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2 t o r a i s i n g chickens.
B e t t e r get
)w, too, Rolla, s o you c a n be a b i g
ter a n d e g g m a n from t h e east.
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MO.
LVREWCE PLANCHON. R e p o r t e r
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a n d Mrs. H u g h Carson h a v e
moved from Rolla t o Newburg. Mr.
Carson i s a machinist a t the roundhouse here.
W. 0. Daugherty, conductor, h a s e n tered the F r i s c o hospital, a t St. Louis
for treatment.
Claude Leek h a s accepted a position
in the " S ' o f f i c e a t Springfield. L. M.
Roach i s w o r k i n g his vacany here.
Noel G. T u r n e r i s w o r k i n g as e x t r a
clerk.
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I f a n y o n e should w a n t t w o good
or
contractors, w e h a v e them-wrlte
phone "Pate" o r "Little Deck."
We a r e c e r t a i n l y g l a d to see "Pat"
Crowley a n d "Billy" H e d g e s back o n
the job.
T. J. Arnold, specla1 a g e n t , h a s r e turned from St. Louis w h e r e he w a s
called to do s o m e special w o r k .
h1r. a n d Mrs. E a r l G. Douglas h a v e
returned f r o m Monett a n d >It. Vernon.
where they
visited
relatives
and
friends.
XIiss H o r t e n s e W a t t s s p e n t e f e w
days visiting h e r f a t h e r , 0. N. W a t t s .
assistant superintendent, S e w b u r g , Mo.
We a r e pleased to announce the
marriage of T r o y W. Root to Miss
Helen .'1 M o r e r of thla city. "Ikey"
is one of o u r eKlcient callers. a n d w e
a r e very z l a d to welcome Helen into
.
the Frisco family.
We extend o u r
hearty c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to both.
F r a n k Hamilton now holds t h e fishing record, a s we11 a s t h e hunting, for
he w a s seen t h e o t h e r d a y coming
from "Blg Piney" w i t h some fine bass.
with the
n
Institution for S a v l n ~ 6 ~
Operator P a r k , 2nd t r l c k W e s t Lebanon, oFP f e w d a y s account illness of
h i s mother a t irjlangua
Operator
S t o n e relieved him.
Thesc balmy s p r i n g l i k e d a y s m a k e s
one feel l i k e g o i n g flshing a n d w e h a v e
one o n the Rolla-Sub w h o l i k e s t o g e t
o u t close to n a t u r e , a n d t h a t o n e i s
brakeman P e n d e r g r a s t , w h o s p e n d s
OFFICE SUPT. TRANSPOR-~ATION q u i t e a bit of his l e i s u r e time around
S t a n t o n , h u n t i n g In w i n t e r a n d fishing
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
in t h e good old s u m m e r tlme, a n d he
is a "lucky guy" too, b u t won't tell
EULh STRATTON, Reporter
u s much.
E a r l Sutterfield, a g e n t Stanton, w a s
Springtime b r i n s s new c a r s a s well
married to Miss E l l a F i n n e y F e b r u a r y
a s new clothes-Miss
Savlnn Felin h a s
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a t St. Louls. They wlll m a k e t h e i r
purchased a beautirul new Chevrolet
home in Sullivan, 310.
Congratulacoach, a n d has ~ r o m i s e d a l l of u s a
tions
a r e extended t o t h e happy couple.
ride soon; however, we're w a i t i n g
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u r o r a disuntil Savina l e a r n s alt a b o u t driving,
placed J o h n L a r k l n a s n i g h t clerk,
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Richland.
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been
assigned
"In the s p r i n g a y o u n g man's f a n c y
to Salem, No.
t u r n s t o t h o u g h t s of love"-It
must
Lillle
Sickles.
tralnmaster's
clerk,
be true, f o r Aneita Ball i s w e a r i n g a
Newburg, s p e n t t h e week-end
in
lovely diamond rina.
C o n-g r a t u l a t i o n s
Springfield
recently.
Aneita!
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Tom.
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d
family
JIessrs. L. R. HoK, chlef c l e r k t o
h'ewhurc, mere called t o Richland ac:
Superintendent t r a n s p o r t a t l o n a n d F.
c o u n t d e a t h of h i s f a t h e r , F. W.
I* De Groat, g e n e r a l c a r service agent.
S t a a a s . Mr. StaKRs w a s a n old Frisco
were in N o n e t t recently a t t e n d i n g t h e
emnlovee h a v i n r b e e n o n t h e ens ion
F r u i t Growcls' Association with o t h e r
llsf f o r some -time a n d - h a s m a n y
Frisco representatives f o r t h e purpose
f r i e n d s w h o m o u r n his death. Q u i t e
of revising t h e s t r a w b e r r y nchedules.
a n u m b e r of N e w b u r g f r i e n d s a t t e n d e d
I t Is expected t h a t there will be a b o u t
t h e funeral. W e all-extend o u r deep3.500 c a r s of s t r a w b e r r i e s to move. a n d
s t s y m p a t h y to t h e famlly i n t h e i r
the Friscn h a s been r-i v e n t h e ~ r i v i l e a e ebereavement.
of moving them.
Our "Big Eoss", J. H . Doggrell, s u p erintendent t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , h a s been
MONETT YARD
In W a s h i n a t o n f o r t h e ~ a s w
t eek atMONETT, MO.
tending t h e A. R. A. m i e t l n g .
L. R. Langsford of t h e merchandise
F R A N K L. KYLER, R e p o r t e r
department w a s In Dallas Tex. recently. meeting w i t h a c o m k i t t e e ' f r o m
Several n l a h t s ago. t h e melodious
the Dallas Chamber of Commerce i n
voices of a pack of-fox hounds made
reqard to r e a r r a n g i n g merchandise
music t h a t i s d e a r t o t h e h e a r i n g of
schedules.
t h e devotees of t h i s a n c i e n t a r t . And
Miss Catherlne Toon s p e n t t h e w e e k
t h e y howled a n d how-wowed f a r Into
end i n St. Louis v l s i t i n ~ r e l a t i v e s
t h e - w e sma' hours of t h e morning.
whlle Miss Angeline Danzero jourm a k i n g t h e s e a n c i e n t feudal hills r i n q
neyed t o B i r m i n g h a m again.
w i t h t h e c h a r m of t h e i r q u e s t of t h e
elusive reynard, until finally t h e y
ROLLA, MO.
treed him in a fence c o r n e r r o c k pile.
T h a t i s t h e y t h o u g h t so, both t h e d o g s
BESS LEA, R e p o r t e r
a n d Messrs. 0. G. F a r l e v a n d J o e Deitrich. U ~ o nt a k t n a d o w n t h e rock nile.
f a n c y t h e surp&e
o f t h e afol.enahed
Austin Cowan, 2nd t r l c k o p e r a t o r
when a badly f r i g h t e n e d bunny boundSt. James, i s e n j o y i n g a beautiful n e w
home he recently purchased.
ed a w a y w i t h t h e hounds in Cull cry,
Agent E. Bradshnw, hTiangua, h a s
close a t - his heels.
