Background
McWethy, John Bertrand was born on November 5, 1917 in Sutton, North Dakota, United States. Son of John Bertrand and Blanche Amanda (Hoff) McWethy.
McWethy, John Bertrand was born on November 5, 1917 in Sutton, North Dakota, United States. Son of John Bertrand and Blanche Amanda (Hoff) McWethy.
Graduated from the high school, Carrington, North Dakota.
Clerk, teller, Foster County State Bank, Carrington, 1935-1941; assistant cashier, Foster County State Bank, Carrington, 1945; from assistant credit manager to president, Dakota Tractor & Equipment Company, Fargo, North Dakota, 1945-1964; vice president, treasurer, Dakota Sales Agency, Fargo, 1964-1973; president, treasurer, Dakota Surplus, Inc., Fargo, 1973-1978; part-time vice president, treasurer, Dakota Surplus, Inc., Fargo, since 1978.
President Fargo Safety Council, 1954. Chairman Commodity Credit Corporation, Fargo, 1970. Technology sergeant 4th Cavalry, Army of the United States, 1941-1945.
Member Cosmopolitan Club (president 1958), Elks.
Married Christine Edith Blaber, February 22, 1945. Children: John Patrick, Susan Jane.
