Public Relations: Congratulations, 1963
Scope and Contents
This is another large collection of letters, telegrams, news clipping, announcements, office notes & other items. These are filed from December back to January 1963, but are not always in sequence. Some selected examples are: letters & telegram from Wilson (Dec.) re/ Kim Fletcher (Presidency of Home Federal), Burt Raynes (Rohr’s new president) & San Diego’s new mayor, Frank Curran; letters & news clipping (Nov.) re/ Mission Hills pharmacist T. Donald Perkins is elected as President of the National Assn. of Retail Druggists; telegram (11/41) from Wilson to the Star of India re/ “Congratulations to a dear old lady that has made it, the first 100 years are the hardest;” a “Civic Tribute” organized by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and Organized Labor, letters & a telegram (Nov.) re/ the retirement from public office after twenty years of service to the San Diego community -- Mayor Charles C. Dail; news clipping & letter (Oct.) re/ Major General Bruno A. Hochmuth is named Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot; news clipping & letter (Oct.) re/ “Mrs. Eleanor Ring Gets Coronado Council Post;” brochure & letter (Oct.) re/ “Fredericka Manor Retirement Home Program for Ground Breaking Ceremony” & Wilson’s “personal and vested interest;” letters (Aug.) re/ Ken Brown’s election as President of the El Cajon Rotary Club; news release & letter (Sept.) re/ Don L. Nay is appointed Asst. Port Director for San Diego; letter & notice (Sept.) re/ Col. Francis J. Andrews is elected Commander of the Cajon Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars; telegram & letter (Sept.) re/ 10th anniversary of KOGO-TV; letters (Sept.) re/ Elmer Lower’s appointment as President of ABC News; memo & letter (Sept.) re/ James S. Copley receives the American Legion’s Fourth Estate Award; letter & news clipping (Oct.) re/ Mrs. Shirley McClain is nominated as “Beauty of the Week” by the Republican Central Committee; news release & letter (Oct.) re/ Port Director John Bate is elected director of the American Assn. of Port Authorities; letters & birth announcement (Aug.) re/ Wilson to Miss Colleen N. Paton –“Tell your parents that’s just about the cleverest announcement we’ve ever seen;” announcement, letters & cards (June) re/ 50th Wedding Anniversary of Lakeside residents Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Strauss & personal information; telegram (Aug.) re/ 50th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fulkerson of San Diego; news clipping & letter (Aug.) re/ Wilson was “pleased to learn of . . . [Rev. Francis J. Furey’s] appointment as assistant and eventual successor to my good friend the Most Reverend Charles F. Buddy;” letters & page 3&4 from the Navy Magazine (June 1963) re/ appointment of James S. Copley as “National Vice President of the Navy League of the United States;” stapled packet (July) containing program, notes & letters re/ San Diego Chapter Sons of the American Revolution Adult Good Citizenship Award Dinner for several San Diegans – “We had 136 for dinner & TV 8 + 10 had their cameras there – also the Union and Tribune plus reporters; news clipping & letter (Aug.) re/ “Negro Heads County Park Board” – Harry Hall was “the first Negro to hold such a high advisory position in county government;” congratulatory letters from Wilson (all dated Aug. 1) re/ organizations such as: Propeller Club, Pacific Beach Rotary, Point Loma Knights of Columbus, Downtown Optimists, Grand Lodge of California, Order of the Sons of Italy; El Cajon’s Man of the Year, El Cajon Chamber of Commerce President, San Miguel Council 3667 of the Knights of Columbus, President of the Coronado Rotary Club, President of the B’nai B’rith North Shores Lodge, President of the Fletcher Hills Lions Club, President of the Coronado Chapter of the Navy League, President of the Coronado Lions Club & Rembert James as general manager and editor of the Copley News Service – these were followed with news clippings & more letters; news clipping & Wilson letter (July) re/ Mrs. Karen Johnson’s 100 birthday & her “long time support and interest in the Republican Party;” a packet of letters & telegrams (1963 & 1962) re/ retirement of Dr. Wayne A. Neal (Ex. Dir. San Diego County Council of Churches) & earlier info. on Wilson’s assistance for funds from HEW to the Council; news clipping & letter (June) re/ Ralph Egnoski’s election as Commander of the new Black Mountain Post 8680, Veterans of Foreign Wars; letters & news clipping (Apr.) re/ Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge; letter, telegram & invitation (Apr.) re/ 63rd Birthday Anniversary of Submarine Force, United States Navy; news clipping & letter (Mar.) re/ Mrs. George Thackeray is named San Diego’s “Woman of the Year;” news clipping & letters (Mar.) re/ William F. Black as President of the new Bank of La Jolla; telegram (Apr.) re/ Wilson’s praise for C. Arnholt Smith; news clipping & letters (Feb. & Apr.) re/ James E. Reading (S.D. Transit System) being selected “Public Relations Man of the Year;” news clipping & letters (Mar.) re/ Norman B. Foster as “Outstanding Citizen Salesman” for 1962 & mention of the San Diego Yacht Club defending the Lipton Cup in a fourteen mile race against four challengers; news clipping & letter (Feb.) re/ Leon W. Parma, “administrative assistant to Rep. Bob Wilson, R-San Diego, for the past five years, was named executive assistant to W.K. Orr, manager of advanced product planning [for Ryan Aeronautical Co.]. Parma was supervisor of contact administration at Solar Aircraft before joining Wilson’s staff;” several news clippings and letters (Jan.) re/ Crossroads Masonic Temple, Kiwanis Club of Old San Diego, Lakeside Chamber of Commerce, J. Dallas Clark at President of the San Diego Reality Board, San Diego County Industries Assn., Young Republicans Club, Insurance Agents of America, Joseph Soares as President of the American Tuna Boat Assn., Roy Woodward as President of the Santee Chamber of Commerce & Edward Ribeiro elected as President of the Cabrillo Civic Club No. 16; announcement & letters (Jan.) re/ retirement of Jean Vincenz (Dir. of Public Works, County of San Diego) to enter private practice as a consultant; letter (1/2/63) from I. “Jake” Jacobson entitled “You be the Judge” giving his personal congratulations on Wilson being re-elected; Wilson’s “Book Telegram” congratulating Assemblymen Burgener, Donovan, Barnes & Ashcraft – Welcome to the Ship of State; telegram from Wilson & Merry Christmas photo card from Thyra Thomson (Jan.) re/ her election as Wyoming’s Secretary of State; several news clippings & letters (Jan) re/ Masonic Lodges.
Dates
- created: 1963
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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