EHPdOES MAGAZINE VoI. XI1 SEPTEMBER, 1934 No. 9 i II

(PJzoto, IZwLder Photo. Co.) Members of the Women's TrafficClub of St. Louis pose for the photographer before boarding the Bluebonnet at St. Louis for a Mystery Excursion on Frisco Lines, August 4-5. ( See Page 9 )

TONTITOWN STAGES 36th "TIP" WATSON, RETIRED, ANNUAL GRAPE FESTIVAL RECALLS EARLY DAYS (Pages 3-'1) OF RAlLf?OADNG (Page 5) - ' .

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Vol. XI1 SEPTEMBER, 1934 No. 9

TO ALL EMPLOYES II Permission is given to reprint with or without credit, On August 15, J. M. Kurn and John G. Lonsdale, Trustees for the St. in part or in full, any article appearing in this Magazine. Louis-Sail Francisco Railway Com- pany, Debtor, issued the following notice to all employes:

"The railroad retlrement act, ap- Contents of This Issue proved June 27, 1934, provides that until the retirement board directs to the contrary, the employe con- tribution percentage shall be 2 per Pages cent. The act also directs that the carriers shall deduct this amount from the compensation of employes. "The validity of this act is being Tontitown Stages 36th Annual Orape ~estiral...... 3-4 contested in the courts. Pending the result of the litiaation. 2 Der "Tip" Watson, Retired, Recalls Early cent of your compen&tion .earned Days of Railroading...... 5 on or after August 1, 1934, up to $300.00 per month. will be deducted, Summer Heat Left on Vestibule Steps...... 6 and the amount held for you or the United States as the courts may Important Conventions 1934-35...... 7 hereafter decide. Should the law be upheld, the amount will be paid News for the Sportsman...... 7 to the treasury of the United States. Agency Changes 8 Should the law be declared invalid, ...... it will be returned to you." Records of Fast Handling ...... S Meritorious Service ...... 9 Employe solicitation of passengers News of the Frisco Clubs...... 11-13 to the World's Fair from points on Frisco Children ...... 14 Frisco Lines has been splendid. There The Pension Roll 15 is still another month for solicitation ...... of this business and reports of pas- In Memoriam ...... 16 sengers secured should be made direct The Honor Roll ...... 16 to the magazine department. The Merriment Page ...... 17 A call on personal friends may re- News of the Mechanical Department ...... 17-21 veal a real prospect. Frisco Family News ...... 21-32 Have YOU sold a ticket yet to the World's Fair?

MEMBER I THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE n I The Frisco Ernpbyes' Magszlne Is a monthly publlcatIon devoted prlrnnrlly to the Interesls of the nctlve and retlred cmployes of the Frlsco Lines. It contains stories. Items of cnr- rent now. personal notes ahout employes and their famllleu, arllcies deailn:: with rarious pbasen of railrond work, poems, cnrtoons and notices regarding the service. Good clear photographs sultable for reproduction are especially desired, and will be returned only when requested. A11 cartoons and drawings must be in black Indla Ink. Enlploye~ are lnrited to wrlte nrtlcles for the magazine. Contrlbu!tons should be the- written, on one slde of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Editor, Frisco Building, St. Louis, 310. Distributed free amona Frlnco Employes. To others. mice 15 cents a COPY;-. subscription I rate. $1.50 a yedr. ~dverilsingrate will be made known upon application. 176 W. Adam St.. chicago.III. 1 September, 1934 Tontitown Stages 36th Annual Grape Festival

HE dust was knee deep. If you are familiar with the history Crowds Enjoy Day A blazing sun shot its heat waves of the people of this colony, you will of Music, Feasts Tto the earth and the ther- understand that in former years they mometer stood at 105. faced far more serious situations than and Dancing But despite the heat and drouth, the the partial loss of a crop. Misfortunes inhabitants of Tontitown, Ark.. gath- seemed to come in numbers when they the celebration of the 36th Annual ered together on August 9 to cele- first "landed" in what is now known Grape Festival. brate their 36th Annual Grape Fes- as Tontitown. But that was in 1897. About 1895, one hundred families tival. Any other group of people came from Italy to America. Arriving would, in sheer discouragement, have in New York, unable to speak English, skipped the festival of 1934. The first penniless, and with no knowledge of blow sustained by this brave little the boundless country and the hope colony came in June, when a tornado and promise it held for them, they destroyed acres of vineyards and re- huddled together in the tenement dis- duced their picturesque little church trict of New York City. Skilled to a pile of lumber. Continued heat mechanics, successful farmers they and no rain took further toll and even were abroad-but in this strange the older inembers of the colony were country they hired out for $1.50 a day reluctant to guess on the 1934 crop. to dig ditches, sweep streets and do The top leaves on the vines have be- other menial labor so that they might gun to curl and wither, exposing the earn enough to keep body and soul big bunches of grapes which are fast together. It was indeed different ripening. A rain at this time would from the "paradise" which they had burst the grapes but save the vines. pictured. But the cutting season was to start But Austin Corbin, philanthropist August 20, to continue until Septem- and millionaire, in an effort to relieve ber 1. And the best estimate to be the congestion of the New Yorlr secured was that approximately 200 tenement district, bought a plantation cars of grapes would find their way to at Sunnyside, Ark., and persuaded a the markets from the Arkansas dis- number of the families to go down trict, despite all obstacles. there and grow cotton. They knew There have been many disappoint- nothing of cotton growing, and to ments this year, but who knows what make the situation worse, the climate next year will bring? It is always to- FATHER F. X. DOLLARTON was hot and they were forced to work ward the.future that they look, phil- under masters accustomed to driving osophically accepting the present, and They face the future courageously and negroes. Stagnant lakes proved the iC It Is not up to stanaard, they do the hard lessons of deprivations, birthplace for swarms of malarial not allow it to dampen their spirits. which come with starting a new mosquitoes, and it was not long be- And so the festival was begun with home in a wilderness, have been fore the Italians were overwhelmed BIass. By noon many families had relegated to the past. And this is with a plague of the swamp disease. gathered at the old school house the spirit in which they entered into It was a young Priest named Ban. where they visited and dini: who 1 e d thie drank pop, and bought 1i t t 1 e disappointed, ice cream cones for heartsick and sorely the children. T 11 e tried group out of the women of the colony. malarial swamps to served a big spaghetti Tontltown, Ark. Father dlnner at noon in the Bandlni mas educateci basement of the school in a college in Prance house, and in the after- and dedicated to the noon the Springdale church, and when he Band entertained the had taken orders rose crowd with popular rapidly to the position airs. Congressman as president of a col- Clyde Fuller delivered lege in 11 is native an address, and there province. He made a was a baseball game be- deep study of the prob- tween Sprlngdale and lem of migration of Tontitown. Following It~lians into Americn. the game another big Gaining much renown spaghetti dinner was in,this field, the Italian served, and dancing government sent him . followed in the evening to America for a year's until a late hour. Grapes uipeiiirzg O~Ithe vines d~lriilgthe Grnpe Festk~nl. stay to study condi- Page 4 tions. The colony at Sunnyside drew But in the spring these industrious, toms. They learned quickly and his interest, sympathy and complete hard working Italians met the second proved to be industrious, law abiding, attention from the start. And when payment on their plots of ground. peaceful citizens. they sent out a plea for help, it was They began to set 0114 vines, they Cottages began to take the place of Father Bandini who went to their planted strawberries and fruit trees, the log huts; strawberries and vege- rescue. and Father Bandini became so at- tables paid them In return during the When he arrived on the scene they tached to his little colony that he first years of cultivation. Then came were panicky. They did not know how could not tear himself from them. He the first crop from the fruit trees and to cope with the disease which had was master, by right of his priestly the vineyards, enabling these Italians taken more than 125 persons from 100 authority, but far more by right of his to completely pay for their land. families. Father Bandini had to work wisdom, sincerity and fitness for the And Tontitown folks were proud of place. The settlement was named quickly. He got their promise that the church which they erected, for it they would remain until he had found Tontitown, because Henry de Tonti was known to be the most beautiful a land more suitable in climatic con- was the first Italian ever to explore country church in Arkansas, and close ditions. So he journeyed into the Arkansas. to the church there was established a Ozarks, with the promise that 18 Patiently Father Bandini taught his boarding school. Tontitown was now families would await his return. people American laws, American cus- a thriving community and with all He went immediately to Spring- credit due to the patience and splen- dale, where he had previously visited. did guidance of Father Bandini who and, found a farm about to be vacated. had set out to preserve and to Ameri- A first payment was made on the canize the best qualities of his people. farm and almost immediately 40 The good Father wrote to his church Italian families, not 18, followed and friends in Italy and one day Father Bandini to their new home. Tontitown was ablaze with flags of They were hungry, sick and penniless. America and Italy, and when the train The big farm they divided, ten acres pulled into the station at Springdale, to a family and the men went into the Ark., who should alight but Baron E. mines to work during the winter. Mayor des Planches, Ambassador at Rude homes of logs were constructed Washington. Tontitown entertained and through the long cold days they him royally and be marveled at the nursed their sick back to health and splendid village, the fine hard working planned for the future, their faith and Italians who were so proud of their hope in Father Bandini's choice re- accomplishments. He walked through maining steadfast. acres of vineyards, visited with the One thousand rabbits caught in Italians in their neat homes and he traps provided them with meat could not restrain his tears, but they through that first winter. There was were tears of joy. no door open to them, no charity for And from that day on, Tontitown them. The farmers near them has grown and prospered. Those prophesied that they would not be able people who once came to scoff and to meet the second payment on their land and that they would soon be rid (Now twrt to Page 10, please) of them.

(Upper cotter): Richard D. Taldo (left), secretary - treastwcr. Toittitoavr Grape Growers' Associatiort, arrd 0. L. Yourlg, srlpcrii~tejzdcttt Frisco Lines, posed for a picture at the Grnpe Festival nt To~rtitozurt,Arlgtrst 9.

(Left): The Pianalto fninily pose orc fhc steps of their hontc for the Frisco Magnsiite reporter. Mrs. Piarralto was a srrtall girl whr tlae Torltitazcm settle- rrreitt was started af~drentembers dis- tir~ctly the marly hardskifis crrdtcred in estnblishirrg the colorty.

(Right): ''Nother" ~l/lorsaniwas one of the origi~zal grortp which catfie to 7'oittito.zolr from Srorrcyside, Ark. Shc is 77 years of age. Otr her head she is holdirtg, in true ltaliarr style, a big copper zuater can filled with wnter. Page 5 Watson, Retired, Recalls Early Days of Railroading

HE f i ra t was hired as a brakeman on Novem- month he ber 8, 1889, and had the run from To Be Shot At Was Not Tworked for Springfield to Thayer at $1.66 2/3 An Unusual Incident Frisco Lines he salary for the round trip. Later he received the mag- became a freight conductor and was fore they boarded the train, only niEcent sum of made extra passenger conductor July paid 15 cents for the ticket. If they $22.20; at one 28, 1875, and got a regular run July waited until they got on the train, time he was in 28, 1895. He served on the Eastern the fare was 65 cents. It required continuous serv- and Southwestern divisions, but the brute force and a steady nerve to ice for t h r e e most colorful experiences of his serv- collect the additional 50 cents from days, and made ice took place on the latter division, many of his passengers, but Mr. Wat. 520 miles with a when that part of the country was son felt that if that was a rule of the circus train; in just being settled. company, then they either paid the his flrst eight Everybody rode trains those days, difference or he stopped the train months of service he had to engage and the regular passenger train con- and put them off. Drunks were in 100 fights in the collection of sisted of a combination mail and numerous and equally difficult to talk tickets; at one time he was stabbed smoker, baggage and chair car, to, and so his troubles were many. by an Oklahoma outlaw and was con- pulled by a small locomotive. W. A. He has been shot at, but never hit, fined to a hospital for two weeks; Thoms, then superintendent, called however, he was stabbed twice by a he was never taken out of service, Mr. Watson to his office and singled notorious Oklahoma outlaw and was and if there were any demerit marks him out to take the run, Monett to confined to a hospital for two weeks against him when he finished his Sapulpa, Okla. Mr. Watson told him as a result. This outlaw, sobering service, he did not know of them. that there were two men ahead of up, was put out of the negro com- The above incidents are merely 8 him in seniority and to offer it to partment by the sheriff, and he few in the colorful career of Francis them first, and if they refused, he thought that he was put out by the Tipton Watson, better known as would accept. The job of conductor conductor, and so he pulled his knife "Tip", one of the best loved, most in those days, demanded of a man and started to work. When Mr. courteous and efficient conductors that he have nerve, backed up by Watson had recovered, he went back ever carried on the Frisco payroll. the ability to engage in a fist fight on the run and considered it merely That statement comes not only from or ally other kind of a fight. an incident in his daily routine. his close friends, but is substantiated Both the older men refused the During the World's Fair in St. by folks who have just ridden with run, and Mr. Watson accepted it. It Louis. Conductor Watson recalls that him. was not unusual, in those days, for on one trip out of Monett he picked He was retired February 28, 1934. the passengers to carry 45 Colts, and up over $100.00 worth of scalpers' He could still handle a tl'ain for a when the occasion arose, they used tickets that had passed through the good many more years, but he has them. Mr. Watson states that in the hands of the train conductor, and reached the age of seventy and, ac- first eight months of his service he during 8 short length of time he also cording to the rules, he must retire, engaged in 100 Eghts. Most of them lifted 33 annual passes. He has al- and he has earned a future of leisure came about through the fact that ways adhered strictly to the rules days, of fishing for bass, and visiting passengers boarding the train at laid down by the company, and, be- with his friends. Fairland, Okla., enroute to Prairip ing a keen judge of human nature Springfield, Mo., has always been City, if they bought their ticket be- and of people, he could spot the boys his home. There lle who were trying to was born, February get by his careful 18, 1864, and there pwT--- check. he intends to re --He has some old main. He m a s ' records which h e reared on a farm. has kept of his but when he was 16 early davs of rail- years of age he ran roading, and, in go- awny from home, ing through them, walked to Sedalia, he found the nota- No., and "rode the tion that on August rods" to Springfield, 19, 1896, And p Mo., where he O'Hara was made worked for a hard- superintendent with ware c o m p a n y. headquarters at Ne- Many of the Frisco t odesha, Kan.. awl men came into the - the flrst time card. store to purchase : 1 No. 1, in book form. goods, and before took effect. he knew it, he-made Mrs. J. 11.1. Clrrrk, "Tip" Watsort, Mrs. J. R. Check, Joe M. Gorllbicl ajld 0. He recalls. at On? a~plication to the V.Sririth, prcseirti)rg 11fr. Watsolf .i~ilhcalre aird flo7~wrsas Ire time a new superin- Frisco for a job. He passed tl~rouqhSa.birlpn on lrrs last rlrir. tendent was placed (Now turrt to Page 9, please) Page 6 Summer Heat Left On Vestibule Steps Patrons Praise Superb HERE could not have been a and appointments. The lighting is more opportune time to put air- the most adequate and pleasing that Comfort of Air- Cooled Tcooled lounge cars, coaches and I have seen in any public conveyance Equipment diners on trains than during the sum- and would do credit to the most ex- mer of 1934. People throughout the en- pensive drawing room. I consider the conductor asked him how he tire country have wilted in tempera- that this car sets a new standard for liked his ride. And he replied, "It's tures ranging from 100 to 110. They railroad transportation." the dangest nicest thing I ever saw. sought cooler climes-they traveled Another business man from Phila- Me for the Frisco and we'll be going to the Chicago Fair, and on vacations delphia, Pa., who rode the car into back with you in a little while." into the Ozarlts, and each time they Oltlzhoma City and took movies of Air-cooled diners and Iounge cars boarded a Frisco train, it was with the interior before it reached its des- are carried on trains 9 and 10, 4 and a sigh of relief, for Frisco Lines have tination, said: "The new air-condi- 5, 105 and 106, and 117 and 118, in placed in service on trains 9 and 10, tioned lounge car on The Meteor is addition to the air-cooled coaches, THE METEOR; trains 4 and 5, THE the most attractive and comfortable and on trains 1 and 2, 7 and 8 din- OKLAHOMA SPECIAL; trains 805- car on which it has, thus far, been my ers and lounge cars only are carried. 806, THE MEIMPHIAN; train 105-106. privilege to travel. Its tasteful ar- The train between Monett and Hug? THE KANSAS CITY-FLORIDA SPE- rangements of both a practical and carries an air-cooled lounge-diner with CIAL, and trains 117 and 118, THE decorative nature are such that one accommodations for coach passengers. OIL FIELDS SPECIAL, air-cooled has the impression of being in a spa- There is every indication that coaches, diners and lounge cars. cious drawing room. The officials of September and October will be un- After grips are deposited, hats put the Frisco are to be congratulated comfortably warm months, and Frisco in the rack, they sink into the seats upon having taken this forward passengers will continue to enjoy air- with most contented sighs. These step in the provision of much added cooled equipment on various trips trains leave their terminals daily and comfort and pleasure for the trav- which they make. And when winter travel through country where corn- eling public." comes, this equipment serves another stalks stand, waving parched and The writer chanced to go into the purpose, in that it will provide the brown leaves in some slight breeze; air-cooled coach enroute on Iraln No. proper humldlty and temperature. over dry river beds aud through field 4, August 10. A crowd of 14 persons for the cars have been completely after field, parched and broyn, yet had boarded the train at Springfield, insulated against heat, cold and noise, inside is a temperature which makes enroute to the World's Fair through and provide the maximum in com- hot consomme for the noon meal a the St. Louis gateway. After they fort at all seasons of the year. delight! To look out the window at had gotten comfortably settled and a country suffering from the worst the train had left Springfield, they heat wave known in years and yet were asked as to their comfort, and LEAVES CAB FOR WAGON be able to sit in a car that is cooled many were the conlplimentary excla- Before retirement, "Bill" McKinley, to the temperature one finds delight- mations of relief from the sweltering engineer of the Frisco's Southwestern fully comfortable, has brought praise temperature outside. Upon reaching division, running out of Oklahoma and more praise from Frisco trav- St. Louis, they again expressed their City, had made up his mind what he elers. appreciation of the air-cooled car. would do with his leisure time. For It has been one of the finest sell- There are many interesting stories 45 years and 4 months he had "rail- ing points for passenger business in told by the conductors about their roaded" and since December 5, 1888, years. With the windows closed to passengers who ride for the first he had been in an engine cab. keep in the ever-changing ice-cooled time in air-cooled equipment. Not On April 30, 1934, he was retired air, the travelers arrive at their des- long ago an elderly couple got on the due to his having reached the age of tination rested and relaxed. None train aud the first thing the man did 70. He got a team and rigged up a of the "knee deep". dust from the was to go to the window and try to covered wagon and drove out of highways nearby has touched them. raise it. The porter came along and Oklahoma City to his own little para- It would be difficult to print all the asked him not to raise the window, dise, his farm eight miles south of letters of praise-to detail the ex- and told him that the car was air Mena, Ark. pressions which have come to the cooled. But the passenger insisted Of course he couldn't make 60 miles Frisco conductors from their passen- that they wouldn't ride in any car an hour in a covered wagon, but he gers, but from a large number, a few unless they could have air. The cen- went slower than necessary. men have been chosen, which are most ductor came to the rescue and ex- be came to a stream where there ap- representative. plained in detail the operatioh of tho peared to be good fishing, he made When the gorgeous new lounge air cooling system, and the couple camp for a little while. No hurry. cars, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, were listened in rapt attention. When they He wasn't on schedule and he took placed in service, the chief electrical finally learned that the air was his time. engineer of a New York concern wan washed and changed completely each With him was his son, Frank, 15, a passenger on thf! Tulsa's first trip four minutes. they all had a good and his two etep-sons, Jim, 31, and leaving St. Louis. Of it he said: laugh and the passenger told the Howard, 21. In the fall. when things "The new air-conditioned club car. conductor that they didn't ride much are in readiness at thk farm, Mrs. Mc- Tulsa. is a marvel of comfort and and "weren't up on all the new Kinley will gq there with the other beauty. It is delightfully, though things". five children, Vera, 19; Lenora, 17; conservatively modernistic in style When he got off at his destination. Boots, 13; Wanda, 11, and Jerry. 4. prizes, and if any scout has not re ceived these they may be had by 1934-Important Conoentions -1935 writing this department at Jefferson Below is a list of importat~t convet~lionswhich will be held during 1934 City, Missouri. n~d1935. The trafic departmevt will welconze airy infortnation that might be of as- WILD LIFE RESTORATION AND sistance ia secirring travel to these meetings. Any cornrnitnication in connection CONSERVATION COMMITTEE fhcrezwith, should be addressed to J. W. Nourse, general passenger ageirt, St. The St. Louis Chamber of Coinmerce 1-otris, kfo. has stepped aside of its restricted 1934 MEETINGS field in the recent appointment of a American Legion ...... Miami, Fla...... Oct. 22-25 new committee, which will be called American Bankers Assn ...... Washington, D. C...... October 22-25 "Wild Life Restoration and Conserva- American Petroleum Institute...... Dallas, Texas ...... Nov. 12-15 tion Committee", according to Thomas Order Eastern Star Grand Chapter.... Tampa, Fla...... Nov. 18 N. Dysart, president. The public in- Southern Medical Association ...... Dallas, Texas ...... November terest demands new measures for restoration and conservation, it is 1935 MEETINGS pointed out, and it is thought that Western Fruit Jobbers Assn ...... San Francisco ...... Jan. 29-Feb. 1 whatever is done nationally along this National Educational Assn.- line should reach its fullest application Dept. of Su,perintendents...... Atlantic City, N. J...... Feb. 23-28 and fruition in the state of Missouri. Shrine Directors Association ...... St. Louis. Mo...... March 6-8 Certainly no other state has more to American Zinc Institute...... St. Louis, Mo...... April offer in the way of ideal terrain, good Southern Baptist Convention ...... Memphis, Tenn...... May 15-20 forest lands, abundant streams and springs, and cheap land than Missouri. Kiwanis International ...... San Antonio, Tex...... May "Broadly, this committee will take Northern Baptist Convention ...... Colo. Springs, Colo ...... May or June up the work of obtaining for Missowi Shrine (A. A. 0. N. M. S.) ...... Washington, D. C...... :...... June a well balanced conservation program, American Institute of Banking...... Omaha, Neb...... June including the share its position en- U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce ....Columbus, 0...... June titles it to of whatever governmental National ~ducational Assn ...... Denver, Colo...... June funds are appropriated, as well as the Cooperative Club International...... Oklahoma City, Okia...... July location of as many wild-life activities Knights of Khorassan (D. 0. K. K.) ....Toronto, Ont...... August and projects as possible in Missouri," United Spanish War Vets ...... San Antonio, Tex...... August Mr. Dysart states. Establishment of federal and state game, fish and bird propagation grounds in Missouri is urged. The committee also advocates the estab- lishment of a forestry and park de- I NEWS FOR THE SPORTSMAN I partment in the state and the appro- priation of sufficient funds for it to operate efficiently. The passage of NEWS BRIEFS FROM OUT being made through local sportsmen's legislation protecting Missouri's wild OF DOORS clubs. Quail were distributed in flowers and flora of all types from A threeday per week open season about twenty counties last year. This year over 10,000 quail have been con- destruction is also advocated. Co- for duck shooting in Missouri, for a ordination of conservation groups is period of ten weeks, beginning October tracted for and applications are now being filled as rapidly as possible. also urged as a vital need. A five- 19, is the recommendation of Commis- point program for restoration of wild Those receiving the new hatch of sioner Buford to the Biological Survey. life is outlined and additional legisla- It is suggested that the shooting days quail agree to see that sufficient feed, tion suggested by the committee. water and cover is provided and that in each week for the period named be "The restoration of wild life in Mis- designated on Fridays, Saturdays and the birds be not shot over this year. souri, together with its great natnral Sundays. The season would end on endowment, will make the state what December 23, if athe recommendation is WATERING QUAIL Theodore Roosevelt called 'a great accepted. Under the proposal of the Due to the lack of water and the out-door museum', one which will be Advisory Board on Migratory Water- complete disappearance of dew, Com- enjoyed not only by its own citizens, fowl Regulations, the duck shooting missioner Wilbur C. Buford and Chief but one which will attract thousands season in each of the etates would be of Wardens Joe E. Green, of the Mis- of tourists to Missouri each season." limited to thirty shooting days, #begin- souri Game and Fish Department, ning not earlier than October 1 and have issued a call for aid from the clming not later than January 15. The Boy Scouts of Missouri to place water FISH RESCUE WORK EXTENSIVE apportionment of the season, wtthin in advantageous spots so that the Game wardens and rescue crews those limits, was to (be recommended hatch of young quail in the state may from the State Game and Fish De- by state conservation officials ~ubject be saved. The older or breeding partment are now engaged in ex- to federal approval. quail will move to rivers and ponds tensive fish rescue work from fast not yet dry as will the early hatch of drying streams and lakes in many Distribution of Bobwhite Quail pur- youngsters, but the smaller quail, un- parts of the state. This summer has chased by hhe Game and Fish Depart- able to fly, are reported to be dying been especlally hard on fish on ac- ment on contract from the E. E. from lack of water and moisture, and count of the drouth coming in thc Breisch hatcheiy at Windsor and the require immediate attention. spring when, usually, streams and Ozark Quail mrms at Hardinville, is The Game and Fish Department lakes are being filled with run-off now being made by J. B. Funkhouser, has complete instructions prepared on rains, so everyone is urged to help chief clerk. Plantings this year are this work as well as the rules for the (NOWtrtrtt fo Page 32, please) Page 8

