Railroad Town Hires, Vacations, and Transfers Reported
A payroll of personnel moves across the railroad, including tax investigators E. A. Pounds P. E. Olson and others. Roy S. Beeman travels to Washington for ill son while W. J. Anderson returns from navy furlough in Amarillo. Newly hired laborers Raymond Little EB M Thomasson Doyel Court F L Riley A P Morris. Transfers and bids update carmen car inspectors switch engineers and roundhouse crews across multiple yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Little
EB. M. Thomasson
Doyel Court
F. L. A Riley
L. Medders
A. P. Morris
Wartime Ration Details For Sugar Coffee Shoes And More
War Ration Book No 1 covers sugar and coffee plus shoes with stamps 12 26 and 17. Book 2 red stamps cover meat fats oils cheese canned fish with weekly 16 point limits and blue stamps 48 points for processed foods. Mileage books A B C unlock 4 gallons per coupon with expiration dates and tire inspections dates and requirements outlined for each book. Recaps now possible without rationing certificates pending further rules from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lts
Washington
OPA
William M. Jeffers
Rail workers urged to write to service members
G C Jefferis general manager urges Santa Fe Railway Western Lines officials and employees to correspond with military service members. He cites radio pleas and notes the value of personal letters to those serving. The plan includes mailing copies of the Santa Fe magazine to volunteers who want them. Printer Clerk Yount visits Wellington during vacation. Telegraph officials Brewster and Thomas visit Amarillo on company business. J E Owens attends New Mexico legislative sessions. R E Logan assists as assistant tax agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railway Western Lines
G. C. Jefferis
Santa Fe
Local Railway Notes Personnel and Illness Updates
Fireman H. G. Morning and B. A. Daniel assigned to passenger runs. Fireman A. V. Gentry to 53 and 54. Boise City local replacing D. E. Stephens. Frank Pinkerton ill with pneumonia but recovering. S. S. Adams and wife visiting California to see daughter. H. H. Nye seriously ill in Topeka hospital. E. J. Lupher home with a cold. John Rushmer in Colorado on company business. Dick Mason visiting claim department while on army furlough. Amy Quick at home recuperating from a fall. Ruby Coble resigns as telegraph messenger for Hartley job. E. Kancher and W. C. Anglund attended Clovis shipping meeting reporting widespread activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Morning
B. A. Daniel
A. V. Gentry
Boise City
D. E. Stephens
War effort updates from Lubbock to Camp Perry Va
G M Middleton to report to Seabees in Kansas City for induction. Oma Blattenburg volunteers as USO hostess on Sundays. Pete Thompson passed his Dallas physical and will report to Camp Perry Virginia. Briscoe named chief petty officer. Langley and Briscoe were neighbors at same camp. FE Hathaway and wife visiting California for Navy son. Inman shifted to 11 59 PM job and Cash to Wecos. Easter program on Hamlett at 8 30 and 10 55 service times.
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G. M. Middleton
Lubbock
Seabees
Kanesas City
Oma Blattenburg
Oma
Pete Thompson
Dallas
Camp Perry
Pete
Eddie Langley
Jesse Briscoe
Briscoe
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E. A. Pounds
New Mexico
P. E. Olson
Glen G. Geneva
Lee Rudkin
Division
Oklahoma
Roy S. Beeman
Armed Services
N. H. Webb
Roundhouse
R. N. Hilton
Navy
Newt
Frank Floyd
Virginia
Frithman and Wife
Wichita
Kansas
Frank Pollard
Steno
W. J. Anderson
U. S. Navy
Amarillo
R. B
Barney” Steele
Coast Guard
Columbia University
Barney
B. W. Shelton
Ray Parker
E. J. Venderslice
Teodule Diaz
G. A. Ballin
M. L. Read
J. C. Etheridge
Waynoka
R. R. Houston
A. L. Moore
Globe-News Ration Review
Taylor
Duke Nally
Yount
Wellington
Kans
T. P. Brewster
L. R. Thomas
J. E. Owens
R. E. Logan
Tona
Parasnow
del Monte
Alaska
Gerariner
Pinkney Snowhite
Pope
N. Fillmore
6Th
Mississippi
Ib. Jar
Ivory
Texas
Co. A
Capt
Petersen
Schilling
Frank Pinkerton
S. S. Adams
the Audit Office
California
H. H. Nye
Topeka
E. J. Lupher
John Rushmer
Colorado
Dick Mason
Buck Mason
Amy Quick
Ruby Coble
Telegraph Department
Hartley
E. Kancher
W. C. Anglund
Clovis
Langley
FE. L. Hathaway
Cr. B. Inman
G. H. Cash
America
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