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NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS -

::JlERY HAG17E\VOOT), R ~ p o r t e r -

- 8 - "Jlggs Social" g iven h y t h e . - , , Men's Club the even ing of J u n e

a:lx well a t tended b y t h e n o r t h ,,~lltoune employeR. Many of t h e m

' rding fu r the first t ime, w e r r - .!I? impressed b y the w o r k of t h e

I :ind nre greater hoos te r s n o w f o r I, n m k than ever before.

" r c H. \\'. Schellhardt, i s a t p r e s e n t ..mg an extended vis i t in Texas . , .::,hrllhardt plans to join h e r in a !. and they will vis i t rc.Iatives a n d nrls in Houston. San Antonio a n d . , r points within the s t a te .

I,: d e y I<lmhle, ho i l e rmaker , is : l i n ~ a new S a s h cabr io le t which ~turchasrd during t h c pas t month .

f - r l Teed, another one of o u r Iwiler- I-I.I.S, is a1 work aga in a f t e r a n nh- . + of a muntli on account o f i l lness . L E. Ro1e.s. dcad work f o r e m a n , i s

prnud possessor of a b rand-new -11 sedan. i . , , 4 Harpool, for m n n p y e a r s em- , ,cd nt the south roundhouse, in v a r - ; ,mpacitiex, died Slay 21 . "J;ike" ,, many friends a l l over t h e s y s t e m

will mourn his pass ing a n d w h o .. nd their sympathies t o b i s family.

rvnce Gott. machinis t , o n t h e t h i r d ' r , is viewlng t h e Ozark scenery 7, a brand-new Buicl; roads te r . \ 31. Edwards. roundhouse l abore r , , the sympathy of the whole force ;!IP loss of his wife , wliose d e a t h rrrcd June 9. "2. Tom Clarke. h a s been ill f o r , 7:1i months anrl a f t e r s e v e r a l t r i p s the honpital is aga in im1,rovinfi. Mr.

. .rkr i n a roundhouse l abore r . :+nlPp Wood. who h>as been wor l t ing ,.n flrst class machinis t fo r s o m e

r. has heen a s s i g n e e to s t e a d y w o r k .as englnes in t h e special equ ip-

. - r shop. bur regorter. accornpnnicd b y

, ; .ds recently spent a week-end fish- r i.1 :he White River . IVc a r c no t

.,mring any pictures . whleh, i t w. should e x p l a i ~ l the r e s u l t s of - rfforts.

Luther Cage, who h a s been w o r l t i n g - !hird class machinist f o r s o m e t ime. ms t ~ k i n g an appren t icesh in a n d

I1 s?rw his time to R first c l ass m a - , ' I kt.

ASTERN DIVISION P A I N T GANGS - GEORGE HOLT.31.4S. R e p o r t e r

'lrs, Singer, wife of "Daddy" Singer . C painter was called to Kansas :; rwently, account of illness of her ~ghter. I'hsrley Trantham's mother . accom- ,nied by his wife, r ecen t ly vis i ted ~h relatives in St. Louis 1:B. Straley and his gang have <.om- :rd the washing of t h e wa l l s in Springfield Harvey House a n d P a s -

~ger Station a n d h a v e moved t o v b r Grove to refinish t h a t s t a t i o n rn cellar tn gar re t .

;he h ~ g h u a y a n d r o a d w a y s i g n 17tiwr are r tcpping r i g h t a l o n g a n d

rloe working wes t o u t of Parifir Vrs. Acuff, wife of Lloyd Acuff. B&B r,ter recently vis i ted w i t h f r l ends

I rrlhtiven in Wil low Spr ings . iladloy Patterson, son of Mr. a n d ., qoscoe Pa t t e r son a n d nephew o f . writcr i s in the hlayo Rro thers ' .pita1 for t r ea tment . The Iron bridge g a n g is working rhe Yeramec River b r i d g e n e a r Pa-

.' , Ilrp. Strnley, wife of a s s i s t a n t p a i n t rtman, Edmund S t ra ley , h a s been on

sick list for some t ime. W e a r e m r d to ~ a y t h a t s h e is ve ry m u c h lter a t this wri t ing.

B e r r y R r a s h e r h a s t r a n s f e r r e d to the p a i n t g a n g f r o m Char ley Baron ' s and Mrs. Brasher h a s assunled c%F& of t h e b o a r d i n g cars . Mrs. B r a s h e r i s wel l qual i f ied t o fill t h i s responsible posi t ion, h a v i n g opera ted a restaurant in Springfield for s c r e r n l years .

LOCAL NO. 8-ENID, OKLA.

H. H. E'I!I,I.I<R. R e p o r t e r

311'. and Mrs. \Vm. Veneablc a r e the pl'ouil parents of a bright-eyed baby boy, horn J u n e 2, w h o m they have named William Davison. Alr. Vencable is a ma- ch in i s t .

J e w e l l P a y n e , c a r d e p a r t m e n t e m - ploye. who sus tn ined a se r lous i n j u r y to his foot a n d leg, is s t i l l confined in the St . I ~ u l s h o s ~ i i t a l , b u t is im- p r o v i n s faa t .

F r a n k IIoleman, roundhouse fo rcman . is t a k i n g h i s vacabion t h e first h a l f o f J u n e . H e i s s p e n d i n g t h e t i m e in res t - i n g uji.

K i r k .Tolil~son, boilel.nlalter, is off du ty o n accnunt of illness.

0. T. Smi th , e leclr ic ian, a n d E a r l Young. bl:lcksmith. w c n t f ishing Sun- day. J u n e 2.

ICnid is s t i l l m a i n t a i n i n g h e r pace a s the f a s t e s t - g r o w i n x c i t y In t h e n o r t h - wes te rn p a r t of 0lil:ihoma. Ilcr, l a t es t :icc'omglisIiment was the secunng of t h e Youngblood hotel . I t is to bc four teen s t o r i e s a n d wi l l con ta in t h r e e h u n d r e d rooms. Ac tua l cos t wi l l be a h o v e a million dol lars . T h i s m e a n s t h a t n g r e a t a m o u n t of bu i ld ing m n - t e r i a l will hc i m l ~ o r t e d , a n d t h e Fr i sco wil l g e t i t s shxrc .

At t h i s t ime a l l indicat ions po in t t o w a r d o n e of t h e l a r g c s t w h e a t c rops In h i s to ry . T b c mechnnica l f o r c e s he re a r e g e t t i n y t h c e n g i n e s a n d box cnrn in ~ r s t - c l i l s s condition in order to hand le th i s c rop in a n d o u t of En id .

"Dutch" \'room, macl i inls t , h a s been off d u t y sonic? t ime wi th a bad ly m a s h e d toe.

&like \Vafiner. mach in i s t , a n d p res i - d e n t of Locni No. 8, i s i n t h e St. L o u i s 11ospitaI a t present. W e a r e a l l wish- i n g f o r Mike n spc-edy recovery of h i s Iiealth.

C. C . Hond, clivision c h a i r m a n , a t - tended a m e e t i n g o f s v s t e m commit tee men, held in SpringHeld, J u n e 4.

RECLAMATION P L A N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

T. 0. CHAPMAY. R e p o r t e r

Mrs. W. A. S t e w a r t i s o n a v i s i t i n g t o u r in K a n s a s a n d Oklahoma.

H o m e r ICerr, s h e e t m e t a l w o r k e r , h a s been u n d e r t h e doctor 's c a r e f o r r h e u m a t i s m for some time.

H u g h D o r a n is s p o r t i n g n new model A F o r d coach a n d George S d l u s t e r a n e w W h i p p e t sed:in.

Mrs. C. .A. S a s h . wi fe of t in s h o p f o r e m a n , IS su f fe r ing wi th a bad ly spra ined w r i s t , which s h e acqu i red while c r a n k l n g h e r ca r .

J o h n C a r n a h a n . r ad ia l drill opera to r , h a d h i s n a m e o n t h e s ick l is t f o r a l - m o s t a month . b u t m e a r e pleased t o repor t h i m b a c k on h i s joh aga in .

n e w i t t Anderson, bl:?cksmith helper , a n n o u n c e s t h a t h e is the proud d a d d y o f n Anc g i r l t h a t a r r i v e d a t h i s h o m e N a y 2 7 a n d will a n s w e r to t h e n a m e of Wary Louise.

