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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Former General Mills president Charles H. Bell dies at 95
Thursday April 17, 2003
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Charles H. Bell, the son of General
Mills founder James Ford Bell and a former company president, has
died. He was 95.
Bell died Saturday in Santa Barbara after weeks of failing
health.
Born in Minneapolis, Bell studied at Yale University before
joining his family's company in 1930. He played a key role in
shaping the early flour-milling days of General Mills, the Golden
Valley, Minn.-based food maker.
During his 47 years at the company, he worked in accounting,
auditing, sales, research and production.
Bell was president from 1952 to 1961; chairman of the board from
1961 to 1967; and chairman of the executive committee from 1962 to
1969.
While he oversaw the business, he expanded the company's
holdings to include toys, clothing and retail. He retired in 1969,
but remained on the board of directors until 1977.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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