Hospers, Iowa

The 1st photo below was taken in 1904.

First Telephone Operator Miss Angeline Langenhorst

Miss Angie resigned after 5 1/2 years service -- April 1, 1914
Angeline Langenhorst married Harry Louis Schaffhausen on May 12, 1914 -- in Hospers, Iowa.
Later after being widowed twice, Angeline married J.W. Jungers.
Angeline K. Langenhorst was born: 20 Apr 1890; she died 04 Jun 1976.
Her Obituary Link

Hospers, Iowa, telephone switchboard - 1914

Hospers, Iowa, first telephone office & operator. The Operator is identified as Mrs. J.W. Jungers, who was the former Miss Angeline "Angie" Langenhorst. Angie Langenhorst was the FIRST Operator in Hospers, Iowa.

The Alton Democrat told the news about Miss Angie this way:

News of Hospers & Vicinity

Saturday, February 7, 1914

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News of Hospers & Vicinity

Saturday, April 4, 1914

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Mr. & Mrs. Harry Schaffhausen, May 12, 1914

~Images & research submitted by by Linda Ziemann, Sioux County Coordinator.