Cerro Gordo County IA Archives News.....Mason Cityan Given Award at Meeting 1939
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Globe-Globe Gazette Apr. 1939 1939
From the Mason City (Cerro Gordo, Iowa) Globe Gazette, Monday, April 3, p. 7,
col. 3 with picture of C. C. Halphide:

Mason Cityan Given Award at Meeting

A diamond studded pin denoting 50 years of service in the company has been
awarded to Clarence C. Halphide of Mason City, agent for the Railway Express
agency, it was announced Monday by express company officials.

Mr. Halphide, 1108 Adams avenue northwest has been the Mason City agent for the
past 17 years. He started in the express business at the age of 19 as a clerk
for the Adams Express company at Mitchell, S. Dak.

The local agent and his mother, Mrs. Mary Halphide, were the first persons to
enter Mitchell, S. Dak., on the first Milwaukee train carrying passengers to
that town.

The award was presented by J. F. Glover, general manager of the company,
Chicago, Ill., at the Central Iowa division meeting dinner in Des Moines Friday
which was attended by 138 Iowa agents. J. A. Anderson, Des Moines
superintendednt, was in charge of the meeting. C. F. Custer, Chicago, Ill.,
represented E. M. Whittle, vice president, and W. H. Dresser of Mason city,
traveling auditor, attended the meeting.


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