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LOCAL No. 3 L P I T T S B U R G , KANS. 15 days a t F o r t Sill and the res t of the time a t his home.

H A Y T l MECHANICAL DEPT.

turned from a t r t ~ to B r t m l n ~ h a m where he vislted hls son. L. Westing-

WIIJJAM CHANEY. Reporter house, who Is general foreman a t t ha t nolnt. - - . . - -.

Billy Hlreman of t he ca r degartment. has been on the sick list. but Is now back on the job.

We express our sympathy t o 3. A. Rounds and family in their sad be- reavement, caused by the death Of Mr. Rounds' father-in-law, who resided south of Ft. Scott.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sellers motored to Wichita to spend July 4.

Ross Bishard, our renowned nsher- man, proved his flsh story recently by proudly displaying two catflsh, each r! eighing over seven pounds.

Leo Beauffet, electrician and family, motored to Springfield to spend July

Fourth. Charles Huegul, welder. has pur- chased a Hudson car.

Paul Carl has recently remodeled his home and the effect is very good. Al- most a n y evening you may see Paul working on his lawn.

Casper Kratz has taken a 30-day leave of absence on account of ill health.

Mrs. Lee Hutton 1s In Texas spend- !ng a few weeks with relatives and THEOS STRACK, Reporter

We a re back again af ter missing n month's news In the magazine, due to the fact tha t the reporter go t mar- ried and was away on his honeymoon in Miami. Florida. The boys in the shop were quite profuse in showering the writer with congratulations and wishing for himself and bride muc. happiness as they journey along to- rother

friends. Wheat shlpplng ham already s tar ted

on the Frlsco Lines In Oklahoma anu i t Is reported tha t in spite of the rains more wheat wlll be sh imed out of Ok- lahoma than there has b e e n for sev- eral years.

The brick layers have s tar ted on the new Frisco f re ight house. The build- ing is 1 4 2 feet by SO feet-a one story brick s t ruc ture wlth a gravel roof.

Claude Steelle and F rank McDonald - - -. . - - . J. E. Stout. locomotive inspector and

ext ra foreman from ChaPPee. is here working the vacancy of our forern. F. C. Larson. who is spending his va - ration among relatives and friends i.1 Kewanee. Illinois.

J. J. Appllng, day machinist. is back

a r c now on their v a c a t ~ o n i Harold King of Ft . Scott 1s now em-

Dloyed a s ex t r a machinist. Mrs. &I. Murphy was a fiuest of Kan

sas City relatives recently.

LOCAL No. I G P E N S A C O L A

R. P. CARTER, Reporter

a f t e r having spent ten days vacati ir. Springfield, Mo.

Mrs. Wal ter Shanks. wlfe of our boilermaker, who underwent a serious operation in the Frisco hospltal in St. T-ouis recently, is home again a n u much improved.

M. W. Rhodes. machinlst. Is back ,I+

work af ter being off a week on ac- count of sickness.

The water service men have <UP completed a new overhead stenm I t a ? our s h o m and will soon connect it

Mrs. W. D. Van Sickle is visi t ing her mother in Sherman. Texas. and MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T

SHERMAN, T E X A S expects to be away a month. Ed Shell has been ill for several

wcelcs. but Is able to be back a t work JOE J . BRYAN, Reporter a t this wrltlng.

We a re very glad to welcome R. E. Wooten. machinlst from Sherman. Tex.. into ou r local organization. Hope he will l ike Pensacola and t h a t his s t a r will be permanent.

Brother F r a n k Junkins. general chairman, Bystem commlttee of our as- sociation. paid u s a very pleasant visi t the second week in July. Glad to

BIr. J . W. Surlcs, master mechanic. has left the Texas lines and is now in Springfleld. We hated to see you leave, Mr. Surles, but welcome Mr. Hall, our new master mechanic.

Mrs. Guy Scott, wife of roundhouse foreman, is recovering from an opera-

un just as'soon a s the new stationar.. boiler Is Installed.

You will note from the headlna of this report t h a t this local has been numbered 33. W e a r e planning to hold regular monthly meetings in the fu- ture. Would be glad to correspond with any of t he other local officers. tlon.

C. W. \Xrhlte I s complainlng with h is back. Charley. we think In due t ime age will show on us all.

Machinist Richard Wooten has been transferred to Pensacola. Fla.

W. S. Lathrop. veteran switch engl- neer in Sherman Yard. died a t 11:4.5 a. m.. June 17, a f t e r a two months'

have you, brother Junkfns . and hope you will come back soon.

Richard Carlton, machinist from S O U T H T R A I N YARDS SPRINGFIELD, MO. Memphis shops. has been transferred

here, and we a re delighted to have him with us. We need some more good men to help boost our local.

George Payne has purchased a new ear. W e a r e all wait lng for a n invl-

JESSE L. BRANDON. Reporter

Wal ter Beshers, nlght car foreman a t south slde, Springfleld. recently un- derwent an operation for appendicltis. and Is improving verv nicelv. And w r hope he will soon be out again.

Jesse Bunch, car Insnector, 1s work- ing temporarily a s night foreman in the absence of Mr. Beshers.

F. J . Brown. Inspector a t the freight house. i a now working on the inter- change a t the southern iunction.

J. L. Brandon Is worklng the frelght honse iob.

Mr. Sweeney. car Inspector. who has been away receiving the new ca r s for the Frlsco, spent Saturday nlght and Sunday a t home. re turning back to St. Louis Sundav night.

Sam Hays, inspector on thlrd tr ick a t passenger station, has been off the last few days visi t lng relatives and frlends a t St. Joseph.

Illness. There mas a meetlng of the Frisco

social club recently for the purpose of learning more about solicitation of bvsiness for the Frisco. Mr. Olllver.

tat lon to t ake a ride, so don't disap- point us. George.

Bert Spillman'n llttle daughter un- fortunately got a piece of Rlass lodged In he r throat a few days ago and cut her throat pre t ty Severely. but we a r e d a d to reaor t t ha t she is now recov-

lrsLPPic manager for Texas Ilnes, g a v r a very Interesting talk on how to so- licit business.

Mr. Surles, our flower garden looks v e w pretty.

~ b h n Red Rose and E. Green have n case of spr ing fever a t thls wrlt-

e i G g very ' nicely. 'Mrs. W. E. Napler, s i s ter of Mrs.

