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the death of h l s brother who passed away In Denison, Texas, February 4th.

C. C. Bohanan Is back to work af ter being off work since before Christmas on account of illness.

Rex Escue, c a r man, 'has returned to work a f t e r three weeks in the ,St. Louis hospital.

E. L. Woolsey, c a r foreman, is r iding around tin a new Plymouth. Roy Floyd. roundhouse clerk, is walking agaln. Roy has broken two axles in the last month in his car.

NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS

EJIERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporler

The enrollment for the year 1935 in the Frisco Men's Club was about 100 per t.ent ~n the north roundhouse and much good is expected to be accom- plished durlng the ensulng year by this morlhy organization.

Ross E. Davis, electrician on the second shi f t , is mourning the death of a sister, which occurred a t E l PaSO, Texas, February 6th. following a n operittion. The remaius were remrned to this ci tv with interment in a local cemetery.

Burl Hough, machinist on s toker work, is mourning the death of his father, Whose death occurred a t the deceased's home near Lebanon, Mo., January 28th, a t the a g e of 82 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Loser also were visited by the gr im reaper, January 28t11, losing their only child, Jimmle Lee, who was s ix months old. Synlpa- thy of the r o u n d h o u ~ e employes Is ex- tended to these grief striclcen brothers and their familles.

Silas hi. Snyder, maclllnlst on duty a t the passenger Etatlon, spent twelve days of t'he past month on the shelf , being a victim of the m-uch prevalent flu.

E. E. "Epp" McCauley a lso on du ty a t the passenger station, has returned t o work af ter a tussle of more than a meek with influenza.

Stanley Gooch. sheet metal worker apprenbice, is nursing a -b roken a r m a t this time. a s a result of t ry ing to coax his car into s t a r t i ng on a recent cold morning.

Thomas B. Chapman, roundhouse clerk, second shift , 1s in the hospital a t thia time. suffering f rom a broken leg, several broken ribs and other cues and brulses, a s the result of being h i t bv a car on the night of February 7th. ~ i t e s t reports, uThich we hope a re true, a r e tha t he 1s progressing nicely towards recovery.

Wal ter J. Lozar, machlnlst, suffered the misfortune of having his car, a V-8 coupe, badly wrecked several nights ago in a highway crash. His son. Roy, who was driving. escaped with only a few cuts and brulses.

Aaron and Barbara, son and daugh- ter of W. W. 'IIolmea, machinist. sec- ond shlft. seem to have recovered nice- ly from a recent Illness.

Rov Gourlev. ex t r a man, has been unabie to report for work the pas t two weeks, account of being a victim of the flu.

- u r a l Atwell, engine watcher. third shift. has purchased property at 2030 Kellet Avenue. in th is city.

Oscar H. Young, machinist, t%Ird shift, ha s had a brand new Crosley radio installed in hls home dur ing the pas t month.

Richard "Dfck" Bench, machdnlst. IS a l l set for the summer golng In the new Chrysler sedan which he has pur- chased during the pas t month. anxiously awai t lng the arrival of t h a t

A d o l ~ h u s Florence. supplyman, Is anxiously awal t ing the ar r iva l of tha t brand-new 1 9 3 5 V-8 coach deluxe which h e has ordered.

N. Thorwarth. our boiler foreman, purchnsed a new 1935 Oldsmoblle se- dan and Is axiously waiting until he can open her up and see I t she really wlll make the 90 mark.

LADIES' AUXILIARY T O LOCAL NO. 2-SPRINGFIELD WEST SHOPS

MRS. FOSTER NAPIER, Reporter

The officers of the Lalies' Auxiliary to Local No. 2 were installed a t our last regular meeting by Mr. Daily, pas t president of Local No. 2.

Lit t le Wilda Warren is confined a t her 'home with a sore throat. We hope she will soon be well again. Wilda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Warren.

Sorry Mr. Giimore Is down wi th rheumatism.

Mr. Westler is much improved. Lit t le Virginia Z s y has been ill. W e

hope she will soon be back a t 'school agaln*

At our last meeting we decided to . name our Auxiliary "The Frisco Meteor". Mrs. John J . Prugger, presi- dent, was presented with a lovely gavel by Hugh Warren, general chair- man. The Auxiliary surely thanks Mr. IVarren for the gavel; also for the help nnd cooperation he h a s shown us. JIrs. Fred Detrick, vice-president, was sick a t the time of our las t meetlng.

