Milwaukee Road engineer~ are always seeking sOIllething better in design and Illethods. g The application of new techniques produced the HIAWATHAS, first of the Speed­ liners. For freight service,all-welded, plywood-lined steel box cars were developed that carry heavier pay loads with less dead weight. fJl Milwaukee Road craftsIllen build the best that rolls on rails in the COIllpany's cOIllplete Illanufacturing plant at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (j[ Milwaukee Road Illen design 'eIll, build 'eIll and roll 'eIll. It's a cOIllbination' that can't he heat. THE ROAD • The Milwaukee Mtrain. As one of the cars the April 20, 1946, issue of The the car foreman's office in Council drew abreast he blinked and took a New Yorker, where it appea.red in Bluffs. AI's son ~as confined to a second look at the placard it carried. the southeast corner of page 32: Japanese prison camp for three years "Where the hell is Montevideo?" it "As the invading waters retreated. and during that time managed to smug­ said. He was even' more astounded a shift in temperature changed Yel· when the occupants shouted, "Hi, lowstone into a huge sub-tropical gle out the addresses of 3,000 of his Jens!" It was a group of his Okin­ marsh w her e giant dinosaurs fellow captives. Last Christmas he sent awa buddies whom he had sold on drowsed and fed in the green half­ a card to everyone of them and re­ the merits of his favorite city. light that filtered down through ceived over 750 responses. great jungle trees ... something worse than the South Pacific jungles • • or even the dreams of a lotion drink­ er.-Booklet issued by the'Milwau­ Remark overhead in a Chicago Either the readers of this magazine kee Road.... restaurant: "I think the Milwaukee don't know their Texas and Wyoming "Jergens?". inquired The New Road has the pleasantest, most con· history or they just don't give a hang Yorker. tended-looking employes of any rail­ whether we are correct in our state­ The Milwaukee Magazine had a road in the city." ments or not. At any rate, no one to look around, and sure enough, there • date has called us on a mistake made it was on page 9 of "Postwar Vet· last month (in bo~d face type) conCern­ erans' Victory Vacations." Herman Weig, employed in the West­ ing the Milwaukee Road's potential ern Passenger Association's military gubernatrix. We said, gullibly quoting bureau in Chicago, tells us that there our informant, that if Mrs. Jennie was a time when the Milwaukee Road O'Hern, second trick operator at Wak~ honored passes issued by an outside con­ pala, S. D., should be successful in her cern. Back in the early '80s his em­ bid for the governorship of South player, the English firm of Close Bros. Dakota, she would be the first woman & Company, purchased about 165,000 governor in the history of the United acres of land in Pipestone County, Minn., States. That statement was unfair to from the Milwaukee Road. The brothers the memory of Mrs. Miriam Ferguson acted as agents for other English con-' of Texas and Mrs. Nellie T. Ross of cerns in the purchase, and la ter handled Wyoming. "Ma" Ferguson, who was the re-sale of parcels of land to settlers. elected in 1924 and staged a return en­ The firm's agents in Illinois, Iowa and gagement in 1932, is generally regarded other states would take prospective as the first and only woman governor of r/"1f::1 buyers-usually known as "land seekers" a state, but the fact is that Mrs. Ross "NO,MISS JON!:S, I ,!:EL sO JUMPY -to Pipestone City, where the branch was sworn in as governor of Wyoming \ DON'T WANT TO 5E!: ANYON!:." office was located; from there they would be driven out and shown the land. A. V. H. Carpenter, general pass­ enger agent of the Milwaukee Road at that time, furnished the firm with books The Cover of blank trip passes. As office boy for F. B. White, a commercial representative for the Western Union Telegraph Close Bros. in Chicago, Mr. Weig made Company in Chicago, demonstrates by the picture on the cover of this issue out passes in favor of the land agents, that a freight train can be even more photogenic than a sleek streamliner­ provided they advised the firm that they provided you know your angles, your hyperfocal distances and your exposure had one or more prospects ready to go. equations. In addition to all the photographic know·how common to the camera enthusiast, Mr. White harbors a love for trains and railroad subjects The English firm's field agent at Pipe­ generally. stone would report the arrival of each Taken near Mont Clare station on the west side of Chicago, the picture agent and the number of men the agent shows engine 644 pulling a string of loaded cars westward out of the Gale· took out. However, if he used a pass wood yards. The camera used is a Z~4 x 3 ~ Graflex, and the exposure was without having at least one land seeker, 1/150 second at f.8, with an orange filter. . he never would be given another pass. Although an amateur shutter snapper working with· a box camera would need a little luck to get an equally good picture, it has been done plenty of All in all, Close Bros. purchased and re­ times. And that reminds us to remind you that the· Milwaukee Magazine sold to actual settlers more than 1,000,­ is always looking for good pictures of Milwaukee Road people and equip· 000 acres of land in Iowa, Minnesota, ment. With film returning to the dealers' shelves, and with several month. Kansas and Texas. It was this same firm of sunshine coming up, picture possibilities are limitleM. let WI 1ft wh,u which in 1898-1900 organized an": built you ~t. the White Pass & Yukon Railway from Skagway, Alstreamliners, are samples of what is early years he filled a variety of posi­ neer of the Coast and Idaho Divisions, meant by a good slogan. The entries with headquarters at Tacoma, Wash., tions in that department, and in 1910 so far submitted are conclusive proof was promoted to the position of chief has resigned at his own request and ac­ that Milwaukee employes have some clerk to the chief engineer. In the lat­ cepted the position of chief train dis­ strikingly original ideas about what ter capacity he became known by many patcher at Port Angeles, Wash. constitutes a good slogan and yours employes of the Road, and his gentle H. J. McMahon, district safety en­ may be the most arresting or appropriate manner and exceptional conscientious­ gineer of the Rocky Mountain and of them all. ness earned the admiration of everyone Trans-Missouri Divisions, is transferred The contest, offering cash prizes to­ with whom he had contact. The Mil­ to Tacoma, vice T. E. Corbett resigned. taling $500, with a first prize of $200 waukee Magazine owes a debt of grati­ Victor C. Peterson is appointed dis­ and 27 additional prizes; is open to all tude to him for his efforts to keep it trict safety engineer with headquarters employes of the Road, full or part advised of matters concerning his de­ in Butte, Mont., vice H. J. McMahon time (except employes of the public re­ partment's operations and personnel, transferred. I lations and advertising departments) both before and after his retirement. and to their children under 18 years Passenger Traffic Department Mr. Weise was president of the I· of age. There is no limit to the num­ Effective May 1, 1946: American Bridge and Building Associa­ ber of entries which may be submitted Leo W. Kelly is appointed traveling tion in 1920 and treasurer from 1941 -some contestants mail contributions passenger agent with headquarters in to 1943. Although his chief interest several times a week-and the rules are St. Louis, Mo., succeeding D. K. Shep­ was engineering, particularly with re­ easy to follow. Merely write, print or pard who has resigned to accept a posi­ gard to bridge structures, he was also type your slogan of 10 words or less tion with a St. Louis travel bureau. a music enthusiast and a careful student on the coupon below or on a postcard Bernard H. Desens is appointed city of history. One of his greatest pleasures or sheet of letter paper and mail it in. passenger agent, succeeding Leo W. was the search for material pertaining Be sure to give your full name and ad- Kelly. to the background of patriotic songs and paintings. Fred Weise was a credit to his railroad. --.... Contest Editor Mark Twain was_-­ one of the first The Milwaukee Magazine champions of the typewriter (patented Room 356, Union Station by Christopher L. Sholes of Milwaukee Chicago 6, Ill. in 1868). When the manufacturer asked Here is my entry in the big slogan contest. (If you need more room for your him for a testimonial, he wrote plead­ entries, use your own entry blank.) ingly: "Please do not even divulge the fact that I own a machine. I have entirely stopped using the typewriter, ••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••• '.0 •••••••••••••••••••• ': •• 0 •••••••••••••••• , ••••• for the reason that I never could write a letter with it to anybody without ••••••••••••••••••••• , •••••••••••••• 00 ••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••••••••••• , •• ....: receiving a request by return mail that

I not only describe the machine but Name ... 0 ••••• 0.0.'_ •••••••• , ••••••••••••••• 0 •••••• '0' •••••••••••••••••••••• state what progress I had made in the use of it. I don't .like to write letters, Address and so I don't· want people to. know I own this curiosity-breeding. little joker"· I Clty· •...... , . State · .. The letter wa9 printed in a cata­ I I RR Dept.. or Office... . ", . logue. It caused typewriter sales to I· .. skyrocket. ~------May. 1946 5 Safety Trophy Goes to Milwaukee Division

Second Consecutive Win Gives Superintendenl Valentine and His Men Permanent Possession of Cup

N the fifth year of its presentation: rion, track, B&B, signal, telegraph, car, .. rhe Milwaukee Road's handsome I locomotive and store department em­ A PROGRAM of accident pre­ Safery Trophy was awarded to the Mil­ ployes on the division who haC: worked vention is effective when waukee Division "for keeps" on Apr. 8, almost 2,000,000 man-hours without everyone, of hiS' own free will, rhat division having outranked all others a reportable injury in 1945. The divi­ does his part in avoiding injuries. on the railroad in 1944 and 1945, there­ Through the years, rules for sion as a whole had worked 127 days safety have been adopted from by meeting the contest requirement of or 1,150,000 man-hours continuously time to time and studied for no two consecutive victories. Almost 800 with a clear record. Being at the bot­ other reason than to prevent in­ Milwaukee Division men and women, tom of the safety Contest list for the juries, which everyone knows re­ sult only in pain, human misery officers of the Road, press representa­ years 1940 and 1941, Mr. Benson con­ and loss of earning power. These rives and other guests attended the tinued, the employes of the Milwaukee rules are of no practical value Safety A ward Luncheon in the Hotel Division made up their minds to do unless they are obeyed! Pfister in Milwaukee and witnessed the something about it and they did in 1944 Enforcement of the rules is the job of the supervisor. That en­ presentation. and 1945, the casualty rate of 2.12 for forcement will be effective if he General Solicitor M. L. Bluhm, act­ the latter year being the lowest achieved adopts a firm but friendly atti­ ing as toastmaster, introduced all of by any division on the railroad since the tude and, as a result, develops the speakers, the first of whom was J. beginning of the contest in 1941. Among among men a spirit of willing· ness, cooperation and loyalty L. Bohn, mayor of Milwaukee. In his the division's other accomplishments for which, if obtained, would make tribute to the trophy winners he stressed the year just past was· a completely any program successful. the importance of safety and what it clean slate with respect to fatalities. Observance of the rules is the means to the city of Milwaukee to have C. H. Buford, executive vice presi­ job of everyone working together hand in hand in a spirit of good so many safety-minded individuals dent, taking advantage of his first op­ will and loyalty with a determina­ among its citizens. portunity to address a large group of tion .to avoid injury to ourselves The outstanding safety record of the Milwaukee Road employes since his re­ and to each other. Then, and then Milwaukee Division employes and their cent return from the Association of only, will success in safety be assured. conscientious support of Superintendent American Railroads, told the group how The men and women of the Valentine's drive toward an ever-lower his regard for the people of the Milwau­ Milwaukee Division know what accident rate on his division constituted kee Road had been intensified during has been accomplished through the theme of the remarks made by L. his years in Washington, D. c., where safe methods and pradices dur­ ing the past few years and every­ J. Benson, assistant to vice president. his work afforded him an opportunity one is proud of the record. I am He made an appeal for similar safety to compare his railroad with others. confident they will continue their accomplishments by the other 17 divi­ Vice President J. T. Gillick's remarks fine efforts in acCident prevention were brief but, as usual, to the point. so that the Milwaukee Division sions. He pointed proudly to the sta­ will be known generally as a safe place for a man to work. -J. H. Valentine, Superintend­ ent, Milwaukee Division.

He praised the assemblage of men for what they had done. "You're a swell bunch," he said. When President H. A. Scandrett was introduced he had to wait a while be­ fore addressing the group, as Toast­ . master Bluhm set off a lusty chorus of "Happy Birthday to You" when he mentioned that the occasion was notable 011 a second score, Apr. 8 being Mr. Scandrett's birthday. "This," the presi­ dent said when the applause sUQsideL, "is the largest birthday party I ever ar­ tended," He expressed his gratitude to all present and went on to say that the Milwaukee Road would have been ac­ corded the distinction of winning the 1945 National Railroad Employes Safety Contest had the system casualty rate been 2.12, such as was the case on the PrelideDt H. A. Scandrett (riqht) pr.....nla th.. Sctf..ty Trophy to Superintond"nt 1. H. Valentine, as Milwaukee Division, instead of 8.54, L. 1. BellllOD. aui.lanl 10 operatlnq vice pr..sident, watches the cup go out 01 circulation. Since It is IIOW the M11wcrukee D1v1siOD'. to keep, this particulca trophy will never be awcaded again. (Continued on page 8) 6 The Milwaukee MagaZine Ascending or descending car ladders requires secure looting and a firm hand grip. The picture above shows an employe rals· ing himseU to the car rool; he will not release his hand grip until he is salely on top. Closing car doors calls lor care and thought. as do all railroad operations. The sale. method. shown in the picture above. is the best because II keeps hands from being crushed between the door and door post.

Placed between the head of a jack and other melal surface. a piece 01 wood serves to prevent a .slip which might result in serio ous injury. The picture above shows the safe way.

Proper stance is as important to safety in handling a track wrench as it is to a good score in gall. Mainienance 01 Way Salety Rule No. 112 explains the reason lor the sale method shown in the above picture..

Startin'g a track spike the safe way. as shown in the picture With knees bent and back erect. a man can lilt an obiecl wllh· above. saves fingers from painful injury. Maintenance of Way out placing undue strain on his back muscles: like the employe Safety Rule No. 121 provides complete details of the method to pictured above. he would be lettinq the leg muscles -do the work. Jonow. May. 1946 7 (Continued from page 6 ) In getting on or ott cars or loco­ since the railroad which won had a rate motives, 81 employes were hurt, and of 3.36. He voiced the fervent hope falls which did not involve trains that this great honor might some day claimed 79 victims, more tha'n double soon come to the Milwaukee Road the number of employe casualties in all family. types of train accidents. There was a note of determination Employes' legs, from the hip to the and earnestness in President Scandrett's toes, took most punishment during the voice as he summarized the safety per­ past year, there being 377 reportable formance of the entire system, review­ leg injuries, including 137 fractures and ing the record since he came to the 3 amputations. Arms, from the shoulder Road in 1928. At the conclusion of to the finger tips, suffered a total of his address, Mr. Scanclrettpresented the 136 reportable injuries and 71 of these silver loving cup to Superintendent were fractures and 10 were amputations. Valentine for permanent safe keeping. Back injuries amounted to 94 and most In his response, Mr. Valentine thanked of these were strains. all who had contributed so much toward the winning of the cQntest two The New Man Needs 1I!0re Help years consecutively, and called upon the The fact that 42 per cent of the employes of the division to continue casualties last year involved employes to set the safety example for all other 6.lATIONAL SAFET'I' COUNCI\,. with service of one year or less em­ divisions. phasizes the need of helping the new man on the job to help himself. Being Celebration CaR Be Repeated for almost 50 years each without in­ Daily a big brother to the man who needs curring a reportable casualty. In the help pays bountiful dividends in per­ A Safety Award Luncheon is always year 1945 the records for the system sonal satisfaction to the one who helps a happy occasion, being a victorious showed that one employe could have and lessens the danger for all who work celebration based on one of the most worked approximately 48 years without with him. important aspects of railroading, but being disabled by an injury. The record reveals that only 2 per a similar celebration can be held daily 'The job of railroac!ing generally is cent of the total number of employes in the home of the safe workman who, . as safe as the workers make it and they on. the entire railroad incurred reportable having completed his day's assign­ did not make it very safe for themselves injuries last year while the remainder ment free of injury, returns home to during the year 1945, as the figures were working almost 99,000,000 man­ take his place at a banquet table set show. Chief among the causes of re­ hours safely. The 37,727 workmen who ~specially wher~ portable injuries were miscellaneous for him and he is sur­ carried out their everyday tasks with­ rounded by those who care. train service accidents which included out being injured certainly proved that During the past quarter century the numerous items such as slipping, trip­ accidents can be prevented. lowest system casualty rate (2.08) on ping, stepping on objects along the right It is difficult to measure the full bene­ the Milwaukee Road was established in of way, falling, and closing car doors nt of the safety program because there 1931. Based on the total man-hours all incorrectly. The handling of freight is no shock connected with an injury ~mployes worked that year, it would and supplies accounted for 127 of the prevented. In fact, it is seldom that an have been possible for four employes to 843 reportable injuries which occurred employe who has had a narrow escape have carried out their daily assignments during 1945. tells about it. However, it is logical to assume that the families of 37,727 Mil­ waukee employes were happier last year Standings of Divisions in Safety Contest than they would have been had the breadwinner been listed as a casualty. Entire Year 1945 Stanclings Look into the home of a Milwaukee Entire Road employe. Perhaps there is a small Rank Division Casualties I.C.C. Year 1944 child there just learning to walk. Ob­ Report. Casualty Casually Fatal able Rate Rank Rale serve how the child will extend its I Milwaukee . 7 2.12 1 4.54 arms for assistance from. ,lll adult, or to 2 Iowa &. Southern Minnesota . I 11 4.50 4 5.44 grasp a chair or other handy object in 3 Kansas City . 11 5.01 5 5.65 an effort to prevent a fall. The motions 4 Dubuque &. Illinois . 4 20 5.27 7 6.80 5 Coast . 33 5.72 12 7.63 are practically the same for anyone 6 Superior . 12 5.84 2 4.58 when a fall is impending. "Self preserva­ 7 LaCrosse &; River . 1 41 6.23 11 7.58 tion" it is called, and that is why it 8 Iowa Bl Dakota . 1 lO 6.36 14 8.50 seems so strange that adults must be 9 Iowa .....•...... 2 32 6.76 6 6.48 requested or admonished to protect 10 Trans-Missouri . 1 31 6.95 9 7.27 11 Madison . 14 7.28 3 5.43 themselves. Safety is not something that 12 TwinCiry Terminals ...... •. 1 51 7.66 8 7.05 can be rammed down a man's throat and, 13 Rocky Mountain . 2 41 9.21 17 10.49 even if 'it 'could be it would do him' 14 Idaho . 22 9.40 13 8.02 no good to get it that way. 15 Milwaukee Terminals . 1 143 12.25 16 9.99 16 Hastings &. Dakota..•...... 63 12.41 10 7.41 A man's conviction that safety must 17 Terre Haute ...... •...... 47' 12.44 15 9.51 come first can be brought about only 18 Chicago Terminals . 4 152 15.34 18 13.65 through education-not the AnC kind, Others (Incl. S&.DC, but through the stimulation of correct Police, Gen. Off.) . 1 82 6.52 3.84 SYSTEM TOTAL 1945 . 19 843 8.54 7.77 thoughts. It has been said that safety SYSTEM TOTAL 1944 ; 15 767 7~77 is nothing more nor less than the 1945 Increase . 27% 10% 10% thought which stimulates correct action just as a mishap which might cause in-

8 The Milwaukee Magazine jury is about to occur, and the injury R~thman is thereby prevented. To stimulate such John P. Celebrates Retiremen't thought, safety rules are provided for at Jamboree study, safety posters are placed in con­ spicuous locations on the railroad, and Although the railroad kept running, Mr. Rothman entered the service of safety instruction is given by the super­ there was hardly a wheel turned (fig­ the Milwaukee Road in Michigan at the visors. urative wheel, that is) in Port Angeles, turn of the century. He was made chief Manu Avenues to Safety Wash., for a while on Mar. H when the dispatcher at Mobridge, S. D., in 1908 rail community congregated at Dutch There are so many avenues of ap­ Keller's "Chicken Coop" to bid a fO~9: proach to the subject of safety that it farewell to John P. Rothman, retiring would be an impossibility to single out dispatcher. Seventy-five well-wishers any particular course of action as the from Milwaukee Road and Port Angeles solution to the over-all problem. How­ Western families attended the pot luck ever, it is a known fact that when an dinner. F. R. Smith, Port Angeles employe is happy on the job, free from agent, presided and Division Superin­ worry about home responsibilities, he is tendent L. Wylie, Trainmaster J . .iIi a more receptive mood and is think­ O'Dore, Roadmaster A. E. Moxness ing more clearly of the importance of and Safety Engineer T. W. Corbett of caution in his actions. It may wea be Tacoma were also on hand to represent said that safety begins at home. There the Road. is where the mother gives the first H. G. LeGear, a former Milwaukee lesson in safety to the children. Many engineer who is now vice-president" and of the fathers who are employed by the general manager of the Port Angeles railroad would do well to pay strict Western, spoke for the local railroaders attention to those primary lessons in in appreciation of Mr. Rothman's serv­ safety which, fundamentally, can very ices and Superintendent Wylie presented well be applied to railroad operations. a" gift from the local trainmen. He The accomplishment of the employes also recounted a few of the less well John P. Rothman of the Milwaukee Division who went known anecdotes of Mr. Rothman's ca­ through the year 1944 with 16 re­ reer including the one about the time portable injuries and with only 7 dur­ when John was stationed in a nameless and 10 years later became trainmaster ing 1945 sets a criterion for the other western city and chased a dog from the at Miles City, Mont. In 1929 he was divisions of the system. Surely what has ladies' waiting room. Was his face red appointed rules examiner and succeeded been done in the way of pre.venting when he discovered that the supposed to his position in Port Angeles in 1935. accidents on one division can be carried vagrant was a pedigreed aristocrat being He intends ~o return to his boyhood out successfully on other divisions but shipped by freight and who had been home in Michigan in the near future. there should be a sincere desire to do locked up for safekeeping! It took 20 T. E. Corbett of Tacoma succeeds him so. The benefit to be derived by the days to locate the wanderer. as dispatcher. employes from the safety program should in itself be sufficient incentive, but per­ haps the incentive to keep the home foundation of any program of safety. /lOne of the Good Things/l About happy has greater appeal. An unsafe act Abiding by the safety instruction of Our Railroad or a moment of thoughtlessness by an the supervisors, the requirements of the Suppose yOll men in the railroad busi­ employe can in a fn:ction of a second safety rules and the words of advice ness are like all of us in that you always change the whole life picture for those from the older and more experienced hear complaints and not the good things dependent upon him for support. It is fellow workers should help materially in about your road. ThIS letter is being written those dependents, therefore, who deserve bringing about safety records on other to tell you about one of the good things. January 13 we pulled out of here [Min· the greatest consideration; they are the divisions more like the one which brought the Safety Award to the neapolis] on the morning Hiawatha, ex· Milwaukee Division. pecting to connect with the 4:30 New York Central for Boston. The Hiawatha was a lit· • tIe late that night and we missed connec­ Passenger Praises Porter's tions. I had wired from La Crosse to the Probity Pullman reservation department of the NYC that we would be late and asked them to "I would like tosay a few good words make another reservation. Got into town for the porter who was on the train and found" that they had no record of the that left Chicago on March 12 at 10:30 wire, so I proceeded over to your passen­ p. m. and arrived in Austin, Minn., at ger agent, L. D. James, at the Union Station, 7:30 the following morning [The Min­ told him my predicament and that young man finally got us a compartment to AI· nesota Marquette]. On that trip, a bany. He did a fine job and I think you diamond which I am accustomed to should know about it. wearing dropped from my pocket and He's just a youngster but he certainly is rolled into the aisle between the berths. a live wire. Last night when we were get­ ting on the Pioneer, he was at the Pull· The porter, I. G. McGowan, picked it man conductor's table when we checked in up and gave it to me in the morning. and he recognized" us and greeted us very "I would like to express my apprecia­ pleasantly. You've "got a good man and I tion for his honesty." thought you 'would want to know it. " Chester A. Weseman, S. A. PEDERSON, NArlONAL SAFETY COUNC'L The Great A. & P. Tea Co., Austin, Minn. Minneapolis, Minn.

