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3 January 2009

• 21:0021:00, 3 January 2009 diff hist +362 N WATTS, Helen New page: WATTS, Helen. (Middletown, IA, Dec. 19, 1916-- ). Professor emeritus. For more than twenty years, Watts taught at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE preparing future educators. She worked on t...
• 20:5920:59, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,179 N WEEKS, Edith New page: left|thumb|150px|Carl and Edith WeeksWEEKS, Edith. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 2, 1882--Des Moines, Iowa, June 21, 1955). Director, Garden Club of America and builder. One of D...
• 20:5820:58, 3 January 2009 diff hist +520 N WEIG, Thomas J. New page: left|thumb|250px|Tom Weig (lower left) with Dick Buscher and the ClichesWEIG, Thomas J. (Dubuque, IA, June 30, 1944--Warrenton, MO, Aug. 6, 2008). Musician. Weig left...
• 20:5720:57, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,470 N WELSH, Clemens Okel New page: WELSH, Clemens Okel. (Jackson County, IA, Oct. 10, 1907--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 30, 1995). Founder. The former owner and operator of Oakland Farms Dairy for over forty years, Welsh was one of t...
• 20:5620:56, 3 January 2009 diff hist +455 N WELU, Peter D. New page: WELU, Peter D. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1910--Asbury, IA, Aug. 24, 1994). Director. Welu served on the board of directors of the Asbury Fire Department for twenty-five years. He also served...
• 20:5520:55, 3 January 2009 diff hist +312 N WERKMEISTER, John New page: Werkmeister, John. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 25, 1864--Earlville, IA, June 7, 1922). Mayor. Werkmeister, licensed as an embalmer, served as secretary-treasurer of the school board in Earlville. H...
• 20:5420:54, 3 January 2009 diff hist +357 N WESTERN STAR New page: WESTERN STAR. Believed to the the first Catholic paper to be published in the State of Iowa. The paper, published weekly in Dubuque, was founded in the first week of January 1858 and disc...
• 20:5320:53, 3 January 2009 diff hist +848 N WENDT, Walter New page: WENDT, Walter. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 9. 1890--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 3, 1951). Newspaperman. Wendt's newspaper career covered forty years with all but a few spent in Dubuque. He began as a newspap...
• 20:5220:52, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,015 N WESTHOFF, Gerald New page: WESTHOFF, Gerald. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 9, 1945-- ). Gerry's Welding and Fabrication, Inc. and Heartland Manufacturing, a sale entity of allied products for Deere and Company. In 1976, West...
• 20:4820:48, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,707 N WHITE, Norm New page: WHITE, Norm (Rev.) (Dyersville, IA, Mar. 31, 1924--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 28, 1996). Advocate for the family farmer. White for the last Roman Catholic priest in the United States to serve as ...
• 20:4720:47, 3 January 2009 diff hist +762 N WIENEKE, J. C. New page: Wieneke, J. C. (Linn County, IA, Oct. 1, 1878--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 6, 1954). Monsignor. Ordained in 1903, Wieneke became pastor of HOLY GHOST CHURCH in Dubuque on January 25, 1939. He be...
• 20:4620:46, 3 January 2009 diff hist +499 N WILLGING, Edgar H. New page: Willging, Edgar H. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 19, 1879---Dubuque, IA, Jan. 16, 1952). Attorney. Willging served as the county attorney from 1917 to 1919. A practicing attorney in Dubuque beginni...
• 20:4520:45, 3 January 2009 diff hist +3,682 N WILLIAM C. BROWN COMPANY New page: William C. Brown Company. Publishing company. By purchasing the rights to twenty-six college-level books from a St. Louis publisher, William C. BROWN began a publis...
• 20:4420:44, 3 January 2009 diff hist +278 N WILLIAMS, Frederick E. New page: Williams, Frederick E. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 1951). Union leader. A projectionist at a downtown theater in Dubuque, Williams was a long-term member of the projectionists' union ...
• 20:4220:42, 3 January 2009 diff hist +306 N WINTER, Donald New page: WINTER, Donald. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 8, 1930--Newall, CA, Feb. 6, 1993). Construction coordinator. Winter served the television and motion picture industris as a construction coordinator. A...
• 20:4120:41, 3 January 2009 diff hist −1 WINTER, Ethel M. No edit summary
• 20:4020:40, 3 January 2009 diff hist +668 N WINTER, Ethel M. New page: WINTER, Ethel M. (Guttenberg, IA, Dec. 8, 1900--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1993). Dubuque's first Gold Star Mother of WORLD WAR II]. Winter's son, Gerald, was the first Dubuque resident to...
