No doubt Hub will have lot's to tell WEST SHOP MECHANICAL NEWS horsfshoe pitchers championship from when he returns. Harry Royal and John Brewer. The), sure earned !t, Too, in the sunshine Gus Dickcrman, hostler on 2nd shift. .\. H. BISIIOF' and B. \V. BALl)RIDGE, is off on account of being sick. We Reporters where the dust is shoe-mouth deep and hope for his speedy recovery. the mercury playing around the cen- tury mark. Wlllls Wds, hoetler helper, on 3rd Funeral services for the late C. P. shift has returned with his family One day not long ago it was noticed Lum Obalion, machinist, were held thkrt Alfred Lehman, our sand blast from San Franclsco. Califo~mia, where .\ugust 11. Burial was made in man, was not at his trsual place of they have been vlsiklng relatives. Willis Maplewood cemetery. business. Tlle report went out Chat reports a wonderful trip and sights Ollie Fitch. machinist, and family to he was "tree sitting" to avoid the hot never be forgotten. visitrrl.. . - .- in.. . Fresno and Los An~eles. sunshine. In four or five days he Sam Johnson, night boller washer, is Calif., the latier I,ut of July. showed up on the job and told us he expecllng passes to Alabama-Sam Paul Rice, machinist, with hlrs. Rice had not been guilty of the tree sitting, says he must sec his old home again. spent several days in St. Louis and but was ready t'o break down and con- His mother lives In Birmingham. Detroit during the latter part of July. fess to having been on the Meramec Bill Bailey, night boiler washer helper, Guy Eskridge, machine foreman, has river fishing, hunting frogs and haV- sald he wouldn't figure on a trip this purchased a new Hudson coach. ing a general good time. year as papers state that it is hot .\. E. Godfrey, boilermal~er, wlth Henry Warren, Arthur Stewart and everywhere so ht might as well stay Jlrs. Godfrey and family visited in Fred iNurphy, machinists, vacationed a here. Sirmin~ham. Ma.. during- the recent' few days up on the Gasconade river, sh"t--dGwn. near Hartville, angling. They report WEST SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. We extend the sympathy of the i)ooi. success in that I~ne,however, but SPRINGFIELD, MO. \Vest shops to John >langan in the ;,le~;ty of amusement ot'herwise, as recent death of his brother. Henry was on the job with his coniical - Frank Neely, machinist, reports a jokes and t\rt with his Will Rogers 21. E. GODFRET, Reporter good time fishing in Mobile and Pen- philosophv. Fred was the attentive sacola during the latter part of July. listener. .\I Jacobs, boilermaker, spent a few A. E. Jlilner, electrician, spent Au- Guy Tummons, of the stationery de- days in Chicago last week of July ~ust10 in Cahool visiting with rela- partment, informs us he mill be off on visiting his wife's follts. tlves. leave of abscnce to attend the State Jesse Wcatherwnx and family spent Chesley "Pud" Powell has been off Fair at Scdalia, August 16 to 23. 3Ir. a few days in Omaha. Neb., visiting for several weeks due to the severe Tummons is much interested in, and home folks. Jesse reports :r nice trip. illness of his small daughter. is very successful in raising rabbits. Mrs. Ben AIiller and children re- otho Godfrey, machinist, visited in He intends to have entries at the fair cently spent a few days at 31t. Grove Kansas City during the last' lay-off. in Xew Zealand Red rabbits and also wlth home folks. Carl Nelson. annrentice, has heen in the pigeon department. He was Frank Bowers, painter apprentice, over to the norih side roundhouse verv successful last year, taking two visited home follts the last week of finishing his time. firsi and one third prize at the hlis- July. Hayden Campbell, who has been soilri State Fair in rahbits. Mr. Tum- Xrs. E. Newherry visited in Kansas working in Tulsa, has returned and is mons li\-es at ]!I26 North Weller City the, past week with Mr. New- working extra at the West shops. berry's slster. Mr. Newberry sur- Every man who makes his livillg- prised his wife and made plumb jelly with the Fr~scoshould see that hls while she was gone. money goes to the merchant who uses NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS Ollie FItch and family madc a trip the Vrisco lines. Everybody ark sour to Los Angeles and other parts of merchant how he get's his merchan- ~SllClt\'HAGUEWOOr), Re1)orter California the past two weelts. They dise. all report a wonderful time on their Bernard Hassler, machlnist appren- The roundhouse employes working trip. tice, has returned from Kansas City on the secorrd shift held an all-day out- J. A. Cooper and family made a drive and is now working steady. ing and picnic at Doling park August to Eureka Springs, taking in the Gene Wall has been working extra 1. They report a great time with sights. during July and August. plenty of eats and lots of merriment. Beverly W. Baldridge, machinist ap- Edgar Surles has returned to