Railroad Retirement Board Q and A on joint survivor annuities
The booklet explains election rules for joint and survivor annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act. It covers filing requirements, timing, and the inability to revoke after 1938, plus age-based reductions if a beneficiary is under 65. The piece also notes local railroad staff movements and a upcoming Rocket trains service in Fort Worth and Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Retirement Board
John A. Livingston
Burlington News Roundup of Local Rail Workers and Events
Burlington items list visits and travel by railroad staff including Charlie Wilson and family, John Brewer’s family bereavement, F T Henderson in Amarillo, and multiple railway workers in Childress and Fort Worth. It notes hospital treatment for A B Countz, a Galveston vacation for M R Jenness, and a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at O B Brock’s home with officers elected and social games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Jenness
Galveston
John K. Ross
Ross
Fort Worth
Denver
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Burlington Lines
O. B. Brock
North Hayes Street
Mesdamesa S. Hudson
C. B. Farmer
J. B. Sparks
H. M. Tutt
D. H. Nally
W. P. Henry
W. H. Standish
G. C. Boney
Hudson
Mesdames
T. Jones
Rail workers and city notices mix in Abilene and Amarillo
Santa Fe railroad hears and notices list employee movements sickness and assignments across Abilene Amarillo and Waynoka with retirements shifts and a public hearing set for November 12 1940 at Amarillo City Hall on zoning change for 2508 South Fillmore Street from A dwelling to C apartment area.
Rock Island's Choctaw Rocket train open for public viewing
Smiling Bill Conway prepares for crowds as the Choctaw Rocket trains pass through Amarillo and Oklahoma City with Fort Worth executives aboard. Public inspection runs 4:00 to 10:30 PM on Saturday November 16 between Polk and Taylor in Rock Island depot. Local reps Conway Sargent Wood Welter Peters will guide visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
Bill” Conway
Rock Island Depot
Polk and
Taylor Streets
T. W. Bowdry
A. L. Talkington
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Tennessee
Rock Island
W. M. Conway
W. M. Sargent
Emory B. Wood
John G. Welter
Dave C. Peters
Notable Names List of Officials and Associates
A long roster of individuals including A. J. Morris W. P. Henry M. R. Jenness D. H. Nally J. Mc Cravey W. H. Standish J. HL Harmon Cora Crotty D. C. West Sam Lewis H. C. Harrison A. C. Blank W. L. Pattie W. R. Gowdy J. 8. Hudson C. B. Farmer J. B. Sparks H. M. Tutt and O. B. Brock appears in the document as a formal listing of names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Morris
W. P. Henry
M. R. Jenness
D. H. Nally
J. Mc Cravey
W. H. Standish
J. HL. Harmon
Cora Crotty
D. C. West
Sam Lewis
H. C. Harrison
A. C. Blank
W. L. Pattie
W. R. Gowdy
J. 8
Hudson
C. B. Farmer
J. B. Sparks
H. M. Tutt
O. B. Brock
Public Hearing on Zoning Change in Amarillo November 12 1940
City Commission will hold a 7 30 PM hearing in City Hall Council Chamber to change property described as part of Survey 169 in G S Addition from D Commercial to First Manufacturing Area per Official Zoning Map. The site lies near First Avenue and Taylor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore Street
Council
City Hall
City Commission
Eable
Amarillo
Katheryne Burwell
South Tayor Street
City of
Council Chamber
Adams, Beaty and Moulton
G&s
First Avenue
Taylor Street
FIRST
Deer Buck Is Largest Yet For Rickman On Ranch Visit
Machinist J C Rickman, with wife and son Junior, traveled from Amarillo to a Colfax County New Mexico ranch overnight. He bagged an 11 point deer weighing 195 pounds dressed, his 17th deer but largest to date. The note also mentions various freight agents and office staff visiting Amarillo and regional travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. D. Boynton
New Mexico
Cuba
