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Ynye 66 July, 1927 bound latform, left June 14 for the St. Louis Rospita~ for an operation on his ear, which we hope won't be serious and that lie mill be able to return to work soon. BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICE nistant General Passender Agent, JIlss Olswanger is now doing rellef work In the office of Mr. S. L. Oliver, Local Freight , Agent. Mr. Oliver Farris, Performance Clerk, has Lalten to big business. Nr. Farrix being wcll stocked on transportation knowled~e marlccd his entrance into the vortex of business by the purchase of onr-third interest in a Ford bus. We LAUNA &I. CHEW. Reporter expect to benefit by this wild specula- When we get through with industry Friends or 3. IS. MeGregor, District Passenger Agent, are glad to learn he is convalescing from recent illness. Alias Ethel Coneland, Asst. Cashier, Local Offlce, wlio wI11 be numbered among the June brides. has been the recipient of numerous showers and entertainment~ recently. Ethel. left us on the 15th with our heartlest congratulations and best wishes. The Frisco Boosters Club is very active in the eolicitatlon of business for the Frlsco. All the members are looking forward to the banquet to be given at the Bankhead Hotel July 1st. Employes of the Terminal and on line of road are very enthusiastic in securing more business. Miss Cammie Atkins and Charley Silliman of the Local Office and C. E. Householder, Agent, Cordova. Ala., are making rapid progress toward winnlng that fountain pen for securing the most business. Mrs. H. H. Thomas, wlfe of Agent, Winfleld. Ala., Is improving at Walker County Hospital, Jasper, Ala.. where she has been quite ill for the past tion when it gcts around to Ollver's Lurn to havc the bus. -- -- SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE MEMPHIS, TENN. BERTHA HARRIS, Reporter The dance and entertainment glven in honor of the Southern Division winning the Loving CUD for first Quarter. 1927. mas sucha hu-g'e success that a 'Sociai Club is now under way. While the de- tails haven't been perfected, we under- stand there will be an orchestra com- nosed of Frisco emnloves and other in- teresting and entertaining features will be worked out. We are glad to know that Mrs. ;\I. E'. Shannahan, wifc of our Chief Clerk, They use me here at night time, To make up local freights, You may know me by this number, Thirty-six eighty-eight. I also work here in the day time, AIy crew is Mack and Chunn. And those boys are so industrious, They keep me on the run. work. They start me down the hill, With a car or two of old brick bats, Towards 3Ir. Chums Cotton mill. The firemen they will pet me, And try to keep me hot, While Jaco is pounding away, What little steam I've g-ot. Pullum, he gets worried, And throws a vicious sign, While Colie and Louic, Is coming long bcl~ind. To hear those brakes wreaking As we pull out on the lead, You would think the switchmen. Were doing their stuff just like we need. who has been in Denver account 111- We don't need college students, health, has recovered sufficiently to re- That use switch stands for a prop, turn to Springfield. Nrs. Shannahan But need real old switchmen, is now with her parents, but expects to Not afraid to go on top. be able to return to Memphis within a few months. But I will soon be leaving. 1\11.. and Mrs. Frank J. Walsh and lit- And don't think I will stop, month. We will be - glad to see her 'Till I land over the pit, home shortly. tle d&giltcr, Eyrances ~ ee, wili spend their vacation in Springfield visiting At Springfield, in the shop. C. E. Bowen, Chief Clerk, Division Freight Agent's office spent the weekrelatives. Frank is our Chief time keep- (By C. B. CROWE, Fireman, er. end In Xon tgomery recent1 y. Jonesboro Yard, Jonesboro, Ark.) The Birminrrham Traffic & Trans~or- Johnny Evans. B. C B. Clerk, spent tatlnn his vacatlon in Havana, Cuba. John - - -. - . - Club - - - - &ve a barbecue nicnic at says he had a hard time tearing him- TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE Clairmont &rings, Ala., .Trine 4th. self away from the dark eyed senorwhich was attended by about 300 of AMORY, MISSISSIPPI the Blrminaham railroad people and itas. We wonder. Katherine Surles, of the Accounting iliippers. Sforts of all Itincis, dancing, Department. and Cozette Parker, of VIOLET GOLDS1\IITH, Reporter and swimming were features of the the Superintendent's