Rose M. Poole

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Rose Morey Poole ; born Rose Morey ; Divorced Rose Torrey (born May 27, 1880 in Saginaw ; July 10, 1963 in Denver ) was an American businesswoman and politician from Klamath Falls , Oregon . She belonged to the Republican Party and served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives , where she represented a large rural constituency in the south of the state. As a businesswoman, she has owned several movie theaters in and around Klamath Falls.

Youth and early life

Poole was the daughter of the priest Samuel Livingston Morey and his wife Eleanor (Rodgers) Morey. The father had immigrated to the United States from England and the mother from Ireland , where they settled in Michigan. Rose Poole was the youngest of nine children and attended school in Saginaw.

In 1900 she married Neil B. Torrey, with whom she raised two children. The son Roger was born in Grand Rapids in 1901 and the daughter Ellenor a few years later in Petoskey . Poole and Torrey's marriage was divorced a few years later, and in 1910 Poole moved from Michigan to southern Oregon.

Shortly after arriving in Oregon, Poole filed a homestead claim to property west of Upper Klamath Lake , not far from the unincorporated town of Rocky Point in Klamath County . In 1911 Poole moved to Klamath Falls, where she became the office manager of the Klamath Development Company. She worked in this position for nine years. During this time, she began to work for the public, so in 1919 as district chairman of the county-wide campaign to draw Liberty Bonds . In May of that year she married Harry W. Poole, a school friend from Michigan.

business women

While she was still working for the Klamath Development Company, Poole helped her husband break into the theater business in Klamath Falls. The Pooles jointly acquired the Liberty Theater in 1919; The Pine Tree Theater was added in 1923, and the Pelican Theater was built in 1929. In 1931 the Pooles bought the Rainbow and the Vox. For a time they owned two other theaters in Klamath Falls - the Orpheus and the Rex - as well as a theater in the nearby town of Chiloquin . When her husband died in 1939, Poole took over the theater business and became its president and general manager. In 1940 Poole ran five theaters in Klamath Falls. She used her company for a number of public activities. Disabled people who were dependent on a wheelchair were given free entry to the cinema. It also gave free entry, for example as a reward for young people who took part in decorating parades. During World War II , Poole gave local Air Force aides free entry. As a result of her public engagement, Poole Klamath Falls was a recognized member of society.

Poole was active in a number of local organizations, including the League of Women Voters , Business and Professional Women, and the Klamath Falls Library Club. She was a founding member of the local Soroptimists Club in 1939 and chaired it in 1943. In 1941, Poole spearheaded the first of several campaigns to sell war bonds. In the early years of the Second War, she was also a functionary of the local Red Cross organization .

In politics

In 1944, Poole decided to run for the Republican Party in the 32nd constituency for the Oregon House of Representatives . At that time, the 32nd electoral district was a rural electoral district that spanned all of Klamath County. Because the constituency has two seats in parliament, Republicans and Democrats each nominate two candidates in the primaries. In 1944 only two Republican and two Democratic candidates had shown interest for seats in the 32nd constituency, and all four were subsequently included in the general ballot. Poole and Dale West were nominated on the Republican side and the incumbent Henry Semon and Thomas Bustin on the Democratic side .

As the election date neared, Poole focused on curtailing government, improving public schools and conserving natural resources. In the election, Poole received the second highest number of votes of the four candidates, winning one of the two seats in constituency 32. The other seat was won by the Democratic incumbent Henry Semon.

By Poole's election, Klamath County was republican for the first time in a decade. In the regular session from January 8 to March 17, 1945 Poole was vice chairman of the Forestry Committee. She also served on the committees for highways and road tolls, hunting, accounting and mail, and stockbreeding. during the session, she and two other House members brought in the unsuccessful Oregon House Joint Memorial Number 9 ; the bill was designed to prevent Japanese-born Americans and future Japanese immigrants from settling in Oregon after the end of the ongoing World War . Shortly after the session ended, her son-in-law was killed in fighting in the United States Army in Germany .

Poole decided to run for re-election in District 32 in 1946. Poole and Troy Cooke were the only Republicans to declare their candidacy, so both were nominated for the general ballot. They met Henry Semon, who had no opponents in the Democratic primary. Semon got the most votes, Poole got the second most votes, so Semon and Pool kept their seats in the House of Representatives.

When the regular session began on January 13, 1947, Poole was part of an overwhelming Republican majority in the Oregon House of Representatives of 58 to 2 Democrats. She became vice-chairman of the accounting and postal committees. She was also a member of electoral and constituency committees. Hunting and local government. The Speaker of the House later appointed her to the Committee on Natural Resources, which was responsible for all forestry, mining and fishing matters. Poole worked with Semon to convert the United States Marine Corps barracks into a technical school. This eventually became the Oregon Institute of Technology . After the session ended on April 5, 1947, Poole returned to Klamath Falls.

Next life

Back in Klamath Falls, Poole continued her theater business. She decided not to run for re-election in 1948. However, she remained active in local politics and supported Republican candidates in Klamath County. She was also a member of the Klamath Falls Planning Committee.