Personally w e
returned f r o m a p l e a s a n t t r l p i n Teuw o u l d n ' t . h a v e 8 f o x hound t h a t would
as.
H e w a s relieved by o p e r a t o r
tree.
Nichols.
B a r n e y Conley. o u r Swedish s w l t c h - --
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tender, i s l a n g u i s h i n g In t h e h ospi tal
w i t h a n injured knee. H u r r y ~p a n d
g e t i t curhd Barney, you're mlssed
d o w n here.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Guy Dawson a1nd s o n
D a n n y a n d Mr. a n d Mrs. KIenneth
~ u i n n e ' y ,w e r e i n St. Louis recently f o r
a s h o r t vlslt.
E r n e s t W. Mitchell, s w i t c h m a n o n
the 3 p. m. crew i s fill in^ t h e temporn r y vacancy of B a r n e y Conley, on t h e
l a s t t r i c k s w i t c h t e n d i n g job.
Wllllam Caffey, a s s i s t a n t y a r d m a s t e r h a s been l a y i n g OR. E a r l Spain.
n i g h t a s s l s t a n t , filled his vacancv while
JV. L. Cannady, boss of t h e 11 p. m.
s w i t c h c r e w offlclated i n Spain's place.
Mack
McClanahan,
who
tends
ewitches f r o m 3 p. m. u n t i l 11 p. m.,
laid OR recently f o r a period of five
days. D u r i n g t h i s l a y off, t h e w r i t e r
w a s t a k i n g in t h e Mamie S m i t h musical comedy down h e r e a n d t h e r e s a t
Mack and t h e missus r i g h t d o w n i n
t h e bald headed row. J u s t a f e w s e a t s
back from him w e a l s o noticcd J a c k
"Mike" McTigue a n d h i s spouse.
J u s t d a r e to s t a t e t h a t N o n e t t isn't
a full fledged f r o n t i e r vlllage-we
h e r e w i t h prove t h e a s s c r t l o n a s follows. Recently a t t h e noon d a y t r a f fic r u s h seve6al jams w e r e caused hy
t h e sudden a p p e a r a n c e of a h a y
meadow cotton tall in fulI speed, comi n g r l g h t d o w n t h e main d r a g w i t h a
lean. h u n g r y , a n d erstwhile, lop eared
pot hound a s a second section. Someone p u t t h e o r d e r board o u t a n d t h e
bunny "first sectlon" r a n t h e board.
T h e skcond section, Mr. pot hound observed t h e s i g n a l a n d stopped a n d a s
a penalty f o r r u n n i n g t h e o r d e r board
t h e bunny w a s gobbled up by a n a l e r t
black spanlel t h a t w a s i n a side t r a c k
close t o t h e post office.
One of o u r boys vlsited in a nelghb o r l n g city recently a n d before g e t t i n g o u t of i t he w a s u n f o r t u n a t e
e n o u g h t o h a v e some l i g h t fingered
citizen touch him f o r his wallet, cont a i n i n g e v e r y cent of money h e h a d
a n d h% pass a n d o t h e r valuable papers. T h e poor boy would have had
t o w a l k home if a friendly conductor
had not offered to lend hlm money
w i t h whlch to buy a ticket.
T h e r e is d a n g e r of some one of t h e
local y a r d force needlng t h e doctor if
o u r local telephone operators can l a y
h a n d s o n t h e r i g h t parties. A r u m o r
w a s circulated t h a t t w o of them w e r e
contemplatin$f
matrimony and t h a t
they would have a double wedding a n d
corlsequrntIy a l l of t h e i r many f r i e n d s
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were a l l keyed u p for t h e event when
i t w a s emphatically denied. Now g i r l s
my advice would be Po find o u t who
th-1s person w a s who started t h e r e port t o clrculatlng a n d have he, she.
o r it, arrested for nrson. If you need
help, you know where t o g e t It a n d
w e will be glad to help lynch the p a r t y
w h o caused you this unseemlng trouble.
T h e local section force h a s just completed .the lnstallatlon of lights o n t h e
three puzale switches in the passeng e r yards. I n t h e s h o r t time t h a t they
have been in operation they have
proved w o r t h their weight In gold.
both as a Iabor s a v i n g device a n d as
a n added s a f e t y measure.
Guy Dawson, ~ w l t c h m a no n t h e 3:30
coach crew 1s busy improving h l s
home a t 306 Second street. A very
a r t i s t i c trellis across the back of t h e
lot, adds a touch of beauty tb t h e place
besides hldlng t h e chicken lot. Guy
s a y s i t w a s darned hard w o r k s e t t i n g
those posts though.
J. A. Griffith, n l p h t general yardm a s t e r Is having a n old b a r n wrecked
a t his home t o make room for a mode r n s t r u c t u r e t h a t will add to t h e
beauty of his place.
L. k Taylor, foreman of the 4:00 p.
m. c r e w is l a y l n g oPe, sick.
R a l p h W a l t r i p of the e a s t yard
clerical force is in the hospltal, having
h a d his tonsils removed.
We wish
Ralph a speedy recovery.
Homer Squibb. of t h e switchman's
e x t r a board Is fllllng t h e vacancy of
R o y Counts o n t h e 11 P. m. crew. Roy
I s on a temporary vacancy of Wm. E.
Buckley on t h e 10:15 p. m. coach crew.
w h o 1s visitlng in K a n s a s City.
AGENT'S
MO
OFFICE-MONETT,
PEARL E. LEWIS. Reporter
Mrs. Carl Archdale and s o n Bobby,
vlaited relatives in K a n s a s City t h l s
mnnth
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7. H. Shockley, tlcket clerk, w a s mbs e n t from duties one d a y on account
of t h e "blg headp'-but
h e had t h e
troublesome tooth extracted and I s
back to normal agaln. The worst p a r t
of It w a s t h a t i t w a s a "wisdom tooth."
Ruby Dickerson. thlrd trick telehone-oaerator h a s been off d u t y t h i s
month
a c c o u n t o f illness.
Business cara Nos. 1300-1500-2200Z O O and 100 were seen on slde t r a c k a t
this station March 9, when o u r offlcials were here to meet the members
of t h e Ozark F r u i t Growers in thls section, w h o held thelr annual meetlng
March R and 9.
Mrs. J. H. Shockley and three chlld r e n were recent vialtors at Ozark.
MO.
A p a r t y of men from t h e Greenfield
Berry Association were here recently
t o inspect t h e s t r a w b e r r y loading
sheds with R view of e r e c t i n-a similar
sheds a t t h a t station.
0. W. Bruton, superlntsndent termlnals a t S ~ r i n n f l e l d .w a s a >lonett vlsitor recently.
Conductor M. C. Shipley a n d wlfe
have returned from a month's recreation m ~ e n ton the Paciflc coast.
