Many thanks for the kind sharing of info. Most MS companies had local designations, and I assume the same is true of most companies throughout the South. I wonder if the lack of an identified local name for this MO company is just an anomaly or whether MO companies simply didn't generally take local designations. Which leads me to wonder whether Yankee companies usually had local designations, too. Ah, when one questions is answered, ten more arise!!! Thanks, again, George! -- Jim Huffman