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Page 62 Wlll Go shay "the old orlglnal porter' OFFICE OF TERMINAL Mr. C. E. Reed, asslstant bill and spent a fe !w days in the old home town of Hannoi n. Ala. He was ably relleveu ACCOUNTANT voucher clerk. Is the happy father of an elght-pound boy, born January 21, by Alfred Haroer. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 1 ----. W R Beechie arti in, relieved sectlon fore- hlr. J. 0. HardIn of 8 .,. ,. r+ n, ,ointon for a few days account taken ovdr the dutles ot slckness of the Qulnton foreman. EUNICE 0. HAGERMAN. Reporter In this office. Hope he 1 We notice that Arthur Greer and Joe and decldea to stay awh Howell are dlsplaylng thelr new "Store" Hello, folks! Mr. M. R. Coleman ha1 teeth. Due to the lack here of R reporter lor the past two weeks a A Chevrolet coach is now being far the past few months. notes from but is now well on the 7 housed in the garage of Kilby Cork- the office of terminal accountant. ery and expect to see sen. Blrmlngham. have been mlsslng from work wlthln the next fev W. I* H~pper engineer, now on Cor- the Magazine. Hope you have mlssed Just learned that Leo ,.,., ,. dova run. C. d. Jennings on the sec- them. We find a lot of pleasure reae- the mechanical department at Memphls a Dora 5ob. bumping Jeff King away ing In the "Famlly News" about our G~orii. frlends along the llne and we expect died whlle in Rochester, Minn.. taking A luncheon was sewed to to have a word or two to say each treatment from Mayo Brothers. Mr. 23 memrs of the Dora Frlsco Employes' Club month In the future. if the edllor can Sternberg formerly worked at Chaffee. a meetlng January 31, held In the flnd room for us and we &n thlnk of Mo., as engine inspector. nquet room of the Methodlst church. something to say. Mr. Frank DeGroat . of Springfleld. 'ter luncheon Mr. N. R. Chambles, For those, If any, who talled to spent a few mintes In the offlce Febrnnrv 17. ,,,esident of the club, took charge of read some of the notes In the Feb* - - - - * - . the meetlng. The readlnfi of the mln- ruary number and did not learn of Mr. Warren E. Pucket of the store utes of last meetlng was read and every the changes In ~ersonnei effective Jan- department has reslgned and accepted one was agreeably surprlsed at the in- uary 1, 2 sort -of Introduction to the a posltlon as storekeeper at the Union terest that was being taken In the cast of actors In thls offlce may not be station. Memphis. We are sorry to see club and at the business that the club out of order. him leave as it will probably take was able to swlng to the Frlsco rall- Termlnal accountant-H. S. Cole- some time before the priclng wlll be road. There were reported 66 cars of man. on the bash that he had it. Here's coal that had formerly been routed to Bill and voucher clerk-4. T. Dun- hoping for hls fulure success though Birmingham and other railroads that lap. and hope that he does not forget us the Frlsco 1s now gettlng the long Assistant blll and vauchet clerk- altogether. haul, As one member said, "I was the B. C. Dennls. Mr. H. E Crowder. Iransllman, dewlse bird that wanted to know how Bteno-clerk-Eunice 0. Hagerman. tailed to the engineering forces at we eould get more business." The -The fact that seventy-five per cent Sale on the new mechanical facllltles opening of the new road to Columbus of our number are former citizens of has been confined to hls home for a' gave a chance to route Qulte a bit of Springfleld has caused Bennle Dennls. few days account lnjurles recelved coal through Columbus that had form- natlve Alabamian and the other while on duty. Understand he is now erly gone to other roads. The new twenty-nve per cent of the force. to able to be out a few hours each day fast frelght through from Mem~hls to say that the logical thlng for him to and expects to be fully recovered Moblle had 9 cars the flrst trlp out of do Is to move to Sprlngfleld for a week wlthln a few days. Amory, and 6 of these cars was from or two. thereby making our force one At the time thls report Is wrltten the Dora Employes' Club. hundred