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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
8
Fort Wayne Electric Works reports rising orders since the start of the year, with the meter department busiest due to the new K-4 meter supplanting the K-32. Factory labor increases, especially women in winding, and planned $1,000,000 new buildings will nearly double output once occupied.
A Fort Wayne report says George H Judy general foreman of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad blacksmith shop at Glenwood Pa resigns after many years. He formerly lived in Fort Wayne and will retire from active shop work to pursue another line of business.
Wabash will run two excursion trains to Fort Wayne for Kreis Turnfest. One arrives from Toledo at 10:00 and another from Dayville Illinois at 10:45. Regular summer excursions from these points are planned as well, with strong turnout expected due to widespread promotion of the Sunday Turner celebration.
Officials of the Nickel Plate railroad led by A W Johnson general manager of Cleveland and executives K Blair W L Blair and Mr Miller arrived in town for an inspection trip. The party includes the Fort Wayne division superintendent and transportation chief as part of the visit.
Central Passenger Association issues a tariff sheet covering fares for the Modern Woodmen of America convention to be held in Buffalo June 20 to 24. Tickets go on sale at local offices June 16 to 19 and are valid through June 20. Foreturn Joseph Hale of the Nickel Plate Paint Division reports painters repainting company buildings in the city. Purdue Alumni plan a Swinney Park picnic at 2 PM Saturday with exclusive park use secured.
Afternoon event invites families and friends while asking guests to leave grouch behind. Committee members include R B Roberts and B Fink among Fort Wayne Electric staff. Several employees are reported off duty due to illness or personal matters, with absences noted at Pennsylvania shops, Hass foundry, and other local companies. Travelers and managers moved on company business, including SK Debih and H T Short seeking medical care or staffing changes.
H W Bente, of the Pennsylvania machine show, sustained a lacerated wound to his hand yesterday when struck by the end of a truck that overbalanced. He will be unable to work for several days. Boilermaker E Chase, of the Pennsylvania, recently with the folling mills, has accepted a position at the east car shops of the Pennsylvania. He was among the suspended employes of the railway company.
Ind June 14 reports Mr and Mrs Merritt and son James along with Misa Rachel Wade going to their cottage at Kluger Lake for summer. Clarence Shaefer and Mrs Fannie Kingsbury spent last week at John Merritt cottage at Klinger Lake. Mr and Mrs Walter Lounsbury of Vicksburg Mich visited Mrs Lounsbury's parents James Brown over Sunday. Russell Smith returned home for summer vacation from Pursue University. Mr and Mrs BP Hudson attended Purdue graduation exercises at Tatsvette. Ellen Ernsberger and daughter Eunice returned home from cage Monday after visiting her parents L E Van Buskirk. Clarence Shaefer identified as a Fort Wayne business visitor Tuesday. Edward Delay and daughters Mrs Geo Harding and the Misses Dora and Etta Delay left Monday for northern Michigan. Irvin Sevbert and Miss Julis Herring went to Lafayette for Purdue University graduation exercises John Seyhert graduated from the pharmacy department. further garbled text.
All brothers of B P C E 155 who plan to attend the Atlantic City convention from July 10 to 17 are urged to notify the custodian of the Elks club during the week of June 11. The committee will arrange to attend as a body. Signed by A. J. Morrell, J. H. Horrock, H. J. Taylor.
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