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About Elmer Theodore Peterson
Rescued Roscoe from drowning. Very cool-headed. Was editor of the Wichita Beacon, and then "Better Homes & Gardens" magazine in Des Moines. Contributed content to other well-known magazines. Graduated from Bethany College. Loved sports and lightning storms.
May 5 1969 Algona Upper Des Moines
Elmer Peterson Dies; Former Algona Man
Elmer T. Peterson, 84, native Algonan who became well-known as an author and newspaperman for a half-century, died Friday in a Ukiah, Calif, convalescent home following an illness of nearly a year.
Funeral services for him were slated Monday at Ukiah, with burial to be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles.
Mr. Peterson was a former editor of Better Homes and Gardens and also wrote two books, "Forward to the Land" and "Big Dam Foolishness" which gained prominence.
He was a graduate of Bethany, W. Va., College and edited a newspaper at Cimarron, Kans. from 1906-16. He was then employed by newspapers in Kansas and the Kansas City Star before serving as editor of Better Homes and Gardens, 1927-37. For about 20 years prior to his retirement in 1962, he was associate editor of the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, and he contributed editorials to that newspaper until last January.
Mr. Peterson is survived by three sons, Dr. Edward Peterson, Ukiah; Webster, St. Paul, Minn.; and Eric, Bellflower, Calif.
Ukiah Daily Journal Ukiah, California May 2 1969
Noted newsman dies here
Elmer T. Peterson, a widely knownnewspaper man and author, died early this morning af Ukiah General Hospital.
He was 85, Mr. Peterson began his newspaper career in 1907, following graduation from Bethany Collegein Lindsborg, Kans., when he purchased a newspaper in Cimmaron, Kans. Following sale of the Cimarron paper in 1916, Mr. Peterson was associated with the Kansas City Star for a brief period before accepting the, post of managing editor of the Wichita Beacon. In 1927, he accepted the editorship of Better Homes and Gardens and in 1937 resigned to write.
In 1940, he joined the Daily Oklahoman as associate editor, a post he held until his retirement in 1960.
An outspoken foe of the Corps of Engineers, soil, conservation and flood control concepts, Mr. Peterson wrote "Big Dam Foolishness". The book was widely circulated and is believed to have influenced the U.S. decision not to finance the Aswan dam on the Nile
He received many awards for his) editorial writings during World War I and was one of the designers of the present transcontinental highway system.
Among survivors are three sons. Dr. Edwin Peterson of Ukiah, Webster Peterson of St. Paul, Minn., and Phillip Peterson of Los Angeles, and a brother, Roscoe Peterson of Learned, Kans.
Services will be conducted Monday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale. Zimmerman Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements
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Elmer Theodore Peterson's Timeline
| 1884 |
June 23, 1884
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Algona, Iowa, United States
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| 1910 |
March 16, 1910
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Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas, USA
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| 1912 |
August 14, 1912
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Kansas
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| 1927 |
September 9, 1927
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| 1969 |
May 2, 1969
Age 84
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Mendocino, California
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cypress, Orange, California
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