Passenger Service - A Reminder

I T WAS a little more than a year ago that our railroad became a "partner in service" with the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific in the operation of the famous "City" trains. Today those trains, teamed with our own Hiawathas, comprise a truly outstanding fleet serving practically all of the West. We are pleased with the performance of this combined fleet, and yet there is no denying that all over the country sounds of alarm have been going up regarding the future of railroad passenger service. Our own over-all p:s:enger operations represent a yearly loss of several millions of dollars, resulting chiefly from unprofitable trains in com­ muter and branch line service. Rising costs have forced us to discon­ tinue a number of trains whose lack of patronage indicated they were no longer needed. Every railroad has felt keenly the inroads made by the automobile and the airliner. With these facts before us, it is logical to ask what, exactly, our railroad's position is with respect to passenger service. First, let me say that we should not be misled by the popularity of other modes of passenger travel. There is still a vast segment of the public which wants what the train has to offer. They appreciate its safety. They enjoy its comfort and convenience. Given proper service, they will ride the train in preference to anything else. We propose to stay in the passenger business wherever public patronage indicates a need for it. Furthermore, we are intent on main­ taining our service at a pace setting level of quality. Our reasons for this? Let me tell you about a letter I recently received. It was from a passenger on one of our trains and it had to do with the courtesy displayed by our ticket agent at a South Dakota station. "Although I didn't get the accommodations I set out to get for a group of seven of our people, I am perfectly satisfied," the passenger wrote. "I know that this man tried" He concluded his letter with a state­ ment containing one of the sure secrets of successful railroading. He wrote: "I would rather ride an upper, given to me courteously, than a bedroom given to me with a frown and a growl." The letter was written by a sales representative of one of the coun­ try's largest oil refineries. I would like to remind every man and woman on The Milwaukee Road that a high quality of passenger service means far more to our railroad than the dollars we realize directly from it. It telts people something. significant about us as a transportation agency. A satisfied passe71ger sells our whole se7'vice-both passenger and freight-and sells it more effectivel)" in many instances, than we could sell it ourselves. Considering that we have one of the- country's finest fleets of pas­ senger trains with which to work, it seems to me that this fact gives us all something rather important to think about. DECIEMUER. Non-Operating Employes Receive SUN MON lOt WED l"U fR1 Wage Increase in Long-Term Agreement

RAlLROAD employes represented by 11 and each six months thereafter. non-operating unions have been granted The agreement also provides for a a wage increase under a long-term wage moratorium until Nov. 1, 1959, on wage settlement, as well as other benefits, ac­ increases or decreases or other rules ap­ SHOP AND MAIL EARLY cording to an announcement made by plicable to compensation. the National Mediation Board on Nov. The Milwaukee Road estimates that "FROM our house to your house" will be 1. The agreement, reached by negoti­ for the 19,775 Lines East and Lines a phrase with real meaning to mail han­ ators for the nation's railroads and the West employes involved the annual in­ dling forces on the railroads during the 11 unions, became effective on that date. crease in wages, benefits, and payroll next few weeks as they cope with the A total of 19,775 Milwaukee Road taxes, beginning Nov. 1, are as fol­ annual flood of Christmas mail and ex­ employes not directly involved in the lows: press traffic. As this issue of the Maga­ operation of trains are affected by the Increase in wage costs . ... ,$4,400,000 zine went to press, the Post Office De. settlement. Increase in health and partment was already beginning to feel The agreement calls for a first-year welfare benefits ... . . 894,000 the upswing in first class and parcel post wage increase of 10 _cents an hour ef­ Increase in payroll taxes volume. fective Nov. 1; 7 cents on hour effective resulting from wage As in previous years, the railroads Nov. 1, 1957; and another 7 cents an increase 174,000 have joined the Post Office in an appeal hour effective Nov. 1, 1958. The rail­ to the American people to "Shop and roads have also agreed to apply an ad­ Total increased costs ....$5,468,000 Mail Early". Traditionally, the great ditional 2;1z-cent-an.hour wage increase, bulk of Christmas mail is carried by the In addition, The Milwaukee Road's or $4.25 a month per employe, toward railroads, as no other transport agency payments under the Railroad Unemploy­ the cost of an employe dependents' hos­ has the volume capacity to even attempt ment Insurance Act, which were 1;1z pital, medical and surgical insurance the job. plan. per cent of taxable payroll in 1956, will A cost-of-living escalator clause is be increased to 2 per cent effective Jan. The goal of all railroad and postal also provided in the agreement, under 1, 1957. This increase of ;Iz per cent employes is to effect delivery of all which wage rates will be geared to will amount to an additional annual Christmas mail over the entire country changes in the consumers price index payment of $570,000. by Christmas Eve. To achieve this goal as determined by the Bureau of Labor The non-operating groups covered by will require the cooperation of shoppers, Statistics. Rates of pay will increase or the new agreement received an hourly as well as railroad and postal workers. decrease 1 cent an hour for each ;Iz­ wage increase of 14;1z cents effective Spearheading the drive for the railroads point change in the price index, with Dec. 1, 1955. As a part of that agree­ is C. F. Rank, manager of mail, express, the current index of 117.1 serving as a ment the railroads also took over the baggage and milk traffic for The Mil­ base. Adjustments which may be nec­ full cost of the health and welfare pro­ waukee Road. For almost 20 years Mr. essary under this part of the agreement gram up to $6.80 per employe per Rank has served as chairman of the Op­ will be made beginning May 1, 1957, month, effective Mar. 1, 1956. erating Committee on Mail, Railway Mail Transportation Division of the As­ sociation of American Railroads. According to Mr. Rank, the Post Of. fice Department next month expects to handle about eight and a half pounds Rocky Mountain Division Headquarters of mail for every man, woman and child in the United States. It is estimated that Will Be Moved to Deer Lodge an average of 33 pieces-letters and par­ cels-will be delivered to every person in the country. THE operating department has an­ Herzog has been conducting a survey nounced' plans for transferring Rocky in Deer Lodge to determine the housing As the holiday season approaches, the Mountain Division offices now located needs of those employes who will be railroads and the Post Office will hire in the passenger station at Butte to Deer taking up residence there. thousands of extra employes. At the Lodge, Mont., principal division shop The traffic department force at Butte same time, the Post Office is reminding point, where the existing passenger will remain there but will vacate space the public to wrap packages carefully, to depot is now being enlarged to accom­ now occupied in the passenger station tie them securely, and to print addresses modate the division superintendent's and occupy new quarters being readied plainly. But above all, to mail them force. The division engineer's force and for them in the Butte freight house. early.' related. personnel will occupy space On The Milwaukee Road the heaviest which is being prepared in the shop New Station Being Built load of Christmas mail can be expected area. At Butte between Dec. 9 and 21. Mr. Rank has It is expected that the transfer of aimed this year's campaign at passing the these forces will be made shortly after The transfer of forces will probably peak by the 19th. Jan. 1. Meanwhile, Superintendent S. E. (ConUnued on page 10) Let's all do what we can to help. November, 1956 3 A SAFE DAY IN THE DINING CAR

8th 0/ a series • ••

ABOVE: Although it is no longer required that chefs assist in checking foodstuffs out of the commissary, Chef Herbert Wright occasionally revives the former practice when there is something very special to prepare, such as a Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner for patrons aboard the Morning Hiawatha. He smiles his approval as Commissary Agent E. J. Dummer Ilands him a choice bird at the door of the walk-in cooler.

LEFT: Baskets of supplies for the dining car are heavy, and employes handle them carefully to prevent injuries. Care is al~o taken to prevent heavy items, such as canned goods, from falling onto the feet of the men as trucks take the supplies to the dining car in the coach yard. Shown here, left to right, are Waiter Roy Fagan, Waiter Jack McDon­ ald and Third Cook Robert Wright, all of whom work with Chef Herbert Wright on Trains Nos. 5 and 6. l INCE long before the time anyone Herbert C. Wright, chef on Trains S reading this can remember, the Nos. 5 and 6, the Morning Hiawatha, phrase "dinner in the diner" has is in many respects typical of the 435 possessed a strange magic all its own. employes of the dining car department. Even today, when most traveling Amer­ He is an accomplished chef and safety­ icans could hardly consider dining en conscious in his own work and in his route an infrequent experience, the regard for his fellow employes. phrase still has a happy sound for Herbert Wright has been in Milwau­ everyone, suggesting something of life's kee Road dining car service since June pleasures and the attractions of travel 5, 1925. by train. With his wife and two children he Talk with the average dining car em­ has made his home in Maywood, Ill., a ploye and you will sense a similar en­ suburb of Chicago, for several years. thusiasm, the pleasure which comes with Now, however, the home situation is giving pleasure, and you will also learn changing somewhat, as both of the chilo that the job of our railroad's dining car dren are attending college. department, like that of every other de­ Mr. Wright was Illinois state presi­ partment, is properly done only through dent of the National Association for the hard work and the conscientious attempt Advancement of Colored People in 1948 to make every day's performance better and 1949 and is at present a member of than the last. the executive board of the Maywood In the course of serving an average branch of that association. He is a mem­ of 106,000 meals a month on the 23 ber of the Masonic Order and a director trains to which Milwaukee Road dining of the Maywood Housing Authority. car personnel are assigned, these men Like most dining car employes, Mr. have found that safety is essential to Wright recognizes the fact that the safe the service they perform. operation of Milwaukee Road passenger A check through the safety record of trains has meant a great deal to himself dining car forces over the 10-year period and to his family. He also recognizes the 1946 through 1955 shows that t~ere importance of safe practices as he goes were no fatalities and that the over-all about his work on the dining car. The record has been one of steady improve­ pictures on these and the two following ment, from 30 reportable injuries in pages illustrate some of the· things 1946 to 20 in 1955. Better yet, the which for him and other dining car em· After the dining car has been stocked, record for the first nine months of 1956 ployes mean another safe day in the empty boxes and supply baskets are returned showed only 10 such injuries. dining car. to the commissary-not left in the yard where they could be a stumbling hazard for other Before a train is moved from the Western Avenue coach yard to the Chicago Union employes. This is both good safety sense and Station, a brief safety meeting is occasionally held with the dining car crew and other good housekeeping. The two go hand in employes of the department. Here E. G. Kiesele, superintendent of safety (left) and hand. The tractor operator is Roy C. M. P. Ayars, superintendent of the sleeping and dining car department, hold such a Browder. meeting in a dining car. Chef Herbert Wright is shown in the foreground, center.

November, 1956 5 For safety's sake, Chef Wright sees to it that ~ In the pantry the cover of the ice cream A The first few slices of turkey having been refrigerator and locker doors in the dining car well is fastened securely in open position taken off, Chef Wright places the knife in the kitchen are always closed when not in use. when in use. Failure to take this precaution rack, safely out of the way. Thus an ever­ Space is at a premium in the highly efficient might result in the cover dropping and caus­ present hazard is corrected before it .~an kitchen, and all members of the crew know ing painful injury to fingers or hands. develop. ~ that raising up under one of these doors could result in a severe head injury. A Slicing roast turkey properly is an art, and ~ The simple job of opening a can sometimes the skill ·of Chef Wright results in ,a mouth­ results in painful injury. Dining car kitchen watering sight. Here the sharp edge of the crews always take the precaution of using knife does the job intended and, being care­ a standard opener. They are also careful to fully handled, is not the source of an injury. avoid contact with the sharp edge of the lid.

THE COVER

The plump, golden-brown turkey which holds the spotlight on this month's cover is roasted to a turn that would make any chef brag about his cooking. As prepared by Chef Herbert C. Wright, it is symbolic of the many fine meals that are enjoyed by travelers on Milwaukee Road trains not only during the holiday ~eason, but throughout the year. Chef Wright, a veteran of 30 years in dining car service, is sure-feated in kncy;ing his way around the narrow confines of a galley. He is especially careful while handling food hot from the oven. While basting a turkey, he takes care to guard against burns from hot grease and water. Here he is shown fol­ lowing the method recommended for safely removing a roasting pan.

6 The Milwaukee Road Magazine A A final precaution before the crew leaves the dining car kitchen at the end of a run is demon­ strated here by Chef Wright as he sees to it that the stove jets and main gas shut-off valve are closed. As an added safeguard, the ste­ ward on the car always double checks before leaving the car to make certain this has been done. Chef Herbert Wright is a firm believer in a happy home life as a fundamental part of safety on the job. Having completed his run into Chicago on the Morning Hiawatha, he is shown A SAFE DAY IN THE here relaxing in the living room of his home with Mrs. Wright and their children, Beverly and Donald, Beverly is studying nursing at Marquette University in Milwaukee and receiving DINING CAR, cont'd practical training at St. Joseph's Hospital there, but manages to get home ... For most people dinner on the diner is a over the week end now real treat, made more enjoyable by the cour­ and then. Donald attends tesy, attention and skill of the dining car Roosevelt College in Chi­ crew. Training in safe practices is a part cago. of that skill. The men shown here, who regularly staff the dining car on which Her­ bert Wright is chef, include Steward Charles C. Myers and, left to right, Waiters Cletis S. Thompson, Elenzie C. Woodson, James The Wrights enjoy their at­ Hatcher and Henry M. Mason. tractive home in M·aywood, a suburb of Chicago. Mrs. Wright and Beverly were doing some work on the yard and front hedge when this picture was taken.

A little story about the big one that got away! Mr. Wright, shown here at home with Donald, is an enthusiastic fisherman. At every opportunity he goes up to Wisconsin to try his luck at various lakes, and occasionally Donald goes with him. Like many other railroad men, Mr. Wright feels that a hobby is im­ portant to safety on the job, just as a happy home life is. "An interest aside from your regular work keeps you from worrying more than you should", he says. "I've found that too much worry is just an in­ vitation to trouble." November, 1956 7 II It is hardly possible to picture the conges­ tion and chaos that would result if attempts were made to transfer the railroad job to carriers now competing for the most profitable traffic."

