JANUARY 1956 - Milwaukee Road Archive

WINSTON, EDWARD P.
They Said It With Music Conductor Harlowton, Mont.
MUSIC, which brought two young people
together in courtship days and which
has been a shared interest of their long
and happy marriage, served as an appropriate
background for the 53rd wedding
anniversary of a Milwaukee Road couple
well known in the Tacoma area.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harry Micklethwait
of Five Mile Lake observed that
anniversary recently, the feature of the
festivities was a program presented by
the Hillbillies, a choral group organized
by Mrs. Micklethwait 10 years ago as an
attraction for the annual Brooklake Fair.
The tribute included the congratulations
of a host of friends and neighbors, in
recognition of the couple's contribution
to the musical life of the community for
almost half a century.
"Pa and Ma" Micklethwait, as they
are affectionately known, were married
in Portland, Ohio on Thanksgiving Day,
1902 and moved to Tacoma in 1909.
The following year Mr. Micklethwait
signed up as a Milwaukee Road engineer
and was in continuous service until
his retirement in 1943. In 1936 he and
"Ma" moved to their summer home at
Five Mile Lake where they have been
very active in civic affairs.
Me. Micklethwait, a native of Fredonia,
N. Y., displayed an early talent
for music. A graduate of Dana Musical
Conservatory at Warren, Ohio, in
his younger years he directed the Lake
City band at Dunkirk, N. Y., and later
the Ft. Leavenworth military band at
MILWAUKEE TERMINALS & SHOPS
BELL, W. N.
Loco. Engr. ... . ...Milwaukee, Wis.
BUEGE, JOHN F.
Machinist .... . . . . ... Milwaukee, Wis.
FORK, NICHOLAS
Car Inspector Milwaukee, Wis.
GRIEB, FRED E.
Switchman Milwaukee, Wis.
HARVEY, WILLIAM G.
Machinist Milwaukee, Wis.
JOHNSON, JOHN H.
B&B Foreman Milwaukee, Wis.
KOZAK, JOSEPH
Boilermaker Milwaukee, Wis.
MALLAS, GUST N.
Ex. Gang Foreman .....Milwaukee, Wis.
MATTHES, FRANK A.
B&B Carpenter Milwaukee, Wis.
PAVLOV, THEODORE
Crossing Watchman. " .Milwaukee, Wis.
STEMPKE, STEPHEN ].
Air Brake Insp Milwaukee, Wis.
January. 1956
(Phoro by Gene Wagner)
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Micklethwait
Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. In Tacoma, fOr
12 years he directed the Coast Artillery
Band in the outdoor concerts sponsored
by the city park board.
Mrs. Micklethwait was born In
Brockway, Pa., but spent much of her
youth in Olympia, Wash., and was
graduated from the State Normal School
at Ellensburg. Prior to 1900 she taught
in the Kittitas Valley schools. In music
circles her activities have included the
direction of the Daughters of the Nile
chorus for 20 years, also the Shuanalla
Chorus and the Sixth Avenue Baptist
Choir. She is also a long-time member
of the St. Cecilia's Ladies Musical
Club, Washington's first organization
for women. As a charter member and
past president of Tacoma Chapter of
The Milwaukee Road Women's Club,
she has arranged many musical programs
OFF LINE & MISCELLANEOUS
MOORE, ROBERT S.
General Agent Toronto, Canada
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION
LAPINER, PAUL
Sub-Station Oper. Eustis, Mont.
VINGE, OLE E.
Sec. Laborer Lewistown, Mont.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES E
Trav. Engr Butte, Mont.
TERRE HAUTE DIVISION
SEYBOLD, GUY
Carman Terre Haute, Ind.
VOLPERT, JOHN R.
Carman Terre Haute. Ind.
TRANS-M ISSOURI DIVISION
CALLEN, JESSE 0.
Carman Helper . . . . . . Miles City, Mont.
PAETZNICK, CARL J.
Boilermaker Helper .....Mobridge, S. D.
PORTER, NEVA B.
Custodian Ridgeview, S. D.
TWIN CITY TERMINALS
APKER, EARL H.
Switchman Minneapolis, Minn.
CONLIN, GEORGE P.
Loco. Crane Oper. St. Paul, Minn.
COY, EDWARD G.
Foreman St. Paul, Minn.
HESS, CARL G.
Mach. Helper Minneapolis, Minn.
HUWEILER, FRANK A.
Steamfitter Minneapolis, Minn.
MURRAY, JOSEPH P.
Switchman St. Paul, Minn.
TINGSTAD, FRED E.
Carman Cutter Minneapolis, Minn.
w. H. Prindiville
WILLIAM H. PRINDIVILLE, one of The
Milwaukee Road's best.known conductors,
with almost 54 years of service on
the Dubuque & Illinois Division, died
in Elgin, Ill. on Jan. 8 after a brief illness.
He and Mrs. Prindiville had made
their home there since 1941.
Having been' in suburban service between
Chicago and Elgin for approximately
nine years, "Bill" Prindiville
enjoyed the acquaintance and friendship
of many hundreds of commuters who
rode with him daily. On Apr. 14, 1952,
the 50th anniversary of his entering Mil.
waukee Road service, a group of passen.
gers broke with precedent and had him
as their guest at breakfast in Chicago
Union Station. Patrons and employes,
including many officers who had worked
with him over a long period of years,
were saddened to learn of his passing.
William Prindiville was born in Chicago
on July 6, 1888 and started with the
Milwaukee as a messenger at the Union
Street freight office in Chicago in 1902.
He entered train service in 1905, became
a freight conductor in 1909, moved on
to passenger service in 1937, and was
conductor on the first run of the Midwest
Hiawatha out of Chicago in December,
1940. He went into suburban
service in 1946.
He is survived by his widow and four
sons, Edward of Perry, Ia., Francis of
Kirkland, Ill., and William and Thomas
of Chicago, and. eight grandchildren.
Edward is a traveling engineer with the
Milwaukee, and William is a locomotive
engineer working out of Bensenville, Ill.
on the D&I Division.
The railroad operated a special train
from Chicago to Elgin on the morning
of Jan. 11 for em ploy e s and other
friends attending the funeral. Services
were held at St. Laurence Catholic
Church, with burial at Genoa, III.
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