J. BURCH MADE KANSAS CITY RECORDS OF FAST TERMINAL SUPT. I AGENCY CHANGES I HANDLING W. A. Drago Takes Similar Job The following permanent agents at Memphis were installed at the stations which A. E. Dean, agent at Wittenberg, follow their names: Mo., received car -CiLISTP 712645. August Luckman, Kewanee, Mo., malt, in train 833 at 9:30 a. m., July The position of superintendent of August 2; Clarence Smith, Biggers, 13. The car was made empty at 4:00 ternlinals at Kansas City, Mo., made Ark., August 3; Claude S. Fisher. p. m. and returned to St. Louis in vacant due to the death of J. W. Everton, Mo., August 4; William E. train 834 the same day. Skaggs, on July 13, has been filled Jones, Holdenville, Okla., August 6; with the appointment of J. Burch to Dllis E. Tatum, Qnapaw, Okla., Au- This is just another example of that position. TV. A. Drago, terminal gust 7; Stephen B. Nichols, Ritchey. the fast handling given to foreign trainmaster at St. Louis, took the Mo., August 8; George K. Patterson, cars on Frisco Lines, as reported to position made vacant by the trans- Monette, Ark., July 17; Harry S. the Magazine by J. H. Doggrell, su- fer of Mr. Burch at Memphis. Miller, Haverhill, Kans., July 18; Wil- perintendent of transportation at Mr. Burch, who has served the liam H. Gammel, Portia, Ark., July Springfield, Mo. Special effort is be- Frisco at Kansas City in previous 20; Fay K. Shrock, Perry, Okla., July ing made, and has been successfully years, entered Frisco service on Oc- 21; Jesse 0. Byrne, Brownwood, Mo., made, at all points on Frisco Lines tober 27, 1923, as switchman in the July 21; Dewey Asher, Grandin, Mo.. for some time, to give foreign cars Kansas City yards. On October 25. July 23; Walter R. Norrid, Grandin, quick handling and reduce per diem 1924, he was made assistant general Mo., July 25; Ralph E. Cole, Cold costs. yardmaster, and on March 29, 1926, Springs, Okla.. July 25; Wlllard 0. Here are other outstanding rec- was made general yardmaster. He Powe, Kimbrough, Ala., July 30; John ords of fine handling: &I-K-T 76020, was transferred to the position of T. Howell, Mannford, Okla., July 30; received from the Katy at Durant at superiutendent of terminals at Mem- James G. Houghton, Magnolia, Ala., 11:OO a. m. July 17. Car moved phis on February 1, 1932. The ap- July 31; James W. Whittington, Mul- through to Ft. Towson, Okla., on No. pointment as superintendent of ter- berry, Kans., July 31; Dewey Asher, 736, the 18th. and was made empty minals at Kansas City was effective Winona, Mo., July 31. and returned to Durant in train 737 August 1, 1934. The following were installed tem- the same day, and delivered back to Mr. Drago began his railroad serv- porary agents at the stations which the Katy at 9:40 p. m. the 18th. ice as a messenger in the telegraph follow their names: S. J. Frazier, superintendent at office of the B&OSW Railroad at Fred 0. Lollar, LaCygne, Kans.. Yale, Tenn., advises that Missouri Seymour, Ind., in 1906. He was made August 6; Leslie F. Lindley, Lucien, Paciflc delivered LCL shipment of a freight brakeman in 1907, and Okla., August 9; Paul G. Whitson, 6,500 pounds in B&O 272560 at Hoxie, worked for several railroads in vari- Cold Springs, Okla., July 12; June P. Ark., on July 27. The car was ous capacities in train and yard serv- Sheets, Eagle City, Okla., July 16; spotted to the platform by local and ice until he came with the Frisco in Fred 0. Lollar, Everton, Mo., July 23; transferred shipment to system car the capacity of switchman at Spring- Clyde &I. Goodin, Grubbs, Ark., July and let the Missouri-Pacific have the field, Mo., May 6, 1914. He served in 28; Francis G. Smith, Hunter, Okla., B&O car back, without showing up the World War in the Naval Avi- July 30; Charles &I. Neal. Ritchey. on interchange at all and saved sev- ation branch, February, 1918', to Feb- Mo., July 30; Harry D. Bentley, Am- eral dollars per diem. ruary, 1919. Upon his return from ber, Okla., July 31; Percy A. Weath- the war, he was promoted to the po- ers, Winona, Mo., July 31. L. E. Henry, agent at Bono, Ark., sition of assistant yardmaster at received CNW 47463 flat, loaded with Sl~ringfield, effective in 1920, trans- power shovel, weight 123,000 pounds ferred to Birmingham. February, on Extra 2692, at 8:45 p. m., July 27. 1926, as general yardmaster; trans- VETERAN SELLS TICKETS Shipment was unloaded and empty ferred to St. Louis, February, 1932, T. W. Griffin, pensioned engineer, car returned to the Cotton Belt at as general yardmaster, and appointed of Springfield, Mo., advises the pub- Jonesboro on Extra 2692 at 3:07 p. trainmaster at St. Louis, December licity department that he secured two m. Unloading of this car was com- 1, 1932. His appointment as superin- passengers, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. pleted at 11:OO a. m., and car was tendent of terminals at Memphis was Graves, who left Springfield for the ready for movement. effective August 1, 1934. Chicago World's Fair on the Blue- R. 0. Beale, of Aurora, Mo., re- R. 0. Davis, general yardmaster at bonnet, August 10. ceived in train 49, July 30, at 8:25 Lindenwood, took Mr. Drago's place The pensioned men have been do- a. m., CBQ cars 98627, 117276 and as terminal trainmaster at St. Louis. ing their bit to add to Frisco passen- 131975 under flour load for Majestic He formerly served as yardmaster at ger revenue this month, and each Flour Mill. Cars were placed at 9:30 Monett and as extra freight brake- passenger secured is, indeed, an in- a. m. and released at 1:30 p. m., and man. dication of their loyalty. all three returned home to Kansas City, empty, in train 45 the same afternoon. dock at 4:25 p. m. and unloaded by and the car move home Sunday. J. T. Howell, agent at Hunter, .5:15 p. m. Empty car billed to and even though the Frisco office was Okla., reports that No. 633 arrived at forwarded to Arkansas City, Kan.. closed on that day. As a result of Hunter July 28 at 4:25 p. m. and set and forwarded in train 632 at 8:30 this fine handling, the automobile out MP 77187, car of automobiles a. In., July 29. company officials were most appre- Company. The manager of the auto- The car arrived after the agent's ciative, and prompt handling, unload- mobile concern was anxious to get office was closed (as his hours are ing and moQement of empty car to the car unloaded and make delivery from 7:10 a. m. until 4:10 p. m.). owners saved two days' per diem, to his c~rstomers. Car was set to The dispatcher at Enid was notified Hunter being a non-telegraph station. September, 1934

W- T. C. ON EXCURSION marks for some minor offense, but for some reason or other they did not One hundred and one members of show up on his record, for which he ( MERITORIOUS SERVICE I the Women's Traffic Club of Metro- was duly thankful. politan St. Louis enjoyed a mystery excursion on Frisco Lines to Jerome, He says that train travel today, as CENTRAL DIVISION compared with former years, is like Mo., August 4-5. July 24-R. L. Holt, agent at Fore- being in a new world. In the hey- The passengers boarded the Blue- man, Ark., discovered right-of-way day of his career there were no world bonnet whlch left St. Lwuis at 1:40 fire between siding and main line travelers and the travel was prac- p. m., August 4, not knowing their east end of yard and put it out. The tically all local. The same passen- destination. Upon arrival at Jerome, fire might have caused considerable gers would ride with him several Mo.. they were located in cabins on damage. Mr. Holt's record was times a week and after a trip or two the J. Tllrlen Andres establishment credited with five merit marks. he would know everybody on the and one adjotning. After dinner on train. SOUTHERN DIVISION Saturday night, the members enjoyed August 6-H. A. Wright, conductor, a dance. On December 31, 1933, a large crowd from all walks of railroad life, Thayer, Mo., while getting his lunch Sunday was a full day for the and many personal Crlends met Con- at Thayer, overheard a lady talking visitors. Fifty of them were taken ductor Watson as train No. 4 pulled about making a bus trip to Tulsa, to Rolla for Mass, and following their into the station at Sapulpa. There Okla. Mr. Wright told her about train return, a program of athletic events they paid tribute (on his last run) 104 leaving that point at 1:25 p. m. and was run off, with approximately sixty to bne of the most beloved of all persuaded her to ride the train, taking of the girls participating. The bal- Frisco conductors. He was presented with her her two children. A letter ance enjoyed horseback ridiug and with a cake and a bunch of roses, and of appreciation was placed on his per- swimming. his friends all declared that there sonal record file by S. J. Frazier, Following the big chicken dinner would not be one to take his place. superintendent. at noon, a number of the group played Firm, yet kind; straight forward in bridge, others enjoyed a swim and all his dealings and extremely fair; still others gathered in groups to talk these and other trnlts won for him WORLD TRAVELER RIDES and sing. a place in the hearts and minds of FRISCO-~ . - They were handled back on Frisco both his passengers am1 hls friends. Richard Haliburton, a Memphis boy. No. 4, which left Jerome at S:25 p. m. He tells two stories which clearly who is nationally known as a lecturer, and arrived in St. Louis at 11:30 p. m. prove the above statements. Just newspaper writer and author of sev- August Breken~eyer,accordionist ac- two days before he finished his serv- eral books, left Memphis on Frisci, companied the party and played ice he was standing on the platform train 105, Saturday morning, July 28, popular airs on the train, both going at Claremore, Olcla., and a man ap- enroute to Miami, Fla., on the start to and returning from Jerome. proached him and asked if he \!.ere of auother world tour. The story of The members and guests of the club not Conductor Watson. UBon being told his adventures will be carried in R expressed themselves as having thor- he was, the man said, "do you remem- series for The Commercial Appeal. oughly enjoyed the outing. Martha ber putting me off at Foyil, Okla., 33 He intends to go to Santiago to Moore, editor, Frisco Magazine, is years ago? I wouldn't pay the excess survey the harbor, then to Haiti to do president of the club. and you stopped the train! When I a storv about I