work Leo Dieboltl, machinist on dead prentice, and Helen J. Dowdy, of M't. after visiting points in Texas. work, is on the job again after several Vernon. were married July 21. We are During the lay-off Guy Barnes and days spent with his sick father at sure getting tired waiting for cigars. family visited in Nebraska and in Benton, Mo. We are glad to say the John IWltz, machinist, spent the last Jlontier, 310. elder Xr. Dlebold is greatly improved week of July on rhe river fishing. Eray Francc spent several days at this time. Sim Riggin, boilermaker, Ton?: Hart, visiting relatives in Kentucky. W. H. Schxller, foreman of air work. machinist, and Dick Slcelton, machin- Emmet Skelton n-as down in Mans- has returned from a very enjoyable ist, are some of the lucky fishermen fiield, No., looking over hls railroad vacation which he spent in the lake who spent a few days on White river which runs from Mansfield to Ava. region of 3l'innesota. He has pictures the week of July 28. The boys say Leonard Huxhes and Z. D. Butler, of a number of fine Ash which he they brought them in. brother-in-laws, spent several dgys caught. Harvey Mack, boilermaker, has the the latter part of July visiting rela- Arthur Dummit, laborer, is the sympathy of the boys at the West tives down the Current River ,branch. proud daddy of a 10-pound boy, a re- shops In the death of his brother-in- Johnny J1:rngan's nephew 1s now cent arrival at his home. The young law, which occurred July 26. second in tree sitting honors in man has been named Charles Allen. ?dr. and Nrs. Oscar Lee have moved Springfield. A. E. Boles, dead worlc foreman, is into town off the farm. Farm life rot- at present on a 60-day !cave, and is Go slow for Oscar. making a tril, to the Pac~ficcoast and Mr. and Nrs. C. E. Milner and RECLAMATION PLANT will also visit points of interest in daughter, Kathleen, visited in Olcla- Alabama before returning. homa City and Tulsa a few days the SPRINGFIELD, MO. Billie, the 9-year-old son of Ernest week of Jnly 28. They stated the Jackson, boilermaker on the third weather was somewhat warm along T. 0. CHAPXI'AN, Reporter shift, s~~ffereda broken arm in a fall the prairie countly. from :r tree at his home several days - James Rurt is vacationing this sum- ago. LOCAL NO. 30-PITTSBURG, KAN. mer on White river. Homer Bromley, roundhouse fore- Wm. Frost hss recovered from his man, Jesse Russ, machinist, and Adol- injury and returned to work. phus Deck, mechanical laborer, are on John Kellogg is still a believer in a three weelts leave and are visiting \Ye are sorry to learn that Mrs. Henry Ford, having purchaserl a in California. William Chaney is confined in the hos- Model A touring car. Elza Gott, machinist, is back from oital. We all hope for a speedy re- Homer Kerr is so infatuated wlth New Yorlc State, where he visited rela- covery. hasehall that he drives to Joplin to tives near Niagara Falls. IIr. and Mrs. Claude Steelev are the see the night' games played there. Lois Taylor, machinist, is at pres- proud parents of an 8-pound baby girl, James Manary is nursing an injured ent in the employes hospital. where born to them July 28. finrer which is keeping him away from he underwent an operation for appen- Mr. and Mrs. Charlev Cuthbertson work at present. dicitis. We hope to see him out again have moved to California. XTrs. Cuth- Hugh Doran was on White river soon. bertson fell and hroke her arm and \vith relations who were visiting him Fred Tiller, estra man, has the syln- delayed their leaving for about two from Illinois lately. pathp of the roundhouse emplov~sin weeks. Ira .Tones has been off from work the death of his father, which occurred Our iocal shop craft's bcast of a 100 on account of lumbago the past two durin'g the past month. per cent organization at Pittsburg. months, but is again at worlc on the' Edward Goswick, boilermaker, has Harold Clark was off duty for three nirht shift in the forge shon. returned from Grand Junction, Colo- days. He was fishing on the h'eosho 311-s. Iva Webb. wife of Felix Webb, rado, where he visited relatives for rlver. Have not heard about any Ash blacksmith helper, had the misfortune several davs stories as yet, however. to Pall down stairs and sustained seri- 0ilver Derriclc, grease cup man, is Glad to report at this writing of the GUS injuries, but is reported improved off at present, account of the Illness of return to service of hoth Carl Ralston at this writing. Mrs. Derrick. We hope her recovery and Charley Cox, who have been OIT Charley Elkins and Jlelvin Ellings- will be speedy and that ;Mr. Derrick for a few weeks. worth have succeeded in capturing the will soon be with us again. Page 40

