Abstract
| Nuttleman discusses the following topics: Potential future oral history interviews, former teachers Minnie Kinney (1891-1984), Juanita Beck (1913-1993), L. M. “Brownie” Beck (1896-1980)—Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge (previously called The Willows, est. 1931), filling station in Medary, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Highway 16, building motel, 1928-1929, idea for building motel, Great Depression (1929-1939), Bluff View Inn, motel amenities, motel rates, travel guide and inspections by AAA (American Automobile Association, est. 1902), advertising, motel employees—Military wives as guests at Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge (est. 1931), La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1941-1945, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, fights at motel, African-American guests at Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge, La Crosse, Wisconsin, people of color at La Crosse Normal School —Opinion on U.S. Congress, U.S. Senator William Proxmire (1957-1989)—Changes in motel rates, small motels compared to chains, salesmen as guests, buying motel supplies, collecting collateral for payment, guests stealing, room damages, checking if couples were married, 1930s-1940s—Activities in retirement, volunteering at St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin, opinion on living in Florida or Arizona—Husband’s prostate cancer, pacemaker, practices for good health, husband’s death. |
Content | 00:00:06—Potential future oral history interviews, former teachers Minnie Kinney (1891-1984), Juanita Beck (1913-1993), L. M. “Brownie” Beck (1896-1980) |
00:06:06—Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge (previously called The Willows, est. 1931), filling station in Medary, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Highway 16, building motel, 1928-1929, idea for building motel, Great Depression (1929-1939), Bluff View Inn, motel amenities, motel rates, travel guide and inspections by AAA (American Automobile Association, est. 1902), advertising, motel employees |
00:27:50—Military wives as guests at Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge (est. 1931), La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1941-1945, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, fights at motel, African-American guests at Nuttleman’s Motor Lodge, La Crosse, Wisconsin, people of color at La Crosse Normal School |
00:33:30—Opinion on U.S. Congress, U.S. Senator William Proxmire (1957-1989) |
00:36:18—Changes in motel rates, small motels compared to chains, salesmen as guests, buying motel supplies, collecting collateral for payment, guests stealing, room damages, checking if couples were married, 1930s-1940s |
00:48:53—Activities in retirement, volunteering at St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin, opinion on living in Florida or Arizona |
00:53:52—Husband’s prostate cancer, pacemaker, practices for good health, husband’s death |
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