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Pngc Zf Rill Whlte was another loser In the recent bettlng on the wrestling match. He lost $2.50. We flgure it thls way: He wanted to bet and yet was afraid to, but had he bet he would have won, but by reiuslng to bet he lost. .Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Click drove to Yt. Grove and down by the Sorfork Hlver the 17th with the intention of brlnging back to Bob Price a bottle of "branch water". Little Doris. eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mm. Ora Bltterick, traveled alone to Lamar, Missouri. to spend the summer wlth her grandparents, J!r. and Mrs. A. J. Westbrook. J. W. "Wes" Rowland bellevex In taklng care of his stock personally. He started out the other evening after work and led a cow n distance of thlrty milea. Reached his destination at 6:30 the Kollowlng morning: and a friend got hlrn back in time to go to u.nrlr here when the Tri-County Chevrolet Company recelved a car vf ncw Chevro- lets recently. By thls method the cars were unloaded 111 only one hour. Miss Martha Moore, .4ssociate Editor of the Frisco Emuloves' Jlacazine. was dlnner-dances at one of the popular hotels. Mrs. Bertle Sutton. son, Eugene, and daughter, Lorene, left the latter part of June for New York, Philadelphia and other eastern polnts of interest. As thls goes to press. Catherlne Lyons is confined to her home account Illness. We wish tor her a speedy recovery. Our hearts go out in sympathy to Edith Wldmeyer in the going: of her mother, Mrs. G. C. Wldmeyer, 13. who "crossed the bar" on May 22nd. Our deepest sympathy, Edith. -- GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OPFICE-SPRINGFIELD. MO. the principal ~peakei at t h e h i s c d Em: ployes' Club at thelr meeting June 12th. Miss Jloore's !xlk was verv in- teresting and was well received dy all present. Miss Catherine Hogan, who is in nurses' training at the St. Joseph nurs- Ing school In Kansas City. Is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. X. P. Hogan. Switchman W. L. Cannady is enjoy- ing a visit from his dauahter and son- in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Franks. of 1)allas; Texas. Wm. Caffey. former Monett yard- master, and Mrs. CaPfey. now of Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited friends .in Monetr 1)OHOTHE.J. HYDE, Reporter recently. H. 0. Saulbb. extra swltchman In the .. -. ... Understnnd John Hollln~sworlh In the Mlll Shop left the 16th tor Aber- deen and Seattle, Washington. He will vlslt the World's Fair also. before Yonett ygrds,. was called to Republic by the ~erious Illness of hls father. Mrs. John Bass an d daughter. Dorothy left the 25th of May for a visit wlch relatlves in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. Maude Bedell Is taking a month's rest in Colorado Springs. Many of us' have heard from her and am sure she lg having a grand tlme in an ideal place. She writes It Is going to be a hard place to leave. Ruth Uselton is worklng In Maude's place while she is away. We are all well x leased to have thls cheerful little Hlu father passed away before Mr. Squlbbs arrived. We sympathize with Homer In his bereavement. Zxtra Switchman Gray Elrod and Yisn Nadine Barrett surprised thelr many friends by qulet'ly belng marrled in carthare last month. Congratula- returning home. Sincerest symDathy in extended to the familv oi Mr. and Mrs. Guv Tum- mons w6ose eight-vear-old son died June'l~th, having been poisoned by a snider bite while nlaving In the tlons to this young couple. - W. S. Lester, conductor, has returned from the Frisco hospital in St. Louis, where he went for treatment. He is lmprovlng but will not be able to work for some rime. Otto Boss. former switchman in the Monett Yards. 'was called to Enld to resume his work as switchman at that n'eighborhood of relaiivcs In Laclede County. Guy was formerly In general stores denartment and is now on the extra board. person with 11s. too. Paul Blume, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Blume, has returned home for hls summer vacation. He has been att'end- ing Westminster College at Fulton. AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT. MO. place. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Sewberry have returned from Moberly. Mo., where Missouri. Ellis Mlchlel Tummons. nlne-year-old son of Guy B. Tummons, a former em- ploye of this oflice, dled June 15. Physictans thou~ht his death was due to a spider bite he recelved whlle play- ing in wooded sections. Much sym- pathy 18 extended to the bereaved. We all know that rallroad men are supposed to be fltted for the ca aclty In a.hich they aet for their ra?llroad. PEARL E. LEWIS, Reporter thev have been visitlng friends. .l~e wixh to extend our best wlshes to 3Ilss Mnrcelle Marshall. daughter of Switchman Dave Marshall and wife, and Roy Ebner. son of Fireman George Ebner and wife. who have announced The Ozark strawberry season has come IQ a close and the Anal record shows 920 cars handled through Monetr Termlnal. 