LOCAL No. 33-HAYTI, MO. has been off from work for several days Mr. W. H. Olmson has Just returned account of a huge boll. from hla vacation In Pensacola He says Everyone Is looklng forward to the that they caught so many Ash that It E. I?. WHITENER, Reporter annual barbecue picnic. whlch is to be ceased to be a swrt and developed Into held at Fir Park. August 19. hard work. Theon Strack, machinlst for some time Thomas EL (Donck) Manpan. north at thls place, has been transferred to NORTH SHOP-SPRINGFIELD, MO. side pipefltter. was called to Chlcago on Chaffee. Mo. Theon thlnks he will like Aurust 2. by the dcath of his brother Chaffee he. Geo. V. Mangsn, who was kllled by fall: M. W. Rhodes, machinist. Is now work- SHERMAN ELLIS. Reporter ing between the cars of a movlng traln. ing Theon Strack's shift. R. D. Saunders. car ins~ector.and fam- George Offenbacher, machlnist, returned ily spent the week-end &siting relatives to work Aumst 4, after being absent LOCAL No. &ST. LOUIS, MO. in St. Louis recently. several days-on account of the serious Bert Hall, fireman. has taken hls father operation which hls wife sustained. She home from the hospital at Blytheville, is murh Improved at thls writing. ROBERT W. REED, Reporter Ark.. and reports he is still improving. R. M. Epps, machinist. and his fam- Charles' Stanflll, Jr., son of Charles fly spent the latter part of July with Local No. 5 Is still golng strong In St. Stanflll. Sr.. brakeman, made his flrst friends and relatives In Kansas City. Mo. Louis. the laat two meetlngs belng wcll appearance in the pulpit at the First Bap- Fred Shanks, lead man In the tin shop. attended and very Interesting. one hun- tist Church. Sunday. August 3, and de- returned to his duties on Aug~st1. Fred dred and twenty-five members attending Hvered his flrst sermon, doing exceedingly had becn absent six weeks on account the two meetings. well for the flrst tlme. of an injured foot. Brother W. .I. Breashears. formerly of Charles intends enterlng school to pre- W. H. Cimson. shop superlntenclent. Springfield Local No. 1, has been ad- pare for the mlnlstry work. He Is a very spent a week's vacation the last of July mltted Into Local NO. 6, by transfer. intelligent young man and has a host of in Pensacola. Fla. Brother Breashears Is working the 4 p. friends at thls place who wish hlm suc- Nr. and Mrs. Richard Tyack, Gordon m. locomotive inspection job. cess in the future. Yowell and friend spent a pleasant even- G. D. West and W. W. Edingfleld were Arnold Tucker, machinlst helper. has ing picnicking. August 12, at Fullbright the victlms of Local No. 5 at our last been transferred to ChafYee, Mo. numn station. meeting, by becomlng full-fledged mem- Mrs. C. V. Sigler was at the Cape one ' pat Shean, machinist, returned to bers. day recently and was accompanied home work August 4 after nursing an in- nrother Frank Junklns, general chalr- by her daughter, Miss Phyllis, who had jured foot for several weeks. Elmer Harris had the misfortune of man. was a welcome visitor at Linden- been visiting with Mrs. Snodgrass for wood shops this month. As far as we several days. getting his car sideswiped by an un- known driver recently. The little bump know, he found everything going along nlcely. cost him the price of a new tire and re- Brother Narion A. Brayfleld, boiler- LOCAL No. l&BIRMINGHAM, ALA. pairs to his fender. John Roberts, machine shop foreman. maker. has been selected to serve the un- and his family spent a two-weeks' vaca- cxplmd tcvm of former mcmher Joe Mc- W. A. MYERS. Reporter tion the flrst of August visiting fricnds Cartney as n member of the board of trustees. due to Brother McCartncv leav- - and relatives in Colorado. ing the service. Dan Cosb~,machlnist, spent hls two- Lois June is the name of the baby girl weeks' vacation on the Gulf Coast. He SPRINGFIELD NORTH SHOPS that arrived at the home of Brother Vlr- vlsited New Orleans. Biloxi and other gil Light on August 1. Virgil says eight points on the Gulf. where he reported ALEX WATT and GORDOX YOWELL. nounils of haD~ines.¶-. for hlm and Mrs. he had a splendid tlme. Reporters ~lght. The picnic of the Frisco Booster Club, hfargarette Loulse, welshing nine and held at West Lake Park, was a blg suc- Since the bowling season has closed, the one-half pounds, was delivered by that cess. Everyone who attended reported north shop bowlers, namely. Jim McCoy. long-legged bird. on August 6. at the home a very enjoyable time. J. D. Dolsen and Wm. Craig. have taken of Brother and Mrs. Lowell E. Jason. John Early, machlnlst helper, who has up golf. From all reports. they are mak- Bonnie Lee, an eight-pound glrl, ar- been in the hospital at St. Louis for ing as good a showlng as they did bowl- rived at the home of Brother 6Rerman H. some time. is now at work again. ing. Tuter, and is the cause of that smile on L. M. Westerhouse, general foreman hl. B. Turner, lead man on valve mo- Sherman's face since July 31. made a trip to Muscle Shoals a few sun: tlon. was off a few days recently visit- Brother Stmtton. night machinlst. Is days ago. He came back with plenty of ing with