On February 6th. we met a t the home of Mrs. John Prugger. W e had a very interesting meeting and s tar ted a wool comfort. When finished, we intend to give it to some needy fam- ily. Mrs. Iioepke, Mrs. Hanes, and Mrs. Glenn were appointed to visit the sick. We decided to make a member- ship dtlve. Mrs. Koegke and Mrs. Oleen are the captains. The defeated side will have to entertain the others sornetime In April.

Our next evenlng meetlng 1~111 be a t Urs. Perslon's on Johnson S t r e e t

KANSAS CITY RIP TRACK

LEE WARFORD, Reporter - l3uslness Is stlll very good. There a r e

nearly flve trains out of Kansas City ovely f 4 hours.

Clifford Hacltleman, oiler. has returned to work a f t e r 23 days off" sick. Cllff is feeling flne and is rcady for lots of work.

Clay Woodwlard, inspector, and fam- ily v~sitecl his parents in Brunswick, Ma., the 9th and 10th. All enjoyed the big Sunday dinner and had a good time.

Cxarles Heins, of the Rip Track has been off sick about three weeks and is now back t@ work feeling flne.

Jimmle Laughlln, switchman, working a t the f r e l ~ h t house. suffered a fractured leg when he stepped OM the engine. Jim- mie spent about two weeks In thes hos- pital, then was sent home, where he will

Edward M . Roupe, machinist at the south passenger station, Springfield, Mo., is pictured above between a pair of 16- nwtlth-old fillies which he hopes will be prize ' ~ ~ ~ ~ n r t e r s wlten o little older. Each o f the fillies weighs over 1,200 pounds and there is only 24 hours difference in their ages.

recuperate and mend until he is able to go to work aga.in.

Grady Segler is the only extra car in- spector now. Grady has -been getting in quite a bit of extra work.

Dan Ashford. flreman, has come back t o Rosedale, working afternoons. Dan has been working packing-town job.

0. C. Hunt. tower man a t Rosedate. reports of ~ ~ i e n t y of work.

H. J. Marshall. of the commercial of- flce a t Kansas City. Is now a t Ft. Scott. Kan., in the relay office.

H. J. Jarrett. of Buhler, Kans., Is bld- cling in the job a t the commercial offlce a t Kansas City. in the telegraph depart- ment.

BACK SHOP NEWS

ALBX WATT and CLAUD CAMPBELL. Reporters

Ted Barnet t of the boller shop has returned from St. Louls where he visited a brother, Coy, wh6 was injured a t Lindenwood the first of February. H e fell from a tank, breaking both arms, a leg, and several ribs. Ted re- ports t ha t his brother Is ge t t ing along very nicely. Coy is a boilermaker a t Lindenwood.

Norman Thorwarth, botler foreman ia sporting a new Oldsmoblle sedan: Norman says t h a t few boilermakers and no machinists s r e driving a car l ike that .

J im Jlnsterson, boltermaker, who was released from the hospital recently was a vlsi tor at the boller shop last week. Our slncere sympathy is ex- tended to Walter End Joseph Carter of the blacksmlth shop in the recent death of their mother who yassed away January 15th.

J e s s Sadler Leroy Brunley and Her- bert' mat hew^, machinist apprentices have been transferred to the uresi shop. They were laid OR a t the north shops on account of lack of business.

Kenneth Campbell, machinist appren- tice, has returned Prom a visit to Kan- s a s City with relatives.

Freema11 Rassett, machinist, h a s re- turned to work af ter having been in the St. Louis hospltal for the pas t six weeks.

StanIey Gooch, sheet metal appren- tice, can speak f rom experience and tell what a car can do whell it klcks back. fo r he is now suner ing with a broken arm.

Wal ter Carter, blacksmlth of t h e north shop, 13 making a short visit wlth relatives In Fo r t Wayne and Jef- fersonville, Ind.

F r a n k Sowards, ca r carpenter has returned from several weeks' vlsi t 'with relatives in Californla. The serious illness of a brother marred the pleas- ure of his trip.

George Nichols paint g a n g checker of the north sh&, Is driving a new c a r since ou r las t report.

The infant daughter of George Mor- rls, eir man on l ight repair track, has been very ill with ~ n e u m o n l a , but i s improvlng a t this writ ing.

MECHANlCAL DEPARTMENT KANSAS CITY, M0.

WILLARD C. AMBERCKOMBIE. Reporter

U c a l No. I expresses deepest sym- pathy to Mat t Burgess and family, on account of the death of Matt's fa ther a t Calico Rock. Ark.

