Railroading nostalgia and modern changes mixed in
The piece recalls boomer era railroad life with nicknames, drills, hard labor, and camaraderie. It reports sightings of G. W. Harris and T. A. Gregg visiting Amarillo, funeral details for Al Strandberg, and staff moves at Rock Island and Harvey House. Vatican City station details follow with Pope Pius XI and a marble column freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Strandberg
Rock Island
Axel Strandberg
Blackburn Funeral Home
McLean
Vatican
Pius XI
Box Car Find Highlights Harsh Divorce Trends On Rail Route
In a harsh era a spread of mail order divorces grows as lawyers and clients rarely meet. Many cases are granted in a single day while divorces travel with the stars. A family found nearly frozen in a Colorado box car after a blizzard ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Youth Held in Plot to Free Beck
In Waco Texas March 25 charges of aiding a prisoner to escape will be filed against an Elm Mott youth connected with a plot to free William C Beck 20 former UT student awaiting a new murder trial. Jail officers stopped the escape plan after Beck visited by the prisoner for two hours and a pistol plus saw blades were found in his cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Elm Mott
William C. Beck
University of Texas
Willard McLaughlin
Beck
O. L. Jones
Conductor Helps Mother and Children Reach Englewood
Jim Galloway a Denver railroad conductor found a tired half starved mother with two children, fed them at a restaurant, and arranged a street car ride to Englewood Colorado. He did not ask for the woman's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Jim Galloway
Galloway
Englewood
Colo
Local Youth Linked in Escape Plot Near Wills Point
A youth held in an escape plot had not known Beck until time in jail here last fall while both awaited trial. Beck resided at Wills Point and had previously served on a jury in place of his father. He was a UT sophomore two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hee-Haw Mike
Circus Robinson
Nervy
Bill
Bob
Coal Oil Davis
Handout
Hawk
Fish-Mouth Ferguson
Mama's Boy
Beck
Wills Point
University of Texas
Parker improves after hospital stay at Northwest Texas
Co. R. Parker, long ill at Northwest Texas Hospital, has improved and left the hospital yesterday. Parker owns Parker's Cafe located at 516 Harrison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. R. Parker
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mr. Parker
Parker
Harrison Street
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John Moore
G. W. Harris
Santa Fe System
Chicago
Amarillo
T. A. Gregg
C. B. Davis
Rock Island Division
John Spann
Royal and Shamrock
Bill Conway
Dumas
Bill Futral
Lubbock
Miss Maude Porky
Wellington
Kan
Harvey House
Miss Maude
Fannie Castlebury
Miss Castlebury
Mexico
Z. W. Smith
Globe-News
Southwestern Printing Company
Oliver-Eakle
Vatican City
R. F. Gill
Santa Fe
Mr. Gill
Kansas City
Mrs. Gill
W. D. Pitman
Pratt
Pennsylvania
W. W. Atterbury
Ficers
Western Region
J. C. Bill
Department of War of Mexico
National Railways
Laredo
Queretaro
Salvador Franco Arias
Juarez
Franco Arias
Mnnore Poston
Ohio River
Steubenville
Columbus
McKeesport
Jim
Kirk
Castile
Kirk’s
America
Amarillo Brake
Marra Askingoo Gunties Co
Amarillo Bldg
Polk ST
Parker Leaves
Mmee
Just
Hroken
Palais Royal
Home Eday Publk Me Pictures
Paramount
THE
News-Globe and
Publix
Tim
Daisy
Mitzi Green
Edna May Oliver
Louise Fazenda
Jackie Sears
Bessie Tait
Forbidden Adventure
Garamount
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