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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing 2 results for Compton, Miles.
| ID | 104015 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Miles Laboratories & GFC |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/50691/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection; People Pictures - Miles Laboratories: People |
| Picture Caption | 9/4/1968 pg. 18 A check for $55 million changed hands Tuesday in Elkhart as ceremonies were held officially completing the previously announced purchased of the S.O.S. business by Miles Laboratories Inc. from General Foods Corporation. Officials attending the closing (from left), are Kendall M. Cole, Vice President and General Counsel of GFC; Joseph H. Hoyt, Miles Group Vice President; Roland A. Erickson, GFC Executive Vice President; John B. Buckley, Miles Vice President and General Counsel, and Dr. Walter A. Compton, Miles President. |
| History # | epl_truth_photograph_2501_01 |
| Date | Sep 04, 1968 |
| Page | 18 |
| Subjects | S. O. S., Miles Laboratories, Compton, Walter A., Dr. |
| ID | 21744 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | This once was Pigeon Street |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | sketch of store |
| Date | November 12, 1960 |
| History # | 762 |
| Subjects | Lexington Avenue Bridge, Pigeon Street, Compton, Miles, Streets, Elkhart City |