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Springfield. Missouri. September 5 a n d 6. Mr. Stone w a s called there to 31- t e ~ r d t h e funera l of hie Cousin U l s r Louise Davis of Fordland, Missouri.

J. F. Bradley re turned t o work Sep- tember 1, a f t e r being a w a y on leave of absence Cur severa l week*.

d ren druve over t o H u . ~ , Oklahornll. and reported a wonderful tlme. H u g o h a s some fine roads a n d s t r e e t s a p d we enjoy v is i t ing o u r neighbor elf>-.

Miss Xora Collins, d a u g h t e r of i ,hlet clerlc t o Superintendent J. J. Colllns. accompanied hy her mother visited relat ives a t Parts , Texas, recentl) .

Orin "Jigger" McGlasson llaa a I ~ R H ' Chevrolet coach. Kmoch Mallonee sa)'r; h e b r ~ u g h t i t to dr ive to Webs te r LOCAL NO. 5-ST. LOUIS, MO. County in.

Henry JlcCaiTrey, niachinir t n p l ~ r e n - tlce, Was p a a s l r ~ g o u t c lgars recenrlv a l l because of t h e a r r l r a l o t a n

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W. H. Pit tman, ve te ran employe of t h e Frisco railroad, who w a s re t i red o n a pension the l a s t d a y of J u l y , is v i s i t ing with h i s s i s te r a t Hancock, n w

J. L Brandon, c a r carpenter , repor t s t h a t Mrs. Brandon. who Is ill, i s fm-

Antonio s h e will and rela a l so vlsl Wells, a n Texas.

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provlng. Mrs. A. P. Wells, w i f e of Check Clerk

A. P. -Wells , l e f t l o r Houston. S a n and Calveaton, Texas. w h e r e visl t a f e w d a y s w l t h f r iends tives. Whi le there s h e will t Mr. Wells' b ro ther , E. R. d Mrs. Chas. Dugger of Edna ,

Barclay, c a r Inspector, was away Lnree d a y s o n a b lg f lshlng t r l p

his f a r m o n one of t h e Ozark 's near noted divldc

F r e a n d c t ives repor

rivers. nfade a big catch a n d ?d wi th friends. ,d Cu'nnlnrrham. check clerk. wife laughter visi ted f r iends a n d rela- a t Pawnee. Okla., Labor Day a n d t s hav ing had a nice time.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. N. PEEBLES, Repor te r

Blra. Andy Schwarzenback, wi fe of ret ired engineer, w a s called to Atc.hi- son. Kan., account s ickness of h e r s is ter .

T h e Fr l sco garden s u r r o u n d i n g , the depot Is o n e of t h e most beautiful spots o n t h e Southern division, a n d Sam Woolrldge a n d wife a r e to be congra tu la ted in t h e m a n n e r in which thev have t a k e n c a r e of t h i s garden. .And t h e w r l t e r is of t h e opinion t h a t Sam will secure the first prize.

.I. A. Beck, ret ired yardmaster . is n o w a pa t ien t In St. Johns ' hospital a t Springfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Xevada, No., visited C. E. Maxwell, fuel foreman.

Rubln Holmes, th i rd class machinist , i s now In t h e Springfield hospital. P a u l Bechter , engineer, i s o n a visit .to Oklahoma.

P. 0, Freeman, t'he preacher-en i neer, has now reported for d u t y a f K a very successful revival held a t Yale, Tenn.

0. Johnson, laborer , is now in t h e Snr i~ i r f ie ld hosoitnl. . - .

I1aul I'oynol', t e legraph opera tor , is olY f o r a few d a y s atccount s ickness of h i s father . R i p IBhillips i s rel ieving h i m . . . . . . .

E. Banks , yardmas te r , and wife a r e now on a visi t to T u l s a a n d Wuskogee.

J o h n F r y , b ro ther of Riley F r y , d1.ed Augus t 21 a f t e r a l inger ing illness. Bur ia l w a s made in t h e local cemetery August' 23.

1\Irs. W. N. Andrews, wlfe of pumper, is now in t h e hospital a t W e s t Plains.

A. J. Miller a n d wife a r e t h e proud p a r e n t s of a new boy who weighs 8 pounds.

H. W. W r i g h t , brakeman. and wife nrp vini t ing a t Poplar BluW, Mo.

P. A. F. Ingle, a g e n t , made a visi t t o St. Louis. Mo. L. F. Conley relieved him.

S. Sltaggs, roundhouse clerk, made n t r ip to Springfield to a t t e n d the ball game. A. H. Jones, Areman, relieved h i m . . . . . . .

