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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Oral history interview with Lin Werner, 1977 May 18, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-217
Abstract Werner, an important civic leader in Mesa, was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1901. He came to Mesa in 1925 when the J.C. Penney Company transferred him. Werner talks about his career with Penney's in Mesa and in Burbank, California. He discusses his civic activities in Mesa where he was elected mayor in 1936. He also served on the Chamber of Commerce Board and in Rotary Club. Werner gives detail about the development in Mesa including building parks and recreation venues, improving...
Dates: 1977 May 18; Digitization: 2006 March