Veto Catalonl, one of t he famed mem- bers of the spring gang, was off a few days, sick. but has now roturned to work

Georze Raper had the misfortune to be helcl up and slugged by a couple of hi-jacltefs. Although beaten very badly. he was able to resume work after be- Ing. off a c o u ~ l e of days.

G e o r ~ e Wlllis w m off several days on account of sickness.

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Yes, sir, another of our employes has gone Dodge minded. Zora Sillyman. boilermaker on the night job, has pur- chased a new Dodge sedan, and it is a beauty. Zora wen t In big fo r a l l the extras, too.

Betty Ehnl, wlfe of Clarence IChnl. nlght foreman, is recuperating from an operation, Clarence reports her condltlon as Ane and that she soon will be up and around.

Joe Plourd, hostler helper had the misfortune to fall from the tank of one of our switch engines recently. H e was t ak ing water and in some manner hls foot slipped and he fell from the tank to the ground. Joe will be off fo r sev- era l weeks on account of injuries sus- tained.

Wish every member would t t y Ca a t - tend a t least one meeting a month a t Lo- cal No. 4 Lodge Hall. You will flnd that there will be many Interesting things taking place. Also there a r e other reasons why you should attend. Don't be a slacker-get In behind your local and make it the strongest local on the system.

This is not Walter Winchell's colunlnr but what would happen if-

"Baldy" Smallwood couldn't tell a story?

Tom Davis couldn't smoke a cigar a t noon ?

Chas. Frizzell didn't sing once in a while?

"Baldy" Jackson couldn't have soup and coffee for dlnner?

"Fat" Disselhoff couldn't mooch a chew?

George Willis would come to work late?

I forgot !" How often we hear that expression a s an explanation for a n ac- cident. Most often it !s, I forgot to wear my goggles, or to look and see tha t the guard is properly set on emery wheel, or to replace guard for the open gmm, or that the cwitch was tuned on. Let's take the word "forgot" out of our vo- cabulary and, surely, there will not be a n v accidents to orevent u s f rom carry- on.

We a r e still looking for clgars from Everett Carlson, who was married re- cently and also wish him the best of luck.

SOUTH T R A I N YARDS SPRINGFIELD, MO.

JESSE L. RRANDON. Reporter

C. A Clark. oldest extra check clerk, hzs humped Alack Wells and is back on hls regular job.

M'illinrn Ewns , lamp tender. will spmd his vacation in the west. H e expects to visi t in Denver and San Francisco, C a l i f - -- - . -.

John DePrlest Is back a t work af ter being off with a sore finger.

Louis Sweetin 'has moved from 955 Hovey Street and Is now making h i s home on North Nfssour i Ave.

Lee Howell is back a t work a f t e r being off several davs.

Wallace Hay is vislting in California. Mack Wells is check clerk dur ing ab- -

sence of Mr. Hay. Clarence Clark, th i rd tr lck inspec-

tor, bumped Samuel Hays and Is now inspecting on second trick.

Samuel Hays has returned to work a f t e r a n absence of several days and worked on third trlck.

W. I. Foster foreman. Eas tern d4- vision, and hi; men have cleaned off the accumulation of twenty-nlne years of old paint and repainted the f re ight house, and also the express and bag- gage offices. Everyone seems well pleased wl th the good work he h a s accomplished at these Places.

Nrs. A. E. Roberts vlsited her daugh- t e r in Kansas City recently.

D. W. Barclay i s back a t work aga in a f t e r belng OK slck for a few days.

E. E. McCaulsy, machlnlbt, has rs- turned to work af ter being off eIght days account aickness.

JOPLIN, MO.

ROGER C. FLETCHER. Reporter

Harrison P i l e lamp tender in t he Joplln yards, hab been In the St. Louls hospital for medical treatment since Janua ry 19th. Mr. Pfle was Ill only a shor t time before going to the hos- pital. Reports from St. Louls say h e is doing nicely. I. J. Horton, section man, Is tending lamps in Mr. Pile's place.

John C. Haas, fireman, who h a s been recovering from a n operation on his throat. returned to St. Louis Bospltrtl for a check-up on h is conditfon. H e has been steadily gainlng in weight and felt much encouraged over h ls con- dition. Hospital authorit les confined him to bed In order t ha t more com- plete check-up could be made. H e is expecting to re turn home soon.

B. R. Barber and wife spen t the flrst week of the new year on a business and pleasure t r ip to Florlda.

Mrs. Lloyd Lackey, wife of n lght machlnlst, spent a week the first of February visi t ing friends in Kansas City, Mo. She returned on the 8th to flnd her husband t ry ing t o ge t the best of a nice case of flu. Lmolcs like he is going to do Chat very thing, too.