the country expects-and gets- MORE FROM THE RAILROADS

The following is another in the series of articles published by this the year. Instead of shipper orders for magazine in keeping with its policy of providing Milwaukee Road less than 100,000 cars daily, the calls employes, as well as readers outside the company, with important may be for substantially more than facts relating to the railroad industry. It is reprinted through 125,000 cars. Such requirements, of course, will the courtesy of Railway Employees Journal, which published it in strain car supply and some shippers in September. some sections may have to wait longer than they like to for cars. In such situa­ tions compla~nts about car shortage usually arise, accompanied by appeals to Washington for government action to ALMOST as many tons of freight were tion to how much they expect and re­ force the railroads to provide more cars. loaded on the railroads last year as in quire from the railfoads in comparison These appeals always afford Washington the average year during World War II. with competing carriers. As a conse­ politicians a field day opportunity to The railroads carried three fourths of quence government continues to lend en­ criticize the railroads and the way in the country's total freight load during couragements and aids to other carriers which they are operated. the war, rendering a vital service every­ not extended to railroads, and more sur­ Highway and waterway carriers are one agrees other carriers could not per­ prising, exacts services from the rail­ not expected to maintain such surplus form. Public opinion generally recog­ roads other carriers never are called capacity, nor to meet such peak require­ nizes the railroad transportation accom­ upon to furnish. ments as the railroads must. These com­ plishments during the war as a tremen­ Take the matter of car supply for in­ peting carriers are at times unable, or dous job well done. stance. The railroads maintain a car fleet unwilling, to furnish prompt service to There is less public appreciation, at least one fourth greater than is re­ all shippers. Contract and. private car­ though, of the fact that the railroads quired to take care of average weekly car riers, operating on the roads and rivers, are currently performing about as big loadings. Loadings in some seasons are continue through seasons in which rail­ a job-a job no less vital and one other almost 50 per cent greater than in others. road car supply is strained, to furnish public carriers all put together cannot Through several months in most years services only in the limited fields they handle as dependably and economically. thousands of freight cars are idle for have picked as most profitable. No To the extent that government regula­ weeks at a time. Other public carriers politician or public official ever expects tions reflect public opinion the country are not e~pected to maintain as great a from them what is demanded of the rail­ appears to look at the peacetime per­ surplus capacity as the railroads, nor are roads, or raises an outcry because of lack formance of the railroads as no more any of them able to expand their services of truck or barge line capacity. than the public is entitled to expect. in peak traffic or emergency periods as There are other respects too in which It has been the popular custom so quickly and as greatly. more is expected from railroads than long to depend on the railroads to han­ Car loadings usually reach an annual from other carriers. When a railroad dle more of the country's freight load peak during fall months. Soon car load­ straightens its line or reduces its grades, than all other public carriers combined ings may be a quarter of a million cars either to expedite traffic movement or that people generally give little atten­ a week greater than in periods earlier in reduce operating costs, it does it at its 8 The Milwaukee Road Magazint! own expense. If highway traffic out­ grows road capacity, or calls for cutting E. R. Eckersall Made Ceneral Solicitor, down hills and reducing curves to better control congestion the cost is met from Succeeding T. H. Maguire public funds. Taxpayers foot the bills for building dams to canalize inland wa­ terways and recurring costs of dredging to keep streams navigable. Only rail­ roads are expected to meet improvement, maintenance, and expansion costs with money earned in payment for transporta­ tion services. The fact that in each year since the end of World War II the railroads have performed greater service than all other public carriers speaks loudly as to the service the country gets from its rail­ roads. The further fact that approxi­ E. R. Eckersall T. H. Maguire mately two thirds of railroad freight tonnage consists of commodities that other carriers cannot handle as satisfac­ torily or at rates as low as the railroads AT A MEETING of the board of directors Bar Associations, the Association of the are required to publish speaks even loud­ last month, Edwin R. Eckersall, assistant Bar of the City of New York, a mem­ er. general counsel of the Road, was elected ber and past president of the Chicago The country gets more service from general solicitor effective Nov 1. He Society of Trial Lawyers, a fellow of the the railroads than from all other car· succeeds Thomas H. Maguire who has American College of Trial Lawyers and riers. It also gets a tremendous volume resigned from the company to accept the a member of the Law Club of the City of vital services from railroads which post of chairman and counsel of the exe­ of Chicago. other carriers are not able to perform. cutive committee of the Western Traffic Mr. and Mrs. Eckersall and their three On the average 105,000 carloads of Association. children, Edwin, Jr., who is 10, Kather­ freight' were loaded on the railroads Mr. Eckersall is a native of Chicago ine, 8, and Elizabeth Ann, 4, make their daily last year. An average of almost who was graduated from Northwestern home in suburban Evanston, Ill. four million tons were loaded in freight University in 1933. After some years in Mr. Eckersall is being succeeded as cars each day and the average ton was private practice he joined the law de­ assistant general counsel by E. O. transported a distance of 428 miles. It partment of The Milwaukee Road in Schiewe, formerly general attorney. is hardly possible to picture the con. 1939, remaining until 1944 when he Thomas H. Maguire, who has been gestion and chaos that would result if went with the law firm of Gardner, Car. general solicitor since May, 1955, has a attempts were made to transfer that rail­ ton and Douglas. He continued, how­ distinguished record in railroad law road job to carriers now competing for ever, to specialize in railroad suits and circles. He is a native of Toledo, Ohio, the most profitable traffic. was retained by the Road to handle trial and attended the University of Michigan Carriers from which the country ex­ work in the Chicago area. In 1950 he and law school of the University of Ore. pects and gets less service than it does became a partner in the law firm which gon. After miJ.itary service on the from the railroads certainly are not en­ is now Erickson, Eckersall, Nygren and Mexican border and in the first World titled to preferential regulation. Yet Holloway and was with that firm in War, he served two years as deputy dis­ everyone knows they are enjoying pre­ February of this year when he returned trict attorney at Portland, Ore. Follow­ ference. As long as that situation con­ to the Road to assume the position of ing three more years as an assistant tinues, the public should expect railroad. assistant general counsel with head­ United States attorney, jn 1924 he be­ ers to continue pressing their just claim quarters in Chicago. came an officer of the law department of to equal rights with all comers in com­ Mr. Eckersall is a member of the Chi­ the Union Pacific Railroad and from peting for the country's traffic. _ cago,'the Illinois State and the American 1929 to 1934 was with the law depart­ ment of the Northern Pacific. For several years he also engaged in private practice. Subsidized Airlines Have Higher Joining the Milwaukee Road law staff Rate of Return Than Railroads in January, 1937, Mr. Maguire was as­ sistant general attorney in Seattle, and The report of the Comptroller General of the United States o~ a· later general attorney there. In January, recent audit of the Civil Aeronautics Board says. 1951 he was appointed general attorney In sharp contrast to the high earnings of the tax-aided airlines are and commerce counsel with headquarters the low earnings of the self-supporting railroads. In no year have iJ.1 Chicago, and occupied that position until he was elected general solicitor last the railroads earned anywhere near 72 per cent on their investment, yeat. His appointment to the Western much less 12.4 percent or 14.9 per cent. The average rate of return Traffic Association post followed the re­ for the railroads, which compete with the airlines, in 1945-55 in­ tirement on Oct. 31 of H. C. Barron, clusive, was 3.7 per cent, or only slightly more than one-half the after more than 50 y~ars in the transpor. average enjoyed by the airlines. tation field. November, 1956 9 cheerful lounge accommodations. The Something New ... Siumbercoach Service new station will also provide more car parking space than the present structure. The parking area will have a bituminous surface, and the entire grounds will be SOMETHING entirely new for holders of price of only $7.50 (plus federal tax), attractively landscaped and lighted. coach tickets was made available on the in addition to the regular coach fare, for City of Denver beginning Oct. 8. the 1,050 mile trip between Chicago and Known as "Slumbercoach" service, it Denver. provides the traveler with a private room This is the new service which one of Fiddes-Moore &. Company equipped with complete lavatory and the railroad trade journals described as Opens New Warehouse "exactly the kind of fundamental experi­ ment with overnight sleepers that is FIDDES-MoORE & COMPANY, plywood needed to give conclusive answers to distributor, recently completed construc­ some of the sharp questions which have tion of a 20,000 square foot warehouse been raised about the future of sleeping and general office on 3.3 acres of land car service." in the Milwaukee Road Industrial Dis· Service in Slumbercoaches is limited, trict north of Bensenville Yard and im. although regular bedding plus one pil­ mediately west of Mannheim Road at low is furnished and berths are prepared Franklin Park, Ill. The new facilities in advance. Shoe shining and other in­ cost in excess of $200,000.. Fiddes.. cidental services provided in first class Moore, one of the largest plywood deal­ Pullmans .are not available. limited ers in the Midwest, is expected to re­ Illustration which appeared in the Milwaukee porter service is rendered. ceive a minimum of 500 cars of ply. Road advertisement which Introduced Slum· Space in Slumbercoaches is assigned wood a year from the west coast, provid­ bercoach service. in advance for through passengers be­ ing this railroad with substantial revenue. tween. Chicago and Denver only, al­ The extensive use of plywood panel­ though space will be sold from any ing in the office portion of the new fa. toilet facilities, clothes locker arid lug­ intermediate .point to destination after cility is especially attractive and suggests gage space. There is a comfortable seat departure from Chicago or Denver. Rail new uses for plywood in the construction with a wide window by day and a full passes and employes' half.fare tickets industry. width, full-length Pullman berth at sold in connection with rate orders will night. Individual lighting, fan and air not be honored on these cars. likewise, conditioning controls are provided. A Pullman passes and Pullman half-rate H. A. Grothe Heads Slumbercoach patron may retire at any orders will not be honored. time he chooses behind a locked door The City of Denver also carries Pull­ Northwest Carmen so that he has complete privacy and man sleepers with double bedrooms, AT THE annual silence. roomettes and open sections, as well as a meeting of the The Milwaukee Road and Union Pa­ club-observation lounge car, Pub car, Northwest Car­ cific made headlines in railroad circles dining car and reclining chair coaches men's Association when they announced this service at a with leg rests. in St. Paul on October 1, H. A. Gro the, district general car fore­ man in St. Paul and Minneapolis, H. A. Grothe was installed as Rocky Mountain Headquarters the railroad where trains must be backed president. He will Will Be Moved to Deer Lodge in. This is one of the respects in which head the organization during its silver the present structure no longer meets anniversary year. (Continued from page 3) present-day needs. The Northwest Carmen's Association not be complete before about Apr. 30, Architectural plans for the new sta­ bas a membership of some 4,000 car de­ when Station KXlF, Butte radio and tion call for a brick building approxi­ partment men, including many through­ television outlet, will take possession of mately 65 feet long and 26 feet wide. It out the country as well as in the North­ the old Butte station. Meanwhile, will include a waiting room, ticket office, west. It is an educational organiza­ ground has been broken at Butte for baggage room, women's lounge and tion, aimed at keeping its members a new passenger station of modern de­ toilet facilities. abreast of the field through discussions sign. That building, to be located on The walls will be of masonry con­ and demonstrations. Meetings are held monthly and term of office is one year. the main line west of Montana Street, struction, with interior facings of pastel Mr. Grothe, who has been district gen­ is expected to be completed some time colored ceramic glazed tile. Ceilings will in the spring. eral car foreman with headquarters be of acoustical. tile, with fluorescent in Minneapolis since 1953, has served _ The new station, being located on lighting fixtures. The floor surfaces in the association as third, second and first main line trackage, will simplify opera. the waiting and lounge areas will be vice president, chairman of the A. A. R. tions by eliminating the necessity of terrazzo. rules commmittee and chairman of the backing trains into the station from the In designing the station, consideration program committee. Before taking over main line. The present station, which was given to the convenience of patrons the president's gavel he was chairman was built in 1916, is one of the few on by providing comfortable furniture and of the membership committee. 10 The Milwaukee Road Magazine appointments

Law Department R. C. Lewin is appointed trainmaster superintendent of safety with headqu~r­ of the Chicago Terminals, following the ters in Chicago. Mr. Shea has been wIth Effective Nov. 1, 1956: resignation of G. M. Robson. the Road since 1938, starting in the E. O. Schiewe police department. Since 1950 he has is promoted to the Traffic Department been district safety engineer in Chicago. position of assist­ Effective Noy. 1, 1956: M. E. Stewart, district safety engineer ant general coun­ with headquarters at Milwaukee, is sel, succeeding E. R. S. Adams is appointed trayeling transferred to the territory of the Chica­ R. Eckersall who passenger agent at Cincinnati, Ohio, suc­ go Terminal and the Terre Haute Divi. has been elected ceeding B. H. Desens who has been as­ sions, with headquarters in Chicago, fol­ gen e ra 1solicitor. signed to duties in the freight traffic de­ lowing the promotion of A. W. Shea. Mr. Schiewe, a partment. Mr. Adams started with the native of Chicago, Road in Minneapolis in 1'939, spent four Effective Nov. 12, 1956: a tten ded Valpa­ years in the Navy during World War II, E. O. Schiewe F. J. Ladwig is appointed dis~{ict raiso and North• and returned to the railroad in 1945. safety engineer with headquarters in western tJniversities, and received his He was assistant city ticket agent in St. Milwaukee, territory the Milwaukee Ter. law degree from the latter school in Paul in 1950 when he again entered minals (including Milwaukee Shops), 1932. After practicing law in Chicago, naval service. Since August, 1952 he succeeding M. E. Stewart. Mr. Ladwig, he entered the Road's law department in has been employed in the St. Paul city an employe ofthe Road for 38 years, has 194i, serving for a while as chief clerk. ticket office. " served most re'tently as chief clerk to the He was appointed assistant general Milwaukee Terminals superintendent. solicitor in 1944 and promoted to gen• Safety Department eral attorney with headquarters in Chi• Effective Noy. 1, 1956: cago in June, 1955. B. H. Perlick BERNARD H. PER LICK, former head of Operating Department the tie bureau in the Chicago purchasing department, 66, died in his home in Effective Nov. 1, 1956: Chicago on Oct. 17. He had retired two W. F. Bannon is appointed assistant years ago because of failing health. to general manager, Lines West, with As the winner of a contest sponsored headquarters in Seattle. Mr. Bannon, among employes in 1952, he had the with the Road since 1941, has been distinction of naming the Road's famous trainmaster in Chicago, Terre Haute, Super Dome cars. Mobridge and Milwaukee, as weI! as "Ben" Perlick began railroading as a assistant to vice president-operation, G. M. Dempsey A. W. Shea clerk at the Galewood freight station in Chicago. Since May of this year he has 1906. After a few years he transferred been trainmaster with headquarters in G. M. Dempsey is appointed assistant to the superintendent's office in the Chi­ Marion, Ia. superintendent of safety with headquar­ cago Terminals where he was advanced A. C. Novak is appointed assistant ters in Chicago. Mr. Dempsey started to chief clerk. Later he was employed superintendent of the Iowa, Minnesota his service with the railroad in the comp­ in the office of the assistant general man­ & Dakota Division, with headquarters at troller's office in Chicago in 1918, later ager and also the maintenance of way Sioux City. transferring to the office of the operating engineer before joining the purchasing R. A. Middleton is appointed assistant vice president. In January, 1929 he department staff in 1924. He was superintendent of the Hastings & Dakota joined the safety department force, on promoted to bureau head there in 1944. Division with headquarters at Monte­ which he has served as general inspector Survivors include Mr. Perlick's wid­ video, succeeding R. 1. Hicks who has since 1939. He is a member of the ow, Amanda, and two grandchildren. been transferred. American Society of Safety Engineers. His only SDn, Bernard, was killed in Air R. 1. Hicks is appointed assistant su­ A. W. Shea is appointed assistant Force combat in World War II. perintendent of the Dubuque & Illinois Division Third District with headquar­ ters at Ottumwa, succeeding R. A. Mid­ dleton, transferred. J. D. Simon is appointed assistant superintendent of the Iowa Division IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN with headquarters at Marion, following the promotion of W. F. Bannon. Let's resolve right now to shop and mail M. T. Sevedge is appointed trainmas­ our Christmas cards and packages early ter of the Dubuque & Illinois Division this year - by December 1, if possible. with headquarters at Savanna, succeed­ ing R. C. Lewin, transJerred. Novembel-, 7956 77 Retired Employes Honored at Party in Minneapolis

Retired employes who were among the honored guests at the party. Seated, from left: Carl Eckman, Edwin Peterson, M. O. Shields, J. E. Asplin, A. M. Asplin, Frank Huwiler, Art Green­ wood and J. H. Kalberg. Standing from left: O. N. Bentsen, J. W. Sperbeck, F. O. Frankstrom, M. B. Hynes, G. W. Wilson, A. C. Erdall, C. L. Charter, F. J. Holden and David Carlson.

THE Calhoun Beach Hotel in Minnea­ polis was a festive center the evening of Oct. 18 as Milwaukee Road employes met there to honor their co-workers. The gala turnout was the seventh annual all employe retirement party to honor the W. R. Manion, chairman of people of the Twin City Terminal and the party com mittee co n­ those of the Hastings & Dakota, La gratulating the ranking Crosse & River, and Iowa & Southern guests in years of service. Minnesota Divisions working into the From left: Jay Tiffany, 55 years of service, Jud Pool, Twin Cities who had retired during the 56 years, and Joe Hemsey, past year. 57. This annual party, started in 1950 to include all retiring employes in a fare­ well ovation, has grown larger with each year. This year more than 300 attended. Host Tom Hastings of the Calhoun Beach again set out an excellent smor­ Former associates in the gasbord and otherwise helped to insure Twin Cities area get to· the party's success. The Brotherhood of gether at the party. From Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, left: A. C. Erdall, retired solicitor for the state of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and Minnesota, L. W. Palm· the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen quist, general superintend· also furnished generous support. ent with headquarters in The party committee this year in­ Chicago, and E. W. Bolm· cluded W. R. Manion as chairman, M. gren, retired division engi· neer, Minneapolis. C. Ahern, C. A. Volsted, W. W. Rach, Elizabeth Hessburg, Mae Cashill, W. P. Radke and J. J. Taylor. Organ' music was furnished by R. B. Allard. 12 The Milwaukee Road Magazine

-=~--~~~------~ h re's how we're doing~ ..

SEPTEMBER NINE MONTHS 1956 1955 1956 1955

RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMERS for hauling freight, passenger, mail, etc...... $22,269,242 $23,101,639 $190,048,793 $184;271,728

PAID OUT IN WAGES .•..••..•..••. 10,518,785 10,488,515 93,667,859 88,225,669 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (cents) ...... (47.2) (45.4) (49.3) (47.9) r

Payroll taxes on account of Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act .. 720,691 636,387 6,461,466 5,403,195

PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (cents) ...... (3.2) (2.8) (3.4) (2.9) ALL OTHER PAYMENTS for operating expenses, taxes, rents and interest .. 10,101,687 12,889,671 86,645,468 84,561,093

PER DOLLAR RECEIVED (cents) ...... (45.4) (55.8) (45.6) (45.9)

NET INCOME...... •...... $ 928,079 $ 3,274,000 $ 6,081,771 NET LOSS ..•...... $ 912,934

REVENUE CARS LOADED AND RECEIVED FROM CONNECTIONS: Number of cars 119,984 132,195 1,027,977 1,052,679 Decrease 1956 under 1955 -12,211 -24,702 .~ CAR'LOADING BY COMMODITIES Carloads During October 1956 Compared with % October 1955 of 1956 + or- to 1955 Total COMMODITIES Revenue 1956 1955 Number %

6.3% 12,407 12,206 + 201 + 1.6% 5.8 8,027 7,696 + 331 + 4.3 3.1 5,073 5,Q63 + 10 + .2 2.2 8,271 7,703 + 568 + 7.4 1.5 916 866 + 50 + 5.8 1.2 1,914 1,869 + 45 :+ 2.4 .7 1,112 396 + 716 +180.8 25.1 33,740 32,814 + 926 + 2.8 Total Increases 45.9% 71,460 68,613 +2,847 + 4.1% DECREASES: 17.8% 9,076 10,393 -1,317 -12.7% 10.8 9,383 9,653 - 270 - 2.8 5.1 9,786 10,425 - 639 - 6.1 3.7 6,766 7,692 - 926 - 12.0 3.3 4,174 5,007 - 833 - 16.6 2.9 4,554 5,090 - 536 - 10.5 2.9 3,132 3,550 - 418 -11.8 2.9 2,717 3,269 - 552 ­ 16.9 2.8 6,237 6,586 - 349 - 5.3 1.9 5,411 5,623 - 212 - 3.8 Total Decreases ...... •• 54.1% 61,236 67,288 -6,052 - 9.0% Total ...... •...... 100.0% 132,696 135,901 -3,205 - 2.4% November, 1956 13 Turkey is basted frequently with butter, the cavity filled lightly to avoid a soggy dressing. For garnish, orange baskets filled with quiver­ ing cranberry jelly.

American Dressing for the All-American Bird

As A dining car feast, roast turkey gets soft but not browned. Add bread that This recipe makes a light.textured star billing on The Milwaukee Road-a has been toasted and cut in small dice dressing that is particularly moist and big succulent bird stuffed with herb. and moistened with stock, some minced flavorful. The diced ham-and this is rich dressing, fragrant juices oozing parsley, and mix lightly but well. Sea­ an excellent way to use the bits and from its golden skin and seeping into its son with salt, pepper and poultry season· pieces that fall from slices or cling to a tender meat, basted with butter until it ing, and spoon dressing into the cavity. bone-gives it a delicious flavor, as does glistens with a jewel-like glaze, and Truss the bird and rub the breast gen­ the toasted bread. For stock, a rich moistened wit h bubbling-hot giblet erously with butter. Place in a roasting chicken consomme is used. The popu­ gravy. Served with a bouquet of parsley pan on a bed of sliced onions, carrots larity of chicken dishes on our menus and a shimmering mold of cranberries, and celery, and it's ready for the oven. always assures a plentiful supply of can· ~ "Roast Turkey with American Dressing" never goes out of favor with dining car patrons. Roast turkey, a specialty on the Olympian Hiawatha dinner menu, being carved by Dining What do you like? A slice of breast, Car Inspector Edward Novak. In the background, Chef St. Elmo Dougar ladles the gravy. a drumstick? Hot or cold, roast turkey Turkey is served very hot. provides good eating for lovers of both light and dark meat, with the added bonus of moist savory dressing. How well it satisfies is reflected in its frequent appearance on Milwaukee Road menus, some people even favoring the dressing over the meat. For railroad homemakers who are interested in giving their fami­ lies an edible surprise during the holi­ days, here's the way turkey is prepared by the chefs of the Hiawatha fleet: A dining car turkey is a big opulent bird that will serve a hungry crowd. First it is cleaned thoroughly, then washed and patted dry with a cloth, and the cavity is seasoned lightly with salt. Now, to stuff it: American Dressing: Chop together onions, celery and diced ham, add the turkey giblets which have been boiled and chopped, and saute in butter until 74 The Milwaukee Road Magazine somme being on hand, but the bouillon cube type is a satisfactory substitute. IT'S CRANBERRY TIME Seasoning the dressing is an individ­ HERE is a fruity bread that fits right in ual decision for the chef. For instance, with harvest time and cool weather. It's there may be a variation in the amount light and moist, and keeps for days. of salt in the ham or of the strength of You'll find it's best if sliced the day after the seasoning powder. Milwaukee Road baking. Serve it with butter, but it's just chefs watch this carefully, for a heavy as delicious without. hand with seasonings can spoil the best turkey. To pass the taste test, no one Cranberry Nut Bread flavor is allowed to predominate. 2 cups sifted all-purpose /lour The bed of vegetables upon which % cup granulated sugar the turkey rests while roasting-the 3 tsps. baking powder sliced onions, celery and carrots-plays 1 tsp. sal t an important part in making the gravy. Y2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon No celery tops are used, for they tend to 1 cup chopped walnuts darken while cooking. When the turkey 1 egg 1 cup whole cranberry sauce, drained 2 tbsps. melted shortening Heat oven to 350° F. Sift together onto waxed paper the /lour, sugar, baking powder, salt, 'soda and cinnamon. Add walnuts. In x 3-incR loaf pan. Bake in 350° F. oven mixing bowl, beat egg; add cranberry sauce 45 minutes. Coolon rack. and shortening. Add dry ingredients; stir Note: 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind may also until just blended. Pour into greased 9 x 5 be added.

