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University of Illinois, 1920-22; chemist, Bureau of Chemistry and Food & Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, at Chicago, New Orleans, and New York, since 1922. His present position is associate chemist, assistant supervisor of imports of food and drug products, United States Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Horst is a member of the Young Men's Business Club at New Orleans, was a member of the American Chemical Society, 1918-22, and held membership in the National Georgraphic (sic) Society, 1919-22. He is a member of The Nebraskana Society, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Osceola, and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. From 1914 to 1918 he was a member of the Young Men's Christian Association.
During the late war he served as a private in the Chemical Warfare Service at Cleveland, Ohio, and from 1919 to 1920 was a member of the American Legion. His chief recreations are tennis, reading, and the study of chemistry. Politically, he is independent.
His marriage to Irma Delord was solemnized at New Orleans, December 4, 1922. Mrs. Horst was born of French parentage at New Orleans, July 5, 1900. They have a son, Ralph Lester, born July 14, 1925. Residence: New York City.
Richard Scott Horton
Richard S. Horton, lawyer, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 22, 1866. He is the son of B. J. and Virginia (Yeatman) Horton, the former also a lawyer.
Upon the completion of his public and high school work at Lawrence, Kansas, he entered the University of Kansas, where he received his B. A. degree. He then attended the Cincinnati Law School, from which he received his LL. B. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi.
Mr. Horton was married to Evelyn Harrison of Lawrence, Kansas, at Kansas City, Missouri, and they have two children, Evelyn and Jane. Mr. Horton has been a resident of Nebraska for thirty years, and has been actively engaged in the practice of law since his admission to the bar. He is a Democrat, and active in party politics. Residence: Omaha.
Allen Harrison Hostetter
Allen Harrison Hostetter was born at Ladoga, Indiana, September 16, 1858. His father, Sherman Hostetter, who was born in Stark County, Ohio, in 1810, and died at Jamestown, Indiana, in 1866, was a farmer and a lawyer, and was in the Indiana legislature during the Civil War. His ancestors came to America from the Palatine, Germany, about 1650, and settled in Virginia. Later members of the family moved to Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio.
Mary Ann (Byrd) Hostetter, his mother, was born in Kentucky, in 1819, and died at Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1896. She was a member of the distinguished Byrd family, noted for many years in the history of the south. One of her ancestors was the author of the first history of Virginia, and an uncle, who was an officer in the army, was killed in the Revolution.
Dr. Hostetter, who has been a practicing physician in Nebraska for forty-four years, received his elementary education in the public schools of Indiana. He was graduated from Valparaiso Normal School, 1878, and graduated from Rush Medical College in 1886. On June 20, 1886, he was admitted to the practice of medicine at Crawfordsville, Indiana. For twenty-five years he has been vice president of the bank of Douglas.
His marriage to Cora Slosson was solemnized at Palmyra, Otoe County, Nebraska, June 16, 1891. Mrs. Hostetter, who was born at Cicero, New York, August 20, 1866, is descended on the maternal side from the Peabodie family of New York.
Four children were born to this union. Helen P., born August 1, 1896, was awarded the A. B. degree from the University of Nebraska, and the M. A. degree from Northwestern University. She is now an instructor in the Lingnan University, Canton, China. Nina P., born January 1898, is married to Dr. L. E. Brown. Doris, born October 16, 1900, is married to G. B. Flagg. Marjorie, born August 21, 1903, received the A. B. degree from Doane College at Crete, Nebraska, and is an instructor in a girl's school at Merzifun, Turkey.
Dr. Hostetter was a member of the Medical Reserve Corps during the late war. He is a member of the state and county medical societies, is a Mason, and is affiliated with the Methodist Church and the Parent Teacher's Association. His sports are golf and tennis. Raising chickens is his hobby. Residence: Douglas.
William Joseph Hotz
William Joseph Hotz, lawyer, was born in Iowa City Iowa, October 15, 1885, son of William Joseph and Matilda (Ward) Hotz. His father was born in Iowa City June 7, 1859, and died thereon April 12, 1901. His mother was born in Iowa City, April 1, 1860.
Upon the completion of his public school education, Mr. Hotz attended Iowa University, from which, in 1909 he received the Bachelor of Laws degree.
On April 17, 1912, he was married to Florence Josephine Lynch, at Sioux City. Mrs. Hotz was born at Sioux City, August 17, 1885. They have one son, William J., Jr., born June 7, 1917.
At the present time Mr. Hotz is engaged in practice with his brother, Robert H. Hotz, under the firm name of Hotz and Hotz. He is a member of the American, Nebraska State and Omaha Bar Associations, the Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, Degree of Honor, Ak-Sar-Ben, the Parent-Teachers' Association, and the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce (New York).
Mr. Hotz is a Catholic, a fourth degree Knight of Columbus, and a member of the Holy Name and St. Vincent de Paul Society. Residence: Omaha.
Homer Roscoe Houchen
Homer Roscoe Houchen, physician and surgeon in Nebraska since 1905, was born at Edinburg, Indiana, April 20, 1881, son of Henry Addison and Ida Mae Belle (McKane) Houchen.
Henry Addison Houchen, an educator for more than forty years, attended normal school in Louisville, Kentucky, and college at Hartsville, Indiana. From 1885-87 he was principal of public schools at Greenwood, Indiana, and afterward taught in Seward and Butler Counties. He traced his ancestry to Edward Houchins, an Englishman who came to New Kent County, Virginia, in 1680; Edward Houchins, a Revolutionary War Soldier; and to Abram Martin, settler in Virginia in 1687, and his son, John, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Henry Addison Houchen died at Lincoln, January 15, 1925.
His wife, Ida Mae, was born in Franklin, Indiana, October 28, 1858, and is prominent in civic and cultural circles. For a period of four years she was president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and she also belongs to the American Legion auxiliary, the Woman Club, etc. She is a descendend (sic) from James McKane, settler in Pennsylvania, in 1734, and from John Chenoweth and his wife, Mary Calvert, daughter of Lord Baltimore, 3rd. Her father, a soldier in the Civil War, lost his life with the Union Army in 1863.
Dr. Houchen attended public school at Beaver Crossing and Milford, was graduated from high school at Beaver Crossing in 1901, and received his M. D. and Ph. G. from Lincoln Medical College in 1905. He also attended the University of Nebraska and Cotner College.
For the past twenty-six years Dr. Houchens has practiced medicine at Utica, and since 1913, when he built a drug store he has also operated that business. He is
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a member of the Nebraska State Medical Society and the Nebraska Pharmaceutical Associations, the Utica Commercial Club, and the Methodist Church. An Odd Fellow, he is a member of the encampment, and was recently made a member of The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading.
On April 11, 1906, Dr. Houchen was united in marriage to Elizabeth Vanderhook at Lincoln. Mrs. Houchen was born in Lancaster County, near Lincoln, on January 11, 1885. There are three sons, Ervin L,, born January 25, 1908, who married Kathryn Hill; Homer R., born May 15, 1912; and Wayne L., born March 16, 1918. Ervin has had four years in medical college, and Homer has finished one year in pre-law work.
Dr. Houchen is a Republican, with an active interest in all public questions. Residence: Utica.
Paul C. Houchen
Born at Beaver Crossing, May 24, 1899, Paul C. Houchen is the son of Henry Addison and Mae Belle (McKane) Houchen. His father, born at Shelbyville, Kentucky, October 24, 1849, was a teacher by profession, who devoted forty years of his life to that calling. He attended normal school in Louisville, Kentucky, and Hartsville College in Indiana. Prior to his removal to Nebraska he was principal of schools at Greenwood, Indiana, and later in Seward and Butler Counties in this state.
Henry Addison Houchen was descended from Edward Houchins, who settled in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1680, and from Edward Houchins, 3rd, who was a soldier in the Revolution and who was wounded in the Battle of Camden. Maternally he was descended from Abram Martin, a settler in Virginia, in 1687, and of his son John, a member of the Virginia Burgesses.
Ida Mae Belle McKane, who was born at Franklin, Indiana, October 28, 1858, is a member of the American Legion auxiliary, and for four years served as president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She is a descendant of James McKane, who came to Pennsylvania, in 1700, and a daughter of John McKane, who died in the service of his country in 1863. Henry Addison Houchen died at Lincoln, January 15, 1925.
