Masonry Magazine October 1963 Page. 3

Words: Doug King, Guy Sabin, Ernie DiSabatino, James Garing, Leroy Swanson, Peter Germinaro, Clarence Watson, John Jameson, James Luker, John Frieves
Masonry Magazine October 1963 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine October 1963 Page. 3
Calendar of Events

V. 6: Fall Executive Board Meeting of Mason Contractors Association of America, Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Ala.

V. 10: Workshop Session of the National Conference of Health, Welfare and Pension, Fountainebleau Hotel, Miami, Fla.

V. 11: Annual Convention, Structural Clay Products Institute, Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Oct. 26, 1964: 45th Annual Meeting of Associated Equipment Distributors, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Ill.

Oct. 30, 1964: Annual Convention of the National Concrete Masonry Association, Atlantic City, N. J.

Nov. 15, 1964: 14th Annual MCAA Convention & Educational Trade Show, Sherman House, Chicago, Ill.


People & Events

Doug King and Ernie DiSabatino write from Italy that they are having a wonderful trip. An earnings increase of 32% for the nine months ended August 31 has been reported to stockholders of Koehring Co. James R. Garing has been named City Engineer for Cincinnati, Ohio. Leroy Swanson has been selected by the Wisconsin Contractors Association of Milwaukee to head that groups Home Show Committee. Assisting him will be Peter Germinaro and Clarence Watson.

Derfel Corp., Milwaukee Chapter member, has a new address. It is 735 West Burleigh St., Milwaukee 6, Wis. Koehring Div. of Koehring Co. has appointed John G. "Jack" Jameson as District Manager for the Midwest.

Omark Industries, has announced the selection of James R. Luker as new Marketing Manager, according to Guy E. Sabin, vice president-marketing.

John Frieves, president of Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co., Pittsburgh, has been elected to the board of directors.

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