May, 1946 9 The illustration in the center above Is from a Milwaukee Road ad which featured John Geesaman and his pin-up train in na1ional publications about a year ago. The picture in the upper right corner shows John. home from the the Pacific. clambering aboard the Midwest Hiawa1ha engine at Marion. Ia.. for the ride. which as the advertisement slated, had been promised him; in the cab, left to right. are Fireman Dale B. Tavlor and Engineer Lloyd A. Leonard. At the lower right he is seen waving at the Midwest Hiawatha as it clips past his home (extreme left) near Louisa, la. The fulfillment of a grea1 ambition is pictured at the lower left as John sellles himself like a veteran Rail in the cab of the locomotive. The picture of the family group shows John and his bride. his sister Jean. and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo B. Geesaman: the portrait in the background is of John's brother Robert, a Seabee. . JOHN TAKES THAT RIDE o you remember the drawing in the center of the group he issued an order for all engineers to sound a whistle salute D above? It illustrated one of the most outstanding of to the abs~nt sailor while passing under the Louisa viaduct a s~.ries of Milwaukee Road advertisements and appeared in near the Geesaman home. His mother said the sound seemed the March, 1945, issue of the Milwaukee Magazine, as well to bring her boy back to her. A package of pictures of the as in a number of national publications. It told an appealing Hiawatha trains was sent to John in the Marlannas, and and unusual story. with it .went a promise that when he returned he would be John Geesaman, shown with one of his buddies, was a invited to ride in the cab of the Midwest Hiawatha locomo­ radioman aboard a warship. One day in the Southwest Pacific tive on his wedding day, while his bride and his mother and he sat down and wrote a homesick letter to his mother in father were entertained in the diner. Louisa,la. Now John is back and is married to Betty, his other pin-up - "And how is my pet Hiawatha coming along?" he wrote. _ favorite. And a few weeks ago he took that long-awaited "Don't tell me ... I know. Right on the dot, always. ride in the cab of the Midwest Hiawatha. His mother and Every day the many onlookers lined up from Chicago to dad were not able to take their trip at the time, so the invi­ Omaha thrill at the sight of the brilliant splash of orange, tation stiH stands. John has since entered Iowa State CoI­ gray and maroon as it flies down the main line. I saved i::ge at Ames, but when he and his bride, his father and that picture of my pet streamliner at Western Avenue so mother and brother Robert, a Seabee now on his way home that whenever I get homesick I just break it out." from Okinawa, are ready, they will all be guests of the When Superintendent O. A. Beerman learned of the letter, Milwaukee Road in the diner of John's pin-up train.

10 The Milwaukee Maqazine Dining on the Hiawatha a Real Pleasure Improvement Budget Announced

"1raveling becomes a real pleasure HE Milwaukee Road improvement provided for replacing, re'newing and when passengers received the kind of T budget for 1946, involving an ex­ strengthening bridges. dining car service we received from penditure of more than $23,000,000, The budget likewise includes provi­ your waiter Number Four on the Hi­ was recently outlined in an announce­ sion for the completion of new passen­ awatha, traveling between Milwaukee ment by President H. A. Scandrett. ger car shop buildings and the installa­ and Chicago on March 19. You are This budget, which is in addition to tion of forging and steel fabricating to be C0mmended upon the courteous the ordinary expenditures for operation facilities, together with new covered and efficient service we received. Some and mainten~nce of the railroad, in­ craneways and necessary changes in of the other railroads could well take cludes $6,822,000 to be financed from tracks and roadways at the shops in a leaf from your book. railroad company funds for new Diesel Milwaukee. This is part of a comprehen­ "It is the best service I have had on electric locomotives, passenger train sive program of modernizing and im­ any line in the last five years." cars and freight train cars, to apply proving shop facilities in Milwaukee Howard R. Sluyter, Vice-President, against the $20,000,000 cost of this which will require several years to William Iselin and Co., Inc., equipment. complete. Grand Rapids, Mich. . Included in the equipment to be ac­ The centralized traffic control in­ • quired are five 6,000 h.p. passenger, stallation program st,arted in 1943 will Teamwork on the Job five 4,000 h.p. passenger, and eighteen continue. Additional yard and industrial 1,500 h.p. Diesel electric combination trackage is to be provided in the Chi­ (The picture referred to in this quo­ road and switch locomotives. Passenger 'cago area, in Milwaukee, St. Paul, on tation from the Apr. 2 edition of the train cars include mail and express cars, lines in Indiana and elsewhere. Milwaukee Journal is similar to one coaches, diners, lounge cars and sleep­ The 'construction of two new freight which appeared in the April issue of the ing cars, all of the most modern type. houses in Chicago and three warehouses Milwaukee Magazine.) Six of the heavy-duty, high speed in Seattle, and improvements in the "As the son of a vet6ran railroad DieSel electric locomotives and the Minneapolis shops are proposed. engineer, I always enjoy reading about passenger train cars will comprise the The enlargement and improvement the men who have spent their whole six complete units required for the of various facilities at many places lives carrying people to their destina­ operation of the new train which will throughout the system are provided for, tions. go into service between Chicago and but are all subject to the availability "Your article on Bill Robbins' last the coast early next year. The combina­ of labor and materials. run symbolizes the loyalty, fearlessness, tion road and switch locomotives will cheerfulness and service that these men • be used at various plac6s on the system. It is related that George M. Cohan perform daily. Also, as a humble stu­ ollce said that he would rather play to dent of psychology it is gratifying to Mrwh Freight, Equipment an English audience than an American Scheduled audience. When he was asked to tell read that the vice-president of the rail­ the difference between these two audio road takes the time to shake the hand The building schedule at the shops ences, he replied: of a loyal employe. And he also puts in Milwaukee also includes 2,300 freight "It's this way: An Englishman first his arm around the shoulder of the engi­ laughs out of courtesy; then he laughs train cars, including box cars, gondolas, when the rest of the audience gets the neer as a gesture of appreciation and all-steel cabooses, and automobile cars joke; and again when he gets it him­ good will. When worker and boss meet equipped with loading devices. self." "How, about the American?" came as friends and not enemies, that is what Provision is made in the budget for I like to see." the question. $2,276,000 for rail, track fastenings "He doesn't laugh," said Mr. Cohan; Harry E. Dodge, and ballast. More than $2,155,000 is "he's heard the joke before." 3430 West Michigan St., Milwaukee, Wis. • Omaha Ticket Office Salvation Army Launches Appeal for Support Complimented for Courtesy A nation-wide program, designed to strengthen America's facilities for This is an extremely busy time of the year meeting the material. as weIl as the spiritual needs of the postwar years, is in the insurance business so if I was not being launched by the Salvation. Army under the slogan, "Marching Forward genuinely impressed I would not be writing to a Better World". The transition from war to peace has resulted in social to you. and emotional upheavals and created a period of universal insecurity. In I 'appreciate that during the past few forming the Marching Forward program the Salvation Army is trying not only to meet the needs of today but also anticipate those of tomorrow. The years, particularly this last year, the railroad following list presents a few of the pressing problems in which it hopes to companies have not been able to give to the enlist the support of all Americans. public the service they would like to render. Character-building activities to prevent juvenile delinquency; aid to veter­ ,H~wever, at the Omaha ticket office on ans to cover the human gap between government and other programs; re­ Farnham Street everyone has been so cour· adjustment and emergency aid to servicemen and their families; aid to teous and helpful on the many occasions servicemen at home and. abroad; extension, of services in, police courts and whim I have called for reservations, whkb prisons; extension of Salvation Army Service Units to smaller communities is almost weekly, that they have convinced in the United States; additional training facilities to provide more trained your patrons that service is not something leadership; the rehabilitation of Salvation Army work in war-torn' countries. Speaking in its own behalf, the Salvation Army says: of the past but is being rendered under the "Our business is people and we, as an organization, are dedicated to allevi­ most difficult conditions. ating some of their woes. We shall continue to give emphasis to those activi­ I eo~ld give you the name~ of these men ties that contribute to the spiritual growth or moral rebirth of men and hut that is not necessary; as a group they women". are tops. I suppose we impose most on Kelley The program is essentially one of service and funds are being solicited and Herek. locally in various communities during 1946 and into 1947. The Salvation L. B. HICKEY, Manager, Army appeals to the understanding and co-operation of all railroad employes Metropolitan Life Insurance Co .. in this campailYl for the betterment of humanity. ' Omaha, Neb.

May, )946 11 ********* Service Clubs

Party and Dance on Quad Cities Schedule Car Foreman Ed Dittmer, Nahant, was elected chairman of the Quad Cities Service Club at the meeting in the V.F.W. King's Post Hall, Davenport, Ia., on Apr. 11. Ed has been very ac­ Ed Dittmer. newly elec!'ed chairman. ·preside; at the Apr. 11 meeting 01 the Quad Cities Club in Davenport. Seated. lell to right: Ray Schultz. treasurer: Mr. Dittmer: Carroll· Richardson. past tive in Service Club work in other lo­ chairman: and John Bowman. secretary. Standing. lell to right: John Lineham. J. J. Vern Bockern. cations on the Milwaukee system and C. Wylie. Frank Brenton. George Volrath. H. Hoover. J. Pierce and L. Crouse. his leadership of this club will do much to maintain the record for accomplish­ ment established by the retiring officers. Northwoods Hiawatha Club Southwest Limited Club Other recently elected officers include Machinist George Volrath, vice-chair­ Plans Reorganization Stages Boy Scout Benefit man; Write-up Man John: W. Bowman, Twenty-four .leaders of the North­ Though Ludlow, Mo., is nOt a large secretary; and Machinist C. Wylie, woods Hiawatha Service Club, repre­ community, the financial success of the treasurer. Members of the executive senting all crafts and organizations, at­ benefit party for the Boy Scouts of committee for the coming year include tended a dinner meeting at Wausau, America, which was held in the com­ Engineer Harry Hadaway, Carman Ray Wis., on Apr. 11. The principal speak­ munity hall on Mar. 15, testified to its Secoy, Switchman H. Harrington and ers were Assistant Superintendent S. F. ability to support worthy activities. Switchman Carroll Richardson. Store­ Philpot and Regional Public Relations The party was sponsored by the Service keeper T. 1. Benton was reappointed Assistant E. J. Hoerl. Freight and Pas­ Club, of which Agent H. F. Pollard chairman of the publicity committee senger Agent J. E. Whaley acted as of Ludlow is chairman, and m·ore than and the following were appointed to the toastmaster. 100 were present to take part in the Sp<:>rtS committee: 1. C. Strause, ]. If the enthusiasm radiated by those games which were enjoyed during the Klingler, A. Kelsey and G. E. Secoy. in attendance is a criterion for the en­ evening. Bridge, pinochle, "500," crib­ In recognition of the club's splendid tire membership, the Northwoods Hia­ bage and pitch were the most popular work during the past year under the watha Club will be one of the brightest but competition also developed around leadership of Carroll Richard~n, ex­ stars in the Service Club banner. The the carom and checker boards for the chairman, plans were made at this meet­ date of the grand reorganization meet­ prizes, which were donated by the local ing to hold an Appreciation Party on ing was set for Apr. 25 and attendance merchants. May 18. A dance was. also scheduled of members from Knowlton to W ood­ Division Superintendent Hotchkiss for Apr. 20. ruff was anticipated. of Ottumwa teamed with Scout Billy Johnson to show Billy's father, Law­ rence Johnson, and Roadmaster Ed Schoechof Chillicothe the way to make the most points in a "draw-pitch" session; Agent Pollard is chairman of the Boy Scout's executive committee No. 128 a~ well as neighborhood scout commis­ sioner. Dr. F. V. De Vinny is scout­ master for Ludlow troop No. 128. A delicious lunch was prepared by the ladies and served at the close of the evening's entertainment. Agent Carl Busick and his wife were hosts for the club meeting of Apr. 12, which was held at their home in Chil­ licothe. Twenty employes and their wives attended and took part in the discussion of Service Club matters and problems relating to railroading in' their area. Signal Inspector Gordon Hill of Mil­ Part of the group· at the Southwest Limited Service Club meeting on Apr. 12 in the home 01 Agent C. D. Busick. Chillicothe. Seated. lell to right: F. C. Foug. traveling passenger agent. Kansas City; waukee, who was a guest, spoke on the Operator C. W. Hollis. Roadmaster Ed Schoech and Operator W. E. Moore. Standing. left to right: signal facilities which are being installed Agent Busick, J. E. Appleberry. student operator. Ludlow; Section Foreman C. R. Schoech. Roy Crigler. Agent M. F. Pollard. Ludlow (Service Club chairman): and C. Mellord. secllon loreman. Galt. on the Milwaukee Road. Traveling 12 The Milwaukee Magazine Passenger Agent F. C. Foug of Kansas City and W. C. Wallis of the public relations department were among the gu~sts.

On Wisconsin Club Greets Trainmaster Palmquist Members of the On Wisconsin Club met L. W. Palmquist,· the new division trainmaster, at the Apr. 2 meeting at Plymouth, Wis. Mr. Palmquist said he was happy to be located in the "vaca­ tion land of the country." "Residing in such a grand vacation spot, the potentialities for traffic tips cannot be overlooked," he remarked. "The same can be said for our freight business. The Superior Division, unlike many others, handles just about every con­ ceivable commodity." A. R. Giesler, legislative representa­ Members of the Elder-Dubuque Club gathered in the passenger slation waiting room for the Apr. 10 meeting. Seated, left to right: Roland Bemis, L. E. Thompson, Fred Blosch, Edward Bries tive of the trainmen, spoke of the in­ and DF&PA R. E. Beauvais. Standing, first row: O. E. Tschirgi, Harvey Wilson. Karl Hacker. equalities of the transportation policy Arthur Knoll. Mike Flynn, Glenn Johnson. Walter Hogan. J. F. Ickes, E. W. Olson. L. A. Schuster. F. E. Eckstein. Agent F. M. Duffy. Harry Kersch and Asst. Supt. W. M..Thurber. Second row: Louis as it exists today. "The railroads and Keck, Jack W. Smolensky. William P. Badger, John Ames and Clarence Horsfall. their employes depend not only on pub­ lic good will but on public understand­ Marty Breuer Heads strength can only be shown by team­ ing as well," he stated. "The public work. The objective of that teamwork must be informed. The railroad man La Crosse Area Club is the promotion of our traffic tip, pub­ certainly has something to talk about." Appreciating that the Service Club lic relations and Service Club programs. Agent Tony Kenney, Plymouth, movement is now ready for high gear, The employes play an important part Wis., spoke briefly on air competition. the La Crosse Area Club has stepped in protecting their own investment." "Personal service is almost as important on the accelerator. Marty Breuer, The La Crosse members are invet­ as train service," he pointed out. newly elec ted chairman, gave evidence erate card players and the treasury Chairman Oliver Schumacher pro­ at the Apr. 12 meeting that La Crosse never stands .to lose--it gets a cut on vided the boys,with the usual fine lunch. unit intends to be a progressive organ­ every pot. Secretary-Treasurer Henry Schur made . ization. The following members will an early departure--not because he won assist him in the committee work: ex­ Elder-Dubuque Club the door prize; it happened to be the ecutive chairman, E. Erickson; pro­ Chooses New Leaders wife's birthday. Fortunately, he had gram, H. Reif; publicity, C. Berg; Plans for the Apr. 10 meetings of the something to take home. membership, P.· Betsinger; civic and A. J. Elder-Dubuque Service Club, public affairs, A. Sundet; nominating, which was scheduled for the V.F.W. C. Knapp; sports, A. Jacobson. Hall, were disrupted and the meeting "Old Line" Club Selects Division Superintendent W. J. was held in the passenger station wait­ Whalen, speaking before the assembly, New Line-up. ing room with 35 members present. referred to the traffic tip program and At the Mar. 29 meeting, the Old . The meeting featured the election of the need to secure business that other­ Line Club selected Morris Whitty to officers, with Walter Keck being se-. wise might not go "Milwaukee Road." steer the helm for the ensuing year. lee ted to take over the chairmanship "Competitive days ahead may mean not W. W. Johnson was elected vice-chair­ from Earl Thompson. Walter Hogan only a loss in revenue but a proportion­ man and Mrs. Harriet E. Noel was re­ was elected vice-chairman and Fred ate loss in payroll as well," he said. "The elected to handle the secretary-treasurer Rhoner and Stanley Lang were elected railroad and the employes may both duties. .secretary and treasurer respectively. suffer. We are 38,000 strong but our Roadmaster A. F. Carlson, who as­ Interesting talks were given by As­ sisted in the reorganization of the Serv­ sistant Superintendent Thurber, DF& ice Club at Terre Haute before his PA Beauvais, Agent Duffy and W. C. transfer to Horicon, was welcomed. at Wallis, the new regional assistant of the meeting. Terra Haute's loss is Hori­ the public relations department in this con's gain and another Old Line booster territory. is added to the Service Club roster. Chief Clerk W. Fiebelkorn, Beaver Watertown Speaker Recalls Dam, won the monthly award for the Trials of Early Traveler most tip cards submitted. The door prize, a basket of fruit, went to Mrs. The Watertown Area Club was hon­ E. Schwanke. Lunch and entertain­ ored by the presence of Glen Gorder of ment followed the business session. the Gorder Fuel Company, Watertown, With gas restrictions no ·longer a Wis., as guest and speaker at the Mar. worry, the club hopes to see more of 13 meeting. His subject, the mediums of transportation in the early days, pro­ the employes from the east end in at­ L. E. Thompson (left). reliring chairman of the tendance. All are extended a cordial Elder-Dubuque Club. is shown with the new vided an interesting topic. Remi­ chairman. Waller Keck. on the job at Dubuquo welcome. shops. niscences of those times instillild an

May, 1946 \3 appreciation of the technological prog­ Pr~ceding the llvent, 95 Army Air Force Southeastern Club Forges ress of the railroads since the era of planes performed in aerial maneuvers. the old wood burner, and ef the research Led by Majorette Lois Kleist, the band to the Front which has made the iron horse the "life­ played in, top form, earning the ap­ The record of attendance at the South­ line of a nation." plause of thousands of spectators who eastern Service Club meetings reads: The business meeting was - preceded lined the streets. Following Miss Kleist January, 150; February, 125; and by a delicious potluck dinner, enjoyed were the color be:lrers and four members March, 125. Considering that the club by some 50 members. The program of Milwaukee Road Post No. 18, Com­ was inactive during the war years, this was concluded with special entertain­ mander Charles W. Stickley, Finance enthusiasm is worthy of commendation. ment. and Service Officer Ed J. Carlson and The attendance seems to indicate that Ralph and Russell Marble. Drum the Southeastern Club will be of con­ Aberdeen Club Presents -­ Major Robert W. McKee ,kept the boys siderable consequence among Service -Varied Program 'in formation. Club groups. Club officers are: W. C. A fine crowd turned out for the The band will be featured in the ,Glass, chairman; J. J. McMahon, sec­ Service Club meeting of Mar. 28, pre­ foreman's Safety School gathering in retary-treasurer; and B. V. Blaker, vice­ sided over by Chairman John Faeth. Milwaukee on May 29 and in the Mil­ chairman. The higWight of the meeting was a talk waukee Memorial Day parade on At the Mar. 13 meeting the follow­ by Superintendent Doud, in which he May 30. ing were placed on the executive com­ stressed the need for all employes to mittee: John Mahalek, Jack Isbell, support the traffic tip program with H. A. Scandrett Addresses Charles Fox, E. A. Tippy, William renewed' vigor, now that postwar busi­ Seattle Club Cravens, James Wilkinson, R. M. ness must be sought. On behalf of Blackwell, Harold Patton, Charles The Y.W.C.A. dining room was Longcor, Bruce Daniels, J. H. Powell, the club, Freight Agent Irv Feddern crowded to capacity on Apr. 2 when presented a pen and pencil set to Bag­ Virgil Wilsoti, Ed Hollis and Roberta 157 Seattle Service Club members gage Clerk Gale Hansen in appreciation Bair. Every department was represented. turned out to greet officials H. A. The dance music usually provided of his fine work on the honor roll board Scandrett, J. T. Gillick, C. H. Buford which adorns the wall of the Aberdeen for the social hour failed to materialize R. J. Middleton and Joshua Green. but this -by no means meant that the station waiting room. Sand Drier Gott­ John Andrews, Service Club presi­ fried Klotzbucher and Boilermaker club was deprived of entertainment. dent; reported briefly on the aims and Frank Swan, Aberdeen, entertained No sir! not with Fred Pearce in the activities of the club, after which he with accordion solos, Gottfried also con­ audience. Fred plays the piano with turned the meeting over to J. N. Davis, the best of them and he again oblig­ tributing his own floor show. Super­ assistant to the president, who intro­ intendent's Chief Clerk Bill Kane threat­ ingly stepped into the breach. Bill duced the speakers. Cravens' daughters carried on from ened the throne of John Charles Thomas Mr. Scandrett's speech concerned the with a rendition of "Mother Machree", there, singing several songs. Added to difficulties which the railroad may ex­ accompanied by Frank A. Faeth at the the social affair was the showing of two pect to face in the coming years and piano. At the conclusion of the meet­ films, "Trail of the Olympian" and the need for the continued co-opera­ '''Olympic Wonderlands." ing everyone ganged up on "I've Been tion of the Milwaukee employes.' He Working on the Railroad," before div­ • spoke tOO, of the need for greater safety Casey J?oured another drink and ob­ ing into the refreshments. precaUtions. served to his companion: Hiawatha Band Escorts Mr. Gillick spoke briefly of his 60 "Well, Houlihan certainly got rich years with the railroad, assuring his, quick, didn't he?" Army Units in Parade "He sure did", Sweeney answered; listeners that his happiest memories were ','he got rich so quick he can't swing Army Day was celebrated at Mil­ of the many friends he made during a golf club without spitting on his waukee with a parade, and the ban,d that period. ' hands." selected to lead the army unit was none After tracing the many causes for other than our own Hiawatha Service the rise in the accident rate, Mr. Buford DBUCACIES FOR THB TABLB Club Band. The parade featured a dis­ expressed the hope that all employes Specialties play of army mechanized equipment and would exercise the greatest care in the the performances of numerous bands. performance of their duties. Frozen Foods, Cheese, Paul. Represented in the line of march were Mr. Green commended the Service , try, Game, Fruits and the Wisconsin State, Guard, St. John's Club for its support of the Seattle blood Vegetables Military Academy cadets, the civil air bank and touched briefly on the pleas­ E. A. AARON & BROS. patrol, the Red Cross, the Salva-tion' ure he had derived from his many years CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Army and the 'veterans' associations. of association with the Milwaukee Road.

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14 The Milwaukee Magazine A Midnight Scare by W. W. Berry, Missoula, Mont.