Buy Christmas Seals HOW TO MAKE A HOBBY HORSE is removed from the pan, this cooked vegetable residue, flavored with the but­ , ter-rich drippings from the meat, forms ~ the pan dripping base for a gravy of r. -::;:; "\\ 5 T' wonderful color and aroma. b-.. fl X6 \. ~ f:. ',{o wE D The turkey pictured with this article 2" ou lRE 1// is a plump bird weighing about 22 .'-if~ pounds and of the uniform high quality for which Milwaukee Road dining car 'I \ I ES 7., A s~oc I meals are famous. To jill this company r ,\ I, I \\ size, the dressing requirements are as C:: :;",...... :':1-r-. - -\:tI YI follows: -- r-. I ---II I I 2 medium onions 1 bunch Paschal celery THE HOMEMADE hobby horse shown edge of the brace, with the brace under y-! lb. ham, diced here will make a delightful Christmas the centerline of the seat and the slot 1 gizzard and liver, boiled gift for a little Rough Rider. The in the seat in line with the notch in the 1 2-lb. loaf sliced bread materials needed are a straight-grained brace. Position the brace in the leg slots, 2-3 bouquets parsley, board %-inch x 10 inches x 10 feet, align, and finish assembling rockers to salt, pepper and eleven 1y-! -inch flathead.wood screws, legs with 1y-! -inch screws. poultry seasoning six 1'i2-inch screws, six 2-inch screws, a Put 2-inch screws at an angle through 'i2 pt. chicken stock (about) %-inch dowel 6 inches long, plus glue, the top of the seat into the tops of the paint and varnish. Here's how: legs. Set head in place with projection Before carving this bird, the chef, Cut out parts as shown. Use a 2-inch fitting through the seat slot into the with a reverent touch, added a fine grid as an aid in laying out the curved notch in the brace. Join with two 2­ flourish of orange juice that was allowed parts. Bevel the top edges of the legs -inch screws through the bottom of the to cascade over the crackling turkey skin and the bottom edge of the back rest for brace into the bottom of the projection. and perfume the tender meat beneath. a snug fit to the seat. Use glue on all Attach the back rest with screws through joints. Recess screws with a countersink. the under side of the seat into the bev­ Assemble as follows: Put one 1y-!­ eled edge of the back rest. THIS is the first recipe to be pub­ inch screw through the rockers near Insert the dowel in the head. Screw lished of a series featuring favor­ each end into the edge of the leg, so the a 12-inch foot rest to the front of the ite Milwaukee Road dining car bottom of the leg is 'i2.inch above the front leg at proper height for the child specialties. Others will appear lower edge of the rocker. Join the seat and with ends protruding beyond the from time to time. to the brace with 1;6-inch screws sides of the leg. (National Lumber Man• through the top of the seat into the top ufa

A CHRISTMAS GIFT

FROM YOUR KITCHEN

THE PERSONAL touch that goes with homemade jams and jellies conveys a special meaning at Christmas, for it goes without saying that there's some extra thought behind it. Here is a J quick and easy short-boil recipe to send FOR CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS. The sound of sleigh bells is drawing nearer day by day, but an extra bit of Christmas cheer from there's still time to make a few stocking fillers for Christmas. Those shown here are the type your own kitchen: of pick-up work that goes quickly. The picture gallery of potholders, for instance, is made of double-thick crochet cotton, with the exception of tick-tack-toe which is done in cotten­ 5 cups prepared fruit (2 oranges, 1 lemon, metallic yarn. The instruction leaflet also includes a pattern for a "happy lion" potholder. 1 lb. cranberries) For winter insulation, every man of the house from Junior to Grandpa can use warm woolen 6Y2 cups (2% lbs.) sugar socks or a pair of mittens. Here you have a choice of plain or cable knit. Direction leaflets Y2 bottle Certo fruit pectin for PICTURE POTHOLDERS and PLAIN & FANCY MITIENS AND SOCKS may be had, free of charge, from The Milwaukee Road Magazine, Room 356 Union Station, Chicago 6, III. Cut oranges and lemon in quarters, remove seeds. Grind fruit, chop fine, or slice cross­ wise, wafer thin. Add 1Y2 cups water and VB tsp. soda. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 lb. cranberries and simmer, covered, • 10 minutes longer. Measure 5 cups into budget b.uys In books ... large saucepan. Add sugar to fruit in pan and mix well. Place over high heat, bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring con­ ANYONE who is planning for the later ing an attic, installing a l1replace mantel, stantly. Remove from heat and at once stir in years of life, or who has already retired, all with easy.to-follow drawings. If it fruit pectin. Skim Dff foam with metal spoon. will find a helpful guide in a booklet is not available at your lumber dealer's, Then stir and skim by turns for 5 minutes to recently released by the extension divi­ you can order a copy from the Na­ cool slightly, to prevent floating fruit. Ladle sion of the University of Wisconsin. tional Lumber Manufacturers Associa­ quickly into glasses and cover at once with VB-inch hot paraffin. Makes about 11 medium "Retirement-A New Way of Life," by tion, 1319 18th St., N. W., Washing­ glasses. (Prances Barton Tested Recipe) Dr. Eugene Friedmann of the university ton 6, D. c.; price, 35 cents. staff, discusses the problems common to For the very young, there is no bigger retired persons, with facts on health, bargain than "A Wonderful World for housing and money matters, as well as Children." This pocket book lists by what to do with free time. The booklet the hundreds the variety of material, is priced at 50 cents a copy. Make both educational and entertaining, which checks payable to the University Exten­ is available for children free of charge. sion Division, and mail to Bookstore, Ask for it at your book store, a Bantam University of Wisconsin Extension Divi­ Book selling for 35 cents. sion, Madison 6, Wis. Another bargain investment, espe­ Another informative pamphlet for re­ cially for young children, is "Growing tirement planning is .'Where to Retire Up With Books," a pamphlet which lists on a Small Income" by Norman D. Ford. 200 books "every child should know It is published by Harian Publications, and enjoy." Send 10 cents in coin to Greenlawn, N. Y, and costs $1. the Library Journal, 62 W. 45th St., A booklet designed especially for the New York 36, N. Y. not-tao-expert handyman is "71 Home The U. S. Department of Agriculture Projects in Wood." For the real be­ comes to the aid of the homemaker ginner, it explains how to hammer nails considering the purchase of a freezer and sink screws, and for the more ad­ with "Home Freezers-Their Selection vanced such projects as building a rec­ and Care." A study of this bulletin, ord cabinet, paneling a basement, floor- containing information on the selection, November, 1956 17 The following employes' applications for retirement were recorded in October, 1956

GEN ERAL OFFICES-CH ICAGO AND GANT, THOMAS I. IOWA & DAKOTA DIVISION SEATTLE-INCLUDING SYSTEM EMPLOYES Brakeman Minneapolis, Minn. HATTEN, ALVIN E. BOOM, GEORGE J. MOKRITSKI, NETTIE P. Conductor Aberdeen, S. D. Staty. Fireman Mason City, Ia. Feeder Chicago, III. JOHNSON. CARL J. HURLEY, PAUL W. NEUMEN, LESLIE E. Carman Aberdeen, S. D. Rndhse. Foreman Mason City, Ia. Asst. Dist. Adjuster Seattle, Wash. KUNDERT, THEODORE MORGAN, EDWARD T. O'SULLIVAL"1, LAWRENCE W ..... Sec. Laborer Bowdle, S. D. Carman Helper ... " .....Mitchell, S. D. Clerk Chicago, III. SANBRANO, RAFAEL OVERCASH, CLARK B. OWENS, ARTHUR Sec. Laborer Mina, S. D. Switchman Sioux Falls, S. D. Chef Chicago, III. SCHLIEP, RAYMOND F. TIERNEY, ROBERT F. VANA, CHARLES B. Pumper Appleton, Minn. Brakeman & Condo Sioux City, Ia. Jt. Fac. Examiner Chicago, Ill. WOSEPKA, JOSEPH F. Agent Britton, S. D. IOWA & SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DIVISION CHICAGO TERMINALS IDAHO DIVISION HYLAND, OBERT J. Sta. Fireman : .. Austin, Minn. BANKS, SAMUEL SPINLER, EDWARD F. Car Cleaner Chjcago. Ill. DENTON, EARL S. Loco. Engr. Cle Elum, Wash. Sec. Laborer Owatonna, Minn. DRUKAS, PETE G. GIANETSOS, PETE G. Asst. Foreman Chicago, Ill. LA CROSSE & RIVER DIVISION LOMBARDO, ANTONINO . Sec. Foreman Marengo, Wash. HOLLOWAY, FLOREN R. Sec. Laborer Chicago. Ill. Trainman Tacoma, Wash. ERICKSON, ERICK MAHOMETA, FELIX A. KOUKAL, JOSEPH J. Chief Clerk LaCrosse, Wis. Carman Helper Chicago, Ill. Loco. Fireman Cle Elum, Wash. HENSGEN, PETER N. MILLER, JOHN M. MADDOX, JOHN C. Conductor Sparta, Wis. Loco. Engr. . Chicago. III. MAGNUSON, DAVID M. REGAN, MICHAEL P. Telegrapher Spokane, Wash. Loco. Engr Mjlwaukee, Wis. Trajn Clerk Bensenville, III. MAYEDA, GENPEI ...... RUMPF, GEORGE L. STRONSKY. ANNA S. Laborer Othello, Wash. Loco. Engr. Portage, Wis. Car Cleaner ~ Chicago. III. WIEST, MICHAEL TOMTENGEN, JOSEPH L. SWENSON, ALVIN G. Sec. Laborer Ralston, Wash. Sec. Laborer Westby, Wis. Foreman Chicago, Ill. WOHLERT, LOUIS H. IOWA DIVISION SWIATEK, JOHN F. Roadmaster LaCrosse, Wis. Carpenter Chicago, Ill. JOHNSON, ALFRED C. MADISON DIVISION Loco. Engr Marion, Ia. COAST DIVISION LOVIN, LOUIS H. BROWN, JOHN M. Sec. Foreman Sigourney, Ia. Agent '.. Janesville, Wis. ANDERSON, ELLEN A. TUCKER, EARL E. LINDLEY, HARVEY L. Janitress Tacoma, Wash. Inspector Perry, Ia. Conductor Milwaukee, Wjs. COOK, RAY A. Loco. Engr Tacoma, Wash. MARLOW, ALBERT E. Carman Tacoma, Wash. OLSON, EDWARD A. Car Repairer Tacoma, Wash. SMITH, HAZEL O. Operator Tacoma, Wash. Named Montana's "Doctor of the Year" TAIT, JOSEPH J. B.M. Helper Tacom~, Wash. TALLMADGE, EARL G. DR. E. lvI. GANS, Minn., on the Messabi Range, where the Trav. Engr. Tacoma, Wash. local surgeon for high percentage of immigrant workers WILLOUGHBY, FRED E. the Milwaukee and the mixing of money, liquor and Foreman Tacoma, Wash. Hospital Associa­ social customs made a lot of work for tion at Harlow­ a doctor. DUBUQUE & ILLINOIS DIVISION ton, Mont., has During WorId War I Doctor Gans BEASON, ELMER N. . been named Mon­ served in the Army. Moving west, he Laborer Dubuque, la. tana's "Doctor of was located for a while in Dickinson, BROWN, STEPHEN T. the Year". He has Agt.-Tel. Ottumwa, Ia. N. D., and later was mayor of Judith MIROSH, FRANK J. an over-all medi­ Gap, Mont., and coroner of Wheatland Inspector Savanna, Ill. cal career of 51 Dr. E. M. Gans County. He has practiced in Harlow­ MORRISON, FRANK R. years, 44 years in ton for the past 27 years, and it is said Sec. Foreman Chillicothe, Mo. central Montana. he has delivered enough babies to popu­ WEBB, LYLE E. Agent New Albin, Ia. Doctor Gans was born in St. Cloud, late Montana's Petroleum County. WRIGHT, BESSIE M. Minn., in 1875 and graduated from St. Doctor Gans is an accomplished pian­ Agent , Newtown, Mo. Cloud Teachers' College. After several ist and often performs at social events years of teaching he decided to enter around Harlowton. Both he and Mrs. HASTINGS & DAKOTA DIVISION the medical profession and enrolled at Gans are active and in good health, and the University of Minnesota from which he is not considering retirement. A son, BROWNE, DONALD E. he graduated in 1905. There followed an Lineman Montevideo, Minn. Dr. Paul Gans, is district surgeon for CRAMPTON, GEORGE A. internship at a Duluth hospital after the Milwaukee Hospital Association at Clerk Aberdeen, S. D. which he set up practice in Eveleth, Lewistown, Mont. 78 The Milwaukee Road Magazine

E2!!4 .. MEYER, JOHN B. Telegrapher .. . Madison, Wis. MURPHY, THOMAS W. Conductor Janesville, Wis. TEUBERT, FERDINAND A. Switchman Janesville, Wis.

MILWAUKEE DIVISION Clifford J. Dulen of Elgin, 111., a trainman CORR, JAMES on Chicago-Elgin com­ Loco. Engr. Channing, Mich. muter trains, congratu­ SCHWANKE, EDWARD E. Rndhse. Foreman Horicon, Wis. lates Axel E. Caspersen WHITTY, HAZEL E. on his 88th birthday as Clerk Horicon, Wis. he boards the train for WILKINS, JOHN W. home in the Union Sta­ Loco. Engr. Milwaukee, Wis. tion. (Chicago Tribune photo) MILWAUKEE TERMINALS & SHOPS ANDERSON, EDWIN Painter. ' .... Milwaukee, Wis. BROWN, THOMAS S. Laborer '. ' Milwaukee, Wis. CAMPBELL, OSWALD C. Switchman Milwaukee, Wis. ERON, FRANK ]. Storehelper Milwaukee, Wis. JUNEK, EDWARD M. Boilermaker Milwaukee, Wis. He's Road's Oldest Commuter NOERENBERG, OTTO R. Machine Hand Milwaukee, Wis. RADTKE, ALBERT E. LAST month, while being congratulated with private jewelers until 1922, when Blacksmith Milwaukee, Wis. on his 88th birthday by fellow riders on he opened his business in the ChiCago WAGENKNECHT, AUGUST the morning Elgin -to -Chicago train, Loop. Pipefitter Helper Milwaukee, Wis. Axel E. Caspersen was hailed as "the In his younger years Mr. Caspersen OFF LINE OFFICES Milwaukee Road's oldest commuter. The used to ski and ice skate and belong to vigorous octogenarian has been traveling a health club. A proficient performer BARTOSCH, WILLIAM Spl. Coal Agent St. Louis, Mo. on the suburban line between his home on the trombone, cornet and violin, he in Elgin, Ill., and his watch repair busi­ also played in amateur orchestras. Some ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION ness in Chicago for 43 years. 50 years ago, he remembers, he played The 73-mile round trip is part of a in the Elgin Opera House. Nowadays ALEXANDER, STEPHEN ]. Agent-Opel' Manhattan, Mont. well-established routine for Mr. Casper­ he confines his exercise to a few. calis­ CUTLER, LEONARD M. sen, who looks considerably younger thenics now and then, and follows the Helper Deer Lodge, Mont. tban his age. "I've been going to bed at musical trends on radio and television. GODSEY, ELMER Welder-Repairman .Grace, Mont. 9:30 and getting up at 6:15 for many .He likes operettas, waltzes and some HOLECEK, JOSEPH F. years," he says. "I smoke both cigars modern music, but can't work up any Loco. ,Engr. Lewistown, Mont. and a pipe, but I don't drink anything enthusiasm for jazz or rock 'n' roll. KNUDSON, ADOLPH C. Laborer Harlowton, Mont. except a bottle of beer once in a while, With his wife Jennie, 80, Mr. Cas. MANUEL, GEORGE W. and my wife is a good cook. I don't at­ persen celebrated his golden wedding Conductor Alberton, Mont. tribute my good health to anything in seven years ago. Asked whether the WOODS, JAMES E. Loco. Engr. Deer Lodge, Mont. particular." precision of his trade causes him any Mr. Caspersen, who learned his trade eyestrain, be answered that he has good TERRE HAUTE DIVISION in Norway, emigrated to America in sight and wears glasses only for reading. CHELF, JESSE M. 1888 and settled in Elgin to work for Retire? Travel? "I do all of my travel­ Loco. Engr. Faithom, Ill. the Elgin American Watch Company. ing between Elgin and the Chicago TREADWAY, WILLIAM ]. He was with that firm for 12 years, and Union Station," he says. Sec. Laborer Terre Haute, .Ind.

