daughter of T. H. Merritt, of the Wood & Crabbe Grain Co; team dance, W. E. Purdy and Gmce Lucia, accompanted by Allen Orton. Mr. Purdy is a n electrician. Jewel Hur- ley, accompanied by Miss Orton, pre- sented a vocal solo and a blues num- ber, piano and voice were presented by Mrs. Alva D. Narx, daughter of W. D. Jelly, switch~nan.

Conductor B. 31. Stubbs was "Con- ductor" for the evening, being in charge a t the door in full uniform. The tickets tor the dance were fur- nished by Loveman, Joseph and Loeb, a Frisco industry, and the club a 0 knowledged gratefn: appreciation of the gift. Though recently destroyed by fire, this firm has already started work an constr~rction of a modern. up-to-date department store a t its old location.

The enthusiasm and interest shown in this party wonld indicate it 1.0 be the beginning of many more enjoy- able affairs during the ensuing year.

Monett, Mo. Approxin~ately 50 members of the

Frisco Employes' C l ~ b of Monett, 1\10., met on the ntght of June 8 in a coach in the Monett terminal for their reg- ular monthly business meeting. The nleeting was called primarily to dis- cuss the solicitation of patrons to the World's Fair via Frisco Lines and the St. Louis gateway.

New and outstanding features of the World's Fair were presented to the men~bers by Martha Moore, and each and every enlploye was urged to secure one or more passengers among his or her friends. The splendid service out of >lonett was stressed, as well a s the outstanding equipment. particularly the new 1011nge cars placed on The Meteor. A description of the new cars was also given t o ' the members and they were asked to help advertise this rcplenclid equip- ment and service.

An accurate record will be kept of all business secured by members of this club and they are eager and enthusiastic t o make a splendid show- ing of patrons from Monett.

C. J. Kunz. agent and president of the club, reported splendid increase in both freight and passenger busi- ness out of Monett, and nrged the employes to do their bit toward maintaining the gain already made.

~ h e . ' ~ r i s c o Employes' Club of New- burg, Mo.. had a meeting of its niem- bers on Monday, June 4, with 24 in attendance.

There was a general discussiou of business conditions. taxes, etc., which was followed by a musical program. presented by Homer Scott, car fore-

man, and his three sons. It was decided that meetings of

the Newburg Club would be discon- tinued for the summer months; how- ever, the solicitation program will be maintained throughout the year.

SECTION FORCES SIAICE SHOWING

W. A. Schubert, roadmaster of Frisco Lines at Oklahoma City, has been urging his men to solicit their friends for passenger and freight business. tluring the past five months, business se- cured by the men in Mr . Schu- bert's terr i tory included the fol- lowing:

O n e L C L shipment, 190 pounds, and one L C L shipment, 262 pounds, secured by John Simmons, rel ief foreman, Wells- ton; one L C L shipment. 266 pounds, secured by Cecil Hold- away, section laborer, Daven- p o r t; ticket, Davenport to Tulsa; ticket, Davenport t o Oklahoma Ci ty ; ticket, Chester to Davenport; L C L shipment, 213 pounds, secured by Roy Estes, section foreman, Daven- port; two cars of stock, Jones to Oklahoma City, secured by F. Owens, section foreman, Jones; two L C L shipments, and ticket, Jones to Luther, secured by F. Murphy, section foreman, Luther.

Mr. Schubert addressed these men, commending them highly for their splendid work and each man also recevied a letter of appreciation from C. T. Mason, superintendent.

Fayettscillc, Ark. The regular June meeting of the

Sorthwest Arkansas Frisco Club mas held in the Armory Bnilding, Fayette- ville, Ark.. on the night of Jnne 14. About 100 members and their families were present.

Martha Moore, of St. Louis, was present and addressed the members and their families along the lincs of securing traffic tips, and urging each member to push the moven~ent of getting passengers for the Chicago World's Fair, which she described in detail. She also urged that the women present discuss the possibility of or- ganizing an auxiliary. Pictures of the new Fair were passed out and they created much enthusiasm.

