Word: geyer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Just a year after he was elected president of P. Lorillard Co. (Old Golds, Kents), Robert M. Ganger, 49, was out as suddenly as he went in. Ganger, who had spent 22 years in advertising before Lorillard hired him away from his agency (Geyer, Newell & Ganger) as executive vice president in 1950, had resigned, announced Lorillard, "in the interest of regaining his health." Replacing Ganger was Executive Vice President William J. (for Joseph) Halley, 55, a financial expert who joined Lorillard in 1918, moved up steadily, if not spectacularly, as comptroller, treasurer and financial vice president. In the shuffle last...
...Alan J. Geyer '54 has been elected Editor-in-Chief of 318; Joseph Feldstein '54, Managing Editor; John J. Frank '54, Business Manager; and William K. Dabney '55, Editorial Chairman...
Robert Montgomery Presents (Mon. 9:30 p.m., NBC). Mimi Benzell in Of Lena Geyer...
...president of P. Lorillard Co. (Old Gold and Kent), as Herbert A. Kent, 65, moved up to board chairman. Ganger, born in Greenville, Ohio, worked his way through Ohio State University playing the trombone, got a job as an office boy in what later became the ad firm of Geyer, Cornell & Newell. He made a reputation with his accurate market analyses and catchy sales campaigns, became a partner in the firm (renamed Geyer, Newell & Ganger). Two years ago, Lorillard lured him with an executive vice presidency. Ganger's latest project: the launching of Kent (TIME, March...
Dollie Dimples (in private life, Mrs. Celesta Geyer of Orlando, Fla.) was heavier (555 Ibs.) last year, worked as a carnival fat lady. Then she had a heart attack and retired from show business. Last week, on her 50th birthday, five-foot Dollie was down to 154. Said she: "It's simple. All anyone has to do is diet properly." She did it by cutting down to 800 calories a day (normal U.S. diet: 3,000 calories...