J a m e s Adams. b l a c k s m i t h fo reman . s p e n t a w e e k o n a f ishing t r i p to t h e \\'bite River . David C r a i g h a s h a d t h e re ins o f g o v e r n m e n t in h i s h a n d s s ince J i m m i e h a s been a w a y .

H u g h Doran , t i n n e r second class , w a s called. f o r j u r y d u t y a t t h e Greene C o u n t y J u n e t e r m of cour t .

E d w a r d Scot t . ca rpen te r . w h o h a s been u n a h l e t o w o r k t h e p a s t month , i s r epor ted much improved a n d wil l r e t u r n shor t ly . E i s absence caused h i s t w o co!leagues. Clarence S t e w a r t a n d

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F i n i s I,ittrell, to g o on t en-hour s h i f t s s ince lie 11;~s been off du ty .

LOCAL NO. 7-FT. SMITH, ARK.

1,1,:1;: \\'. C.\VISESS. R e p o r t e r

Local Xo. 7 held t h e first m e e t i n g in t h e i r n e w q u a r t e r s . W. 0. \V. 111111, 9th S t r e e t a n d R o g e r s .\venue. J u n e 4. 1,:lrge a t t e n d a n c e a n d a v e r y in te res t - i n a mee t ing .

Due to t h e f a c t t h a t t h e d r ive r of a lienvy sedan did not lose he r nerve. a v e r y se r ious acc iden t was avoided n h e n a r e a r t i r e b lew o u t on a c a r d r iven b y Mrs. J a m e s H. Dyer. wi fe of o u r g e n e r a l fo reman , J. H . Dyer , 3Ir. a n d Mrs. Dyer accompanied b y B r o t h e r 1,. A. 1.oyd a n d wi fe w e r e d r i v i n g to J lone t t . Mo.. Sunday , J u n e 2. to be t h e g u e s t s of Mr. anrl Mrs. 31. L. Crawford . J l r s . l.nyd, w h o m a s in t h e hack sent . w a s pa in fu l ly b u t not se r ious ly c u t by broken g l a s s w h e n Mrs. Dyer d r o v e the c a r in to a n e m b a n k m e n t in o rder to limp from going into a. d e w rarinc. T l ~ r c a r w a s n o t bad ly damtigcd kind a f t e r first a id w a s ob ta ined fo r t h e in ju red a n d s l i g h t r epa i r s m a d e to t h e mnrh ine . t h e p a r t y r e t u r n e d t o t h e city.

Mrs. John .";. Coley. wi fe of .T. S. Coley, b lacksmi th a n d Mrs. Chas. Kl ine , wife (if Chxs, Kl ine , machinis t . a r e p lnnn lng a vis i t to relatives in LOR Angeles , Cal if . , in t h e n e a r fu tu re .

F a r r i e , t h c d a u g h t e r of 31. 1.. Sexton, e lectr ic ian, w a s a g r a d u a t e of S a i n t Anne's Acadcmy. J u n e 3. Miss Sex ton w a s a n honor g r a d u a t e a n d took a l exd ing p a r t in tlie a n n u a l CIRSS p lay a n d social nl'fairs of h e r class .

Our m e r t i n g n i g h t s h:rve been c h a n g e d f rom t h e second a n d four th T u e s d a y n i g h t s t o t h e f i rs t a n d th i rd T u e s d a y n iqh t s . v i s i t i n g m e m b e r s of o u r associat ion a r e cordial ly invi ted to mce t wi th us.

MECHANICAL DE.PARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. M. PI~:EBLES. R e p o r t e r

C. J o n e s , c a r inspector , w a s cal led t o Olden. Mo.. w h e n h i s b ro ther - in - law. A. 31. S t rub le . opera to r , died in t h e Springfield hospi tal . J u n e 2, a p e 6fi. T h e r e m a i n s w e r c b r o u g h t to T h a v e r a n d bur ia l w a s m a d e in t h e local ceme- tery.

Floyd Frost , third class ca r repairer. is now s n o r t i n g a n e w F o r d coupe.

T. McElvaney, eng inper , i s in t h e St . 1.ouis hosa i t a l w h e r e h e i s r ece iv ing t r e a t m e n t ̂ f o r h i s hearin-.

Mrs. Sherwood S k a p g s , w i f e of cal ler . s p e n t a week in B i r m i n g h a m , v i s i t i n g Mrs. L. XI. Weste rhouse .

12. J . R o t z i n c r r h a s been annointed ~. - . -~ . . r e g u l a r w a r e h o u s e man . \V: B. Hanger . c l r r k , is in the St.

Louis hosp i ta l a n d is be ing rel ieved b y F r e d Smith.

C . E. Phi l l ips a n d wi fe s p e n t a f e w d a y s in hrcmphis, v i s i t ing fr iends.

F. C. L a r k , s e c r e t a r y of t h e 7'. AI. C. A , m a d e a t r i p to Imboden. Ark.. w i t h a v iew of p i c k i n g o u t a su i t ab le place f o r t h e F r i s r o Employes ' C lub t o ho ld i t s a n n u a l picnic.

J o e Gihb ins h a s n o w been p romoted tu n i g h t y a r d m a s t e r .

Mr. a n d Mrs. \V. H. Uenton. a r e t h e p a r e n t s o f a n e w boy which weighed twe lve nounds. named \Villard. Jun ior . born J l a y 25.

At the 'domic l l e of Mr. a n d Mrs. J. H. ? d u l l t e ~ ~ . f i reman. t h e r e a r r i v e d t w i n g i r l s born May 24 , each weif ihing eizl i t pounds.

hlalcuni Cruise, chief c le rk to m a s t e r mechanic, h lonc t t , a n d Caller C. E. Ph i l l ips t r i ed t h e i r l u c k f lshing on S o u t h F o r k R i v e r a n d h a d v e r y good luck.

Chss. .I. Gray , second t r i ck y a r d c le rk , bld in tlie job a ? cash ie r , W e s t

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Memphis, and w a s checked in there hlay 20.

F r e d B. Hengel , first t r ick yard clerk. bid in the second trick.

Iiorn to >IT, a n d hIrs. Chas. 4. G r a r .

Local No. 18 is s t i l l c a r r y i p g on t h e fioocl work . Seven new, members were admi t ted a n d sworn In a t the las t meeting. This m a k e s Local No. 1S ~ ) r a c t i c a l l y 100 per cent. 411 together, ho.vs, pu t your shoulders t o t h e wheel a n d sliove. Let u s t r y to m a k e th i s local the banner one of the associat ion.

W e have jus t awakened t o t h e f a c t

I n a Club on their marriage today, 1' 10, 1929 .

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carter visited' mother ncar Zalma. Mo.

J. S. Pra t t is relcased from the hw on a sixty day Icave, and has go.oa. Little Rock, Ark.

Mrs. John Shecley lias been havin: her guests her mothcr and sister I' ~loonifield. 310.. Mrs. Davis and !'

y a r d clerk, a boy, ~ \ p r i l 26, named ~ d - e:3r Gene.

CAR DEPARTMENT KANSAS CITY, MO. t h a t w e have n r i s ing Young pugil is t in

our. ranks. I t affords thft writer great ~)len'.ure in announclnc R c ~ d e r "J:lr*k"

.I. N. I-IARGROVE. Reporter Tansqston, a n d hope he-will r e & i v c t h c undivided suppor t of the e n t i r e mem- job soon.

IV. .J. Hardens te in , r i p t r a c k fore- man, is spend 'np his t w o weeks' vnca- tion a t Hean I.:ilie and in t h e Ozarks.

NORTH SHOPS SPRINGFIELD, MO.

SHERMAN \Ir. IZLLIS. Reporter

Gordon Yon7cll and Art Wood, r ix ' in I l i rmingl~an~, Ala.. a few days rer,- ly, they report a wonderful time.

Xr. and Mrs. \V. Albert Lemons. : N. Grant Avc., announre the n i a r ~ l : ~ ~ ~ . thcir daughter. Nary Elizabeth, to ''- Lawrence Stenxer, son of Mr. and !A- P. Id. Stcnger. of Shermnn, Texas. 1.;- rence is a patternmaker a t this shop, . wish them much happineus.