offlce, spent their - clay and everybody had a good time. Holidav. MaY 30th. In Kansas Citv and By the time this is' published, our renort -a winderful time. Reporter Ethel Copeland, of the freight OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT kuth Douglas, who has been filling a vacancy in the office of Superintend- TERMINALGMEMPHIS, TENN. ~nt, returncd to her home in Snring- ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS field, Tuesday, We were sorry to lose Aliur Doiirlas and hone she will come JOHANNA TVEIXER. Rcporter back to S& us. MARYLAND HOTEL We take this onnortunity to con- Next to Frlsco Buildin0 TICKET OFFICE gratulite the Southern Divisibn on their ST. LOUIS. MO. splendid record and winning of the JONESBORO, ARK. POPULAR PRICE EUROPE&\: HOTEL ''NO Rough Handling" Cup and thank Absolutely Fireproof them for making possible the enter- CAEL yARBROUGH, Reporter Ratw: $1.50 and UD Per Day tainment and dance at which affair Electric Fnn (Free) in Erer.v Room the 3Iemptiis Terminal certainly had a JIr. R. J. Slagle, Agent-Yardmaster, EATS :-Unexcelled CAFETERIA and "big" time. is laying ofT account broken hcalth, COBFEE BHOP Service Mrs. E. E. NcGuire, wife of Superin- we are glad to know, however, that he tendent Terminals, is expected home is improving at his home in Jonesboro, nhnrtlv from Nonett. SIo.. where shc hc is being rclicved by C. I\'. Yarhis been for thc pa~t week under the blourh, who is acting agent during care of their famllg physician, Dr. his illness. West. Xrs. McGulre has undergone a Mr. Lane. the cantaloune kinrr. states nlinor oneration and 1s getting - along that the canttllo~~l>e crol; will Ibe somc Becht Laundry Co. very nicely. short this year account unfavorablc Mr. and Mr*. R. D. Welch became the season. but will probably have around We Specialize in parciits of n ddughtcr on Nay 19th. We two hundred cars from the territory wclcoine little Mary 3Iargaret IVelch ~lona the Jonesboro Sub oT the River Family Laundry to the Frisco familv. Nr. Welch is Re- - Division. - . - .- - - . port Clerk in the Nemphis Yard Office. The cotton acreage will be cut con- 330 1 - 1 1 Bell Ave.. St. Louis Mr. L. E. Thorpe. General Ydrdmnst- viclcrably in this section account high er's Clerk, ta the latest addition to office water and rainv wcathcr which ha:, force of Sul>erintendent Terminals. Mr. nrnvailed until now. Thnrne came to us from F'lorida and is \\'.~ 1.; ~~loffitt. tistra opcr:itor, is ron - neiv man to the Z'risco. lie\'in:: \\'. .\. Sar~Jers on sc.cond trick, ( If We Want Good Candy I We are glad t o report that Mrs. H. \vho in tu1.11 is ~.elievina - On~rator . Yar- I3. Nichols. wife of General Yardmaster brough, on first trick. 1 who undrrwent a serious operation reccntly, is gradually regailling hcr health. I'm just an old switch engine, We arc sorry to learn that Mr. W. G. Working in the Jonesboro Yard, 3be~n'e Smith, Engine Foreman, one of our 3Jy visit here in Arkansas, oldest and most popular employes is Has been miqhty, mighty hard. 910-912 OLIVE rriticallv ill at the Bantist Xemorial Hosnitai. - - - ~ M&Alice Narkham, charming young daughter of H. A. Markham, Inter- INVESTMENT BONDS change Clerk, has returned from Atlanta. Ga.. where she had a deliahtful We deal in issues of the United States Government, Railroads, visit for several days with her grand- Public Utility and Industrial Corporations with Fn - - th~l-. - . - - . It appears as though Miss Charlotte established records of earnings Olswanuer. former temporary stenographer in office of Superintendcnt AID & COMPANY, Inc. 'l'erminals SECURITY BUILDING ST. LOUIS. MO. - is to stav in Frisco territory. After ~ spendin'g a- few weeks in MBXBERS, ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHANGE the offlce of Mr. A. P. Matthews, 4s-