- ARE YOU OBSERVING FRISCO DAUGHTER WINS . PATRON PRAISES FRISCO SAFETY RULES?. SCHOLARSHIP Irma E. T h i e l k e r, 18-year-old Anna B. Patton, retired cashier of Are you, as a Frisco employe, Aurora, Mo., although she has been proving yourself an example of a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thielker, of St. Louis, Mo., was sig- pensioned, continues to be alert in "safe" workman? Do you use goggles the interests of the Frisco. when welding, when chipping metals, nally honored upon her graduation and in other work where there is an from Cleveland High School, class of When she found her niece, Mrs. J. unavoidable hazard? 1934, when she was awarded a Cur- J. Biggs and son were returning to If you are not, then you are one Enid, Okla., from Springfield, she in- of the men who have helped to make sisted that they ride the Frisco, which the July accident report show an in- they did, leaving Springfield, July 29. crease in personal injuries, instead She also asked her friend, Frances of a decrease. If you were injured, Gearhart, to make the trlp, Spring- no one believes that you caused it field to St. Louis and return via Frisco deliberatelly. But here is the nail Lines and in appreciatfon, Mrs. Gear- that should be driven home: OVER hart wrote her the following letter . HALF THE PERSONAL INJURIES upon her return home: SUSTAINED ARE AVOIDABLE! "I wish to express my apprecia- They might have been prevented, had tion of the comfort I enjoyed and someone thought first of accident the courtesy I received during a prevention. recent journey on the Frisco be- The report for the month of July tween Springfield, Mo.. and St. shows that there was an increase of Louis. 8 injuries in the maintenance of way "My experience on this trip con- department; 4 in the mechanical de- firmed my belief that travel by the partment, and 1 in various depart- Frisco is the most comfortable as ments, serious enough to report to well as the safest transportation." the I. C. C. For all employes there was an increase of 9 serious injuries Miss Patton left recently on a long and 5Z minor injuries. planned trip to Pennsylvania, Ken- The total, all casualties, shows an tucky and other points. This is the increase of 9 reportable to the I. C. first real vacation that she has ever C., and an increase of 48 minor in- had and she expected to enjoy it to juries for the month of July, 1934. the fullest. Will you help to bring these figures on the other side of the sheet and show a decrease? During her days at High School One of the railroads has started ;r she was vice-president of the Honor club. It's a club to which nobody Society, receiving five Academic wants to belong. The terms of mem- awards; president of the Rifle Club, bership are that yon must have had and was awarded four medals; re- a serious injury. IRMA E. THIELKER ceived her athletic pin, letter and a Nobody is proud of membership in ator Scholarship from the University silver loving cup. She also acted as this group, and after the injury the of Missouri for the years 1934-1935. typist for the school paper. foreman slips around to the injured The award was made on the basis of Her father, Herman Thielker, is man (when he has returned to work unusual distinction achieved in both employed in the freight traffic de- again), and hands him his member- her High School Scholarship and in partment of Frisco Lines, at St.. ship card! He doesn't display it the college aptitude examination. Louis. Mo. openly-it's a kind of secret organ- ization. On his membership card are a lot of safety rules. It's nine chances to one that the workman It waa Indeed a keenly felt loss. But And now that the story of their who gets on the qembership list of this good Prieat had led them over the struggle for an existence against this unusual club will think twice roughest part of the road. His duties great odds is known, is it little won- before he disregards the rules of were taken up by others and today der that the partial failure of a crop s-fety. Father F. X. Dollarton is following in and a tornado has not distressed then1 Father Ba.ndini's footsteps. beyond hope? Is It not easy to under- TONTITOWN STAGES GRAPE Father Dollarton has only *been in stand their insistence that they have FESTIVAL Tontitown a short time and in his the festival this year to honor Father (Coiltir~lrrdfrom Page 4) hands is a huge task. Tontitown must Bandini, whose idea it was, and to show the world that hope springs scorn, have returned to buy and have a new church. The people must eternal? marvel at the wealth of foodstuffs be encouraged and fed. through this raised and sold by the good folks of next winter, and Father Dollarton has If you are ever in Springdale, Ark., Tontitown. As to their grapes, they many projects started that will keep don't fail to visit Tontitown. You are known the world over and they his people busy and tide them over will return to marvel and to praise. may be found in both the far east and the winter until the spring. Ground Your reception in the village will be west. is cleared for the new church and sincere and warm, and whatever your Father Bandini laid down his earth- among the Tontitown citizens are own personal problems you will tackle ly cares about fifteen years ago in the many who will. donate several days' them with r,enewed courage, with the little village of Tontitown. No person work a wehk toward the construction accomplishments of the Tontitown was ever loved as much by his people. of the new place of worship. folks as an example. .+C+.t NEWS OF THE FRISCO CLUBS -*+3b4.t -

Sunnyland Club of Kansas City Girls' Club distributed and sold serer- tors. Prizes were awarded to the Members of the Sunnyland Club of a1 hundred tickets, and the result of winners ,and runners-up of each Kansas City, Mo., secured thirty-six the sales netted the clnb $27.56. event. cars of freight, fifty-eight LCL ship- Ella Ecklekamp, president of the Chet Combs, .the epeed demon from ments and one passenger during the club, wishes, through the magazine, the local office, wrested the winning month of July. 1934, according to a to thank the members who sold tick- title from Alonzo J. Finn, in the fat report issued by J. R. Coulter, traffic ets for this event, as the money men's race, and Barney Scanlon, manager. realized helped to pay this club's coach inspector, undefeated champion This business was secured by the share of the expenses of the recent for a good many years, still retains following members of the club at plcnic held at Sylvan Beach. his title for having the largest fam- ily. There were many who, although Kansas City: F. H. Fenner. C. C. Springfield Girls' Club Lacy, R. P. Rulsinger, Ethel Martin, unable to attend in time for the pic- H. L. Herman, E. C. Lindeman. A. J. While news items from the Spring- nic dinner and contests, joined the Westerman and F. B. Malcolm (all field Girls' Club have not been merrymakers in the evening for the of the transportation department) ; numerous for the past lew months, free dancing, which continued in ths FV. Bullard (mechanical department), none the less they have been quite cool, open-air ballrodm until 1:30 a. T. J. O'Brien (maintenance of way) active despite the severe heat ware m., and was a most enjoyable feat- and S. A. Jackson (operating depart- in Springfield, Mo. ure of the affair for th' younger set, ment). A total of 106 tips were During June the menlbere of this and many who were not so young. turned In, which resulted In securing club joined with the Frisco Men's By the time the dancing started, the crowd had increased until it was es- the business totaled above. Club in stagtog the big plcnic at Dol- ing Park, on June 26. timated something like five hundred Colored Club of Hugo, Okla. On July 24 members of the Girls" Sunnyland Club members and their fa.milies were present. The picnic Thirty-two members were present Club held an outing at Doling Park. was such a huge success, in every at the August 5 meeting of the Colored Preceding the picnic repast, the way, that plans are already being Club of Hugo, Okla., and a splendid group enjoyed a swim. and after din- made to repeat the outinq next year. report of business secured during the ner the evening was spent Informally. and it will likely become an annual month of July wa,s made. Selma Hoffman Luna Wilder and summertime affair. A total of 39 tickets were sold, many Pearl Town~swere on the commit- of them for short trips, but five were tee in charge of arrangements. from Paris, Idabel and Hugo to the Colored Club of Okrnulgec, Okla. Chicago World's Fair. Colored Club of St. Louis Mo. Due to the extreme hot weather. A program of music and addresses Members of the Frisco Colored members of the Colored Club of Ok- was enjoyed by the members pres- Club of St. Louis met at the Tower mulgee. Okla., while discontinuinc: ent and several committees were ap- Grove Club Rooms at 7:30 p. m., on their meetings, have been hard at pointed to further the interests of Friday night, August 10. work soliciting passenger business the club and the Frisco. Plans were made for a big excur-. for Frisco Lines. Below is the re- sion to Memphis, Tenn., and other port from the club for the month of Late Reports matters of business were discussed. August, to date: Willie Robinson was instrumental In Mrs. Ruth Flet, passenger, Okmul- The report of business secured by securing the movement of 15 mem- gee to ChIca~o;passengers, Alexan- ' the Vernon, Tex., and Clinton, Mo., bers of the Elks Club to Oklahoma der. La.. to Okmulgee: OkmuIgee to clubs did not arrive in time to be in- City and return. as well as one. fare. Tulsa: Okmulgee to Commerce, Tex.. cluded in the report of budness se- from Osceola, Ark.. to Memphis Tenn. and Okmulgee to Marshall, Tex. c~wedby the club members for the Busin~S8r~ported by the n~embsrs Arst six months of -1934, as reported Kansas City Sunnyland Club during July follows: passengers. Ok- in the August magazine. The basket picnic held by the Sun- mulgee to Oakland, Calif.; Okmulgee J. E. Kerr, president of the Vernon nyland Club the evening of July 31. to Oklahoma City; Tulsa to Chicaqo: club, reports 14 carloads and 6 pas- at Campbell's Lake, was greatly en- Okmulgee to Wetumka, Okla., and sengers, secured by members of his joved by every one of the 300 people return. club, first six months' period of 1934, who attended. As is usual at such Meetin~sof the club will be con- and C. H. Morrison, president of the affairs, there was more food than tinued amin with cooler weather. Clinton, Mo., club reports 11 carloads, could possibly be devoured by, the 4 passengers and 990 LCL shipments hungry throng, and the clnb fur- Birminghana, Ala. secured by his members. nished, without restrictions, all the Approximately 300 F r i s c o em- soda DO^ and ice cream anyone ployes, their families, and friends Frisco Girls' Club of could handle without painful results. St. Louis, Mo. attended the big picnic held at Besides affording an opportunity Roebuck Country Club on the. The steamship President, which for swimming in one of the finest evening of July 18. The affair was in plies the Mississippi each afternoon pools in the vicinity, for those who and evening carrying excursionists were interested. there were fifteen the nature of ,a big barbecue-picnic, for a gay ride on the river, carried contests and races, which furnished with sports events featured on the a splendid group of Frisco folks on manv thrills for the participants afternoon program and the barbecue the evening of August 8. The Frisco and much merriment for the specta- and dancing in the evening. Winners of the athletic contests, and the event each won, are quoted St. Louis Clubs Sponsor Picnic below; Firet event, 50-yard dash for boys, round and other concessions of a like age 6 to 12, $1.00 cash won by Bobby HE plcnfc staged by the Frisco Men and Girls' clubs of St. Louis nature kept the children amused, and Walsh, son of M. E. Walsh, local there were ponies there for riding, Tthe Terminal Club and the Frisco agent. as well as horses for the grownups. 50-yard dash for girls, 6 to 12, $1.00 Association of Netal Crafts and car The pool claimed its share of en- cash won by Edith Burrus, daughter department employes at Sylvan Beach, thusiasts, as well as the river nearby, of W. E. Burrus, general yardmaster. Sunday, July 29, was considered the where motor boating and canoeing, 50-yard dash for boys, 13 to 16, ln- most successful event of its kind as well as swimming was enjoyed. clusive, $1.00 cash won by Jace sponsored by St. Louis clubs. Ap- Two thousand tickets, valued at 5c Green, son of H. J. Green, cashier. proximately 3,500 persons were in at- each were given free to the children, SO-yard dash for girls, 13 to 16, in- tendance. which were exchanged for ice cream clnsive, $1.00 cash won by Jane Thompson, daughter of Ed Thompson, fireman. Above prizes were given by the Em- ployes' CIub. Broad jump-men, 16 to 21, in- clusive-was won by Sanford Enslen, son of Car Foreman S. P. Enslen. Prize, one ton of Brilliant coal, donated by Grider Coal Sales Agency. 100-yard dash for all Inen over 21- was won by Fred McDuff, special agent. Prize, one ton of Howard egg coal, donated by Moss-McCormack Coal Co. The rolling pin contest, which cre- ated much amusement, was won by Mrs. E. A. Teed, wife of superintend- ent of terminals; prize was a 96-31). sack of meal, donated by the Western Grain Company. The cracker eating contest (and here ,is where the laughs came) was won by Mrs. Jack Schroeder, wife of Jack Schroeder, traffic manager, Ten- nessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co. Long- Lewis Hardware Co. donated the prize, a lovely water set. The golf driving contest was won The location of Sylvan Beach, cones, pop, etc. by Bill Johnson, special agent. Prize, within a few minutes drive of St. Crowds surged on the dance floor a set of golf balls, given by T. H. Louis, made it easily accessible, and from early afternoon until late in the Banister, traffic manager. the grounds there were ample to take evening, and the prize waltz was won The judges in the bathing beauty care of the enormous crowd. There by Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Bluth. Mr. contest were hard pressed to make a was entertainment for young and Bluth is an employe of the Interline decision; six lovely mermaids were old, and even though the day was a department. A $5.00 kit of Daggett so confusing. This contest was won warm one, entire families came to & Ramsdall cosmetics was presented by Mrs. R. Andrews, a visitor with spend the day, leaving late in the eve- to Mrs. Bluth and Mr. Bluth received Vince McAlister, machinist. Mrs. ning after the dance. some ties. Andrews was the proud recipient of The four clubs pro-rated the ex- John Daniels. J. E. Nash, Ella a lovely pair of pajamas, donated by pense of the affair, chartering busses Ecklelcamp and J. S. Abbott, presi- E. T. Boyd, of Boyd's Cafe, East to take those not having cars to the dents of the organizations which Thomas Yards. picnic grounds. During the morning sponsored the affair, wore on hand Next the human fish contest-after and afternoon there were soft ball every minute to see that things moved much tugging and pulling between and horseshoe pitching contests (both smoothly, and those who attended ex- Ray Codgen, switchman, the fish, and of these events won by teams from pressed themselves as having the Bill Johnson, special agent, the fisher- the St. Louis terminal). A merry-go- best time ever enjoyed at a like affair. man. The battle was finally won by Ray, who received one ton of Empire coal, donated by the DeBardeleben Coal Corp. given those holding the lucky num- chiefs was won by Mrs. R. A. MC- At 6:30 p. m. everybody was in line bers. Caffrey, wife -of traffic manager, U. S. for that good old fashioned barbecue First lucky number drawn was held Cast Iron Pipe Co. This prize was and all the trimmings. Everything by George Martin, switchnlan, who given by various Frisco officials. was very quiet until 8:00 p. m.-at received a 24-pound sack of meal, Another sack of meal, 48 pounds, which time the prizes were awarded donated by Western Grain Co. and donated by Western Grain Co., the winners and additional prizes A box of gentlemen's linen handlcer- was won by Mrs. Martha Allen, sec- retary to >I. G. Cooper, claim agent. 13, with approximately 200 employes, Among the Frisco men to address A lovely pair of pajamas was won their families and residents of Hugo tlie gathering were. C. H. Garrison, by Mrs. Mason King, wife of assistant and vicinity in attendance. 0. L. who talked on personal injuries, freight traffic manager, Southern Pounn.- E. L. Collette and H. E. Gab- thelr cause and effect on employes; Railway. This prize was donated by riel. divisiou officials attended. Dr. O. E. Harris, company physician, Frank Joyce, jeweler and Frisco time and 0. L. Young both made interest- inspector. ing talks, Mr. Young introducing var- ~Mrs. Ted Banister held the lucky ious out-of-town guests, and Dr. number that called for 10 gallons of 5A LOYAL SUNNYLAND Harris talking on local conditions Sloss Special Benzol, donated by the CLUB WORKER which affected the community. Mr. Garrison entertailled the group Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Irou Co. J. 0. Burns, section foreman, H. E. Green, local office, won the Kansas City, was wide awake for some time with tricks of magic. two pair of ladies hose, given by the on the job when he heard that which added greatly to the evening's Frisco officials. two girl travelers had decided eutertainment. Mrs. C. J. Thompson, wife of chief to make a trip to New Orleans In c 1 os i ng the meeting, Mr. clerk to superintendent terminals, by bus. However, Mr. Burns Schooler expressed appreciation to held the lucky number for the ton of suggested that they visit the members of the Chamber of Com- Frisco coach yard and look over Galloway Coal, donated by Grider Coal merce who were present and who as- the new Frisco air-conditioned sisted in putting on the program for Sales Agency. coaches, with the result that A very lovely tie was won by ~Mrs. they purchased two railroad the evening, and 0. L. Young ex- L. J. Mantoux, wife of coal car agent tickets via Frisco. pressed appreciatioii, on behalf of -this prize gIven by Frisco officials. The air-cooled service is a the railroad company, for the splen- After all the excitement due to the great selling feature and, when did evening of fellowsl~ip and enter- drawing was over, the strains of the public becomes acquainted tainment. Dunk Rendelman's Orchestra were with the comforta of this serv- heard from the ballroom and dancing ice, it will revotutlonlze rail- was enjoyed until a late hour. road travel. FINE SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS, During the intermission the guests VEGETABLES AND CANNED were surprised with a very beautiful GOODS Spanish dance number by Miss Jane The meeting was opened with a Thompson. musical program by the Hugo Band, Considering the drouth, which has One of the most enjoyable features C. E. Baily, bandmaster, conducting. seriously damaged the crops through- of the evening was the acrobatic 0. L. Young introduced W. E. out the entire country, it is encour- dallcing of little Miss Marie Dudley, Schooler, editor of the Hugo Daily aging to list a splendid movement of niece of Fred McDuff, special agent, Kews and president of the Hugo fresh fruits and vegetables, as well who is a very talented little tot and Chamber of Commerce, who took as canned goods, over Frisco Lines. captured the hearts of all present. charge of the meeting. The movement covers the shipments for this season, up to and including The prize waltz was won by Mr. Mr. Schooler introduced Reverend and Mrs. N. B. Beck, machinist, and August 17. Crowell, pastor of the Presbyterian Strawberries, 951 cars; watermel- wife. Mrs. Beck was presented with Church. Rev. Crowell recently trans- a lovely purse and Mr. Beck a shirt. ons, 816 cars from River division and ferred to Hugo talked on his inipres- Southeastern Missouri; potatoes, 703 Late in the evening everybody re- sion of the southeastern part of the turned to their homes, tired but cars from Florida district and 442 United States; 0. A. Brewer, county cars from Central division; green happy, agreeing that this was the best attorney, talked of the relation of picnic yet. corn, 34 cars from Central and River county officers with the employes divisions and Northeast Arkansas; Northwest Arkansas Frisco Club and the Frisco; Dave Stovall, former peaches, 18 cars from Alabama and state representative, addressed the the Ozarlts; radishes, 19 cars from The regular meetin.g of the North- group on the subject of the relations Arkansas; spinach, 10 cars from Ar- west Arkansas Frisco Club, joillt of the Frisco with Choctaw County. kansas; sweet potatoes, 4 cars from with the Ladies' Auxiliary, was held and with the legislative body at Olt- the Florida district; raspberries, 6 on the freight platform, Fayetteville, lahoma City; Mayor Carl Sager, of cars from Arkansas; grapes, 20 cars Ark., August S. Approxin~ately 85 Hugo, spoke of the relations of the from the Ozarks to date; cantaloupes, persons were present. railroad and the Hugo community; 9 cars from Arkansas; cabbage, 2 0. L. Young, sbperintendent; H. W. B. Harris, manager of the Local cars from the Northern division; to- E. Gabrial, assistant superintendent, Public Service Company, talked on matoes, 4 cars from the Ozarks; and C. 0. McCain, D. F. & P. A., all public utilities and their relation to mixed vegetables, 6 cars from the from Ft. Smith, were present and the community in which they oper- River division, and 1 car green beans addressed the meeting, as did J. W. ate; C. D. Brokman, local manager of from Alabama. Gray, Frisco watch inspector of Fay- the Sinclair Oil Company, talked on In addition to the movement of the etteville. his company's business and the ap- fresh fruits and vegetables listed A total of 23 tips were turned in preciation of its officers for the iri- above 428 cars of canned goods have by members of the Men's Club and 8 terest shown by the railroad com- been moved from Arkansas, 298 from from the Ladies' Auxiliary. At the pany; C. S. Lambeth, manager of the Missouri, and 19 from Oklahoma. close of the meeting, ice cold water- Steven & Lambeth Dry Goods Com- melon was served to all those in at- pany, spoke of the fine service given tendance. his company by the Frisco, and H. Reckett: "Where did you get those Hugo, Okla. Goldfedder. owner of the People's trousers, Beckett? They fit you like a The regular monthly meeting of Store at Hugo, made a short address glove." the Frisco Employes of Hugo, Okla.. and expressed his appreciation of Beckett: "That's just why I'm kick- was held in the assembly hall of the the service given him by Frisco ing about them: they should fit like passenger station on Tuesday, August Lines and its employes. trousers." Page 14

