Formed by John P. Cunningham and Frederick H. Walsh in a reorganization of Newell-Emmett Co., New York, 1950; sold its Chicago office to management, 1961; bought Post-Keyes-Gardner, 1978; named Advertising Age's Agency of the Year, 1974; sold to Mickelberry Corp. and put under the new C&W Group umbrella, 1982; closed Fountain Valley, Calif., and Dallas offices, and sold San Francisco office, 1985; bought by N.W. Ayer & Partners and closed, 1987.