View north from the highway ridge at Cape Girardeau, Mo. showing a complete section of the flood wall. The floodwall will save the city from its almost annual flood battering. The city on the average will have a flood in the future only every 100 years. a $131,000,000 floodwall protection project is in the works for St. Louis and will start this year. St. Louis is the last major river city
"All fifty-two employes of the Motor Pool of Headquarters, St. Louis Administration Center, 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, received a Fifth Army safety award yesterday from the post commander, Lt. Colonel Ralph Gram. The citations were based on no single accident occurring during the past two years which resulted in lost time. Shown at the left is Lt. Colonel Gram presenting the unit citation Certificate of Achievement to motor pool superintendent, F. G. Thurman, 3706 Tholozan Avenue. In addition, 23 Army vehicle drivers were individually cited for accident-free periods ranging from one to four consecutive years. Others in the photo from Colonel Gram's left are Major John L. Wilson, executive officer; Charles C. Rosenbarger, 506 Venneman Avenue, Kirkwood, safety director; F. G. Thurman; WOJG Luther Skari, Motor Pool officer, and Charles R. Knight, 2232 Colfax Drive, Post transportation officer."
"Employes of the Records Administration Center, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., hold plaques recently awarded by the Greater St. Louis Community Chest. The center received more awards for records achieved in the past campaigns than any other organization in St. Louis. From left, standing, are Mrs. Velma Mullins, Mr. LeRoy Dandridge, Miss Leah Carter, Mr. Donald F. Schaper, Mrs. Freida Valley, Mr. Bennie Randle, Mr. James F. Turner, Mr. Leon Gross, Mr. Thomas Davis, Mr. David Ross, Mr. Robert Henderson, Mr. John Collet. From left, sitting are Miss Mabel Taylor, Mr. Lester Norvell, Mrs. Elva Chapman, Mrs. Ruth Hlavaty, Lt. John Delagarza Jr., chairman of drive, Col. H. h. Newman, commanding officer; Miss Doris Hermeling, Mr. James Conley, Mr. Robert Roller and Mrs. Margaret Stephens."
"Colonel Clyde H. Morgan, chief of the St. Louis Ordinance District, and Capt. F. P. Calabrese, salvage officer for the District, examining part of the four and one-half million pounds of scrapped machinery located at the former St. Louis Small Arms Plant, bids for which are now being received by the Ordnance Department."