in US, station first
located in bank, then in John Scroggin home, later moved to St
Joseph Mo, 1936 sold to St Joseph News Press; many years one of
largest cattle feeders in section; many years mgr lbr yard at Oak;
1935- owner & mgr lbr bus, Deshler; during World War ent US
army Sept 1918, stationed at Fort Omaha & Camp Funston, disch
Dec 1918; Amer Leg 352, comm; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; Lions;
AF&AM, Tehama Shrine, Hastings; Dem; hobby, fishing; res
Deshler.
SELL, JOHN C: Pharmacist; b Chester, Neb
Dec 19, 1896; s of Conrad Sell-Katherine Margaret Wagner; ed
Chester HS 1917; Babcock Sch of Pharm, Des Moines Ia 1917-18; m
Verna Mae Walker June 4, 1919 Chester; s Jack Vernon; d Nadine Mae
(dec), Donna Lee; 1918 became registered pharm in Neb; 1918 worked
short time in Kesterson Drug Co, Superior; 1918 mgr Kenesaw Drug
Co, Kenesaw; 1918-20 with Dr M W Spohn oprd Chester Drug Co,
Chester; 1920- owner & opr Sell Pharm, Chester; with Walter B
Cissna & Donald A Cramer, assoc opr of Auditorium Theater;
past chmn village bd; mayor; mbr sch bd; Neb Pharm Assn; Comm
Club; IOOF 135; AF&AM 298, Tehama Shrine, Hastings; Chris Ch;
Rep; hobby, raising & feeding Hereford cattle; off Sell
Pharmacy; res Chester.
SHEARER, JOHN EDWIN: Contractor; b
Cambridge, Wis Oct 13, 1860; s of James Hamilton Shearer-Grace
Scott; ed Hebron HS 1880; m Stella M Eastabrooks June 13, 1894
Carleton; s Harold Everett, Mahlon John, Dail Burdette; came with
parents from Wis to Hebron 1873; 1873-88 farmer, Thayer Co; 1888-
in transfer & sand bus, Hebron; 1891- in ice bus, Hebron;
1895- in coal bus; 1926- in gen storage bus, since 1931 mfr of
artificial ice; 1926- in gen contracting work, with son Dail as
ptr; 1892-95 mbr H G, mbr band that was Gov Thayer's escort at old
soldiers reunion at Grand Island 1893; Retail Coal Dirs Assn of
Minneapolis; Assoc Industries of Neb; Natl Assn of Ice Industries;
Hebron Civic Club; Presby Ch; Rep; hobbies, reading, travel; off
316 Lincoln Ave; res 110 N 13th, Hebron.
SNOWDEN, CHARLES COOK: Physician &
Surgeon; b Saltsburg, Penn Feb 18, 1854; s of Isaac Wayne
Snowden-Harriett Elizabeth Cook; ed Neb; U of N 1871-73; Jefferson
Med Coll, Philadelphia, MD 1882; ch mbr Palladian Literary Soc; m
Mary Justen Bean Fritzlen May 5, 1887 Davenport; adm to prac med
in Neb May 1, 1882; 1882- prac med, Davenport, also published
Davenport Chronicle; past mbr village bd, chmn several times; past
mbr sch bd-, during World War mbr relief project, Thayer Co;
Thayer Co Med Soc, ch mbr; Neb St & AMA; Neb Territorial
Pioneers Assn; AF&AM 154, past master 5 times; KT, Scot Rite,
Tehama Shrine, Hastings; Meth Ch; Dem; res Davenport.
STRAIN, JOSEPH CLARK: County Clerk; b
Brimfield, Ill Mar 19, 1877; s of Joseph Josiah Strain-Margaret
Stewart; ed Chester HS 1894; m Grace Gentry Jan 29, 1913 Hebron; s
Joseph Clark Jr (dec); 1895-99 farmer, Thayer Co & Republic Co
Kas; 1899-1902 emp by father as clk in groc & shoe store,
Chester; 1902-03 emp in off of Thayer Co clk; 1903-07 Thayer Co
dep clk; 1908-14 Thayer Co clk; 1915-16 emp by real est firm,
Jacksonville Fla; 1916-30 asst cash Thayer Co Bank, Hebron; 1931-
Thayer Co clk; Neb Assn of Co Commrs, Co Clks, Co Registers of
Deeds & Co Highway Commrs; Hebron Civic Club; MWA; Rep;
hobbies, football, baseball, horse races; off Courthouse; res 516
Duffield Ave, Hebron.
