1941 Directory of Van Buren County


 
DIRECTORY OF VANBUREN COUNTY-1941

CANTRIL
Compiled by Compiled by Georgia Owen




[note: number = phone number - original had "bell " symbol in front of number]


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Cantril Business Firms


BATTIN'S SERVICE STATION J E Battin prop
BLACKSMITH SHOP R J Bell prop
CANTRIL FARMERS EXCHANGE C L Creath mgr  1
CANTRIL. PROD CO  O S Carnahan prop.  17
CANTRIL SUNDRY STORE  L E Oyler prop.  5
CANTRIL TELEPHONE OFFICE prop Middle State Utilities J O Milligan mgr
C B Q DEPOT Earl Davis agt  27
CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev Coleson Minister
CITY CAFE Floyd Wolfe prop.   31
LARKS PTG & DECTG  Newell Clark prop
CUNNINGHAM PRODUCE  J. L. and Ray Cunningham prop   48R
DAUGHRITY TRK  G. K. LIVESTOCK S. H. Daughrity prop   Red 26
DE VOSS GRAIN CO  Don DeVoss prop
EVAN"S PAINTING & DECTG  Ernest Evans prop
GILFILLAN  DR H G Physician   Red 61 (off)  Black 61 (res)
GREENE HARDWARE  WesIey Greene prop.   13
HARWOOD TRKG SERV Lowell Harwood prop
HAWORTH  R B Shoe Cobbler.   119 F3
HELEN'S BEAUTY SHOP Helen Halberstadt prop   47R
HUSTEAD HDW G L Hustead prop 103
KERR MILL R. Kerr prop   9J
LIBERTY LOAN CO  102 E Main Ottumwa.   999
MADDEN BARBER SHOP  Roy Madden prop
MAGORIAN BARBER SHOP Lewis Magorian prop
MEAT MARKET AND GROCERY  Mrs M T Roberts prop.  14
NORRIS LUMBER CO  Geo Norris prop.   Red 21
OWEN TRKG SERV  Chas Owen prop
POST OFFICE U S Dick Saar postmaster
POWDER PUFF BEAUTY SHOPPE  Dorothy Short prop 30
POWER PENN OIL STATION   R Armstrong prop.   16
SHORT TRKG SERV   Earl Short prop
SKELLY OIL STATION   W. L. Hetzler prop   15R
SMITH'S GARAGE  Chauncey Smith prop.   Red 10
SMITH GARAGE Floyd Smith prop   10R
SMITH-MASON CONTR.  Pat Smith prop
STATE SAVINGS BANK   B C Casady Cashier   34
THOMPSON PAINTING & DECORATING Joe Thompson prop
WELLBORN GROCERY S E Wellborn prop   33
WELLBORN MORTUARY  W. W. Wellborn mortician   99



CITY CAFE
Home Cooked Foods
Ice Cream - Cold Drinks - Cigarettes - Tobacco
Phone 31                                                                 Cantril, Iowa


LOANS: $25 to $300
On Your Own Note and Security
Easy Payment Plan - Under Banking Supervision
Oldest Loan Company in South Eastern Iowa
LIBERTY LOAN CO.
102. Main St.          Ottumwa, Iowa           Phone 999




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S. H. DAUGHRITY
Dealer in
WOOL - - GRAIN - - LIVESTOCK
GENERAL TRUCKING
All Kinds of Livestock for Sale at All Times
Cantril, lowa                                  Phone 26 Red


Cantril Residents

A
Armstrong Roy (Florence) emp Power Penn Oil Co.   16 blk
Auosperger Nola tchr   99

B
Baird Mary wid   58Y 
Battin J E (Virgie) prop J E Battin Serv Sta.   25
Beatty Henry (Bertha) town marshal   57 blk
Berry Altye Mae tchr   20
Boyd Jane wid    26Y 
Brummegan Harry (Gladys) emp WPA R