relatives. The link -cant .. was now clrlrlng around in a brand-new For4 information about the place. in-charge of R. J. Tyack. sedan. We are sorry to report that Charles Jesse Kelly, shear man In the black- Employes on salary are not the only Kennedy, pipefltter, recently lost his best smith shop. went flshlng on James Rlvel' ones included on the vacation llst thls frlend, hls dear old mother. We of Lo- rerently and reported a good catch. month, as many of our membership are cal No. 18 extend to him our slncere sym- We are glad to report at this wrltlng. takinz the much-needed rest and recre- pathy. that Fred Shanks. lead man in the tln- ation- Talmase Purdy, machinist and ~ili shop, is back at work. He lost a month Brother Neal 0. Garner. machlnist, vis- Austin, machinist apprentice, 'spent their recently on account of an Injured foot. Ited two weelts in Amory. Miss., and in vacation at Buffalo, N. Y.. Niagara Falls Harry Huntziger, welder in the black- Birmingham. Ala. and points in Canada. They have just smith shop, is all smiles now, because he Brother Arch Crumm, sheet metal arrived back off their trip and they had has his home remodeled. I think the worker. spent ten days In Oklahoma. plenty to tell. blacksmith force should all glve him a Brother V. V. Chapman, locomotive in- Paul Connelly, machlnist, has come house warm in^ in honor of the occasion. spector, spent his vacation in the White back to work again after an extended ab- The membership of Local No. 1 has in- Rlver country south of Springfleld. hro. sence on account of the loss of his eye. creased to 94 pcr cent. Come on. com- Brother 0. B. McMillan. locomotive car- Joe Hendricks, machinist, has fllled the mitteemen. let's make it 100. penter, put in two weeks in and near St. vacancy made by the resignation of Marlon Cooksey. supply man. has trad- Joseph, Mo. Charles Kennedy, from the positlon of ed his Chrysler coupe for a yellow Buick Brothers Prathcr and Hadley Langley. dlvision chairman. He recently attended touring car. spent ten days sojournlng in Sprlngfleld a meeting of all dlvision chairmen, held M. A. Huff, boilermaker third class, Is and Crane, vislting wlth relatives and at Sprlngfleld, Mo. leavlng September 1 for New York. friends. J. E. Rucks. roundhouse foreman, has Dave Dwer and Ira Cantrell, machin- Brother Carl J. Myrick, machinbt. been off durlng the past week on a short ists. went fishing on White River. Satur- spent his vacation with his family in raca- - -tinn. - - - .. . day. August 9. Pocahontas and Conway, Ark.. and ac- B. H. Rocpke, alrbrake man in the car Mr. Gimson, superintendent of tho cording to the plctures he brought back, department, was called to Ellingham, Ill., mechanical department, was called to he is some flsherman. on account of the death of his uncle, re- Memphis bv the death of an uncle the Mrs. Charles Boggs, wife of our local cently. twentieth of July. treasurer. Is spending three weeks in Ish- Hubert Heape, alr man of the car de- Mr. F. L. Leonard is in Den Molnes, peming, Mich.. visiting with the home partment, has just returned from the hos- Iowa. where he was called by the illness folks. pital at St. I~uis.We hope that he will of his son. Carl, who was operated on Miss Maxine, daughter of Brother Max be back at work with us soon. for blood tumor of the thyroid glands. Hosang. airbrake machinist, Is spendlng Twelve men were called back to work He Is much Improved now. two weeks In Denver. Colo.. vlsitlng with in the car department the flrst of the Fred Shanks, tinshop foreman. who has relatives and incidentally attending the month. We are glad to see all these been off wlth a broken foot the past slx wedding of Rudy Hldebrand, nephew of brothers get back to work. weeks. is taking advantage of this hot Max. 0. T. Vessell Is spending his vacation weather and is spending the most of his Brother W. M. (Bill) Crouch, cab car- in Florida this year. tlme on the river. penter, spent his two weelts In the good J. M. Hartle. machlnlst. has been off Anthony Barion. sheet metal appren- old home town, Springfleld, Mo. four or flve days visitlng relatives In tlce, spent the week-end of August 10 In Mrs. Georre Condon. wife of Brother Southeast MI~.sourl. St. Louis. He had such a good time that George, the -welder, is spending a vaca- Gene Purdy. electrician helper, has he missed hls train and was a day late tlon at Niagara Falls. been in the hospital at St. Louis for a in get tin^ home. 4s this report is belng wrltten, our few days. but he is now back at work. J. C. Cox, rip track foreman, Is oPf on fair Cltsr of St. Louis is celebrating the C. A. Gateleg. blacksmith. has been hls vacation. J. Thurston is substituting endurance record won back by Red Jack- having a "swell tlme" with his neck. He for him in his absence. son and Forcst O'Brine.

