May 19, 1928
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THE PACKARD PIANO COMPANY
3335 Packard Avenue
BALDWIN PIANO CO.
VETERAN CELEBRATES
O. P. Hazzard, for Fifty-Seven Years with
Baldwin Piano Co., Receives Congratula-
tions from Company and Friends.
A warm tribute was recently paid to O. 1'. Haz-
zard on the completion of 50 years as salesman for
the Baldwin Piano Co. For the past 37 years he has
been connected with the Louisville, Ky., branch,
where for several years he has been floor manager.
On May 5 his desk in the beautiful Third street
and Broadway offices of the company was banked
Fort Wayne, Indiana
a year, being forced to leave when his father became
ill and his family needed his aid.
Telegrams of congratulations were received from
all sections of the country where Baldwin offices are
located. Officers, including President Lucien Wulsin,
Cincinnati, and members of the board, extended their
regards in telegrams and letters.
BUY CONTROL IN
BIG SPOKANE BUSINESS
Charles and Guy Hebberd, Long Associated
with Tull & Gibbs, Take Over Interests
of Frank D. Gibbs.
Charles Hebberd and Guy S. Hebberd have taken
over the interests of Frank D. Gibbs in Tull & Gibba.
Spokane, Wash. The amount involved is close to
$300,000, it was stated. The Hebberds have now
acquired almost 99 per cent of the common stock of
the company.
Tull & Gibbs, house furnishings and musical instru-
ment business, is one of the oldest as well as one of
the largest retail businesses in Washington. The
company was started in a small way back in 1891 on
Riverside avenue between Wall and Post by Perry D.
Tull, now of Portland, Ore. Later the business was
moved to much larger quarters in what is now the
Title Building, where it was known as Tull & Dice.
They removed to their present home in 1901.
In 1899 Mr. Gibbs and the late Colonel T. N.
Peyton bought out Mr. Dice, and the company of
Tull & Gibbs was incorporated.
Mr. Tull retired from the presidency of the store
in 1911 after selling out his interests in the firm.
Mr. Gibbs, who became president upon Mr. Tull's
retirement; Charles Hebberd, who acquired Mr. Tull's
stock and became secretary and treasurer, and Guy S.
Hebberd, assistant general manager since 1911, have
controlled and managed the business for the last 17
years.
Charles Hebberd is prominent and well known
throughout the Northwest. In 1913 he was president
of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, of which he
is an honorary life member.
Guy Hebberd is a graduate of Beloit College, Wis-
O. P. HAZZARD.
consin, and has been connected with Tull & Gibbs
high with flowers, and nearly 50 telegrams and letters since 1905. Much of the financial responsibility in
of congratulations were received during the day. Em- connection with the business has been entrusted to
ployes of the Louisville office tendered him a surprise
him for years.
party, presenting him with a huge tapestry-covered
The new owners contemplate no change in the
easy chair, bearing this inscription on a silver plate
name of the business or in its scope and policies, but
fastened to the back: "Presented to O. P. Hazzard
will undertake to develop it along the lines followed
in recognition of 50 years of service, The Baldwin
in the past. The company owns two stores in Spo-
Piano Company, May 5th, 1928." Other gifts were
kane, the main store at First and Wall, and the Up-
left at the office by Louisville friends.
stairs Furniture Store at Post and Main, acquired
from the Pratt Furniture Company in 1923.
Mr. Hazzard entered the employment with the
Baldwin Company at Indianapolis, May 5th, 1878, as
REMODELS BALTIMORE STORE.
shipping clerk. In August, 1880, he established the
Baldwin Store at Terre Haute, and in September,
Work of remodeling and enlarging the J. S. Reed
1891, was transferred to the Louisville Division to Piano Co. store at 29-31 West North avenue, Balti-
assume management of the floor, where he has been more, has started, and is expected to be completed
located the past 37 years.
within the next mouth or two. Tt will enable the
Mr. Hazzard is a native of North Vernon, Ind., company to carry a more complete stock of pianos
and radios. The J. S. Reed Piano Co. is the Balti-
and was educated in the public and high schools of
Indianapjolis. He attended Indiana University for more agent for the Knabe pianos.
Adam Model-Bench to Match
CHARLES F. NETZOW
DIES IN MILWAUKEE
Former President of Waltham Piano Company,
Which He Founded, Expires at
Age of 69 Years.
Chas. F. Netzow, formerly president of the Wal-
tliani Piano Co., Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., died May 10
at the age of 69 years. He was the founder of the
company in 1885, and from that year up to three
years ago was its president. In 1925 he retired from
the active duties of the business, which he turned
over to his son, Paul F. Netzow, now president.
In the fine, modern and excellently equipped fac-
tory and the full line of pianos, reproducing pianos
and coin-operating electric pianos Mr. Netzow left
mementos of an impressive kind. Every accomplish-
ment of the company and every phase of the activ-
ities exhibit his desire for providing the best produced
and the best means for providing it.
I'uiKTal services were conducted at 2 p. m. Sat-
urday, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mil-
waukee, where the body had lain in state Saturday
from 11 a. in. until 2 p. m.
Mr. Netzow had been ill for more than a year. He
was horn in Germany and came to this country when
he was 23 years old.
Surviving him are his live sons, Paul, Carl C,
Edgar, Elmer ar.d Earl Xetzow; his widow, Mrs.
Helen Xetzow, and six daughters, Helen, Olive,
I illian, Anita, Myrtle and Norma.
TERRE HAUTE MUSICIANS
OPEN STORE AND STUDIO
Collins & Harkness, New Firm, to Sell Music Goods
and Conduct Music School.
Terre Haute, hid., has a new music firm, Collins
& Harkness, which has opened a new and attractive
store and studio at 659^ Wabash avenue, where it
will carry a complete line of teachers' and musicians'
supplies.
Glenn Collins is a former Terre Ilautean, who for
the past four years has been in Mexico and Houston,
Tex., playing theaters and dances. He is now playing
saxophone with a band at the Trianon, and also is
a teacher of saxophone and clarinet. Victor Hark-
ness, the other member of the firm, has been with
Sterchi's ever since graduating from Garneld. He is
a teacher of saxophone and clarinet, and directs the
new community band at McLean school, as well as
having charge of several bands in Parke county.
They will give their personal attention to the busi-
ness, and will pay special attention to personal orders.
They hope, with their wide acquaintanceship in the
community, and strict attention to the wants of their
customers, to merit a share of the business of ihe
city in their special lines.
E. 1. Bernzott has purchased an interest in the busi-
ness of Hutchinson & Bellner, 568 Castro street, San
Francisco, Cal.
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