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LOCAL NO. 19-6-MEMPHIS, TENN. - ALVIS H. THOMAS, Repor te r

Mlsn I r e n e Polk, d a u g h t e r of J l m P o l k , t h l r d class machinist , h a s just re turned f rom a n extensive t r ip to t h e east . She visi ted New York, Philadelphia. a n d a l so took in t h e Chicago Fa l r , a f t e r l eav lng t h e e a s t on h e r r e t u r n home. She reported a very enjoyable time. , At t h i s w r i t i n g w e r e g r e t t o repor t

t h a t J o h n Ralnes , hos t le r helper, a n d Joe Daniel, of c a r depar tment , both lost the i r wlves in death. To them we ten- d e r o u r s y m p a t h y d u r i n g the i r bereave- ment.

Yours T r u l y t h e reporter spent the week-end a f e w d a y s a g o in St. Louis. v i s i t ing f r iends a n d t a k i n g In a couple of baseball games. Am u r g i n g a l l o u r ourside f r iends who wish to s e e beau- t i ful scenery a n d en joy a pleasant t r ip to use t h e Frisco, unsurpassed f o r service.

Mrs. E d n a Harwel l , wi fe of Dee H a r - well, th i rd c l a m boilermaker. s p e n t t h e week-end a t Moon's Lake, Miss., visi t - i n g h e r paren ts , w h o a r e c a r e t a k e r s of a f ishing lodge there. She tells of hav- i n g c a u g h t severa l l a r g e fish, a n d boasted of h e r ski l l a s a fisherwoman. B u t of course h e r husband, Dee, seems to have t h e opinlon t h a t h e r b ro ther c a u g h t t h e fish a n d l e t h e r claim t h e credit. All in a l l it 's just a n o t h e r fish story.

T h e continuous d r o u t h a n d h e a t wave in a n d a round Memphls h a s been t h e chief cause of much of t h e i l lness of o u r boys f o r t h e las t month. A check showed t h a t a b o u t a dozen of o u r g r o u p w e r e affected par t ia l ly If no t fully, even t o Ye reporter .

Remember a s w e s e t o u t to per form o u r du t ies f o r t h e company each day , t h a t t h e company also expec ts u s to worlc safely, and prevent accidents t o ourselves a n d those a round U s .

Cur t i s s Wal lace i s in a cri t ical con- dition a t t h e Isolat ion hospital of t h l s city. H a v i n g been In poor hea l th f o r some time, Wallace, a th i rd class ma- ch in is t in t h e shop, w a s gassed while over s e a seventeen months w i t h t h e A. E. F.

LOCAL &o. 32-NEWBURG, MO.

E . F. FULLER, Repor te r

P e t e Rook h a s accepted t h e position as y a r d m a s t e r a t Monett.

L. A. Hazen is d r iv ing a n e w ~ h e b rolet.

nlra. J.' E. E a r p and d a u g h t e r , R u t h , visited f r iends in Sprlngfleld

Mrs. Jack Hil l re turned f rom a three months ' visi t In California w i t h h e r mother w h o is In 111 health.

Mrs. E. F. Fuller . Miss Mary S t a g g s a n d Nlss Thelma Vinson a t tended the .Munlclpal Opera In St. Louis.

Mrs. C. D. W a r d a n d family motored to St . Louis and a t tended a bal l game.

Orvtlle F i t e of Springfield spent the week-end w i t h home folks.

hIiss Helen Fe l lows is a b l e t o worlc a f t e r several weeks of illness.

S. A. Montgomery a n d family a t t e n d - ed t h e Browns-Yankees bal l g a m e while on his vacation.

Chas. W a r d a n d F r a n k F u l l e r a t tend- e d the Century of P r o g r e s s a t Chicago f o r a f e w days.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

CLAUDE HEREFORD, R e p o r t e r --

'The w a t e r slturrtion on t h l s divlslon h a s become ser ious bu t th rough dogged efforts of W. H. Brooke a n d t h e splen- did co-operat ion of o t h e r s there h a s been no impai rment of t ra in move- ments.

J. N. Stephens a n d R o y Myers made emergency repa i r s to the pump s ta t ion

a t StraKord recently on account of rhe low condition of t h e s p r i n g a t t h a t ulare. - ~ - - - - -

A force of W. S. men h a v e been re - newing t h e l a r g e w a t e r llne in t h e tun- nel a t t h e wes t shops t h e pas t month.

W. H. Broolce made a t r in to St. Louis recently on company business.

Mr. a n d Mrs. J. N. S tephens m a d e a recent visit to Cape Girardeau, visi t ing f r iends a n d relat ives

W r i t i n g these no tes at t h i s t ime Is as b a d a s t r y l n g to pull a sore tooth w i t h a mashed thumb, having suffered a n in- j u r y to t h e forefinger of t h e r i g h t hand while t r y i n g (?) to fix t h e w a s h i n g machine for t h e missus! So I a m punchlng them o u t wi th one h a n d on t h e old Corona a n d w h a t a mess!