T happened on a summer night in expected but when' the fireman at­ I 1888, while I was conductor in tempted to start it again it was at once charge of the first section of train num­ apparent that brakes had been set some­ ber 17, the time freight run due to where between the engine and the arrive in Minneapolis at 3: 30 a. m. Jim caboose. Brennan was the engineer, with a new I ran for the rear end of the train Rhode Island, the 501. We newly while the brakeman -looked for set married men occasionally allowed our brakes, Of which he found four or five, wives to accompany us on these fast and as I reached it, observed a red light runs, regardless of the rules. My wife approaching. I hurried to meet the man The De Witt Clinton Rolls was with me on this occasion. who was carrying it and learned that Again-in Esquire We stopped at Wabasha, with the he had been beating his way on the engine a few car lengths from the water tra1n when it started backward. With Passengers dodged sparks as the De plug, detached it and moved it ahead no crew or engine in sight, he decided Witt Clinton sped to Schenectady at for water. I sauntered to the depot, that something was "haywire" and had 15 miles an hour. That pioneering rail­ where I found Brennan lying on the gone after the brakes. Then, figuring road event, the Clinton's first run be­ floor of the waiting room, violently ill, that a train might be following, he took tween Albany and Schenectady, took and learned that a doctor had been the red light from the caboose and ran place on Aug. 9, 1831, according to summoned. back to flag the. rear approach. A. D. Pitney in his article, "The Coaches While we were working over Bren­ Assuming the "Cherry Tree" Propelled by Steam," which appeared in nan, the telegraph operator rushed in Attitude the March issue of Esquire. It was a and shouted, "Berry, your' train has run I learned that the man's name was day long to be remembered, for. from away." The eastward grade was such John Rowan and that he had worked these perilous beginnings grew Amer­ that a train, once started, would travel for a short time with a ·railroad bridge ica's present vast network of railroads'. about three miles under its own mo­ gang. I dined him at the lunch room The passengers on that now-famous mentum. Because of my wife's presence at Lake City and carried him on to St. trip were celebrities and beautiful ladies in the caboose I had instructed the rear Paul, in my caboose. In those days, invited to give eclat to the first run. brakeman to remain at the rear end of when there was no possible chance to lie They were all in place with parasols, the train, but, as it developed later, he out of a circumstance the thing to do hoopskirts, furbelows and fans waving had gone to the hotel a block away for was to assume a "cherry tree" attitude when the De Witt Clinton lunged for­ tobacco. and come through with the facts. I ward. Polished beaver hats flew. Ladies tipped Rowan. to the price of a bed and gentlemen were indiscriminately "My Train Has Run Away" and told him to meet me at the Union rolled onto the floor. And that was I ran to the telegraph office, grounded Depot in St. Paul the next afternoon. only the beginning, recounts Pitney. the train wire west, and frantically I made a complete report of the whole Sparks and flaming chunks of pine called Kellogg, the station six miles east affair, including the part played by poured out of the stack like a fountain of Wabasha, signing "C," which was Rowan, to George B. Clason, our as­ and rained on the passengers. In a shert the dispatcher's call at Minneapolis. Kel­ sistant superintendent. Mr. Clason for­ time the fine clothes were riddled with logg answered at once and I asked for gave me, with the stern admonition to burned holes and blackened wi th soot. second No. 17. "Here taking water," "hereafter confine the travel of members When the train got to the waiting crowd said Kellogg. "Hold it," I said, "my of your family to passenger trains and at Schenectady, says the Esquire piece, train has run away, backward; hold it send that man Rowan to me." This I the de' luxe passengers got out looking . until I get my train back to Wabasha." did and "Red" Rowan was hired as a as if they had just been through a fight "O.K.," said Kellogg, "Seymore, the con­ brakeman on the River Division. J with the Indians. --...... ductor, is right here in the office and never again saw or heard of my rear It may be true,_-­ as some cheerful will stay here until he hears from you." brakeman, who was directly responsible philosophers tell us, that money does With the forward brakeman and the for the runaway. Apparently, when not bring happiness, but it does help fireman I boarded the engine and went he saw what had occurred he simply one to be miserable in comfort. • after the train, the fireman handling kept going and neve~ showed up to Jascha Elman and Mischa Heifetz thll throttle. We found it about where get his private effects from the caboose. Ivere eating lunch together in one of New York's swanky restaurants when the head waiter brought to their table An inquisitive visitor in a small vil­ By this time the druggist didn't even an envelope addressed: "To the World's lage stopped in a drugstore for a bo~tle look up. He just said: . Greatest Violinist." of soda mints. He had plenty of hme "About one to.a person." Heifetz picked it up from the tray, and thought the druggist had, so he smiled and passed it over to Elman, began to ask questions. He wanted to • who, always the gentleman, said: know everything about the community. its elevation above sea level, politics, If you pick up a starving- dog and "No, Master, it is for you." make him prosperous, he· will n(}t bite So, protesting modestly, Heifetz religious tendencies, bank clearances, and so on. Finally he asked: you. This is the principal difference opened it. The note began: "Dear between a dog and· a man. Fritz ... " "What is the death rate in this -_._--- ..._-­ town?" -Mark Twain. May, )946 i5 Grow More, Save More and Use Less Food THE present world food crisis, which lasting peace. To quote Mr. Davis again: "We need explains the need for all Americans As always, the railroad is cooperating to waste less ... we need to use less ... to grow a vegetable garden this year, with the government and again making and we need to find substitutes for was vividly pictured recently by Ches­ its vacant railroad property available bread and other wheat foods. The peo­ ter C. Davis, chairman of the Famine to employes and others for gardening ple of America are challenged right Emergency Committee, in an address uses. The Road's agricultural depart­ now to save more, grow more, and use entitled, "The World's Need for Food." ment will again supply employe and less food. It is a race against time. It is "Never before in our time have so other groups with helpful gardening a race against hunger and starvation. many people been living so close to information. Most employes already The prize, if we win, is life for millions. death by starvation," said Mr. Davis. have a supply of gardening books and The race will be won or lost in YOilr In Europe and Asia the numbers who other literature sent out by Milwaukee kitchen ... and in your heart." need help to stay alive run up into the Road agricultural agents to all who did • scores and hundreds of millions. Right victory gardening during the war years. A woman who taught in the moun­ today in some countries of Europe, the Home gardens should be planned tain schools of Virginia tried to im­ average amount of food available per carefully. If your family does not like a p,ress the virtue of honesty on her person is down close to 1,000 calories a students. When examinations were certain vegetable, don't grow it. If a held, she required them to give a day. That means a total daily ration of vegetable does not do well in your terri­ pledge that they had neither gi!en nor all kinds of foOd equal to 10 bare tory, don't plant it. Tomatoes, beans, received help with their answers. One slices of bread. It is less than one-third of the girls wrote on the top of her beets, carrots and leaf lettuce are among paper: the average food consumption in this the old stand-bys which can pretty well country. "I ain't received no help in this ex­ be depended on to produce tasty, nutri­ amination, and God knows I couldn't "People have asked me how it happens tious quantities for the table. have gave any." that so much of the burden of prevent­ ing starvation in the world falls on our country. I have been asked, too, why those needs are coming to a head right now. The burden does not fall exclusive­ lyon the U. S. No matter how hard we tried, we could not begin to meet the acute needs of the whole world for BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF food. The stricken areas must do their "STANDARD TIME" IN 1883 utmost to help themselves. Every coun­ SOME RAILROAD STATIONS try everywhere that has any substan­ HAD AS MANY AS 6 CLOCKS tial food reserves must spare what it can if widespread starvation is to be SHOWING DIFFERENT TIME AR~ avoided. STANDARDS FOR THE RIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF "But when all this is done, the bur­ TRAINS. den right now still falls heavily on the U. S. and Canada for a special reason­ because nearly every other great sur­ plus food producing region outside the war zones has been hit by drought, which has cut the output of food in Asia, North Africa, South Africa, Aus­ tralia and Argentina, while food pro­ duction in this country and Canada has been far above pre-war. Why does the crisis come to a head now? The criti­ cal period is between now and early A SLEEPING CAR GENERATES FOR July, when in the Northern Hemisphere ITS OWN USE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY the earth will be producing substan­ TO SUPPLY FOUR ORDINARY HOMES. tially again, and when the new produc­ tion will begin to ease the critical short­ ages. The big job today is to tide the starvation areas over until July 1."

Gardeners Should StarJ on the Job Being desirous of doing everything possible in the crisis, the Milwaukee Road is asking all of its veteran garden­ ers and potential gardeners to dig in again this year and produce every ounce of food they possibly can. As victory gardens did their share toward helping to win the war, home gardens in 1946 may well determine how well we win a

16 The Milwaukee Magazine The Milwauke-e Railroad Women's Club Minneapolis Chapter * New Lisbon Chapter * Sparta Unit-Tomah Chapter * Mrs. H. R. Campbell, Historian Mrs. Georg~ Oakes, Historian Mrs. Wm.. Hovey, Chairman Th'e March meeting was called to order On March 12 monthly meeting was held At our February meeting, which was held by our President Mrs. Webster on Thurs­ at the Park Hotel. All members stood in at the home of Mrs. Peter Hensgeri;' with day, the 28th. Mrs. Figenshau reported a silent prayer for our two deceased mem­ Mrs. Leo Belke assisting hostess, Good total of 1,081 members to date. This is a bers, Mrs. Darrow and Mrs. Hodge. Good Will work was discussed and a fine re­ splendid showing and Mrs. Figenshau and cheer report was $6.46 spent, 58 personal sponse was given by all. Home safety was all those who worked so diligently are to and phone calls made, eight cards sent and also discussed and humorous readings were be commended. Mrs. Teigh was appointed four families reached. Ways and Means given by Mrs. Geo. Kiefer and Mrs. Mar­ to assist Mrs. Weatherell on the Welfare profit was $5.63. We now have 75 voting tin Richgruber. A dainty lunch was en­ Committee. Four families were given aSe and 60 contributing members and have joyed by all. sistance this month. Two new members, gone "over the to.p. JI • Correspondence was Our Maroh 21 meeting was well attended Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Thill, were welcomed read 'relative to collecting materials for and we were very happy to have our presi­ by Mrs. Webster. It is always a pleasure veterans who are in hospitals. It was dent, Mrs. Archie Ruff, and four members to welcome new members and we hope voted to donate $15.00 to the Red Cross. from Tomah with us at the home of Mrs. they will enjoy being a part of our group. Mrs. R. Zeilsdorf, who acted as auctioneer, Wm. Hovey, with Mrs. Wm. Ramsey assis­ Mrs. Campbell reported .the delay in pur­ at our white elephant auction sale did ting hostess. Officers and chairmen were chasing photographic equipment for Vet­ very well, for when all was over we had asked to wear their own made spring eran's Hospital was due to some of the $11.60 more for our treasury. After ad­ hats as it was the first day of spring. All items still being unavailable. journment luncheon was served to the 32 were prize takers. Mrs. Ruff gave us a At the close of the meeting we joined members present by Mmes. C. Bosacki, R. brief talk on entertaining our returned the Service Club for the program. Mr. Bullis, W. Carter, T. Hunter, F. Raback, L. servicemen in the near future. The high­ Rogers introduced Mr. William Block, who Hansen .and C. Christensen. Voting mem­ light of t·he afternoon was another auction showed uS a very interesting ftIm on bers who had birthdays in March were sale conducted by a realistic dressed up Alaska. There was dancing too, and coffee guests' of honor. auctioneer, Mrs. Geor.ge Kiefer, who through and doughnuts were served by the Service her sales ability realized $16.00 for the club, Club to wind up a very pleasant evening. which will be used for Sparta's club activi­ ties. A fine collection of articles and ma­ M abridge Chapter terial came in for the Veterans Hospital, Mrs. J. O. Willard, Historian on which Mrs. Richgruber did a splendid Spencer Chapte1' * job in assisting. Regular meeting was held 'March 21 with Mrs. Leo Blanchard, Historian Our Safety First Chairman Mrs. Jess * a large crowd in attendance. It was called Cross, with her clever ideas, opened a sur­ to order by President Mrs.- Bennie Bender. There was a fine attendance at the dance prise suitcase containing daintily made After the opening song and Pledge of spring hats made of various colors of given on Feb. 28 by our chapter in the AllegIance to th e Flag reports of com­ Legion' Cabin near Spencer in honor· of crepe paper for each member to wear mittees were heard. New flower boxes home. Following a nice lunoh the after­ the returned servicemen. Music was fur­ for the Windows were planned and prom­ nished by a nickelodeon and everyone had noon was well spent and enjoyed by all. ised. During the social' hour which fol­ Two boxes of garments and cotton and' a very good time dancing modern and old­ lowed meeting, cards were played. Host­ time dances or watching. Hot dogs and wool materials have been sent to Chicago esses Mrs. A. W. Grothe, Mrs. Jack FUlfer, for the Veterans' Hospital. coffee were served during the evening by and Mrs. W. F. Wauds served a delicious the committee in charge. lunch. Mrs. Fred Lentz received the door The Spencer Club met with Mr. and prize. Mrs. Vince Rose for its March meeting. Great Falls Chapte1' The husband's were entertai.ned with cards next door at the Carroll Rose home while * Mrs. J. F. Steiner, President the women conducted the meeting. Mitchell Chapte1' At regular meeting the following stand­ Good Cheer chairman reported several M~ Entwistle, Historian ing committee chairmen were appointed: plants and flowers sent. The membership * Constitution and By-Laws, Mrs. George committee reported a good start on their Members of the club and their famllles Flynn; Welfare, Mrs. H. H. Heath; GooQ drive. Ways and Means committee sug­ met in the club rooms on March 8th for Cheer. Mrs. R. G. RandaJ.1; Scholarship, gested a basket social for ·next meeting a pot-luck dinner. There was a good at­ . Mrs. D. V. Phare; Ways and Means, Mrs. and told of plans to prepare a basket of tendance, A short business meeting fol­ C. M. Brown; Membership, Mrs. R. M. Ray; hard to get items to sell ohances on. The lowed the dinner, after which Bingo was Social and Refreshments, Mrs. Dee Wash­ Good Will committee reported on the dance played, with Mrs. Geo. Foote and Mrs. burn; Publicity, Mrs. J. F. Steiner; Audit­ held recently in honor of returned service Robt. Paullin in charge. Prizes were given ing, Mrs. C. M. Brown; Safety, Mrs. J. B. men. for each game and grand prizes were won Esbe; Library, Mrs. J. J. Toy; House and Mrs. Vince Rose and Mrs. Carroll Rose by Chas. Sloan and Mrs. Gilbert Lunde. Purchasing, Mrs. Anne Hawkins. J:le­ served a delicious lunch at the close of the Mrs. Paul Smock and her c'ommittee were freshments were served and the evenIng meeting. The men came over for it. in charge of the serving. spent at cards.

Sioux City Chapter * Mrs. Ben Rose, Historian The March Board met in Bishop's cafe­ teria with Mrs. E. J. Cussens and Mrs. V. K. McCauley, hostesses. Membership drive was reported as being well under way. March general meeting was preceded by a cafeteria pot-luck dinner. Our presi­ dent Mrs. J. T. Bailey held a short busi­ ness meeting. The annual membership tea wl1l be May 23. Program chairman, Mrs. E. Weiland, introduced State Representa­ tive C. S. Van Eaton, traveler as well as law maker, who also "never leaves home" . without his movie camera. This was a trip to Mexico. As the pictures were shown, Mr. Van Eaton gave a pertinent and graphic delineation of the country and people. An audience of 75 njoyed the pic­ turized travelogue very much.. Our thanks to a very busy man. We are sorry to report the death of "Milwaukee" veteran of 40 years, George L. Arnold. Sympathy is extended tc> th~ Intermission at t!te dance fer r"turned veterans. sp::msored by Spencer Chapter at Ih" Legion Cabin near S!Jencer on Feb. 2.8. family by the Sioux City chapter. May, 1946 17 * Terre Haute Chapte1' Mrs. Albert Duensing, Historian At Our March meeting Mrs. Pansy Mc­ Kenzie of the Stanley Products Co. gave II demonstration which was sponsored by _our Ways and Means committee with a prize and profit for our chapter. The host­ esses for the evening were Mmes. Arthur Cornell. chairman, Mrs. Jack Isbell, Mrs. Elmer Roberts. Mrs. Kenneth Campbell. and Mrs. Earl Roberts. A very nice sup­ per was enjoyed by all present. * Deer Lodge Chaptc1' Mrs. A. Roy Kidd, Historian Meeting of Deer Lodge Chapter on March 15 was a combined St. Patrick's Day party and a birthday celebration for two of our members. T·he decorations were for St. Patrick's Day. plus birthday candles on the cakes. The luncheon was a one o'clock affair with a large number present. Mrs. W. R. Lintz, presidimt, conducted the meeting. after the serving of train No. 15. Bridge Keeno was played, prizes going to Mrs. W. R. Lintz and Mrs. Joe Healy. Me~bers of the .Aberdeen ~hapter photographed at the Mocassin Recreation Center. while ·Mrs. A. A. Woolman was the winner of al1endlng a poU~ck luncheon In honor of Mrs. L. W. Palmquist. Seated. left to right Mrs. W. A. the door prize. Radabaugh. president; Mrs. John Fahy. Mrs. Palmquist and Mrs. Art Schreiber. As the Canteen is due to close on Aprll 1st and our clubhouse will again be avail­ able for our use, we hope to have some Aberdeen Chapter * Iron Mountain Chapte1' real get-togethers. Mrs. J. J. Dorsey and Mrs. Iver Bothun, Assistant Historian Mrs. Mary Baldrica, Historian Mrs. Clarence Ade were the day's host­ * Ai our March meeting a social time was esses. Mrs. Ted Rule was at the piano January meeting was called to order by had following business session, with prizes for some good old Irish music and a few our newly elected president Mrs. W. A. for cards going to Mrs. Mike Noskey and songs by Yours truly. Radabaugh, who during the meeting ap­ Mrs. Anton Noskey. ,We also had the pointed the following committees to assist pleasure of contributing to a kitchen her in the club's activities: Membership, shower for one of our members. Mrs. * Sioux Falls Chapte1' Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. P. Ziegler; Welfare, Herbert Kjell, Mrs. Aithur Flom, Mrs. Mrs. L. L. Galland, Historian Mrs. G. Marlett and Mrs. Alice Templeton; Anna Hedberg, and Mrs. Henry Hady were March meeting was held at the' A. J. Program, Mrs. G. A. Dyke, Mrs. J. Hartley in charge of the I unch, which was very Spencer home, hostesses being Mrs. Nick and Mrs. F. Lenihan; Good Cheer, Mrs. much enjoyed by alI of us. Kelly and Mrs. William Logan. After a W. Beckel and Mrs. K. Clark; Ways and very pleasant evening of cards the host­ Means, Mrs. Frank Reese; Social, Mrs. esses served a delicious lunch. We are * Othello Chapter happy and proud to announce that· we E. R. Hagen and Mrs. W. Murphy' Hous­ Mrs. E. R. Berkey, Historian ing, Mrs. Mary Karr; Auditing, M~s. Iver have gone over our last year's member­ Tbe public dance which we sponsored ship and qualified for the prizes, also to Bothun and Mrs. Otto Gast; Calling, Mrs. March 30 was a huge success and our Gail Hanson and Mrs. Geo. FiIlos; Color report that a collection of pieces of ma­ Ways and Means Committee cleared so terIal. yarn, etc., has been turned 1n for Bearer, Mrs. Wm. Mertz; Pianist, Phyllis much money that we are now to have new Martin. the occupational therapy work in Veterans' drapes for our club house, a project which Hospitals. A Good WlJI committee was formed, with has .. been under consideration for many On March 29 a group met at the home Mrs. Roy Smith, Mrs. R. D. Jones and weeks. Our new card tables have arrived of our president, Mrs. L. L. Galland, to Mrs. Jim Murphy as chairmen. A Plan­ and we will soon be ready to entertain all cut pieces for a quilt which· will .later be ning committee was also formed to ar­ our old friends. . sold to add funds to our treasury. ­ range for social activities at business At our Ladies Card party held March meetings, with Mrs. Pat Mundy chairman, 12th Mrs. R. Brown, -Mrs. ·Thos. ·Barnes, assisted by Mrs. J. Kelly. Included in the and Mrs. Orville Adams served as host­ work of the Good Will committee is the esses. Prizes were given and a delightfUl Black Hills Chapte1' contacting of new members and making lunch was enjoyed. * I\oIrs. Matt J. Anderson, Historian them feel welcome. Mrs. Wilson, Membership Chairman, at At this January meeting Mrs. J. Ma­ our April meeting reported a total paid Black Hills Chapter on Sunday, March ketzky, who so· ably acted as Chairman of membership of 63. Good Cheer Chairman 17, held a party and pot-luck dirtner in the War Work committee, gave an annual reported nine families contacted and 14 its club house honoring returned service­ report showing hours credited to surgical calls made. During the red measle epi­ men. also veterans of World War 1.. Sixty­ dressings work 271, nurse's aid 1,775, Can­ demic our Good Cheer Chairman was the five members and guests were present. teen 4,080, and bond drive 960, total 7,086 most active member of the clnb. The $1.00 A program of music and talks followed ·hour8, with 568 hour:;; for December, of door prize was draw.n by Mrs. Schumacher. the d.Jnner. Stanley Core acted as toast­ which 496 were for Canteen and 72 for At the request of the local chapter of master and Ralph Colvin gave the address nurse's aid. A contribution was voted to the Eastern Star we on April 12, at the of welcome. Mrs. O. O. Callen and R. Beckman accompanied group singing. the fund for Abbott House, a children's time their Grand Officers visited here, home in Mitchell which was destroyed by served their annual banquet to them. Mrs. Dorothy Ann Davis gave a musical skit fire in December. Also an appeal was Berkey was chairman, with Mrs. R. Brown. and Joan Callen sang two solos. Pictures made for used clothing for war relief. Mrs. D. Matthews, and Mrs. F. Schu­ were taken b}' Martin Christianson and macher in charge of committees. ~C. P~t. . February meeting was well attended. There was a March of Dimes at close of meeting for the Infantile Paralysis Fund. A dellclous lunch was served by the host­ esses: Miss Myrtle Brown, Dorothy Henni­ son and Mrs. M. Murray, which was fol­ lowed by a social hour playing cards. March meeting was also well attended. Officers and members Reports were given and correspondence of Black Hills Chapler. left 10 right: Mrs. Jack read. We were advised that the famous Dike. Mn. L. A. McDon­ "Milwaukee" Pheasant Canteen would ald. Mrs. M. ChrIstensen. close March 30. Hostesses for the evening' Mrs. Jake Hendrikson. were Mrs. W. H. Murphy, Mrs. A. R. Mrs. Dan Kemerling, Hagen, and Mrs. Fred Shetzle. Door prize Mrs. R. F. Beckman. Mrs. S. L. Core. Mrs. L. was· won by Mrs. E. Dixon. Following Berqer, Mrs. G. Clark. lunch a social hour with cards was en­ M... Art Berger. and joyed. On March 2G a farewell party was Mrs. George R. Saxer. given for our Vice President, Mrs. L. W. Palmquist, at the Moccasin Recreation Center. It is with regret that we bid farewell to Mrs. Palmquist and our wishes for success and happiness go with her.

i8 The Milwaukee Maciazi~,e * Wausau Chapter Mrs. A. W. Kasten, Historian Our meeting was held Aprll 9 with a good attendance. At that time the club voted to donate $10.00 to the Red Cross. Good Cheer Chairman Mrs. Felix Siomske reported $9.00 spent for good oheer work. Ways and Means Chairman Mrs. Carl Akey reported $20.00 rental received. It was decided to again have our annual May luncheon. Door prize went to Mrs. Wm. Adamscheck. After the meeting cards were enjoyed, and refreshments were served b" Mmes. Roger Kershaw, Hugo von Gnech~ ten, . Otto Cleveland. Steve SchUltz, and Guy Reynolds.

