June, 1951 - Milwaukee Road Archive

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Time Is Our Business
CHAS. H. BERN
Union Station Bldg. Chicago, Illinois
MILTON J. HEEGN
29 E. Madison Street Chicago, Illinois
H. HAMMERSMITH
332 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Official Watch Inspectors
for
9ke MILWAUKEE ROAD
Specialists in railroad watches, fine
jewelry and personal gift items.
Always at Your Service
To Milwaukee Patrons
While the train stops at Three
Forks you have plenty of time
to get a glass of our delicious
buttermilk. Weare located at
the station.
Three Forks Creamery Co.
THREE FORKS, MONT.
freight house employe, passed away at Mercy
Hospital, Dubuque, after a long illness.
P. J. Handley passed away May 9 at Mercy
Hospital in Dubuque. Mr. Handley entered
the service as a brakeman in May, 1892, and
retired as a conductor in August, 1938. Surviving
are his son Earl and a sister.
1. B. BeckwitM, retired yardmaster, has
sent us a snapshot, no doubt to make us
wishful for some of the Florida sunshine.
The picture was taken Mar. loin the patio
of his home in Hollywood, Fla.
Agent Earl Crandall of Roselle, Ill., holder
of an unblemished safety record for almost
40 years of service, retired May 15. 11k
Crandall started his employment with the
Road as an operator Dec. 9, 1911, and was
appointed agent at Roselle Mar. 15, 1921.
Throughout his entire service he maintained
an exemplary record for efficiency in all
phases of his work. At the close of his last
day on the job many associates, including
Superintendent Kiesele, Chief Dispatcher
Calloway, Trick Dispatcher Reiff and agents
and operators along the line, came in on the
wire to express their sincere wish that he
and Mrs. Crandall may enjoy many years of
happiness and good health. The business
people of Roselle plan to honor Mr. Crandall
with a get-together sometime in June.
Theodore E. Lorenz, formerly agent at Ontarioville,
succeeded him as agent.
William H. Prindiville of Elgin, Ill., conductor
in Elgin-Chicago suburban service,
was hospitalized on May 3 for an abdominal
operation, and was released on May 29. His
condition is good, although he is under doctor's
orders to do nothing more strenuous
than kick the cat around for a while. He expects
to be back in service about the first
of July at the earliest.
Brakeman G. K. Tullis, Savanna west yard.
has been commended for detecting a defect on
train No. 64 May 7. His inspection disclosed
that one of the cars was missing 14
inches of flange in two different places on the
lead wheels. There is no question that his
alertness prevented a serious derailment.
Miles City Service Club
Picks Up the Check
When 27 young
women were
graduated fro m
Presentation
School of Nursing
at Miles City,
M 0 nt., recently,
one of their number
almost missed
the thrill of re-
Darlene Williams ceiving her diploma;
would have,
in fact, except for the intervention of
the Miles City Service Club.
Darlene Williams, the young woman
in the case, happened to be in Omaha
at graduation time and in the predicament
of being without funds for her
ticket back home. To receive that diploma
had been her ambition for three
years of work and study, and somehow
she had to get back to wear the
white cap and gown and hear her
name read along with the others.
In Miles City her classmates tried
to raise the money among themselves,
but to no avail. Suddenly one got the
bright idea of asking the Service Club
for help. A 'phone call was made and
the rest was easy.
The Service Club was having a party
that night and when the situation was
explained, the suggestion that part of
the proceeds should go to Miss Williams
for a ticket met with unanimous
approval; "And send her $10 for spending
money". To make sure that she
would have a proper welcome, Harry
Stamp, chief storekeeper, met her train
when she arrived.
The day following the graduation
exercises Miss Williams returned to
Omaha to complete her training, but
not before she thanked the Miles City
good fellows. "I wish I could put into
words the way I feel", she said, "but I
guess you have to work three years for a
diploma to really know what it meant
to be here to get it. The trip was so
much fun, too, the people so nice and
the cars so comfortable, I wish every
graduate could have been with me."
How Well Do You Know
Your Railroad?
The picture on page 19 shows Train No.
18, The Varsity, eastbound out of Madison,
Wis., approaching the interlocking
plant at Monona tower where The Milwaukee
Road crosses the North Western.
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