BACK SHOP NEWS

A L E X W A T T a n d CLAUD CAMPBELL, R e p o r t e r s

Gerald Campbell, machln ls t appren- tice, i s d r iv ing a new Chevy sedan. H e t raded his l i t t l e F o r d f o r It.

We a r e v e r y s o r r y to repor t t h e d e a t h of L a z a r u s P a c k who passed a w a y on Augus t 4. He Was the father. of Chas. Pack who i s a s t e e l wtorker a t t h e n o r t h slde.

T h e two d a u g h t e r s of Tommy Tucker, bo i le rmaker helper, a r e v l s l t ing the i r a u n t in St. Louis a t t h i s wri t ing. E. W. Brown, genera l foreman a t

K a n s a s City Fr l sco roundhouse, and wife spent a f e w d a y s recently w i t h Mrs. Brown's facher a n d mother, Mr. a n d Mrs. A1 Ball. Mr. Ball Is s ta t lonary englneer a t the nor th shops.

Mrs. P a u l Andrews, w i f e o t P a u l An- d r e w s of t h e nor th machine shop, i s v i s i t ing w i t h re la t ives in Los Angeles. Cal. She expects to spend ten d a y s there.

Richard Tyack , machine foreman, h a s gone in t l ~ dog business. He h a s puF- chased a Boston bull t e r r ie r pup. Dick s a y s t h a t t h e pup a l ready knows more t r icks t h a n a n old d o g b u t you ,have to k n o w how t o t ra in them.

F r e d Rubin , lead machinist o n t h e n l g h t s h i f t in t h e machine shop, is off w o r k at t h i s w r i t l n g o n account of a n Injured a rm. W e wish you a speedy recoverv Rubin.

~ v e r e ' t , t Delo a n d Paul lne Davls were marr ied J u l y 29 a t t h e home of h l s par - en ts , Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k D e b . I t w a s a q u i e t ceremony. performed by t h e Rev. N. J. Breashears. T h e y will m a k e the i r home a t 2024 T r a v i s avenue. Mr. F r a n k Delo Is bench carpenter in t h e mill shop.

X l s s Maud Robberson, d a u g h t e r of R u f u s Robberson, t h l r d class s h e e t meta l worker. h a s re turned a f t e r a va- cat ion s p e n t o n t h e Pacific coast visit- i n g wl th relatives a n d friends.

Rev. P a u l McBride a n d wife a n d smal l son have re turned to t h e i r home in Shidler, Okla., a f t e r spending a month wi th the i r paren ts . Mr. a n d Mrs. Alex W a t t and Mr. a n d Mrs. W. H. Mc- Brlde. Alex W a t t Is a s h e e t m e t a l w o r k e r a t t h e nor th side a n d Mr. Mc- Br ide i s a fireman for the Frisco.

Wm. (Scotty) McCrae, nort'h s ide ma- chinist , who h a s been off for some t ime i s w o r k i n g in K a n s a s City for the Frlsco.

Alex W a t t , co-reporter , IS o n t h e slck l is t a t t h i s wri t lng. T h e boys a t t h e s h o p hope to see you back Roon Alex.

Nes Fre tz , lead blacksmith, s p e n t h l s vacation In Wisconsin v i s i t ing w i t h relatives.

COACH YARD-KANSAS CITY, MO.

J. J. SULLIVAN, Repor te r

Alr conditioned coaches w e r e placed in service on t ra ins No. 117-118 be- tween K a n s a s City, T u l s a a n d Oklaho- m a City, effective J u l y 26. T h i s m a k e s a total of ten a i r oonditioned c a r s op- e r a t l n g o u t of t h i s t e rmlna l a n d they

a r e cer ta in ly proving popular wi th t h e t rave l ing public.

Barney Scanlon, coach Inspector, a g a i n carr ied off first prize for h a v f n g t h e l a r g e s t fami ly presen t a t the Sun- nyland Club annual picnic which w a s held a t Campbell's L a k e on J u l y 31.

J a m e s Edwards , coach carpenter , h a s been a b s e n t a few weeks on account of s lckness a n d his place is belng filled by Oscar But le r f rom t h e nor th yard.

Cur t i s Kincaide. lead inspector in c h a r g e of t h e n i g h t crew, h a s j u s t re - tu rned f rom a week's vacation, p a r t of which w a s s p e n t in pull ing eight-pound catfish o u t of the Missouri river. Dur- i n g his absence Homer Roller worked w i t h the n lgh t crew.