Austin Chapter * Mrs. Wanda Valentine, Historian Guests of the Miles City Chapter, who attended the dance for returned velerans at the Elks Club The one o'clock dessert luncheon held in Miles City on Mar. 5. April 4 in the club rooms was attended by a large number of members. The busi­ ness meeting followed and reports of the Miles City Chapte1' Perry Chapter various committee chairmen were read. Many cards of cheer and gifts of food * Mrs. N. A. Helm, Historian * Mrs. W. S. De Lany, Historian and flowers at time of illness were re­ The dance given at the Elks Club by ported. Bridge and "500" were played the Perry Chapter under Its new president, remainder of the afternoon. Mrs. bodds, the Women's Club and Service Club on Mrs. Pat Ryan, Is having very good attend­ Mar. 5, honoring returned veterans, was Mrs. Full, Mrs. Suooa and Mrs. .T. D. ance at its meetings. Our April meeting WlIllams were hostesses. pmnounced a huge success from every was held April 4 for a night dinner' and angle by those attending it. More than 300 "Milwaukee" employes, their families, and Family Night. About 70 members and veterans and friends enjoyed the evening children were pesent. Baked ham was of dancing to the music of Kransky's furnished by the Club. The balance of the * Madison} Wis.} Chapter orchestra. A floor show. included numbers meal was pot-luck. A musical program Mrs. A. J. Graves, Historian pro tern by the German Band composed of seven was furnished by children of members. boys from the C.C. H.S. band, who also Frank Hoes Jr. gave a very interesting March meeting was ,held on the 12th, accompanied Miss Elaine Rumpf In a talk on the trips he J1ad taken to Cai~o, being postponed as our club room was be­ twirling act. Miss Zona Gale Denton gave Palestine, and other places of interest ing decorated. We had the pleasure of a tap dance in c.ostume, accompanied by having with us Miss Lindskog of Chicago. while serving with the Armed Forces in Had a large attendance. Reports were Mrs. .Tack Fulks. The party was one of North Africa. Some moving pictures were a series being given over the entire rail­ gIven, Including report on the Valentine shown that Frank had taken, also pictures road for returned servicemen and women. party gIven for returned Veterans, of of several local flower gardens and several whom there were 35 present at the party, Members of the Women's Club on the servicemen and women whose parents Committee for preparation and serving of and $10.00 was voted for the Red Cross. were in the audience. A very enjoyable Hostesses were Mmes. Wm. Warren, Earl the lunch. were Mmes. Harold Reid, Byron time was had by ali. A donation was made Howard, J. E. Feeley, Custer Greer, Hal­ Hohenadel, and John Hodgson. to the Red Cross and two needy families Thirty-one members attended April 4 sey Johnson, Martin Eastwold; Thos. Nu­ were helped. gent, Umhofer, C. L. Cawood, P. G. Gar­ meeting, at which $5.00 was donated to ney, A. S. Caudel, and Ira Caine. Other the Easter Seal Fund, for the benellt of members assisting with, the evening's en­ crippled children. Mrs. Earl Hohenadel tertainment were Mrs. Ed. Rehn, chapter Lewistown Chapter and Mrs. C. Mahaffey told of their visits president, Mrs. M. P. Ayars, Mrs. A.. B. to the Vets Hospital and of how 'apprecia­ Running, Mrs. E. H. Hogan, Mrs. A. W. * Mrs. Charles H. Koch, Historian tlve the boys were. She asked for more Wickersham, and Mrs. S. E. Moss. magazines, also torn rags for rugs, cigar­ Our club met for Its April meeting In a Members met at club rooms Thursday, ettes and playing cards. Ten cards of newly decorated club house. Mrs. H. C. April 4th, with Mrs. R. M. Hale as hostess, cheer sent to sick members were reported. Johnson acted as secretary in absence of for a dessert luncheon. MeetIng was called Three new members were welcomed, Mrs. Mrs. Chas. Shine, who has been ill. Mrs. to order by Pesident Mrs. A. C. Nummer­ Wlnn, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Stevens. Earl Farr, Safety First chairman, gave a dor, ail repeating the club motto. Mrs. Chapter voted to give one card party a very interesting talk on freak accidents. M. J. Welch, Good Cheer chairman, re­ month, proceeds to be used to provide Mrs. Floyd Preston, Sunshine Chairman, ported $10.50 spent. Three "thank you:' entertainment, etc., for the Veterans' reported 512 personal calls, 20 telephone cards were read. Mrs. Art Keller received Hospital at Mendota, with Mrs. Kingston calls, 'six cards sent, 38 families reached. the door prize on No. 13. In the card game and Mrs. S. Smith in charge. The new Mrs. Moss gave' treasurer's report. Mrs, which followed the business meeting Mrs. drapes made and hung by some of our Wm. Cain, Membership Chairman, re­ Otto Davey proved to be the winner. members are very attractive. A Thank You ported 116 voting members paid. Mrs. E. Saturday, March 31, the club rooms were letter ,has been sent to Superintendent ·B. Walters, Program Chairman, had on her · the scene of an evening party for "Mil­ Woodworth for his help in the decorating program boys from the Industrial School, waukee" employees and their. families. of our club roomS. Mrs. .T. .T. Shipley and who rendered musical selections, accom­ Bingo was the diversion of the evening Mrs. C. MahaITey. received the gift pack­ panied by Mrs. Carl Horn on the pianO' · and a nice lunch was served at 11 o'clock. age and bank dollar. Hostesses were Mmes. and by Mrs. Glen Denton. These selections R. Hutter, Wm. Murphy, E. Peck. The were greatly enjoyed. . tables were very attractive in their Easter Following the busIness session an April decorations. Fool quiz was conducted by the Entertain­ Janesville Chapter ment Committee, at completion of which * Mrs. J. ,W. Higgins, Historian cards were enjoyed. Delicious, refresh­ ments ,were served by Mrs. Frank Spear, Regular meeting of Janesville Chapter Dubuque Chapter Mrs. Arl1e Wickersham, Mrs. Swan Nel­ Wa.9 held Tuesday evening, April 2nd, with * Mrs. A. J. Bensch, Historian son, and Mrs. Earl Hogan. our President Rachel Riley presiding. And again we have cause for rejoicing. Mrs. Our February meeting was preceded by James Fox and her ever faithful commit­ a potluck luncheon. There was an abun­ tee on membership have gone "over the danCe of delicious food which was enjoyed * Harlowton Chapter top." We now have a membership of 418, by all. After the luncheon meeting was Erleen Burington, Historian which exceeds our 1945 total. Congratula­ caUed to order by the preSident, Mrs. P. February' meeting was held with Mrs. tions, MEMBERSHIP WORKERS. We had McGough. Club motto was reveated and Margaret Cass, president, In charge. There no welfare for'the month. Sunshine Chair­ salute to the flag given. The treasurer's were forty members present. A party for man reported ten families reached. $10.00 report was given as were also the reports returning veterans was discussed. Follow­ was donated to Red Cross. Our teen' age of the committees. We had as our guests . Ing business session bridge and pinochle party was a grand success and the teen­ Mrs. G. W. Loderhose, president general, were played and a delicious lunch was agers are clamoring for another one. They and Miss Etta Lindskog, secretary gen­ . served by the committee, with ,tables dec­ ,~eallY went for the old-time dances as well eral. They answered some of our trouble­ orated for St. Valentine's Day. Doo'r prize as the new ones. Mrs. August Butts won some questions and gave us very encour­ was 'won by Mrs. Elizabeth Amador and · hank night. Mrs. Wm. Jackson and her aging talks. After the meeting a social 'penny ptize by Mrs. Middleton. '. committae served cream puffs and coffee. hour was enjoyed. May, 1946 19 Down through the ages. wise men have praised the virtues and comfort of good tobacco. But if you realiy ~~: want something to write about, light up a Dutch Masters and let its nut· :.' sweet smoke and rich aroma be your ': inspIration,

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* Channing Chapter Jvhlbank Chapter Ottumwa Chapter Mrs. Jack Meyers, Historian * Mrs. J. R. Cawthorne, President * K. M. Gohmaim. Historian The March meeting was opened with Our club met March 27. The feature of A membership of 622 was reported by President Mrs. Tuttle officiating. Twenty­ the day was a 2:30 dessert luncheon, at our membership chairman' Mrs. M. L. four members were present. Mrs. H. Boll, which time Mrs. Geo. Phelan gave an in­ Mrs. 'J. R. Krause, and Mrs. P. Haas were teresting talk on the Portuguese people and McNerney at our meeting on April 5. appointed to work out an "idea for a t'oat displayed· dolls from each province in Fifty"five were served at the luncheon pre­ to represent our club at the Fourth of July Portugal. Business meeting followed the vious to this meeting in the Service Room ceiebration to be held in honor of veterans program, at which members voted a dona­ of the Iowa Gas Company. Each World of world War II. We also voted on the tion of $5.00 to the Red Cross. There were War II veteran in attendance at the type of stand we prefer to operateo five calls, one card and a donation of food "Welcome Home" party held March 1 . A series of card parties will be held com­ and clothing. also three hours Red Cross will be presented with one of the group mencing the week after Easter. Pinochle, work reported. Mrs, Frank Reeve reported pictures taken that evening with the com­ "500." and bunco are to be played. The on the Civic Improvement Council. Com­ pliments of our club. A woolen quilt chib voted to give $5.00 to the Red Cross. mittee for the luncheon consisted of Mmes. donated by Mrs. Fred Alsdorf will be used We were very glad to welcome three new Geo. Phelan, E. S. Hanson, Amose Reeve members, Mrs. Knitter, Mrs. Hessel, and and George Lewis. in making lap-robes for the convalescent Miss Joan Tobin. Following the business servicemen. Greeting cards of good wishes meeting games were played. Lunch was and gifts from numerous friends were sent ser,ved' by ·Mrs. Geo. Carey and Mrs. H. West Clinton Chapter to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kemp to help them Boll "at beautifully decorated tables. * celebrate their 56th wedding anniv-ersary Mrs. Wallace Jordan, Historian on March 22nd. Mrs. Kemp is chairman of On March 20th, preceding our regular our sunshine committee. monthly meeting, a delicious baked ham April was a very busy month for the * Mason City Chapter supper was served by the men, Mr. Bailey, committee selected to assist in the annual Mrs, C..$. Pack, Historian Mr. McGinnis. Mr. Connor, and Mr. Gar­ Civic MusIc drive in our city, which or­ At our March 5th meeting, which was rard, Our many thanks to them. Welfare ganization brings to Ottumwa five con­ presided over by Mrs. C. A. Anderson.. Committee reported one family given certs annually by the world's best musi­ president, Mmes. R. E. Sizer, N. P. Van assistance during March. Good Cheer re­ cians. The drive opened with a tea the Maren, R. 1. MacGregor, and C. C. Smola ported seven cards sent, eight personal and afternoon of April 7 in the C. G. Merrill served as hostesses. Following 'a short 15 telephone calls made. Mr. Dagley wishes home. Many hours were given to the business session we had the pleasure of to thank Mrs. W. D, Stuehner. Good soliciting of memberships by the commit­ 'listening to Mrs. Wm. Schrader, who re­ Cheer Chairman of the Fullerton Avenue tee members with Mrs. W. T. Stewart as viewed the book "The Gauntlet" by James Chapter in Chicago, for the smokes re­ chairman, assisted by Mesdames A. G. Street. Cards were played with prizes go­ ceived while he was In the hospital in Elder, L. J. Meadows, E. L. McGuire, ing to Mrs. O. T. Anderson in contract Chicago. Door prize was awarded to Mrs.' Harry Vaughan, Lloyd Frost, C. D. Smith, and Mrs. Barbara Gross in auction. Minnie Ford. Robert Dobratz and Miss K. M. Gohmann. 20 The Milwaukee Magazine If I Were Boss '1f 1 were boss 1 would like to say: RETIREMENTS "You did a good job yesterday," The following employes' applications for retirement were I'd look lor a man or a girl or a boy Whose heart would leap with a thrill 0/ jo)' recorded during March, 1946 At a word 0/ praise, and I'd pass it out W here the crowd would hear as I walked . about, 1/ I were 'boss I would like to find Chicago General SIROVY, JOSEPH R. Section Foreman , ..Jackson, Minn. The fellow whose work is the proper kind; DOW, HERBERT J. As. Engr., Aud. of Cap. Exp. Chicago, Ill. La Crosse and River Division And whenever to me a good thing came, Chicago Terminals DITTBERNER, LOUIS A. I'd 'ask to be told the worker's name, Conductor ' Portage Wis. ANDRZEJEWSKI, JOS. DOEPKE, EDWARD H. ' And I'd go to him, and 1'd pat his back Carman Galewood, Ill. Fire Knocker Portaue Wis And I'd say, "That was just wonderful, CLARKSON, JOHN J. JERENTOSKY, ADOLPH H 0 , • Jack!" Switchman Chicago, Ill. Loco. Fireman :St. Paul Minn. DONATELLA, BATASTE LAI:SON, ALBERT T. ' Now a bit 0/ praise isn't much to give, Fire Knocker Bensenville, III. Agent Afton Minn. But it's dear to the hearts 0/ all who live; PAINTER. CHARLES R. MULCAHY PATRICK J. ' , Switchman Chicago, III. Loco. En~ineer ., Milwaukee Wis, And there's never a man on this good old WALTERS, JOSEPHINE E. PETERSON, HENRY M. ' earth Clerk, Car Dept Galewood, Ill. Switchman Wabasha Minn Coast Division RUDOLL, ROBERTW. ,. But is glad to be told he's been 0/ worth; Laborer, Store Dept Tomah, Wis. 'CHISM, JESSE G. And a kindly word, when the work is lair, Special Otflcer Rockdale, Wash. Madison Division Is welcome and wanted everywhere. COOK, WADE H. ANGILELLO, CARL -J. 1/ I were boss I am sure I would Electrical Inspr Tacoma, Wash. Laborer ." ,., ..Janesville, Wis. FITZGERALD. JOHN E. Say a kindly word whenever 1 could; , Loco. Engineer Tacoma, Wash. Milwaukee 'Division For a man who has given his best by dar KELSO, WILLIAM M. ANDERSON, GUS Wants a little more than his weekly pay: Agent Auburn, Wash. Section Laborer """" Sturtevant Wis LARSON, VICTOR BONUCCHI, GAETANO ,. He likes to know, with the setting sun, Carman Tacoma, Wash. SecUon Laborer ,.,Ladd III LEWIS, JOHN G. HAIKABEDIAN, MARDIRAS ,. That his boss is pleased with the work he's Conductor Tacoma, Wash. Section Laborer Sturtevant Wis dOJ7.e. MOORE, ALBINUS V. McHATTON, EDWIN J. ,. -from the San Francisco Chronicle. Blacksmith Helper Tacoma, Wash. Section Foreman ..... , ... '. Oglesby Ill. NORWOOD, CHARLES A. PRJTCHARD, EARL T. ' Car Distributor Tacoma, Wash. Loco. Engineer , .... , ... Milwaukee Wis • NOWELS, EDGAR R. WEST, ROY C. ' . Carman Tacoma, Wash. Loco. Engineer Milwaukee, Wis. Polish in personality, like any other RUSSELL, HARRY , polish, must be rubbed on. Boys and Extra Gang Laborer. Priest Rapids, Wash. Milwaukee Terminals SADLER, THOMAS J. girls cannot acquire it by hearing about Porter Tacoma, Wash. CULL, GEORGE F, SNYDER, WILLIAM K. Yardmaster Milwaukee Wis. it or reading about it. They must rub Watchman Seattle, Wash. JOHNSON, ARTHUR A. ' shoulders with people who have it. As Pipefitter Milwaukee Wis. WILTROUT, HENRY L. a rec,ent writer said, one of the hardest Dispatcher Tacoma, Wash. KINGSBURY, HARRY C. ' Carman Milwaukee Wis. things some girls and boys have to do Dubuque and Illinois Division KOCH, JOSEPH G. ' is to learn good manners without ever CRAVATTA. JOHN As. Cf. elk., Loco. Dept .. Mllwaukee, Wis. 'Laborer & ffipr., Loco. Dept. Savanna, III. MONTGOMERY, HARRY M. seeing any.· Switchman ...... " . Milwaukee Wis HAMMEN, VIRGIL J. ' -Dr. Kenneth McFarland, Superm­ Car Inspector Savanna, Ill. SCOTT, THO'MAS ' . KELLY, JAMES J. Chief Clerk, Car Dept ... Mllwau],ee Wis. tendeDt of Schools, Topeka, Kan, Cutter, Car Dept DUbuque, Ia. SERFASS, GEORGE ' KLAVITTER, HENRY Molder Milwaukee Wis. Laborer & Hlpr., Car Dept ..Dubuque, Ia. WEGNER, FRANK C O. ' Store Helper Milwaukee, Wis. Hastings anel Dakota Division WEGNER. FRANK KUCKELBURG, PETER B. La>'out Man, Car Dept... Milwaukee, Wis. Watch ThQse Switchman Aberdeen, S. D. Rocky Mountain Division Danger Signals KUHNERT, OTTO W. Stationary Fireman Milbank, S. D. CUMMINS, WILLIAM E. Latest figures show more than 1,450,­ LALLY. JOHN J. Conductor Spokane Wash. Conductor Minneapolis, Minn. DECCO, NORA B. ' COO railway employes in the U, S. Based LIEB, GEORGE L. Telel'rapher Three Forks, Mont. on the ratio of incidence to the total Telegrapher Ortonville, Minn. HECKEROTH, CHARLES A. Loro. Engineer Deer Lodge, Mont. population, more than 1,450 of these will Idaho Division LARSEN. MARTIN die of cancer this year, and more than MALONE. THOMAS A. Car Inspector .. , .....Great Falls, Mont. Ass!. Rdhse. Foreman ..... Othello, Wash. MILLER, JOHN L. 145,000 will succumb to cancer within Iowa Division Brakeman Deer Lodge, Mont. their lifetimes. NELSON, EMMET O. BARROW, WILLIAM Car Repairer Roundup, Mont. Cancer scientists assert that 30 per Section Laborer Madrid, Iowa cent to 50 per cent of these potential BOWERS. JOSEPH A. Superior Division Section Foreman Monticello, Ia. DERWAE, ROBERT victims might be saved if they could DUNOW, FREDERICK C. Store Helper Green Bay Wis. recognize the early danger signals and Section La borer .... " Council Bluffs, Ia. RO"!INSON, CHARLES H. ' WASSON. HOLSEY Machinist Green Bay, Wis. receive prompt treatment by doctors o. Loco. Engineer PerrY, la, Terre Haute Division clinics. Learn the following danger Sib Iowa and Dakota Division FRENCH, MILLARD S. nals and wa tch for them: BRANDT, ALBERT C. TelefCalifornia, hav­ Conductor Earl Royston passed away at ing taken time off on account of his D& I DIVISION his home in Marquette, Ia., on Feb. 20. health. He looks good and is back at work. First District Conductor Royston had been ill for several Maj. F. W. Legios was in to pay us a months. visit, after having been in the Transporta­ "E. Stevensj Correspondem tion Corps on the west coast. Fred is ODice of Superintendent M. P. O'Loughlen, former traIn dis­ Savanna, Ill. patcher at Madison, bas transferred to Ma­ sure looking good and we were glad to son 'City, Ia. see him, as It has been a long time since WilHam Abts, passenger brakeman in he paid' a visit to Green Bay. suburban service between Chicago and Captain and Mrs. John T'. Conlin an­ Elgin, has been notIfied that his son, nounce the arrival of a son, John Charles, Robert W. Centen has returned to his LeRoy Abts, EM is officially listed ,as on Mar. 24. This Is the first grandson of llc, old position in the office, after spend­ dead. LeRoy was reported missing in ac­ Freight Agent and Mrs. J. F. Conlin of ing four years in the armed service. Madison. tion on Mar. 31, 1945, with the crew of the Miss Julia Johnson, who was filling in submarine, the USS Kete. The Kete left Conductor L. V. Michael Is seriously ill on Bob's job while he 'was in the army, in the Janesville Hospital. Guam on Mar. I, 1945, for patrol duty in intends to bid in the Green Bay fre';ght the vicinity of Nansei Shoto. She failed Switchman Elmer Currie of Madison is office. confined to the Madison General Hospital to return to her base on Mar. 31, as SChed­ for treatment. Switchman, W. E. Procter has been ap­ uled, and no further information has been Relief Yardmaster and Mrs. J. J. Jordan pointed yardmaster at Green Bay, vice received concerning he'r fate. The naval of Madison announce the arrival of a W. H. Tierney. G. G. Jones has been ap-, department communication states: . daughter, Kathleen Thayer, on Mar. 6. pointed night yardmaster. "In view of the strong probability that Charles Kruse, retIred yardmaster of A new colorlight train order signal has the submarine sank during action in Janesville, passed away on Feb. 17. Mr. been installed at Coleman, Wis., for bet­ enemy controlled waters and that your son Kruse retired on Dec. 1, 1938, after 48 ter visability, in place of the old sema­ lost his life as a result thereof, because years' service with the Milwaukee Road. phore train order signal. Additional wig­ no official or unconfirmed reports have Sincere sympathy is extended to Section wags were also installed on the main been received that he survived,. because Foremen Joseph and Edward and Fireman crossing at that point, The westbound his' name has not appeared on any lists Harold Salava on the recent death of their' home signal at Forest Junction is being or reports of' personnel liberated from mother. relocated, on account of moving the Japanese prisoner of war camps and in Rae Schernecker and Patricia Fellers of switch out 'of the home circuit. Federal view of the length of time that has elapsed. Madison made a trip to St. Louis on Mar. law requires that all switches in home since he was reported to- be missing in 30, to visit Cadet Nurse Joy Schernecker. circuit be electrically locked. action, I am reluctantly forced to the con­ clusion that he is decea~ed." Electrician Abts qualified for the sub­ marine service in JulY, 1941, following his graduation from Elgin High School. Frs had been at sea sinc'e December, 1942. Stanley Charneskt, retired car depart~: ment employe at Savanna" passed away at, his home'on Mar. 21. Mr. Charneski began' working for the railroad on June 21, 1917, retiring on Nov. 24, 1941. ­ Y~rd Clerk Esther Heath, Savanna, be~ came the bride of Leo Nast, son of Switch­ man Leo Nast, in a ceremony at the Pres­ byterian Church in Savanna on Mar. 24.' Iowa Division Fireman Walter 1. Kirzoz was married to Miss Lorraine F. Water­ man, daughter of Switchman 'E. J. Water­ man, Savanna, in the latter part a! March, Yard Foreman Ernie Graves, Savanna, retired on Apr. I, after 44 years of serv-' ice, beginning as a switchman in Savanna yard in 1902, Mr. Graves plans to spend some time with his twin sister In Denver, Colo., and we hope he has many enjoyable years of retirement. Edward H. Nank transferred from tl:J,e divlslOn,englneer's office,at Savami,a .1.0 the J\ ,qrouJl of the boys at the Dubuque shops who took lime out for a snapshot. Left to, right, front row; 'Ken~ Dutcher and Gilbert Genszler. Standing: Arthur Knoll, Harry Dres., Walter Keck, accounting department in the Union Sta., LwiJol"i~ 13!e~F, Howard lewe", Clarence Doller, L. E. Thompson und Alvin Whitish. tlon, Chicago. Mrs. Nank and their, san

2~ The Milwaukee MagClZH'l8 wllJ contInue to make Savanna their resi­ dence for the present. Chief Dispatcher and Mrs. H. J. Thayer and Division Master Mechanic and Mrs. L. H. Rabun attended the vocal recital given by Miss Barbara Thayer In the chapel of Cornell College, MOunt Vernon, la., on Mar. 26. Roundhouse Foreman Bill Sheetz, Sa­ vanna, was taken ill during the early part of 'March and after being confined to the h"s\>ltal, Is convalescing at his home in Savanna. Through ,all of the war period Bill was chef for the Mississippi PaHsades Service Club, using all' the Ingenuity pos­ sible to secure ration points to feed the club members on meeting nIghts. We often wondered, as did some of the other "house­ wives," how Bill ma'naged to get meat and cheese for those evenings. We hope he will be back with us SOOn. MILWAUKEE TERMINALS Coach Yard Richard FJecbsig, Jr., Correspondent Congratulations go to George "Legs" La'etsch. who recently became a father for the second time. Can't yOU just see him walking around the yards with his chest expanded to almost twice Its usual size? This time it was a boy. Steve Prodanovlc Is out of the hospital and at home, on the road to recovery. He came down and paid us a visit recently. Clarence Clark, better known as "KrIss Above: The interior of Kringle," Is again leaving the coach yard. the Schlitz Brown Bot­ This time it's for /lout West." Kriss win Ue at Milwaukee, Wis., ride the Olympian and try to keep all air on the evening of Apr. conditioned cars In runnt'ng condition. 10 as' approximately 150 Milwaukee Road em­ The coach yard bowllng team is not ployes enjoyed the has. doing as well in the second half as It did pilalily of the Schlitz In the first half. The boys are bowling as Brewinq Company and follows: Rich Selden, 174; Captain Ed the product that "made Berndt, 169; George Schneider, 160; Clar­ Milwaukee famous." Right: A group of the ence Clark, 156; George Laetsch, 155; and merrymakers. Left to rlghI: Jim CrOWley, 145. Margaret Hagberg. Nada JU,dglng by the fish stories fioating Veith, Dolores Kowalski around the yards, there wlII be a lot of and J. E. Leahey, agent fishing done this year. We would Ilke to at Che~tnut Street. see the fish that star in these 'tales, rather than just hear about them.