Mrs. E d Gamble a n d t w o d a u g h t e r s of Kanxas Clty a r e n o w visi t ing . \ lrs. (1. E. Maxwell.

W. F. Fickle. conductor. a n d wife m a d e a t r i p t o St. Joe, Ark.

hIm. David T h o m a s a n d daughter . wi te and d a u g h t e r of conductor, a r e n o w on a visit to h'ingara Fa l l s a n d Canada. Af te r the i r r e t u r n thev a r e g o i n g to m a k e the i r f u t u r e home in Springfield, Mo.

T h a y e r Ingle, pumper a t Altmere, Ala.. visited home fo lks recently.

On Augus t 24, a t 4:OO 1,. m.. Miss Mildred Hals tead , d a u g h t e r of E n ~ i - neer J. A. Halstead. a n d E. Hal l w e r e united in m a r r i a a e a t Salem. .irk.

L. I,. Burows is now thcl new ~)l.at- f o r m man.

F r e d Smith w a s bumped off helpers' position a t H a r d y by T. M. Russel l .

E a r l Payne , a t Hardy , is w o r k l n g clerks ' position ex t ra , while position is on hulletin.

P. C. Williams, roundhouse foreman, a n d wife, a r e now on a 30-day leave of absence en rou te to Navosoto, Tex'as, to see the i r daughter , and to P-alo Alto, Cal.. a n d Orchards. Wash., to see Mrs. Williams' s ls tar .

Zack Roberts , engineer. who w a s in Europe on hin vacation, h a s aga in re- ported for du ty , and repor t s a very enjoyable time.

J o h n Woody. warehouseman of W e s t Plains, is t a k i n g a leave of ahsence f o r 60 days, being relieved by Russ&ll C. Hest leton, who is v l s l t ing h l s wife's f o l k s here.

J a m e s Rich, helper, relieved C. $1. Rowles.

Business a round W e s t P la ins is r a t h e r rush ing , caused by rush of hay a n d feed account drouth conditions. Stock business p lck ing u p well o w i n g to new high-class m a r k e t t r a i n Fr i sco recently pu t o n ; d u r i n g t h e month- of Augus t 209 c a r s loaded f re igh t re- ceived. and 74 c a r s billed ou t , also 21 c a r s poultry shlpped out.

LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA.

H. H. FULLER. Repor te r

Mrs. C. M. Atchinson a n d sons, wife a n d s o n s of C. M. AVchinson, t e rmina l w a t e r service man, have re turned fr.onl the i r vacation, s p e n t in Scott City, and othev points in Kansas.

Asa Vion, engine inspector, a n d son, George, s p e n t a very pleasant vaca- t ion v i s i t ing w i t h f r iends a n d rela- t ives in Galesburg a n d Canton, Ill.

Mr. T. E. Gidden, former machine shop foreman, whose position w a s abolished account reduction in forces, h a s moved h is fami ly back to Sher- man. Texas, w h e r e Tom h a s exercised hls senlori t? a n d t a k e n a job in back shop. Sor ry t o lose this fine f a ~ n i l v b u t wish them every happiness in the& n e w home.

E a r l I\'. Miller. who h a s held jobs in t h e shops h e r e a n d for t h e las t y e a r hns been blacksmith 's helner , h a s r e - s igned and w i t h his family h a s gone to Lamar. Colo., where h e will be associated w i t h h i s father-in-law in r u n n i n g a l a r g e ranch. Good luck to ? ou Ear l .

Our power plant has been in qu l te n t o r n u p condition for t h e pas t several weeks whi le o u r boilers a n d furnaces w e r e undergoing repairs . I t w a a necessary to reline the furnac6s. Jlessrn. TCnnis a n d Wooiey. from ttle wes t shops, Springfield, a r e do ing t h e brick work under t h e supervision of chief engineer Hurley. Glad to have the boys wi th 11%

The members of Local So. 8. with the i r families, enjoyed u watermelon feed a t Spr ings P a r k , one evening re- c e l ~ t l y , a n d everyone had ;I most eo- joyable time. More t h a n a thousand pounds of melons were consumed.

Ar thur Hnlclr~man, w a t e r service man, is on his vacation. "Shorty" Dodsworth is rel ieving him. T H. Elam, hoiler foreman, and

fanlily spent the i r vacation the In t te r p a r t of h i ~ g i ~ s t in "cool" Colornrlo.

