Background
Gamble, Bertin Clyde was born on March 1, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clyde and Florence Mae (Moody) Gamble.
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Bertin Clyde Gamble
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Bertin Clyde Gamble, business executive. Member men's advisory committee Northwestern Hospital; trustee Ripon (Wisconsin) College; member governor's council Young Men’s Christian Association; patron Minneapolis Society Fine Arts. Member Minneapolis Club, Minikahda Club, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Hazeltine Country Club, Woodhill Country Club (Wayzata, Minnesota), Eldorado (California) Club.
Education
Educated public schools and high school.
Career
Partner, automobile business, from 1920; opened first, Gamble Store, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1925; incorporated, Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., which owned 55 stores, 1928; organized, Gamble Stores, Inc., 1925; established, Solar Corporation, manufacturing paints, batteries, washing machines, Milwaukee, Cudahy, Wisconsin, Webster City, Iowa, Los Angeles, 1933; acquired, Nasco, Inc., finance company, Fargo, North Dakota, 1935; acquired, Western Auto Supply Company, Los Angeles, 1939; following merger, Chairman of the Board, Gamble-Skogmo, Clark's Gamble Corporation. Director Northwestern National Bank, Aldens Inc., Cousins & Fearn Company, Inc., Gamble Macleod Ltd., Retailers Growth Fund, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Member men's advisory committee Northwestern Hospital. Trustee Ripon (Wisconsin) College. Member governor's council Young Men’s Christian Association.
Patron Minneapolis Society Fine Arts. Member Minneapolis Club, Minikahda Club, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Hazeltine Country Club, Woodhill Country Club (Wayzata, Minnesota), Eldorado (California) Club.
Connections
Married Gladys Lucille Pearson, November 24, 1927. Children: Jerry (deceased), Karen, Rae.
Career
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1925
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1925
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1928
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1933
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1935
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1939