C
Carnahan O S (Anna) prop Cantril Prod.   20 R
CASADY B C (Stella) Cash State Sav Bk.   78 
Casady H J. (Ora) mgr Cantril Farmers Exch   80R 
Clark Mrs Alice wid .
Clark Newell (Marge) paer hanger R
Cocayne Art ret  
Cochran Alma wid
Cochran. Therman emp state hyway dept 
Coleson Rev minister Christian Ch
Creath Ira (Marie) ret   68Y 
Creath Joe (Ruth) emp Greene Hdw  R
Cunningham Lee (Marjorie) prod dilr   48 blk
Cunningham Lora wid  . 49 blk
Cunningham Ray prod dir   48R 

D
Daughrity S. H. (Madeline) trkr and live stock dilr   26R
Davis Earl (Vera) agt C B & Q   41 R
Davis Jess (Sadie) ret   26 blk
Delaney Ollie clk emp Cantril Farmers Exch   73F22
DeVoss Don (Buelah) grain and feed dllr   46
Donaho Willard (Jewel) farm hand emp Don DeVoss R
Dunlavey Mrs Osa Wid   68 blk 

E
Edwards Bertha wid cook emp City Cafe   31
Eggleston rs Eva wid   42Y 
Ensminger Edw tchr and ath dir   22 blk
Evans Ernest (Gertie) pntr and papr hanger   59M
Evans Jerry (Merle) pntr and papr hanger

F
Fisher Clinton ret

G
Gibson Betty librarian emp NYA   59 blk
Gibson Glen (Bernice) lab R
Gibson Roy (Milly) emp WPA   59 blk R
Gilchrist Kerns ret 
Gilfillan H J (Clara) physician and surgeon   61 blk R.
Greene Marvin clk emp Greene Hdw   13
Greene Wesley (Rachel) hdw dlr R
Griffith Roy (Catherine) emp WPA R.

H
Halberstadt Hubert (Helen) emp Co-Op Creamery   47R R
Harwood Lowell (Hazel) trkr 18Y R
Harwood Virginia librarian emp NYA   18Y
Hatch Josie wid  28R 
Hetzler W. L. (Blanche) emp Skelly Oil Co.   15 blk
Hetzler Maynard (Alice) emp Skelly Oil Co 
Hootman Judd (Maude) ret   28M
Hopp Alb (Clara) ret  18R


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CATCOTT FUNERAL HOME

PHONE 7304
BIRMINGHAM,                                  IOWA
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FAIRFIELD FEED CO.
Manufacturers of FAIRFIELD FEEDS
Quaker and Sargent Feeds - Wholesale and Retail
Custom Grinding and Feed Mixing Phone 609
Fairfield, Iowa                    Portable Mill Service J. E. Jackson, Prop.

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Cantrill Residents-Continued

Hull Mrs Geo wid  43
Hull Mrs Orra wid
Humphrey Silas ret
Hunter Robt. (Ruth) tchr R
Huntley Ed ret 
Hurwitz John (Pauline) supt high sch  35 R
Hustead G L (Hazel) how dlr
Hyde Isabelle wid   40 blk

I
Isenhour Wm (Etta) ret   77R

J
Jack Will (Anna) carp   77R 
Jemison Lloyd (Helen) farmer   3J
Jones Alice wid
Jones Carrie   28Y
Jones Elmer (Annie) lab
Jones Gilbert (Jessie) ret   80Y
Jones Mae tel opr Cantril Tel Exch 80Y

K
Keeler Ralph (Maxine) emp State Hy Comm
Kerr Mrs Mattie wid 28 blk
Kerr Roy (Leota) miller  9J R
Kimmel Henry (Rena) trkr emp Van Buren, Co. R
Kirkhart Edgar (Mary) emp WPA R.
Kirkhart Richard emp NYA
Kirkhart Robert (Forest) lab WPA
Kisling Wayne clk emp City Cafe 31
Kisling Will (Etta) carp   404
Knox Gus (Lou) ret
Kofski Otto (Bertha) emp WPA R

