Background
Hoile, Harry William was born on May 17, 1905 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry William and Joanna (de Estes) Hoile.
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Harry William Hoile
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With promotion department, The Daily Oklahoman and Times, Oklahoma City, 1924-1927; promotion manager, The Birmingham (Alabama) News, The Birmingham Age-Herald, 1927-1943; advertising director, Blach's, Birmingham, 1943-1976, 86-87; consultant to small business, Birmingham, 1976-1986. Instructor advertising design and layout Paul Haynes Night Vocational School, Birmingham, 1941-1942.
Achievements
Membership
Co-chairman membership doctor Birmingham Symphony Association, 1938. Delegate to 1st National Aviation Conference, Oklahoma City, 1943. Publicity director Birmingham Community Chest, 1944.
Chairman publicity 12th Annual National Air Carnival, 1946. Member Good Neighbor Committee Downtown Improvement Association, 1952, charter, Downtown Action Committee, 1956-1976, Executive Committee, board directors, promotion chairman. Board directors, chairman public information committee Birmingham chapter Alabama Regional Blood Center American Red Cross, 1960-1972.
Board directors Birmingham Civic Opera, 1985-1986. Member Birmingham Advertising Club (charter, life, chairman civic activities committee 1943-1945, National award 1943-1945, president 1946, advisor to board 1983-1986, permanent advisor to board 1987, Citation 1968, Silver medal 1971), American Advertising Federal (board directors 1947-1948, governor 7th Deep South District 1948, 7th District former Governors advisory board since 1988, 7th district Executive Committee since 1990, 7th dist.advanced planning committee since 1990, nominated to Hall of Fame 1985), National Society Art Dirs., Rocking Horse Breeder's Association of America (life, public relations promotion of newly desginated breed 1971-1982), Alabama Sheriff's Association Boys and Girls Ranches (lifetime honorary member).
Interests
Connections
Married Marietta Borden, July 22, 1928 (deceased March 1984). 1 child, Clara Jean Caldwell.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Editor and Public Most Valuable Campaign award, 1938-1939, BestAdvt. National Newspaper Week King Syndicate, 1941, Distinctive Merit awards National Retail Dry Goods Association, 1947-1949, 51, Apparel Arts Brand Name Advertising award, 1949, Brand Name Retailer of Year, 1957, Best Year Long Advertising Campaign Gold award National Retail Dry Goods Association, 1957, Outstanding Newspaper Advertising award National Advertising Executives Association, 1956, 58, Zip and Mail Early Holiday Campaign citation United States Mail Users Council, 1962, WarBond Effort citation unites states department of Treasury, 1945, citation National Brotherhood Week, 1945, Outstanding Svc. to Birmingham citation, 1969.Recipient Editor and Public Most Valuable Campaign award, 1938-1939, BestAdvt. National Newspaper Week King Syndicate, 1941, Distinctive Merit awards National Retail Dry Goods Association, 1947-1949, 51, Apparel Arts Brand Name Advertising award, 1949, Brand Name Retailer of Year, 1957, Best Year Long Advertising Campaign Gold award National Retail Dry Goods Association, 1957, Outstanding Newspaper Advertising award National Advertising Executives Association, 1956, 58, Zip and Mail Early Holiday Campaign citation United States Mail Users Council, 1962, WarBond Effort citation unites states department of Treasury, 1945, citation National Brotherhood Week, 1945, Outstanding Svc. to Birmingham citation, 1969.