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I He
ATHLETE
is the son of Mr.
Ioore of Oltmulgee,
late of the Okmulgee
High School.
Bob's father will
b e remembered
by many of the
older Frisco men.
He was an engineer
for Frisco
Lines for 32 years.
Bob, unusually
popular with the
student body,
held the position
ot' president of
his class for sis
straight years;
was a member of
the football team
for four, and during
1930 carried
the ball across
times and scored
~uchdowns, making
for his team, the
:s" for the 1930
season.
He was Captain of the track team
lor two years and won 22 medals for
individual track honors. During 1931
he won first place in the 440-yard
dash at the State High School Track
Meet at Normall, Okla., and first place
in the State Jleet at Fayetteville, Ark.
was also the auchor man for the
1931 mile relay team, which broke
the state rworcl.
CASUALTIES DECREASE
Total casualties on Frisco Lines
decreased 22.4 per cent during June
and 27.7 per cent during the first six
months of this year, both in compari-
son with the corresponding periods of
last year, according to a statement
issued July 8, by H. \V. Hudgen, di-
, rector of accident prevention, Spring-
field, 110.
Casualties anlong employes decreased
17.2 per cent during .June and
34.9 per cent during the first six
months, both compared with last
rear. The greatest reduction among
the various, departments during June
1 was in the mechanical department, a
, decrease of 19.6 per cent. Second
largest decrease for the month was
one of 15.8 per cent in the transporta-
I tion department. For the first hall of
year maintenance of way led with a
reduction of 39.5 per cent and transportation
department was second with
' a 34.7 per cent decrease. A reduction
of 28.6 per cent was effected in the
mechanical department.
FRISCO EMPLOYES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
(Cor~tirrrccd jroir~ Ptrqc 28j
THE ASSOCIATION OWNS: - ..
- I 'ar Value
St. Louis-San Franclsco RY. Co. Equlpment Trust 5% Certificates.
Sprier; A.1. (matu1.c SPIL 1. 1!jX1) ........................................ .................. $ a.ooo.on
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Equipment
Trust 5 H % Certfflcates, Series c (mature April 1, 1932). ...................... 2,000,00
Chesapeake S Ohio RY. Co. 4% % Equipment
Trust Gold Certificates of 1929 (mature May I, 1932) ................................ 10.000.00
Chicago, Rock Island and Paciflc Rallway Co. 6% Equipt.
Trust CertlAcates. Series L (mature June 1. 1932) .................................... 2,000.00
Chicago and Northwestern RY. Co., 454% Equlpt. Trust Ctfs., Serles V,
(mature Aug. 1. 1932) ............................................................................................ 9.000.00
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Equipment
Trust 5% Certificates. Series AA (mature Sept. 1. 1932) ........................... 6,000.00
The Edison Electrlc Illuminating: Company of Boston two-year 4%
Coupon Gold Notes (mature Nov. 1. 1932) ........................................................ 5.000.00
Central Gas & Electric Co. Three-year 61.4% Gold nores
(mature Feb. 1, 1933) ........................................................................................... 6,000.00
Canadian National Rys., Equlpt. Trust 5% bonds, Serles K,
(mature May 1, 1933) ...........................................................................................
10,000.00
Receivers' Chlcago & Alton R. R. Equipt. Trust 6% Ctfs., Serles A.
(mature May 15. 1933) ............................................................................................ 3.000.06
Canadlan Paciflc RY. Co., Equipt. Trust 4?4% Ctfs., Series B,
(mature June 1. 1933) ............................................................................................ 8,000.00
Chlcago, Rock Island and Paclflc Rallway Co., 4%% Equlpment
Trust Certlflcates, Serles 0, (mnture July 1, 1933) ...................................... 20.000.00
Chicago, Rock Island and Paciflc Ry. Co. 4%% Equlpment Trust
Certificates Series P (mature Aug. 1, 1933) .................................................... 20,000.00
St. Louis-San Franclsco Rallway Company Equlpment
Trust 5% Certlflcates, Series AA (mature Sept. 1, 1933) ............................ 10,000.00
Seaboard Alr Llne Rallway Co., Flrnt Lien Equipment Trust
4H% Gold Certlflcates, Series BR (mature Nov. 1, 1933) ....................... 6.000.00
Receivers' Chicago & Alton R. R. EquipC Trust 6% Ctfs., Serles A.
