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A Texas Barbecue
TEXAS HOSPITALITY FOR WURLITZER GUESTS
toas out in full display in Houston recently. Wurlitzer of
ficials, distributors and operators were the guests of Hans
Von Reydt at the opening of his beautiful new restaurant
to ~9S1 Main Street, Hmiston. Seen in the office, left to
right—Hans Von Reydt—Guy Nees, President and Gen-
p , . , Ma7iager of the Texas Novelty Comvany—Vladimir
rlnllips ( seated ) — J. E. Broyles from Wurlitzer's North
1 onawanda factory—Theodore Clem—and Earl J. Rey
nolds, Wurlitzer District Manager for the State of Texas.
Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Von Reydt entertained
their many guests with an appetizing barbecue at their
sumptuous country lodne. Shown above are Hosts Mrs.
and Mr. Von Reydt with J. E. Broyles, standing before
the timbered rustic fireplace of the Von Reydt home. The
barbecue was a complete success, judging from the ex
pressions on the faces of the guests seated around the
long tables under the pines.
GETTING NEW LOCATIONS
(R e p r in te d
This is the tim e o f the year for
every operator to retrace his steps
and canvass those locations w hich
he has been endeavoring to secure
in the past, w ith o u t success. I t is
well to rem em ber th a t m ost loca
tions w hich you possess today, re
jected your offer when you first
solicited them and pointed ou t the
advantages and m erits o f a ciga
rette m achine.
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“ R o w e
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R o w e
The autom obile industry could
never have progressed and flour
ished to the extent it has if au to
m obile salesmen had been content
to accept a refusal fro m prospects
who were satisfied w ith horses and
buggies. There is a specific need
fo r a cigarette m achine in every
establishm ent whose m a jo r volum e
of business is other th an cigarettes.
A ll th a t is required is a determ ina
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tion on your part, n o t to let up
u n til you are satisfied th a t every
poential location in your territory
has a cigarette m achine.
The proprietor w ho has been
approached and disregarded your
argum ents m ay have had some u n
pleasant experience in his cigarette
departm ent since, and today m ig h t
be the psychological tim e fo r you
to solicit him again.
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