Encyclopedia Dubuque
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CHEWNING, Charles
CHEWNING, Charles. (Platteville, Wis. June 18, 1872--Chicago, IL, Jan. 10, 1947). The son of the lte Mr. and Mrs. George W. Chewning, Charles moved to Dubuque when he was sixteen and lived here until be moved to Chicago in 1930. He worked as an iron moulder at the ADAMS COMPANY, but was remembered as the leader of many dance orchestras including the CHEWNING-STUBER ORCHESTRA. He was a charter member of the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians.