STRUVE, HENRY CHRISTIAN: Factory
President & General Manager; b Thayer Co, Neb Jan 25, 1883; s
of Herman John Struve-Matilda Nehrig; ed Deshler HS 1901;
Concordia Coll, Seward; Hastings Bus Coll; m Emma Wefel June 14,
1905 Deshler; s Melvin H, Edgar E, Victor C, Harry T; prior to
1908 with father in Deshler Broom Factory; 1908-20 foreman Deshler
Broom Factory, 1920-25 asst mgr, 1925-31 mgr, 1932- pres & gen
mgr; factory believed to be largest mfr of brooms in world: owns
540 A in Thayer Co, raises purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle; past
mbr village bd 8 years; past mbr Thayer Co Agrl Soc; Lions, tail
twister; Natl Broom Mfrs Assn, past VP 4 years; Rep; hobbies,
cattle, horses; res Deshler.
TAYLOR, DESLEY L: Publisher; b Carleton,
Neb Mar 23, 1910; s of Charles H Taylor-Cynthia Arbogast; ed
Kearney HS 1928; 1928 with sports dept of Lincoln Star; 1929-37
with Kearney Hub, Omaha World-Herald, Carleton Enterprise, Bruning
Banner, Winfield Alabama Journal, Pittsylvania Tribune at Chatham
Va, Caroline Progress at Bowling Green Va; 1937- mgr &
publisher Peoples Journal, Davenport; South Central Neb Press
Assn, secy-treas: NPA: AF&AM 154; Bapt Ch, Kearney; Rep;
hobbies, stamp collecting, outdoor sports; res Davenport.
THOMAS, LOUIS ERNEST: Jeweler &
Optometrist; b Hebron, Neb Dec 5, 1892; s of J E Thomas-Augusta
Decker; ed Hebron HS 1911; U of N 1911-12; Bradley Horological Sch
1912-13; Needles Coll of Optometry 1913-14; Delta Upsilon; m Ethel
McKenzie Apr 10, 1917 Fairbury; s Robert, Richard; d Ruth; 1914-15
emp by Meyers Jewelry Store, York; 1915-20 emp by J H LeRoy,
jeweler, Fairbury; 1920- optometrist & jeweler, Hebron; past
mbr sch bd; past mbr city coun; Neb Assn of Optometrists; Amer
Optometric Assn; Hebron Civic Club; Hebron Golf Club; AF&AM
43; RAM; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby, golf; res 729 Olive Ave,
Hebron.
THOMPSON, WILLIAM WAYNE: Publisher; b
Belvidere, Neb Apr 1, 1908; s of Herbert Martin Thompson-Lena
Birdella Zong; ed Butte HS 1926; m Leona Belle Sloey July 4, 1936
Washington Kas; 1926-27 emp by Butte Service Station; 1928-30 mgr
Harmon Service Station, Hebron; 1930-36 emp by Hebron Register;
1936-37 emp by Edgar R Apking, publisher of Bruning Banner; 1937-
owner & publisher Bruning Banner; police judge & J P; NPA;
South Central Neb Press Assn; secy-treas Bruning ARC; Businessmens
Club, past secy; AF&AM 199; Meth Ch; Dem; hobbies, short wave
radio, tennis, golf; res Bruning.
THORNBURGH, CHARLES ALBERT: Publisher; b
Alexandria, Neb Jan 8, 1898; s of Lindon H Thornburgh-Mary A
Melrose; ed Alexandria HS; Fremont Normal; Grand Island Bus Coll;
m Pearl Irene Stewart Nov 16, 1923 Council Bluffs Is; s Jack
Maynard; 1918-19 clk in off of supt Omaha shops of UP RR; 1919-20
clk in engineering dept Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Los Angeles
Cal; 1920-25 mgr & publisher Alexandria Argus, 1925- owner
& publisher; town clk; past mbr sch bd; mbr vol fire dept;
Alexandria Civic Club: NPA; AF&AM 74; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby,
fishing; res Alexandria.