THE PENSION ROLL @

LAURENCE CROTTY Eight Frisco Lines yelevart mcployes, Monett on the Northern division in LAURENCE CROTTY, engineer, with cotnbined service of 210 years and 1895. In October, 1892, he married Eastern division, was retired from 5 w~onfiw,were placed on the Per~sion Lottie E. Keehne, of St. Louis, and active service July 13, 1934, due to Roll at a meetiicg of the Board of Pen- to them were born one son and one his having reached the age of 70. He sion~.held AIL~US~20,- 1933, at the St. daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lester re- was born July 13, 1864, at Geneso, Lorris General Office. side in Monett. Mo. Continuous serv- N. Y., and educated in the schools of ice of 28 years and 10 months entitles Pleasant Hill, No. He entered the him to a pension allowance of $57.75 service of Frisco Lines July 3, 1884. On January 1, 1912, he married Ethel a month, effective from August 1, as engine watchman at Olathe, Kan., Frost, of Cassville, Mo., and to them 1934. and was pronloted to the position of were born three sons and one daugh- fireman, August, 1885. He was made ter. Mr. and Mrs. Teny reside in JOSEPH DENNIS FRY engineer January 10, 1888, and was Verona, Mo. Continuous service of JOSEPH DENNIS FRY, yard en: transferred to the Eastern division as 36 years and 11 months entitles him gineer, Paris. Tex., was retired from engineer in 1924. On Janpary 31, to a pension allowance of $87.75 a active service July 30, 1934, due to his 1910, he married Hattie Poague, of month, effective from August 1, 1934. having reached the age Ilmit. He Clinton. Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Crotty mas born June 21, 1864, near Logans- have no children. They live at 115 WILLIAM DENNIS SCOTT port, Ind., and educated in the schools East Clinton Street, Clinton, Mo. WILLIAM DENNIS SCOTT, en. near his home. He served as fire- 49 1 Continuous service of years and gineer, Ft. Worth, Tex., was retired man and engineer for the Santa Fe month entitles him to a pension al- from active service July 9, 1934, due from 1891 until 1905, coming with $70.10 lowance of a month, effective to his having reached the age limit. Frisco Lines as an engineer out ot' 1, 1934. from August - He was born July 9, 1864, at Milan, Hugo, Okla., June 21, 1906. He Ohio. He sewed the Pennsylvania worked out of Hugo from June 21 un- WILLIAM THOMAS BARKER and N&W Railways before conking til December 21, 1906, when he ac- WILLIAM THOMAS BARKER. with Frisco Lines as an engineer in cepted yard service at Paris, Tex. yard engineer, Kansas City, was re- March, 1898, and worked on the ex- He has been in continuous service in tired from active service July 31. tra board out of Monett, Mo. From the Paris yard slnce that time. On 1934, due to his having reached the October, 1898, he was on a regular September 27, 1988, he married Addie age limit. He was born July 12, 1864. run out of Monett; in 1899 he was on Louella Cooley, of Bucklin, Mo., and at Shelbina, Mo.. and was educated 'a mixed run from Sapulpa to Okmul- to them were born three daughters in the schools in Kansas City. He gee and Henryetta, Okla., and then and two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Fry re- worked for the CB&Q and Kansas served, Sapulpa to Sherman, Tex.. in side In Paris, Tex. Continuous serv- City-Independence R a p id Transit freight service. He was later made ice of 28 years entitles him to a pen- Company before coming with Frisco extra passenger engineer, and then sion allowance of $41.15 a month, ef- Lines as a fireman out of Kansas assigned to a regular run, Sherman fective from August 1, 1934. City, Mo., July 18, 1890. He was was to Brownwood, Tex. He married made an engineer on the Northern Mary Ellen Gorman, of Johnstown. HENRY PRICE division in 1896. On September 28, Pa., and to them were born a son and HEINRY PRICE, yard engineer. 1887. he married Angie McHold, of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Scott re-- Memphis, was retired from active Kansas City and to them was born side in Ft. Worth, Tex. Continuous service September 3, 1933. due to one daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Barker service of 36 years and 4 months en- total disability. He is 60 years of age. reside in Kansas City. Continuous titles him to a pension allowance of born March 26, 1874, at Horn Lake, service of 44 years entitles him to a 893.85 a month. effective from Miss., and began his service with pension allowqnce of $71.90 a month, August 1. Frisco Lines as a locoinotive fireman effective from August 1, 1934. in the Memphis Terminal, December WILLIAM SAMUEL LESTER 7, 1905. He was promoted to the po- WILLIAM EDWARD TERRY WILLIAM SAMUEL LESTER con- sition of loconlotive engineer August WILLIAM EDWARD TERRY, en- ductor, Northern division. was rs- 8. 1912. On September 8, 1911, he gineer, Southwestern division. was tired from active service May 6. 1934, married Lela Stringer, of Mobile, retired from active service Decem- due to total disability. He is 67 years Ala., and to them were born two ber 21, 1933, due to total disability. of age, born December 4, 1866, at St. daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Price re- He is 61 years of age, born Decem- Louis, Mo., and educated in the St. side in MemphIs, Tenn. Continuous ber 2, 1872. at Gainsboro, Tenn., and Louis schools. He began his rail- service Df 27 years and one month educated in the public schools of road service as brakeman on the C&A entitles him to a pension allowance , Missouri. He began his service with Railroad. He also served the St. Louis of $49.45 a month, effective from Frisco Lines as an engine wiper at and Chicago Terminal Railroad As- August 1, 1934. Monett, Mo., November 24, 1894. sociations. coming with Frisco Lines From the posi'tion of wiper and gen- as freight brakeman at Pacific, Mo.. SILAS TIPTON ODLE eral work around the roundhouse he in 1883, working between Dixon and SILAS TIETON ODLE, section la- was made a fireman and then pro- Pacific. He was promoted to the po- borer, Cedar Gap, Mo., was retired moted to the position of engineer. sition of conductor, running out of from active service June 15, 1934. September, 1934 Pap 15

due to total disability. He is 56 years GOGGLES SAVE 35 EYES of age, born January 16, 1878, at I ' THE HONOR ROLL Gainsville, Mo. He began service C. H. Baltzell, director of accident - -- I with Frisco Lines at Cedar Gap, Mo., ,prevention, has in his office at Spring- field, Mo, 35 cracked lenses which in the B&B deljartment, in 1914, The Magazine stafT mill greatly came from goggles worn by Frisco where he remained during his entire appreciate information of employe service. He lost his first wife by workmen and %vhich bear the tale of thirty-five eyes saved irom blindness. solicitation, such as the two cases death, the former Grace Harper of quoted below. These cases some- Cedar Gap His second marriage The last pair sent in were worn by times fail to reach the president of was to Laura Freeman, of Mansfield, Leo Baldwin, of the Kansas City the clubs in the various cities, and, Mo. There were three sons and two terminal, who took the precaution in order to be given proper credit. daughters born of the first union. and followed the rule of putting on should be reported to either the club Mr. Odle also has a stepdaughter. goggles before he attempted to use president in the city or town in Mr. and Mrs. Odle reside in Cedar a sledge cutting bolts. A piece of which the case oycurs, and also to Gap. Continuous service of 20 years metal flew up and cracked one lense the Magazine. and 2 months entitles him to a pen- ' of the goggle. Dolph Dick, machinist at Spring- sion allowance of $20.00 a month, ef- The glass in each pair of Frisco gog- field, Mo., during his leisure hours fective from August 1, 19M. gles is shatter-proof and these thirty- away from the shops, solicited and five men have expressed their inter- secured a passenger, SPRINGFIELD, est in seeing that their feIlow em* MO., TO LOS ANGELES, CALIF., ployes wear goggles to prevent eye who had ,planned, before being ap- injury. proached by Mr. Dick, to make the trip by bus. F. S. Porter, engineer, of Lyons. GEORGE DUNCAN TATE MERIT CUP CONTEST Kan., secured two CARS OF COAL. GEORGE DUNCAN TATE, p8n- REPORT to be routed Frisco Lines, when he sioned section foreman, died at his made a call on one of his friends one home in Seneca, Mo., August 21. He The employes of the Kansas City morning recently. was retired October 9, 1930, due ,to qerminal jumped from tenth to first Appreciation is extended to both total disability. He was born at place in the second quarter of 1934 these gentlemen. A passenger or a Pierce City, Mo., April 3, 1869, and in the transportation department carload of freight from each employe was educated in the public schools merit cup contest, and showed a total on D'risco Lines would, indeed, swell there. Entering Frisco service in of .0052 casualties per 1,000 man hours the revenue, and those in charge of 1887, he mas hired as a laborer on a worked. T h e Northern division the solicitation program Peel that all fenee gang. Later he ser.ved success- ranked second, with a total of .0070 employes are making an earnest el- fully as section foreman at Pierce and Memphis Terminal ranked third, fort to add their names to this honor City, Tulsa and Wyandotte. Contin- reporting .0081. roll. uous service. of 24 years entitled him The River division jumped from to a pension allowance of $26.00 a twelfth to first place in the second month, and during his lifetime he quarter in the mechanical department A very satisfied passenger, who was paid n total of $1,213.55. merit cup contest, reporting not a traveled through the St. Louis gate- single casualty. Second place was way to the World's Fair, via Frisco won by the Southern division, which Lines, has returned and praised the JOSEPH WINCHESTER ' reported .0047 casualties per 1,000 comfort of Frisco service. J 0 S E P H WINCHESTER, coal man hours worked, and the Northern Rudolph Woods, of the Woods passer, of Wlnona, Mo., died at his division stood third, reporting .0107. Manufacturing Company, of Ft. Smith, home on July 30. He was born Ark., made a trip to Chicago and the February 15, 1868, in Wayne County. -- - Fair, accompanied by his wife and Ky., and was educated in the schools young son. They used Frisco air- at Monticello, Ky. He came with STOCK HANDLED QUICKLY cooled equipment, - and Mr. Woods Frisco Lines May 19, 1913, as section E. A. Teed, superintendent of ter- said that they made the entire trip laborer at Winona, Mo., and held that minals at Birmingham, Ala., reports in comfort and were well pleased position during the remainder of his some record handling on shipments with the service. Further, that one service with the Frisco. His pension of stock to packin.g houses on the would be foolish to drive to the Fair allowance was $20.00 a month and Birmingham Belt. when travel by train is so comfort- n during his lifetime he was paid According to advice, L&N cars able and cheap. He advises that they total of $1,400.00. 18760, 19062, 19375, 19342, 18859, got around very nicely in taxicabs - 18785 and NC 26103 were received in Chicago and for less than it would from the L&N Railroad on August hav'e cost him to have cared for his SAMUEL LEWIS' LONG own car while in that city. SAMUEL LEWIS LONG, pensioned 13 at 5:25 p. m. Cars were all made brakeman of Xenia, Ohio, died at his empty and delivered back to the home on August 4. He was born L&N by 10:15 p. rn., same date A CORRECTION September 13, 1859, at New Jasper, On August 16, the L&N delivered Notice of the retirement of J. T. Ohio, and began his railroad service to the Frisco at Birmingham cars Fite. mechanical inspector of Spring- with Frisco Lines as a brakeman on CB&Q 59353, 54404, 57613, 59636, AeId, Mo., carried in the Angust issue June 21, 1908, on the Southwestern of the magazine stated that Mr. Fite 57240, 59648, 67108, 57783, 57391, division out of Francis, Okla., where has two sons by a former marriage. he served his entire time. His pen- 57758, 59397, 59823, 59802, 56591 and 1Mr. Fite also .has a son by his second sion allowance was $25.50 a month SLSH 4131 at 1:30 p. m. -Cars were marriage. John Fite the son, Is now and during his lifetime he was paid made empty and returned to the working during school vacation at the a total of $1,460.40. L&N by 9:30 p. m. the same date. Frlsco's reclamation plant. Page 16

Waitin' for Another Not So Good Heavens! "Why didn't you shoot that tiger?" "You looked so absent-minded when First Newlywed: "Your wallpaper "Aw-he didn't have the right kind I spoke to you this morning." ing job looks fine, dear, but what are of expression on his face for a rug." "I was probably all wrapped up in those funny humps?" thought," said she. Second Newlywed: "Good heavens "It's a wonder you didn't catch -I forgot to take down the pictures." GOOD CHEER cold !" "What are you knitting?" "Something to cheer up the boys." NOW, DEAR-! "How silly, the war is over." "I've set my heart on a Rolls "This is a bathing suit for me, SMARTY 1 Royce," said she. dear !" The bzrs driver wns obliged to prrll rip "That's the only part of your anat- . vcry srrddeiily at the street rrossirrg nrrd. omy that'll ever set on one.', USE YOUR HEAD! irr doirrg so, graced the side of n Inxi. "I locked the car trp brforc wr left Tlre tori rilart turrted on the bees driver it artd trow. corrforrrtd it, I'zlc lost tlrc nrrd gnae vent to a volrrmr of vitrrpcm- key." tiorr oird obtisc, nrrd, 0.7 the bus mari sat "A~cvermiird. drar. It's n firre rriglrt srrriliirg oird rrrrresporrsivc, kept it trp Irrr- -we cart ridr Irolirc ill /Ire rrcr~rblcsent." ti1 Ice 'IL'OS c.rltarested ar~d corrld say rro war-c. Then the Ozrs driver siiriliirg, rr- torted: "I thorrglrt you'd br cross." Still Waiting "Just as soon as the coroner de- cides Jones died by accident, his wife Austin's New One An old codger was crossing a busy will get $10,000 insurance." - FOR LAND SAKES! "Aha, prosperity is just around thc 1 street when a huge police clog dashed coroner." The teacher asked the chil- into him and howled him over. The dren to write an essay, choos- next instant an Austin skidded ing their own subject. Mary NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT around the corner, bumped him, in- chose the subject "Ants", and flicting more severe bruises. By- I'Who was the smartest inventor?" here is her essay: standers assisted him to his feet, "Thomas A. Edison. He invented "My subjeck is 'Ants'. Ants and someone asked him if the do.: the phonograph and radio so people is of two kinds, insects and had hurt him. would stay up all night and use his lady uncles. "Not exactly" he replied. "It aai electric light bulbs." "Sometimes they live in the tin can tied to his tail that did holes and sometimes they crawl into the sugar bole, and the most damage." BEG PARDON? sometimes they live with -- - Criticid for nddrrssi~rgIris etilploycr their married sisters. OH, YEAH? as Mr. 'Arrisori, mi East-errd Lorrdorrcr "That's all I know about ~r?rrarked: ants." "I'd likc to write a uovcl!" "CVcIl. if a itnitclr nrtd a lrny. two Irors "Do yotr kirow how to write?" ntrd n Iri nrrd a hcss, a ho orrd a lrcir. doll'/ "OIr. I s!toN ~esea typewriter." wrake 'Arrisoit. I dorr't know whnt docs"' JUST SCANDALOUS! And So-On and On! I'll Make It 'ilt's scandalous to charge us ten "Go easy. This hill's not too safe." A few minutes after receiving a dollars for towing the car only three "Can't slow down-the brakes aye warning letter, a negro appeared at or four miles," protested the wife. not working." the ticket window of the railroad "Never mind, dear," replied hubby, "You don't mean to say-!" station. "he's earning it. I've got my brakes "Don't get panicky, the horn's all "Cap'n, sir, when do the fastes' on ." right." train leab dis town?" "Sorry, Uncle, but the fastest train PLEADING GUILTY left five minutes ago." ETHICS! "Dat's all right. boss: I'se in a A negro was arrested and brought hurry. jus' you sell me a ticket and "M'hot nrc ethics. pop" asked /Ire before a commissioner for having a tell me which track she lef' on." so11. still on his premises. He was asked "Well. I'll toll yore. Stepposc a crts- by the commissioner, "How do you torrrcr collies into my shop oild buys a plead?" COOL OFF WITH THIS ONE trecktie that costs a dollor. He gives The negro said: "I pleads guilty Passenger (in bus stuck in snow- rric a two-dollor bill arid walks out zriitlr- and waives the hearing." drift): "We can't sit here all day, orit the clrorrgc. "What do you mean, 'Waive the driver. What are we going to do?" ".\rozu. hrrr's wlrerc the ethics colrrr hearing?"', asked the commissioner. .Driver (fed up): "Well, 'ow about in. Slrorrld I kccp the rstrn dollor tjry "1 means 1 don't wanta hear no mo' makin' a nice snow man?" srlf. or tell vry pnrfrrer oborlt it'" 'bout it." Page 17

