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spendlng nearly two months In Texas. We regret to report the death of Mrs. Kandis Caldwell of Branson. Mo.. the sister of Mr. Bruton. Sympathy In extended to relatives of the deceased. George 1Zrile.s is back on the job after enjoying hls wlnter racatlon. We are sorry to report the serlous illnesn of Howard. the young son of Mr. and Mrs. L E. Sullivan, but are glad to say he 1s Improving. Gasps of dismay were audible when the photographs of the yard office forces were shown, as we did not realize we were such a hard looking outfit. Varlous suggestions have been made for suppression of the plctures and it Is hoped the editor will have compassion and not publish the embar- (\Ve can give nc IN ENGINEER D, MO. CS, Reporter . wlfe of assist- ,... ,...,.,.. , ., . ,., recently had her tonsils removed and is gettlng along nicely. I - F K O AMBULANCE SERVIC Pou Funeral Service, PROMPT-EFFICIENT--COURTE( PHOSE 31 I n E. Wright st.. Pensamla, Fla. 1 Maln 7223 Rcs. Walnut 606 Nicsly Furnished Rooms--Hot & Cold Baths I I Louis Koleas & Co. I FIRST CLASS RESTAURAST FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN SO8 S. Maln St. MEMPHIS. TENN. Out of the nlght comes dawn. Out of sympathy comes serrlce. Mrs. C. L. Forster, Funeral Home Wo. 918-920 Brooklyn Ave. KANSAS CITY. MO. Benton 0336 Mr. R. E. Mkller, brldge en~lneer. pald as a vlalt recently in connectlon with viaducts at Grant and Benton avenues. Mr. T. Graves Kelthly, a new rodman, has been added to our force. W e hope Mr. Keithly llkes our "place of business" and this wonderful city of the Ozavks. "Doc" John is a hard man to keep down-even lumbago can't do it. We never saw Frank Peters excited in our livcs. but one day after answering the telephone. "Pete" grabbed his hat and coat and left wlthout a word to anyone. We were terribly exclted guessing the cause, however, after an hour of anxiety for us. Pete returned looking natural-only a few shingle8 on his house had burned. Mr. M. W. Abernqthy, formePly dlrision accountant on the Eastern dlvision, has now accepted a posltlon with the Interstate Commerce C0mmission at SA. Paul. Mlnn. We are sorry to see Abe" leave us, but wish him the best of luck in his new work. The boys In the engineering department are very enthuslastic over thc Frisco Men's Club, and have attended everv meetlng to date. G~O. Kastendieck surely will be glad when the whooping cough leaves- hiw house. The only rest he gets is a "cat nap" every now and then. Anne McClernan. formerly steno in the dlvlslon engineer's office is now "back home B~sln" In the general manager's office. - Extra gang No. 108 Is making some remarkable record8 laying one hundred pound rail. On. January 11 they laid 13.660 feet with eighty-two men. No doubt "autolsta" are glad that FILL YOUR HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTIONS The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY DRUG COMPANY The Rexall Store S. W. Cor. Maln & Wall Phone 170 FT. SCOTT, KANS. I KANSAS UTILITIES GO. I I "The Gas and Electrle Store" I FRIGIDAIRES WASHERS GAS BANGES Ft. Scott, Kana. visit with CLOTHING AND SHOES ?h M G~ FK Scott, K&. Greatly Appreciated- . I he Carbon Coal Co. PITTSBURG, KANS. MINES ONTHE FRISCO AT SCAMMON, KANSAS I the Nlchols and Glenstone subways are opened for traKic, as they won't have to make those wonderful detours now. FREIGHT TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT ST. LOUIS, MO. MABEL JERNIGAN, Reporter Henry Siemer, alias Hank, WLB overheard to make the remark that there was one girl in the office he admired and liked very much. Tis a shame he Is so bashful and chances are that person's name wlll never be known. Can you imaglne all of thls happenlng In one day? First Lucille Bostic is yick and goes to the hospital; then Mary Picher has numerous allments; next Katherine LeHoulier feels badly; and then Elsie Mueller admits she is Indisposed. Surely hope the air clears un soon and evervone is feel- -~ - - - -~ ing 100 'per cent. Freddie Spinner and Joe Lyons par- klclpated In the bowllng tournament at Omaha. Nebraska, representing the traffic department on the Frisco bowl- ing team. Llllian Barnes spent few days at the hospital having her tonsils removed. but is now back on the job and feel- ing flne. Lillian's co-workers arc mighty glad to have her back no soon. Freddle Spinner way off few days account llg'ht touch of the flu. hlary Plcher was absent from olflce a couple of days account of being 111. Ed Klnwortlly reports having: 1116 first ride in an airplane January 19. He said It was great. could have stayed up forever; lncldentally his girl friend was along. . Valentine Day-the ofKlce boys surely had plenty of fun that day, for prac- Llcally everyone in the office recelved a valentine-some funny ones. too. It is gratifying to note, however. that there are no hard feelinm after that busy day. -- - - OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO. ORVILLE COBLE. Reporter Z. M. Dunbar. chlef transportation clerk, has always taken a prominent part In the work of hls church-the South Street Chrlstlan. At the last meeting of the ofticia1 board of the church he was presented wlth a fine fountain pen in appreciation of his flf- teen years' service as clerk of the board. Zack is not a little proud of the honor and takes every OCCaSlon LO dl~olay hls glft. ~Uiss Ann Frances McClernoa has now returned to our oflice after s temporary sojourn on the Eastern dlvlslon. She bid in the vacancy of flle clerk made by the resignation or H. L. Adklns, who left us to take a posltlon in Tulsa. Crowe Coal Company General Office: Dwight Building KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI MINERS AND SHIPPEII Mines Located at Mulberry and Scammon. Kam Henryetta. Oklahoma, on the line of the St. LouisSan Francisco Ry. Co.