THORNBURGH, LINDON HACKETT: Columnist; b
Dalton, Ind Nov 11. 1865; s of Lorenzo Thornburgh-Rachael
McCrecken; ed Fremont Normal, BSc; m Mary Melrose May 19, 1892
Fremont; s Charles, Lewis (dec); 1887 came to Neb; past supt of
schs at Wilcox & Bertrand; 1894 became supt of schs at
Alexandria; formerly owner & publisher Alexandria Argus; 1926-
ret from active duties, still does column writing: past secy sch
bd 25 years; IOOF; Presby Ch; hobbies, reading, writing; res
Alexandria.
UDE, ADOLPH BERNHARDT: Merchant; b New
Wells, Mo Aug 11, 1870; s of August Ude-Marie Horst; ed Luth
Parochial Sch, New Wells Mo; m Amelia Hagemeyer Apr 12, 1894
Gladstone; s August (dec), Paul, William, Elmer, Clarence (dec),
Norman; d Clara (Mrs Clarence Phillipi), Ida (Mrs Irvin Krueger),
Alice (Mrs Elmer Lassahn); came to Neb 1889, settled at Gladstone;
1889-99 emp in farm work, also indep farmer, Jefferson Co;
1899-1907 emp by brother in store, Gladstone; 1907- ptr of Mr
Beckler & Mrs Nieman in merc bus, Deshler; past mbr sch bd 9
years; past mbr village bd; past dir Farmers & Mchts Bank,
Deshler; Fedn of Neb Retailers; Comm Club; St Peter's Luth Ch,
ofcr several years: Rep; hobbies, reading, travel; res
Deshler.
VAN CLEEF, GEORGE DEWEY: Banker; b
Hubbell, Neb Aug 2, 1898; s of George Clark Van Cleef-Margaret
Elizabeth Brolliar; ed Hubbell HS; Fairbury Bus Coll; m Willa
Alerta Holly Aug 6, 1924 Narka Kas; d Bonnie June; 1916-20 bkkpr
in Harbine Bank, Fairbury; 1920-31 asst cash Farmers & Mchts
State Bank, Hubbell; 1931-33 asst cash, Hubbell Bank; 1933-
secy-treas Chester Co-op Credit Assn, Chester; chmn town bd of
trustees 1937-39; past mbr sch bd; 1933- mbr Chester band; VP
& dir of Assoc Credit Burs of Neb; AF&AM 298; Meth Ch;
Rep; hobbies, choir & band work, music; off Chester Co-op
Credit Assn; res Chester.
WALKER, ROBERT BURDETTE: Banker; b Ong,
Neb Nov 21, 1900; s of John Oliver Walker-Mary E Jennings; ed
Davenport HS; m Lela B Mills Sept 3, 1930 Hastings; s Robert Lee;
1918-29 emp by Jennings State Bank, Davenport; 1929- cash Citizens
State Bank, Carleton; chmn village bd; AF&AM, Davenport; Scot
Rite, Tehama Shrine, Hastings; Meth Ch; Indep; hobbies, travel,
hunting; off Citizens State Bank; res Carleton.
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WALKER, ROBERT STEPHEN: Oil Dealer
& Merchant; b Thayer Co, Neb Mar 21, 1887; s of Stephen Robert
Walker-Mary E Miller; ed Chester HS; Grand Island Bus Coll 1904; m
Rosa Alma Slagle Dec 22, 1909 Chester; s Robert Allen, John Hiram,
Darrell E; 1904-06 emp in off of UP RR, Grand Island; 1906-07
farmed in Thayer Co; 1907-09 farmer in Scotts Bluff Co; 1909-11
RFD carrier, Scottsbluff; 1911-20 mechanic & steam engineer
for Great Western Sugar Co, Scottsbluff; 1920-37 farmed in Thayer
Co; 1937- owner & opr service station & groc store,
Hubbell; past mbr rural sch bds 17 years; mbr town coun; Comml
Club; IOOF 94, past noble grand; Chris Ch, Chester; Dem, past pct
committeeman; hobby, mechanics; res Hubbell.