L
Lee Francis wid

M
McCleland Ida wid
McElory Mrs O F wid   49R 
McGrew Owen (Vada) emp WPA R.
McLeland Myrtle wid   22Y 
McManis Marjorie steno High School emp Cantril School Board
McMillan Glen (Florence) chauffeur emp Dr. Gilfilan. A 49M
McMillan LaVada hskpr emp Vironda Teter.   49M
Madden Roy (Cleo) barber.   22R
Magorian Gene (Willa) emp WPA R
Magorian Harry (Sadie) emp WPA 
Magorian Lewis (Nellie) barber
Magorian Mary wid
Meade Chas emp NYA   80M
Meade John (Blanche) lab.  80M
Mellott Lawrence emp WPA
Mellott William (Edith) emp WPA
Miller Mrs Sam wid   42R
Miller Walter (Gertrude) emp Norris Lbr Co   57 R
Miller Will (Anna) ret  2 blk
Mitchell Helen High Sch steno emp NYA  15 blk
Moore Mrs Ella wid  118F3
Murdock J C ret   3J

N
Nelson Mrs Peter wid
Nichols Melvin (Edith) emp WPA R
Nichols Otto lab R
Norris Geo (Mona) mgir libr Co 21M
Norris Martha wid  21 blk

O
Owen Charles (Georgia) trkr.  60
Owen Georgia tel opr Cantril Tel Exch.  60
Oyler E B (Catie) ret. 22M

P
Park John (Mary) ret 9R
Poling Roy (Gertie)
Powell Ernest (Effie) lab R
Powell Wayne bank clk emp State Sav Bank R.

R
Randolph Leonard (Virgil) ret  9M
Roberts Mrs Alice wid 
Roberts Frank (Rose)  38
Roberts Marie tel opr emp Middle States Utilities 38
Roberts M T (Maude) emp groc clk
Roberts W L (Pearl) ret  40J
Robertson C H (Almeda) ret
Robertson Oneil emp NYA  43
Robinson Wallace (Jessie) farmer  57Y
Ruble Minnie wid  R
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DR. FRANCIS W. McINTOSH
OSTEOPATH
KEOSAUQUA, IOWA                         Phone 213

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Cantril Residents-Continued

S
Saar Dick (Mary) emp Cantril Post Office R
Scott E B  ret
Seaton James (Rena) ret  3 blk
Short Earl (Twila) trkr  47Y 
Short Steve (Gertrude) ret R
Short Vance (Dorothy) emp trkr  Short Trans  30 R
Silver Carrie wid 37R
Smith Chauncey (Effie) mech
Smith Floyd (Ethel) mech 10 blk
Smith J A (Anna) emp State Sav Bank R.
Smith Lloyd (Marjorie) emp Skelly Oil Co. 4 blk
Smith Madge tchr  20
Smith Pat brk lyr  57R
Smith Rosalie steno emp NYA
Steinburg Foss (Merle) jan emp Cantril High School   58M
Steinburgh Mrs Henry wid
Steinburgh Martha tel opr emp Cantril Tel Exch  58M
Suit Hattie wid  42 blk
Swank Lee (Mary) ret A 22 blk D

T
Tedrow Aletha emp Dr. Gilfillan   59Y
Tedrow Bert (Elizabeth) emp C B and Q RR   59Y R
Tedrow Roy (Helen) emp Post Office
Teter Vironda wid  24
Thomas Albert (Io) mail carrier   18 blk
Thomas Johnny (Bonnie) trkr emp S H Daughrity R
Thompson Anna wid   68R
Thompson Joe (LaVon) pntr R

V
Van Fleet John (Mary) ret  49Y
Van Fossen Edith nurse  49Y

W
Waterman Jay (Helen) minister M. W church   47 blk R
Watson Andrew ret R
Weir Morris (Edith) lab
Welborn Bert trkr emp Power Penn Oil  42Y
Wellborn Emma mortn   99
Wellborn WW (Emma) mortn   99
Wells FJ (Nettie) ret
Wiley Josephine librarian emp NYA 60
Wilson Paul (Mary) ret   59R  
Winters Frank (Carrie) emp cemetery ass'n  3R
Wire Lewis (Vada) lab  58 blk
Wireman Fred (Nellie) miller   18M
Witt John lab emp WPA
Wollam Harve (Lizzie) ret  42
Woodin Frank ret  77M
Woodin Homer farmer 57M
Work Alma wid
Work Mrs Isabelle wid 68 blk
Wray Lillian wid

Y
Younger Winifred tchr  20

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