from the Mechanical Department

JOPLIN, MO. Miss Florence Garroutte is viaitin;: Mrs. W. A. Lantz, who is confined to with relatives in St. Louis. No. a sanltarlum, is reported improved. ROGER C. FLETCHER. Reporter Arthur Rude was absent from his Mrs. Alva Ste~>hensonhas been visit- work a few days on account of being ill. ing with Mrs. Virgil Leak at' Chelsea. Mrs. Chas. Goodman, wife of Chas. We extend sympathy to Charles Hlll Miss Ulala Smith Proctor has spent C:ootlnian, had n narrow escape Crom ~ndfamily in the death of his brother. a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. F. serious injury whlle drivlng an auto in Otto L. Hill, who died August 11 at his AIaggi at Woodville. Kansas City recently, when their ma- home at 1500 N. Campbell Ave.. Spring- E. G. Stinbaugh and wife have been chine was struck by a large beer truck field. Mo. visiting her relatives in western Texas. and damaged so badly Mrs. Goodman Ed. Euless .was on the sick list re- E. P. Maggi is looking after the could not drive it further. She received cently and hacl to be off from work. stock pens at Mill Creek during the only minor cuts and bruises. Mrs. Good- Bud Jones laid off a few days to have shipping rush caused by the drought man returned to Joplin by rail. leaving a arowth renioverl from his knee. in Dixie. the car in Kansas City for repairs. . Eob Riley is going into far~ninain a Virgil Leak is repairing sheds in the Mrs. R. C. Fletcher and daughter, bin way. He seems to be the only one stock pens along the Cherokee Sub. .Jane. wife and daughter of R. C. raising any tomatoes this year. IIe Fletcher, spent ten days at Eureka brings a basketful1 to work every morn- Springs. 4rk.. at the Bible Conference ing to sell. of Chas. Reign Scoville, evangellst. July Jim Carter is out of lervice at this RECLAMATION PLANT 19 to 29. Mrs. Fletcher was chaperone time on account of getting his n~otor SPRINGFIELD, MO. to nine members of the Girls' Circle of car hit. We wish him the best of luck the South Joplin Christian Church. In netting back to work. Harold Fithian. extra man at the .Tin1 Carter's gang. with Hill acting a.; T. 0. CHAPMAX, Reporter roundhouse, and two boy friends, nar- foreman, is doing some bridge repairinr on the Salem branch. rowly escaped injury when his car AlberV Weaver and faniily enjoyed a was struck by another car at 18th and The paint gang in Sprinsfleld has bean week-end trip to St. Louis this month. Main Streets. Mr. Fithian's car was busy the past few days. replacing 2.700 panes of glass at the west shop, that Albert says he always gets a "ltick" wrecked, being , turned conipletely over. out of seeing a ball game there. bottom side up on the sidewalk. 411 were broken during the recent hail- Miss Jane Manary, daughter of James three occuoanta escaned uninluretl. storm, while Jim Jones and gang are hIanary, has been seriously ill witli Earl Makton, former chief clerk at the replacing roofs for the pame reason. typhoid fever but is reported to be freight house, is holding his own in his Ebb Nease and gana are taking out well on the r&d to recovery. flsht for health. He is exveriencina the bridges on the Chndwick branch. Mrs. Daniel Dooley and son, Clarence, s&ie trouble with one eye that has be- from Ozarlt to Chatlu7irk. where thev are have returned from a trip to Oregon, come infected, but feels he is not losing taking up the road that is being dikcon- where they were called by telegram to around. Good luck. Earl. is our wish. tinued. visit Raymond Dooley, an elder son An ~njopableweek-end was spent by Charley Wallace and gang are repair- who has been employed there this sum- G. L. Seanor the last of July, when his in? station buildinas on the east cnd :~t mer. He had improved considerablv brother, Luther McGeehe and "Dick" this tin~e. from his illness, which was the cauxk Troutman went with him on a flshing of their journey. tri~to Lake Tanevcomo. Mr. Seanor JEFFERSON AVE. COACH YARDS James Burt, foreman, and a crew of doesn't tell many fish stories, he just men who have been employed near the brings back the fish. ST. LOUIS, MO. West Shop w~,eckingcars, have com- Ralph Outland, general car foreman. pleted the task and have returned to and family, have just returned from an JOHN \V. HOLDREN, Reporter the reclamation plant. Sorting and extensive tour of the East. Some of the loading scrap seems to be a steady job cities visited were Ealtimore. Maryland . Rex Oldham has announced the ar- this summer, with three steam Iioists Norfolk. Virginia ; Birminhani. Alabama : rival of a son, Robert Glenn. Rex now Working. Atlanta, Georgia, and points through the ha8 quite a family, two boys and a John Amos ilivites any or all of his Carolinas. Nrs. Outland and children -~~drl-. fellow shopmen out to his productive rwiained in Birmingham. at the homo Frank Darden, formerly of Spring- little farm on Nichols Street road to see of her brother for a few days, ret'urning fleld and Clinton, is visiting his parents for themselves what a corn crop he has to Joplin with her brother, who came in Springfield at this writing. produced this year, despite the drouth. for a visit at her home on the 12th of Clarence Smith is now the proud However, he states he must draw the Auaust. Mr. Outland returned the 9th owner of a new Chevrolet coach. Times line on his watermelon patch. The of -August. must be getting better. writer has already been convinced from H. D. Warren, general chairman of the Frank Whalen and Fred Weddington the sample brought him by Mr. Amos. system committee of A. F. of M. C. and have also traded cars. Frank for a Our new organization. Local No. 3, C. D. E., was in Joplin on the 10th of Sash and Fred an OIdsmobile. is progressing satisfactory witli meet- Au~ust. Jae Hoover is off at the present suf- ings being held on the first and third Mr. Douglas, general agent at the fering from a badly mashed finger. Tuesdays of each month at tlie I. 0. 0. freight house, reports a nice increase in Willie Siems is also off account frtrc- I". Hall 011 Olive at Boonville Streets. business during July over July a year tured finger. The officers elected at the first' meeting ago. Bill Derrick and wlfe enjoyed a nice are: president, Arthur Stewart; vice- Mrs. R. C. Fletcher and daughters. trip last month. They vlsited Arkansas. president. Eddie Fuerst: secretary, Ira Jane. Mary and Martha. snent a week in Tennessee, l\Iississippi and Alabama. Jones; treasurer, AIhel't Weaver: trus- Tulsa, visiting Mrs. Fletcher's sister, Bill of course stopped and fished along tees, Earl Harmon, William Eaxter and h11~C. Jeffries. the way. the writer. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bethel and daugh- Ward Moore and wife spent a weelt Orval Becker and one of his neigh- ter. Elizabeth. motored to Ponca City. in Springfield visiting t'heir parents. bors, Mr. Williams, had an exciting Okla.. to attend the funeral serwces of Ward reports very hot weather. time on a recent warm night, with a Mr. Bethel's aunt. Mrs. Nora \Vittmer. negro window peeper at his honie OII of Ponca City, who was buried on South Kew Avenue. By the aid of their August 9. slnewy arms. a club and a shot gun, 0. & B. REPORT they managed to concluer and hold him SOUTHWEST DIVISION until they telephoned the police, who BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. took him into custody. EASTERN DIVISION J. C. W001)S. Reporter David ~IcCullahattended an annual state meeting of the colored Masons ARTHUR EUNCH, Reporter Virgil Leak and wife have returned of Missouri, held this year nt Chilli- from their visit to tlie World's Fair. cotlie. He holds the title of "Worship- We extend sympathy to Melvin Hen- They reported a nice time. ful Master" in his lodge, and says they dry and family in the death of his Ernest Lee is visiting home folks in enjoyed a fine xession. If he can com- mother, who died August .5. at the homA -.lllinois. . . . - . . mand a lodge wit11 the nbillty he shows of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Wren, of R. S. \Voodard and family motored in playing a game of checkers, we have Little Rock, Ark. from Oklahoma City to Greene County, no doubt in our minds as to the status Mrs. Cleve Heflin spent n few days 1\Iissouri. visiting frtends and relat~ves. of that lodae. visiting with relatives at Fort Worth. Alva Stepherqon has recently pur- Mark ~ekerand family drove to Texas. chased a new Chevrolet coupe. Camden, Arkansas, on his vacation fur a visit with his parents, who live on a A1 Gruessmeyer, machinist, has pur- dren visited with relatives in Amory, large farm there. Mark says the farm chased a new Oldsmobile sedan. 3Iiss., the early part of August, Is very productive and crops are good Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reeves and Ade- Mr. and Mrs. A. MmHunter and chil- there this year. He told us fine laine are spending their vacation In the dren have returned from a vislt with peaches and apples as large as n man's east and will visit several interesting relatlves in Denver, Colo., and Wyola, two flsts". Stories similar to this are places. Toronto, Can.. New York City Mont.-. interesting to hear thls year, where the and Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hamrnond and droutll has ruined most of ehe crops. \ire wish to extend our sympathy to children have returned from a visit to We were very sorry to hear that A. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Elkins in the death of the .World's Fair in Chicago: 2. Ordway, brother-in-law of our chief 31rs. Elkins' mother, Nrs. John Creech, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Moore left the 20th clerk, Harry Brown, 10s: his Ilfe in a age 62, who died August 10, in Rogers, of August for a two weeks' vacation nitro - glycerine magazlne exldosion ---Ark .-. in Denver and Colorado Springs. near Tulsa. Oklahoma. Mr. Ordway. During one of our hot days recently Several of the boys are sporting new was very well known and liked by all Mr. Gammon, watchman at the west automobiles: Lee Harder, Amanuel that knew him. He was known as the shops, was overcome by the heat. We Hunter and Francis Jones are driving safest and most careful handler of the hear he is getting along nicely and new Chevrolets and Wm. Melvin is dangerous fluid, in fact he had served will be back on the job in a short tlme. drivlng a new V-8. the American Qlycerlne Company for Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Frankenfield and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Greeson left the twenty-two years without l'he least son. Lloyd, plan on leaving August 18 17th of August for Chicago to attend mishap. We of the reclamation plant to vir;it the Century of Progress in the World's Fair. extend our sympathy. ' Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Jones at- tended the 32nd annual convention of Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity in Rus- sell's Point, Ohio, August 19 to 22. LOCAL No. 17 LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nobles vislted WEST TULSA, OKLA. with relatlves in Xemphis the early part of August. FRANK HARKEY. Keporl'er H. C. PRICE, Reporter S. B. Coley, machinist, spent two Chas. L. Carver. Arat class machintst, MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT weeks in Georgia in his old home place. wife and daughters, Eloulse and Doris. KANSAS CITY. MO. W. H. Stinson, air man, attended the spent fifteen days vacation at Grand airmen's convention at Parsons, Kan. Junctlon, Colo., vislting relatives, also WILLARD C. ABERCRONBIE, Bill reports a fine meeting and also met up on the Grand Mesa mountain, fish- Reporter some old friends. ing. It frosted on this mountain July H. C. Strlckler, night roundhouse 29. ;Mr. Carver reports plenty of flsh E. W. Brown, general foreman spent foreman, spent ten days ln Arkansas. and a fine glace ror a vacaCion. He also his vacation in Houston. Texd, with Emmit nlcKee, thlrd class machinist, spent a couple of days at the Royal his mother, who Is seriously 111. We is wearing a big smile. An 8-pound Gorge. all hope for a speedy recovery. girl! Congratulations! John McCrite, thjrd class machlnlst, The Frisco Sunnyland Club had a Lawrence Roush, machlnlst, and wire and children motored to Sulphur very delightful basket plcnic the latter family spent ten days in Amarillo, Sorinzs where thev snent a few dam part of July. The club furnished free Texas. i~;the Platte ~atibnaiPark and then ice cream, soda ooo and dancina. There Jim Rheuark, fireman, is off on ac- went to Turn Falls where they spent a were races and contests and- prlzes count of Illness. few days. John reports they had a awarded for each. Raymond Jeans, boilermaker appren- wonderful tlme. John Colaflower's daughter was mar- tice, spent n week in Chicago at the Earl W. Young, blacksmith, wife and ried July 7. Congratulations to the Century of Progress. children were called to Norwood, 310.. newlyweds! John Eckley, dav roundhouse fore- August 5 on account of the dea'th of Local No. 4 expresses deepest sym- man, and family liave returned after Mrs. Younr's lather. He was BherifI at pathy to John Purtle and family on ac- ten Bays In Colorado vislting Mrs. Sorwood and was making an arrest count of death of Mrs. John G. Purtle, Eckley's parents. when he was shot. We extend our sin- who passed away August 13. She is We extend our deepest sympathy to cere sympathy. survlved by her husband and one son. Paul White. locomotive inspector, who Mrs. J. A. Barkley, wife of Inspector John A. Purtle, and daughter, Mrs. Leo was called to Uma, Aria., on account of Rarkley. and daughter, Wrs. Marion Rogerson. the death of his mother. ~arrlson,spent a -few days the past. Claude LMcCready and wife have re- Jimmy Robertson, hostler. is in St. month at the Century of Progress In turned from a three weeks' tour of the Louis hospital on account of illness. Chlcago, also visited Mrs. Barkley's northwest. They made the trip in Y. S. Colev. machinist. and family are sfsrer. Mrs. Frank Ackerman, in St. Clzude's new ,Plymouth, which Claude spending a. two weeks' vacation at LOU~S,>lo. said performed grand. They especially Minnesota lakes, fishing. Wm. Troxel, third class boilermaker, enjoyed Yellowstone Natlonal Parlr, Lee Roy Davidson, locomotive in- 'spent a few days the past month visit- Melvin McCreadv and familv recentlv spector, is vislting in Chicago and the ing hls cousin. Mrs. Hattie Reed, of returned from a-trip to ~ikotianh great lakes. We understand that Lee ~Tehita,Kan. ' Wyomlng and while at Cheyenne at- Roy also took Mrs. Davidson along. If MISS Violet Divine. daughter of Fred tended the rodeo whlch is an annual so. we wish them an enjoyable honey- Dlvine, car repairer, and Misses Bernice event- - .. -. moon. and Bertina Bond, daughters of Claude Mrs. Artie Berry and daughter have Mrs. R. W. Zachritz and son have re- C. Bond, boilermaker welder, ~eturned been vlsltlng in Wyoming. Srtle claIms turned after a two weeks' vacation In from the west where they attended the to be doing a good job of hatching. Colorado. Supreme International Assembly of the Do you want to buy a duck? Leo L. L. Finch, machinist, came in with Order of Rainbow for Girls and the Rogerson raised one out of twelve and a lone face recently. Someone stole Grand ilssembiy of the State of Wash- rays he would like to sell It as it is hjs I"Sd. ington, which was held in Tacoma. very valuable. George Williams, boilermaker, ind Wash., July 14-21. They went to Mt. We are glad to see J. Colaflower and w21fe are spendlng a month in Chey- Rainler, Mt. Hood-visited in Portland. Jack Davis, plpefltters, who have re- enne, Wyo., and Seattle, Wash. Oregon, and Vancouver. Wash., Nelscatt turned to work after being off for Beach on the ocean and Depoe Bay. On several weeks on nccount or slckness. their return trip they stopped R day in Congralulatlons to Jack Burch, our Denver. Altogether they were gone new superintendent. Mr. Burch takes LOCAL No. 2 four weeks. All thred of the girls hold the place of 3Ir. Skaggs, deceased. offices In the local chapter. Miss Ber- WEST LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS John Johnson reports fine fishing on nice Bond is the Junior Past Worthy a recent trip to the Lake of the Ozarks. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Advisor, Miss Bertina Bond, Worthy We regret to hear of tPle accident 3ssociate Advisor, and Miss Divine. which occurred to Tom Dnvls' young , VIRGlL B. SMITH, Reporter Faith. son who broke his arm recently while visiting in Iola, Kan. He fell OK of a Fred Wilson. supply man at West horse. shops. was operated on for appendlcitls MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT John Rbbinson recently spent a August 5, and is now on the road to week's vacation vlsitln~- his oarente. recovery. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. who reside in Ala,bama. Walter Ray, machinist apprentice, We are all glad to have Chas. Frlzaell had the mlsfortune of having his car FRAXIS N. JONES, Reporter back to work again. Charles has been torn un Saturday. August 4. NO one off duty for some time account of ill- was sehouslv injured. - ness. Local NO. i- held its regular meeting Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Barnhart and chll- Local No. 4 expresses deepest sym- July 18. They had aa a vlsltor Gen- dren left for a three weeks' vlsit with pathy to Mrs. John Colaflower and eral Chairman Warren, who gave a relatives in Canada. They will also family on account of death of her very interesting talk, after which re- visit with friends in Los Angeles. mother, who died recently In Callfornla. freshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Swain and chll- Willard C. .Abercrombie has been ab- John Allen, tinner foreman, and dren visited with relatives in Green- sent for a few days. He was filling "Snipe" Reddick, boiler foreman, are field. Ill., the early part of August. the place of Claude McCready while on back on the job after a short vacation. Mr. and Mrs. C. 'E. Ramsey and chll- his vacation. LOCAL NO. 19-6-MEMPHIS, TENN. at StraKord recently on account of rhe are certainly proving popular with the - low condition of the spring at that traveling public. ALVIS H. THOMAS, Reporter ulare.-~----- Barney Scanlon, coach Inspector, A force of W. S. men have been re- again carried off first prize for havfng Mlsn Irene Polk, daughter of JlmPolk, newing the large water llne in the tun- the largest family present at the Sun- thlrd class machinist, has just returned nel at the west shops the past month. nyland Club annual picnic which was from an extensive trip to the east. She W. H. Broolce made a trin to St. held at Campbell's Lake on July 31. visited New York, Philadelphia. and Louis recently on company business. James Edwards, coach carpenter, has also took in the Chicago Falr, after Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stephens made a been absent a few weeks on account of leavlng the east on her return home. recent visit to Cape Girardeau, visiting slckness and his place is belng filled She reported a very enjoyable time. friends and relatives by Oscar Butler from the north yard. , At this writing we regret to report Writing these notes at this time Is as Curtis Kincaide. lead inspector in that John Ralnes, hostler helper, and bad as trylng to pull a sore tooth with charge of the night crew, has just re- Joe Daniel, of car department, both lost a mashed thumb, having suffered an in- turned from a week's vacation, part of their wlves in death. To them we ten- jury to the forefinger of the right hand which was spent in pulling eight-pound der our sympathy during their bereave- while trying (?) to fix the washing catfish out of the Missouri river. Dur- ment. machine for the missus! So I am ing his absence Homer Roller worked Yours Truly the reporter spent the punchlng them out with one hand on with the nlght crew. week-end a few days ago in St. Louis. the old Corona and what a mess! Douglas Donnldson, chauffeur of the visiting friends and taking In a couple shop-mule, is the proud owner of a of baseball games. Am urging all our brand new Ford V-8 coach. ourside friends who wish to see beau- BACK SHOP NEWS tiful scenery and enjoy a pleasant trip to use the Frisco, unsurpassed for ALEX WATT and CLAUD CAMPBELL, NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS service. Reporters Mrs. Edna Harwell, wife of Dee Har- -. well, third clam boilermaker. spent the EMERY HAGEEWOOD. Reool'ter . week-end at Moon's Lake, Miss., visit- Gerald Campbell, machlnlst appren- - ing her parents, who are caretakers of tice, is driving a new Chevy sedan. He Doiph Deck, machinist on the second a fishing lodge there. She tells of hav- traded his little Ford for It. shift, recently proved that he had the We are very sorry to report the interest of t*e company at heart while ing caught several large fish, and death of Lazarus Pack who passed boasted of her skill as a fisherwoman. on off the job as well as when at work, But of course her husband, Dee, seems away August 4. He Was the father. by securing a passenger from Spring- to have the opinlon that her brother of Chas. Pack who is a steel wtorker field to Los -4ngeles after they had caught the fish and let her claim the at the north slde. planned to make the trip \.la bus. credit. All in all it's just another fish The two daughters of Tommy Tucker, Mrs. Silas Snider is mourning the boilermaker helper, are vlslting their death of her mother which occurred story. aunt in St. Louis at this writing. The continuous drouth and heat wave E. during the past month. Sympathy of in and around Memphls has been the W. Brown, general foreman at the roundhouse employes is extended. chief cause of much of the illness of Kansas City Frlsco roundhouse, and Mr. Snider is a machinist on duty at wife spent a few days recently with the passenger station. our boys for the last month. A check Mrs. Brown's facher and mother, Mr. showed that about a dozen of our group A1 Sympathy is also extended to Mrs. were affected partially If not fully, and Mrs. Ball. Mr. Ball Is statlonary Nathaniel Rose in the loss of a brother, even to Ye reporter. englneer at the north shops. whose death occurred at Newburg Mo., Remember as we set out to perform Mrs. Paul Andrews, wife ot Paul An- during the past week. Mr. ~ose'is a drews of the north machine shop, is third shift tank man. our duties for the company each day, visiting with relatives in Los Angeles. that the company also expects us to W. W. Holmes, machlnlst, second Cal. She expects to spend ten days shift, has given his house at 630 North worlc safely, and prevent accidents to there. ourselves and those around Us. Kansas avenue, a new coat of paint Curtiss Wallace is in a critical con- Richard Tyack, machine foreman, has during the past month. dition at the Isolation hospital of thls gone in tl~dog business. He has puF- William Gooch, welder has also city. Having been In poor health for chased a Boston bull terrier pup. Dick treated his home at 1664 ~obthNatlonal some time, Wallace, a third class ma- says that the pup already knows more with a new coat of paint. chinist in the shop, was gassed while tricks than an old dog but you ,have to Your reporter is at this time having know how to train them. his home at 1232 East Sunshine painted. over sea seventeen months with the Fred Rubin, lead machinist on the A. E. F. William S. Kimble, tool room attend- nlght shift in the machine shop, is off ant, has returned to work after an ill- work at this writlng on account of an ness of five weeks. Injured arm. We wish you a speedy E. E. "Epp" McCauley, machinist at LOCAL &o. 32-NEWBURG, MO. recoverv Rubin. the passenger station, has returned to ~vere't,tDelo and Paullne Davls were work following a t'wo weeks' tussle E. F. FULLER, Reporter married July 29 at the home of hls par- with lumbago. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deb. It was Orville Bennett, electrician, was a Pete Rook has accepted the position a quiet ceremony. performed by the visitor at the Chicago Fair durtng the as yardmaster at Monett. Rev. N. J. Breashears. They will make past month. Mr. Bennett attended the L. A. Hazen is driving a new ~hebtheir home at 2024 Travis avenue. Mr. Falr last year, and he said it was even rolet. Frank Delo Is bench carpenter in the better this year than ever. nlra. J.' E. Earp and daughter, Ruth, mill shop. Harold Day, machinist' on air work. visited friends in Sprlngfleld Xlss Maud Robberson, daughter of third shlft, visited his mother and Mrs. Jack Hill returned from a three Rufus Robberson, thlrd class sheet father at Fayetteville, Ark.. during the months' visit In California with her metal worker. has returned after a va- past month. mother who is In 111 health. cation spent on the Pacific coast visit- C. S. Keiser, night roundhouse fore- Mrs. E. F. Fuller. Miss Mary Staggs ing wlth relatives and friends. man, Is on the job aaain folowlng his and Nlss Thelma Vinson attended the Rev. Paul McBride and wife and vaca tion. .Munlclpal Opera In St. Louis. small son have returned to their home Thomas Murray, asalstant general Mrs. C. D. Ward and family motored in Shidler, Okla., after spending a foreman. is also back from his vaca- to St. Louis and attended a ball game. month with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. tlon whlch he spent mostlv at home. Orvtlle Fite of Springfield spent the Alex Watt and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mc- but 'made a trip to Eureka springs and week-end with home folks. Brlde. Alex Watt Is a sheet metal Rockaway Beach. hIiss Helen Fellows is able to worlc worker at the north side and Mr. Mc- Truman Walton, extra man, was after several weeks of illness. Bride is a fireman for the Frisco. overcome by the heat while on duty at S. A. Montgomery and family attend- Wm. (Scotty) McCrae, nort'h side ma- the cinder nit Aueust 9. He --in able to ed the Browns-Yankees ball game chinist, who has been off for some time be out again at t6s time. while on his vacation. is working in Kansas City for the Roy Matthews, machinist on air Chas. Ward and Frank Fuller attend- Frlsco. work, second shift, Is on a leave of ab- ed the Century of Progress at Chicago Alex Watt, co-reporter, IS on the slck sence for several days, and we under- for a few days. list at this writlng. The boys at the stand he is visitina his oarents in shop hope to see you back Roon Alex. Nes Fretz, lead blacksmith, spent hls vacation In Wisconsin visiting with WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT relatives. SPRINGFIELD, MO. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT - THAYER, MO. CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter COACH YARD-KANSAS CITY, MO. -- F. M. PEEBLES, Reporter 'The water slturrtion on thls divlslon J. J. SULLIVAN, Reporter has become serious but through dogged Mrs. C. B. Callahan, wife of asslstant efforts of W. H. Brooke and the splen- Alr conditioned coaches were placed superintendent visited her daughter at did co-operation of others there has in service on trains No. 117-118 be- Thayer recentiy. been no impairment of train move- tween Kansas City, Tulsa and Oklaho- Mrs. W.Fickle and children are vislt- ments. ma City, effective July 26. This makes 1ng at St. Joe, Ark. J. N. Stephens and Roy Myers made a total of ten air oonditioned cars op- Mrs. F. G. Schratx. daughters Kath- emergency repairs to the pump station eratlng out of this termlnal and they erine and Leona, family of car inspec- tor are now on a visit to Dallas, Texas. \Vni. H. Jamison was operated upon and Louis, family of locomotive inspec- Frank Thomas, fireman, is now con- recently and is doing nicely. tor, are vacationing at Parsons, ICan. flned in the St'. Louis hospital. Ed Homewoocl is out of the hosnital We are very sorry to report the death E. E. Stone, switchman, was called now and says never felt better or'had of Jefferson N. Gibbons, sheet metal to Hoxie. -ark.. on account of the death less in his life. worlter, August 14, following a short of his father. We are sorry To hear of the death illness. Mrs. Gibbons and children have AIrs. L. r). Bryant of HousLon, Texau, of the Crrther of John E. Schwind, car our deevewl sympilth known better as Jeanette. is vlsitine department. Burial was made at High- Mr. Perklns. rounb;;ouse clerk, tool; her mother, Mrs. B. C. Williams, tvifz land, Ill., August 2. part of his vacation last week and en- of roundhouse foreman. Fratla C: Henn, small daughter of F. joyed a good rest. BIrs. E. S. Boze, Edward and Addle C. Henn, 1s at the Isolation hospital JAU~H\Vright (col.) laborer, is plan- Boze of Richmond. Va., sister, nephew with scarlet fever. nlng to accompany his son, Louis. Jr., and niece of F. C. Williams. roundhouse Local No. 5 was well represented at to Tuslcegee, Ala., soon. Louis, Jr., ex- foreman, are on a visit here, after the Frisco picnic at Sylvan Beach on pects to enter the Tuskegee Institute taking in the World's Fair. July 29. The local boys won the ball the coming term. Business appears to be very good, as game in the morning and got a nice box W. J. Cornell, locomotive carpenter, the following gentlemen are sporting of cigars as a treat but our local en- and Mrs. Cornell expect to go to Rush new cars: E. E. Bateman, conductor, tries in the waltz contest failed us. Springs, Okla.. soon to visit relatives. Plymouth coupe; Grover Hall, the Everyone seemed to have a fine time. same; D. Moore, brakeman, Oldsmobile We are sorry to hear of the death I coach: Dave Thomas. conductor. Chev- of Steven Shell's mother, Mrs. Kise LOCAL NO. 5B-ST. LOUIS, MO. Golet coach. Winters, ~t Holcomb, 3Iiss. hIrs. Win- John H. Stone, bridge man, is now in ters had been ill for some time and her D. L. P.aRI