WARNKE, DANIEL FRANK: Farmer; b Fillmore
Co, Neb May 10, 1886; s of Fred Warnke-Reka Teadt; ed Ohiowa HS
1905; Neb Wes; m Evangeline Helen Woltemath Sept 4, 1912
Belvidere; d Marlys Helen (dec); 1906-07 emp at Broken Bow State
Bank; 1907-08 tchr County-Line Sch, Thayer & Fillmore Cos;
1908-12 emp by Home Bank, Ohiowa; 1912-16 credit mgr, later treas
W C Shinn Mfg Co, Lincoln; 1917- farmer near Belvidere; dir
Belvidere Co-op Credit Assn, past secy; pres Belvidere ARC; treas
Belvidere Cemetery Assn, Congl Ch, bd mbr, several years pres of
bd; Rep; hobby, reading; res Belvidege.
WARNKE, MRS EVANGELINE HELEN: Homemaker;
b Gilead, Neb June 11, 1889; d of Charles W Woltemath-Ida E Pratt;
ed Hebron HS 1906; Bellevue Coll, BA 1910, also grad of music;
grad work Uni Sch of Music, Lincoln, 1916; m Daniel Frank Warnke
Sept 4, 1912 Belvidere; d Marlys Helen (dec); while attending
Bellevue Coll music tchr in South Omaha & Bellevue; 1910-12 HS
prin & music tchr, Ohiowa; 1912- homemaker; 1913-15 substitute
tchr, Lincoln; 1917 with husband moved to farm near Belvidere;
1917-18 grammar sch tchr, Belvidere; 1918-28 prin Belvidere HS;
1928- substitute tchr, Belvidere; group chmn Belvidere &
Thayer Co Extn Clubs; Womens Club, past pres & past secy;
NFWC, VP & pres of Thayer Co, 4th dist music chmn 2 years:
Congl Ch, past pres ladies aid, aid advisor, org & conducts jr
choir; Rep; hobbies, music, poultry; res Belvidere.
WEARIN, WILLIAM HENRY: Retired; b
Hastings, Ia Mar 6, 1868; s of Otha Wearin-Martha Jane Wortman; ed
Mills Co Ia; bus coll, Shenandoah Ia; m Clara Dyson Apr 14, 1897
Malvern Ia; d Edna H (Mrs Vern C Armstrong); m Cora E Woodrows Oct
18, 1904 Council Bluffs Is; prior to 1892 with father on farm;
1892-1912 farmer, Thayer Co; 1912- ret; Dem; hobby, horses; father
rode horseback to Thayer Co to purchase land 1870; res
Carleton.
WEISS, WALTER CLAYTON: Attorney; b
Hebron, Neb Feb 20, 1889; s of Matthew Henry Weiss-Catherine
Sassenrath; ed Hebron HS 1907; U of N, BA 1911, LLB 1914; Delta
Upsilon; 1914-27 with father in law off, Hebron; 1927- priv law
prac, Hebron; 1923-31 Thayer Co atty; Hebron city atty; atty for
RI RR; during World War ent US army Aug 27, 1917, Fort Snelling
Minn, disch capt of inf, Washington D C Oct 15, 1920; Amer Leg
180; Hebron Civic Club; 7th Judicial Dist & Neb St Bar Assns;
KC; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; Dem; hobby, reading; father came from
Wis to Hebron 1879, prac law until death in 1927; mother came from
Wis to Hebron 1879; res 535 N 4th, Hebron.
WELTNER, KARL FRANZ: Educator &
Clergyman: b Greene, Ia Sept 27, 1891; s of Conrad
Weltner-Dorothea Lehmann; ed St Johns Luth Parochial Sch, Butler
Co Ia; Brushy Mound Sch, Butler Co Ia; Wartburg Coll, Clinton Ia,
BA 1911; Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque Ia, candidate of theology
1914; U of N, MA 1925; 1929, 1931 & 1932 att summer sessions U
of Ia; m Frieda Kehe Sept 12, 1934 Waverly Ia; 1914-21 pastor St
Pauls Luth Ch, Sugar City Colo; 1921-24 pres Martin Luther Acad,
Sterling; 1925-26 pastor St Johns Luth Ch, Athol Kas; 1926-33
professor of Bible & German, Wartburg Normal Coll, Waverly Ia;
1934-38 pastor First Luth Ch, Maquoketa Ia; 1938- pres Hebron Jr
Coll & Acad; NSTA; Hebron Civic Club; Amer Luth Ch; hobby,
reading; off Hebron Coll; res 239 Academy Ave, Hebron.
