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Mobil Chemical Dedication And Open House
OPENING CEREMONY of the Mobil plant dedication Friday morning
saw Gerald Wendel, plant manager (shown speaking), giving a word
of welcome before he Introduced the officials at the head table.
Seated, left to right: William Dodenhoff, vice-president and general
manager Mobil Packaging Division; Howard Samuels, vice-president
of Mobil Chemicals and General Manager of Plastics Division;
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MOBIL PLASTICS Plant tour Friday morning took place after the opening ceremonies. Shown above
are Newton Countians (L to R): Terry Avery, Sheriff Henry Odum, Jr., Commissioner Tom Bates and
Leon Cohen. In the background is one of the production lines in the plant,
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LUNCHEON AT THE ELKS CLUB followed the Mobil Plastics Plant opening ceremony and plant tour
r riday. At this table are, from left to right: John D. Fennebresque, vice-president of Mobil Oil
and president of Mobil Chemicals; Covington Mayor Walker Harris; Howard Samuels, vice-president
and general manager of Mobil Plastics Division; Mrs. Belmont Dennis, publisher of The Covington
News; Moncey Pratt and Mrs. Pratt.
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wnii^ 1 ^ a " d P rofessloaa l people of Newton County. The group above includes, from left to right:
vine nLu and ? enera l manager of Mobil Packaging Division; Howard Samuels,
k Parkf^nt n \ * Chemlca l and general manager Plastics Division; and Frank Hart, Kordite
Packaging Dept, of Mobil Chemical.
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John D. Fennebresque, vice-president of Mobil Oil Corporation and
president Mobil Chemical; Covington Mayor Walker Harris; and Rev.
Edgar A. Callaway, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Covington’
who gave the invocation. In the background is the Newton County
Blue Rambler Band.
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MR. FENNEBRESQUE PREPARES TO CUT the ribbon at the main
entrance of the Covington Mobil plant following the dedication cere
monies In the building Friday morning. Left to right: Covington
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PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS marked the opening ceremonies at the Covington Mobil Plastics
Plant Friday morning. The Newton County Band color guard did the honors. Shown at left are officials
at the head table (L to R): Rev. Edgar Callaway, Mayor Walker Harris, Gerald Wendel, John D. Fen
nebresque, Howard Samuels and William Dodenhoff.
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MAYOR WALKER HARRIS (right) of Covington, gave a word of welcome at the dedication and plant
opening of the new Mobil Chemical Plastics facility here Friday morning. Seated at the head table are
Howard Samuels, one of the brothers who founded the plastics firm, and John D. Fennebresque (center)
president of Mobil Chemical Company. ’
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WATCHING EMPLOYEES put final touches on plastic bags at the Covington Mobil Chemical plant Friday
during the morning tour are Mobil officials and guests. In this picture, Frank Hart of Macedon, N. Y.
Howard Samuels of Rochester, N. Y., Jim Smith of Georgia Power Company, and Covington Mayor
Walker Harris (L to R) are observed in the background watching the sealing of the bags.
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Mayor Walker Harris, Gerald Wendel, Howard Samuels, John D.
Fennebresque, and Mrs. Billy McElreath, presenting the scissors to
Mr. Fennebresque.
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