User contributions for Randylyon

3 January 2009

• 19:5319:53, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,039 N SHOCHETIM New page: SHOCHETIM. Ordained Jewish meat cutters. Shochetim were pious and learned men who slaughtered animals in a ritual called shechita required by Jewish dietary laws called kashrut (where the ...
• 19:5119:51, 3 January 2009 diff hist +792 N SMITH, Gregory New page: SMITH, Gregory (Dubuque, IA-- ). Military officer. In 2008 Smith was a Navy rear admiral and head of public affairs for the Multi-National Force—Iraq. His assignment carried the respon...
• 19:5019:50, 3 January 2009 diff hist +654 N SERVICE STATIONS New page: Service Stations. Service stations once meant the attendant checked the level of engine oil, filled the gas tank, washed all the windows on the car and, if asked, checked the tire pressure...
• 19:4919:49, 3 January 2009 diff hist +396 N SOUVENIR KEY RINGS New page: left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Bob RedingSouvenir Key Rings. For years, businesses have found key rings to be a good place to offer advertising. Collecting these r...
• 19:4819:48, 3 January 2009 diff hist +154 N STAR SODA WATER FACTORY New page: STAR SODA WATER FACTORY. Business. The company was short-lived. It was listed for business only in 1897 and was located at 145 2nd. Category: Company
• 19:4719:47, 3 January 2009 diff hist +2,086 N STEREOSCOPIC CARDS New page: Stereoscopic Cards. Stereoscopy, stereoscopic imaging or 3-D (three-dimensional) imaging is any technique used for recording three-dimensional visual information or creating the illusion o...
• 19:4519:45, 3 January 2009 diff hist +167 N STANDARD TELEPHONE COMPANY New page: Standard Telephone Company. left|thumb|450px|Communication from the Standard Telephone Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding Category: Company
• 19:4419:44, 3 January 2009 diff hist +331 N STRAUB, Herman S. New page: STRAUB, Herman S. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 9, 1898--Dubuque, IA, July 17, 1983). Businessman. Straub was the president and owner of Curtis-Straub Company Plumbing and Heating of Dubuque. He was ...
• 19:4319:43, 3 January 2009 diff hist +268 N SUCKERS New page: Suckers. Type of miner. "Suckers" were miners who extracted LEAD ore from shallow deposits near the surface during summer months. Sucker holes, shallow pits or shafts, once dotted th...
• 19:4219:42, 3 January 2009 diff hist +400 N SULLIVAN, Leo J. New page: SULLIVAN, Leo J. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 29, 1898--Dubuque, IA, July 27, 1968). Publisher and editor. Sullivan and his wife, Virginia, owned and operated the ''Hopkinton Leader'' until 1942. ...
• 19:3719:37, 3 January 2009 diff hist +335 N SWIFT, Samuel New page: SWIFT, Samuel. (Benton, WI, Oct. 15, 1875--Dubuque, IA, July 19, 1952). County recorder. A barber by trade, Swift served as county recorder from January 1, 1907 through December 31, 1912....
• 19:3619:36, 3 January 2009 diff hist +89 N SAGE OF MASSEY STATION New page: Sage of Massey Station. See Edward C. VOLKERT Category: Terms current
• 19:3419:34, 3 January 2009 diff hist 0 FOUR MOUNDS No edit summary
• 04:5504:55, 3 January 2009 diff hist +281 N ROLWES, Lucinda I. New page: ROLWES, Lucinda I. (Holy Cross, IA, Sept 7, 1919--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 19, 1985). Dance instructor. Rolwes and her husband were instructors in ballroom dancing for many years in the Dubuque ...
• 04:5404:54, 3 January 2009 diff hist +293 N ROEDELL, Alfred T. New page: ROEDELL, Alfred T. (Dubuque, IA, July 18, 1880--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 29, 1927). Musician. Educated in Dubuque, Chicago, and Milwaukee, Roedell returned to his hometown where he gained statur...
• 04:5204:52, 3 January 2009 diff hist +541 N RIDER, Linda New page: RIDER, Linda. (Dubuque, IA,--Berkley, CA, 1952). Educator. Rider, a teacher at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL between 1907 and 1927, led her students in the compilation of ''Architecture ...