(mature Nov. 15. 1933) ............................................................................................
5.000.00
Kansas Clty, Memphls and Birm1ngham.R. R. Co., General
Mortgage 4% Bonds (mature March 1, 1934) ................................................ 7.000.00
Kansas City. JIrmphis and l3ilm1in~hanl F,:lllt-oat1 Comlmny ::;,
Assentrd Income Bonds (mature 3I:lrrll 1. 11) 3.1) ............................................ 35,000.00
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company 41.4% Equipment Trust
Certlflcates, Series bf 1930 (mature M ~ I. Y 1934) .....................................
8,000.00
St. Louls-San Franclsco Rallwav Company Equlpment
Trust 6% Gold Notes, Series 7i-c (mature Jan. 15, 1936) ..................... 10,000.00
City of Tulsa, Okla., 4Y% Street Improvement Bonds
(mature Aug. 1, 1935) ............................................................................................ 18,000.00
The New Pork. Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. Equlpment Trust
of 1924 5% Gold Certlflcates, Series L (mature March I, 1936) .................. 3,000.00
The Chlcaco. Rock Idand and Paciflc Railway Co. Equipment Trust
of 1923 5% Serial Trust Certlflcates. Series L (mature June 1. 1938) ........ 2.000.00
U. S. First Llberty Loan (Converted) 4% % Bonds
(mature June 15, 1947) .......................................................................................... 15,000.00
St. Louls-San Franclsco Rallway Company Prior Lien 4%
Bonds, Serles A (mature July 1. 1950) ............................................................ 14,000.00
International Telephone 8: Telegraph Twenty-flve year 5% Gold
Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1, 1955) ....................................................... 5,800.00
Ohlo Edlson Company. First and Consolidated Mtge. Gold Bonds 5%
Series (mature Aug. 1. 1960) ................................................................................ 10,000.00
American Telephone & Telegraph Thlrty-flve year 5% Gold
Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1. 1966) .......................................................... 10,000.00
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Consol. Mtge. 41.4%
Gold Bonds Series A (mature M'arch 1. 1978) ................................................ 205,000.00
Missouri Paciflc RQ. Co., First and Refunding Mortgage 5% Gold
Bonds. Serirs I (maturc Feb. 1. I!)Sl) ............................... . ............... 10,000.00
Pcnnsylvanin 130wer Xr Li~ht Conlpany First Mortgage 4 c/,
Gold Bonds (mature April 1, l98l).. ................................................................
NCW Pork CrntraI Hd. CO.. refund in^ and Improvrment Jlortjia~r!
4jC,% Gold I3oncls. Pcries 4 (mature Ort. 1. 2013) ........................................
4,000.00
5,000.00
St. Louis, >lo., July 2. 1931. F. H. HAMILTON.
Treasurer.
Total casualties anlong non-em-
ployes decreased 32.2 per cent during
June and 8.2 per cent during the first
sis months, in comparison with those
periods last year. During June, the
greatest reduction in the different
classifications was among autoists, a
decrease of 45.1 per cent. Second
greatest was among passengers, a
44.4 per 'ent reduction. A decrease
of 31.2 per cent was recorded for
licensees during June. For the first
half of the year, licensees led with a
decrease of 45.7 per cent and pas-
sengers mere second with a decrease
of 11.7 per cent.
A Clever Retort
"Look at me, sir, and attend to
what I shall ask you," thundered a
learned counsel whose unfortunate
"homeliness" of feature had gained
him the sobriquet of the "Veiled
Prophet." "This is an English court,''
rejoined the witness, quietly, "and
you have no right to impose torture
before putting the question."