Charlcv Chaninirnx ourc.haaed r. r

hcrship here. one can never tell, h e n ~ l g h t rlrvelop into a rcnl champion some day.

"Rill" Htilrsine, 1)laclcsmith. c a r d r - partnlent , visited relat ives in Memphis. Tetin . recently.

fishing. Clyde Will iams. c a r carpenter Arst

class, jus t returned' f r o m a t r i p to the aunnv South. v i s i t inc relat ives and

JOPLIN, MO. f r iends i;~ and a round Mobile, Ala. Georae T. Akins, c a r carpenter flrst

class, h a s been off account h a v i n a to be a t the hedsidc or h i s elcven-year-old son, who underwent an operat ion some six weeks a g o and i u a t thin t ime very

ROGER C. E'IJSTCHER, Rcporter

Rohrl t Breedlove of Kansas City office of %V 13. Cerry. master mechanic, v ~ s - itctl Joplin on business the 17th of Mas.

JIrs. A. L. Allison. wife of Engineer Allison, is home again after having spent twcnt? -thrcc days in the hospital.

Aft. 51. I,. Crawfold was a visitor h r re

low. H a r r y Couch. third-class painter . and

wife nrcre called anrr)y a rcount of t h e i l lness of Mrs. Couch's f a t h e r .

Business h a s been very good anrl i t w a s necessary to increase t h e force h y severa l men t h i s month. W e a r e jus t hoping t h a t it will continue t h i s may a n d we can keel) t h e boys al l working.

Robert Harner, first-class painter, i.; in t h e m a r k e t for a n e w car .

Mrs. J. X. Hargrove , wife of car clerk, underwent a tonsi l operat ion t h e l a t t e r par t of May a n d is feelin:: fine now.

Theo. A. Kaiser , first-class c a r c a r - enter, is spor t ing a new Victory Six.

ESSPX c&ch recently. . S. Mr. ICllis. elertrician, plwnt Sun?

May 26. in St. I.ouis, v l s i t l n ~ hi8 pi\< and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. : Callahan.

Rert Turner, marliinint and lhr' Coodsey, nlachinist he!per'. are Ihr ; owners of a rabbit farm. which tiley ,I-

operating in the west part of the citr ' Xlr. and Mrs. P. L. Stmper, of P i , . ,

nP,an, Texas, vi.sitr~l several d a y s reconi; with their two sons. 1,arry and Pat, a:

on Dworation Day. Elmer S. Richarils. his wife and d a u ~ h -

tcr, are- visiting relatives in Covington. Kcntwky.

3Iisu .\.gncs Scnnor. clerk a t the round- Iioure. has been visitinz- licr sister, Mrs. ;\. S . .\bbot. a t Salem, 210.

Har ry Tyler made a wet'k-end trip to St. Louis to rneet his sister. Miss Dorothy Tyler, of Chicago, whom hc accompanicd to Jonlin.

0. Davis has bcen called to Monett for the flreman's board. His job here is beins fllled by Leo Rhines.

Local No. 9 held its tvgular meetinq on the 4th of June. There was a very good attmtlance.

Two Frisco nten a r e driving new cars Iatcly. Mr. L. A. Hcnshaw, yardmaster. has a new JJodel A Ford roadster anrl Fireman Rani Rctl~el has a new Old- mobile sedan. Hoth mcn a r e rood natur- ed and will still speak to "us common fnlks."

a r e employed a t this shon. Mr. anrl Mrs. James I3urnes. annov

the birth of T; ten pound bop. born 111, a . The new niachinint" has been nnnl Fredriclc Brant. H e will probably 5

sume thc name of F'ritz for short. Geo. Finney, 011 rerlalmlns niac'iV

enginerr. u-as taken to the hospital J v 11. to bc oucrated on for annendfrlZ

LOCAL No. l&BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

W. 0. "Kld" Lee. who h a s been con- fined to t h e hospital f o r some time. is now able to be back a t work wi th u s again.

#James E. Rucks , o u r division cha i r - m a n w a s a b s e n t a l l l a s t week a t tend- ing 'a buslness meeting in ~6ringfield. 3f0. You can r e s t assured i t w a s for t h e wel fa re of a l l concerned.

H u g h D. W a r r e n , electr ician, w e n t f ishing a few d a y s a g o a n d came back w i t h t h e usual Ash story.

IV. D. Van Sickle, machinist , who h a s t ransfer red f rom Pensacola. Fla. . to here. IS filling a vacancy in t h e roundhouse which w a s milde recently.

J. R. Wi l l ingham i s s p o r t i n g a new Chevrolet a round here now.

B. H Roeoke. a i r b r a k e m a n of t h e

. . We hone for- his soeedv Iwoverv

Stanley Woods, mnchlnfst apGentIr~. I. new employed a t this shop. Stanle\ ' the son of 311.. P. 0. Woods, aqsi-11p5 . .. . ~- .

I S MEMORIAM Bro. John Weslev Solomon. second

superintendent of motive power.

class machinlst a t the rountlhou&e in Jop- lin. died a t 10 :20 a.m.. June 4, a t his home after having been slrk with in-

LOCAL NO. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

J . H. LONERGAX, Reporter testinal Infiucnza for a few weeks. He wns buried ncar Sarcoxie. AIo.. on June 6. John's work on the Frisco began in July. 1922. and was unbroken untll a few wveks orior to hls death. H e was

W. IT. Motes, machinlst, was on th. s ick l l s t for a few days. W. J.,. Jordan , roundhouse foreman.

a t tended a n executive meeting ir Springfield in the lat ter part of Yv a n d rcpnr t s hav lng had a wonderlci time.

D. Rodman. a i r man, Is sport in^ \

new F o r d sedan. Wi ley P r u i t t , blacksmllh, baa a n w

Nash sedan. W e wish to cxtend o u t lympathp r

JIrs. R. G. Gnmblc, wlfe of the rnAstcr mechanic. In the death of her mother. >Irn. Her r lng .

C. L. Moore, coach pnlnter, had 3.1

accident in his c a r and received a lex scratches. H l s wife wau not hurt.

J. L. Xeador, boiler Inspector, !r dr iv ing a "Master Six" Buick coupe. W. J . ("Red") Bell. rnachlnist. Inst

t w o weeks' work account of Infe<-tr,3 foot, hlrt is back with us aanin.

R a y Shepard, machinlst apprentir~, a n d his wife spent a week-end i n Springfield. No., visiting friends nnd relatives.

\V. J. Holcomb, second-class pipe fll- Ler, h a s announced the arrival of n \*,n a n d one-half pound boy. The baby I.: named Wilford, Jr.. and was born a. May 20.

WPX ( t ' L a ~ s e s ' ' ) Sesblt. cRr earpen- ter . is back from the St. Louis h n s l ~ l -

born near Sarooxle, 310.. forty-four ycars ago and had lived most of his llfe in this district. H e leaves a wife, three sons and a daughter. all a t home.

John Henry Glfford. agcnt a t Galena, Kansas and n long time r e ~ i d e n t of Jop- lin, died a t his home, 2 5 1 1 Connor Ave.. on May 28. J lr . Gifford had been In the employ of the Frlsco nearly twenty years. Funeral services were held a t the Hurlbut Chapel in charge of the Rev. I<. W. Love. pastor of Bethany Presby- terian Church. Mrs. R. L. Jeffrles sang Pallbearers were fellow elnployes of the Frisco and members of the XIodern Woodmen of .\met-ica. Burial was in

c a r departm6nt;at tended t h e a i r b r a k e associat ion convention a t Chicago. Ill.. - recently. E. E. Rober t s , a l r h r a k e m a n , visited

re la t lves n t Iron Cltv. Ala.. l as t week. ~ l l e ; Murrey h a s - t r a d e d in h i s old

F o r d for a Chrys le r coupe. Mr. a n d Mrs. Ed. H o r n h a v e adopted

a l i t t le boy. If there were more of such fine people there would be l e ~ s orphanages. Good luck to vou, Ed.. a n d m a y t h e l i t t le c h a p b r i n g plenty of sunshine in to your home.

Roy Ramey. plpefltter, lias given up hix job here for one a t Amorv. Miss ; anyhow. h e is s t i l l wl th t h e Frisco.

