Republican 17th Senatorial District Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Born February 4, 1885, on a farm near Gray, Audubon county, Iowa, where he still resides. Attended rural schools. Married in 1907 to Stella Fancher. Four children: Frank of Detroit, Michigan; Lt. Col. Marion Ai with U. S. Air Forces, Okinawa; Jessie Yvonne now Mrs. Dallas Himelright of Winchester, Va.; Dora Adelaide of Des Moines, Iowa. Charter member of the Audubon County Farm Bureau; past director Audubon County Soil Conservation and Improvement association; past member Audubon County Planning Committee; member Audubon County Board of Supervisors seven years; president school board 12 years and member of Audubon County Board of Education at present time; secretary of Farmers Mutual Telephone Co., for 23 years and president for six years. Retired from active farming January, 1942. Member of Methodist church. Elected to Senate in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.

Republican 17th Senatorial District Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Born February 4, 1885, on a farm near Gray, Audubon county, Iowa, where he still resides. Attended rural schools. Married in 1907 to Stella Fancher. Four children: Frank of Knoxville, Tenn.; Major Marion Ai with U. S. Air Forces, Great Bend, Kansas; Jessie Yvonne, now Mrs. Dallas Himelright of Washington, D.C; and Dora Adelaide. Charter member of the Audubon County Farm Bureau; past director of Audubon County Farm Bureau; past director Audubon County Soil Conservation and Improvement Association; past member Audubon County Planning Committee; member Audubon County Board of Supervisors seven years; President School Board 12 years and member of Audubon County Board of Education at present time; secretary of Farmers Mutual Telephone Co., for 23 years and president for six years. Retired from active farming January, 1942. Member of Methodist church. Elected to Senate in 1940 and re-elected in 1944.

Republican 17th Senatorial District Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Born February 4, 1885, on a farm near Gray, Audubon county, Iowa, where he still resides. Attended rural schools. Married in 1907 to Stella Fancher. Four children: Frank, Marion Ai, Jessie Yvonne, and Dora Adelaide. Charter member Audubon County Farm Bureau; past director and present vice president Audubon County Farm Bureau; director Audubon County Soil Conservation and Improvement Association; member Audubon County Planning Committee; chairman Farm Bureau Legislative Committee; member Audubon county board of supervisors seven years; president school board 12 years and member of Audubon county board of education; secretary of Farmers Mutual Telephone Co., for 23 years and president the past five years. Member Methodist church. Serving first term in Senate.

Republican 17th Senatorial District Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties. Born Feb. 4, 1885, on a farm near Gray, Audubon county, Iowa, where he still resides. Attended rural schools. Married in 1907 to Stella Fancher. Four children: Frank, Marion Ai, Jessie Yvonne, and Dora Adelaide. Charter member Audubon County Farm Bureau; past director and present vice president Audubon County Farm Bureau; director Audubon County Soil Conservation and Improvement Association; member Audubon County Planning Committee; chairman Farm Bureau Legislative Committee; member Audubon county board of supervisors seven years; president school board 12 years and member of Audubon county board of education; secretary of Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. for 23 years and president the past five years. Member Methodist church. Serving first term in senate.