Fowler St. Stcition _ ing for the road on May 1, 1917, as an Kurtz and Frank Vail viewed the book expense clerk at Chestnut Street. She with intense Interest; Phylis Kowalski Mickey Doss, Correspondent held that position far 10 years, during gave It one glance, and that one was It's no longer a question of who's in which the government controlled the rail­ enough! service but rather "Who is back on the roads. During tbe depression years Back from service and handling the Job?" This Is most obvious when you Emma came to Agent Dummler's office, as general clerk duties at Chestnut Street .look around and see George Lawrenz an abstract clerk (that was before the is Larry Janus, who was away from at the timekeeper's desk, Mahlon Gil­ accounting department was consolidated that station for 22 months. Sixteen bert in pick- Ul> and delivery, Gene In Chicago) and worked on the 102 report of them were spent at Okinawa as a Swinsky on the tracing desk, George until six years ago, when she was assigned clerk in the quartermaster section. Steuer on the mail desk and Bobby to her present positlon~that of expense Larry was glad to see the States Heinan and Galen Gerber on the mes­ clerk, here at Fowler Street. Emma Is again, Just to see and hear what goc>d senger desk. By the time this Is extremely versatile. She likes good food. railroads look and sound like. He ready for the Magazine Eye Steven especially cream puffs. saw quite a bit of narrow gauge rails, 'Stetz anLos Angeles where her served at the Schlitz Brown Bottle on husband ,is stationed. Dick Steuer, Correspondent April 10. Our neighbors from the north Delores' Schneider has resigned her posi­ Included Joe Spende. Elmer Keller, Harvey tion to take over at home, now that Sorry your correspondent missed the Corbett, Charley Barth and Agent Swango "hubby,". Bob, Is a civilian again. April issue of the' Magazine, but old man Chestnut Street outnumbered the North­ Our "Httle bit of the South," Kathleen illness had a hand In the matter and Con­ men-Agent Leahey, Stanley 'Martin, Max Allison, has returned to her native North fined yours truly to bed for 30 days. Feel­ . Woeltl, Bob Owsley, Phylls Kowalski. Carolina. ' Ing much better now, thank you. While Nada Vieth, Ernie Reinhardt, Ralph 'Bill Flynn, formerly Lieutenant Flynn, on the .subject of yours truly, we might Thielke, Frank Vail, Jim Madushaw (the Is doing fine at Marquette University. He's as well make, It known that April 27 is boys fixed it up for Jim), Eddie Kurtz, stUdying law, you know. THE DAY when Miss Eileen Kaegler will :Frank Lahm, Hugo Zarling, Rudy Placek. Wanda Beard has taken a leave and Is become Mrs. Steuer. St. Thomas' Aquinas Bill Kaegler, Tom Regan and Clarence knitting and waiting-In a home of her Church will be the scene of the ceremony Gaulke. I hope I didn't miss anyone. own, too. lucky girl. and Yard Clerk Bill Kaegler will give his Freddie Butz paid a welcome visit re­ Harold Knoap is back at work In the daughter away. Other railroaders in­ cen't\y. Since his illness, Freddie'. warehouse as a checker. His gain clude'd in the bridal party are George H. Wednesday noon visits were missed by from the war was a wife, a beautiful Steuar, clerk at F.owler Street, who will everyone. Could It be the candy, cookies. Arkansas lass. be best man, and Charley Barth, North cheese and crackers the gang missed? Checker Melvin St. Claire Is having a MtIwaukee switching clerk, who wlIl be olie We say llno!1l We surely miRsed our bad time. He was on sick leave--In the of the attendants. Freddie. hospItal for a couple of. months-back to The photo album which Howie Mueller Thomas J. Regan, who waB the operator work-twisted his ankle--and now he's on of the Pabst Brewing Company showed to at North Mllwaukee for the past 18 years, the sick list again. . the hays proved to be very In teresting. died on Apr. 13. Mr. Regan was In the Viola Gledel has had a back siege this While Howie was in the South PacIfic his servIce of the Milwaukee Road for 41 year, but she's well and rested now. trusty' camera recorded many historic years. He started as an operator' at In ,the "Over 25 Club" we introduce a scenes of wreckage and destruction. We Klel, Wis. Sympathy Is extended to the lady-Emma Stelner-w.ho .started work- understann that Ernie ReInhardt, Eddie bereaved- family. May, 1946 20 France and Belgium. Howard has a BACK ON THE CHICAGO GEN'ERAL OFFICES total of 10' years railroad service and his Is a familiar face to many in the JOB. Gerald M. Operating Department operating department. G r i s w 0 I d, wl10 With spring here and tboughts turning was released from Paul R. Ashland, Correspondent toward such' things as gardens, world se­ naval d u t y at OUice of Assistant to Vice-President ries, vacations l:md fishing, it is hard to keep UP with happenings right here in Trinidad with the Congratulations to Freight Service In­ the Union Station. Any news items passed rank of chief pet­ spector Ray Melzer, Morton Grove, Ill., to me in room 838 will be appreciated and ty officer, is now who now ,has another daughter. Included in the following issue. With June approaching, so it seems, does working in the the thought of June weddings. Miss Myr­ Freight Auditor's Office office of assistant tle Hultman of police and fire prevention to the vice-presi­ has disclosed that she is to be married 1. A. Strohmeyer, CorrespolJdelJt on June 22. . dent, personnel. Miss Dolores Stone ("Scotty") of the Pioneer Post wlll hold memorial serv­ Prior to entering service, Gerald worked office of superintendent of transportation, ices for its 13 departed comrades on May for the Milwaukee at Savanna, Ill., in 26 at Mt. Emblem .Cemetery. Chairman made the first move on the sr,a of matri­ the office of the superintendent. After mony by becoming engaged on Apr. 6 to Tom Walters solicits cooperation for Harry Harrington, who until recently had Upoppy Day." his discharge he was assigned to the been in service in the navy. Lillabelle Nordin, interline bureau, be­ superintendent's office in the Chicago came engaged to O'rlan Hill, recently of Mike Cavello is back on the job in' the terminals and a short time later was the navy, at 6:55 p.m. On Apr. 13. He re­ office of superintendent of transportation ceived his discharge from the navy on transferred to his present position. His after a long absence due to stomach trou­ Apr. 3 and on Apr. 4 sent her a beautiful ble. wife, Jean, is employed in the office of Stenographer Edwin S. Hacking of claim orchid. Her ring contains three diamonds. claim prevention. . prevention has left the Milwaukee Road. Good wishes to them, from all of us. Congratulations to George Welik upon We hear that Vern Noelting, Interllne, J.lis promotion to freight service inspector. will be married on Apr. 27 to Diane Until recently he was a loss and damage Ledoux. We hear that the dleteers who for the investigator in the office of safety and Dorothy Wroble, IFB .bureau, will be past two years have been striVing to claim prevention. married to HUary Kokosinski on Apr. 28' demonstrate some streamlinirtg, namely at Immaculate Heart 'of Mary Church. Harry Wallace, Murray White, Jim Kelle­ Although the' operating department does They will honeymOOn at the Wisconsin not include the Union Station elevator her and Sherman Arp, recently took stock Dells and Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. of their efforts and the results. Sherman operators, they are an important cog in Ben Miles is reported sick at the Alexlan the machinery that gets us to and from Arp, the only one who came through, was Brothers Hospital. Walter Fendt, switch­ given the title of "avordupois champ." He work. Hence, congratulations to George ing bureau, is reported in the hospital for Hull, father of a baby son, Dean. now scales at 185 flat. The others did a a check, following an illness at home. Corrigan and went in the other. directiOn. ·Apr. 1 ushered in numerous April Fool Back on the job: Cpl. Dan Roe, after 'Stationer Allan Hale is ju'stly proud of pranks. Don Schraub of the mail room three and a half years in the army, re­ the results of his efforts in the Red Cross was told that a "Mr. Stiff" had called ceived his discharge and' took a posi­ Drive. for which he received special com­ and left his 'phone number. Don promptly tion as salesman for the Kungsholm mendation from Mayor E. J. Kelly and a called, was told that "Mr. Stiff" had just Bakery Company. He paid us a visit plaque. as an expression of appreciation. left and was given another number. Upon on Apr. 6, on his way to make a sale Roy' Schattnick, rate reVising bureau, calling that number he discovered that he at the Women's Club cafeteria. Bob will be featured as a soloist at the B.R.C. was talking to the cemetery and that his Walton, after serving with the army Lodge 991 social event, an entertainment previous call had been to the morgue. all around the world, returned to work and dance on May 18 at the Marine Ball­ But Don says that it isn't funny. on Apr. 16, in Jim Harvey's IFB bu­ room, 4711 West Madison Street. A recent returnee is Howard Beck­ reau, looking very much like his old ler, now back with the office of super­ self. Pfc. Tom Kissane and Sgt. Paul Milwaukee Road Bowling League intendent of transportation after 23 Kirst, just discharged fr.om service, months' service in the Army Transpor. paid us a visit on Apr. 8 ,(nd arranged With but three more Tuesdays remain­ tation Corps with the 5th' and 13th to retu rn to work. ing on tbe bowling schedUle, the ,·tenancY Port Companies in Scotland, 'England, "Great"ll!'-!!l What won't we do of t'he penthouse is shared by Sioux and to 'em now" said Marquette, while in the offing. ready to Ball Team Man­ move in, are Pioneer Ltd., Copper Country. ager Harry Wal­ Arrow and Chippewa. The closeness of lace when he spied the race can be seen by the standings. On Bob Damm, dis­ the other extreme, fighting to stay out of charged n'avy judo the dungeon, are the Travelers and Toma­ instructor and for­ nawks. The latter merit admiration for mer first sacker on their spunk in the face .of losing several the ball team, when contests by one and two-pin margins. he came into the However, Captain Sporleder promises that office on Apr. 3 to the team will be a· serious challenger for arrange his return tbe trophy next season. League President to the interline Will Hettinger has plans for expanding the bureau on Apr. 16. league to 16 teams and invites prospective Harryatonce bowlers to register, in order to formulate drew a tape meas­ balanced teams, which must be figured in ure from his desk advance of next season's start. dra""/er and meas­ Teams Won Lost ured him for a Sioux 49 41 baseball uniform. Mar'quette .. , _ 49 41 The girls' basket­ Pioneer Ltd. . 48 42 ball team, having Copper Country 48 42 completed a v e r y Arrows 47 43 successful season, is Chippewa , .. _ 46 44 On Wisconsin .. , 45 45 ., the C h ·i c ago area I A.A.U. champ for Hiawatha : .. , ...... 44 46 1946. It has a bronze Olympian 44 46 medal for third place Southwest Ltd. 43' 47 in the state A.A.U. Tomahawks 39 51 finals and an award Travelers 38 52 from the Chicago Individual leaders: Martwick, 174; Peter­ Metropolitan Girls sen, 171; Fisher, 168; Tobin, 166; Carey, League, a free lance. 165; Bihun, 165; Johann, 164; Hettinger, The girls are now 164. practicing softball in High series: Eddie Kusch, 639: H. Tobin, earnest. They were 625; Fisher, 606. outstanding last year', High games: A. E. Petersen, 258; Mart­ running up 20 wins wick, 240; Kusch, 236. in 27 starts. They -By F.W.M. still have a few of • last season's players. There is a little island in the vast ex­ Crazy over horses are lhese equestriennes of lhe freight' auditor's Most of the players panse of the South Seas where there office. Yvonne Potempa, machine accounting bureau, and Dorothy are employes of the are no taxes, no unemployment, no Hertzman. rate revising bureau, who took part in the Chicago Herald­ American Sports and Travel Show In March. (Chicago Herald-American car a c c a u n tant's beggars, no crime, no swing orchestras, photo.) office. no radios-and no inhabitants. 24 The Milwaukee Magazil1G Office of Auditor of Passenger and Station Accounts Bill Tidd, Correspondent Roy Schlt'fer Is our hero of the month, While on a loop shopping tour he cap­ tured a purse thief. After years of see­ ing "chu~chu" on a fire wagon it is going to be difficult to become accustomed to having him ride on the "paddy." By way of warning off the office slick chicks, Buz Martin announced his engage­ ment to Miss Regina Gr! of Seattle, Wash. Warren Prester gave out with the same sort of news-his choice a local gal, Miss Cathy Donavan, Ann Franz and Ted 'Nora were married on Apr, 27 at St. Bartholomew's Church. In addition to a shower held on Apr. 5, the gang presented them with a gift of money. Much luck and happiness to the pair. Bill Berman and Jess Green are on the sick Jist but we hope to see them back very soon. Evelyn Gunnell returned from a vaca­ tion in Florida with a tan rivaled only by the one Terry Wagner insists she acquired under a sun lamp. Welcome back to Margo SImone, who has been doing temporary work for the assistant comptroller's office. John Stu bing, Harold Kunkel and Warren Torrenga are our latest dis­ Members 01 Pioneer Post 01 the American Legion posed on Apr. Z in Memorial Hall, Union Station, chargees and we are mighty glad to Chicaqo, at the initiation of 25 new members, veterans of World War II. Front roW', left to ri9ht: have them with us. Edward Leibrock, Edward Kukla, Alex Kissel. Commander George Berg-hauser. Charles Dietrich. Eugene Tucholski. Robert Wall and Henry J. Berry. Second row: John Acke, John Milton. Ray Harry Krumrei, Jack StoWE.~1 and Herb Siebert. G. G. Smith, Robert Notson. Nathan Abrams. Thomas Flynn and William Farnsworth, Third Gumz rolled in the A.B.C. in Buffalo. row: Hart.el Smith. Vincent Dwyer. Leroy Thiebault, Henry Fierer. Earl Evans. Bernard Vero, Krumrei is proud of his record of attend­ Wilb.er Nelson and Quentin Robinson. Fourth row: Ralph Burbank. Past Commander Lloyd McCulley, ing 25 such meets. His bowling in this Senior Vice-Commander Howard Smithl Vice-Commander James Anderson, Vice-Commander George event put him and Jack in the money. Wiegrel. 6th District Commander Ad Montgomery. Robert Kniewel and Past Commander Harold At the invitation of Mrs. Roosevelt, Eaton. . L

May, t946 25 forget, £urope's acting yardmaster. Jack Acke. John Bonetti was gone the longest of our newest bunch, and how well Glady~ knows it! Lydia Larson 1s oVer her fall and hop­ ping about okay again. Grace Gran is also back on the job, after a bad tumble. Ruth Brauneis of the T&E timekeeping section incurred severe injuries in an ele­ vated train wreck recently and Is still hos­ pitalized. For springtime, there's an awful lot of "fall" in the air. Another celebrity In our ranks' Walter Vukovich, the keeper' of the vault for HU­ mer Johnson, was a member of the cham­ pion Chicago squad in the Serbian basket­ ball tourney at Cleveland, early in April. Wally was also affiliated with the Mil­ waukee Road outfit that cavorted at the Lincoln-Belmont "Y" during the past winter. "Willing Walter" will be glad to show you any of ·the finer points of the game and also some of the rougher ones. Frances Locallo is now exhibiting a soli­ taire to lend further brilliance to the al­ ready sparkling typing bureau, which is fast acquiring a similarity to the window D. C. Curtis, chiel purchasing ollicer (seated), and Frank Casey, chiel clerk (second Irom lell), of a jewelry store. The lucky boy Is brief the returned Wal' veterans pf the purchaslnq deparbnent on the course of events in the Aug-ie Medonla. Congratulations! olfice during their absence, Standing, leI! to right: Don Russo, Mr. Casey, John Beton, Dorthy Crol1oot. Bob Reiter. Charles Gooding and Bob Nordin. Looks like the jewelers might as well hold their annual convention in the key, punch section of the supervisor of payroll Purchasing Department yards of a beautiful white parachute, made taxes office. A few more engagements of material you love to touch. This par­ and they won't need lights on the second Josephine O·Hara, Correspondent ticular parachute had performed the ser­ floor. The list is long and lovely: Violet vice it was originally created for, Which Kamin and Al Santoni, Mar. 16, with a A shower was given for Harriet Bible should make those blouses of extra value. wedding date set for June 8; Rose Krum­ (whose marriage will be an event of the We are all happy to welcome a new pacl< and Harry J;lell, Mar. 26, with the near future) In Harvey's Restaurant on member to our office force and, strange as nuptials all set for Apr. 3. The' bride-to-be was presented it may seem, this time It is a young man, June 29; and Ger­ with gifts which will add those finishing Ted Wagner. maine Deb san d touches to her new home. ' Jim m y Hampton. Notes from Ben Perlick to co-workers in Auditor of Expenditure's Office Apr. 13. Mr. Curtis' office have kept us informed From the South, as to his progress while at home,. due, to Bernie Wil/iams~ Correspondent that is, came Walter illness. We hope, Ben, that it will not be Messersmith to visit too long before .yOU can be back at your Filling the open traveling time inspector Lillian Kampfe. All desk again. position is Marvin D. Brick, last seen in the way south in Penny Gooch has been especially busy the general bureau; a fitting character in­ tact-Cullman. Ala. of late and we know that the reason per­ deed to join the Farley conference. Con­ That's no joke, son. tains to us. In fact, after she has ac­ gratulations on the new job, Marvin. ' Congratulations also go to Al Pieper, Raymond P. M,c­ 'counted for the raise in our salaries more Govern terminated time wlIl have to be spent in arranging who stepped Into the assistant bureau his employment with those back-pay checks. head job in the bookkeeping bureau. The the Milwaukee Road Morgan Pritchard has been assisting shouting you may hear is the Franzen­ on Apr. 'I to become the public relations department in Its Pieper combine ,at work. manager of the rail­ interesting display, "The Milwaukee Road Upon his departure from bureau head to road der-artment of Goes to Market." From it we learn that traveling man, Joe Martin's ex-slaves the Brickseal Refra-c­ during the year 1945 our railroad was the (now under the supervisIon of the above ,tory Company at purchaser of 80,000 items. Approximately mentioned combine) presented him with Chicago. "Mac" has 54,000,000 gallons of oil were purchased at a very appropriate gift for use in his countless f r i end s a cost of approximately $2 ..600,000. Station­ travels. This I couldn't omit' 'cause it among r a i I r Gad ery, a very significant item which we take cost me money. workers. During his so much for granted, was purchased at a Bill Braid, the Waukesha W -4 man, is many years in the cost ot $545,000. Our coal bill was over now our special accountant and is to be ,operating and ac­ greeted pleasantly at all times-he figures $9,000,000 and cross ties amounted to LaVerne Harries, c 0 u n tin g depart­ nearly $5,000,000. These figures should be the paychecks. All employes please note. freight claim agent's ments he became ac­ of great interest to the personnel of the Returning from military service this office, who was one quainted with almost purchasing department, for we see them month and from points here and there, 01 the attractions at everyone on the sys­ accumUlating In our everyday work. were Ralph Carlson, navy; Louis the' Chicaqo Herald­ tem, from officials to American Sports and Dorthy Croffoot is definitely going into Brandfellner, army; Neil Boyle, navy; Travel Show inMarch. the bottom of the the market for nylon blouses and her, Bob Warger, navy; Bob N.otson, army;" (C h i c ago Herald­ roster, and his work source of supply comes from yards and Johnny BoneHi, army; and, lest we 'American photo.) for the Association

