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L. A. (Laurence Alonzo) Rossman was born in Minneapolis on June 11, 1890 and grew up in Chatfield (Minn.). He graduated from Chatfield High School in 1909 and from Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) in 1914. He married Elizabeth Aiton on February 21, 1916. Rossman published the Grand Rapids Herald-Review (Minn.).newspaper from 1914 until his death on May 16, 1956. In 1929 he served as president of the Minnesota Editorial Association, and in 1949 was honored as one of one hundred "Living Great" Minnesotans.

Rossman was interested and active in business and civic affairs, and was a tireless booster and promoter. A prolific writer, he authored, published, and distributed a host of pamphlets and essays setting forth his views on the development of highway transportation, conservation, forestry, papermaking, iron mining, and other issues that interested him. He was particularly enthused about the development and promotion of the inter-city motor bus industry.

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