Roger Hansen and his wife are visiting in Manning and they brought along some more Manning history for me to scan.
Several items that I had not seen before and glad to be able to scan and add to the Manning historical database I'm building.
Roger also brought me several obituaries for his classmates that I did not have and have added them now.
I also interviewed Roger about his Manning memories and military service and will be transcribing and working on his story later this winter.

Dr. Elmer Morton
I don't have time to digitally restore this image right now.
I don't know what causes this streaking but I see it on most of the pictures from this era.
Maybe it is a problem from the negatives during development...

Sarah (Maddock) Morton

Sarah & Elmer Morton

I have their obits posted on my memorial page linked on the left...

1981 Manning Centennial book
In 1926, Orren Wyatt erected the Wyatt Memorial Hospital on Main Street. He directed this institution alone until 1930, when Dr. Merlin Wyatt, his son, became associated with him. Dr. Merlin Wyatt was called into the Army in 1942, shortly after his father's death February 3, 1942.
Dr. Morton, a retired physician, volunteered to return to practice and was assigned to Manning. Dr. Morton first located upstairs in the Mueller building, and later practiced through the Wyatt Memorial Hospital. He stayed in Manning until 1952.

Dr. Elmer Ellsworth Morton served as a doctor of medicine in Manning from 1944 through 1952.
A native of Eaton, Ohio, Dr. Morton was educated at Rush Medical School of Chicago and graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School.
He practiced at Vincent, Ayrshire, Des Moines, Anita and Palmer, Iowa before retiring at Palmer in 1940. The doctor shortage during World War II brought him out of retirement and to Manning in 1944.
He practiced in an office above the Mueller Furniture store. He and his wife, Sarah, resided in the home at the corner of 3rd and Sue. Dr. Morton died in Des Moines at the age of 84.
A granddaughter of Dr. Morton, the former Mary Morton of Des Moines, is now married to Roger Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvan & Elaine (Schroeder) Hansen of Manning.

I spent over an hour digitally repairing and restoring this amazing old WWI photo.
Henry was Roger Hansen's grandfather.

Military Police - Taken in Macon, France 1919
Henry Hansen 3rd from left - back row
Squire Bolton 5th from left - front row - must have been a good friend of Henry

Alvan & Elaine - MHS diplomas

These are just a sampling of the old Manning history that is out there somewhere - IF ONLY the people who have things like this would get them to me to scan and archive.