G . C. Smith, a n old friend of the Frisco and a citizen of Fayetteville, gave an address which was enjoyed by all. He touched on the matter of cooper- ation aud reviewed old times along the Frisco. He mentioned the names

of some of the older .employes who have passed on, paying an especially beautiful tribute to Uncle Charlie Hornback, former hill engineer In the Roston Mountain hill service.

Major B. R. Davidson, former Frisco attorney, now retired, was present and made a brief address.

0. L. Young, superintendent, threw down the gauntlet to every member of the club, saying that he would at- tend the next meeting on July 1 2 and bring to that meeting a traffic tip for business from that territory, and chal- lenged each member to do t h e same. It is sincerely hoped that every mem- ber will make a special endeavor to show Mr. Young that he can't get away with a cl~allsnge like that.

Ralph Tapp, Jr., local vocalist, favored the members with two selec- tions which were thoroughly enjoyed.

Following the meeting, ice cream and cake were served, music was fur- nished by local members of the clnb and members and friends from West Fork and dancing followed.

The atteudance was splendid from all sections except north of Fayetteville. and it is hoped that there will be more representatives from Rogers, Spring- dale and other points north a t the next meeting.

I<unsa.s Ci ty Surmyland Club The report of busi~less secured by

~ n e n ~ b e r s of the Kansas City Sunny- land Club for the month of AIay, 1934. issued by J. R. Coulter, traffic man- ager, shows 160 tips received; 54 car- loads, 40 LCL shipments and 2 pas- sengers secured.

These tips were given by F. H. Fenner, C. C. Lacy, Ethel iIIartin, G. H. Thomas, A. J. Westerman, E. C. Lindeman. Ed. Hickman, H. L. Her- man, L. W. Ponclk, H. P. Batchelder, F. B. Malcomb and 0. E. Toner of the transportation department; Ed Ring. FYed Sawyer and A. F. Elsberry of the mechanical department; J . 0. Burns and A. J. Finn of the mainte- nance of way department.

These employes are to be highly commended for the tips given, whicl? resulted in this splendid business.

Hugo, Okla. The Frisco Employes' Club of Hugo.

Okla., and the Colored Club of that city met in joint session on the night of June 12 in the rooms above the Frisco station. Over 100 employes and their families were present.

0. L. Young, superintendent, pre- sided in the absence of W. P. Roberts, who was called out on his run. Mr. Young welcomed those present and introduced Martha Moore, of St. Louis, who presented the World's Fair pro- gram to the members, detailing the

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F R A N K E M L E Y FRANK EivLLEY, agent, B o i s

d'Arc, Ma., was retlred from active aervlce Aprll 30, 1934, due to his hav- ing reached the age limit. He was born April 30, 1864, a t Germantown, Ohio, and educated in the schools near his home. H e began his service with Frisco Lines on February 7, 1884, a s agent and operator a t Ochel- tree, Kans. His entire service has been on the Northern division a s agent and operator at the following statione: Rosedale. Southeast Jnnc- tion, Ash Grove, Farlington, Stanley, UricA, Kenoma, Spring Hill, Olathe, Merriam, Prescott, Linton, Ocheltree and Bois dfArc. On September 15, 1896, he married Anna Cham-

JII!\', 1934 Pag

berlain, of Olathe, Kans., and to them were born one son and two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Emley reside in Neosho. Mo. Continuous service of 50 years and 1 month entitles him to a pension allowance of $54.25 a month, effective from May 1.

THE PENSION ROLL

FARRIS H. M c K l N L E Y FARRIS HOLMES McKIX-

LEY, engineer, Southwestern

&a' Eight Frisco L i ~ r r s vctrrnrr c~irploycs.

wit11 co~rrbiircd scraicc of 281 ycnrs nrrd 6 ~rroirtlrs, were pltrrct! O I L Ihc Peirsioir Roll at n rrrcctirrg of the Board of Pcrr- siorrs, held .Uay 29. 1034, nt tlzc St. I-ortis Gcrlcrcrl 0 fficc.

