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Ring Brothers History

Al's Careers

Service Station Business
December 16, 1962 to November 3, 1977

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Bob Schulten’s American Service, December 16, 1962 to July 14, 1965:

December 16, 1962—I started working at Bob Schulten’s American Station. I worked until May 6, 1964 and then left for the Army. I started with Bob again, October 4, 1964 to July 14, 1965. Bob became a good friend and mentor. Years later, when he got out of the Service Station business, he did my book work and taxes for many years (even when I went into real estate). Bob is still a good friend. I started at $1.00 per hour.

January 16, 1963—I was raised to $1.10 per hour. January 30, 1963—I was raised to $1.15 per hour. April 3, 1963—I was raised to $1.25 per hour. July 3, 1963—I was raised to $1.30 per hour. September 4, 1963—I was raised to $1.35 per hour.

November 6, 1963—I was raised to $1.40 per hour. December 11, 1963—I was raised to $1.45 per hour. January 8, 1964—I was raised to $1.50 per hour. May 6, 1964—I left my job at Schulten's American for the Army. October 4, 1964—Started working for Bob Schulten again. I was paid $1.60 per hour. February 10, 1965 I was raised to $1.65 per hour with Bob Schulten. March 17, 1965—I was raised to $1.70 per hour. July, 14, 1965—I stopped working for Bob Schulten, to open my own station.

Sometime in 1965—Jim Durham and Jack Wessling agreed to help me get an American Oil Service Station. They owned Commonwealth Distributing Company which was the American Oil Franchise in Louisville. I got along well with them. They were in the process with American Oil of buying the corner lot at Goose Creek Road and Westport Road, and were going to build a station there in the next year. They eventually built there and that would have been my station, but Mr. Frymire got sick and I leased his station on Shelbyville Road. Then Bob Schulten left American and I took over his. I was much better off doing what I did.

Al Ring’s American Service, 4601 Shelbyville Road, August 25, 1965 to December 14, 1965
Al Ring’s American Service, 4300 Shelbyville Road, December 16, 1965 to October 14, 1967
Al Ring’s Hubbard Lane Enco, October 16, 1967 to December 1, 1970
My Battle with Humble Oil Company, “Enco,” February 1970 to December 1970
Al Ring Hubbard Lane Enco, (Video)
Al Ring’s Standard Service, November 28, 1970 to November 3, 1977



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