has it on the hIem~hisboys for a good the writer and wife. have returned from G. 31. Cohoon, former roundhouse clean healthy place to work. a vacation trip to the old home town. clerk, hns been confined in the Frisco Also visited at the U. S. Veterans' Nevada. Mo. Hospital in St. Louis for the last month. hospital at BIemphis, one of the most Miss Blanch Getchell. of Marshall. Mo.. Wonder what is wrong wlth "Lona- modern hospitals I haye ever vislted. was a recent visltor with her parents, some" Clyde Stephens, Bill Harmon. John I understand this hospttal has accom- Mr. and Mrs. Earl Getchell, MISS Getch- Sheeley and some of the other "notorious" modations for 375 patients. Each bed ell holds a responsible position in the flshermen? They haven't been putting is equipped with a radio receiving set government service at Marshall. out their modest tales lately. Guess the and the meals served are wonderful. Mr. and Mrs. Getchell had also as their flsh must have heard some of their We now have three U. S. Veterans' ruest. Mrs. C. B. Wheeler. of Chicago, tales. hospitals on the Frisco, lCansas City, who is Mr. Getchell's sister. St. Louis and Nemphis. How about Oh. yes. "Kackl" (Earl G.) is also LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MISS. getting one for Springfleld or some sportfnr a new Ford roadster. other point on the Frlsco-Budrlies? Something more exciting this time tlinn R.\YBfOND F. DEICS. Reporter ;r flshinr trip for our feature article. "Dobber" Hollman. re~orter for the SOUTH TRAIN YARDS B&B paint gangs, has be& marrled. It We extend our sympathy to Tom Sisk, SPRINGFIELD, MO. seemed queer that he would be planning carman, and family upon the recent death a vacation trip with just his dog, Pat, and In the family. JESSIE L. BRAXDOX. Reporter what does he do but slip one over on the R. F. Dees, pipefltter, has his slster. whole "caboodle" of us and launch that Mrs. F. A. Williams. of Sabine. Texas. as house guest. Mr. W. E. Bre~hear, car foreman, old canoe on the sea of matrimony in a "cahoots" wlth Mrs. Edna Evans of this Mrs. G. H. Threllfall 1s still conflned while on his vacation made a trip with in the Baptist Hospital at Springfield. his wife and'daughter to Dodge City. clty, and run off. way down into Texas, Kansas, and there visited with their where we could not give them the proper Mo. We hope for her a speedy recovery. send-off that they should have. Well. Machinist J. H. Branam has returned married daughter. A. 31. Dow, night from the National Guard encampment. ' foreman, was day foreman while Mr. we all extend conaratulations and best Breshear was off on his vacation. In- wls11c.s. Machinist J. V, Adams Is building a spector H. C. Swinney was acting night nine-room brick residence. which will be foreman in Mr. Dour's place. of Endish desim. Evert Compton, engine watchman, EASTERN DIVISION PAINT GANGS OLedia, youngest daughter of Car In- was transferred to the north round- spector H. Dyer, is on the sick list at thls house. Millard Howard Smothers filled GEORGE HOLLMAN. Reporter time. the place made vacant by Nr. Comp- Connie Gideon, machinist third class. motored to Birmingham, Ala.. recently. ton. Arnold "Daddy" Singcr. B&R painter. Fred Cunningham, seal clerk, and who has been on the sick list for thc Doclc Dees, carnlan. reports a pleasant John L. Boyd, platform foreman, went past six months. was a recent visitor 111 trip to Pensacola, Fla. fishing down on Osage River, below the BRrB shops. The boys are anxlous to J. T. Bolding, machinist, visited in Lebanon. They caught about twenty- see "Daddy" bark on the job. but hq, is Okiahoma and >Ilssouri recently. five pounds of fish. The largest ones still just a bit "wobbly" on his "pins. , weighed seven and eiqht pounds. They Roscoe C. Patterson, wife and son. BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. report an enjoyable trlp. They brought Hadlev. of Washinrton. D. C.. were re- back the head of the largest one and cent hsitors wlth friends and rrlativcs EASTERN DIVISION put It on display as proof of the catch. in S~rincfleld. Mrs. Patterson is a sister Mrs. James Wales and daughte.r. of the writer. .!KTHl7K EUNCH. Reporter Hazel, are making a fourteen days' trlp Wm. Wadlow. BRrB painter. who has through the west. They are now in been confined to the St. Louis aener:~l We all wish to extend our deep sym- Colorado. pathy to J~orenTurrentine and family in Miss Marie Brandon, daughter of J. hospital for the past three weeks, is sufficiently improved to return to his the loss of his mother, who passed away L. Brandon, car carpenter, is entering honle at this point, but is still unable recently. nurse's training at Denver. Colorado, Bud Jones has been off work several September 1. to report for work. Oliver Stnndfleld, trucker, is back on The iron bridge paint gang has com- days on account of sickness. the job again, after being off several pleterl their work at Verona and have Charley Baron. B&B foreman, was on days on account of illness. moved their outflt to Lebanon. the sick list for a few days. A. E. S~raun,delivery clerk. is now George BIutx. BLR truck driver. who Mrs. John Luttrell spent several davs off on a week's fishing irip. We lcnow has formerly been carrled on the storc vlsiting relatives at Willow Springs, 3io. Berr will have a good time fishing in tlepartmcnt payroll. has been officially Roy Smith recently spent a couple of one of the Ozarks' noted streams. transferred to the BRrB department. (lays visiting his mother and father at Chas. Kelley is working his job while Node Prnnclc. 