If you a r e a card shark-join the tournament t h a t is about t o s t a r t a t t he regular monthly meetings of t he employes' club. Come and enjoy a good live meeting and then "show 'em" how to play cards. There 1s a good prize awai t ing the winner along abou t J u n e or July, too.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. M. PEEBLES, Reporter -- -

Pleased to announce t h a t the A. B. Gum Motor Co., of Alton, received one carload of Fords, a lso The C a m ~ b e l l MotorCo., of ~ h a y e r , recelving a-car- load of Plymouths by the Frisco R. R.

John Phillips, engineer, and Lum Lowe a r e now spor t ing new Plymouth coupes.

Mrs. Ben Stanley, wife and daughter. Mildred, family of switchman, a r e visi t ing a t Springfleld.

Regre t t o announce the death of Mrs. William Marsh, wife of dispatcher who died a t the Cottarre Hosnital in West Plains a t 3 o'clock- February 2nd. Mrs. Marsh had been in frail health for some time and w a s taken to Che hos- pital in West Plalns several weeks ago. Funera l services were conducted in West Plains February 3rd in the Episcopal Church by the Rector, the Rev. R. H. Fairchlld, and burial was made in the Oak Lawn Cemetery un- der the direction of the Ha l Thornburg Funera l Home.

Zack Roberts, flreman, and wife a t - tended the Knights Templar's Ball a t the Masonic Temple in West Plains.

Gus Hon, engineer, and wife a r e now on a visi t to Po r t Tampa.

0. C. Simers, fireman, and wife a r e on a visit to McMullen, Mo.

John Ray, brakeman, and family have moved from Jonesboro t o our fair city.

LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO.

E. F. FUhLER. Reporter

Mrs. E. C. Davis, wlfe of E. C. Davis, dled of apoplexy a t Rolla hos- pital. J anua ry 10, 7:30 p. m. Funeral services were held In ChrIstlan Church. burial in Newburg Cemetery. Shop men extend sympathy to the bereaved famlly.

Fred Wilson was operated on In the Frisco hospital fo r appendicitis.

C. 13. Ward motored to Marshfleld re- cently to have repal rs on his car.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Btroup a re the Droud parents of a baby girl, born January 20. 1935.

Mr. and Mrs. Rlchard Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Xingdon, of Llnden- wood, attended the funeral of Mrs. E. C. Davis.

Mr. and Mrs. R. L Palnter and son, Jack, and Miss Morgan Montgomery motored to Kansas City.

Mrs. J. A. E a r p and daughter Ruth. vlsited he r husband, J. A. ~ a ; ~ , re- cently.

Floyd Haeen attended basketball tournament in Springfleld recently.

John Wolf ex t r a laborer who has been off slck' for some time '1s back to work.

IMFS. H. W, Puller vi.slted her two sons in Springfield for the week-end.

RECLAMATION PLANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

T. 0. OHAP,XAN, Reporter

Mrs. W. A. Stewar t merit a week - - - . . - - . - visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Zoellner, wife of Doctor Zoellner, a t Washington, Mo.

W. A. Mattocks, h a s returned homo in record t ime from the Mayo Brothers Hospital a t Rochester, Minn., and is recuperating in a very sarisfactory manner.

Those whom we know on the slck l ist t he past month are: John Rutledge, Ren Billingsley, Mark Mercer Tom Keltner, Ben Davis and Melvin l&llngs- worth.

Ea r l Harmon met wi th a n injury while handling rails on a planer, re- su l t ing in having two fingers broken. This accident happened on a Fr iday and the followind? Monday "Doc" was back on the fob rearing to go again", which fur ther goes to prove you can- not keep a good man down.

Our sympathy is offered to Jesse Glenn and family in the edath of Au- gustaln O'Brien, h is father-in-law, a retired Frisco blacksmith, who died suddenly a t h is home in Springneld.

W e would be pleased and consider i t a t r ea t of real entertainment to have the reporters of Local Number 2, from the West Locomotive Shop Virgil B. Smlth and Fred M. ~ i l s o d expatiate thoroughly on paraEraph number flf- teen of their report for the February issue of the Magazine.

Our bowling team, composed of Wil- liam Mongold, Har ry Brown. William Raxter, James Adams and Howard Palmer, oh, yes, and not to forget Floyd Yates, went to Dallas, Texas, recently to meet a team picked from the bowlers of t ha t city.