tired from active service April 30, 1934, due to his having reached the age limit. He was born April 22. 1864, a t Uniontown, Pa., and educat- ed in the schools of Salina, Kan. He began his railroad service a s engine wiper for the D&RG. He also served the Union Pacific and IVyandotte & Northwester11 before coming with

division, was retired from ac- tive service April 30, 1034. due to his having reached the age limit. He was born April 23, 1864, a t Stoclrton. Calif., and educated in the schools of Red Cloud, Nebr., and Pana, Ill. He began his railroad service with the O&M Railroad and was hired a s a fireman on the old KCFSBN Decem- ber 5. 1888. H e was serving a s en- gineer and fireman out of Kansas City when that road was taken over by the Frisco. He was transferred from the Kansas City rnn to the run between Oklahoma City and Quanah. when the li'risco Line' was built to Quanah. and remained on that run until his retirement. On December 25, 1913, he married Mrs. Martha L. Zarnes, of San Antonio. Tes., and to them were born four daughters and' two sons. Mr. and Mrs. McKin- ley reside in Olrlahoma City. Con- tinuous service of 45 years and 4 months entitles him to a pension al- lowance of $111.55 a month, effective from May 1.

tired from active service June 23, 1933, due to total disability. H e , is 89 years of age, born September 12, 1864, a t Verbena, Ala., and was edu- cated in the schools near his home. He cnme with Frisco Lines October, 1897, a s car repairer a t Birmingham, Ala. His entire service has been with the Frisco a t Birmingham. He has served a s car inspector, wrecker fore- man, wrecker and rip track foreman, and was serving as car inspector un- til June 23, 1933, when he was forced to discontinue his work, due to phys- ical disability. On December 26, 1895, he married Jerome Traywick, of Verbena, Ala., and to them were born two daughters and one son. Mr.

and Mrs. Nelson reside in

Frisco Lines December 1, 1889, a s fireman out of Kansas City, Mo. H e fired on the road until 1894 and came to the Kansas City yards a s fireman. He was promoted to yard engineer September, 1897, and has remained in that capacity since that time. On January 10, 1887, he married Hattie R. Flack, of Wamego, Kans., and to them was born one daughter. Mrs. Frain died in 1910. and hIr. Frail1 married Mrs. Bell Warring. Mr. and Mrs. Frain reside in Kansas City. 310. Continuous service of 44 years and 4 months entitles him to a pension al- lowance of $78.15 a month. effective from May 1.

C H A R L E S H E N R Y F R A I N CARY D O L P H U S N E L S O N

Birmingham. Ala. Continuous aervice oC 35 years and 6 months entitles him to a pen- sion allowance of $56.70 a month, effective from May 1.

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CASSUIS M. W H I R L O W CASSUIS MARION WHIR-

LOW, agent, Central division, was retired from active aerv- ice April 30. 1934. due to his having reached the age limit He was born April 9. 1864, a t Kelbyville, Ind., and educat-

ed in the schools of Vinland, Kan. He came with Frisco Lines July, 1902, as night operator a t Carl Junc- tion, Mo., and later served a s extra cashier, Cherryvale, and agent a t Beaumont Junction. H e was then transferred to the Central division and served a s extra agent a t Poteau, Hugo, Foreman, Garvin and Benning- ton, Okla. On Xarch 18, 1889, he married Cynthia Marie Lane, of Jop lin. Mo., and t o then1 were born two daughters and one son. Mr. and Mrs. Whirlow reside in BennFngton, Okla. Continuous service of 31 years and 10 months entitles him to a pension allowance of $38.75 a month. effective from May 1.

PATRICK JOSEPH M A D D E N PATRICK JOSEPH XIADDEN, en-

gineer, Amory. Miss.. was retired from active service January 3, 1934. due to total disability. He was 67 years of age, born April 11, 1867, in Ireland. where he was educated. H e first served the C&A Railroad before c o m i n ~ with Frisco Lines as fireman

CHARLES HENRY FRAIN. yard CARY DOLPHUS NELSON, car in 1907, out of Ri rmin~ham, Ala. He engineer, Kansas City. 310.. was re- inspector, Birmingham. Ala.. was re- was later made an engineer. He mar-

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teied Mary Harlan1 in 1888, and to d o n allowance was $20.00 a month them were born four children. Mr. and during his lifetime he was paid a and Mrs. Madden reside in Birming- tota.1 of $3,800.00. Ban], Ala. Continuous service of 26 years and 9 months entitles him to a pension allowance of $62.45 a month, effectlve from May 1.

