RCD:
Yes, the little indentations were the rear supports for the shoe rack, so that you could dry sneakers, etc., without tumbling and the blam, blam, blam noise we're all familiar with. Sears thought of everything on the Lady K's.
Speaking of those door cables, are they still available or NLA? My aunt's 1965 Kenmore 800 needs a set, and I want that machine taken care of, since the plan is for it to come live with me someday, and a matching washer found. The dryer was purchased new by my grandmother - her first and only dryer. She bought the pair, but the washer was replaced in the late '80s or early '90s. I'd like to reconstitute the set in her memory.