house Birmingham, will be JIrs. Herbert '~andler. Our whole force congratulates you, Mr. and Mrs. Sandler. nnd sincerely hope all your years will be filled with happiness. Operator and Mrs. H. E. Call and young son have been touring Xississ- ~ppi, visiting friends and relatives and fireatlp diminishing - the supply .. . of fried chicken. 31r. R. E. Camp's family have now movcd to Amory, Mr. Camp says .Jmory is a good town he flnds only one fault and that i& it is too far from \Vest End In Birmingham. 3Irs. E. Carney spent a few days in Birmingham, also Mrs. E. A. Teed and Mrs. C. H. Goldsmith made a short vls- with the it to Birmingham. Nrs. Teed and dauehter. Lenore. have left for a visit with relitives in' Ohio and will prob- 4l institution for Savings" ably be gone for a month or six weeks. We me very glad to see little Keith Allen. Jr., out after a very serious illness. Keith is the son of Nr. Allen, Clerk to Assistant Superintendents Teed and Gabriel. Jliss Pauline Schate, operator, at Aberdeen, Mississinni, -. . spent several davs in &Iemnhis. i1r. R. T. ~ynson and father. P. P. Hynson are spending their vacation in California, we certa1nl.s hone thev have a good trip. Mr. P. P. Hvnson is -recoverhg very nicely from k slight stroke of paralysis. Mr. R. 0. Stuart, Claim Agent, is spending a couple of weeks vacation in Oklahoma. - We have another wedding to report. Our Messenger John Rumsey mas married to Bliss Vera BIansell, of Amory. We all offer our congratulations to this young couple. Our Trainmaster. >Ir. Goldsmith, now JIiss.. to spend a day or so. She was over the Frixco on second section of spends his day-off picking blackberries accompanied by Grace Heyburn, re- traln 106. carrying seven Pullmnns, one instead of on Second Avenue, Birming- porter in the engineering department, Buffer and diner. The California deleham. The rest of the week he spends Fort Smith. gates arrived from Saint Louis with trying to get rid of the red bugs. 13. Sinks. traveling air brake foreman two diners, club car, parlor car, obser- Operator J. T. Guin is recoverins together with J. Fi. Scott, general ail: vation car and ten Pullmans wlllch nicely from an operation for appendi- brake inspector and T. L. Bryant, trav- wax the second section of train 805. citis In the hospital at St. Louis. cling air-brake foreman went to Wash- The Wisconsin. Michigan, and Dela- Operator J. T. Willingham has gone inrton. D. C.. on Mav 24th. 25th. 2fith ware delegates also arrived from Saint to Ashevillc, h'. C., for sixty or ninety and 27th to attend "tile ~ir-~rai;e--4s- Louis carrying a Buffer car and five davs for his health. We hope hIr sociation" mhich was hcld in that city. pull man^. The Minnesota and Dakota \Vllllngharn returns fully recovered. J. E. Shipman Bridge and Building delcgates arrived on second section Operator W. N. Lawhon is in De- Foreman in the kernphis terminal. to- train 105 with a baggage car, diner catur, Alabama, account illness of his gether with his wife made a tnirtv and nine Pullmans. The cars were father. day tour of the west and nokhkesterh parked in the Memphis yards during Yard Clerk Collier advises everyone rnrt of the United States recently. the convention. where sevcral of the to speak to him now as he is getting J. J. Drashman, coach foreman. Mem- delegates had use of their sleepers dura new Chevrolet coupe the 15th of this phis, together with his family motor- ing the convention. On leaving out of month and it will ccrtainlv be hard for cd to Hot Snrin~s. Arlr.. the latter nart the city, several sections were also him tn recognize us. - of Junc to 'sneiid'a fe& days. ~ohiiiii used in moving the delegates, train 31r. F. G. Backschies, wire chief, has reports a splendid trip. 106 ran two extra sections, train 107 now moved into his ncw home which Mrs. Gamble, mother of B. G. Gam- ran an extra section and train 806 ran he bought from Operator Hafner, who ble, master mechanic, Memphis, fell on a couple of extra sections. On leaving has moved to Blrmingham. May the 2Sth, and broke her arm just escorts from the passenger department Qulte n large number of employes above the wrist, however. we are glad accompanied some of the train on their from Amory attended the Accident Pre- to state that she is now getting along outward trip. The delegates all rerentlon Meeting held at Memphis Mav nicely. BIrs. Gamble resides with her ~orted having a fine time and gave 27th. 1927, when a Loving CUD' wa's eon in hfemphis. Memphis a good word as they were grcncnted to the Transportation De- Gladvs Irwin. stenorranher. mechani- Icaving. partment Employcs of the Southern Di- cal dellartmenti &~empiils'is cdntemp~atvision. Mr. J. E. Hutchison. Vice-Presi- ing a real nicc trip and she intends to leave about the 26th of June she mill go with three other young ];dies I EASTJBN DIVISION I from h1emr)his who clo not work for thc ~risco.' Gladys is taking the tFiD forty emnloyes to attend the nroaram with the "Elliott Tourist" mhich start and dance that nicht. lenvinr ~... , ---~-. ~inorv flom Birmingham, thcnce to New Or- WEST SHOPS-FAMILY NEWS . about 6:10 p, m. an71 2rl;hing Memphib leans, Grand Canyon, Ariz., Los An- 9:05 p. m., then returned after the geles, Calif.. San Francisco, Salt Lake dance. The crew, conductor Paul Cood- City, Utah, Yellow Stone Park. Denver NAYDEN G. BLAKELY. Reporter man. flagman Z. G. Simmons and en- and then to Saint Louis for the end of gineer F. R. DoggreII, gave their ser- the journey. l.'ishcrnman's luck! On Saturday evevices free. On account of the river at Memnhis ning, May 21. a party composed of L. E. cavinrr off more and more - from - ~--- Eimn -.