ELMORE P. MORRISON DLMORE P. MORRISON, agent-

operator, Central dlvision, was re- tired from actlve service March 31, 1934, due to his having reached the age limit. He was born March 12, 1864, a t Horicon, Wls., and educated in the schools in Iowa. H e came with Frisco Lines a s telegrapher and clerk a t Poteau, Okla., August 8, 1909. H e served In that capacity and a s agent a t various places on the Central di- vision. He marrted Lovenca Miser, of Shady Point, Okla., (date not given) and to them were born six

WILLIAM I. KIPP WILLIAM I. KIPP, 66 years of age,

F r i s w dispatcher a t Ft. Scott, Kans., who had had the flrst trick a t that point for the past twenty years, "signed off" on his key a t 10:16 a. m., May 24, twenty minutes before he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been employed by Frisco Lines a t Ft. Scott for 32 years. H e had also served as relief trainmaster and had been d l s p a k l ~ e r s t times for the Kan- sas Clty subdivision, the Ash Grove divtsion and the ARon sub-division. He was born in Blairsville, Pa., Jiine 12. 1868. H e is survived by two daughters, one son, one grandson, two sisters and his widow.

chlldren. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison re- - slde in Fayettevllle Ark. Continuous HIRAM HANNIBAL DAVIES service of 24 years and 6 months en- HIRAM HANNIBAL DAVIES, pen- titles hlm t o a pension allowance of ~ f o n e d l a b r e r , died on June 5. H e $32.00 a month, effective from May 1. W ~ S barn October 26, 1850, in Cam- - bridre. Ohio, and entered the service

EARL DURWOOD MAXTON EARL DURWOOD MAXTON. chief

clerk, general agent a t Joplin, Mo., was retired from active service Oc- tober 6, 1933, due to total disability, H e 1s 60 years of age. born April 25, 1881, a t Lehigh, Mo., and edu- cated in the scl~ools of Crestline, Kans, H e began his service with Frlsco Lines September 16, 1907, a t Joplin. Mo., a s yard clerk. He has served as phone clerk, cashier and chief clerk, all a t the Joplin office. On April 10, 1926, he married Olena W. Goss, of Joplln, Mo., and they re- slde in Joplin. Continuous service of 23 years and 2 months entltles him to a pension allowance of $35.45 a month. effectlve from May 1.

THOMAS KENNEDY THOMAS KENNEDY, pensioned

section foreman, died in Cuba, Mo., on May 29. H e was born a t Harrls- burg, Pa., on March 15, 1861, and en- tered the employ of Frisco Lines a s extra gang laborer a t Monett on Au- gust 31, 1887, .transferring to the same position a t Lebanon in October, 1887. H e was later promoted to section fore- man a t Lebanon and also worked a s foreman a t ,Chadwick, Crescent, St. Clair and Cuba, belng last employed as section foreman a t Cuba. H e was forced .to leave the service August 8, 1917, due to total disabllltp. His pen-

of 6 t - sco Lines a s a car cleaner a t Monett in June. 1894, working in vari- ous capacities fn the Monett car de- partment until April 17. 1917, when h e wan retired account disability. Hla penslon allowance was $20.00 a month and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $4.040.00.

J. A. WOODSON JAMES ALVAH WOODSON, pen-

sioned tool room foreman, Spring- field, Mo., died a t his home on June 21. H e was born May 10. 1857, in Roanoke, Va., and came with Frlsco Lines. or rather the old XCFS&M, on October 1, 1885, a8 a machlnist a t Kansas Clty. He was promoted to the position of machine foreman a t Springfield, Mo., on March 21, 1901; to general foreman a t Springfield, March 27. 1907, and to machine fore- man a t the North Shops, August. 1919. H e was retired from active service May 31, 1928. His pension allowance was $89.70 a month. and during his lifetime he was paid a total of $7.062.60.

- FRISCO CLUB NEWS

(Cortiiriir~d front Page 14) various features to be visited while there, presenting t h e all-expense plan and urging the employes to solicit their friends for a trip via Frisco Llnes through the St. Louis gateway.

