Lois V. Coulter was the youngest of five children of Aaron Archie Coulter & Etta Crecelius. She married 25 February 1922 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Frank Ernest Mullen*(1896-1977), son of Frank Everton Mullen & Nellie M. Hakes; 1 son: Russell Hakes Mullen--Russell after his uncle Russell Everton Mullen (1886-1966), Hakes was Frank's mother's maiden name. The younger Russell married Nora Twigg Buchko--findagrave# 174553120, and had 1 son: Russell Hakes Mullen Jr., born 5 November 1955. Russell Jr. and his wife Carol Kramer were killed in an auto accident in the mountains of Colorado on 8 August 1999. Russell Jr.'s findagrave memorial #161142111
Lois Mullen was cremated. Her son Russell has her ashes.
Lois' mother had a difficult time with her delivery. On 20 November 1899, Etta went into labor at her home, CoulterDale Stock farm between Marshalltown & Conrad, Iowa. There was no telephone on the farm. Aaron sent his eldest son Guy on horseback to fetch the doctor. Aaron didn't name the doctor, but expected Guy to fetch young Doc Spain who lived in Conrad. Guy, however, knocked on the door of the nearest doctor, old Doc Kaufmann, who was well past his prime and probably shouldn't be practicing anymore. Etta had not had a baby in 11 years---her third son Archie had been born in 1888. Her final delivery was long & difficult. She nearly died from loss of blood. Baby Lois finally arrived on 21 November. Aaron blamed Guy for fetching old Doc Kaufmann instead of young Doc Spain.
Years later, Lois' husband Frank divorced her so he could marry his sweet young secretary. For Lois to agree to the divorce, Frank had to pay her a generous alimony every month until she should remarry. Lois saw to it she never remarried!
*Frank Ernest Mullen was a private in the U.S. Army in WWI. He entered the service on 12 July 1917.
In 1991, he was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame:
Frank Mullen, a broadcasting innovator from Kansas, is inducted as the first full-time farm radio broadcaster. He was born in Kansas, grew up in South Dakota, and graduated from Iowa State University. His public acclaim began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when, in March of 1922, he went on air on the world's first commercial radio station, KDKA.
Mullen expanded the KDKA programming to include live participation by county agents, extension specialists, and farm leaders. He later produced the most famous and popular radio program of all time: The National Farm and Home Hour—broadcasted six days a week for sixteen years. The National Farm and Home Hour had the longest continuous broadcasting run of any other daily radio program: from 1928 to 1944, on 75 radio stations with over 4,700 live programs.
Airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the midday show was dubbed "the government's voice to farmers and agriculture's voice to the nation" for the first generation of radio listeners. Among popular features were Saturday broadcasts devoted to agricultural colleges, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and other agricultural vocational interests.
Lois Mullen was cremated. Her son Russell has her ashes.
Lois' mother had a difficult time with her delivery. On 20 November 1899, Etta went into labor at her home, CoulterDale Stock farm between Marshalltown & Conrad, Iowa. There was no telephone on the farm. Aaron sent his eldest son Guy on horseback to fetch the doctor. Aaron didn't name the doctor, but expected Guy to fetch young Doc Spain who lived in Conrad. Guy, however, knocked on the door of the nearest doctor, old Doc Kaufmann, who was well past his prime and probably shouldn't be practicing anymore. Etta had not had a baby in 11 years---her third son Archie had been born in 1888. Her final delivery was long & difficult. She nearly died from loss of blood. Baby Lois finally arrived on 21 November. Aaron blamed Guy for fetching old Doc Kaufmann instead of young Doc Spain.
Years later, Lois' husband Frank divorced her so he could marry his sweet young secretary. For Lois to agree to the divorce, Frank had to pay her a generous alimony every month until she should remarry. Lois saw to it she never remarried!
*Frank Ernest Mullen was a private in the U.S. Army in WWI. He entered the service on 12 July 1917.
In 1991, he was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame:
Frank Mullen, a broadcasting innovator from Kansas, is inducted as the first full-time farm radio broadcaster. He was born in Kansas, grew up in South Dakota, and graduated from Iowa State University. His public acclaim began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when, in March of 1922, he went on air on the world's first commercial radio station, KDKA.
Mullen expanded the KDKA programming to include live participation by county agents, extension specialists, and farm leaders. He later produced the most famous and popular radio program of all time: The National Farm and Home Hour—broadcasted six days a week for sixteen years. The National Farm and Home Hour had the longest continuous broadcasting run of any other daily radio program: from 1928 to 1944, on 75 radio stations with over 4,700 live programs.
Airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the midday show was dubbed "the government's voice to farmers and agriculture's voice to the nation" for the first generation of radio listeners. Among popular features were Saturday broadcasts devoted to agricultural colleges, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and other agricultural vocational interests.