R. P. Carter. of M e m ~ h i s . Tenn.. and son. Vernelle, a r e visl t lng Mrs. Car- ter In Pensacola. Ing.

W. K. Fuzzelle. why not drop us a line?

MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T TULSA, OKLA. -

HENRY PHILLIPS. Reporter

Local No. 1 7 held a picnlc a t Cry- s ta l City Pa rk the last day of June and all reported a very good timc Everyone present received a l l the ice cream and lemonade they wanted. There were all kinds of s tun t s and the n l n n e r s received prlzes. One of the mzln events was the base bat1 game between the roundhouse and c a r de- par tment employes. Of Course It gor without saylng. the roundhouse won. The Tulsa shops a r e blessed with a real live bunch of men. This was or. first picnic held since Sapulpa and Tulsa locals were consolldated. and we hope to make the next one elr,

LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA.

H. H. FULLER. Reporter

Chester Purcell, who was in t h e Frisco hospita!. St. Louls. suffering with pneumonia, has returned home and is slowlv recovering.

LOCAL NO. 29-FT. SCOTT, KANS.

ROY W. RECTOR. Reaorter Brader ~ o h n s o n , hostler's helper, 1s ofT duty due to a fractured foot.

Bernice and Brettlna. the talented d a o ~ h t e r s of Claud C. Bond. spent the week of July 4 , visiting friends a t Hrnnesey. Okla.

R. E. Bates. road foreman of equip-

Verne Mahan has recently acquired a new Ford roadster.

Dewev Queen and family a r e enthus- lastlcaliy - p l a n n i n ~ a vacation trlp through Oklahoma and Texas in the

m i n t who was laid off some tlme ago 6cco;nt his job being abollshed, is back wlth us a ~ a i n a t his former job. W e a r e g lad to see F rank ' s smlllng face around us again.

The wheat run I s on in full force

near future. Floyd Mason spent Ju ly 4 vlsl t lng

his mother in Carthage. Mo. 0. B. Stoner has returned from a

two weeks' vacatlon In the Ozarks. Orb says he sure had a wonderful time and enjoyed the mountain scenery very much.

Tom Mausson has nurchased a new Chevrolet car. -411 these new models a r e ma kin^ some of u s bovs ~ a l n t our

better. M. E. Leverett. machlnlst, is pian-

n lng on t ak ing a 30-day leave of ab- and every one from superlntendent to call boy i s on the jump and upholding Frisco reputatlon.

On the afternoon of Ju ly 4. a f ter work hours. a jolly p a t t y of frlends drove northwest or town for a picnic supper and af terward a swlm a t Lake Hellums. Those in the par ty were: Mr. and Mrs. R., D. Rlchards: Mt. and Mrs. Claud Bond and daunhter. Jesse Claudine; Mr. and Mts. Wlnnle New- ton; Mr. and Mrs. Arch Trlnkle: Mr.

sence. P. J. CVBrlne, boilermaker. has just

returned to the job a f t e r havlna been conflned In the Frisco hospital for

. . old "hoopl&" up.

C. A. Walker has just returned from Coffevvllle. Kansas, where he vlslted

some time. P a t says he was nevi- treated so well any place, a s he was down there and he advises all t ha t a r e a i l ing to s o there.

~ e & Phllllps, machinist. Is t ak lng a )O-day leave. He plano on npendlng

a brknd new granddaughter. P. J. Moore, neneral foreman, left

on his vacation July 16. Louls Westlnahouse has just re-

~ n d Mrs. F r a n k Raab . and baby Con- stance; Mr. a n d Mrs. H. H. Ful le r a n d son. Mar t in : Mrs. Smi th : Niss Virginia Smith: H a r r v Ja rv is . Xelvin Collet t . ~-

an! J o e ~ a n g f e t h . Woon" Mullins. a famed a t h l e t e of

P h i l l i ~ s Unlversitv. a n d workinrr ex- t ra in t h e c a r d e 6 a r t m e n t durin'i: t h e summer. is in t h e Fr i sco hospital. St. Louis. f o r t r e a t m e n t of a n Injury.

Mrs. R o y Richards. machinist 's wi fe and d a u g h t e r W i l m a Jean , recently visited Mrs. ~ i c h a r d s ' parents . Mr. a n d Nrs. Collet te of Cashion. Okla. Mar- tin Ful le r accompanied them.

J. R. Pr i tche t t . machinist a n d wife. a r e the proud p a r e n t s of a ten-and-a- quarter-pound' boy. born J u n e 11.

Mrs. E a r l C l a r k and son a r e visi t - inp Mr. Clark 's paren ts , Mr. a n d Mrs. D. H. Clark, of 309 W. Fandolph.

W. R. Pos t , machinist apprentice, has re turned f rom t h e F r i s c o hospital , St. Louis. w h e r e he underwent a ton- sil operat ion.

T. E. Giddrns, machine shop fore- man. and family, w h o w e r e called to Sherman, Texas, J u n e 28, account seri- ous i l lness of Mrs. Giddens' brother . have re turned home.

F r a n k Holeman. roundhouse fore- man, a n d family, s p e n t the l r vacation fishing a t po in ts in K a n s a s and Okla- homa.

W a t e r S e r v l w Itemw George Whi t ley and Charles Xtchin-

son a n d famil ies enjoyed a fine fish- ing t r ip on T u r k e y Creek recently. The b ig one didn' t g e t away, b u t Georgr got w e t g e t t i n g him.

C. T. Venablo. a s s i s t a n t foreman. h a s forsaken t h e r a n k s of r e n t e r s a n d traded t h e "old bus" on a home o n North Madison.

George Dodswor th h a s been down on the Cimmaron river. pumping e x t r a a t Ames.

Will iam Venable a n d wife. of Hick- ory Ridge, Ark.. a r e v i s i t ing Mr. Ven- ahle's brother . C. T. Venable. here.

Work o n t h e fue l ing s ta t ion for t h e motor c a r s a t t h e roundhouse ha4 be- cun. The t rack i s a l l laid and t h e storage t a n k s buried.

Ar thur Haldeman and hell>er. E d . Thomas a a v e t h e boiler feed sys tem a gene ia l . overhaul ing a t the round- house recently.

Jack L e n o r h a s jus t completed the boiler inspection o n t h i s division. H e

I reports them a l l in good shape.

Charles Atchinson a n d George Dods- worth have completed the recharg inq

/ of fire ex t inguishers on t h e division. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. W a g n e r a n d -

small daughter . Georgiana, have re- ( turned f rom a v e r y enjoyable vaca-

tion in the nor thern s ta tes . They were / away three weeks v i s i t ing Mr. W a g - ner's mother a n d three bro thers in

I Jamestown. N. D. On the i r r e t u r n trip t h e y visi ted Mrs. Wagner ' s s i s t e r and family, of Mason City, fa . "Mike" reports t h a t f ishing w a s n o t v e r y good.