C. H. Baltzell, director of accident prevention, was present and addressed the meetlng briefly.

The entertainment program was i n

charge of Henry Thomas, president of the colored club. Numbers included. song by club members; addresses by Prof. L. H. Hill, Rev. H. C. Bumpus, Rev. W. A. Davis and Rev, Thompson; solos-by Mrs. W, M. Marshall. Every number on the program of entertaln- ment was delightful and the ministers who addressed the audience paid tribute to the FrIsco Railroad and ex- pressed their appreciation of the taxes paid by Frlsco Lines in their com- munlties.

Colored Club of St. Louis The members of Frisco Employes'

Colored Club of St. Louis were ex- tended n letter of appreciation by J. W. Nourse, geaeral passenger agent of St, Louis for their interest -and work in helplng to secure 15 members of the Colored Elks organization of St. Louis, who traveled to Oklahoma City via Frisco train 9 and returned on train 10. The party left St. Louis on June 1.

Appreciation w a s expressed t o Thomas Henry, presideat of the club, and Willie Robinson, secretary.

Frisco Girls' Club, St . Louis, Mo.

The May meeting of members of the Frisco Girls' Clud of St. Louls was held a t the American Hotel on May 29, with approximately 80 mem- bers in attendance.

Galena Stowell Speirs, dietician, of St: Louis, talked to the girls on the subject of "How t o be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise". Helen Prange. of the Selle Jewelry Company, pre- sented two delightful plano solos.

Margaret Hewitt, teacher of ap- proved swlal and business English. offered a course this fall to the Frisco girls, and the matter wlll be di* cussed a t a later date.

The nlembership voted to give a boat ride and join the Men's Club and St, Louls Terminal Club in giving a picnic.

A beauty kit, donated by Daggett Rc Ramsdell, was given a s an attend- ance prize and was won by Genevieve Proost. Ben Thomas, of the, freight department, and Grace Hart, of the Treasurer's department, furnished cut roses from their gardens, and each3 girl received one a t her plate.

Frisco Colored Club, Okmulgee, Okla.

Members of. the Frisco Colored Club of Okmulgee. Okla., met in business sesslon on June 8th and 13th. the members enjoying a dance on the night of the 8th. and the meeting of June 13th was given over entirely to

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- - . - - , - -, habits, bit6 zvithal learned and bookish, 7cas hauled before the bar o f jwtice i r a cortntry t o m .

,& , P 1 e re charged wi th bein' drtrnk and disorderly," snapped the magisfrate. "Have ye airything to Jay w h y seerrtence should not be grorzorrnced?"

" M a d s inhrmairity t o wait nrakes cortntlcss thousands wroitrn." began t h ~ prisoner in a flight of oratory. " I arn not so debased as Poe. so pfofligate as Byron, so ungrate f~i l as Keats, so i)ttern- perate as Burns, so timid as Tcirrrj~~ort. so zulgar as Shakcsprnre, so-"

"That'll do. That'll do," interrrtptcd the magislrate. "Ninety days. And . oflicrr, take down that list of naines hc inerttioned and round ' em rrp. I tlritrk they're as bad as hc is."

A Good Definition ..- - . .. .L. - m.. "uaa. w n a w a commlrree r "A committee is a body that

minutes and wastes hours!"

REAL ECONOMY ''Why do you want your l e t t e ~

turned?" asked the g i r l who broken the engagement. "Are afraid that I'll take them to ca

"No," sighed the young man, 1 paid t o have those letters WI

hv an runcrt- and I mav use

keeps

rs re- had YOU

~ u r t ? " "but

r i t ten , . . , . ...-, - - - them again some day."

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"Yoltr hmband has o rrew sttit." " K O . Ac hasn't." "CVeII. somcthino'r diffrrr)rt." "It's a new hrrsband."

No, Thanks Waitress (during soup course) :

"Water, sir?" stomer: "No, thanks. I have a ful already."

people of Rome. Then the announcer said: "And here is I1 Duce".

"Gee, exclaimed a women in the front row, "he looks just like Masso- lini".

