Jefferson City, MO (15 May 1982) part of the military award recipients in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building, Jefferson City, Missouri.
K. Leslie Gillam, 10 years old, wanted to know from his mother (Dorris Gillam) when his father S.F.C. Kermit Gillam was getting his award. The Family is from Potosi, MO.
These well know St. Louisans are up to their necks in the task of examining some of the thousands of entries in the Globe-Democrat's "Famous Names" contest. They will certify the winning entries within a few days. They are, left to right: Frank C. Hamilton, president of the St. Louis Advertising Club; Thomas N. Dysart, president of the St. louis Chamber of Commerce; James J. Fitzgerald, president of the Board of Education; Mayor Dickman, and nelson R. Darragh, president of the Better Business Bureau.
Steel-rimmed wooden truck tires and steel-rimmed wagon wheels rolled into service yesterday at the loading platform at the 1133 Franklin avenue when the Globe-Democrat inaugurated a new system of delivery to solve the rubber tire shortage. The vehicles are loaded with magazines for today's editions of the Globe-Democrat.
Lynda Graham of Piedmont Airlines, presents two roundtrip tickets to Charleston, S.C., to Ivan N. Aubuchon. At left is Darwin Wiess, marketing director of The Globe Democrat
Ron Love, E. J. Korvette Sunset Hills store manager, and Renee Striblin of 1321 McCutcheon Ave., Richmond Heights, winner of the 1910 Tin Lizzie given away by Korvette, look over a scale model of the car in front of the Korvette store.
Working in Another Medium, more than 1,000 students from fourth grade through senior high school contributed poetry and essays to a contest sponsored by the Globe-Democrat.
First place winners were Donna Schweiger of Freeburg, Ill., senior division; Brook A. Reinhold of St. Louis, junior division; and John Alldredge of Caseyville, Ill, intermediate division. Second-place winners were Denise Ann
Women's lib has its day at the Soldiers Memorial ceremonies as WAC M.Sgt. Cleo L. Childers, an Army reservist, receives her award from G. Duncan Bauman. At right, Sgt. David B. Miller shows his award to his wife.
This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and William E. Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.
Working in Another Medium, more than 1,000 students from fourth grade through senior high school contributed poetry and essays to a contest sponsored by the Globe-Democrat.
First place winners were Donna Schweiger of Freeburg, Ill., senior division; Brook A. Reinhold of St. Louis, junior division; and John Alldredge of Caseyville, Ill, intermediate division. Second-place winners were Denise Ann
Abandonment of Southern Pacific trackage between Quinif, Texas (Milepost 119.7) and Rosebud, Texas (Milepost 133.7) on Southern Pacific's former Cameron to Waco, Texas branch line. This abandonment was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission on July 19, 1978.
Modern safety light standards and pedestrian "islands," as proposed by the Committee of Municipal Enforcement of Gov. Guy B. Parks Missouri State Safety Traffic Committee, are shown above. Maj. Albert Bond Lambert, vice president of the St. Louis Police Board, is Chairman of the Municipal Enforcement Committee. An important feature of the recommendations of the state committee is the deflective design of the bases of the standards, which swerve the vehicle away from the light pillars instead of permitting them to the standards.
Discuss new downtown building: Robert A. Mueller, right, of Sverdrup Corp., discusses construction plans on the new 910 North Eleventh Building with two of the building's major tenant, Charles L. Cramer, left, of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. and Kennett C. Johnson, of Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner Inc. Sverdrup is designer and developer of the Convention Plaza buildings due for completion next spring.
A $48 million, 31-story office complex in downtown St. Louis, which would be the largest in Missouri, had been delayed again.
The reason: the owners are concerned about rising construction prices.
The office complex would provide hundreds of construction jobs and could be the key to further downtown development.
The building is planned by the First National Bank in St. Louis, International Business Machines Corp. and Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for two-block area just west of Busch Memorial Stadium.
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