WERNER, GEORGE ERNEST: Water & Light
Commissioner; b Deshler, Neb Jan 4, 1888; s of John Werner-Marie
Duehren; ed Concordia Coll, Seward; Grand Island Bus Coll; m Marie
Hansel Nov 30, 1911 Deshler; s Victor Virgil; d Helen Mae; 1908-09
tchr in Luth Parochial Sch, Garland; 1909-10 emp by brother
Richard on farm, Deshler; 1911-16 indep farmer; 1917-20 mgr
Deshler Coffee Co; 1920-37 mgr Farmers Union Coop Creamery; 1937-
mgr municipal light plant, also city water & light commr;
1918-24 city treas; 1924-30 mayor; 1930-32 mbr village coun; 1934-
city clk; Lions; Comml Club; St Peters Luth Ch, chmn of
congregation; Dem, vice-chmn Thayer Co Central Com; hobby,
reading; res Deshler.
WICKS, WARREN ROSECRANS: Agricultural
Extension Agent; b Ripon, Wis Jan 18, 1882; s of John C
Wicks-Clarissa Jane Chapin; ed Sioux Falls S D Acad; Northwest
State Tchrs Coll, Moorhead Minn, BSc 1915; Drake U, Des Moines Ia;
Owls; m Maude Shepard Burr Aug 8, 1915 Academy S D; s Benjamin
Warren, Emerson Dean; d Clarissa Maude, Erma Grace; 1918-19
Redwillow Co agrl agt, McCook; 1919-27 Furnas Co agrl agt; 1927-
Thayer Co agrl agt; past mbr & past pres Hebron sch bd; secy
Mid-west Turkey Growers Assn since orgn 1931; Thayer Co Soil
Moisture Saving Assn; Rural Electrification Administration, past
secy; chmn advisory com of FSA: supt 4-H Club work, Thayer Co Agrl
Soc; during World War chmn Assoc War Charities, McCook; Hebron
Civic Club, chmn agrl com; Neb Assn of Co Agrl Agents, past pres;
AF&AM 43; Presby Ch; hobbies, travel, genealogy; off
Courthouse; res 741 Lincoln Ave, Hebron.
WILCOX, MRS PET H: Homemaker; b New
Castle, Ind Mar 24, 1865; d of Iverson Hiatt-Lydia Whitelock; ed
Republic Co Kas; Holton Kas Coll; m Dr Fred Wilcox Oct 20, 1886
Ida Kas (dec 1923); sch tchr 3 years, Republic Co Kas; 1907-15 bd
mbr Neb Industrial Home for Girls at Milford; ch mbr & past VP
Womans Club; NFWC, past chmn child welfare & law observance
com of dist 3, pres Thayer Co Fedn; Presby Ch, org ladies aid soc
& pres 9 years, SS supt 3 years, SS tchr several years; pres
of Meth-Presby Home Missionary Soc, Hubbell; Rep; hobbies,
clippings, poems; res Hubbell.
WILLARD, BERT CONNOR: Grain Elevator
Operator; b Belvidere, Neb Jan 3, 1875; s of John Loren
Willard-Lois Callif; ed Thayer & Jefferson Cos; m Orpha
Frances Blairdell June 10, 1898 Belvidere; s Russell Bert; d Fern
Orpha (Mrs Dale Wills); 1887-97 emp by various farmers as farm
hand in Jefferson & Thayer Cos; 1898-1905 emp by CB&Q RR,
Belvidere; 1905-10 with A J Martin oprd threshing rig, later oprd
steam engines in Thayer Co; 1910-15 emp by J A Yost Lbr Co,
Belvidere: 1915- opr elevator at Belvidere for Shannon Grain Co of
Kansas City Mo; past mbr town bd 12 years; IOOF 295; Chris Ch;
Rep; hobbies, hunting, fishing; res Belvidere.
WILLERT, EVERETT WILSON: Superintendent
of Schools; b Tekamah, Neb May 8, 1906; s of Menno D Willert-Helen
May Wilson; ed Tekamah HS 1924; Midland Coll, BA 1927; CSTC; U of
N; Blue Key; m Blanche Lapcheska Oct 1, 1938 Scandia Kas; step d
Sharon Vey; 1927-28 HS prin & coach, Carleton; 1928-29 supt of
schs, Surprise; 1929-34 supt of schs, Lewellen; 1934- supt of
schs, Bruning; NSTA; United Luth Ch, Tekamah; hobby, stock
raising; res Bruning.
