March, 1939 - Milwaukee Road Archive

THE DIVISION NEWS·GATHERERS
Ruby M. Eckman Care Chiet Dispatcber, Perry, Iowa ;,\1iss ;,\1iss F. A. McCauly Care Care Local Freight Office, Minneapolis
.Tohn T. Raymond.•......•............Care Superintendent. Marion, Iowa Lucille Millar ..........•.........Care Store Department, Department, DubuQ.ue, Iowa
Miss E. L. Sacks...•.....•....Care Asst. Superintendent, Dubuque, Iowa Mrs. Dora M. Anderson Care Care Local Agent, Mobridge, S. D.
Miss Miss O. M. Gobmann o ••••••• Care Care Superintendent, Ottumwa, Iowa F. B. Griller Care Ticket Office. Sioux Falls, S. D.
Miss Miss E. E. Stevens Care Superintendent, Savanna, Ill. Mrs. Pearl R. Hull: Hull:
Care Care Superintendent, Miles City, Montana
Miss N. A. Hlddleson Care Mechanical Department, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Nora B. Decco Decco Telegrapher, Three Three Forks. Montana
Mrs. O. M. Smythe Care Car Department, Minneapolis, Minn.
R. R. Tbiele Care Agent. Tacoma
K. D. Smith Operator. Portage. Wis.
Ira G. G. Wallace Clerk, Red Wing, Mlnn. H. J. Montgomery MechanIcal Dept., Milwaukee Shops
H. J. 8wank Care Superlntendent, Auatln, Minn.
.T.•J. Steele Care Davis Yard. Milwaukee. Wis.
Mrs. LllIlen Atkinson Care Asst. Snperintendent. Wausau. Wis.
V. C. Williams Care Agent. Councll Bluffs. Ia.
E. L. Wopat.; Cere Superintendent, Austin. Minn.
C. R. Taylor Care General Agent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G. B. Phillips Care Superintendent, Green BaT, Wis. C. D. 'Vangoness , , Care Dispatcher, Dispatcher, Mitchell, S. D.
Miss C. Hammond Care Superintendent, Terre Haute, Ind.
Leonard Jahnke Fullerton Avenue, Chicugo
"The New Hub Hub of the I&D"
F. B. G.
OINT Iowa-I&D Division Safetv First
J meeting was held at Sioux City, FebruFebruary 1st. The Tile meeting "as called to order
man at Gayville, has returned home from
the hospital at Yankton where she underunderwent aa major operation, being confined
there for about eight weeks, and now rereported recovering very nicely.
Adolph Diede. our good looking relief
at 8 :05 p. m. by Supt. Bowen of the IO"'a agent, relieved operator Bob Thompson for
Divn., who explained that supl'. Ingraham one night at Vermillion. so Bob could parpar­ of the I&D would be unable unable to attend, and ticipate in the 70th anniversary of the MaMa­ that that the the I&D would be represented by bv asst. sonic Lodge at Vermillion. Incidentally,
supt. supt. Hansen. There were were about i25 in Bob is is one of the the principal officers officers of the the
attendance.
Lodge.
The Milwaultee Milwauleee Road bOWling teams The fair sex will will be somewhat somewhat at a loss
"ARROW" and "SFSX" at Sioux Falls are
as streamlined as the Hiawatha Hiawatha with the the
when "Dutch" Diede leaves Scotland; howhowever,ever, he seems seems to hang around some attrac­
new shirts shirts they tlley are displaying. ,Vhy not
go go and see see them on on their next bowling
tion at at Delmont quite aa bit.
Max Carrick, son of of Vi'. YV. A. Carrick. police
night.
lieutenant, was taken to Rochester where
Telegrapher Cecil B. Davis, formerly of of he is receiving treatments. treatments.