RECLAMATION P L A N T SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

T. 0. CHAPMAN. Repor te r

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'he reclamation p lan t employes' ex- d the i r s y m p a t h y to Tony Avers the dea th of h i s mother. ess AIinniclc h a s been elected s h o p ~ m i t t e e m a n to t a k e c h a r g e of t h a t 1.k unti l Virgi l Johnson is re turned . our p r e t t y k i t t e n s have joined the

lp force in t h e motor c a r depar t - nt. J e s s >Iinnick, shop committee- 11. placed them on his sen ior i ty list .. " {iel'bridge a n d building d e p a r t m e n t re been a t work for some t lme on

building t h a t is to be used for t h e ck scale repa i r work , t h a t is be- : h r o u g h t to t h e reclamation plant . 'ohn E. Kellogg, F i n i s Lut t re l l a n d is Minnick, spent n day a n d n i g h t the powersi te dam on l y h i t e r lver

1 re turned w i t h a flne s t r l n g of fish. ose boys k n o w how th is fishing a c t m a n i ~ u l a t e d to secure t h e desired ults.

L. J . Leysaht , s h o p superintendent . hived and secured possession of a s w a r m of bees t h a t visited o u r p lan t on the 10th of J u l y and tr ied to m a k e a f u t u r e home in the sc rap pile of s h e e t iron.

E r n e s t Nobles. mule driver. secured a th i r ty -day leave of absence a n d w e n t to K a n s a s to t h e harves t flelds. He sa id i t w a s too w a r m for h im o u t there on t h e plains a n d re turned to t h e cool. s h a d y Ozarks.

Mrs. Wi l l iam Osmon w a s v l s i t ing w i t h f r iends a n d re la t ives a t St. Louis in July.

Fe l ix W e b b a n d wife celebrated t h e F o u r t h of J u l y a t Marshfield. Nissouri. They repor t t h a t there w a s " ~ l e n t y do- . -

ing." P e t e Glidwell. blacksmith. h a s been

i n t h e Fr i sco hospital a t St . Louis t a k i n g t r e a t m e n t f o r rheumatism.

Will lam Fros t . osuyeld foreman, w h o w a s injured in a n automobile accident in Northern Missouri while he w a s on his vacation, has not re turned to work. b u t is s t i l l convalescing.

Mrs. Rober t Lewis, wife of t h e hammersmi th . h a s been in West P la ins , Mo.. wi th re la t ives and' old acqua in t - a i ~ c e s enjosring a vacation d u r i n a the - pas t summer .

George Schuster , hammer dr iver and family. spent t w o weeks a t Thayer . JIo., w h e r e George amused himself most of the t ime h u n t i n g a n d flshing.

H a r r y Harr i son , accident prevention agent . b rought t h e loving c u p given b y ?lr. K u r n t o the shop o r division having t h e leas t number of accidents . to t h e reclamation n lan t a n d left i t a f e w days. s o we could see wllat a beauty i t w a s a n d induce u s t o t r y h a r d e r t h a n ever t o g e t possession of it . . -

~ o m e r Richie. machlnist . w h o had h i s l e g broken t w o months ago. 1s back w i t h u s again. H o m e r s a y s t h a t is t h e longes t t ime h e w a s ever dis- abled in h i s life a n d i s honing t h a t i t will never happen agnin,

J a c k S t e w a r t went to K a n s a s Citv to t h e Republican convention a n d un- ders tand J a c k g o t a b i g kick o u t of see ing so m a n y fo lks congregated to- g e t h e r a t one time.

MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T WICHITA, KAN.

JAS. N. HXRGROVE. Repor te r

\Ve a r e glad to s t a t e t h a t business h a s been fine for the pas t f e w weeks. moving lots of w h e a t a s well a s o ther freight, mal,ina i t necessary to p u t on a n e x t r a chain g a n g c rew wi th a 400 engine.

8. I?. Ramsey. c a r foreman, w a s off o n h i s vacation t h e las t hale of J u n e a n d s p e n t t w o d a y s of t h e t ime in Sprinsfield a t t e n d i n g t h e veterans ' re- union a n d v is i t ing his mother a t t h a t place.

L. &I. Hitch. c a r insnector. h a s been t ransfer red to ~ u r r e t t o n t o t a k e t h e place of S. E. Price.

S t o r m y Stephens. swi tch engine en- ~ i n e e r . i s off a t th l s t ime a t t e n d i n g t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e K n i g h t s Tem- p l a n a t Detrol t . Xich.

Nrs. S. B. Ramsey. wi fe of c a r fore- man. spent a f e w d a y s reccntly in a n d a round S n r i n ~ f i e l d : 310.. v i s i t ing rela- t ives and friends.

P. 31. Winans , a i r b ra l t r man and wife, spent t h e week-end in Arkansas Clty l a s t week.

W e a r e glad to k n o w t h a t Johnnie Horroclts 1s ab le to be ou t of t h e hos- ui tal aga in .

LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MISS. 0 1 1 t h e Frixcn Rnll te t o P r n m c o l n

E\ 'ERETT D. HASSEN, .Reporter

I,. D. Davis w a s t ransfer red f rom Birmingham to Amory on J u n e 15. One week la te r Mrs. Mitchel orr ived

from Birmingham and they were quiet ly married. \Ire welcome Mr. a n d Mrs. Davis to this oity.

Mrs. J a m e s Branam. wi fe of e x t r a third class machinlst , and l i t t le d a u g h - ter. Velma, have a r r ived f rom Mont- gomery. Ala.. and intend to m a k e the l r home here.

Tom Sisk. c a r inspector, has recent- ly t ransfer red to Magnolia a s c a r In- spec tor a t t h a t point.

Mrs. Anton B. Holmquist. wi fe of machin is t a t St. Louis. a n d l i t t l e son. Jun ior , a r e v i s i t ing Mr. and Mrs. 4 n - ton R. Holmquis t of th i s city.

F r a n k Wolf. second class machinist. lnst a f e w d a y s th i s month d u e to sickness.

C. B. Cook, englneer on t h e s o u t h end. a n d Mrs. Cook. at tended t h e v e t - e rans ' reunion a t Springfield. T h e y a l so visi ted BIrs. Cook's Darents Mr. a n d Mrs. J a m e s S. Ously of St. ~ g m e s , >lo. JIr. Cook s a y s t h a t they s p e n t several d a y s fishing in the Meramec a n d o ther s t r e a m s in Missouri, w h e r e they c a u g h t a l l k inds of fish.

