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Line 22: − Hanslik, of [[Czech]] descent, was born to the late Frank Hanslik and Mary Magdalene Hanslik (1891–1973) in [[Hallettsville, Texas|Hallettsville]] in [[Lavaca County, Texas|Lavaca County]] in southeastern Texas and reared there on the family farm. He entered [[World War II]] with the 124th [[United States Army]] Signal Corps [[radio]] intelligence unit. Thereafter, he was employed by the Otto Goedecke Cotton Company in Hallettsville as a cotton merchant apprentice.<ref name="lubbockonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/052307/obi_052307046.shtml|title=Adolph R. Hanslik|publisher=''[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]''|date=May 23, 2007|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref>+ − +
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==Background==
==Background==
Of [[Czech]] descent, Hanslik was born to the late Frank Hanslik and Mary Magdalene Hanslik (1891–1973) in Hallettsville in Lavaca County in southeastern Texas and reared there on the family farm. He entered [[World War II]] with the 124th [[United States Army]] Signal Corps [[radio]] intelligence unit. Thereafter, he was employed by the Otto Goedecke Cotton Company in Hallettsville as a cotton merchant apprentice.<ref name="lubbockonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/052307/obi_052307046.shtml|title=Adolph R. Hanslik|publisher=''[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]''|date=May 23, 2007|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref>
In 1952, he moved to [[Corpus Christi]] and launched his Adolph Hanslik Cotton Company. In 1954, he moved the company to Lubbock, where it became a successful exporter of Texas cotton abroad. He was active as president of his company until his death. Edward Hanslik recalled that his uncle, on returning from the military, could find work only in his hometown of Hallettsville at the Goedecke company. He soon mastered the business.<ref name="lubbockonline.com"/>
In 1952, he moved to [[Corpus Christi]] to launch his Adolph Hanslik Cotton Company. In 1954, he moved the company to Lubbock, where it became a successful exporter of Texas cotton abroad. He was active as president of his company until his death. Edward Hanslik recalled that his uncle, on returning from the military, could find work only in his hometown of Hallettsville at the Goedecke company. He soon mastered the business.<ref name="lubbockonline.com"/>
==Civic affairs and philanthropy==
==Civic affairs and philanthropy==