Sioux Falls has now qualified as train disdis­ W. A. A. Helmhold has decided decided to to live in in
patcher and will will handle the relief work at Sioux City for a while. Bill, for the last
Sioux City. Mighty glad glad to see see Cecil get ten ten years, years, has Lived at Platte, and was 'on
ahead.
the the Yankton-Platte line motor. Mark NewNew­ Peder Peder Pederson Sands, agent at Trent, man is no\v on this this run. run.
S. D. for many years, died at his home in Telegrapher John Gilbo of Yankton noW
Trent on January 16th, 1939, of heart disdis­ believes that that the days of miracles are 110 110
ease. Mr. Sands "as born in Nakkerud.
Norway, and receiyed his early railroad railroad
longer past. For many years division linelineman Adolph Erickson has been promising
training on the Governnlent Raihvays of to put put a rectifier at Yankton to to save John
Norway. He entered the service of this the wear and tear on his clothes of crawlcrawl­ company on July 30, 1920. Funeral services ing "into the hole" to take care of the batbat­ were held at Luverne, Minn., on JanuJanuteries. Just last 'week jlEric" made g"ood g."ood
ary 18th.
and now Gilbo is seriously considering cam­
Mrs. G. E. Ferguson. wife of G. E. E. FerFerpaigning him for President of the United
guson, agent at Yankton Yankton, 1 is vacationing in States. States.
southern California and and visting her daughdaugh­ •
ters there.
The historic old Sioux City passeng·er stasta­ Chicago Terminals
tion won't hardly know itself when its its face
Spm'ky ISpm'ky
lifting operation is finally completed. A
ELLow workers and friends were
remodeling program program which provides quar­ F shocked to hear of the death of switchswitchters for the division freight and passenger man Frank J. Dominick this month. Burial
agent and the police department is just took place in St. Joseph's cemetery Feb. 8th.
about completed, along with other repairs, Elmwood Park Post. American Legion, gave
and when completed the the ensemble will be military honors. His many fellow employes
striking, to say the the least. Chief beautician extend their deepest sympathy to Mrs.
in charge of the job is B&B foreman Harr,' . Dominick and and children.
("Gaston") Clough, assisted by the Messrs. Messrs. Heaclite George, George, retired GYM at the puz­ puz­
John ("Pierre") Kvidahl, Bob ("Alphonse") Zles. purchased a home at St. Petersburg,
Petersburg,
KVidahl, Oscar ("Jules") Hansen and lngIng­ Florida. He neglected to say how many
voidvoId ("Marcel") ("Marcel") Hanson.
rooms the house had; he didn't even leave
F. B. B. Gorman, relief agent, agent, has has been the street street address, nOlO inquire if We we "were
wOl'king as agent at Trent, Trent, S. D., since the ever thinking of of going to St. Petersburg.
death of P. P. Sands.
All of which which leaves us us to believe that if
A Community ClUb has has been organized anybody is figuring fig-uring on on stopping stopping in on on the
at Fairview with H. B. Olsen, agent, elected George's, it might be be aa good idea to nose
Chairman. With such an organization the around around aa little and find find out how many
community will hold social meetings, and rooms that house has. However, he nene­ the dramatic diVision of the club will glected to leave his overcoat with us, as as
sponsor plays en tirely by local talent previously arranged, so we imagine he will
Whereby they will raise funds to build aa
be back visiting later.
recreation park and assist the community On January Ja.nuary 30th 30tl1 Chicago experienced
in general.
one one of the worst blizzards in years. The
Engineer Charles L. Weaver, who filed
snow rode in in on a sixty mile gale and
application for retirement about seventeen sevent'een reached aa depth depth of 14 inches. inches. Now this
months ago, finally finally got got his papers through isn't news to anybody in this this section section (just
and received a check for seventeen months aa headache), but to the boys and and girls who
back annuity payments. Mr. Vi'eaver plans went south to escape these wintry blasts,
to leave shortly for the West Coast to enen­ we pass this information on so that they they
joy his well earned vacation.
can take another laugh up their sleeves.