TRANS-MISSOURI DIVISION BYINGTON, WALTER W. Loco. Engr. Mobridge, S. D. CAINE, IRA M. TWIN CITY TERMINALS OLSON, CARL A. Conductor Miles City, Mont. Ex. Gang Laborer St. Paul, Minn. CLEVENGER, RAYMOND A. ASPLIN, ALBERT M. PETERSON, CHARLES A. Operator Roundup, Mont. Accountant Minneapolis, Minn. Ex. Gang Laborer ....Minneapolis, Minn. IMHOFF, EMANUEL BRZJAK, MIKE F. PONTZAR, OTTO W. Sec. Laborer New Leipzig, N. D. Laborer Minneapolis, Minn. LEWIS, WILLIAM A. Clerk Minneapolis, Minn. GARVEY, PHILIP A. QUARNSTROM, FRED Sec. Laborer Marmarth, N. D. Asst. Foreman Minneapolis, Minn. Carman Minneapolis, Minn. McGRAW, LESLIE GREENWOOD, ARTHUR Loco. Engl'. . Miles City, Mont. Switchman Minneapolis, Minn. PAUL, JOSEPH F. JOHNSON, CARL A. Agent-Oper. Timber Lake, S. D. Carman Minneapolis, Minn. Teacher: "Can anyone tell me the main PHELPS, CLYDE F. KALBERG, JULIUS use for cowhide?" Agent.Oper. . Raleigh, N. D. Chauffeur Minneapolis, Minn. STAMP, HARRY L. McLAUGHLIN, HARRY R. Johnny: "It keeps the cow together, Div. Storekeeper Miles City, Moot. Ex. Gang Laboror ....Minneapolis, Minn. ma'am." November, 1956 19 Why the killer came to Powder Springs

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20 The Milwaukee Road Magazine ley, is continuing his studies this year Felicitations were extended to Fire­ Idaho Division at the Juilliard School of Music on man and Mrs. Jack Silver on the birth Mrs. Ruth White, Correspondent a scholarship. The past two years have of their first child, Jack LeRoy, born Office of Superintendent, Spokane been spent at Peabody's in Boston. Oct. 2. Conductor and Mrs. Paul Silver At the Women's Club potluck lunch­ are quite proud of their first grandchild. R. E. Joiner, Spokane's retiring E'on in October, Mrs. Bette O'Reilly On the subject of new arrivals, Opera­ chief dispatcher, was honored .on Oct. displayed her charm bracelet-one tor and Mrs. Gene Park proudly an­ 22 at a dinner attended by many of­ charm for each grandchild, with name nounce the birth of their first son, Irving ficers and employes, including Super­ and birthdate engraved. She had 26 Eugene II, born Oct. 12. He joins two intendent and Mrs. S. E. Herzog, J 0­ charms! sisters at home, Pamela, 8, and Deborrah, seph Brotherton, URT representative W. H. Quade, train baggageman in 6. in Seattle, and M. A. Nybert, super­ Spokane who has 45 years of service, Clerk Dick La Fave has returned from intendent of signals and communica­ has received his Silver Pass. a two-week tour of duty with the Naval tions, Seattle. The affair climaxed a The A. T. Tituses celebrated their Reserve. Dick's training centered in 49-year career. He started as a mes­ 25th wedding anniversary in Septem­ southern California. senger on the KC Belt in 1907 and ber. worked on various southwestern roads Sympathy was extended to M. F. TACOMA until 1912. Riley's travels eventually Bell on the death of his father, Frank, brought him to Montana, where he lost E. L. Crawford, Division Editor an employe of the GN. clo Agent the desire to continue to his original goal of California. Avery, Idaho, Scores of American flags brightened needed an operator and he got the job, the 'streets of Tacoma when President which developed into 44-years of serv­ Coast Division Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned here ice with the Milwaukee. He came to BELLINGHAM-PORT ANGELES Oct. 18. His entourage included White Spokane in 1947 and took over the House officials, political dignitaries and Gene Park, Correspondent duties of chief dispatcher in 1951. For Operator, Bellingham two busloads of newsmen. The smiling the present the Joiners will remain President was gTeeted by loud cheers in Spokane. A total of 87 guests gathered at the throughout a triumphant 12-mile jour­ W. A. Smith: is our new chief dis­ Twin Gables Re'itaurant the evening of ney from the Lakes District, home of patcher, coming from Montevideo, Oct. 20 to bid farewell to Yard Conduc­ his brother Edgar, to the College of Minn. He and his family have settled tor G. L. Cross. Mr. Cross, known more Puget Sound fieldhouse, where over in a home in the Spokane Valley. affectionately as "Red," retired Nov. 1 8,000 jammed the auditorium to hear Other retirements on Nov. 1 included after 46 years of service. his speech. T. H. Casey, F. R. Holloway and R. A colorful banner 10 feet long, created Three generations of a family have R. Snider of the train service em­ by Fireman Frances Wifler, depicted the ployes, and James F. Donahue, jani­ theme of the evening, which was "So tor in the Spokane freight house. Mr. Long and Good Luck." Roast turkey, Donahue had been off for some time due baked ham and salmon were featur.ed in to injuries and later an operation. the buffet supper for which Operator Recent retired visitors included Gene Park acted as toastmaster. Among Jerry G=p and Lee Boyd. Mr. G=p, those he introduced were F. O. Tuffley, general chairman BRT Lines West; E. the famous Santa Claus impersonator W. Mitchell, state legislative representa­ who lives at Seaside, are., is busy tive for BRT; L. A. Borden, retired gen­ looking forward to another Christ­ eral chairman BRT Lines West; Ray mas season. Between travels ]Mi-. Boyd Steele, state railway safety inspector; makes his home in Spokane. J. T. Hansen, superintendent of the T. W. Barnes, retired roundhouse Coast Division; W.O. Reid, president of hostler, and his wife who went to lodge 990 BRT and local yard foreman England in April, returned in October for the Great Northern; and Conductor on the Queen Mary. They are both W. B. Nicolay, local chairman BRT. in their 80's. Conductor Joe Tilley made the gift Baggageman M. G. Roper, who re­ presentation, which included a complete cently retired, passed away in a Seattle fresh water fishing outfit. hospital Oct. 6. After the dinner movies were shown of RETIRES ON COAST. E. G. Tallmadge, trav«l­ Firemen D. R. Rohlinger and D. L. "Red's" activities, from films taken by ing engineer on the· Coast Division, pictured with Mrs. Tallmadge at a retirement dinner in Bodey both were married recently. Conductor Gordon Thompson. C. H. Coplen and family recently his honor last month at Tacoma. Mr. Tallmadge, Carman Fred Plantz is resting up who represents the third generation of his fam­ spent two weeks sightseeing in New after surgery undergone in a Seattle ily on the railroad, retired Oct. 5 after 47 years York City. Mrs. Coplen's son, Stan- hospital. of service. November, 7956 I' 27 shared the same work interest. C. K. ily of Machinist Thomas J. Quinlan, 44, SANTA'S SUREST WAY Clover, son of Dorothy and Fay Clover who died Oct. 7. He was born in Minne­ of the Tacoma freight office, has been apolis and had Jived in Puyallup since appointed traveling engineer and assist­ 1927. ant trainmaster, Coast Division. Charles S. Haggerty, a retired Traveling Freight and Passenger switchman, 75, passed away Oct. 5. He Agent Emmett Maloney and wife spent was 'born in Pennsylvania and moved their vacation in San Francisco visiting to this area 53 years ago. son Patrick, who is a practicing attor­ Walter Raedich, retired locomotive ney in that city. engineer, is still in the hospital at this Recent honeymooners were operator writing, but is reported to be doing well. Wilma Bauer and Locomotive Engineer His daughter Helen also suffered an in­ Ralph Edwards. jury this summer in an automobile ac­ Ruth Fullerton of the city office cident, but is now well and up to con­ slipped and fell recently, breaking her tinuing her teaching activities. right wrist. We are happy to report Martin Roper, a veteran of the Road, that she is doing well. passed away Oct. 6. Mr. Roper was Florida and Havana, Cuba, served as born on :May 22, 1870 and started his interesting vacation points for Agent employment with the Milwaukee in 1909 O. R. Powels and wife. Dispatcher Clin­ as a passenger brakeman. He retired ton "Pinky" Miles vacationed in Mexico Apr. 1, 1955. City. Roy and Anne Beaumont, adding zip and sparkle to their three-week sa­ D & I Division at Riverview south of Savanna, on Oct. 1. fari, stopped in Las Vegas and various Surviving are his daughter and three California points. E. Stevens, Division Editor grandchildren. Funeral services were in Superintendent's Office, Savanna After 45 years of service with the Savanna. Road, Locomotive Engineer G. W. Webb Betty Davis, daughter of Retired Engineer Leon Giroux passed away Sr. and wife, taking their first real va­ Roundhouse Foreman D. R. Davis, for­ Oct. 7 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Elgin, cation in a long time, stopped at various merly of Savanna and now of Long from injuries resulting from an auto­ points in California and the Midwest. Beach, Calif., was married Oct. 6 in mobile accident four weeks previous. He G. G. Moe, time reviser in the superin­ Long Beach to Arthur Tondell of started as a fireman in January, 1906, tendent's office, spent a week of his va­ Springfield, Ill. She was honored by a was promoted to engineer in January, cation hunting in the Okanogan coun­ shower given by Mrs. MacDonald, wife 1910, and retired on Jan. 4, 1949. try and came back with a huge buck. of Retired District Storekeeper John Funeral services were held in St. Mary's Esther Delaney and husband Bill, re­ MacDonald, at their Long Beach home. Church, with burial at Bourbonnais, Ill.' tired general car foreman, vacationed in The couple will live in Springfield. Retired Switchman Thomas E. Bren­ Dubuque, Ia., with friends and rela­ Rose Mary Ramirez, daughter of John nan passed away at his home in Sa­ tives. J aok McClure of the superinten­ Ramirez, of the maintenance of way de­ vanna on Oct. 5, following a long illness. dent's office went to Portland to visit partment in Savanna, became the bride Surviving are his widow, two sons, Yard his mother, aunt and uncle, who came of K. lYL Friederich of Chadwick, Ill., Clerk T. F. Brennan and Joe, his up from Los Angeles for a vacation. in St. John's Catholic Church on Oct. sister Nell of Davenport, and a brother, A warm welcome was extended to the 13; reception held in the Moose Hall. Iowa Division Conductor Harry Bren­ smiling young operator in the chief dis-. C. W. Si=ons, Savanna freight nan, Savanna. Mr. Brennan started patcher's office-Jimmie Rogers. house, and Mrs. Ethel Guyer were mar­ railroading as a switchman in Savanna We are glad to report that Board ried in the Glenview Hotel in Mt. Car­ Yard on July 13, 1906, after previous Clerk Helen Strub, who is confined to roll on Oct. 20. service as call boy and switchtender the hospital with pneumonia at this Yard Clerk lYI. Podolski of Savanna since 1893. He retired in December, writing, is improving. ,tole a march on his friends re0ently, 1943. Burial was in the Catholic ceme­ Caroline and Leo Jensen's son, John­ and returned to Savanna with a bride. tery in Savanna. ny, suffered a broken leg while on his I van E. May, mechanical department Mrs. Elmer Holloway, wife of Rail­ way home from school-a reckless driv­ employe at Savanna, died in his' home way Express messenger, Chicago, passed er sped through a pedestrian lane. At this writing Johnny is confined to the new Mary Bridges Clinic. Dan Marlin (retired Tacoma yard­ 161 YEARS OF SERVICE master) and wife went East to attend a is the staunch record of family reunion in Columbus, the first this switch crew at the get-together for many years. From there Broadway yard in Kansas they went to Detroit; will return via City. From left: Fireman California. P V. Rona, 13 years; J. C. Cannon, switchman A party was held for W. J. Weather­ and relief yardmaster, all, former district general car foreman. 29; Engineer T. E. An­ The occasion was marked by friends derson, 31; Foreman H. presenting him with a set of golf clubs. V. Banta. 34; Switchman Trainmaster R. C. Schwichtenberg G. D. Eberts. 20; and and wife have returned from a vacation Yard Clerk J. O. Gorman, in Minneapolis and a visit with his sister 34. Mr. Anderson is local and parents in Redfield, S. D., his old secretary and treasurer stamping ground. of the B.L.F&E. Sympathy was extended to the fam­ 22 The Milwaukee Road Magazine away at the family home on Oct. 11. SurviV'ing are her husband, daughter, two grandchildren, three sisters, and two brothers, including Retired Iowa Divi­ sion Conductor William Chase of Sa­ vanna. Mrs. Frank Corey, wife of retired Iowa Division conductor, passed away in the Savanna City Hospital on Oct. 15, following a long illness. Funeral services were held in the Hunter~Fuller Memorial Chapel, with burial in Savanna. Survi.v­ ing besides her husband are a son, LOUIS, two grandsons, a sister and a brother, Switchman Robert Blair Sr. of Savanna. Retired Engineer W. G. Hardcastle of Savanna passed away in Jane Lamb Hospital in Clinton, Ia., on Oct. 11, ~ol­ lowing a long illness. Funeral serVIces An informal luncheon group congratulating G. A. Simon, general track foreman in the were in Savanna. Bill served in the Twin City Terminals, upon receiving his Silver Pass.. From I~ft: E. L. R~land, road. Navy from 1906 to 1910, entered rail­ master's clerk; L. C. Blanchard, road master, TWin City Terminals; Mr. Simon; E. C. road service in the Chicago Terminals Wheeler, assistant division engineer; and E. C. Jordan, division engineer. For details, as a fireman in 1910, and later trans­ read the column of J. J. Taylor. ferred to the D&I Division. He was promoted to engineer in April, ~~18 and least one year. The Milwaukee Road is SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS CAR DEPT. retired on Nov. 5, 1952. Survlvrng are AND COACH YARD his widow and two sisters. represented by R. G. McGee, agent at Davenport, while J. A. Ogden, district Oriole M. Smythe, Correspondent Charles Loken, nephew of Ticket Clerk safety engineer at Savanna, and Evan District General Car Supervisor's Office Genevieve Martin, Savanna, and brother­ Morse, joint agent for the Milwaukee Otto Newirth, sectional stockman in in-law of Mildred Logan, Davenport and CB&Q at Thomson, Ill., hold honor­ the stores division, was presented with freight house, was fatally injured Oct. ary memberships. Mr. Ogden is "Chief a Silver Pass last month. 22. Mr. Loken, aWorld War II veteran, Telegrapher" and Mr. Morse holds the Julius H. Kalberg retired Oct. 2 started railroading in the car department title of "Wire Chief". Mr. Morse, in­ after 51 years of service, the past in October, 1948, and in July 1950, was cidentally, is a direct descendant of several years in the stores department. promoted to car inspector, the position Samuel F. B. Morse who invented the ... Machinist David Carlson retired he held at the time of his death. Sur­ telegraph in 1836. The club, which was recently after 51 years of service in viving are his widow, a stepson, his organized in April, 1955, is dedicated to Lhe locomotive department; Machinist mother, sister and brothel'. "keeping alive the history, fables and Helper Andrew Gor'ski after 27 years Gold Passes have been issued to three legends of the romantic age of electric of service. Savanna men-Engineers H. Keller and communication". G. W. Kroll, and Sam Leonardo, turn­ Store Division Clerk Ruth Delorey table operator; also to Engineer M. E. and husband have moved into a new Greener, Dubuque. Silver Passes were home. presented to T. V. Owens, yard con­ Twin City Terminals Stockman L. J. Nelson and wife are ductor at Ottumwa; M. F. Pollard, agent the parents of a new baby. at Ludlow; and Condnctol: John A. MINNEAPOLIS PASSENGER STATION John Amundson, retired boilermaker Schmidt and Kenneth W. James, car J. J. Taylor, Division Editor now living in San Leandro, Calif., at­ department employe, both of Savanna. Stationmaster, Minneapolis tended the retirement party in Minne­ apolis Oct. 18. Alex C. Whitmore of Sabula, re­ At a luncheon held in the Hasty Tasty tired freio-ht house employe, and Mrs. John W. Moe has returned to the b Cafe in Minneapolis recently, George Whitmore celebrated their 35th wedding roundhouse following his U. S. service. A. Simon, ,general track foreman in the Nelle A. Hiddleston passed away anniversary last month. They have spent Twin City Terminals, was presented their entire man-ied life in Sabula. in Minneapolis on Oct. 15. Before re­ with a Silver Pass for his 45 years' tiring in 1953 she was a clerk and Twenty-five telegraphers had a hey­ service by Roadmaster L. C. Blanchard. stenographer in the locomotive depart­ day in Rock Island on Oct. 12 when the Mr. Simon started railroading as a sec­ ment for 38 years. She is survived by Quad-City Morse Telegraph Club held ti~n laborer on the old I&M Division in her sister Emily. its semi-annual meeting at the Fort 1911. Since then he has held the position The daughter of Car Checker Rob­ Armstrong Hotel. The entire meeting of extra gang foreman on the L&R and ert Ingvaldsen was man-ied Oct. 27. was conducted almost without a spoken the H&D Divisions, and also of foreman word. At the banquet table each place at Newport, Minn. In 1931 he became ST. PAUL TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT held in addition to the usnal setting of general foreman on section 4 at St. Paul, chin~, glass and silver, a wired tele­ the position he holds at present. J. A. Mary F. Shields, Correspondent graph key and sounder, and all com­ Messicci, general foreman of section 5 c/o General Agent munication was via Morse Code. The at Qt. Paul, who also attended the lunch­ Bob Adams, assistant city ticket agent Quad-City organization, an affiliate. of eon in Mr. Simon's honor, took the pic­ in St. Paul, left the saintly city on Oct. the Morse Telegraph Club of Amenca, ture of the group. 30 to begin his new assignment as travel­ has 50 members among local working ing agent in Cincinnati. Bob was born and retired telegraphers. One of the re­ Oonductors on Ge1'man rail1'oads speak­ and raised in Minneapolis, moving to St. quirements for membership is a record ing foreign languages now wear ann­ Paul in 1948. He served two stints in of employment as a telegrapher for at bands ident~fying their specialty. the Navy, from January 1941 until No­ November, 1956 23 vember 1945, and again in October, 1950 office to occupy Semmlow's previous until August, 1952. He is still an active assignment. Al Pope is slated to fill the member of the Navy Reserve. Frank vacated ticket clerk position at the Engebretson, cashier, accountant and city office. ticket seller in St. Paul, assumed Bob's Ann Weber is now secretary to gen­ duties Nov. 1. eral passenger agent, replacing Ida Nick Kosta, city freight agent, en­ Grimm who retired after 50 years of tered the hospital Oct. 29 for an opera­ service. tion which will keep him away from his Recent newcomers to the passenger desk for a few weeks. Last reports were department include R. L. Barto, ticket that the operation was a success and he clerk, in the office of the GAPD, New is coming along fine. York City; E. R. Naughton, steno, and Allen Rothmund, retired freight house C. J. Sherlock, clerk, Passenger Rate, cashier and former correspondent for Chicago; H. L. Napier, steno, and O. the Magazine, still thinks "Milwaukee" B. Schneider, clerk in the GPA's office even though he isn't working. He recent­ Chicago. The reservation bureau wel­ ly sent General Agent George Quinlan comed M. D. Cordero, M. A. Vachlon, a letter to which was attached a message CLOSING THE BOOKS on 43 years of railroad­ J. C. Donahugh and 1\1. A. Gates. Ad­ from his son, advising that he was rout­ ing, Sam Whitaker, clerk in the Terre Haute vertising has a new clerk, Ted Kau­ ing traffic via The Milwaukee Road. freight house, is shown with a retirement gift hausen, and the GAPD's office, Chicago, presented to him by fellow employes. He and Dudley Rothmund is traffic manager of has added R. K. Baker, clerk, to the Mrs. Whitaker plan to spend the winter in staff. R. E. McGrew, ticket clerk at Adolph's Ltd., Burbank, Calif., and ac­ Florida. cording to R. B. Amis, general agent in Madison who has been with the Road Los Angeles, they favor us with quite a about two years, went to New York as lot of traffic. ticket agent.

MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL FREIGHT AND OFFICE OF FREIGHT AUDITOR TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT tired on Oct. 10. Mr. Meara has a serv­ G. V. Stevens, Correspondent ice record of 35 years on this division. Betty Chiolak, Correspondent Agent's Office Conductor Ernest Hopewell and Mrs. Sympathy was extended to Edwin Al Farness is the new collector in Hopewell enjoyed a fall vacation in Reidy, special accountant, on the sudden Local Freight, taking Otto Pontzar's New Orleans and Biloxi, Miss. death of his son Paul on Oct. 7. place, and George Keenan is the new Levi Johnson, retired Terre Haute At this writing Bill Bodeker is in the car delay clerk. switchman, passed away on Oct. 8. He Swedish Covenant Hospital and Monica Darrell Eggertson visited here re­ was 87 years of age and had been re­ Schmalz is convalescing at home. Vernice cently while home on furlough. He tired since April, 1937. Fay, who received a back injury as a is being sent to Europe Nov. 19. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cunie of Terre result of an auto accident, is back to Mike Steen, Earl Mastin, Gene Leise Haute celebrated their golden wedding work after three weeks' absence. Marie and Agent Cap Hanson of Mankato anniversary on Oct. 21 with an open White is also back to work after a si.'{ went pheasant hunting opening day, house. Mr. Currie is a retired conductor. month leave, feeling much. better. but only Mike got a bird. Faithorn Switchman C. W. Buchanan, . Cupid was kept busy passing out en­ with 30 years of service, retired in Oc­ gagement rings last month. Pat Neitzel tober. received one from Jim Holzapfel on Oct. Terre Haute Division Bringing No. 82 into Latta on Oct. 13, Dolores Fagiano received hers on 24, Engineer Charles F. Price made it Christine Reichert, Correspondent Oct. 25 from Leonard Niebow, and Edna Superintendent's Office, Terre Haute his final trip of 43 years of service as Lessentine and Joseph Brough became an engineman on this division. September 30 was the retirement date engaged on Oct. 27. Silver Passes, in recognition of 45 of Engineer Jesse M. Chelf of Chicago David Krandon, rate clerk, and Mari­ years of service, have been received by lyn Mueller, clerk in the local and inter­ Heights, after 36 years of service. Mr. Charles Buell, foreman in the locomo­ Chelf will make his future home in Bis­ line balance bureau, took their vows on tive department at Faithorn, and by marck, Oct. 20 at a candlelight service in Im­ Mo. E. E. King, locomotive department fore­ Engineer and Mrs. L. A. White of manuel Lutheran Church, Glenview, Ill. man in Tene Haute. Tene Haute made a trip to San Fran­ A reception followed in the church base­ cisco recently to visit their son who is ment. with the United Air Lines there. Norman Hendrickson has returned Barbara J. Scholl, daughter of Car Chicago General Offices after serving four years in the Air Force, Distributor George Scholl, is attending PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT two years in Alaska and two in Cali­ Indiana University at Bloomington for fornia. He is now a rate clerk in the W. V. Peterson, Correspondent her sophomore year. Miss Scholl, who revising bureau. is majoring in psychology and philoso­ Bob Adams, assistant city ticket agent, A late vacation was enjoyed by Shirley phy, is an honor roll student. St. Paul, has been appointed traveling Homeister who visited Texas and Mexico. Fall wedding bells rang out at St. passenger agent, Cincinnati, succeeding Marion KIewer visited with a former em­ Patrick's Church in Terre Haute for Bernie Desens' who became traveling ploye, Meltis (Godie) Kuntz, who now Miss Connie Mahalek and John E. Kel­ freight agent in that city. makes her home in Vero Beach, Fla.' ler of Terre Haute. The bride· is a From Passenger Rate comes the in­ James T. Harvey decided on Florida, daughter of Freig'ht House Chief Clerk formation that John Dunne is now as­ and Emilia BoeveI' also visited Florida, John Mahalek. sistant chief rate clerk, filling the va­ with a three-day stop in Cuba. Jim Richard O. Seehausen, switchman at cancy created by Larry O'Sullivan's Harvey, who called on our retired co­ Faithorn for the past 39 years, retired retirement. J OM Semmlow has moved workers J OM Kreiter, Einar Peurell Sept. 30. up to Dunne's former position, and Ray and Otto Reinert in St. Petersburg, re­ George Meara, clerk at Faithorn, re- Peters has returned from the city ticket ports that all are healthy and happy in 24 The Milwaukee Road Magazine their new homes. Ann's for an appendectomy, and Ella Just to keep things in the family this Lauer to St. Elizabeth's Hospital. month, Bunny and John Mischke Jr. Clarence Heuel and wife are vacation­ announced the an-ivaI of a baby girl on ing in Miami at this writing. Oct. 20. It wouldn't be surprising if Tom Puttrich and wife are rejoicing some day little Roberta Marie would be­ over the j:>irth of their first child, a son, come an employe of the Road. Mother J ohn Warren. Fred A. Janisch reports and Dad, Grandpa Mischke, and Aunt the birth of a daughter and Frank Zien­ Marie (Bunny's sister) are all employed tarski a grandson, William Martin, born by the Milwaukee. to his daughter. It's a boy for the John I'm very proud to announce the arrival F. Jl,iIillards, born Oct. 1. Mr. Millard is of a baby boy to Ceda and Robert Bal­ traveling auditor at Green Bay. dini. "Robert Christopher" was born on Mrs. C. M. Mansfield and C. A.. Broda his grandmother's 65th birthday and is have returned to work after leaves of • the 10th grandchild in our family. You absence. see, Ceda happens to be the sister of Sympathy was extended to John J en­ your correspondent and also an employe nings on the death of his little daughter, of the Road. Mary. Ann, and to Charles Schiffer, HARDER-HOFFMAN. George C. Harder, statis­ Carol Johnson, a former keypunch traveling auditor, on the loss of his tician to vice president-operation, Chicago, and operator, gave birth to a boy on Oct. 27; mother who lived in La Crosse. Mrs. Jennie Hoffman of Deerfield, III., pictured named "Larry Earl". at home following their recent marriage in the Wedding bells rang recently for Immanuel Luthera'n Church in Glenview, III. On Oct. 31, Bernice Gryczan left to Joseph D. Contreras and Betty Jean Since returning from a honeymoon trip through await the an-ivaI of her happy bundle Novak at St. Boniface Church. A re­ the New England states and Canada, they are due in January. ception was held at the Alamo Post, making their home in the suburb of Park Ridge. American Legion Hall, and they honey­ Mr. Harder is the Magazine's correspondent for OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PASSENGER mooned in Miami. the operating department in Chicago. ACCOUNTS Norbert Bondi and Maria La Piano Bill Tidd, Correspondent of the supervisor of machine accounting office were married Oct. 20 at St. Ed­ Pat and Bob Neilsen have another ward's Church. Reception was held at the ~on, Blair, born Oct. 14. He was wel­ Midland Hotel Ballroom and their comed by brothers Barry, Brian and honeymoon was spent in Miami. Bruce. Stanley Stec entered the Army Sept. The veterans' reunion was attended 6. by Bessie White, Cele Koob, Jo Goetz, Christine Steggers, Agnes McGrath, Stella Murphy, Mary Kelly and Irene OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF EQUIPMENT Barry. ACCOUNTS Frances Bondi became engaged re­ Martha Streit, Correspondent cently to Pat Gorman of Springfield, Mo. Sgt. Betty L. Koss, formerly of the At this writing, Clem Barber is con­ keypunch room, is stationed with the valescing nicely from her illness. Women Marines at Keonke Bay, Ha­ Our fall vacationers are on the go: waii. She became the bride of S/Sgt. Hazel Dillon to, San Francisco; Juanita Kenneth Vermillian there on Oct. 20. Chambers, the Hawaiian Islands; Kitty The couple will remain in Hawaii un­ McCants, Ohio; Mary and Morris til July when Betty's husband is dis­ Distad, South Dakota and Minnesota; charged. They will then return· to Ardell Westerberg and Elizabeth Mil­ Chicago. ler (formerly of the typing bureau), Emilie Kanovski and her family will TOGETHER 65 YEARS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles New York City and Boston; and Chris­ make their new home in Indianapolis. 8. Fichtner of Milwaukee pose while cutting the tine Steggers, J amaica, West Indies. Emilie worked in the keypunch bureau. cake for their 65th wedding anniversary party Sympathy was extended to Blanche at the Elks Club in Milwaukee. The couple were Polzin on the loss of her father; also married in Milwaukee. Mr. Fichtner, 86, is a AUDITOR OF STATION ACCOUNTS former steel inspector for the engineering de­ AND OVERCHARGE CLAIMS to Laura W ojciehowski on the death of her sister. partment in Chicago who has been retired since Lucille Forster, Correspondent Rosemary Balch, who recently un­ 1947. (Milwaukee Sentinel photo) L. C. Riley has been welcomed to our derwent an operation at Columbus Hospital, is recuperating at her home. traveling auditor's staff, with headquar­ OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF CAPITAL ters at Sioux Falls. He was formerly Ann Littwin, vacationing with her . EXPENDITURES cashier at Rapid City. brother in California, covered some L. J. Hogan, Correspondent John Komurka, formerly traveling 21000 miles. Loretto Rzepka and her auditor at Milwaukee, has been ap­ sister spent a week at Miami Beach The engagement has been announced pointed assistant agent at Milwaukee's and returned with the usual tan. Mr. of Mary Kathryn Villeneuve, stenog­ Fowler Street station. and Mrs. Herbert Bahr toured Cali­ rapher in the joint facility bureau, T. D. Hakes, traveling auditor at fornia, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. and Robert Wilson of South Elgin, a Sioux City, is convalescing at home at John Meyers, who was 73 on Oct. 25, staff sergeant in the Air Force, stationed this writing, after being hospitalized in was remembered by fellow employes at O'Hare Field. The wedding will take Olivia, Ia., for several weeks. Paul A. with a shower of cards and a box of his place in December. Miller is confined to Michael Reese Hos­ favorite cigars. He has been an employe Assistant Engineer George M. Stelzer, pital in Chicago, Frank Seiser Jr. to St. of this office for 39 years. back from three weeks' vacation in Cali­ November, 1956 25 :.Jr""Ja. reports that he looked up two Western Railroad Gaz;ette-now the :(,rmer employes of this office. Edward Railway Age-appeared. G. Bloom, formerly in the valuation sec­ Nov. 15, 1948-Track tests begun on tion, now lives in Hemet and spends first gas·turbine·electric locomotive to much of his time marketing walnuts. be built and operated in the United Charles Albright, former assistant en­ States; first unit went into regular pool gineer, is superintendent of the Los An­ service Jan. 1, 195'2. geles Memorial Coliseum where 25 col­ Nov. 18, 1883-Standard time, spon· lege and professional football games November, 1831-United States mails sored by the railroads, adopted through• were played last year with an attend­ carried for first time by rail, on out the United States. ance of more than one-and-a half million. the .South Carolina Railroad out of Marion Frank, with three girl friends, Nov. 20, 1850-Milwaukee &' Missis' Chaileston. sippi Railroad Co., Wisconsin's first toured the state from San Francisco to Nov. 1, 1865-A tank car especially railroad (a predecessor line of The San Diego, visiting many historic places~ built for transporting oil took on its also saw some night life and made a Milwaukee Road), opened from Mil· initial load at Titusville, Pa. waukee to Wauwatosa. trip to Tia Juana. Nov. 5, 1911-C. P. Rodgers landed Elizabeth Weig, formerly in the office Nov. 20, 1855-First train in Iowa ran in California from New York in first of auditor of passenger accounts, has from Davenport to Muscatine. transcontinental airplane flight; elapsed transferred to this office as comptometer Nov. 21, 1922-Mrs. R. L. Felton of time, 48 days, flying time, 84 hours operator in the investment bureau. Georgia became first woman to occupy 2 minutes. U. S. Senate seat, by gubernatorial Nov. 10, 1775-U. S. Marine Corps FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT appointment. founded by Continental Congress. Palmer G. Lykken, Correspondent Nov. 23, 1832-"Old Ironsides", Mat' Nov. 11, 1918-Guns ceased firing thias Baldwin's first locomotive, made We welcomed George Jensen into the over Europe at 11 o'clock as the sign• initial run from Philadelphia toward Milwaukee family. ing of an armistice between the Allies Germantown. Harry Capella and Erwin Zielke and the Germans marked the end of Nov. 24, 1903-An electric self'starter were promoted to adjusters; Henry World War 1. for automobiles patented. Starzec to file clerk. Nov. 11, 1934 - First light'weight Mike Kalter has left us to serve with streamlined passenger train to use die' the armed forces. sel,electric power, and first in regular APOLOGIA: The news events of Octo­ Mildred Hollingsworth is at home at daily service, placed in operation be' ber in last month's Magazine included this writing, convalescing from a set­ tween Lincoln, Neb., and Kansas City, the surprising informati071 that the Rail­ back. Mo. road Man's Magazine- now Railroad Our friend and retired co-worker, Nov. 15, 1492-Christopher Columbus Magazine-was first issued in October Vincent Hunt, is hospitalized at the discovered tobacco when Indians pre' of 1956. As readers of this fine publica­ Illinois Masonic Hospital at this writ­ sented him "much appreciated dry tion know, last month marked Railroad ing. His former associates have re­ leaves." Magazine's golden anniversary-first is­ membered him with flowers. sued in October, 1906.-Ed. Mal Spurling has left the hospital Nov. 15, 1856 - First issue of the where he had been under care for some time and is now resting at home. Howard Muse toured Mexico and California for his vacation, and ab­ sorbed the feeling of the "Old West" so thoroughly that he purchased a very On Oct. 1 the Chicago Tribune pub­ Wallen, coming from the industrial de­ stunning western shirt which he has lished an article about Jimmy :Mongel­ partment, took over the duties of 32­ been sporting around the office. Bessie luzzo, warden of the wardrobe for the report clerk, the position vacated by Waldman enjoyed Washington and Lyric Opera Company in the Chicago Mrs. Marie Grunland who joined forces New York. Don Devitt sent his re­ Civic Opera House. The position entails with the pass bureau. Miss Beatrice gards from Washington, with the sad being responsible for the costuming of Brown, messenger in the telegraph office, tidings that Ike was busy and unable 100 operas, consisting of some 37,000 became assistant file clerk, the position to golf with him. costumes valued at $3,000,000. Many of vacated by Mrs. Jessie Carcione. Also, us read the article and found it very Lester 1. Kodish reconsigning clerk at OPERATING DEPARTMENT interesting, inasmuch as Mr. Mongel­ the Jefferson Street freight house, joined luzzo is the father of S. A. Mongelluzzo the car distributors in this office. G. C. Harder, Correspondent of the transportation department and Office of Vice President-Operation E. A. Mongelluzzo of the office of vice Mr. and Mrs. George Grudnowski are president-operation. They are better Milwaukee Division the proud parents of a daughter, Janet known to us as Steve and Eddie. SECOND DISTRICT Ann, born in Elgin on Sept..28. Mr. Several changes have been made in F. F. Gotto, Correspondent Grudnowski is secretary to General the transportation department, Sidney Manager J. J. O'Toole. J. Graser becoming chief clerk; David Retired Train Dispatcher Edward A. Dorothy Zaddack and Harlyn Hansen, J. McCloskey. on special assignment;· Grade died at his home suddenly on Oct. both employed in the police department Michael A. Cavallo, chief freight car 25. He had been retired since June 1. at Fullerton Avenue, are happily en­ distributor; Steven A. Mongelluz7.0 tak­ Business on the Second District is still gaged these days in making arr;\Ug-e­ ing over the distribution of refrig-erator going strong. The sugar beet season has ments for their marriage on Dec. 8. The cars; and Roy G. Schiffer the distribu­ been good, as well as the ore business. ceremony will take place at the Bethel tion of gondola cars. Time Reviser H. K. Matthews has Evangelical Church at four o'clock, and The transportation department also returned from a vacation trip to Wash­ will be followed by an evening reception. welcomed three newcomers. Mrs. Ruby ington, D. C., to visit his daughter, and 26 The Milwaukee Road Magazine the bill and voucher bureau of the ac­ counting department and was trans­ ferred to Chicago in 1940. While in Chi­ cago he was active in the affairs of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, serv­ ing as local chairman. He became bureau head of the bookkeeping bureau while in Chicago. In 1946 he was recalled to Mil­ waukee and had served in the position Find of chief clerk since that time, for a total service of 39 years. a Train Train Dispatcher James Schwantes is recovering nicely from a recent opera­ and You'll tion. Agent Jim Blauw of Avalon spent AT THE WOODWORTHS'. Milwaukee Division a week in a hospital at Janesville, and Conductor Dan Shutter pesed with Mr. and Mrs. Find a J. F. Miller, former agent at Zenda, is R. A. Woodwerth during a recent visit at their Pomona, Calif., home. The picture was snapped hospitalized at this writing with a heart SIMMONS CHAIN by another visitor, Agent Matt Grenning of ailment. Rondout. Mr. Woodworth, retired superin­ Conductor Mittlebach, on train 151, tendent of the Kansas City Division, and the spent his vacation touring Florida and fermer Nancy Campbell, secretary in the as­ Mexico. Brakeman Larry Kreps also sistant superintendent's office in Milwaukee, went to Florida on his vacation. have been living in the West since their mar­ A Gold Pass in recognition of 50 riage in 1954. years of service was presented recently to Conductor Harry L. Jewell of Mil­ waukee. Silver Passes for 45 years were conferred on Engineers J. W. Blank also to New Yorl:. of Milwaukee and A. J. Melloy of Wal­ Agent Bert R. Scholtz of Sherwood worth, and F. H. Knoebel, chief dis­ passed away Oct. 30. He had been in patcher's clerk, Waukesha. ill health for some time. Engineer James Corr of Channing retired in October after 48 years of I M & D Division servICe. EAST END We now have lunch coaches on trains Erie Jorgensen, Division Editor 21 and 14 between Milwaukee and Chan­ Office of Trainmaster, Austin ning. They contain vending machines C. B. Davis, chief dispatcher at Sioux at which passengers may obtain sand­ City, was appointed chief dispatcher at wiches, coffee, milk, soft drinks, candy Austin Oct. 1; D. B. Elder appointed and so on. The idea seems to be work­ chief dispatcher at Montevideo. Other ing out quite well. members of the Sioux: City dispatching '0,T e operated football specials between force now at Austin are E. M. Isaacson, Green Bay and Milwaukee during Octo­ displacing F. H ..Bradash as second ber and will have more in November. trick dispatcher, V. K. Drury as swing Green Bay has a lot of backers of the dispatcher and relief chief dispatcher, Green Bay Packers. and J. M. Burns as first extra dispatcher. :\1r. Drury displaced W. W. Faller and FIRST DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT'S Mr. Burns replaced D. Oshiem. Mr. OFFICE R. Bradash and Mr. Faller will go to Perry, With railroad personnel, Simmons J. E. Boeshaar, Correspondent Mr. Oshiem returning to the agent-tele­ Superintendent's Office, Milwaukee Quality Gold Filled Watch Chains gTapher extra board assignments. are strong favorites. And for good :\1rs. Bernadine Cocklin returned to Herbert Franzen, chief clerk of the reasons. Milwaukee Division, passed away in her position of chief clerk's steno in the Deaconess Hospital in Milwaukee on Oct. superintendent's office on Oct. 8, after Since 1873, Simmons has special. 1 after a short illness. Herb started his a leave for the birth of her daughter ized in making the right type of railway service in the division offices at in September. watch chains that railroad men need Milwaukee and rose to chief clerk of the Yardmaster M. D. DalT, who suffered ... strong, durable chains ... chains Northern Division within a few years. In 11 heart seizure on Sept. 10, is confined that are both beautiful and practical. I the consolidations of the 30's he entered to St. Olaf Hospital at this writing. 'I See the latest popular styles at ,; your favorite jewelry store.