• 20:3920:39, 3 January 2009 diff hist +486 N WINTER, Richard L. New page: Winter, Richard L. (Luxemburg, IA, Dec. 4, 1925--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 9, 1991). Banker. Winter was vice president of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE for thirty-five years prior to his ret...
• 20:3820:38, 3 January 2009 diff hist +637 N WITTMEYER, Kari New page: Wittmeyer, Kari. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Executive Director, Dyersville Industries, Inc. A graduate of Beckman High School, Wittmeyer attended Mount Mercy College and received a bachelor of bus...
• 20:3720:37, 3 January 2009 diff hist +3,268 N WOLFE, John Mark New page: WOLFE, John Mark. (North Washington, IA--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 3, 1958). Superintendent of Schools, Dubuque Archdiocese. Msgr. Wolfe, the first superintendent of schools of the Dubuque Archdi...
• 20:3620:36, 3 January 2009 diff hist +263 N WOLFF, Sadie M. New page: WOLFF, Sadie M. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, June 28, 1982). Labor leader. Wolff, owner and operator of her own laundry in Dubuque, was a long-term member of the laundry workers' union and ...
• 20:3520:35, 3 January 2009 diff hist +615 N WRIGHT, Warner Raymond New page: WRIGHT, Warner Raymond. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 21, 1935--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 31, 1994). Civil engineer. A civil engineer and land surveyor for over thirty years, Wright was a partner with IIW E...
• 20:3420:34, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,151 N YAVAPAI ONYX MINING CORPORATION New page: YAVAPAI ONYX MINING CORPORATION. Mining and Manufacturing company. Beginning in 1924 with a small group of employees on Rhomberg Avenue, the company grew rapidly to employ eighty people i...
• 20:3320:33, 3 January 2009 diff hist +2,795 N ZAHINA, Clarence New page: left|thumb|350px|Clarence Zahina and the Barnstormers (1952ZAHINA, Clarence. (Dubuque, IA, June 5, 1911--Apr. 1986). Musician. Zahina left high school at the...
• 20:3220:32, 3 January 2009 diff hist +514 N ZWACK, John New page: ZWACK, John. (Dubuque, IA-- ). U.S. Army chaplain. Ordained in 1943, Zwack accepted a request to be a military chaplain. Sent to Nuremburg, Germany because a German-speaking Roman Catho...
• 20:3120:31, 3 January 2009 diff hist +4,344 N WORLD WAR I New page: World War I. Also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars. World War I was a global war which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. More than 4...
• 20:2920:29, 3 January 2009 diff hist +930 N VORWALD, Arthur J. New page: VORWALD, Arthur J. (Dubuque, IA, 1904--Green Bay, WI). Medical researcher. Vorwald established the department of pathology at the Naval Academy in Annapolis before serving in the Navy Dep...
• 20:2620:26, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,990 N VICTORY GARDEN New page: left|thumb|250px|Victory Garden poster from World War II.Victory Garden. Local efforts to help win WORLD WAR II. Many Iowans planted “victory gardens” so ...
• 20:2520:25, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1 VICI CLUB No edit summary
• 20:2520:25, 3 January 2009 diff hist +78 N VICI CLUB New page: VICI CLUB. See: George T. LYON Category: Organizations
• 20:2320:23, 3 January 2009 diff hist +832 N VAN DUZEE, Alonzo J. New page: Van Duzee, Alonzo J. (Governeur, NY, Jan. 6, 1834--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 15, 1912). Clerk of the U.S. District Court. Van Duzee came to Dubuque on April 19, 1850, and clerked in a hardware s...
• 20:2220:22, 3 January 2009 diff hist +439 N URBACH, Walter New page: Urbach, Walter. (Europe--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 30, 1950). Prominent clothier. For many years, Urbach was co-owner, secretary and treasurer of the popular Hub clothing store in Dubuque. Comi...
• 20:2120:21, 3 January 2009 diff hist +402 N UNMACHT, James New page: Unmacht, James. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 10, 1930--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 7, 1997). Educator. Unmacht coached and then taught physical education in the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT from 195...
