The overall-clad man in the foreground is sought in connection with a $2,000 holdup at the North St. Louis Trust Co. The photo was made by an automatic camera in the bank.
Scene of the $15,000 bank robbery was the Mercantile Trust Company which occupied a full city block between Locust, St. Charles, Seventh and Eighth streets.
Mercantile Trust Company has announced plans to install an automatic signature verification system similar to the test model shown above. The Mercantile installation, the first of its kind to be put into business use, will consist of 16 inquiry stations, equipped with closed circuit TV and keyboards, plus automatic filing and retrieval units.
Prizes in the form of savings account, were awarded yesterday in the Safety Slogan Contest of the State Bank & Trust Co. of Wellston, which was open to grade-school children. From left, Mayor Leo Hayes of Wellston, handed the passbook recording the $35 first prize to Glen Curtis Feeney, 1397 Clara ave.; Barbara Alberici, winner of the $15 second prize; Adele Hyman, winner of the $5 fourth prize, and Philip C. Kopitsky, chairman of the board of the bank. Verda Bonds, winner of the $10 third prize, was not present. In additon, 35 $1 prizes were awarded.
Useless but Required by Missouri's present bar on branch banking is this $30,000 hole-in-the-ground. Lindell Trust Company, 2745 North Grand Bl., is building the unproductive tunnel under the the street to make its new drive-in facility legal.
Phillip C. Kopitsky, chairman of the Board of State Bank and Trust Company of Wellston, presents Fred L. Wuest, president of the bank, with an imported gold watch as officers and directors of the bank look on. Among those present at the party were , left to right, Frank Chervitz, Wuest, Kopitsky, Edward A. Danneger and A. L. Uebel.
Moving Day started yesterday for the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, which is being consolidated with the Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company to form the Mercantile Trust Company.
Honored for long service to the Tower Grove Bank are three employees with more than 40 years service. They were among 33 honored at a dinner in the University Club Wednesday night. Bank President Robert J. Gaddy (second from left) congratulates Arthur L. Locatell for 50 years' service as Edward Schroeder (left) and Erwin P. Geimer look on. Both have been with the bank for 42 years.
Harry A. Muehling, 65-year employee at Manchester Bank, re-enacting his first day at the bank in 1902 in an old cashier's cage. Introducing him to friends and customers Tuesday are hostesses Mrs. Karen Bergmoser and Mrs. Trena Henthorn.
John H. Lashly, left, chairman of Lashly, Caruthers, Thies, Ravel & Hamel, and Mayor James F. Conway help lower the electronic time and temperature sign on the facade of the Mutual Bank Building. The building will be the new home of the Lashly, Caruthers, Thies, Ravel & Hamel law firm.