Douglas Donnldson, chauffeur of the shop-mule, is the proud o w n e r of a b rand new F o r d V-8 coach.

NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS -. EMERY HAGEEWOOD. Reool'ter . -

Doiph Deck, machinist on t h e second shif t , recently proved t h a t h e had t h e in te res t of t*e company a t h e a r t while off the job a s well a s when a t work, by secur ing a passenger f rom Spr ing- field to Los -4ngeles a f t e r they had planned to m a k e the t r ip \.la bus.

Mrs. Si las Snider is mourn ing t h e d e a t h of h e r mother which occurred d u r i n g t h e pas t month. S y m p a t h y of the roundhouse employes is extended. Mr. Snider is a machinist o n d u t y a t t h e passenger s tat ion.

Sympathy is a l so extended to Mrs. Nathaniel Rose in the loss of a brother , whose dea th occurred a t Newburg Mo., d u r i n g t h e pas t week. Mr. ~ o s e ' i s a th i rd sh i f t t a n k man.

W. W. Holmes, machlnlst , second shif t , h a s g iven h is house a t 630 North K a n s a s avenue, a new coa t o f pa in t d u r i n g t h e p a s t month.

Will iam Gooch, welder h a s a l so t rea ted h i s home a t 1664 ~ o b t h Natlonal wi th a new coa t of paint.

Your repor te r i s a t th i s t ime having h i s home a t 1 2 3 2 E a s t Sunshine painted.

Will iam S. Kimble, tool room a t tend- a n t , h a s re turned to w o r k a f t e r a n ill- ness of five weeks.

E. E. "Epp" McCauley, machinist a t t h e passenger s ta t ion , h a s re turned to w o r k fol lowing a t'wo weeks' tussle wi th lumbago.

Orville Bennett , e lectr ician, w a s a v is i to r a t t h e Chicago F a i r d u r t n g t h e pas t month. Mr. B e n n e t t a t tended t h e F a l r l a s t year , and h e sa id i t w a s even be t te r t h i s y e a r t h a n ever.

Haro ld Day, machinist ' o n a i r work . third sh l f t , visited his mother and f a t h e r a t Fayettevil le , Ark.. d u r i n g t h e pas t month.

C. S. Keiser , n i g h t roundhouse fore- man, Is o n the job a a a i n fo lowlng h is vaca tion.

T h o m a s Murray, asa l s tan t genera l foreman. i s also back f rom h is vaca- tlon whlch h e spent mostlv a t home. bu t 'made a t r ip to E u r e k a s p r i n g s a n d R o c k a w a y Beach.

T r u m a n Walton, e x t r a man, w a s overcome by t h e h e a t whi le on d u t y a t t h e cinder n i t A u e u s t 9. H e in ab le to -- be o u t a g a i n a t t 6 s time.

R o y Matthews, machin is t o n a i r work , second shif t , Is on a leave of a b - sence for severa l days, a n d we under- s tand h e i s v i s i t ina h i s o a r e n t s in

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. M. PEEBLES, Repor te r

Mrs. C. B. Callahan, wi fe of ass l s tan t super in tendent visited h e r d a u g h t e r a t Thayer recentiy.

Mrs. W. Fickle a n d children a r e visl t - 1ng a t St. Joe, Ark.

Mrs. F. G. Schratx. d a u g h t e r s K a t h - e r ine a n d Leona, family of c a r inspec-

to r a r e now on a visit to Dallas, Texas. F r a n k Thomas, f i reman, is now con-

flned in the St'. Louis hospital. E. E. Stone, swi tchman, w a s called

to Hoxie. -ark.. on account of t h e dea th

\Vni. H. Jamison w a s operated upon recently and is do ing nicely.

Ed Homewoocl is ou t of the hosnital

and Louis, family of locomotive inspec- tor, a r e vaca t ion ing a t Parsons , ICan.

W e a r e very s o r r y to repor t the dea th of Jefferson N. Gibbons, shee t meta l worlter, Augus t 1 4 , fol lowing a s h o r t illness. Mrs. Gibbons a n d children have o u r deevewl sympil th

Mr. Perklns. rounb;;ouse clerk, tool; par t of h i s vacation las t week a n d en- joyed a good rest.

J A U ~ H \Vright (col.) laborer, is plan- n l n g to accompany his son, Louis. Jr . , to Tuslcegee, Ala., soon. Louis, J r . , ex- pects to e n t e r t h e Tuskegee Ins t i tu te the coming term.

W. J. Cornell, locomotive carpenter , and Mrs. Cornell expect to g o to Rush Springs, Okla.. soon to visi t relatives.

now a n d s a y s never fe l t b e t t e r o r ' h a d less in his life.

of h i s fa ther . AIrs. L. r). B r y a n t of HousLon, Texau,

known b e t t e r a s Jeane t te . is v ls i t ine

W e a r e sor ry To hear of the dea th of t h e Crrther of John E. Schwind, car depar tment . Burial w a s made a t High- land, Ill., Augus t 2.

