"St. Louis, MO.-- completed machine gun and rifle cartridges get their semi-final graduation test on a miniature merry-go-round called a 'gage and weigh' machine, shown here. Each of the 'spokes' of this carousel for cartridges is a scale, delicately balanced with a weight sufficient to keep it horizontal if the cartridge is of standard weight. Otherwise, it is kicked off. If the cartridge finishes its ride, it gets the 'brass ring' and is ready for graduation--actual 'acceptance firing' in the Proof House of the Ordnance Plant."
"Ammunition produced in the St. Louis area is uncrated in January 1946 on Guadalcanal in the Solomons. Lettering on cases reads 'Western Cartridge Company,' which was located at Alton, Ill. The soldiers are getting bandoliers of ammunition for their rifles and machine guns... Reports have been received previously from as far as the Middle East that bullets from the St. Louis area are being fired
"Another novel device to speed production is revealed in this photograph of the core plant, which shows a complete production unit installed within a temporary wooden structure while men work on the permanent building. Cores machined at a training school for employes are treated in the temporary foundry, making possible production of several hundred thousand cores for government cartridge plants in other parts of the country."
"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."
"Miss Eleanor Hager, one of 14 women training to be airplane mechanics is shown at a drill press in the shop of Frye Aircraft Co., 2729 North Grand Avenue."
"Construction officials, army officers and representatives of the Military Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives watched workmen pour the 435,900th yard of concrete at the small arms ammunition plant yesterday as the plant nears completion."
"Beauty and the bullets! Attractive Georgia Summers, of 5193 Cabanne avenue, employee at the United States Cartridge Company, operating the St. Louis Ordnance plant, can well be a pinup girl for the armed forces in this photo where she displays the sixth billionth cartridge produced at the plant. The six billion milestone was reached this year and Miss Summers is shown placing the cartridge on display with the previous billion markers."
"A total of 5,770,000 manhours worked without a last time accident was achieved yesterday at the St. Louis Ordnance Plant. Shown here in ceremonies at the plant marking the achievement are, from left: Lt. Col J. H. Bash, commanding officer of St. Louis Ordnance Plant; B.E. Bassett, general manager, United States Defense Corporation, operators of the ammunition division of the plant, and F. Lincoln Luke, manager of the safety and security division, of the Defense corporation."
"The Revolver Team of the United States Cartridge Company, recent winner of the seventh Midwestern Conference revolver match, is pictured here. Led by Chief H.S. Crow, the team won five of seven matches, setting a record with a score of 1959 out of a possible 2,000. The members, from left, are Sergt. R. Howell, G. Shanks, Sergt. D. Kobel, Chief Crow, J, Wafler, Sergt. E. Drenkhahn, G. Matthews
"St. Louis ordinance plant workers who soon will be laid off as the plant closes, staged a demonstration yesterday to support a move to get severance pay. An estimated 5,000 workers took part in the demonstration on the plant grounds, voting to send a delegation to Washington if payment of severance pay isn't approved by William Davis, Director of Economic Stabilization."
"Jack the Ripper's crew made an appearance before this gathering of workers at the small arms ammunition plant yesterday afternoon. It was one stop on a day-long series of visits which the crew of the famous Flying Fortress, which bombed Naziland 11 times, made at war plants here yesterday."
"Riverview Blvd entrance to newly located St. Louis Ordnance District headquarters just off Goodfellow Blvd which formerly housed Chevrolet Shell plant buildings."
"Another chosen on the basis of the 'Three S's'--suitability, safety and style. Miss Betty Pearia, looks charming as well as efficient in tailored slacks. A gaily colored bandanna keeps her curls safe and shiny, and steel-toe safety shoes protect her toes in case she drops a heavy object."
million contract to produce 4,500,000 rounds of the 105-millimeter shells. Target date for production was Jan. 1, 1967, but Chevrolet is already operating the plant at about 18 percent capacity. Still red hot, the steel is checked for length and depth of cavity. it is then cooled, again measured and sent to machinery building."