Mrs. J. E. Rucks. wi fe of o u r genia l division cha i rman, underwent a n opera- tion for the removal of h e r tonsils

F'airview cc.metcry.

LOCAL NO. 11--CHAFFEE, MO.

MRS. T. A. \VNTHINCTON. Reporter

John Sheeley, division chairman. went to Springfleld last week on business.

JIrs. George Morrle visited relatlvcs In St. Louis tlurin,? the month 6f May.

IVe extend our sympathy to Eddle Marmabe In the death of hls father.

Mr. and Mrs. "Bob" Mathic a r e the proud parents of a baby boy. whlch they have named Edgar.

.I. S. Pemberton is back on the job a f t w an operation for acute appendlcltis.

The mother of Mrs. Clyde Stephens. Mrs. John Cleveland. of Bloomfleld. No.. is vlsiting hcre this week.

Mrs. IIet-ntan Norris vlsited relatives In St. Louls last weck.

W e congratulate Asa Hampton and

recently. Pete Crouch. electrlcian. third-class.

visited relativcq In Chattanooga. Tenn., last week.

T h e boys a r e w a r m i n g u p to the s u m m e r sports , baseball and horseuhoe p i tch ing being t h e two favori te sports . Fred "Shog" W a t s o n is t h e foremost horseshoe pltcher in these here parts.

P lans a r e being made for a n ice c ream social to be held a t E a s t L a k e P a r k . Tuesday. J u n e 18. fo r t h e bene- f i t of a l l members a n d the i r families.

tal a n d on the job agaln. W e wish to extend our sympathy I

Mr. a n d Nrs. W. H. Glrnson In !he dea th of their baby, born June 3, n'- wish a sneedv recovery tor ?drs. C m - . . son.

.,. ~ ~ l e y , machinis t , t r adcd h i s , [ p e t roadster f o r a C h r ~ s l e r road-

, . : ' , I says tha t t h e F r i s c o boys in is harea't a n y pep? T h e base-

I .lob has won each of t h e t h r e e . . played. The lose rs w e r e F o r d r Car Co.. Clover F a r m D a i r y Co. tile Xash-Echol'f Notor CO. A. S.

..mrrr, . . coach. keeps t h e p l a y e r s in , and "Roots" F l a n a g a n i s m a n - - They will be g l a d to h e a r f r o m ,,ther team wish ing to play.

LOCAL NO. 1-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

JOIlX O'BRIEN, R e p o r t e r - ~,,,,~liing at the numerous p a s s re- ..+ ;!t Ihia tlme of t h e year , w e

rpa(iilr8 ace t h a t t h e w a n d e r l u s t id is b'eKlnninc t o coursc t h r o u g h

,. \rim of the boys a t t h e Rec lamn- 3 Illant. 1mrn.v Adams. o u r hlncksni i th fo re -

- 11. 1s spending his vaca t ion at t h e :,: ~ i \ ' r r , flrrhing.

ii~nky" Palmer a n d "Red" McNa- , .1 spent two days a t t h c W h i t e ;, ?r rrcently. feeding t h e Ash. ::- \I. Delo and wife w e r e in Call-

, m;;t during the Shr ine Convention. 11 m a with many r c s r e t s t h a t t h c . t t L Lccnl KO. 1 received t h e res ig -

v..n of Jess Ninnick, w h o h a s been .71rman and ~ r i c v a n c e m a n f o r t h i s -:rn~sntlon for the p a s t year . :: C. Bran, our s h o p : ~ c c o u n t a n t ,

. . .P \t7#rk of hi8 vaca t ion a t home - (rr,.r u p snd setting in Mrs. Bean's - .;., $0 k e heard.

r , , . - ~ l KO. 1 held t h e i r r e g u l a r - ~lhly meeting a t t h e assoc ia t ion . , I (1" So r l h Roonville Avenue. F r i - , :r rirht, May 10. T h e m e e t i n g \rr;zs , ! I ;ttrcnded. lllr~ness has becn p i r k i n n u p s t e a d -

fnr Lhe p ~ r t month , which h a s re - ,,llt.d in quite an inc rease in t h e y a r d

reps. Things l ike t h i s ind ica te 111'0s- 1, nritg and belter tlmea.

WEST COACH AND PAINT SHOP SPRINGFIELD. MO.

FR.\SR SCHE1,LII XRI)T. R e p o r t e r A

.4. J . Simmons, c a r p e n t e r h o u p h t a ...w Ford automobile. H i s o t h e r c n r n : ~ destroyed by firc. Ks eslend nur nympathy to J I i s s Al-

.(.I Sorthcutt. ~itenor;rl.apher, whose ~,,,!k~r died on H a y 21th.

E~rnest Waggoner:, ul)holsterer , .,ent n Iew davs v l s l t ing f r i ends in . . .. ~

;;mas City recently. Tom Gains. rormer coach l ~ a i n t e r , i s

,lw working' an plecc-work r h e c k e r . C:nude Lofixn, y lece -work chcclier,

a new Pontlac sedan . Roh I<ellogs., ca r l j cn te r apl?rent icr . 5 . 1 married to Miss N a y IJnderwood,

tin+ 1. Earl alontee. picce-work checker . re- .ntly went to P i t t s b u r g o n a c c o u n t I the death of h i s f a t h e r . S y m p a t h y . extended to t h e be reaved relatives. Jim Gilreatb, upho ls te re r fo reman . . tnklnc hls vacat ion d u r i n g J u n e , vis- :ing i n ' ~ e x a s .

.John Tindnll. ~uppl lymnn, purchased new Ford l as t month . Floyd Roberts, car l , rnter , is t h e

r~~u(l~;lsddy of a bahy boy, horn on lY L L .

Sympathy is e\lcnderl to t w o oC o u r I-worker*. C. I?. Henham, cab ine t ,,rkrr, w h o ~ e wifc died on J u n e 8 ; "11 J. G Plight, who los t h ~ s w i f e on 811 e 9.

11m Wilkq, ca rpen te r , wi th h i s f a m - I is s n e n d ~ n r n f e w weeks ' vaca t ion ;Hit b&n&, . i rk . Jahn Howe, vodch painter . i s enjoy- r same flne t r ips i n h i s n e w F o r d

~~dan. Escryone t a k e notice! T h e r e wil l be IFrisco Metal C r a f t s a n d C a r D e p a r t -

lent employes' picnic a t Dol ing P a r k

on L a b o r Day. T h i s will he a sys tem plcnlc a n d c.vcr5-one m u s t hell) to m a k e i t a SUCCCSS.

WEST SHOP MECHANICAL NEWS

.TOHN R. FRANK. R e p o r t e r

.Tohn J lnnn . a p p r e n t i c e In t h e t in shop, wax un i ted In m a r r i a g e X a y 18 t o h l a r t h n Rocpke .

Chas. J l i lncr . s c c r e t a r v of TJocai No. 2. is inquirinfi- a s t o t h e p roper s ize pistr!ns fr,r h i s ca r . FIe h a d t h e mis - f o r t u n e of buy in^ a s e t t h r e e - e i g h t h s in rh too small .

H a r v n v S l rn tz , m o t o r r a r mnin ta ine r of Cage Girnrrleau, s p e n t t h e week-end wi th his f ami ly

31rs. F r a n k 3 ix tnev i s v i s i t ing w i t h h e r ~?al 'c\nts in S e w .Tcrxeo,

N o r m a n Johnson , e lectr ic ian, r e p o r t s R. vcry p leasan t vis i t to t h e W h i t e River .

FI<r\v, do you l ike t h e n e w a r r n n g e - m e n ? In t h c finish s h o n ? Cer ta in ly g i v e s m o r e room a n d m a k e s t h i n g s sa fe r .

Mr. I T . I.. Ryan . s a f e t v inspector . at- tended the Terminal Accident Prcven- t ion mee t ins . F r iday . H e h a d t h e p leasure of s e e i n a 3Tr. R r u t o n , s u p e r - i n t e n d e n t of t e rmina l . p resen ted w i t h n lov inq cur? f o r t h e l eas t n u m b e r o f a c c i d e n t s d u r i n a t h e l a s t q u a r t e r . W h a t is t h e m a t t e r w i t h t h e \Vest Shops in t h i s ? W e s t s n d down a t t h e hot tom of the l is t . J,et us g e t u p to t h c toll. All : o g c t l ~ e r , now. \Vc c a n m a k e it.