135 cars of whlch were loaded at Manett. Account dry weather the flrst estimate was cut down, Nonett falllng fihort 15 cars. The quality was very nne and the sea- son closed at a ~ o o d price. Conductor A. Claude Mlller and Mrs. Miller have returned from R delightful vacation trip spent In the eaet. Switchman G. D. Shreve and wife were in Ashley. Illinois. for Decora- tion Day. Mr. Shreve had the pleasure of seelng old frlends he had not seen for forty years. Ashley is his old hvme town and he left there in 1888 to come to Monett where he went to thelr rnarrlage whlch took place at Sarcoxls last March. Leon Pitts. son of Wm. Pltts, switch- hut there has never been anything in the requirements, or what hnve YOU, that required thelr being expert paper hangers as well. Nevertheless, our own c:lIPeord Klncald has lately found this an accompllshrnent required of him. It neems that in che Clty of Sprlngfleld there also resides s. Klncaid. who, we are to understand. Is one of those per- sons who makes It his business to go about from house to house draping the walls with all sorts of colorful papers -plaids, flowery paper, etc. Cllfford Informs us he is constantly annoyed wlth calls by 'phone from persons de- siring hls services for which he is not prepared. About all that we Could Rug- gesr, Clifford. is to oil up the joints. get the supplles necessary for the bud- ness-and hang out the shlngle for a man, has passed hls Anal examination and enlisted In the Navv for a four- year period. He has been transferred to the Naval training station at San Dlego. OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORTATION EIJLX STRATTON, Reporter 'ork for the Frlsco. Charles Marshall. mail handler. seems rather "chestv" slnce receiving the announcement o i the arrival of hG first grandson. Harlow Avern Vos- June came and went wlth Its bevy OK brides and graduates, and it was a gay time. especially for Margaret Masters. clauahter of F. H. Masters. ~enernl car burrh- Jr.. Santa Rosa. California. Granddad says a vacation' trip is call- Ing him west. The old song, "Where Did You Get That Hat", has been revlved at the yard office since Ray Gulnney has ap- neared in a brand new one, and judg- dllitributer, who graduated from Drury College with honors. June also marked some gay vaca- tlons tor Frlsco famllles: Marie ICidd, clerk In refrigeration department. left June 17th for San Dlego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., .to be gone a month just vlsitlng relatives and havlng a good tlme In general. Myrtle BIlller spent several days In St. Louis; Clara Alderfer motored to Hollister. where she remalned several rushlng trade. Master John Robert Glbson. son of -. - . .-~~ - . Harry Glbson. packed hlmself up some clothes and toys, not forgetting his Ing from the shape we are unable to determlne whlch he asplreA to be, a "Fire Chlef" or an "African Game baseball and baseball glove, and hied off to James Rlver with his Ilttle frlend. "Hank" Bllllngs, for a whole week. "Hap," knowlnp Johnny Is In the best care has good Intenttons nor .to worry, bdt you should have seen him perform today when It stormed. And can Homer Weber puah the little plow in hls own Ilttle garden? You all know, of course, about that trade (for the sum oi $1.00) of the plow formerly owned by Paul Gaylor. It finallv developed that Homer only purchased the plow for a Mother's Day present to hls wife-and if we understand hlm rlght, Mrs. Weber is the person who really steers the bit of machinery about the garden. X. M. Sisson Is confined to the St. Louis hospltal with a badly Infected eye. He scratched hia eyeball a few weeks ago with a towel whlle shavina. Mr. Sisson will nlso undergo a physlcal rxamination .while he Is in the hospltal. Hunter". Brakeman N. N. Stevens was called llfornia. to report for duty on the Central division. Mr. Stevens was cut on the board owlng to the back from Sacramento. Ca' about two vears ago, but tomato, poiato a6d onion movement Cram the south, all men cut off that divlslon have been called back to work. Conductor J. J. Charles reports that he handled twenty-nine passengers on Train No. 2 one trip recently. each one holdlng a round-trfn ticket from Mexico City to New York City. days In comfy cabin: Thelma Smith spent a pleasant time at Mountain Grove. and Ruth Owen journeyed to ~ansas Clty. Miss Virginia Ellen Myers, of Denver, Colo.. has been the house guest of Misses Hallle and JIary Welch, and as a treat t'o Miss Myers they spent a de- llahtful week-end In the Ozarks show- ink her the beauties of our picturesque hills MONETT YARDS . . . - . -. Mrs. Oran Rowton and daughter. Margaret, were in Malden, Mo., a week or so vlsitlng relatives. Wlllls Johnson, son of H. W. John- son chlef of the record department, is having a wonderful tlme at Rock- away, where he Is playlng In the orchestra there each night for the LIKZY LLOYD, Reporter The Frisco's improved method of shlpping automobiles by means of the new Evans' loaders was demonstrated as well as treatment for hls eye. Your correspondent enjoyed a week- end with relatives In Tulsa a fortnfaht

