W.H. CASLOW, EX-EDITOR, DIES
WINFIELD H. CASLOW, 70, retired weekly newspaper editor, early radio's "Main Street Crusader" and congressional candidate of the 1930s, died Tuesday at St. Mary's Hospital.
Mr. Caslow, of 3425 Canal St. SW and formerly of 2208 McKee Ave. SW, had suffered a stroke last week.
Born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, Mr. Caslow had lived in Grand Rapids since his youth.
Mr. Caslow was a "campaigner," lending his oratory and thinking to varied causes: He was the little merchant's voice against the coming of chain stores, he fought Grand Rapids' unsuccessful annexation forays into Wyoming and he campaigned for a statewide network of water pipelines and Wyoming's Lake Michigan water system.
Mr. Caslow, a chairmaker by trade, first became involved in crusades for "peoples' causes" when he successfully opposed a slaughterhouse planned for the South End in the 1920s.
His first bid for public office in 1932 was against Rep. Carl Mapes: he lost by a small margin. Mr. Caslow's second try for Congress in 1938, also resulted in defeat.
After his last try for Congress, Mr. Caslow was appointed to the Michigan Public Service Commission. He also canvassed the state on behalf of the Rural Electrification Administration program.
Mr. Caslow founded the Southwest Community Alliance, forerunner of the current Wyoming Star, and in 1956 became editor of the Wyoming Advocate Southkent News and continued in that position until retiring in 1967.
Mr. Caslow was the first recipient of the Wyoming Jaycees' Presidential Citation in 1964 that lauded him for his services to the city.
"Without Win Caslow, we would still be an outdated township." Said former mayor Edward F. Wiest. "It was Win Caslow who officiated at the birth of the city of Wyoming."
Mr. Caslow was a member of the Church of the Open Door. His wife, Adah, died in 1966.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. CLARENCE HINKEN of Wyoming.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel, Rev. Wendell Babcock and Rev. Bruce Flack, pastor of the Church of the Open Door, officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park.
THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS, Grand Rapids, Mich., Wed., 11 June 1969, Pg. 3-C, Cols. 5-6
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W.H. CASLOW, EX-EDITOR, DIES
WINFIELD H. CASLOW, 70, retired weekly newspaper editor, early radio's "Main Street Crusader" and congressional candidate of the 1930s, died Tuesday at St. Mary's Hospital.
Mr. Caslow, of 3425 Canal St. SW and formerly of 2208 McKee Ave. SW, had suffered a stroke last week.
Born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, Mr. Caslow had lived in Grand Rapids since his youth.
Mr. Caslow was a "campaigner," lending his oratory and thinking to varied causes: He was the little merchant's voice against the coming of chain stores, he fought Grand Rapids' unsuccessful annexation forays into Wyoming and he campaigned for a statewide network of water pipelines and Wyoming's Lake Michigan water system.
Mr. Caslow, a chairmaker by trade, first became involved in crusades for "peoples' causes" when he successfully opposed a slaughterhouse planned for the South End in the 1920s.
His first bid for public office in 1932 was against Rep. Carl Mapes: he lost by a small margin. Mr. Caslow's second try for Congress in 1938, also resulted in defeat.
After his last try for Congress, Mr. Caslow was appointed to the Michigan Public Service Commission. He also canvassed the state on behalf of the Rural Electrification Administration program.
Mr. Caslow founded the Southwest Community Alliance, forerunner of the current Wyoming Star, and in 1956 became editor of the Wyoming Advocate Southkent News and continued in that position until retiring in 1967.
Mr. Caslow was the first recipient of the Wyoming Jaycees' Presidential Citation in 1964 that lauded him for his services to the city.
"Without Win Caslow, we would still be an outdated township." Said former mayor Edward F. Wiest. "It was Win Caslow who officiated at the birth of the city of Wyoming."
Mr. Caslow was a member of the Church of the Open Door. His wife, Adah, died in 1966.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. CLARENCE HINKEN of Wyoming.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel, Rev. Wendell Babcock and Rev. Bruce Flack, pastor of the Church of the Open Door, officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park.
THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS, Grand Rapids, Mich., Wed., 11 June 1969, Pg. 3-C, Cols. 5-6
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