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Chase County Kansas Historical Sketches
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Allen, Dale Thomas
Dale Thomas Alien was born July 30, 1902 at
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. fle graduated from Chase
County Community High School in 1921.
Mr. Allen started his career as a jeweler while
still in high school under the tutelege of a recognized Swiss jeweler. He received technical training
at the Stuhl Institute of Watchmaking in Kansas
City.
He moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1937 and worked at a jewelry store. From 1945 until his retirement in 1963 he operated his own retail jewelry
business in downtown Eugene. He was a Certified
Master Watchmaker and both a Registered Jeweler
and certified Gemalogist of the American Gem
Society.
Mr. Allen was great at writing poetry. He wrote
a book "Metrical Musings" which contained a wide
variety of poems. Many of his poems were written on
events of daily life. He was probably the only poet
in America who wrote paeans to the jewelry trade.
After retiring from his business he still did
watch work at his home until his death, March 4,
1969. Mr. Allen's wife and two sons still live in
Oregon. His sister, Mrs. Elsie Fisk is living in
Chase County at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
By: Mrs. Harald Trayer
Sponsored By: Harold's MobileService
Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972
by Lorna Marvin
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