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1961
Mowry Smith, Sr. and Carlton Smith Retire
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Both Mowry Smith, Sr., president and CEO of the corporation, and Carlton Smith, president of the investment company, retire. Richard L. Johnson succeeds Mowry Smith, and Mowry Smith, Jr. succeeds Carlton Smith.

1961
A Paper Mill is Built in North Bend, Oregon
A paper mill is built in North Bend, Oregon, and eventually becomes one of the top performing mills in the world.

1962
Name is Changed
Menasha Wooden Ware Corporation changes its name and becomes Menasha Corporation.

1962
Menasha Acquires Triangle Container Company
Menasha acquires Triangle Container Company, a box plant in Chicago.

1962
Fire Destroys the Menasha Logging Camp
Fire destroys the Menasha logging camp in Coos Bay, Oregon.

1963
Menasha Opens a Corrugated Box Plant
Menasha opens a corrugated box plant in Medina, Ohio.

1963
Menasha Builds a Wood Fiber Plant
Menasha builds a wood fiber plant in Albany, Oregon.

1964
Box Plant is Destroyed by Fire
imageA railroad employee, using an acetylene torch to repair the track on a wooden trestle next to Menasha's box plant, inadvertently sets fire to the trestle. The blaze is brought under control, but when the glowing embers are struck with a stiff breeze, the fire engulfs the building, destroying it.

1966
A New Box Plant Opens
A new corrugated container plant is built in Neenah, Wisconsin, replacing the burned plant. With the improved plant layout and equipment, operations become more efficient.

1966
Menasha Corporation Acquires Twin Cities Container Corporation
In partnership with Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Menasha Corporation acquires Twin Cities Container Corporation of Coloma, Michigan.

1967
The Corporate Office Moves to Neenah
imageA new corporate headquarters is built at the Neenah site, which still remains today. It replaces the antique structure on the Fox River that served as the company?s headquarters for 80 years.

1968
The Menasha Corporation Acquires Vanant Packaging Corporation
Menasha acquires Vanant Packaging Corporation, today called Menasha's Sus-Rap Division. The company produces protective packaging materials used to hold and protect products during transit.

1968
A Box Plant is Acquired
The corporation acquires a box plant in Tacoma, Washington.

1969
Full Ownership is Acquired of John Strange Paper Company
Menasha gains full ownership of the John Strange Paper Company, which is renamed the Menasha Paperboard Mill. The acquisition includes a John Strange subsidiary, Appleton Manufacturing Company, as well as Strange's majority interest in Wisconsin Container Corporation, which later becomes Menasha's Solid Fibre Division.

1969
A Corrugated Sheet Plant is Acquired
A corrugated sheet plant in Medina, Ohio, is acquired.

1969
The Plastic Container Plant of G.B. Lewis Begins Operations
The Manchester, Iowa, plastics container plant of G.B. Lewis begins operations.

1969
A Wood Fiber Plant is Built
A wood fiber plant is built in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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