F r a t l a C: Henn, smal l d a u g h t e r of F. C. Henn, 1s a t the Isolat ion hospital w i t h scar le t fever.

Local No. 5 w a s well represented a t t h e Fr i sco picnic a t Sylvan Beach on J u l y 2 9 . The local boys won t h e ball g a m e in t h e morning and got a nice box of c igars a s a t rea t but o u r local en- t r ies in t h e waltz contest failed us. Everyone seemed to have a fine time.

W e a r e s o r r y to h e a r of t h e dea th of Steven Shell's mother , Mrs. Kise Winters , ~t Holcomb, 3Iiss. hIrs. Win- t e r s had been ill fo r some t ime and h e r son w a s w i t h h e r f o r a week but had just re turned home the day before he received notice of her death. Steve is a ~ h e m b e r of Local No. GB.

W e ex tend o u r s y m p a t h y t o Mr. a n d Mrs. William Henry on account of the d e a t h o f JIrs. Henry ' s mother.

h e r mother , Mrs. B. C . Williams, tvifz of roundhouse foreman.

BIrs. E. S. Boze, E d w a r d and Addle Boze of Richmond. Va., s is ter , nephew and niece of F. C. Will iams. roundhouse foreman, a r e on a visi t here, a f t e r t a k i n g in the World 's Fa i r .

Business a p p e a r s to be very good, as the fol lowing gentlemen a r e spor t ing new cars : E. E. Bateman, conductor, P lymouth coupe; Grover Hall , t h e s a m e ; D. Moore, b rakeman, Oldsmobile coach: Dave Thomas. conductor. Chev-

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LOCAL NO. 5B-ST. LOUIS, MO. Golet coach.

John H. Stone, b r idge man, i s now in t h e St. Louis hospital.

Miss J u n e Sliaggs, d a u g h t e r of S. G . S k a r z s . roundhouse clerk, is visi t ing a t

D. L. P.aRI

1 EASTERN DIVISION I T E L E G R A P H NOTES-EASTERN

D I V I S I O N

HI3LE.N FELLOWS, Repor te r

H o w good it does seem to be back on t h e old job, th i rd tr ick, Newburg, even though i t is for one n i g h t only. T h a n k s a r e d u e H . H e n r y for l ay ing off to spend t h e d z y in Springfield. Thi rd tr ick "ain't w h a t i t used to be" -we miss Charlie, Joe, Shep, Cr i s a n d severa l o t h e r s of the old gang .

H. W. Bunselmyer, th i rd t r ick , Cuba. mas relieved by D. Rober t s a d a y o r two.

W. C. Austin. who w a s bumped a t Grandview by J. Pot te r , bumped A. Childester , second tr ick. Southeas te rn Junc t ion . This places Cliildester on the e s t r a hoard.

L. J . Porterfield relieved El. Henson, second tr ick, Uixon, who h a s been off account ill hea l th , Mr. Henson spent some t ime in the hospital a t St. Louis for essmina t ion and t rea tment . At l a s t report , he W R S feel ing fine a g a i n and ab le to r e t u r n to work .

1%'. P. Collening, a g e n t , Phil l ipsburg. w a s off several days, being relieved by V. R. Finley.

J. F . Licolc relieved J . L. Copening, second tr ick, Pacific, one day.

J. JA. F r y , agent , Stoutland, w a s re- lieved severa l d a y s by E. L. Mooney.

. W. C. ..\ustin, second tr ick. South- eas te rn Junclion, w a s off one day. J. F. Lick relieved him.

L. J. Porterfield relieved A. Frech , third crick. Sullivan. for a day o r two.

Mrs. U. Snyder, fo rmer agent . Cre- scent , h a s been in t h e Hospi ta l in St. Louis for some time. She w a s oper- a t e d o n Augus t 8th. a n d w e sincerely hope s h e will no011 be up a n d o u t again.

Niss Gladys Roth, stenographer in the division engineer'x office a t F t . Scott , mas the xues t of Helen 1'. Fel - lows a t S e m b u r g for several days.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDE.NT T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

ELLA STRATTON, Report 'er

On .July 17th we received the slloclc- i n g news of the r a t h e r sudden dea th of K a t h e r i n e Beigie-one of t h e Frisco's most loyal employes. H e r cheery "goo& morning' ' and b r i g h t ou t - look on l i fe will be g r e a t l y missed by us.