In 1948 Poole sold the Pelican Theater and retired. In 1950 she moved to Harbor , a small town on the southern Oregon coast. In 1959 she went to Lakewood , Colorado to live with her daughter. She died in a Denver hospital on July 10, 1963 . After the funeral service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Klamath Falls, she was buried in Klamath Memorial Park in Klamath Falls.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Well Know Resident Dies (English) . In: Herald and News , July 12, 1963, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  2. ↑ a b Rose M. Poole (English) . In: Statesman Journal , Jul 14, 1963, p. 8.  (subscription required)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Klamath County Historical Society: Rose Poole . In: History of Klamath County Oregon ( English ). Taylor Publishing Company, Portland, Oregon 1984, pp. 352-353.
  4. ^ A b Vote for Rose Poole (canvassing) (English) . In: Herald and News , October 17, 1944, p. 3.  (subscription required)
  5. ↑ a b c d Today’s Round (English) . In: Herald and News , January 5, 1945, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Notice for Publication (English) . In: Oregon Daily Journal , March 30, 1919, p. 18.  (subscription required)
  7. ^ Return from Honeymoon (English) . In: Evening Herald , May 13, 1919, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  8. ↑ Klamath Theaters Make Connection with Large Group (English) . In: Klamath News , May 5, 1940, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  9. ↑ a b Klamath Falls is Our Home Town (English) . In: Klamath News , p. 13 (Section 2, p. 1).  (Subscription required)
  10. ↑ First of Big Daily Parades Set July 4th (English) . In: Klamath Evening Herald , July 2, 1940, p. 6.  (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Safety Awards Presented to Local Drivers (English) . In: Klamath News , August 29, 1940, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  12. ↑ Air Raid Wardens to Get Free Show (English) . In: Klamath News , January 25, 1942, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  13. ↑ 2 Women's Organizations Will Lead Klamath County To Record E Bond Quota (English) . In: Herald and News , March 21, 1945, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  14. ↑ Red Cross Notes (English) . In: Herald and News , November 12, 1942, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  15. ↑ Today's Roundup (English) . In: Herald and News , February 3, 1943, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  16. ↑ Both Parties Uncover New Candidates for Legislature (English) . In: Herald and News , March 31, 1944, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  17. ↑ Legislature (English) . In: Herald and News , April 8, 1944, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  18. ↑ Today's Roundup (English) . In: Herald and News , October 11, 1944, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  19. ↑ County Returns (English) . In: Herald and News , November 9, 1944, p. 2.  (subscription required)
  20. ↑ State Legislature Winners Listed (English) . In: Eugene Guard , November 10, 1944, p. 12.  (subscription required)
  21. ↑ 1945 Regular Session (43rd): January 8 - March 17 ( English , PDF, 465 kB) In: Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide . Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  22. ^ Valley Men Get Important House Committee Positions; Complete List Announced (English) . In: Statesman Journal , Jan. 9, 1945, p. 10.  (subscription required)
  23. ↑ Kathy Tucker: Oregon House Joint Memorial Number 9 ( English ) In: Oregon History Project . Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon. 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  24. ↑ Prentice Yeomans Killed in Action (English) , Herald and News. April 30, 1945, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  25. ↑ Woman Legislator Files (English) . In: Statesman Journal , Feb. 22, 196, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  26. ↑ 131 Candidates are Competing in Primaries for Nominations to House of Representatives (English) . In: Statesman Journal , May 9, 1946, p. 3.  (subscription required)
  27. ↑ Close Race ends in win for Howard (English) . In: Herald and News , May 18, 1946, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  28. ↑ Official Returns (English) . In: Herald and News , November 18, 19446, p. 10.  (subscription required)
  29. ↑ a b 1947 Regular Session (44th): January 13 - April 5 ( English , PDF, 464 kB) In: Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide . Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  30. ↑ Semon Gets Ways and Means Job (English) . In: Herald and News , Jan 13, 1947, p. 8.  (subscription required)
  31. ↑ House Cuts Its Advisory Units From 37 to 24 (English) . In: Statesman Journal , Jan. 14, 1947, p. 7.  (subscription required)
  32. ↑ Poole Named to Resource Group (English) . In: Herald and News , January 17, 1947, p. 1.  (subscription required)
  33. ↑ Klamath Bills Fared Well at Legislature Say Solon on Return to Homes Here (English) . In: Herald and News , April 8, 1947, p. 10.  (subscription required)
  34. ^ The State Legislature (English) . In: Statesman Journal , Oct. 15, 1948, p. 4.  (subscription required)
  35. ↑ Caught in the Rounds (English) . In: Herald and News , Jan. 4, 1949, p. 5.  (subscription required)
  36. ^ Robert Thompson Takes Over as Mayor; Names Committees for City Jobs (English) . In: Herald and News , Jan. 4, 1949, p. 5.  (subscription required)
  37. ↑ Farewell Said at Buffet Supper (English) . In: Herald and News , Jan 4, 1959, p. 17.  (subscription required)
personal data
SURNAME Poole, Rose M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morey, Rose (maiden name); Torrey, Rose (married name); Poole, Rose (married name); Morey Poole, Rose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cinema operator and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Saginaw , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1963
Place of death Denver , Colorado