Ionia County MI Archives Photo Person.....Johnson, Valmer Fremont April 1, 1941 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Johnson McDowell texas26@gmail.com March 21, 2010, 10:19 pm Source: Valmer Fremont Johnson Name: Valmer Fremont Johnson Date Of Photograph: April 1, 1941 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/photos/johnsonm159776gph.jpg Image file size: 662.2 Kb 1941 International Truck Show in Chicago, Illinois. Pictured Valmer "Val" Johnson (1899-1956) standing by truck. Lee Wilkinson pictured in cab. Additional Comments: Prior to moving to Portland, Michigan in 1942, Valmer Fremont Johnson and his wife Isabel (McCrory) Johnson owned Interstate trucking company in Chicago, Illinois. They employed ninety drivers (including Vern Dornan), 107 trailers and 43 semi's. The family sold the company in 1942 and moved to Portland, Michigan where they established Portland Motor Sales. Submitted by their grand daughter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/photos/johnsonm159776gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb