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D160357-6
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- 1971-05-11 (Creation)
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Honoree Leonard C. "Bud" Merta (center with boutonniere) poses with family and guests on May 11, 1971. Mr. Merta had just received the "State Small Businessman of the Year Award for 1971" from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Pictured along with Mr. Merta is Pacific National Bank of Washington president Goodwin Chase (extreme left). Pacific National Bank of Washington had nominated Mr. Merta for the state award. Mr. Merta was from Chehalis and president of Moduline Industries, Inc., the state's largest manufacturer of mobile homes. In 1970 the company had produced and sold more than 1500 homes. Moduline Industries employed 225 workers and had a payroll of more than $1,700,000. Photograph ordered by Jay Rockey Public Relations, Portland. (TNT 5-12-71, A-7)
Awards; Merta, Leonard C.; Chase, Goodwin;