~i7,nd"ctor George Willhoite h a s
been off d u t y several weeks wlth a
badly sprained ankle.
Arch Long's y o u n g son Is c u t t i n g him
first teeth and hls ''dad" bought h i m
a base ball t o c h e w on-his
name Is
"Alexander".
Monett G r e a t e r Trafflc Club 1s maki n g quite a notlceable showlng slnce
i t s recent ornanlzation.
T h e B a n k of Billlnga was robbed the
n l ~ h tcf March 16 a n d t h e robbers secured $4,000.00 in cash and repistered
bonds t o a m o u n t of $30.000. T h e nlght
w a t r h m a n w a s seized. qagged a n d
bound, ns also W a l t e r SwiPt. Rrlsco
operator, who h a d l e f t hIs office t o see
t h a t switches w e r e properly lined up.
C. F. M u s g r a w . Frisco a g e n t w a s given t h e s a m e treatment when h e
t h o u g h t he heard a n explosion a n d
went o u t tn Investigate. T h e three
men w e r e thrown in the b a n k v a u l t
while the robbers secured t h e "loot".
W e had the pleasure of seeing E n glne 79, on i t s w a y to t h e meteor celehratlon, under o w n power, a l l groomed
for t h e nccaslon.
A bumper s t r a w b e r r y crop I a expected in thls sectlon the comlng r e a son and the B e r r y Associations a r e
all 'busy unloadlng c a r s Of crate material.
Work wtll hexln March 1 8 , unloadI n g material f o r t h e extension of the
e a s t ice p l a n t track*. t h e swlteh wlll
be moved from t h e Callan crosslng t o
t h e Lauderdale crossina. T h e extensive improvements a t t h e Railways
Ice P l a n t h a s made i t necessary to enl a r g e t h e t r a c k a g e to accommodate t h e
f r u i t t r a l n s whlch re-ice a t t h l s s t a tion. The w o r k 1s under the supervision of P. Stolle, yard foreman. AIr.
Stolle h a s just returned from St. Louis
where he installed one of his p a t e n t
switch s a f e t y devlces on t h e west
bound main f a c i n g swltch about t w o
blocks west of Tower Grove Station.
Two o t h e r s a r e already In use. H i s
v e a r s of e x ~ e r i e n c e In t r a c k work.
showed-him ihe1.e should be some pro:
tection for swltches t o make them safe
under a l l conditions on f a s t track. H e
s p e n t many hours, early a n d late, on
t h e subject and this device 1s the r e s u l t of hls Iabor.
Mrs. .Tohnnv Miller of Huno. Okla.,
w h o a t t e n d e d t h e f u n e r a l of-ekglneer
J. W. Fitzjohn held In Sprlngfleld
March 7 vlslted a f e w d a y s In Monett
on her ;=turn with Mrs. Fitzjohn and
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INVESTMENT BONDS
Wa deal In Issues at t h e United States Government. Railroads,
Public Utillty a n d Industrial Corporations wlth
established records of earnlngs
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SECURITY BUILDING
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ST. LOUIS. MO.
April, 1927
daughter, Cora. Mrs. Mlllet is the wife
of t h e night roundhouse foreman a t
Hugo and s a y s she 1s a "regular"
reader of o u r Magazine.
MONETT LOCOMOTIVE DEPT.
MONETT. MO.
MARGUERITE
FROSSARD, Reporter
W e a r e so Bony CO be called upon t o
renort t h e d e a t h of J. \V. Fitzjohn.
central dlvislon engineer, which occurred on March 6, a t the Frisco hospltal, St. Louis. Mr. Fitzjohn suffered
a paralytlc a t t a c k some four or five
months ago, from which he had neyer
fully recovered a n d a f e w weeks prlor
t o his d e a t h hhd gone t o t h e hospital
f o r treatment a n d examinatlon. While
there.
e. w a s t.h
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. victim
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s t r o k e of paralysis, which resulted in
his d e a t h several days later.
Xr.
Fitziohn h a s been with t h e Frisco f o r
thirty-two years, havlng l o n g since
proven himself a loyal, faithful employee a n d leaves a host of friends
and a k o c i a t e s t o mourn h i s death.
Another equally sad occurrence w a s
the passing of F r a n k Reasor, w h o f o r
four or flve years h a s been employed
a s c a r m a n In the local roundhouse.
air. ~ e a s o r ' sdeath w a s caused by some
form of sleeping sickness, contracted
a b o u t three months ago, a n d his condition w a s pronounced serious from
the first. H e died a t the Frlsco hospital St. Louis on March 1 4 .
And yet nn'other home h a s been reduced t o s o r r o w by death. t h a t of C.
C. ~ u d g e n s ,s t o r e helper, who lost hlr
s i x year old son on March 12. T h e
little fellow's d e a t h w a s brought a b o u t
bv comnllcatians resultlna from a n a t i-&
- n-.k- - n- -i -scarlet
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Our most sincere sympathy 1s extended t o t h e bereaved families.
W e had t h e pleasure of paying homa g e to a venerable old Frisco servant.
passlng' through Monett t h e other d a y
-engine
79. on i t s w a y to Oklahoma
r l t v t.o. t.a k~.
e Dart In t h e celebration of
t&*
25th ~ n n l i e r s a r y of the Frlsco's
Meteor. IVIth a l l honor and respect
d u e thls locomotive of former glory.
we- can't h e l ~r e m a r k i n n t h a t i t resekTlblZ -nothing s o much a s a small
boy's treasured play thin^.
1'. A. Carter. our a s s ~ s t a n t foreman.
breathed a deep sigh of relief the
other day, when the t w o 1040 class engines which were t o transport the Chicano Grand Opera specials over K a n s a s dlvlslon territory, were finally pronounced ready t o start. f o r he certainl y put in a busy d a y overseeing their
preparation. One p a r t y w a s heard t o
r e m a r k t h a t if a n y equipment trouble
developed, they had enough tools a n d
supplies o n t h e engines t o s e t u p a
young roundhouse along the right-ofway, where necessary repairs could
leisurely a n d conveniently be t a k e n
c a r e of.
Sam Tash, hostler on t h e 4 p. m.
s h l f t is proudly dinplaying a n d extolllAg the merits of a sample of H e n ry's famous product-a
shiny, n e w
Ford touring car. May It live u p t o
t h e precedent s e t by i t s ancestors.
bringing h u g e a m o u n t s of joy, satlsfaction, pleasure, grlef ahd vexation t o
Its owner!
Englneer 0.L Wolfe, holding a pool
on the southwestern dlvlslon, h a s
moved hls family back to Monett. account of the terminal belng changed
from Sapulpa t o W e s t Tulsa. Am s u r e
h e will come to bless the condltlons
t h a t were Instrumental In locating
hlm ln such a splendid community.
W e will be glad to receive applications on t h e position of d a
engine
c r e w caller. a s o u r present caGer, Carroll Donlavy wlll not be wlth u s much
longer. ~ a r i o l lh a s been s participant
in the filming of a local talent moviedepicting t h e character of "Ike, The
Yegg". o r something soundlng equally
a s ferocious a n d a s soon a s the film Is
reviewed b i f o r e t h e appreciative eyes
of Cecil DeMllle, a n d Carroll's amazing
talent recognized. he will be OK t o
Hollywood t o t a k e u p his t r u e vocatlon.
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W E S T S H O P G F A M I LY N E W S
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NATDEAN 0. BLAKELY, Reporter
Men may come
men m a y s o but
Ralph (Slim) M a t t h e w s s t a y s o n ' f o r ever! So c e r t a i n w e r e we of Ralph
s t a y i n g a t t h e W e s t Shops Indefinitely
t h n t n o g r e a t e r shock could have been
recelved t h a n on payday l a s t w e beheld "Sunny Slim" w i t h t h e ole overalls rolled u p unde; h l s a r m , approachIng t h e timekeeper's desk. Could we
bellcve o u r listening in powers Yes!
Ralph w a s leaving t h e service a n d in
t h e f u t u r e will be connected w i t h the
Missouri Automobile Assoclatlon, Office-Colonial
H o t e l Lobby. Good luck
Ralph.
I t i s w i t h g r e a t g l e e w e announce
t h a t o u r s t o r e k e e p e r P. V. Hampton,
h a s been "cured" &om hls w a l k i n g
habit a n d now t h e cinder p a t h i s
graced w i t h h i s good looking, smooth
sounding b r i g h t l y palnted Chevrolet.
He h a s 'also s t a r t e d t h e epidemlc of
Chevroletis.
A. L. F r a n k l i n , chief
clerk a n d Clarence Bonham, s t o c k
clerk, have e x a c t duplicates of t h e new
wonder car. Some parade, we'll say,
t h r e e of t h e m together!
Anpreniice Trnaafers from Went Shops
R. E. Skelton, rnachinlst apprentice,
Amory. Mississippi.
Leslie W. Graves, machinist a p p r e n tice. West Tulsa, Okla.
J. H. T u r n e r machinist apprentice.
Enid Oklahom;.
P. '0.Wood,. Jr.. special apprentlce,
southern d ~ v i s ~ o n .
Apprentice TrnnnLera t o West Shops
Plerce Eaton, boilermaker apprentice returned f r o m Enld.
~ ' a y d e n E. Campbell, machlnlst a p prentice, r e t u r n e d from Enld.
Carl J. Schmltz, machlnlst apprentice, from K a n s a s City.
Jim L a r k i n well k n o w n machlnlst
apprentice rgsigned March 14.
Mr.
Larkin's t u t u r e residence wlll b e P o r t
Arthur. Texas.
Howard T. Airman. locornotlve carpenter apprentice, h a s been reinstated.
J. B. Hogan, lead rnachinlst, left t h e
service to m a n a g e hls newly built
garage. Mr. H o g a n h a s b u i l t a fine
new g a r a g e at t h e end of the Atlantic
Street carllne, j u s t a s t e p from t h e
west s h o ~ s ,a n d accommodates a nurnber of c i r ~ o w n e r sof t h e west shops.
Mr. Bruton don't YOU cry,
Your finger will b e well, by a n d by.
Tom Bruton, f o r e m a n s t o r e department Bas a badly mashed Anger recelveh recently o n a n e n d g a t e of a c a r
that w a s being unloaded and whlch
Mr. Bruton w a s I n s ~ e c t i n E .
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s p r i n g a l w a y s b r i n k s new hopes a n d
we all hope for t h e e a r l y recovery of
G. W. James. s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t man.
whn .
h a.s~
been
ill a t t h e St.
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John's hospital.
No news i s more i m p o r t a n t t o Mr.
and Xrs. Ben Blankenshlp t h a n t h e a r rival of a baby g i r l a t their house.
More news of Importance I s Cupid's
n e w e L o n Harris. s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t
man i s reported t o be t h e l a s t o n the
stor& roll t o joln t h e newly happiers,
with the exception of t h e steno. The
store d e p a r t m e n t issues the bulletlnMale employes 1 0 0 % married.
T. E'. Boal, tlmekeeper, and p a r t y O r
friends motored t o Joplin recently.
Hiss Jessie Robards s t e n o t o P. V.
Hampton, and E r m a 6. Goddard, north
storeroom, s p e n t the week end i n K a n s a s Clty.
Roy PaachaI n s s l s t a n t chemht. resigned Afarch i 5 . Mr. P a s c h a l I s golng to sell t h e ever popular HudronE s s e s car.
Roy does not need our
wishes for success. 'cause who wouldn't
succeed w i t h s u c h a c a r behind them.
'The Arrlvnl of Kitty"
Gay Walton, l e a d i n g man.
U m.
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Gay of t h e golden smile, i s g a y indeed these days-why
not, i t Is a n
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Geo. J a i r e t t , foreman,
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SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
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MATILDA C. HOFFJIAN, Reporter
George W. Calhcart. s l g n a l malntalner located at Rogersville, a n d Mrs.
U r t a W a t t s of t h e s a m e place w e r e
married on F e b r u a r y 16. T h e s l g n a l
d e p a r t m e n t extend h e a r t i e s t c o n g r a t u lations a n d best wishes for a long a n d
happy married life.
lX7reman C. A. Kennedy recently
whlle c r a n k i n g his c a r sustained a
broken nose. The oflending member
seemed to be i n t h e way.
Mr. Uhr i s enjoying a visit f r o m h i s
mother who resides in Galesburg. Ill.
Assistant Engineer Barron, offlce
engineer Owen a n d inspector Smith a t tended t h e Railway Appliance Show
held a t t h e Coliseum In Chicago In
March.
Mesdames B a r r o n a n d Owen
accompanied their husbands on the
trip.
OFFICE O F CAR ACCOUNTANT
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
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MARIE ARNOLD, Reporter
H. W. Johnson o u r big boss a t tended t h e third ' joint conierende of
Car Service Officers Assoclatlons, held
a t t h e E d g e w a t e r Beach Hotel Chicago, t h i s month, s e r v l n g o n t h d Committee on Car Service and P e r Dlem.
Mr. Johnson i s a member of t h e Southwestern Association of Car Eervlce Of-
310 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
ficers. In which Association h e 18
Chalrrnan of t h e Committee o n I n t e r c h a n g e a n d P e r Diem.
Catherlne Lyons and h e r s l s t e r Marg u e r i t t e , w h o w e r e employed l n t h e
oPflcc a s a n Assorter l a s t summer, accompanied their f a t h e r on a vislt to
Birmingham and Memphls a f e w weeks
ago. Mr. Lyons said he f e l t real young
w i t h his t w o flapper d a u g h t e r s along.
a l a r g u e r i t t e h a s since her r e t u r n been
In the hospital for a serious operation
but will be o u t a g a i n soon.
Nellie CHftoh vislted in Camden
P o i n t over t h e week-end d u r l n g the
rainy weelc and t h a t place b e i n g so
close t o Kansas, h a s acqulred some of
t h e black g u m m u d of K a n s a s r o a d s
Nellle forgot her purse containing he;
money and transportation and her taxi
w a s farced t o t u r n in t h e middle of a
bottomless g u m road a n d g o back
a b o u t a half mlle. T h e climax w a s
reached when Nellie w a s forced t o
s t a n d i n t h e middle of t h e t r a c k alone
a f t e r d a r k , w a v l n g a Hghted m h c h td
flag t h e c a r to K a n s a s City.
On aCC0uAt of abolishment of t h e
uptown t l c k e t office and movlng of
t h e Commercial and Llve Stock Agents'
oflices t o t h e building, w h e r e they now
occupy Room 103. o u r private car line
department vacated t h a t room and
moved In w l t h t h e reclaim and accounting department m a k l n g fourteen
d e s k s w h e r e only e i g h t had been.
"Jedge" Ralney. w i t h eleven other
good men and t r u e , took h i s t u r n a t
jury d u t y t h i s month, along wlth hls
many o t h e r duties.
Oswald 1s chlef
cook a n d bottle washer in t h e demurr a s e department whlle Mr. Lewis i s
o u t Of the office, a n d h a s also been
chosen chairman for this oflice In the
sollcltatlon of f r e l g h t and passenger
buslness. Oswald h a s proved to be a
real " F r e l g h t Hustler" and i s well
pleased w i t h the co-operation given
hlm i n t h e solicitation. Some from
t h i s office have a l r e a d y secured both
f r e i g h t a n d passenger buslness d u r i n g
t h e campaign.
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O F F I C E G E N E R A L MANAGER
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
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ORVILLE COBLE, R e p o r t e r
J o h n J. Corbett, e x - h e a r y w e l ~ h t
c h a m ~ i o n . turned down t h e oKer of
anotiier road to r u n hlm special f r o m
K a n s a s City t o Sprlngfleld a n d rode
t h e F r i s c o wfth hls old s p a r r i n g p a r t n e r C. H. Baltzell.
You won't find
C o r b e t t r i d l n g a n y o t h e r r a l l s w h e n he
c a n use "Uncle Charlie's road".
Mr.
Baltzell introduced t h e champion t o a
number of f r i e n d s in t h e g e n e r a l offlce bullding. We'd enjoy s e e i n g t h e
t w o friends matched f o r a bout.
To Z. M. D u n b a r g o e s t h e honor of
accomplishing t h e best trafflc sollcltat l o n t h i s month. H e h a s secured f u t u r e F r l s c o r o u t i n g from a flrm t h a t
formerly used a competitive line. J.
hi. Connelly. traffic m a n a g e r of t h e
oPPice, s a y s everyone is co-operatlng
h e a r t i l y a n d Quite a blt of business h a s
heen influenced to t h e Frlsco. E v e n
t h e colored janitors have s h o w n t h e i r
wllllngness t o a s s i s t
Our g i r l s enjoyed
t h e "Student
Prince" f r o m a position of v a n t a g e in
t h e roost. T h a y w e n t d l r e c t f r o m t h e
afflce to t h e L a n d e r s t a k i n g a l i g h t
l u n c h to add t o t h e pleasantries of
w a l t i n a u n t i l t h e doors w e r e ooen.
T h e file room w a s a l s o r e p r e s e i t e d
w i t h Arnold o n t h e first floor, Coble
o n t h e second a n d Adkins o n t h e third.
C. P. Kinc. a s s i s t a n t chief clerk. a n sxvired t h e - u r g e o f s p r i n g b y - b u y i n g
a new Oldsmobile coach.
Miss E d l t h Dunbar, will h a v e h e r
tonsils removed a t t h e F r l s c o hospital
thin
week.
.
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The K a p p a Alpha P h i f r a t e r n i t y of
F t . Smith, admitted s i x d a d s t o hono r a r y membership Sunday. March 13.
N o t t h e l e a s t of these w a s C. H. Baltzell.
Our offlce w a s we11 represented In
t h e a n n u a l school f e s t i v a l held at t h e
S h r i n e 3Iosque. March S to 13. J a c k ,
s o n of R. H. Powell, played t h e purlt a n in t h e third g r a d e opera. Danley
h a d t w o children in t h e f e s t i v a l ;
J a m e s s a n g ?,larch 11 In t h e balcony
choir. r e p r e s e n t i n g Boyd school, a n d
Miss F r a n c e s w h o w a s i n t h e pipkin
J u n i o r H i g h chorus. T h l s c h o r u s t o o k
second prize in t h e musical c o n t e s t
held S a t u r d a y night. Miss R u t h Dunbar, d a u g h t e r of Z. M..w a s in b o t h t h e
c h o r u s a n d t h e glee c l u b of t h e J a r r e t t J u n i o r H i g h . T h e J a r r e t t Glee
Club a l s o won a second In t h e contests.
Monett March 9 whlch w a s attended
by s e v e r a l of ' t h e F t l s e o officials.
Those w h o w e r e present w e r e Messrs.
J. H. Doggrell. J. L. McCormack E. L.
&lagers, C. T. Mason, S. T. ~ a n t ; e l l , H.
D. Wilson. Mr. Hoff. a n d F. L. DeGroat.
Hazel 0. Baker, 'cierlt i n t h e assist a n t superintendent's oKfce Springfleld
pald Monett a s h o r t vlsit, w h e n o n h e r
w a y to T u l s a a n d Oklahoma Clty.
March
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4. C. Wllson, third t r i c k operator
a t "KY" h a s been relnstated. Glad t o
have you w i t h u s a g a i n "Bob."
L. A. Taylor, engine foreman o n t h e
4:00 p. m. tlll I2:00 midnight, e a s t lead
engine. h a s been unable t o w o r k f o r
blned t h e s o u t h a n d w e s t coach shops.
To whom t t m a y concern:
Be i t
k n o w n t h a t George Mitchell Is located
a c r o s s t h e d e s k "opposite" f r o m *Mr.
Henderson.
L. W. K i s t l e r h a s advlsed U B t h a t fils
friend S. L. Perlman, w h o la connected
w i t h t h e v a l u a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t and
f o r m e r l y located ln Springfleld. I s now
r e s l d i n a i n W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.
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OFFICE, S U P E R I N T E N D E N T : OF
T E R M I N A L S , S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
DOLYNE SCOTT, R e p o r t e r
0. W. B r u t o n s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of
terminals, attend6d t h e f u n e r a l of C.