Word h a s been received in Tenid of t h e se r ious Illness o l J. If. W a l k e r of Menrphls, fo rmer d i \ ~ l a i n l ~ storelreeper here. HIS m a n y fr iends here a r e hoplng for hls s l ~ e c d y recover\ ' .

Our baseball t eam Is s t i l l go ing s t rong . W e recently played a g a m e w i t h the Yoemen team of thix city, for t h e bellefit o r the mllk and ice fund. and a n e a t nun1 w a s realized.

Vera, t h e wnnll d a u g h t e r of AIr. a n d JIrs. Winnie Sewton . h a s heen oui te a' with m ~ l l a r i a fever h u t n t th i s w r i t i n g is some better .

1\11., a n d Mrs. J a k e Carrol l a r e the proud 1r;wents of ii 6-pout~d son, born

Augus t 24, whom they h a v e named Connie Van.

Local No. 8 enjoyed a weiner roas t a t Yoemen P a r k OII September 9. A l a r g e c rowd w a s p r e s e n t and a l l ra- ported a good time.

JOPLIN, MO.

R. C. FLETCHER. Repor te r

Cinrk W. Kerr , fo rmer s torekeeper a t Joplin, now s torekeeper at Amyry, Miss., w a s a v i s i to r here o n t h e 7 th of August: H e a n d Mrs. K e r r were v i s i t ing f n e n d s and re la i lves in Ih i s distr ict .

Geo. L. Seanor, genera l roundhouse foreman, took h l s vacation t h e lqst of August. H e a n d family s p e n t pgr t of t h e t ime in a co t tage in t h e Ozarks. n e a r Pineville, enjoying. boat'ins a n d fishing.

H. R. Jones. boilermaker, w a s a c t i n g foreman in t h e absence of Mr. Seanor.

E d Sharp, n igh t macbinlst , is on a 30-day leave of absence, spendlnp his vacation on all a u t o t r ip th rough Texas, Arizona a n d New Mexico.

0. A. Rae. machinist , IS filling Sharp 's job. and H u g h McKenzie' i s filling Lackey's job. This c h a n g e gives t h e e x t r a man, J a m e s Bryant , a joh a s host ler helper.

U. G. Boyd, supplyman, w a y off s ick for a few days. H i s job w a s filled by E a r n e s t Rule.

Tom Fos te r , air m a n a n d asslrta.nt fo reman at Rot'h pards c a r depar t - ment, s p e n t h i s vacation tour ing t h e nor th cen t ra l s t a t e s a n d p a r t o f Canada. H e Is home aga in and back on t h e job.

Miss Gladys Xelson, d a u g h t e r of Mr. A. D. Nelson. inspector a t roundhouse, h a s re turned to Hastlngs. Seb., w h e r e s h e is ins t ruc tor in t h e H a s t i n g s School of Musical Arts.

\'. M. Black, formerly of t h e s t o r e depar tment here, n o w of Wichlta, a n d h is wi fe w e r e visi tors h e r e t h e f irs t week of September.

The brldge g a n g of H e n r y "Hank" Classen a r e rebuilding the roundhouse. Old a g e had given t h e old building a decided l is t to t h e s t a r b o a r d s t l e . "Hank" a n d his g a n g a r e s t r a i g h t e n - ing her up, g iv ing her new suppor t s , a new roof and new doors.

Mr. Rogers. government inspector. w a s here o n t h e 12th. g iv ing t h e me- chanical d e p a r t m e n t a clean s h e e t on a l l locomotives inspected.

KANSAS C I T Y MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT LOCAL No. 4

W e all wish t o extend o u r best wishes to Mr. Clarence E n h t a n d wife. who were married rccetltly. J l r . E n h i IS employed as a h man in t h e me- chanical department.

Will iam X'anslll, machhilst helper , h a s re turned to St . Louls to e n t e r Cllc hospital a n d undergo trei l tmcnt f o r bronchial trouble.

Wl lber Davis, appren t ice machinist. had t h e honor of belonging to the drl l l t eam of %I. W. A., which took first prize a t t h e JI issourl S t a t e Pa i r .

F r a n k Bert ina, wlfe a n d dar l~hter t r . Iqa a n d Dixie Lee, w i t h yours t ru ly and wife, spent n v e r y enjoyable vacation . i l l Galveston, Texns.

