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MATTES, Joseph S.
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MATTES, Joseph S. (Omaha, NB-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 30, 1981). Editor, TELEGRAPH HERALD. Mattes came to Dubuque in 1946 as the city editor, a position he held until 1953. He left the paper to work for the Des Moines Register and then returned in 1966 as the news editor of the Telegraph Herald. He served in this position until 1970. Beginning in 1971 and until his retirement in 1979, Mattes was the writer of the “Action Line” column.