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Paul C. Houchen attended school at Beaver Crossing, and was graduated from high school there in 1917. During the World War he was a private in the United States Army. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of the American Revolution. Upon the close of the war he entered the University of Nebraska, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1922.
Since 1922 he has been engaged in the practice of dentistry at Beaver Crossing, his professional associations including the American, Nebraska State and Lincoln District Dental Associations. He is a member of the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Encampment. His hobbies are tennis and reading. His religious affiliation is with the Church of Christ, and his political faith is Republican.
He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Pearle Bye at Central City, in 1928. Mrs. Houchen, who was born at Seward, October 10, 1903, is descended from Edmund Bye, who came from England to New Jersey in 1833, and maternally from Stephen Bradley, who came to Connecticut in 1642 and Eber Bradley, a Revolutionary War soldier. Dr. Houchen is the author of Houchins Family History (1931). Residence: Beaver Crossing.
Edward Charles Houdek
Edward Charles Houdek, banker, was born at Agenda, Kansas, March 1, 1902, son of Milo B. and Emma (Havel) Houdek. The father was born at Agenda, January 18, 1877, and is of Behemian (sic) ancestry. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America, and since 1916 has been a member and president of the Agenda High School Board. Emma Havel was born in Cuba, Kansas, February 12, 1877, of Bohemian ancestry. She is a member of the Royal Neighbors of America.
Upon his graduation from public school at Agenda in 1916, Mr. Houdek entered the Agenda High School, being graduated in 1921. He was a member of the basketball and track teams in high school. Later Mr. Houdek attended the Coneordia School of Business and Commerce, receiving a diploma. There he was a member of the basketball team.
In 1923 Mr. Houdek became cashier of the State Bank of Cuba, Kansas, and from 1925 until 1928 was manager of the Narka, Kansas, Gas and Oil Company. Since the last date he has been assistant cashier of the Hubbell Bank. He is agent for the National Union Fire Insurance Company, the Southern Surety and Massachusetts Protective (Masonic) Insurance Company.
On July 30, 1930, Mr. Houdek was married to Viola Ann Kern at Stanton, Nebraska. She was born at Cedar Rapids June 15, 1907 (See Nebraskana).
Mr. Houdek is a Democrat, and received the nomination for county clerk in 1926. He served as city clerk of Narka, Kansas, during 1926-27. He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Eastern Star (worthy patron, 1931), and the Nebraskana Society. He was made an entered apprentice Mason in April, 1925, and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in August, 1925. He enjoys tennis, while his hobby is baseball. Residence: Hubbell.
Viola Ann Houdek
Viola Ann Houdek, teacher, was born at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, June 15, 1907, daughter of Clarence C. and Ida (Noh) Kern. Her father was born in Colfax County, Nebraska, July 24, 1882, and is a real estate and livestock auctioneer of German and English descent. His wife, Ida, was born in Colfax County, Nebraska, February 20, 1882, is a member of the Womans Club and active in Sunday School and church work.
Mrs. Houdek attended Stanton grade school, and was graduated from Stanton High School in 1925. In 1930 she received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Doane College. She was a student at Colorado State Teachers College the summer of 1926, and at the University of Nebraska the summer of 1929. She was graduated from Doane College magna cum laude, with the title of Doane Scholar, as a member of Beta Lamba Sigma for special work in biology, as a member of Doane A Capella Choir, as a member of the Modern Language Club, as assistant in psychology, and a member and cabinet officer of the Young Woman's Christian Association. She is a member of Phi Sigma Tan, and was a member of the woman's tennis team at Doane. At high school she received a letter in basketball.
During 1925 and 1926 she taught in the rural schools of Stanton County, and during 1928 and 1929 assisted in the psychology department of Doane College. She was also library assistant. At the present time she is teacher of English, Latin and music in the Hubbell High School. She is a member of the Nebraska State Teachers Association and a member of the Classical Teachers Association.
On July 30, 1930, she was married to Edward Charles Houdek. (See Nebraskana) at Stanton. Mr. Houdek was born in Republic County, Kansas, and is assistant cashier of the Hubbell Bank.
Mrs. Houdek is a member of the Congregational Church, the Red Cross, Eastern Star, the Nebraskana So-
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ciety, and the Parent Teachers Association. She enjoys basketball, while her hobby is reading. Residence: Hubbell.