13RrB painter. waq re- Willow Springs. Charley Baron has traded hls old Bulck he- . .is- off.- .-. r~ntlycalled to West Plains by the ser- Louie Bunch, car inspector, is off ious illness of his father. :mrl is now driving a new Ford coach. at present on account of his eyes. W. I. Foster. paint foreman. and ye Eb Nease and wife are the prond par- Louis Sweetin, stevedore, whlle off srrfbe have just returned from St. Louis. ents of a new-born baby boy. a few days, made a trip to Texas to after paintina signs and Frisco emblems Jack Graff is now working as flrst- see some real estate he has down In on the 7th Street outbound freight house. t-lass concrete man for John Skyles. the oil belt. Mr. Foster has obtained pictures of thsw Charley Wallace and gang have just sinns and we hove to see them in orl? flnished doing some repairing- at Cuba. Magazine before iong. .\Io. WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Well, folks. you'll flnrl out sooner or .Jim Carter and gang hare been drivina SPRINGFIELD, MO. later anyway, so we might just as wcll 11iling for the grave deck brldge that is broadcast it throuph this space: Yours going to be built in the terminal at New- CLAUDE HEHRFORL). Reporter truly has embarked on the matrlmonlsl burg. sea, having been married July .5 to Mrs. Eill Hines has been asslsting Charley The dry weather has been a serious Edna E,yans of this city. The newly ac- Earon this month with the repair work problem to the water service heads, its quired skillet rassler". rnyscl? and dog. in Springfield. it Is quite difficult to furnish water when Pat, have just returned from a very en- Brown and Nease are building new it is as scarce as it has been thls sum- joyable trip by motor through the States bridaes on the high line. mer. of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. stop- Clyde Cunningham and gang have been However, by keeping on their toes. as ping over in Borger. Texas, for a brief doing some repair work on bridges near they usually are, no serlous shortage has visit with the wife's parents. Mr. and st. 1,ouis. occur~~lat any point, although at sev- Xlm. Wm. Hawkins. General repairing on the Salem branch eral places it has reached a very low nnd in St. Louis is being done by BIll point. CHAFFEE ROUNDHOUSE Slrylcs and gang. Roy Finley. W. S. laborer of St. Louis. was a recent visitor in Springfleld and was a welcome visitor at the home of .JAS. 1.:. STOIyT. Keportcr LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. the writer. Chas. Rzbinson, W. S. repairman of General Foreman H. E. Hubbard and H. H. FULLER. Reporter St. Louis, Sundayed" in Springfleld with family spent a very enjoyable vacatlnn his family, August 3. visiting friends and relatives In Fort Jliss Juanita Chowning, steno-clerk in C. E. Teeter, former general foreman. Scott and Kansas City. the store department, was marriecl to Mr. B&B, was a recent vlsitor at this shop Division Chairman Jolm 31. Sheeley at- Jack Whlte at Pueblo, Colo., June 30. and office. "Teet" is always welcome. tended a business meeting of the Shop The employes of the store department J. S. Wood, W. S. foreman, has becn Craft Gcneral Commlttee in Sorlnaflel~l. - and master mechanic's office presented inspecting water facilities on the "high a few days ago. Mrs. White with a set of kitchenware as line" recently. The scarcity of water has Norvell Gremar is still conflned to thc a wedding present. We join Juanita's kept him on the jump, but he has been hospital with typhoid fever. host of friends in wishing her a long and able to devise ways and means to meet Theon Strack, flrst-class machinist, and happily marricd Ilfe. all obstacles so far. -4rnold Tucker, third-class machinist. T. E. Carter. Sr., air man, and wife Mrs. W. ,,E. Phillips and sons, Elliott have been transferred from Havtl to spent the Fourth of July visiting in Sand and "Billy, Jr., haw returned from n Chaffee. Springs and Dallas. Texas. very enjoyable trip to Los Angeles. Calif. .John Kay, air man, is spendlng a reg- Mrs. George Whitley and daughter left Herman and Pierce Hereford, sons of ular vacation-at home. July 17 for Los Angeles. Calif.. called Page 43

