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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Toastmaster's Hand book to Term Loans and Theories of Bank Liquidity, the titles of books he has written indicate the versatility of Herbert Victor Prochnow (rhymes with stock low), 58, vice president of Chicago's First National Bank, largest in the Midwest. Last week Herb Prochnow took on a new and demanding job: the State Department's top economic post, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs...
...Certain Experience." Born in Wisconsin's dairy country of German stock. Herb Prochnow was a high-school principal at 20. When the U.S. entered World War I, he volunteered but was turned down for weak eyesight. He wrote to President Wilson, pleading to serve. Presidential Secretary Joseph Tumulty wrote back, telling Prochnow he could become a noncombatant medical corpsman. Prochnow was in Europe within the month, stayed there 14 months on a hospital train...
When spare, grey Herb Prochnow speaks conversationally, his low voice can barely he heard over the humming of the air-conditioning units in the vast First National Bank building. Yet he is one of Chicago's most popular speakers. Besides The Toastmaster's Handbook, he has written The Public Speaker's Treasure Chest, The Speaker's Handbook of Epigrams and Witticisms, The Speaker's Treasury of Stories for All Occasions, and 1001 Ways to Improve Your Conversation and Speeches.* Some Prochnow advice: "Do not overemphasize to the listener or reader that the story...
TELEVISION Screen Directors' Playhouse (Wed. 8 p.m., NBC). Meet the Governor, with Herb Shriner, Barbara Hale...
...While the World Series wound up the baseball season, some players whose teams did not make the grade quietly slipped into the record book. Cleveland Pitcher Herb Score and St. Louis Outfielder Bill Virdon were named Rookies of the Year. The National League batting title went to the Phillies' Outfielder Richie Ashburn who hit .338. The American League winner: Detroit Outfielder Al Kaline...