August Klecka
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August Klecka was an American politician and newspaper editor of Czech descent. He was a member of the Baltimore City Council from 1915 to 1933, representing Ward 7. Upon his election in 1915, Klecka
August Klecka's grave at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Baltimore.
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The Telegraf was a local weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland. The newspaper ran for 42 years, from February 20, 1909, until 1951. It was directed at the Czech community in Baltimore and
August Klecka
…from Kvášňovice. August's brother James was Chief Magistrate of the People's Court of Baltimore. Starting in 1929, Klecka served as the editor of the Telegraf, a Czech-language newspaper in Baltimore. He was appointed as Federal Marshal for the state of Maryland by Franklin D. Roosevelt, serving from 1933 to…
The cover page for the December 8, 1917 issue of Telegraf