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RUEGNITZ, Bernard A.
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RUEGNITZ, Bernard A. (Clayton, IA, Sept. 26, 1878--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 12, 1953). Ruegnitz served as president of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association and secretary of the State Veteran Druggists. He began his pharmaceutical business in 1899 at a store at 529 Rhomberg Avenue.
Ruegnitz served on the board of education during some of the greatest building programs in the public schools when DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and two junior high schools were constructed. He was a charter member of the Dubuque Lions Club and served many years with the BOY SCOUTS. In addition to his pharmaceutical business, Bernard invented and filed a patent for a ventilating system for railroad passenger cars stating “the object was to provide a ventilator which will remove the impure air from a railroad passenger car and will further be adapted to heat and supply fresh air thereto.”
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