[The Story of Russ Togs]
Premiere of a new program sponsored by NYC Dept of Commerce & Industrial Development, highlighting success stories out of periodical "commerce news."
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Robert W. Watt, First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Industrial Development, talks with Eli Louis Rousso, President of Russ Togs, Inc., about the story of the company from its humble beginnings in 1946 to its great current success as a clothing manufacturer. Also present are Henry Benach, Executive Vice President, and Mrs. Helen Menitove, Merchandise Division Manager for Abraham & Strauss.
The announcer reads highlights of business progress in commerce news:
A new ladies handbag and belt factory in Manhattan
A major toy distributor returns to NYC
A big discount chain moves back to NYC from Paterson, NJ
A leading chemical company from the South to NYC
A savings bank has opened a branch in an apartment bldg
Con Edison installed its three millionth electric meter in an aluminum fabricating plant in Woodside, Queens
College Point hosts a new children's clothing plant, thanks to a grant
More mortgages have been awarded for plant renovation
Promo for Dept. of Commerce and Industrial Development
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 151725
Municipal archives id: T2793
