| Notes |
In 1932 he was hired by the American Commercial Alcohol Corp., to do research in fermentation. At first he worked at the company at no pay, just for the experience. When the owner of the firm saw him hard at work, he realized his potential and began paying him a salary and giving him more responsibility.
Following Prohibition, the firm became the American Distilling Co., and Mr. Rothberg moved to Pekin, Ill., and then to Peoria, where he quickly rose to a senior executive position, that he held until his retirement in 1975. |