N. M
J. C. Rickman
Amarillo
Colfax County
Rick
Wallpaper Arrives With New 1941 Patterns
The arrival of the latest 1941 wallpaper patterns expands West Texas stock. Customers can view the broad selection now available at the shop, described as the largest collection in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Texas
Travel agents and railroad reps listed in Oklahoma notice
Traveling freight and passenger agents FE L Luckett of Missouri Kansas Texas Lines Wichita Falls Texas and Walter D Shepard of Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Montgomery Alabama are named in the Oklahoma City notice with route and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Shepard
Alabama
Montgomery
J. A. Hosty
Dallas
Hosty
Alabama Accident Deaths Ranked Second to Heart Disease
A State Health Department survey shows accidents caused 1,831 Alabama deaths in 1939, making accidents the leading noninfectious killer after heart disease Bright's disease cerebral hemorrhage and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bright
Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for November 10
The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon emphasizes trust in the Lord as rock and refuge. It cites Psalms 28 and Luke 9 about divine power and healing, and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health stressing man in God’s image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Count of Morning Glories Tallies 113 Blossoms in Watertown
Frank Wetherbee and Herbert Goding kept accurate count of blossoms on six rows of morning glories. One morning they counted 113 blooms while the season's total reached 2,530 blossoms in Watertown Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Mass
Frank Wetherbee
Herbert Goding
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Mexico Territory
Albuquerque
K. G. Walker
Dalhart
Charlie H. Sawyer
E. Pringle
Pat Whalen
Shamrock
C. C. Perry
J. W. Young
J. O. Vinson
Hymers
Logan Moore Lumber Company
Burlington
Charlie Wilson
Paul
William
Braymer
Rachel E. Wilson
John N. Brewer
Dimmitt-Sterley Run
Vernon
J. C. Cates
F. T. Henderson
Childress
W. B. Jones
Frank
W. M. McDonald
Dick Jackson
C. J. White
Jimmie Davises
Cecil C. Farley
Cecil
C. D. Peckenpaugh
Supt. W. Mode
Roundhouse
E. C. Nelson
John Stanford
Nelson
A. B. Countz
Fort Worth Hospital
Dave C. West
Brotherhood
FE. A. Palmer
Allen Baker
Santa FE
H. C. Harris
Hawley, Jr
Abilene
Harris
W. Herbert
F. Ridner
R. D. Stallworth
W. T. Price
T. A. Hurley
Auditor
Tcu-Baylor
Roger White, Jr
T. M. Harris
Canyon
H. W. Anthony
C. W. Carder
G. W. Goodman
E. A. Pounds
Jess Bowles Briscoe
C. T. Cline
Lester
C. R. Wires
W. T. Dixon
H. C. Moore
D. W. Linker
H. H. Gittrich
Auditor's Office
Wichita
Kansas
G. E. Lott
Bumper M. Regan
10Th Street
M. Reagan
W. L. Veale
Bernice Arnold
Jeannette Doran
Miss Doran
Kenneth Brintnall
Clara Lemons
Bernice
Zed
Bert Gillespie
Topeka
Pete J. Clarke
Andrew Giles
Waynoka
T. J. Miller
Yannigans
E. H. Quattlebaum
Audit Office
Glenn Quattlebaum
Eddie Boyd
D. T. Boyd
Arthur Street
Navy
James Miller
Evelyn Boyd
T. A. Morgan
Acchie Richards
Oklahoma
W. B. Westbay
Nebraska
Bill
Ben Monroe
Amarillo Wednes
Rudy Bauman
10Th
van Buren
Fillmore
Tyler
Burk, Inc
Boston
Soarexs
Norman
Tom
J. P. Hackler
Marshall B. Shaw
H.C. Vincent
South Texas Territory
Clarence
Fussy) Smith
Fussy
George Polley
Colorado
H. E. Rudy
Chicago
Frank B. Cliff
Minneapolis
W. R. Purdie
Detroit
H. L. Reiner
Telegraph Office
Wellington
Bill Sullivan
Wendall Swearingen
Claim Department
Fellows
Lawrence F. Lane
The
Western Union
San Antonio
Horace Elliot
Waybill
F. H. Walker
Kansas City’ Southern Rail
Amarillo Paint & Wallpaper Co
A Polk
Caia
Seace
Pcs
Christian Science Services
Adam
Man
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Liberty Peg
Bond Old Banner
Bond Hill & Hill
Bond Alcohol
Old Schenley's
Tenth ST. Peg
Tlerciarer
AYDS
Cretney
Sears
Pilsum
Rockford Locks
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