WILLIAMS, FRANK BENJAMIN: Well Driller; b
London Mills, Ill July 5, 1885; s of John Williams-Carrie E Cole;
ed Menard Co Ill; m Birdie E Williams July 11, 1906 Petersburg
Ill; s Lyle, Lawrence, Forrest (dec 1924); d Florence, Erma Jene;
1898-1907 emp in coal mine, Athens Ill; 1907-09 farmed near Ada
Minn; 1909-20 emp in water service dept, StJ&GI RR; 1920- in
well drilling, pump, windmill, heating & plumbing bus,
Belvidere; Belvidere Civic Club; Neb Well Drillers Assn; Lincoln C
of C; past mbr IOOF 14 years; Chris Ch; hobby, saving samples from
every well he drills; res Belvidere.
WILLMORE, TILFORD ALBERT: Real Estate,
Loan & Insurance Dealer; b Clinton, Ill Nov 18, 1869; s of
Charles Willmore-Sarah J Wright; ed Hebron HS; m Maude Woodward
Sept 14, 1893 Clinton Ill; d Zelma (Mrs Mervin Bedford), Velma
(Mrs A L Biehn); 1892-93 in off of Thayer Co clk; 1894-1906 tchr
in rural schs, Thayer Co, farmed during summer mos; 1906-15 in
real est bus, Hebron; 1915-23 P M, Hebron; 1923- in real est, loan
& ins bus; owner & opr 830 A of land in Thayer Co; Neb
Real Est Assn; past pres Comml Club; Chris Ch; Dem, attended natl
convs at Kansas City Mo 1900, Denver Colo 1908, St Louis Mo 1916,
del in 1932 to conv at Chicago; hobbies, traveling, politics, has
attended every Dem state conv past 25 years; off Thayer Co Bank
Bldg; res 945 Union Ave, Hebron.
WITTENBERGER, HERBERT BENJAMIN:
Pharmacist; b Alexandria, Neb Dec 31, 1889; s of Joseph
Wittenberger-Elizabeth Stark; ed Alex-
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andria HS; Fremont Coll of Pharm, Fremont 1911; m Mary Bell
Walker Sept 1, 1912 Carleton; s Herbert Walker, John Alfred,
Gerald Stark; d Helen Beth, Marjorie Faye, Elizabeth Ellen;
1908-10 appr in E J Kelso Pharm, Carleton; 1911-12 pharm in Ben L
Terry Pharm, Alexandria; 1912- owner & opr Carleton Drug
Store, Carleton; mbr village bd several years, now clk; AF&AM
199; Meth Ch, active in SS work; Rep; hobbies, cabinet work, inlay
work; off Carleton Drug Co; res Carleton.
WOODARD, ERNEST FRANKLIN: Farmer &
Stockman; b Edgar, Neb May 21, 1887; s of Franklin David
Woodard-Rebecca Turner; ed Edgar HS; U of N Sch of Agr, Lincoln; m
Beulah Ethel Olmstead Dec 4, 1917 Lincoln; s Francis; prior to
1917 with father on farm; 1917- indep farmer near Chester; 1934-
Thayer Co commr; with U of N extn dept has experimented with
fertilizers & new varieties of crops including sorghums, corn
hybrids, etc; pioneer of sorghum crops in Thayer Co; pres Chester
Co-op Credit Assn; org & 1st pres Thayer Co Farm Bur; Neb Assn
of Co Commrs, Co Clks, Co Registers of Deeds & Co Highway
Commrs; AF&AM 298, past master, past secy; OES, past worthy
patron;Meth Ch; Rep, past secy Thayer Co Central Com; hobbies,
experimenting with new farm crops, sports; res RFD 1, Chester.
YOUNG, ROY A: Abstracter; b Hebron, Neb
Apr 29, 1884; s of Byron F Young-Mary E Armstrong; ed Hebron HS
1903; m Florence Squires May 27, 1908 Hebron; 1903-15 carp,
Hebron; 1915-19 Thayer Co clk; 1919-23 mgr Hays & Hogrefe Lbr
Yard, Hebron; 1923-25 clk to Thayer Co assessor; 1925- opr Wilson
Abstract Co; 1919- city clk; past mbr city coun 2 terms; AF&AM
43; Presby Ch; Rep; hobby, woodcraft; off Wilson Abstract Co; res
Hebron.
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