Brief Life History of Leeta Faye
When Leeta Faye Helwig was born on 20 October 1902, in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States, her father, Frank William Helivig, was 39 and her mother, Sadie A. Moffett, was 33. She married George Victor Johnson on 6 June 1923, in Lee, Iowa, United States. She lived in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 26 September 1975, in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oquawka Cemetery, Oquawka Township, Henderson, Illinois, United States.
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- Lerta Helwig in household of Frank Helwig, "United States Census, 1920"
- Leeta Faye Helwig, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Leeta Faye Helwig, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
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
German and Dutch: from the medieval personal name Heilwig, Helwig (female and male), composed of the ancient Germanic elements heil ‘luck’ + wīg ‘war’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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