J a m e s Day. niachinfrt helllcr, wnn ntT a few days last month w i t h a crippled back.

Local S o . 4. on Thursday, October 3. gave a n old-faahloned square dance at the i r hall, e v e w o n e hav1n.e a fine t ime d a n c I n ~ and lintenlug to- Che happy hollow r a n g f rom radio s tn t lon KLTRC.

Lucien Anderson, supplyman. Is haclc 011 the job having re turned from St. 1,uuis hospital.

Jessie JIcCrendy. machillist. wrr..: ofi'

a few d a y s with a s l igh t attac!r o f appendicitis.

Miss Marlha Davis, d a u ~ h t c ' r o f Carlos I h v i s , pipeman, spent a s l y r t vacation a t home before returning to \\'ace. Texas. where she is attending t h e Haylor Cniversity.

Will iam Swan. lubr ica tor man, is off o n his a n n u a l vacation, spending i t a t home.

J o e Plourd, supplyman, w a s off a few dayx, rest ing.

Jackson Bush, boilerwasher. h a s been nR on the injured list the l a t t e r par t o f the month w i t h a badly sprained rtnkle. suffered when his foo t s l ipl~etl whlle p i tch ing ball. b u t s a y s h e is now able Co finish h i s job of, f a n n i n g a l l the players of t h e Fr i sco S i g h t O\vIs.

.Just a l i t t le advance notice of t h e many th ings planned f o r th i s winter 's en te r ta inment , a smoker on October i.

LOCAL NO. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

L. V. GLASS, Repor te r

Ye scribe has a l w a y s wanted to m a k e a t r io t o the hintorical ci ty of Pensilcola, Fla. The opport i ini ty came on t h e week-end of b u g u s t 30.

Mr. Geo. Dean, wi fe a n d famlly, XI-. \\'. C. Shoup, wife a n d family, 311.. D. P. Henley, wl fc a n d son, and ye scribe and wife made 111) the par ty , l eay ing on t h e Sunnyland. Sa turday , Augus t 30. f o r t h e c l ty where t h e Fr i sco meets the Gulf.

4 s a n added success to o u r t r ip we had t h e pleasure to meet Gordon Yowell, special appren t ice antl re- por te r of Springfield, Mo., accompanied by h is mother , who were a l so go ing to Pensacola.

Arriving the n e s t morning a t Pensa- cola on time. which is no th ing un- usual for t h e Fr i sco trains, we were a11 reatly for a good breakfas t .

The first t h i n g t h a t a t t r a c t e d o u r - a t ten t ion w a s the beautiful Fr i rco depot. which we thought w a s t h e pret- t ~ e s t nf a n y depot we had ever seen.

Wai t , folks, I a lmos t forgot we a l so had t h e pleasure of h a v i n g SIiss Marie Shelton, a g e n t a t Tulot , Ark., a s a g u e s t o f o u r par ty , believe m e folks, hhe w a s t h e l i fe o f t h e party.

Our flrst a d v e n t u r e w a s a k o d a k i n g t r i p a long t h e gulf . we then ren tnred to the navy yards , t h e old Sprnish for t and the U. S. Army bar raeks

The n e s t day, Labor Day, we had t h e pleasure of a s igh t - see ing t'rip -111 a n antomobile furnished b y Fris.co bovs of Pensawla. W e w a n t to thank the boys for the cour tesy extended us, \vhich helned to m a k e o u r t r lp a suc- ccss.

L a s t of al l , w e took a d i p in tlie briny w a t e r s of the Gulf.

Leaving Penxacol:~ a t 8 :15 p, m., Monday, September 1, we s t a r t e d for home.

Geo. Erwin , n i g h t machinist , i s back a f t e r a fishing. t r ip a t Nobile B a r , Ala. H e repor t s good luck.

W. C . Shoup and family spent two weeks' vacation in Kansas .

Clinton Ful le r , pipe fitter. is i-nl- proving a f t e r a n opera t ion for a])- pendicitis. W e wish him a s p c ~ d y recovery. Roy Rainey, pipe fitter f r o m Blrminghxm, Ala., is rel ieving Clinton Fuller . Glad KO have you Roy. Wi ley P r u i t t , hlacksmith, a n d Mrs. I'rnitt a r e the Pond paren ts of a l i t t le - son, Paul Edward .

