The Futures of America songsters are part way through their performance with "Has Anybody Seen My Gal" and a roster of ecstatically optimistic personalities is preparing to whip the giant crowd into a positive frenzy. Then Kansas City political whiz kid Joe Serviss leaps on stage to declare Thursday's huge all-day positive thinking rally the greatest in the entire world. Master of Ceremonies Ty Boyd, billed as a "sponge for knowledge," calls it "the great experience of our time."
Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, front row, from left, Joan Caldwell, Ann Newman, Gina Cattalini and Breck Washam. Back row, Barbara O'Brien, Mark Kemna, Maureen Ringling and Kris Setina.
Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, from left, Darren Snow, Jill Anderson, Mary Fitzgerald, Larry State, Le Ann Johnson, Ann Galutera, Susan Ann Gutierrez and Karen Girshner.
Globe's trivia contest TV winners, New Deal Store. Two of the six winners that showed up for the picture, left to right front row: Bert Borth and K.C. Bouzek. Back left to right: Tommy Farhatt, Joe Farhatt, Steve Mizerany and Joe Farhatt Jr.
Dressed for Bicentennial: The Globe-Democrat newspaper vending machine outside The Globe-Democrat building gets new paint job to honor the Bicentennial.
A nine-year-old boy, entering the "What Is It?" contest for the first time, used a book that belongs to his grandmother to identify the object and become the winner for the week of March 17. John J. McDermott Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McDermott from Kirkwood, Missouri.
For the thousands of people who were willing to sit for up to a half-an-hour in an enormous traffic jam outside the Checkerdome, where the rally was staged, there was at least the prospect of a great experience.
The New Yorker magazine from "Nov, 3, 1956". The cover is a cartoon depiction of a green voting machine surrounded by people reading off and tallying the results. "Price 20 cents" is printed in the upper right corner. Getz is signed in the lower left corner.
St. Louis, MO (10-28-86): Globe Press Conference - William E. Franke, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat at press conference Tuesday evening.
St. Louis, MO (3-26-84/01): Globe to Start Afternoon Paper - Jeff and Debbie Gluck announce plans to start publishing a new afternoon newspaper in St. Louis. The paper will be a separate paper from the globe with a new name and format to be decided. It should publication in 3 weeks.
Avis Buttons with the slogan "We Try Harder" in many languages is displayed at the Avis rent-a-car booth at the Modern Living Show by Miss Karen Nelson.
'Space Twins' Toni Dolan and Caralie Hall decorate an air conditioner condensing unit at the Space Conditioning, Inc., booth at the Modern Living Show.
Ready for the Celebrity Cake Baking Contest, Ed Wilson, Wew's popular morning record spinner, demonstrates the form he hopes will enable him to take him to take first place Tuesday evening at Kiel Auditorium.
Name Game Winner - Jesse Johnson (left) a TWA representative, gives name Game winner Donna Baer of Caseyville, IL her prize... two tickets for airline flight. She is thinking of going to Atlanta.
Name Game winner Donna Baer of Caseyville gets her prize, two tickets for a TWA flight, from Jesse Johnson, a TWA representative.