J u l y mith i t s record-breaking hea t wasn ' t ho t enough, s o we had to have a couple of fires! On J u l y 18th Rob't. J. Lewis, chief o f t h e per diem dcpar t - nient', received a n excit ing telephone cal l t h a t h i s house w a s on fire and to h u r r y home. H u r r y he did, b r e a k i n g a l l speed laws. T h e fire had ga ined considerable headway, which forced the faniily to build pract ical ly a new house. Then a couple of d a y s l a t e r J a m e s Collins received a s imi la r call

a n d made h is Chevrolet do seventy per in order l o reach the conf lagra t ion a n d help fire-fighters save h i s cozy l i t t le bungalow.

Vara t ions a r e st i l l in order : Pear l Townes a n d Lillian Brooks lef t Augus t 25th for a t r ip th rough Yellowstone P a r k , going in a t Gardiner a n d coni- i n g Out a t Cody.

I rene Schnller s p e n t th ree weeks in Ann Arbor Mich Toledo a n d Detroi t . vlsi t lng ~ r i k n d s n'hd h e r s i s te r , Mrs. F. Jf. Bnwen, nee Els ie Schnller.

E. A. D u B o l ~ , oP t h e weighing de- par tment , took a week off and just rested a n d visi ted w i t h relat ives a t Cahool, Mo.

F. H. Masters, chief f re lgh t c a r dis- t r ibu te r , a n d daughter . Margare t , journeyed to C h i c a ~ o to see the new s i g h t s a n d wonders o r t h e Century of Progress .

Theda Pyland salled f r o m New Yorlc City, Augus t 15th for a week's s t a y In r iermuda . . . w h a t could be more rest- fu l t h a n a week's s t a y in t h a t beanti- ful spot'?

B e r t h a Schumacher le f t Augus t 19th for Columhia, ,Yo., fo r a visit w i t h fr iends.

Sa turday , Augus t l l t h , Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Will tes had the most fun en- te r ta in ing the i r small son, J a c k , wirh his f i rs t t ra in ride. J a c k went' to C a r t h a g e to visi t h i s g randmother , where he is go ing to s t a y a week or so in company wi th h i s mother.

Mary Welch had a gay time, too. over t h e week-end of Augus t 18th, f o r s h e arid her s is ter , Hall ie , chief typist . en te r ta ined Mrs. W. E. Johnson and daughter . Evelyne, of Xew York Cit'y. N a r y a n d Evelyne a r e sucli pals-hence t h e e s t r a good time.

I t w a s a peppy bunch t h a t motored over to Joplin recently to see the ball g a m e : R e r t h a Sutherland, I rene Schal- lei-, Lil l ian Yates a n d a crowd f rom Jlr . Hoehle's office and they didn't g e t back unti l 4 a . m., which sounds l ike a good t ime w a s had b y all.

Savina Fell in spent a recent' week- end in St. Louis, v i s i t ing relatives, a n d recommends summer t ime t rave l ing on the Frisco in air-cooled coaches. Thev a r e CRASD!

Tom Lyons, f a t h e r o I Cather ine and Florence Lyons, h a s been critically I11 a t h i s home here f o r some tlme. b u t is reported much be t te r s ince grantl- baby Jacqueline Anne Clayman has come al l t h e w a y from California to visit him.

SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

JIATJLDA C. HOFFMAS, Repor te r

S. L. O'Hair, s ignal main ta iner a t P leasan ton , ICans., is v i s i t ing relat ives a t Green Cast le , Ind.

S igna lman R. G. Lamber t is a t tend- i n g the BARE meet ing and incidently t-alclng in t h e F a i r in Chicago.

S igna lman Floyd Eley w a s called to \Villard, Mo., J u l y 18th. account t h e d e a t h of h i s g randmother . W e extend to t h e bereaved family o u r deepest sympathy .

main ta iner a t Oklahoma City and son. John Richard, a r e spending the i r vaca- tion in Detroi t , Mich.

Misses P e a r l a n d Grace Henry d a u g h t e r s of Signal fiIs111talner G. H. Henry a t L a Cygne, Kans., a r e visi t ing in Seymour, Mo.

Mrs. J . C. Parr'ish, wife of s ignal maintainel-, Pacific, s p e n t the recent week-end with f r iends a t Cuba.

Miss Kathleen Kelton, d a u g h t e r of Signal Main ta ine l W'. R. ICelton a t Chelsea, is spending, h e r vacation a t h e r old home in Sgrlngfield.

Mrs. J e r r y Young, wife .of ass i s ran t s igna lman, Springfield, I S s1,ending some t ime in St. Louis.

Mrs. C. W. Woodfill and faniily a r e v i s i t ing relat ives in Paola, I

on t h e S. S. Pres ident w a s well a t - tended. Don't fo rge t your coa t nex t year Luelte. J o e forgot a b o u t t h e social regula t ions a n d had t o bor row a coat every t ime he danced.