"Uncle" Charley Baltzell, a s you all know, is a g rea t lover of the athletic rings, a l l the circus and ot'her shows tha t have talented and trained athletics and performers. By colncidence he re- cently showed us a let ter he had re- cently received from his favorlte idol, Jack Dempsey. I t was a full page, typed and newsey, and the stationery had the picture of the bullding he pur- chased for his restaurant, just opposlte Madison Square Garden, New York City. "Uncle" Charley wears a n a t - tractive Stetson hat, presented t o him by the <Manassa Mauler. which has h ls famous "J. D." stamped In it. When you have an occasion to approach "Uncle" Chkrley, j u s t mention Jack. and we will guarantee you will have a n hour of spell bound entertainment if his tlme will permit. H e Is a great humorist and ve ry entertaining.

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LOCAL No. 8-ENID, OKLA.

FRANK HARKEP, Reporter

Machlnlst Chas. L. Carver and wlfe, accompanied by his mother and brotlh- er, Russell, from Canadian, Texas a t - tended the funeral of his aunt , Mr's. D. L. Kinzie of Cushlng, Oklahoma, Janu- a r y 31. On return, Mr. Carver's mother will v is i t several days in Enid with he r son a n d family.

We wish to extend our sincere sym- pathy to Chae. Roark, whose fa ther died recently.

Mrs. F r a n k Harkey was called to her home in B i n ~ h a m . Illinois. recentlv on account of her sister bein; very ili. Her slster Miss Melferine Hicks died January 30, 1935. F rank accompanied Mrs. Harkey to Illinois.

Many 'have asked the questlon con- cerning the blg broad smlle tha t Rufus Bentley is wearing. I am giving you the reason now. Rufus is the proud fa ther of a baby girl, born January 13, 1935, weighing 8 pounds. The new baby's name is Barbara Jean.

Har ry Cumrnlngs also has a new baby boy a t his home. H e said, "Boys, I am golng to make a Arst baseman out of him".

hflss Bertina Bond, daughter of C. C. Bond, spent a few days in Tulsa t he past month, where she went to s ing in a high sc'hool chorus of eleven hun- dred-fifty voices. This chorus was made U P of several different schools of the Sta te of Oklahoma.

J. P. Haley is now huildlng a new garage a t the back o l Ills place, All the boys a r e t ry ing to tell him how to build it and have it painted. I don't know whether he is using thelr plans or not. A. Schafnit is t'he contractor.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter

The severe cold spell during the la t te r pa r t of January dld conslder- able damage to water and pumping e a u i ~ m e n t over the entire division. and -as a conseGuence the entlre force was "on the go" for several days.

cTo11n Sumner was immediatelv de- tailed to Lebanon, Ea r l etchi ill to Clinton and the "Hlph Line", Charles Robinson and Henry Pot ter to the "south side", general office and R. C. ~ l -ant , Matthew Rouse and Mack Press- ley a t the west shops, while Jas. Stephens, Ar thur Buck, Clyde Hamby, Chauncev Buckmaster. Albert England and yoni.s truly tried to keep things warm a t the north side. All of this, of course. l c e ~ t W. H. 'Brooke on the hoo loo~cink a f t e r al l of it.

The new water station a t west Le- banon has registered a noticeable sav- ing in the water bill for i t s Arst month of operation.

Jas. Stephens is receiving all the broadcast events of the world since ourchasina a new radio of the latest - type.

Arthur Buck and wife were storm bound a t Hartvil le for a dav dur ina - the late storm.

BY the way, Buck informs us he has ourchased the ~ r o ~ e r t v where he has been l ~ r i n g for the past two years. He is ge t t ing to be some t ax payer.

We a re a lad to see Roadmaster N. H. Cruse back f rom the hospital.

A certain popular stock clerk a t the general store says i t is very bad policy to smoke gi f t cigars whlle taking a bath, especially if the bathroom is heated with a n oil stove and closed doors.

A decided improvement on deep well pump poles has been insti tuted on this division, which is lengthening the life

of the poles conslderably. I t Is slmply accomplished by weldlnp a s h o r t "spud" of double s t rength pipe over the ends of the standard poles, thereby enclarging the couplings where t he s t ra in is heaviest.

Mrs. C. B. Robinson has gone to Dal- las and Fork Worth, Texas, to be with her fa ther who is ill.

Mrs. Riley Dunn. wlfe of pumper a t Cliquot, has gone InCo politics, havlng been appointed postmistress at Cliquot.