W. C. White. third class machinist . w a s off a f e w d a y s thls month with a n injured foot.

Oscar Lee R i t t e r is a new employe in t h e c a r depar tment .

W e a r e s o r r y to lose R. L. Steven- son, car clerk. \Ye u n d e r s t a n d - t h a t h e will t a k e the position of round- house clerk a t Bi rmingham Ala.

Ger t rude Will is of ~ a r v h r d , Ark.. has taken t h e position of c a r clerk a t t h i s point.

C. T. Stansbury. Memphis pa in te r w a s in Amory a few weeks a g o paint: in^ engines f o r the special t ra ins for t h e opening of t h e Fr i sco to Pensa- cola.

Duff Shelton. n i g h t boilermaker, h a s t a k e n a s h o r t vaca t ion a n d whi le h e i s OK R. J. Sull ivan i s w o r k i n g as n lght boilermaker.

R. H. Lamn. c a r foreman is spend- i n p h i s vacation in ~ i n n e a ~ o l i s . Ninn. J o h n Allison i s w o r k i n g as c a r fore- man d u r i n a h i s absence.

H. G. Uollahight . caller. h a s been off several d a y s due to sickness.

F. J. Garner. genera l foreman, h a s jus t re turned f rom a vacation spent ~n Dallas. Texas : K a n s a s City, Mo.. and Springfield, 310.. where he visi ted relat ives and fr iends. On the F o u r t h of J u l y h e a t tended a wlld west rodeo a t Paris . Tesas , which he s a y s w a s some wild. H e repor t s a very pleas- a n t a n d profitable vacation.

Some work h a s been done on a well a t =\mory roundhouse, m a k l n g a b e t t e r ]>lace f o r the employes to g e t d r ink- ing water .

EXTRA-A fine g i r l jus t arr lved a t the home of AIr. a n d Mrs. W. L. Peel- er. Congra t u l a t ~ o n s !

W E S T SHOP MECHANICAL N E W S SPRINGFIELD, MO.

A. H. BISHOP a n d B. W. BALD- RIDGE. Repor te rs

Xr. a n d Mrs. Andy E v e r t t s a r e the proud p a r e n t s of a boy born J u n e 16.

George K e n t h a s gone to St. Louis f o r a m a j o r operat ion; R o y P u t m a n t a k i n g h is place on t h e Libby lathe.

Dave Dewar. bolt g a n g foreman, mashed h i s t h u m b badly wi th a n a i r lam.

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Jackson have a new daughter . born J u l y 6. Marjorie Ann, weighing seven pounds.

Ralph Blackburn had a fine t r ip u p in M'somlng and Colorado. H e w a s gone the en t i re two weeks of the lay- off v i s i t ing relat ives.

George D e M ~ l l e had only had his new Hudson sedan a week when h e had a bad smash up n e a r Conway.

Chas. H u n t e r h a s re turned to work a f t e r a long illness due to pneumonia.

W e have Charley Knox a g a i n w i t h u s this summer Chas. noes to school a t >I. LT.. and w o r k s a s aurjrentice dur - i n g vacation.

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W e all know the sorrow that Virxll Barnes and famll felt In the loss of the$= five-day o d baby.

Mr. 3. W. Surlea Is the name of our new superintendent. He was formerly master mechanlc a t Sherman. Texas.

Red Smlth seems to spend a lot of t lme upholding the Olds. W e thought good performance spoke for Itself.

RaIph Cook and Dave Dewar scent some time In Blemphls hunt ing a good place to flsh. In Rome s t ree ts the water was four feet deep. We t rus t :hey had no trouble.

Vir&il Barnes and I&mlly vlsited in

The flower committee reports floral nieces furnished June 17 to E. R. Hag- nard and Jos. C. McGhee.

Delmer E. Spain. coach cleaner, sald goodbye to us Ju ly 12. He has ac- quired ownershia of a barber shop in

NORTH SIDE SlDEL16HTS

EMERY HAGUEWOOD. Reporter - W. H. Schaller, roundhouse fore-

man, accompanied by Mrs. Schaller and Pelrce Clty. A message to laborer A. E. Bruenn

informed him a nephew had been ac- cidentally drowned in a small stream near Pelrce City on July 9.

Two other faces a r e seen no more

daughter, spent a very enjoyable two weeks in the lake reglons of Minne- sota. Mr. Schaller narrowly escaped drowning when hls row boat was overturned when a t tacked by a la rge fish he was t ry ing to land. Of course the b ig one g o t away.

J. R. "Jimmle" Barron. formerly crew caller a t the south roundhouse. but of recent months a t Monett. ha s bid in the third shlft call ing job here.

A. J . Cage. tool room attendant. is the vlctlm of a very unfortunate ac- c ~ d e n t whlch occurred several days ago a t hls home, when he suKered the lo- of his left hand by the accidental d cha r r e of a shot gun.

Ora Gray, sheet metal worker. sae several days recently in western Ka sas. where he visited a brother.

Wal ter Aton. formerly general fox man here. was a welcome visitor d~ i n c the past month. Mr. Aton nc resldea on a farm several miles sou of town.

Mrs. Ross Davis has returned frc Grrenfleld. where she vislted her pa ents and frlends for some time. 3 Davis is second shlft electrician.

Loren Atklnson, who was cut OK I fireman board. Ozark division, Is nc working In the roundhouse a s ext man.

Ethel Chrlstlne. Is the name glv a voung lady, who arrived a t the hor of AIr, and Mrs. B. W. Law, sevel days ago. The l l t t le Mlss welgh about ten a n d one-half pounds. A Law Is boilermaker on deadwork.

E d Knight. boilermaker. is OK present suKerlng a n a t tack of rhe matism. Latest reports a r e t h a t he getting along nicely and wlll soon back a t work.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Campbell ha the sympathy of the roundhouse Lhe loss of their elght months' a daughter. Mr. Campbell Is engi watcher on the second shlft.

John W. Carner, crew caller. I s ma ing an extended tr lp to the easte s ta tes a t prebent. He wlll vislt Nc Pork City, Nlagara and other polr of Interest.

John M. "Cotten" Whitworth, w has held varlous positions In roun house here for the pas t several yea is a t present in Cllnton. where he holdlng down a temporary job boilermaker.

under the m a ~ l e s a t the noon hour. Henry s tewar t ' and William Hull have acceated aositions on the repafr t racks

~ l & h - ' ~ r e e of late. Wonder how Rill Lawson felt when

the new Ford went around hlm a t

a t Yale and wlll move tbeir families to t h a t point In t h e near future.

