Name/Title
St. Joseph Stock Yards Advertisements, 1953-1955Entry/Object ID
AM2013.15.17ABScope and Content
St. Joseph Stock Yards Advertisements, 1953-1955
A.: Tootle-Lacy National Bank, NW corner Sixth & Francis Streets, "A 23 Million Dollar Annual Payroll in St. Joseph's Livestock and Associated Industries!" Poster size ad placed in St. Joseph News-Press, April 12, 1953. Photo of Russell E. Wales, bank executive vice president, John W. Bennett, president St. Joseph Stock Yards Co., and Tom Triplett, National Livestock Commission Co., setting on a fence at the Yards. Details that Yards related monies made up ½ of all bank clearings in 1952 and 3 million animals received from 17 states. Business card of Gilbert Tootle affixed to poster. Folded, 10 ¼" x 20 3/8".
B.: St. Joseph Stock Yards Journal Advertising Mailer, Includes map of 4-state region served by the Yards, photos across the bottom of Cedar Glen Farms barn, cattle in field, and 2 farmers in front of rows of corn. Details Journal's readership, coverage, market area/buying power., undated. 8 ½" x 14 ¾".
Includes 3 letters about approving the ad:
Journal Publishing Co. to TJ McCullough, dated June 17, 1955
St. Joseph Clearing House Association: TJ McCullough, President to J.M. Ford, First National Bank, RE Wales, Tootle National Bank, George U Richmond, American National Bank, W.F. Enright, Empire Trust Company., dated June 27, 1955
Memo from W. Fairleigh Enright, Empire Trust Company, approving ad.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
AdvertisementNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Banks, StockyardsSearch Terms
St. Joseph History, St. Joseph Clearing House, Tootle Lacy National Bank, American National Bank, Empire Trust Company, First National Bank, St. Joseph Stock Yards Journal, National Livestock Commission Co.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
J. M. Ford, IIPerson or Organization
Russell E. WalesPerson or Organization
George U. RichmondPerson or Organization
Enright, W. F.Person or Organization
Thomas J. McCulloughPerson or Organization
John W. BennettPerson or Organization
Tom Triplett
