Guild Press, Inc., a publisher of Catholic books, religious greeting cards, and gift wrap, was purchased in the early 1950s. In 1955, a new specialty printing plant was built in Hannibal, Missouri. Western achieved sales of $63 million in 1957, the year of its 50th anniversary. In the same year the company acquired Kable Printing Company, a large rotogravure magazine printer.
Guild Press Inc a publisher of Catholic books religious greeting cards and gift wrap was purchased in the early 1950s In 1955 a new specialty printing plant was built in Hannibal Missouri Western achieved sales of $63 million in 1957 the year of its 50th anniversary In the same year the company acquired Kable Printing Company a large rotogravure magazine printer