Pages 1-76 - Springfield-Greene County Library

Augttst, 1951
A flower garden is a joy forever aiid
rh~s one, pictured above, is a joy to both
/he enzployes of the s~rperinterrde~tt's of-
,ice ot Enrd, Okla., as .rue11 as to passen-
Wrs WIIO view it frorrz the rrihdows of
r'risco trains. It was carefully planted
1 ord tended by Chas. Reynolds. crossing
mtchtnau, who is stiowrr in the pkotoiroplr,
holding the crossitrg signal stp.
rtqlogrs of the superit~te~rdent's office
are
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grouped arorrjrd hint. He has re-
CPIVE~ many compliw~ents on the beauty
of the bed and takes great pride in
keeping it in bloom until the fall months.
famous beach in Galveston. Sounds
rekeshlng!
Mr. John P. Sheehan attended the annual
Veterans' Reunion at Springfield,
June 22-23 and had quite an enjoyable
time 8weti;lg friends and renewing old
1 acquaintances. Mr. Sheehan is a retired
roadmaster with fifty-two years' serv-
A ice. He is now planning a trip to
1 Detroit.
We w111 miss seeing Assistant Superintendent
Carter here as much as usual,
his headquarters having been
, moved from Neodesha to Joplin, effective
July 16. On the same date, Road-
( master Armstrong moved his headquarters
from Wichita to xeodesha.
Car Inspector McDivitt has to his
cred~t a "catch" of a seven pound cat-
I
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MINERS and SHIPPERS
of
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and
POTEAU CHIEF (Semi-Anthr.)
COALS
Mines Located at
TULSA and POTEAU, OKLA.
WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR
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OR \\'RITE US AT
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ADAMSON FUEL
COMPANY
TULSA OKLAHOMA
fish and an eel as a result of a few
days' camping trip on the Little
Arkansas. He is also said to have had
several other "bites7'-mosquiroen!
Mr. Archer has found a fi-ood fishing
place along the Little Arkansas and
frequently has an appetizing fish din-
ner.
Mrs. L. 0. Cook and son, Lloyd, left
the 16th for an extensive vacation tri~.
their itinerary including Kansas City,
Waterloo and Floyd, Iowa, visiting
friends and relatives. They plan to
return early in September by way of
Boulder. Colorado. JIeanmhile. Nr.
Cooi,-special agent here. is keeping.
the home fires burning!
New grain tariffs, eftective August
1, have caused rate men of all roads
considerable extra work in getting
acquainted with the new rates and
answering. inquiries Prom grain and
mill men over the territory.
Ho, hum! Ler's all go to the circus!
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TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter
Helen Horrell will spend her vacation
in Atlantic City, and by tilc nay,
have you noticed Helen's new permanent
wave? Isn't it a "Dude".
Mr. W. T. Minor and wife are vacationing
in Kerrville and suppose they
will catch lots of fish and get cooled
off in rhat breezy climate.
We have had a picture postal from
the Law family and from the general
trend oC the information contained
thereon, are would say they are having
one good time.
Frank Hubert and the Mrs. made a
fiying trip to Galveston over the
Fourth and "flying" is the only way to
express it, for owing to their inability
to get hotel accommodations the?; returned
the same day of their arrival.
Frank savs he doesn't like the taste
of salt waver anyhow.
The following sounds like I will
nrobablv be feelina when I catch the
train -- fdr - - New YorR on the 11th:
There was a young lady of Crewe,
Who wanted to catch the 2.2;
Said a uorter. "Don't hurry.
01; worry. or flurry.
Its LZ minute or 2 2 2 2."
VP&GS OFFICE-FORT WORTH
NA4RY BESS SMITH, Reporter
The more we think about that picnic,
the better we like it!
The cool breezes blowing throuah the
pavilion, a sail-boat in the offing, speed
boats popping by, the smoke Prom the
barbecue plt, the shifting colors of the
crowd moving about, the trees, grape-
vines, tables loaded with good things to
eat.
Mr. 0. H. JIcCarty doing justice to a
generous helplng of barbecue and the
trimmins'.
Xr. T. B. Cobb at the lemonade keg
again.
Mrs. D. B. Tipton trying to get Mr.
Tipton to quit eating.
Xr. Alex Shaw wlth his eyes on a plat-
ter heaped with fried chlclren. And did
you ever taste anything as delicious as
that angelfood cake Mrs. Shaw baked?
(It certainly went fast.) Wish we had
space to mention all the other "delect-
able" cake. pies, salads, etc.. that de-
serve honorable mention.
Mr. J. W. Surles worried over a tough
piece of barbecue.
That handsome boy of the Thrashers
Prom Perrln.
Mr. 31. S. Engleman and his gang of
experts. They certainly worked like
Trojans.
Mr. Harry Granger's whiskers ! Surely
had everybody fooled.
Messrs. C. L. Oliver and Fred West in
thc three-legged race. They didn't win.
but they certainly made a spectacular
try.
Mr. Charlie Clark and the folks. (Mr.
Clark drove an engine 38 yenrs and Is
now enjoying a rest.)
JIessrs. 1'. G. Hall, K. P. Guln and
IV. A 3Iorgan with their families on the
boardwalk. (Sorry, can't mention all the
other folks Prom Sherma!;)
Mr. R. E. Wesenberg bringing home
the bacon" (or was it ham in this par-
ticular case)?
Mr. L. C. Wilds looking thoroughly
pleased wlth the "sitcheation."
hIr. Blll Ednards scouting around for
more food.
The picnlc pavilion and grounds.
boardwalk and beach were certainly alive
with "Friscoites." all proudly wearing the
old Frisco emblem. New friends, old
friends, folks from Stephensvillc, Dublin,
Tolar, Cresson, Plover, Hebron. Sherman,
Carrollton, Perrin and a little bit of
everywhere, enjoying the occasion, and
"klds" every place, investigating the
wonders of Blue Beard's Castle, mlnla-
ture trains, and pony rides, exclalmlng
with delight at every new thrill !
Messrs. N. L. Lnw and Harry Granger.
of the traffic department, arranged for
the 22 prizes that were glven. Be-
sides purchasing t h e m e a t f o r
the barbecue, seeing that the lemons,
sugar, ice, etc., and seeina them de-
livered. 4 large part of the success of
the picnic was due to the eftorts of these
gentlemen.
311.. Pat Casey arranged for the print-
ing of the programs and badges, which
represented time and effort and con-
tributed to the success of the occaslon.
A large number of Ft. Worth employes
donated the usc of their cars for con-
veying out-of-town visitors to and from
the lake.
Mrs. IV. G. Cook (wife of our assistant
claim agent), and children visited her
mother, Mrs. Rose Falk, and famlly of
Jonenboro. Ark., recently.
It has been reported from a rellable
source that Mr. Ben Lewis, local club
president. and known as the "Texas
Coyote." has gone into the farmlng busl-
ness on a large scale. Understand hls
latest experiment was the plantlng of a
crop of pop corn and fleld corn side by
side. We folks around here don't boast
of belng up on our farmlng, but we do
know the inevitable is bound to happen.
(This is just a susrrestlon from friends-
understand there-are some flne corre-
spondence courses being offered on the
subject of "Scientific and Applied Farm-
ing.")
311'. T. B. Cobb, roadmaster, Is the
elated grandfather of twins.
Mr. X. R. Campbell. Jr., who flnished
at Staunton Military Academy, Virginia.
is home for the summer.
JIiss Evelyn JIcQueen, operator, re-
cently enjoyed a house party at Denlson
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