per cent ex-clthens of Spring- there Is a dance and bunco part befield. However, we are doubtful about ing glven by the Frlsco ~mp36yes' Bennle's return after once livlng in Club at Dreamland Garden. From all ' STORE DEPARTMENT NEWS that falr clty, and we think we'll keen Indlcatlons there wlll be a large at- SOUTHERN DIVISION hlm here. Nevertheleas, now that we tendance. ae lots of Interest waa dis- - are here. we are aolna to root tor played ainong the employes of all de- ~irmiigham and the sunny south. partments and the former entertaln- WARREN PUCKETT. Reporter H. S. Ooleman, terminal accountant. ments have proven SUCC~SS~U~. and famlly, formerly of <strong>Springfield</strong>. 8. K. Lyle, counterman. Amory, has Mo.. are now located In thelr new home been granted a thirty day leave of abhere. sence to enter the Frlsco hospital at E. T. Boyd, proprfetor of the res- ( NORTHERN DIVISION 1 St. Louls to undergo treatment. taurant here tn the yards, gave the Jack V. Ware, asslstant generat Car glrls of the termlnal offices a real treat - -- - foreman. MemphIs, recently traded in at the luncheon period recently when his old Dodge coupe for a Cadillac clovhe surprlsed them with B regular ban- TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT erleaf. Will admlt that Jack doesn't quet-fried chlcken, hot biscuits, fresh FT. SCOTT, KANS. look Hke hlmself seated under the strawberrles, angel food cake, etc. wheel of so powerful a car. Thank you. Mr. Boyd! - LEO D. CHUMLEA, Reporter Mr. Charles Wrlght, treaveltng storekeeper. Is in hiemphlb working On the BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL shelving for the new storeroom at Yale. Charlle Hanes worked two days in Mr. John Harold, store department car- E. R. Schumaker's place ae 691 clerk. penter, Springfleld. Is also here assist- MRS. NELLIE McGOWEN. Reporter Wllson Robinson, office boy. was a lng Mr. Wrlght wlth hls work. We vlctim of bad luck. He left hls car are guaranteed a good job on the ~Qu~P- parked for a few mlnutes In Zront of ment of our new store at Yale, with Earl Gray, switchman, spent several a church and returnpd to find St stolen. two such capable men on the job. davs recently at Amoru. -. Mlss.. vlslt- However. he says. 'It's Insured and I Alonzo Burnam, storekeeper, Thayer, ing reiatlvei. rather Ilk6 these new Fords!" has recently entered the Veterans' hOI- J. W. Whltaker, crosslng flagman Miss Laura Clark, stenographer for pita1 at Kansas Clty to. undergo treat- here. Is spendlng some tlme In Ker the superintendent's chief clerk, and ment for being gassed while In the West, Fla., and will visit also Ha- Mlss Gladys Roth, tralnmaster's service during the World War. Mr. vana. stenographer, drove to Thayer Mo. c. who has been hlr. Burnam's D. M. Stanford, crossfng flagman, and Neodesha. Kans.. to spend a 'week: tnt for some time, has charge of and Mrs. Stanford are vlsltlng relatlves end. Wlth the weather nice, they relayer store now. We wish Mr. in Tampa. Fla. ported a good trlp. m a speedy recovery and hope R. M. Johnson, yard clerk. was a E. R Schumaker was otr sevwal days that h e wlll soon be back on the job. recent vlsitor to Cordova. account of the death of his father-in- Bf r. and Mrs. D. A. Rfddle announce W. K. Thompson. operator, has re- law. Mr. Jaquay. Mr. Jaquay was em- With g )leasure the arrival of two flne turned from a vlslt to Elmore. AIa. ployed aa boiler foreman at Ft. Scott baby 1 boys Weight seven and nine Mrs. F. L. Parris and children have for many years. pounds 5, who arrived on January the returned from Mace Springs, Va.. Jim Chesney, our rellable extra man. 24th. D. A. says that thls arrival now where they were called account of ill- and a farmer by trade, was the 691 makes his family complete as he now ness of Mrs. Parris' father. clerk for several days. has tv vo flne glrls and two boys. "D. N. B. Jolly, swltchman. and famlly A." is store foreman, Memphls. are Visiilng relatives In Bremen, Ga. Durl ng the last month. prlvate car numbe r 1025, was located on a sidlng In the Memphls terminal for a few days ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT I -- CLASSIFIED ADS I golnfi over the new book of rules MEMPHIS, TENN. which have been recently handed out .