Lois V. Coulter was the youngest of five children of Aaron Archie Coulter & Etta Crecelius. She married 25 February 1922 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Frank Ernest Mullen*(1896-1977), son of Frank Everton Mullen & Nellie M. Hakes; 1 son: Russell Hakes Mullen--Russell after his uncle Russell Everton Mullen (1886-1966), Hakes was Frank's mother's maiden name. The younger Russell married Nora Twigg Buchko--findagrave# 174553120, and had 1 son: Russell Hakes Mullen Jr., born 5 November 1955. Russell Jr. and his wife Carol Kramer were killed in an auto accident in the mountains of Colorado on 8 August 1999. Russell Jr.'s findagrave memorial #161142111
Lois Mullen was cremated. Her son Russell has her ashes.
Lois' mother had a difficult time with her delivery. On 20 November 1899, Etta went into labor at her home, CoulterDale Stock farm between Marshalltown & Conrad, Iowa. There was no telephone on the farm. Aaron sent his eldest son Guy on horseback to fetch the doctor. Aaron didn't name the doctor, but expected Guy to fetch young Doc Spain who lived in Conrad. Guy, however, knocked on the door of the nearest doctor, old Doc Kaufmann, who was well past his prime and probably shouldn't be practicing anymore. Etta had not had a baby in 11 years---her third son Archie had been born in 1888. Her final delivery was long & difficult. She nearly died from loss of blood. Baby Lois finally arrived on 21 November. Aaron blamed Guy for fetching old Doc Kaufmann instead of young Doc Spain.
Years later, Lois' husband Frank divorced her so he could marry his sweet young secretary. For Lois to agree to the divorce, Frank had to pay her a generous alimony every month until she should remarry. Lois saw to it she never remarried!
*Frank Ernest Mullen was a private in the U.S. Army in WWI. He entered the service on 12 July 1917.
In 1991, he was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame:
Frank Mullen, a broadcasting innovator from Kansas, is inducted as the first full-time farm radio broadcaster. He was born in Kansas, grew up in South Dakota, and graduated from Iowa State University. His public acclaim began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when, in March of 1922, he went on air on the world's first commercial radio station, KDKA.
Mullen expanded the KDKA programming to include live participation by county agents, extension specialists, and farm leaders. He later produced the most famous and popular radio program of all time: The National Farm and Home Hour—broadcasted six days a week for sixteen years. The National Farm and Home Hour had the longest continuous broadcasting run of any other daily radio program: from 1928 to 1944, on 75 radio stations with over 4,700 live programs.
Airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the midday show was dubbed "the government's voice to farmers and agriculture's voice to the nation" for the first generation of radio listeners. Among popular features were Saturday broadcasts devoted to agricultural colleges, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and other agricultural vocational interests.
Lois Mullen was cremated. Her son Russell has her ashes.
Lois' mother had a difficult time with her delivery. On 20 November 1899, Etta went into labor at her home, CoulterDale Stock farm between Marshalltown & Conrad, Iowa. There was no telephone on the farm. Aaron sent his eldest son Guy on horseback to fetch the doctor. Aaron didn't name the doctor, but expected Guy to fetch young Doc Spain who lived in Conrad. Guy, however, knocked on the door of the nearest doctor, old Doc Kaufmann, who was well past his prime and probably shouldn't be practicing anymore. Etta had not had a baby in 11 years---her third son Archie had been born in 1888. Her final delivery was long & difficult. She nearly died from loss of blood. Baby Lois finally arrived on 21 November. Aaron blamed Guy for fetching old Doc Kaufmann instead of young Doc Spain.
Years later, Lois' husband Frank divorced her so he could marry his sweet young secretary. For Lois to agree to the divorce, Frank had to pay her a generous alimony every month until she should remarry. Lois saw to it she never remarried!
*Frank Ernest Mullen was a private in the U.S. Army in WWI. He entered the service on 12 July 1917.
In 1991, he was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame:
Frank Mullen, a broadcasting innovator from Kansas, is inducted as the first full-time farm radio broadcaster. He was born in Kansas, grew up in South Dakota, and graduated from Iowa State University. His public acclaim began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when, in March of 1922, he went on air on the world's first commercial radio station, KDKA.
Mullen expanded the KDKA programming to include live participation by county agents, extension specialists, and farm leaders. He later produced the most famous and popular radio program of all time: The National Farm and Home Hour—broadcasted six days a week for sixteen years. The National Farm and Home Hour had the longest continuous broadcasting run of any other daily radio program: from 1928 to 1944, on 75 radio stations with over 4,700 live programs.
Airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the midday show was dubbed "the government's voice to farmers and agriculture's voice to the nation" for the first generation of radio listeners. Among popular features were Saturday broadcasts devoted to agricultural colleges, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and other agricultural vocational interests.
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