Masonry Magazine February 1972 Page. 10

Words: William Dentinger, James Luterbach, Roger Spahr, Eldred Heidschmidt, Robert Reisner, Helmuth Sawall, Ray Prossen, Larry Gruman, Frank Crossen, David Fox
Masonry Magazine February 1972 Page. 10

Masonry Magazine February 1972 Page. 10
COMING EVENTS

1972


# March
3-9.. Annual Convention, Associated General Contractors of America, Houston, Texas, Contact: Convention Chairman, AGC, 1957 E. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.


# April
14.. Annual Smoker. Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago, Fontana D'Or, 6425 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, III. Contact: Jan Sutherland, Executive Secretary, MCAGC, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, III, 60068.


# May
7-11.. Annual Meeting, American Institute of Architects, Houston. Texas, Contact: Convention Chairman, AIA, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.


# June
21-25.. Annual Board Meeting, National Association of Distributors & Dealers of Structural Clay Products, Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa. Contact: Jeffrey L. Brock, Executive Secretary, NADD, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.

1973


# January
8-11.. Annual Convention, National Concrete Masonry Association, Miami, Florida. Contact: Convention Chairman, NCMA, P.O. Box 9185, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Vo. 22209.


# February
22-28..23rd Annual Convention & Educational Trade Show. MCAA Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: MCAA Executive Office. 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, III. 60604.


# Prossen Elected President of Milwaukee Association

The newly-elected president of the Mason Contractors Association of Milwaukee for 1972 is Ray Prossen of R. C. Prossen Masonry, Inc., Brookfield. He succeeds Roger Spahr, Knuth Masonry, New Berlin.

Other newly-elected officers are: Larry Gruman, Gruman Construction, Brookfield, vice president; Eldred G. Heidschmidt, D. G. Beyer, Inc., Milwaukee, secretary, and Robert Reisner, Jos. P. Jansen Co., Milwaukee, treasurer.

New additions to the association's board of directors are: James Luterbach, James Luterbach Construction Co., New Berlin; Helmuth Sawall, Sawall Masonry Construction, Brookfield, and William Dentinger, Superior Masonry Builders, Brookfield.


# Centex and Fox Merge

Centex Corporation and Fox & Jacobs Construction Co., both headquartered in Dallas, have agreed to a merger, according to a joint announcement by Frank M. Crossen, president of Centex, and David G. Fox, president of Fox & Jacobs.

The agreement, approved by the boards of directors of both companies on January 15, calls for the exchange of 1,295,000 shares of Centex common stock for all outstanding Fox & Jacobs stock. The Centex stock involved in the merger was valued at more than $38 million.


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