Background
Hale, Newton Johnston was born on January 10, 1902 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Reuben Brooks and May (Johnston) Hale.
Hale, Newton Johnston was born on January 10, 1902 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Reuben Brooks and May (Johnston) Hale.
Student, Hitchcock Military Academy, 1920; student, Stanford University, 1920-1922; student, New York University School Retailing, 1925-1926.
With, Hale Brothers, Inc., 1922, 26-48;
director, Hale Brothers, Inc., 1931;
treasurer, Hale Brothers, Inc., 1934-1943;
Chairman of the Board, director, Hale Brothers, Inc., 1943-1948;
vice-president, director, Hale Brothers Associations, Inc. (now Hale Technology Corporation)
with, R.H. Macy Company, Franklin Simon, 1925-1926. Secretary, director O.C. Field Gasoline Corporation, 1922-1944.
Director Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc., 1948-1972. Honorary director Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc.
Member Retail Merchants. Association (president, director), Retail Dry Goods Association (president, director), Retail Credit Association San Francisco (president, director), Pacific Union Club, Bohemian Club, Burlingame Country Club, Electric Club, SigmaAlpha Epsilon.
Married Betty Caughey, July 29, 1922. Children: Betty May Hale McLaughlin, Janet Hale Havard.