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Page 1: The Frisco Employes' Magazine, July 1934 › lochist › frisco › magazines › ... · Switchman Dave Marshall and wife, and Roy Ebner. son of Fireman George Ebner and wife. who

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Rill W h l t e w a s a n o t h e r loser In t h e r e c e n t b e t t l n g on t h e wres t l ing match . He lost $2.50. W e flgure i t th l s way: H e wanted to bet and yet w a s a f ra id to, b u t had h e b e t h e would have won, b u t b y r e i u s l n g t o bet h e lost.

.Mr. a n d Mrs. A. M. Click drove t o Yt . Grove a n d d o w n b y t h e S o r f o r k Hlver the 17th w i t h t h e intention of b r lng ing back to Bob P r i c e a bott le of "branch water".

L i t t l e Doris. eight-year-old d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d Mm. O r a Blt ter ick, t raveled alone t o L a m a r , Missouri. to spend t h e s u m m e r w l t h h e r grandparen ts , J!r. a n d Mrs. A. J. Westbrook .

J . W. "Wes" Rowland bellevex In t a k l n g c a r e of h i s s tock personally. H e s t a r t e d o u t t h e o t h e r evening a f t e r w o r k a n d led a cow n d is tance of t h l r t y milea. Reached his dest inat ion a t 6:30 the Kollowlng morning: a n d a fr iend g o t hlrn back in t ime to g o to u.nrlr

h e r e when t h e Tr i -County Chevrolet Company recelved a c a r vf ncw Chevro- l e t s recently. By t h l s method t h e c a r s w e r e unloaded 111 only one hour.

Miss M a r t h a Moore, .4ssociate E d i t o r of t h e Fr i sco Emuloves' J lacazine. w a s

d lnner -dances a t one of t h e popular hotels.

Mrs. Ber t le Sutton. son, Eugene , a n d daughter , Lorene, lef t the l a t t e r par t o f J u n e f o r New York, Philadelphia and o t h e r eas te rn polnts of interest .

As th l s goes to press. Catherlne Lyons is confined to h e r home account Illness. W e wish t o r h e r a speedy recovery.

Our h e a r t s g o o u t in s y m p a t h y to Edith Wldmeyer in the going: of her mother, Mrs. G. C. Wldmeyer, 13. who "crossed t h e bar" on May 22nd. Our deepest sympathy , Edith.

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GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OPFICE-SPRINGFIELD. MO.

t h e principal ~ p e a k e i a t t h e h i s c d Em: ployes' Club a t the l r meet ing June 12th. Miss Jloore's !xlk w a s v e r v in- t e res t ing a n d w a s well received dy a l l present .

Miss Cather ine Hogan , who i s in nurses ' t r a i n i n g a t t h e St. Joseph nurs - Ing school In K a n s a s City. Is v i s i t ing h e r parents . Mr. a n d Mrs. X. P. Hogan.

Swi tchman W. L. Cannady i s enjoy- i n g a visit f r o m h is d a u a h t e r and son- in-law. Mr. a n d Mrs. Alvin F r a n k s . of 1)allas; Texas.

