Tallest St. Louis Apartment Building was topped-out Wednesday with the pouring of the final roof sections for the twenty-second floor of the Dorchester Apartments, on Skinker boulevard and Rosebury avenue. Peter V. Tishman, left, and John L. Tishman, vice presidents of the Tishman Realty and Construction Company raise the flag on the building at ceremonies at noon.
Nearing Completion Ahead of Schedule are the Grand Forest low-rise apartments in the Mill Creek Valley west of Compton avenue. The view is from the roof of the chemical building under construction on the new east campus of St. Louis University.
The Grand Forest Apartments, just beyond the Laclede Park Apartments in the foreground, were officially opened in ceremonies Thursday at which Mayor Raymond R. Tucker officiated.
Shielded by bullet-proof glass, a teller in the drive-in booth at the Jefferson-Gravois Bank Friday ignored and ran from gunman who said he would "shoot to kill" if he didn't get money. He got nothing. The teller, Mrs. Edna L. Sudmeier, 48, told police a well-groomed young man drove up at 12:55 p.m. and handed her a note, saying "This is a holdup. Put $5, $10, and $20 in the tray. One sound and I'll shoot to kill." Seeing the gun in his hand, Mrs. Sudmeier said noghting and ran. As she did, she told police "I heard him gun the monitor."
A neatly-dressed man, wearing dark glasses, hheld up a teller at Jefferson-Gravois Bank and escaped with about $2200 at 11:20 .m. Friday. The teller, mrs evalena Swinford, told police the man, about 30 years old, placed a note on the counter when he approached her window in the bank, 2604 S Jefferson ave. The note said, "I have a gun, put the money in the bag or I'll kill you."
First National Bank in St. Louis proposed new store and office building at the southeast corner of Sixth and Locust streets is scheduled for completion on or around June 1, 1962.
Sara Labas is one golfer who's more interested in the "grass" than the result of the putt. She is Monsanto's representative fro the nylon-fibered glass substitute which forms the green outside the Mansion House Center. Her companion is Mansion House president Paul W. Lashly.
"In the lobby of the Bank of St. Louis, which has been turned into a December Garden in honor of Missouri Botanical Garden, Jack G. Butler, right, shows a picture of Henry Shaw, founder of the garden, to Mrs. Lee I. Niedringhaus, president of the Friends of the Garden, and Henry Hitchcock, president of the Board of Trustees."
"Mrs. E. David Sullivan, 7613 Ravensridge, Shrewsbury, secretary at Bank of St. Louis, looks at a display of paintings, furniture, and other art by Siegfried Reinhardt. Painting at right is a self-portrait and throne-like chair is between paintings."
"These two tellers' machines at the Illinois State Bank, Quincy, Ill., are linked by telephone lines to the computer at Bank of St. Louis, more than 100 miles away. When a customer wishes to make a savings deposit, for example, the transaction keyed into one of these machines updates the depositor's account record stored in the computer within one-fourth of a second. Immediately, the savings passbook is updated with the amount of the deposit and any previously unposted dividends."
"The Many Talents of Siegfried Reinhardt" is the new display at Bank of St. Louis. 9th and Washington. Exhibit has paintings, sketches, furniture, textiles, stained glass and sculpture, all from the hands of Mr. Reinhardt, a St. Louisan and internationally known artist. Looking at display is Mrs. David Sullivan of Shrewsbury, secretary at the bank."