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Captain Ormand and O Farrell Highlight Long Rail Service
A biography notes Captain B M Ormand with nearly two score and ten years on the rails and Captain O Farrell with a lifetime in service. Ormand recalls presidents and near wrecks, while O Farrell speaks of safety, jokes, and a storied career on the Charlotte Division of the Southern Railway. The piece profiles family ties, honors, and future plans in Kings Mountain and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Ormand
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Bin
Hi Bas
Bessemec City
Sime
Salisbury
Atlanta
Buford
Ormand
Charlotte
Crook Section
Kings Mountain
Lilly Allison
Troy Carpenter
Sara Kate
Lloyd
Hugh
O. C. O'Farrell
Captain O'Farrell
Uni
Sylly Collow
St the Charlotte
the Order of Railway Conductors
Southern
Guam
O'Farrell
Mins Hattie Brown
J. W. Brown
James
Sua Ketherine
Washington
Arene
Lake Montonia