Wm. Caffey. former Monet t yard- mas te r , a n d Mrs. CaPfey. now of Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited fr iends . in Monet r

1)OHOTHE.J. HYDE, Repor te r recently. H. 0. Saulbb. e x t r a swl tchman In t h e .. -. ...

Understnnd J o h n H o l l l n ~ s w o r l h In t h e Mlll Shop left t h e 16th to r Aber - deen a n d Seatt le , Washington . H e will vlslt t h e World 's F a i r also. before

Y o n e t t ygrds,. w a s cal led to Republic by t h e ~ e r i o u s Illness of h l s father . Mrs. J o h n Bass a n d daughter .

Doro thy l e f t the 25th of May for a visit wlch re la t lves in Los Angeles a n d L o n g Beach, California.

Maude Bedell Is t a k i n g a month ' s res t in Colorado Springs. Many of us' h a v e heard from h e r a n d a m s u r e s h e lg having a g r a n d t lme in a n ideal place. She w r i t e s It Is go ing t o be a hard place to leave.

R u t h Uselton i s w o r k l n g In Maude's place while s h e is away. W e a r e al l well x leased to h a v e t h l s cheerful l i t t l e

Hlu f a t h e r passed a w a y before Mr. Squlbbs arr ived. W e sympathize w i t h Homer In h i s bereavement.

Z x t r a Switchman Gray El rod and Yisn Nadine B a r r e t t surpr i sed the l r m a n y f r iends b y qulet'ly belng marr led in c a r t h a r e l a s t month. Congra tu la -

r e t u r n i n g home. Sincerest symDathy in extended to

t h e fami lv o i Mr. a n d Mrs. Guv Tum- mons w6ose eight-vear-old son died J u n e ' l ~ t h , h a v i n g been poisoned b y a sn ider bi te while n lav ing In t h e t lons t o t h i s young couple. -

W. S. Les te r , conductor, h a s re turned f rom t h e Fr i sco hospital in St. Louis, w h e r e h e w e n t for t reatment. H e i s lmprovlng b u t will n o t be ab le to w o r k f o r some rime.

Ot to Boss. f o r m e r swi tchman i n t h e Monett Yards. ' w a s called t o E n l d t o resume h is w o r k a s swi tchman a t t h a t

n'eighborhood of relai ivcs In Laclede County. Guy w a s formerly In genera l s t o r e s d e n a r t m e n t a n d i s now on t h e e x t r a board. person w i t h 11s. too.

P a u l Blume, son of Mr. a n d Mrs. A. W. Blume, h a s re turned home for h l s s u m m e r vacation. H e h a s been att 'end- i n g W e s t m i n s t e r College a t Fulton. AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT. MO. place.

Mr. and Mrs. J e s s S e w b e r r y h a v e re turned f rom Moberly. Mo., w h e r e

Missouri. E l l i s Mlchlel Tummons. nlne-year-old

s o n of Guy B. Tummons, a former em- ploye of t h i s oflice, dled J u n e 15. Phys ic tans t h o u ~ h t h i s d e a t h w a s d u e to a spider b i te h e recelved whlle play- i n g in wooded sections. Much sym- p a t h y 18 extended to t h e bereaved.

We a l l know t h a t ral lroad men a r e supposed to be fltted f o r t h e c a ac l ty In a.hich they aet for their ra?llroad.

P E A R L E. LEWIS, R e p o r t e r thev have been v is i t lng friends.

. l ~ e wixh to ex tend o u r bes t wlshes t o 3Ilss Mnrcelle Marshall . d a u g h t e r of Switchman Dave Marshall and wife, a n d R o y Ebner. son of F i reman George E b n e r and wife. w h o have announced

T h e Ozark s t r a w b e r r y season h a s come IQ a close and t h e Anal record s h o w s 920 c a r s handled t h r o u g h Monetr Termlnal . 135 c a r s of whlch w e r e loaded a t Manett . Account d r y w e a t h e r t h e flrst es t imate w a s c u t down, N o n e t t fa l l lng fihort 15 cars . T h e qua l i ty w a s v e r y nne a n d the sea- son closed a t a ~ o o d price.

Conductor A. Claude Mlller a n d Mrs. Miller have re turned f r o m R del igh t fu l vacation t r i p s p e n t In t h e eaet .

