Railroad Rounds and Rumblings in Amarillo Feature
In Amarillo a column laments railroad life and notes a funeral for John W. Farley, a Saint Louis Southwestern agent. It reports investigations, personnel changes, holiday leave filings, and upcoming local freight additions on the Denver and Rock Island lines, with references to Santa Fe, community sympathy, and broader rail industry notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Farley
North Amarillo
Denver
C. B. Hargis
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
A. B. Coontz
North
A. Johnson
Harmon
W. C. Reeves
Carter
N. M. Huddleston
I. C. Bruce
Rock Island Lines
el Paso
H. W. Clutter
Roswell
N. M
Brakeman Injured When Freight Grab Iron Gave Way
A brakeman at Holyoke Mays in August 1927 suffered a spine injury after a grab iron failed causing a fall on a freight. The subsequent trial lasted 11 days. New Zealand had the lowest infant mortality rate last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mays
New Zealand
Just Out of Shape Cartoon Gag on Jean Figures for Radiator Caps
In a Life magazine style quip a joke suggests Jean is not sick but posing for the designer of radiator cap figures. The note contrasts medical talk with a pun about French coal production. France produced nearly 5,000,000 tons of coat and lignite in a recent month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan Moure
Mother
Fellows
S. A. Covington
Dalhart
J. J. Mullaney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colo
J. B. Briscot
Santa Fe
Waynoka
F. A. Baker
Santa Fe General Yard
City
California
H. G. Hamrick
Lodge
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Tratmmen
H. W. Gross
Court House
Brotherhood
Gross
J. L. Vandergriff
O. W. Wagner
Mr. Vandergriff
Borger
Rock Island Ticket Office
Ed O'Bryant
Rock Island
P. H. Smith
Denver Yard Service
E. T. Holmes
Denver Switchman
L. R. Dee
J. H. Langford
I. M. Judd
L. 8. Holliday
W. D. McClure
A. W. Haight
A. A. Gruhlkey
Story
A. J. Hartzell
J. M. Ray
C. C. Gruhlkey
E. A. Simmons
Guy Bennett
B. E., Sherill, L. J. Watson
W. C. Collier
D. A. Cunningham
Denver Locomotive Engineer
D. J. Lynch
Omaha
Neb
Lynch
Jim Harmon
South Plaiing
Childress
Gravel
Estelline
Edgin
C. A. Morse
Chicago
H. P. Greenough
H. E. McMullen
Nunn Electric
Roy Doe
Stock Exchange
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Cincinnati
Santa Claus
Missouri Pacific Lines
L. W. Baldwin
Spain
New York Supreme Court
White Plains
N. Y
W. K. Craft
Port Chester
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Marsh
Empress of Hearts
William
Silas Bradford
Col. House
T. Roosevelt
Ture Ufactor
Ing Room
Jacquard
Wright Stores
Ing
Polk
Taylor Street
Amarillo Furniture Company
Polk Street
Blue Blowers Orchestra
Amarillo Hotel
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