Christmas Party invitation 1969 and 1974

These are the invitations to the annual Christmas Party while Mr. Halpern was around.   No photos; just the images of the invitations to establish when and where.....

Friday Dec. 19th 1969 at the Tappan Hill Restaurant

Saturday Dec. 21st 1974 at the Hilton Inn, Tarrytown, NY

Whistle blowing encouraged in 1989

This note encourages 1200 Polychrome employees to speak up when he/she finds inappropriate actions within the company.       I have not asked Nick, the designated receiver of the calls how successful it was.         But this note by itself may also have served to indicate the management's willingness to listen and as such may have had some value.     See the full text HERE.

Better half's guide to Polychrome R&D 1996

Whenever I had an occasional R&D get together at my home, I made up a flyer to distribute to entertain the members or R&D who showed up to celebrate one thing or other.      Here is the one from 1996.     Judging from the date, Dec. 29, this must have been one for a Christmas Party.        This is a somewhat tongue in cheek description of our R&D but some are factual and good description of our activities.  
HERE is the detail with some photos from the Carlstadt Lab you might enjoy.      You can also read the  write up to identify which is true and which is not.

On the Upbeat July 1986

July must have been a good month for hiring.        Upbeat congratulates 29 years of service by Herman Wolf, 26 years by Sidney Fowlds, 25 years by Bill Young and Burt Burros.    Ray Bender reports 4.5 million impression with WGAN.                 Read all contents HERE.

Chicago luncheon photos

Manny Roth our Polychrome Chicago Almuni organized a reunion recently.      Here are two photos just arrived,     Thanks Manny!

In front     John Williams,  rear from left John Laglione Fred Marocchi 

Front   John Williams, rear from left Pat Hahn, John Rapp, Maryann Samoa and Paul Holmquist.

Retiree luncheon photo

Perhaps in mid 1990'?       I used to hear a retiree luncheon (but with some not yet retired) getting together somewhere in New Jersey.        Ralph Gigi who was not yet retired at that time suggested that I join the luncheon but I always declined saying I was too young to retire......!         Thanks to Nick I have this photo with  familiar faces.

Sydney Fowlds, Mario Rufino, Bill Salzman,?, Ralph Gigi, Nick Profeta, John Randolph, Victor Tkaczenko, Rudy Thornhill, Chuck Kreiner and Enrique Levy

Don Wheeler, our fifth president

Our fourth president Joe Piot may be remembered in three areas, 1) lavish Christmas Parties; at Tavern on the Green,  Water Club, 21 Club, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, etc. (Nick Profeta recalls that he was told not to worry about expenses.), 2) starting ill planned Columbus factory construction (listening to a junior Arthur Andersen consultant and decided to build a Just-in-time factory ) 3) bringing in McKinsey consultant.          Don Wheeler our fifth and Thomas Bittner our seventh president and others with McKinsey background joined Polychrome through his effort.             Don has inherited troubled Columbus project and ultimately was the victim of cost overrun and delay in start up probably resulting in  his  short lived tenure as the CEO.