Mary Elizabeth Wood grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, with five sisters and three brothers. Her father worked as a miner, and her mother and grandmother worked as domestic servants.
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Mary graduated from East High School and attended…
Section 1: Memorable Stories -- Section 2: Women in the Newsroom, Politics in the Newsroom, Ethics and Objectivity, Memorable Stories -- Section 3: Ethics and Objectivity, Newspaper Policies, Effects of
Switch near tracks. "[Tr]ack to left is Ottumwa Jct. location. Goes to down town Ottumwa. [Tr]ack to right is recent connection to BN for coal train use. [Lo]oks S. N.V.I. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Single story brick building with sign for Ottumwa. "[M]ILW Road Yd. office/depot. [Vi]ew looks W. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
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