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January 28, 1962
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
A. V. Jett, Atlanta businessman and civic leader, appointed General Chairman for the 1962 Butler Street YMCA Membership Drive. Details his Alabama origins, education, career progression to president of Jett and Banks, and community involvement.
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Jett To Head '62 YMCA Membership Enrollment
Local business man and civic leader, A. V. Jett, will serve as General Chairman for the Butler Street YMCA's 1962 Membership Enrollment Drive. The announcement of this responsibility was made Saturday by Warren R. Cochrane, General Secretary of the Butler Street 'Y' at the Emblem Club Dinner on Saturday.
Mr. Jett is a native of Union Springs, Alabama. He received his secondary education at Morehouse Academy and his professional training at Chicago Technical School. Following graduation from the latter institution, he worked as a Building Instructor in Industries in the states of Alabama and Mississippi.
Mr. Jett moved to Atlanta in 1934 and was employed first as a Building Superintendent. He later worked with the Atlanta Board of Education in Industrial Trades and in 1951, opened his own general contractor firm. In 1960, as the result of merger, Mr. Jett became president of the firm of Jett and Banks, the position which he now holds. Mr. Cochrane said of the chairman:
"Mr. Jett has been identified with and works consistently in all of the area of community life here in Atlanta, that had as their primary purpose, the uplifting for one of the divisions in the Community Chest Campaign. He never fails to be a high-producer in the Annual YMCA Membership Enrollment Drives."
Mr. Jett is married and has three children.
Local business man and civic leader, A. V. Jett, will serve as General Chairman for the Butler Street YMCA's 1962 Membership Enrollment Drive. The announcement of this responsibility was made Saturday by Warren R. Cochrane, General Secretary of the Butler Street 'Y' at the Emblem Club Dinner on Saturday.
Mr. Jett is a native of Union Springs, Alabama. He received his secondary education at Morehouse Academy and his professional training at Chicago Technical School. Following graduation from the latter institution, he worked as a Building Instructor in Industries in the states of Alabama and Mississippi.
Mr. Jett moved to Atlanta in 1934 and was employed first as a Building Superintendent. He later worked with the Atlanta Board of Education in Industrial Trades and in 1951, opened his own general contractor firm. In 1960, as the result of merger, Mr. Jett became president of the firm of Jett and Banks, the position which he now holds. Mr. Cochrane said of the chairman:
"Mr. Jett has been identified with and works consistently in all of the area of community life here in Atlanta, that had as their primary purpose, the uplifting for one of the divisions in the Community Chest Campaign. He never fails to be a high-producer in the Annual YMCA Membership Enrollment Drives."
Mr. Jett is married and has three children.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Ymca Enrollment
A. V. Jett
Atlanta Businessman
Civic Leader
Community Service
What entities or persons were involved?
A. V. Jett
Warren R. Cochrane
Where did it happen?
Atlanta, Butler Street Ymca
Story Details
Key Persons
A. V. Jett
Warren R. Cochrane
Location
Atlanta, Butler Street Ymca
Event Date
1962
Story Details
A. V. Jett appointed General Chairman for 1962 YMCA Membership Enrollment Drive; native of Union Springs, Alabama, educated at Morehouse Academy and Chicago Technical School, career in building instruction and contracting, now president of Jett and Banks, active in community and Chest Campaign.