Mother Son Team Turns $50 Loan Into Business
MEMPHIS Tenn A mother and son turned a $50 loan into a multi million dollar building enterprise with baby sitters kennels for traveling dogs and a hotel in Connecticut along with movie theaters in Tennessee They built more than 600 homes over twenty years since Kemmons Wilson and his mother started the venture in hard times.
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Peter son ointment eases itching claims
A vintage advertisement asserts Peter son ointment relieves itching from pimples eczema and rashes and promises fast relief with one application and a money back guarantee. It also markets use for tired cracked feet and lists druggists as sellers.
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Peterson
Kemmons Wilson Built Holiday Inn Empire From Humble Start
The Memphis entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson grew from a small house to a motel chain. He faced a tough early life after his father died when Wilson was an infant and his mother supported the family. Wilson expanded into subdivisions and developed the Holiday Inn Hotel Courts with dog kennels and babysitting services for traveling families.
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Memphis
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Wilsons
Charles Wilson
Kemmons
Crank Demands Chowder as Vitamin Pill Gag
A health enthusiast orders clam chowder and hands the waiter two large vitamin pills to dissolve in the soup. After a 30 minute wait the customer confronts the waiter who delays service joking that the clams must lie down.
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Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Wilson firm builds homes for thousands in town
The partner Wilson relies on a babysitting group for outings and his mother handles interior decorating for the homes they construct. He estimates about 3,000 people live in houses built by the firm locally.
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