Switchman G. D. Shreve a n d wife w e r e in Ashley. Illinois. fo r Decora- tion Day. Mr. Shreve had t h e p leasure of see lng old f r lends h e had n o t seen f o r f o r t y years. Ashley is h i s old hvme town a n d h e l e f t t h e r e in 1888 t o come to Monett w h e r e h e w e n t to

the l r rnarr lage whlch took place a t Sarcoxls l a s t March.

Leon P i t t s . son of Wm. P l t t s , swi tch- h u t there h a s never been a n y t h i n g in t h e requirements, o r w h a t hnve YOU, t h a t required the l r be ing e x p e r t paper h a n g e r s a s well. Nevertheless, o u r own c:lIPeord Klncald h a s lately found t h i s a n accompllshrnent required of him. I t neems t h a t in che Cl ty of Sprlngfleld there also resides s. Klncaid. who, w e a r e to understand. Is one of those per- sons who m a k e s It h i s business to g o a b o u t f r o m house t o house d r a p i n g t h e wal l s w i t h a l l s o r t s o f colorful papers -plaids, f lowery paper, etc. Cllfford Informs u s h e is cons tan t ly annoyed w l t h ca l l s by 'phone f r o m persons de- s i r i n g h l s services f o r which h e is n o t prepared. About al l t h a t w e Could Rug- gesr , Clifford. i s to oil u p t h e joints. g e t t h e supplles necessary for t h e b u d - ness-and h a n g o u t t h e s h l n g l e f o r a

man, h a s passed h l s Anal examina t ion a n d enlis ted In t h e Navv f o r a four - y e a r period. H e h a s been t ransfer red to t h e Naval t r a i n i n g s ta t ion a t San Dlego.

OFFICE S U P E R I N T E N D E N T TRANSPORTATION

EIJLX STRATTON, Repor te r

'ork f o r t h e Frlsco. Char les Marshall. mai l handler .

seems r a t h e r "chestv" slnce receiving t h e announcement o i t h e a r r i v a l of h G first grandson. Har low Avern Vos-

June came and w e n t wlth I t s bevy O K br ides a n d gradua tes , a n d i t w a s a g a y time. especially for M a r g a r e t Masters. clauahter of F. H. Masters. ~ e n e r n l c a r

b u r r h - Jr.. S a n t a Rosa. California. Granddad s a y s a vacation' t r i p is cal l- Ing him west.

T h e old song, "Where Did You Get T h a t Hat", has been revlved a t t h e yard office s ince R a y Gulnney h a s a p - neared in a brand new one, a n d judg-

dllitributer, who gradua ted f rom D r u r y College wi th honors.

June also marked some g a y vaca- t lons t o r Fr l sco famllles: Marie ICidd, c le rk In re f r igera t ion depar tment . l e f t June 17th for S a n Dlego, Los Angeles, S a n Franc isco a n d Por t land , Ore., . t o be gone a month j u s t v l s i t lng relat ives a n d h a v l n g a good t lme In general .

Myrtle BIlller s p e n t severa l d a y s In S t . Louis; Clara Alderfer motored to Hollister. w h e r e s h e remalned severa l

r u s h l n g trade. M a s t e r John R o b e r t Glbson. son of -. - . . - ~ ~ - .

H a r r y Glbson. packed hlmself u p some clothes a n d toys, no t f o r g e t t i n g h i s Ing from the s h a p e w e a r e unable to

de te rmlne whlch he asplreA to be, a "Fire Chlef" o r a n "African Game

baseball a n d baseball glove, a n d hied off to J a m e s Rlver w i t h h i s I l t t l e fr lend. "Hank" Bllllngs, fo r a w h o l e week. "Hap," k n o w l n p Johnny Is In the best c a r e h a s good Intenttons n o r

.to worry , b d t you should have seen h im perform today w h e n It s tormed.

And can Homer Weber puah the l i t t l e plow in hls own Il t t le garden? You al l know, of course, a b o u t t h a t t rade ( f o r t h e s u m o i $1.00) of t h e plow formerly owned b y Paul Gaylor. I t finallv developed t h a t H o m e r only purchased t h e plow f o r a Mother's D a y presen t to h l s wife-and if w e unders tand hlm r lgh t , Mrs. W e b e r i s t h e person who rea l ly s t e e r s t h e bi t of machinery a b o u t t h e garden. X. M. Sisson Is confined t o t h e St.