thew by the Illnebs oE Mrs. IVhitley's -\I. Linson, track laborer, and wife are Mr. \V. IV. Claygool, general car slster. Mr. \Vhitley is a water serwce now visiting at Kansas City. foreman at Fort Smith, visited Paris, man. tVm. Jlarshall. hostler hcloer. and wife August 13th, and reported everything Wayne Pierce, nifilit spring man, has :Ire on a vacation to Tulsa, bkla. in fine shape. ~aslgnrrl. \V. R. Baker has been assifinrd 1". C:. Schratz, car Inspector, and wife Mr. E. H. Ebner, chief clerk to mas- thls job, and Dutch Vrooman has takw are now on a vacation to Deer Lodge, ter mechanic at Clebourne, made his Baker's nlace on the wheel lathe. SIontana. annual visit to Paris, August 7th, and T. E. idde dens, machinc shop foremnn, hlrs. Sal PFeffer and family, of Running we hope he enjoyed his vlsir in our and family, spent their vacation vislting Lake, i\rk.. were visiting F. G. Schratz little citv. different points in Texas. :mtl family for a Few days. Mr. D. E. Armstrong, traveling car This extremely hot wcather has called clerk, visited Paris, August 8th. forth a number of hot stories, but the Mrs. NcGaha entertained her Sun- following from John McKrite, we belleve. LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO. day School class with a house party takes the cake. John says that since -- on July 29th, and we are sure every- livlng west of town, he was astonished I<:. 1'. FULLER, Heyorter one had a big time, as Mrs. JTcGaha is the other evening when he went to the a very lovely hostess. pasture to drive up the cows to flntl his Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ege, son Bobbie, Miss Faye Hackleman, clerk to the stock all froze to death. On investixa- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Short and daughter agent at Fort Worth, visited her tion, he found hls fleld of pop corn had Helen, went on a fishing trip to Turn- mother In Paris, Sunday, August 10th er Camp on the Gasconade River. Mr. -look us UIJ Faye. popped and plled up on the ground. an11 Clayburn D. Sutton is visiting rela- the stock seeing It, tllotl~htit was snon and hIrs. Wm. Ege joined the fishlng for one night. They made a nice tives in Los Angeles, California, and and promptly froze to death. we are sure that he is enjoying him- Nifiht Foreman Martin Craves is talc- (.atch, one catfish weighed 20 pounds. Miss Claudine Warner, of St. Louis. self in the sunny land of California. ing his vacation the flrst part of ..\agrist -- R. J. Jackson. machinist. is rellevina hinl visited Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Fuller and I... I'IeIlClS. .- Peter Koos, helper, who srrffercd an cv~, hIr. Elmer Dillon. of Snringfield. LOCAL NO. I-SPRINGFIELD, MO. injury. has returned from the St. Louis motored to Nemburg with Mk. Frank hospital. but as yet is rtnable to resnnle 1)illon and family. JOHS O'BRIEX, Reporter his duties. H. B. Courson and familv motored to C. P. Clark. division chairman. Is :~t- Huron, S. D., on a ten &aYvacation. The JIlssouri Pacific roundhouse tendinfi a mectinfi of the systcn~commit- Percheye accompatiied them as chief burned, Sutlday. Julv 20th. As this tee. in Springfield, at present. observer. building is very closk to the reclama- Mrs. H. H. Fuller and son. Martin. ntr. Sherman Yelton, Ivan Fuller. tion plant motor car shop, the plant's have been spending "ye scribe's" vacation I'uss Hill and "Barney Google" Bar- fire brigade mas called out, the Are visiting Denver. Salt Lakc City. Lon An nett, went gigging and brought home started at 6:45 a. m., the boys had fieles. San Francisco and other points in :r nice catch. Barney lost the cham- water on the motor car shop at 6:.50 the West. They have now returned. {)ionship, Welton has it on hlm at least a. m., exactly 5 minutes after the Mrs. 31. A. Waconer and baby dangli- this trip. alarm was turned in. We consider ter, wife and child OF 31. A. Wafioner. H. J. Scott, triple rack man, was this a very good record, and naturally machinlst. are visitinfi her slstcr nn4 rtalled home near Lebanon, ;\lo., on the the praise goes to E. Wilson, the new famlly In Mason City, Iowa. account of the death of his mother. fire chief. Shonmen extend their svmnatliv Henry Warren, machinist, tells us l\frs. Earl Delashmit jnd' son' visit- that he l~ersuaded an airplane pas- c>d her sister in Springfield. henger to ride the I~rlscoto Tulsa. We MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Mrs. J. W. Vtnson and dauahter. consider this quite a beat as we have Thclma. of Sprlngfleld, visited ;\.IF and heard of bus passengers being per- THAYER, MO. Mrs. E. F. Fuller. suaded to ride the Frisco, but ncver - Mr. S. A. ;\Iont'gomery, general fore- an alrplane passenger. F. hi. rlfi:enLi.:s. Hrporter man. and family, visited Pensacola, The Golden Hatchet for the biggest Florida, Nemphis, Tenn., and also fish story for the month goes to Art The writer's wife. (lauchtrr. .J(\anr-ttr.. s~)enta few davs fishina on the Gas- Stewart and Fred Murphy who claim and son. Charley, are no\\. on a