DECEMBER 1951 - Milwaukee Road Archive

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MAUMEE
INDIANA
WASHED AND
DRY DEDUSTED
Still Greater
PROTECTION
for CARS and LADING
CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE
FRICTION DRAFT GEARS
to absorb hori::;ontal slwcks
CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER
SPRINGS
10 absorb "ertieal and lateral shocks
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CARDWELL WESTINCHOUSE CO.
CHICACO
CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD.
MONTREAL
Specialties
DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE
Frozen Foods, Cheese, Poultry,
Game, Fruits and
Vegetables
E. A. AARON & BROS.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
tion foreman, died at his home in Roundup
Nov. 3 after a long illness. Born in Grand
River, ]a., Mar. 9, 1875, Mr. Timberman
came to Montana in 1911. He had been a
section foreman for more than 30 years be·
fore his retirement in 1941. He was past
master of Musselshell A.F.&A.M., past patron
of Musselshell Eastern Star and past high
priest of Royal Arch Masons of Roundup.
Funeral services were conducted in the Congregational
church in Roundup and Masonic
rites were conducted by the Roundup lodge.
Mr. Timberman is survived by his wife, five
sons, five daughters, a brother and 23 grandchildren.
Martin Walsh, past president of the Milwaukee
Service Club, presided as toastmaster
at the annual Service Club luncheon held
at the clubrooms in the depot Nov. 6. Members
of the Miles City Kiwanis and Rotary
Clubs were guests. Following the luncheon
prepared by members of the Service Club
kitchen comminee, the officers of the various
clubs were introduced by the presidents of
their respective organizations, VelmerClark,
Kiwanis, C. S. Winship, DF&PA, Rotary,
and J. D. Wagner, Milwaukee Service Club.
Other guests introduced were Mayor Farnham
Denson, Frank Jelinek, former mayor,
and Casper Wolhowe, the newly appointed
superintendent of the State Industrial School
at Miles City.
C. S. Winship, DF&PA, was the guest
speaker at the Miles City Women's Club
meeting Nov. 9 in the Milwaukee Women's
Club house. ]n his talk, "How the Milwaukee
Helps Miles City Earn Its Bread and Burter",
he reviewed the history of the railroad since
it came to Miles City in 1908, giving a picture
of the activities of the railroad and its
personnel in the business of furnishing transportation
to the communities along its line.
The monthly meeting of the Women's
Club was held Nov. 5. Mrs. John Gray,
chairman of the nominating comminee, submined
the slate of officers for 1952 to be
voted upon at the next meeting. As a special
project the club will mail Christmas packages
to Milwaukee servicemen overseas. Guests
included Mmes. P. Farley, J. Baker, G. Kuni,
Pat Kruse, Ed Gale, Ben Childers and Roger
Middleton.
Thomas W. Pemberton, age 9, son of Mr.
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
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PASSENGER, FREIGHT
AND SWITCHING SERVICE
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IN SERVICE ON OVER 60 RAI LROADS
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ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Dick Pemberton of Harlowton, died
at the Holy Rosary Hospital Nov. 22. Funeral
services were held in Miles City.
Recent additions to the Miles City Milwaukee
family include: Donald Kirby and
Ronald Craig, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
James R. St. Peter (fireman), born OCt. 7;
Denis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Foust
(car department), born Oct. 9; and Kipp
Darell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Riebe
(store department), born Oct. 28.
Stewart Kinch, 57, roundhouse laborer at
Miles City, died at a local hospital Nov. 25,
following a short illness. He was born in
Canada Aug. 18, 1894 and was a veteran of
World War 1. Survivors include his widow,
four children, Stewart, Charles, and Mrs.
Mary O'Rourke of Miles City and Mrs.
Winona Smokoff of Seattle; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
Bray Chapel and .military rites were given
at the graveside with interment in the soldiers'
plot at the Custer County cemetery.
Fireman Apprentice Thomas C. Nugent
was home on leave to visit his parents, Warehouse
Foreman and Mrs. Tom Nugent. Tom·
my was honor man of his company during
recruit training and at the conclusion of his
leave Dec. 4 reported to the naval training
center at San Diego. He will be assigned to
a destroyer and expects to take up Diesel
engineering.
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Dora H. Anderson, Correspondent
c/o Agent, Mobridge
Miss Virginia
Larson, daughter of
Conductor Louis H.
Larson, was married
OCt. 25 to Pvt. Donald
C. Baum of Mo·
bridge. Both of
these young people
are 1947 graduates
of the Mobridge
High School. Virginia
also attended
Northern State
Miss Virginia Larson Teachers College at
Aberdeen and was
employed as a receptionist at the Lowe Hospital.
FoJl.owing a honeymoon spent in the
Black Hills, Private Baum is en route to
Japan.
Trainmaster Paul Bridenstine and family
spen't their recent vacation at Savanna, Ill.,
Chicago and Mitchell, S. D.
Chief Dispatcher A. G. Atha is sporting
a fine new Packard.
District Surgeon A. W. Spiry anended the
medical assembly of the Interstate Post Graduate
Medical Association at St. Louis. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Spiry who visited
their daughter Joyce, a freshman at Stephens
College.
Conductor William Lowdermilk is a patient
at the Mobridge hospital at this writing,
and getting along nicely.
Mrs. Robert Scott, wife of engineer, underwent
surgery Nov. 26 and is doing fine.
Engineer Joe James has been released from
the hospital and is recuperating at his home.
John Farquhar, retired mechanic" passed
away Nov. 1 at the Mobridge Hospital following
a heart seizure. He retired in 1943,
later moving to Timber Lake, S. D., where
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