Xrs . Jlonroe S tewar t , wl fe of nllr f r iend Xonroe, underwent a serious operat ion a t t h e Gar t ley-Ramsay hos- pital.

1\Ir and J l r s . Floyd Huff and family spent the i r vacation in Springfield, ar 0.

J. S. JIorgan, toolroom a t t e n d : ~ n t . h a s a new "Lizzie."

Mr. and Mrs. Otto K e t t m a n n and the i r l i t t l e daughter , Mary June. a r e sncnding two weeks in P i t t sburgh . Washington and Canada. Hope they a r e h a v i n g a wonder fu l trip.

Mr. John Per r izo , boilormaker, a n d family s p e n t t w o weclts' vacation in S e w Slesico.

\V. J . Holcomb and w i f e a r e the paren ts of ;I l i t t le son, IVillfoi-d.

\V. J,. Jord;~ll. genera l roundhouse foreman, i s now enjoying h is much needed vacation.

\V. H. Alotru, machinist , is av t ing ~ o u n d h o u s e f ~ ~ r e i i i a n .

Jlrs. S. 31. Ferjiuson. wife of: our machine s h o p foreman. is i m l ~ r o v i a g i ~ f t e r a n appendici t is operat ion. \\'e hope iol' a speedy recovery.

Joe Hnst.1, coach chlrpenter, and ~)i 'esident of Local No. I D , is spending his vac!ntion down in Georgia,

J o h n Haley, boilermaker. 1s spor t - i n g x new Chevrolet sedan.

J. P. McNamara, shop electrician, is aga in having. h i s a n n u a l a t t a c k of hav fever. H e is looking in nor ther ly di- rection for a n ear ly frost . We real ly think it hxs affected hi15 eyesight , be- cause he ran h i s Ford inti) n bricl-ge. SIP rlnmnc'e to the h a v lever. bu t total wreck to' Ford.

. \ndrew Post and famlly spent t h e u-eek-cntl in Tur)rlo. IS'isa. -~ . -..

Joseph ~ e r b o l h , biacicamith, who h a s ))fen cu t off due to retluction In foi:ce, Is now custodian of the Bethel Grove school.

\ \ ' ~ l l a l l f ishermen a r e no t linrs. a s 31r. 1'. J . Shipman, hoiler forern,an. fished f o r two weeks nncl rel)orted he never go t a bite.

e l i t won' t be 10111: till cold weather , a s we s a w E m m e r t 3lorp.an. rh ie f clerli to Mr. Tuck. s p o r t l n g a new fal l necktie . (Sears-lioebuclc special , )

Airs. J. L. Glass and Jr.. wife a n d son ol' J. I.. Glass, locomotive carpen- ter , i s spending a few d a y s v i s i t ing 311.. GIIISX' paren ts a t Covington, Tenn.

1\11.. and 1\Irs. C a r r of Thayer. JIo., have been v i s i t i n r their dauahtcr . .\Irs. C . HI Bullion,'*wife of cabmxn.

C. C. Hall , backshop machinist', h a s been t ransfer red to t h e roundhouse.

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EASTERN DIVISION PAINT GANG

GEORGE HOLLSIAX. Repor te r

Claude Hereford, scribe for t h e "Tinnical" depar tment , h a s re turned f rom a recent visit wi th fr iends in Aluskogee, Ohla.

Tom Branson and Bill Becker have re turned to work aftel. a forced va- cat ion, d u e to reduction of forces.

Xrs . L. J. Lrysaht , s i s te r of t h e wr i te r , i s a t t h i s wr i t lng confined in the St. John ' s hospit ;~l , suffering from a hevcre a t t a c k of neuritis.

There i s a n old haying. t h a t "murder will out," a n d suppose t h a t t h e sa-me m a y apply t o marr iages . I t h a s j u s t Iralierl o u t t h a t Roy Chaffin, BBB painter, and Rliss R u t h Ferguuon, of For t Smith, Ark., were secret ly hitched I I ~ F e h r u a r y 26. T h e r e is a n old, old cus tom in o u r depar tment which re - qu i res t h e c igars be distr ibuted fol- l o w ~ n g such a n event , and we wish to inform you, Rny, t h a t none of us a r e fond of cheap cigars. Anyway, w e a l l wish you t h e best of luck a n d hap- piness.

E d Straley, ass i s tan t foreman, and his r a n g a r e now located axt Turner. )mintin$ the new bridge over J a m e s r iver a t t h a t point.