• 04:5104:51, 3 January 2009 diff hist +499 N ROTH, Arthur J. New page: Roth, Arthur J. (Dubuque, IA, May 9, 1921--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1995). City health director. Roth was employed on the staff of the City of Dubuque for thirty-three years. He retired in 1...
• 04:5004:50, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,324 N ROCHE, Art New page: ROCHE, Art. (Detroit, MI, June 27, 1948-- ). Director of Planning, MERCY HEALTH CENTER. Beginning in 1969, Roche worked at Mercy Health Center, becoming Director of Planning in 1985 w...
• 04:4904:49, 3 January 2009 diff hist +2,341 N RELIGIOUS RETREATS New page: Religious Retreats. The first formal religious retreat in Iowa territory was recorded in a letter written on June 8, 1841 by Bishop Mathias LORAS when he met with his ei...
• 04:4804:48, 3 January 2009 diff hist +406 N RED CROSS DRUG STORE New page: RED CROSS DRUG STORE. Business. The Red Cross Drug Store was opened by Gustave Adolph Grimm around 1907 at 784 Main Street. Grimm had previously operated the Grimm Drug Sore at 704 Main. H...
• 04:4704:47, 3 January 2009 diff hist +494 N RATH, Armand New page: RATH, Armand. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Stuntman. Rath appeared on many of the most popular television programs of his day while taking the falls for some of the industry's best known stars. Af...
• 04:4404:44, 3 January 2009 diff hist +319 N GRUTZ, Lawrence P. New page: Grutz, Lawrence P. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 15, 1910---Dubuque, IA, Mar. 8, 1994). Labor leader. Employed at KLAUER MANUFACTURING COMPANY before his retirement, Grutz was secretary of the D... current
• 04:4304:43, 3 January 2009 diff hist +534 N GRAHAM, Ralph T. New page: Graham, Ralph T. (Cascade, IA, Jan. 25, 1913--Dubuque, IA, July 25, 1997). Automobile dealer. Once the state director of this district for the Iowa Beer Wholesalers, Graham was a former vi...
• 04:4204:42, 3 January 2009 diff hist +53 N RAMP DANCES New page: Ramp Dances. See VIBRATIONS Category: Events
• 03:1603:16, 3 January 2009 diff hist +7 OSPREY No edit summary
• 03:1603:16, 3 January 2009 diff hist −7 OSPREY No edit summary
• 03:1403:14, 3 January 2009 diff hist +2,222 N OSPREY New page: left|thumb|150px|The osprey is being reintroduced to the Dubuque area.OSPREY. One of the largest birds of prey in North America and known on all continents except Anta...
• 03:1303:13, 3 January 2009 diff hist +583 N OETH, Robert New page: left|thumb|350px|Campaign card for Robert Oeth. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingOeth, Robert. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 6, 1921--Des Moines, IA, Nov. 24, 1989). Attorney. A graduat...
• 03:1203:12, 3 January 2009 diff hist +439 N O'CONNOR, Bernard New page: O'Connor, Bernard "Bernie." (Council Bluffs, IA-- ). Coach. In 1997 O'Connor was named the National Tennis Coach of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. In ...
• 03:1103:11, 3 January 2009 diff hist +392 N NOESGES, Rose New page: Noesges, Rose. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Athlete. In May 1981, while running for LORAS COLLEGE at the A.I.A.W. National Track and Field Championships at California State, Noesges became the f...
• 03:1003:10, 3 January 2009 diff hist +623 N NAGELE, Frank New page: Nagele, Frank. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 11, 1979). President, Local 289, American Federation of Musicians. Nagele served over twenty-five years as the president of the local musici...
• 03:0803:08, 3 January 2009 diff hist +3,795 N NEW MELLERAY MONASTERY New page: left|thumb|450px|NEW MELLERAY MONASTERY. Faced with rapidly depleted soil and political turmoil in Ireland, Dom Bruno Fitzpatrick, the Abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey, Cou...
• 03:0703:07, 3 January 2009 diff hist +368 N MINNEWAWA CLUB New page: Minnewawa Club. Social gathering spot. An area approximately opposite the present JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS, the club was located on an island until the lock and dam submerged the land....
