In memoriam.Doan Helms Jr., 85, passed away following a bout with cancer in Attica, IN. Mr. Helms was director of corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. for International Harvester International Harvester Company (IHC or IH; now Navistar International Corporation) was an agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. and worked out its corporate headquarters in Chicago, IL. He was raised on a farm near Attica and served in the Marines in the Pacific Theatre during WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two . After his discharge, he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Indiana University. During the early 1950s, he worked as a copywriter for the Indiana Farm Bureau. He moved to Chicago and worked for several advertising agencies, including Foote Cone & Belding. In 1963 he moved to the San Francisco, CA, area where he started his own advertising agency. He moved back to the Midwest where he joined IH. He was very active in getting NAMA Na·ma n. pl. Nama or Na·mas 1. A member of a people of southwest Africa. 2. The Khoikhoin language of the Nama. established. |
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