Mr. Clifford I3irrl n r ~ d f a m i l y motored lo T.ocl:wnnd. S u n d a s , to a t t e n d a chicken r n t i ~ ~ g cwntest. Mr. B i rd won b y a ?imaiI m a r g i n over .John R. F r a n k .

Ilo1.n to J!r. a n d JIrs. R : I ~ C. .\JuencIi. a son , Rlilie Ray. Ma). 17 .

Hrlqsr i ie l H v d c i111d Miss .\tlrlie . in - d r r w s w e r e m a r r i e d J u n e 1.

WEST SHOPS LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. SPRINGFIELD, MO.

-1. lC. GOODFREY. R e p o r t e r

Mr. J o n e s Walsh . g e n e r a l hoi ler- mrilter fo reman . a t t e n d e d t h e S a t i o n a l Roi le rmakers ' Convention, a t At lan ta . Ga,. \ \ ' c P ~ 0f ~ T R V 20.

SIPS. Cli7ud St inson s p e n t t h c wcek of Mav '20, a t \Viciiita. I i ans . . w i t h home folks.

Horncr Thnmns is s m i l i n g over a n e w g a s o l i n ~ b u s g y which h e i s d r iv ing .

J w R u r k xnd E. J. Adnms, boi ler- ninliel's, m a d e a week-end f i ~ h i n g t r i p > lay 2 5 .

Air, a n d 111,s. I r a Conlrel l :announcp t h e b i r t h of a fine e i g h t a n d oue-l lnl l pound boy. .\In?. 22.

Clyde I\lu.isoii, hoi lermalicr , Is d r iv - ine- n n e w \\'hil)get coach.

F r a n k H ~ I W P I ~ , mach in i s t a n d g z ~ r - :iCe fo reman , h a s heen t a k i n g h i s vn- c9t ion. I ra \ - 1.5 t o J u n c 1, t a k i n g in thr: s ~ p h t s of K a n s a s City, 310.. a n d S p r i n s - fie!d.

F:. H. .Johnson, ho i le rmaknr . w a s t h e lucky f isherman. 3I:ty 30.

I r a Smi th , bo i l e rmaker , a n d J o h n Fr i l t z . mach in i s t . w e n t to spend t h e d a y o f May 30 fishiug.

J. H. Oshorn. n i r h t bo i l c rmnkcr fore- m a n , s p e n t his vacat ion worliinfi 111 t h e gart lcn.

Char les IJ invear , h o i l e r ~ n a k e r , is back on tho joh al ' ter h i s i l lnrxs of ~ e v e r a l weelcn. T h r bops a r e g l a d to see h i m back .

Orey Genung . mach in i s t , 1s a l l smi les because of ;I Chevrolet coach.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Jeff J3razel s p e n t t h e week of AIRS 28 v i s i l ing re la t ives in I3rlston. Ol<lahomn.

John Ell is . bo i l e rmaker . h a s a g r i n o n h i s f a c e a mi le l o n g a n d j u s t a s wide o n a c c o u n t of a fine n ine a n d one- q u a r t e r pound boy. born J u n e 2.

J e r r y Dickers , bo i l e rmaker . m a d e a week-end f i sh ing t r i p J u n e I.

A. A. Lile, shee t meta l worker , Is p l a n n i n g on a t r i p to California.

W e h a v e t w o more h a r d luck flsher- men whom w e m u s t no t f o r n r t to nian- t ion. \\r. E. E v a n s , bo i l e rmaker , a n d George Low Crane. opera to r . w e r e o n a week-end f ishing t r ip , J u n e 1. Fish- i n g w a s good, b u t t h e fish h a d a l l g o n e vis i t ing.

NORTH BACK SHOP SPRINGFIELD, MO..

AL1.X WATT, Reporter

Lnw'ence Stinger an(! Mary Lemmons; were united in rnarrlape a t Eureka. Wp~lngs on Drcoration Day.

r o r r c n ~ e T. Chui~h north side boiler' maker, n-as t~.:msferreti to ~ k l a h o r n a . City as boi1r.r inspector, June 7.

(Speedy) l lohcrts visited a son In St. 1,ouis May 2:. l l i s son is employcd irii thc E'o~,rl au to works of tha t city. Mrs. Iioherts, who has hcrn visiting relatlvcs. in \Vindsor. Canada ; and Detroit, Mich- i ~ n n , met hlln in St. Louis a n d returned home with him.

Mrs. 0. C. Leanartl, of San Jose, Cal ... is visiting her husband's parents. Mr. rrnd Mr6. F. L. I . e a ~ a r d .

H' l l l ian~ Pieere. cabinet shop cargen- ter, is t rying out batch in^ a s his wife: left the first of J u n e fo r a tbree months' visit with a sis ter in 1'0s Angeles.

Mra. I". A. Gagan. Des hIoincs, Iowa, arrlvtrl J u n e S fo r a month's visit wi th he r parents. Mr. and Xrs. F. I,. Leonard.

J a m e s Tlurnz xnnounccs the birth of :i nine-imund hny, Junc .5. Mr. Burns is' fori'nlnn of tlic sprcial equipment.

.Mr. and A11.s. ;\I. A. 1111ff have just rctulwr'cl from St. Louis where they a t - tended thc ~ r a d u a t i o n exercises of theirv -on. M. A . IIuK, Jr . , 8.t t i ~ c St. Louis Coi-. l e ~ u of 1'har.macy.

Roy hnmc?. Iatcly of 13irmingham. was call8n.r: on old friends here recently. Roy is onc of the pipefltters tha t were t ranslcrrcd from hcre to Birmlngl1am ubout threc years ago.

I l i r a n ~ a n d Erncs t Basham recentlv spcnt several days vlsitinx relatives a t St. 1.ouls a n d Belle. Mo.

ltoy Scott is the champion a m a t e u r ~ ~ o t n t o &rower of the North Shops. H e has n flcld t h a t yields a peck to twn hills.

Troy Owen-. of thc c a r ya rds an- nounces the birth of a baby girl, Be t ty Rnth, c7n Ikcorat ion Day.

Homer Davis, of the r ip t rack has rrL- t u r n e ~ l to work a f te r a n illness of abou t two nlontii%

.111mw Cooper, of the cabinet shop, lost a tlnughtcr the second of May, T h e synl- jwthy of thc shop mas cxprcssed in a fl0r:i.l contribution.

1,:. I':. IVingo. c a r carpenter, was ah- scnt J l a s 8. Cause-the arr ival of h i s clrlest r iandson. who wcifihed nine ancl one-half pounds.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT LINDENWOOD, MO.

%. 31. SIMPSOX a n d J. >I. CUSSIXG- HAM. Reporters

T h e St. Lou is T e r m i n a l s Club hase balI t eam played t h r Gibson Ath le t i c Club. bray 9. a t Maplewood, Mo. T h e score w a s 1s-0 in f n v o r of t h c t e rmi - n a l s c l u b t r a m . "Red" Cot te r a n d n i c k I ' ikesley pi tched t h e game. a1- l o w i n g on ly t h r e e hi ts . OUI' t eam h a s been fitted u p w i t h s n a p p y new un i - f r~r rns . T h e fo l lowinx a r c on t h e t e ? m : R a n d y P e a r m n n . shor tn top ; John R a n - d e r s o r J a m e s Otey, Rrst b a r e ; IClrno Print l le , left flelrl: .Toe JIcCnrtncy, sec - ond hnse : Snyder , cen te r fleld: .Toe Smi th , , t h i r d b a s e ; .Tack R u b i n o r Da- v ~ s , r ~ n h t field; I-Tanlcins, c a t c h e r : "Rrd" C o t t e r o r Dick P ikes ley , pi tcher . We'd l ike to h e a r frrlm a n y team on t h e F r i s c o ; a d d r e s s J o h n Daniels , 239 F r i s c o Rlclp. SL. Louis Mo. ,

N r s . H a r r y P l u m m e r a n d d a u g h t e r . Dolly Thelma. a r e s p e n d i n g t w o w e e k s a t Cooks Stat ion. Xo.. v i s i t i n g M r s P lummer ' s pa ren t s .

Pngc 42

Lec \Vnrdlonr, n i g h t e lectr ic ian, a n d Miss Marie Hornn motored to St. J a m e s o n Decorat inn Day.

C. '11 . I F'romm of t h e s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t , w a s a T u l s a v i s i to r J u n e 4-7.

Ed. Baron a n d JIisP Besse AIerritt . acromlxtnied by Jrr. Baron ' s m o t h e r a n d a u n t , of Springfield. w e r e week- end g u c s t s ;it t h e home of Wil l iam I,. Baron . J u n e 6.

May 1 6 w a s a ~ > r o u d d a y f o r C a r l 3Iyrick. f o r t h a t w a s t h e d a t e l i t t l e e igh t -pound H e t t r J e a n a r r ivcd . Con- g r a t u l a t i o n s !

Airs. B o w m a n >I. J l u r ~ , e l l is ow home a g a i n a f t e r ful ly r e r o v c r i n g f r o m her- r ecen t i l lness , under t h e c a r e o f her niollier. 3Irs. \V. B. Berry , o f S~)r ingfleld.

Blr. a n d JIrs. Verne hlniian motored t o F t . Scott. Kans. . in t h e i r n e w I.'or.d. XIay 26. a n d s p e n t n week v i s i t ing "way down i n Kansas".

"Dutchy" P r u g g e r W;IS a Greenc County vis i tor l a t e In May.

C h a r l e s F r e i t a g a n d wife motored to St . . lames. Jlo.. J u n e 1 ti.

I)an W h a l e n h a s j u s t harl t h a t b rown Esscx s e d a n overhau led . H e now c l ~ a l - l r n g e s a n y t h i n g o n tlic road.

Rid \Villiamson. w h e n accosted b y "Sunny J im" C u n n i n g h a m ;ind a s k e d fo r some n e w s i t ems , s t a t e d t h a t he would sul)ply everybody wi th IIews o n request . so don' t f o r g e t to a s k h im f o r t h e i t e m s we've l e f t o u t !

.Jack R u l ~ i n i s back on t h e gra\ 'e- y a r d s h i f t as locomotive inspector . s u r - ceed inx George H. T,utzenbcrger re- s igned .

C o n g r n t u l a t i o n s a r e d u e Bill Penn , o r t h e c a r d e p a r t m e n t , who is the g roud f a t h e r of a baby boy, born May 21.

Mr. a n d Alrs. S o e l Swee t in w e r e in St. J a m e s J u n e 8.

Adolph Sobolenslci. R o l a n d S n o d g r a s s a n d Bill I)errick, of t h e c a r d e p a r t - men[, motored o u t J I a n c h e s t e r R o a d t o \Vild H o r s e Creek . J u n e 2, a n d c a m e back J u n e 3 wi th thin s t o r y : "We c a u g h t e igh t black bass , w e i g h i n g o n e nnrl t h r e c - f o u r t h h pounds apiece, thir ty-f ive pounds of g o g g l e e y c a n d ;tbout tlie s a m e a m o u n t of sunfish." T h a t ' s no t s o bad!

"Wicker Bill" H e n r y a n d wi fe w e r e in St. J a m e s l>ecnrat ion I h ? .

\Ve don't I i r~ow w h a t "Wicker" Bil l H e n r y i s g o i n g to do when h i s wi fe Goes to St. J a m e s t o spend a couple of \veelcs, f o r W a r d Melton purc.haxed t h a t f an lous RC.\ s ixty. which w a s Dill's old s t a n d b y when h e h a d t o h a t c h it.

I h n W l ~ a l c n , c a s t e r n division chnir- man nf tlie P'. .\. XI. C. C. I). I<. . w a s in Sprillgfleld J u n e 1-6. a t t e n d i n g a ronfe rencc wi th H. I,. \Vol'nlan. s u p e r - i l l tendent of motive power.

C la rence S t roup , formcl'ly of Chou- t e a u ;\venue. C h a r l e s He l f r i ch a n d .Tolin R n r i ~ a g l i a a r e t h e n e w g r e a s e ba l l s :tt t h e L indenwood shops.

\V. P. O'Gorman refused ;I drinlc of s o d a over in Maplewood recen t ly , h u t lic didn ' t t u r n down tilose cookies i,n the office t h e ot i icr d a y , a n d w h a t IS more. lie ],ut those cookies , which w e r e o v e r t h r e e inches in d iamete r . in h i s m o u t h w i t h o u t t i ik ing a bite. W e a l s o h e a r t h a t Mr. G o r m a n i s a cham1,inn p a i n t e r when i t comes to d e c o r a t i n g ice hnxes!

A. F. ("Ton?") N a l y , r epa i r trnclc f o r e m a n f i t Choutexu Avenue, is on h i s vacat ion.

1,loyd JIcXIurtrey i s t h e l a t e s t to join t h e Lindenwood fo rces a s e x t r a e n g i n e c r e w cal ler . W. P. J a m e s , n i g h t roundhouse fo re -

m a n , r e t u r n e d J u n e 1 5 f rom a two weeks ' vaca t ion , s p e n t in Fran l i fo r t . 1G~ns. . ant1 .Tackson. T e n n ,

T h e s h o p fo rces un i te in e x t e n d i n g syni]>atliy t o W a r d a n d W a d e Melton in t h e loss of the i r y o u n g e r brother' . J u n e 10.

E d d j e Simmons, por te r , r e s igned May 1 7 to g o in t h e t r u c k i n g business f o r IiimselP. W e wish h im success in h i s n e w under tak ing .

Myrl J o n e s w a s a vis i tor to tlie old home town. JIxy 17. I S a n d 18. \\'her(,:' Springfield, of course !

Char l i e Connel leg, locomotive inspec- to r , is s u r e l y t o be c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n t h e record m a d e b y his d a u g h t e r , Grace E v a l s n . Miss Cr~nne l ley w a s g r a d u a t e d f rom h igh school a s vale- d ic to r ian of h e r class , a n d w a s awar t l - ed a four3-year scho la r sh ip a t t h e T e x a s Chr i s t i an I:niversity. F t . \Vortli. Texas . We wish h e r con t inued success .

"I des i rc to e s y r e s s to t h e boys of t h e St . J..ouir; T e r m i n a l s m y s incere apprec ia t ion f o r t h e s y m p a t h y a n d k indness ex tended m e in t h e d e a t h of m y wi fe a t t h e ( 'hristian Hosl,ital. SI;+y 22 . (Sgd.) 1';rul J. \Veitk:ini." Our un i ted s y m p a t h y goes o u t t o Mr. \Veit- kxni in h i s r eecn t loss.

Mr. a n d X r s . \V. .I. I'iclce. acconi- 1,xnied by Nrs . 0. L. Hitker. motored down t o Snleni. J u n e 2 , a n d hrouo'ht hack some i n t e r c s l i n g p ic tu res of the i r t r ip .

LOCAL NO. 17-TULSA, OKLA. --

H. ('. 1'1iI(:1.:. R e p o r t e r

W. R . Cline, mach in i s t , is in t h e St . Lou is hosl,ital f o r treatment.

\Villiam F'ruetl, th i rd - r lnss mach in- is t , h a s r e t u r n e d to t h c Sherman . T e s . . hospi tal f o r t r e a t m e n t .

F r a n k R. JIock. mnc-hinist. h a s re - t u r n e d a f t e r a s h o r t vis i t wi th h i s m o t h e r in Texas.

Toney lJIiilli~,ps, hlacltxmi th , rccen t lv vis i ted i l l Springfield. Slo.. a n d S1. Louis.

J o e Kelly h a s w t u r n e d f rom Deni- son. Texas , n f t e r a s h o r t s t a y \vitli home follcs.

C. W. Gillespie. locomotive inspector . a n d h i s fami ly h a v e r e t u r n e d f rom :! ten days ' vis i t w i t h JIrs. Gillespie's p a r e n t s a t i \ Iagargnl , Texas .

F r a n k Russel l , c h a i r m a n fo r t h ~ South \ves te rn divis ion, h a s rc3turnerl f r o m ;I huuiness t r i p in S1,ringfieid.

R a y m o n d Holman , th i rd -c lass m a - chinis t . w a s ac:titig roundhouse c le rk f o r 12 n iy l i t s r ecen t ly in t h e place of R o b e r t Wehh. w h o h a s been s p e n d i n ~ h i s vacat ion down in suntry Tennessce .

\\'. l3. Riddle. dr i l l p ressman , h a s moved in to llis new home o u t on t h c T u r k e y Blountwin road.

Mack L o n i g a ~ ~ . e l e c t r i c i : ~ ~ . h ; ~ s p u r - chased ii n e w s p o r t model P o n t i a c roads te r .

C h a r l e s I-Ioward. locomolive c a r p e n - ter . h a s m a d e t h e fami ly a p r e s e n t of a new Chevro l r t sedan .

H . S. Haverfieltl , 11ipe m a n , 11;~s a n e w R e o sedan .

K. C . Simmons, pipe mnn , h a s pur - c h a s r d a Peer less sedan .

S y m p a t h y i s ex tended to N r . a n d Mrs. J. F. R a s t e r . w h o los t t h e i r in- f a n t son , M a y 1.5. Mr. R a x t e r i s c a r inspec to r a t t h e p a s s e n g e r s t a t ion .

Sirs. C. B. I f a r t w a s cal led rccen t ly to Cliadwick, Mo.. on account of tlie d e a t h of h e r h ro the? . Mrs. H a r t is thrt w i f e o f C. E. H a r t . pipe f i t ter .

l t ~ c e n t l y E. W. Rro\vn, g e n e r a l fore- man. aslcrd f o r p l a n t s to p u t in s o m e new tlower heds h e h a d tlxed a n d h e h a d so m a n y g i f t s t h a t h e n o w h a s more tlo\vers t h a n he h a s heds.

i.ocal S o . 1 7 is g o i n q to have a pin- nic soon.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE- W E S T SHOPS, SPRINGFIELD

JOW GOODKIUH, R e p o r t e r

T h e \Vest Shop.;' baseb:ill t eam is f a s t r o u n d i n g in to shape . A f t e r l o s ~ n g i t s first g a m e to ~lnr 'shf ielr l , m a n a q e r J o e Hoover 's " h o ~ ~ e l l l d e hounds" s h o w e d t h e home-Tollts t h e y k n e w s o m e t h i u g a b o u t baseba l l a s well a s mach inery a n d won the i r n e s t t w o g a m e s On May 26 the>;, bent Rrook- Ilne. MI)., 9-7, a n d J u n e 2 poured i t on"

Ash Grove to the tune at 7-1. T pi tch ing of Car l Xelson wan the 1. t u r e . f t h e As11 Grove game, he st!

i n g o u t e igh teen men. Ash Gm: s o l i t a r y t a l ly c a m e a s a result nf s e r i e s of e r ro rs . The Werrl Shop I , is coml)osed of the IoIlon~ing m- Xelson. Burkhol tz , Reddick and 1.r.. pitchers : H. Cox, catcher: Conn P. c , . Rice. \Vnlton a n d Lawson, infield, Spar l ing . Weddington. Arnold and !l Cormack , outfielders. The club ,-i

I enpes a11 o t h e r t e a m s on the syr, Anyone wishin% to nuitch games :I t h e \Vest Shops team should Ret I - r ommunica t ion \\rith J, n. Hoover, .?; Coach Shop.

J a m e s T . \ \vn l s l~ . general boiler f n - . man. a t t e n d e d t h e boilermaker's r,.. vc.ntion in At lan ta , Ga., the latter p o f May.

L. C. 1,arnb. chief clerk. ~ttendrrl . Shr ine imperial council a t 1.0s .inrj while on h i s v ~ c d t i o n

. \ r t h u r Hurl ihol tz , machinlrt apprl tice, is clrivinc a new Bulck coug~

George W. Williams, boiler FI fo reman , i s spend ing hlu vacating Topeka . Kcins.

R. E. IClick, tool roorn Poreman. vaca t ion ing a t his sunlmer h o w Hollister.. 410 .

Dellnix K e e t ? n d Henry Irvin, +!I,,. w l ' t e r s . h a v e glvell the .*uperint,~~:,l t n t ' s office n thorough "house rl,*.i. ing". T h e n:indows haven't been s h i n y s i n c r T)f-nllis hrlpcd run the 1, d i a n s off t k i s lot s o tlie shops could I e rected. . J a m e s A k r i d ~ e . genel.al foremnr st or^. del,iirtment, is ~ ~ l ' o b i ~ b l y the \r, ., Sliolj's most a r d e n t anglvr. Jim quii. t ' ~ ~ ( ~ r l u c n t l y rc .~lorts a nice catch of i,:,.

l ' es ta Relle I.lotson entered his at,. rentic ice ship in tlie ~nach lne nhop, Slai 24th.

IMwa1.d Baker . checker. g.ot his p:r. t u r e in t h e newspaper the other d lr a s be ing o ~ ~ c of the prospective 1 *. t r n r ~ t s to the fu~ . ty -mi le bunion d r r l ~ : which i n to be r u n here July 4 . l?d :. t r a i n i n g a n d intends to make a p+ s h o w i n g f o r himself.

M E C H A N I C A L DEPARTMENT PARIS, TEXAS

S. 13. P.ZLSiI.:RTRRE, Reporter

Mrs. 14:. S. Olson. wife of the mastc,. mechanic, is v i s i t ing relatives ill 1Can. sas .

P a t r ick Hvssion, machinlat, and \v,fo a r e on the i r vacat ion in Alabama nhrr t h ~ y w e r e raised. A. R. Popp is war:.. i ng in h i s lace ;ind tV. T. Smith. Irvn ( ~ a i ~ r c ~ s v i l l e , is work ing in 3Ir. Popli. plane.

F'. S. Pliine. section foreman. H u p ~ Okla.. w a s a vis i tor a t Parln recent)!

\Ye h a v e sonic red hot business Sou th T r s n s vegetables. We h a r e h : d l w o solid t r a i n s of tonlatoeU daily.

( 'am Creal , switch engineman, i. r a i s i n g f g h t i n g chickens. He sold v,. V I J < ' ~ S [cll' $ lo[) ,

M E C H A N I C A L DEPARTMENT F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

H.\I:I:.Y Ii. HliYCl%, Reportrr -

1:d. Hale, engineer. a n d wife arr vn- c a t i o n i n a in Los AngeleH. Calif.

0. B. Stoner . roundhouse for~rnxn. ;incl f ami l? a r e spend ing their vac:tt~or in Pcnsacol;t. Fla.

Claude Schavcr is sporting a new Nash sedan .

L. K. Ot 'aufai t is back to work af t+ , l os ing a few dayh account sprain~nc h i s ank le .

P. .I. Woorc. a e n e r a l foreman. and 1: - . ~~~

A. E r m x t i n y e r , road foreman. attend. d t h e v e t e r a u s reunion a t Springfield. > I # !

T h e rounclliouse looks good with i r - coa t of white\vash. The roundhou. fo reman ' s office w a s painted recenily.

'., 1929 Page 43

Hook. of IZansas Citv. will be a t home a very leasan ant a n d profitable / SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION

WEST TULSA STORES DEPT.

I in Kansxs P i t s . Mrs. \V. J. Doran, wife of Switch-

man Dor;ln, h i ~ d a s a recent week-end quest . JIrs. Tom Prunl ta rd a n d son. Gene. a n d Xrs . Lois JIcKinney. o f

evening. Mrs. Key E'. \Vilheltn, wifc of the

c a r clerk, and Mrs. V. \V. Kikard. wife of the r a t e clerk, a r e visi t ing rela- t ives in Texas a n d Sew Mexico.

16. I<. Hiltard and famlly motorecl to Chandler . Okla.. 3Iny 26, to spend the nreek-end with relat ives. V. W. Rilcard a n d Key I?. \\'ilheltn MISS JXXICE COFFER.