Louis hospltal w i t h a badly Infected eye. H e scratched hia eyeball a few w e e k s a g o w i t h a towel whl le shavina. Mr. Sisson will nlso undergo a physlcal rxamina t ion .while he Is in t h e hospltal.

Hunter". B r a k e m a n N. N. S tevens w a s called

llfornia. t o r e p o r t f o r d u t y on t h e Cent ra l division. Mr. S t e v e n s w a s c u t o n the board

o w l n g to t h e

back f r o m Sacramento . Ca'

a b o u t t w o v e a r s ago, bu t tomato, p o i a t o a 6 d onion movement Cram t h e south , a l l men c u t off t h a t divlslon have been called back t o work.

Conductor J. J. Char les r e p o r t s t h a t h e handled twenty-n ine passengers on T r a i n No. 2 one t r i p recently. each one hold lng a r o u n d - t r f n t i cke t f rom Mexico City to New York City.

d a y s In comfy cabin: The lma Smith s p e n t a p leasan t t ime a t Mountain Grove. a n d R u t h Owen journeyed to ~ a n s a s Clty.

Miss Vi rg in ia Ellen Myers, of Denver, Colo.. h a s been t h e house g u e s t of Misses Hall le a n d J I a r y Welch, a n d as a t r e a t t'o Miss Myers t h e y s p e n t a de- l l ah t fu l week-end In t h e Ozarks show- ink h e r the beaut ies of o u r picturesque h i l l s

M O N E T T YARDS . . . - . -.

Mrs. Oran Rowton a n d daughter . Margare t , w e r e in Malden, Mo., a week o r s o v l s i t lng relatives.

Wl l l l s Johnson, son of H. W. J o h n - son chlef of t h e record depar tment , is h a v i n g a wonderful t lme a t Rock- a w a y , w h e r e h e Is p lay lng In the orches t ra t h e r e each n ight for the

LIKZY LLOYD, Repor te r

T h e Frisco's improved method of sh lpping automobiles b y m e a n s of t h e new Evans ' loaders w a s demons t ra ted

as well a s t r e a t m e n t for hls eye. Your correspondent enjoyed a week-

end w i t h relat ives In T u l s a a f o r t n f a h t

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JIorgan a t C:haft'ee: H. I.. Cooper. W. S. Johnston and J. A. Chronister a r e on the "bachelor" list. account the wives visiting. Nrs . Cooper v i s i t ing Mr. a n d 3Irs. J. A. Noran a t 1.Y. Scott, Mrs. .Johnston bisi t in~: home folks a t Success and Nrs. Chronister visiting relatives a t l'arapould.

Quitc a number of Chaffee people h:111 the thrill of taking in thc nloonlight ex- rwrsion on thc Steanicr President a t Cape Gimrclca~l, May 31.

C A P E OLRARDEAU, MO.

INEZ U I L . ' Reporter

.\. H. Steck brakeman on tvaln 881- 882. out of &tl. Mo.. spent the week- end in Cape Girardeau with his family.

hIrs. R. 31. Culium antl daughter, Gleena. wife and daughter of Operator R. 11. Culluni, a r e spendlnp a few daya in St. Louis. where Miss Gleena is re- ceiving medical attention.

Mrs. F. C. Harper. w i f e of signal sn- pervisor, who underwent a major ol1era- tion recently is improvinp rapidly and will soon be able to bc taken home.

Mlss J,eota Fricnd. of the mechanical department in Jiansas City. was a vis- itor in Cape Girardenu recently. Miss Friend is on her vacation and is s ~ c n d - ing several days with her mother a t Oran, ;\lo.

Claim ..\pent and Mrs. H a r r y Allarcl spcnt the week-cntl in St. Louis, visiting their daughter, Miss Margaret, who is in tralnlng ~t St. Luke's Hospital.

X r , antl Mrs. Don P a r r wlll leave June 2 3 for Chicago. Ill.. to attenrl the Fair: While away. thcy will motor to K i : ~ ~ a r a Falls before returninc home.

