1935-01-10 Dana Fire Company Meeting and Company Roster

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Title

1935-01-10 Dana Fire Company Meeting and Company Roster

Subject

Dana, Iowa; Dana Fire Company; fire department; firemen; volunteer fire company; fire chief; assistant fire chief; truck men; hose men; ladder men; roster; 1935; C. H. J. [?]; Blain Kinsey; Gay Ferguson; Orris Wisler [?]; L. Moranville; B. Pierce; Hans Ferguson; K. Moranville; F. Peacock; O. Moranville; Gay Scott; Joe Goodell; H. Croney; M. Swisher

Description

Minutes of a regular meeting of the Dana Fire Company on Jan 10, 1935, with Fire Chief "C. H. J." presiding and 12 firemen present. Blain Kinsey is appointed assistant fire chief. The note then lists the company by assignment: four truck men, four hose men and four ladder men. The earliest record of the Dana fire department found so far; the department disbanded in July 1992. Found loose in the Council minutes book (record book of 1912 onward), tucked among the 1914-1915 pages, at City Hall.

Creator

Dana Fire Company

Source

City of Dana, Iowa

Publisher

City of Dana, Iowa

Date

1935-01-10

Contributor

City of Dana, Iowa

Relation

Related: Dana City Council minutes 1992 (fire department disbanded; fire truck sold)

Format

Handwritten note, ink on paper (written on the back of a printed sheet).

Language

American English

Type

Public government records

Identifier

Dana Loose Papers - 1935-01-10 Fire Company

Coverage

Dana, Greene County, Iowa

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

1/10/35
Fire Co. meet in regular session with Fire Chief C H J [?] presiding Firemen present 12.
Moved & seconded that Blain Kinsey be appointed assistant Fire Chief
Carried
Gay Ferguson 1, Orris Wisler [?] 2, L. Moranvill 3, B. Pierce 4 - Truck men
Hans Ferguson, K. Moranvill, F. Peacock, O. Moranvill - Hose men
Gay Scott, Joe Goodell, H. Croney, M. Swisher - Ladder men

Files

Citation

Dana Fire Company, “1935-01-10 Dana Fire Company Meeting and Company Roster,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 6, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/387.

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