Railroad Notes From Alliance and Surrounding Areas
Agent L D Perrin at Whitman was off briefly, relieved by S W King then Dickson of Dunning. Perrin attended the Stockmen's convention at Hyannis. The Alliance boy scout band rode a caboose to Hyannis, entertaining en route and in town. E Stewart at Ellsworth left for Nemopolis and nearby spots, relieved by A S Johnson who has ties to Alliance, Ellsworth, and P B E Law. Johnson will cover Stewart’s post. he previously rode the Alliance division and worked as dispatcher. Chief Dispatcher Gavin’s pool of extra operators is finally being used after nearly two years, with multiple employees seeking time off and illness reducing staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Perrin
Whitman
S. W. King
Mr. Dickson
Dunning
Mr. Perrin
Hyannis
Alliance Boy Scout Band
Alliance
E. Stewart
Elleworth
Ermopolis
Wye
Johnson
Mra. Johnson
Ellsworth
P. BE. Law
Fem
Stewart
Johnna
Severa
Alliance As
McCook
Burlington
Gavin
Koch Family Relieved by Gor man at Anselmo
F W Koch, operator at Anselmo, is away for a few days moving his household goods from Hoffland. T V Gorman of Lakeside relieves. Mr and Mrs Koch recently returned from Clinton Iowa where Mr Koch had been doing relief agent work in the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Koch
Anselmo
Hoffland
T. V. Gorman
Lakeside
Mrs. Koch
Clinton, Ia
Koch
Black Hills
Ravenna Engineer Plans Run on Alliance Trains
Engineer McWade of Ravenna came to Alliance Sunday to work summer auxiliary trains 39 and 40 between Ravenna and Sences. He previously ran trains 41 and 42 between Alliance and Ravenna before transferring to Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer McWade
Ravenna
Alliance
Edgemont
Wade
Sences
Dispatcher F T Helpbringer Plans Month's Vacation
Dispatcher F T Helpbringer plans a month's vacation soon. R V Cox will relieve him while H E Miller third trick the west end will work for Mr Cox and Extra Dispatcher C J Hitt will work the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Helpbringer
R. V. Cox
East End
H. E. Miller
West End
Mr. Cox
C. J. Hitt
Local Agency Staff Vacations and Relievers Noted
Relief Dispatcher G Eckhart has been acting as car distributor the past days while O E B Phelps takes a short vacation. Mrs L J Perrin wife of Whitman agent and son return from extended eastern trip. Perrin also on vacation planning a motor trip to North Platte before returning to work. Extra Operator E A Webb of Animo relieves Ralph Shields Animorve on short vacation. Miss Margaret Kennedy daughter of Ellsworth agent visiting Casper with sister Mrs G R Shafenberg for two weeks. Electrician Harry Brew will depart for a vacation in the eastern part of the state returning after the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Eckhart
O. E B. Phelps
E. A. Webb
Animo
Ralph Shields
Animorve
Margaret Kennedy
Ellsworth
G. R. Shafenberg
Casper the Pet
Harry Brew
Former Operators Ragland and Cave Find Steady Work on McCook Division
Word from J. B. Ragland and G. H. Cave indicates they now have steady assignments on the McCook division extra board after transferring there nearly a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ragland
G. H. Cave
McCook
Fourth of July celebration program outlined
Bruce Mallory and Joe Vaughn chair the general committee with Jack Hawes as assistant. Ford races and baseball games start at 2 pm on the grounds diamond while the track program runs, with county league teams to play and a $25 purse to be allocated. A Ford stock car race offers 10 and 5 prizes, organized by Tom Carney. The morning street program led by Penrose I Romig promises an exciting two hours or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
Dr. A. C. Schoch
Ford
Tom Carney
Penrose I. Romig
Fourth of July Decoration Plan For Alliance
Alliance officials outline an elaborate Fourth of July plan with E C Drake chairing a committee of O W Basye W R Harper and William Rhoads. The city will be asked to install colored lighting and businesses to decorate uniformly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Drake
Chairan
O. W. Basye
W. R. Harper
William Rhoads
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Fairgrounds
Poat M. T. P. A
Roy C. Strong
Alliance
Box Butte Spuds to Be Served to the Omaha Lions
A box of Box Butte county potatoes donated by O. A. O'Dell was shipped Monday to the Omaha Lions club for a luncheon at the Fontenelle Hotel. The potatoes are clean large with sprouted Early Oh ips and in excellent condition, praised for digging timing and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte County
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club of
Omaha
Fontenelle Hotel
O. A. O'Dell
O'Dell
Box Butte County
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Bruce Mallory
Joe Vaughn
Jack Hawes
Omaha Lions
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Palm Beach
Dixie
Topkis Chalmers
Wilson Bros. Hatch
Gotham
Manhattan
Arrow
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