Background
Baxter, William Lester was born on August 2, 1911 in Wheeler, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Andrew Carl and Augusta Crescent (Krause) Baxter.
Baxter, William Lester was born on August 2, 1911 in Wheeler, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Andrew Carl and Augusta Crescent (Krause) Baxter.
Bachelor of Science, Stout State University, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1934; Master of Arts, Stout State University, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1941.
Teacher, Ida Grove (Iowa) High School, 1934-1936; Teacher, Mitchell (South Dakot) High School, 1936-1939; Teacher, Aberdeen (South Dakot) High School, 1939-1943; advertising manager, K.O. Lee Company, Aberdeen, 1943-1946; advertising account executive, Olmstead-Foley Advertising Agency, Minneapolis, 1947-1949; president, William L. Baxter Advertising, Inc., Minneapolis, since 1949.
Member Minneapolis Advertising Club, Minnesota Press Club.
Married Evelyn Hunt, August 27, 1936. Children– William Hunt, Barbara Rae Baxter Hill.