A SPEEDY T R I P He had been dining too well, and

hai l ing a taxi, he crawled gingerly inside, after fal ter ingly giving the dr iver his destination. It happened that the opposite door had been left unlatched by the' previous fare, and stumbling against it the inebriated one fe l l outside mgain.

He plcked himself up w i th di f f i - cu l ty and approached the driver.

"That'a pretty qulck work," he sald, "how much do 1 owe you?"

LATER MODEI. ,

" I thiirk yort'rr lots bctter looking than yonr daddy."

" I orcghtta br. f'rir a Iatcr rrrodcl."

A Suggestion "How can I get my husband to dis-

cuss his business affairs with me?" "Ask him when he intends to buy

a new car." - NOT AN EGG Y E T

"How's the new incubator?" "Well, I guess that it i s a l l right,

but I'm a l i t t l e worr ied about it. It hasn't laid an egg yet."

-- I.IAILr)' TIIANKS

"Did fnthcr srcm plcnsed a~lrr i~ yorr told Irirn of the wtonry you hod sorml.'"

" I think so. Iw borro~evd it."

TOO BAD T w o negro women were discwssing

present conditions. One of them re- marked: "It shuah i s too bad, ain't it, dat dis heah depression had t o come jes' when tlmes is so hard."

1 1 1 1 ~ s . MY nusuana must ue srarvea to death by now."

T URNING T H E .JOKE

"Who Is there," Inquired the irnpas- sloned orator, "who w i l l l i f t a voice against the t r u t h o f m y statement?" Just then a donkey on the outskir ts of the crowd gave vent to one of the piercing "he-haws" of his tribe. The laugh was on the orator for a moment, bu t assuming an a i r of triumph, he l i f ted his voice above the d in to say: "I knew nobody bu t a jackass

would t r y itl"

A C A T C H SOMEIYHERE! " T h e preinirtm." said the brncranse

agent "is very ~nrall . For orzly $10.00 your house i s insrtrcd for a period o f three years."

" Y o u mcatr you'll pay me $5,000 i f Irorrse bicrirs dozew drtrbzg tlrat ti qrrestioirrd the lady o f the house.

"Exactly," assnred the agent. cortrse, w e makc n careful investii fir.cl "

"Of wtiorr

"That's what I thoright," said the lady. as she closed thc door FrnrIy. " I might h o w knoziw tlrrrr'd bc n m tch jtr it soin ewlrcre."

Just Looking

An alert looking man was gingerly picking his way along the ties of a railroad, seemingly in search of something or someone.

"What are you looking for?" in- quired a curious bystander.

"The president of this line the answer. '

"But you'll not find him her "Maybe not, but I'm on his

from the

Mechanical Department

SERVES AS DIVISION CHAIRMAN

bro ther and s l s te r wi th him f rom the southern p a r t of Oklahoma.

Mr. a n d Mrs. F r e d Jleiers ' l i t t l e

J E F F E R S O N AVE. COACH YARDS ST. LOUIS, MO.

JOHN W. HOLDREN, Repor te r gir l had the mis for lune of b r e a k i n g h e r leg, h u t la improving rapidly.

Mr. and Mrs. P a u l Frnnkn' lletle boy, Bnul, Jr., fell f rom a t r u c k nnd cracked hla skull . H e is reported Im- ~ ~ r o v l n g rapldly. T. R. fCing s1)ent a few dayd at t h e

World'rr F a i r nnd on r e t u r n i n g brought I l l s wlfe back Iron1 ;I Chlcaro 110s-

W. A. Bullard, Division Chairman of the Northern Division, Kansas City, No.. was born at Guntown.

F r a n k Whalen is now dr iv ing a Chevrolet. H e w a s off two d a y s break- ~ n g i t in.

W a r d Moore a n d Bill Derrick have both been off :r day , \Villinm f i s h ~ n g and W a r d t ry ing to catch the p l a ~ tul Rlffet t h a t has been e a t i n g up hlr garden . Tho boyu g a v e \Vard a gun to kill i t wlLh, bu t W a r d did not Icnon how to use it.

John J e n k l n s a n d J o h n H o n e a r e go lng to put o n t h e gloves for a fight to a finish over the blg c h a ~ r in t h e locker room. The wlnnev g e t s to z ~ t in i t t h e res t o f the year.

