Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....Goza, John W. 1876 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

JOHN W. GOZA.—Prominently connected with the business interests of El Centro is
John W. Goza. The opportunities that are offered in Imperial County to men of
enterprise are nowhere better exemplified than in the successful career of Mr.
Goza. He was born in Jackson, Missouri, February 3, 1876, a son of Wiley and
Caroline (Roberts) Goza. The subject of this review acquired his education in
the public and high schools of his native town. He graduated from high school in
1897. He then went to St. Louis, Missouri, and entered the business college of
Bryant & Stratton. Here he remained one year. His first business venture was
with the Hamlinton Brown Shoe Company, where he remained for one year as
stenographer. He then took the position with the Brown Shoe Company as bill
clerk, and here he remained for over five years. Having acquired the knowledge
of the shoe business, he took charge of a shoe store at 822 Olive Street, St.
Louis, Missouri. He was tendered a position on the road traveling for the
National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio, and later he traveled for the
American Multigraph Company, being transferred to Dallas, Texas. He remained in
the capacity of traveling salesman until November 1, 1908, when he was promoted
to manager of the Kansas City, Missouri, branch, where he resigned and became
identified with the Multi-Color Press Company of San Francisco. Here he remained
for a brief period. The first of the following year he became associated with
the Comptograph Adding Machine Company, remaining for eleven months. In 1911 Mr.
Goza engaged with the Underwood Typewriter Company as salesman and remained with
this concern until May, 1912, and later he became associated with the Royal
Typewriter Company until he came to El Centro, California, and opened a store
for his company, dealing in new and rebuilt typewriters. March 1, 1917, he
purchased the stationery store which he operates in conjunction with his other
business. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic Lodge and the K. of P. of El
Centro. Mr. Goza was married in St. Louis, Missouri, March 29, 1909, to Miss
Charlotte Sauerbrunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sauerbrunn. Her father is a
prominent contractor of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Goza have one daughter, Jane E.,
and the family resides at 653 Heil Street, where they enjoy in a full measure
the acquaintance of a large circle of friends.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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