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Henry G. Behning Joins
Winter s Wholesale Force
Tamm Now Eastern
Wurlitzer Manager
Hugh Healion Now
Janssen Vice President
Webster Janssen, president of the
Carl E. Tamm, former Wurlitzer
Paul Fink, vice president and direc-
tor of sales of Winter & Co., New- Regional Director of the Northeast Janssen Piano Co., New York, has an-
York, has announced the appointment District, has recently rejoined The nounced that Hugh J. Healion has been
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb, 111. as
District Sales Manager for Connecti-
cut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Vermont and the
eastern section of New York.
During the war, Mr. Tamm was Ad-
ministrative Supervisor of the Shop
Division at Radio Research Laboratory,
Harvard University. This department
operates under the supervision of the
Office of Scientific Research and De-
velopment.
On his first trip through the terri-
tory now under his jurisdiction, Mr.
Tamm received an enthusiastic wel-
come from his many dealer friends.
Typical of his reception was that of
Knuepfer & Dimmock of Lawrence,
Mass. Fred Caspar, owner, had a huge
banner painted, "Welcome Carl 'Wurli-
HUGH J. HEALION
tzer' TAMM". This was hung in a
elected
vice
president of the company.
prominent position in the store on the
HENRY G. BEHNING
Mr. Healion, besides being an able
superintendent, is also well known as
of Henry G. Behning as a member of
an expert cost accountant. For over
the wholesale sales force]
20 years he was with Jacok Doll &
Mr. Behning, who comes from a pi-
Sons, and later purchased the Radle
ano manufacturing family, joined the
Piano Co., going with the Janssen
Winter organization first in 1936 after
Piano
Co. when it purchased Wissner
he had graduated from Cornell Uni-
Sons.
versity where he worked under Henry
Regarding the election, Mr. Janssen
Heller in the factory. Later he joined
stated: "Mr. Healion's manufacturing
the sales force of Kohler & Campbell,
experience is as extensive as anyone
Inc., and remained there until he en-
in the piano business and I am de-
tered the U. S. Navy.
lighted in these strenuous times that
His first assignment in the Navy-
he has accepted additional responsibil-
was Inspector of Aircraft but later he
received a commission as Ensign and Fred Caspar of Knuepfer & Dimmock welcomes ities."
Carl Tamm
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served on the USS Antietem, an Es-
New RCA Victor Magazine
sex type carrier in the Yellow Sea and
day Mr. Tamm arrived in Lawrence.
For Pop Record Fans
the Japanese war theatre.
Mr. Tamm became a member of the
A new monthly magazine devoted to
Mr. Behning will remain at the Win-
ter plant for a period and later will wholesale staff of the DeKalb Division pop records, music, and recording art-
travel extensively throughout the coun- of Wurlitzer in 1937. First covering ists' activities, titled "In The Groove",
the Central Western states and later is being published by the RCA Victor
try, including the far west.
taking over the position of Regional Record Department.
Director for the Northeast Section. He
Printed in two-colors on semi-glossy
has now been given the assignment of paper, the magazine contains 1.2 pages,
Anybody Know Whereabouts
District Sales Manager for the same profusely illustrated, of popular music
of George Bickhaver
region.
A letter received from G. N. Wil-
liams of the Union Dime Savings Bank,
1065 Sixth Ave., New York, states:
"We are trying to locate George
Bickhafer, one of our inactive accounts.
At the time he opened his account he
gave his occupation as piano maker
and he would be about 72 years old
today. The latest address that we
have is 3948 Packard Avenue, Long
Island City.
"If this depositor is not located by
October 31st, his balance will have to
be turned over to the State Comptroller.
Any information that you may be able
to furnish us will be appreciated."
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