Brief Life History of Elsie Fern
When Elsie Fern Mathena was born on 12 October 1904, in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa, United States, her father, Howard Jackson 'James' Mathena, was 45 and her mother, Mary (TWIN) Hirst, was 28. She married Guy Ansylum Reynolds on 13 June 1923, in Woodbury, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in United States in 1940 and Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1950. She died on 1 July 1967, at the age of 62.
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- Elsie F M Reynolds, "United States 1950 Census"
- Elsie F Mathena, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Elsie F Reynolds in entry for Guy Ansylum Reynolds, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
Variant of Matheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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