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T,' Edward Kunicki, Alfred Vanden Bruel, Edgar Rome and Robert Eirschele, all vets, have signed blacksmith appren­ ticeship contracts under the GI Bill of Rights. CONTINENTAL "And Katherine, did you hear that Emil Wegner is on a soup diet? Yes, they've been kidding him but he's one of those guys who can take it. SERVICE "Also overheard someone in the black­ smith shop say that Paul Wegner and Miss Ruth Kanter of this city were The CONTINENTAL CASUAL. married on Apr. 13. Yes, we all wish them happiness. TY COMPANY is represented "Genial Eddie Douglas, who is usually wherever railroad men are seen around the machine shop, tells me that "Sky" Guschl is enduring a lot of found. Here are a few Conti· good-natured kidding ever since the day nental representatives located one. of his prize proteges vowed that our on the Milwaukee System, who Hiawatha streamlined coach win dow s raise and lower. are ready, day or night, to "The big news over in the truck shop serve you. is occasioned by the recent arrival of Appr'entice Howard Fuchs' British bride. Howard served with the armed forces in W. G. STELZER R. CUNRADI England. Incidentally, the father and 125 Eest Perk Blvd. 910 S. Michigen father-in-law respectively is none other 'Ville Perk, III. Ave., Chicego, III. than Albert Fuchs of our coach carpenter Ph. Ville Perk 2429J Ph. Webesh 7272 shop. "You've undoubtedly heard the sad news M. C. CHIER L. J. EMOND of the death of Carman Frank Mortl on Apr. 8. Frank, a reclamation shop em­ 80b First Wise. 229 E. Wis. Ave. ploye. had served with our railroad faith­ Nat'l Bank Bldg. Milwaukee, Wi•. Raymond P. McGovern, who retired from the fully since 1909. I know all car depart­ Milweukee, Wis. auditor of expenditure's office on Apr. l. ment employes join me In extending sin­ cere sympathy to his bereaved family. L. J. LIGHTFIELD G. E. REYNOLDS of American Railroads also developed a "Carpenter John Lofy had occasion to wide circle of friends among the person­ 407 Welworth St. 1532 Locust St. pass out cigars on two different occasions, Elkhorn, Wisconsin Terre Heute, Ind. nel of other lines. Co-workers at ,the all in the course of a few weeks. His son Fullerton Avenue Building celebrated his Bill, also a carpenter shop employe, was a Ph. Crawford 5963 departure with the presentation of a 21­ jewel engraved wrist watch and a farewell proud father recently and not many days GEORGE W. BURT dinner in downtown Chicago. The old later a bundle Of boy was trying hard to 3144 19th Ave. office "ain't what it used to be" without say 'daddy' to John's son Elmer, who Minneepolis, Minn. "McGuire." works in the tin shop. "Did you hear that Eddie Kruschke is back in the cabinet after putting in J. ELLEFSEN MILWAUKEE SHOPS a h itch with the 5th army in Italy? He Apt. 301 Car Deparbnent tells me t,hat returning veterans, Ray 1530 La Salle St. Weber, Robert, Wendt, Henry Blasczyn­ Min'neepolis, Minn. George L. Wood, Jr., Correspondent ski, Anthony Jasiorkowskl and Jack O'Neil have all signed cabinet ma,ker "Operator, please give me extension H. W. NELSON - S. MYERS apprenticeship contracts. J. 405, Is this Katherine Meehan of H. 'A. Bo~ Grothe's office? Say, Katherine, I've "You may have heard that the upholster­ 783 been away for almost four years ing shop sent its bowling team, 'The Fast Livingston, Montene and now they're asking me to write a Mails.' to Columbus, 0., where it partici­ car department column for the Maga­ pated in the National Railroad Employes A. E. HANKINS zine. Where've 1 be~n, you ask? Tournament. Those rolling for this team Bo~ 1173 Taking a Mediterranean cruise and included Ed Mueller. Joe Borowski, Frank Spokane, W eshi ngton European tour at government expense. Hensiak, George Fiebrink and Ed Wroblew­ You know that Myrtle Zunker penned ski. In the team events the boys didn't the car department column during the bring home any ribbons but I'm told that R. A. WEGNER war and did a marvelous Job of it, keep· Joe Borowski and Ed Mueller finished in 1411 4th Avenue Bldg. ing servicemen allover the world well the money in the singles and doubles Seattle, Wa.hington informed on happenings around the events. The Chippewa team, made up of Milwaukee car shops. I'm supposed such well known keglers as Fred Glazer, W. N. HAMILTON to take her place. Now I know how Bill WeatheralL Richard Weatherall, El­ 6323 Greenwood Ave. Truman felt. roy Koester and Walter Koester, also Seattle, Weshington "Katherine, do you know that since the knocked over a few pins down at Colum, first of the year our boys here have out­ bus and thus far they are in fifth place shopped 35 new all-ste'el cement cars, 65 in the team events. They give their wives, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH newall-steel cabooses and are now con­ who were on hand at Columbus to root PROTECTION structing gondolas at the rate..of 10 cars for them, the credit for thcir swell show­ p'er day? A record sllch as this must be ing. The Chippewa team also has an­ "Tile Raj'roall Man'. Company" presented in the Magazine. other claim to fame in that theY are . "I dropped 'by the blacksmith shop now holding first· place in the local Mil­ the other day and had a chat with Ap· waukee Road League. prentiCe Joe Foren, who recently re­ "I still can·t think of anything to write CONTINENTAL ceived the golden goose after an eX­ for that· car department column, Kather­ CASUALTY COMPANY tensive tour of duty in the CBI Thea·" -ine, but- I know everyone would read it CHICAGO • T~RONTO • SAN FRANCISI;O ter. Joe tells me that John OstrowsKi, with interest If I were to let them know

iVlay. 1946 BACK ON THE JOB. George L. Wood, Jr., has resumed his ap­ prenticeship at UR cars are heavily insulated and Milwa!Jkee shops after three and O maintained in a high state of a half years in military railway repair. Carriers can depend on this service. He went overseas early. in equipment to protect them against 1943, landing at Casablanca, and for the next year claims due to lading damage by heat railroaded through North Africa. Sub~ sequent to the African campaign he served for two years in' Italy and or cold. Austria. With this issue of the Maga­ zine he also 'resumes his role as cor­ respondent for the car department, UNION REFRIGERATOR TRANS.IT LINES Milwaukee shops. Milwaukee, Wisconsin .Davies. Yard J. J. Steele, Correspolldellt Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Al Waldera on the new girl arrival at their Cab i net Maker greeting genial Floyd Smith, an ex­ house. Miss Waldera made her appearance .Helper Harry Bahrke. European war vet. on Apr. 1, weighing five pounds and five. Milwaukee s hop s, ounces. who retired after a "Have yoU had the opportunity to dance Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stawicki have a eareer with the Mil­ to the music of Frank (TinY) Byrnes and new little boarder at their house. Their waukee Road that his orchestra? If you haven't, you haven't little Christine weighs eight pounds three dates baek 25 years. lived Yet. In addition to leading his band, On Mar. 3D, his last ounces and was born on Mar. 20. day at work, he was which plays at various night spots around Richard Martin, Jr., has been given a the reeipient of felid­ the city" Frank also repairs cars on .Joe new nickname, "Paul Bunyan," by the tations from all of Waldanski's track 1 in the freight car unanimous vote of the population of Es­ his friends. He' in· shop. Versatile man, I say. canaba, Mich. Dick has been rightly formed them that his named as he is 15 years old and is six big Interest in life "The proudest fellow in the pattern will now be If.hing, shop is Pattern Maker Fred Gregory. His feet two inches tall and weighs 255 pounds. boatinq and more young daughter, Phyllis, wrote an essay We extend our heartfelt sympathy to fishinq In northern which placed second in the Catholic Educa­ William ReidY and his family on the death Wisconsin. tion Contest. There was a picture of the of their mother, who passed away on young lady in the local papers too. Mar. 30, that YOU are first soprano in the famous Fire Chief Fred Ramer has resigned Milwaukee City Hall Choral Club, which "Have yOU heard of the men who bave and his assistant, Dick McMartin, has appears at some of the better social func­ recently taken the pension? They include been promoted to chief. tions around the city. Carman Harry Kingsbury, Cabinet Maker Capt. Arthur Souhrada has been wei, "Yes, I knew Audrey Guschl, our for­ Helper Henry Bahrke, Coach Painter corned back, after having served four mer timekeeper, had left us anQ, to put August Krueger, Carman Paul Sisolak, years in the army, it mildly, she's missed by all. Right here Cabinet Maker Joe Jannach, Trucksmith As a peace offering, Stanley Staniak it's appropriate to welcome a swell new­ Herman Roenspies, Car pen t e r Paul recently purchased a puppy for Mrs. comer to our department; none other than Schwei and Upholsterer Paul Wagner. We Staniak and all was forgiven; that is, Bob Hoffman. Bob, an ex-fighter pilot, all hope that they enjoy the rest which until Butch, the. puppy, developed a lik­ has taken over Audrey's job, you know. they've so well earned. ing for ladies' new footwear. As a reSUlt, "Did you see the picture of Upholsterer "No, Katherine, I just don't know what the dog is gone and Stanley is residing Helper Joe Alberti and his British bride to write about but, as I' said before, this in the dog house. gracing the pages of one of the local news­ telephone conversation isn't getting any­ Iggy Sielinski has gone on a buying papers? Don't know much about Joe's thing written, so goodbye for now." spree and has become the proud owner military career but it's quIte evident he of a $100 suit and, rumor has it, a dia­ spent some tIme in England. • mond ring. The professo~ said to' his afternoon "I took In the Milwaukee Sentinel sports biology class: show this past month and guess who A disgruntled floorwaker• threw up walked away with a prize in the duck call­ "I am going to show you a very fine ing contest; it was Adolph Rogahn from his job and joined the police force. specimen of a dissected frog that I When asked why he made the change, our own carpenter shop. \ have brought in this parce!." "Airbrake Foreman Tom Birch handed he replied: "Well, you see it's this me some interesting flgures the other day. He then proceeded to undo the pack­ way. The pay and the hours aren't too He tells me that of the 525 men employed age and disclosed a sandwich, a hard­ good, but the 'customer is always in the passenger car department, 193, or boiled egg and an orange. wrong." approximately 37 per cent, are veteran employes. "Certainly you remember Kay Hogan who worked here for some .time. I had an interesting conversation with her in her home town, Austin, Minn., recently. PROTECT YOUR TOES She asked that I say 'hello' to all her with friends around the car department and I find that she has lots of them. Some nice young fellow in Austin changed her name to Mrs. Nelson. Parenthetically I add that SAFETY FIRST SHOES a name like that just proves that Kay is a true blue Minnesotan. BUILT WITH PROTECTIVE "Say, here's a choice bit of news: Helen, Bernice, Eva and Anna, our cafe­ STEEL TOE.BOXES teria girls, attended the Wisconsin State Restaurant Association banquet at the A wide range of styles swanky Schroeder Hotel the other eve­ available thru your local nIng. They've been just out of this world ever since, but the cafeteria food tastes storekeeper. the same. "The boys in the electric shop are SAFETY· FIRST welcoming back Electrician Walter Hantke, who has been on the sick list SHOE.COMPANY for severa.1 months, and over in the Holliston, Massachusetts oil and waste department everyone is

28 The Milwaukee Magazine Locomotive Department RIlY Stuart, Correspondent Locomotive Shops William J. Killian, 62, a machinist in the locomotive department for 40 years until his retirement a year ago because of ill­ IN PEACE ness, died on Apr. 8 at his home on North 35th Street. He was active in the pension association and, as a trustee, took care of the needs of the veterans. He was known all over the system for his service to the Veteran's Association. Another loss to the shops was the death of Peter Hermes, formerly a machinist in the roundhouse. He passed away ·early in March, at his home in Escanaba, Mich. Elmer Tellefsen has been mustered out of the navy, in which he had 'served • as a. machinist ma.te. He is now back in the shop after making numerous trips across the Pacific. The following men have also returned from the armed services: Theodore RepJinski, Richard Dluszkowski, Nels Nielsen, Jr. and C. Czerniejewicz. Machinist Joseph Mrotek retired on Mar. 31, after many years of service with the Milwaukee Road. Eugene Rau, who has been ill, has re­ turned to the shops. The boys were all glad to see him looking so well after the operation he underwent. Ed White, Myron Griswold and Frank Westercamp are also on the sick list. The boys hope that they wlll soon be well enough to return to work. Roundhouse The roundhouse gang welcomed back Edward A. Zimmerman from the army. He was in service for four years and eight months, one year of which was spent in India.. He took over the posi. tion of fuel clerk. It seems as though Clarence Kieser has taken it upon himself to pick up where Frankie Sinatra left off. Clarence has been wearing a bow tie of late and reports have It that he is even beginning to sound like Frankie. Office of Superintendent of Motive Power The S M P office welcomes back Nels R. Sjoquist, who served with Uncle Sam in the European Theater as a master sergeant. Nels saw action with the "medics" in Germany. COAST DIVISION Seattle General Offices O'Sullivc'n heels aDd soles ShelIeah WilIiams, Correspondent Among those ex-Gis who have turned in Uncle Sam's uni'form for win hODors lor' wear! "civvies" and jobs with the railroad are Geor.ge A. Baker and Bernard L. .shults of the freight claim department, Millions of pairs of Heels & Soles made by O'Sullivan were Sam White of the general passenger agent's office and Frederick J. For­ worn by America's Armed Forces during the war-with an ester, who is working in. the city ticket office. unexcelled record for long wear and complete dependabilitY. Phil Bowman has replaced Clyde Fel­ lows as division clerk in the traffic de­ Now, thanks to wartime research and improved manufactur­ partment. Clyde was requestE:d, by the navy, to return and assist in the atom ing methods, O'Sullivan's Heels and Soles for peacetime wear bomb tests which are scheduled to take are scientifically designed to give you greater safety underfoot, place in July. He will make the navy his career. better insulating qualities against both heat Two more who have come and gone are Donald H. Campbell and David K. Wal­ and cold, and superior wear and comfort. berg, both of the city ticket office. Camp­ bell resigned to go into business for him­ ~elf and Walberg left to work for Inter­ national Business Machines. Gordon Davis of the local freight office is now secretary to Export and Import Agent L. J. Kidd. Walter L. Miller, who started on Feb. 16 as secretary to the general passenger ,~\t ~or agent, is now a ticket clerk In tbe city O'$uUivan ticket office. Mrs. Agnes Horak, general freight agent's office, is president-elect of the Women's Traffic and ·Transportation Club AMERICA'S No.1 HEEL and SOLE (Continued on page 32)

May, 1946 29 TRAFflC TIP CARDS SUBMITTED DURING MARCH, 1946, AS REPORTED BY DIVISION OFFICES

NO.1), tips No.of tIps Department or SUbmitted J Department or submltted Name Occupa tlon location Name OccupatIon locatIon Pass. Frt. Pass. Frt. Chicago General Offices Hastings and Dakota Division Balclkonls,. AUd.Capt. Fuhr,Walter E. Instrumentman Aberdeen,S.D. 2 Adelaide Expend. Ch IC3g0, Ill. 1 Gelser,Mrs.W.A. W1!e of Agent Falrmount,N.D. 1 Belter,Charles G. Trav.Aud.Clk. Chicago, Ill. 1 Brown,J .L. Gen.Supt.Transp. Chlcago,Ill. Henderson,Mrs. S Wayne W1!e of DI1M Aberdeen,S.D. 1 F'randsen,A.J. Hd.Clerk Chi cago , Ill. 1 5 Lundbeq~ ,A. F. T.B.H. Mlnneapolls,Mlnn. 10 2 Graves, Vila M. Asst.Secretary Chlcago,Ill. 1 Gray,Jes~e - r-­ Trav. Aud I tor Seattle ,WaSh. 1 13 Haupt,DorothY Asst.Mach.Opr. Chlcago,Ill. 1 3 Herrlck,F.G. Trav.Audl tor Milwaukee, Wis. 1 JohnSon,R.D. Commerce Clk. Chicago, Ill. 1 Idaho Division Joynt,F'.H. Trav .Audl tor Austln,Mlnn. 1 Klotz,E.n. Trav.Mall, Expr. & Bag.Agent Chlcago,Ill. 1 Aleson,C.L. PolIce Dept. Spokane ,Wash. 3 Kocher,R.H. Trav.Ma 11, Expr., Brotch·le,F .W. Capt.of Pollce spokane,Wash. 1 & Bag.Agent Chicago, Ill. 1 raestel,M.N. Pass. Brakeren Spokane,Wash. 1 Leen,M.J. Chief Clerk ChIcago, Ill. 1 Johnson,G.M. Conductor Spokane,Wash. 1 Nehf,W.W. Clerk Chicago, Ill. 4 - '--­ Rlsberg,Russell Clk. ,Aud.Expend. Chicago, Ill. 1 5 1 Sennnlow,G.A. Mv.Agent Chicago, Ill. 1 SkJorestad,A. Cal.Mach.Opr. Chicago, Ill. 1 VraneY,J.E. Chr.Trav.Aud. Chicago, Ill. 1 Iowa Division WagleY,A.H. Trav.Audltor Mllwaukee,Wls. 1 Wllllams,Floyd Tax Comm. ChIcago, Ill. '1 f-- I-- Boettcher; L.R. Asst.Engr. Marlon, Iowa 1 16 15 Christiansen, Agnes Steno-elerk Council Bluffs,Ia. 1 cooper,W.E. Rndhse. Foreman Cedar Raplds,Ia. 1 Chicago Terminals Division Cornellus,C.R. Ret.Condr. Council Bluffs,Ia. 1 Flsk,C.E. FIreman Cedar Raplds,Ia. 1 Nelson,Malcolm H. Hech. Dept. PerrY,Iov.a 1. BIShOp, N. Asst.Agent Galewood, Ill. S Waln,R.A. SIgnal Maintain!! Paralta,Ia. 1 Boeck,H.L Chief Clerk Galewood, Ill. 9 I-- r­ Borman,H.A. Route Clerk Gal ewood, I 11. 5 7 Brown,H. Rate Clerk Galewood, Ill. 6',. a Cameron,H.J. Gen.t::ar Supvr. Chicago, Ill. 2 Caruso,S.H. Clerk Galewood, Ill. 1 Iowa and Dakota Division Dyba,T•. Rte.Clerk Galewood, Ill. S Ensor,A. Rate Clerk Galewood" Ill. 4 Evans,R. Clerk GalewoOd, 111. 1 Broome,A.G. Demurrage Clerk Sioux (;1 ty, Ia. 4 Ewlng,J.J. Clerk GalewOOd, Ill. 6 Dandellnger,C.A. Plpefltter Sioux CltY,Ia. 1 Hanson,H. Clerk Galewood, Ill. 4 Hansen,W.Il. Mach.Helper Mason CI ty, Ia. 1 Kerwln,J.J. Rate Clerk Galewood, Ill. S Lawrence,E.K, Baggageman Sioux City, Ia. 1 LeMlre,a.E. Rate Clerk Galewood, III • 118 Leach,W.J. ChIef Caller Sioux Clty,Ia. 1 Lemke ,E. Clerk Galewood, Ill. 1 Mltchell,B..'. Chief Clerk SiOUX City, Ia. 1 McQuI~n,R.D. Clerk Galewood, Ill. 2 Sch11 tz, Ray Machinist HI tchell, S.D. 1 Mickelson, M. L. Clerk Galewood,Ilh 1 Snow,H.C. Fre Igl:lt Agent Sioux CltY,Ia. 1 Miller,,'ohn H. CIL NotIce Clerk Gh Icago, Ill. 1 -- '-­ aerterlng"T.J. Ra te Clerk GalewoOd, Ill. 16 S 6 Relmann,B. Rate Clerk Galewood, Ill. 2 Slwek,G.V. Clerk Galewood, Ill. 1 Stark,C.L. Car DistrIbutor Galewood, Ill. 1 Iowa and Southern Minnesota Division Wllllson,H. Asst.Chf.Clerk Galewo9d, Ill. - --5 0 201 Ames,George Conductor Austln,Mlnn. 1 Bloomrteld,R.A. Conductor Austln,Mlnn. 2 BrUha,Mrs.F.H. Wife of Agent Dexter,Minn. 1 Coast Capon,t::.A. Dlv.Stkpr. Austln,Mlnn. 1 Division Dosey ,E.H. Cashier Blooming PrairIe, MInn. 36 Anderson,G.E. Asst.Agent Seattle ,Wash. 1 Hayes.,Albert Operator Al bert Lea, Minn. 3 Anderson, Millie Clerk Tacoma,Wash. 1 Samuel,G.G. Aeent LanSlne,Mlnn. 1 Carrotte,Clara Cen.Clerk Taco11B,WaSh. 3 - ­ CObleY,W.H. Freight Agent Lynden,Wash. 2 8 39 Elslon,L.E. Store Dept. Tacom,Wash. 1 Fullerton,Ruth Steno-Clerk Tacom,Wash. 1 Geelhart,Cecll W. Asst.Rdmstr. Cedar Falls,Wash. 1 Horr,P.R. Foremn Tacolll9.,Wash. 1 Kansas City Division McManamon,G.E. Chief Clerk Evere t t,Wash. 1 1 Norwood,C.A. Ret.Car Distr. Tacoma,Wash. 1 PaUlson,Geo.1. Loco.Dept. Tacolll9.,Wash. 1 Curtls,H.C'. Blll Clerk Ottumwa,Ia. 1 Phelps ,Ruth Stenographer Tacoma,Wash. 1 Farrell,J. O.S.& D.Clerk Ottumwa, Ia. 1 Rasmussen,F.W. Chief Clerk Seattle,Wash. 1 GOhmann,K.H. Steno-Clerk Ottumwa,Ja. 1 Rusch,Helen Stenographer Tacoma,Wash. 1 Kirkpatrick, Sml th, L. Swing Clerk Tacoma ,Wash. 1 Leonard Malnt.of Way Ottumwa,Ia. 1 f--- - Mllls,J.W. CaShier Ottumwa, Ia. I 15 4 O'Mal1eY,A.J. Rate Clerk Ottumwa,Ia. 1 Roberts,D.I'.. Sec. Foreman Laredo ,MO·. 1 Walker,Geneva Rdmstr's Clk. Chllllcotlie,Ho. 1 Dubuque and Illinois Division I-­ -6 2 Davldshofer,J. Laborer DubuQue,Ia. 1 Dubmeyer,A. Cutter DUbuQue,Ia. '6 Horsfall ,C. Carman Dubuque, Ja. 3 La Crosse and River Division Kersch, H. Hel per DiibuQue,Ia. 1 Kurt,Francls B. Clerk waukon,1a. 3 5 Lennon,M.C. Tel.&- Sig. savanna, Ill. 1 Frazier, I. L. Rate Clerk Merrill ,WiS. 1 Long,wm.F;. Ret.Machlnlst Savanna, Ill. 1 Frye,M.J. C.Clerk Herr1l1,Wls. 1 McDermott,Arme R.H.Clerl< Savanna, Ill. 1 Kar0w,C.A .. CaShier Wlnona,Mlnn. 2 Millar, Luc Ille Clerk Dubuque, Ia. 1 Miller,Walter H. TrUCY. Driver La Crosse,Wls. 2 MUlder,J.H. ChLClk. to DJ1H Savanna, Ill. 1 Newman ,AI SectIon Foreman Wlnona,Mlrm. 1 Parks,M.K. Actlng T.t'!. Davenport,Ia. 1 Parkln,Cecll Roaclmaster Wausau.W1s. 1 Sterrans,Carl W. Train Yd. Insp. MarQuette,Ia. 1 Ruder, George Warehouse Frrnn. Merrlll,Wls. 2 Unmacht,H.A. Gen. Foreman Dubuque, Ia. S Ruder,Wllllam Yard Clerk Merr1l1,Wls. 1 Wlthhart,F.M. Check CleI;K Savanna, Ill. ~ ~ Schaad, Gregory Trucker Merrlll,Wls. 1 StJen,John H. Re t.Conductor Watertown,Wls. 1 31 17 Wheeler,Morton J. Bill Clerk Wlnona,Mlnn •. 2 Wohlert,L.W. Roadmaster La Crosse,Wis. 1 ~ f--- Watcl) for opportunities to turn in traffic tips. 10 6

30 The MHwaukee Magazine II \ INo.M tips No.o! t1ps sUl:Inltteerv.lnsp, Mllwaukee,Wls. ~- I I-­ Woeln,M.L. Cashier Milwaukee ,WIS. -- -- I 0 14 2