Perhaps none of you wlll be a t all interested to learn tha t Fred Walton made the usual Saturday night flshinr t r ip ; had the usual bad luck and told

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seventy-flve mlles per hour.

CAR DEPARTMENT-MONETT, MO. - D. F. TOBIAS. Reporter

the usual fish stories on his return. Coach foreman T. M. XfcMillen re-

turned July 2 from Claremore greatly imnroved a f t e r a week's treatment for

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rheumatism. Lee Evans. our t ruck driver. saent

a nleasant week a t Mountain Homo Ark.. recently, belng marooned by flood

- I t never dld pay to brag-too much.

After several months of good luck. I now nnd myself ashamed to look a t the June flle of personal Injuries. R. L. Gravener sprained a knee; Lee Robertson dropped a car ry Iron on his foot. Troy Hull sprained a wris t ; E. R. Ekaggard got a scale o t rus t In hls eya a n d so dlc? W. W. Hull. Then R. n Unufman fell from a slde ladder

waters.

N O ~ T H SHOPS-SPRINGFIELD, MO. )m Lr- Ir . SHERMAN W. ELLIS. Reporter -. --- ~~ - . ~-

in the train yards. The two eye In- juries did not cost a full day, but the others lost from two to fourteen days' C. C. Brown, machlnlst, has traded

hls old Buick for a Studebaker sedan. J. A. Ciiampleux, machlnlst, and his

wlfe returned recently from a two weeks' vacatlon with frlends and rela- t l r e s in Pennsylvania and New Pork state. Mr. C h a m ~ i e u r r e ~ o r t s a wond-

time. And Its r sca t lon t lme once more.

Nlght coach foreman Kesterson drew tho flret half of Ju ly and included a shor t trip into Texas In his tlme off. E. W. Hardesty and wife vlslted rela- tlves a t Green Forest. Ark. C. T. Wood and famlly s a w St. Louls and Memphis over the Fourth. J. 0. Wood and famfly wlth hls son, Af. R. Wood and famlly had passes to Wlchita. Mrs J. c.' Leake. son a n d . daughter a r e 'waking an extended vislt In Cal- Ifornla and wlll also vlslt relatlves In Greeley. qolo. G. B. Nancc and fam- Ily vislted relatives a t Noel. Mo.. over the Fourth. S. C. Hull and wlfe had pncses to Eureka Sprlngs. Ark. W. H. Dinnn and daughter Ruth vlslted relatlves a t Coffeen, Illlnols and other nearby towns and Oren Moore fell 111 and couldn't g o anywhere. Too bad.

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J. C. McCullouah, machlnlst. sgent several days a t Claremore. Oklahoma.

Orvll Armstrong. machlnlst. wlth his wife and daughter expect to leave Ju lv 1 6 for a three weeks' vacatlon In Call- fornla.

Chas. Rlppee. machlnlst apprentice nnd Mlss Alma Reed were married a t the home of the bride's mother. Mrs. hT. A. Reed. Tuesday evenlng. Ju ly 3. W e extend our hearty congratulations nnrl wlshes for a long and Drosperous niarrled life.

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W. I. Cralg. machlne laborer. saenf t he flrst week of Ju ly wlth frlends and r t la t ives a t Kansas Clty. Oren.

Coach cleaner F r a n k McCully w a s pent t o the hospltal a t St. Louls. June 30. for treatment and a t thls wr l t lng

J a k e Thles. machlnlst, recelved a nllght injury to hls left hand. June 29. His hand became Infected and almost mused blood polson. Jake returned to work Ju ly 9.

Motor car 3002 formerly the M-25. whlch came off the Butler county rail- road. tha t the Frlaco bought recently. has bepn ~ i v e n a complete overhauling. part of whlch was remodeled and was m ~ d e ready for servlce July 2. The natrons of the old Butler county rail- road should be proud of this new car.

Sherman Afllls of Monett. spent Sun- day. .July 1. with S. W, Ellis, electri- cian. a t th is shop.

Alex Wat t . sheet metal worker. snent Sunday. Ju ly 8. wlth a daughter In Kan- s a s City and attended the ball Kame.

Wal ter Marshall. blacksrnlth. ~ X D ~ C ~ S to l e ~ v e July 15 for a thirty day vaca- tion in Utah.

Clias. LeBountv. machinist. was ab-

has not returned. H. B. Harvey. R I ~ brake man and

wife. have moved to Chaffee where he was asslgned posltlon a s student plece work checker, June 18. EASTERN DIVISION PAINT GAN(

GEORGE HOLLMAN, Reporter MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

Sure glad to be back on the job af t havlng enjoyed (?) a forced vacat l~ since ,May 14, due to the loss of a flng in a motor car accldent a t Holm

er on 'e r an rt- ed

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F. M. PEEBLE;S. Reporter

H. D. Holmes. yard engineer, has a new Essex sedan..

Charles Bechtel, messenger, ha s bid in s slmllar job a t Yale.

F rank Preston, flreman. has a new Whlppet sedan.

George Johnson. platform man, has been spending hls vacatlon a t Tulsa. Elmer Nlchols rellevlng him.

Abe Wayne Thomas, second trlck pard clerk. has bld In a simllar job a t

station. I am grateful for the c o u ~ eous and efflclent at tentlon render by the entlre hosgital staff. especlal Drs. Sewell. Powell and Fessendc The Frisco i s for tunate in securlng t services of such a staff.

While off duty the wrlter and wi enjoyed a fishing t r ip on Whl te tlvl The Mrs. landed a three and one-four pound lineside bass, whlle yours tru

. had to be content wlth just helplng eat her catch, receiving not even t semblance of a nibble. The wlfe not through crowlng yet.

Robert Shriner. B. & B. palnter a,

Ire er. t h l lY to he Is

sent f rom the shov a f ew days recent- Iv. recovcrlnr from a n Injurv to his foot he received while on a fishlnr trip.

I. N. Frltz, blacksmlth foreman, re- tllrned to his duties July 2, followlnr a fifteen day vacatlon.

Oscar Frlend. machinist annrentice.

k-ew Albany. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Miller, cashier.

a r e now the possessor of a new bab>' girl. The s tork arrlved May 29 and have named her Virglnla 3 k y .

When the water servlce people took returned to work July 9, a f ter being wrrflned to his home the aa s t t h l r t r

wlfe, a re spendlng a week visl t lng wl relatives In Shamrock. Oklahoma.

Mrs. Francis and chlldren, faml of Node Francis, B. C B. painter, a visi t ing with friends In Sprlngfleld.

Ray Greathouse. B. & B. painter a wife. snent the Four th wlth relatlv

over the s ta t lonary bollers. pleased t o note tha t Sam Reeves and F red Reef have been appointed pumpers.