MONETT YARDS -- Takes the dirt . . . Protects the skin LINZY LLOYD, Reporter Earl B. Spaln, general yardmaster, has received a promotion as general age a hotel after his job was abolished yardmaster at St. Loula. Whtle we in the stores department. Don't even are glad to hear of Earl's mccess, his know the young lady's name, but we leaving cast a gloom over the entlre are mil tor "Butch" and his wife one yards. He hah been one of the most hundred ye? cent. Congratulations! popular yardmaster8 In the Monett Ed Baron is driving a near Chevrolet Terminal, and has well dexerved this coupe with all the "fixins", but am promotion. Close friends and associ- sorry to say at the present he is in ates in the yards presented him wlth the St Louis hospital. a handsome gladstone bag on hla de- Ed Burdette went to Kansas City parture. (food wishes from all follow August 12 to visit his brofher, G. E. htm for hla success In his new loca- Burdette, who 1s confined to the hos- tion. pltal with an injured hand. ' 311. W. L. Mayfield, mhu has been our Hurdeite works In the car delmrtment night yardmaster for the past year, in Kansan City. has been promoted to day general, suc- Homer Weber has been doing a lot ceeding Earl Spain. H. E. Rook of of talking lately, telling us all about Sewburg fills Mnyfielda vacancy. his little niece, "'Mary Jane", born Earnest Mittchell, switchman on the August 8. She. with her parents, Mr. 11:59 job took suddenly ill whlle on and Mrs. Charles We.ber, are visiting duty and was taken to the St. Louls in Homer's home at the present. hospital where he was given medical Homer was so afraid he might miss out care. L~streport he mas going to be on some new tricks the little lady did able to return home soon he took a vacation and stayed home a J. H McTi~ue and Mrs. McTiaue few days. He came back to the office spent a few d

We understand that Louise was gen- eral helper just anywhere help was needed. 1 SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION TO SMOKERS IS Miss Anna Machir Foster, of Cam- I denton, Mo., has been the guest of Ila Cook and her mother. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT TULSA, OKLA. OLD STORY TO AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT, MO. MARGERY A. O'BRIEN, Reporter The weather in Tulsa continues to PEARL E. LEWIS, Reporter be extremely unpleasant due to the RAILROAD MEN high temperature daily. E. B. Spain, who has been general R. W. Berry, soliciting freight and yardmaster at Monett for the past 18 passenger agent, is away on his vaca- months, has received a promotion to tion this week, accompanied by Nrs. general yardmaster at St. Louls. Mr. Railroad men, large numbers of whom Spain and family left August 16 to Berry and their little daughter. They are motoring through the Ozarks. have been for many years loyal Edgeworth make their home In St. Louis. As a We will have a large tour to Chicago departing glft he was presented with fans, will find their tobacco judgment con- a handsome traveling bag by the on Sunday, the 19th, together with the Frisco employes at Monett. Boy Scout movement to the World's firmed by Dr. C. B. Cahusac of San Pedro, W. L. Mayfield has been assigned to Fall..- ~ -. the position of general yardmaster, We are aiao enjoying the annual Califernia. Dr. Cahusac has been a pipe Monett and H. E. Rook, of Newburg, National Guard movement in several smoker for 50 years-an Edgeworth smoker is the nlght yardmaster. Mr. Rook and dlrections, P. F. Atkinson, of the city family are now living at 613 Frisco ticket office, and J. D. Rogers, of this tor the past ten. Avenue. office, acting as escorts. Here is his letter: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Charles are spend- Tulsa has been selected as one of ing a month in Hollywood, California, the points by the F. E. R. A. for a with Mrs. Charles' brother. Will Scott. cannery for the purpose of canning who was, for a number oi years.-c6n: meat for distribution among the poor ductor on the Central division. this winter. The cannery is already 1212 West 1st St.. Sam. P. Jolley has announced the in operation and it has also afforded San Pedro, Calif. employment to several hundred people. Memorial Day, 1933 marriage of his daughter, Florine to Miss Maloney of this office is spend- James Winton, manager of the Black ing her vacation with relatives in Messrs. Lams & Bro. Co., and White Cab Company of Spring- Richmond, Virginia field. Mlss Jolly has been employed Peoria, 111. 3Lrs. (Phi1 Atkinson is also away on Gentlemen: as saleslady in the Clark-McGreevy her vacation visiting with relatives in Drug Company in Springfield for the Minneapolis. Mrs. Atltinson will stop Some years ago you very kindly sent me past two years. a free package of"Edgeworth." Miss Marguerite Frossard enjoyed a at Chicago and visit' the Fair on her two weeks vacation which was spent way home. It was a revelation to me, as I didn't touring points of interest in the east. Mr. Oldaker of the city ticket office know that such a splendid tobacco could spent the week-end in Joplin and be produced. Miss Cleo Pearce, of Springfield, re- Springfield visiting friends while Mr. lieved Miss Frossard as stenographer Smith, same office, went tb St. Louis I am nearly 75 years of age and have in the mechanical department. to see a real ball game last week. smoked for over 50 of them-mostly a George Harman, station master, has pipe. But like all Britishers. I want the returned from the Frisco Hospital in best tobacco-commensurate with my St. Louis, where he underwent an oper- purse!!-that I can buy. Your product SO ation. He has not sufficiently re- charmed me the first time I tried it, that covered to resume work. George D. Shreve, oldest switchman I was almost afraid to buy a package, in OFFICE OF TERMINAL case it was not equal to the "sample." in point of service in Monett yards, TRAINMASTER is confined to his home on account of Well, when I say that I have stuck to illness. This is the first time in 53 WEST TULSA, OKLA. Edgeworth for nearly ten years. I think years that Mr. Shreve has been off that is sufficientanswer to the above. duty 011 account of illness. EDNA A. WOODEN, Reporter I feel afraid sometimes to speak too Tom Campbell, who was conductor highly of your product-in case men may on local between Monett and Spring- R. N. Valker, switchman, has re- turned to duty after an absence of think it is simply "ballyhoo." so I say Aeld for the past 20 years, has bid in "Just TRY it" a run on work train between Ozark several days, during which time he and Chadwick. Charley Bair is now spent in Chicago looking over A Cen- YOURgratefully. our assigned 48-49 local conductor. tury of Progress. Dr. C. B. Cahusac Three cars of Moores' early grapes Mrs. P. R. Jeck and children have were shipped from Monett this month gone to Carbondale. Illinois, where by the Nonett Grape Growers Associa- they will spend some time visiting tion. Several cars of the Concord relatives and friends. variety are expected to move later. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Sheffleld have re- turned from Grand Junction, Colorado, where they spent several days fishing and enjoying the Rockies. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warren have re- F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT turned from St. Louis where they went SPRINGFIELD, MO. to meet friends from Nuncie, Ind., - who will spend several days here visit- DAZEL LEWIS, Reporter Ins. J. L. Porter, switchman, has returned Mrs. W. P. ~o~in'elland children from Grand River, where he spent have returned from a visit in Beards- several days fishing. town, 111. Mr. McKinnell spent Labor The many friends of Brakeman '$Patw Day there and accompanied them home. Austin were glad to see him out again. Mrs. Julia Barrett and granddaugh- Mr. Austin has recently returned from ter, Jeanne Peck, enjoyed a vlsit with St. Louis hospital where he spent sev- relatives in Kansas City recently. eral weeks account personal injury re- Railroad men are loyal to Edgeu30rlh Congratulations and best wishes are ceived some time ago. extended to Alice Mae 3Iills and Frank Mrs. G. R. Warren and daughter, Nrs. Just say "Edgeworth" the dealer the Feyen, whose marriage was solemnized David Murray, have returned from to on the afternoon of August 15. Chicago, where they spent several de- next time you buy tobacco. It is a blend of Hayme Hindman and her mother lightful days attending the World's motored to Kansas City where they Fair. only the tenderest leaves of the Burley mere guests of Mss Ethel Hindman. Mrs. C. A. Ayres has returned from plant-known to tobacconists as "the mild- We were all glad to see Mrs. E. 1'. St. Louis where she went to accompany Blum, nee Marjorie Risser, of Oklahoma Mr. Ayres to the hospital at that point. est pipe tobacco that grows." There is a 154 City, who spent a week in Springfield We are glad to report P. J. Mulrenin, pocket package and many other sizes up to recently. enzineer, able to return to work after Our hearts go out in sympathy to an-absence of several weeks account the pound humidor tin. Some sizes are pvt members of the Gilbert family .in the illness. up in vacuum tins. In these air-tight tins death of Mrs. Wm. T. Davis, Dison, Xr. and Mrs. H. R. Grimes re~ortthe Mo., who passed away August 17. Mrs. arrival of a little daughter, July 12th. the flavor remains the same regardless of Davis was a sister of R. D. Gilbert The young lady wlll be lillown as Joyce weather or climate. Edgeworth is made and of this department. Annette. guaranteed by Larus & Bro. Co., Tobacco- nists since 1877, Richmond, Virginia. Friends of D. H Duncan, who Our sympathy is extended his family. Louis attending the shows and ball formerly worked for the Frisco as Those of us who have not as yet had games. messenger, but who is now employed the privilege of a few days' vacation Mrs. Harry Rogers, wife of Conductor by the Sand Springs Railway, will be are malting big plans for one. Rogers, spent several days in Herrin. interested in knowing he is the proud H. F. Madison, who was appointed Ill., visiting her daughter, Mrs. John father of a daughter, born July Znd, chief clerk, thls office, July 16, moved Gravoldi. to whom they have given the-name his familv to Cane Girardeau the earlv Claim Agent and Mrs. Harry Allard Pattie Sue. part of i~ugust.- spent a week in Chicago attending the Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sexton are in the Mrs. Leo Lane was a patient at St. Fair. east where they are visiting many Francis' Hosnital. Cane Girardeau. the Brakeman A. H. Steck, of Hayti, No., points of interest. They also expect to nrst part of'~Au&ust; having been on spent the week-end in Cape Girardeu visit the World's Fair at Chicago be- the verge of pneumonia. However, she visiting his family. fore they return home. is back home and improving rapidly. Misses Marguerite and Francis Leo was kept cluite busy going to and Reynolds, daughters of retired En- from the hosr>ital and find in^ some gineer Reynolds, will leave within a place to eat. - In addition to all the few days for Chicago to attend the I RIVER DIVISION other excitment, he had quite a story Fair. I to relate concerning a six-foot rattler that he ran over on one of his trips SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE to Cape Girardeau. We have a report that Frank Mor- I NORTIIERN DIVISION I CHAFFEE, MO. gan, dispatcher, who underwent a ma- jor operation at the Frisco Hospital, a few weelts ago, is expected home ELIZABETH GRIESHABER, Reporter within the nest few days. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT We are glad to see Ben Fowler, car FORT SCOTT, KANS. foreman, back on the job after an ab- HAYTI, MO. sence of four months, account sickness. - - BLANCHE BICKNELL, Reporter In addition to visiting friends in St. JIM APPLING, Reporter Louis during her weelt's vacation the Switch Foreman Tom Cooper and middle of August, Anne Guethle also In a meeting of the Frisco Club of took in Ringling Brothers' Circus. wife are spending a few weeks in Haytl the members discussed the situ- Denver, Colorado, account sickness of ' The operators in the telegraph office ation of competition of the bus lines Nrs. Cooper. are having their fun these davs learn- with the railroads and the advantages Mrs. E. A, Miller, wife of general ing to operate the new teletype: which of riding on the new air-conditioned agent, is visiting relatives and friends has recently been installed. cars that the Frisco now has in service. in Excelsior Springs. hIrs. L. MI. DeBerry and daughter, The conclusion was reached that one Mrs. F. E. Heaton and daughter. Lyda, of St. Louis, have been visiting is very foolish to ride the bus lines Sammy-Lou, have returned from a va- at the home of B. McAdams, conduc- when it is just as cheap to ride the cation spent in Colorado Springs. tor, and other friends in Chaffee. Miss train. Miss Martha Noore was the Mrs. H. C. Chartrand and children, Juanita JIcAdams returned to St. Louis guest of honor: she delivered a very family of ,brakeman, are attending the encouraging talk on the improvement Fair In Chicago. with Lyda for a week's visit there. of business in the Frisco Lines. George Roth, engineer, and wife, Frank McCann, stenographer-clerk in T. T. Martin is in the hospital. hIr. assistant superintendent's office, and have been at Rochester, Minn., the past Martin is an engineer for the Frisco. few weelts, where Nr. Roth is taking family have returned from a vacation We are very sorry to hear of his ill- spent in St. Louis and Chicago. treatments at one of the hospitals con- ness. nected with the Mayo Clinic. C. L. Payne, transportation clerk, F. X. Shoemaclcer has left for a va- has purchased a new Plymouth coupe. Birl Thompson, who worked for the cation through California. Mr. Shoe- .Xiss Gladys Roth, of the engineering Frisco at Chaffee for a number of years macker is freight agent at Hayti. department, has taken another sixty both in the freight office and this of: Charley Jobe, agent at Hayti enjoyed days' leave account sickness. fice, but who was forced to quit about a flshing trip on the St Francis River. R. E. Baker has been assigned to the a year ago, account of sickness, has Mr. Goodwin reports that the express helper position at Columbus. Paul H. departed for San Anvonio, Tex.. where office at Hayti is doing good business. Green has been assigned to temporary he and his family will make their car clerk job at Fredonia, account home. James H. Owens laying off account F. M. Bonds, agent at Luxora, Ark., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. sickness. F. B. Casner has been as- passed away suddenly at his home, signed to the helper job at Webb City. August 7, of heart failure. He had not 1SEZ LAIL, Reportel. Conductor H. I<. Giles and wife are worked since the middle of June, spending a few days in Chicago at when he was forced to go to the Frisco C. G. Moeder, yardmaster, and son. tho.. - -Pair -. .. Hospital, St. Louis, account bad health. Richard, spent the week-end in St. C. L. Payne and family spent a re- cent Sunday In Columbus, visiting friends and relatives. Miss Harriett Carr, daughter of switchman C. 31. Carr, has returned from a several weeks' vacation spent PRA CTICAL in California.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Metal Specialties KANSAS CITY, MO. MW DUST GUARDS R. E. MARING. Reporter -wlth graphite linings are now in service on many There is considerable satisfaction hereabout's in the appointment of Jack first-class trains. Burch as superintendent terminals at Kansas City. hlr. Burch is well known TRIPLE VALVE PROTECTOR CAPS and liked here, formerly holding the position of general yardmaster at this -Designed to fit K-1 and K-2 type valves. Can point. He is assured of our best wishes and cooperation in his new be used and re-used indefinitely. duties. As this is being composed, ye scribe, :'-/ immersed in perspiration, could not .?& ROUTING AND DEFECT CARDBOARD help but to again dwell upon one of the revolutionary changes affecting our BRACKETS passenger train service-air-condition- ing. A recent week-end was spent' on For All Steel Cars duty at the Union Station, when out- side temperatures exceeded a hundred -nothing unusual considering t h e MOTOR WHEEL CORP. twenty such days in July and no originality in August. Well, the air- (Railway Div.) Michigan conditioned equipment on our "Kansas City Florlda Special" and the "Oil Fields Special" were loaded to an extent that September, 1934 Page 27 would gladden the hearts of our of- visiting the 1931 version of the Chicago ficials. Well filled coaches are no Century of Progress. Before Mabel longer the exception as pZCaSe6 patrons reached home her progress had greatly tell their friends about this new fea- dlmhlshed in step with her loss of ture of travel. The result is obvio~ls sole. -more business. You can help, too. During. the past month we enjoyed Air-conditioning and the reduction the following nice movements: 267 boy in fares are reflected in our increase nt Kansas Clty of passenger earnlngs scouts, Kansas City to Osceola, 310.. over corresponding months of lasr year. and return; Pleasanton National Guard Freight shipments are again showing to Ft. Riley, Kans.; Arkansas National OVERALLS HOLDS increases after a two months' slump. Guard, 110 men, Fayetteville, Arlc., to FULL STRENGTH Solicltor Young Is sporting a new Ft. Riley, Kansas, and return; 171 C. V-8 Ford, whlch vlndlcates our judg- C. C. boys, Scammon. Kansas, to Kan- AFTER WASHING ment that he can't take It-to-wit, our sas City, enroute Lawrence, Kans. The previous remarks through t h e s e nlght of August 14th we handled the columns about his old car troubles. Ringling Brothers - Barnum & Bailey The impending abandonment of the Circus, in four scct~ons,Kansas City old Kansas City, Clinton and Spring- field line, now a part of the Frisco, was to Springfield, Mo. From Springfield the subject of a feature story in a re- the circus is scheduled to move via cent Sunday issue of a local newspaper. Frisco to Tulsa, Okla., thence to Okla- homa City, Okla. A. B. McDonald. the writer, made a 4 TER man wash- trip over the line for his first-hand Advertisement of air-conditioned ALgs you'll LdLee information. There was much food for equipment on our trains, appearing in Jelt Denim overalls Vhought in hls references to the display window of our city ticket of- still Arm strong full- "leaky roof" and "what happens to fice here, is attrizcting a great deal of bodied ak'ever. heir communities when a railroad quits". attention and is sure to bring the body~sWOVEN-not starched in-1716 ex- Wonder if general agent Forrester saw pedestrians to a halt for contemplation. tra feet of yarn in the article having reference to his de- The letters "C 0 0 L" are about twelve even uair. You can't fense of the line by exglalning how inches high and are made of imitation .- the designation of "leaky roof" came ice that gives the same effect as THEW. 0. LEE MERC.COMPANY into usage. though of natural ice. Under these DEPT. M-7 1 frosted letters appears a suitable de- K~D- cie YO. nanto?,N. J. Drought conditions in this section Guuthllmd hd. Minneapolna Minn are gradually assuming a more serious scription of the trains that are air- ~aa~\anciLo.~a~. ~~ma.Bane~ too. So wear Lees. aspect. Many communities adjacent to conditioned. On a recent hot day an The fern more cents Kansas City are obtaining their water elderly lady stepped into the ticket of- the cost will come supply from this city. Transportation fice expecting to enjoy the same com- bacg many times in fort there as in our trains because of extra wear and corn- of water, w-hile not considered unusual fnrt. in southwestern sections of the coun- having obtained a wrong impresslon try, is a new commodity for shipment of Its purpose. over our railroad. Local business in- An item in the Forty Years Ago terests see damage to their trade in the column of the Kansas City Star and official weather reports that designate Times (August 3, 1894) carried this this as the "hot spot" of the nation. notice: "John I. Blair. New Jersey claiming that air port temperatures at multimillionaire, is pushing his Kansas MAINTENANCE OF WAY DEPT. North Kansas City are not representa- City and Southern railroad down to the FT. SCOTT, KANS. tive of those experienced by the masses Osceola district as,,fast as money and in Kansas City. Most of us feel that they men can make it. As this railroad GLADYS ROTH, Reporter are more representative there than if was the forerunner of the present line taken at the top of some skyscraper, as of the Frisco thru Clinton and Bolivar, Mrs. Wm. White, w-ife of pensioned is done in most cities. it may be of interest ro those whose section foreman, residence Severy, Miss Mabel Stewart, one of our able minds run to the genealogy of our rail- Kan., passed away the morning of stenographers, spent a recent week-end road. August 6, at the home of her daughter,

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Mrs. Frank Welch, at Fall River. Mrs. previously served the Kansas City we were all pleased to see Mr. Gofe Whlte was well known In that vicinity terminal in the capacity of general back, looking in the pink of condition. and all her friends, as well as rela- yardmaster for some five years. Mr. R. B. Hatcher is on the sick list for tives, wlll mlss her. We wish to es- Burch is well known and well liked this month, having left July 27 for tend our sincere sympathy. by the employes in Kansas City and St. Louis hospital. We hope his condi- Agent J. W. Wassen, at Beaumont is, of course, thoroughly familiar'with tion improves rapidly and that he will and Iamilv left Aurust 9 to attend thi operations and conditions here. Kan- be back at work before very long. Fair at chicago, h5ving gone by mo- sas City is fortunate in the selection tor car. They will be joined later by of Mr. Burch as superintendent of Frank J. Westerman, foreman, store Wm. Hutton. roundhouse foreman at terminals, and we want to offer him department, is also confined in St. Louis Beaumont, and family, at ~l~&ut<; our most slncere cooperation, and hospital due to severe illness. We wish Ind., where a family reunion will be every good wish for success in his new him a speedy recovery, and hope to held. positlon. see him back on the job in the near future. The transportation d e par t m e n t mourns the loss of Leo Timmons, It is not only the schools that have switchman, who suffered a stroke of their commencements and mile-stones. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT Guy Munn, who has been working as heat prostration, and died on August yard clerk and caller for the past six FT. SCOTT, KANS. 9th. Mr. Timmons' death was untime- years, was transferred to the switch- ly, as he was only 41 years of age. He men's board and on August 1st re- ALICE HOGAN. Reporter was popular among his associates, and celved his hiploma as a switchman. well liked by everyone with whom he He is now an extra switchman In the E. E. Young. flrst trick telegrapher came in contact. He will be sadly Kansas City yards. at Paola, was off the latter part of missed by his many friends on the July for a short vacation. R A. Scott terminal. May we extend our sym- The terrific and prolonged heat relieved him. pathy to his family. proved too much for James Lyons yard J. F. Lee, operator-cashier at Miami, We would probably never have be- engineer, who was overcome on ~'ugust is doing some relief work In the train- lieved we would have lived to see the 3 and was forced to remain at home master's office at Enld during the va- day when we would be forced to get during the flrst half of August. cation season. out the old raccoon coat for comfort Mrs. H. M. Heminger, wife of switch- Miss Edna Bennetzen, telephone if a sudden drop in temperature should man, was watering the lawn on August operator, who has been working at bring the thermometer down to 80 de- 5 when she was overcome by the heat Springfield, is working at Ft. Scott, in grees. We have become so accustomed and in the fall to the ground, suffered the abesnce of Mrs. Edith Austin, who to reading the temperatures in the a broken hip. She is in the hospital Is ill in the St. Louis hospital. We coach yard from 113 to 118 degrees that at the present time. are sorry to report that Mrs. Austin's a drop to normal summer heat would E. C. Gillespie, englneer, was off the condition is unimproved. feel like the arrival of a cold wave. first half of August account serious E. A. Teubner, division freight and Unfortunately, the heat wave has illness of his wife. We trust Mrs. passenger agent for the Southern Pa- become something more than merely Gillespie's condition improves and that cific at San Jose, Calif.. and his fam- uncomfortable. It has really reached she may soon be on the road to com- ily are visiting Mr. Teubner's brothers. serlous proportions and the severe plete recovery. C. A. and R. F. Teubner, at Pleasanton, drought conditions 'ln t'he northwest J. E. Hogan, engineer, was also a Kan. and southwest territories have neces- victim of our record summer heat, and F. H. McCann, trainmaster's clerk. sitated the removal of thousands of was overcome on July 30. He is at the and his famlly have returned from a cattle to other localities. This move- present rime In the Provident Hos- several days' stay in Chicago They ment of drought stock into and out of pital, Kansas City, Kans., where last report the Century of Progress much Kansas City has kept everyone here reports indicate his condition is not improved over last year. very busy. On August 8, 200 cars of serious, and that he is getting along Business is so much improved that stock were handled on the Kansas City nicely. several extra men, who had been cut off terminal, and on August 7 we had 100 the extra board, have been called back load-outs. These were record days, Mr. Hogan, by the way, served as an to work. although the handling of relief stock innocent but useful accomplice in suc- has been heavy all during the first half cessfully putting over a big surprise of August. party for Wm. T. Barker, engineer, who was retired July 31. Mr. Barker After an all too short vacation. it was requested by Mr. Grace to accom- OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT is again time for school bells to ring, pany him on a visit to the Provident TERMINALS-KANSAS CITY, MO. and in a few days the portals will be Hospital to call on AM^. Hogan the onen. welcominrr hundreds of Frisco evening of August 9th. and upon'the~r TON KEHOE. Reporter children back to schools and colleges. return to Mr. Barker's home found, to Berkley Benneson. Jr., son of B. H. Mr. Barker's complete surprise, some I want to take this opportunity of Benneson, clerk, will attend the Unl- 8.5 persons sitting in the dark, in the offering my congratulations to John versity of Kentucky at Lexington. Ky., yard. The lights, which were strung Burch upon his recent transfer to the during the coming year. up in the yard, were finally turned on position of superintendent of terminals Sherman Goff. conductor, returned revealing quite a dignified gathering at Kansas City, made vacant by the to work August 3rd, after recuper- of employes of the Kansas City termi- death on July 13, of J. W. Skaggs. ating in California for flve months nals with their wives and friends. Mr. gurch came to Kansas City from from an injury received in an acci- "Mother Clark", who is so well known Yale, Tenn., August lst, although Kan- dent. Evidently the warm California to Kansas City, was an honored guest. sas City really claims him as he had sunshine proved an effective cure, and Aldelbert Paine, engineer; J. E. Harris,

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assistant yardmaster, and T. J. O'Brien, dition to the branding and sorting the switchman, were the instigators of the cattle are now being given the tuber- affair. Short talks were made by cular test here. Messrs. Barker, Harris, Paine. For- There have been an average of sythe and Grace. Ice cream and cake, 8.000 Co 15,000 head of drouth cattle with cigars for the men, were served in the Wichita Union Stock Yards as refreshments. Various gifts pre- everv day for the past twenty days, sented to Mr. Barker included a travel- reaching a high of 25.000 head for one ing bag' by the Frisco employes, a box day, and reports are that movement of cigars, ties and flowers. Altogether wiil continue for several months. The it was a gaLa affair. and greatly en- Stock Yards Company have built fence joyed by everyone present. Non- around a twenty acre tract of ground Frisco and out-of-town guests in- which now puts total capacity of cluded Mr. and ,Mrs. Foruythe, Sprlng- Wichita yards at 30,000. The oper- field' Mr. snd Mrs. John Rlchardson atlng department have been on the Mr. Lnd Mrs. Harrv Halnes. Fort ~cottl alert, supplying ample cars and crews James Qulgg, master mechanle, K. C: to give prompt handling to stock T. Ry.; F. E. Doherty, engineeh K. C. movement out over Frisco rails and S.; Cl~as.Lett, engineer, Santa Fe: Mr. since the movement started we have R. Rryson, engineer. Santa Fe, and had approximately 700 cars to date James Bruce, retired boilermakef tore- from Wichita. man, Frisco. The Kansas Emergency Relief Com- mittee are now putting in a cannery on Frisco tracks in Wichita and it is WICHITA, KANSAS estimated they wiil can 60.000 head of cattle within the next sir or seven months, employing 1.600 people. They LOTA L. WILLIANS, Reporter expect to use portion of the building later on for storing sugar, flour and other foodstuffs, and clothing to be Circus day once more. which some- distributed during the fall and winter. how seems connected with a not far distant September and school days, Glad to report that E.ugene Freeze. HE fleas have gone to another cat. but right now we'd like a nice snow- who had a hot time of ~t during four storm or even the refreshing coolness weeks' illness, Is now able to be on TThe poor cat has gone to a flea- of a good rain would do wonders to the job as electrlcian at the round- revive us until frost! But while sum- house. less heaven where smelly pipes and mer still lingers vacationist's are seek- Just learned that a few others have devilish tobaccos are not admitted. ing cooler places either for rest or enjoyed brief vacations, now back at fishing: A n d Y Haberthier. retired work, tired but happy: Howard Here's a recipe for keeping kittens ware6ouse man, is off for another fish- Kelchner, night roundhouse foreman, ing trip to Anderson, 310. Mrs. C. S. spent ten days in the Colorado Rockies and your companions purring: Scrape Underwood and twin sons. Charles and (there must have been trout). E. P. David, are leaving for Manitou, Colo- Hadler boilermaker, spent two weeks the debris out of your briar, run a rado, where they plan to spend a few during' July visiting relatives in Colo- weeks before school begins. Mrs. 31. C. rado and Nebraska. F. W. Archer, cleaner through it, get rid of tobacco Goodwin, wife of Conductor Goodwin, chief clerk, and famlly have as their and son are spending their vacation in guests Mrs. G, W. Archer, wife of er- too strong and odorbus for this fragile Denver. Glen Martin, engmeer, re- press agent at -4urora. Missouri, and world-and replace it with mild, fra- turned recently from Portland and children. San Francisco. Mrs. Cook, wife of L. Now for my vacation-but it always grant, considerate Sir Walter Raleigh. 0. Cook, special officer, and son, Lloyd, seems good to set the suitcase down, who are visiting at Boulder, Colorado, so to speak, and again pound the key- It's a gentle blend of the choicest write that there is a scarcity of water hoard. even at Boulder, but there is snow in Kentucky Burley leaf. It's well-aged,- the mountalns where they found it quite cold. E. J. Immele, city solicit- OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC burns slowly, emits a mild and de- ing ageyt. and Mrs. lmmele have KANSAS CITY, MO. been enjoying a visit from their lightful aroma. Thus you and your niece, Helen Immele, of K a n s as pets will live happily together. Sir City, 310.. whom Mr. Immele says can LEOT.4 FRIEND, Reporter almost best him at' croquet, which he Walter Raleigh (strange as it may enjoys even on the hottest evenings. - With all due apologles for our fail- seem) costs only I 56 tin, wrapped Friends of R. H. Grimes, switchman, ure to appear in prlnt last month, but a who is confined to the hospital in St. the fact of the business is, thinqs fresh in heavy gold foil to keep it fresh. Louis, are hoping for his speedy re- happened so qulck and fast all month covery. that the day to make the report slipped Alfred Malmgren, fireman, Neodeslla, bv unnoticed-and, too, our energy was Brown & Willimmon Tobacco Corporation was on the program and spoke on the at rather low ebb due to the intense Louisville, Kentucky. Drpt. necessity of cooperation between shop heat and perhaps our "git-along" was K-49. and road men at the State Air Brake slowed up some and we didn't gather Conference, held at Parsons during news as fast as we should. However, July, in connection with the 31-K-T now that we've had a trifle of the Railroad and board of education of "blessed moisture" the past few days. Parsons. Mr. Johnson, of the Westing- we have revived to a degree and feel house Air Brake Co.. was speaker as that we'll soon be nearing PAR again. well as W. E. Vergun, general air First let me re~ort.even though it brake instructor of the 31-I<-T Rail- coitinu'ed-dry and hot as to weather, road. Various other railroads partici- we had our picnic at Campbell's Lake. pated in the meeting. A goodlv number were present and Not overlooking any opportunity to the mechanical department was well secure business, F. S. Porter, engineer, represented. Renewed acquaintance

Lvons. Kansas. recentlv secured~ - rout- with a lot of Frisco people whom we ing oh two cars of coal in a brief hadn't seen for sometime. Enjoyed after breakfast call-rather aood work the food-the basket lunch. fried for a hot summer's morning. chicken and the food we were able to Understand that business on the "mooch" from our neighbors baskets. Wichita sub of the Northern division Plenty of ice cream, soda pop and ice is showing up so much better now that water furnished by the picnic com- all the road men on the extra board mittee. Enjoyed the dance, good and some who were cut off are back music and the hall was as cool as on the job. This is attributed In part could be expected with the ther- to the increased stock movement. mometer soaring around 107 all day. Drouth cattle from Texas, New Mexico Particinated in some of the cont'ests, Western Oklahoma and Western an! but was far out-classed as to endur- sas arriving at Wichita aare sorted ance by our comptometer operator, and branded-those in fairly good con- Pauline Hoffman, who carried home the dition are shipped out to pasture lands, "bag of oats". All in all it was a while others unsuitable for shipping "grand" affair and we're happy to are killed and chilled here and for- have been among those resent. warded to eastern canneries. In ad- Mary Dailey having planned to spend It'$ 1 5 @-AND IT'S MIL.DEl7 Page 30

her vacation in Pierce City, but due to home as caretaker, housekeeper as well Mrs. L. I<. SpaRord, son, Johnny, and the fact the City Official past an ordin- as general car foreman. M. J. would daughter, Rosemary, are visiting rela- ance prohibiting girls on the street in have you believe he didn't mind it tives in San Francisco and Los An- backless dresses (Miss Dailey's newest much, but we noticed he seemed much geles and other cities. dress being that type) she decided to relieved when he received word of their S. J. Payne, night foreman, and wife, high-hat the old home town and take homecoming. are vacationing on the shores of Lake her mother for a visit with a brother Adam Andra, at one time tinner in Worth, here at Fort Worth. in Montana. It appears to me that Niss the tin shop at Kansas City, having F. G. Lister superintendent motive Dailey had a very interesting and ex- worked in different capacities on the power, and J. 'K. Gibson, assistant to citing vacation-first she made the ac- railroad for 32 years, pensioned since the superintendent, paid us a visit the quaintance of a new niece and ne- 1918-now 87 years old, visited his old 15th. Glad to have them visit us. W. phew whom she had not seen (and from friend J. J. Grueninger at the shops G. Hall, master mechanic Sherman, the snapshots she brought baclc and the here recently. It certainly is true, the also paid us a visit the 12th. interesting accounts given, they are railroad gets you and it stays in your real youngsters). In addition to this blood, but it's always so nice to have G. A. Madden, engineer, says good she also had the honor of seeing the folks like Mr. Andra come to see us. times are coming ,back. To verify his President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Havre, statement, he is driving a new The circus was in town and it seems Plymouth. Mont. Mary says after having seen the it is always customary to have an ex- President and hearinp: hlm speak her J. C. XlcClaln, engineer agrees with admiration has Increased two-fold. cuse for going-this time Mr. Daugh- erty borrowed his neighbor's little girl him, and is learning to skift the gears Weren't we surprised and delighted for the occasion. He says he bargained on a new Terraplane. one day In the latter part of June to for everything in the tent with the ex- The general foreman and store de- find our old "Pal" Lucllle Wltter walt- ceptions of the hippopotamus, to please partment office is now nearing com- ing on the steps of the office to go the child, of course. pletion, and is up to the Iast minute. with us to the lunch room. Lucllle Plenty of room and lots of light. works in Rockford. Iowa. at thls time Looking from our windows in the office, we notice a number of lmprove- Harry I?. Vaughn, engineer, and wife but she found her way b&k to Kansas have just returned from the City of City for her vacation. ments in the yard. the roundhouse has been painted, the turntables both north Chicago. They report a wonderful time, Speaking of vacations-Mrs. McCaf- and south have been aiven a coat of taking in the fair. His wife reports frey and son, Gene, spent the summer alimlnum and Frisco monogram sten- they got lost, but he denies it. In Colorado and left the better half at ciled on them. Several old buildings torn down, new wheel track put in and other minor im1)rovements which great- FORT WORTH, TEXAS ly aclds to the general appearance of the premises. You've all heard of the Scotsman who CORPLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter went to hTiagra Falls on his honevmoon but left his wife at home. Well, our Miss Helen Horrell is baclc on the story is difeerent: job after her sick spell and looking as Bill Edwards, our timekeeper, took Peppy as anybody could be expected to his family and made a hurried trip, des- during this hot weather. tination Garden City, Kan. Bill had re- The Frisco baseball team is boasting laxed completely, enjoying the com- of a record of winning six out of nine forts of the train on which he was games and now are leading the league. riding. The porter passing through the We are betting on the boys making a coach called "Dodge City." Bill heard only the word "City." and decided this good showing whether they win in the was the place intended, gathered to- league or not. gether his family and di.sembar1ced. He Haven't heard a peep out of our club immediately called a cnb and pave the for quite a while and expect it is just driver the address. The taxi driver trying to keep breathing through this looked bewildered and began to make hot dry weather, and we are loolting CORNER PHARMACY inquiries. Bill felt something amiss forward to it blossoming forth with and asked as to name of the station the first cool rain (whatever that is), WE APPRECIATE YOUR and found he had gotten off at "Dodge and giving us a real entertainment. Clty." To make a long story short, the Harry Granger, president of our PATRONAGE train had a 15-minute wait at Dodge local stamp collectors, advises the new City. Bill realizing his mistake got headquarters are now located In the Phone 43 MONETT, MO. aboard the train and Anally reached Texas Hotel and any "stamp bugs" are Garden City, none the worse for the welcome to all meetings. mistalte. Someone has suggested Bill might know Scotland, but he has yet to learn the united States. I CENTRAL DIVISION Monett Steam Laundry I HUGO, OKLA. Monett, Mo. TEXAS LINES BURL MrINN, Reporter COME ON LET'S ALL PULL FOR MECHANICAL AND STORES DEPT. MONETT July 26th was just like olden times FT. WORTH, TEX. for Hugo! Ninety-one cars of special oil from Nadill to Hope without a E. A. PADGETT, Reporter hitch. July 26th at 10:30 p. m., 23 cars of cattle out of Paris for Rrolien Bow, Chas. E. Blentlinger, car foreman, Okla.. via Valliant TOPE, arrived at THE MONETT TIMES and wife toolc their vacation in Fort Hugo at ll:35 p. m.. changed crews Established 1899 Smith, 4rlc., the last half of July. and engine, and departed from Hugo XIissen Helen and Marie M'itt, daugh- at 11:45 11. m. Could have beat that ALL THE HOME NEWS ters of car carpenter, W. 31. Witt, have but wanted the cows to look the city A FRISCO BOOSTER been visitinx their grandmother, ,Mrs. over. J. W. Gentry, of Chicago, and, of H. M. Booth, roadmasrer for 73rd MONETT, MO. course. they toolc in the World's Fair track division, ,bundled up his office while there. Their grandmother re- and moved it to Soper. Okla. Don't turned with them for a visit. think Harry moved along with it! No XIrs. John G. Fooshee, wife of car he will stay with the bright lights in) carpenrer. Fooshee, made a trip to Hugo. Colorado Springs. Cola., the first part of J. W. Clairbone, general agent, now the month. on his vacation and he will come home LOGAN D. McKEE C. D. O'Connor, yard laborer, is in with the same old story about the Ash Harris Hospital for a peneral examina- that got away and "oh, how nice and Drug and Book Store tion. We hope he will be back on the cool". job soon. Passenger business could be much Gregory O'Gorman, blacksmith. has better, but it continues to grow and MONETT, MO. been hnving some very painful dental we are doing all possible to build it work done. The job is now about half up to where we must have more pas- completed. senger trains. she was the Ruest of Mr. Thompson's brother. E. L. McAIlster, agent at Ensley, and I SOUTHERN DIVISION wife, are away on a two weeks' vaca- I tion visitlng in Chicago and St. Louis. Mr. C. L. Fields is sup~lying- in Mr. Mc- BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICE Alister's place. D. N. Essary, crossing flagman. is in St. Vlncent Hospital account of illness. LAUNA XI. CHEW, Reporter E. A. Teed, superintendent terminals, Nrs. Teed and daughter, Lenore, are enjoying a visit in Los Angeles, Calif. NEWS-a new arrival-l M. Cannon. R. W. James, terminal accountant, city passenger agent, and Mrs. Cannon has returned from a business trip to VV LnN 1 LCdLll YUU IlU V 10 are the proud parents of a new daughter v be an inventor-but if you -Billy Ann. Congratulation$! St. Louis. B, F. Thompson. traveling freight and Photus Orady, clerk, and wife are have an inventive turn of mind, this new enjoying a three weeks' visit motorlng International Correspondence Schools Course passenger agent, and family spent the over Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Grady wlll week-end In Panama City recently. visit Miami and Key West, going by in Inventing and Patenting w'll teach you And a ptcasant week-end in Atlanta, all the basic knowledge you must have in visitlng friends, is reported by the airplane from Key West for a visit in writer. Havana. order to earn real money from your talents. W. A. Whaley. switchman, was a re- Prepared by experts - study in spare time! Mrs. Ethyl R. Chapman has returned cent visIt'or to Attalla, Ala. It's from south Georgia, as the guest of the invaluable and economical. Pay as you learn. Com- Ye reporter has just returned from plete info;mation will be sent - free - upon request. writer. a weeks' vlsit In New Yorli City, having A -most Interesting Item appeared In a 50.000 patents issued yearly in the U. &-why motored there, accompanied by her son, shouldn't meof them be yours? Mail the coupon1 recent issue of the Birmingham Age- Charles McGowen, and Miss Marie Roe. Herald (especially interesting to me). Announcement has just been made the announcement of the engagement of of the marrlage of Mlss Bertie Mae Mary Leila McGowen to Bonnie Gray- Norwood to Wobdrow W. Phiter, the 8606-G. son Chew, an event of September 22. wedding havlng taken place In Decatur. BOX SCRANTON, PENNA. Mary Leila is the daughter of Mrs. Ala., on April 7, 1934. Mr. Phifer is E~~Lainfulirabout your 8:ouraoin thonubjcct mnrkedS: Nellle McGowen secretary to superin- employed as office messenger at East INVENTING AND PATENTING tendent of termhals, and Bonnie is the Thomas and best wishes are extended O Rondmwton Loconlotiva l'iremnn son' of your reporter. O Swtion Work Air Brakea to rhe young couple. O Bridaa Enainmring Rountlhow Work Fred D. Cross, soliciting freight and 0 O5ee Em~lo~cea Slnehinist end Toolmaker passenger agent, sustained severe cuts 0 ,Mnchnnieal Drawing Boilermaking and bruises in an automoblle accldent a 1 LI Locomotive Engineering n Tinsmith and Pi~ofitrora 0 R. R. Sknaiman Cnr Inspeotom few days ago. We are happy to report PENSACOLA, FLORIDA he 1s ont and about; no serious results , of the accident. Are we proud of our city passenger GERTRUDE BAZZELL, Reporter , agent? We have reason to be--accord- ing to a postcard received by hlm from Mrs. J. J. Epples and Mrs. f. P. Hen- a passenger agent using Frisco service derson, wife and daughter ot Dock- Addrean ...... to California ancl return, stating, "Hav- master, Pensacola, have recently re- Em#loyee~oftlis Road will receilre aSpe'cialDiscovwt ing n wonderful time, and have not seen turned from a delightful visit wlth any passenger agent near so nlce to us relatives in Chicago, and while there as you.'' enjoyed the Fair. Mrs. J. E. Bryant and daughter. spend her vacation at home. Recently Ruth, family of Yardmaster Bryant. Miss Drashman entertained a friend are now enjoying a visit to the World's from new Orleans, who made the trip to Mempl~lsin his airplane. BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS Fair in Chicago. John, Jr., son of Operator John Per- Chicago seems to be one of the kins, has just returned from a two fsvorlte spots for vacations this year. NELLIE McGOWEN, Reporter weeks' vacation spent with his slster Sheldon Ross, timekeeper In this of- in Akron, Ohio. fice, spent several days there taking in the Falr, we understand. Round- Miss Wilma Roberson and brother, house Foreman E. F. Tuck and family James, daughter and son of Conductor are taking in the sights at Chicago, J. H. Roberson, are enjoying a visit ENGINEERING, BRIDGE AND ns are also Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lutz. The Lutx family will vislt in New wlth relatives In Sherman and Fort BUILDING. WATER SERVICE Worth, Texas. Mr. Roberson expects York, Michigan and Philadelphia be- to so to Texas and accompany his DEPARTMENTS-YALE, TENN. fore returning to Memphis. chlldren home. Several new members have been L. S. Benton, conductor, and daugh- CREATIE SICKLES, Reporter ', added to the M. of W. department. ter, Blanche. were called to Columbus, Little Miss Billie Mae arrived July Ga., July 17th account of death of a The little son of Paul Schmitz under- 3lst to Cake lodging with Mr. and Mrs. relative. went an operation the latter part bf 9'. H. Pryor. LaWanda Rose is very Mrs. M. H. Ford, wife of clerk at July for removal of his tonsils and Is much thrilled over having a little East Thomas, and young son are visit- getting alone nicely. sister. Master Harvey Earl came to ing relatives in Nemphis. Mrs. C. M. Scott and Miss Betty make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Dick J. R. Sickles. clerk in accountine de- spent several days visiting relatives Inskeep, of Willow Eprlngs. Mr. Ins- partment, was'a recent visitor in an- in Springfield and Carthage in the lat- keep is in the bridge department. sas City. ter part of July. Foreman P. 4. Peck, of Turrell, is Miss Ernestine Thompson, daughter Quelin Honey accompanied his grand- also wearing an exceptionally broad of chief clerk, has returned from a parents to California. Understand smile these days and he informs us vacation in Hawltinsville, Ga., where Quell11 makes a fine chauffeur. that he is now a grandfather. Miss Grayce Blayloclc recently en- joyed a motor trip to Biloxi, Laurell and New Orleans. LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE H. E. Gabriel, former assistant su- MEMPHIS, TENN. . HOTEL BESSE perintendent on this division, spent I several days visiting old friends in this PlTTSBU RG, KAN. part of the country. VIRGINIA GRIFFIN, Reporter Quite a lot of repair work has been ' Only Fireproof Hotel done on our cotton platforms getting John A. Ladd was asslgned position 1 1 them in condition for the cotton sea- of assistant platform foreman July 24, Coffee Shop Banquet Halls son and a large number of our stock left vacant by C. J. Andereck, now un- I I pens have been gone over in order to collected clerk. take care of the exceptionally large Paul Humphrey, son of W. W. movement of cattle. Humphrey, switch clerk, spent three Roadmaster Garrett H o n e g arid weeks recently with relatives in Forest family have returnecl from a vacation Citsr, Ark. Mrs. Humphrey went over INTERURBAN CHATT 00. spent at the Lake of the Ozarks. Mr. for a week. Honey reports that fishing was extra J. F. Wright, rate clerk, returned to Sbigpers of good and that he specialized in jack work Julv 23 lookina fine after a re- Road Chatt Lumber Yard Chatt salmon. cent operation for aiip&nSiciti& Chatt Ballast Nlss Bertha Harris decided the Miss Lucille Llnville, daughter of Ozarks was a pretty good place to night Chief Clerk B. S. Linville, visited 124 East First St. spend her vacation and reports she relatives in St. Louis the latter part of had a very nice time while on the July. PITTSBURG, KANSAS Current River Branch. Mrs. J. T. Carrigan, wife of comp- Miss Thelma Drashman chose to tometer operator, spent the week of Page 32

July I5 In Chlcago enjoying the Fair NEWS FOR THE SPORTSMAN work necessary is done in drying bar going to Little Rock, Ark., July, 22 fo; a vfsfl' with relatlves. Jimmie, the (Contiitt~edfrom Pnge 7) pits and sloughs along the Missouri husband, spent July 22 and 23 there and Mississippi Rivers, but this sum- with her. rescue fish and transplant them to mer much of the rescue work has been Mrs. G. R. Humphrey and son. Geo., Jr., family of cashier, spent several suitable waters. This also affords the necessary in the Ozarks. Crews have days in Chicago the latter part of July opportunity of destroying turtles, attending the Fair. been working recently in Greene, Mc- B. S. Linville was unable to work predators of fish. It is believed an- Donald, Barton, and Dade counties. July 30, having such a bad cold, which other record will be established in the Much rescue work has also been done had settled in his eyes. rescue of fish, exceeding last year's Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Smith drove to in Osage County where over 200,000 Natural Bridge, Tenn., August 4, spend- record total of over three million ing Sunday. game fish. were saved one week and placed in C. M. Davis, pensioned claim clerk, was in to see us recently, saying he Four crews, including from two to the Gasconade and Osage Rivers. and Mrs. Davis were going to Colorado Wherever possible the fish rescued Springs the middle of August for two four men each, are devoting full time weeks. throughout the state in rescuing fish. are transplanted into deeper holes or A. E. Pennington, clerk, was off Usually the majority of the rescue other living waters. August 8 and 9 account the death of his sister's husband. D. E. Creeden, disposition clerk, was off from August 10 to 20 on vacation en'oying his new V-8. 5. T. Carrigan and Hugh Q. Planls~n have been on the slck list recently. Messrs. Thorn, Gchoeneberg and Mc- Murray, traveling auditors, dropped In August 16 for a check of the station. Nr. and Mrs. Geo. Barbee, brother and sister of Mrs. Lelia Lenihan, Why Different stenographer, moved from Jonesboro, Ark., to 1039 East Trigg, this city. August 16, and located across the street from Mrs. Lenihan. Mr. Barbee Consistencies? is now on the West Memphis switcher.

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