Mrs. Clearmont and son made a visi t to California and Arizona while Horace s tayed a t home. H. C. would have gone, too, b u t he s a y s h e l ikes claim w o r k s o well, he would r a t h e r be here.

A. V. McGill a n d fam5ly journeyed to P a n a m a City (F lor ida , no t t h e Canal) , w h e r e t h e w i f e a n d children spent th ree w e e k s w i t h t h e folks.

P a u l Brendel g a v e t h e Ozarlrs a break by spending h i s week dr iv ing there w i t h h i s famlly.

T h i n k of th i s Helen McHale r e t u r n - i n g f rom t h e m c s t e r y t r ip w i t h bru ises ga lore and Lil K u l a g e s u n b u r n t to a crisp. Helen re fuses t o t a l k and Lil is s t i l l s o r e a f t e r us ing Minit-Rub over t h e week-end. d u s t a couple of old s o f t l e s who couldn't t a k e it.

OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER

ORVILLE COBLE, Repor te r

T r a i n number four, A u g u s t 15th. w a s a Honey Moon Special' w i t h t w o Fr i sco couples "just married" aboard , Chicago bound. W e sha l l mention t h e Feyens first. because they w e r e marr ied a n hour ear l ie r t h a n t h e Moffitts. Alice Mae Mills, t h a t good-looking, good- na tured messenger g i r l w a s marr ied t o F r a n k Feyen , chief messenger, a t 3:00 p, m. t h e 15th a t t h e F i r s t Bapt i s t Church. After a week in Chicago t h e y will be a t home at 9 1 6 St. Louis Street . P a u l Moffitt marr ied Opal Camp a t t h e Episcopal Church in a simple ceremony performed by Dr. Bailey. T h e MoRitts went by boat f rom Chicago to Xfackinac Island for a weeits' fishing. They will be a t home a t 781 Lincoln S t ree t , a f t e r t h e first. Our bes t wishes to both couples.

Miss Grace Jochum enjoyed a vaca- tlon in t h e east .

C. P. K i n g a n d fami ly h a v e been vaca t ion ing in old Mexico.

Our s t a t e m e n t in las t month's Maga- zlne t h a t Hober t Madison, now chief c le rk a t Chaflee, began h is rai lroad c a r e e r a s a secre ta ry h a s b r o u g h t u s a number of l e t te rs of p ro tes t a n d cor - rection. 4 s one correspondent s o ab ly expresses it: "He h a s w i t h pr ide of ten told those of u s w h o k n o w him well enough t o cal l him Frankl in , t h a t a s a mere boy he labored a s a sect ion hand on t h e Southern divlsion nnd was , to- g e t h e r w l t h h i s ancesters , rea l ly re - sponsible f o r t h e splendid condition of t h e t r a c k in vicinity of Willow Springs. W e think, however, the inception of h i s rai lroad w o r k was ear l ie r t h a n t h a t , a n d t h a t h i s career as a ra i l road m a n probably s t a r t e d when he, a s a smal l lad, used to w a i t for t h e t r a i n t o p a s s and then l a y his e a r ,fo t h e rai l a n d listen to the rumbling.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

HAZEL CLARK, Repor te r

Mr. a n d Mrs. R. G. F r e l d a n d chil- d ren sai led f rom New York on t h e 24th d a y of Augus t on t h e I ta l lan s t e a m e r R o m a for Haifa. F r o m there t h e y will journey t o Je rusa lem, w h e r e they will e n g a g e in missionary work. Mr. and Mrs. Fre id re turned t o Amerlca a year a g o a f t e r seven years' service in mis- s ionary work a n d they wll l be gone for a l lke period o n th i s trip. Mrs. Fre ld is t h e d a u g h t e r of "Uncle" Dee Forsy the , a n d . 3lr. a n d Mrs. P o r s y t h e w e r e a t t h e New York p ie r to bid them adieu.

Sincere s y m p a t h y is extended t o Ida Blood in t h e loss of h e r mother. who passed a w a y on J u l y 13. Mrs. Blood had long been a resident of Syringfleld

a n d w a s well known a n d beloved for h e r Charitable works.

Helen a n d H e l m a Yates motored to Amory. Kiss., t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f Augus t for a v i s ~ t w l t h relatives.

A son, J o h n Rainey, a r r ived a t the h o m e of the J e r r y Andersons on J u l y 16. Congratulat ions!

Geo. McKenna h a s a b o u t decided to re -name h is l i t t l e d a u g h t e r "Gracie", s ince her request t o be taken to t h e c i rcus t o see t h e "acrobatic skunks".