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his Ane work with the Hayti band. A y i n s t stlff competition, they took flrst prlze a t the 3Icml)his Cotton Carnival, winninr a ~ a i n s t some of the best bands in Arkansas. Mississippi, Missouri anrl Tennessee. We a r e proud to ac.knonrl- edge the Hnyti band a member of the F'risco Club of Hast i .

6. 41. Myers. a n enaincnr oP long stand- i n g wi th t h e Frisco, h a s t ransfer red from Hayti, No., to Blsthcville. Ark. Mr. Myers will be missed from many a hunt- ina and flshing trip by his many friends in Hayti.

Miss Orra Kelley. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kcllcy, has returnccl from Rlyettc. JIo., where she h a s becn a t t e n d i n g Cen- tral Colleae. Mr. Kclley is a brakeman for the Frisco.

Mrs. Emmett Burgess has been visit- Ing Crlends anrl rclxtivcs in Hayti. Mrs. Burgess la the wifc of Mr.. Rurgesa, brakeman of long standing in Chaffec. Missouri.

Al. Nogc and wife visited for a week- end In Meniphls, during the Cotton Cav- nival. Nr. Hoge has worked for a nun?- ber of years as a n engineer for the Frisco.

R. .I. Applinp. son of .l. .I. Appling. machinist, has returned to Hnyti from Denver, Colo.. where he has been at- tending business college.

.J. .T. Appling, inachinist. IV. 31. Walk- er, engineer. and H . J. Appling visited Jack Kiester'a camp a t Wolf Bayou. Mr. Kiester is a Aremnn for the Frisco.

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ALICE HOGAN, Reporter

B. E . Swaft'ord, manaccr and wire chief. spent a ten days' vacation. ¶he lat tcr part of May, visiting his father in Alabama.

J. W. Gray has bid in thc thlrd trick a t Paolx tower. Har ry Miller, who was on the third trick, bid in the agency a t Prescott, Iian.

R. H. Hubbart took off the firat week in June, spending the time a t home, Wls two sons antl their wives spent their vacations here.

ivliss Ethel Levcsy. former PBX o w r - a tor a t Monett. Yo.. is now switchboard operator a t >It. Vernon Sanatarium.

We were a11 shocked a t the sudden death of a kind friend and co-worker, IV. I. Kipp, who died May 2 4 . Mr. Kip11 was stricken while on duty and dled be- fore niedical aid coulcl reach him.

Mrs. J. A. Moran has had a s her guest. Mrs. R. I,. Cooper, wife of trainmaster froill Chaffce, 310.

F. F. English has taken the flrst trick dispatcher's job. H. 41. Cloud has birl in thc third trick in place of Mr. E ~ K - lish. This vacancy was caused by the death of Mr. Iiipp.

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OFFICE O F MASTER MECHANIC KANSAS CITY, MO. -

LEOTA FRIEND. Reporter

Everette and LeLaurln Brown, of Houston, Texas. nrrlved In Kansas City June 1 2 to spend the remainder 4 the summer'with thelr father-E. W. Brown general foreman.

We've bcen enjoylng a lot 4r nlce Ice cream and frozen desserts a t the lunch room lately, due to the fact tha t Mrs. Welch has had Installed a new Grunow refrigerator.

Mrs. Joe Flynn, sister of Mrs. Dan McCarth~; has been conflned to the St. Afary's Hospital for some time.

I t was nice to see Ralph FyiTe In the offlce one day recently. Xr. FyKe has been absent from work for the past nlne months. due to an arm injury, return- ing to work In the month of May.

Due to the gentle persuasion of our florlculturlst. Pauline Hoffn~an. we now have n profusion of rJetunla blossoms in ONE window box at our office in the second window box we'd bc terribly thankful to get even weeds to grow. I t certainly seenln tha t Pauline has that "certain somathfng" It takcs to make flowers grow.

The rlepredon haa truly lifted Cor some folks. R C. H e n s h w reported that he has purchaned a new Western elec- tric refrigerator for the missus. f t is our suspicion that Ely nllght be Iooklng for a place to park some 3.2 these hot days.

A llttle min t doen wonderful things wometlmes-thla Is surely true of our turntables a t this point. Slnce Mr. Matthews and his Rang gave the turn- tables a coat of aluminum and red paint. they glve us a very "bright and cheery" outlook from our rear window. We're just hoping Chni they will bc able to re- tain thelr present beauty.

