Who's Who in Omaha in 1940
ELLIS, WILLIAM ARTHUR: Secretary & Assistant Commissioner, Chamber of Commerce; b Lincoln, Neb Feb 22, 1874; s of James William Ellis-Marie Von De Velde; ed Omaha; Omaha Bus Coll 1891; m Elvira Roscoe Lee Jan 1894 Omaha (dec); s Phillip F, William Arthur Jr, Robert L; d Burdette, Helen C (Mrs S E Beall), Marie (Mrs W C Cox), Elizabeth Lee (Mrs Robert M Schmidt), Ruth Elizabeth (Mrs J C Kennedy); 1891-92 cash boy, Kelly-Stiger Dept Store, Omaha; 1892-93 off boy UP RR at Omaha, 1893-1903 clk, 1903-06 bur chief, 1906-13 travelIng sect; 1913- asst commr, C of C; 1937 secy; 1925-27 conducted Neb statewide air tours, conductor goodwill trade excursions to Omaha trade territory past 25 years; org Liberty Loan & War Stamp drives & coun of defense during World War; secy Omaha Mfrs Assn; past secy Omaha Hay Exchange; secy City Improvement Coun; past secy Omaha-Decatur River Transportation Co; past secy Omaha River Development Assn; Mchts Market Week Assn, secy since 1919; BPOE 39; hobby, golf; off WOW Bldg; res 3026 Martin Ave, Omaha.
Who's Who in Omaha in 1940
ELLIS, WILLIAM ARTHUR: Secretary & Assistant Commissioner, Chamber of Commerce; b Lincoln, Neb Feb 22, 1874; s of James William Ellis-Marie Von De Velde; ed Omaha; Omaha Bus Coll 1891; m Elvira Roscoe Lee Jan 1894 Omaha (dec); s Phillip F, William Arthur Jr, Robert L; d Burdette, Helen C (Mrs S E Beall), Marie (Mrs W C Cox), Elizabeth Lee (Mrs Robert M Schmidt), Ruth Elizabeth (Mrs J C Kennedy); 1891-92 cash boy, Kelly-Stiger Dept Store, Omaha; 1892-93 off boy UP RR at Omaha, 1893-1903 clk, 1903-06 bur chief, 1906-13 travelIng sect; 1913- asst commr, C of C; 1937 secy; 1925-27 conducted Neb statewide air tours, conductor goodwill trade excursions to Omaha trade territory past 25 years; org Liberty Loan & War Stamp drives & coun of defense during World War; secy Omaha Mfrs Assn; past secy Omaha Hay Exchange; secy City Improvement Coun; past secy Omaha-Decatur River Transportation Co; past secy Omaha River Development Assn; Mchts Market Week Assn, secy since 1919; BPOE 39; hobby, golf; off WOW Bldg; res 3026 Martin Ave, Omaha.
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