W i t h new c a r s geared u p for 60 a n d 70 m. p. h.. i t s h a r d a t t imes to pass u p t h e chance f o r a good race-espe- cial ly when given t h e horn on a nice s t r e t c h of pavement. However, t h e motorist f rom t h i s departmell t who had such a chance recently, only to dis- cover t h a t t h e horn w a s on a c a r be- longing to t h e police depar tment , will possibly stop, look a n d l ls ten before a g a i n saying;, "come o n buddie, if you w a n t to race .

Speaking of new cars. Doc Seabough i s d r iv ing a sh iny n e w Dodge.

W e a r e g lad to have Lyle Jones back w i t h u s in t h e d r a w i n g room.

DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

P E A R L A. FAIN, R e p o r t e r

Sincere s y m p a t h y i s extended to B e r t Sher idan a n d C. Sheridan in t h e coach depar tment . whose f a t h e r dled in Tulsa , Okla., on Sunday, J u l y 29th.

Sympathy is also extended f rom t h i s depar tment t o loved ones a n d f r iends of Mrs. I d a GiKord whose d e a t h kame Wednesday, J u l y 2.5th, a f t e r a l o n g

illness In St . John's Hospital . Mrs. Gifford mas the mother of Mrs. T. E . Bers t a n d Mrs. E A. Thomas.

Geo. Gates, fo rmer ly employed in t h i s depar tment , a n d bro ther of Mrs. W. D. Price, died Sa turday evening, Augus t 4th in B u r g e Hospital . Mr. Gates had had a too th pulled a n d infect ion se t in which caused h is death. Sincere s y m - p a t h y Is extended to h i s loved ones.

T h a n k s a r i s e from every h e a r t for the wonderful ra in t h a t is fa l l ing a t t h e presen t wr i t ing , Augus t 17th. Had a good rain yesterday and looks a s if It m i g h t continue l o r a n o t h e r d a y o r two. I t i s es t imated t h a t t h e e a r t h i s d r y for a depth of 50 o r 76 feet. I t Is known to be d r y beyond 25 feet.

Jim Akr idge w e n t fishing "again". Unders tand he w e n t in t h e morning w l t h a p a r t y of fel lows a n d c a u g h t nothing. H e w e n t back t h a t evening a lone and c a u g h t one s o b ig t h a t h e b r o k e h is f ishing line. "Believe i t o r not."

Another i t em a b o u t Jim: h e i s batch- i n g now. H i s wi fe a n d children le f t t h e morning of t h e 17th for Cincinnati, Ohio, where they wil l v i s i t fo r a couple of weeks.

Afternoon of A u g u s t 9th, s a w a r e g u l a r whirlwind of d u s t j u s t w e s t of t h e omice. I t a rose to a he lght of a b o u t fifty fee t a n d was a b o u t t h r e e to five feet in diameter .

D u r i n g t h e ex t remely h o t d a y s d u r - ing J u l y and Augus t , unders tand some of t h e office employes of t h e T r a c y Creamery Company of t h i s c i t y w e n t t o w o r k about 3:30 in t h e morning. were off for b r e a k f a s t a b o u t 7:30 and b y 12:OO o'clock noon, the i r day's w o r k w a s done.

Char les Miller, oldest son of 0. H. Miller, is spendlng t h e s u m m e r a t Washington , Mo., w o r k i n g in h i s

ALBERT RUSSELL . T. R. SIMMONS

CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY JASPER, ALABAMA

Railroad Lumber - Pine and Hardwood - Two Million Feet Per Month on the Frisco in Alabama

JASPER ELDRIDGE HOWARD Fully Equipped Plant Planin# Mill. Car Decking Planing Mill. Oak and

and Retail Yard and Short Dimension Pine Car Lumber

DEPENDABLE SERVtCE -:- QUALITY COUNTS

. .. . IMPORTANT ECONOMIES . . . Realized through the use of creosoted

Ties, Bridge Timbers and Files can be extended to Lumber, Poles, Sign and Fence Posts, Crossing and Platform Planks, Culverts and numerous miscel- laneous uses.

LOUISVILLE - KENTUCKY

uncle's g rocery s t o r e a n d e a r n i n g money f o r h l s school act ivl t ies t h i s winter .

B e r t Sher idan looks a s if he h a s t h e "gout" in h l s l e f t foot, b u t ins tead h e m e t w i t h a n accident and a s resu l t Is suKer lng Prom a badly f rac tured foot. W e hope i t will improve nicely.

Mrs. H e n r y Nelson h a s been 111 in St . John's Hospi ta l fo r severa l days, bu t she expec ts to be home a n d well on t h e w a y to recovery by the t lme thfs goes to press.

Jess Crl t tendon, colored, former ly employed f o r t h e Frlsco, died Augus t 9th. H e h a d been Ill fo r severa l weeks. Sincere s y m p a t h y i s ex tended to h i s loved ones and frlends.