Frank Houfek
Frank Houfek was born at Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, October 8, 1886, the son of John and Rose (Mach) Houfek. His father, who is a retired farmer, was born at Vilimov, Bohemia, May 19, 1860. His mother was born at Cimone, Bohemia, September 12, 1860.
Mr. Houfek attended rural schools in Dodge County, and later was a student at Fremont Normal College, Fremont, Nebraska. He owns and farms 140 acres of Saunders County land, and is active in civic affairs at Prague. A Republican, he is at the present time, county commissioner of Saunders County, serving his second term.
He is a member of The Nebraskana Society, Modern Woodmen of America, Knights of Pythias, and the Presbyterian Church at Prague. He is serving as moderator of school district number 85 at this time.
On September 24, 1908, he was united in marriage with Mary Houfek at Prague. Mrs. Houfek, who is of Bohemian descent, was born at Weston, August 1, 1887. Their children are: Emil J., born July 29, 1909; Adolph, born July 17, 1911; Alice E., born February 2, 1914; and Sylvia, born May 13, 1918. One son is connected with an Omaha firm and the other son is a farmer. The girls are in school. Residence: Prague.
Willis Lorenzo House
Born at Waucoma, Iowa, May 25, 1856, Willis L. House is the son of John Nelson and Dency (Hunt) House. The former was born in New York on May 28, 1810, and the latter on May 11, 1817. John Nelson House died at Belvidere, Nebraska, January 31, 1882, and his wife on March 21, 1879.
Willis L. House has been a resident of Nebraska since 1872, when he came here with his parents, who were pioneer settlers. He has farmed continuously since early manhood, and is the owner of extensive farm lands.
He was married to Jennie James at Beatrice, Nebraska, on September 1, 1880, and to their union were born thirteen children, eleven of whom are living: Charles, born May 13, 1882, married Bessie Weaver; Clarence, born March 13, 1883; May, born March 13, 1886, who married Will Kenney, and died December 20, 1918; Bertha, born October 3, 1887, who married Oscar Weaver; Alice, born December 22, 1888, who married Louis Northrup; Louis, born March 9, 1890, who married Delia Harpe; Edna, born December 13, 1891; Ernest, born July 3, 1893, who died September 24, 1893; Laura, born June 14, 1896, who married Edward Arndt; Nettie, born November 28, 1897; Lena, born June 20, 1899, who married Paul Little; Ruth, born March 6, 1903; and Roy, born April 29, 1906, who married Giadys Fritchie. Mrs. House was born at Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, Dccember 19, 1860.
Mr. House is a member of the Christian Church and The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Belvidere.
William Alvin Housel
William Alvin Housel, a leading professional man at Broken Bow, Nebraska, has been a resident of this state for the past 56 years and since 1904, has been engaged in the practice of dentistry. He was born at Stockholm, Nebraska, July 15, 1875, the son of Gardner and Mary Jane (Cook) Housel. His father, who was a farmer and stockman, was born in New Jersey, September 18, 1848, and died at San Benito, Texas, November 10, 1929. His mother, whose ancestry is English, was born at New York, December 2, 1854.
Dr. Housel was graduated from the high school at Ansley, Nebraska, in 1896, and received the D. D. degree at the University of Nebraska. He is affiliated with the Christian Church at Broken Bow and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is hunting. During the late war he did volunteer dental work for soldiers in his community and Purchased Liberty bonds, Dr. Housel came to Custer County in 1879.
On September 4, 1900, he was married at Lincoln Nebraska, to Florence Loretta Ford. Mrs. Housel, whose ancestry is English and Irish, was born at Blue Hill, Nebraska, April 8, 1881. Six children were born to this marriage: Alice, July 30, 1902, who married Roswell Jennings Bohner; Robert, born December 23, 1905 who married Grace Irene Lutgen; Dorothy, November 24, 1908, who married David Marcellus Witter; Lucile, January 17, 1911; Walter, October 10, 1915, who died March 4, 1916; Raymond, April 16, 1917. Robert is a practicing dentist and Alice teaches in kindergarten. He is a progressive Democrat. Residence: Broken Bow.