H. Claiborne's f a t h e r at Monett, Mo..
l a s t Sunday. Mr. Clalborne w a s formerly superintendent of t h e s o u t h e r n
division.
Ted. s o n of E. G. Wall, y a r d m a s t e r ,
c a m e In t h t s mornlng from Conception.
Mo., w h e r e h e h a s been a t t e n d i n g
school. Ted recelved a n i n j u r y t o h i s
foot In a football g a m e l a s t fall, and
h a s h a d considerable trouble w l t h it.
one o r t w o operations being necessary.
I t will be several months before i t i s
e n t i r e l y well.
Mrs. Ben Casselman, w i f e of s w i t c h man. i s v i s i t i n g relatives In K a n s a s
City;
L. L. Glore, switchman a n d wife,
were called t o Denver, Colo.. March 7,
by t h e d e a t h of Nr. Glore's f a t h e r .
Mrs. Cecil Carnahan, w i f e of y a r d
clerk, i s v i s l t l n g friends In K a n s a s
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OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD
STELLA COMEGYS. R e p o r t e r
Dinner a t t h e O n t r a Cafeteria a n d n
line p a r t y a f t e r w a r d s w a s g i v e n by t h e
g i r l s of t h i s oRice, i n honor of Xeva
A r m s t r o n g , w h o resigned h e r position
a s comptometer operator, a n d r e t u r n e d
t o h e r home i n H a r r i s o n Ark. W e reg r e t to lose Keva, b u t a t ' t h e s a m e time
welcome B a r b a r a M u r r a y who a c c e ~ t e d t h e- ~
- o s i t i o n made ' v a c a n t bv
Neva.
Maude Bedell and Effle O t t s p e n t t h e
w e e k end In Icansas City. W e d o n ' t
w o r r y a b o u t them a n y more w h e n t h e y
g o to Kansan City or St. Louls, because
w e believe t h e y a r e a b o u t "city broke"
by now.
O F F I C E O F GENERAL
H e n r i c t a T r u m a n ha6 g o n e t o MemYARDMASTER
phis a g a l n , a n d tells u s s h e Intends
g o i n g a g a i n r e a l soon. You find o u t
MONETT, MO.
t h e a t t r a c t l o n please, we can't.
T h e g i r l s a t t h e g e n e r a l storeroom
H E L E N NORTHERN, R e p o r t e r
had a s p r e a d a t noon F r i d a y , March
11. Yes, w e had plenty of good t h i n g s
t o e a t , and i t didn't seem t o affect a n y T h e old "79" engine, which proudly
one's a p p e t i t e because t h e poor men
d r e w t h e first Meteor f r o m St. Louis
dldn't g e t an; of the food.
t o Oklahoma Clty, passed t h r o u g h
3Ir. Cleary w a s a b s e n t from t h e ofMonett March 15, e n r o u t e to Oklahoma
flce t w o d a y s l a s t week, h a v i n g been
City, y h e r e i t will be o n exhibltion in
c o n t r a s t to t h e modern monster lococalled t o Momence. Illinois o n account
motives now used, a t t h e "Meteor Celeof t h e d e a t h of his cousin.
bratlon."
H e r e i s a problem which s e e m s to
F. H. Schaffer, g e n e r a l manager, w a s
b e w o r r y i n g some of t h e c l e r k s in t h e
i n BIonett March 15 o n h f s w a y t o Oks t o r e nccountant's office-How
i s Mr.
l a h o m a Clty. where' h e will a t t e n d t h e
Utley g o i n g t o c h e w g u m w i t h o u t a n y
s i l v e r a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Meteor.
t e e t h ? Will someone a n s w e r It f o r
R. T. H a r d y , traveling claim a g e n t .
t- .
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r.n. ?
r e t u r n e d t h e flrst of t h e month, f r o m
T h e t u n e changed f r o m "Bye. Bye
Pueblo. Colo.. w h e r e h e s p e n t several
Black Bird" t o "Bye. Bye, S o u t h ~ o a c ;
d a y s in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e comDany.
Shops" w h e n w e received t h e l a s t
T h e Ozark F r u l t G r o w e r s ~ s s o c i a - bunch of 11. P. 21's March 1 6 f r o m
t i o n held t h e l r q u a r t e r l y m e e t l n g at
s o u t h coach shops, as t h e y h a v e com-
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$Irs. 0. L. Reynolds. w l f e of s w i t c h man a n d son Jim, a r e In Wildwood,
~ l o r h .vIsitlng Mrs. Reynolds' mother, w h o h a s been ill.
W. P. Gustin, g e n e r a l y a r d m a s t e r ,
h a s been in Neosho, No., o n business
t h e past t w o days.
George SIcKeon vard c l e r k a n d wlfe,
a r e visiting reiailces In K a n s a s Clty.
W h o swiped Cecil Carnahan's e g g s ?
Cecil a r r l r e d home t h e o t h e r e v e n i n g
w i t h a s a c k supposed to c o n t a i n e g g s
b u t which upon examination, contained only rocks. W e k n o w one of
t h e y a r d c l e r k s i s guilty, b u t which
one?
W o r k Is progressing nicely a t t h e
n o r t h side roundhouse, w h e r e addltlona1 room Is being built.
O u r T e r m i n a l Safety Meeting w i l l be
held Thursday, April 34 a n d w e a r e
looklng f o r w a r d t o a ' l a r g e crowd.
T h e s e meetings a r e helpful t o a l l w h o
attend.
S P R I N G F I E L D GEN. S T O R E ROOM
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In t h e lumber d e p a r t m e n t vislfed- h e r
f a t h e r i n Topeka, Kan., recently.
Mrs. R. W. Yates. wife of s t o c k man.
w a s called t o n u m o n t . N. J. a f e w d a y s
a s a c c o u n t 2 t h e serious illness of
h e r s i s t e r , Mrs. Beulah Salzman. W e
sincerelv t r u s t t h a t Mrs. Salzman will
s o o n recover f r o m her present Illness.
P a u l Brandon, foreman. l u m b e r dep a r t m e n t h a s been conflned t o hls
home s e v e r a l d a y s account h a v i n g t h e
s c a r l e t fever. P a u l I s certainly missed
a t his d e s k a n d will be glad t o s e e him
return.
Velma M a r t l n stenographer, l u m b e r
d e p a r t m e n t , a t t i n d e d a musical recital
glven a t t h e Methodist c h u r c h a t F a i r
Grove Mo., AIarch 12.
L. fi. Pechner g e n e r a l l u m b e r foreman, w a s In ~ L p e k a ,Kans., March 4
a n d 6 w h e r e h e a t t e n d e d t h e f u n e r a l of
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Adama, R. M.................................................
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Jasper, M a
Mlmorth Jewelry Co
Farmer-Cannon Jewelry Co........Birmingham, Ala.
Flnley, R. W
h a e e Mo.
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Graves, A,, Co.................................... Memphis, Tenn.
Gahlenbeck Jewelry Co....................Pensacola, Fla.