Be lng a Boy Scout , Rlcharcl Kemm, oldest son of Mr. a n d Mrs. 0. F. Kemm. had t h e p leasure of a t t e n d i n g t h e S t a t e F a i r in Sedalia Augus t 14th, 15th a n d 16th. H e plays a trombone in the f a m o u s Boy Scout Band.

Some people cer ta in ly h a v e keen foresight . Sam Gaston is g e t t l n g ready for t h e w l n t e r months. H e w a n t s W. H. Brooke to Instal l a foot -warmer under hi's desk.

Alvln Laughlln, .1?., son of o u r s tock clerk, A. L. Laughl ln , a n d hta par tner , Joe Edmondson, a r e l lve members of t h e 4-H Club of Missouri. T h e r e i s a to ta l rnembershlp of a b o u t 350 bops a n d g i r l s in t h e 4-H c lubs of Missouri. a n d these c lubs a r e sponsored by t h e United S t a t e s Depar tment of Agricul- ture. These t w o boys recently won in a local contest a n d were given a f ree tTIp to Columbia, Mo., w h e r e tes t s w e r e given. They won first place, urhlch m e a n s thev a r e en t i t l ed to r o to W a t e r - loo, Iowa; in October toUcompete in t h e N,ational contest . So you see, t h e y a r e "headed for t h e l a s t round-up". T h e boys a n d g i r l s w h o w l n a t W a t e r - loo will be a i v e n a t r i a to t h e I n t e r - na t lona l Dai ry Exposit ' lon In London somet ime d u r l n g 1935. Good luck to you, boys!

Mrs. Marian Montgomery a n d chil- d ren , of Vega, Texas, h a v e s p e n t most of t h e Summer v is i t ing h e r parents , Nr . and Mrs. A. M. Click. H e r hus- band w a s h e r e f o r severa l d a y s also. H e "rode Into Sprlngfleld" a s a r e g u l a r cowboy, w e a r i n g h is BIG ha t . Under- s t a n d h e o w n s qui te a l a r g e ranch in Texas and Mr. Click,' te l ls u s i t is t h i r t y mlles f rom t h e f r o n t door to t h e gate".

A. E. Alsup w a s off w o r k a couple of w e e k s d u r i n g t h e ex t reme h o t d a ) s and tr ied to k e e p cool a t home.

Mr. a n d Mrs. H. H. H o w a r d a n d Mr. a n d Mrs. J a c k Gannon a n d J a c k , Jr.. motored to t h e S t a t e F a l r t h e 16th a n d enjoyed t h e d a y very much. Account of t h e rain, t h e harness races w e r e called off, b u t had t h e r u n n i n g races in sp l te of t h e mud six Inches deep. I m - a g i n e mud s ix inches deep a f t e r t h e d r o u g h t w e have experienced! H a r t hays t h e display in t h e agr icu l ture de- p a r t m e n t w a s very good desp i te t h e drought .

Our ~ o n g ~ a t u l a t i o n k a n d good wishes a r e extended t o Char les "Butch" Gus- t in, who w e unders tand w a s marr ied t h e first of t h e month to a youlip lady f rom t h e S t a t e of New York.

W e w e r e s o r r v to h e a r of Charles' f a t h e r be ing h i t 'by s swltcli engine in North Yards mornlng of the 12th, but t r u s t t h e i n j u r y wi l l no t prove seri- ous. H e i s n o w In St. John's Hospital .

Miss M a r r y Anna F a i n Is v i s l t ing y e scribe a n d slsters . She will r e t u r n to Odessa, Mo:. t h e first of t h e month. where s h e wil l teach t h e fol lowing winter. Mr. a n d Mrs. C. V. C a r t e r a n d daughter . Marcia Jenn , a r e also v i s l t ing ye scrlbe. ( J o h n Bass had t h e nerve to a s k if m y l i t t l e niece w a s cute!)

MONETT YARDS --

LINZY LLOYD, Repor te r

E a r l B. Spaln, g e n e r a l yardmas te r ,

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How lack gets all the dirt-every time

Try this 6Q-second test fections. Against the germs that with Lava cause tetanus, meningitis and other

deadly .diseases, Lava is even more Put h'a Soap to work on a effective than carbclic acid. Lava pair of greasy, grimy hands wor!rs well in any water-hot or. and you'll find that Lava gets cold, hard or soft. Cet Lava today. all the dirt in less than a minute.

Here's how Lava works. Its thick, heavy lather gets the surface dirt. Its fine, powdery pumlce gets eve3 the worst ground-in dirt. Soothin:: oils and glycerine in Lava protect the skin, help heal little nicks and scratches.

And Lava helps prevent hand in-

Takes the dirt . . . Protects the skin