Marclr, 1928 Members of "our tamlly" won two grand prizes at the Frisco Gllrls' bridge party held at the Colonial Hotel. Feb- ruary 15. Mrs. H. E. IClmball, wlfe of our chIef clerk, won a card table for having high score, whlle P. W. Arnold nlso won a card table for having high score among the men. W e miss the morning visits of J. a. Taylor, who has now been retired on a pension. He may be retired, but he can still hold his own, as evidenced by the wit with which he answered Ed. V. Williams ~t the last meetlng of the Frisco Men's Club. Miss Jessie Tullr won flfth orlze at the Shrine Nard1 Gras. February 11. Wow If you ask her the tlme she glances proudly at an Elgin wrist watch. Lloyd Stanley, train rule warnlner. is still unable to rcsume hls duties because of illness. Jack Powell. son of R. #. Powell. contract clerk. Is showlng talent wlth the cornet. In addltlon to playlng in the junior band he was one of a qu4r: tet to play before several audiences this month. FUEL OEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter - The monthly rneetlng of fuel supervisors was held in the office of Robert Collett. fuel agent. February 18; besides tine Aye supervisors of fuel economy. Messra. Curry. Schneider. Beshears. Allison and Crawford, thi~ meeting was attended by the general fuel supervisor. mlnlng engineer, fuel inspectors Messrs. Hammersly and Conlev. Mr. Martin. chief clerk and Mr. ~lalevans, fuel statistlclan. Our little friend. Miss Generleve 1-llsick. has denarted from our deoartment io t-ake'up new duties inp the machine bureau. Good luck, Gen, and come back and see us once in awhlle. Slnce Icaulng u6 we have been forced to watch very closely a certain Mr. -41 Lutz, as his mind seems centered on self-destructlon-clothes Ilnes, cap pistols. etc. But we know A1 will get over it as Re had the Chevrolet fever cnce. We take this opportunity to welcome in our department Mlss Lucille Buron, who filled the vacancy created by Mlss Vllslck's transfer. Lucille blds fair to be a: j popular In the fuel accounting dlvi! don an was Genevieve. AGE INTS' ACCOUNTS DEPT. ST. LOUIS, MO. rHUR STOEHR. Reporter Loyola r McLaughlin's "good morn- Ing" coi xh. punctuates all the check marks r ahe makea on the 61 reports with br~ sear coughs. Arnold i Allen's wooing has been without succ zess. Wilsey stlll decllnes to say "ye! 9". Max A. Schulae succeeds R. L. ~choenei berg as chief clerk to the audltor ov ercharge claims. Max has all the qua1 llties of a college professor. The t estimonlal given In honor of R. L. Sc hoeneberg. ex-presldent of the Frlsco Men's Club and former chief clerk to the auditor of overcharge claims in January, 1928. in entering upon his new duties as zone auditor at Tulsa. Okla., wlll long be remembered by Mr. Schoeneberg's host of frlends in the St. Louls general oflice. the svmbol of affection and love for this E ;reat humanitarian waa deeply engros ised In the beautiful watch and chaln, . . - -. . a token of esteem .from all his Frlsco frlends. presented to hlm in a presen tati ion ~~eech made bv Arthur Stoehr Stophr ,. erstwhile reporter. and secretary o f the Frlsco Men's Club. Ann Goldsteln ts slowlv recuuerating. Those 64 reports surely get on Ann'a nerves. Marie Kleyer clalms she heard a mbln, which is the sign of spring. This is generally followed by Narie ~renarinrr an Itinerary for a long - vacation tiip. A1 Gerdel be seen on the screen as a leadlnrr shylock? That is the cluestlon some of we movie fans would like to know. It has been rumored for sometime that A1 is head man in some show on the east side. We!!! Helen Bell and Narie Melnlter are having a' coming-out party all alone. Boys they are now among the eligibles. Our Jullus Is now a proud father of a boy-It's Pop Schepflin from now on. It hris been rumored that Julius wi11 msltc a better fioor walker than Bob ICunstel. The Frisco Girls' Club at a recent luncheon had a trenlendous labgh whilc Magician Lfndhorst espetlmented on E. R. 0. Bfueller In the perform- ance of some very clever tricks. round evldenre contrary to the 18th amend- ment. OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT SPRINGFIELD, MO. XARIE ARNOLD. Reporter More changes were made this month -D. If. Todd now belng chlef clerk of the private car Ilne mlleage department and