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November, 1956 27 He is making satisfactory progress. Silvernail, E. Dixon, W. Severson, R. Violet L. Beatty, superintendent's J. Dimmitt, Paul Olson, Louis Iliff, steno, has been granted 90 days leave Florence Paullin, James Schlimgen and of absence. Letters indicate she has L. D. Hanson, Retired Engineer Harry found a pleasant location at Denver, Veit responded on behalf of the retired Colo. employes. Approximately 125 attended We regret to report the death of thp the gala affair. following retired employes: F. E. Fel­ ker, retired agent-telegrapher, Ramona, S. D., 85. He had retired in June, 1946. Trans-Missouri Division M. E. Larimere, retired agent-teleg­ rapher, Welcome, Minn., on Sept. 20, EAST END at age 71. He retired in May, 1944. C. Dora H. Anderson, Correspondent Bonnelle, retired engineer, 68, passed c/o Agent, Mobridge away Oct. 8 at Rochester Hospital after a short illness. He retired in May, 1952. Robert Wolfgram, retired switch­ He is survived by his widow Regina of man, was married recently to Mrs. Au­ Austin, a son and a stepson. Re­ gusta Rische of Herried, S. D. tired Conductor Henry F. Bushman, 84, The wife of Ticket Agent Ted John­ passed away Oct. 13. Mr. Bushman re­ son is confined to the Douglas Rest tired in November, 1938. He is sUl'vived NORTHERN MONTANA WEDDING. Sam Home, Pierre, S. D. by his widow, a brother and a sister. Re­ MiteH, retired section foreman of Lewistown, Gottleib Baum, retired carman, suf­ tired Switchman Howard B. (Dick) Mont., shown escorting his daughter Barbara fered a heart attack and at this writ­ Hinckley passed away Oct. 23 at Rae down the aisle of St. Leo's Catholic Church ing is in the Mobridge hospital. He there for her recent marriage to Arthur J. is being attended by his daughter, Mrs. Phoenix, Ariz., where he had lived with Stilson of Winifred, Mont. The young couple two daughters the past years. Mr. John Hagar of Big Timber, Mont., will make their home in Great Falls. Mr. MiteH who is a nurse. Hinckley retiTed in December, 1940, and retired in 1955 after 38 years of service. was 86 at his death. Burial was in Emil B. Johnson, retired yard con­ Austin. ductor, and wife of Shreveport, La., E. L. Groh has been appointed agent­ visited here recently. telegrapher at Dundas; V. R. Weinzetl James Larson, retired boilermaker, appointed first operatoT at Northfield in Robert Osheim, first vice president; Mrs. passed away recently of a heart attack Mr. Groh's place. . Simon Johnson, second vice president; at Salt Lake City, enroute to visit his son James in Indio, Calif. Funeral E. F. Lucas, appointed agent at Mrs. Earl Long, recording secretary; services were held at the Trinity Lu­ Madison, S. D., took charge after his Mrs. Elery E. Barker, corresponding theran Church in Mobridge. He is vacation. V. G. Pike has been appointed secretary; Mrs. Otto Schoenecke, treas­ sUTvived by his wife, son, and a daugh­ temporary agent-telegrapher at Ramona, UTer; and Mrs. Leo McGovern, historian. and F. E. Groves agent-telegrapher at Silver Passes were presented Tecently ter, Alma, a student at NOTthern State Edgerton, Mr. Lucas' former station. R. to Engineer E. J. Dally of Preston and Teachers College, Aberdeen. W. Barker was appointed agent-teleg­ Operator R. T. Murphy of Farmington. Patricia Miller, daughter of Con­ rapher at Wirock in place of F. E. ductor Edgar Miller of MobTidge, who was OUT 1956 state Snow Queen, is Groves. SANBORN-RAPID CITY Kenneth J. Wencl who) discharged featured on the cover of BLAST, the from military service at Fort Riley, Florence Paullin, Correspondent humor magazine of South Dakota Roundhouse Clerk, Mitchell Kans., displaced Agent J. F. Frana at University, where she is majoring in Ridgeway, has been granted a leave The hunters swarmed into Mitchell business administration. She has also to attend school under the G. 1. Bill, and on Oct. 27 from all parts of the coun­ been nominated for "Vanity FaiT", a Agent Frana will continue at Ridgeway try for the opening of the pheasant photogenic contest. temporarily. season. L. J. (Babe) Palmer, foreman at Agent Dahl of Rhame, N. D., has Retired Conductor Fred Wagner, 75, Rapid City, came home to get his limit resigned and is leaving for the west passed away recently in Los Angeles. of pheasants and spend his vacation wast. He had retired in December, 1946, and here. Mike Shanaman, son of Car Foreman is survived by his widow Jennie in North Machinist Perry Paullin and wife James M. Shanaman, was chosen king Hollywood, Calif. spent part of their vacation at of Tiger Day activities at the Mo­ Retired Engineer John McCarthy and Breckenridge, Minn., and Perry trecked bridge HighSchool. He is president wife, who now live in California, were into Chicago to take in a pro foot­ of the student body and a letter man in Austin last month. The lucky man ball game. Eng'ineer Fred Kemper and in football. lives within walking distance of the wife have retUTned from a 5,000-mile Operator Teske is back on the job Rose Bowl. trip through the South, spending most again as dispatcher, after relieving' at M1"8. E. Harley Kough, widow of de­ of their time in Florida. Miles City. ceased engineer, passed away at the Retired Conductor George B. Irving, Roundhouse Employe Dave Barclay home of her daughter in Kansas City. 56, passed away at his home on Oct. 18. has taken a leave of absence and he The Koughs were well known in Austin. George retired' on Jan. 6, 1953 on ac­ and his wife have moved to Yankton, L. V. Olson has been appointed agent­ count of ill health. Interment was S. D. telegrapher at Fountain, Teplacing C. W. at Sanborn Ia., his' former home. Gene Stenecker, son of Conductor Stephenson wbo retired Oct. 15 after 50 October 15 was the date, and the oc­ Stenecker, and Richard Scherr, son of years of service.. The latter received his casion was The Milwaukee Road Wom­ Engineer Frank Scherr, are attending Gold Pass last month. . en's Club party for retired employes, the School of Mines, Rapid City. :Mrs. Jack Theophilus has been elected their wives, and other railroad people president of Austin Chapter of the at the Elks Club. Mrs. Evelyn Lar­ Horse POWe1' was much safer when Women's Club. Other officers are Mrs. son was in charge, assisted by Mrs. M. only h01'ses had it. 28 The Milwaukee Road Magazine

L and getting along fine. Rocky Mountain Division Engineel' and Mrs. Roy Wade have returned from a trip through the Teton KROMER TRIPLE DUTY NORTHERN MONTANA Mountains, and into Ogden, Utah, and NECKERCHIEF E. H. Mielke, Correspondent Salt Lake City. Roundhouse Foreman, Lewistown The engineers' extra board will be Mr. and Mrs. done away with Nov. 1, due to an ag'l'ee­ Mervin Thomp• ment reached between the brotherhoods son announce the and the railroad. engagement of Our company is busy these days laying their daughter track into the new Safeway Warehouse Evelyn to Marx at Butte. W. Ke=er of Silver Passes in recognition of 45 Lewistown. The years of continuous service were pre­ wedding is set for sented to Engineer H. B. Keeney and ])ecen1ber. Mervin wife and Engineer ]). A. Robinson and wife, all of Three Forks. is an electrician Evelyn Thompson Keep the neck side and .11 collars at Harlowton. protected from sweat and wear. Put on last. Move back flap up. It prot!cts Y~i~ Elmer Nissen, 62, carman at Harlow­ mackinaw and cap from wearing h bristles. Twist bottom loops then fasten ton for many years, passed away of a Milwaukee Shops under button, heart attack Oct. 9. Elmer dia steam Wash out after every trip or work day. j engine tender work in the roundhouse OFFICE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Mention neck size. until diesels and electrics replaced steam. SUPT. OF CAR DEPT., 6' TEST DEPT. Colors: Blue, Blue Polka Dot, Red Polka Dot, White. He was the father of T. G. Nissen, store­ H. J. Montgomery, Correspondent keeper at the Harlowton Shops. William B. Reitmeyer of the mechan­ 50¢ each: 5 for $2.00 I Engineer Joe Mondloch passed away No C.O.D.'s ical engineer's office succumbed to.a Oct. 12 at his home in Great Falls. He heart attack at his home on Oct. 4. Bill was getting ready for work on the KROMER CAP CO. was a retired lieutenant colonel of the Great Falls switch engine at the time. 1027 No. 7th St., Milwaukee 3, Wis. U. S. Transportation Corps. He started Car Foreman G. W. Garrison has raIlroading in the Milwaukee Termin~ls transferred from Harlowton to Tacoma. as a fireman in 1917, served as a speClal Stock shipments are at an all time apprentice from 1924-28, and was an Still Greater high for now. The movement is rather electrical inspector at Tacoma from unexpected in that so much stock was 1928 to 1932. Later he was a special PROTECTION moved earlier when range was scarce draftsman and fireman. ])uring World due to lack of rain. War II he served four years in the for CARS and LADING Engineer J. F. Holecek retired Oct. Transportation Corps in the Pentagon CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE 5 and has since been resting up for the and came out of the Army to be set FRICTION DRAFT GEARS hunting season of both big g'ame and up as engineer in the Milwaukee Ter­ to absorb horizontal shocks upland birds. minals in 1947, at the same time he CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER Your correspondent and wife hopped settled down in the mechanical engineer's SPRINGS in their plane recently and went a-fish­ office as electrical draftsman. He is to absorb vertical and lateral shocks ing, landed at friends' ranch right on survived by his wife Ethyl; three sons, the Musselshell at Two ])ot, caught • William L. of ])enver, Lieutenant Clay­ CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE CO. some nice Loch Leven trout, and re­ ton B. of the Navy at San ])iego, and CHICAGO turned in time for supper. Trout sup­ CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD. per, that is. ])avid J. of Milwaukee; and a brother, MONTREAL Harry, of Birmingham, Ala. Bill's late Little Robert Trapp, youngest son of Roundhouse Foreman J. H. Trapp, is a chip off the old block. While trolling recently with his folks in Harris Lake west of Harlowton, young Robert took four rainbow trout.

EAST END L. C. McKinnon, Correspondent Locomotive Engineer, Three Forks The grade between Bruno and Loweth UNION REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT LINES has been cut down to where a tonnage 4206 N. GREEN BAY AVE. train does not have to double any more. Weare happy to report that Engineer Milwaukee 121 Wisconsin Harry Keeny is back on the main line again after being on the Gallatin Valley local. At this writing Engineer and Mrs. Ed Brasch are visiting in Wisconsin with relatives. Retired Engineer Chester Markel, who was admitted to St. James Hospital in Butte Oct. 5, at this writing is out November, 1956 29 Max Eckert has returned to work in place of Don Casey, store department clerk, who is filling the storekeeper po­ Timken" bearings· don't "doctor" sition temporarily at Nehant. Switchman Percy Deval has returned the Hot Box Problem- from a 5,000-mile trip through the they eliminate southwestern states. the cause Floyd Parrack is the proud father of twins. Colleen Maguire, daughter of Agent Jim Maguire, and herself a former em­ ploye, is attending State Teacher's Col­ lege, Peru, Neb. The installation of the new IBM equipment in the yard office has heen

