ROMINE, WILLIAM H
Superintendent of Parks; b Wellman, Iowa Mar 2, 1896; s of William L T Romine-Bertha Allen; ed Wellman HS 1913; U of Iowa, BCE 1917, CE 1923; Phi Kappa Sigma; m Della Shaefer Apr 15, 1918 Alexandria La; s William H Jr; d Nancy Ann; 1919-20 engr W H Kimball Consulting Engrs; 1920-21 planning engr Moline Plow Co, tractor branch; 1921 -22 consulting engr & priv engr prac; 1922- engr, asst supt & now supt of parks, Davenport; during World War enl in US army Apr 1917, Fort Snelling, 1st training camp, commd 1st It Aug 1917, assignment to 114th engrs, 0/S June 1918 until after Armistice, 21st engrs, disch Aug 1919; Amer Legion; 40 & 8; Amer Inst of Park Execs; Midwest Pork Soc; Iowa Engineering Soc; Exchange Club; hobbies hunting, fishing, photography; res 2309 Scott, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1103.