Additional material on L. E. Butler

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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON L.. E o BUTLER

L. E., Butleril

vho

succeeds John

Stewart

tAS

manager of tb& Ovid

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Colorado~

.:r

actory of The Great Western Sugar Campany, ~a.,q born on a f~m notU' Got1s..: ,

Missourio His elementar)" schooling 11as in Boulder and Loveland, Col-,~ ... o, ""J e1e

{.~. ~

his mother,

Mrs..

u

Butler, now lives,.

Mr 5 Butler uas graduated from Colort!do A & M in

1937,

majoring in cgrono · and was married the tollomng year to Miss FGrn Ka!'1ls o£ Lovelandg dnu;)lter 01 John Karns~ retired G-W l'SaSter me~hanic a.t En.ton; Lovelan,d ruJd B.t"tWl' ,. Thay have one child, ~ ,

4

years old.,

After teaching vocationAl agricultl.U"e a.t the La Porte high school, f. ..

Butler entered military aerrlce in

1940

and spent

5½

yem-s in the .:i..1• Fo:rc~, in the United States and Pacific areas., He went in as a first U.eutcnmt. :md

achieved the :rank

or

lieutenant colonel, chief

or

supp~ and md..nliG nc !.or

the 13th Bomber

Camnamo

Since the var Mr o Butler has sarved as f'ield:rnan at Et!ton and Brigj.11:;onJ> as assistant

manager at Brighton

,

nndi

sino.C3

December,

19$0»

AS ass:i.stant

to

the manager

ot

the southern district, Denver.,

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-~-ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON L. E. BU'.rum

L. E. Butler, who oueeeeds B.

s.

Varner a.a manager of the Longmont,

ColO?ado factory, vo.s born on m. farm near Gwer, Missouri. Hie elementary

chooling was in Eoulder and Loveland, where hi• mother, Mrs. L~ E. Butler, Sr.

nw lives.

Mr. :Butler vaa gradum.ted from Colorado _A & M College in 1937, majoring

in agrono!ey' and was married the fol.laving year to Misra Fern Karns of Loveland,

daughter of John Karns,

retired

O.W

maoter mechanic at F.aton, Loveland and

Bruah.

They

have tl1o

children,

Lynn, 8 yea.rm

old,

and

Jeanne, 2.

After teaching vocational agriculture at the

Ia

Porte high 11chool,

Mr.

Butler entered

military

a rvice

in

1940

and sp,nt

5--}

years

in the Air

Force,

in the United. statea and Pacific ueaa. He vent in aa a f1ret lieutenant and

achieved tbe rank

ot

lieutenant colonel, chief of eupply and maintenance tor

the 13th Bomber Oomnand.

Mr. Butler entered Great We tern service in 1946 ~d bas aerved u

fielmnan at Ea.ton &nd at Brighton, as assistant IDl!mager at Brighton, aa

assii;tant to

the

~ r

of

the

southern dietrict, Denver,

and vas transferred

to Ovid as manager in 1952. At OVid be has been active in the affairs

ot

the

American Legion, V .F

.w.

and Rotary Club. Mr. Butler's appointment at Longmont

becomes

effective

May

16.

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