Ben McXabb received n palnful In- ju ry to h i s foot and will be off about five weelto. He h a s gone to h i s homr in Springfield.

Alex Peehles w a s off n week v is i t ing h i s home In C h a r l e s t o ~ ~ . I\-. Va H e r e p o r t s a very good time.

Miss., on January - : 18; r :: :kr:l: pita!. She is Irnprovlng rap ia ly a n d we hope Lor a speedy tecovery.

Mrs . W. A. Pauline. wife of elec- his time as ma- chinist appren- tice with t h e Frisco Railroad on September 23,

t r lclan, h a s been v l s ~ t i n g In St. Louls t h e pas t month.

Mr. kind Jim. J. .\ Barklcy antl Mr antl Mrs. Esxer E l a r r ~ s o n spent a fe\v d a y s on the r l w r fihhlnp a n d reported a good tlme.

The reporter 's a t ten t ion h a s been called about the repor l oC laat month'- magnzine-where he wnr p a t t i n g him- self on t h e back. Ha! the uerson

1923, a t Amory, I \" $7 Miss.. where he 1 ; ." worked f o r a . -

period of three 1 I years. He was

a. BL.LI,xnu then transferrer1 to IIemphis, Ten-

nessee, for six months' work, then to t h e West Locomotive Shops a t Springfield. Missouri, where he com- pleted his apprenticeship, and was assigned to a position a t I<ansas City, Missouri, a s machinist. On De- cember 4. 1927. he was united in marriage to Miss Marjorie Craig.

Mr. Bullard served a s committee- man for the machinists a t Kansas City for a period of two years, and as Chairman of the shop committee for two years, and was then elected division chairman of the Northern division. -

typ ing my report Cor me sllppr'd th i s In on me, n o ~)lenat= excune!

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B. & B. D E P A R T M E N T S P R I N G F I E L D , MO. MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T

KANSAS CITY, MO. ARTHVR HUSCH. Repor te r

A r t h u r R u d ~ a n d fami ly visited with re la t ives in IVellsvIlle, S e w York, ant1 repor t a splendid visit.

J i m C a r t e r a n d g a n g have moved to Springfield f rom Monett.

Chits. Wallace a n d g a n g a r e do ing some repa i r ing of bulldings a t S tout - land. Missouri.

13bb Nvane's g a n g h a v e been repa i r - i n g bridges in Slwingfield a n d a r e now back on t h e H i g h Line.

Clyde Cunningham's ganu hns bcen doing some concrete repa l r ing on roundhouse p i t s a t Newburg. Missouri.

F r e d Gilwix h a s qu i t h i s job in order to a t tend bus lnrss collepe.

George O o t t didn't have a n y flsh st'oriea to tell when h e go t hack from a two-day f ishing t r ip at Osceola. where he reported cn tch lng only for ty po~lndw.

H u g h Kease anfi famlly spent a l e w days v i n l t i n ~ wi th re la t ives a t Willow Sl~rir tgs, Missouri.

The Frlaco Sunnyland Club scores agmln, t h a n k s to Tom Kehoe, o u r club [,rcnident, who wan aided s t r o n g l y hl- o u r shop and office forcer . The event was ir. fea tured Ilorne race a t River- wltle Pnrk . Miss M a r t h a C. JIoore, o u r editor .presented a b lanke t of f lowers to th; winnlng horse and favors to t h e jockry. .\ cro\rd of nbout lU.000 was !)resent. G r e a t advert irenient for t h e I*~rlsco.

I.ittle Natrilie Murphy. I he th ree- month-old dnughter of MY, a11d Mrs. Mlcheal Murphy. Jr., Dassetl a w a y June 7th in P i t taburg , Kansas. S e n - ices were held a t home of j i r a n d ~ m r - ents , Mr. rrnd Xra. Mlchual Siurl?h;: Sr . , K a n s a s C i ty , Mo. Mr. "Mike AIurphy, Jr . , fo rmer ly was a boiler- m a k e r at Kanuau Ci ty and we exfend o u r deepest s y m l ~ a t h l e l o lmrents and grandparen ts .

