Additional material on Irwin L. Johnson

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A1'DITIONAL MATERIAL ON IRWIN L. JOHNSON

The many friends of Charles F. Mann throughout Great Western territory were saddened by hie death Augaat 29 at ~illinga. Mr. Mar.m, 61 years old, had served the Billings faetery organization for 43 years, starting as a beet clerk in 1911,. then holding various agricultural positions and becoming assistant manager in 1930.

Following hie death, Irwin L. Johnson, who, since 1952, had been serving as assistant Billings manager in charge of the Chinook area and living. at Great Falls, was transferred to the Billings office as assistant manager.

Mr. Johnson, familiarly known as "Red", grew up on his parents• farm-near Julesburg, Colo., and attemded elementary and high schools at Sedgwick. He was graduated from Colorado A & Min 1940 and the same year was married to Mias Shirley Liggett. They have two children, Charles, 11, and Cheryl, 7-. He entered Great Western service in 1940 as apprentice fieldman at Billings, then worked on the Fromberg farm and, after returning to Billings as fieldman in 1941, was transferred the next year to Longioont as fieldman. In 1944 he went to Fort Colline as fieldman, and iIJ 1952 was transferred to the northern-M::>ntana district as assistant manager. Mr. Johnson holds membershi~ in two honorary agricultural fraternities, Alpha Zeta and Alpha Tau Alpha. He is a member of the Methodist church, the Elke lodge, and has belonged to various clubs in the communities where he has lived.

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ADDMOIAL MABIA.L ON DWD' L. JOBNSOI

ns a.no111tme11t

as :mazmger of Great Western'

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Irvin L, J~lmaon.· ·:·\

Mr. Johnson., i'a.miliarly known as "lea.., " grew u~ on his ;parents ' fl

n ar

Seigwick

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attencle4 local aehaols.

Jre was gra.duatel from. Oolorado A & M <Jollege, now Ooloraio stat vm.veraity, in

l94o

and enterei

Gi-eat

Western

service

the same year

a

nrent:Lae fiel4man

at :Billings.

In

1941

he ·_

eume

foreman. of the

com;pa.ny1₁

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_{at Fr0.111'be~g) Montana. In}

_1942,ras

_{transferred to Longmo}_nt_,

ao:loraa.o

as

fi.elam&n.

Jie

served as

f1elclma1:l

at

Fort C:ollins fl"om

1944

to 1952 when h wa

transferred

to Great Falls, Montana as assistant Billings

manager 1n

c:bars

of the

alwlook tiatr:tot.

le.

returned to :Billings

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1954

as as

istan

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manager,

• . Johnson was maniecl. in

194o

to

Miss Shirley L:t.gett. !hey :bave

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chiliren,

Obules, 16;

Cheryl,

11 u4 Kip,

5. le holds membership in

two

honoraey agriaultve.l

tratenities.,

A].Jla Zeta

ana.

Alpb&

Tau

Alpba. lie

:t.s a

member

ot

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the eth.odi t aburab.,

the Elks lodge and the Liens C:lub.

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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON LrolWID M. JOHNSON

Leonard M. Johnson, nev soiotant manager at Brighton, was born at Eaton, Colorado, son of the late Albert and Julia Johnson and grew up on

the family ta.rm north of.Eaton. As a boy be md experience vith sugar beets

and other rotated crops on this irr~ted farm. Hi~ elementary and high

chool education was completed at Ault following which he attended Color~

A & M College. Mr. Johuon then fa:rmitd with hie father

tor

five years and

in 1935 ~came a tield a.gent in the divieion of Plant Diaeue aontrol, u.s.D.A., with headquarters at Fort Collins.

~ entered Gl"ee.t We,.,tern service as a. fieldmn at Fort Morgan~

1945,

then spent the next two yea.Ts as fieldmiln at McCook, Nebruka., tolloving which

he returned to Fort Morgan vhar he hu been IJtationad aince .•

Mr. Johneon married Mies Sa~ Brickley at Eaton in 1936. Tbe;y haft

two soll!J., Barry, 13, and Ned, ll, and one daughter, Lynn, 7 years old.

Mr.

Johnson ia widely ~:rienced in all pha11e11 of irrigated farming a.nd feeding ud ha taken. an a.ctive part in l;>oy scout•, 4-B. and l"P'A actintiea.

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