Acting Repor te r - 4 s R. Rule. renorter for thia m a g - :IV, is n o w confined i n the Fr l sco cp~tal at Sherman. Texas. h a v i n g

,.-,i.qone nn operation f o r aypendi- June 8. Itre a r e glad to s a y t h a t

"; Rule is ~ e t t i n g a long very nicely i we hope to have him back with

- soon. 1.irlie (!rurntey. Ava. Mo.. s p e n t J u n e ..i r~aitinfi h\s s is ter , nfrs. Tom Mish-

T U L S A F R E I G H T O F F I C E T U L S A , OKLA. :Ire g r e a t fishermen. T h e y prepared

f o r a x r e a t vear a t the beginning of the season but n o w repor t t h a t duc to the cscessive ra lns we have had 3I . IRY f RNKlNS. Repor te r t h i s sl>rinfi a11 t h e fish have drowned.

J . E. King. yardmas te r , has ex- changed h is Pont iac s ix sedan for a tlew Oakland mas te r s ix sedan.

Mrs. Howard F. Brown. wife of t h e ass i s tan t a g e n t , is convalescing after a n illness of severa l weeks.

C;. .\. Rrundidge, genera l agent , and J. 15. I<inx. sa rdmnster . accoml)anied I)y J. A . I lutchinson. ass i s tan t super - intendent . motored to T u l s a to a t tend t h e :+mident a n d clilim reve en ti on meet ing held there J u n e 11.

Chrir t ine Vnnderford. secre ta ry to the a z e n t , s p e n t the week-end of J u n e !! with home f o l k s a t Sherman, Texas.

Jrene Bryan, d a u g h t e r of \I7. 4. Bryan , chief r a t e clerk, spent a recent \\eel< a t Enid. Olcln.. v i s i t ing friends.

Mrs. Jt. S. Woodson, mother of W. A. \Voodson. car clerk. passed a w a y a t her home in Oklahonla City. J u n e 12 . The freialrt office force t a k e s th i s

- nnd family. V q s Wanda Hyde, d a u g h t e r of Mrs.

-8 -nlhea Hyde, comptometer ol?erator, , f l June 26 fo r Louisville. Ky.. w h e r e ,I:,! xrill wend the summer v i s i t ing

means of- expl.easing to JIr . \Voodson nur symrjathy.

Well. I,on Ilurd, warehouse foreman. 11IF,?S. lirs. 0 t h R. Rule and children lef t

' , - 7 6 fo r a visit with re la t ives a t w a n t s t o advise t h e folks "out ottr way" t h a t the Tulsa f re igh t house i b s t i l l in possession of t h e pennant f o r the least number of errorb. E d r l Hromn. chief bill clerk. also w a n t s to

1 , :I*, Ark. ;lies Helen Pellay. Sherman, is visi t - -: !,lias Janlce CotYer.

Hr% Jiazgie Ross, mother-in-law of .r.idley C. Altln. lef t J u n e 13 for Pon-

r. .Uich.. where she will spend tho

let you know t h a t t h e - h i l l i n g depar t - nient a t Tulsa headed t h e l is t this month. One e r r o r w a s made, m a k i n g the a v r r a g e number of t ickets hilled to each e r r o r made 7.866.

n. H. Duncan, messenger. w a s 01,- e ra tcd on recently for tonsilitis. D. H. had a touc-h t ime but hc is s t i l l able

Immer. l>w F. Rradtev. foreman, visi ted Ittlres at \V.vandotte, Okla.. J u n e

I.?.

TRANSPORTATION A N D M ECHAN- ICAL D E P A R T M E N T S

AFTON, OKLA.

to s ing , for wllich we a r e a l l t h a n k - ful, n x hc is the canary a round t h r f re igh t office.

Mrs. H e r b e r t .\lien. wiTe of thv ut i l i ty clcrk. 11.1~ re turned home a f t e r being : ~ t the h e d b i d ~ of h c r mother f o r two months. P leased to repor t her LUTIE D. 1)AVJS. R e p o r t e r

- Harry T. Moorehouse. second-tr ir l i rator or here for a number of year's, , T been apyointcd a g e n t a t Senecn, :I, We regret his leaving' \'cry much ~ v l can truly say we th ink Seneca will t i c no recrets in c la imine him a s

mother somewhat improved. Helen Hash, d a u g h t e r uf F r e d Bash.

0. S. & I ) . c lerk. will leave J u l y 7 for Chicago wherc shc will spend six tnonths in a nurses t r a i n i n z school.

C . 13. Henxley, agent , recently w a s called to Salem. 111.. to t h e bedside of his mother who suffered a s t r o k e of !~arn lys i s .

F r e d Slicllhorn. bill clcrk. w a s on .,ir agent. Vr, R. H. Harper. Vrisco surgeon ,

,iurned Sunday f rom Davis. Olcln.. the sick list o n e 'dG recentl$. - Leslie Hurd, son of Lon Hurd. wnre-

I I O U S F ~ forern}Ln, h a s t.eturrncd home 1.'. l l . JIcKinley, to the le f t in the

above ~ ~ i c t i i r e . tile oldest engineer in point of service on the Southwes te rn division, with 4 1 years' service to his crcdit , m a k c s good use of h i s vacations.

T h e picture above w a s taken a t t h e c.nd of one of his many successful fish- i n g tr ips. The man on t h e "other end" of the: s t r i n g is G. A. Slemp, firemnn on local between L a w t o n a n d Quanali. : ~ n d Mr. McKinley's young son is scen s t a n d i n g direct ly back of t h e catch. These fish werc c a u g h t in L a k e L a w - tonka. twelve miles f rom Lawton on May 17.

T R A F F I C MANAGER'S O F F I C E T U L S A , OKLA.

It. 31. XcGL.4SSOl\.. Repor te r

The heavy ra ins a t l as t seem to he over a n d the ~ ) r o s p e c t f o r a b ig vo- t a t o crol) looks much brighter . W e cs])cet to handle a good s h a r e of t h e crol) in this distr ict .

The .\merican Ins t i tu te of B a n k i n g convention here w a s a t tended b y th ree

f r o m Columbia. Mo.. w h e r e he w a s a s tudent o f the Cniversi ty of J l issouri .

ICarl Hrown. chief bill clerk, recent- ly spent a week in K a n s a s City, y r s . Rrown went on to Chicaao to visit

0' I.. P. Hogan. genera l yardmas te r , . rteiting him h is daughter . Mary dse. end Ron. Edward . N a r v Louixe ,, been at tending college in St.

I , ds , lie, Ms. R. S. Norman re turned recently

:ram Tulsa where she visited h e r ihl~and and friends.

Xr, arid Xrs. Tom Wilcs a n d daugh- r r Clara attended the funera l of 'IF;. \ ~ i l e i ' sister. Mrs. Margare t E r - ;XI, at Oswego. Kan. !Jrr. Roy Meaders re turned recently

...snr Mern~his. Tenn., w h e r e she visi t - 1 her daughter. Mrs. Tom Spencer. Nisa Sadean S t o w and 0. >I. Story,

l:,. res~ectively son and d a u g h t e r of Switchman Story, a r e v i s i t ing the i r risler >Ira. Cecil Coop. a t Miami. Okla.

TO& H. Ballard, yard c le rk , and Miss Yir~ita Perry, of Grove, Oltla.. werc wrried recently a t Pineville. No. ;hey will make the i r home in Okla- '#>ma City where Tom h a s been a;)- ,,~nted first-trick yard clerk. Xiss Bonnie Stephens, d a u g h t e r of n

Sorthern division seet ion foreman, : Im recently w a s marr ied to A r t h u r

h e r hroth6r. J a c k H. Coone. of Havana . Cubn.

now located temporar i ly a t Oklaho,ni:~ City. w a s the r u e s t of Mary Jenkrns. bill clcrk. J u n e 9.

O F F I C E O F G E N E R A L A G E N T O K M U L G E E , OKLA.

'I'HEJAI.1 I . COBB. Rer)orter

We have thc f r e i g h t - h a n d l i n ~ 1)en- n a n t a g a i n h a n g i n g in o u r f r e i g h t house. \Le usually g e t i t fo r a p a r t of the month, but t h e r e a r e so many o ther ~ o o d s ta t ions in Group 3 t h a t we a r e no t a l w a v s ab le t o keer) i t a l l month.

.J. E. King. yardmaster . H. T. \\rood. chief c le rk , a n d E. K. Ril tard, cashier . motored to Sayulrm to a t t e n d the meet ing of the Friaco 1~:mployes' Club t h e evening of J u n e R . They reported