"POI)" Wadlow a n d W a l t e r Caudle a r e a i Harrisonvil le , engaged in p a q t - ing t h e new w a t e r t a n k a t t h a t pojn-t.

\V;lltei- Caudle and wife recen-tly visited wl th f r iends a n d re la t ives In K a n s a s City.

:\rcli Taylor, wife and children have re turned t o Springfield a f t e r a brief visit with relat ives in JIarshAeld.

Mrs. Slnger, wife of "Daddy" Singer. RBR painter . recently visited wi th h e r d a u r h t e r in K a n s a s Citv. 1': scribe, wife and dog. Pa tsy , re -

cently spent a very enjoyable week- end camping and fishing on the Xiangua river. S o fish to b r a g about . b u t lot^ of fun anyway.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

( ' l d . \ L ~ l ~ l ~ ; Hk~RI

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N O R T H S IDE S IDELIGHTS

George Gibson, shee t m e t d \\wrlier. h a s been ret ired on account of to ta l disability. Thls Is a n o t h e r example of t h e flne value of o u r g r o u p insur;i~!ce, s ince Mr. Gibson wlll now d r a w it o u t in t h e form of a 1)en~ion.

C. S. Kleser , n igh t roundhouse fore- man, h a s resumed hia du t les fol lowing a t w o weeks' vacatlon whlch h e bpent in having a good t ime a n d renting UP.

Edward \Villlam.*. llre huildrr . suf- fered t h e gr ievous loss of his wlfe. \vhrtse dea th occurred d u r i n g thc pas t month. Sylnpathv of t h e rounilhouyc employes i s extended ttr) hlni and liis c h ~ l d r e n .

\irm. AIelton a l s o h a s t h e ssmoit thv - . of the r o u n d h o u ~ e enlployes in th; death of his wife. whlcii occurrwl Selr- ternber -5. Mr. Xlelton Is a n engine watcher a t t h e passenger ntation.

Ja rnes Loser, hollermaker. has re- turlled f rom two weeks' vinlt with his mother -who lives a t Wenifield, 111.

( 'harles Atkinson, machinist , is y r iev ing the loss of I ~ i s fire weeks ' old haby, w i ~ o died Se!)teml)er 1. Sym- 1)athy o f the roundl)i)~rse en111loyes 1s extended to him ant1 Mrs. Atkinson.

Sitas Snider is ce lebra t ing the n r - rival of a 10-pound boy at. his hoinc, who has been named Loyd Huber t . Mr. Snlrlcr is a machinist on t h e day shif t .

iCIrs. Floyd P e t e r s and two children recently spent a very enjoyable th ree weeks a t Rovalle. Mont., w h e r e they visi tell Airs. Pe te rs ' s is ter . 31'1'. Pe te rs i s a n i ~ c l i i n i s t on s t o k e r work.

Cecil Groves, cel lar packer, is t h e proud dilddy of ;I G!&-pound hos , which arril'crl a t Iiis home d u r i n g tlic past month. The v o u n r man h a s heen named Benjam'in ~ ; . a n k l i n .

Richard "L)ick" Runch. machinist on d u t y a t t h e ~ m s s e ' n e r s tat ion. is s p o r t l n g a new xasli coach which h e purchased d u r i n g t h e pas t month.

. i lva Bunch, supplyman, showed t h a t he w a s no t to be ou tdone by h is b ro ther , s o he tu rned in h i s old F l i n t on a new Plymouth coach.

Carl I3ergstrom. f o r m a n y y e a r s bo i le rmaker foreman. h a s been t rans- f e r r e d to t h e west shops, where h e h a s heen assigned to t h e position of fore- man o r t h e boiler shop. W e a r e s o r r y to lose Mr. Bergs t rom, bu t wish him success in h i s new duties.

J . \V. "Buck" Reddick h a s been a])- pointed to succeed Carl Bergs t rom a s bo i le rmaker foreman. Mr. Reddick wan former ly foreman of t h e boiler c1er)artment of the back shop here.

T.ocal No. 1 had a very enjoyable nutirig a n d picnic a t t h e Doling P a r k t h e evening of Angus t 29. T h e chicli- cn feed a n d b a s k e t lunch w a s enjoyecl by everyone.