• 03:0603:06, 3 January 2009 diff hist +642 N MILLER, Simon New page: MILLER, Simon. (Grant County, WI, Feb. 5, 1861--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 3, 1920). State representative. Miller moved to Dubuque in 1886 and from then until 1891 worked at the [[MILWAUKEE RAILR...
• 03:0503:05, 3 January 2009 diff hist +411 N MILLER, Elmer John New page: MILLER, Elmer John. (Dubuque, IA, June 3, 1900--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 3, 1964). County Assessor. The first person appointed as a county assessor, Miller served in the office from its creation ...
• 03:0403:04, 3 January 2009 diff hist +813 N MEYER, Leroy New page: MEYER, LeRoy Leo "Chief." (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 7, 1920--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 24, 1996). Clerk of Court. Meyer, a well-known local baseball player for many years, served as clerk of court from...
• 03:0003:00, 3 January 2009 diff hist +537 N MCGOVERN, Charles L. New page: left|thumb|150px|Charles L. McGovern. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingMCGOVERN, Charles L. (Concord Township, IA, Mar. 1, 1852--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 28, 1925). County recorde...
• 02:5902:59, 3 January 2009 diff hist +607 N MEYER, Donald New page: MEYER, Donald. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 29, 1920--Havasu City, AZ, Dec. 20, 2000). Executive, Fisher, Inc. Meyer worked for Fisher, Inc. in Dubuque for more than twenty-five years and managed a ...
• 02:5802:58, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,661 N MCMAHON, Pete New page: left|thumb|150px|Pete McMahonMCMAHON, Pete. (October 15, 1981 in Dubuque, Iowa). Athlete. McMahon played football asna offensive and defensive lineman at [[WAHLERT H...
• 02:5102:51, 3 January 2009 diff hist +437 N MATCH BOOKS New page: Match Books. left|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Bob RedingIn the years before smoking became banned in most public places, match books were time-honored methods of adver...
• 02:4802:48, 3 January 2009 diff hist +685 N MASON, Timothy New page: MASON, Timothy. (New York, 1797--Dubuque, IA, January 1875). Druggist. Dr. Mason settled in Dubuque in 1836 and established the first drugstore in the State of Iowa. The "Good Samaritan D...
• 02:4602:46, 3 January 2009 diff hist +434 N MOLDT, Harold New page: MOLDT, Harold. (Dubuque, IA, July 12, 1908--Davenport, IA, Jan. 17, 2001). Company founder. Moldt, an electrician, began Moldt Electric Company and retired in 1972 when he sold the company...
• 02:4502:45, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,227 N MOORE, Don New page: left|thumb|150px|The stories for the comic hero, Flash Gordon, were written by Don Moore.MOORE, Don. (Dubuque, IA, abt. 1912-- ). Writer. Moore was able to foresee th...
• 02:4302:43, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,139 N MARSHALL PARK New page: Marshall Park. Site of the DUBUQUE ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN. Jackson MARSHALL donated fifty-one acres of picturesque land north of town along West 32nd Stre...
• 02:4102:41, 3 January 2009 diff hist −1 DUBUQUE HATCHERY No edit summary
• 02:4102:41, 3 January 2009 diff hist +731 N DUBUQUE HATCHERY New page: Dubuque Hatchery. Business located on Central Avenue south of the DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE in Dubuque for nearly fifty years. Between the 1940s and 1970s, nearly every one of the se...
• 02:3602:36, 3 January 2009 diff hist +379 N DUBUQUE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT New page: Dubuque Independent School District. The largest of the independent school districts of the county in terms of population. The district was located in the City of Dubuque and featured sev...
• 02:3202:32, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,168 N KRANTZ, Florene New page: Krantz, Florence. (Marengo, IA, Mar. 17, 1900--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1996). Educator. Krantz, a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College and the University of Chicago, began forty years of ...
• 02:2202:22, 3 January 2009 diff hist +902 N MEHLHOP, John Sr. New page: Mehlhop, John Sr. (Kingdom of Hanover, 1817--Dubuque, IA, Nob. 1, 1901). Businessman. Mehlhop immigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen and landed in New Orleans, Louisiana. He...
• 02:1102:11, 3 January 2009 diff hist +3 KING, John No edit summary