- -. ...- - Clrssllled advertlslng under this headlng all1 In *hm dEerent employes. be charged for at the rate of 5 cent- nnr sn*~ ,apher. thls de- R. G. LANGSTON. Reporter --- rv. .."." ~uby Fatten. stenogr wlth a mlnimum of 75 cents. C !ash must acpartment. made a trlp to Blrmlngham - company copy. on February 11 to aee 1 Irlends over the Mlra Vashtl Grimes, comptometer op- AGENTLWE START YOC week end. erator, was absent from the ofllce Jan- ness and help yon succeed. Warren Puckett, rega :ter for thls de* uary 17 and 18 account Illness. or experience needed. Spa partment, has resigned his posltlon aa Mr. E. C. Peet and E. H. Evans of tlme. You can easily eat materlal clerk to accep t another posl- the accounting department. St. Louls, weekly. Wrlte Madison Fa tion In the city. were visitors February 8 and 4. Broadwav New York.
March, 1928 Page 63 When the weather Im llka It ham been here for fhe past week It is hard to keep our chief clerk, T: W. Moreland, in hls chalr. for he certainly llkes to Ash. Several of the oftlce force were In Kansas City during the Automoblle show. C. T. Reeder, timekeeper Is sportlng a new Whlppet. Claude ;lays, "It's a little better than a Ford". RL OFFICE CHATTER RNSAS CITY - IRENE 1 IORRISON, Reporter .. ..-, ....- In this offlce: W. L. Coleman, commercial ssent: Radio fan and golf shooter. R. C. Wlltshire, T. F. & P. A,: A good scout. Does all hls wlfs's shopping. Very popular. A suburbanlte. Owns a canary, cat, dog. cow and some gold flsh. Principal hobby, golf. P. J. Rose, T. F. A.: Scoutmaster. Uoes many good turns a day. Llkes to play golf and brldge. L. W. Warner. S. F. A.: Man of wide experience. ~adio fan. Owns Chevvy. C. E. Stephens. Ei. F. A.: Married. Has a nephew. Prlnclpal hobby, prizefighting. Also Indulges In a little burlesque. Owns the oldest plpe in the world. Also a Dodge that wlll make as high as twenty mlles per. W. E. DeVenev. S. F. A: Takes 8 cents from his wife for ktreet car fare and then rldes to work with a neighbor. Some sollcltor! And how! M. C. Anderson. chief clerk: A blonde. Very quiet. Likes to flsh. Principal hobby, home. J. M. Sachen rate clerk: Always looking for sdmething sfor nothlng. Likes to bowl; plays baseball golf and pinochle. Also llkes to hance. Single. A. H. Goble, diversion clerk: Very courteous to shipping publlc. Likes dime stores. Has no car and, therefore, has bigger bankroll than the rest. Wayne Young, operator-clerk: Nice boy. Wears derby hat. Goes to church regularly. An optimist. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT FT. SCOTT, KANS. CLEIS B. HUNT, Reporter It is becausr of hls cheery smlle. runny dlrposltion, falthfulness and loy- alty to fellow-workers and the Frisco that we grieve the loss of our esteemed friend, Elmer E. Jaquay, boilermaker foreman. Mr. Jaquay died at Kansas City, January 26th. 1928, resulting from a fractured skull, sustalned In an accl- dent when struck by a street car at Kansas City. Our slncere sympathy is extended to hls larnlly left to mourn hls death. Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Strader are the proud parents of a new daughter. Jean Marie. born January ZBth, 1928. On January 31. Fireman W. L Watklns was seriously hurt near Columbus when he started to step off the engine and fell through a bridge. Mr. Watklns was taken to the St. Louls hospital. On December 26. 