Bernls Rttter. electrician, has now moved hle famlly to Yale.

C. A. Berry, foreman and famlly, a r e now on thelr vacatlon to polnts In In- d iana and Mtchlgan. C. T. Love ac t - In8 foreman.

days on account of the serious illness of his daughter. who Is much improved now.

J e r ry Robinson. blacksmith. and his family expect to leave soon for a thir- ty day vacation In California.

Harry Gazzettl, wheel shop foreman. left on a two weeks' vacaLion July 2.

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in Joplin. ,

Morgan Gavlska' wife and chlldr, a r e vlsi t ing wlth relatlves In St. Lou

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while Morgan is working on the Lin- dcnwood roundhoune.

Thls la the busy season for the paint Fangs. The following work is now in 1)ronress: Llndenwood roundhouse and Mechanlcal facilities. Lebanon depot, trelght house. coal chutes, water tanks ~ l l d pump houses, Roadmaster's houses and section house. The Fred Harvev

thc job af ter having been off since May i 4 , when he suffered the loss of n. finwer in a motor e a r accldent.

Haskell Messer, caller, has been transferred to F t . Smlth, Ark., to take a clerk's job. W e wlsh him the best of luck.

BRIDGE A N D BUILDING DEPT. SPRINGFIELD, MO. AURORA-GREENFIELD, MO.

BRANCH ARTHUR BUNCH, Reporter nrws depot and oflice buildings a t Springfield. 'Fhe heat ing p lant and en- gineer's wabhroom a t t he SprlngReld station and the hlghway and roadway nlwns on the Salen branch.

Mr. Fred W a t t s and g a n g a r e re- building a bridge tha t was washed out a t River De Peres in St. Louis.

Xr. Johnson and g a n g rcpaired Mrs. I r a Pilkington and Helen wife

and daughter of I r a Pllklngton, drake- man, Northern division, a r e enjoying a n extended visit wlth relatives in Callfornia.

Xrs. George Thrall, wife of George Tlirall. brakeman. Northern dlvlsfon, has been quite I11 the past three weeks. Every employe a t this statlon jolns me in wishing Mrs. Thrall a sDeedy re- COVIPV.

walk ways on bridges between Sprlng- Held and St. Louis.

Mr. Clyde Cunnlngham and g a n g a r e

The palnt gangs have completed "ducoing" the swltch targets on the division and they su re do shine likc

l ~ u t t i n g concrete floor in roundhouse a t Lindenwood. No.

Mr. Skyles and gang a re doing gen- eral repair work on bridges a t Deep Water, 310.

Nr. Carter. Mr. Brown and g a n g in- stalled the slabs under t racks on high- m a p a t Harrisonville. Mo.

On account of hard rains and high water, tha t happened in June. Mr. R. E. Stuar t had rush call for bridge in-

new money. Lloyd Acuff, B. & B. palnter and

wife, spent the Four th with friends fiehinw in Sac river. Thev renort few . . lish, but plenty of frogs.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD

- - . - - . . Henry Dotty of F t Scott Kan is

vrotecting off d l ~ t v . Mr. '~hra l l ' s ' run %:bile h: is . .. MXB. P. Ramey and daughter, Mar-

jorie. wife of Ticket Clerk Ramey. a r e visi t ing with relatives in Cape Gir- ardeau. Mo.

CLAUDE HEREFORD. Reparter spect ion. A large steel tank was sent to Ozarlc

to t ake the place of the old frame tank. Nr. Baron and gang inslalled the steel

Nrs. Chances Buckmaster has bee11 Fred Reynolds, formerly express messenger. Kansas City to Springfield, was the successsful applicant for the vacancy of messenger made vacant by the death of Peter Smith. Thls is Fred's home town and everyone was glad to see 111s Smlllr~g countenance 011 the branch run.

Mr. C. Prlce, agent a t Mlller, Mo., I s enjoying a n extended trlp through the west with his famlly.

T. A. Ridley. engineer. Northern divl- sion, returned from the old veteran's gathering a t Springfield, declaring i t was the best ever. Took hlm four days to ge t tested up from the enects of the gathering.

quite ill, b u t - i s greatly improved a t this writing.

Jesse Barker was off a few days on Lank.

We a re glad lo see Jlr . John XcGill back home. and able to be up and around a f t e r several weeks' in the hvspital a t St. Louis. Hope Lo see hiin back to work soon.

Mrs. John Luttrell spent several days visiting relatives a t Willow Springs. SIC,.

aCrOanl of Illness. W. E. Phillips. assistant fo ren~an ,

took his annual day a t the verteran's reunlon. "Bill" says he doesn't mind working on holldays and he is on duty Sundays, but when reunion date rolls around. a t least one day i s his. H e also made a t r ip t o Monett this month 011 company business.

F rank Lamar was taken ill recently whlle visl t ing "down on the farm". I t is rumored tha t It was too much fried chlcken.

. - Mr. Thomas Jones was off again for

rcveral days on account of sicltneus.

LOCAL NO. PO-HUGO, OKLA.

ORAY N. WRIGHT, Reporter ~ l a u d e Tuck's g a n g worked in Springfield J u l y 6, and then went to Yonett to load the boller a t the heat- ing plant to be shipped to Bprlngfleld

LOCAL NO. 7-FT. SMITH, ARK. - L E E W. CAVINESS. Reporter -

G. L. Crawford. our general foreman. has been transferred to I o n e t l . Mo.. a s master mechanic. Tha t we miss him and hated to see hlm leave the Ctnt ra l division is the least we can say, as Mr. Crawford was one of t he bust, fairest in hls dealings, and most sincere supervisors on the Frlsco. As a token of esteem the shopmen and the offlce force gave Mr. Crawford a hand- some 1)lece of hand luggage.

Vacation time is here and many of the members of Local No. 7 and their families a r e on vacatlon or plannlng going. Brother George C. Shlelds and family a r e spending thelr vacation in Milwaukee. Chicago a n d Sprlngfleld. Mo. I. A. Faust . bollermaker. 1s plan- n lng a t r lp to Los Angeles by motor. Garcia Fuller, blacksmlth, and family have returned from an extended vlslt a t Norman. Okla., where they were thc gues ts of Mrs. Fuller's parents. Mrs. Charles Kllne wlll vlsl t In Los Arrgeles wlth her sister. S ro the r Kline expects to join her la ter and ac- company his wife home. Dawey M. Windes, coppersmith, and wlfe wlll wend a few days wlth home folks a t Cassvllle. Mo., durlng August. Broth- e r Paul Scherry, machinlst has a new Dodge sedan and says he a'nd his fam- lly will spend thelr vacation In the Ozarlts making several of the deilght- ful resorts on their trln.