,lit, . completed. Lighting equipment has been 'limB installed on both ends of the freight yards. The spreading of decomposed 1/, ,,'I', \'J!:f! gr tnite on both ends of the yard leads nlmost finishes the work on our new "ITJ OI1i£ DWJY RmR AmTHER./.···· yards. L THINX ILL GE.T OUT AND HOOF /Tj I liME Civil Engineer Bill Bobbit has re­ TO BE IN HOLLYWOOD BY THE. .2/ g,l" turned after 30 days in St. Paul. En­ gineer Bill Nell helped during his ab­ sence. (Advertisement) To collect news, I have enlisted the help of Switchman Red Underwood and Clerk Marion McGee of the freight house. If yon h~lVe any, please inform us. father was also a Milwaukee Terminals The Art L. Schultzes and daughter engineer. Donna spent their vacation in the big MIDDLE AND WEST Thomas Scott, retired chief drafts­ city-New York-and other points of man of the mechanical engineer's office, interest in the East. Ruby Eckman, Correspondent passed away Oct. 13 at the age of 81. Bill Schmidt, machinist apprentice, Dispatcher's Office, Perry Mr. Scott, "To=y", to most of us, had locomotive department, replaces Lou Engineer Glenn Linn has been off for been retired for 10 years. Lang on the drafting board, to get ac­ several weeks and is at the Methodist Oscar C. Peterson, engineer in the quainted with reading blueprints. Louie hospital in Des Moines at this writ­ drafting room, was called to Topeka, has returned to the locomotive depart­ ing. Kans., recently by the death of his sister. ment to acquaint himself with yet At the October meeting of the Perry Oscar also lost his mother within the another phase of locomotive work. unit of the National Association of past year. E. A. Kuntz has set aside one week for Retired and Veteran Railroad Em­ L. J. "Jim" Rabun, draftsman in the hunting at Horicon Marsh. Elmer is one ployes, Guy Fain, grand president of mechanical engineer's office, has taken of the few fellows who know how to the organization, gave a talk on the a position with the Louis Allis Co. in make a duck blind. legislation the organization has spon­ Milwaukee. He is the son of L. H. Ra­ Gold Passes were presented recently sored which has resulted in increased bun, master mechanic in the locomotive to Engineer W. H. Emigh of West annuities for veterans and their wives department. Allis and Frank Sroka, cabinetmaker, 01' widows. "Rudy" Broeksma, retired, visited Milwaukee; Silver Passes to Peter Gene Brinton, yard clerk at Perry, here recently 'vith his brother Olaf who Vanacek, machinist in the car shop, and recently underwent an appendectomy. returned with him from a trip to his Henry Schaffer, car department em­ Airman Richard Heenan is the father native Netherlands. Ed Heidi and Joe ploye. of a boy born Oct. 15 in an Othello, V. MiUer, retired, stopped in also, CODl­ Wash., hospital. He is stationed at a ing from Florida. Norbert J. Eber­ Iowa Division base near Othello. Mrs. Gene Heenan, hardy, former draftsman in the mechan­ wHe of the second trick yardmaster, COUNCIL BLUFFS TERMINAL ical engineer's office who is now with the went there to see the new grandson. Atlantic Coast Line, stopped while he Ted E. Schmidt, Correspondent Raymond Becker was appointed road­ c/o Car Foreman, Council Bluffs was here to atteI1d the funeral of his master of the Des Moines division in mother. He is now at Wilmington, N. C. Bob Griffith, carman helper who October, due to a rearrangement of the Pete Dietrich, one of our buddies who served a hitch in the Air Force, has te:rritory of Roadmasters D. W. Loftus looked after our payroll in Chicago, has returned to work. and L. W. Wohlers when the Manilla retired. Harvey Shiery, retired machinist, has to Sioux City line became part of' the John Schnell had to change the lines received a 50-year pin. Iowa Division. of that SOllg to "And baby makes fom," Airman Max Lake is the grandfather Conductor Dean Lyons and Engineer bince the anival of John Arthur Jr. of a boy, John Stevens. .iHerle Costello, whose sons are at - Little sister is Paddy Ann. Carman Leo Lara was married Oct. 13 Wentworth Military Academy, Lexing­ The Tony Teisles are now in their to Miss Darline Reif of Council Bluffs. ton, Mo., attended the 17th annual new home at Big Muskego Lake, in the Yardmaster Howard Loper is in the Dad's Day there. Durham Hill school district. It was a Veterans Hospital in Omaha at this Thomas Bloomfield, for many years lot of work, but Tony says it was worth writing. He is being relieved by Floyd a foreman on the Maxwell section, it. Hudson. passed away in October at Phoenix, 30 The Milwau.kee Road Magazine Ariz., where he had been living since ing. Burial was in Denver. Mr. Swan• December, 1953, when he retired be­ son's brother Levi and his father, cause of ill health. He had been a Oscar, were also machinists in Perry. CARTER BLATCHFORD maintenance of way employe since 1917 Ben Spence, veteran B&B employe, and a foreman since 1923. Burial was died in the Veterans hospital in Des CORPORATION at Maxwell, Ia. He is survived by his 110ines last month. He retired several wife and a daughter. years ago, due to poor health. 80 E. JACKSON BLVD. Owen Critchfield, a former employe Ronald Kohles, son of Mrs. Irene 83, passed away in a nursing home in Kohles, agent at Earling', was marri~d CH.CAGO Perry in October. He had been in ill recently to Norma Jean Weiland III health for some time. He is survived St. Joseph's Church in Earling. A RAIL JOINTS by a daughter in Ames. dinner and reception were held in St. Earl Tucker, who has many years Joseph's Hall. Ronald is a student at Re£c!)l'med and Heat t-reated of service in the Perry car department, Creighton University in Omaha. to meet 8.pecHi.cations :for has retired. At the recent convention of the Amer­ William Ebersole is the new section ican Association of Traveling Passenger new bars. foreman' at Bayard, replacing D. R. Agents in Tampa, Fla., A. C. Van Poole who retired due to ill health. Sickle, traveling freight and passenger' He has been on the Bayard force for agent with headquarters in Des Moines, several years. was elected vice president of the na• H. R. Johnson, local storekeeper a'c tional organization. K. G. Hosfield, city Grain Door. Perry, was transferred to a similar freight agent in Des Moines, was last position in La Crosse when the Perry month installed as second vice president Railroad Cross Ties department was closed. of the Des Moines Transportation Club. Homer DUillap, switchman in Perry Hardwood Lumber yard, made his date as relief yard­ TimbellS master Oct. 3. EAST END Engineer Charles Hunt, who is on a Leola Gonsales, Correspondent passenger run between Perry and Sa­ Freight Ollice, Cedar RapIds Webster Lumber Company vanna, last month exchanged his Silver Miss Jean Marie lVlullaley of Marion Pass for a Gold Pass, as did Engineer was married to Ross iJale Hopkins of 3410 University Avenue S.E. T. J. Ridpath of Des Moines. Passenger Waterloo on Oct. 13, in St. Joseph's Conductor F. H. McDevitt who works Church in Marion. The bride is the Minneapolis 14, Minnesota between Marion and Omaha, was issued daughter of Harold C. Mullalley and 1] Silver Pass; also Section Foreman the late Mrs. Mullalley, and a niece of Fred White of Adel. Signal Maintainer E. J. Stangl was injured when his auto and a truck figured in an accident near Earling last month. There is a new baby boy in the None Genuine without the Kromer Trade Mark family of Brakeman C. W. Zook of Perry, born in October in a Des Moines Designed and Manufactured for Railroad Men by a Railroad Man hospital. The daughter born to Extra Gang Foreman and lIfrs. John Loftus FOR COLD WEATHER COMFORT­ at Perry in October is. another grand­ KROMER BLIZZARD CAPS daughter for Roadmaster D. W. Loftus. The latter also has a new grands()n, Sturdy serviceable caps for work, sports and dress wear. Outs'ide earband pulls down over cheeks and back of born Oct. 3 to Mrs. Don Varner. head without removing cap, All wool 6-piece top. Fireman Paul Bancroft, who is on Navy blue of black uniform cloth. Price, each ... $3.50 leave to serve Uncle Sam, last month All wool 4-piece top. Red and black plaid, oxford" gpent a furlough in Perry with' his black or navy blue melton. Price, each ...•.$2.50 Also 'lightweight, semi-season 6-pieces top cotton wife and father-in-law, Engineer Ralph caps without outside earband for milder weather Vhlker. ./ear. Desk evergreen express stripe, black beauty twill. Price, each $2.00 Retired Engineer and Mrs. Bert ALL CLOTH COTTON CAPS Cline visited all of their children in October, daughter Mrs. Claude Altig Washable-non-binding. Balloon and pleated top styles. Colors: blue a nd white polka dot, blue Jr. and her family who are living in and white stripe, sun tan, blue denim, new harvest Oklahoma while Lieutenant Altig takes brown with black stripe, plain white, white with "orne special National Guard training, black visor, express stripe, hickory stripe and black twill. Price, each $0.85 and two daughters in Colorado j also their son John who is a roundhouse Union made. No C.O.D. Be sure to send for foreman at Portage. . beautiful complete color circular of Kromer caps for your future use. Rex Tolle, ticket clerk and baggage­ Dealers throughout the U. S, carry a full seleclion of styles and sixes of these fine caps for man at Perry, has taken a leave of ab­ your satisfaction. If your favorite dealer is unable to· supply you, send us hi-s name or sence to attend Iowa State University. send your order to us. All cop. sent postpoid in U.S.A. Elmer Swanson, a machinist in the ,1027 N. SEVENTH ST. Perry shops until ill health obliged him MILWAUKEE 3, WIS. to retire, passed away recently in ·KROMER CAP CO. Denver where the family has been liv- November, 7956 37 Chief Dispatcher E. L. McGuire. The lieved during her absence, and Ida Harry groom is the son of the late Mr. and Moore relieved Mrs. Jones as file clerk Mrs. R. C. Hopkins of Wall Lake, Ia. in the office of superintendent in Marion. The reception was held in the Roosevelt Chief Carpenter W..A. Hodson and Hotel in Cedar Rapids and the young wife of Butte spent part of their vaca­ couple went to New Orleans on a wed­ tion with friends in Marion; then'ce to ding trip. They will make their home Sioux City to visit former Milwaukee in Waterloo. associates. Mr. Hodson has served as Trainmaster's Clerk Harry J. Mur­ chief carpenter at both locations. phey and wife spent a vacation in Pitts­ Mrs. Hugh Jones and Mrs. W. E. Wil­ burgh with their son-in-law and daugh­ bur attended Grand Chapter of the Order ter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nelson. of Eastern Star of Iowa in Des Moines Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher have re­ Oct. 22-26. Both are officers of the turned to their home in Marion from Marion chapter. a two-week visit with their son and his W. R. Nelle, with his wife and son family, Lt. and Mrs. Bill Fisher and Steven, visited relatives in the Detroit, daughter Sharon, in Valdosta, Ga. Mich., area in October. They have moved George Hennessey, retired roundhouse from Cedar Rapids to Marion. ~vreman of Cedar Rapids, has been re­ Roadmaster's Clerk Carl Eby and his leased from a Cedar Rapids hospital, family have moved into their new home where he was confined for 10 days. on Lee St., N. E., in the Knollridge dis­ L. D. Gray, general foreman of gang trict of Cedar Rapids. Carl did all of No. 857 working on the Iowa Division the interior and exterior decorating of this season, was promoted to roadmaster the new house. on the L&R Division on Oct. 1. F. Camp­ James E. Pannell of Savanna is work­ bell succeeded him as gang foreman. ing temporarily as a tapeman in the O. W. McBride, retired signal main­ engineering department in Marion. tainer, and wife of Marion are visiting William H. Robinson Sr. died sudden­ with relatives in Mansfield and Toledo, ly at his home in Collins on Sept. 17. Ohio, at this writing. He was station agent there from 1912 Ray Darr has been appointed signal until 1955, when he retired. He had maintainer with headquarters in Marion, previously worked as agent at Ferguson, EDWARD KEOGH succeeding Mr. McBride. He came from Newhall, Dunbar and Pickering, Ta. His Chillicothe, Mo., where he was a member widow survives him; also two sons, Berle PRI NTI NG COMPANY of a signal crew. His wife and children, M., present agent at Collins, and Wil­ Steve, 2, and Rita, 1, will join him as liam H. Jr., agent at Marion, and a Printers and soon as a house is available. daughter, Mrs, William Atwood of Col­ H. T. Paton, instrumentman in the lins. Funeral services were held in the Planographers eng'ineering department, moved his fami• Methodist Church and burial wasin Col­ ly to Marion from Terre Haute on Oct. lins Evergreen Cemetery. 925 W. Jackson Blvd. 17. Mrs. Raymond Burke, Ii resident of Chief Dispatcher E. L. McGuire and Cedar Rapids for 16 years, died on Phone: MOn. 6-0733 wife left on Oct. 19 for a three-week Oct. 17 at the home of her daughter, Chicago 7, Illinois vacation in Florida. Mrs. Joseph Smith, in San Diego, Calif. Mayme Berryville vacationed in Octo­ She and Mr. Burke had left Cedar Rap­ PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE ber in Portland, Ore., San Francisco, ids on the previous Sunday to make and with relatives in Los Angeles and their home in California. Remains were Albuquerque, N. M. Carmen J ories re- returned to Cedar Rapids for burial. Mr. Burke, former chief clerk in Cedar Rap­ ids, retired because of 'disability last January. Thomas R. Bloomfield, 57, died in GRNERAL MaIDBS"ID(J()M{JflVBS Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct, 10 after a short illness. He and his wife had been resi­ dents of Phoenix since his retirement ~j;' as a section foreman two years ago. hQlp :railroads win : 'Mends and Funera:I services were held on Oct. 16 yo v _~~ from the Maxwell Christian Church, with interment in the Iowa Center cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; two IDfluence ' ShipPeJ:lS byJlllTlITIng sons, Paul of Phoenix and James of Maxwell; and two daughters, Mrs. Jean Beal of Maxwell and Mrs. Patricia Smith on -timQ of Des Moines. Mr. Bloomfield entered ...... the service of the Roa(l as a section laborer on Aug. 13, 1917 and was pro­ moted to a foreman on May 28, 1923. Jack Peck III enlisted in the Navy during September and is now at the Great Lakes naval station near Chicago. Jack, who worked part time in the 32 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Chicago Terminals GALEWOOD Norma Gunderson, Correspondent Sympathy was extended to the families of Retired Chief Yard Clerk Harry Geeve, who passed away suddenly Oct. 13, and of David P. O'Connor, retired check clerk who passed away Oct. 20. Galewood employes wish through the Magazine to extend sympathy to the family of Henry Hoffman, who before his promotion to chief clerk at Union Street was employed at Galewood in the car record department. Mr. Hoffman passed away suddenly Oct. 17.

Milton Johnson of the car record de­ AT ALL FINE partment is still ill at this writing, and SHOE REPAIRERS! RETIRES, WITH "PERFECT SAFETY". John M. hack in the hospital for observation. Miller, veteran Chicago Terminal engineer, Neva Singerling of the car record de­ shown recently at the end' of his last assignment partment became ilIon the last day of of 49 years of service. He started in 1907 as her vacation, Oct. 21, and at this writ­ an engine watchman, was promoted to fireman ing is in Holy Cross Hospital. She ap­ T-I PRODUCTS ALWAYS GIVE UNEXCELLED in 1908 and to engineer in 1913. His retirement pears to be coming along nicely. SERVICE was marked by a commendation for an un­ blemished safety record-during many years of Lillian Arenstein, comptometer opera­ T-I "CLlNGTITE" DUST GUARD PLUGS heavy switching service in the terminal and the tor, died Oct. 20 after an illness of sev­ MW JOURNAL BOX LIDS movement of equipment between the Union eral months. She passed away just three DUO-THERM FUEL OIL HEATERS Station and Western Avenue Yard, he never weeks after her sister Rose. T-1 PI PE CLAMPS for all type cars figured in an accident or suffered an injury. Binford Colquhoun, general clerk, be­ T-I "AB" BRANCH PIPE TEE BRACKETS Since retiring he and Mrs. Miller have moved came a grandpa for the first time when T-I RETAINING VALVE BRACKETS to St. Petersburg, Fla. his daughter Ruth gave birth to a boy Oct. 27. T-1 Products, As Standard Equipment, Prove Chester Ulrich, entry clerk in the Their Merit freight house, is recuperating at home at this writing, after being' confined to T-Z RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. freight house, is the son of C. J. Peck, the hospital for several weeks. CHICAGO, ILL. Jr., district passenger agent at Cedar Check Clerks Archie Sinclair and Ed­ G. S. Turner Rapids. ward Knaack are off, due to illness, at S/K Vonda J. Freeman arrived from this writing, the latter being confined to Pearl Harbor on Sept. 24 to spend a Wesley Memorial Hospital. 30-day leave with his mother, Mrs. E. L. The Women's Club, Fullerton Avenue Freeman. Chapter, sponsored a tour of Brauti­ CREOSOTED Leola Gonsales, assistant rate clerk in gam's Florist on Oct. 30 as their first MATERIALS the Cedar Rapids freight house, vaca­ fall money-making project with a net tioned with relatives in California during profit of $37.31. After the tour of the and October. greenhouse, floral alTangements were In recognition of 45 years of service, demonstrated and given as door prizes. a Silver Pass was awarded to H. A. A corsage was also presented to Hazel COAL TAR Shuart, track department employe in Petersen, program chairman, and one to PRODUCTS Cedar Rapids. Gold Passes, in token of our president, Mrs. Minnie Tobias. At 50 years of service, were presented to the time the tour arrangements were Republic CreosoLing Co. Locomotive Engineers W. E. Hollenbeck made, we were without a ways and of Cedar Rapids and A. C. Johnson of means chairman, so our program chair­ Minneapolis Marion. man gTaciously stepped in. Mrs. Grace

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Noyember, 7956 33 Proctor of the Galewood office has since Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. been appointed ways and means chair Charles Small and Mrs. Joseph Craig, man. both of Chicago. His wife passed away MAUMEE Our Dec. 11 meeting should-be very in 1953. During the first .World War it INDIANA interesting, when the Illinois Bell Tele­ was Agent Obyrne and myself who WASHED AND phone Co. presents "The Spirit of worked at Camp Robinson with one DRY DEDUSTED Christmas," a sound film in color. This helper, handling the three regiments of half-hour film, featuring the famous Ma­ artillery stationed there. After that job, bel Beaton Marionettes, tells two of the I never can say I am busy nowadays. World's best loved Christmas stories, Mr. Obyrne was noted for the candy "The Night Before Christmas" and which he made at a little store in Water­ "The Nativity". After the showing of town. the film, we will have the usual grab bag. The last fishing expedition here re­ sulted in a five-pound walleye taken in the Wisconsin River. Now the gang is L & R Division buying ammunition, and duck blinds are FIRST DISTRICT all set for the fall shooting. K. D. Smith, Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Emil Pfaffenbach of Operator, Portage Watertown recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Mr. Pfaffenbach, FOR ELECTRIC AND Conductor George Kerwin, 52, passed a former train auditor and later sleeping away recently at his bome in Lake car conductor, has been retired since DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES: Delton as the result of a heart attack. 1954. The Pfaffellbachs have a son and Surviving are his wife; a son, Patrick, daughter, Dr. H. E. Pfaffenbach of All-Cast Aluminum Directional-Finned in Miami, Fla.; four daughters, Colleen, Stoughton and Mrs. Floyd Neubauer of Radiation Elements for most Marjorie (Mrs. William Berning, Reeds­ Watertown, and two grandchildren. efficient heat transfer, as used in: burg, Wis.), Lynne and Mary Lou; two sisters, Mrs. L. J. Windus and Mrs. THIRD DISTRICT COMPRESSED AIR AFTERCOOLERS Gordon Van Wormer, Portage; and two AIR COMPRESSOR INTERCOOLERS grandchildren. George was one of our M. G. Conklin, Correspondent Assistant Superintendent's Office, Wausau FUEL OIL HEATERS esteemed employes who always could be depended on to do a good job. Burial Henry Arntz, retired section foreman, WILSON was at Lake Delton. passed away recently. He and Mrs. ENGINEERING CORPORA'rION Frank Ternes, retired trainman, 65, Arntz had been living in the village of passed away in Milwaukee Sept. 15 Clifton since his retirement. Funeral 6 Nor~h Michigan Ave" Chicago 2 after a short illness. He was a 40-year services were held at New Lisbon, with veteran. Surviving are his wife; two burial at that point. brothers, Meinrad and William; and Frank J. Mattson recently ended more three sisters, Mrs. Magdaline Schaefer, than 45 years of railroad service, the Present Day Mrs. Margaret Mies and Mrs. Clara most recent of which were spent as en­ Miller, all of Milwaukee. Burial was it gineer on the Merrill switch engine. SAFETY Requirements Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee. Lewis E. Wilcox, with 48 years of en­ DEMAND the Best Herbert C. Ruck of Okauchee, for­ gine service to his credit, has also re­ Equipment merly of Wauwatosa, 62, passed away of tired. Mrs. Wilcox passed away in 1934, a heart attack at Oconomowoc Hospital leaving two small daughters, to whom Sept. 18. Starting as a telegraph oper­ "Louie" devoted himself for their wel­ LAKESIDE ator, he had 46 years of service with our fare and education. Now married, the FUSEES Road. Surviving are his wife; two two girls with their families spend a daughters, Mrs. Dolores Clendenning of considerable part of the summer with Fill the Bill Pewaukee and Mrs. Genevieve Zair­ their father at his cottage on Clear Lake, Safe DependabEe Efficient vogel of Milwaukee; and a son, Herb where he plans to spend a great deal Jr., of Okauchee. Burial was with of his leisure time, fishing' and boating. LAKES,IDE RAILWAY Masonic rites in Wisconsin Memoria! Fond of playing the piano, he is an FUSEE COiUPANY Park. accomplished musician and well remem­ a~ent, Beloit, Wisconsin E. M. Obyrne, retired 7'7, bered as an entertainer in earlier days. passed away recently at Watertown. Conductor and Mrs. Larson recently

