Railroad to Convert Entire System to Diesel Power
Chicago and North Western Railway will switch its 10 000 mile network to Diesel engines with only Chicago suburban trains using steam starting Friday. President Clyde J Fitzpatrick said most steam engines will be retired or scrapped within weeks as shop speeds boosted and 116 of 147 steam engines were retired in four weeks. Coal for steam use came largely from Fulton County strip mines. 250 000 tons, about 20 percent of annual output, went to the North Western.
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Chicago and North Western Railway
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick
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North Western
Fitzpatrick
Ber
Vulcan
Middle Grove
Fulton County
Harry M. Ziv
Walter Bledsoe Co
Ziv
Shirley Buys New Fire Truck In Shirley Indiana
The Shirley town board accepted Howe Fire Equipment Co. bid for a piston pumper with a 500 gallon tank set for July delivery. A single rival bid from Darley Co. of Chicago was not for a piston pumper. The board enacted street boundary swaps on Center Street affecting Wisehart Perry and Shirley Gospel Mission. They also passed traffic, no parking, and Main Street priority ordinances and scheduled a deputy visit. Eastern Star meeting notes include initiation of Mrs. Lucy Jessup and a Mother’s Day program with singing and flowers. A special meeting for work and deputy visit is planned for May 16.
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Howe Fire Equipment Co
Anderson
W. S. Darley and Co
Chicago
Darley Co
Center Street
First Street
David Wisehart
Andy
South Street
Main Street
Meridian
Shirley Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Elizabeth Wisehart
Florence Moore
Markleville
Velma Riggs
Walter Rahm
Roxana Oster
Lucy Jessup
Omer Jessup
Carolyn Noland
Markle
Jessup
Woman Killed In Car Train Crash Near Kenosha
A Racine woman, 19 year old Binnie Minton, died Thursday afternoon when her car collided with a four car Chicago and North Shore interurban train at a grade crossing six miles northwest of Kenosha Wisconsin. The southbound train, led by Conductor Ben West of Milwaukee, carried about 40 passengers with no injuries.
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Racine
Chicago and
North Shore
Binnie Minton
Ben West
Milwaukee
McAuliffe Receives Final Promotion and Retirement
General Anthony McAuliffe, famed for replying Nuts during World War II, attains permanent rank of major general and will retire May 31 to enter private industry. The report also notes Montreal as Canada’s largest city by population and rapidly expanding.
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Eisenhower
Anthony C. McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Montreal
Dominion of Canada
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Trand McNally Road Atlas and Travel Guide
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JC Cat
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Perry and
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Shirley Gospel Mission
Ville Sang
Emma Weber
Madalyn Harlan
Mildred Smith
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