Hugh Tlnsley, mechlnlst. has dfn- carded the ole wreck and Is now rid- ing around In a new "chevvy" sedan.

Wallace Jefferson. helper, Is another who Is seelng the world in a new "chevvy".

W. B. Kelly, ass ls tant foreman. 1s back a f t e r a flfteen-day vacatlon a t Hot Bprlngs and other Arkansas cltfes.

Mrs. G. S. Garrlson, wlfe of general

for repalrs. J. S. Wood. water eervlce loreman.

has been ou t on the road looklng a f t e r work belng done a t Mastln. Kans.. Wsha r t . Mo.. Ash Grove. Afonett and Omrk. .A neiv steel water tank Is bc- ing erected a t Ozark.

Wm. N a r r s and John Sumner made pump repalrs a t Wishart.

C. W. Losey made pump repairs a t A6h Grove and accompnnied by Jess Barker, hooked up the new tank a t Ozar k.

Chancey Buckmaster and the wrl ter made professional tr lps to Aurora. Leb- anon and Conway.

The Four th was duly observed by the "bunch":

C. Buckmaster and family spent the day on James river.

Wm. Marrs plowed hls potatoes. Frank Lamar went to the farm and

ale "yeller" legged chicken. John Sumner lolled in the shade of

foreman. and children a r e vacationing a t Monett and Jonlln. Mo.

Xrs . W. F. Smith, wlfe of conductor. recently anent severaI day8 In St. Louis vlsi t ing the l r daughter. Helen.

The local nlne Is about even on I t s snmes; t ha t Is, It seems to wln every other one.

>Irs. 11. L. Akrldge, wife of store- keeper, vlsl tfd a t Sprlngfleld. Mo., in .IlllV - - - * .

Bllsses Golden and Mary Rees, daugh- ters of J. H. Rees. carpenter, a r e home for the summer. They have been at- tending school in Dallas, Texas.

John Miller. night foreman, recently took a fifteen-day vaoatlon.

George, Jr.. two-year-old-son of George Streetman, who has been ser- iously 111 the pas t month. Is Improvlng r a ~ ~ i d l y , we a re glad to report.

P. I. Holloway c a r foreman, and family a r e on vacation a t Colorado Springs. T. H. Wheelus, inspector, is acting ca r foreman.

G. G. Ford. helper, has been grieving very much lately. H e says he has lost onc of the best bird dogs in the state.

Mrs. J. W. Winfred, wife of thc statloliary fireman. recently visited her son. who is in a hospital in Okla- homa City.

1,. L HoDe a n d wl t s vIsited home folks a t Paris. Texas. recently.

W. F, >loore, machinlst, was acting foreman whilo W. B. Kelly was on

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Dollng Park . C. W. Losey and family vlsited in

Lamar. Mo. Jesse Barker s a t around home and

drank Ice cold lemonade. J. N. Stephens and family vlsited in

Cape Glrardeau, he having taken two weeks' vacatlon for tha t purpose.

Charley Robinson w e n t the day In Springfieid.

The wrl ter and family played all day In the cool waters of Sac river.

And, Andy Baker. 'Oh! my yes, Andy -he has a new grandson and being to play with hlrn. he jus t sailed In and bought himself a Ford, consequentlv he spent the day playing marbles wl th the young man.

Henry Pot ter supervised the hoeing of hls uarden. the work being perform- ed by the Mrs. and the boys.

So much for the Fourth. a rood time.

Ernes t Ollver. machinlst. ha s gone to Mayo Brothers' cllnlc, Rochester, M:nm - . -. . - . . , .-W. L. Cordell, coppersmith, who has

heen in the general hospltat for mev- era1 months on account of broken arches, i s Improvlng and hopes t o be able to re turn home In a shor t tlme. We send ou r best wishes to Brother

vacation. A. M. Patton. boilermaker, spent the

glorlous Four th in Texas this year. G. S. Garrison, general foreman. was

a Monett vlsitor in July. Mrs. E. W. Holt, wlfe of helper, visi l-

ed relatives a t Enld. Oltla.. recently. Max Wright, brakeman, Is back a f t e r

a month's vacation in Kentucky.

If we were tired out the flftG. A set of new Oster bulldog ~ l p e dies

has been purchased for the road gaug and Charles Robinson Is a s proud of them a s a n old hen is of one chlcken.

We a r e glad t o see George Hollman. reporter for the paint g a n g back on

Cordeil for his speedy recovery. Brother F rank Junklns, Springfield.

?do., general chairman. F. A. Id. C. & C. D. E., was a recent vlsltor and spoke to the memberg and supervlsora. W e welcome Brother Junkins any tlme and a s often a s posslble.

I EASTERN DIVISION I PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

MOLLIE S. NDWARDS, Repor te r

Vacations a r e in ful l s w a y in t h i s depar tment . F r a n k McDonald spent one week of h i s vacation in St. Louis. rcnewing his fr iendship w i t h the World W a r Veterans. w h o were h a v i n g a con- vention. F r a n k Zollner a n d h is Cam- ily s p e n t the i r vacation ."down on t h e farm". F r o m the s u n b u r n F r a n k had when h e e o t back t o work. no doubt. the fish hiid a hard t ime g e t t i n g a w a y f rom t h e fishing rod. N a r y Ansboro enjoyed one week of her vacation res t - i n g a t home. W e a l l envied h e r some- w h a t d u r i n g the ho t weather. Wi lber t Hess le r took in the s i g h t s of New Yorlc City for one week of his vacation. Wil- b e r t s a y s New P o r k is too f a s t fo r him. Louis Behnken a n d severa l of h i s fr iends decided they could do b e t t e r fishing in Mississippi, s o they loaded u p Louis' "old Lizzy" a n d s t a r t e d out . Much to Louis' disanoointment. i t ra ined a l l the while tdey were $one. .Too bad Louis had such a ra iny vaca- tion. P e r h a n s he can do be t te r next year. B e r t ' ~ a u m g a r t n e r a n d W a l t e r Rodenroth, son of W. G. Rodenroth. chief clerk. toured t h e Ozarks f o r t w o weeks. rank 'NcEneny, with several of h l s pals. i s spending p a r t of h i s va- cat ion a t Jerome. $10.

Did someone s a y F r i d a y t h e th l r - t een th w a s a n un lucky d a y ? Miles Austin doesn't seem to th ink so. J u l y 13 w a s h is b i r thday anniversary a n d he received a wr is t watch f rom his wife.

