Alfred P. Slaner (April 10, 1918 – March 14, 1996) was an American businessman and one-time president of the

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Biography

Slaner was born to a

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family in Hobart, Oklahoma. His father was an immigrant from

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who moved to

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during the Land Rush of 1889 and opened the largest store in Hobart. Slaner graduated from the

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, and then went to work for his uncle, at the Chester H. Roth Hosiery Company eventually becoming president and negotiating its 1958 merger with

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& Co to become

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. He remained as president until Kayser-Roth was sold to

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in 1975. He developed Supp-Hose uplifting hosiery. His paternal cousin was

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who founded Vishay Intertechnology Company with capital from Slaner. Slaner later made money in electronics and became a major benefactor of the United Jewish Appeal. Among other achievements, he made the

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References

*Staff report (June 28, 1973). Lists of White House 'Enemies' and Memorandums Relating to Those Named. ''

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'' *Thomas, Robert McGee (March 15, 1996). Alfred P. Slaner, 77, Developer Of Supp-Hose Hosiery, Is Dead. ''The New York Times'' 1918 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American businesspeople American textile industry businesspeople People from Hobart, Oklahoma {{US-business-bio-1910s-stub