Mr. and hIrs. 6. L. K e m m l i n ~ , f:itlie?- ill-lam a n d mother - in- law of Blaine T,aw, boilermaker, a r e hack from a t r ip to California. They a r e loud in the i r p ra i se of the Frisco's service, li:ir.i]ic 1n;lde the t r ip by t ra in , a s they s a y t h a t is tlie only w a y they travel-they sny al l the service \\.as fine o n other. r o i ~ d s , bu t t h a t on the Fr i sco i t just s e ~ r n r d na?ur.al.

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

A H. HISHOP and B. W. B. \LI~RIUGIL Repor te rs

Hornce Arlcrrman. machinist al) l)ren- tlce, h :~a a t l as t admi t ted t h a t h e is rnnrried. Horace h a s been mxrricd f o r about nlne months.

IVade RaldridSe, machinist al>])ren- tlce. with Mrs. Baldridge visited relg- t lvcs in Hallto\vn the flrst of Sel)tem- her.

Russel l Todd, mail hoy, visited in Dallas and Galveston. Texas. t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f < \ugus t and t h e f irs t o f Sep- tember.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Chester Po\\-ell ha\-e been en te r ta in ing Xrs . Powell 's par- e n t s of Oklahoma City.

Haro ld "Blakie" Mays, machinist , wl th Mrs. Maps visited relat ives in Hnll town September 7.

Claude Wills, laid off a t th i s point on account of reduction in force, h a s been ansigned a r e g u l a r job a s boilernia!ier a t Hayti . No.

111.. .James Walsh, former genera l holler foreman, who wax ret ired on August 28 on account of having. reached t h e a g e limit. w a s glven a farewell bnnquet by Itis hmt l ie r supervisors a t HcIIC-Hi11 'Pea House, Sel)tembcr 4 .

Paul Hasler . fo rmer ly bolt g a n g loreman a t west shop, is now \vork i r~g ~t Aniors, Miss.

We wish tu es tend thc syrn1,:rttiy of the west s h o ~ ) to W. 1.:. Haynies, c o a ~ h Iminter, nnd family in the recent de>itti of his wife.

Guy Barnes , niachilrist, and f ; ~ ~ n i j y visited in H ~ i ~ d y , Ark., tlie l a t t e r par t o f . ~ \ n r u s t - - -, -. . . - ,

C. A. "[.urley" Jones , welder, an- nounces the b i r th of a baby g i r l , Thelma Renn. August 10 .

George Kent , niachinist. visited in Mohile, .-\la., the l a t t e r p a r t of X u g . ~ ~ v t .

Herber t Chrinil)ieus, macli i i~ist . was ol)elSated on for ap1)endicitis September S . He Is get ' t ing a long nicely.

W e wish to es tend the r y m p a t h y of the w S t shop to F r a n k AIcPeuk ancl t'tlmily in the rec!ent illness and depth of the i r daughter .

E a r l e Whi te , maol~ln is t , i s t h e ~>ro!~d f a t h e r of a n 8%-pound boy, Donaltl Ear le , born September 5.

A. H. Eng.lelting, blaclismith, w i t h Mrs. TSngleking visited Sedalia and t h e B a ~ n ; i l l dam s i te t h e l a t t e r p a r t of Aueust .

George Walker. boilermalce~.. is mighty proud of h i s Ilew t i t l e of Grandpa, acquired on t h c a r r iva l o f Hilly George Walker'. September 8.

\ire wish .to extend t h e s y m u a t h y of t h e w e s t shot) to George Davidso~i in t h e dea th of his son, September 11.

R. J. "Chub" Cowell. machinist. hopes Lo bea t h i s previous record of over seven y e a r s us ing t h e rnmc bench brush wi th t h e new- one 1)urchai;ed Se1)tember 2.

All Fr i sco employes should p u t for th the i r best efforts to g e t 2111 trirffic t ips 1)ossihle and should s t a y behind t h e merchants t h a t patronize the Frisco. a s t h e y a r e t h e men who hell) to p i y o u r salaries.

;\I Bishop, machinist , \vith Mrs . Rishol) a n d d a u g h t e r , S o l m a Je,an, visited wi th t.elntives ill Wes t P la ins t h e l a t t e r par t of August .

At a recent supervisors dance Bill T.a\vson, s t r ipp iug g a n g foreman, wax having g r e a t spor t playing football with u s t r a w ha t , but w a s chagrined when he learned t h a t the h:?t belonged to Hunh Seaman, general foremr~n a t t h e west shol), and Bill comprornisetl IF I>uyinx XI.. Seaman ?I ne\v hat .