The hobby of agent Jim Mullen at Lester­ Lester­ Engl'. Teddy Lindvig is grandpappy to
Ville is repairing watches and clocks. The Tlle you from now on. The reason is a boy.
only compensation compensation asked for this this sen'ice sen'ice present weight, 6 lbs. Both the the boy boy and
will be the left over parts. parts.
his grandpappy grandpappy are doing well, thank you.
Mrs. L. W. Bergham, wife of section fore- Mrs. Van Aistyne, wife of switchman
Sixteen
Archie Van Alstyne, was talten taleen to the 'Vest \Vest
End Hospital, Feb. 9th, for an operation.
She is doing well wel1 at the present writing a-nd
everybody wishes for her speedy recovery.
Archie is doubling over as housen1aid in
addition to his regular duties.
Switchman Thomas Grant, the famed
pigeon raiser from Elgin, won a couple of
pigeon races and two blue ribbons ribbons at a
recent pigeon show in Elgin.
If you are tired of of playing with the kids'
trains, but but stiJl stil1 interested, we we would sugsuggest that you visit engr. Charley Hudson's
tOY tOY town, which he built years ago, ·ana
occupies one-half of his attic. He He has elecelectric trains running all al1 around the the place, place,
towers, gates, gates, depots, everything that that a
regular railroad has. The town has houses,
stores, churches, up to the the minute street
lighting, lighting, garages, garages, and and everything that any
town has. Address on on request. I didn't
get down to the the basement.
The Polar Bears Club may have some
new new members as as aa result result of a freak raIn
which wllich caught some of the boys unprepared.
A thorough drenching was enjoyed by all.
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Northern Northern District Car Dept.
o. O. 11'1. S. IS.
HE Mpls. Shops Bowling crew were dede­ T feated by the Milwaukee Bowlers at
Milwaukee on Feb. 4th. 4th. A return match
will will be be arranged in Minneapolis in FebruFebruary.ary. A fine time was enjoyed by all in ill
attendance.
L. M. Allan, AlIan, wreclter wreeleer engineer, Mpls.
Shops, enjoyed aa month's visit visit with his -Son
at Longview, LongView, Wash., and with relatives and
friends at at' Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver,
B. B. C. C.
Fred Heinold (brother of C. C. G. Heinold,
foreman at Mitchell, Mitchel1, S. Dak.) passed away
Ja.n. Ja.n. 29th at Parker, S. Dak. Sympathy is
extended to surviving surViving relatives.
Richard Anderson and Carl Carl E. Johnson,
electric welders, Minneapolis Shops. visited
in in Chicago on Jan. 20th. .
AA correction on election election of officers of of
Minnehaha Lodge No. 299, BRCMA, as folfollows: Richard Anderson. chairmah;' ComCommitteemen. Carl E. Johnson, Blassius KanKanduth, L. M. Allen AlIen and T. Magnuson were
elected for year 1939.
Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Spector and daughter
visited at San Antonio, Tex., during ChristChristmas holidays at the home of Mr. Mr. Spector's
son.
F. H. Campbell, general inspector, MilMilwaukee Shops, Shops, visited Mpls. Shops on Jan.
20th.
Mrs. Charles Cline and and Mrs. Martin CarlCarlson,son, wives wives of Mpls. Shops carmen, visited
Pasadena, Calif., Calif., during during the holidays and
watched the parade of of floats at Tournament
Tournament
of Roses on Jan. 2nd.
Donald Hollingsworth Hollingsworth has returned to
work following foJlowing a week's lllness. illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschohl, Jr., from
Albuquerque, N. M., M .• visited at his father's
home in St. St. Paul, during during the St. Paul WinWinter Carnival, Jan. 31st to Feb. 5th.
Mrs. Wm. Horan visited friends at ChiChicago. Mrs. Isaac IsaaC McOlain visited relatives
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