St. Louis Globe-Democrat Photographs: People

: Wallace R. Persons; The St. Louis-based diversified manufacturer of electrical-electronic products has demonstrated a proven track record of making its 5-year goals since W. R. Persons took command in 1954.

: Wallace R. Persons; Photograph of Wallace R. Persons, Emerson Electric Executive, nickname "Buck."

: Wallace R. Persons; W. R. Persons, president and chief executive officer of Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, has volunteered to serve the Unite Fund for the second consecutive year as chairman of the Sponsors Committee in the annual fall drive, according to Harry F. Harrington, general campaign chairman.

: Wallace R. Persons; Photograph of Wallace R. Persons, Emerson Electric Executive, nickname "Buck."

: Wallace R. Persons; Photograph of Wallace R. Persons, Emerson Electric Executive, nickname "Buck."

: Walt Masterson and Ralph Branca; Starting pitchers for the All-Star classic shook hands before the game got under way. Walt Masterson of the Washington Senators (left) drew a surprise starting assignment for the American League nine and Ralph Branca, mound ace of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the National League hurler.

: Walter Evers and Larry Berra; Two local boys on the American League squad got together for some baseball chatter before the game. Walter (Hoot) Evers of Collinsville (left) explained to Larry (Yogi) Berra how he gets his power at the plate. Evers hit a home run to account for the first American League run.

: Wanda Alexander; This photo shows Executive Director of the Girls Club of Soulard, Wanda Alexander, with a projector purchased with the Old Newsboys funds.

: William D'Arcy; Wlliam Cheever D'Arcy, left, founded the agency in 1906 with one client. Today the worldwide operations are overseen by Chairman James B. Orthwein. (Aug 19, 1981)

: William P. (Dinty) Colbeck; William "Dint" Colbeck succeeded William Egan as head of the Rats after Egan's murder.

: William Ruder, Eugene Williams, Jr. and Gen. Leif Sverdrup; At kickoff luncheon Tuesday for the 1968 Arts and Education Fund, from left, are William Ruder, New York public relations executive, and Eugene Williams Jr. and Gen. Leif Sverdrup, campaign co-chairmen.

: William Weeks IV; "William Weeks IV, Arnold, Missouri in the final round of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee."

: Wilson Linn Hemmingway; W. L. Hemmingway, board chairman of the Mercantile Commerce Bank and Trust Company...

: Words of Tribute for Bob Pettit; The Honorable John J. McKeithen, Governor of the state of Louisiana, was one of the many who paid tribute to the Hawks' retiring Bob Pettit during half-time ceremonies Sunday night at Kiel Auditorium. Gov. McKeithen is shown at the microphone as Pettit (left), his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pettit Sr., of Baton Rouge, La., and his fiance, Miss Carol Crowell (right) listen. Pettit will retire at the conclusion of the playoffs, which begin here against Balitmore Wednesday . The Hawks beat New York 112-103, Sunday night.

: XXXX Circulation Papers; Don Wesa, area manager of circulation sales of St. Louis, congratulates the three boys who won a free trip to Cape Kennedy, Florida., for selling the most subscriptions to the Globe-Deomocrat in a recent contest. The boys left Lambert- St. Louis Municipal Airport Thursday and are due back Sunday. They are, from left: Charles Quick, 14; Gray Grubbs, 13, and Steve Smoot, 13.

: XXXX Circulation Papers; Read all about it! Roger Ruwe, center circulation director of the Globe-Democrat reaches for another coy of a special edition of the Globe-Democrat sold at Bush Memorial Stadium Monday night. The edition carried a story about Lou Brock's 3,000th hit and the fans who saw it all happen got a chance to read about it as they left the game- and even before the game ended. More than 2,000 copies were sold to fans.

: XXXX Circulation Papers; Baseball player Lou Brock hits 3,000! Newspapers are selling in stadium.

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