Louis Hnzen, switchman. a t tended the funera l of F i reman E. T. \.Vhite, in St . Louis on Sept'emher I .

Albert Breshears , clerk to assist:Lnt su~>er in tende i i t of this lace, hns re- s igned his position t h a t he ma?. en te r college. A r t h u r S tewar t , of Spr ipg- field, is holding down the position whlle it is under bulletin.

h?r. and Mrs. Wm. Gowcrs. c a r man :mcl wife, lef t S e ~ ) t e m b e r 16 for :L t w o weeks ' visit a t Hoocl River. Ore.

L u t h e r Riddle, caller. h a s bid in the liell,ers' position a t Aurora a n d left f o r t h a t place September 16.

E. T. Burton. opera tor of Springfield. is w o r k i n g a s a g e n t a t Newburg while t h e vacancy is under bulletin.

E r n e s t Coursen worked a f e w d a y s a s helper a t Richland th i s month.

H. C. Waggoner , b rakcman. Rolla Suh, w a s off n fern d a y s th i s month on

account of t h e dea th c~f his brotiier- in-law. C. E. Ray. engineer. E. C. JIurl)hy, clerk, fo rmer ly of this

place, is now working a t Clinton as c a r clerk.

Pred Henrlrix, n igh t clerlc a t tlie freight house, has bid in the ex t ra -ar t s t imelreel~er 's position a t Tower Grove.

Aries Romayue Swift , c l a u ~ h t e y of 1,:ngineer J. J . Stvift, who w a s 1nju1'etl A u ~ u s t 31, is ab le to br ou t aga in fol- l o w ~ n ~ confinement to her bed for t h e [bast few weeks .

~\II.s. Mack J. Colhum and daughter . .Jrttnnle, h a w re turned from :I t'wo weeks ' vlr l t wi th relative8 a n d fr iends in I'ittr11ur.t: :~nd Inr1el)endenve. K ~ L I I .

One hundred ancl sixty-five ~)ounrl\ of Ash a r e pictured above. The proud fi41- errnen whn made the catch a r e from tlic Springflelcl. .\lo.. west shop (with one ex- ception) and are. reading from. left to r ight: Doak Ihvis . " C u b Davis. Shelby Ely. Roy C:albralth and .\I. 0. Zittle Lhvis was formerly employed at the West Sliopn. The flsh were cauqht on Rig Sac River in Cedar County. No.

W E S T SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. SPRINGFIELD, MO.

A. 1,:. GODFItlCY. Rel)orLe~.

Mr. and hlrs. 1,ester 1~: l l in~swor t I i a r e tlie proud paren ts of a !~+!!-pot~ntl baby boy, horn Se1)tember 6 .

SI. IS. T o n g made a flying tril) tu Ava September 7 .

R. E. S ~ + v a g e and family spent n few r l ~ y x a t Conway d u r i n g the recent l a y I IR. ..

Geo. Demore ancl wife and P.rdfo-d H;tgley and wife nljent the last week of Augus t a t Hermitage, Mo., fi~hi11.e.

John Ell is and wife m ; ~ d e a t r ip to Sevatla week of August 30.

Mrs. Roy T u t e r 1s very ill a t hev home. \\re hope for h e r a speedy rc- covcry.

Mr. a n d JIrx. C. A. Jones a r e tlie 1)roud paren ts of ;L baby g l r i , born August LO.

We a r e very s o r r y to learn a t t h e t ime of wr i t ing of SIrs. F r e d S e w t n ~ ) ' ~ severe lllneotr. W e hope t o lenrn soon of h e r recowpry.

Mr. and Mrs. 1Cdw. Burch spent t h e recent layoft' mith folks on the farm.

41 -Jacobs 2inA Family spent :r few d . r p a t Topeka , l ian. , mith home Colkx.

The boys of t h e west s ide shoDs were h w r v 10 henr o f the deatl% of i'nrl ~ i e d i - l c k . who (lied in 1)etroit. Micll.. A U P U P ~ 25. Mr. Diedrick i* t h e bro ther of F r e d Diedrick, boilermaker. of the w e s t rrho1rx. H e served on the fire d e p n r t m o ~ t t in 1)etroi t fo r t h i r t y years.

$1. A. Cooper, wi th family, spent a f e w d a y s at Stockton, Mo., with home folks. J . A. Iind some fish s t o r y whcn he returned,

T h e Iwys a r e ~ ) l a n n i r ~ g on g e t t i n g