This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Four Rotarians Share Life Histories At Monday Meeting
Four Rotarians gave life histories at the noon meeting. Bob Everett, born 1918 in Knoxville Illinois, taught music history and coached, later becoming high school principal and superintendent, now runs Sorden Music in Washington. Walter Kiesey, born Milan Illinois, worked in a button plant, farming, railroading, joined Washington police in 1938, became deputy sheriff and county assessor, married with three children. Milton Barker, born 1915 in La Porte Indiana, lived in Duluth Minnesota, worked through Montgomery Ward stores, now manager of the Washington Montgomery store. Rev Walter Scheuermann, Iowa native, pursued ministry after college, taught, preached, and pastor of Washington Methodist Church, with a Scheuer mann family at Newfoundland posting. Official call posted for Democratic District Judicial Convention on July 15 1954 in Ottumwa Iowa to select three candidates for the district, with delegates apportioned by county results.