La Crosse firm makes substitute money tokens
Personalized Plastics in La Crosse operates a 30,000 square foot plant stamping 100,000 to 200,000 tokens daily. Robert W. Frisch, president, owns 90 percent of the company which posted nearly $750,000 in revenue for the year ending June 30, with plans to more than double as employment climbs from 60 to over 100.
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U.S. Treasury
la Crosse
Markle Road
Robert W. Frisch
South la Crosse
Kens
Frisch
Ronald
Minneapolis
Bernie Sauer
Family business grows from hot-stamp start to 20-unit firm
The Frisch family business began in 1972 in a father's garage with a hot stamp machine. It has expanded to 20 units, now buys plastic and makes its own tokens, reducing costs. Early years brought no holidays or sleep as two shifts ran in the basement. Family involvement remains strong with wife Nancy handling mail and books, Adolph directing remodeling, and Helen leading shipping.
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Frisch
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
George Street
Markle Road
Art Market
Nancy J
Adolph L
Helen
Executive Helps Workers Quit Cigarettes
In Spring Grove Illinois AP report Jim Miller head of Intermatic Inc. offers bets to quit smoking. He will pay up to 100 dollars to employees who quit for a year and he puts up 1000 dollars to be shared among those who succeed. Of 64 employees 39 bet on quitting, including 23 women, while others hope to share in the prize.
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Spring Grove
Ill
Jim Miller
Intermatic Inc
Miller
Sample-Apparel Shop Opens in La Crosse
A new women apparel store named Happy Hanger Sample Cottage will open next week at 1204 West Ave S in La Crosse. Owner Mrs Lie Erickson explains samples from major lines, one of a kind items, and below retail pricing. The shop features a front showroom, a cave for casual wear, and hours from 10 to 5 weekdays and Saturdays.
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West Ave. S
la Crosse
Leslie Erickson
Erickson
Melissa
Central High School
Color Copy Machine Sparks Counterfeit Threat
The Los Angeles Times reports Xerox color copying machines produce high quality color copies that fool financial institutions. Banks and corporations form task forces to counter the risk, citing copies of stock certificates money orders and traveler’s checks. Everett Prescott of the Bureau of Engraving says currency reproduction is not highly significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Xerox
Los Angeles Times
Martial Lester
Jeffries Banknote Co
Gateway Names Two In Customer Service and Market Research
Gateway Transportation Co. Inc of La Crosse announces Joseph J. Vitello as director of customer service and David R. Bartolini as manager of market research. Vitello brings 37 years in trucking and previously held roles in dispatching and operations. Bartolini holds an economics master’s from Indiana University and has worked as a cost analyst and economist in freight tariff associations.
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Gateway
2 Gateway Transportation Co. Inc., of
la Crosse
Joseph J. Vitello
David R. Bar
Tolini
James G. Cunningham
Vitello
Bartolini
Knapp Named Manager Of La Crosse Penney Store
Kenneth Knapp, 55, assumed duties Monday as manager of the La Crosse J.C. Penney store, succeeding John Klein Schmidt who moved to Ames. Knapp has eight years of Penney’s experience at Waterloo, began in 1949, and previously managed in Brookfield Missouri. He is an Air Force veteran and enjoys sports. he and his wife Ruth Ann have four children.
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Herberger’s Department Stores
Minnesota
Dean Miller
la Crosse
Herberger’s
Alexandria
Virginia
Willmar
Fergus Falls
Millett
Robert Sullivan
St. Cloud
Herberger
Lamprich
la Crosse Area
Onalaska Luther High School
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Beth
R. 2
Kenneth Knapp
J.C. Penney
John Kleinschmidt
Ames
Iowa
Knapp
Penney’s
Waterloo
Brookfield
Ruth Ann
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AtIne
Edward Huebner
Adolph L. Frisch
Tribune
Melissa Erickson
Helen Frisch
Dle
American Cancer Society
Arcadia Bar-Grill
Arcadia
Wis
Ralph Sobotta
U.S
San Francisco
Ken Losch
Trempealeau-Jackson Bankers Association
Wayne Craig
Winfred Craig
Ettrick
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Polly Anderson
Lee Anderson
Independence
Medical Institute of Minnesota
Klein and Son, Inc
South Ave
Dennis MacKeben
Greg Lamprich
Madison
State Securities Commission
Judy
444Th Ave. N
Onalaska
MacKeben
Church Mutual Insurance Co
Merrill
Anne
S. 31St St
TRANE
Trane Co
S. 21St St
Ronald L. Reagles
Univesity of
Wisconsin-La Crosse
Nottingham Ave
Tom Doering
the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co
Ardell
W. Wedgewood Drive
David R. Bartolini
Ralph Ruesch
Ruesch Is
Medford
Lawrence M. Churchill
Owen P. Johnson
la Crosse Order Services
Penney
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