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Page 68 Charlle and George returned to Rockaway, rented a cottage and slept peacefully on a feather bed until morning. In the meantime Reeves Snipe and Ed, in trying to get to the'river stalled their cars In the mud and spent ;he rest of the night getting cach other out. (Snipe says next time he is going to take the bait instead of letting George look after it.) A good time was had by all. - Twenty-five Years Ago In Springfleld (From Springfleld Daily News) "Police have received many con>plalnts recently of beer being stolen from business places." It is a good thing that the at>o\-- JS twenty-flv!,years ago or thc ?allant "flshcrmen" or Fishern~an's luck would havc losl more tllan Lheir t);%~t. Virgil Endicott, distribution clrrlc, wife and son, motored to Camp Grandview, located on the Osage River near Osceola, JIissouri. Xr. H. A. Lamkin, traveling account- ant. was tlt the West Shops checking mcchanical rolls 2 and 3. Mr. Idamkin is ~ - - - - - . . -- always welcome. June 1-West Freight Shop moved completely to the North Side. Perhaps that sounds very ordinary but not to us: why how can we get alor;$ without 3Tr. ~ardel; with hls ready wit and slow southern drawl. Dink >loran with his Irish smile and Joe S'aisley with his 100 per cent ef't'iciency nnd pleasing manner? C. Cnse, clerk in the mechanical department, has our synlpathy in the recent death of his uncle. Robert 31. Brown, machinist apprrntice. was transferred to the North Roundhouse. Rohert P. O'hTeal, niachinist apprentice. nm transferred to Chouteau Avenue Roundhouse. St. Louis. A. B. Holmquist, machinist apprentice. who came from Amory in November 1926, to complete apprenticeship at l~es; Show, finished his time at 11 a. m.. June 7. and left for a machinist flrst-class job at Chouteau Avenue Roundhouse, St. Louis. fiame date. Friends of Chancev Brewer, formerlv machlnlst third class, will he intrrestrd in knowing that he is nicely located with the Hihhard. Sprncer. Uartlctt IT holesa~ Hardwarc Co., Chlcago. When the West Frelght Shop boss were transferred to thc North Car Shops those two "old timer watchmcnV-W. C. Dcnt and Henry Gammon, werc transferred to 1:oll 2 and will contin~w to kwn an eagle eye on company interests out here. Four years looks like a long time--Haydcn E. Campbell, machinist apprentice, SERVICE ICE COMPANY Sucressors to HAMMOND BROS. ICE & COLD STORAGE Eastern Junction, Frisco Railway SPRISGFIELD, 110. WHOLESALE ONLY-CAR LOADS 11'. E. OGSTON, President and Treasurer YELLOW CAB CO. entered service February, 1923, and completed that four years at 9 a. m., June 9. 1927, being imnlediately assigned to a flrst-class machinist number. He served his roundhouse time at Enid and we are all alad to have him a ~ernlanent West Shop man. E. W. O'Neal mas sent to West Shops June 13 as machinist apprentice from Gas Engine Department, South Side. Mr. Frank Sillis, blacksmith foreman since 1922, resigned May 31. Mr. Sillix was presented with a beautiful emblem ring, gift of employes in the blacksmith shop. He also received a wonderful Gladstone bag, gift of the supervisors. Mr. Siilix has returned to Topeka, Kan., where he mill makc his future homc!. Whota lifc! Ed. R~~rch, hoiler foreman, failed to make a return of 1026 income tnx. A meeting was called, documents read, and now Mr. Curch is back on the "strs.ight and narrow;" hc may not be a "son-in-I:tw" t~ut hc ahides-in-the-law now. Who's Who on Train 106 May 28 A. C. Recves. general forcn1a.n. wife and child. C. A. Wight. painter foreman, wife and child. G. H. Eskridge, machine foreman, nncl wife. We are positive few places cnn equal threc better looking counles than the above. Joe Paisley, clerk to F. 31. Darden, mas transferred to Tulsa, Okla.. .Tune 1. Joe will be n~isscd and mc wish Irirh good luck. Osceola, Mo., on the Osane, seems to be claiming its weekly crowd from our department. Mr. and 31rs. Endicott, to- gether with one of Virnil's school chums. spent the week-end there, and at the PHONE 623 I I I The Kucker Studio I PHOTOGRAPHERS BRUCE F. NAY, Manager MlLLlGAN BLDG., SPRINGFIELD. MO. BONDED BAGGAGE CARRIERS HERTZ DRIVURSELF SYSTEM Phone 2300 OPReial R. R. Baggage Carriers Phone 5000-6100 SPRINGFIELD. MO. LlNDBERGHl Several summers npo when Captain Truman's company was stationed at Nevada, Messrs. F. A. Beyer, J. K. Gibson, J. E. Foster and I W. W. Shackelford vlsited the camp, a t whlch tlme they were given an enjoyable ride In an airplane. Captain Truman called Mr. Beyer recently and told hlm that the pilot who took them up was none other than LIND- BERGH - WORLD HERO. MONETT YARD-MONETT, MO. - FR,\XK L. KYLER. Reporter Lawrence I'lnnchon, who recently returned to Nonett, where he had a position at East