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OFFICE OF 8. & B. AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF WAY
CHAFFEE. MO.
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, Reporter
alns caused many
-..--- ".. .,&. -".- Sub. The ditcher
is now worktng between Neelys and
Wlttenberg cleanlng them up.
Extra gangs have resumed work and
are ballasting track between Ten
Brook and Gravols. Barnhart and Cryhtal
Clty. Meniro and Seventy-SIX,
Preparations are beln~ made to Install
track at Festus. Mo., to serve the
new furnlture factory at that Dolntthe
A. L. Randall & Co.
A new passlng track wlll be bullt
south of Ste. Genevieve In the very
near future whlch wlll hold 140 cars.
W. J. Alsobrook and Rang are giv-
Ing mechanlcal bulldlngs at Chaffee a-
general overhaultng at thls tlme.
E. W. Segraves and gang, wlth Pfle
Driver 99063 are redrlving several
brldges on the line whlch was known
as the Bt. Loula. Kennett & Southeastern
-.. untll It was purchased last
Pall by the Frlsco.
Foreman Balley and gang flnlehed
Brlde 17.7 last week. whlch 1s the last
bridge on the St. Louls Sub. on the
carry-Over program from 1927.
Ed Cadwallader and gang are repalrlng
and palnting all bulldlngs on
the old Butler County Ry.. whlch Is
adding a great deal to the appearance
of our ratlroad.
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Brldga E.-183.6 over DItCh No. t at
Charter Oak 1s belng bullt for Fore-
man Boyer and gang. Thls Is a large
brldge and It Is dlfflcult to renew
account of posslblllty of heavy ralns
and drlft at thls tlme Of Year.
The 13. & B. departme& closed the
year 1927, wlth flve gangs out of the
eleven not havlnu a slngle personal
lnJury durlng the year.
W. H. Pryor and gang have nnlshed
puttlng down a 6-lnch well 90 feet
deep at Dell. Ark. There 1s no limlt
to the supply of water at that palnt.
Foremen Begraves and Vanzant pass-
ed the fleet of dredge boats throue:
Brldge 276.7 at Lake Clty on February
7th on thelr return trlp north. These
three boats are bulldlng a large levee
on the west slde of the St. Francls
River. both north and south of Lake
City.
The B. & B. devartmrnt lost a very
falthful employe. Mr. Tom Parker. who
died In the Jonesboro hospital on Jan-
uary 26th. two days after an Opera-
tion for a~pendlcltls. Mr. Parker en-
tered the servlce on the J. L. C. & E.
on May 10. 1922. where he served as
brldge carpenter and foreman untll
the J. L. C. & E. Ry.. was taken over
by the Frlsco and since that tlme has
worked as bridge carpenter under
Foreman Xanzant. Parker was well
known and liked by everyone who
knew him.
No man ts his real self until he has
had the opportunity to develop his
powers.
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KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI
Fredonia Brand Portland Cement
A FRISCO Industry at FREDONIA, KANSAS
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SPRINGFIELD. MO.
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P. 0. Box 1275 ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI
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Sherrill Oil Co.
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Fuel 011 In Cars or Over Docks
PEINSACOLA, FLORIDA
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
CHAFFEE, MO.
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LEOTA FRIEND, Reporter
Cha. Stauslng, atorekee~er and John
Thornbrough. chlef clerk, attended
storekeepers' meeting In Sprlngfleld,
from February 13 to 16.
Charles Thomson of London, Ontario.
who has been vlslilng hls brother, W,
8. Thomson. machlnlst. was called
home due to. lllness of hts mother.
Joe Lltzenfelner seslgned hls position
as stock clerk In store department
and has bought an Interest in a mercantile
business at Conran Missouri.
Mr. Lltzenfelner had ten ye&' servlce
wlth the Frisco. The posltlon of stock
clerk 1s belng nlled temporarily by
Dewey Adams.
Mrs. John Thornbrough has returned
from Kansas Clty where she has been
for the past several weeks due to the
Illness of her father.
Roundhouse employes say that Herman
Norrls, machinlst. has been wearing
a smlle and whlstllng all the latest
jazz tunes the past week due ta
the fact a new daughter put in her
appearance at hls home on Monday,
February 13.
Norman J. Kay rnachlnisl apprentlce,
has been Wan'Bferred to Hayti for
a short period. Norman says he llkes
Haytl flne if only It were not so far
away from Cape Glrardeau.
Miss Glenna Fay Kay spends moat
of her time when off duty, before a
certaln sho~ wlndow UD town whlch
has n dlsplay of new sprlng togs for
laales.
Thlnk Dad Beldert la settlns: ready
for the rodeo Judglng from the cowboy
hat he Is wearing. We are wondering
If he as golng to complete the outfit
and If the chaps and spurs are on
order.
Jesse F. Dudley, sheet metal worker,
returned to work February 15 after
an absence of four manths due to 111ness.
Mr. Dudley wlll be out of hls
time durlnp: February.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hubbard attended
the automoblle show In St. Lauls Monday.
February 13.
Ollver Rlgdon. machlnlst. says he
read an article In the ChaUee Slgnal
recently about bulldlng a hard road
to the County Seat from Chatfee. Stuffv
says he wants to endorse thls SUKgestion
since It 1s necessary that he
make frequent vislts to the county
seat.
Clyde Stevens, tank truckman. has
purchased the house of Dewey Adams
on 127 Black Avenue.
Our Office Boy Fred Angel Is dealing
in real estate as a, slde llne. On Nonday,
February 13, he closed a deal
transferring the deed on a house and
lot on Helen Avenue to Irwin Johnson
counter clerk of the store department.
Kansas Clty, Mo.
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