Only St. Louisan to reach the finals was Harris Armstrong (right) of 3 Sappington spur, Kirkwood. He received one of two $2500 prizes awarded to the fourth and fifth place contestants. The principal feature of his design is the monumental structure or pylon in the center.
French fur-traders of the eighteenth century built houses similar to this along the river front. The model pictured is displayed in the Memorial Exhibit now at the Old Courthouse.
James J. Jae, circulation manager for the Globe _democrat, is shown handing a route schedule to Louis Oberle when horses were used for delivery of the newspaper and its Sunday supplements to news stands yesterday. Walter Tubbs of Stroh Auto Delivery Company is the driver.
The Globe-Democrat will augment its motorized delivery service with horses and wagons in the downtown area June 1. Shown above are eight of the 10 horses acquired yesterday to make the short-haul deliveries.
Mrs. Arthur Fritschle whose shot hit the pin and bounced 11 1/2 inches away, giving her the lead for approximately two hours. Triple A professional and greens referee of the Hole-in-One tournament, Clarence Norsworthy, is measuring her shot.
Officials at the Triple A club, where the Globe-Democrat's Hole-in-One golf tournament will be held tomorrow for the sixth consecutive year, are shown above. From the left, Ben Richter, golf professional and chief judge at the tournament each year; N. R. Brice, club president; R. J. Shanuel, club treasurer, ; Frank Kane, club secretary and chairman of the Golf Committee,; F. J. Clausen, club manager; Bonner Miller and George E. Dieckman, members of the Board of Directors of the club since its organization, and Julian Simon, most recently elected director.
Personalities of the sports world made their contributions yesterday to the Mile o' Dimes campaign being conducted by the Globe-Democrat and Station KMOX for the Infantile Paralysis fund. Lined up at the booth at Eighth and Olive streets are, from the left, Bob Lyle, KMOX sports announcer; Roger Bacon of the St. Louis Browns; C. L. Messenbrink, physical director of the North Side Y. M. C. A.; Scott Hornsby of the St. Louis Browns; Maurice O. Shevlin, sports editor of the Globe-Democrat; France Laux, KMOX sports announcer; Buzzy Wares, St. Louis Cardinals' coach;Morton Cooper, Cardinal pitcher; Walter Heisner, dean of the St. Louis' boxing referees; a representative of the Municipal Athletic Association; Sam Muchnick, assistant to Tom Packs; Wilmer Feldmeier, chief instructor of the model airplane class at Stix, Baer & Fuller, and John Flannigan, member of the St. Louis Rangers basketball team.
The scene in "Dime Square"-Eighth and Olive streets-yesterday as the 1942 Globe-Democrat-KMOX Mile o' Dimes drive officially got under way. Opening ceremonies were marked by a military motif as a 60-piece band from Jefferson Barracks played and representatives of the army, navy, and marines delivered brief speeches.
Mrs. Grace Rosenblum, center, president of the Necktie Worker's Organization, is shown presenting a $200 check to Dr. Chester A. Poe in behalf of her organization at the start of the Wellston Mile o' Dimes drive. The photograph was snapped at the Wellston booth at Hodiamont and Easton avenues. The funds collected in the Wellston campaign will be turned over to the Globe-Democrat-KMOX Mile o' Dimes drive.
The scene in "Dime Square"-Eighth and Olive streets-yesterday as the 1942 Globe-Democrat-KMOX Mile o' Dimes drive officially got under way. Opening ceremonies were marked by a military motif as a 60-piece band from Jefferson Barracks played and representatives of the army, navy, and marines delivered brief speeches.
Here is a general view of the Globe-Democrats-KMOX Mile o' Dimes stand at Eighth and Olive streets-"Dime Square." The colorful stand will be opened officially at 11 a. m. tomorrow and will remain open from 8:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. daily, except Sunday, through January 31 to enable St. Louisans to lay a dime "on the line" for the infantile paralysis campaign. Atop the stand is the campaign's new slogan-"Make America[n] Strong by Making Americans Stronger." In the center of the photograph is the row of milk bottles, bearing the names of more than 30 suburban communities, and residents of these municipalities will be asked to deposit their dimes in the bottles.
To the employe[e]s of the Hart Printing Company, who are showing the "heart" is in the right place insofar as infantile paralysis victims are concerned, goes credit for the most novel design of dimes submitted so far in the Globe-Democrat-KMOX Mile o' Dimes campaign. They sent this huge heart-shape display, bearing 61 smaller hearts on which are the names of the employe[e]s and 75 dimes, to the Globe-Democrat yesterday and it will be exhibited at the Mile o' Dimes stand at Eighth and Olive streets.
More than 3000 dimes are being poured "on the line" at the Globe-Democrat-KMOX Mile o' Dimes stand at Eighth and Olive streets by Private Byron C. Herbert, representing collections at Fort Leonard Wood. Herbert brought the dimes to the stand in an army helmet, filling it to the brim. The Fort Wood donation was the largest single contribution of the campaign so far. The drive ends next Saturday.
Dave Sutherland, Sunset professional, won the tenth annual tournament yesterday at Triple A, his shot stopping 5 1/4 inches from the cup. Sutherland, left, is looking on as Clarence Norsworthy, Triple A professional and greens referee of the tournament, measures the distance. Mrs. Sutherland won the tournament last year.
Champions of the Hole-In-One Tourney, presented by the Globe-Democrat at Triple A last Tuesday, are shown with their trophies. Standing, from the left: Donald Guariglia, junior men's division champ; Vern Hull, men's division winner; Everett R. Hamilton, grand champion, who turned in the shot of the day, and John Higgins, who had the three best shots in the men's division. Seated (left): Mrs. C. Edward Pieper, women's champion and also winner of the award for the three best shots in the women's division, and Marilyn Herpel, junior women's champ.
Severin Prag of the Stroh Auto Delivery Company is shown tightening a lug on a delivery truck wheel equipped with a steel-rimmed wooden tire which rolled into service here for the first time yesterday to deliver magazines for the Sunday editions of the Globe-Democrat to newsdealers.
Directors and members of the Board of Governers at Triple A Club, site of the Globe-Democrat's fifth annual Hole-In-One Tournament a week from tomorrow, are shown here. Standing, from the left, are R. J. Shanuel, treasurer; John Mooney, director; F. C. Stuckman, secretary; M. Scott Gardner, president; R. P. Koppen, chairman House and Greens Committee; George E. Dieckman, chairman Public Relations Committee, and Bonner Miller, director, kneeling; N. R. Brice (left), chairman of the Greens Committee, and John Walsh, chairman of the Membership Committee. Francis Kane, chairman of the Golf Committee, Herb Boettler, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Joe Furlong, a director, were not on hand when the picture was made.
Early leaders in the hole-in-one tournament sponsored by the Globe-Democrat yesterday at Triple A are pictured here. Top left is Clifford Beutel of Glendale, who had the best single shot, 23 1/2 inches from the cup. Measuring the effort is Clarence Norsworthy, Triple A professional.