13 Facts About Karl Stefan

Karl Stefan was a Czech-American politician, newspaper editor, publisher, and radio commentator from Nebraska.

Karl Stefan was born on a farm in Zebrakov, Kingdom of Bohemia, on March 1,1884.

Karl Stefan was taught in the public schools and later a YMCA night school.

Karl Stefan joined the United States National Guard, being first a private in the Illinois National Guard and then a lieutenant in the Nebraska National Guard.

Karl Stefan was an inspector of telegraphs in the Philippine Constabulary from 1904 to 1906.

Karl Stefan moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1909 to serve as a telegrapher.

Karl Stefan became an editor of the Norfolk Daily News until 1924 and a radio commentator and contributor to newspapers and magazines until 1934.

Karl Stefan was not only an announcer and newscaster but the creator and producer of station programming.

Karl Stefan was elected to US Congress in 1934 and later became a member of congressional committee aiding inauguration of the Philippine Commonwealth Government in Manila in 1935.

Karl Stefan was a delegate to the Interparliamentary Union in Oslo, Norway, in 1939.

Karl Stefan was an official adviser at the 1945 United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California.

Karl Stefan ran and won to represent Nebraska's 3rd district in 1935 and was reelected eight times.

Karl Stefan died of acute cardiovascular collapse while in office on October 2,1951, in Washington, DC Karl Stefan was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk.