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Voi. XI AUGUST, 1933 No. 8 I1 BIG INDIAN FAIR AUG. 24.26 1) Would yon like to see a real In- dian Fair? Would you Iike to see the Indian of Oklahoma In most picturesque surroundings -the big Chiefs of the various tribes astride their calico ponies, judges of all events-the georgeous beaded cos- tumes of the Indian women-the big bonflre before the grandstand around which the various tribes present old tlme war dances? If you would like to visit the Indlan In these surroundings, just arrange to join a special party that plans to visit the Indian Fair at Craterville Park, Okla., this year on August 24-26. The affair last year was most colorful. with fourteen Indlan tribes partici- pating. There were Indian horse races, how and arrow contests, In- dian women's ' ' ' ' " many other el are allowed to Medicine Pa resort Is but the Fair, and spend the entl joy the beauti the Fair for r Work up p~ your city or tc most unique E to be found or ditional infor] Moore. Associi zine, St. Louie

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March 17, sponsored by md Locals Nos. 1 and gfleld, and on June 19, ns attended a picnic by this club. rr attention is directed mt from Lebanon. This eorganized a short time anding "Old Man De- ? good, atrong wallops. ~b,but Its members are .s". Club has also been ac-

- -- - -.- - -.------.- - , - ,------. I irs each month (joint shipments, and 573 pasclengers. These with the Ladies' Auxiliary), and the figures represent actua1 business se- Tulsa and Oklahoma City Clubs have cured and not tips on 1business. The RECORD OF BUSINESS given several big affairs and held clubs represented in tliis table have SECURED regular meetings each month, The all held regular meeting:s each month, by the Monett Clnb invited the merchants with but few exceptiorla, and partic- to an affair, which attracted approxi- ular attention should bl e given to the Frisco Employe CInbs mately 500, and each of the clubs has Clinton. Mo., Club n~ernbers, who January. 1933-June, 1933 been active in sponsoring events of meet on the third Snn day afternoon Below is a record of the carload interest in their particular towns. of each month, taking timp from th? business, LCL shipments and pas- The cIubs which have indicated on one day of the wee1r which they sengers..... secured -- through-- personal the table "No Record", have been might use for rest and recreation, to somitatlon 01 tne club members or earnestly engaged in the solicitation attend these meetings. This club has the varioiis Frisco Employe Clubs. of business for Frisco Lines, but ac- a small membership, but its record of for the first six months of the curate records of the amount re- year: 18 cars, 760 LCL shpiments, and 5 Car cehed, have not been kept. A letter Loctda LCI, Pass. passengers is one which is equal, tn from the president of the club at Amory. M'ln...... (No Record) comparison. to many of the larger Alton, Okla...... 70 1.285 65 Carbon Hill, Ala., says: "We have clubs. ArkansasCity ...... 6 10 3 secured quite a few long passenger Black Rock. Ark...... (No Record) There is a notlceable Increase in Blackwell. Okla...... 7 17 .... hauls and LCL shipments have Ln- the number of LCL shipments se- Birmlnpham. Ala. creased about fifty per cent, and we (Colored Club) ...... (No Record) cured. which is indicative that the Cape i3 15 have succeeded in gettlng a number individual members of the clubs are Clint $0 5 of cars of flour and feed stuff routed Dora I1 13 hard at work, and soliciting their Daco ecordl long haul. We go after everythin: friends for all business possible, and Enid, 18 34 we can hear of and keep after the Ft. 3 41 never forgetting that one LCL ship- Fred acsrd) merchants to give us the haul instead ment added to a number more, will Ft. I 16 6 of the trucks. Members of this club add greatly to the total. Ft. ! ... 8 do not hold meetings. Solicitation is Hayt ... 5 There has been friendly rivalry for Jopli 16 21 v~gorouslyengaged in by every mem- Kan! 10 2 ber of the club, and for that reason some time between the Springfield Leba..,.., ,., ,...... Men's Club and the St. Louis Termi- Lawton. Okla...... it has been difficult to keep a record." nal Clnb, as to which would secure Monett, Mo...... UnfortunateIy this report Is made Memphis. Tenn ...... the more carloads and LCL business. Mounaln ?ark. Okla ..... before the Mystery Excursion. The Terminals Club secured 46 more Muskopee, Okla...... planned by the St. Louis Clubs, the Newburp. Mo...... carload shipments. than the Spring- Neodesha. Kans...... excursion which was sponsored by field Club, but the latter secured 736 Okeene. 0th...... the colored club of Birmingham, and Okmulpee. Okla...... (No Record) more LCL shipments, and so the ri- Oklahoma City. Okla.... 41 39 .... the excursions from the River divi- valry will continue, with Springfield Pensacola. Fla...... (MO Record) sion, which would all add greatly to Sprinpneld Men's determined to beat the St. Louis Club Club...... the number of passengers secured by on carloads, and the Terminal Club St. Louis Msn's these clubs. This report will, of Club...... I8 .... 4 course, appear in the business se- anxious to surpass the Springfield St. Louic Terminal Club in LCL shipments. Club...... 36f 97 134.. cured for the last half of the year. Lebanon, 310.. and Afton, Okla. re- Sherman, Tax ...... 163 3 1 Approximately twenty of the club Sapulpa, Okla...... [No Record) port record LCL shipments; the first St. Louis Girls' Club..... 10 .... 20 presidents have had to report their 1.359 shipments, and the latter 1,285. Sprinpfleld Girls' clubs inactive. Reduction in force is Club...... 149 372 4 And keen competition is started be- Thomas, Okla...... 17 36 14 the primary reason. Many of the sta- tween these two clubs. Thayer, Mo...... 26 .. 5 tions have been closed entirely, and Tulsa. Okla...... 41 10 19 Noticeable among the women's Vernon. Texas...... 14 ...... a great many members of the clubs clubs is the record of the Springfield Wichita, Kans...... ---27 9 1 in the smaller places have been trans- Girls' Club with 149 carloads report- 1.878 6.619 573 ferred, and it has been impossible to e d. 372 LCL shipments and 4 passen- +The Haytl Club teports solicitation of keep the club together as a body, ere. This club has been particularly LCL shipments vlporous, and shipments re- but there has been no let-up on so- g ceived were hdavy. a ctive as well in social meetings. (A'ouf trrrrr to Pngc 12, plmsc) Fm 'WSIN VIEWS ON THE FRISCO

All aboard arrd ready to be take11 via Frisro Lines, Ft. Sntith, Ark., to St. Loais, thence to Chicago, Itl., and rettrrrt, t11eti16ers of the Amrita Grotto, of Ft. Siirith, jail&? ca greeting at the PRoloq- raplrcr. At tkr extrenrc Iejt OIL !Re ground is R. K. Rodgcrs, dfottarch, of Ft. Smitlr, Ark. 018 tltc rear of car, left to right: il.lorgnrz l o la n s o tt, Alom~~ccA,Kalrlid Grotto, Paris, Tex.; Jolt~r A~tdi-ews, Jr., Chief justice, Ff. Smith; C. 0. IfcCnin, DF&PA. Frisco Lines; J. K. Jordan, Mayor, Ft. Siirith; E. W. hrnvak, Mor~arch,dfitlrra Grolto, Slrtew- port, Ln.; Dow Sltnpliard. Past Morr- arch, Ff. Stnitls; R. L. Secresf, Post ~lfo~rorch-Sccrctor~-,Ft. Smith: T. K. ~llortorr,Pnst Moi~arrl~,Ft. Sn~ith.nrld C. C. Wright, Choirman of "OH To Chicaoo Conlnzittec"-staltdirln 6rt7o'cerr '"I& OUI2UZCnY IIIUIlLUJ, J. a. "HOW Wbuld you llke to be a Turner, Land and Tax Com- 04lahoma Receiues Largest railroad? me prism paid the last missioner, has been poring Amount-M~SSOUri halftaxes ortoday. the The1932 amount Rogers was County $25,- over a group of tax Agures cover- 929.71. It ia little wonder that a ing taxes paid by Frisco 'n .Gmn/l railroad is always qulck to protest its nine-state territory io On June 29 a summary o' paid for the year of 1932 from that office and prl

--.-...-- '.---..--.------I-. l-r'."." ,."-.--- ", ..",.,-."-.---- ", -- tail regarding the taxes paid by the - and keep in repair, the fine highways the large amount of taxes paid by railroads Kansas in supwrt in the various states, assessed them that road: the school syetem. One pertinent as their share of ekpense, while un- One from the Claremore, Okla., regulated traffic, motor ,bus and truck Progress of June 13, reads: (Now t~trrc to P~gr21. blcasc)

SUMMARY OF TAXES PAID BY ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1932 Asnerrned Stat% Counly Road School City I State Valuation Taxes Tares Ta xes 1's xes Taxes Alabama ...... $ 5.087.922 S 33.071.50 $ 24,915.49 $ 12.414.03 $ 32,361.41 $ 17,582.83 $ 56.767.83 $ 177.113.09 Arkansas ...... 10,043.816 87.381.30 58.086.10 18.780.36 169.674.49 9.218.91 23.1172.65 366.243.81 Florida...... 650,020 3.042.10 7.020.20 4.212.14 12.569.37 5.762.34 1,424.09 34.030.24 Kansas ...... 26.692.423 54.002.57 146.902.36 41,855.67 246,110.17 55,123.05 17.780.14 660,773.96 Nissonrl...... 41.377.765 62,085.04 161,990.26 167,097.39 257,744.93 .50,716.53 72.316.69 771.950,84 3Iississippl ...- 4.061.245 42.489.96 29.076.89 43.631.55 50.999.67 4.373.41 17.46.5.fi.5 178.037.13 Oklahoma- ...... 41.461.129 117.962.71 369.03 26.201.18 1..542.668.83 7.745 1.988.07 254.79 ....---...... 70,358.28 2.248 22.024.76 293.78 . 4.528.54 103.320.97 ( PRIDE OF K. C. SHOPS

interested and intensely so, in all , Bowling Team sports-and baseball, basketball, ry All Athh and bowling in particular. The Edwards family was discovered Et.mts by Ithe Magazine through the - photograph which accompanies BULL.4Rn, I\'cp, this story. The photograph shows the four brothers and hree months' servlce wltll the father, also Lee Taylor, chief clerk to the storekeeper at Kansas :dwards was employed in City, who took the place of the fifth ard for shut three years, brother, Fred. mployed at thls time, and The Edwards family has a Bowling I Fred have neither of team all its own and bowl at the d for the Frisco. Fred is Jayhawk Alley, Kansas City, Kansas. ?e who does not live in The team has been playing In a l e a g u e this last Year, a n d finished third. T h e team's average was 825. They have been titled "T h e Flying Scotchmen" and sev- eral of the boys have played In match ~111: calptiuu J AIUG, games in Springfield he took service with and Memphis, Tenn. the Frisco In 1911. The father, James There is a break in E d w a r d s, although his servlce record, sixty-lour years of but since October, age, would be taken 1922, he has been In for a man much continuous service at younger and this he Kansas City as coach attributes to his par- carpenter. ticipation in sports. After the father, There were enough of

James Wwards had I the boys in the fam- gotten located, the ily to play hand ball, sons came on to Kan- Pirftrrcd above arc (left lo rioht. stor~dinn): Lcc 7'avlor. Vichr, Georoe- tennis-- and a number sas City and three o;f artd Charles Edwards. ' (Scatcd) : -Jo,~es~dzuords- (father) ot! other games, and them became ident i- arcd JVm. Iiduwrds. ,MIT. Wwards claims fied wtth the Frisco tf1st keeping t h e m Wm. Edwards, no1N serving as me- Kansas ,City and his present address Interested ln s ports, when they chanical timekeeper* in the master is Chicago. were young, kept the m off the mechanic's office bd jgan his service There is one sister, Nina, who lives street. on December 27, 19 19. He is serv- in Australia, is marrled and has five He has not re!turned to Scotland Ing ln that capacity today, Is married chfldren. since he left and he says that he

and has three childr'9". James Edwards, the father, has would like to go back and visit~~ wlth--- Victor Edwards is a machlnlst help stayed young with his children by relatives, and thjIs he may do when er at Kansas City smd has had four taking part in thelr sport Hie. He is the date of his retirement comes.

CASUALTIES SHt)w INCREASE showed a decrease of 11.1 per cent Half Iand Half fnr tho mnnth ond n 101 nnr ~nn+ ...... Y. L..V ..."AS". UYU .. -".A ,,V. UV..., The statement of torar mrlea anu "Can I help yon In any way?'' asked injured during the month of June, increase for the period. The mechan- 1933, as compared with June, 1032, ical department showed an increase the courteous motorist who had pulled and the perlod to date compared wlth of 25.6 per cent for the month and up alongside. She was standing be- the same period last year, shows an 57.2 per cent for the period. side her roadster with a worried look increase in casualties for all em- The report tor all non-employes on her face. ployes, month of June 18.0 per cent, showed a 3.7 per cent decrease for and for the period, 22.0 per cent. the month and a 13.2 per cent de- "It's the gasoline indicator." replied Employes of the transportation de crease for the period. the damsel. "It's past the halfway The above percentages include all partment showed a 20.8 per cent in- mark, but, for the life of me, I can't crease for the month, but a 3.2 per personal Injuries sustained, those re- cent decrease for the period. The portable and those not reportable to remember whether it's half full or maintenance of way department the Interstate Commerce Commission. half empty." Page 7

BELIEVE IT OR NOT! I MERITORIOUS SERVICE Here's one of those "Believe It Or I AGENCY CHANGES I Not" stories. but Monett, Mo., em- I ployes welcome investigation of Its SOUTHERN DIVISION truth. The following permanent agents July 1-T. J. Jones, agent. Good- Gleaaon Bowen ahd Sam Ritten- were intalled at the stations which follow their names: nay, Ala., while at the station on house, switchmen in Monett Yards, July 1, when train 208 passed both began their servlce with the Leslie F. Lindley, Vlrilmot, Kans.. through, was informed by the en- Frisco in that capacity in 1915. They June 3; Locha D. Pitts, Poteau. Okla., gineer that he thought he hit a June 8: Wade M. McClure, McNab, broken rail about one mile south of Ark., June 8; Clyde M. Goodin, Pick- the station. Mr. Jones went to the ensvllle, Ala., June 9; Elbert W. Dal- place, found the break, reported It to rymple, Rosedale, Kans., June 9; the dispatcher, and drove to Frisco Henry 0. Proffer, Breseley, Mo., June City and notifled the section fore- 10; Elvidio A. Morsani, Hope, Ark., man, and remained untll the section June 10; Ollie P. Salter. Bessenier, foreman arrived and repairs were Ala., June 12: George M. Doggett, made. His record wag credited with Granby. Mo., June 14; Gillard G. Gris- twenty merit marks. sett, Grubbs, Ark., June 15; John D. June 3-5. D. Hayes. clerk, Tup- Foreman, Medora. Kans., June 15; elo, Miss., noticed brake beam down Wm. H. Easton, Rltchey, Mo., June On Car C of Ga 50679, train 237. He 15; Earnest Riddle, Arlington, Mo., called the crew's attention to same June 15; Columbus 0. Smith, Kosh- and repairs were made. His record konong, Mo., June 15; Thomas J. La- was credited with five merit marks. sater, Mounds, Okla.. June 16; Cal- June 6-Geo. Beatty, brakeman, vin Powell. Conran, Mo., Jnne 17; Birmingham, Ala., flred the engine on Elijah A. Osborne, Pamona, Mo., Jnne train 249, from Quinton to Thomas 20; CharIes F, Stauffer, Lincoln, Ark., Yard, when Fireman Robert Stanley June 20; Robert McCoy, Grant, Okla., became ill. His record was credited June 20; Wm. R. McLin. Belton, Mo., with five merit marks. June 22; George W. Brown, Holmes, July 10-Joe Askew (colored). are both the same age, have worked Mo., June 22; James F. Baugh, Carl switchman, Yale, Tenn., discovered on the same crew practically the en- Junction. Mo.. June 24; Melville C. car in train 131, at Yale, on fire. He tire time, were married the same Sheeth. Farlington. Kans., June 24; notified the engine foreman and as- year, both have five children, both John IM.O'Halloran, Robertsville, 110.. sisted in extingulslling fire. His oldest children are daughters, the June 26; Ivan T. Burdick. Lucien. record was credited with five merit same age, same name (Margaret), Okla., June 26; Ralph E. Cole, Wil- marks. and both Margarets were graduates mot, Kans.. June 28; Arthur E. MC- July 13-H. L. James, brakeman, of the Senior High at Monett, Mo., Cans, Chandler, Okla., June 28; Web Thayer, Mo., while inspecting train this year!! ster E. Head, Eassel, Ark., June 29; at Cedar Gap, discovered broken bol- Bowen and Rittenhonse and thelr Webster E. Head, Frenchman's Ba- ster on car SF 94795-company rail. graduating daughters are shown in you, Ark., June 29; Wm. H. Gammel, S. J. Frazler, snperintendent, com- the accompanying photograph. Mr. Portia, Ark., June 30; Chas. E. Shel- mended him for his close inspection Rittenhouse and his daughter are ton, Eureka. Mo.. July l; Fred C. of this train, even though it wns in shown to the left of the picture. Haub, Pacific, Mo.. July 1; Henry E. his line of duty. - Haynea, Kosoma. Okla., July 11;James July 15-5. B. Royal, brakeman, THE COVER E. Lewis. Willlamsville. Mo., July 1. Springfield, found broken arch bar on This month's cover was posed by The following were installed tempo- SF 81628 in train extra 4105. July 13, two Kiowa Indians for Bruce Poolaw. rary agents at the stations which fol- and received a letter from S. J. Fra- Indian photographer, of Anadarko. low their names: zier, superintendent, for his close at- Okla., and the photograph was pur- C. L. Oney, Medora, Kans., June 5; tention to his work of inspecting the chased at the Indian Fair at Crater. M%. W. Norwood, Carl Junction, Mo., train. ville, Okla., in 1932. This Fair, with Jnne 12; Percy E. Newell, Farling- RIVER DIVISION all its interesting evente will be held ton, Kans., June 12; Nm. R. Searcy, Jnne 8-5. E. Belk, engineer, F. this year on August 24-26. Farllngton, Kans.. Jiine 26; Ed. S. Slayden, fireman, A. C. Harper and Fourteen Indian tribes partfcfgated Renfro, Chandler. Okla.. June 24; H. J. Frazier, brakemen, while crew last year, and this year'a Pair is ex- Earl H. McClure, Keiser, Ark., Jnne pected to draw as many, it not more, on train 853, discovered fire in 28; Clarence D. Blakey,! .Wishart, empty box car SF 14428 at Topper- and thousands of spectators. M. Special partles are being arranged. Mo., June 30: John Baheimer, town, May 17, and extinguished same. Harvlell, Mo., July 5. The record of each man was credited and members of clubs are asked to with five merit marks. solicit patrons via Frisco Lines. Jnne 28-J. S. Lloyd, conductor, M. Mrs. Chew was the originator and L Smith and F. S. Moore, brakemen, MRS. LAUNA CHEW HONORED organizer of that club, and this is the gave valuable assistance in re-rail- Mrs. Lanna Chew, of the traffic second time she has served as it8 ing motor car 2105, June 19, while department, Frisco Lines, Blrming- president. The club is one of the off duty, when motor car had been ham. Ala., was signally honored re- most active women's organization in derailed at Kennett. The record of cently when she was elected presi- Birmingham: Mrs. Chew is also ac- each man was credited with ten dent of the Women's Traffic Club or tive in the affairs of the Frisco Em- merit marks. that city. ployes' Club of that city. Page 8

MORE PROMPT HANDLING A "YAM" WHAT AM! FRISCO GIRLS IN CONTEST Shippers are cooperating whole- BI a WESTERN DIYISIONER Two Frisco daughters were accord- heartedly with employes of Frisco Remember the old saying, "Little ed honors in a beauty contest staged Lines in an effort to move cars back drops of water, little grains OL sand, at the Gillioz Theatre, Monett. Mo.. to connections as soon as possible, make the mighty ocean and the June 2, to determine Monett's Queen and J. H. Doggrell, superintendent of mighty land!" of Beauty. The two daughters are transportation, reports the prompt That proves, that when several Katherine handling of equipment and the co- small things are put together they Haymes, dangh- operation on the part of M,r. Wooten will make one big thing, which calls ter of Elmer of the Wooten Grocery Company, of to my mind an article that was Haymes, agent at Idabel, OkIa. printed in our Magazine some years Republic, who The case was reported to him by ago, written by one of our energetic won second hon- Agent Hays, of Idabel, who writes: agents down In Texaa, who said ors, and Lorene "Want to call your attention to the "that If all of the cattle raised in Lovelace, daugh- cooperation we are getting from our Texas in one year were compacted ter of Loren shippers at this station in handting into one steer. that this steer could 7 Lovelace. c b i e f cars, etc. Yesterday, June 13, CRILP drink out of the Gulf of Mexico and 1 A clerk, round- car 133507, flour for Wmten Grocery switch flies off the North Pole with h o u s e, Monett. Company, received on train 736, his tail". LOREXE LOVELACE Mo., winner of placed at Wooten's Grocery Company third place. Flor- with two other carloads, sugar and ence Schelin, of Monett, was the win- baking powder. At 3:00 p. m. the ner of the event. Rock Island car was made empty and DISABLED FREIGHTER Arthur B. Bertalot, ot Tulsa; R. i. was moved west by Train 736 at 6:05 AT THE CURB Adams, of Kansas City, and R. L. p. m., only in yard four hours. The Brockman, of Springfield, served as other two cars will be made empty Here Is a question for the traffic wuad nnd the bureau of police to judges, and thirty-six girls were en- and move today. Have thanked Mr. solve: what are you going to do Wooten for this service, and assured when a huge freight truck from tered in the contest. Miss Haymes Boston becomes disabled. and Is was sponsored by Huffman's Market, him we appreciate such work." parked right in front of your store for three days? of Monett, and Miss Lovelace by John Another case reported by Mr. Dog- W. Sturdivant, Inc., also of Monett. 42304, At a time when ordinary motor- grell shows RI shelled corn, ists of our own city get a, red Each of the girls received worth- received from the Rock Island at ticket for leaving thelr cars for more than one hour parked In while prizes. Holdenville, Okla.. at 5:00 a. m., June the street. what's the rule when a 16th, moved out of Holdendlle in freight truck from another state is extra 4160 at 8:00 a. m., the 16th. ar- left for half m week nt the narrow part of the main artery of traffic On account of the shortage of seed, rived Ada at 11:30 a. m. same date, in the clty? promptly placed to the Ada Milling Inqulry by a reporter showed this plant only bedded 2,000 bushels that the owner of the truck was Company and the car was unloaded holding it there until he could of seed this spring, and, on account that date and the empty delivered to send for a new tke from Boston. of the depression, they only fllled 7:00 What's the matter with buying the OCA&A for home at p. ni. on a tlre In Schenectady? We have 2,850 orders, besides supplying the the same date, without incurring any tire dealers. Also. if a relief truck home trade, of which there was no could come and remove the cargo. per diem while on our line. why could not the relief truck accurate record made. AT&SF 125429. loaded with 40,000 bring a new tire? Also, why don't pounds of flour, was received at scam- these highway freight trains carry An order averaged 1,000 plants, so spares? they shipped 2,850,000 plants, besides mon, Kans., at 9:35 a. m., July 8th. What Is nolng to be done about placed for unloading, unloaded, and It, anyway? And why wasn't It setting out 116 acres of their own. done before the truck blocked trflf- the empty car released and moved flc on the maln business street bringing the total to well over 3,000,- out in the direction of home in train twenty-four hours. let alone three 000 plants. claya? Imagine a disabled railroad Extra 1247, from Scafnmon, at 2:35 freight car left blocking highway You can figure it out for yourself p. m., same date, being on hand at traffic three days ! just how large a Yam woula be 1f all Scamrnon only flve hours from the -From the Schenectady (N. Y.J the Union Star. of potatoes these plants made time it was recefved until unloaded were compacted Into one potato, when and moved out empty. 'which was, in- - - one plant (especially plants of super- deed very fine handling. lor quality like Keller plants) ordinar- We haven't very many cattla In ily grow eIx one-pound potatoes. Just Oklahoma, so we can't compete with imagine, one Yam weighlng 18 mll- C-4RS PRE-COOLED Texas in that respect, but we have lion pounds! Why. that oId Texas Arrangements have been completed ymething else ?hat we can brag longhorn could llva from now on, on for the pre-cooling of the Kansas City- about and that Is a "Yam What Am". just one year's crop of Oklahoma Tulsa sleeping car In train No. 111, There 1s an hdustry Dn our rail- eneet potatoes. leaving Kansas City at 11:20 p. m. road that I think deserves recogni- A large number of these plants (and ready for occupancy at 10:OO p. tion and publicity. and that is the were sent to points along the Frisco, m.), also the dining-lounge car in Thomas Sweet Potato Curing PIant, so let us hope that a large crop of train No. 105 which leaves Kansas owned and operated by Keller and potatoes will be harvested and the City at 7:15 p. m. Son at Thomas, Okla. reputation of the Thomas Sweet Po- This pre-cooling device makes the This plant employs 22 people tnost tato Plants will be advertised fronl temperature twenty degrees lower in of the year, as they begin to plant that source, and our railroad will, no the car than outside, and should be the seed early in the spring, and it doubt, recefve several carload ship- a valuable taking point in the solici- is late in ,the summer before all of ments, thereby making big profits tation of traffic for these trains. the crop is harvested. out of little spuds. Pnge 9

Frisco Employes' Hospital Association THE WATCHMAN'S Recelgt. nnd Dlrhnrren~entm after march 51, 1833. Ihron~hJwne 30, 1M3. SOLILOQUY Yon see (sald the old crossing Balance Hrou~htforward from March 31, 1333...... $21,920.84 watchman), it was about like this. The driver slams on his brakes and RECEIPTS : From asscssrnents on members...... $41,176.50 brings her to a stop right up against " interest on daily balance8 in bank ...... 20.97 the gates. Then he freezes me with " interest on securities in Treasury ...... 1.421.2.5 an icy look and yells: " donation by Receivers. St. L.4. F. Ry...... 162.51 " sundry accounts collectible ...... 1,154.80 48.934.75 "What d'ya mean stoppin' me as I'm " proceetls at maturity May 1, 1933, of $10,000 Canadian - starting across? I mighta busted National Railways 6v0 Equipt. Trust Certiflcates, Series K ...... $10,000.00 them gates." " proceeds at maturity. May 1.5. 1933, of 53.000 Receivers' "Busted gates is easier Axed than Chicago & Alton R. R. 6v0 Equipt. Trust Certiflcates. Series A ...... 3,000.00 busted heads." sez I, as the Limited . '"--1derin' past. So then he cuts parting dig: train," sez he. "was a halt- n the track when I drove

For p: sez I, "and she's half a mile " P other way right now." " 1: " P 11s wile horns in. At least " (1 " li e it's his wife-tor 8he's " all other expenses...... cnere In the back seat, all primed for Balanrc June 30. 1933, I'. 31.. at: advice. First National Bank. St. I~uls.310 ...... * 41.731.11 "We was hurryin' to a IuneraI," sez 386.8.55.57 she. "Yep, you sure was," sez I. "Not Subject to $195.70 OK gay-draft* and vouchers outotanrling at clore of businas one funeral, but five-countln' them June 30, 1933. three yoqngstera!' "Fresh!" she snaps. "I've a notion THE ASSOCIATION OWNS : to report you." Par Value "Go ahead," sez I. "Your report The Chlcn~o.Rock Idand and Pacific Rn11m7ay Co. 45% EquIpmcnt T#.ust Certiflcatea. Series 0 (mature July 1, 1933) ...... $ 20.000.00 would Look a heap better than mine-- The- Chfca~o.Rock Islancl and Pacific Ry. Co. 4%99n Equipment Trust if I'd a let you through." Certincates, Series P (mature Aug. 1, 1933) ...... 20.000.00 St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment YOU see (continued the old chap), Trust 5% Certiflcates. Series AA (mature Sept. 1. 1933) ...... 10.000.00 I've been posted here for eight years. Receivers' Chicago R. Alton R. R. Equipt. Trust 6% Certiflcatea, Serles A [mature Nov. 15, 1938) ...... 5,000.00 Four tracks, you'll notice-an' a hun- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment Trust 695 Gold dred traine flyin' In and out every Notes, Series 71-D (mature January 15. I934...... 6.000.00 day. Kansas City. Memphis and Blrmin~hamR. R. Co. General Moltgage 499 Bonds (mature March 1. 1934) ...... 7.000.00 We're pretty busy, of course. Flrst Kansas Citr. Gemphis and Birmingham Railroad Company 5% we give 'em the warnin' bell. Then ,\ssented'~ncome Bonds (mature March 1. 1934) ...... 35,000.00 Chesapeake nnd Ohio Railwny Company 475% Equipment Trust comes the gong that you can hear Certificntes. Series of 1930 (mature May 1, 1934) ...... 8.000.00 three blocks away. Then my pardner ?Jlnnea~olis. St. Paul fi- Saull Ste. Marie FLY. Co. 6%.- Securecl xotes ~mature.~ug. 1. 1934)...... 1.500.00 up in the tower lowers the gates an' St. I.ouis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment I step out in the street an' wave thia Trust 674, Gold Notes. Series 71-C (mature Jnn. 15, 1935)...... 10.000.~0 STOP sign. An' I wear thls star an' Senboarcl,,Alr Line Ry. 5jh_o/, Rerelrers' Certiflcates of Indebteclness, Series BB" (First Series due Februarv 1. 1933) ...... 6.000.00 blow this copper's whistle. Citli-&f Tulsa. Okla.. 4s(r, Street ~mprovementBoncls of 1927 (mature Ahg. 1. 1935)...... NOW you'd think all this fuss might The New York. Chlcago sncl St. Louis RaIlrO~clCo. Equipment Trust make 'em swpect that possibly there of 1924 6<;, Gold Certiflcates, Series L (mnture March 1. 1936) ...... might be a train somewheres in the Consolidated Electric. & Gas Co. Fivc-year 6v0 Secured Gold Notes (mature Aup: 1. 1937) ...... neighborhood. Yet about once or The Chicago. Rock llsland and P~ciflcRallway Co. Equlpment Trust twice a day we stop some driver just of 1923 5% Serlal Trust Certiflcaten. Swies L (mature June 1. 1938) .... U. S. First Llberty Loan (Converted) 4lk a/, Bonds in the nick of time-then he gits (mature June 15. 1947) ...... plumb mad because we insist on let- Certiflcates of Denoslt for St. Louls-San Francisco Ry. Co. Prior Llen Mortgage 4v0 Bonds. Series A (mature July 1, 1950) ...... ting the train go first. Certificates of Denosit for St. Louis-San Francisco RY. Co. Prior Llen Now, son (he went on), I rallroaded Mortgage 5% Gold Bonds. Serles B (mature July 1, 1950) ...... American Telephone k Telegraph Thirty-five Year 5y0 Gold fer 30 years before takin' this job. Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1, 1965) ...... Surely I oughta know something Ce,rtiflcates of Deposit lor St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Ce. Consol. Mortgage 4%V0 Gold Bonds. Series A (mature Xarch 1. 1978) ...... about trains, an' speed an' such. But Commonwealth Edison Company First Mortgage 4% Gold Bonds. there's one thin8 about these hurry- Series F (mature March 1. 1981) ...... Pennsylvania Power & Light Company First Mortgage 4#o/, up drivers that's got me stumped. Gold Bonds (mature April 1. 1981)...... Fer elght years I've been tryln' to New York Central Rd. Co.. Refunding and Improvement Mortgage 4?4% Gold Ronds, Series A (mature Oct. 1, 2013) ...... figure out just why they're always in such a terrible rush. I don't know (-4s at close June 30. 1933) ...... $249,.jo0.00 the answer, and you don't either, an' St. Louis. Jfo., July 8. 1933. L. 0. WILLIAIIS, i've just about reached the concl&ion Treasurer. that they don't know themselves! -Safe Driver. Page 3U

RUG OFFERED IN CONTEST Railroad Land Grants Not u Donation Beet htter on Promoting "Ship- CCUSATION that t h e 1 a n d would be available where previouslp By-Rail" Policy to Win Prize granted to the railroads during there had been none. N A RECENT issue of this publica- A the early days of thelr con- "In addltion to the statement in In- tion there appeared an article struction constitutes "hidden costs" land Waterways Corporation's ahnual I written by J. L. Elliott, TrafPic of rall transportation Ands no justi- report for 1930, General Ashburn Manager or the Olson Rug Company. fication in either fact or theory. This caused to be printed in the Congres- This article explained in detail the is the contention of S. T. Bledsoe. sional Record on February 20, 1931. 100 per cent rail attitude of this com- General Counsel of the Atchison, a letter in which he reiterated that pany, and described its efforts to Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, in a the railroads had a public donation assist the "Ship-By-Rail" movement comprehensive review of this subject. through land grants of 132,000,000 by recommending to all with whoin The clauses in these grants which acres. they come in contact the use of the compel the railroads to carry property "The General, of course, knows that rails for the transportation of their and troops at substantially reduced a donation is a gift, that is, a trans- goods. This is accomplished through rates, he declares, cost the railroads fer of property without valuable con- the medium of their widely circulat- many millions of dollars each year sideration. DId Be not know that rail- ed catalog, literature, magazine and and benefit the government to that road land granta were made upon con- radio advertising matter. extent. dition that the railroad companies re- Many readers of our Magazine took "There Is a statement in the annual ceiving the same were required to it upon themselves to write the 01- report of the Inland Waterways Cor- permit the use of their railroads and son Rug Company and express their poration for the year 1930." says Mr. facilities by the United States govern- appreciation, as railroad men and Bledsoe, "that the railroads received ment for the transportation of troops women, for the eplendid cooperation a public donation by land grants of over land-grant mileage in perpetuity glven to the "Ship-By-Rail" movement 132,000,000 acres of land, to which the without charge. by so large a shipper. As a result report attributes a value of $2.50 per of these letters and expressions of acre as of the date of the grant and Cost Millions Each Year appreciation, Mr. Elliott has inquired thus produces a supposed land grant as to the extent of the "Ship-By-Rail" donation of the value of $330,000,000 "And did he not know that as a re- movement on our line. Upon being -charged to be 'hidden costs' of rail- sult of these conditions land-grant informed of the large number of the road transportation. railroads transport United States mail Frisco family actively interestid and at 80 per cent of the regulilr non-land- engaged in the promotion of the rail Lad Valued at $1.25 Per Acre grant rates, and the property and movement, he volunteered to sponsor, "The lands granted were not a troops of the United States at 50 per on behalf of the Olson Rug Company, donation and in most instances were cent of the regular tariff rates, and a contest among the readers of this of nominal value. Land grants were that these concessi&ns cost the rail- Magazine, designed to stimulate in- made of odd-numbered sections for a road companies and benefit the Unlted terest In the "Ship-By-Rail" campaign given distance on either slde of cer- States to the extent of many million carried ;on by The Frirro E~nplored taln proposed railroads, the even- dollars each year? illngo,-inr. It will be recalled by those numbered sections being retained by "Land grants," Mr. Bledsoe says in who read Mr. Elliott's article, that the United States. conclusion, "were made to induce the he himself is an ex-railroad man. "PrevZous to the making of land construction of railroads in terrltory A room size, 9 x 12 foot Olson Rug grants the maximum sale price of in which there was no transportation will be awerded to the reader sending lands granted had been $1.25 an acre service, the lands granted being prac- in the best descriptive letter of the for the more desirable and more ac- tically without value because of the efforts on his or her part to promote cessible lands. absence of such service. The sub- the "Ship-By-Rail" policy. This let- "When the United States granted sidies given the barge line are to en- ter may deal with the efforts of an the odd-numbered sections to the rail- able it to compete with rail service individual or the efforts of a local roads it at once increased the price where there is not onty adequate rail organization in securing business fF0m of the even-numbered sections to service, but a large supply of ,idle local shippers and receivers. The per- $2.50 per acre-doubling the price of freight cars, the owners of which are son writing the winning letter will be the reserved hale of the land. This anxious to be given an opportunity to awarded any rug, size 9 x 12, shown was due solely to the fact that rail- handle their normal traffic over the in the new 1933 Olson Catalog and will road transportation was or shortly most direct and economic route." be delivered to the winner with trans- portation charges prepaid. The following are the simple rules Miss Martha C. Moore, contest. The decision of Uie judges for thia novel contest: Associate Editor, wil! be Anal, and in the event Of a "The Frisco Employes' tle, a rug will be awarded each CONTEST RULES Magazine", winner. 1. Contest Is open to all em- 'Room 835 Frisco Bldg., This conlest should prove very in- ployes of the Frlsco Railroad. , St. Louis, Missouri. teresting to rill "Shlp-By-Rail" sup- 4. A new Olson Rug Catalog for porters. It shouId be an easy matter 2. AH letters ~ubmitted are to 1933 will be sent to all who re- for those of you who are interested Be written on one side of the pa- quest it. in this movement to take a few min- per only. 5. Contest closes at midnight of utes' time and write somethhg iuter- August 30th. esting concerning the "Ship-By-Rail" 3. Contest fetter8 are to be sent The winner's name and the winning movement in your locality, thereby to the Associate Editor of this letter will be published in the next making an eligible contestant for a Magazine, whose address is as fol- issue of The Frisco Enrp10ye.r' Jfagoa- beantiful room size 9 x 12 foot Olson lows, =;,,c following the closing date of the Rng. Pnge 11

M. J. CONLEY DIES 1933 - I rnportant Con~lentions -I934 The enuouncement of the death of M. J. Conley, retired division freight Below is a list of i~trgortairt cotrventions wlriclr mill be held drrrhg 1933 agent at Joplin. Mo., on June 23, was and 1934. a dlstinct shock to hls countless The traflic dcpartnren~will welcolr~eany i~rfornzafionthat nriglrf be of as- friends over the railroad. Mr. Con- sistance in securing travel to these vreefings. Any comnrunicalion in connection ley was 63 years of age at the time therezudh, shorrld be addressed to J. W. Norcrse, getaeral Passenger agent, St. of his death and had been in ill Lorcis, Mo. health for some time. He suffered a Arnarian Dental Assotlation ...... Chicago, I11...... Aug. 7-12 slight stroke of paralysis Iast March. Knlohts 41 Khoramsan (D. 0. K. K.) .... Denver,Coio ...... Aug.8-11 and another stroke on June 10, and Young Democratic Clubs af Amerlca..Kansas City...... Aug. 31-Sept. 2 had been bedfast since that time. American Legion Jun. World Series .... New Orleans ...... September 2-4 He was born August 14, 1869, at Unlted Spanish War Vets...... Los Angeles ...... August 20-24 #onticello, Kana.. and was educated Veterans of Foreign Wars...... Mliwaukee, Wisc...... September in the schools of Joplin. Mo. He en- I. 0. 0. F, Soverelgn Grand Lodge Springfield, Ill September 18-23 tered the servlce of Frisco Lines at ...... Joplin, September 17. 1887. He acted United Confederate Vets Reunion .... Durham, N. C...... September as student telegrapher while attend- American Gas Assn ...... Chicago, 111 ...... Set. 25 ing school, and prior to his regular Nat'l Baptist Convention (Colored) ...... Memphis, Tenn...... Sept. 7-11 employment,-this without pay. On Master Barbers of America ...... Tulsa, Okla...... September the above date he was made night Amerlcan Bankers' Assotiatlon ...... Chicago ...... Sep tember 4-7 operator at Joplin. From that posi- Amerlcan Legion...... cg 111 ...... :...... 0 2-5 tion he went to that of caahier. From Am. Assn. Rallroad Ticket Agents...... San Antonio, Tex...... October 1888 until 1894 he was agent at Alta- American Society of Orthodontists.... Oklahoma City ...... October mont, operator at Monett, cashier at P. E. 0. Sisterhood ...... Kansaa Clty, Ma...... Oct. 3-6 ~ittsburg,then to Joplin. where he American Petroleum Institute ...... Chicago, 111...... Oct. 24-26 worked for the KCFStN. He was American Royal Live Stock Show...... Kansas City, Mo...... November 11-18 ma& city passenger agent for that road in Ka~isaaCity in 1894, and dur- 1934 MEETINGS ing the latter part of that year was National Show Retailers Assn...... St. Louis, Mo...... January 7-10 made agent at Clinton, Mo., serving Nat'l Educational Assn., until 1896. From that year until 1900 Dept. of Superintendence ...... Cleveland, Ohio...... February 24 he acted as relief agent and agent at Shrine Directors Association ...... San Antonio...... March 7-9 Claremore. Southern Baptist Convention...... Ft. Worth, Texas..... ;...... May 16-20 After the consolidation of the 8. Y. P. U. of America ...... Pittsburgh, Pa...... ;...... July 4-8 Frisco-Memphis line in 1900 he was United Spanish War Veterans...... Pittsburgh, Pa...... August .... made soliciting freight agent at Jop- lin; assistant agent in 1902, and agent at Joplin in 1905,He was made The raspberry, potato and tomato OZARK STRAWBERRY CROP general agent at Joplin in 1912, and SOLD FOR A MILLION crops are now moving out of Frisco territory, and for the first year the on February 1 of that year was made Other Crops Moving-Great Pros- Frisco has handled shipments of division freight agent. pects for Grape Harvest raspberries trom the Pensacola, Fla., He was a Shriner. 'a 32nd degree territory. Approximately 1,000 crates Scottish Rite Mason, a member of HE shipping season for the of raspberries were shipped by LCL Fellowship Lodge 345. A. F. & A. M.. Ozark strawberry crop ended shipment ,out of that territory, and Twith the month of June, and es- a member of the Kiwanls Club, and several cars trom Garfield, Ark. Car- a member of the Scottish Rite Quar- timates are that the crop sold for loads of thfs commodity should in- approximately $1,000,000.' According crease each year with the new fields tet for a number of years. to figures fnrnished by W. L. Eng- under cultivation. Shipments went He was married to Miss SIyrtle lish, supervisor of agriculture for to Chicago, Kansas City and other Naylor on September 6, 1919, and Frisco Lines, approximately 800 cars points throughout the east and west. surviving, besides his widow, are a of strawberries were handled by the and there was not enough to supply sister, Mrs. Lena Summerfield, and a Frisco from its Ozark terrltory. No- the market. nett, Mo., wae the largest shipping brother, 0. M. Conley, of Boston. point in Frlsco-Ozark territory, with The Irish potato crop started mov- Mass. a total of 107 cars shipped from that ing In June from Pensacola, Fla., Ar- point during the season. Sarcoxie. kansas and Oklahoma. Prices were Mo., ranked second with 94 cars low at the beginning oI the season, shipped. but have advanced, and to date ap- will later move froin Fr~icorernrory. Ozark strawberries were shipped to proximately 400 cars have been han- The market for this crop is fairly points throughout the United States dled via FrIsco Lines. good. and Canada, and the quality of the Most of the tomatoes on the Frisco The grape crop will be a large one berries this year was considered ex- will be sold to local canneries, but this year, and Mr. English estimates ceptionally good: however, the esti- approximately 500 cars have moved that there, will be approximately mated value of the crop would have from connections over Frisco Lines 1,420 cars from the Ozark territory. been beyond a mLlllon, had prices not to various markets in the east and The vines are in perfect condition, declined as the volume Increased. west, and 100 cars of green tomatoes and a big harvest is expected. FRISCO SON ON ' WINS WORLD'S FAIR TRIP By EDAVA WOODE STATION AGENT'S Launia Lindsey. fourteen year-oId The only Boy Scout. in Oklahonia. CREED daughter of J. C. Lindsey, Frisco en- who will attend the Scout PVorld Jam- I shall keep my personal ap- gineer, and Mrs. Lindsey, of Birming- boree at Godollo, near Budapest, pearance the very best possi- ham, Ala., has just been awarded a Hungary, left the night o:1, Jwe 30 ble under individual circum- free trip to the Chicago World'a Falr, stances. and shall strive always oq a trip that will take him to all the having- won this to develop my personality. honor in the centers of Europe, and keep hfm away I always shaH practice cour- until the middle or September. "K n o w Method- tesy, and shall be courteoue in i s m" oratorical my business dealings with the public .at all times, trylng to contest, s p o n- impress them that we do want sored by the Lay- and appreciate thelr buslness, men's Club of though it be small or large. Birmingham. I always shall take great Her subject prlde in keeping my station In was "The Place a clean, tldy, orderly and sani- a f the Church tary condition. College in Higher I always shall keep my wbrk Education", a JI d up to date, If at all possible, LAUNIA LISDSEY she won first answering all cbrrespondence promptly, and keep my records place over sever- In the best shape possible. al college graduates. Dr. Guy N. I always shall look after the Snaveiy, president of the Birrnlngham best interests of the railroad Southern College, has invited her to company for whleh 1 am work- addresa the student body in Septem- ing, and shall ever be on the ber, and stated her address was much alert for new business, and any better than any he had heard. new thing coming up In my Miss Lindsey will go to Chlcago community affecting the buslness Billy Flnnegen, an Eagle Scout, son Interests of my company, and with Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Kirby. Mr. of C. E. Finnegan, night trainmaster, keep proper official notified of Kirby is president of the Laymen's 'Pt11.sa ...... TTninnV...VL. YYYV.,nnnnt ia.., thd...V ,nen so hon- same, Club. ored. He graduated from Central I shall strive alwaya to give High School last month at the age the best service that Is possible of 1'7, and ls one of 1,500 Boy Scouts to glve, and show all accommo- CLUBS SHOW FINE RECORDS dations to the publlc that is of thls country who will participate (Co~rtir~ncdfroria Page 3) In the two-week jamboree in August. permissible to show, even if I must, at times, go out of my Hcitation. Practically all of these The event will be attended by 20.000 regular duty to do so. Boy Scouts from all over the world. clubs are only awaiting cooler 1 always shall do my work In montha unt!l they can again atart ac- He sailed from Montreal July 5th, as efficient a manner as pos- on the Montclair. and landed at sible, servlng both the road. for tivities, for they report business on Havre, France, on July 13th. From which I work, and the public, the upward trend and many jobs re- there he will make a tour of Europe whom we serve, In the very best placed, which have been cut off for alone, having obtained permission to way possible. some time. take a jaunt preliminary to the Jam- I $hall try to be orlglnal In The club members represent a very boree, on the record of his previous forming new ldear on how to vital part of the solicitation force of better the lnterests of the rafl- accomplishments. Frisco Lines. The loyalty of every road, and give better servlce to member to the company has never He will visit Antwerp, Bremen, Ber- the pupblic In the community lin. Prague, Vienna and Budapest be- wherein I am working. walvered and they have carried on, fore going to Godollo. At the World I shall study my tarlffr, and although it seemed that the corner Jamboree there will be present Lord always strive to use correct expected to be turned toward pros- Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the rates on every shipment, know- perity. seemed a long way off. The Boy Scouts, and other iotables in the Ing that elther an under charge general revival of business has in- world of scouting. The American or an over charge help to cause creased the enthusiasm of these mem- dissatisfaction on the part of by bers and each has pledged himself to delegation will be headed Col. H. patrons. D. McBride, commissioner of the St. greater solicitation efforts during the Louis Council. last slx month of 1933. After the Jamboree, Billy wlll vMt Berne, Switzerland, and Paris before transferred to Tulsa), where he won sailing from Cherbourg on August 26. honors in a city-wide contest. He from different parts of the country He will land at Montreal and go to also won a leather pouch and an were at. the camp, where they Chicago to spend a week visiting the eagle's claw for having achieved worked building trails. known as World's Fair before returning to hlghest honors at camp there tour "Eagle Scout Tralls", through the Tulsa. years ago. Billy moved to Tulsa th.ree park. Billy waa the flrst Tu'Isa Billy's selection as the Tulsa rep- years ago with his parents, and hl ere County Scout to be awarded t.he resentative to the world event comes he became an Eagle Scout, highest honor. Y. M. C. A. work has been 1his as a climax to a number of accom- rank in the organhaton. Two ye;are other hobby besides Scoutoraft, at- plishments to scouting. He began his ago he was a guest of the Unikau scout work when his parenti lived states forestry s&v:ice at Glacier Na- basketball team' of the Y. M. C. A. in Kansas City (where his father was tional Park, in M [ontana, for two and of the high school, and was active employed by the Frisco before being weeks. Thirty-hine other Eagle Scouts in swimming sports- Azrgust, 1933 Pnge 13

NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS

Springfield Men's Club trip to the World's Fair at Chicago pool and partaking of the abundance One of the largest club affairs of from Fort Scott, and urges hls mem- ot food left over from the noon meal. the month of June was that sponsored bers to secure patrons to the fair Thnvor- Mo. - J -. 7 ----- by the Frisco Men's Club of Spring- from that point. Ten members of the Frisco Em- field. Mo., when they staged a barbe- President Knox also requests that ployes' Club of Thayer Mo., met for cue and picnic at Doling Park, the members and employes of Fort their J'une meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Sprlngneld, Mo., on June 19. Be- Scott support the Fort Scott ball asseml11y room, on June 29. The sub- tween 700 and 800 employes and their team which is entered in the Inter- ject ()f a joint picnic with the families were present. Members of City Army Ball League. The Frisco merchrtnts of Thayer and others was . . the Springfield Girls* Club were team played various teams 111 Fort brought up, but due to the extremely guests at the affair, and a full bar. Scott on June 29, JuIy 11, 12, 21 and warm weather, it was deemed inad- becue supper was giren, a number of 27, at 6:30 p. m. visable to announce a picnic at this contests staged, with valuable and time,, and the matter was postponed useful prizes to the winners. North End Beaumont Sub Cbbs until cooler weather. Further entertainment was pro- Members of the clubs on the north At tention was called to a new rate vided by a large number of fiddlers end Beaumont Sub met together at sheelt, prepared by E. M. Edie, agent, playing old time music, for which a Arkansas City, Kans., on June 26, which gives rates from the principal cash prize was given to the best Approximately forty menlbers of the shipping polnts to Thayer, Mo. Mr. fiddler. various clubs, and their families, were Edle has called upon each merchant Special rates on the various amuse- in attendance. The meeting was held In Thayer, leaving with him one of ment booths were given by the park in the park at Arkansas City, where these sheets and asking lor his busi- company, and the entire grounds, there is a splendid swimming pool. ness via the Frisco. concessions, etc., were taken over for and where they were served a basket The matter of participating in the the Frisco affair. dinner at noon. County Fair at Thayer, to the extent Prize winners of the athletic events Following the dinner, the gueste of having a fiisco booth, was brought follow: and members grouped themselves up. T. H. Wmundson, clerk to the Three-legged race for men, Chester under the tall shade trees and held an, assistant myerintendent, who is also Ferguson and J. E. Lilley; three- informal meeting when they discussed a director of the Fair, stated that the legged race for boys under 16 years, the various problems of solicitation Fair Board wanted the Frisco to par- Leon Miller and Max Ward: flfty- which confronted them. Representa- tlcipate agaln as in former years. It yard dash for ladies over 21, Mrs. tives were present from Wichita, was decided that the Frisco would Robert Patrick and Miss C. McCor- Winfleld, Latham, Blackwell, Enid arrange for a booth, but Mr. Edmund- mack; flfty-yard dash for ladies under and other points. A. L. Fisher, as- son stated that. while he had done 21, Margaret Bareford and Ethel Mil. sistant superintendent at Enid, ad- considerable work on the exhlblt in ler; fifty-yard dash for .men over 200 dressed the meeting as well as F. W. the past years, his work would neces- pounds, C. R. McCormack and Chas. Archer and E. J. Immele, or Wichita. sitate his having help this year, and Good; fifty-yard dash for men under Martha Moore, of St. Louis, presented the following committee was ap- 200 pounds. Roy Dysart and 0. C. tlle members with some flgures on pointed to assist him: T. E. King, Ward; fifty-yard dash for boys under taxes paid by the fiisco in Oklahonla engineer; W. P. Lamb, fireman; H. 16 years, Leon Miller rind Wilber and Kansas, and also gave some flg- W. Wait, signal malntainer; H. W. Gardner; flfty-yard dash for glrls un- ures on taxes paFd by the railroads of Miller, yard clerk; T. E. Sams, con- der 16 years, Margaret Bareford and the United States to state, county and ductor; E. M. Edie, agent; C. A. Margee Gray; ladies' bean race, Mrs. local governments, roads and bridges, Berry. roundhouse foreman, and J. L. Wilks, Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Miller. etc. All members present were called Freeze, dispatcher. There was a horseshoe pitching coa- upon to report local problems which The meeting was adjourned at test, and a tug ot'war for both men they had encountered in solicitation 9:20 p. m. and women contestants. A baseball of freight and passenger buslness, Wichita, Kans. game was staged in the afternoon, and and these problems were discussed. Seventeen menlbers were present a dance in the evenlng. The meeting was in charge of C. H. at the July 12 meeting of the Frisco J. E. Potts. president of the Sprlng- Cowles, agent at Latham, Kans., who Employes Club of Wichita, Kans. C. fleld Men's Club, was in charge of all advised the members that such meet- 5. Underwood, division freight and affairs and worked closely with his ings would be held as often as pos- passenger agent, and his two sons various comrnlttees, and the affair sible. He brought up the business of were also present. was considered one of the most suc- the electlon of officers, but it was Minutes of the last meeting were cessful ever staged by that club. moved and aeconded that Mr. read and approved and the following Fort Scott, Kans. Cowles remain In the office as presi- new bushes reported: H. B. Sigler, Meetings of club members of the dent of the Latham Club, and that C onductor, reported securing one car Frisco Employes' Club of Ft. Scott, meetings of clubs on the north end 0 f canned goods, Chicago to Wichita; Kans., have been suspended for the of the Beaumont Sub would be called FLalph Dinsmore, cashier, reported se-. summer, but E. P. Knox, president of at regular intervals. C uring nine bales of cotton piece tlle club reports that there will be no Following the meeting the guests gmnds -,--,..,..-,....,...-....-,,, Nnw Vntk fn Wlrhlfa an+, let-up on solicitation of the members, departed for their various homes, Harry Marshall, rate clerk, secured and announces a rate of $11.50 round after enjoying another swim in the two cars of salt, Lyons to Wichita Page Il

' CLUB PICNIC AT SPRINGHELD

(Top row, left to right): "Heave-Ho"4ne end of the tug-of-war line at the bQ Fhco picnic at Sprinofleld, June 19: (Center) Three members of the Frisco Girb' Club enjowing a barbemed samlwich; G. M. Forrester. general agent, takes the family for a boat ride. With htm are Mrs. Forrester, VirninCd Forrester and Martha Forrester. "G. M." it at the our. (Bottow row) Turn about at the pony track. Even Fido Is putting in his b4d for a ~lde: (Center) The crowd wdtellng the ~aces. Matilda Hoflman ad J. E. PoCts, president of the Mew's, and sister of the president of the Girls' Clubs of Spring- Felt!, respectively, aye enjoying one of the va?Jous concessiond at Doling Park.

S. P. Hass, agent, and C. S. Under- New local rates were discussed by Colored Club of Birmingham, wood both reported business picking all present, and It was the opinion up in Wichita and Wchita territory, of all that the rates would have a Alabama with the outlook much brighter than good effect of bringing back a lot of The colored club of Birmingham, several months ago. local freight to the railroad which had Ala.. sponsored a picnic on July 19, been going to the trucks. from Birmingham, Ala., to Cordova, President C. K. Morrison made a Ala.. and 207 tickets were sold. Clinton, Mo. very Interesting talk on the handling The train left Birmingham at 7:00 Seven members were present at the of cars and grain equipment along July 16 meeting of the Frisco Em- the Osceola Sub, north. a. m., reached Cordora at 8: 15 a. m., ployes' Club of Clinton, Mo. This C. 0. CIaiborne went Into the rate and returning, left Cordova at 6:30 club is a smaH one, but Its members situation, expiainlng carehlly to all p. m. have evinced their loyalty month present the rate to the different local after month by meeting on Sunday points from the major shipping afternoon. The excursion tr&lnS from the River At thls meeting the mlnutes of the points, especielly the new rates from division to St. Louis. Mo., handled on previous meeting were read and ap- St. Louis and Kansas CJty. The July 22 and return on July 23, handled proved, and communications from the meetlag was adjourned at 4:OO p. m.. 4,200 persons, according to late esti- various officers were read to the mem- with the next regular meeting date mates in the olTice of J. W. Nourse, ber~present. set for Sunday. August 20. general passenger agent, St. Louis. EDWARD EARNEST HALE Four Frisco Lines Veteran entployes ing reached the age limit. He was EDWARD EARNEST HALE, engi- with combined service of 140 years and born May 2, 1863, at Basel, Swlteer- neer. Northern division was retired 4 mo91ths, were glaced on the Pension land, and came to the Unlted States from active service May 31, due to Roll at a meeting of the Board of September 27, 1881. He was educated his having reached the age Iimit. He Peirsiotrs, held June 20, 1933, at the St. in Switzerland and at Hinton, W. Va. On January 1, 1893, he began his serv- was born May 17, 1'863, at London, Lor is general office. Canada, and attended the schools near ice with E'risco Lines at Brentwood, Glendale, Kansas, where his parents Ark., and was promoted to the position later lived. He began his railroad of section foreman November 1, 1899. mt Chester, Ark. He served at sev- service with the Missouri Pacific as a 1863, at Princeton, 111.. and educated eral points on the line. Including brakeman, later serving as a fireman in the school of that city. He began Winslow and Ft. Smith. and in 1911 for the M-K-T. He came with Frisco his railroad service as a brakeman was transferred to Memphis, Tenn. Lines on July 7, 1883, as a fireman for the Missouri Pacific, coming with out of Ft. Scott, Kans., and was pro- He married Catherine DuggIns, of moted to engineef November 23. 1888. Winslow, Ark., and to them were born He has served on the Northern di- four sons and three daughters. Mr. vision during his entire service with and Mrs. Mugley reside in Memphls, the Frisco. On May 15, 1889. he mar- Tenn. Continuous service of 21 years ried Mary A. Roberts of Ft. Scott, and 9 months entitles him to a pen- Kans., and to them was born one son. sion allowance of $20.00 a month, ef- Mr. and Mrs. Hale reside in Ft. Scott. fective from June 1, 1933. Kans. Continuous service of 49 years and 9 months entitles him to a pension allowance of $105.40 a month, effective from June 1, 1933.

GEORGE LEV1 WILLIAMS WILLIAM DAVIS GEORGE LEV1 WILLIAMS, con- WILLIAM DAVIS, pensioned as- ductor, Southern division, was retired sistant yardmaster, died at his home from active service May 31. 1933, due at Brownwood, Mo., on July 8. He to his having reached the age Iimit. was born at Hillham, Tenn., on April He was born May 25. 1863, at Deven- 9, 1856, and served Frlsco Lines from port, Iowa, and educated in the schools November, 1886, to December, 1899, near Keokuk, Iowa. He began his as switchman, flagman and yard railroad service as brakeman for the foreman at Memphis, Tenn. He left Rock Island Railroad, later serving as the service and re-entered as switch- 1900, brakeman and extra freight conductor The pho!os above are of veterans man at Memphis, April, serving for the StLKB'NW between Keokuk later as engine foreman and assistant P~~sionedduring the mmzth of lum. yardmaster until the time of his re- and St. Louis. He came with Frisco Top (kft to right) Edward E. Hale and Lines as a brakeman on Novem'ber 20, tirement on November 30. 1924. He 1888, out of Thayer, Mo. He was pro- CCO. L. Williams. . Bottom, Wm, H. was retired due to disability. His moted to freight conductor December Bierntatt and Jacob Mugley. pension allowance was $26.05 a month 1, 1888, and to pasgenger conductor and during his lifetime he received In 1901, with run between Springfleld Frisco Lines as a switchman in St. a totaI of $2,796.55. and Memphis. On June 19, 1901, he Louis on December 24, 1908, and married Carrie Hill of West Plains, served as switchman and assistant ADRAIN VAN OSTADE HASKELL Mo. They have no children. Mr. and yardmaster In St. InuIa. Be married ADRAIN VAN OSTADE HASKELL, Mrs. Williams reslde In Springfleld, Lillie Reynolds Pipes (d a t e not pensioned bridge inspector, died at Icfo. ,Continuous service of 44 years given). They reside at 1015a Botani- his home in Springfleld, Mo., on July and 6 months entitIes him to a pen- cal Avenue, St. Louis. Continuous 14. He was pensioned March 31, 1927. sion allowance of $101.15 a month, ef- senice of 24 years and 4 months en- due to his having reached the age fective from June 1, 1933. titles him to a pension allowance of limit. He was born March la, 1857, $40.10 a month, effective from June 1, at Lewistown, Maine, and came with 1933. Frisco Lines about 1876 when he WILLPAM HENRY BIERMAN worked between Pacific and Vinlta. WILLIAM H E N R Y BIERMAN. I. T. He was stationed at Sprtngfleld switchman, St. Louis Terminals, wes JACOB JOHN MUGLEY from 1911 until his retkement. His retired from active eervice April 30, JACOB JOHN MUGLEY. crossing pension allowance was $56.50 a 1933, due to his having reached the watchman, was retired from active month, and during his lifetime he was age limit. He was born April 17, service May 31, 1933, due to his hav- paid a total of $4,459.20. HI-SPOTS IN S. W. CHILTON, ed. SPORTS

Sf. Office TWO SPRINGFIELD TEAMS Louis General Ball Team Wins PLAY Two Games From Opponents At the Frisco Men's Club barbecue and picnic, held at Springfield, Mo.. HE St. Louis general office base- back soon, and will greatly help in June 19, a baseball game was staged ball team, aIthough playing with- tightening up the infleld defense. between the Terminal and the West Tout regular unlforms, but taking The team played one of its best Coach Shop teams, which resulted in on all comers, boasts a record, so far games of the season, Sunday. June 25, of two games won and three lost. at Forest Park, when it defeated the The team Is managed by Max Schulz, Mississippi Valley Trust nine by the chief revising clerk. St. Louis. With score of 19-lb Albrecht, Behrens and some of the players lined up with uni- McKenna had the pitching assign- formed teams, the Frisco aggregation ment, McKenna proving effective, is now composed of the follow-ing: holding the opponents down to one pitchers, McKenna. Behrens, Chris- hit and no runs. The flrst half of the topher, Albrecht and Coffin; catch- ninth found Frisco coming to bat on ers, Reigei, Schulte; first base, Chris- the short end of an E to 11 score. topher, McKenna; second base, Lew- Then the fireworks started, McKenna, is; shortstop, Workman, Goetz; third Christopher and Coffin each getting The photograph nbava shows seven base, Carr; left fleld, Schulte; cen- two bite. Eight runs were scored nwnbers of the &wingfield Ternainal Teant. (Left to right) : Thomas, catcher: terfleld, Stone; right fleld. Coffin. before an out was made. Finally, a Rhodea, second bass: Hustings, right Len Christopher is probably the double play and an attempted steal peld; U+lliland, left field; Riddle, cen- ter field; Britton, th4rd base; Bart. Pvat most versatile, In handling a pitching retired the side. McKenna proved base, and J. E. Potts, chcb treaaurel'. assignment, first base or outfleld with' the slugging star of the game, garner- equal ease. George Stone has no ing five blows out of six. a score of 5-0 ih favor of the West equal in roaming the outer garden. Coach Shops. and Bill McKenna is the pitching and The score by innings: The Frisco Coachmen, of Spring- slugging ace. "Red" Hummel and 12345678 9 RHE field were defeated by the Woodmen Bruce Mahon have been missing for Frisco ...... 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 11-19 20 1 team, 19-2, on Sunday, June 11, in Miss. Val. the last few games, but are expected Trust ...... S 0 2 0 6 O 0 0 0-11 5 5 the Greene-Christian Baseball League of Springfield. Martin, of the Wood- men's team, allowed the Coachmen the lead of the nearest contender, only two blows. whose percentage was 701. The Friaco-Rock Island Bowling Van Alstine was the leading bowler Team, of Clinton. Okla.. Anfshed in A JUVENILE EXPERT with a league average of 198 pins. flrst place in the Western Oklahoma Guy A. Davis, Bordrnan, Henderson and Osborn fol- Jr., 11 year old lowed in order with 178. 175 and 172, - - son of Guy A. while Shackleford and Boone were Davis, general utility only, and closed with aver- yardmaster at ages of 159 and 161. Ehrman closed Clinton, Okla., is with 168. The team has played one proving to be an game a week in the league during the outstanding pitch- winter, and elght different teams com- er and Arst base- prise the Ieague, all Located In Clin- man on local ton, Okla. juvenlle baseball teams. He is a Vlola Jakle, newly elected secretary welcome member of the Frisco Girls' Club of St. Louis, of 15 - year - old and a golf enthuslast, has decided that teams in hls lo- as long as she is going to exercise, The mentbers of the winning bowl- cality, and his 4ng team of Clinton, Okla., al'e pict?~read it might as well be done by sitting ability recently above. Left to right (back row): E. D. down, and so she has become a devo- led to write-up Osbom, operator-ticket clerk R. W. a Boone, agent and manage? of tian&;CAas. tee of that now popular sport of bi- GUY A. DAYIS. JR. In the sport set- Van Alstme, expreas truck d+iveiV. cycling. tfon the Kansas City Star. (fiont row): James Bordmaa, switch of engine fireman; Earl Shackleford sec- tion foreman; L. G. Henderson, car'clerk, and Ed. Bhrman, car impector. 011 Belt League, and closed the sea- Send News of Your Ball Games and Other Sports to the Sport Editor son wlth a percentage of 822, far in Two Jobs A DEFIhrITIOl GETTING WARM Boss: "Can't you flnd sonlething "Mbrlter, 1 fed excited." II daughter to customs official to do?" "Excited, dcar? What's zxcrteur . mearcning her mother'a case: "Oh, Boy: "Gee whiz-am I expected to "Why, it's bcbg in a htrrry am o-zw." yo~'r.2 getting warm, isn't he, do the work and And It, too?" mummy ?" Thls Hbt Weather! Thls is an excerpt from a letter 0. 5. AND 0. THE STATUS QUO The freluht agent on Onb 6f our written by a freshman girl up at the .rn .* boarding school: ren, zw *tus' do sowrethirr' to western roads received a shipment in 3e statws qrro," said tlrc colored which was a donkey, described on "And I am gaining on tk fnl food they serve at the to hi's co~lgrcgatiorr. the frelpht blil as "one burro". rer Johnson, what am de statits I weigh 120 'stripped, but I After checking his goods carefully. rked a vrernber of hi3 congrega- the ppe-. ....-A- *I- crnnr,. "Ch.-i"+ know whether those scales le drug stor one bu~ said tlre pr~acher. "arrr Latin rrcss we's in." L. & N. Mag

HICH? No Danger I wash for hlgh or "uo you thlnk there ia any danger in kissing?" - "Wait and I'll go upstalrs and see !ITCH! if pp..., 4- ""la-- tiras-there's a cow irr QrandrrruLIlrjl. .. ..-. "-&- ,- doing over at Farmer Jones. Johnny?" the gardcn." Johnny (who had been exploring "Dilrna stond there, wostirr' vaI~rnbIc Lhe loft af an ald stable): "Playing finrc-gct back ortd milk it before it

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- nrr cvc~UT "Am you the man who gave my HELP A FRIEhrD brother a dog last week?" "Will you help a slreet clcarrer who ''I am.'? has aotkir~gto do. sir? "Well mother say# to come and ''Stlrel I1lE be glad lo throw sorrrrthing take them all back." yoitr way." - "t Tom Just Watch Me NOT WORRIED "tVr/I, Doc, how urn I?" "C "Could you tell me, does thls train lot 4 atop at Tenth Street?" "Your legs ore a bit srolollc~r,brrt rnnr "Yes, and you watch me, and get don't distirrb we." off one stop before I do." ''Sure, DOC,if your Iegs 7cere sze~oflcrt, "Thank you." it .ruoirlda't distirrb nre eitlrer."

BANK HOLIDAY STORY Oh. Heck! Card In e grocer's window: "Please, sir, can I attend my grand- "WE'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT. JUST mother's funeral on Friday?" BRING IN AN HONEST FACE!'' "Certainly. That'e the day I've One man went in to buy and pro- Axed for the firm's annual staff duced e plctum of Abraham Lincoln. ptcnlc!' Page 18

LOCAL No. 19-8 (Colored) ents of a flne ~e~en-poundgirl. Sam several days in Colorado, flshlng. They now has three girls. Mother and daugh- reported that the fish were bitlng good MEMPHIS, TENN. ter are doing fine. ancl snow bait firhtinr was lots of fun. Our decpest sympathy is extended to especially in ~une. - ALVIS If. THOMAS, Reporter Tom Doyle and family. In the death of The past mon.th of June has been re- his mother, who passed away in Spring- DOrted to have been the hottest June Curtis Wallace, back shop, machinist 19eld. Mo. in several years In Enid, but July third class, has gone to the hospital to John M. Jenklns, the head man of the comes in with a good rain and every- have his tonsils removed. labor Rang, is back with us after a short body Is happy again. Mott Roberts. roundhouse machinist sojourn at Llndenwood. He states he Nr. and Mrs. Herbert Rash are helper is back from a spell of sickness. just could not leave all of his good spending their vacatlon in Arkansas Ed.'~rown and Ed. McGraw, both lo- friends at Jefferson Avenue. visiting frlends and relatives. cal engine wipers. have recently returned William I: Derrlck and wife recently C. C. Bond. electric welder, has been from trips abroad. Brown visited points apent 10 daya in the sunny South, visit- off from work several days on account in Mississi~piand McGraw went to St. ing friends and relatives. Bill cannot of sickness, but back on the job again Louis. stay away very long from the cotton now. Our friend and brother, Joe Harthome. states. Bill caught a Ash and the dimen- "Sam" Hubbard, roundhouse fore- is on the sick llst. We wish for him a sions flgured, weight 41h pounds, length man, la struttlng a new Plymouth speedy recovery. 16 inches. width 6 inches. sedan, now. Ye reporter has noticed that the caun- EL L Mason. our electrical foreman. J. A. Pollng, first*class machinist, tenance of Rufus Brown (third class got hold of the wrong end of a sky- has been off work a Cew days on ac- boilermaker) Is quite changed lately. The rocket. He has a very bad burn on his count of illness. but is feellng much last time It changed that way he brought left hand. but Is now working after u. better now and Is back on the lob. us news that his wife had presented him short time in the hospital. Some of the roundhouse boys have with twins. Of course. we don't intend taken up ~olffor pastime after work- to be optimistic, but---oh, well, maybe it's ing hours and on holidays. triplets this time ! J. R. Wheeler, brown hoIst oper- tor. and family have been off on a big fishing t'rip down in Arkansas. LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO. Mr. and Mrs. Sf. K. Cameron spent the Fourth of July in Tulsa. WEST TULSA, OKLA. There have been several llkeable LOCAL No. 17 E. F. FULLER. Reporter comments on the way in whlch the Mrs. D. W. Malone, who was oDer- Frisco Red Ball Frelght was adver- H. C. PRICE. Reporter ated on In Frisco hospital, is back tised on the back cover of the July - home much improved. issue of Frisco Yagazine. C. E Retzlafl. machfnist. and wife are Mrs. Frank Short and daughter. -pending fifteen days in cool Colorado. Helen, were St. Louis visitors for sev- J. S. Whlte, division chairman. and eral days. wlfe have returned home after spending Mrs. W. S. Harpe and famlly, of flfteen days in sunny California. where Gratiot, were visitors of her brother. Mr. White attended the shopmen's con- Clair Roach recently. SOUTH TRAIN YARDS vention. D. B. ~ge'and Bud Short and fam- SPRINGFIELD, MO. John Garland, boilermaker. 1s driving illes were fishermen on the Gasconade a new Chevrolet. for two nights. They reported a nice F. R. mock, machinlst, spent ten days catch. JESSE L. BRAXDON, Reporter with home folks in Denison and Wlchlta ;Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Dillon and family. Falls. of Springfield, spent a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Viggers and two Engincer Bryant has returned to work relatives around Newburg. sons recently vlsited wlth relatives nftcr being off about twenty days. on Mr. and Mrs. Tim Fllte and daughter. and friends in Omaha, Lincoln and the sick list. Iva, were Conway and Springfield Table Rock, Nebr. J. F. Robertson, hostler. was off sev- vlsitors recently. D. B. Barclay has been OK sick for eral days recently. account of illness. Wm. Flint Is owner of a new Chev- a few days, and Tom Malone I3 work- Fireman J. W. Rheuark is off at this rolet. ing daring his absence. writing, on the sick list. Hope to see Miss Valorle Montgomery returned Jim back on the job soon home from Washington. Ind., here J. J. Thurston ie back to work aftw F- B. Phillips. blacksmith, is spending she has been visiting her uncle. being off a few days with an injured nfteen days flshing in the Ozarks. Sherman Yelton is driving around arm. He was relieved by Mr. Michael Warren Rohon, machinlst, Robert Webb. these days In a new Chevrolet. from the north side. heloer. and K. H. Guinney. helper. are Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ward and family Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wells of Edna all on the absentee llst atpresent, ac- are spending a three weeks' vacatlon Teaam. are visltlnp at the home of A: count of personal Injury. in San Diego vlaiting his mother. P. Wells 1112 N. Grant Ave. From D. B. Philii~s. machinlst helper. has Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Fuller and daugh- here the; will go to Chicago to attend retukned to work after being off some ter. Babette. were St. Louis visitors the World's Fair and then go on to time account an injury to his eye. recently. Sew Yorlc to visit at the old home of Harrv Stuart and family. spent . a week Mrs. George Davls Is vIsit1ng her Mrs. Wells. visitink in Arkansas. parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Flint. The baby of Major Wingo, who has Jimmle Summerfrucht, car alr man. been slck, Is better at this time. ancl family spent ten daya in Arkansas. Miss Gladys Tupper, daughter of E. Roy Stansill, engineer, and family are B. Tupper, is visiting In Detroit. They vacationing in Tennessee. will visit varlous points of Interest in R. B. Alexander, fireman. reports the LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. the east, includin~Niagara Falls, and arrival of a bouncing baby boy. Ray in will return August 1st; accompanied all smiles. Congratulations to Mr. and by Miss Francis Allebach who will Mrs. Alexander. FRANK HARKEY. Reporter visit here. G. I. Alexander, boiler foreman. wan The buses and trucks are exerting called to Tennessee account serious 111- Glen Clulter and Miss Martha Thorn every effort to net business and it is. ness of his father. We haven't heard were united In marrlage, June 24th. therefore, the duty of every employe from him, but hope his father Is much 1933. After the wedding ceremony to exert hlmself j~ta little more in improved by now. they started on their honeymoon to the way of talking to hls merchant of Chicago. They spent a few days at whom he buys goods, and to his friends the Century of Progress Exposition. and relatives about the fast traln They will be at home to their many schedules and additional comforts of JEFFERSON AVE. COACH YARDS friends at 210 North Madison. railwav trains in an eKort to keep. Car Inspector Talmadge Bentley and and gain in our passenger and freight ST. LOUIS, MO. family and hls brother. Boy Bentley. business. It is going to take some coach cleaner, are spending their va- work on the part of all of us to keep JOHN HOLDREN, Reporter cation in Texas and Old Mexico. up the gains we have made. we would Car Inspector J. A. Barkley, wire disllke to report any decreases the Sam Sita and wlfe are the proud par- and daughter, Marlon Harrison, spent balance of this year. Page 19

COACH YARD-KANSAS CITY, MO. Kansas. Mr. Hammond, asslstant night tor, experienced the shock of being roundhouse foreman, is taklng Mr. knocked out of bed by a severe thun- Stoner's place in the latter's absence. der bolt during an electrical storm J. J. SULLIVAX, Reporter Joe Schwarz, deadwork foreman, 1s several nl~htsago. Mr. Coleman suf- also.. -. takinr- hls vacation at this tlme. fered no 111 effects from his unusual The portable pre-cooling machlne re- Austin huma ate is the proud owner experience. cently purchased from tho Amerlcan of an Overland car. Leroy Bromley, son of Homer Brom- Car 6: Foundry Company has been Mrs. John Colaflower, wife of plpe- ley, machlnlst, started serving an ap- placed in servlce at the Union Sta- fitter. with son, Jack, and daughter. prenticeshlp for machinlst durlng the tion and is being used to pre-cool the Bonnie, left for San Francisco and past month. He Is worklns in the cafe-lounge car on traln 105 and the other ~olntsin California. July 17, to roundhouse. Tulsa sleeping car on train 111 with be gonk about thlrty days. Stanley Gooch, son of Wllliam very gratify in^ results. the tempera- Mr. and Xrs. Clarence Ehni have Gooch, welder. also started serving an ture being reduced as much as twenty just moved out to their farm, located apprenticeship during the past month. degrees. between Wclburn and Bethel, lians. He is taking up sheet meral work. and Electrician Bill Seims, of St. Louls. is working In the north shop. was here the latter part of June on Arthur Dummit, laborer, has re- relief work. This was Bill's flrst viait turned from a visit of several days t'o Kansas Clty and we were all glad MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT spent mostly at Kansas City with rela- to make his acquaintance and we hope THAYER, MO. tives. to have him back akain. Xrs. Lydia Haguewood, wife of your Head Coach Cleaner Louls Langel Is reporter with our two children. Arnold visiting his daughter. Mrs. T. B. Mc- F. &I. PEEBLES, Reporter and Aldhan spent several days recent- ZIahon on a ranch near Gillette, Wyo. ly vislting'her mother at Berryville, ~ert'Carpenter tells us he expects A. Holstead, engineer and wife are Arkansas. to take up housekeeping next week now on their way to ~klilornia. James Barton. machlnlst, announces while the %rs" 1s visitlng in Afton, P. 0. Freeman, preacher engineer, Is that he Is the grandfather of twln Okla. now holding an evangelist meeting at boys born July 5th. Mr. and Mrs Junior VanWlnkle, son of Coach Marked Tree. Cecil Groves are the proud parents: Painter Vanwinkle is spending two D. D. Adams engineer is now In the Mr. Groves was formerly a cellar weeks Ilr ~~rinp~el6.No.. visiting his St. Louis hospital. packer here, but resigned some tlme brother and renewinb acquaintances. A. D. Anderson, enfcineer. and wlfe ago to engage in farmlng. Coach Tinner John O'Leary spent are now on a visit to California. Mr. and Mrs. Wllliam Pinkercon, ac- Inrlepmdencr Day fishing on the Xarats E. L. Magers, train dispatcher, wlfe companied by their two children wi31 des Cygnes River near Rocky Point. and son. Steve, are now at'tending the take in the Century of ~rogresiEx- Kanu. World's Fair at Chlcago. position about August 1st. Here's Our peepest sympathy 1s extended to Paul M. and wife, and son, Rae. of hoping they have a good time znd see Head Loach Clcancr LOUISLangel. In the 9ew Yorlc, sons of E. M. Edie, agent. many good sights. Mr. Pinkerton Is a loss of his wife, who passed away. June are vlsitors here. cellar packer nn the third shift 23rd, after an illness of two years. Loading at this station is now on W. W. Hqlmes. machlnlst; Is * off at the increase. Loaded 27 cars agalnst present havmg: his tonsils removed. 13 tor the same month last yenr. We hope he soon recovers and wlll be Katherine Schratz, daughter of F. G. out again fcellng fine. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Schratz. car inspector, is now on a KANSAS CITY, MO. vlsit to Fordland, Mo. 1%'. H. Morgan, platform man. has now bld In position as demurrage clerk LOCAL No. 1-SPRINGFIELD, MO. W. A. BULLSRD, Reporter at Pensacola. - - Clara Bess. dauahter of E. X. Edie. J. F. WASSON, Reporter Tom Davls and John Purtlc and fam- agent, Is now takTng music lessons at ily have transportation Co Chicago, and Springfield. Members of Local No. I held their they intend to spend a week visiting The wife of Walter Davldson, sec- regular meeting July 3rd. H. E. Burg- the World's 6alr in the near future. tlon foreman. had the misfortune to ess and Howard Pickens were nrraent----.,-. Emil Bodam formerly employed at break her ahin two places and 1s Mr. Burgess gave a talk on't6e Con- Wlchita as boller maker has been re- now in the Blemphis hospital. vention of Western Rallways which turned to Kansas Cltv account regular W. G. Evans. brakeman. has now was held In San Francisco. Callfornla. man returilng to work at that polnt. joined the ranks of the- benedicts, Mark Mercer and famlly vislted his Frank Haungs 1s taking a 30 days' marrylng a young lady from Okla- father and mother at Buena Vista, vacatlon and is vlsitlng In Buffalo and homa. Understand Brother Cnrson is Ark., the flrst of July. points in Canada with his family. slipplng fast. Mrs. E. L. Fuerst. who underwent Melvin McCready Is in St. Xary's Andy Schwartxenbau$h, pensloned an operatlon for appendicltis--G- .cii Hosnital. He was taken suddenly ill engineer, who has been qulle sick for on the road to recovery. find-at this wrltlng the doctors have some tlme, Is now able to be around Earl Deals and H. McClaIn of Los not determined the cause of his sick- again. -4ngeles Callfornla are spending a few ness. days vl'slting Ira Jones and family. Vance Morgan (colored), laborer, We thlnk Earl Is well leased with says be believes the depression Is over. NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS his new step-daddy. He attended church one Sunday eve- Walter Delo and wife left Spring- ning recently and states he noticed field, July 1st. for a trip to the Cen- more money In the collectlon plate EMERY HAGUDWOOD. Reporter tury of Progress Ex~ositlon at Chi- than usual. cago. 111. There were-35 in the party. Oscar Gossett, extra hostler is work- Many of the roundhouse and north The first three days they were there, ins In place of John Boes regular in- ahop men, wlth thelr famllles, who are 1310,000 people pald admission. Mr. side hostler who is taklnp a 30 days' members of the Christian Harmony Delo was very much impressed wlth leavn.--.". Singlng Choir, spent the day of Sun- the modernistic home which Is con- Thos. Lyles and family have just re- day, June 24th, at Red Top Missouri, structed of steel and Is air conditioned. turned from Shreveport. La.. where attending the 43rd ~nnudl Singlng He saw the Royal Scot of Scotlnnd traln. they have been vislting frlends and Convention, whlch was held there. which averages 55 miles per hour: relatlves. They report n grand time. Also the RrSt and latest tralns of the John Seibolt, Sr., has returned to Roy Matthews, machlnlst. was called Burlington Ratlway. He says he en- work alter belng absent four months to Centervilie. Iowa. on account of the tertained hlmself one evening at the on account of Illness. death of his father. which occurred at Casino, where he danced to Ben Boiler Foreman W. L. Chllds has re- that place, July 1st. Bernie's music. turned from his vacation. He vlslted W. J. Lozar, machlnlst, has returned We extend our sympathy to the fol- in Topeka and Holt'on. Kansas, and from Albuquerque New ~Wexico, where lowing .members and thelr famllles: also points in Nebraska. he was called on 'account of the .death Enoch Mallonnee In the death of his Mrs. H. K. S~aflord,wlfe of general of a brother. daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hooper. Or- foreman at Ft. Worth, Texas, spent Jesse Newton was also called to land Perrlsh In the death of his wife. several days in Kansas City visiting MansfieId. Missouri, during the paar Mrs. Katherine Fuerst of St. Louis Xr. and Nrs. Chas. Frizzelle and fam- month on account of the death of a la vlsftlng in Springfleld with her -ilv. ". brother. Mr. Newton ls a sheet metal son, E. L. Fuerst. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Land and Nr. worker on the second shlft. Sympathy and Mrs. WilIlam Bullard drove to of the roundhouse employes Is extend- Osceola. I\fissourl. over the week-end ed to these three brothers. recently on a fishlng trip, but the Ash Mrs. Silas Snlder has been qulte slck ROSEDALE TRAIN YARDS evidently were expectlng them for they during the past month, but is appar- found not one fish on the reception ently recovering nlcely at thls time. LEE RARFORD. Reporter committee. Mr. Snider is a machinlst on the day George Bell, second-class machinlst. shift. After belng bumped off a job at Kan- who has been cut off for nearly two Thomas Clark. laborer, Is off at thls sas City rip track, the writer has years, was called baek to work the rime on account of illness. taken a job at Rosedale train yards. other day. Oliver Derrlck. machinlst, Is back at Wm. L. Smith, formerly of Rose- -4t this wrltlnn 0. B. Stoner. round- work again after an absence of five dale traln yards, Is now working on house foreman, and famlly are'viwltiny: weeks due to Illness. the Kansas City rlp track. friends and relatlves at Ft. Scott. Fenton Coleman. locomotive Inspec- -4 new job has been put on at the Page 20

19th Street traln yards. George Buck A B. Holmqubt. machlnlst. was a re- RECLAMATION PLANT has taken this fob as oller. cent vlsitor in Springfield, Mo. Louis Burk, Inspecror. has just re- Carman Howard Dyer has returned to SPRINGFIELD, MO. cently bought an Oakland roadster. work after several days off the payroll. Now he has a car of his own. as Mrs. Coach Cleaner Grant M~rrthreports a T. 0. CHAPMAN. Reporter Burk wlll drive the famlly Ford. pleasant vacation. Roy Watts, Inspector. has been a Joseph. son of Machinist J. V. Adams. bachelor for the past month, whlle has returned home after a several days' Jess Ring 1s on the sick list. having Mrs. Watts has been visltlng friends \?isit with relatlves In Blrmlngham. Ala. been laid off for over a month. and relatives In South Dakota. Mrs. FL J. Sullivan accompanied her Charley S~~DDlost some tlme this Paul Dean, Inspector, has just re- nephews, huis and Gene Lohmeyer, to month, on accbunt or sickness, but -we cently bought a new Plymouth. Paul their home In Springfleld, Mo. are glad to report him back on the job Is. at thls wrltlng, taking a few days agaln. vacatlon. vlsltlng friends and relatives Robert Lewls and famlly spent the near Buffalo, Mo. Fourth on a rislt and successful flshing James L. Hutton, oller, Is the proud trlp wlth his parents In Howell County. father of a 6%-pound boy. The boy 3Ilssouri. was born April 19th. Mother and sou LOCAL No. 2-WEST LOCOMOTIVE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Delo went to are doing flne. SHOPS-SPRINGFIELD, MO. Henry Butler, box packer has re- Chlcago on one of the speclal party trlps cently been married. It was done so belng made from Sprlngfleld to visit the quietly that but few of hls frlends VIRGIL B. SMITH. Repxter Big Fair". They report a splendid knew about It. When Henry returned time and what they saw was worth the to work there were cigars for all of Mrs. Chas. Wooldrldge was called to price. his friends. Waco. Texas. on account of the serlous L A. Tupln came around for a short We are very sorry to report the illness of her brother. John W. Stewart. visit thls month. His work now takes death of Mrs. Lenard Arnold. slster of Mr. Stewart was passenger conductor him out of Sprlngfleld the largest part Bert Parrlsh and niece of Robert Par- between Monett and Oklahoma City for of the tlme. but we are always glad to rish, of Kansas City rip track. Mr. several years. He has made his home see him return to the pivot point. Arnold was a former employe of the In Hraco with his son. Ros-, former yard- Wm Wilhite has not worked at the Frisco In 1927. master at the South Side. for about 17 reclamation plant for the qast three Kenneth Ogden. oller. recently years. months, clue to rheumatism affl~ctlon.We boughr a blg elght cyllnder Chandler. L. L. Burkheart and family have just hope to report him having recovered in F. B. Scott, lead car inspector, just returned from a trlp to Liringston. our next month's report. recently returned from Cleveland, Montana. where they rislted Yellowstone Ohlo, where he enjoyed a short vaca- Park and several other interesting-. ~laces. We wish to extend our sympathy to tion. hey report a wonderful tlme. Herbert ancl Floyd Salsman. in the C. A. Brown. speclal ol'flcer reports Harry Yates. pipefltter. was operated death of their father. J. D. Salsman. Mr. a new Chevrolet will be delivered to on June 22 for appendicitis at the Frisco Salsman was quite old, and lived on a him on July 27. Hospital in Sprinaflelcl. farm near Marshfleld. Mo. Joe Berg, machlnist apprenllce at West Mrs. Edward Mondy has been vlsit- - - Shops, and Miss Narie Alexander were Ing relatives and frlends at Salem, and marrled June 14. Congratulatlons ! Springfleld, Ill.. the past three weeks. LOCAL No. l&BIRMINGHAM, ALA. George Jarrett, pipefltter at West Edward Is getting rather anxious for Shops, had the misfortune of having: his her return. W. A. MYERS. Reporter home destroyed by flre June 30. We Mark Mercer and family motored to extend our SvmDathY. Camdenton. in Southern Arkansas, to J. E. Rucks, roundhous& foreman. Carl ~avli,machinlst, has upheld his spend the Fourth of July and vislt a spent a few days in Pensacol9. Florlda. record as a flsherman by catching a few days with his parents. They re- last month. He undoubtedly did not get yellow cat at Osccola weighlng 18 ported a pleasant visit. and said that to Ash any while down there, as he didn't pounds. the hills were as steep LS ever. have any blg flsh storles to tell us when Floyd Basore. machinlst apprentice, he came back. Mrs. E. L. Fuerst was suddenly finlshed hls apprenticeshp at West Shops stricken wlth appendicitis on July 3. T. L. Purdy, machlnlst, has purchased July 10. another Ford coupe. after she had taken her husband to Earl Genung and wlfe spent July 4th work, and her physician advised an In>- Jack Holloway, machlnlst apprentice. visiting friends In Oklahoma City. has been transferred back to SprlnpAeld. medlate operatlon. which was performed Al. Gruessmeyer and family vlslted at the Sprlngfleld Baptlst Hospltal. She Mo to Ankh hls time there. Jack sure hls daughter at Qulncs-, Ill.. the Fourth wag glad to get back to Sprfnpfleld, as spent the Fourth recovering. and is im- of July. proving rapldly. that is his home town. We were sorry 3Ir. and M1-a W. F. Lawson and son. to lose hlm, but glad that he Is golng Don, visltecl ,relatives and friends In Wewere sorrv to learn of Loren Ellott. back home. Topeka over the Fourth. a former empfo$e at the store department C. J. Kennedy. plpeflttter. Is taklng a We won the Safety First Cup at West of the reclamation plant, belng Injured rest cure of several weeks' duration. He Ghops agaln. Everyone is happy over it. while at work on the government hos- Is spending his time with his relatives In especially Mr. Reeves, our superlntenclent. pital In Springfield. Our hopes are that San Antonio. Texas. We know everyone wlll do their best to his Injuries do not prove serlous. and Eugene Purdy, third-class machlnist. keep the cup. he comes through wlth a speedy recovery. has jumped right in the mddle of the Mrs. Virgil Smlth was calfed to Deni- Walter Thompson, wlle and daughter, sea of matrimony. Good luck to YOU. son, Texas, by the death of her brother- who have visited hls parents. Mr. and Gene, and may good fortune always In-law. W. 6. Paul. July 8. Mr. Paul Mrs. John W. Thompson. the past month. smile upon you. was formerly conductor on the Texas have gone to Harvard University for a The writer and family vlslted rela- Special between Denison and Sprlngfleld summer course. From there they will tives In Oakland and Palo Alto, Calif.. for the %I-IC-T Railway. having been re- return to London, Ontario. Canada. last month. tired in November, after 43 years' serv- where Walter wlll teach again the com- C. Fleck. welder spent his vacation at Ice. ing term in the unlversity he formerly Tybee Beach. out from Savannah. Ga. taught In. He and hls famlly reported a wonderful It is with regret we learn that Robert tlme on the beach. Falk was severely injured In ah acci- Jullus Robbe. machst. made a trip dent, when a wheel broke at the stave to San Francisco and Los Angeles last B. 6 8. bEPARTMCNT bolt mill, where he has been employed. month. He stopped at Galveston. Tex., EASTERN DIVISION on his way back. Robert was a former employe at the rec- H. D. Warren. diridon chalrman. Is lamation plant. and is a brother of now attending the quarterly sesslon of ARTHUR BUNCH. Reporter George Falk, one of our power plant the System Board at Springflelcl. engineers. Mrs. Melvin Hendry recently visited 3Ir. and Mrs. Wllllam Osmon went to relatives at Cushman. Okla. Llncoln. Ark., to spend the Fourth wlth Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. Ad- some frlends. When they returned to LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MI%% rin V. 0. Haskell and family in the loss Springfleld. Mrs. Osmon went on to St. of her husband. who passed away July 13. Louis to vlslt her daughter. Mrs... .Neal RAYMOND F. DEES. Rew J. P. Carter and Pang are now work- Garner, and the two of tl>em WIII KO ing at ~ebanon.MO- - from there to Chicago. to take In the Mrs. M. B. Lowe and chlld ren. wlfe Ebb Nease and sane are stlll worklng sights at the Century of Pn3gress Expo- ar.~,.I nhllA-an .... rrf .,-.nerrnnn ...-.., hnvn..-. returned at Osceola. Mo.. renewing the brldge over sltlqn, before Mrs. Osmon r eturns home home, after spendlng several weeks with the Osage Rlver. agaln. friends and relatlves in Chicago. Charles Wallace and gang are doinn The most of us have heal*d Jess Min- Mrs. W. R. Adams. wlfe and children some general repair work at Monetc hlck relate narratives of his former of machlnlst. are home after several Y issourl. days' exploits in Arkansas, as a flsher- days' visit with relatlves in Birmlng- At this wrltlnz we find Bill Sk~lesand man. opossum, raccoon. bea r and other ham, Ala. hls gang dolng-general rep\air work at wild animal life hunter. ak10 about his Thelma daughter of Machtnlst J. H. the St. Louis Terrnlnal. methods of capturing snakes and taming Branam and wife. is vlsiting her grand- J. A. Jones and gang are dolng gen- them. and never gave it seri ous thought, oarents. Mr. and Mrs E. H. Branam. of ern1 repalr work now at the Sprlngfleld but when he showed us a kodak photo ~lrmlngham,Ala. 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Lou, with a blacksnake (and a real live ber of the brothers were present and all Mr. Harris and Mr. Peere. both of the one at that) five feet and ten inches long. seemed to have a very good time. At mill shop, are reported off at thls writ- wrapped around her neck, and looking the regular meeting on July 7. R. W. ing. account of Illness. as cool as a cucunlber, we believed in Reed. Eastern division chairman. made a Geo. Offenburger, special equipment heredity stronger than ever. lXIary Lou. report on the convention he attended in machlnlst, has just returned from a west- who seems to be Imbued ~4than un- San Francisco. ern trip. which included the Cascade usual amount of nerve, captured the We nre sorry to report the death of XIountains, 3lilwauke~. Chicago and St. blacksnake on the James River when Mrs. Inez Logsden, mother of C. A. Louis. clad In her bathlng suit, while on a (Red) Logsclen, of Fornfelt. Mo.. June 13. swimming: party. He was wrapped Burial was made at Cape Glrardeau. Mrs. Tony Frankie, of Pierce City. Mo.. around the limb of a small tree, and was No. died July 6. She was the mother of Joe very reluctant about turning himself Mr. and AIrs. Carl Myrick's daughter. (Bottle) Frankie, of the north car yards. loose when she took hold of him, but she Bctty Jean, who has been sick for some Sam Wyre, north side boilermaker, has unwound him from his support and time, recently underwent ah operation to been worklng extra at Tulsa the past "snakeB" him out of the tree, and remove her tonsils, and is considerably week. wrapped him around her nrck, to pose improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sourman are the for her fricncls who had FI kodak along. Mrs. John Gass. who has been con- proud parents of a baby girl born June When she returned to Springflelcl, she fined to the hospital. is sufficiently re- 26. Xr. Sourman is the mill shop fore- brought Xlr. Blacksnake home with her, covered to bc at home now. man. and when he was turned loose on the Mr. and Mrs. R. L Pearman and Mr. street. he caused a large crowd to and Mrs. E. H. Prindel motorcci to Sikes- H. E. Burgess was present at hcal quickly assemble, but some man who had ton. Julv 4. where thev visited friends No. 1 regular mecting, July 3. He made a shotgun. and was not so friendly anci re~itlv&. the boys a very Ane talk. towards reptiles as Mary Lon. pro- V. V. Chapman's daughters. Lola and J. W. Seabough is back on the job cceded to try his marksmanship, and thus Beulah. of Oznrk. Mo.. visited friends npaln after being off some time with an came an end to this snakc's career. and reiatlves here' the last of June. injured foot. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Barnett have just We are \-ery sorry to report the death WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT returned from and extended visit with of A. C. Su-ineforcl (Kirk). which oc- home folks and friends in SIissiSsippi. curred July 1. Jlr. Swineford had been SPRINGFIELD, MO. Ted reports a Rne trip, but didn't bring with the Frisco for a number of years. back any large fish heads this year. serving as timekeeper in the back shop. CLAUDE HEREFORD. Reporter Visitors at the World's Fair from Lin- - denwood are Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sandera sf. A. Huff and wife spent the Fourth C. W. Losey has entered the Frisco and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Peck. of July in St. Louis, visiting their son. Hospltal in St. Louis for an operation F. L. Goodson, from Sherman, Texas. who formerly lived in Springfield. Mr. on his leg, which was broken last Octo- and son, Dr. Paul Goodson. from Hous- Huff works In the boiler shop. ber, but which has seemed to be rather ton. Mo., were visitors at E. R. UcNabb's Several of the boys, who have been stubborn about knitting. However, we recently. off for 6ome time in the north car yards, are hopeful of wonderful results from Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Flcke spent their have been called back to work. Among the operation, and wish for his early vacation vlsitina- in the old home town. several others "Happy" Potter. of the return home. Canadian, Tex. machine shop, Is back. We are glad to The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Langley are the see you back, boys. Potter, who was quite seriously injured owners of a new electric ice box. Bill Hart, of the boiler shop, Is drivlng while on a picnic recently. is sufficiently 0. M. Evans. stationary engineer, 1s a. new Overland car. Bill says. "Boys, improved to be removed to his home. it's a real car". Roy Xyers and wife spent the week- away on his vacation at the writing. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sanders, have had Mrs. L. 0. Myers, wife of Boilermaker end in Kansas City recently. visiting Nelpcr Myers, has Just returned from a relatives 'and frlends. as guests recently his mother and sister, Elliott Philllw Is on an exended vaca- of Nashville, Tenn. visit wlth relatives at Marshfield. 310. tlon trip to Los Angeles and other points Ed. Homewood was "taken for a ride" The north side boys extend sympathy in California. In his car by several hold-up men. dfter to 0. 0. Perrish. of the north train Sfrs. Chas. Robinson Is visitinr her drlving him around a while, they re- yards in the loss of his wife. Blrs. parents and other relatives and iriends lieved him of his pocketbook, put him ~erridhdied the latter part of June. in Dallas and Vernon. Texns. Out and took hls car away. The car was We have three new machinist appren- Fred Richardson, pumper at Lebanon. recovered later, only slightly damaged. tices at the north side. They are ROY In is St. John's Hospital. We hope for Brunley and Herbert Mathews. of the his spcedy recovery. machine shop. and Stanley Gomh, of the Herman Hereford 1s attending the En- ParY CWOP NEWS sheet metal department. deavor conventlon, whlch is held annu- - Miss &laud Robberson, daughter of ally on Presbyterian Hill. near Hollister. Rufus H. Robberson. of the tin shop. IS It is with sorrow that we report the CLAUD CAXPBELL. spending two months. visit~ngwith her death of Ed. Haskell, former B&B in- )orters brother In Rosebud. Mont. spector on thls divlsion. Ed. was of a Arthur Dodson, car carpenter, ot the very genial disposition, and his always eella Wlnso, daughter of B E. Ningo north traln yards, announces the birth welcome vislts to the shop will be car carpenter, has just returned from Of 9aughtef.'?-Ju:~.E oTp,",Y~;,h,"ve greatly missed. Our sympathy is ex- trip with frlends. They went to the namecl roe rtrrre urre rr~~~um-~L~.=AUI-. tended the bereaved. World's Fair, Detroit. Cincinnati and St. The stork again has visited the home Louis. She reports a good time and of Mr. and Xrs. E. L Barclay, leaving a many wonderful sights. baby girl on June 19. She has been LOCAL NO. 6-ST. LOUIS, MO. John Goodrich machinist. 1s drlving a named Shlrley May. - new Chrysler sedan. Since our last report. &Ira A. L E. R MeNABB and F. C. HENN. Romey Caldwell. paintel' in the north Hooper daughter of Knock Malone. died Reporters shops, who has been on the sick list In St. john's Hospital here. Mrs. Hooper for the past slx weeks, Is slowly im- was an employe of the Union National hcal No. 5 members were treated to Proving and was In to see the boys a few Bank lor a number of years. Our sym- a Dutch lunch on June 16. A large num- days ago. pathy is extended to the bereaved.

T,4XES PAID BY FRISCO their tax payments. A Quick f hinket The countless clipplngs~whlchhave (Conhued from Page 5) The mlnister In a little church that paragraph states : come to the Frlsco publldty depart- "So the tax suestion thts year has ment ask the people of the commun- used natural gas lor illumination an- new perplexltles. But the one thing ities to return their traffic to the nounced his text in solemn tones: I that Is going to stagger many eom- munitles and bring new problems rails, and not kill the goose that lays "Yea, the light of the wicked shaH be Is the matter of defaulting rallroad the golden egg. taxes. Truck and bus companies put out!" have cheerfully taken the business. It's up to each and every employe Immediately the c h u r c h w a a I Now It looks as though their pa- of the rallroad to bring this tax sit- I trons wlll have to make up the defl- plunged into total darkness. due to a cit in tax recelpts." uation to the attention of the ship- failure In the supply. The value of the rallroad to the pers and patrons of bus and truck communities, in support of their lines, and detalled figures for every "Brethren." said the minister, with school eystem, their state, county county and city served by the Frisco scarcely a moment's pause. "in view and dty governments Is beginnlng In Its ninestate territory will be of the Sudden and startling fulflllment to be appreciated, now that loss of given upon request sent in care of of this prophecy, we will spend a few traffic to the rallroade haa caused The Frirco Employes' Magazi~rc, St. mlnutes In silent prayer for the gas Borne of the roads to default with Louis. Ma. company." We wish to extend our deepest sym- at Chicago over the Fourth. and re- pathy to Mrs. J. C. Staples. in the loss marked how clean the City of Chicago of her mother. >Mrs. Eliza E. Wilson. at looked. Taloga. Okla. Bill Egen went on his vncatlon June Mr. and Mrs. George Church wel- 27, and divlded his tlme between sight- comed a nine-pound baby daughter to seeing at the Chicago fair and fishing PURCHASING DEPARTMENT their home July 7. This Is their fourth down In the Lake of the Ozarks. child. Mr. Church is one of our popular Chicago seems the main attraction, so ST. LOUIS, MO. brakemen. Bill Eichenauer. Karl Siebert and A. Mr. S. Graham. brakeman, has pur- Wallhermfechtel spent the Fourth of W. I.. RITTEK. Reporter chased a Skell~Aihg station. just south July holideys visiting at the Windy City- of Clinton. on Highway 13, where his son, This department extends its sympathy Stanley. is in charge. to James Kilker and family. in the death The weather being so hot. and the old C. 0. Claiborne, agent, reports the of thelr father, who was accidentally men and girls in our office so sunburned. hoboes are getting to be rather classy, as killed June 28 at Montpelier, Ohio. I can't get them to talk enough to get the he has discovered some carrylng their Skipper B. Borne of the recheck de- news. radios with them so they can enjoy the partment spent some of his vacation fish- R. B. McBrfde tells us a thriller about latest music of the day. ing at Steelville. Mo. Bill reported hav- the little wild. red squirrel that sits on Bob Long. section man, who was ser- inrr fair luck: however. he dld say the hfs kitchen window everv morninrr. He ¶ously hurt several weeks ago. fs still in flsh were running small. Now. tliat is and his wife "boo" at it-every morning. the haqpital at Sprlngfleld, but is getting what I call an honesf flsherman. but little squirrely just "boos" back. Mac along aa well as could be expected. He Mr. and Mrs. Em~eThielker spent intends Joining the Boy Scouts. In order was thrown from a hand car when it their vacation visiting In Chlcago and to be privileged to carry a gun and what not, so if that squirrel listens to us, he hit a hog on the track. Three other meh Milwaukee. and reported having a good had better make one leap back to the were sliphtly Injured at the time. trip. ?llnrl~q. The Frlsco girls urho attended the - - - - -.- -. Grand Assembly of the Order of Rain- Our Frank Nachtman still has his dogs bow Glris at St. Louis. from here. were: and what Ls left of his garden. The dogs seem to be In the lead. Ruth Walker. Nadine Windes. Loln Gas- DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S If you ask Lynn White or yours truly. tineau, and Geraldine Bannlng. OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. three point two makes just a good wash. But J. Danlels just drlnks a glass to put on weight. Neither Lynn or mvself have PEARL A. FAIN. Reporter galned much in weiglit on ~ohh,but we SIGNAL DEPARTMENT intend to. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Cncle Joe Wilson and Mm. Wilson If we could Induce Lucille Xever to spent several days in June visiting rela- try a glass for weight purposes oniy. NATILDA C. HOFFMAN, Reporter tives at Palmer. Ill. It seems thcy had H. Lester Clay doesn't say much. but an old-fashioned family reunion, and when he struts through the offlce wlth Averg Easter, signal hel~er.Tulaa. nn(l everyone had a glorious time. his red, white and blue suspenders, he Laverne Gordon. daughter of sectlon Sincere sympathy is extended to Chas. doesn't have to. It's just another flag foreman. Cnrbon Hill. Ala. were married Gaba. trucker, and his loved ones. In the day to him. death of his brother on June 29. Bernlce Hower tells us she and her July 4. We extend to the happs young friend, Doll Jean, spend thelr Sundaya at couple our best wishes for a bnght and Lon Cook had the misfortune to sprain happy future. hls ankle recently, but is OK now. some bathing pool with their friends, Mfs. R. C. Garton, w!fe of fitfinal su- Ameal Esselbruggie and France Bieder- Dervlsor, Springfleld. 1s visiting the Sincere sympathy is extended to the weeden. They are sorry their friend. World's Fair in Chicago. loved ones of Anthony Curtis Swineford. Claire can't swim. as then they could Paul W. Davis, signal malntainer. who died July 1 at St. John's Hospital. make 'it a sextet. Mem~his.torrether with Mrs. Davis and AIr. Swineford was enlployed in the Grace McEvoy celebrated her birthday son. Charles, is also spending some time inechanicnl department. on July 17. Congratulations, Grace ! at the World's Fair In Chicaao. Slrs. 0. Kemm and children spent sev- Henry Compton and his son. JIcVey, Mrs. F. C. Harper. wife, of signal sn- eral days in Rolla, the week of June 2.5, step out through the parlts in the evening, pervisor. Cape Girardeau. 310.. and sons, visiting Mm. Remln's sister and famlly. trapping butterflies. Henry re~ortscaD- Wallace and Bobbie. are visiting rela- Miss Charlotte Fain, sister of ye scribe. turing a rare specimen of bee. - We must tives in Le Roy, Iians. ant1 Miss Neva White, daughter of our believe him, because we know Henry Mrs. Elmer Henry, wife of signal engineer. C. H. White, left on the morn- doesn't trifle with thrce point two. maintainer, and sons. Arthur. Francis. ing of July 2 on a tour, with about 30 Understand I,. \IT.Iiistler and E. W. Elmer. Jr., and daughter. Irene. have others, to attend the World's Fair at Gatzert are entered In a fat men's race joined Mr. Henry at Wittenberg. Mo. Chicago. They returned ten daw later, at the Old Settlers' Picnic. If sped We extend our sympathy to Harry and as yet they have not been able to tell counts, we place our change on Mr. Barron, signal inspector. and Mrs. Bar- all they have seen. It was all so won- Kistler. ron. in the death of Mr. Barron's mother. derful! They spent several days in St. which occurred on June 29, at Lounden- Louis before returning home. ville. Ohio. Samuel Gaston, Jr., left on the morning or July 18, for the famous Boy Scout CLINTON AND OSCEOLA SUB. camp near Marshfleld. Camp Arrowhead. AUDITOR-REVENUES DEPT. where he will spend two glorious weeks. AmS, A. W. LIFFEE, Reporter This was Samuel's flrst experience along ST. LOUIS, MO. thin Ilne. and 111s enthusiasm was quite high. Due to the neglect ot your reporter. E. L KOHRING, Reporter 0. H. Miller and family motored to we've not been represented in the Maga- Lafe, Ark., over the Fourth. and had a zine lor two months. Since our last re- Those who attended the moonlight boat wonderful time. They brought Mr. Mil- port. Jack Trushell, brakeman, has been excursion on the Steamer .I.S.. Friday ler's grandmother home with them tor a retired, due to the age limit. Mr. Tru- night, June 30. sponsored by the Frisco visit here. shell was the oldest brakeman on the Men's and Girls' Clubs of St. Louis, had Saw C. H. Reed In the offlce the other division, and was on the passenger run an enjoyable evening. clay. He and 311'3. Reed are now living between Kansas City and Springfleld. We Marion Witte, retiring preddent, and in Topeka. Kans., and are visiting their wish him a long and happy vacation. Li1 Kulage, retiring secretary of the daughter BIrs. J. L. Harvey in Spring- Clyde Hunter, brakeman, has taken Friseo Girls' Club. were presented with field. hey plan on driving through to the passenger run. He and hls son. bracelets by admiring members of their Ottawa...--~-. Ill.. where they will visit Mr. Luther, will move to Springfield. where club, as a token of appreciation for their and Mrs. ~e~.'Stephen.and thence to the Luther will continue his schooling. He in good work while oflicers of the Girls' World's Fair. Mrs. Stephen, as you will an accOmplished musician and will be Club. no doubt remember. was formerly Miss niissed by his many Clinton friends. A. J. Bluth and famlly visited the Fair Bertha Reed of this office. Page 23

C. C. Meyer Is planning a trip to Ald- C. B. Crump, telegrapher. "S" ofPice, of his own. but. of course, In company rich. Mo.. where he wilI do plenty of and fanlily spent July 4 in Harrlson. with Ills mother. Mrs. L. K. Langsford. fishing, and J. G. Akridge Is looking Arkansas. At Michigan City. they were guests of forward to n trip to the White River. the Misses Clara and Margaret Langs- When they return, will have plenty of ford, who are spendlng a vacatlon In a news. MILL ST. PASSENGER STATION cabin on Lake Mlchlgan at that point. Was glad to see Mrn. Earl Davidson Enroute home, they attended the Fair. when she visited the office on June 20th SPRINGFIELD, MO. Irene Schaller spent tile week-end of Prom Wichita Falls, Texas. She and July 22nd-23rd visitlng In St. Louis. her husband and son were visiting W. S. WOOD. Reporter while Savina Fellin and Anna Helblp friends In Springfleld. Mrs. Davidson motored to Bennett Springs to attend was formerly Miss Henrietta Truman. Tom Iiennanler has been commuting a lovelv Dartv suonsored by Ann Mc- Was also glad to see Charles Gustin. betxvecn Monett and Springfleld lately ~lerneri.' - - from Roll&. Mo.. during the past month. to see the new daughter, who arrived We've also been having some visi- Charles is In the hotel business at Rolla, July 15. tors who have been vacationing In the and Invltes the "old gang" down. Clarence Oldaker dropped off ia see ua Ozarks: Clara Vanmaanan - Mauer. former -- for a few hours on his way from Chicago clerk. was here from Los Angeles and to Oklahoma City (which reminds us was the honoree of a number of Frisco MONETT LOCOMOTIVE that we should answer hls letter of parties. May 21). Mrs. Helen Owen-Rohrer, former DEPARTMENT NEWS Hank Mundy called us up lrom Kansas record clerk, and little daughter, - City, Kans., the other nlght, just to tell Helen Louise, or Portland. Ore.. have 3IARGUERITE FROSSARD, Rcporter all the gang hello, and that he la getting been visiting our Miss Ruth Owen, who mighty homesick for Springfield. thinks Helen Louise the nicest part Real news! One whose celibacy we Our deepest sympathy to E. W, Chau- of the vacation. considered impregnable has at last suc- det, whose father died recently after. a Magazlne readers will be Interested cumbed to the lure of matrimony, or the long illness. In knowinz that Mr. and ,Mrs. Claude fateful attraction of a certain girl from Emery (she was rormerly Agness Snrinafleltl. Mo.. who has now become Carter), former employes, dropped in Mrs. Lloyd L. Nimmo. Lloyd Is one of OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT lasr week from Phoenix, t1. Mr. .our locomotive inspectors. and its occurs Emerv is now em~lovedin .tne-!~Peices to us to remark that If he is as consci- TRANSPORTATION 2 the .~io-~rand&011 CO: In Phoenix entious and trustworthy In regard to his and tells us there nre also four other oblinatlons as a husband as In the per- EVLA STRATTON, Reporter Frisco old-tlmers in the Isame oflice. formance Of his duties as an Inspector, He asked for a cony of the "Fri~co Mrs. Nimmo is to be congratulated. Well. the NElY DEAL or PROS- Employes' Magazine", and to his de- Equally exciting and newsy was the PERITY or something. has put the word liaht was furnished with coplt?s for announcement of the marriage of Gilbert VACATIONS back lnto the dictionary eight months back. Now. wno says 31. Williams. machinist. to Miss Lucille again-at least we are enjoying them. the Magasine isn't read and appreci- Titus. of this city. on June 30. Our fer- and how! ated? Certal nly nor the Rio Grande vent wish for both these young couples George Ward waa the flrst to have a Oil Company. - is a long, happy and successful wedded nice lazy week at home--resting and flsh- life lng a bit. Pearl Townes just returned . Kow. you mi~htthlnk the above a from Chicago and says: "The Fair is pretty good ratlo of marriages for one simply grand!" Nary Dearing spent the F. L. & 0. CLAIM DEPARTMENT week, but that's only half of the num- third week in July golng here and there. SPRINGFIELD, MO. ber of Dan Cupld's conquests. On July Vera Melton Journeyed to Kansas City, 4 3Inrv Ellen Dowell of Springeld, be- where, we understand. "the one and only" came the wife of L ~.'~oggin,third class lives and Fl~renceand Catherine Lyons DAZEL LEWIS, Reporter machlnlst. and- left July la for a week in Colorado On or about the same date Engineer Springs and Denver, Colo. We are glad to re ort that Mrs. W. F. E. Zentner and Mrs. Opal '31oore re- And the Frisco youngsters are going P. McKinnell, wife o?~.P. McKlnnell. peated the famous vows of love, honor places. too: adjuster, Is rapidly recovering from a and obedience... . - -..- -. Jack Pennlngton. son of Mrs. Emily recent major operation and was able Our sympathies are tendered W. J. Pennington. Is having a gay vacation in to leave the hospital July 16. Larrick. third class machinist. who was Dallas. Texas. where he is visiting Mr. Mayme Hindman. general ciek. cele- called to Enid. Okla.. on June 20, ac- and Mrs. Rosa Aton: and Birdie Sutton's brated the Fourth of July In Kansas count of the death of a sister residlng at son and daughter are making big plans City vlslting her slst'er. that place. for a trip to the Century of Progress. Mrs. Hannah DickerSon spent a de- For the Past couple of months. En- while Rober Lester Langsford. Jr.. trav- Ilghtful week-end in Boonvllle. No., rineer J. J. Kenney has been on a leare eled to Michigan City, Ind., on a pass all with her son and his family. of absence, due to illness. and at present is convalescing In the hospital at St. Lou is. Mrs. H. J. Bfakeslee and clxughiera, Ruby and Helen. wife and daughters of engineer, are vacatlonlng in and around Denver. Colo. They plan to remain a couple Of months for the beneflt or Mrs. Blakeslee's health. Engineer D. C. Blakeslee is also TO users of SALTS: spending the summer In the shadow of the sublime and lofty peaks of the Colorado Rockles. seeklng to regaln pep Never take salts that are claimed to and vitality. be "diks" the lalta of the hlstorie springs in Carlsbad, Czechoalovakia. Insist on getting the genuine - CARLSBAD SPRUDEL SALT and enjoy the true benefits of the 0. L ' OtfSLEY. Reporter famous Carlsbad cure. Cdith M. Austln, chieK telephone oper- Nature's laboratory is still beyond ator. Pt. Scott. left July 18. for Los Imitation by man and the natural Anneles, where she will spend a short product of Carlsbad Springs god- vacation. Miss Edna Bennetzen, extra iively cannot be duplicated by man- operator from Sprin~fleld,will do relief work at Ft. Scott during the vacation ufactured saks. kidneys and btood atream In the treat- period. Concentrated lrnd effective in small ment of stomach, kidney and liver mm- Miss Agnes Sheehan, telephone oper- doses. CARLSBAD SPRUDFZ SALT plaints, rheumatism, obesity, and asso- ator. Kansas City, vislted the Springfleld ia the moat economical after all. 500 ciated headaches, colds and skin troubles. PBX oflice Julw 10. years ot medical experience are behind It is non-habit forming and thoroughly Miss Alice - arki in. chief telephone its use in correcting constipation and reliable. Refuse manulactured salts. Ask operator. Springfleld. spent the flrst 10 eliminating body poimna from bowels. you druggist fqr the genuina days of July visiting in Detroit. T. M. Maxwell. telegrapher "S" omce. returned June 26 after having sDent a vacation in the South. CARLSBAD SPRUDEL SALT Frank E. Feyen. clerk. "S; oflice. 1 went a few days in Chlcago durlng July. Miss Selma HoRman. telephone super- I The sen- rom Carlsbad, CZECHOSLOVAKIA visor. visited with friends in Oklahoma -- City July 4. We were all glad to see Carl F. The many friends of Mrs. Leo Mann Smith when he visited the obice re- better known to us as Mollle ~dwards: cently. Mr. Smlth, who was formerly were glad to see her recently, when $1.50 and $2.0eNO UP employed in thls department, is now she visited the office and also a sub- trablc manager of t'he South Texas sequent v~sit in whlch she brought Shippers' Associatlon, wlth headquar- along her three-year-old son. Nollle MANHATTAN HOTEL ters in Harlingen, Texas. also found time to join us on the Rooms With or Without At the present tlme. F. L. Pursley. Frisco boat ride, June 30, renewing adjuster, is conflned to hls home ac- her acquaintances among the Frisco Private Bath count illness. We wish for a speedy famlly. and complete recovery. And speaklng of the boat trip, It PENSACOLA, FLA. was noted that employes of the pas- senger department were conspicuous by their absence. We'll have to admit OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER yon weren't by yourselves. alst wlth other meetlngs to be held Tom Williamson has been ~ivlng th~r~.-.. - - - . ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter invitations to a beer party at his bache- Nlss Mary Sewton spenr Julv 16th lor quarters any time whlch suits your in Clinton. 31lssouri. The main attrac- Vacations! A word we scarcely ex- convenience. Of course. you bring the tion being a baby nlece at the home of beer. her sister. pected to see In thls column this sum- Mr. and 3frs. 0. TV. Rusa and son mer, but welcome nevertheless. Vaca- visited relatives in Fort Smlth over the tions have already been en;A"-A h-7 Bilss Grace Jochum, in Chlcar ourth. We hear that Fort Smith is Connolley, in Enid; Ray Jacot Paradlse on Earth". It must be, the In St. Louls. They have not ,ay the natives always go back every pleasant to us who have kep pportunlty they have. work, but hope maketh tl atrong to labor. Mrs. J. B. Hllton, wife of o' chlef clerk, was taken to the DVERCHARGE CLAIM-REVISING for an operatjon. We hope sh on the way to renewed healt CEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS, MO. time thls is read. f. H. KOEHLER, Reporter ... UY..UUI. -..-.)I n... .rLurr. "3 WrrJ of Chicago, where Mr. Wllllams will PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT. join them for a vlsit at the World's We have not received a letter lately -Wnlr .-... from Burton E. Burke, still out at the ST. LOUIS, MO. L. B. Reed spent July 4th at the Government Hospltal In Colorado. but - Century of Progress. "Speedy" really Prom information given by his rela- S. W. CHILTON, Reporter lived up to his name on the way home, tives it seems he is not doing- very as he came by alrplane from Chicago well. Due to a recent promotton In our to St. Louis. Joe Manlon has agaln returned to . departmenf Jimmle BIcEntee has The C. N. Small farnlly are rejolc- duty after qulte a lay-ofl due to 111- switched from the frelpht side and has Ing over the arrlval of a son on July neas, and looks like a new man. taken over the job vacated by Bruce 3rd. The young gentleman has been John Ronne has also returned after Ifahon. named Clifton Nelson. Mrs. Small was spending several weeks at his home H. C. James was up to hls old tricks Sellie Clifton before her marriaPe. in Kansas Clty. the week of July 9 by golng on a va- We were glad to have as n vi%itor As soon as we recelved the news cation trip and leavlng no forwarding recently. Ed Barry, formerly of the en- about vacatlons. Johnnle Blring was address. Susplclons were that he was gineering department: Chabee. He kept busy wrltlng out requests for leavlng on an extenslve tour when it was enroute to the Southwestern. di-- forelgn passes. Fred Sontag was the was heard that he made out his will vislon to take a position. flrst to break the ice, taking his boy before departing. A check-up on h!s We have heard that Earl Peak, of out to the Grand Canyon and Cali- return disclosed that he was down In the valuation department, St. Louis. fornia. A splendld trip, so Freddie the Cnrrent River country, enjoying has taken unto hlmself a wife. Our relates. the scenic beauty of our Missouri best wishes are extended to the young Harold Doerr and famlly spent a Ozarks. couple. We notice that Earl chose a few days at the World's Fair.and con- A few have taken all or part of their brlde from hls home state of Kansas. tinued on to Nlnneapolis. Harold re- vacetions. Rlch Knoll to Colorado, Those of us who know Earl, hope to ports the scenery along the upper Bruce Xahon on the Meramec, E. D. hare the pleasure sometlme of meet- Bflsslssippl to be supermaIlgorgeous-- Grob to the Falr and K. V. Koerver ing the "Missus". heh! heh! disappointed Waterloo by remalnlng at Broe Mitchell was away from the Of all the prlzes given with those home, offlce three days account of an lnfect- programs at the T. B. Ballgame, Joe An announcement reaches us of the ed foot. However. he Is agaln walk- Lueke had to draw one entitling him lmpendlng marrlage of our Raleigh ing "on two legs". to a marcel wave. Joe insists the girl Beatty. It also brings forth the fact The Misses Louls and Vlrglnla Bean knew what the prize was when she that our Raleigh Is a Junior. Well, attended the Southwide Meetlna of sold hlm the program. Junlor. we extend our best congratu Baptlst Young Pc ]eyer spent hls vacatlon to you and to Kathryn. and we wish S. C., in June. 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John 'Daly insists that Howard Law- GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S Mr. and Mrs. J. C. -4llan celebrated son call him Uncle John slnce the bl~ OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. the Fourth at Rock-a-way Beach. wedding. It developed that Daly's brother's wlfe's sister married How- ard's wife's brother. HELEN ALDRICH, Reporter Since the last items went to press, death has taken two of our falthful MONETT YARDS employes. Our deepest sympathy is extended to the families and loved ones of P. V. Hampton, and A. C. Swineford. LlNZY LLOYD. Reporter both having worked for the Frisco B. & 6. REPORT-SAPULPA, OKLA. for many years, and we miss them Our day General Yardmaster Earl verv much. J. C. WOODS, Reporter B. Spaln Is the proud possessor of ~hceresympathy 1s also extended to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Sisson In the a new 1933 Chevrol:f Sedan in whlch MISS Ruth Lantz has becn visiting Mrs. he Is strutting his stuff". loss of Mr. Sisson's father. Dr. W. B. Ernest Lee, at Peirce. Mr. and Mrs. Walter MayfleId were Sisson, of Kahoka, Missouri. called to Springfield account of the Homer Weber has been very 111 wlth Nr. and Mrs. Al. Laxton have pur- death of Mr. Mayfield's brother, Oren malaria for some tlme: however. his chased a new home in Sapulpa. Mayfield. who died In the Federal Hos- condition Is much Improved and we Al. Beeman has purchased a new nital at Tucson. Ariz. The funeral hope he will be able to be with us Plymouth. bok place at Sprlngfleld at the home again soon. This has afforded Guy E. F. Maggi and wife have gone to of hls mother. Mrs. A. M. Mayfield. Tummons an opportunity of extra Flint, Mlch.. where they expect to pur- Catherine Fenton, of Sabetha, Kan- work and we are glad to have him chase a new Chevrolet. They Intend to sas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. with us, too. tour Canada and return via the Chlcago Fenton, Is spending her vacation here We are always glad fdr former em- Fair. with her parents. ployes to vislt the offlce, especially Tom Alexander and hmlly have re- Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Edwards have when they have been away for sever- turned home from a visit to the World's just returned from a short vlsit to al years, and thls respect was paid to Falr at Chicago. Chlcago, where they attended the us, June 20. by Mrs. Earl Davidson. 0. V. Smith is gro~resslngnfcely with "Century of Progress Exposition". of Wichita Falls, Texas, who before the roundhouse at Oklahoma City. Mr. Edwards says that all who possi- her marrlage was 3Iiss Henrietta l'ru- E. F. Maggi has completed the razing bly can. should attend th~sgreat event mann of thls city. of the roundhouse at Francls. and take advantage of the low rates Chas. (Butch) Gustln also ~alduu the Frisco is offerlng the public. a nice vislt. July 3. having: come to Mr. and ~Mrs. John Graham, wlth Springfield from Rolla, where he la Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Graham, have just now employed, to spend the Fourth TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, TULSA returned from a ten days' vacation to with his parents. Wagnesboro. Miss, These two men are Mrs. A. W. Blume and son. Paul, de- MARGERY A. O'BRIEN, Reporter einployes in the car department in parted. July ll, for an extekded trip, Monett yards. They report making ~Mllwaukee being thelr destinatton. 1,488 miles wilhout any car trouble and, of course. they nor we wnold On July 11. 1933, tho Slate of Okla- whatever. Also report plenty of raln travel in that direction without spend- homa voted wet for the nrst time in the in that sectlon of the country. Both Ing time In Chicago to note the Cen- hlstorg. and on that same date the Frlsco families had a verv enjovable trim tury's Progress. Railroad came into much ~rominenceas With the grape season approa&hihlng K. P. Guin, dlvlslon storekee~erat the main railroad transpothg beer into we are looking forward to a great Bherman, was in Sprlngfleld. July 11. Tulsa and nearby towns from the St. shipment despite the recent drouth. Mr. and Mrs. PaUI Lowery and little Louis. Kansas City and other markets. Conductor F. A. Logan. with hls son daughter. Kathryn Delores, as well as Up to and including July 14, we had a and daughter, attended the Century Or Miss Maude Bedell, spent an enjoyable total of 47 carloads of beer. all of which Progress in Chicago. this montll. day in Kansas City, July 2. means a nice increase in our earnings

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HENRY ADAMSON QI GLOBE OIL AND REFINING CO. LEFLORE POTEAU REFINERS OF COAL & MINING COMPANIES GASOLINE, KER6SENE, DISTILLATE, GAS 01L and FUEL OIL MINERS and SHIPPERS Refinery on Frlsco Llnu-BLACKWELL, OKLA. Of Sales Dept., 1569 Philtower Bldg., TULSA, OKLA. TULSA CHlEF (Bituminous) and POYEAU CHIEF (Seml-Anthr.) COALS Mines Located at ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. TULSA and POTEAW, OKLA. REFINERS OF WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS COAL OF ANY GRADE I Call Phsnes: Residence 9681-Office 46388 OKLAHOMACITY, OKLA. OR WRITE US AT TULSA,OKPA. 5320E.tlthSt. Pngc 26 for the month. The most attractlvo nch 1001 as Mina Stuart studied under two cars new equipment to be installed feature about the beer. aside from its the! late great Pavlowa from her Rrst in their new gin at Manson. The being very refreshing, is that we will lesson and continued with her for tracks on the spur are also being continue to enjoy the regular movement. ye2Irs. Miss Mildred has alreadv at- lengthened to take care of his business. The Ladies' Club had their last noonday tai ned much success as a dance; and The work on the gin at Shannon by meeting of the summer on June 16, at we, as fellow members of the Frlsco Patteson Cotton Co. is progressing which time it was decided, owing to the farnily, are lookring: forward to her nicely and the gin will be completed excessive heat, that we would adjourn for sca ling the heights. In plenty of time for the comlng cot- thc summer. We had an attendance of 3dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hood and family, ton senson. twenty-seven. and . enjoyed a lovely hayre returned from Sherman and Dal- Mark Kats has opened up a mussel lunch. las where they visited several days shell industry here and Is buylng quite The Frisco operated a speclal excur- n.iIih relatives. a lot. He will have a car shlpment sion from Tulsa to Sulphur. Oltlrt. Sun- 7,Arord comes Irom St. Louir hospital soon. day, July 16. Sulphur is quite a reuort thert Henrv Warren, switchman. has The Sallee Rros. Handle Co. reports and affords many attractive features, Ulllrlergone an operation and is con- a nice business. They are now receiving among these being swimming boating. rallesclng nicely. His many friends hickory blocks by Frisco, the first in bathing, etc.. and those of us who took wllI1 be glad to hear the good news. over two years. Their orders are In- in the excursion last year will recall the 3dr. and Mrs. -4. W.Knos have gone creasing rapidly and they are running pleasant time we had. to- Readlng, Penna.. where they were In full force and probably have to run We were glad to have as our guests cal led account serious lllness of the nights to take care of their volume of mt the last meeting of the Ladles' Club, latter'a father. business. They are nlso Locating a two new members. Xrs. Franklin, former- I. W. Rheuark, fireman, has re- mill at Advance, Mo.. and Bloomfield, ly of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Potter, of 'ned to duty after an absence of No., to cut handle blanks to be shipped Springfield. rerat days account illness. to Pocahontas to finish. Our all-expense tours to ChIcago, in rfr. and Mrs. 0. E. Guin have gone Mr. Ludwig, agent Reyno -4rk.. has connection with the "Century of Prog- Ada. where they were called account returned to his post as agent at Reyno ress" still continue to be very attractlve. ! serious illne>sJ of the former's after-.a nice trip to Chicago to the On our Arst tour this month. July 2, we RB' ed father. --. hnd approximately nfty people, and have I<. A. Rat'chelder. smltchman. has rl +I."+ mnn.7 linnrl ..n "A". *hA *n,.r med from San Francisco, where 1 L,.rrL .r.nrr, r.rrrL, up .rur. ru.rnr rrlr rrru. tur scheduled for July 23. We are enjoying has been for the vast year. some nice revenue In our passenger cle- W. 4. Eastin, Western dlvislon co! partment from these tours, and our pa- ductor, has returned to service aft1 RARDEAU, MO. trons. on their return trip to Tulsa, haw an absence of several days account il expressed appreciation of the nice scrv- ness... - ices rendered. J. J. Charles. conductor, with 3Ir AIL. Reporter ;\In.W. L. Pendleton and children. Charlcs has Fone Po San Dieao. Cali family of soliciting freight and pa.ssenger where they will spend several wee1 Laura Colter, daughter agent. this office. left Tulsa today to visit visiting and enjoying the great out n* Pnnauctor and Mrs. Claud Colcer. the Chicago World's Fair for a few day&. doors. the bride of Walter Black of and will then go to West Virginia to visit It' Is gratifying. Indeed. tc Immediately after the cere- with relatives.- burrinens contlnually on the le young couple left on a Miss Maloney, of this office. has been First flfteen days, July. we on trip through the Oaarks. entertaining her brother and ram"-- '----increase of over 2.200 cars Irr and the writer were called Syracuse, N. Y. period last year.

OFFICE OF ASBIGTAN SUPERINTENDENT ST WEST TULSA, OKLA NATIONAL AHONTAS, ARI EDNA A. WOODEN, Reporter UmNK ChE.4TUS PRICE, Reporter in Wichita Hardly a day passes now but what I we hear of parties of Tulsans sallying F. W. Cox Cotton Co. has received forth to the blg show at Chicago. KANSAS Some of those who are anticipating a vlslt there in the near future are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. O'Conner, Mr. and Mrs. 31. L. York and a number of others. I FIRST NATIONAL BANK ( Friends of J. E. Head, clalm agent, will be lnterested in knowing that his charming and talented daughter. Miss I OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ( Mlldred, has gone to Hollywood, Cali- fornia, where she will study balleC FRISCC) DEPOSITORY tap and ballroom dancing in the JIurlel I Stuart School. This is quite a noted

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OKMULGEE* OKLAHOMA I The Central National Bank . Capitalwe apveciate and surplus YO- $350.000.~)-unt. I to Joplin, Mo.. on June 22nd account of freight office, laid ob July 3 and 4. the death of Mrs. Sam Lansmon. a Frank Carson rubntitutecl for him. Ex- sister of Mr. Parr and the writer's tra Clerk L. J. Timberlake relieved Earl aunt. Wamm. July 3 and 4. Joe Schumer, trucker. and family Fred Traylor bumped Paul Green, at spent a recent week-end in Memphl; Parsona, Mr. Green bumping in positlon visiting friends and relatives. at Sarcoxic. Claim agent and Mrs. Harry Allard Sw~tchmanGeorge L. Swearingen has have just returned from Illinois where left for an extendecl trip. vis~ting in they visited with relatives for several Chicago, Columbus, Ohlo, Seattle. and re- days. tnrninf by way of Los Angeles. Don Pam, ewttchman, who was oft Mrs. C. L. Wright and ch~ldren.tnm- duty a week account of a sprained IIy of bill clerk, are visiting relatives in knee, is again able to be back on the Herford, Kans. job. Frank 3IcCann and wife are spending Clay Smith, oper;ttor. spent' a week In their vacation at the World's Fair in Chi- the Ozarks fishing. From all reports cago. 3Ii% Teresa Baylcss is s~tbstitut- Clay and hi8 narty caught all the Ash ing for him. they COIII~eat. R~~perintendentJ. A. Mornn and wire hare returned iron1 a several dayn' vaca- tion spent in Chicago and other points. MECHANICAL AND TRANS Jack Dalton and wife have returnea PORTATION DEPARTMENTS from a vacation spent in Xcw Orleans HAYTI, MO. and Greenville, Miss. Mrs. W. W. Holm and son. Hayden. family of conductor. hare ret urned from WARRES H. BECK. Reporter a fisit In Jacksonville. Fin. Conductor H. R. ~a~nesonR nd wife are Bruce Hasting, coach cleaner has spendinn thcfr vacation in 01naha. 31in- been on the sick Ilst; but is now back neapolis and Chicago. on the job again. F. C. Larson roundhouse foreman In Conductor J. G. Sanders01I and wife apending a tin-day vacatlon on the have returned from a short business trlp AKINC of farm relief, what Eleven Point River. In Williamsville. 310. Theon Stack is actlng as rolrndhou~e mut the poor pigs? When rhry foreman whlle 311.. Larson is on hls vacation. OFFICE OF SUPERINTE complirin about an odor, boy, it's Engineer Myers is on the slck Ilst again. TERMINALS some odor1 Less particular things Fireman Pendergrass Is back on the KANSAS CITY, M joh ag~inafter a long spell of slck- than jigs shy at foul pipes. Yet so ness. TO31 KEXOE. Repo rter a person as a lady loves to Havtl is getllng ready for the ex- - cursibn to be run July 2211d. We are J. P. Smitl~, switchman. w ho recently have Fipe smoking in het presence- all hoplng Chls will be a big success. went to Albuquerque for his health. Brakemen Shoemaie and ;\loore have pansed nway in the Brothel-hood Sani- that is,, with the right .Gindof tobacco. been placed back on the Hayti board. tarinm at Albuaueroue. June .28. We cx- Hostler Wilson is spending a few il days in St. Louis. tend our sincere sympkthy to his family. Fot ?stance, no living thing, pig V. E. W. Dalrvmple bid in the, position or A. Eachus has displaced Miss agent at Ronctiale June 18 rlisolacina or per son, ever drew away from Sir Blossom Christopher OII second trick XIr. Crain, who was forced' to lake a telegraph job at Haytl. Miss Christo- Faye of absence due to ill health. Mr. ~AteiRaleigh's mild, fragrant mix- pher displacing Nations at Rlvthevllle rymple formcrly was agent at >It. and Nation coming to I non. ture in a smooth, well-kept pipe. displacing Operator Car Lich O'Connor was quitr amusing in role of "Sir Walter Raleigh" recent- Those rare Kentucky Burleys sat- Five women. Inclucling Mrs. O'Con- isfy the smoker, and delight nearby SUPERINTENDENT , very generounly allowed him to re- 1 in their car with them from River- non-smokers. Try a tin of Sir Walter ELIZABETH GRIESHA -,,.. ,.-,-. .-. slue Park. He was very grateful for - their hospitality untll misrortune over- Raleigh on your next store visit- Mrs. Cecll Sweat, of Tulsa. is visiting took them In the form of a blow out. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. VcBroom. After a few unsuccessful attempts on his the tin wrapped in gold- foil. You'll Miss Marguerite Dolen, daughter of part to jack up and repalr the damage. J. W. Dolen, conquctor, has returned he graciously offered to run flve miles see why particular men have adopted afier a few days vlsit with friends and send aid out to them from a garage at Rlytheville, Ark. n few feet from his home. this fine tobacco "whole hog." O. A. Morgan was called to Blythe- M~R.Skaggs and son. James. nre spend- vllle tn .relleve . . -.R. ...N. .Tohnsnn- -..--~. vnrrl-~- - - . . - - - .- . .- - --. .. - .rnc a summer vncarlun. ar "ushn City. Brown h Williamson Tobacco Cmporat;oo cierk, Tor a few days account sickness. Mnn. F. L. Peters, assistant divlsian en- Guy Davls, general yardma ster, and Lcuisvillc, KentucLy, Dept. K-38 gineer, was carled to Hardy, 4rk.. the family returned. July 8. from a week's first week In July account Illness and fishing trip in the Ozarks. Cc~ntrary to death of his father. Our heartfelt , .. Send sympathy Is extended him. the general run of returnlnr Ashermen. for this NIss Leota Friend, of Kanssa C!ty. he is very modest about his catch, and visited her sist'er, Mrs. John >let& aud is. a~oarentlv.-. reoortin~ - - the truth as to friends over the Fpurth. hL duccess. FREE No doubt friends of Mlss Esther We were pless~dto be honor ed with a Rlgdon, formerly stenographer in ac- vlsit. on July 5, by Frank DeC:roat. for- BOOKLET counting department, at Chaffee. will merly of Sprinpfleld, but now connectccl be interested in learnlng that she was with the 31. D. T. Co., located In St. married in Los Angeles. May 18. Louis. 310. Mr. DeGroat lookedI Ane. and Announcement has also been re- nermed to be enjoying the best of health. ceived of the marriage of Miss Mary Mm. T. C. Kehoe and son. Jack. are Ferrell, formerly stenographer in this spending their vacation visiting : relatives oflice. to Jack Lancaster at Sikeston. in Ocean Beach. San Diero. C: ~lif. Mo.. Saturday, July 15. 31. 6. Gisi. Leo Lane and 0. E. Rlg- don have just returned from a week- TELEGRAPH DEPARThIENT end fishlug trip with the usual "fish storv". FT. SCOTT,- KANS. I I ALICE HOGAN, Reporlter I NORTHERN DIVISION 31. H. Wood, dlvision linema n was off duty a few days recently 01 1 account I of sickness. He was relieved by C. T. OFFICE OF SUPERlNTENDENf nr:rH.VeCann, dispatcher.s ,clerk, and FORT SCOTT, KANS. Mrs. McCann suent thc week c~f July 18 in Chicago, aticnding the Fai,r . BLANCHE RICIiNELI, Reporter R. H. Hubbart. trainmaster. &lrs. Hub- bart and their eons and wiuses had a Virfiil Briggs, chief clerk-cashier of the p!easant vacation attending thc e Century of Progress together. nfr. and Mrs. Har- chanics. E. W. Bodam. boilermaker. n bout $20,000.00 tor equipment tor al- ry Hnbbart returned with them and spent has moved back to Kansas City as f;~lfa plant to manufacture hlghw a week with their parents here. welder. Q uality alfalfa meal In Seodesha, than Mrs. Edith Austin, chief telephone E. C. Hadler replaced Mr. Bodam ow available on the general market. operator, left July 17 for a month's va- here, eflective July 1, on which date ;'he Frisco has enjoyed haul on several cation which she will spend in Callfor- E. W. Weyl. mechanlc. also returned C ars of this equipment which has al- nia. Her cousln, Mrs. Lee Stiles, and to work. r eady moved. We have leased Mr. son, Junior, accompanied hcr. Ocher vacationists: Mrs L. 0. Cook small our old bridge buildlng for this Miss Edna Rennetzen. telephone oDer- wife or special ofricer. anci son, L~OV~' P lant. This mill is in midst of alfalfa ator. is doing relief work at Fort Scott left. Juiv 3, for Boulder. colorabo: Producing area which will Insure during the vacation season. where they expect to spen'd the next e :armers against loss of crops from M. W. Sullivan. second trkk dispatcher, two months visiting. (A. P. (Andy) ri kin as the hay Used Cor making the Is off duty, nursing a badly infected eye. Haberthier, retired penslon check n ew meal is takcn green from the H. &I- Cloud is working in his absence. clerk. left, duly 6, for Lyman and mowers, loaded on trucks and hauled A. P. Parks, second trlck wire chief. is Manitou. Colorado. where he will visit to the plant for dehydrating. The driving a new Chcvrolct, and is busy relatives. plant La the last word in a long pro- now puting mileage on it. B. E. Hobbert, engineer, recently cess of costly experimentation to pro- E. D. Dalrymple. agent. Rosedale, was moved to Neodesha from Wfchita. He duce a machlne capable of turning out off duty the flrst part of July on account was formerly on the Burrton Sub but a condensed product which would re- of the illness of Mrs. Dalrymple. who un- is now worktng on the Wichita ~hb. taln all the food value stored by nature derwent an emergency appendu opera- An interesting article in the Neode- in the growing plants and the flrst tion. sha Daily Sun of June 28 states the W. plant or this type in this section of the Mlss Kate Waldelich. operator at "0, J. Small Hay Company will spend country. X." officc. Kansas CiW, has returned to hor duties after a week's vacation. Oper- ators Norwood and Kewell each got in a few days there in her absence. On Bridges, JOPLIN, MO. ROGER C. FLXCCHER,- Reporter Tanks, Lloyd Lackey. night machinist. paid a visit to his mother in Boonville. Ark.. on June 17. He 1% also drivlng a Pon- tiac sedan now instead of the Nash Structural Steel coupe. A flshing party composed of G. L. Sea- nor. general foreman. Dlck Troutman. lo- cal florist, Luther McGehee. brother of Mr. Seanor. George Seanor. Jr.. and young DeGraK took a trip to Lake Taney- Effective, como the 17th and 18th of June. They not only brought back Ash stories, but a good mess of crappie to bear out their claims. They had a mighty enjoyable Economical Protection trip. Buslness in general must be picking up, we are pleased to state. With but one Cleaning and sealing steel work In need of re- exception there has been an extra switch engine working every day. Sunday in- newed protection is an expensive process if done cluded. the flrst flfteen days of July. and by hand. The Dearborn Chemical Company has the outlook Is pood for a continuance. developed a new, economltal method. Both road jobs are putting in overtime. and In some cases do not get through with the work then. Let's hope we have A sprayed on mating of NGOX-ID is first made to surely turned the corner. loosen up the old rust rrcale and kill the corrosion by penetrating to the seat of thb pit. During this soaklng and cleanlng process, all spots where rust WICHITA, KANSAS slabs or old coating fall off, should be touched up with NO-OX-ID, to prevent further corrosion. LOTA L. WILLIAMS. Reporter The structure may be completely cared for by We are very glad to know that Mrs. C. S. Underwood wife of divislon thls method, or when all rust is killed, a coating freight agent, 1s' now nhowlng con- of NO-OX-ID Filler Red, Black or Aluminum, may siderable Improvement. She has been in the hospital for several weeks seri- be applied, and a coat of paint over thls if delired. ously I11 with typhoid fever. Now that our dry and t'hlrsty land The NO-OX-ID does the work of cleaning and has been refreshened by a summer preparing the metal surface, and prevents any shower, we can go about our work with renewed vlgor and vim. Not a fu.rther rust action during the process. few have hied themselves to shady re- ccsses of distant flsllihg streams with baited hooks in search of flsh and ~00ling Inquiries invited breezes. Those from the roundhouse who have had short vacations are: Stanley Woods mechanic. and Alhert Teal. hostler hklper. spent a week at Ozark Lake where Stanley has a motor boat. Mr. Teal's biggest catch Dearborn Chemical Company was a 3% Ib. bass. Eugene Freeze, 205 &at 42nd Street, New York 310 So. Michigan Ale, Chicago pipe fltter, and family spent the week of June 17-25 flshlng on the Gascon- Frieo Building, St. Lrmir ade River In Missouri. near Roila. Another 3% Ib. bass! But watt. here's OHces in All Principal Cities a bigger one-the 5% lb. fish landed by Homer Moss, machlnlst, who, with his family, has just returned from a flshing trip near Eureka Springs. Ar- kansas, on the White River. Roda Tierney. mechanic, visited friends and relatives in Giloam Springs and St. Louis the week of June 26, but noth- ing said &bout any Ash. Ralph Cook. mechanic, who has been here the past six months, has moved to S~ringAeld. and 0. C. Carney, of Monett, has been in Wichita fllllng vacancies cr'eated by vacationlng me- August, 1933

MAlNTENANCE OF WAY DEPT. John Anderson has left the office FORT SCOTT, KANS. again. He bid In and was awarded the position of caller in the yards. YOUR PAY-CHECK Cecll King is gettlng ready for the when sickness GLADYS ROTH, Renorter big trlp through the northwest to Van- STOPS couver. B. C., and down the Paciflc Water servlce repairman C. A. or accident keep you Meath, wlfe and famlly spent the coast to San Francisco. off the job. Doctor month of Julv visiting points in the west, Canada knd Texas. and hospital bills W. 0. Findlev In B&B gang was off few days in ~blyaccount sickness. OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC rapidly consume Roadmaster Walter Marsh, wife and KANSAS CITY, MO. savings while reg- son attended the World's Fair while on their vacation as well as spending ular 1 i v i n g ex- a short the wlth relatives. LEOTA FRIEND and MARY DAILEY, Account puttlng on new B&B gang. Reporters penses go on Frank Jones Is now foreman on gang just the same. No. 6 and C. A. Wilson, T. R. Hair. Mrs. Dan H. SIcCarthy entertained Nathan Bray, Ward Mason Wm. J. with a shower In honor of Miss Protect your Grace and H. IV. ahm man; are em- Nargaret Gallagher, on Tuesday, June family against ployed in the gang. 20. On Tuesday June 21, Miss Gal- J. Xi. Stickney has been asslgncd to lagher became the brlde of Dr. Frank hardship and foreman position on section 31-6 at P. Welch. The young couple spent two Jok~lin. weeks in Alabama and varlous ~oints want with a Guy Axrell, foreman on F-12 at Altn- south, returning to Kansas City. July mont. Is off account sickness. 18, where Dr. Welch will continue his F. L. Mitchell or Leon has bid In and yractice afi chiropractor. CONTINENTAL asslgned to position of section foreman J. R. Hammonds, night roundhouse on L-S at Columbulr. Kans. foreman. I'ollon~ed the instructions of policy, which Chas. T. Shore h'zs been assigned to Henry Ford-the way to improve con- position of foreman on the new palnt ditions IS to buy, buy. buy-and pur- INSURE ///will assure an gang just recently put on. chased a new Ford. income when B&B Carpenters Jud C. Hughey and Jean Sfarie Faquln, of Memphis. John D. Parker have bid in vacancies Tennessee was the guest of Mr. and you are sick or in B&B sang No. 2. Foreman 11. D. Mrs. G. E. Dauahertu the first two r-ihhr -. ., .,-. neeksofJdy. - - hurt. "The Fred A. Bohne, B&B carpenter, lo Mrs. Mr. B. Berry as vlsltlng her Railroad Man's now working wlth gang KO. 4. daughter In Downs. Kansas. And from C. N. Long. foreman at F-21 a1 the scars on Mr. Berry's forefingers. Company" h as Piedmont, has been asslgned to section Indicating self-inlilcted knlft wounds, F-27 with headquarters at Leon, Kan- we venture to say he will be glad to ! already paid its sas. rellnauisli all rights to the culinary policy holdere B&d gang Foreman Jones, have art a5 soon an the Missus returns. been busy duhng July dismantling the 3funsey Jerome Sartain. Jr. Is work- and their benefi- old off'ice bullding at Fort Scott. ing as machinist agprentlce in' the Kan- When work comnleted will sreatlv im- sas City roundhousc, havlng been as- ciaries over 395,- prove the general appearance of sta- signed the vacancy created bv Loren 000,000 in claims. tion siirroundings. XI. Walker, who is just out of fils time. W. S. Repairman E. D. Wagner spent Lce Bufflngton, of SprlngRelrl, as- a short time in July vlslting his rela- slsted in the office while the wrltcrs Ccmtineoe~a~'ahy rives in Wisconsin. J. E. Bcckley re- took an exl'ra holiday and vislted home lieved hlm at Kansas City. folks over July 4th. 1 Corning throuqh the yards we notlced W. 4. Bullnrd has returned from his Chlcago. Toronto. San Francisco recent trip to California, but as yet we OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT have no details of the convention. KANSAS CITY, MO. Waller Heck and family drove to Ft. Scott' recently to visit relatives. We have our suspicions the bIg idea war. MARK CASSIDY, Reporter to see hou! much speed the new Dodge would make. C. C. Lacy reports a very enjoyable Sews received in this ofPice of the time on hls trip to the World's Falr in nrriv:~I of a new son at the R. E. Chicago ~ndthe northern woods. Breedlove home in Memphis, Tennes- F. B. Malcolm has successfully conl- see. We hereby offer congratulations. nleted a tour of the Ozarks. Bonnie, no doubt. had a very good trip and only wishes that It could have lasted !HAIL1NG LISTSI longer. Andy Kranichfield worked Bonnfc's job In his absence. T RAFFlC DEPARTMENT I have been critlclzed about the date KANSAS CITY, MO. Pave the way to mow MI- wlb tcwl RldCed for the last boat-rlde, but names and addnssea of Llve prodpecta. onesr folks, I didn't 6et the date. I will admlt that It ralned and stormed ROY E. 3IARIXa. Reporter Get them from the oridnal cornpilea - -- of baaic list information--up to da* and blew like an ocean gale, but after- aeeurrte--guanntocd. wards It was delishtPully pleasant. Assistant General Frelght and Pas- Jack Butch, our former yardmaster, senger Agent E. G. Baker has been in Tell ur about ywr.bus1ne.s. We'll help now atatloned at JIemphis was among Oklahoma the past few wecks In con- you find the prospecb. No ob- those present. In svite of the weather, nection with solicitation nf World's ligation for consultation rerrice. there were a few' hardy souls who Fair traffic. made the trlp. I suppose the weather The annual "trek" of the Boy Scouts man will have to be consulted before to their summer encampment at Osce- the next Frlsco affair is rriven. oIa, hIissourl, in now on. The first After all these years. filmel- 1,Inde- contlngenl of 135 left here July 5th man ha8 moved. Maybe it was just and will be Eone two weeks, followed around the corner, but nevertheless. he by two other-groups. The entnusiasnl haa moved. of t'hese youngsters for camp life at- This 1s the time of the year. that tests to the values being built up by whenever you hear the whistle of an that organization. A good exarn1)le is engine and the rythniic click of wheels Billy Finnagan, son of our night sta- on rails that you get the wanderlust tlon master at Tulsa and fori~r~st?- and are assalled with rislons and del tion passenger agent here. Hi118 IS siren for that longed-for trip. And the recipient' of the highest houors how to use the mails to sell even fL you don't get to make the trip, that organizatlon can offer and at this CIS and serviw Write today. it's a grand sport at least to have time is attending the Boy Scout jam- planned. boree in Hun~arv. His manv Kansas Sick Fracul says hls golf game wilt Citr frlends r&oicc wlth hlm. R. L. POLK & CO. now improve conuiderably. He has Miss Stewart just limped in from a Polk B1dg.-Detroit, Mich. given up the managership of his ball meek-end trin to the Chicaoo Fair and Branches in Principal Ciik pm. ("Incidentally," says Bill Walsh, has some wdnderful repor& of its at- World's Lnrgwt City Directory Publishen the ball team will now win ball tractions. After reaching there, she gamer.") Nick attributed the loss of had visions of spending the night in Mailing List Compilers. Business %lib weight from the heat and hard.work, Lincoln Park, due to the heavy demand ti- Produceta oCDirect Mail Advcrtiaing. but Blll insists it was from staylng up for hotel accommodations. Being re- nights worrylng about the ball team. murceful she managed however to do Pegc 30

her blt towada brinslng a cercain large furnish concerts at Sulphur. very enthusiastic account of the won- hotel out of the "red". Mr. and hlrs. Carl Schmidt have just ders to be seen and also some inter- The longest drought In Oklahoma returned from a vacation around Kan- esting plctures he snapped whlle has just ended. The flow of beer sas City. Mr. Schmldt said they 'had strolling in the grounds. Think there across its border after the zero hour, a heckuva fine time. Mr. Schmidt 1s will be several decide to go see A Cen- Jul 1st. may be compared wlth the rate clerk at Ft. Smith frei~hthouse. tury of Progress. that were not going. rusK into the Cherokee strip In t tfter hearing Harry's tales. early days. The Frisco played an 11 Helen Horrell has been feeling "un- portant part in this rush, over o ler the weather", but glad to report hundred and flfty cars belng hand1 rhe Is looking okey again and says through this terminal within a week. he thinks she will survivr. Car loadings at Kansas City co The unusually hot weather we have tinue to exceed those of lasr ye; lad lately has certainly taken the whlch indicator Is the best baromet starch" out of most of us. It has be- of buslness condltions In this terrlto~ :ome a toplc of the day to surmise A large contributor is the Ford Mot srhen it might rain-since there has Company, whose shipments so far tt lot been a raln In thls fair clty for the year have more than doubled the to1 ,ast six weeks. for 1932. Ruslness picklnp up daily, stocks We handled approximately 1,0 :oing higher. and everybody in gener- members of the Civillan Conservatiurr vi c were su~I J LU rear 11 ur rrte uoaLrk al in a better frame of mind--that's Corps from Kansas City to thelr en- of 311~sJessie Arterburg's father who the "SEW DEAL". Three cheers, for campment along our lines during the passed away suddenly during ' ~uly. that' corner we finally got around. past month. A llke number was han- We extend our deepest sympathy to dled through Kansas City enroute to Jessie In her bereavement. Frank Hubert had a very badly In- Ft. Leavenworth and work camps in Jean Marie Moore, daughter of Mr. fected elbow for a few days which the norrhwest. and Mrs. W. 0. Moore. Is vacationing gave him a little trouble until It was We, of the trafYic department, very wlth relatives In Barnett and JeKer- lanced and now It looks llke he put it I~IIC~nnpreciate the close cooperation son Ciry. Mo. Jean is develoninr; into in a "meat chopper". given is by those In other -depart- quite a promising COW-girl; havlng How very glad this town was when mentu. There is an omlnous sllence ridden all the cows on the farm. our Jlmmie Mattern was found. Be- here "roundabouts" from the chorus of Congratulations are in order to John ing a Fort M'orth product we were that anclent game. No longer do we V. Brannon. of the auditor's office. all terribly anxious for his welfare. hear rhat chortle of low scores: in- who was married to Bliss Anna Belle stead an occasional outburst about Marvel, Friday, July 14th, in a quiet giving up the game. It must be that home weddlng, attended by relatives the heat has created mental hazards and close friends. The former Miss not conducive to reaching the lower Xarvel was for three years a popular SOUTHERN DIVISION 1 ei~hties. and active student at Texas W?ma?lB5 Do not overlook an opportunity for Colleee. We extend "broadcasting" about our pre-cooled for-tEeir happiness. sleeplng car to Tulsa on the "Okla- Another wedding TERMINALS ffoman" and the lounge-dlner on the Frisco Iolka was tha - Kansas City-Florida Special". It may Ferguson, son of Jc menn an addltlonal ticket for the who was marrled on IVEX, Reporter Frisco. Miss Helen Dean Dav - This also was an rrk, and have wedding, the ceremony being uer- returned from a vlsit to Pensacola, Fla. formed at the home of the bride's R. H. Lamm, chief jolnt Inspector, mother. and Jlrs. Lamm motored Lo An~ory, CENTRAL DIVISION Too bad F. L Perklns. of our of- >Iiss., to spend July 4th with relatives. flce, had to spend his vacatlon nursing XIrs. C. J. Thompson. wife or chlef I -vollen jaw, but he now reports he - clerk, is enjoy~nga vlalt with rela- ?cts to be in condition to chal- tlves In Biloxl Mlss. She will also SUPERINTENDENT'S (1 .e Mr. H. S. Penvy of Brownwood visit sen- ~rlkansbefore returning , fried chlcken eatlng conlewt any home. FT. SMITH, ARK, &. (Mr. Peavy to bring the ducks.) - arold, young son of Mr. and llrs. Mrs. Frank 3rock and baby daugh- ,,. E. Evans. has just returned from ter have returned to thelr home In EARL E. DODD, Reporter a rlsit to Marionville, lfo.. Sl~ring- h'ew Orla""-..,-..., .,..--.9Cf~" -* VIPit, .-.- XVitl, .. --.. Mr.. field, and points on the White Rlver. rock's father, Geo. Martln, engine J. R. Wllholt, traveling accountant, Incidentally Harold got in plenty of foreman. Mrs. Brock was accompanied spent several days with us checking plain and 1Aft-handed fishing, and re- home bl- her sister, Miss Lols Martin. over joint facilities. Mr. Wllhoit was ports he enjoyed visit'ing the farm and who wl 11 spend some time in New a1 one the the head or the divlsion that good old appetizin~ food and ex- Orleans. accountant's oRice at Fr. Smith. ercise in the open spaces. Bob Brocchus and famlly spent their vacation in Minnesota, flshing. Mr. Brocchus is 8ure telling the boys some real fish stories. now. Mr. Brocchua is an engineer working out of Ft. Smith. Monett Steam Laundry In the last issue of thls magazine T RAFFlC DEPARTl Mo. we announced we were going to-oger- FORT WORTH, T Monett, atc a Grotto Special to Chicago. We did, and it was a blg success. The COME ON LET'S ALL PULL FOR s~ecialleft Ft. Smith at 10:30 a. m., CORTLYNE PLEDGE. June 25th, arrived in Chlcago ?:00 a. MONETT m., 26th. This trnln carried over 300 Harry Granger has ret". ,,CU .. "... passengers. The spe'cial was arranged the World's Fair ~t Chicago wlth under the Grotto supervision. The Frisco was hlghly pralsed by many patrons for the splendid service ren- dered.-.. . MONETT STATE BANK We are now looking forward to the BEAMER HANIJLE CO. speclal to be operated July 23rd from AND TRUST CO. Hope. Ark., to Sulphur. Okla., Platt VAN BUREN, MO. A Good. Progressive Bank Xatlonal Park. the round tr~ptor a in a low rate of from $1.00 to 31.50 ae- MAKERS OF TOOL HANDLES cording to distance. It is estimated Good Railroad Town that about 1,000 people will take ad- AND FISE BALL BATS vantage of this special. The HUE^ XOSETT, MO. band wlll accompany this special and

CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY MILLSAP EROS. COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS DEPARTMENT STORE F. f. ESGLEBIAN. Prealdent JOS. 31. O'DOWD, Supt., Sprlnglleld, Blo. 0. I. FITZGERALD. \'Ice-Pres. and Sec'y GUY KRESS. Bupt., Sprlnfleld, Jlo. DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE CHAS. GlldY, Manager, SprlngUeld, 310. J[. S. ESGLEMAE;, Vlce-Pres., Dallaa, Tex. FAIR PRICES Ganaral Office: Rallway Exchange Bldg, KANSAS CITY, 310. Branch Offlo08: ST. LOUIS, 310.. SPRINGFIELD, >KO., FT. WORTH, TEX., DALLAS. TEX. MONETT, MO. Atrr~ust,1933 Page 31

Nlss Lenora Gorman, daughter of snent the week-end at Lookout Noun- -- superintendent of terminals and Mrs. tain, Chattanooga, Tenn.. recently. 1 E:. A. Teed, are visiting relatives in Mr. R. F. Oxley, chief clerk to traffic To mm ww Ohio. manager, and Mrs. Oxley report a , 3Iias Alveula Smlth, stenographer fn grand and glorious Fourth spent on the local agent's office, is away on a Warrior River. WANT TO MAKE thirty-day leave of absence. Mlss Mrs. M. G. Cooper, wlfe of clalm Smlth wlll visit relatives in Mississippi agent, has as her house guests, her I and Louisiana whlle away. Miss Dollie sisters and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Vic- Hinkle, of Springfleld, Mo.. is supplying trr Wiberg and son, of Chicago, Mrs. more money1 for Miss Smlth. Clifton Trammell, of Rockmar't, Ga., blru. Jeanne Brown and Mrs. Dorothy and Jno. E. Faust of Xew Orleans. YOU dodt "get" raises these days- Graffeno of New Orleans, are the house Mrs. ?dartha Allen, secretary to Claim I guests dr Clerk R. A. Kiloatrick and Agent M. G. Cooper, entertained re- you emthem! 51rs. Kilpatrick. cently for her guest, Mrs. Zella Stovall I Mrs. Ray Blankenbaker, wife of of Lena, Miss. THESEare strenuous times. competition b keen I piecework checker, has returned from Dld I enjoy the week-end vislting ...effxiency must be high. a vlslt with relatlves in Abbot, Miss. wlth friends in Atlanta, Ga.. recently? SOlonger can you "hit the bod' for s raise Mr. and Mrs. Blanlcenbaker have as Well, I certainly did. and- - net it "on vmr nerve." I- thelr guest Mr. Blankenbaker's mother ~GgetriiG ihGdG on your training. and sister hom Amory, Miss. Do you want to earn more? If you do, we Mary McGowen, daughter OK Mrs. challenge you to mark and mail this coumnl It I has been -the beginninn- - of succes for men all Nellle DIcGowen, 1s visltlng Mr. and TRAINMASTER'S OFFlCE over the world. Mrs. J. A. Armstrong In Tupelo, Miss. AMORY, MISSISSIPPI But don't bother if you're a quitter, It takes I She will also vlslt Mr. and Mrs. A. J. fight and hard work to get ahead these days. Gregory in Amory.. . Miss., before re- If you're a fighter - if you're willing to risk turning home. VIOLET GOLDSMITH, Reporter a three-cent stamp on yourself -mark and mail I J. L. Griggs, painter, and Mrs. Ifriggs this coupon loduyl I are the proud parents of a baby boy C. 5. "Pa" Jones, age 87, father OK whlch arrived at their home about two Mrs. W. P. Johnson. wife of engine weeks ago. foreman dled July 13th at Amory. Jullus Robbe, machlnlst, and W. A. Mr. ~onkshad made his home with Rivers, machlnlst, have returned from Mrs. Johnson for many years. He was BOX 86I8-F. Scranton, Panna. a~iextended vlsit to Los Angeles, San a Confederate Veteran and beloved by Ex~kinlullv .bout your mum In the aubieot marked X: Francisco and other points on the all who knew him. We all offer our 0 Rosdmlurem humolivs Fireman west coast. sympathy to Mrs. Johnson and family. 0 Section Work n Air Brnka Miss Velma Lea, daughter of Dls- Bridge Loginccrinm b Roundhouse Work J. W. Velt, car inspector. is scill con- 0 Office Em~louea I3 Mwhinht snd Tool-ker fined to hls home account of illness. patcher W. E. Lea, left for a ten days' 0 ~Mechaoical Drawing Bailermeking C. D. Nelson. car Inspector, who suf- visit to Chicago and the fair. Miss 0 Chemiatry O Tinarnilh and Pipeltten tered a stroke of paraiysls recently, Evelyn Jones, daughter oC Conductor 0 Loeonlotive EnnheorinmU Car Inrocetora is conflned to St. Vlncent Hospital. W. F. Jones. 1s also attending- the H. M. kIcLemore, n-elghmaster at East Century of Progress. Name ...... A,...... C. H. Goldsmith, trainmaster. Mrr. Thomas, and Mrs. McLemore, have re- Occnaolton ...... Bn~pIwrU by ...... turned from a visit to Daytona Beach, Goldsmith and daughter, Vlolet, spent several days in Henderson Kentucky Ad&wa ...... Fln. Etnploycrs or lkla Hwd coil: rcccice a we&Z dZ~wunt J. E. Rucks, roundhouse foreman, visiting Mr. Goldsmith's parents. Ni~n has relurned from a visit to Chntta- Evelyn Rhoarles, niece of Mrs. Gold- nooaa, Tenn.. Memehis and Pensacola. smith from Owensboro. Kentucky, ac- Fla- . companied them back to Amory for a ars. F. M. Packard, wlfe of chlef few clays' vlsit. glad hc is now improving nlcely, and we clerk to agent, is visitlng relatlves in Mrs. TV. C. Colthorpe, wlfe of con- wish for him a soeedv recoverv. Memphls. ductor, and son. Jack, spent severat Gordon ~obertson-and wife, cashler. days in Myrtle. Mlss.. rislting relatlves. spent July 2-4 in Chlcago, attending the Mrs. R. T. Hynson, wife of dispatcher, Fair. Mrs. Robertson going from there to BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICE had 3Ilss AIerle Hamm, of Llttie Rock. Hollywood. Calif., to spend the month -4rk.. for a visitor during- the week of of July with her mother and sisters. July' 4th. 3Iiss Lucille Linville, daughter of nlght LAUNA M. CHEW, Reporter Mrs. Pat Kendall. wlfe of brakeman, chief clerk, visited friends In Houston, has returned from a trlp of several Texas, the flrst week of July. Dan McD~no~gh,son of D. F. Mc- weeks in Chicaao. where she visited 311-s. H. H. Smith, wife of our boss. en- Donough executive general ngent. wllo friends and relatives. joyed several dnys in Chicago thc flrst resides ih Dallas, Texas. visited with Mrs. T. N. Trotter, wife of conductor, part of July. attendlna the World's Fair. his parents and frlends recently. and daughters, Mary and Lieuneil, wI11 N. R. Walker, clerk, enjoyed July 6-8 W. W. Wade, rate clerk, spent a re- spend several weeks visiting relatives In Hardy. Ark.. vlsitlng hls son. cent week-end with relatives in Hack- in Texas. Paul Humphrey, son of switch order elburg, Ala. Mrs. R. J. Sullivan. wlfe ot boiler clerk, left July 7 for Forrest City, Ark.. Sam McDonough, son or D. F. Mc- inspector, spent several days In Spring- to spend the remainder of the summer Donough, executive general agent. is field. Missouri. visiting her mother. with his ~randparents. receiving congratulations on his grad- \\'e were all very sorry to learn of J. T. Carrigan, bill clerk, took off July u,ltion in law, at the University of the death of 3Ir. A. Parsons, road- 15, B. C. Scruggs taking care of his work. Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Ala. manter on the Pensacola division. We Mrs. H. H. Thomas, wlfe of local arcent. Townley. Ala.. was a recent offer our sincere sympathy to the fam- vcsitoi to Birmingham. ily. Bonnie Chew, son of the ivrlter, re- ENGINEERING, BRlDGE AND cently visited in Chattanooga, Tenn.. with LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE BUILDING, WATER SERVICE friends. DEPARTMENTS-YALE, TENN. Sam McDonough son of Executive MEMPHIS, TENN. General Agent D.' P. JfcDonough, is CREATIE SICKLES, Reporter recelvinn coneratulatlons on having VfROlKIA GRIFFIN, Reporter i'on the ~enssChampionship, Birmx - Brldne work on the Pensacola Sub Irtgham Country Club. If this keeps Cllad to report 311.s. George Barbee. ais- during- the month of June set some- u1~1Sam will soon havc to rent storage ter of Mrs. Lelia Lenihan, stenographer, what of a record, we belleve. This siace to keep his trophies. has improved some. She was quite ill work was done under toreman W. -4. Members and friends of the Women's the latter part of June. Digman wlth a fourteen-man gang. Traffic Club are looking forward to the W. W. Humphrey, switch order clerk, They covered ballast deck bridges R- swimming party and picnic, July 22nd, nnd son. Paul, spent June 16-21 in Chi- 813.5. K-815.2 and R-976.4, a total of at Roebuck Country Club. which takes cago, attendlng the World's Fair. which flftv-one ~anels. These brld~eswere the nlace of their regular- monthly they enjoyed very much. rebuilt in-twenty-one and a half days. meoting. B. C. Johnson and F. L AIken spent News came to the office. July 6th, C. E. Bowen H. J. Brown and Mr. 11'. the week-end of June 17 at Reel Foot that Roadmaster A. Parsons died at Wade, of the 'traffic manager's oflice, Lake. flshing. and brought back .85 and the Frisco hospital in St. Louis, due to a lot of ~oodAsh stories. paralysis. While his going means a A. 'IV. Holmes, chief clain~clerk, took big loss to the railroad, it is a much off on June 26. to be with hls father. who bl~serloss to the familv. and the enl- We Fill Your Hospital Prescri~tlonl wan hcre for the day. ploses on the southern division ex- D. E. Creeclen, dispositlon clerk. was tcnii to the family deepest sympathy. The PRICHARD-BuTCHLEY called for jury service, June 27 and 28, Joe McCartnev has taken the lob as and then released. water service repairman in the Yale DRUG COMPANY G. R. Humphrey, Jr.. young son of Terminal, account G, A. Campbell re- The Rexall Store station accountant. had an emergency turnfng to h!s home In Springfleld. operation for appendicitis the night of Whlle trylng to avoid hitting a S. W. Cor. Main & Wall Phone 170 June 26, and had to rcmaln In the hos- wagon which pulled out In front of FT. SCOTT. KAh'S. pital over two weeks. For rrvrral days her car. Miss Thelma Drashman struck he wasn't expected to live. \Vc are all a tree, causing Nlss Drashman to re- CE;,'~ a number of bruises and damage Conductor George Barbee and.daugh- Storekeeper C. E. Wheatley spent to her new Chevrolet, somewhat. We ter, Miss Faye, werc also vlsltors at July 16th. visltlng home folks in are very glad Miss Drashman escaped the World's Fair the latter aart of S~ringfieid.- - without serious Injury. June and they report having- had .a We heartlly welcome the new mem- Division Engineer Koontr a n d grand time whlle in Chicago. ber to the Frisco fnmily. John Eugene daughter. Ruth Anne. spent July 4th Mr. Frazler and family spent part Breedlove arrived to make his home in Springfleld and witnessed the ball of their vacation on the Current River with Mr. and Mrs. "Bob" Breedlove on game between Springfield and Joplin. Branch, making the trip in thelr clr. June 25th. which accounts for the big George Wllson Koontz played on the From the expression on Mr. Frnzier'5 smile on Nr. Breedlove's face recently. Joplin team. face on hfs return to the 0ffic2. one ~uchgood has been accomplished Bridge Inspector R. L. Redding need not ask if he had a good time. by the operation of the Oil Spray car visited a few days the week of June Tommy Scruggs and family drove to over the north end of the line anc? we 26th wlth relatives in Tulsa. Chattanooga for a few days and thc are sure iust as much good w111 be Mrs. J. E. Shipman has been visltlnp: rest of his vacation. Tommy tells us. galned by- the operation- of thls car In West Plains. Mrs. R. E. Gaines he spent golfing and fishing. over the south end. and daughter have been visiting in Hardy and Memphis the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peck and daugh- MINES ON THE FRISCO AT GARBOM HILL. ALABAMA ter have been vacarioning the past two I I weeks. While nway thev spent several days at the World's ~&irand report the trig very interesting. I MOSS & McCORMACK I MINERS AND SHIPPERS COAL- Blacksmith, Bunker, Steam, ~ornestic-COAL " H ERCU LES " 190 1-4 American Trust Building BIRMINGHAM. ALA. -Red Strand- WIRE ROPE * Made Only by ALBERT RUSSELL T. R. SIMMONS A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. Tough CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY Sbong JASPER, ALABAMA 1 Safe Lumber Durable I Railroad - Pine and Hardwood - Two Mllllon Feet Per Month I - on the Frisco in Alabama Branshes I I NEW YOUR JASPER ELDRIDGE HOWARD CHICAGO DENVER Fully Eaulpped Plant Planing Mill, Car Deckinp Planing MI11, Oak and SAN and Retail Yard and Short Dimension Pine Car Lumber FRANCISCO I I DEPENDABLE SERVICE - QUALITY COUNTS I

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passengers- regardless- of conditions. Here's to reach every man in your organization that what themanager of the burned mil1wrote:- had anything to do with such a courtesy." "Please accept this as our most sincere thanks with courtesy and iervice,let ~~i~~~ speed for the extreme courtesy your company ex- your shipment or short- tended us during our very damaging fire early en your journey from, to , Tuesday morning. I know no act of and thru Frisco-land. friendship greater than was extended S. 's. BUTLER us by your company, when sdmeone General Traffic Manager . in your organization ordered one of SAINT LOUIS :

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