W e were a t first inclined to be duly gra teful to Miss Pearl Faln, reporter for the office of the division store- keeper, for he r splendid art icle pub- licising the new medical Rrm of Drs. Gannon and Hereford.

Now, we fully believe the lntent\ons were really good, b u t In order to ex- plain the Rareback it must be remem- bered tha t a l l grea t scientists before bestowing their g rea t achievement UD- on mankind for the rel.i;f of suffering humanity have alwaye tried i t on the dog first".

Alas in t h t case t he poor dog dled, and from the art icle of free advertls- ing the storeroom crew learned where to go for thelr pains and ailments and all would have been well had i t not been tha t the storeroom cat dlsap- peared a few days afterward. And now w e a r e forced to hide when w e see one of the force approaching.

Now, we $re Inclined to belleve tha r bliss Fain did us wrong".

LOCAL NO. 19-B-MEMPHIS, TENN.

ALVIS H. THOBI48, Reporter

Wlth a sad hea r t I wrlte the last chag- ter about my friend and fellow work- man, Joe Was'hington, who departed this life a few weeks ago a f t e r a brave s t ruggle agains t a dreadful malady. Joe was our roundhouse porter, and mas well thought of by many of the employes. We tendcr our sincere aym- pathy to the bereavd family.

George Edwards, ca r repairer, and his wife, Mrs. Louise Edwards, a r e the proud parents of a 10-pound baby girl. Mother and baby a re dolng fine.

Mrs. Annie Cleveland, wife of Robert Cleveland, third class machinist, has been confined to her home for a num- ber of weeks duc to Illness.

Mrs. Odeena Whitaker, wlfe of Joe Whitaker, second class machinist, suf - fered a broken ankle when she made a mis-step dur ing our snowy weather a f ew weeks ago. Also Bro. Whi taker is on the sick list. Our sincere wishes go to them both for a n early recovery.

Yours truly, the reporter, has been elected Trustee of our Local No. 19-B to finish the unexpired term of Bro. Sam Kennedv, third class blacksmith, who resigned.

Bro. Mott Roberts, third class ma- chinist. is in the 'hosoital, havina taken down ivith pneumonia.

- Chanced to see Horace Crittenden,

coach cleaner, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Annie Crittenden, and their seven- month-old baby, on last Sunday, in a good looking Plymouth car. They portrayed the picture of a very happy family.

Let- u s make this year, one of "Safety". We can if each of u s put forth every effort to prevent accidents and live u p to Safety F i r s t Rulings.

LOCAL NO. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

C. H. FULLER, Reporter

We extend our hearties wishes t o hfr, and Mrs. Robert L. Bowies, who were married a t Marion, Arkansas, on January 26th, 1935. Mrs. Sowles was t'he former Mrs . Virginla Gamble.

Several of our number a r e now con- fined to the St. Louis hospital, among

them being Messrs. f, M. Haley. M. Poppenhelmer, C. R. Goodyear and T. C. Shaw. Hur ry up, fellows, and get well and come back wlth us, as we miss YOU.

H. E. Wall, who recently completed hls apprenticeship a t Yale, is now em- ployed in the U. S. Naval Yards a t Washington D. C. We hope he won't forget al l ahout u s In the sunny south.

Due to Mr, Shaw's continued absence. Gheet Metal Worker A. H. Pos t is working In his place.

W- J. Holcomb, w~ho worked a few days In Mr. Shaw's place, is n.ow work- ing on a temporary vacancy a t Birmingham.

We're almost tempted to envy Ma- chinist Apprentice 0. E. Babb, who 1s now driving a new Chevrolel coach. I t 's a mighty pretty car, Earl .

nrlghty glad Coach Carpenter J. J. Hazel was only off a few days account illness.

Coach Palnter C. L Moore's young son. George, and mother-in-law. Mrs. W. J. Gibbons have been on the sick list End we wish for them a speedy recovery. Say, fellows, we'd l tke to have more

news from our local, so why not be a good sport and give ye reporter a n Item or two.

CARR COAL COMPANY SPRINGFIELD, MO.

"Good Coal Since 1910" Phone Two Thousand

HENRY ADAMSON & LEFLOBE POTEAU

COAL & MINING COMPANIES MINERS and SHIPPERS

of TULSA CHIEF (Bltuminous)

and POTEAU CHIEF (Semi-Anthr.)

COALS Mines Located at

TULSA and POTEAU, OKLA. W H E N I N T H E M A R K E T FOR

COAL OF A N Y GRADE Call Phones: Residence 9681-Office 46388

OR WRITE U S AT TULSA, OKLA. 5320 E. 11th St.