---- Richardson. "Snlpe" Reddick. George Jaito time it has been necessary to install STORE DEPARTMENT NEWS a temporary track leading up to the rett, Clrnrles ltichardson. A. C. Kecvea SOUTHERN DIVISION power plant at Memphis in order to pet and "Pr~sn" l%rkridge gathered up nll of coal to the boilers. now that the track the fishing tackle. tcntx, and other mbhas been completed the river has stop- cellaneous pnraphernolia. including a (lair WARRES PUCKETT. Reporter ~ e caving d in. of go lo she^ for Arthur Reeves, and de- KIWAKIB COXVEXTION AT JIEMparted for White River. .\fter driving scveral hours through the rain and stop- PHIS JUXE 0, 7. !3 .4YD 9th Hyman Kappell, stockman clerk, ping to change a tire on onc of the cars. The Kiwanis Convention which was Memphts, will leave the second of July the Darty arrived at Rockaway Bcach. held at Memphis recently gave the for a few days visit to the city of New where George Jairett felt the necd of Vnrk Frisco Road quite a boost in business - -- ... some more Ash hooks. While Georp nnd in handling the delegates in and out Shelton Ross. tozether with . .~. .. his . - wife Ch:~rlic were lwying the hoolta, "Snlpe" . --. of Memphis. During the convcntion spent several 'days recently with his the Frisco handled something like sevbecame impatient and threatened to walk parents in Centralia. 111.. Shelton is enty-five coachcs and diners for the the Ilnlance of the way, somc twenty-five mechanical timekeeper Memphis. delegates, most every train that came or thirty miles. The result wan that Katherine McXahon, who is reporter into Memphis over the Frisco was Charlic and George nrcre left behind to for the Stores Department at Fort running anywhere from two to three find the way to the fishing hole a4 best Smlth. Ark., passed through Memphis sections. On coming to Memphis June they could. After spcnding several hours on May the ZSth, enroute-to Jack>on, the 5th the Florida delegates came in trying to locate the rest of the party.
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Page 2 R. F. CARR, Memphis W. E. LO
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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ROOM
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A reunion group of veterai, ing Ihf
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July, 1927 ~%~F/T@w EMPPLO~~S'&~ZIN
Page 18 and 19: Southern Division Wins Acciden For
Page 22 and 23: Page 20 July, 1927 N NEWS of the FR
Page 24 and 25: Our New Vice-President ' Aic i~rrpe
Page 26 and 27: Page 24 T. R. CONWAY'S RECORD No Ac
Page 28 and 29: July, 1927 Sidelights on the Vetera
Page 30 and 31: - handling of the Morris & Castle C
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Page 34 and 35: Page 32 July, 1927 FOREIGN LINE EMP
Page 36 and 37: SHE Homemakerf Page MISS LORETTO A.
Page 38 and 39: Page 36 J AMES EDWIN GOOD, sectiou
Page 40 and 41: Poge 38 ~=/'=-&CO EMPLO*S'@WZ~NE Ju
Page 42 and 43: BASEBALL NOTES 1 I Sherman Frisco t
Page 44 and 45: Page A Panorama View of Frisco Line
Page 46 and 47: Page 44 I Commendation From Our Loy
Page 48 and 49: Page 46 July, 1927 FOR ACCIDENT PRE
Page 50 and 51: Page 48 A COMPARISON By ROY W. RECT
Page 52 and 53: Page 50 The Odd Fellows of this cit
Page 54 and 55: I CENTRAL DIVISION MECHANICAL DEPAR
Page 56 and 57: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Heard and two ch
Page 59 and 60: July, 1927 Page 57 Harrln. The usua
Page 61 and 62: July, 1927 office forca joins in wi
Page 63 and 64: uly, 1927 mj?&w FHPLO@S'@COZINE Pag
Page 65 and 66: VISIT #.THE WONDERFUL CITY OF ADVAN
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Page 78 and 79: Page 76 July, 1 vlsiting in Kansas
Page 80 and 81: Unxld Railroad Fusees INSURE SAFETY
Page 82 and 83: 8-BRD smmIX-S!ImEL X?OONDm GO. EXCL
Page 84 and 85: Page 92 July, 1927 The Only Efficie
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