W e wlsh to ex tend o n ~ r lncr re sym- p a t h y to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. HamnTons on account of dea th of Mrs. Hammons'

S i c k Vidovich and wife recenlly madc :L t r i p to L a k e of t h e Ozarks.

Chen. Frizzel l Is recovering rapidly f r o m n recent operat ic~n. '

Joe Super at th l s rvrillng h a s just re turned to work a r t o r undergoing a s inus o~)el 'a t lon at IWaco hospital.

.Jack Davis, gluefitter, Is uow on t h e sick list.

LOCAL No. 2 W E S T LOCOMOTIVE S H O P S

S P R I N G F I E L D , MO. grandmother .

Lue Anderson rc1,orts a new baby Cnrncltus Sullivan I* also a t F r ~ s c o hospltal.

Again f would like to offer g ren t apr,roval o t o u r Frisco hospital , being a naticnt there recently m s ~ e \ t . T can

girl . I d c a l No. 4 ext'ends deepe\t synl-

pa thy to Tom Davih and wtfe N r s Davis' faLhec died recenLly.

Our genera\ tomman, XT. BY o n n. Mr. J. Grueninger reporred good \uCk on a recent f ishing trip.

Claude Coffey is head n u r s e to th ree smal l k l t t e n s t h a t a r r l t ~ e d In Karbrac Ci ty In t ransom of a t a n k car .

\Vc a r e a l l g lad t o see Ralph Pyffe hack to work. Ralph h a s been OR o u i t e some t ime on account of a n a u t o

\ ' IRGlL B. SMITH, Repor te r

Tho% Hassler, mechinisk, h a s Anall?' % r s d e d h i s Easex ot t far A Ford V-8 and yon can see illm almost every evenlng o u t rldinp.

Nels Brnson, carpenter foreman, ha8 been aer ioudy I11 the past week but IS nuw on the road to recovery and we h o l ~ e he will be back with us soon

E. L. Osborne Wlllfred Wooldridge a n d P a t smith. ' sons of employes a t W e s t Shops, made t h e tr ip to Des Moines wi th t h e Hlgh School Rand, where they played in t h e Nations\ Music Contest .

J o h n Hil ldebrand, pipefitter helper. died May 24th a n d we wish to extend our- s y m p a t h y to Mrs. Hil ldebrand and familv.

'ouch tor t h e tender &re -anb service t h a t In rendered by t h e hospital starf.

Mrs. F r a n k B r a t t e n had t h e mis- for tune to lose h e r r r i ~ t e r recently. She wan drowned in t h e O m g e r iver while wndlnn.

LOCAL NO. 8-EN\D, OKLA. --

P R A N K H A R K E Y , Repor te r

accident. John Coliflower- who h a s been 111.

is recupera t ing a t h l s mother 's home a f t e r a f e w d a y s spent in t h e Pr i sco hospital. H u r r y back. John.

Albert McFar land is back a t work a f t e r a l o n g illness.

A recent f i sh ing t r i p taken by Mr. and Mrs. \V. A. Bullard. Mr. and Xrs . R o y Walls , Wi ley McCready a n d fa fher - in- law w a s v e r y successful.

Members of local No. 8 enjoyed a 1,1cnic t h e ~ ~ n s t month a n d ap;ain t h e car depart 'ment and roundhouse played hall. T h e c a r depar tment won 9 to 4. T h a t m a k e s a c a m e for each team. Look o u t f o r i h c final g a m e to deter- ~ h g r l e s W r i g h t s torekeeper. a n d mine t h e champions. wife. and Virg i l ~ h b t h , rnnchimlst. a n d

R. D. White. machinist , h a s been family. f rom W e s t Shoos, a t tended t h e ill t h e pas t month, b u t i s back on t h e Old Veterans ' Reunion a t Pensacola. job now. T h e officers of t h e assoclat lon a r e to be

t ' leir f o l k s i n Neodesha recently. J. P. Haley h a s had h i s mother, h igh ly commended on t h e splendid way

F i s h a plenty and snakha. too many, the I~ lace , "Lake of t h e Oznrks".

Wm. Weltv. wi fe a n d son v l~ l i ted