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Title: Kathy Elliot
Date: 1967-02-16
Description: "Making a last minute check of her hair in the dressing room is Kathy Elliot who modeled for Famous-Barr Company. Her silk gown, perfect for an elegant evening at home, is splashed with large colorful flowers on a black background."

Title: A Trio
Date: 1965-09-09
Description: A trio of European children's clothes is shown by Famous-Barr Company.

Title: Strictly Straight
Date: 1965-02-18
Description: Strictly straight: Larry Aldrich offers only the illusion of a built-in belt in his structural design for spring. In pale blue, the welt-seamed needle-pint wool dress is shown for Famous-Barr by Pris Burnett.

Title: Lillian and Pris Burnett
Date: 1965-02-18
Description: "The Globe-Democrat Fashion Show is a family affair for Lillian Burnett and her daughter, Pris. Mrs. Burnett's long dinner dress, a Hannah Troy design of white silk linen with flowered panels, is from Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney. Pris' short evening dress of moth chiffon is a Larry Aldrich creationfrom Famous-Barr."

Title: Guards Sworn into Office
Date: 1967-04-30
Description: "More than 450 of the guards at the small arms ammunition plant on Goodfellow and Bircher Boulevards, are shown being sworn in yesterday as auxiliary army police by Col. Roy L. Bowlin. The men will be drilled and instructed as military units and be under the command of army officers but will retain most civilian rights. A second group was sworn in at the Ordnance Plant later in the day. All guards at government-owned or government-operated plants are being taken over in the same manner."

Title: Exterior of Granite Building
Date: 1963-08-22
Description: "Granite Building at southwest corner of Fourth and Market to be torn down."

Title: Great Lakes Carbon Corporation
Date: 1961-03-16
Description: "Seven employes in the metallurgical coke plant of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation, 526 Catalan St., were injured Wednesday morning when gas accumulated at one end of a battery of coke ovens, causing two explosions. The accumulation was caused when a by-pass valve leaked gas into steam that was being used to purge the gas from a gas header line, preparatory to changing an orifice, according to Everett Hart, operations manager of the firm's Missouri Coke and Chemical division."

Title: "Silent Joy of a Dedication"
Date: 1969-02-11
Description: "Globe-Democrat photographer Jack Fahland captures excitement of deaf youngsters from the St. Louis Hearing and Speech Center Monday as balloons are released during downtown dedication ceremonies for the center's new $40,000 Sound of Happiness mobile testing unit. The 30-foot bus, staffed and equipped to give hearing tests, will be in service at various locations. The woman is Mrs. Corley Thompson, executive director of the center."

Title: Guth Company Expansion
Date: 1962-01-23
Description: "Breaking ground for an $800,000 addition to the Edwin F. Guth Company is Mayor Raymond R. Tucker. Edwin F. Guth Jr., president of the lighting equipment firm, is second from right in the group looking on."

Title: Stadium Project of 1962
Date: 1962-01-22
Description: "Mr. Fred Guth, chairman of the board, presents Mayor Tucker with a pledge for $5,000 to be used for the downtown stadium project."

Title: Children at the Hearing and Speech Center
Date: 1965
Description: Children playing at the Hearing and Seech Center. Behind them are the president, E. Desmond Lee (left) and donor of $1,000, J. Walter Adderton (right).

Title: Two Guests Among the Many at Women of Achievement Luncheon
Date: 1963-01-22, 1963-01-22
Description: Two guests among the many who braved below freezing weather to be present for the luncheon are Mrs. Neal S. Wood (left) and Mrs. John S. Lehmann.

Title: Three Well-Wishers at Women of Achievement Luncheon
Date: 1963-01-22, 1963-01-22
Description: Three well-wishers who congratulated the ten award winners are (from left) Mrs. Willian T. Kieffer, Mrs. L. Guy Blackmer and Mrs. Peter Heinbecker.

Title: 1962 Women of Achievement
Date: 1963-01-21, 1963-01-21
Description: Women of Achievement for 1962 at Globe Democrat Luncheon.

Title: Viewing the Proceedings of the Women of Achievement Luncheon
Date: 1963-01-22, 1963-01-22
Description: Viewing the proceedings from their table are (from left) Mrs. Berness Suway, Charles A Brandon, Mrs. Robert McN. Cochran and Mrs. Henry B Pflager, who were among those who attended in honor of Mrs. George A. McCalpin, recipient of the Civic Service award.

Title: 1963 Globe-Democrat Women of Achievement Luncheon
Date: 1963-01-22, 1963-01-22
Description: "Attending yesterday's luncheon to honor Mrs. Edward V. Cowdry, cited in the Human Relations category (from left) the honoree's husband, Dr. Cowdry; Mrs. T. Randall DuBois; Mrs. Howard F. Park III, daughter of the honoree, and the Rev. Mr. Park III."

Title: Applauding the 10 Women of Achievement
Date: 1963-01-22, 1963-01-22
Description: Applauding the 10 Women of Achievement as they received their silver bowls are Mrs. Robert Neil Jr. (middle) a former award winner, and Mrs. Edward J Walsh Jr. (right).

Title: Girl, 11, Spots Foot Warmer, Wins Contest
Date: 1967-04-29, 1967-04-29
Description: Eleven-year-old Kathy Feagan of Owensville, Mo., was casually thumbing through a picture book entitled, "Singing Wheels," when she saw an object she thought she recognized. Thinking back, Kathy knew the object in the book to be the same as that in the "What Is It" contest in The Globe-Democrat Sunday Magazine. Kathy matched the two pictures and wrote the description of the object, which was a foot warmer, that made her winner of the contest. Her prize is a $10 gift certificate from Famous-Barr. Kathy says she will buy a suit. Kathy is a fifth grader at Immaculate Conception school in Owensville and likes to listen to records.

Title: Bridgeton Girl Writes Best Essay on Old Sugar Cutter
Date: 1967-05-31, 1967-05-31
Description: Eleven-year-old Pam Ronald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ronald of Bridgeton is a real winner. Her latest victory came last week when she was selected as the winner in the "What Is It?" contest in The Globe Democrat Sunday Magazine. Pam identifies the article as a sugar cutter and wrote her winning essay from information received from encyclopedias and antique books. For her correct answer, Pam received a $10 gift certificate from Famous-Barr.

Title: Memory of Life in France Helps Boy Win Contest
Date: 1967-09-01, 1967-09-01
Description: Memory of life in France helps boy win contest. Mark Willingham, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Willingham, O'Fallon, Ill., became a winner in the "What Is It" contest because he once lived in France. Mark could identify the object in the contest as a barber bowl because while living in a small French village he used to notice them at the barber shop. Mark's essay on the bowl, which is on display at the Missouri Historical Society at the Jefferson Memorial in Forest Park, was good enough for the first prize, a $10 gift certificate from Famous-Barr.

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