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Clarence Doran and family have S. E. Fel!owa. storekeeper, attended den death or Mrs. Baker and Mr.
moved from Nlxa to Sprlngfleld and are a storekeepers meeting In Sprlngfleld, Shepard's sister. Our deepest sympalocated
on North Nettleton.
February 16.
thy is extended them.
Mr. Rotterman of the tin shop says J. 3% Davls. dlspatcher, was in St. Charles Carver, machinist, has taken
... he Is goln~ to try manufactured teeth LOUIS, attending the Automoblle Show, over the duties of instructor of class
now: - -- - - Februarv 7.
In machlne shop practice In nlght
Mr. Couch of the~?iutIi~h~-~1%~~-1\6i
s -~lmeta Watts daughter of school.
hospital. aasls~a7i.r suiwrlntendeit, who Is at- On Monday evenlng. January 27, the
Malcomb Doran of the south machlne tending Teachers C011cge- at Ca~e Glr- members of bcal No. 8. staaed another
shop is drlving a ;Maxwell now. ardeau. sDent Sunday recentlr - Gith - - - her - - - - one of thelr pleasant dances In our
H. Smlth, the two to ten engineer In familv'ln Newbure. -
-rooms at Convention Hall. The dances
the power house. is back on the job ~umping is the-order of the day at are hcld every two weeks and are
after two weeks' sickness.
the statlon and yard oftice. We see proving very popular as they aKord
Mrs. Scott Pimberton has been vlsit- new faces most every time we pass by. an opportunity for tde dlfterent fam-
Ing her brother. Hugh Doran for the A brother of S. F. Furs&, of the llles to get together.
oast few davs.
storeroom. from Kit Carson. Colorado. Another industry for Enid and locat-
The ~ocai met Friday, January 13. is viaitin~ here.
ed on Frlsco trackage Is a mllk con-
The first meetlng of the year. There Pete Cu~ey. of the storeroom, is densary. The De Coursey Creamery
were some two hundred members pres- drlving a Ford.
Co.. of Kansas City has leased the
ent. This was a very Interesting meet- Local No. 32 met Tuesday February Alton bullding and are installing
ing as several good talks were made. 7. After the buslness mehng, Len machinery, preparatory to eperatlng a
The principal one by general chairman, Cook and 0. G. Brammel donated some first class condensary. They will em-
Mr. Frank Junklns. An entertalnment. good strlng muslc to the assembled. ploy a number of workers and a marrefreshments
and radlo program fol- Bernard Hendrin. supplyman, vlsited ket for milk. IVe welcome them.
lowed the meeting.
home folks at Conway recently.
Albert McDonald, thlrd class machinist
is drivlng a new Chevrolet coach. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS W: H. Owens. locomotlve carpenter,
THAYER, MO.
visltrd home folks at Rogersvllle re- -
EMERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporter cently.
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Local NO. 92 held a speclal meetlng
F. 31. PEEBLES, Reporter
When are the mapasines coming?- January 25. 1928, for the pur we of
Is a question that Is asked by many electing a delegate from eacR craft John Perrigo boilermalier helper
along about the flrst of every month, to go to Sprlngfleld for the conventton. has been pr~moied and transferred t6
but thc wording Is now changed to, Geo. W. Turner. ,thlrd class ma- second class at Memphis.
when Is the Magazine comlng? This chinist. Is back at work after n slege
L. D. Davis whose posltlon has been
new question is prompted by the re- Of the mumps.
abolished for some tlme, has now been
moval of so many departments to A. E. Canary hlll englneer. Is the transferred to Blrmingham as black-
Sprlngfleld from St. Louls that mnny owner of a new'llght Bulck sedan. smith.
of us are hoplng that we wlll have the Tim Fite laborer, vlslted friends In C. A. Berry. roundhouse foreman. who
pleasure of welcoming the magazine Conway rec'ently.
has been slck for the past few days
to the center of the system real soon. Orville Flte and wlfe are spendlng has agaln resumed dutles.
A great number of the roundhouse their honeymoon in Kansas Clty and Geo. Powell who has been on the
employes went to Monett the evenlng Lebanon.
extra list for some time has now a
of January 26 where they attended the Harvey Green. grease cup man, went reqular job as boller maker helper.
open house meeting of Local No. 6. F. to Conway recently.
Charles P. Evans. car repalrer, dled
A. M. & C. D. E. They reported a good Elmer L Dlllon, locomotlve Inspec- February 3 at the Government hospital
tlme.
tor, and wlfe. vlslted In St. Louis one at Silver City. New Mexico.
Mildred, the three year old daughter dav The deceased was a soldier In the
. - . mcentlv.
- . - - - - -.
of Wesley Klmble has recovered from Chesley ~ooney, stenographer and World War. serving with the army In
a very severe attack of scarlet fever. wlfe, spent a Sunday evenlng In St. France. and it was whlle on duty he
Mr. Klmble Is employed on the third Louls and heard Bllly Sunday.
was gassed, whlch eventually caused
shift boller force.
hls death.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cole ham the
The~~last work he dld here was on
svmpathy of the roundhouse employes LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. March 11. 1927. He went to New
In the loss of thelr Infant daughter.