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NelsOn,Lloyd S. Mach.Helper Deer Lodge,Mont. 1 Traffic Tips Reported During Strong,C.l'.. Mst.Englneer Butte,Mont. 1 -- f--- March, 1946 2 0 No. of Tips Pass. Frt. per 100 Seattle General Offices Division Tips Tips Employees Seattle General ...... 13 8 11.1 Blalne,Homer Checker Aberdeen,Wash. 1 Brundal'.e,W. W. C.P.A. Seattle,Wash. 1 Chicago Terminals ...... - 201 6.0 Greengard,S. Exec.& Law Dept. Seattle,Wash. 1 Iowa & S. Minn. Div...•.. 8 39 5.2 Hale,W.E. Asst. Lbr .t..gent '!'acoma,Wash. 1 Terre Haute Div...... 1 35 3.0 Hanson,Chas.f. Attorney Seattle, ;;ash. 1 Dubuque & Illinois ...... 31 17 2.9 Harr IS,H. E. C.r.A. Seattle,Wash. 2 Hickey,Margaret Steno.,GI1 Otflce Seattle,Wash. 1 Superior Division ...... 11 9 2.8 Horak,Agnes Clerk,Trafflc Seattle,Wash. I Milwaukee Division ..... 22 2 1.7 James,Mrs.Helen Clerk Sea tt~e,Wash. 1 Madison Division ...... 11 1.5 Kennedy,E.D. Ch!.Clk.,to Gen. ­ l1gr. Seattle,Wash. 1 Chicago General ...... 16 15 1.2 Meyer, N.A. Supt.Transp. Seattle,wash. 1 Coast Division ...... 15 4 1.2 Mumtord,E.H. Steno.,Tax Dept. Seattle,HaSh. 1 Kansas City Div•...... 6 2 1.1 Notske,E.J. Asst.Tax Agent Seattle,Wash. 1 Trans-Missouri Div. 10 1 0.9 Strassman,J .N. AU':l1 tor Seattle ,Wash. 7 ...... - - Hastings & Dakota ...... 13 3 0.8 13 8 Idaho Division ...... 5 1 0.8 La Crosse & River •...... 10 6 0.7 Superior Division Iowa & Dakota ...... 5 6 0.6 Iowa Division •••••• 0 ••• 7 - 0.5 Baldrlca,R.J. Gen.Clerk Iron Mountain, Milwaukee' Terminals ... 14 2 0.3 Mich. 1 Rocky Mountain Div...... ' Bundy, Otto B•.!: B. Carpenter Marl ne tte,WiS. 3 2 - 0.1 OottO, florence Cashier Green Bay,WiS. 1 Miscellaneous ...... 1 - 0.07 Gravelle, Robert Warehouseman PeT:lblne,Wls. 1 Twin City Terminals..... 2 1 0.01 Johnston,S.W. Engineer Green Bay,WIS. 1 Kasten,Harry Slgml Malnt. Iron Mountaln, -- -- .­ Mich. 1 TOTALS ...... 203 352 1.6 KUlow,R.A. Drayman Plymouth,WIS. 1 Lande,Cllr! Yard Conductor Green BaY,WIS. 1 Lauterbach.Anton Painter & Stene Iler Green Bay.Wls. 1

A spinster was so shocked at the this job. I was up on the telegraph The feller that sets on a store box language used by two--.telegraph line­ pole, and accidentally let the hot lead with his mouth fQll of scrap terbacker men that she remonstrated to the com­ fall on Bill. It went down his neck. while his wife is at home sewin' fer a pany. Investigation brought the fol· Then he said: ~You really must be livin' knows' jist exactly how to regu­ lowing report from the foreman: more careful, Harry;.''' late the railroads. "Me and Bill Fairweather were on • -Kin Hubbard. May, 1946 3\ (OonUnued from page 29) of Seattle. We wIsh her much success In her new office: LUMBER Friends of Car Distributor Bill Sara­ kenoff, N. A. Meyer's office, assure your correspondent that Bill's worry-wrinkled PILING-TIES face Is not the result· of his plan to be married in September; it stems from 'his and conviction that unless he can find a suit to be married in he· wlll have to call the whole thing off. Keep looking, ElU, you MINE TIMBERS still have four months and the clothing shortage may be over then. Ethel Burris .of the freight claim depart­ Egyptian Tie & Timber ment took an early vacation in March, to go to Kentucky to attend her niece's wed­ Company ding. St. Louis Chicago Another April wedding was that of Alice Louise Terrill, secretary to division freight and passenger agent at Aberdeen, Wash. She is now Mrs. Clark. Miss Jessie Hutchings' mother passed away last month. We extend our sym­ ~~OFFICIAL pathy to Jessie. ~MILWAUKEE UNIFORMS) Floyd Christin, general passenger agent's secretary, who took a leave of absence in * QUALITY * SERVICE * February, returned to the Road in April.' ( ~ Floyd's arm was broken in an auto acci­ (#/&e Uon @$nC. dent and he will help out in the city ticket ~SON~IO~ office until he regains Its full use; Mrs. Lillian Javette is ftlling in on Floyd's regular position. Mrs. Javette formerly worked for the traffic department but had BACK ON THE JOB. A. L Sedg­ THE A.A.R. TYPE "H" resigned last November because of \II wick, until recently a lieutenant colonel health. in the Army Transportation Corps, TIGHTLOCK COUPLER A pass issued in 18£0 by the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad (now a part of wound up his business in Europe in the MilwaUkee system) was recently ex­ time to return to the States and re­ hibited by C. H. Sieightam, retired engi­ sume his duties in Seattle as assistant neer; the pass was made out to Sieigh­ tam's mother. His grandfather, J. F. industrial commissioner on the first of Dunn, was an engineer for the railroad at this year. He was in military service that time. A bit of quick arithmetic will more than three years, having been tell the reader that the pass will be an called to the colors in October, 1942, antique In another 14 years. Miss Anne Reese resigned from her posi­ and was overseas· 33 months. The first tion in the city ticket office with her im­ 16 months were spent in North Africa. mediate plan being a trip to New York. He was then transferred to Italy where Mrs. Fleta Van Dyke of the general pas­ he remained for two months, assisting A.A.R. Type "H" Tightlock Coupler and senger agent's office also left the railroad. Attachments provide maximum 8trength in the movement of war materiel to and safety with reduced end shocks. the fighting front. During the last 15 Seattle Yards months overseas his headquarters were THE BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS' CO. F. ]. Kratscbmer, Storekeeper in Marseilles, France, the principal NEW YORK OOLUMBUS. OHIO CHICAGO Correspondent port supporting the northeastward Ed J. Olson, switchman in Seattle yard drive of the American 7th and French since 1923, was found dead in his bed on 1st Armies. the morning of Mar. 21. Ed had been ail­ Mr. Sedgwick tells a fascinating ing for some time. story of the Transportation Corps' ac­ Time Is Our Business Switchman M. L. Spence, Seattle yard, tivities, particularly during the French thought he would get away from part of the rainy season we have been experienc­ phase, when an average of 15,000 tons CHAS. H. BERN ing, so left with his wife on Mar. 10 for \pf ammunition and supplies were Union Station Bldg. Chicago, Illinois an extended auto trip which included moved daily through the port and points in New Mexico, Callfornia and the thence by rail to the front. At the peak warmer states. Mr. Pence reported for work on Apr. l. of the drive the Transportation Corps MILTON J. HEEGN It happened on the morning of Apr. 1, was sending 25 to 30 trains a day to 29 E•. Madison Street Chicago, Illinois but it was by no means an April Fool the front, each consisting of 45 to 60 prank. Dr. 1. M. Cohn of the Milwaukee cars. Hospital Association, and his able assis­ H. HAMMERSMITH tant, Mrs. Milligan, opened up temporary quarters in the yard office at 9:15 a. m. miners went on strike and the city was 332 W. Wisconsin Ave. and In exactly one hour scratched and virtually under mob rule, Milwaukee, Wis. plae-ed vaccine in the arms of about 87 employes. Yardmen, trackmen, car and Sam Wilson's yard track forces, after completing quite a job of laying tracks and roundhouse employes were taken care' of switches at the new Sears Roebuck ware~ ALLEN & BERG CO. and precautions taken against the epidemic house near Kellogg, moved to the new ex­ of smallpox which recently visited this 255 Hennepin Ave. tension which is being built to the main part of the country. On the preceding two bUilding at Stacy and Colorado. Here Minneapolis, Minn. days similar operations were performed at they are putting in two new switches and the local freight house and at the general additional trackage to serve this company. Inspeetor~ offices in the White Building. Danie P. Cartwright, who received his Official Watch Frank "Slug" Shugrue, the "bundle of release from the army on Apr. 1, has taken human energy" around the yard office In a position as yard clerk in the Seattle for Seattle, took his vacation the first half of office. Danie is a brother to Ed Cart­ April and journeyed over to Butte, Mont., wrlght, also of the yard office. to visit relatives and dispose of some cop­ ~ MILWAUKEE R.OAD per property which was causing him finan­ ANew England• conscience doesn't cial worry. While there "Slug" dropped us keep you from doing anything; it just a note saying that he found everything Specialists in rllilroad wlltches, fine "snafu." liThe water in Dublin Gulch is keeps you from enjoying it. jewelry and personal gift items. running uphill and the sherif!: is out of -H. L. Mencken. town," he wrote. The boys around the • yard are wondering just what happened Childhood's worst disappointment is ,Always at Your SeMlice in connection with Frank's Visit, Before to crawl under a big tent to see a circus he arrived there, everything was peaceful and discover that he is on the inside of and qUiet but on the day he left ·the a revival meeting. 32 The Milwaukee Magazine Seattle Local Freight Office and Tacoma Marine Dept. The gang at the freight house, which In­ clUdes many oldtlmers, surprised Fred J. F. W. Rasmussen, Correspoadent Local Freight Office Alleman on his 75th birthday at his home, 3801 South J Street. 'where he

34 The Milwaukee Magazine . getting a release in ·the near future. He suffered' a 'broken leg while stationed in Chicago and has had to wear a brace. NALCO SYSTEM Recently discharged from military OF WATER TREATMENT service: Bra kemen Francis Hatch itt, J. P. Fowler and V. E. Bergman; Fire. Chemicals for wayside water treat­ men A. '1-1. Meeker, Richard H. and Robert H. Coulter, brothers; .Section ment and for use at softening plants. Laborers C. Pfannebecker of Moravia, Complete chemical feeding equipment. T. D. Bryson of Williamsburg and Locomotive, automatic, continuous, Yard Clerk Henry Eyessel of Kansas blow-down. City. Simplified testing kits and control methods. Practical and competent service en­ I & S M DIVISION gineers.' Complete and modern research lab­ BACK ON THE JOB. Roy M. Hypes, Eerst End oratories. who entered the a'rmy in January, 1943, H. ,. Swank, Division Editor Surveys. analyses and recommenda­ was released on Jan; 9 with the rank ODice of Superintendent tions furnished without obligation. of technical sergeant. He received his Austin, Minn. NATIONAL ALUMINATE CORP. basic training at Camp Callan, Calif., It's time to say "farewell" and "good spent 12 months with' the 980th Engi­ luck" to Trainmaster F. G. "Greg" Mc­ 6216 West 66th Place CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Ginn, who was transferred to the Terre neers Maintenance Company. in the Haute Division on Mar. 25 and extend a Eur,opean Theater and another six hearty welcome to Assistant Trainmaster months in the Pacific area. He resumed M. T. Sevedge, I&SM second district. work in the store department at west A number of railroad men have recently MAUMEE 'Ottu~wa, been bitten by the political bug. Road­ y'ard, Ia., on Feb. 2. Mrs. master's Clerk Harvey Peterson filed for Roy Hypes, a former Wac, enlisted in c~ty assessor, Engineer Al Reinhartz, Spe­ INDIANA June, 1943, and served with the Medical Cial Officer Ira Syck and Switchman Ev WASHED AND Corps at Ft. Riley, Kans:, nursing the Rice have entered the raCe for county DRY OEOUSTED sheriff and D. L. "Skinny" Tallmadge has wounded Pacific veterans. She was dis­ tossed his hat into the ring for repre­ charged on Dec. 18, 1945, with the rank sentative. of technician fifth grade. Section Laborer Elmer D. Phlllips of Decorah, recently of the' army, visited the office early in April and stated that he would bid on the relief section foreman's Harrod succeeds Eddie as third trick yard position, to relieve during vacation periods. clerk. Train Baggageman E. L. Anderson wei­ Robert K, Anderson, son of Traveling co-med home his son, Merrill "Bud" Ander­ Fuel Inspector Einer Anderson, entered the son, after 42 months' naval service. service of Our compta.ny on Mar. 17, as Our sincere sympathy is extended to relief yard clerk. Switchman M. E. Crosby, whose mother Lawrence Davison was found shot in the passed away at Mason City, la., 'on Apr. 2. sIde of the head, in an alley near his News is rather scarce this month, but home in Sewal. on Mar. 20 at 5:00 a. m, with the coming of the golf season a few He was carrying a ,small rifle and was items of interest should make their ap­ supposed to be after some annoying cats, pearance. And. speaking of appearances, Under all eondftioQ.8 and at .n time., He is survived by his wife and two sons. we were pleasantly surprised by a visit T -Z Products give uDeIcelJed 8ervice. He had worked as a laborer in the section from George Savadls, former trainmaster, at Sewal since 1940 and was a very good who now packs the title of assistant "Crescent" Metallic Packing worker, well liked by all who knew him. budget inspector" Pvt. William R. Headley of the army We put a large mark on the wall (along T-Z Front End Blower Nonles ordnance, stationed at the Aberdeen, Md., side of his desk) when Freight Service T-Z Smoke Preventer Nonles proving ground, was home on· an emer­ Inspector O. E. Bradford announced he gency, because of the death of his grand­ had completed an inspection trip Over T-Z Tender H 0 s e Couplers father, Robert A. Watters. on Mar. 25. the I&D Division without the loss of his ~ Private Headley was employed as 'a car keys or suitcase. T-Z Blow Off Valve MufAers laborer in the roundhouse at west yard Recent changes in positions on the divi­ T-Z Automatic 0 raj n Valves before entering the army. sion include Harvey Peterson, from' ex­ Mrs. Mary Rose Joslln, 93, an Ottumwan pense clerk to his former job as road­ T-Z Boiler Wash - Out PI u 9 s for 75 years, died at the home of her son, master's clerk; Check Clerk Ed Carroll was George C. Joslin, on Apr. 5. Mr. Joslin is senior bidder for the expense clerk job. T ..Z ProducU, as IItandard equipment, employed in the mechanical department at Ticket Clerk LeRoy John Schultz returned. are daily proving their merit. west yard. Miss Violet Ayres has returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard BACK ON THE T-Z Railway Equipment Co. AyreS, after serving for two years and JOB. Robert W. 8 So. Michigan Avenue eight months at Quantico, Va., in the Lew i s returned Chicago, Illinois women's reserve corps of the Marines. At the time of her discharge she was a staff to work in the sergeant in the quartermaster's division. store department Pfc. Bern E. Huffine, son of Section at we s t yard, Foreman E. lj). Huffine, came home tram Ottumwa, Ia., on the O'Rel1lY Veterans Hospital at Spring­ fleld. Mo.• during the latter part of March, Mar.!. Bob en­ Grain Doors for a 30-day furlough. He is suffering listed in the navy tram ,the effects of his war injuries. His in July, 1942, and wife and two little girls are living in attended the Gen­ Railroad Cross Ties Sewai, where he worked on the section prior to entering the army. ¥e spent three eral School 'of years in the army, two years overseas in Electricity at Detroit, Mich. He was Hardwood Lumber the European area. then assigned to the Navy Air Corps Pfc. Hugh B. Smith, son of Conductor Headquarters Squadron Fleet, Air Wing H. B. Smith, discharged tram military service on Jan. 31, has been In the veterans 3, to work on all types of seaplanes. Timbers hospital in Des Moines since Mar. 2, (or This training was supplemented later an abscessed foot. He was In the Army by a course at the General Electric Medical Corps and spent nine months In France. His brother, Richard E., former plant in Bridgeport, Conn. After • brakeman, was discharged from the army completing that course he served' for on Apr. 6 and expects to resume work with another year at the naval air station Webster Lumber Company our company. at Hutchinson, Kan., working on land 2522 Com

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May, 1946 37 George Lundwall of the Terre Haute freight house, and wife, are spending a 30­ day leave of absence with their son in Florida. John Miller of the freight house at Terre ~aute welcomed home his son, Otto, early In April. Otto spent nearly four years with the :=Irmed forf'P,p in the EuroPf'an 1'heater. Wendell Clark, recently released from military service, has returned to work at the Terre Haute freight house. While serving in France he was award­ ed the Bronz.e Star for unusual cour­ age.

TREATED AND UNTREATED Faithorn District CROSS TIES Berniece Sparks, Correspondent SWITCH TIES Faithorn, Ill. PINE POLES The pensioned employes of the Faithorn Potosi Tie & Lumber Co. district were honored at a banquet in ST. LOUIS DALLAS Crete on Mar. 18. Among the guests of. honor were .J. H. McDonall, former train­ master and retired engineer; Joe Hanauer, ri'tlred engineer; E. A. Rollert, retired ;:=i.g-ent; and George Cooley, retired ,round­ Still Greater house foreman. Also in 'attendance we·re General Car Accountant E. J. Knoll, Car Distributor Harry Cameron, Chicago ter­ PROTECTION minals; Chief Clerk William Bishop, Ben­ senville yard; Leslie Kincaid and William H. M. Craigmile, retired Chicago terminals en­ LADING Wind of Chicago, Agent A. L. West of qineer, and G. A. R. Merriman, retired switch· for CARs and Manhattan, Agent J. T. Gerkey of Chicago man. pictured down in Florida with the one that CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE Heights, Agent and Mrs. H. H. Longcor didn't get away. ' FRICTION of Joliet and employes from North Harvey, DRAFT GEARS Chicago Heights a'nd Falthorn. TIw oldest to absorb vertical shocks employe in years of service present was has a cabin on the river, fully equipped E. J. Knoll, who began his affiliation with with everything it takes for fishing and CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER the Milwaukee in February, 1902. The em­ loafing. SPRINGS ploye having the least seniority was Op­ BlII Clerk Harry Kneeland, Latta, erator L. E. Sargent, who had worked just dropped in for a short visit early in April. to absorb vertical shocks 30 days. The guests of honor were pre­ We are always glad to see Harry. sented with' pen and pencil sets, as a token Sympathy is extended to Conductor Fred • of appreciation from the employes. Train­ Gallatin in the death of his mother in CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE CO. master R. L. Hicks and the members of March. CHICAGO the committee who arranged the banquet CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD. are to be commended for making it a suc­ MONTREAL cees. A committee, has been appointed to CHICAGO TERMINALS arrange for fu ture banquets. We are very glad to see Switchman Western Avenue J. R. Manwari'ng back on the Job after Present Day an absence of three and a half years, T. A. Finan, C;orrespondent during which he served with the Coast We regret to announce the deaths of SAFETY Requirement8 Guard. Joel Is the son of Section Fore­ Yardmaster N. C. Stangeland and Switch­ man J. C. Manwaring of Faithorn. man Leonard Miller. Our sympathy is ex­ DEMAND the Best Congratulations to Switchman and Mrs. tended to their bereaved families. J. L. Hub, who are the parents of a girl Jim McDonald and Jack Ratliff are still Equipment born on Mar. 6. on the sick list. Superintendent A. T. Berg Is confined to Milton ''Heinie'' Lange, retired chief the hospital at this time. Here's wishing clerk, is visiting in Chicago after hiber­ LAKESIDE him a'speedy recovery. nating at his place in Wisconsin. The newly formed Hiawatha Post of the West Clinton Area Legion is in full swing and is open to all FUSEES returning vets. Earl H. L'ehmann, Correspondent Agent George Campbell of Western Fill the Bill Oiler F. J. Hunnicut and wife were Avenue is visiting his mother in New SAFE DEPENDABLE EFFICIENT called to Tennessee' in the latter part of York. March on account of the death of his Frank Murphy spent Easter in Phila­ LAKESIDE RAILWAY 'brother. We wish to extend our sympathy. delphia, visiting his sister. Conductor O. S. Hadden is happy these Ed "Junior" Janusek and Richard Will­ FUSEE COMPANY days; reason-Hannigan is fagging for him mer are both leaving the ranks of single Beloit, Wisconsin again. men early in May. See Operator, C. A. Parr for lessons In Congratulations to Bea Bishop and Red carpentry. Guthrie on their recent mariage. Robert Morris is back from the navy and working again at the roundhouse. Sleeping and Dining Car We're glad to see you aqain, Bob. Carpenter Homer McMillian is getting Department ready to take the pension on June 1. 'w. R. Jones, Correspondent EDWARD KEOGH F. G. McGinn of Austin, Minn., is the Here we are again! Not much in the new trainmaster on the Terre Haute Di­ way of news, with the exception that Su­ PRINTING COMPANY vision. We hope he and his family like perintendent B. 'J. Schilling is 'on the road Indiana and we also wish him success to recoverY, after a serious illness, and by in hIs new assaignment. the time that this bit of good news goes' Printers and Operators A. R. Gee and Joe Wright to press we hope he will be back on the are still on the sick list. We hope ,they job. We are also very glad to see T. J. wlll soon be out again. Crowley back after his siege, full of "pep." Planogra/J.ners Brakeman Robert Vestal has re­ turned from the navy. We welcome We are glad to see Stanley Goscinski 732-738 W. Van Buren St. him home. back from service a.nd on his old job Brakeman Carl Richards, who has pur­ in the commissary'~ ' chased property on the main highway We wish to welcome James Nolan, Jr.. Phones: Monroe 0432-0433·0434 here, will soon move into his new home. who was transferred here from J. L. Labor Foreman George Holloway has Brown's office. Chicago. Illinois been seriously UI in a hospital at Urbana, A letter, of ,condolence was sent to the Ill., for some time. families of J. E. Miller, cook, who passed PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE The season has arrived for the boys to away suddenly at Manilla on Mar. 16, and talk about the big ones that didn't get J. F. Martin, veteran porter, who passed away. General Yardmaster M. L, Hewitt away on Mar. 24 after a IQJlg illness. 38 The Milwaukee Magazine ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION Nora B. Decco* Correspondent Operator, Three Forks, Mont. I( l here is any other time of year when lilere iH more work to do in the house and out of it than in spring, I'd llke to know when it is, unless It's summer, fall or win­ ler. But there is one thing about spring: You can either do the work or let it alone. I r you do it" everything will look swell and if You don't someone will come along and say, "It looks fine to me," so there you are. Everything is looking swell right now around this divisiOn and all the lilacs are budding-getting ready to be frosted as usual-and they always bloom, at that. Of interest to our division was the wed­ ding on March 21 of Operator Leo D. Kof­ fler of Lewiston and Miss Helena Lane of Belgrade, which occurred in Lewiston, where Mr. Koffier is working as second trick operator. Mrs. Koffler· is the daugh­ ter of Emmett Lane of Belgrade. The Rocky Mountain Division extends best wishes to this young couple. Leo is well Men 01 the Miles City shops, all back on the lob again after their release lrom the armed lorces. known here, haVing worked in several In the tront row, left to right: Carl Martin. Joe Takanaka, Dan Takanaka, R. C. Reece and Ed M. places on the division, including Three Kenney. Second row: James Riley, PhilUp Lancaster, Gus Pavelis, Keith Trout, Dan Tedesco, Claude Forks and Belgrade. Lackner, Ted Nelson, A. L. Running, AnIon J. Martin, Alexander Gralf. A. C. Anderson and Fred Mrs. Charles Adams has returned home Fulks. from a sessIon at the hospital in Butte; also, Mrs. Spencer Heim has returned home after some time spent in the Boze­ ing their "hildren in San Francisco and don't forget the dates,- Aug. 28 and 29. at man Hospital. Mrs. John Smeltzer has Portland. Their youngest son, Charles, has MtIwaukee, Wis. The Hiawatha band will been a patient at St. James in Butte, for just returned from the South Pacific, play for us-we hope. some time, following a major operation. where he had been for some time. She is now much improved. Trainmen re·turned from service are Engineer and Mrs. Haffner have re­ St. Paul Traffic Deparbnent Carpenter and Bouquette. Glad to see turned after several months spent in Cali­ Brooksie Luth, Correspondent fornia. them back. Bernard Carpenter will The death of Mrs. Isabella Dickenson, reside here with his wife and child. \Vhen I got a news tip from General mother of Eben Dickenson of this place, He was one of the first men to Join Agent Ollie Anderson of the passenger occurred on April 6 in Townsend, where Uncle Sam's forces. department, I asked Stu "Custodian of she had been ill for some time. Mrs. Engineer McGrath has returned from a Military Information" Olson for additional Dickenson was well known and we regret visit with home folks in the East. Mrs. data on the subject and I'm going to quote to write of her death. Surviving her are McGrath remained in Minneapolis, where Stu's notes verbatim, Here's Stu's ac­ her son, Eben, a conductor on this di­ she is taking medical treatment. count: vision, and a daughter in Wisconsin; also, Conductor and Mrs. E. C. Heier have "'Persian Lamb Returns to Service': several grandchildren. Sympathy is ex­ returned from a winter spent in California. On Apr. 1 Frank Engebretson returned tended to this family. from the wars to the St. Paul city ticket Brakeman and Mrs. John Lane are vlsit- office, where he was assigned to the reser­ TWIN CITY TERMINALS vation clerk's position. Frank went more than half-way around the world during St. Paul Freight House his army career-Ft. Snelling' to Teheran, Pvt. Robert fran-and estimating a mile for a Camel, Michaels, rod­ Allen C. Rothmund, Correspondent we think he can smoke for quite awhile. Frank ended his army service as a first man i~ the en­ We lost two good "old timers" when death took Engineer J. A; Bloyer and 'Iooie·.' Welcome to tile )'oundhouse, gineering de­ Yard Clerk Neal Ryan. "'rank." partment at For H£>aven',s sake. ~ay ShE"elu\l1, when Our good friend, Carl Eckman, the for­ Miles City, will lhe taXi he back in operation? TIH' nler reservation clerk, is now a "stene" . 'poor thing'" i8 riding tbe stl"eet cars. for Assistant General Passenger Agent Mont., is the Lar'son at Minneapolis. son of Mrl;>. The new people in the oltice: ,[i~~ H~n­ \Ve were all glad tllat tl1e devastating' Kathryn Mich­ ness)' and :Mrs. F:fie ,Tanheim, storm that struck Hawaii did no harm to aels and a T thought 1 was about to save a life tlw "our family" there-Lt. ,Col. Robert Burns, other day. This is the story: As you his wife and little Jimmy. There were nephew of Ma­ know, our office is situated on tile rh'er many tense moments until that "safe" wire chinist Frank bank 'and one noon, as I was leaving the came. S mit h. Bob offi0,e, 1 saw a blind man heading for th0 While we're on the subject of the Burns river. He was carrying a white ('ane but family, let's talk about theIr younger son, has been in wa~ minus a dog. rushed up to l1im and Gene, who is doing very interesting work. Manila, Yoko­ ~3id: "YOIl are getting- near to the rh"er Gene is supervisor of b'oys' cases for the nama, Aomoria banl<-better be carefuL" He answer«]' Ramsey county probati,on office and has and Hirosaki "Son, don't worry about me, I just came charge or YOungsters who need help to clown to ~ee the river. I'm blind but J ~traigbten out their lives. Gene has been and at the present time is a Diesel can tal,e care of m)'~elf." How do they making speeches to various civic groups engineer at Otaru with the Engineer do it? and is making a name for himself as a Corps. All you old-time ?llih"aukee Road vet~, "speechitler" and as a young man wllo is