• 20:1920:19, 3 January 2009 diff hist +610 N TREWIN, Clifton Baker New page: Trewin, Clifton Baker. (Meacham's Corner near Glen Ellyn, IL, July 13, 1863--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 2, 1940). Auditor. Trewin moved to Dubuque in 1885 and studied law. In 1887, he and W.A. Lea...
• 20:1820:18, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,489 N TRADE CARDS New page: left|thumb|350px|Dubuque merchants used trade cards to advertise their businesses. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingTRADE CARDS. Advertising used between 1880-1900. Tra...
• 20:1720:17, 3 January 2009 diff hist +631 N TOOM, Donald I. New page: Toom, Donald I. (Hessville, IN, Aug. 20, 1925--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 21, 2001). Realtor. Toom operated Toom Real Estate and Insurance Agency in Pella, Iowa until 1962 when he moved his family ...
• 20:1520:15, 3 January 2009 diff hist +331 N TORBERT DRUG COMPANY New page: TORBERT DRUG COMPANY. As early as 1874, Williard H. Torbert operated a drug store at 756 Main. In 1882 he began to deal in the wholesale drug trade. The Torbert Drug Company was establishe...
• 20:1320:13, 3 January 2009 diff hist +305 N TRI-STATE CART CLUB New page: left|thumb|300px|A vintage go-cart.Tri-State Cart Club. A racing club of the 1960s reflecting the interest in go-carts, miniature racing cars. [[Image:imp138.jp...
• 20:1120:11, 3 January 2009 diff hist +64 N TRI-STATE FAIR New page: Tr-State Fair. See DUBUQUE COUNTY FAIR Category: Events
• 20:0820:08, 3 January 2009 diff hist +475 N DUBUQUE TURKISH BATH ROOMS New page: DUBUQUE TURKISH BATH ROOMS. Located at 449 Main Street at the beginning of the twentieth century, the business was operated by George Pilkington. Rooms were arranged to accommodate both m...
• 20:0620:06, 3 January 2009 diff hist +730 N TURNER, Jay W. New page: Turner, Jay W. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 4, 1953--- ). Director of Clinical Chaplaincy, Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Educated at the University of Iowa and Boston University School of Theology... current
• 20:0520:05, 3 January 2009 diff hist +504 N TSCHUDI, Leo New page: Tschudi, Leo L. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 22, 1895--Durango, IA, Feb. 26, 1947). County Recorder. Elected county recorder in 1926, Tschudi served from January 1, 1927 until December 31, 1936 wh...
• 20:0220:02, 3 January 2009 diff hist +626 N SCHROMEN, Kenneth R. New page: SCHROMEN, Kenneth R. (Dubuque, IA, July 15, 1928--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 27, 2001). Businessman. Schromen was the owner of the Ken Schromen Construction Company. He retired in 1983. Schromen wa...
• 20:0120:01, 3 January 2009 diff hist +291 N SCHEPPELE MACHINE WORKS New page: SCHEPPELE MACHINE WORKS. Located at 852-54 Clay Street at the beginning of the twentieth century, the business was operated by Charles A. Scheppele. The company manufactured Hawkeye Marine...
• 20:0020:00, 3 January 2009 diff hist −12 SANBORN FIRE MAPS No edit summary
• 19:5919:59, 3 January 2009 diff hist +1,443 N SANBORN FIRE MAPS New page: Sanborn Fire Maps. Sanborn Fire maps provide historians with a wealth of information. While they do not show the names of property owners as some rural plat maps provide, a researcher can ...
• 19:5819:58, 3 January 2009 diff hist +400 N SASS, Charles New page: left|thumb|150px|Charles Sass. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingSASS, Charles. (Guttenberg, IA--Berlin, Germany, Aug. 10,1926). Banker. Sass was elected the city treasurer of D...
• 19:5719:57, 3 January 2009 diff hist +72 N SAINT PHILOMENA'S CHURCH New page: SAINT PHILOMENA'S CHURCH. See: RESURRECTION CHURCH Category: Church
• 19:5619:56, 3 January 2009 diff hist +642 N SCHWARTZBERG, Irwin New page: Schwartzberg, Irwin. (England, 1907-- ). Inventor of Realemon. Schwartzberg, resident of Dubuque until he entered college, helped the Army develop powdered lemon juice used in K-rations ...
• 19:5519:55, 3 January 2009 diff hist +573 N SCOTT, Sandra New page: Scott, Sandra. (Dubuque, IA-- ). President, KALEIDOSCOPE. A graduate of BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE, Scott worked twenty-seven years as a County Program Technician with the FMHA help...