Mexico. hoofna tfiat the change In
cllmate would benefit him.
whose death occurred February 11. Mr.
Cole Is employad on the thlrd shlft
H. H. FULLER. Reporter
The body arrlved on train 105. Febboller
force. -
ruary 6 and the funeral was conducted
Raymond Ellls. has flnlshed hln
from the home of hls brother-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Adams spent a
machlnlst apprentlceshlp and has been
The Local American Leglon Post of
week recently in Sprlngfleld, vlsltlng
asslaned to extra work In the roundwhlch
he was a member, acted as an
frlends and relatlves. Mrs. W. H.
house.
escort to the C:meterp, where, after
Venable of Hlckory Rldge Arkansas the soundlng of taps" he was lald to
Joe Wall, outside hostler foreman. on is rlslti'ng her son. Tom $enable, as:
the nlght rhlft, Is spending a slxty
rest.
sistant foreman water servlce. Mr.
davs' vacatlon in sunny Florlda.
The deceased Is survlved by hls
Arthur Shaftnitt. car foreman and wife
Herman Andrles. machlnlst. on cab
mother and three sisters.
were called to . Kansas Clty recently
and stoker work, la back wlth'us a~ain
R. R. Holms. englne Insvector 1s now
account of death In Mrs. Shaffnitt'n
after several days spent In Tulsa. Oklasportlng
a brand new Whippet sedan.
famlly.
homa. vlsltin~ relatlves and frlends.
Charley Cllne, caller was marrled to
M. V. "Fat" Wllkerson. lathe man in Miss Imo~ene ell.' of Mammoth
Olan Bull. our chlcken ralslng me- machine shop has left the servlce. He
chlnlst Is golna to demonstrate that
Sorlngs. We welcome you to the benehas
accepted a posltlon wlth The
bables other than babv chlcks can
dict ciass.
Franks Machlne Rhop. Our best wishthrlve
On hls place west-of town, hav-
Howard Holms, englneer and son,
es go wlth hlm In his new work. Ralph made a trlp to S~rlngfield. I
lne: been made the proud daddy of a Born to ZIP. and Mrs. C. W. Maddox, Rodney Wllcox has been appointed
nine and one quarter pound boy. named a bounclng baby boy on January 16, local store keeper In place of A.
Charles Olan.
M.
whom they have named Aldon Jack.
~aylord-"~utch" Dodsen. crew caller,
Burnum who Is stlll on the slck Ilst.
Mr. Frank Junklns general chnlr- On Fdbruary 2 the metal craft and
Is startlna a herd of mllkinm ~o~ts. man, pald thls local a'visit on Monday car department employes had a call.
havlng secured two hlgh-oroduclnfc evening. January 16. We are always meeting for the purpose of electlng a
Roats and Is expectinq to secure more glad to have Frank with us. as he al- "resident. This due to Presldent L. D. I
In the near future. John Avers. host- I
ways has a message of good cheer and Davln ~ belnr ~ - transferred.
ler. and Don Monroe. eneinn watcher. helpfulness for us.
are asslstlng hlm and clalmlna that
R J. suliivin. boilermaker. was eloctthe
mllk Is of the hlahest qualltv, bas-
Blll Messer, store room counter man ed presldent. It Is to be hoped that
Ine thelr clalms on the fact of havinr
who has been OK slck for the past six all wlll take a more actlve Interest In
months, was shaklng hands wlth the the meetlngs than we have been doused
It for some tlme.
boys one day last week. Bill thlnks Ing.. as we can brlng up many t0plcs
Ray Jackson. boilermaker, has re- he will be on the job March 1.
turned to work after a three weeks'
If In need of correction can be eaally
corrected. and this cannot be done If
BIege of tonsllltls.
General ore man Phllllpa Is very
EdEar Jackson, mnchlnlst. was off much elated over the fact that there we all stay at home. So on our reguhas
not been an accldent among the lar meetlng nlght we hope there wlll
several nlahts recently on account Or
locomotlve department emDloyes since be a large attendance.
the death of a nlece, of Lebanon. MO.
I
December 4. 1927. We belleve Chls Is
a recors. but there has been a numbel-
LDCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO. of accldents in the car department. and LOCAL NO. IGBIRMINQHAM, ALk.
thls keeas our standlna low In the
ED. F. FULLER, Reporter contest for the sccldent preventlon cup. JOHN M. TILLERY, Reporter
Mr. John Poling has bld in Job as -
R. D. Wilson, car foreman. Is 6rIvIng [athe man, M. V. Wllkerson'~ vacancy. We have just Iearned that Colonel
a very late model Oakland sedan. Arthur ShaKnltt Is sportlng a brand Llndbergh has two rluals among our
Mr. Clarence Woodall, of the EtOre- new Nash sedan.
boys In the persons of Arthur G. Eltroom
was In Sprlngfleld. February 12. Mr. Carl Raker. machlnlst md Ray aen and Claude A. Edwards. These
Mrs. '~oodall was called there on ac- Shepard, mrrchlnlst. were called to amlable young gentlemen, on a recent I
count of Illness of her father.
Oklahoma City on account of the sud-
Sunday afternoon. vlsited the flying