The Hammer and Anvil Sign That Built A Business
The James machine shop at 1611 DeSiard St faced confusion with a rival shop. James created a large moving hammer and anvil sign, promoted it on radio and print, making the shop famous in Rapides parish. After about a year the sign ended confusion and he trademarked the emblem. It has operated 24 hours daily as a valued business asset.
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of Inc
DeSiard St
James
James Machine Works
Alexandria
Jackson Street
Rapides Parish
Much Planning In Bathing Suit
New York UPI reports on Maidenform designer Taeko Yamamoto and the behind the scenes work shaping 1963 swimwear. From fabric choice to 300 sketches per collection, designs are refined through wearability tests and multiple constructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Tacko
Maidenform Swimwear
Change To Numerals For Satellites In Future
Washington reports that future UPE satellite launches will use Arabic numerals instead of Greek letters. The first 1962 satellite named 1982 Alpha will be followed by 1963-1 for the first 1963 satellite, as the system to register space probes with the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPE
National Academy of Sciences
Alpha
United Nations
Shelby Smith to Represent New Mexico at Cotton Bowl
Shelby Smith 22 of Albuquerque will appear as Maid of Cotton at the Cotton Bowl New Year’s Day in Dallas after winning the title over 19 rivals in Memphis. She then travels to New York for wardrobe fittings and a six month cotton publicity tour, with wardrobe and an automobile awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Chemical industry outlook for 1963 shows costs rise
The 1963 chemical outlook notes 1962 price declines and rising costs pressuring earnings, with producers forecasting mixed sales gains but uneven profits. Capital investments remain robust, with Du Pont planning 350 million in 1963 and most firms focusing on new plant and equipment. A potential shift comes from tax policy and pesticide regulation amid rising government scrutiny sparked by Silent Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Commerce
Securities & Exchange Commission
du Pont
U. S
Rachel Carson
Manufacturing Chemists Association
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
Cuban Invaders Honored at New Orleans Relief Center
Four Bay of Pigs veterans returned from Cuban prisons will be honored at a Catholic Cuban Relief Center reception in New Orleans. Mayor Victor Schiro and Archbishop John Patrick Cody will present religious medals, as center seeks toys for Cuban refugees’ children for the Feast of the Three Kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Albert Fowler
John Bringuier
Miguel Uria
Ramiro Montalvo
Victor Schiro
John Patrick Cody
Gunman Blemishes Night Clerk in Alabama Drugstore Heist
In Anniston, Aubie Hanes faced a gunman who stormed a drugstore on a Saturday night. Hanes raised a broom in a joking defense, was shot and wounded, and the assailants fled with $500 in a two-person robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
UPI
Aubie Hanes
Hanes
Miller Installs York System In New West Monroe Home
The article notes Miller's Heating and Air Conditioning installed a York all year heating and cooling system in a new West Monroe home built by Mahoney Construction. The residence features a wood burning fireplace ash paneled den carpeting and full insulation reflecting a custom home project in 1962 with Mahoney Construction Company serving Twin Cities area clients.
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Joe Spence
Jewel Miller
Miller
David Mahoney
York
New West Monroe
Miller's
Conland Street
West Monroe
West High
Mahoney Construc
Poland and U S Ties Seen Slipping in 1963
Warsaw reports indicate possible deterioration in Polish American relations next year. Poland may default on a 4 million dollar annual payment tied to 40 million dollars in nationalized American property claims. Warsaw cites U S trade act changes and most favored nation status as sources of tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
United States
America
Congress
Yugoslavia
U.S
Washington
Bride Turns Husband In on Worthless-Check Arrest
A bride’s disillusionment on her honeymoon led to the arrest of her husband Charles Leslie Barnhart 33 of Seattle Washington on charges of passing bogus checks. He allegedly passed about 60 bad checks in 13 states nine in East Baton Rouge Parish totaling 232 dollars with five felonies and four misdemeanors filed. The case traces to Barnhart being returned from Britson Virginia after his bride reported him. Polish economic relations are mentioned in the piece.
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Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Bryan Clemmons
Charles Leslie Barnhart
Seattle
Wash
Britson
Clemmons
Barnhart
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Maynard
Patehi
Bayonne
Taeko Y Yamamoto
Yamamoto
Smith
Maidenform
Miss. Smith
Masao Yamamoto
Gardeta
Calif
Fred Kallin
Los Angeles Trade Technical School
Isc Ang
Tyner-Petrus CO
Trenton
Mann Machine Works
Buddy
Mann West Monroe
Cypress St
Duraclean
Hudson
Desiard
Neon Sign Service CO
Dave and
Tom Agnew
Roselawn
United TV & Appliance
Sunbeam
Louisville
By Lewis A. Webel
United Press International
Call Curley Ketchell
Poulan’s Electrical CO
Gene’s Sporting Goods
Armstrong
Tessara Corson
J. £. Dupuy
Cley
Kokino’s Purity Ice Cream
Monroe
Artis Tynes Mer
Monroe Real Estate Exchange, Inc
Lewisville Ave
Jackson ST. Bakery
Jackson St
Orleans
Frame Service
Bear Safety Service
Kennedy
Ours
Air Charter
Air Ambulance
Cessna
Fleeman Flying Service
Seiman Field
YOUR
Miller’s
Machine Works
Scotchlite
Sam H. Page
Miverhena
Ato West
Ouachita Electric Service
Haynes St
Sterlington Road
Cypress, W.M
Brown-Rivers-Scogin, Inc
Louisville Ave
West
Moe
Monroe Office Equipment Co
Stanley Ave
Kent
ROYAL
Howard Griffin
Chain Saw Headquarters
Everest & Jenning
Hollywood
Snell’s
Tri-State
Animal Products
Cypress
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