Background
Ney, Jerome M. was born on August 23, 1906 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Rudolph and Marie (Baer) Ney.
Ney, Jerome M. was born on August 23, 1906 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Rudolph and Marie (Baer) Ney.
Graduate, Culver Military Academy, 1924.
Department store work, 1924-1988;
stock boy, Chicago
salesman, 1925-1926;
assistant department manager, 1926-1928;
department manager, 1928-1930;
divisional merchandise manager, 1930-1932;
general merchandise manager, 1932-1936;
president, general manager, Boston Store Dry Goods Company, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1936-1973;
Chairman of the Board, Boston Store Dry Goods Company, 1973-1981;
chairman of the executive committee, Boston Store Dry Goods Company, 1981-1988;
on leave with, OPA, Washington, 1942-1946;
chief program planning branch, OPA, 1943;
director miscellaneous products rationing division, OPA, 1944;
assistant department administrator for rationing, OPA, 1944;
director consumer goods price division, OPA, 1944-1945;
deputy administrator price, OPA, 1945-1946;
president, Kerr's, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1953-1961;
vice-president, director, Daniels & Fisher Stores Company, Denver, 1954-1957;
vice-president, director, Stix, Baer & Fuller, Inc., St. Louis, 1949-1960;
president, director, Lawrence Corporation, Denver, 1957-1961;
president, White House Dry Goods Company, Beaumont, Texas, 1950-1961;
Chairman of the Board, White House Dry Goods Company, 1961-1981;
chairman of the executive committee, White House Dry Goods Company, 1981-1988;
chairman of the executive committee, Balliet's, Inc., Oklahoma City, 1967-1988. Trustee, Executive Committee American Retail Federation, 1945-1960, Chairman of the Board, 1947-1948. Member Emergency Economics Stablzn.
Retailing Industry Advisory Committee, 1968-1970.
Trustee Sparks Memorial Hospital, Fort Smith, 1963-1965. Lay advisory board St. Edward Mercy Hospital, 1967-1970. Endowment trustee Old Fort Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1985-1988.
Member National Retail Merchants. Association (director), vice president 1960-1961, 72-73, chairman vendor relations committee 1959-1970, silver plaque for service to retailing 1965, Executive Committee 1966-1969, director 1974-1978).
Married Ione Sternberg, November 26, 1936. Children: Randolph J., Jerome M.