visit to c;)nade, while on his vsation. they had a Fish, Oh, xwFui big, but he Grnfton. W. Va. Nr. C. D. Ward is acting general got away, the way of all fluh. George Powell. suonlsrnan. anrl wife foreman dlirinc- Mr. Montgomery's ab- We had one of the best shop safety arr now visiting frie&is at Jlelborne .irk. -?nee. meetings in August. Our guest speak- D. M. Boles. helper at West Plains, has JIrs. I. E. Fuller visited Mr. and Mrs. er was Uncle Bill 3lorrlll. Mr. Morrlll bid in the clerk's job at Hardy, Ark., anll 0. J. Painter. of Springfield, and L. 0. said this was to be his farewell talk, is expecting to move to that point. r.'uIl~r family, of Kansas City. we hope this is not so, as we are John Woody, clerk at the freiaht house -- - ;~lwaysglad to have him honor us and at \Vest Plains, is now on a vac*ation we are sure he mill. and Fred Smith is relievinc him. PARIS, TEXAS Guy Tummons, of the stntionery, is At West Plains for the last month at the time of this writing at the there were loaded 25 cars of chickens and State Fair at Sedalia, showing his cgcs, which Is very good. Rabbits and Pigeons. We hope Guy Bert Hollingshead, platform man, his Mr. E. S. Olson, master mechanic, re- comes away wlth The honors. job now beinfi abolisherl, has bumped J. turned from his vacation on Arlsust James Cunningham was at the T. Fenwiclc as porter. Ist, and we are sure that he enjoyed reclamation plant visiting this month. 0. C. Jackson, opetator, was off for a his visit to Hot Springs, Arlcansas, .Jimmie is located at Ft. Scott, Kansas. few days to go to .Tonesborn. nnd Lhe rest. Mr. Olson's family ae- now. P. C. Poynor, operator, is now in JIem- companied him on hls trig. I,ocal Xo. 1 held their regular meet- phis on a visit. SIrs. C. S. McCord went to Paul's ing at Pythian CasLle Hall, J\ good Mrs. Roy Millman, wife o: forcman, is \.alley July 31st to visit her mot'her crowd was in attendance. now visiting at Jonesboro, i\r k. and also to be present at her brother's Want to take this means of thank- wedding, Mr. Preston McCann, who was ing the boys for the baby picture, we Mrs. L. A. Wyatt. wife of flrcman, who married to Miss Evelyn Tyle, both of has been visitlng her parcnts at Xcmphis. have a very nice group and I am has now returned home. Paul's Valley, Oklahoma. n7e wish sure they will be in an early issue them many years of liappincss. of the magazine. A. W. Thomas, clerlc nt Hardy, has bld Nrs. B. C. Derrick and son, Charles in the cashier's position at Jasper. Xla. 1Sdn7ard, are in Wynnewood, Olcla., Earl Payne bumped T. 31. Russell off visiting JI'rs. Derrick's mother. We WEST COACH AND PAINT SHOPS hclper's position at Hardy. Russell work- are very sorry to hear of thc illness ing clerk's position temporarily while the of the mot'her of Mrs. Derrick, and J.'R.ASK SCHE:LLHARD17, Reporter r~osition is on bulletin. Iiope she recovers soon. Clyde Rogers, operator of Jonesboro. 31isses Josephine and Emllene Olsor~ Andrew Za?, cabinet maker, spent a was visiting Friends at Hardy, Ark. are visiting Mr. Charlie Caster and few weeks visiting with relatives in W. N. Anclrems. nnmner. anrl wife :irv family in Fort Worth, Texas. Canada. He reported that mineral visiting It lends in ~prinfi.field. Mrs. H. C. Taylor and sons. Jack and water could be purcllascd at $3.00 a Thomas Higgins, coal chute laborer. is Hillie, are visiting Mrs. Taylor's moth- case. now on a leave of absence. er in Wgnnewood, Oklahoma. Enoch Freeman, pipefitter, is the Jack Madden, coal chute lahorer. has 311'. R. L. XVilliams, machinist, and proud daddy of a baby glrl, born July ~urchasetla Ford car. farnil?. are In Dallas, having been 12th>-... F. L. Henning, coal chute laborer, nmde caller1 there account of, the serious Jack Moeller, carpenter, and familv a trip to Deckerville, Ark. illness of Mrs. till lams Father, En- recently spent a week iil Mrs. Felix Clark, wife of coal chute gineer J. K. BIcGregor. Kansas. man, is now greatly improved after ser- filrs, D. D. Deck is visiting relatives Bert Caffee, mill man, went to St. eral weeks' illness. in Springfield, No. Louis last month, where he saw his Mrs. Haden Mllls, wife of coal chute Mrs. T. R. Jackson has as guest favorite ball club win a double man, is now on a visit to Kanhah City. her mother, Mrs. George .\lien, and header. Mack Beard, pumper, is now back on sister, Xiss Verda Bell Allen, of Ball- We are glad to see Jim Wllllan~s, the job after a vacation with home folks inger, Texas. We hope they enjoy coach carpenter, back to work after a at Ckrdov~,Ala. their visit in Paris. few months' ab.sence, due to illness. 1Irs. Sam Woolridge. wife of traclcman, \V. J. Fletcher, hostler helper, is off Harvey Smith, cabinet maker, and is now visiting her danrhter at Spring- sick and we miss him anrl hope to family. motored to Chicago last month, field. hear of his recovery soon. where they visited relatives.