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The Kerrville Timen, ThSTOREY CELEBRATES 30TH YEAR IN DECORATING BUSINESS IN KERRVILLE BY COMPLETING 3,000TII CONTRACTj Photo above shows II. L. Storey, painting: and decorating: contractor, I who this week is celebrating his 30th year in business here, and his j I employees.| Completing the painting and dec-| orating contract at the new City Hall Tuesday, H. L, Storey celebra- j ted his 30th anniversary as a Kerr-I ville business man. By coincidence, the city hall contract was Storey s three-thousandth job since he entered business as a painting and decorating contractor in the city in June, 1907. His first job was a con- I tract to paint a residence for Sid Peterson; he and one helper be-gan w'ork on June 21. 1907 jAt the present time Storey’s staff of employees number* 14 men, including Clarence Seaman and Wm. i Lord) Beckenham, master decorators; Billy Gotthardt. E S. Mangum,Joe Reyes and Louie Pfeuffer, paper hangers; Chas. Lewis, L. Pfeuffer,M. Kiefer, Fred Pfeuffer and A. M Lcavell, painters.Storey during his 30 years as a contractor here has kept an accurate record of contracts comp let- j ed, and the total amount is in round figures $200,000. At the pres- !ent time, which Storey terms the H. L. Storey, above, executed busiest he has experienced in 30 j his first painting and decorating years with the possible exception contract in Kerrville in June, 1907. of the building boom in the early * Tuesday, he completed his three-20 s. his firm has in progress seven thousandth job, the new municipallarge contracts totaling $6,300. Work building.'now under contract and lined up, -will keep his men busy for the next laid down early in his business car-few months, Storey announced eer. These rules were: Honesty w'lthThe majority of the fine homes the customer and fair dealing with and commercial structures built in all competitors.Kerrville and vicinity during the Storey moved to Kerrville from past few years were painted and Houston when he was a young man decorated by Storey’s men He at- of 18. For the past several years tributes the successful business he he has been a member of the Paint-has built up over the years to the ing and Decorating Contractors, Inc., strict adherence to two rules he of America
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Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville, Texas, US
Thu, Jun 24, 1937
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