Margaret Frances in the name welecterl for the new daughter of AM?. an& Mrs. F. P. Welch. Thln Is the first grandchild of 311-s. Chas. Welch, of the lunch room, and we'll aay she seems quite pleased over the new title-"granclmother".

Waller Heck look hls family antl drove to Ft. Scott over the weck end. May 26 and 27.

When it rains. It wurn-certainly proved true on the morning of Juno 14 . The rain cnme In such sheeta and layers that it succeeded In drowning the mo- tors on several cas whlle enraute. and thus caused some anxiety getting to uwrk that morning. Someonc has sug- ~ e s t ~ d that all Dodm cars be equlpvml

wlth umbrellas. to be held over the en- gine, when It ralns.

'Tlu sald the Frlsco was well repre- sented a t Rlverdde on a recent Saturday when the Sunnyland Club sponsored n handicap race. I'm thlnklng you'll be flndlng news of thls event elsewhere In the Magazine. Since I war not an eye- witness. all I know Is what they told me. but the members of our offlce force who attended report-"A good time was had by all".

Mrs. G. E Daughert>* vlslted friends In Memphis several days Laet month. and while she was away we waited patiently Cor Xr. Daugherty ta boast of hls achievements in the kitchen-but never x word was heard.

OFFICE O F GENERAL AGENT KANSAS CITY, MO.

Due to retlurtlon In force in warehouse. Ed. Liley has gone to Centropolis a s station helper, and. a s a result. Pete Fm- cul has returned to the local office.

Bill Collins has puchased n new V-9. He doesn't know why. yet. I t has dual lynttlon, dual tail llghts. etc. Bill now at-erages a t least nine mlles to the gal- lon.

Chet Conlbs' new Ford evidently al- tracted the eyes of tire thleves. whu re- cently iried to steal hIs spare. They were frustrated in thelr attemp( when Lon Ivory notified the special agents. who arrested the men. I t later devel- oped the men were a couple of gangster* out on bond on a killing charge. antl they tried to induce Chet to retune to appear against them. Falling in thls. they were flned $500.00 In the North Side Court on a vagrancy charge.

OFFICE O F SUPERINTENDENT FORT SCOTT, KANS.

ELAKCHE BICKNELL. Reportcr - C. L. Wright, rate clcrk. and wife and

rhilclren spent a few days In Hereford. Texas. v i s i t i ~ ~ g relallves and friends.

Mrs. H. E. Clark. wife of yard clerk. has returned Prom Los Anqeles where she was called account of Illness of her mother. However. her mother has con- siderably improved and Is anticipatinr: a visit in Fort Scott noon

Mrs. r. H. Hcits and dnrlghter. El-

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mina. famlly of conductor, are spending a few weeks vlslting relatives in Los An- geles.

Conductor C. J. Schmitz and wife have returned from Minneapolis, where they were called account the death of a rela- tive.

Condoetor 5. E. Goff. who has been on a leave of absence account an Injury. Is now taklng a vacatlon In Mojave, California.

F. L. German, conductor, and wife vlslted relatives and friends In Holton, Ksns., thls month.

Miss Gladys Roth. 6f the engineering department, who recently underwent an operation in the St h u l a Hospital. is reported to be getting along very nicely. Miss Esther Carlson. of SprIngfleld.%o.. Is relieving Miss Roth during her ah- sence.

J. J. Grueninner, sheet metal lore- man, Kansas City, 810.. and wife were among those attending the Veterans' Re- union a t Pensacola. On thelr way home they stopped off a t Fort Scott between trains to visit with friends. %Ire. Gruen- lnger reports a wonderful time, bathing in the surf, Ashing and sightseeing. Mr. Gruenlnger feels he Is the champion flsherrnan now, due to the fact he caught two fish a t one tlme. on one hook. Mrs. Gruenlnger took them to the B. Rr B. care in Pensacola and had them broiled for dinncr. Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Hanes nnd Mr. an8 Mra J. T. Richardson, of Fort Scott, also attended the reunion.

Dorsle Smith has beelr assigned. by bulletin. to helper job a t Lamar. Mo. J. W. Tempfer was the successful a p

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