Ensley Clinton Houston
For half a century, Ensley Clinton Houston, banker, scientific farmer, writer, public speaker and legislator, has been identified with the progress of Burt County and northeast Nebraska. He was born on a farm in Monroe County, Indiana, January 8, 1861, the son of Clinton N. and Elizabeth A. (Woods) Houston.
The Houston family lineage has been traced to 1450, the most remote ancestor being Rouse Son of Dublin, Ireland. The careers of the members of this family have been turbulent and identified with a number of the epic movements of the Old World as well as the Virginia colonies.
As a result of bitter religious dissensions, Alfred Houston came to Jamestown, April 12, 1612. His brother, Abner, embarked for the New World in 1616. The family later moved to what is now Fairfax on the Potomac. Members went into Pennsylvania as pioneers, went into the Shenandoah valley and formed a substantial portion of the pioneers led by Daniel Boone in settling Kentucky. E. C. Houston's ancestors went to Bloomington, Indiana, in 1825.
E. C. Houston attended the public schools of Indiana, and spent two years at the University of Indiana, He taught one year in the Indiana public schools and came to Nebraska in 1881. His first job was in the lumber yard of Thomas & Darst. He received the sum of $35 a month and held this job four years.
He started in the lumber business in 1885. In the early nineties he purchased his first farm and has since acquired three others. These he has continuously operated, is a pioneer sheep feeder and is deeply interested in the co-operative creamery idea. In the fall of 1919, he disposed of all of his interests except banking and agricultural holdings.
With all the movements to promote the welfare of Burt county, Mr. Houston has been closely identified. He has been an advocate of good roads and improved methods of production. He was a charter member of the Tekamah Volunteer Fire Department, president of the Burt County Fair Association, during the World's Fair, when Burt county exhibited and received a gold medal for her agricultural exhibit in 1892. He served as mayor of Tekamah, and made a record for economy and efficiency
A firm believer in co-operation, he has been interested in all the associations for the betterment of farmers. He is a charter member of the Farmers' Elevator company of Tekamah, a director in the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance company and director in the Farmers' Independent Telephone company, and helped organize the Farm Bureau.
As state senator, he championed public road improvement, economy and efficiency. He was chosen for this position without solicitation on his part. Likewise he was
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selected for presidential elector in 1920, selected to make the race for congress in the Third district on the Republican ticket in 1926, and urged to be a candidate for governor in 1932 on a business efficiency platform.
He is a 33rd degree Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner, and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, belongs to the State Historical Society, the Nebraskana Society, and the Old Settlers and Pioneer Associations of Burt county. His college fraternity is Phi Gamma Delta.
On June 4, 1885, he married Jennie Templeton Houston, daughter of R. A. Templeton, pioneer stockman and land owner of Burt county. Mrs. Houston was born at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, October 23, 1864. They have one son, Richard Templeton Houston, born May 8, 1887. He attended Indiana University, and is now engaged in the sheep business in Colorado. There are two grandchildren, Jack Houston 17 years of age, who was graduated from Tekamah high school, 1931, as valedictorian of his class, and entered the University of Nebraska in September. Mary Jane Houston is 20 years of age. She was graduated of Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, in 1931, and was valedictorian of her class. She will finish her college career with two years at Northwestern University.
Mrs. Houston has taken a prominent part in the club, social and charitable movements of Burt county. She has aided and assisted her husband in his public work in every way. The Burt county chapter of the Red Cross was organized May 15, 1917, at Tekamah, with branches at Craig, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur and Bertha. Mrs. Houston was made president and held the office throughout the war period. The Burt county chapter was awarded a Red Cross flag by State Chairman F. W. Judson for having obtained the largest per cent of membership in 1917. Amounts aggregating $150,000 were furnished and Mrs. Houston acknowledged the cooperation of practically every man, woman and child in Burt County. The Tekamah chapter went over the top on practically every call, and made enviable record in all departments of the relief work. Residence: Tekamah. (Photograph on Page 573).
Everett Allen Houston
One of the distinguished lawyers of Knox County, Nebraska, is Everett Allen Houston who was born at Marion, Iowa, August 26, 1857, and for the past 47 years has been engaged in the practice of law at Niobrara, Nebraska. His father, Alexander P. Houston, who was a farmer, was born at Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14, 1833, and died at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, January 12, 1912. His mother, Catherine (Beckner) Houston was born at Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, February 9, 1834, and died at Coggon, Iowa, March 25, 1905.