Mr. L. D. Anderson chief clerk of the per diem department. We are blad to welcome back Otis Doty to the offlce, after an absence of several months account reduction in force. Mr. Doty has been in Tulsa whlle ofC duty from this offlce. And we also welcome the stenog- raphers and machine overators from Mr. Spangler's office, to our new machine bureau. Anna Mason now answers to "auntie" since the blrth of her nephew. Hugh Edwln Posev on the tenth. Eleanor ~ridwsil vlslted frlends in Columbia over the holiday. Isabelle Cosbg of the demurrage department made a flying pleasure visit to Chandler, Okla.. on the nlneteenth. Pearl Grace spent a few days of her vacatlon visitlna her parents in their new home in Iowa, Clara Alderfer and Theda Pyland left on the Sunnyland on the eigh- teenth for a vacation in the warm. sunny south-visiting New Orleans. Florida and Havana. Cuba. In Miami they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Hubert S. Potter. known to most of our force. Hubert having worked in this oflice for several years. H. E. Mahan, our traveling demurrage euperviSOP. was in the office one day thls month. Nellie Clifton vlblted relatives In St. Louis several days thls month. Vera Melton spent several days vlslt- ing frlends in St. Louis from the 19th to the 22nd. The office extends ~ympathy to hIi1dred Truman of the reclaim. department on the sudden death of her father. Two of our number. Ola Barnes of the Interchan~e desk and Marguerite Lulai of the assorting board are reported rather seriously 111. We hope for thelr speedy recovery. WEST SHOP NEW-SPRINGFIELD EDWARD KLINE. Reporter The west shop has anything you want a base ball team, two fighters. and a muple of horse shoe pitchers. Red Wommack and Virgil Hennessel. blacksmiths. who challenge any horse shoe pitchers on the system. Come on now, let's see who the horse shoe pitchers are. J. P. Hurlay, chief engineer, power plant, attended the power 8how In HIS Association's Tassets January 1st were $450,000.00, an increase of 85% dur- ing the year. We Paid 8% Dividends. We solicit cash invest- ments in sums of $300.00 and up on basis of 8% without membership or withdrawal fees. Also monthly installment shares on basis of 8% with a small membership fee payable monthly with the deposit. We also offer monthly installment shares on basis of 6% without membership fee, $1.00 and up accepted, and when $300.00 is accumulated transfer to paid-up certificates o n basis of 8%.
Page 2 and 3: UA Ll TY Garlztnb lSirist ID ntches
Page 5 and 6: 8 Page 3 iE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAG-Ii
Page 7: Page 5 RETIRED ENGINEER RECALLS OLD
Page 10 and 11: Page 8 NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS Sap
Page 12 and 13: Approxlmatelp 350 persons, Includ-
Page 14 and 15: Page 12 operator, secretary-treasur
Page 16 and 17: ILISH ZONE OFFICES Frisco Air Chime
Page 18 and 19: Page 16 HANDLE CARS QUICKLY Foreign
Page 20: Page 18 FOB MERITORIOUS SERVICE (Co
Page 23 and 24: .nlsw ~JVWLEKS WIN The Bluebonnet,
Page 25 and 26: March, 1928 1 IN THE F'RISCO HOSPIT
Page 27 and 28: March, 1928 Memphis Sub: Englneer P
Page 29 and 30: first Mrs. Pollard. The son, Cnrl,
Page 31 and 32: March, 1928 Pngc 29 March Pictures
Page 33: March, 1928 Page 31 We All Know It!
Page 36 and 37: NBTH OC ROCKER A R M ON BENCH AS PE
Page 38 and 39: Clarence Doran and family have S. E
Page 40 and 41: orces at Amoru and Mi ~mphis Are V
Page 42 and 43: a time when darkness seemed about t
Page 44 and 45: LOCAL No. 29-FT. SCOTT, KANS. - ROY
Page 48: Page It looks as it he would have t
Page 53 and 54: who formerty worked for the Missour
Page 58 and 59: Page 56 Mr. E. M McCarroll, passeng
Page 60 and 61: son, assembled to witness the rtlon
Page 62 and 63: Page 60 P *BANKS ALONG THE FRISCt T
Page 64 and 65: Page 62 Wlll Go shay "the old orlgl
Page 66 and 67: Page 64 gratulations, Mr. Werner. W
Page 68 and 69: Page 66 OFFICE OF 8. & B. AND MAIN-
Page 70 and 71: L MERCHANTS -BUNKER4OMESTIC - - nd-
Page 72 and 73: W. HORACE WILLIAMS CO., INC. ENC IN
Page 74 and 75: --- 400t Modern Remilling Plant in
Page 76 and 77: Smokeless Fuel Company CONTINENTAL
Page 78 and 79: LOCOMOTIVE CASTINGS EXCLUSIVELY MAI
Page 80: Read What Ed. Male, Friscc To Frisc

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