1927, Mr. and Mra Oscar Newel1 announced the arrlval or a new daughter. She has been glven the name of Mllllcent Amber. Norman Miller, bollermaker. attended the Kansas City Frisco Club entertainment and dance, February 14. Mrs. W. F. Pritchard. wlfe of englneer. Is visiting her daughter at Palatka. Florlda. W e are gulte enthuslastlc over the prospects of beautifying the roundhouse grounds. Mr. Don Fellows. the flower fellow. has counselled wlth .us. He and Mrs. Harry L. Moore, wlfe of machlne shop foreman, have planned beautlful thin~s for us, and with Mrs. Moore pushing the project. we are sure to have very beautlful grounds. Many are aware of the flower garden that Mrs. Moore has each summer. one of the most beautlful of the clty. Mr. Pat Moore changed his place or abode and now has a vacant lot or two on which he is going to have a blg garden this summer, and Is already dreamlng of the pleasant evenlnps he is to spend In same. He Is really so very enthuslastlc about outdoor work that we hear he 1s rushlng the season and Is expecting the bees to swarm. We welcome you. Mr. Char'les Helnze. our new bollermaker foreman, and we trust that you wlll flnd Fort Scott a good place to llve and work. Mr. Heinze comes to us from the Sprlng- Geld shops. and hns about twenty-four vears' contlnuous servlce with the Prlsco. Mrs. Heinze and son are soon to be in Fort Scott to live. We extend our sympathy to Mr. William C. Bryant. machlnlst, in the loss of his grandmoth~r. who died at Sprlngfleld, February 4th. LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE KANSAS CITY, MO. DAVID H. TODD, Reporter There la belng organized at thls station a rate school slmllar to the one now In operation at St. fiouls, under the rupervislon of Mr. Bernthal, dl- rected by Mr. Swortwood and ~lponsored hv Messrs. Geo. F. Macgregor. J. M. Flanigan. B. J. Gleason and 4. P. Sau- grain, whlch has as Its motlve to pro- mote general elYlclency, cut overcharge and undercharge corrections and claims to a mlnimum, teach the appli- cation of consolidated classiflcation. published tariffs, general accountancy and letter writing. Such a great ln- terest was manifested that at our pre- limlnary meeting wc had r~ turnout of about 126 employes, about 73 of whom slgnlfled their deslre to attend by tlllng appllcatlons. Mr. Swortwood gave a brlef outllne as to what the course \vould cover. In vlew of the fact that a class of 72 would be too large, 86 were selected to be in our first class. Elmer Lindeman Is back In the har- ness after belng 111 with tonsilitis for more than a week. Talk about the rlde of Paul Revere. That is as nothlng compared with the rlde Al. Westerman and August Geiss had comlng back from Plttsburg. Kans., In Jlm Quinlrn's Ford touring tar which was stolen from In front of this office about two months ago. We hope next time that he wlll patron- ize the Frisco and leave the car in town. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Frlsco Veteran's Club gave thelr lnltlal dance Valentine eve. "Rlch" O'Connor and Edith Zahl won the prlze waltz. The large hall was thoroughly crowded and a nlce tlme was had by all. Guess the bunch forgot all about i-ebruary 14 being Valentine's Day, as the usual run of comics were not dls- trlbuted In this oRlce, but "George Bungle" recelved enough to make up for what we dldn't get. Joe Kramer and A1 Westerman Bra now getting up before breakfast, an their hour of arrival at the onice was set up to S:00 a. m. This is our general dayllght saving plan. STORE DEPARTMENT-FT. SCOTT M.4URICE CRANE. Reporter J. M. Sisk, storekeeper, attended the storekeepers' meeting at <strong>Springfield</strong>. February 16. The mother of Ralph Barrowman trucker, recently underwent a mino; operation at the Fort Bcott hospital. The automobile agencles should keep their eyes opens as there seem to be several prospects in the store department here. Mrs. J. M. Sisk has returned from Longmont. Colo., where she was called by the illness of her sister. All of us mlae Elmer Jaquay. Mino? Amey's "puddle jumper" falled Sunday for the erst time while on Its way to lola. Hls garage blll was hlgh. OFFICE ASSISTANT GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT KANSAS CITY, MO. E. V. WALTERS, Reporter - At the KanS86 City Daaaenger &gentsp annual amoher the other evenlng, in the Gongress Room of the Hotel Presldent, our Mr. F. C. Werner was elected vice-president. We understand when it comes to speeches, he Is there! Con- The Frisco Policy to guarantee the safety of their employes is further carried out by their purchase of Marathon Brand
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