Mr. Houston attended Cornell College in Iowa where he was a member of the Miltonian Literary Society. He is city attorney of Niobrara, is chairman of the Red Cross there, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Masons.
On December 29, 1886, he was married to Sarah A. McCulla at Niohrara. Mrs. Houston, who was born at Buffalo, New York, July 28, 1850, was a teacher in high school, served as a member of the board of education, and was leader in her community for many, years; the died at Niobrara, August 8; 1926. Two children were born to them; Ruth Alice, September 12, 1887, who died June 2, 1930; and Everett T., November 14, 1893, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and is now a lawyer in Nebraska. He served in the U. S. Army for 18 months during the World War. Residence: Niobrara.
Frank A. Houston
For over thirty years Frank A. Houston has taken an active part in political and civic affairs at Fairbury, Nebraska. He was born at Wamo, Kansas, March 31, 1874, the son of John and Mary (Carr) Houston. His father, who was a master mechanic for the Union Pacific, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, May 15, 1828, and died at Zeandale, Kansas, July 27, 1901. His mother was born in County Tyrone, May 15, 1829, and died at Fairbury, May 29, 1918.
Mr. Houston received his education in the Public schools and the Manhattan Business College. He has been clerk of the Rock Island Railroad, director of the First National Bank of Fairbury, secretary and director of the Fairbury Building & Loan Association. He is now a bonded abstractor and engaged in farm and city loans. He is a member of the Baptist Church of Fairbury. Chamber of Commerce; Young Men's Christian Association and the Nebraskana Society. He is treasurer of the Red Cross, and is a 32nd degree Mason.
He was married to Jessie Viola Davis, June 19, 1899 at Fairbury. Mrs. Houston was born at Fairbury, October 27, 1880; they have one daughter, Lucile, born April 1, 1901.
Mr. Houston has served as councilman, mayor, county clerk, registrar of deeds, and clerk of the district court in Jefferson County. Residence: Fairbury.
Harry Joseph Houston
One of Nebraska's leading business men and executives is Harry Joseph Houston of Plainview who has taken a prominent place in community and state commercial affairs. He was born at Plainview, December 9, 1899, the son of Walter Joseph and Clara (Michaelson) Houston. His father, who was a merchant at Plainview for 10 years prior to his death, was born at Hopkinton, Iowa, November 11, 1866, and died at Plainview, August 22, 1922; he was manager of the Dymond Simmons Hardware Company for the state of Colorado for many years, was mayor of Plainview 10 years, and was a leader in civic improvements at Plainview where he took part in promoting a city park, library, and other city establishments; his father, J. N. Houston, who was an influential and well-to-do business man, was descended from English ancestors who settled at Dover, Maine.
His mother, who is an active member of the Plainview Woman's Club, was born at Farahamville, Iowa, February 26, 1876, of Norwegian and English ancestry. Her mother came to America in 1865 and settled at Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Houston attended the public schools of Denver, Colorado, and Plainview, graduating from the high school at Plainview in 1918. He was a student at the University of Nebraska for a year, was a student at the Gem City College of Business Administration for a time, and was in an officer's training school during the World War. He received letters in athletics in high school.
He served as cashier of the First National Bank of Plainview for six years, was a merchant there for seven years, and is now secretary and manager of the Associated Stores Wholesale Grocery Company. He is an active member of the Federation of Nebraska Retailers, the Plainview Lion's Club, and the Plainview Commercial Club. He is affiliated with the First Congregational Church, has been a member of the Nebraska Red Cross for a number of years, is an offcer (sic) in the Plaiaview Masonic Lodge, and is chairman of the activities committee of the Lion's Club. He holds membership in the National Travel Club, the National Geographic Society and the Nebraskana Society.
Mr. Houston's social Clubs are the Norfolk Country Club and the Plainview Country Club of which he is a director. He was winner of the North Nebraska Golf Tournament at O'Neill, Nebraska in 1930, was runner-up in 1931, and was champion of the northeast Nebraska Golf Tournament at Tilden, Nebraska and the Plainview Invitation Tournament in 1931. His hobby is experimental work in retailing, working with the United States Department of Commerce.
On April 22, 1922, he was married to Winifred Sea-
