Friday, September 27, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS- 16
on His Sixty-Fifth Birthday
Community to Honor Nate S. Shapero's Philanthropy with
the Border City team, he, then, the "S" has symbolized
been president of Franklin Hills its own ice cream and improve-
am. His De- Shapero's success in countless
too , was la beled "S"
Country Club, member of the ment of a complete photo fin-
troit team won the game. Since endeavors.
Great Lakes Tidewater Corn- ishing department.
mission, chairman of the Na-
Shapero, who is a native De
tional Chain Stores Section of troiter, is married to the former
the World War II defense Bonds Ruth Bernstein. They have two
and Stamps Campaign, board children, Ray A. and Marianne,
member for the Detroit Com- now Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz, and
munity Fund, board member of three grandchildren, Nancy
the Wayne County Supervisors, Shapero, Marc Alan Schwartz
president of the Detroit Board and Kurt Nathan Schwartz.
of Fire Commissioners.
The drug chain magnate has
He has been vice-president of been awarded two honorary de-
the United Foundation of De- grees, a Doctor of Laws from
troit, member of the board of the Ferris Institute, and another
directors for the Detroit Sym- from the University of Detroit.
phony, member of the board of
Besides his phenomenal com-
trustees of the University of De-
troit, chairman of the Wayne mercial and communal accom-
County March of Dimes, board plishments, Shapero has won
member of the National 'Foun- the reputation of able sports-
- Insurance For Every Need
dation for Infantile Paralysis, man. He is known as a profi-
and board of director member cient horseman. He enjoys farm-
for Detroit International River- ing on his summer residence,
1891.1 James Couzens Highway
ama, Inc. He has been a board the Apple Crest Farm, in North-
member of the National Council ville, Mich.
The middle initial of his name
U Niversity 2-8200
of United Hias.
has an interesting origin. Bas-
He annually awards schol-
ketball was .his favorite sport as
NATE S. SHAPERO
arships for four-year pharma-
Ben S. Sidlow — Hubert J. Sidlow
a youngster. A Windsor team
cy
courses
at
Wayne
State
the largest gifts on record in the
constantly beat a Detroit team,
University and the Detroit-- four of whose players were
rranklin I. Sidlow
State of Michigan: the $500,000
fund he assigned in his own and Institute of Technology. The named "Sam." When the young
scholarships include tuition
Mrs. Shapero's behalf and in be-
Shapero was asked to play with
and all maintenance costs for
half of the Cunningham and
the Detroiters in a crucial game
the
students.
Shapero. Foundations for the es-
tablishment of the Shapero
Shapero's first association
School of Practical Nursing, with the drug business was at
which now functions in a mag- the age of 10, when he became
nificent structure adjoining a messenger boy for the Central
Sinai Hospital.
Drug Co., located at Elizabeth
Street and Woodward Avenue.
For this and his numerous
other contributions and for his He worked week-ends and af-
leadership in the Jewish com- ternoons. At 12 he took a job
as a "soda jerker" for a down-
munity, Shapero will receive
special encomia on Sept. 2'7, town Liggett's drug store.
when he will observe his 65th
He earned his way through
birthday.
Cass Technical High School as
Shapero's benefactions and a violinist and made enough
organizational affiliations have money to carry him through a
included heading the Chaim pharmacy course at Michigan's
Weizmann Chemical Research leading pharmacy training cen-
Foundation of Rehovoth, Israel; ter, the Ferris Institute in Big
board member for the Ferris Rapids, Mich.
Institute, member of the Board
After graduation he returned
of Governors for the Jewish
to the Liggett organization. By
Welfare Federation of Detroit,
the time he left to serve in the
member of the executive com-
Navy during World War I, he
mittee of the Detroit Round
had worked up to manager of
Table of Christians and Jews,
president of Temple Beth. El, the Liggett store where he
started.
member of the Boy Scouts
board, head of the Michigan
In Nov., 1918, when he re-
State Welfare Commission.
turned from the war, Shapero
Among other positions, he has opened his first Detroit drug
store. It was called the Eco-
nomical Drug Co., located at
Dedicate Yeshiva Hall
Cass and Ledyard avenues. The
A new seven-story, $1,500,000 store expanded into a small
Residence Hall for Men was chain. Later his stores were
dedicated by Yeshiva .Univer- merged with the Cunningham
sity at outdoor exercises and Drug Co. Shapero Drug. Stores
hall Drug Co., in
a dinner held at the building and the Mars
site, Amsterdam Ave. and 184th Detroit, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
St., New York.
He now heads Cunning-
ham's and its subsidiaries:
The new dormitory, repre-
Shapero's, Michigan; Schett-
senting the first step in the de-
ler's, Michigan; Marshall, Mil-
velopment of a new campus area
lers of Ohio, and Gillis, Terre
at the University's Main Aca-
Haute, Ind. The stores exceed
demic -Center in Washington
195.
Heights, this fall will house 300
Under Shapero's guidance,
students to alleviate crowded
conditions in two other resi- Cunningham's has developed its
own laundry, manufacturing of
dence buildings.
Nate S. Shapero, one of Amer-
ica's best known chain drug
store operators, has earned nu-
merous distinctions in the many
years of his efforts for civic and
Jewish causes.
Two years ago, he received
special recognition for one of
gtaPPY new gear
Ben S. Sidlow
Agency
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