Haltom, G. W................................. Ft. Worth, Texas
Standard Jewelry Co....................Muskogee, Okla.
April, 1927
Rob't W. Keen, a n old time f r i e n d of
Mr. Pechner. I n 1883. Mr. K e e n w a s
lum_ber foreman f o r t h e A. T. & S. F.
.-.H.
H.
W e r e g r e t t o l e a r n t h a t Mrs. J. W.
Cook, mother of Oscar Cook counterman, i s n o t recover in^ f r o m ' h e r prese n t illness. airs. Cook i s i n a s e r i o u s
condition a t t h e home of h e r d a u g h t e r
Mrs. Belle Houk, a t Seneca. Mo.
J a c k Nunn of t h e lumber d e p a r t ment a n d Mrs. Nunn enjoyed a s h o r t
visit to Chicago recently.
E s t h e r K e m m a g e 9, d a u g h t e r of 0.
F. Kemm, stock'man. h a s made a good
record s o f a r t h l s y e a r a t t h e W e a v e r
school, a s s h e hasn't missed a d a y a t
school, neither h a s s h e been tardy.
Two o r t h r e e o t h e r pupils a t t h i s
school have made t h e s a m e Showing
Dale B. Carr, t r u c k e r , r e p o r t s t h a t
hls mother a n d f a t h e r s i s t e r Vlola,
brothers Walter, A e t n a Hnd Orln h a v e
been suffering from t h e flu a t t h e l r
home In C e n t r a l P o l n t Oregon.
W e a r e glad t h a t M;S. S. H. Gaston
and son J u n i o r , wife a n d s o n of g e n e r a l foreman, h a v e recovered f r o m
their recent illness.
Geo. Holman painter, i s very a n x lous f o r t h e m k t h of April to a p p e a r ,
a s he and his p a r t n e r "Patsy': ( t h e
dog) a r e contemplating s p e n d i n g a
week o r two o n W h l t e River. E v e r y one knows w h a t t h l s means. a s G e o r a e
is certainly one flne fisherman.
F. M. Bishol), s t o c k man, vislted In
Kansas City. Mo., March 6, where h e
was the g u e s t of his b r o t h e r R. L.
Blshon.
~ a w r e n c eWelss, t r u c k e r , h a s recovered from his recent illness a n d is back
on
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...- lab.
Leon Gjiler, a g e 8, s o n of 0. H. Miller, stock man, w a s a n honor pupil a t
the F a i r b a n k s school d u r i n g t h e w e e k
of hfarch 7 to March 11, a s he made
a n a v e r a g e of 1 0 0 In a l l of his studles.
R. N. McKitterich. roundhouse foreman of A. T. & S. F, a t Emporia, ICan..
was a visitor a t t h e lumber office t h e
latter p a r t of F e b r u a r y .
H e is a
brother-in-law of Dorothy J. Adamson.
stenographer.
Claude 4 . Tuck, checker, w a s s u r prised w i t h a b i r t h d a y p a r t y a t h l s
home March 5. T w e n t y - e i g h t f r i e n d s
gathered a t h l s home a n d presented
him w i t h s e v e r a l presents.
J. G. Akrldge, platform foreman, h a s
purchased a new E s s e x coach a n d
thinks i t i s t h e best c a r o n t h e market.
J. W. W a l k e r , s t o c k man, purchased
a new Dodge speclal March 15. H e i s
contemplating a t r l p t o Pensacola, FIa.,
soon. to v i s i t h i s eon Lowell, w h o i s
chief clerk t o 0. 0. Olsen, storekeeper,
Pensacola lines.
"Jim" Akridge h a d a l l of h i s t e e t h
extracted recently a n d h e complains
continually a b o u t h a v i n g to e a t "thardine thandwiches" a n d "thoup".
L L. W h i t e of t h e p u r c h a s i n g department a n d R E. D r a k e chlef tie
and timber inspector, w e r e 'ln Sprlngfleld March 8, o n lumber business.
Tom O'Kelley's emall nephew. Charley Cochran. a g e 4, heard a n a m b u lance Dass his home a few d a y s a m .
and h i r a n o u t in- t h e y a r d - t o see
where It w a s g o l n g a n d noticed t h e
ambulance t u r n a r o u n d a t t h e n e x t corner and Charley r e m a r k e d : "Oh. shoot.
i t was j u s t a i a l s e alarm."
The following poem w a s w r i t t e n by
Mrs. W. D. Price. w i f e of W.D. Price,
stock man, division storekeeper's ofAce:
"MY WINDOW BOX"
See t h e flowers In my window;
Aren't they a p r e t t y s i g h t ?
See the dalnty l i t t l e vlolet
With her eyes s o blue a n d brlght.
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See the laddie w l t h t h e pink cheeks,
He Is just a wild pink rose;
Never is he s t i l l o n e moment,
Busy a l l d a y l o n g he goes..
See the t a l l o n e w l t h t h e f a i r h a l r ?
I call him my b r i g h t sunflowerWith hls face a l l l i t w l t h laughter.
C h e e r f u 1 . h t h e t r y i n g hour.
See t h e wee o n e l u s t a peeping.
U p a b o v e t h e window sill.
You will g u e s s h i m i n a moment.
I f you try-I
k n o w you will.
Male Beaman, comptorneter operator.
s p e n t t h e week e n d in Vinita, O k l a
snatcher. a n d h i s
R. 0.
He's a t u l i ~w i t h h i s red mouth.
Always w a i t i n g f o r a kiss,
N a y I never f r o m my window
One of m y s w e e t blossoms miss.
mother.
May t h e f r o s t s of life n o t s e a r them
May life's d r o u g h t s b u t m a k e the;
strong,
E v e r pure l i k e t h e Rowers;
H e l p l n g o t h e r s In t h c throng.
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F R E I G H T ACCOUNTING
ST. LOUIS, MO.
DEPT.
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BESSIE G. MhR&IADUlCE, R e p o r t e r
Clarence Nelson of t h e recheck dep a r t m e n t i s t h e proud f a t h e r of a s o n
born o n F e b r u a r y 17.
Raymond Rice is n o w o u r o b l c e boy
--Carl E s s e r t m a s t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e
t h i r t e e n t h Hoor a s office boy.
Misses R u t h 11. Shaffer a n d Nellle J.
Shafer. key punch
operators,
were
s e n t to t h e zone bureau a t K a n s a s
City whlch w a s established o n March
I, under t h c jurisdiction of
A.
P.
Saugraln, Lwelynne Sendlein
and
Florence Darrow, waybill fllers from
t h e t h l r t e e n t h floor, w h o h a d been
s t u d e n t s in t h e k e y punch class, took
t h e i r places.
Miss Mary Van DeWalle, k e y punch
operator, is stlll in t h e hospital b u t
is recovering rayldlv a n d w e hope s h e
will soon b e back w l t h us.