Yard, has bid in a vacancy at Rolla, 310.. formerly held by Miss Bess Lea, who resigned her position to hop oft on a non-stop flight on the good ship "Matrimony." We wish you good luck on the new job. Larry, and Bess, n-e wish you luck also. Just think of Lindbergh and what he did. J A. GrifCith, engine foreman on the 8 i. nl. east leaA crcw, has purchased a new Chevrolet landau. hlighty nice car, ~ames. The 1 a. ni. e\Lra engine has been discontinued. A. P. Brown, engine foreman, bumped on the 11:30 p. m. middle yard crew as foreman. This discontinuance nut two mpn back on the extra smitchkil's board. OII~ local veterans. in numbers tob n~;&&ous to even mention, were among those present at the reunion held In Springfleld June 6 and 7. As usual, A. .T. same tfmc Wilson Mills, another shop dis- (Dad) Brown, local agent, was a prize trib~~tion clerk, also went his holiday V~S- winner in one of the contests, and reiting relatives there. That's not the half turned with a box of cigars. This is the of it. though-Wilson has returned to "-~--- ioker attached to winning this prize. "Dad" don't smoke. Osceola and is now spending his vacation Earl Spain, nixht general yardmaster, at that point. Why? "In the spring a is sportinx a new Hudson conch. young man's fancy lightly turns to John ShipleY, night assistant yardthoughts of love." nmstcr, his brother, Fred Shipley, of We have plenty of eascs where the men leave their wives at home while they go flshing, but helieve this is a little unusual in our department-Mrs. T. I.:. Boa1 Wall Paper, Paints, Glass and went a-flshin' nnd unlikc the men she Interior Decorating actually brought home thc flsh! Equal rights, me calls it. The supervisors, clerks, superintendent and other West Shop employes prrsented LEE SAVAGE W. W. Shackelford with a beautiful wedding present-sterling silver. Xi-. and Mrs. Shackelford havc ninety-nine picccs PAINTING CO. of "Lady Mary" pattern sterling.. The pieces given hy the West Shop completed their set. Phone 353 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 319 McDANlEL ST. ASBESTOLITH Xew Frlsco Passenger Statlon. Springfleld, ,\Ilssouri, to have ASBESTOLITH Floors. Base and Wainscot Standard Composition Floors for More than Tm-enly-flve Years THE SANITARY FLOORING CO. Clark Ave. at 13th St., ST. LOUIS, MO. STOP AT THE * t THE LEADING HOTEL i COLONIAL HOTEL L SPRINGFIELD, MO. / Frank B. Smith Laundry Co. - sp,I,,F,E,, FAMILY WET' WASH ,,
1 I I ( Jdy,1927 ~ZF&CO ~ F P L O ~ S ' ~ Z ~ N E Page 69 a SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS - s i for Economical Transportation 468 St. Louis Street Springfield, Mlssourl I I FRISCO OFFICIAL I I Office Phone 150 Res. Phone 2415-J 1 AMBULANCE I PHONE 742 PHONE ALMA LOHMEYER FUNERAL HOME To give Universal Service is the goal of Public Utility managers and operators. We are a part of the organized effort to reach that ideal. STANDARD PLUMBING CO. Steam and Hot Water Heating J. J. LAWLER. Propriator Springfield. Mo. 31 1 McDaniel St SPRINGFIELD, MO. I .*Srnitinp Seru;cess HOTEL OZARKS 100 Rooms- 100 Baths FIREPROOF Springfield Gas and Electric Company Springfield Traction Company I SPRINGFIELD'S LEADING HOTELS I c A F E HOTEL SPRINGFIELD in Connection FIREPROOF Rates $1.50 Up UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT "WID FIRE" WARM AIR HEATING SYSTEMS 1 Reynolds Manufacturing Co. SPRINGFIELD. MO. Warm Air Heating Supplies Gray Iron and Semi-steel Castings HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY I Railroad Ties and Timber ROBT. E. LEE, President LESLIE LEE, Vice-president BERT S. LEE, Treasurer J. LAURENCE LEE, Secretary Operating in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE FRISCO CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS Landers Building SPRINGFIELD, MO. I
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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
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Southern Division Wins Acciden For
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Page 24 and 25: Our New Vice-President ' Aic i~rrpe
Page 26 and 27: Page 24 T. R. CONWAY'S RECORD No Ac
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Page 34 and 35: Page 32 July, 1927 FOREIGN LINE EMP
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Page 38 and 39: Page 36 J AMES EDWIN GOOD, sectiou
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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
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Page 65 and 66: VISIT #.THE WONDERFUL CITY OF ADVAN
Page 67 and 68: July, 1927 ~F&W ~ M P L O ~ ~ W U M
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Page 78 and 79: Page 76 July, 1 vlsiting in Kansas
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