I Health I Water, providing it's Pure , is a

healthy drink . . NATURE'S OWN BEVERAGE.

Physlclans o f t 1 m e s prescribe "drinking plenty of water".

We feel t ha t o u r customers appre- ciate the Pur l ty oP the water w e have been able to furnlsh them.

We a r e a lways a ler t to Improve our plant to the fullest extent In order to give the people of Spring- field the very best In Health and Convenience.

SPRINGFIELD CITY WATER CO.

SPRINGFIELD, MlSSOURi

eacn one a g lass or 3.i: Deer a n a then re couldn't make o u t whether they a l l a n g tenor o r jus t made faces at one nother. I rwin Wegener had h i s tonsils r s -

noved and we wish him a speedy re- overy. W B can't tell just how he i s ecuperatlng, a s the only answer we .et is, "What do you thlnk?".

Our smiling oflice boy, Lewis Cun- ningham, is quite a basket ball player being captaln of the St. John's ~ e r r i o r s :

Hereby Clay was out riding on his bicycle and had a blow o u t of the f ron t tire, causing him to catch cold. He has qul t golf and is studying gargling.

We had a wonderful t ime a t the Men's Club Luncheon Janua ry 29th. Things went smoothly until a l ight "zephr" blew in and the boys a t the speakere' tab!e had quite a t ime keep- ing their ha l r combed. However, Bob Anslyn's aaxaphone btoughr things back to hormal.

I t seems just when th lngs loak tthe brightest fo r our Bernice Hower, a long comes Henry Compton murmurr ing "Phooey".

Now t h a t our forbe all own a used car, we intend bunching and going out to find Banta Claus.

Since it is customarv for us Germans to s top a t one anot'her's house fo r coffee, thlnk I'll s top a t Irwin Wegen- er ' s girl friend's house for tea and some Belleville sausage.

Note to Office Personnel:-Let me have some news, such as Weddings, Christenings, Lost and Found, Used ca r s o r Cemetery Lots for sale.

DIVISION AND STORES ACCOUNTANT

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ILA COOK, Reporter

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:f a l l t he s igns a r e true, 1936 wlll 'ely be a good election year. There 3 alread*? been some good natured a l ry in th is office over the Jackson 1 Lincoln Day programs. There a r e

their daughter, ~ C t t y , and 66; husband. Dean Fltzgerald, here fo r the week-end of February 9.

Mrs. Preston Biggera spent a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Biggers en route to Rol ls from Thayer, where she had been car ing for her mother. We a r e glad to know she is much improved a t this time. Also tha t Preston i s again able to return to h is position a s f r o g repairer a f t e r having been OK two weeks account of a n in- jured hand.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

HAZEL CLARK, Reporter

The date of Saturday evening, March 1 6 , h a s been set For the third annual St. Patrick's par ty and dance of the Springfield Frisco Men's Club. The par ty wlll be held a t the Shrine Mosque.

AMISS Hazel Ray. daughter of 3. A. Ray, and John W, Nlederhuth were married by the Rev. John T. Bacon on the evening of Februarv 5. The young couple will make their home in Spring- flelrl --- -.

When Mr. Brekenfeld. re turns Krom h'fs tr ips to Birmingham and points south to tell of roses in bud and folks planting their gardens, while we a re still shivering in the midst of winter, it makes us wish we were a millionaire wlth a summer home-or a shop super- visor.

Flo Blevans came to work recently looking qui te dejected; which waa un- derstood when she explained t h a t her collie pup. "Mitzi," had been so badly injured in some mysterious War tha t i t - had been necessary to have her chloroformed.

After viewlng the numerous valen- t lnes t ha t were received in th is depart- ment, we agree wi th t he local column- ist who said things were ge t t i ng so bad tha t one couldn't even buy an In- su l t ing valentine any more.

emproyea In rnls orrlce.

OFFICE O F GENERAL MANAGER - ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter

Neither Feb rua r r 2 n o t 1 4 brought our groundhog ou i of his hole. Many belleve he must have passed on. Ba t other signs o f spring a r e in evidence: Miss Deming is studying the seed ca ta- logs: Rogers is boastlnp buds on his budded roses: Uhr has his sweet pea row prepared and is promising blos- soms a s la rge a s Sally Rand's fans.

Our health bulletin Is more encour- aging. Bothwell is back a t work a f t e r being off with a compound Kracture of the left leg. Mrs. Harrison has left the hospital and I s improving nicely a t home.