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34 The Milwaukee Road Magazine some hunting. Speaking of hunting, Roundhouse Foreman Lou Christmas FLORIDA MODEl TOWN ~. bought a pail' of track shoes to use on ~ the "firing line" up at the game reserve. AND RETIREMENT HAVEN He figured that after shooting his You pay NO P,emlum to buy, build, live in this 3,700-ac,e rolling, wooded highland Paradise on quarry he'd better be ready to run for it major highways convenie:lt to everywhere, every­ thing. Large, beautiful homesites plus modern­ before it was claimed by 45 others. Con­ day planning unequalled at Popular Prices. Home­ ductor E. C. Conley and son Charley, sites $795 up. Homes $6970 up. Liberal terms available. car inspector, are seeing what the Sand Ridge Manor Community Lake Reserve has to offer in the way of Box M-8 ducks and geesc. Dade City, Florida Agent H. J. Walth of Warner has bid Mail Me Complefe FREE Information in the agency at Britton following the Name , . rctirement of Agent Wosepka. Street...... Mrs. C. "\V. Lemon, wife of Fireman City State . Lemon, passed away Oct. 24. Engineer Richard Ryan's wife was re­ leased from St. Luke's Hospital and is convalescing' at home. BUCliEYE TOPS IN MEMBERSHIP. At the recent re­ EAST END CAST STE~L PRODUCTS union of the Veteran Employe's Association in FOR RAILROADS Chicago> Frank La Sa lie was honored for having Martha Moehring, Correspondent secured a total of 405 new members, an all­ Ass\. Superintendent's Office, Montevideo Truck Side Frames time record for membership solicitation. Mr. The confusion is over. Both of our Truck Bolsters La Salle is a veteran of 55 years of Milwaukee Couplers Road service, all at the Union Street freight Smiths have departed from Montevideo. house in Chicago. This picture was taken in Agent "W. D." has retired, and he and Yokes and Draft Castings 1951 when he (left) was presented with his his wife are now nicely settled in their Miscellaneous Car Castings Gold Pass by Agent R. G. Larson, now retired. new home in Buffalo, Minn. Chief Dis­ Six- and Eight-Wheel Trucks patcher Wayne Smith was transferred to Spokane the first of the month and ---- THE ---­ he, too, has found a lovely home with BUGKEYE SHEL CASTINGS CO. spent a week tourning New York City mountain view out of a picture window, COLUMBUS 7, OHIO returning to Wausau for a few days rest comes the report. and thence to Spokane and Iowa to COlll­ The new agent at Montevideo is S. A. plete their vacation. "Jerry" Beck who came to us from On Sept. 15 in the Gesu Catholic Linton, N. D. Engineer Mike Scholl, for many years Specialties Church in Milwaukee, Mary Ann, daugh­ DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE on the Andover line, passed away Sept. ter of the Ben Friedls of Wausau, was Frozen Foods, Cheese, Poultry, married to Engineer Norman Krueger. 30 after a short illness. Retired Con­ Game, Fruits and The young couple took a wedding trip ductor Ed Crooker, whose homc was in to Mexico. Star Prairie, Wis., died recently after Vegetables Pfc. Philip Voeltzke, son of Ware­ suffering a stroke. Earl J. Buckley, E. A. AARON 6' BROS. house Foreman Bill Voeltzke of Wausau, former passenger brakeman who had CHICAGO, ILLINOIS has becn chosen to receive the Marine been a patient at Vetemns Hospital in Corps dress blue uniform awarded by Leatherneck magazine to the outstanding graduate recruit in his battalion at San Diego. He was also chosen honor man of THE his platoon. Brig. Gen. A. L. Bowser issued a lctter of recognition for his IMPROVED achievement, which was made in com­ petition with 219 men. FAIR H & D Division RAIL ANCHOR MIDDLE AND WEST R. F. Huger, Correspondent Operator, Aberdeen Ticket Agent J. S. Nilan of Aberdeen has received a Silver Pass. Engineer Clarence Johnson passed away recently. Wire Chief Charles Todd is on vaca­ tion at this writing, taking in the sights on the west coast and visiting his daugh­ ter at Olympia, Wash.; Mervin Nimbar THE R~M.co. relieving. Roundhouse Clerk Harold

Murphy, your correspondent's inform­ CHICAGO. NEW YORK. DENVlR .. ST. LOUIS .. BOSTON .. ST. PAUL .. WASHINGTON .. SAN fRANCISCO .. MUltO CITY ant for roundhouse news, vacationed with relatives in Milwaukee and also did November, 7956 35

"------­ Hot Springs, S. D., for a number of the position of engineer in J1ille, 1931, years, died Oct. 22. running between Othello and Avery, and Brakeman Gordon Bentson has en­ retired at Spokane in September 1938, Time Is Our Business tered the Navy and is taking his basic after 55 years of service.. He later at Great Lakes. moved to Seattle. Kenneth Tostenson of the Montevideo Mr. Emerson was a member of the CHAS. H. BERN yard force reports the arrival of his Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Union Station Bldg. Chicago, Illinois first son, Lonnie Dean. the oldest member of the Puget Sound Emil Anderson, formerly of Twin Pioneers Club and a charter member MILTON J. HEEGN Brooks, is the new section foreman at of the l\1ilwaukee Retired ,Employes Granite Falls, following the death of Club. Burial was in Seattle. He is 29 E. Madison Street Chicago, Illinois S. W. Bagaus. survived by a brother-in-law and sister, Brakeman Tom Gant has retired. At Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sittler of San Ma­ H. HAMMERSMITH this writing he is confined to Minneapolis teo, Calif., and a .niece, Mrs..Ben Ben­ 322 W. Wisconsin Ave. Veterans Hospital. son, of Pacific Palisades, Calif. A Silver Pass was recently issued to C. S. Finlayson, assistant to chief Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tomek, and Gold purchasing officer, Seattle, has received Passes to Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Ross his Silver Pass. Official Watch Inspectors and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Searle. Col. J. D. McConahay, formerly em­ Engineer Art O'Neil! announced re­ ployed in the engineering department for cently with a great deal of pride, that on the La Crosse & River Division, and he is now a grandfather, all because his son of retired supervisor of signals and ~"'MILWAUKEE ROAD daughter's son, David Ashley King, re­ communications Lines West, last month cently arrived in Chicago. was assigned as comptroller to Toku­ Specialists in railroad watches, fine Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jordahl and waga Air Base, Japan. For the past jewelry and personal gift items.' daughter Alice of Fairmount, N. D., four years he had been at Hill Air Force stopped in recently to give an account Base, Ogden, Utah. Always at Your Service to Dispatcher Warren Mayer's family J. "nick" Dickinson, division lineman of the trip they took out west the past at Seattle, left Oct. 10 to become assist­ month. Andy, who is retired from the ant engineer in the communications de­ Fairmount section, visited around a bit partment in Chicago. and recalled some of the rugged winters Pete Hansen, .recently retired wire he put in on the Fargo line. It made us chief in the Seattle relay office, is at THE shiver just to hear about it. this writing recuperating from a broken arm, a gardening accident. J. P. Kneuhman, assistant engineer in ~~YSTIM Seattle General Offices the co=unications department, and Margaret Hickey, Correspondent Mrs. Kneuhman spent three weeks sight­ General Manager's Office seeing in eastern cities. RAILROAD Death claimed Retired Engineer Wil­ WATER TREATMENT liam T. Emerson on Oct. 20 at Seattle, Milwaukee Terminals at age 89. Mr. Emerson was born in Chemical. • Equipment Union Grove, Ia., and started working FOWLER STREET STATION Blowdown System. [or the Road at Davenport in 1883. Pearl Freund, Correspondent Laboratory Analyse. He handled the track layer from Mo­ Te.ting Kit. • Field Service bridge west when Lines West was Fred Roessger, outbound rate clerk, Re.earch • Survey. started. He went into passenger service and wife recently visited Viroqua, Gays on the Coast Division on June 4, 1908, Mills and Prairie du Chien with son NATIONAL ALUMINATE was aPP9inted traveling engineer on the Clarence and wife. They had much to old Missoula Division in April, 1916, I CORP. say about the beauty of the Kickapoo and traveling engineer on the Idaho Di­ valley and Spooks Cave, which is a com­ 6216 West 66th f'ace • Chicago 38, Illinois vision in October, 1920. He returned to paratively new site about 15 miles from McGregor and Prairie du Chien. This cave and underground river were dis­ covered when a couple of men imagined they heard the sound of rippling water OPERATING 161 RECEIVING one day as they were near Beulah Falls, MOTOR TRUCKS and Beulah, Ia. They have since been quite TRACTORS AND FORWARDING an attraction for tourists. POOL CAR TRAILERS Demurrage Clerk Jack Klima and Mrs. DISTRIBUTORS Klima toured Colorado on the first leg of their recent' vacation. ESTABLISHED 1880 On Oct. 30 Mrs. Mel Waterman, wife of yard clerk, gave birth to a baby girl at Milwaukee Hospital. The Watermans. P. D. Carroll Trucking Co. have three other children. A new girls bowling team was formed CHICAGO, ILLINOIS this year by Nancy Houting, law de­ partment secretary; Lois Scott, IBM clerk at Fowler Street; Joyce Koester 36 The Milwaukee Road Magazine and .Josephine Bentz, stores department; Wood, Wis., at this writing. an(1 .Jane Graham who is not affiliated Switchman Wallie Braatz was mar­ LOW-COST with the Road. The team, sponsored by ried recently. , RETIREMENT a local tavern, is in first place at this Switchman Al Getschel, who suffered in FLORIDA writing. They bowl in the league at the a stroke and was confined to a hos­ MARTIN COUNTY ne'" Y.M.C.A. on 'Wisconsin Ave. pital, is improving at this writing. ¥J~, is for reg'lar folks! The Scotts are taking a motor trip to Burkie West spent his vacation in vaca tion with friends and relatives at Mexico this year. Midway along Florida's Atlantic coastline is Kewport, Ky., Greenwood, Miss., and Yardmaster Pat Rooney was married healthful Martin County. 'Where living costs are 10Vi and the best things of life are free. Sarasota, Punta Gorda, and Miami, Fla. on Oct. 6 to Miss Carol Dobiesz. And where you'lt meet reg'lar folks and do Connie Overton, who has been han­ Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chesnick are par­ the things you've always wanted to do. dling general clerical duties days, is ents of little Valerie Ann, born Oct. 9. Tha!'s the magic of Martin County ... where nOw on the night force temporarily. The father of Switchman Tommy nobody puis on "airs" and life is unhurried, casual and relaxing. It's where a Florida su n Little Denise Gail Bartelt accompanied Barrett passed away Oct. 19. and ever-cooling ocean breezes replace the her mother Mary to the office recently to Mrs. Marie Schultz, sister of Switch­ strain of winter storms and furnace-tending. get acquainted with Mother's co-workers. man Anton Geiger, was presented re­ Where goin'·fishin' is just a way of life. Mary has again returned to the cashier Smalt towns and cheerful hamlets and cently with a 50-year membership pin clusters of modest·income retirees ... as well department. by the Ladies Auxiliary of the B.R.T. as quietly secluded estates. Rich inland ranch Alice Sobczak, outbound rate clerk, The presentation was made by Mrs. and farmlands ...and opportunities for many and Geraldine Hartner, claim clerk, went Edna Stallman, wife of Northern Di­ small producers of winter vegetables, cilrus and cut flowers. to Lake Wales, Fla., recently, for a visit vision conductor. to Silver Springs and Cypress Gardens. Mrs. Hattie Mickelson, clerk, is con­ FREE BOOKLET Or, better yet, plan 'fhe first stop en route was Rock City, valescing at home at this writing, after to visit us this winter or next summer. Tenn., and Lookout Mountain. They surgery at Milwaukee Hospital. MARTIN COUNTY then took the route through the citrus ADVERTISING COMMISSION I gTove country to Miami and thence UNION STATION BOX 686-0, STUART, FLA. to St. Augustin'e. The highlight of the Mrs. Dolly .Johnson of the signal and trip was the return through the Smokies, communications department has re­ • • ':'!'.. Address . I their beauty heightened by the fall turned from a vacation in Nassau and weather. Florida. L~ _C~. i:e..J Gene Summerfield has enrolled at Mil­ Depot Messenger Anne Lester is ill CMH·8 waukee Vocational School for the liberal at this writing. .Judy Morris of Fowler arts course, working it in between his Street is taking over her job. duties at Fowler Street, and being father Station Ticket Agent Otto Bartel at­ to two small fry. tended the annual meeting of the Ricky Franco is again bowling this American Association of Railroad season with members of the Milwaukee People 60 to 80 Ticket Agents at Glacier Park, Mont. Transportation Club at Central Lines. Mrs. Bartel accompanied him. APPLY FOR OLD LINE LEGAL

DAVIES YARD RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE MUSKEGO YARD & UNION STATION Charles Pikalek, Correspondent If you are under 80, you can Grace M. Johnson, Correspondent Office of General Superintendent still apply for a $1,000 life in.. Sympathy was extended to the fam­ surance policy to help take care MUSKEGO YARD ily of Reinhold Voss who passed away of final expenses without bur• Oct. 18; also to the family of Adam dening your family. Switchman Arvid Bakke is still ill Dzieniszewski who passed away Oct. You can handle the entire at this writing. Switchman John 23. transaction by mail with' OLD Petrie has returned to work after a Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pikalek (retired AMERICAN of KANSAS CITY. long illness. Night Caller Henry Wind­ carman), parents of the writer, cele­ No obligation of any kind. No ward, who has been off for some time brated their 50th wedding anniversary one will calIon you! due to illness, has returned to work on by exchanging vows on Oct. 27 at St. Write today for free informa- ! the third shift. Rose's Church. Present at the recep­ tion. Simply mail postcard or The Tom Hamann family have a new tion were three sons, three daughters, letter (giving age) to Old baby girl, born Oct. 24. American Ins. Co., 1 W. 9th, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grand­ Dept. Lll02M, Kansas City, Mo. Switchman Don Ellis is a patient at children. r- INDIANA'S MODERN COAL MINE & WASHERY AMBER JAC'KET QUALITY COAL Originating on 6" Lump-6" x 4" Washed Egg-4" x 2" Washed Nut The Milwaukee Road Washed and Dried Treated 5tokercoal 11/2" x 3/s" 3/4 " x 3/s" WASHED The Perfection in Preparation and Size Capacity 3.500 Tan. Low Ash-High Heat Content. Porous Pancake Dally Clinker-Easily Removed

I Sterling-Midland Coal Co.s So. Michigan Ave•• Chicago. III. ~ J November, 1956 37 authorizing the establishment 61 the WIS!: OWL CLUIl of

THE CHICAGO, NIl-WAf/KEE, ST. PAUL d PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPAN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

to encourage eyesight conservation and honor the men and women of industry wh,ose vision has been saved. in accidents because they were wearing eye protection.

OCTOBER 4, 195&

NATIONAL SOC1ETY FOR THE PREVENTION Or BLlNDN£SS

~ATIOHAL SPO!'i'SOR HEW YORI, N.Y.

WE JOIN THE WISE OWLS. Facsimile 01: the charter which was issued recently to The Mil­ waukee Road by the Wise Owl Club of Amer­ ica, an organization sponsored by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness to reduce the incidence of eye injury among industrial workers. The club is composed of SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT Roger N. Coe, winner of the annual J. T. Gillick award in 1953 people who have saved their .sight by wearing and now a chemical engineering senior at.the State University of Iowa, was one of 25 students eye protecting equipment at the time of an selected from U S. colleges this surnmer for science and engineering training at the Owens­ ::m-the-job accident. At present the plan takes Illinois Technical Center, Toledo, Ohio. Here he is shown making a heat study of pipe in employes of the Road's locomotive, car, store, insulation. Roger, the third employe's son to receive a Milwaukee Road scholarship, is the maintenance of way and structures, and signals son of W. M. Coe of Tama, la., a signals and communications department inspector. and communications departments, and some others who might be considered subject to eye injury in their routine duties. Employes are eligible for membership who, having suffered a mishap on the job in which the wearing of eye protection prevented an injury, can pro­ TRIAL RUN. Senior accounting students of Marquette University, Milwaukee, '",ho toured the duce as evidence their damaged goggles and the Road's accounting offices in Chicago Nov. 1, watching a demonstration of new electronic statements of witnesses. Upon being welcomed accounting equipment under the supervision of department officials. From left: H. C. Johnson, into the ranks they receive a membership card, assistant comptroller; T. S. Gajewski, assistant supervisor of machine accounting; Marquette a handsome lapel pin and a shop badge that can students John Mlakar, Wayne Sammons and Ann Kesting of Milwaukee and Harold Magensen, be worn at work. The Wise Owl Club, estab­ Kenosha, Wis.; and J. E. Vraney, auditor of station accounts and overcharge claims. All of the lished in 1947, is now active in industries in all students are members of Beta Alpha Psi, national honorary accounting fraternity. The machine of the 48 sta tes, Canada, Hawai i and Puerto being demonstrated is an accounting printer of an advanced type for preparing statements and Rico. It is estimated that the vision conserved records. Arrangements for the tour were made by Mr. Vraney's son Robert who is a fifth year by its efforts represents a saving of many mil­ dentistry student at Marquette. lions of dollars in compensation, but far beyond measure in terms of happiness, productivi ty and family welfare.

An alert citizen, so it's said, dashed into an office of the F.B.I. waving a little notebook. "I just found this on the street," he said. ((It's in a seC?'et code." One of the agents glanced at it and read, ((K-ii, P-i, YO-3." Unable to de­ cipher it, he had it put at once through a complex decoding machine. However, the code remained a complete mystery. Suddenly a young clerk caught sight of the' notebook. «Oli, for heaven's sake," she said. ((I can decipher that!" And while they all gathe1'ed arotmd, she read, «Knit 11, Purl 1, Yarn Over 3." 38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine SALUTED AT JANESVILLE. A Mil­ waukee Road business car spotted near the Janesville, Wis, depot was the setting for this salute to J. M. Brown, retiring agent, and his successor, F. E. Daley, formerly agent at Chicago Heights. 1. M. Cunningham, general freight traffic manager-sales and serv­ ice, Chicago, presided at both a lunch­ eon and dinner which were attended by many of Mr. Brown's longtime friends among the city's shippers and on the railroad. Shown at the dinner, seated from left, are: Walter McKaig, Chevrolet plant; Mr. Brown; A. P. Owen, Chambers & Owen; and Mr. Daley. Standing, from left: Jame, Stephens, Chevrolet plant; R. 1. White, division freight agent, Chicago; Ellis Jensen, Janesville Sand & Gravel Co.; Mr. Cunningham; 1. C. Peacock, Reck River Woolen Mills; Roy Dean, Central States Lumber Co.; and K. B. Jeffris, Frank H. Blodgett, Inc. Some 50 em­ ployes also honored Mr. Brown at a retirement dinner in the VFW Club en Oct. 16. Mr. Brown retired Oct. 1 after 45 years of service, the last 29 as agent. (Janesville Daily Gazette photo)

FETED ON FINAL RUN. Bringing the Morn:ng Hiawatha into month and 21 days of service on the Milwaukee Division, all but Milwaukee from Chicago on Sept. 30, Engineer John W. Wilkins five as an engineer. Helping to hold the sign is Clifford Eberhardt, was met by this group of well-wishing friends, relatives and fellow his son-in-law, who fired for his last run. (Milwaukee Sentinel employes. As the sign shows, he was retiring after 53 years, O;le photo)

November, 1956 39

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NOVEMBER SCENE along the Milwaukee Road's Dubuque & Illinois Division in northern Illinois