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doing a wonderful job for SL Paul young­ F. Baagren; Mach i nist Hel per George sters. .. E. Anderson, Minneapolis roundhouse; Boilermaker Helper Ralph Morse, Pipe­ PANAMA-BEAVER South MinneapQlis Locomotive fitter Helper Thomas A. Shand and and Store Departments Machinist Helper Arthur R. Nelsen. f:arhon Papers Inked Rihhons Tracy Page has also been discharged Thelma Huff, CorrespondeIrt from the navy but to date has not re­ Unimasters OUice of Shop Superintendent turned to his Job. We also have an South Minneapolis occasional "guzinta"-Edward A. Bren­ ShOl) Superintendent G. Blyberg writes nan, Minneapolis roundhouse employe Sirn:e 1896 (0 the office from Tucumcari, N. M., that Joined·'up on Apr. 15. he wouldn't trade one county in Minne­ Following a serious illness, George Mey­ sota for the Whole· state of Texas. I ers passed away on Apr. 15. George had "TUE LINE l'BAT CA~'T BE guess it was safe to let him have that been employed at the terminal since 1910, MATCllEV" vacation, if California doesn't take any serving a number of years as chief caller. better than Texas. Night Baseball Park at Southtown is illuminated by floodlights, high on. ,the Lt. Joseph steel towers at the north and south .ends PANAMA-BEAVER, Inc. of the main yard. It should step up· egg R. Pavlik, who production in the neighborhood and bring was seril>usly 600 V.a Buren St. 789 NO' Broadway down the price. ·>Voundeli on &Iflwaukee, WI•• Chicago, IJUno" Some day Bertha Berge is going to cry Sept. 26,1944, "wolf, wolf" without response. Remember that buzzer which was installed for her in the battle protection at the Junction? Now· when it of the Neid goes into action it's merely an indication River, France, that the trainmaster is wanted on the telephone. Kind of like removing the is still con­ There's more than caffeine from coffee, isn't it?· fined to Mc­ meets the eye in Of course you know, by now,·. t)1at Paul Closkey Gen­ Bridenstine has returned to S·avanna and eral Hospital was replaced on Apr. 1 by :Trainmaster PASSENGER COMFORT A. P. Houle of St. Paul, former local chair­ at Temple, man of the B.R.T. Tex. During Ivy Hancer, formerly employed in the vacations from trainmaster's office at Southtown, has re­ St. Paul-Cretin turned to work for our company, this time in the office of the assistant general store­ Military High keeper. School and the Another feminine addition to J. V. An­ University of Minnesota, Lieutenant I derson's office personnel is Grace Seder­ Pavlik worked as a carpenter in the holm, who previously worked in the office 1 of the assistant passenger agent, Ralid B&B department at the Twin City Ter­ Tower. Gracels "hubby" is radio engineer­ minals. After his recuperation he ing out in Manila. expects to resume the study of me­ While we slaves stay at our posts, that Illustration courtesy Pullman-Standard lucky George Ward reverses the order of chanical engineering. Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago. the birds and goes south in the spring, to Hot Springs, Ark. South Minneapolis Car Dept. Look below the floor line for the District Safety Engineer M. L. Medinger announces the birth of his first grandchild, and Coach Yard Source of gentle, joltless starting Oriole M. Smythe, Correspondent I and smooth, swayless running. Mary Kay, daughter ·of Bob Medinger, born on Mar. 24. Before serving as a staff Welcome to the following employes. There, under the great majority sergeant with the Air Force in Italy Bob discha.rged from military service, on of modern passenger cars and worked as a yard clerk at St. Paul. He is their return to the Milwaukee Road: streamlined trains, you also will now taking training as a meat cutter. Robert J. Pfeifer, who returned on I find the source of continuous Not to be outdone, Lt. George Beghul Mar. 18, following two years' service tells us of the arrival of a granddaughter, with the 3rd Infantry Battalion in high-speed on-time perform­ Kathleen Terry Patterson, on Apr. 11­ France and Germany; Rodger Lyngen, ance and low maintenance - in eight pounds and 13 ounces, if yOU please. who· returned on Mar. 29, from two journals equipped with Timken Kathleen's daddy is Machinist Helper years of army service; and Orville T. Roller Bear·ings. Howard Patterson of Minneapolis shops. Granaas, who returned on Apr. 2, fol­ Genial Eddie Kerrott, Minneapolis round­ lowing three years' service in the There is your cue for future house, who has been hospitallzed, is re­ army. developments in competitive ported making splendid progress. We're Laborer Victor BjorkJand, Minneapolis passenger traffic. The Timken hoping he will be back en the job, to read shops, who was 62 years of age, died sud­ Roller Bea.ring Company. this copy of the Magazine. denly on Apr. 10, due to a heart condi­ Canton 6, OhIO. Gleanings from the W -4 department in­ tion. Sympathy is offered to his family. form us that Electrician Art Brundage is Vacations: Machine Operator Anton no longer a single man. The well known Johnson is on a trip to New York; Helper words were said at Joyce Memorial Church John O. Anderson is bound for Detroit. and, miracle of miracles, he found an Mich., and a bowling tournament in New apartment and had it ready to move into York City; Welder Victor E. Nelson will (wo weeks before tbe wedding. sail from New York for Goteberg, Sweden. Some of the boys hack from the to visit his mother, whom he has not seen JI.AIlWAY HOlUH 8IAHIKliiJ wars: St. Paul Machinist Helper John for 36 Years. 40 BACK ON THE him SUccess' in his new vocation. "", Pvt. Kirby JOB. William O. Two new firemen hired recently are Robert"Pratt and William Hansen. We Anderson, sec­ Jensen, who en­ extend a hearty welcome to both. tion laborer at listed in the army Your corresponden t recently had a nice Spencer, la., in February of long letter from Beulah Whittington, for­ 1943, served with mer roundhouse clerk, in which she in­ was called to the Air Corps in formed me of her election "-s city treas­ active duty urer of her home tnwn. Texas and later with the Army with the Infantry Air Corps in in Louisiana and Iowa,Division-Middle. West June, 1944, and Virginia. He was and Des Moines re-enlisted for released on Feb. one yea r in Ruby Eckman, Correspondent 19 with the rank of corporal and reo Office of Chief Dispatcher the regular sumed work as a fireman at Cedar Rap­ Perry, la. . army in No­ vember, 1945. ids, la., on Mar 7. Several sons of Iowa Division employes have recently returned from overseas serv­ On Christmas ice and have been honorably discharged. day Kirby had IOWA DIVISION Among those in the group were Capt. Ed­ a little hard luck while skiing and ward Fulier, son of Conductor Harry fractured a collar bone, but has since Fuller; Sgt. James Nunn, whose father Council Bluffs Terminal was Earl Nunn, an Iowa DiVision agent; been released from the hospital and is Agnes Christiansen~ Correspondent Pfc. John Phleger, son of Travel1ng En­ stationed at Greensboro, N. C., await­ Car Foreman's OfEce gineer J. T. Phleger; Sgt. Keith Stapleton, ing assignment to overseas duty. son ,of Engineer Frank Stapleton; and T/5 Mrs. Hans Hansen, widow of a retired LeRoy Koch, son of Engineer Gus Koch. car inspector, passed away on Feb. 12. Paul Slater, son of Car Inspector P. Milford, Kans., ,for an operation. Our sympathy is extended to the family. Slater, was married at Holbrook, Ariz., On We are pleased to report that Paul Pvt. Richard Balsbaugh, one of the last Mar. 27, to Shirley I}amman of Perry. firemen to be inducted' into the service, Ren teria, who has been ill for 90 days, Paul was in the merchant marine for more started back to work on the section on was homa during April on sick furlough. Mar. 16. than three years. B. H. Moore, retired engineer, was' the On Mar. 23 Carman Helper Richard Mil­ Mrs. E. S. Buckley, Viola Ranes and honored guest at a church party the fore ner was married ;!to Miss Rosalie Nahach. Mrs. Ivan' Wightman, members of the part of April. Mr. Moore has served as We all extend our best wishes to the Chase and Alma Bowling Team, took part church clerk at the Presbyterian Church newlyweds. in the Iowa State Ladies Bowling Tourna­ for 50 years and was presented with a Carman Fred Olson "batched" for six ment in Keokuk on Feb. 9 and 10, and made gift of 50 silver dollars by the church weeks recently while his wife visited in such a good shOWing that they coliected a people. New Orleans, her former home. Fred en­ good share of the prize money. The team Conductor Walter Walrath, who was in joyed a surprise visit from his son, Lloyd, will participa.te in the National Women's the veteran's hospital at Minneapolis for one week-end. Lloyd is attending Iowa Bowllng Tournament in Kansas City in medical treatment for several months, was University. May. released the fore part of April. Carman Andy,Thompson recently en­ A daughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. R. Johnson, who has been employed joyed a brief visit from his son, Elmer, Conner at Bucyrus, 0., on Apr. 1, makes in t"'e store d'epartment in Milwaukee for GM2/c. another grandchild in the family of 1. E. the last few years, returned in April to We lost a faithful employe when Holger Conner, retired conductor. his former position as local storekeeper at Anderson of the car department resigned James Evitts, son of Caller C. E. Evitts Perry, when a reassignment of positions to study interIor decorating under the GI of Perry and a former Milwaukee machin­ was made. Bill of Rights. His many friends all wish ist, was recently given a Certificate of Conductor W. S. DBianey and wife and Service award for his work on the Man­ their ·son, Linn Doud, nearing Roseville, hattan Project, which had to do with the Ill., after a trip to Peoria, were injured creation of the atomic bomb. James is gen­ when their car was struck by a truck eral mechanic in the Bureau of Mines at driVing out of a side road without making BACK ON THE Laramie, W'yo. a stop. Their car was badly wrecked. JOB. Elwood W. Engineer Calhoun, who, with his wife. . Paul returned to spent the winter at McAilen, Tex.,' and En­ his old job as fire· gineers Frank Keith and Earl Townley, H&D DIVISION man at C e da r who, with their wives, spent the winter in W. H. Applegate, Division Editor California, have all returned to work. District Adjuster, Aberdeen. S. D. Rapids, la., on Bailey Eckman of Newark, 0., brother Jan. 16. Elwood of the Iowa Division correspondent, passed (This material was prepared with the is an ex-sergeant away during March. assistance of Martha Moehring, chief clerk to Assistant Sup'erintendent J. W. Wolf.. of the 532nd Am­ Donald Rait, whose father was En­ gineer, W. D. Rait, long time Iowa Divi­ M onte"ideo, Minn.) phibian Engineers sion employe. was recently promoted to On Saturday evening, Mar. 16, depart­ and spent two the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is with ment supervisors on the H&D Division years in the Asi­ the army engineers and has been made staged a farewell dinner party at the atic-Pacific Theater-New Guinea, the project engineer in charge of flood con­ Alonzo Ward Hotel, Aberdeen, for L. W. trol work in Pennsylvania. The present Palmquist, departing acting superintend­ Philippines and' ·Korea. As mementos project includes a change of grade for 18 ant, and welcomed back Superintendent of his war record he brought back the miles of the Pennsylvania Railroad. F. R. Doud. The party featured an inter­ Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, four bronze James Jones, S2/c, whose father is em­ esting talk by Sgt. Jerry Lundquist, son stars, one arrowhead, the Philippine ployed at Perry roundhouse, was married of Clarence Lundquist, former Aberdeen at Cicero, Ill., on Mar. 17 to Thora Hurst. roundhouse foreman, now at St. Paul, who Liberation Ribbon, the Good Conduct Conducfor Thomas ReIlihan has been on saw service in the Philippines and was in Medal and the Victory Medal. the sick list for several weeks. He was in the Bataan death march and Japanese

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May, 1946 11 Recently released from the armed service and back on the Job as third • trick operator at Bristol is R. F. Huger, We take yoU now to Montevideo, Minn. whom we should be hearing from reg. W. H. Applegate's little note about. lack ularly now, because he has volunteered of news made Martha Moehr·ing feel so tQ assist in the Magazine work. la<;hrymos-ey that she went out on the snoop and came back with some news for Car Foreman Morse' at Aberdeen cer­ this issue. tainly has gone a long way toward pro­ A Couple oC lrlrls are now working at viding employment for ex-servicemen. The the MonteVideo office. After an all-man new men are Richard E. Grandpre. former force for many years. at first it was a second lieutenant in the Army All' Corps. little hard to tone down the language but who saw four years and three months' things have changed. Instead of the s"l­ service, was with the 8th Air Force in phur in the air, which once illuminated England and snent 22 months in a German the office at night, they now find it neces­ prison camp. His battle stars and ,decora­ sary to turn on the electricity come twi­ tions are for the air offensive over Europe, light. The new additions are Martha and and he also has the American Defense Maxine and they are holding their own Ribbon and the Purple Heart. Ferd S. around the place, thank you! Last Christ­ Wipf was a sergeant in the 6th Infantry mas there was a Christmas tree in the Division with five years' service, includ­ office and now there are tlowers on the ing two Years in New Guinea, the Philip­ desk and the furniture is dusted. Yes, pines and Hawaii. He has three battle things -have changed. stars. the Good Conduct Medal, American Pat, Maloney, chief clerk for 16 Years, is Defense Service Ribbon and the Philip­ now train director. From a brisk walk pine Liberation Ribbon with one bronz(> Pat has now accelerated to a gallop. He star. Joseph T. Labesky was te0hnical has lost a little weight but nobody is, sergeant in the Air Corps,' with over alarmed because he stili eats well. three years' service, about two years in Montevideo now has its own beanery, the European Theater, has two battle which is most convenient for the Ralls and stars. the Distinguished Flying Cross, All' the office gang. Besides serving tasty Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. the meals 24 bours a day they get fancy now Purple Heart and a Unit Citation Ribbon. and then. They served a colossal dinner Michael J. Sanders was a corporal in the to the business men of Montevideo recently 503rd Parachute Infantry, with 34 months' and Main Street Is stlll talking about it. What the well-dressed solelier wore in World service. 14 months overseas, and has four A group of editors was also entertained Wcu I and World Wcu IL as demonstrated by battle stars for the New Guinea. Mindoro, at dinner one night. Aftlk the dinner they. Conductor A. M. Wannebo, veleran of the 31sl Corregidor. Negros and Philinoine Island viewed the operation of the CTC board Rallway Engineers in World War L and his son, campaigns and also has tbe Bronze Star, and found out what the signal system is Pvt. Robert A. Wannebo, of Miles City, MonL all about. Bob is stationed al Ft. Ord, Calif.: this picture Purple Heart and Presidential Citation. was take.. on a recent furlouqh. Holger P. Peterson, private first class, We're very happy whenever one of 13th Air Force, saw four veal's' service, our former employes comes back from prison camps. He held our attention with three at New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the armed services. It's so nice to a vivid first-hand story. Talks were made Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Mooretide and shake hands with an old friend and by Solicitor Dwight Campbell, Superin­ the Philioplnes. He has three battle stars. put his name back on the payroll. tendent's Chief Clerk W. J. Kane, Chief Rob"rt F. Danback, AM2/c. with three Recent returnees in the operating de· Dispatcher V. P. Sohn, Freight and Pas­ years and seven months of service, 16 partment are Bob Hammel, Paul senger Agent F. W. Baker, Assistant Su­ months at Pearl Harbor. has the American Paulson, J. B. McKeown, W. F. Me· perintendent J. W. Wolf, Master Mechanic T·heater, A$iatic-Pacific. Good Conduct and Keown and two of the Natzels, Les W. W. Henderson and Roadmaster E. F. Victory Ribbons. Joe HallaI'd was a pri­ and Wally. Welcome back, boys. . Boettcher. Superintendent Doud presented vate In the medical detachment of the The division stork has made a number the group's gift of a traveling bag and Air Corps, with eIght months' service. of visits too, and left II ttle "bundles of fittings to Mr. Palmquist with an appro­ Former car department employe to possibility" at the homes Of Clyde Adam­ priate farewell message and also gave a return to the Milwaukee was John J. son, Warren Harding and C. R. Gothe. personal expression of his pleasure in re­ Breen, PM3/c, Who was in the service Congratulations! turning to the H&D. Public Relations for nearly three years and Who was Three of our men recently resigned to Officer Lisle Young acted as master of assioned to the USN hospital at Aiea take the pension and spend the summer ceremonies. Heights, Pearl Harbor. for 27 me'nths. fishing. They are Oscar Harstad, H. N. In times like these there are' still some John has resumed work for us as ear. Helgerson and William Hendricks. Hope lucky people who have lots of clothes. At man helper. none of the big ones got away, fellows. least we know that Freight Agent Irv Howard J. Wallis, son of Engineer C. R. Tl:e signal crew wlU soon be pulllng out Feddern. Aberdeen, does, for he wore two Wallis of Mitchell, S. D .. and brother of for other pastures. We'll miss the smiles SUits, or portions of them. to L. W. Palm­ W. C. Wallis. regional public relations a$­ and the breezes of Sf Sibell, Paul Mather, quist's dinner. slstant in Cedar Rapids, Ia.. has been ap­ Bob Beltz and others and hope they won't 'The division engineer's office regretfully pointed superintendent of the assembly forget to drop in on us when they can. announces the resignation of Stenographer and wiring shops of BeH Telephone Labor­ We are sorry to hear that Division Sig­ Carrie Voet, whose "hubby," Daniel, has atories in New York. He also serves as nal Supervisor Dave Mulcahy has had to just returned from overseas. equipment en!';ineer in the development take a rest at the Lake View Sanitarium Assistant Engineer Howard Kelly, Aber­ shops. Mr. Wallis' Wife, by the way, is in ·Wisconsin. We hope it won't be long deen. With the Milwaukee since May, 1939, the daughter of Fred Diehl. Milwaukee before he's back among us. lett the service on Mar. 27 to take a posi­ Road locomotive engineer. of Rapid Citv. ACter being bachelors fur too long, Chief tion as assistant engineer with the Florida S. D. DispatchH Mathis, Dispatcher Jesse Prof­ East Coast Railway at St. Augustine, Fla. The Milwaukee League's season at A!)er­ fitt and Signal Maintainer Tom Hanlon The engineering department boys seem to ht the local "Y", but because o{ being out­ most of the honors but, thanks to a very in his brand-I1,-w bride not long ago and numbered and those who turned out being fall' prize distribution arrangement, every introduced us; she was formerly Miss unable to enter some of the events, we team got In on some of the "lucre.'" The Doris Bourne. They are now all settled In made a poor showing. A fine trophy was tlnal standings of the teams were: their own home and we wish them luck. awarded to the winner. Thanks to Road­ Teams Won Lost Pet. We're sorry to report that the Bill Wei­ master's ChIef Clerk Jack Seiler's sharp Pioneer 50 34 .595 land family of Mllbank lost their new little shooting, we took first in the dart bowl­ Olympian .. , ...... 45 39 .536 son, Ronald, recently. Bill is roadmaster ing and Lieutenant of Police Martin Sil­ Chippewa 42 42 .500 on the middle division. vernail's home runs won a third in the Hiawatha 40 H .476 Assistant Superintendent Wolf has just dart baseball. Due to the cribbage vlaying Sioux ...... 38 46 .452 joined the Lions. We wonder if he wiJI of John Kane, son of Superintendent's Arrow 37 47 .440 get foxy on us and join the Elks, too. Chief Clerk W. J. Kane, we added five The first and second high games were Brakeman W. E. Bloedorn was confined points. plus the same amount made by BlU Mertz's 265 and Brown's 256. The to the Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Jim Hagelin, division freight and passen­ prize, "razzberry artist" was Carl' Borgh, recently, w.here he parted with his appen- . ~er agent's chief clerk, in golf and your the life ot the league and the Hiawatha's dix. We wish him a speedy recovery. correspondent In the basketball free dynamite. The "hook" specialists were Agent Carl Ruteberg, Big Stone City. throws. We hope that tuture events wlll Lonn of the Olympians and MlUer of the S. D., passed away suddenly on Apr. 7. see our variously talented employes on Ctllppewas. Top teminine bowler was The division extends sympathy to the hand to bring home the victor's spolls. Carlson of the Olympians, with a 141 bereaved family.' H&D Conductor Art Mertz is the proud average. We will all miss the Wednesday Brakeman James Todt has left us, hav­ papa of a baby boy, born on Apr. 4. Con­ bowllng night but are looking forward to ing enlisted in the Air Corps. Happy land­ gratulations. Art! ' another season. ingR. :rIm.

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