The auto Ilcense questlon has been of major I m p r t a n c e this month. Some t ry fo r a number fea tur ing a poker combination, but Hilton secures his house number while Thompson dis- plays hls phone number.

Sartorial notes: Rogers wears his overcoats to match his ha ts ; Coble goes bareheaded. I s nudism, l ike prosperity, just around the corner?

February 22 you celebrated the fi anniversary of the b i r th of Jar Price Ousley, whose picture appears this issue.

TELEGRAPH NOTES

HELEN 'FEhLOWS, Reporter .

W. M. Bernard, agent, Salem, was two days, being relieved by E. Mooney.

C. R. Sally, third t r ick Pacific, i Off about three weeks wi th a n atD of flu. He was relieved by L. J. Port fleld.

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I , agent, Sullivan, was off L. Atkins relieved him. 1, agent, Cuba, was off !eks. H. W. Bunselmeyer. tr ick, relieved him, being

Irn by E. L. Mooney, who nped by D. A. Atkins. ning, agent, Phlllipsburg, one day by J. F. Lick. er relieved K. ~ c N u t t IK Southern Junction, fo;

rL DEPARTMENT - C. HOFFMAN, Reporter

e Hamm, daughter of sig- - --. Hamm, of Lenexa, has

>.--A a er marr iage to Euaene j u s t alnounceu nq Wedd, also of L ~ I happy young cot home with Mr. E wish the newlyw, piness end proep

I rv in S. Degk Bristow, Okla., spending some ti

Mrs. J. D. Ma maintainer. Paoh PuxiC.0, Mb.

Mrs. C. H. l o h man, and son, C week-end in Let month.

Sorry none of employes won t h m a Hoffman w a Carr was bhe 11 lucky name.

CLINTON .Ah

MRS. A. W. : W e regre t to

T. H. McDonald the home of his Mr. McDonald w, he was retired r cause of 111 healt

We a r e gl.ad 1 George Chnrch Church has been Louis since las t J

man. W. S. Graham

Stanley, spent s e Texas and Old M a brakeman.

Mrs. J im Eib, man. is i m ~ r o v l her a more .pee6

Your reporter n few days in Pe We especially en of the F r i y o ' s ni

nexa, last-~ugust.- he ~ p l e a r e making the i r Iamm a t Lenexa. W e eds a long llfe of hap- erity. !r, signal malntainer, and Mrs. Degler a r e me a t Willow Springs. cklln, wife or signal

%, Kans., Is visiting in

mson, wife of slgnal- 'llfford, Jr.. spent the mnon the first of the

the signal department e beautiful shawl Sel- s raffl ing off. E. 31. icky man. Luella the

LIFFEE. Reporter - hear of the death of who passed away a t

3aughter In CalMornia. as a n engineer before several years ago be- h. :o hdve a repDrt t ha t

is improving, Mr. In rhe hospil'al In St.

hugust. H e is a brake-

I and wife and son, veral clays in southern :exico. Mr. Graham is

wife of J im Eib, fire- n g slowly. W e wish Iy recovery. and daughter0 spent

nsacola. Fla., recently. joyed the conveniences ?W coaches. B y ta lk ing

to several people In Pensacola, we found they, too, were highly pleased with the coaches.

-I T H E DINING CAR EMPLOYES --

r. WILKINS, Reporter

w e want to s a y tha t In our depart-

But agrees that only LAVA SOAP can get grimy hands clean fast

First, Floyd Wright and Herbert Kohne of the C and 0 claimed the dirtiest hands in the world. Then Michael Carr, Illinois Central en- gine-wiper put in his bid. Now Robert L. Kerch, Signal Maintainer of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific jumps into the argument . . . with both hands.

Wa caught him at the end of a day's work. "Look a t these hands," he said . . . and they were mighty

dirty. "Signals and signal-boxes," he continued, "are just buried in grease, grit and grime. And if there are any hands in the world that get dirtier than mine, I got to see 'em to believe it. I'm glad to give Lava a clear track, though . . . there's nothing else like i t for getting grime off fast and being easy on the hands."

So the argument on the "dirti- est hands in the world" goes on. But so far there's nothing but agree- ment on the best and safest way to get grimy hands clean. They allsay Lava. And a majority of railroad men from Coast to Coast say Lava. Lava's rich lather and fine, powdery pumice team together to get any kind of grime in less than a minute. And Lava's glycerine protects the skin, helps heal up little nicks and scratches. Works well in any water -hot or cold, hard or soft. Lava today. '

TAKES THE DIRT . . . PROTECTS THE SK