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Sportethat Is the maln topic of Con- Lucile says she had her Hrst aeroplane MAINTENANCE OF WAY DEPT.
atio ion-it used to be horse races. n0-A' ride in Minneal~olis while on vacation
FORT SCOTT, KANS.
it is baseball mostly, with golf. swim- and says she has been somewhat in the
ming and tennis as a side line.
air ever since.
BERNICE HEIXBACH, Reporter
Baseball-Thus far I am not So well The Frisco picnic at Nonett. June 25.
acquainted with the ball team that I was some big affair, a number of shop
~~cngnize them in their uniform. HOW-
Mr. Forrest Short, draftsman in this
mcn and their families attcnrlcd. And the
eyer, at the game at Campbell's lakc
ofeice, celebrated the Fourth by havsunday
I saw Bill Walsh make a three-
Kansas City FFrtsco ball club brought ing his tonsils removed. He took
back the money for the ball game. longer to recover from the efCects of
bagger. Also noticed Wayne Land and
~ O O ~ Abercro~nbie S
in uniform giving Tom Iiehoc says he is one of thc 11x1- the ooeration than expected, however.
he is -now back to work.
support to their pitcher. Alonzo fortunatcs-after working at the rate of Xr. Earl Long- was appoint'ed road-
Finn, while he isn't signed up with the ninety to nothing all Saturday morning master on the 30th track division, efteam
thls year, every Sunday you And in order to get the afternoon off "strange- fective July 1st. Mr. Long took uo
him warming up with the boys and giv- ly enough" mhrn he got to his car and the duties of JIr. Pat Herx who was
ing them his moral support. The ball was all ready for a care-frce afternoon.
&Id at Campbell's lake is in pretty fiOo(1 the car rcfuscs to pcrk antl Tom sl)cnrls
condition, the ball club are grateful for most of the afternoon persunding the car
the assistance given them by other to movc. He says if times were more
Frijro employes getting the fleld in prosperous he'd junk the baby and buy
shape. It is hoped that the proceed^ a new one, but due to the depression
from the garnos this season \\'ill be large hr'll have to coclclle her along anothrr
enough to build a grandstand next year.
season.
I.. J. T.cifi-h, assistant general car fore-
Golf-If I were only better infnrmetl man, w-ife and son, L. J., Jr., spent the
alon~ this line am quite sure would be first half of July in Denison, Texas.
able to give you some very interesting Nrs. Leigh's former homc.
items along the lines of "Who's Who" in 311's. FI. (!. Kina, wire of rngineer. is
golf. being very 1nuc.h of a beginner in spending the summer with relatives in
~olf I'll hold my comments in abeyance P'rcdrricton. Ncw Rrunswirk.
for the time being. However, I do un- Mrs. Joe Take and claughtcr. Clara, of
derstand that Nir.1~ Fracul pla~s a very Acme. Wyo.. visited thc Mecllocks the
pd game of golf. usinr only one club. Arst half of .Tunr.
and he isn't Scotch elther.
Engineer D. J. Spencer will visit
Swimming - With the thcrnmometrr Quanah, Floydada and Amarillo, Texas.
soaring around 100. the big question is brfore returning to Kansas City.
where to flnd the birgcst and the coolest C. 0. Edmisson. rxr foreman, spent his
pool and the one that has the best look- vacation visiting relatives in Jcffcrson
Ins life guards is the onr sought by the City and Springfleld.
fairer sex. The ~irls frnrn this oflicr Wc wcrc vcry happy to have Nlss
and Frances T,ailedti, Prom the freight .Jessie Robards, of Sprin~Hel~l. with up
office, hntl a tlcli~:htfr~l swim in Quivcru the last wcck of June. Miss Robards rr-
1.1kes recently. Thanks to Mr. Grueinger licved Miss IVittel, while on vacation.
for the courtesy card. Pauline Hoffman
is consldercd n second Crrtrude Etherton.
Failed to mcntion the fnrt that Mrs.
hoaever, she is brg-inninc to "look to hrr
Carol Barnctt, of JIemphis, renewed aclaarcls"
since other girls of this office
quuintenanceu in this office recently. 31'11's.
are taklng swimming lcssons.
Ihrnntt, nee Miss Leotn June Campbell.
was formerly stcnographcr in this officc.
Tennls-Agnes Lynch. the red haired
flie rlrrk, holds thc title Ace at tennis.
Mrs. 13'. I?. Berry is rlsiting relatives
However, this title is being closely conin
San Antonio. Texas.
tested and it remains to bc seen who I%-. B. McGaugh, car clerk. Tulsa, spent
holds this tltlc this time nest month. a recent S~turtlny and Sunday in Kansas
Niazes Irene ancl Esther Rigdon, now
City.
of Lon Angeles. Calif.. were guests of Friends of C. C. Irish, locomotive enthe
writers rrcently. The bIlsscs Ria- ,cineel werc grieved to learn of his death
dun had been to Ciiat'fee visiting fricncts .Tllnc 26. 3Ir. Irish received fatal in-
.and relatives. ant1 were on their rcturn juries whcn lie xteplw~l fronr a street
to California. Did wn mjoy sceing then1 car and was hit by n truck.
anu rehearsins tile good clays an(l the Ed\\,. 3IcC.!ormirli, Inron~otivc inspector.
bad d:lys spcnt together on the Rivcr Pt. Scott, died as rcsult of hcart failure
divi~ion? We did ! -4s usual wc Ant1 nt his home in E't. Scott. JIonda>-. July
!here wrre a .meat many things we for- 13.
rot to talk about and arc anxinusly Our new aencrol forrman E. -7.
:traiting their next "Home Comin