P a s s e n a e r t raff lc deoar tment em- ployes. & well as t h e c i tk t i cke t office. ex tend a hear ty welcome to F r e d T. Brooks. f o r m e r l r of Wichita. Kans.. a n d now ass i s tan t ci ty t icket a g e n t here. F r e d s a y s h e l ikes St. Louis, b u t "home, sweet home" looks good to him.

E l m e r Herr ies , ass i s tan t c i ty t icket agent . h a s purchased a new Essex.

NORTH ROUNDHOUSE SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CH-4RLES A. CARNER. Repor te r

Albert F. Lautzenheiser , fireman. Lebanon sub , h a s re turned to work fol lowing a n illness.

J a m e s H. Findley, outside foreman, h a s re turned t o work a f t e r a n illness.

H o w a r d B. Morrison. fireman. Willow Spr ings sub , h a s re turned from St. Louis. where he visited friends.

Hershe l Napier h a s bid in a n igh t s w i t c h engine job.

H a r r y Hefflin, fireman, h a s t a k e n a swi tch engine job a t Newburg. H e for- merly w a s in f re igh t service o n t h e Lebanon sub.

Char les A. Yeager. fireman, Clinton sub , i s a l l smiles now. T h e occasion w a s he recently made h is first t r ip as a n engineer.

Carl W. Huntress , engineer. Willow S ~ w i n r s sub. h a s re turned f rom ClaY Cknter. Kans .

F r e d L. Hornbeck. fireman, Willow S ~ r i n g s sub , h a s moved in to h i s new home in t h e southeas t p a r t of t h e city.

Miner Moon, fireman, is on t h e Chad- wick branch, h a v i n ~ been bumped off h i s ~ ~ a s s e n g e r r u n on t h e Lebanon sub.

W a l t e r Boyd, engineer, is on local on the Lebanon sub , hav ing been - bun~pet i off lmssenger service on t h e Lebanon sub.

Char les A. Ellis. flreman, i s w o r k i n g on the Springfield sub, hav ing bid in a vacancy in f r e i g h t service.

R. J. >IcGilvery, engineer. Willow Spr ings sub, h a s re turned f rom a fish- ing t r ip to n e a r Willow Springs, >lo.

Zack B. Carner. engineer Lebanon sub. is v i s i t l n ~ in t h e south a n d e a s t p a r t s of t h e country. H e espec ts t o be off for s ix ty days.

T h e mother of John a n d Lee Avers. firemen, died a t t h e home. J u l y 4.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT LINDENWOOD, MO.

TALENTED FRISCO DAUGHTER

i n s it". Mrs. W. B. Smith. wi fe of t h e boiler-

maker. a n d Mrs. Sidney \Villiamson. wife of t h e machinist , motored t o De- ca tur , Ill.. J u l y 7 a n d re turned J u l y 8.

Mrs. Otis B. B r e u e r lef t J u l y 7 for St. James. No.

L. N. Woods, wife a n d daughter . An- na Lou, lef t J u l y 1 for Norristown, Ga.. a n d o t h e r noinis for a t w o months ' visit.

E d w a r d Raish , machinist a n d wife, depar ted J u n e 30 f o r Oakes. N. D.

A. J. Perk lns , machinist , w a s a t Iberia. 310.. t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f June .

Gus Devine, of t h e s t o r e s depar tment . h a s completed a n o t h e r cottage. Gus builds 'em while you wait.

Carl Myrick a n d wife were recently a t >Iemphis, due to the serious illnea-s of his s is ter .

L. L. Butler , engineer, a n d D. I. Hel- t ibrand, f i reman, of t h e River division, laid otT J u n e 1 6 to J u l y 21.

David Normineton. Jr . . son of ma-

2. 31. SIMPSOX a n d J. >I. CUNNliiG- HAM. Repor te rs

Vacation t ime is here a n d a lmos t everyone seems to be a w a y or go ing a w a y to have a good time, excel,t t h e repor te rs who a r e r i g h t here on t h e job. But then, that 's self-evident!

Char les R. Glandt , fireman, a n d wife. w i t h N r s . C. I. Mayfield le f t J u n e 24 fo r Los Angeles for a n extended visit.

H . L. Owens, of the c a r depar tment , a n d wife le f t J u l y 18 for New York City, where they will spend a fifteen- d a y vacation. Eve lyn Smith, d a u g h t e r of T. S. Smith, a i r man, accompanied them.

E. R. McNabb, boiler inspe:tor, lef t recent ly f o r Marshfield, No., t h e g a r - den s ~ o t of the world", in the h e a r t of t h e Ozarks, to spend a few quiet d a y s fishing. Mac s a y s he's go ing to m a k e up for four years' los t time.

Mrs. J a c k Rubin s p e n t th ree happy d a y s in Greene County t h e forepar t of July. I

Mrs. Char les Boggs a n d her three children a r e spending t h e s u m m e r vis- i t ing relat ives a t Ishpeming, Mich. I t in self-evident t h a t Charley is "bach-

MISS ADAH PECKISPAUGH

Miss Adah Elizabeth Peckinpaugh, 13, is the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J . R. Peckinpaugh of Clinton, No. Her father is a Frisco brakeman of that city.

On May 1 0 she was presented by her teacher in a piano recital a t the Franklin Street Methodist Church, Clinton, where a large and apprecia- tive audience heard her rendition of some difficult numbers. She was as- sisted by Mrs. Sidney Haysler, con- tralto.

ch ine foreman. i s spending the summer a t Palest ine, Texas.

Mrs. Broe Mitchell. Sapulpa. Okla., is visi t ing Mrs. D. A. Normington.

D'!ck Pikesley,,, machinlst apprentice, is the berries wi th h i s new Ford roadster .

M. X. L u t e s a n d fami ly recently were a t Lutesvil le . Mo.. a t t e n d i n e a re- union of t h e L u t e s family.

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Louis Nasca, a s s i s t a n t to the coal c h u t e foreman, h a s re turned to work a f t e r spending two weelcs f ishing a t Poplar Bluff. 310.

Cllrde C u n n i n ~ h a m , mason foreman. i s in line f o r congra tu la t ions on the a r r iva l o f . a five-pound bqy, Clyde Lowell. born J u n e 27 a t SartnEfield. . -

The o w l gang-the 4 p. m. to mid- n igh t shift-is ~ r 0 U d t h a t i t w a s the first to work a n engine on the new concrete floor of t h e roundhouse.

H a r r y C. Huckins, machinist. h a s re- tu rned to work a f t e r nearly a month's absence, occasioned by a broken rib.