OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 71 JOHN G. CHRISTY (Democrat), Representative from Jefferson County; born June 9, 1897, at Marathon, Ohio; educated at the Hillsboro, Ohio, high school, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Kansas City Dental College. He married Miss FERN BOOKER, August 21, 1918, at Vandalia, Ill., and they have one daughter, GRACEMARY. He is Chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee. A dentist, he resides at Festus, Mo. He served with the 37th Division, U. S. Infantry, during the World War, and with the 140th Infantry, Missouri National Guard, since 1928, holding the rank of Major. An active member of the American Legion, he served three terms as Post Commander at Festus, was President of the 13th District, American Legion, for two years, and Vice-Commander of the Missouri Department one year. For two terms he was President of the Festus Lions Club and now is Deputy District Governor of that organization. He also is a member of the Elks Lodge of DeSoto, Mo. When the Missouri World's Fair Commission was named, he was chosen as Vice-Chairman. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1932, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs in the 57th General Assembly. Re-elected in 1934, 1936 and 1938, he was elected Speaker of the House in the 58th, 59th and 60th General Assemblies. ZINA A. CLEETON (Democrat), Representative from Sullivan County; born at Owasco, Mo., November 3, 1868; educated in the public schools of Missouri and Kirksville Business College, Kirksville, Mo. In November, 1893, he married Miss DORA A. RANSOM at Cora, Mo., and they have three children, GLEN U. who is with the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburg, Pa.; RANSOM A., and NAOMI, who resides with their parents in Milan, Mo., where their father is a justice of the peace and city police judge. He taught six years in the public schools of Sullivan County, then served as telegraph operator for the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad at Weatherby, Maywood, Lewistown and Green Castle, Mo., from 1901 to 1913, resigning to accept appointment as rural mail carrier out of Green Castle. July 1, 1917, he was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as postmaster at Green Castle, holding that office until January 1, 1922. He is serving his twelfth year as justice of the peace and his fifth term as police judge. Elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives, he served in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Social Security and Old Age Pensions; Revision; Eleemosynary Institutions; Probation and Parole; Township Organization; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business. Norma