W e a l l deeply r e g r e t t h e d e p a r t u r e
from o u r midst of "Rudy" Schoeneberg,
chief c l e r k of t h e r e v i s i n a o v e r c h a r a e
claim d e p a r t m e n t , w h o i s now a t t h
zone bureau a t Seventh Street.
A
more popular flgure ( a n d deservedly
s o ) In o u r clrcle would be h a r d t o
Imagine, a s he h a d endeared himself
to everyone under his jurisdiction a n d
t o hls co-workers of t h i s department,
alike. T h o u g h w e would Hke t o h a v e
h i m back w i t h u s a g a l n , I t i s t h e w l s h
a n d hope of us a l l t h a t he m a y e n joy e v e r y success a n d promotion a n d
we t r u s t t h a t h i s f u t u r e d u t i e s will
permit of
frequent visits to the
t w e l f t h floor, Ninth a n d Olive.
D u r l n g t h e week's s o j o u r n of one
"Shipwreck" Kelly o n top of t h e Y a r y land H o t e l flagpole recently, Mr. Wil-.
liams' d e p a r t m e n t became v e r y popul a r f o r t h e reason t h a t t h e windows
of t h a t d e p a r t m e n t afforded a n excell e n t balcony view O f t h e a n t i c s of hIr.
Kelly a n d 111s coterie.
DIVISION
ACCOUNTANT~S OFFICE.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
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JULIA A. GIHBEL, Reporter
J. M. Sills, division e n g i n e e r a n d K.
H. Kruse. r o a d m a s t e r , s p e n t a f e w
d a y s In Chlcago d u r i n g t h e p a s t m o n t h ,
w h e r e t h e v a t t e n d e d t h e R a i l w a v ADpliance Show.
W e a r e g l a d t o s e e W a l t e r Rice
back to w o r k again, a f t e r a n absence
of a l m o s t a
Hazel Baker, w h o
h a s been p e r g G i n g t h e d u t i e s of as~ i s t a n tsuperintendent's c l e r k f o r t h e
p a s t several months, wlll r e s u m e t h e
dutles of h e r f o r m e r position a s chief
dispatcher's clerk, thereby relieving
Harold Stoll. H a r o l d will r e t u r n to
Newburg.
J u l i a E n g l e k i n g , s t e n o g r a p h e r , Et, Q
8. & W. S. d e ~ a r t m e n t ,w a s oft' s e v era1 d a y s d u r i n g t h e p a s t m o n t h account of Hlness.
T h e Rympathy of t h e e n t i r e offlce I s
extended to Mrs. E. L. M a a e r s in t h e
d e a t h of h e r mother. which occurred
d u r l n g t h e p a s t month.
Hazel Baker. chief d l s o a t c h e r s clerk.
h a s been off a f e w d a y s t h i s month;
l o o k l n g a f t e r t h e r e p a i r s t o h e r home
o n RoonvIlle Avenue, which w a s p a r t l y
destroyed b y nre.
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AGENT'S ACCOUNTS DEPT.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
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IUERLIE; W. E I F E R T , R e p o r t e r
Due t o a c h a n g e of r e p o r t e r s l a s t
month, t h e magazine w e n t to press
w l t h o u t t h e u s u a l contrlbution of t h e
A, A. department.
Mrs. F. L. Connelly h a s t h e sympathy of t h e d e p a r t m e n t in h e r l a t e s t
bereavement, a s h e r s o n passed a w a y
F e b r u a r y 22.
Charlie E g l i e a n d Clem H o r n also
h a v e t h e s y m ~ a t h yof the d e p a r t m e n t
a s t h e y each lost their f a t n e r o n F e b r u a r y 27 a n d March 7, respectlvely.
W e w e r e v e r y g l a d t o see traveli n g a u d i t o r Tremayne, w h o h a s been
o n t h e sick l i s t f o r some weeks. H e
w i l l receive h i s pension t h e first of
Aprll.
Carl E s s e r t a f o r m e r m a l l
desk
clerk, h a s ta<en Leo Braundel's place
as fller of agent'a reports, who in t u r n
took Bob Dietrich's place as office boy.
Rob h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e rech,eck department.
Traveling a u d i t o r McMurray h a s
been s p e n d i n g t h e l a s t t w o w e e k s i n
Phoenix, Ariz., g e t t i n g acquainted w i t h
t h a t "new son."
Congratulations t o
both Mr. a n d Mrs.!
T h e H o n H e r b e r t Wllliam ~ l n ~ e r i e r
a n d Hon. A r t h u r J o h n K e m p e r h a v e
purchased a town c a r to drive o u t to
t h e i r sumnler home o n t h e Meramec.
Oh. no!
T h e y haven't b o u a h t
the
home a s y e t b u t they're o p e n t o SUEg e s t i a n a s t o w h e r e t o buv.
H a v e you s e e n o u r office bov'a col-1egiate c a n ? H e s a y s i t r i d e s Like a
b a b y carriage. A t t a boy, Leo!
TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
0. L. OUSLEY. R e p o r t e r
J . J . Mathes, div1sloh Ilneman, P u x -
ico, h a s bid in vacancy o n w e s t e r n
divialon w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s a t Enid.
L i n e m a n B. W. E l l l o t t relieved division lineman D. W. R y d e r a t H a y t i
a f e w d a y s t h i s month.
MISS Octa Engleliing, P. B. X ope r a t o r 1s off a c c o u n t Illness.
T h e m e m b e r s of t h l s d e p a r t m e n t extend t h e i r h e a r t f e l t s y m p a t h y to F r a n k
E. Feyen In t h e loss of h i s m o t h e r
who died F e b r u a r y 28.
R. 4 . Pearson, t e l e g r a p h e r "S" office announces t h e a r r i v a l of a nine
a n d one-half pound boy a t h i s home
448 E a s t Madison on F e b r u a r y 28, a n d
h a s promised to f u r n i s h u s a picture
of Donald E n n i s real soon.
Alice N a y Mllls s p e n t t h r e e d a y s
vfsiting f r i e n d s In T u l s a recently.
W. I. Christopher, l a t e n i g h t chief
operator. Springfield telegraph ofi'ice,
h a s been elected t o position of secret a r y a n d t r e a s u r e r o r d e r of Railroad
Telegraphers. H e w a s believed In t h i s
office by operator G. A. Burd, ;March 4.
WOODALL'S GANG
GARFIELD, ARK.
E. L. BRAY, R e p o r t e r
T h I s g a n g was released f r o m s t o r m
r c p a l r w o r k In Okla. F e b r u a r y 12. W e
w e r e t h r e e days o n t h e move f r o m
RoK, Okla.. t o Settgmnn, Mo.. a r r i v i n g
back on o u r r e a u l a r a s s l-~ n e destlmate
F e b r u a r y 15.
W e completed d i s t r l b u t l n g poles for
t h l s e s t i m a t e l a s t month, which was