Frisco To Abandon Overnight Black Gold Trains
The Frisco Railway announced it will discontinue its overnight Tulsa Dallas passenger trains known as the Black Golds. Abandonment takes effect August 15 unless the Interstate Commerce Commission intervenes. The line posted losses of 699000 in 1957 and 744000 in 1958 on the 298 mile run serving 29 intermediate points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frisco Railway
Tulsa
Dallas
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Frisco
Callery Cuts Work Force 100
Lawrence based Callery Chemical Co will lay off about 100 of 180 workers at its Lawrence plant on Friday amid cutbacks in military funding for high energy fuel. Some may transfer to Muskogee Oklahoma plant. severance pay offered after six months service.
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Lawrence, Kan
Callery Chemical Co
Lawrence
Robert Schmidt
Schidt
Schmidt
Callery
Muskogee
Okla
Community notes and visits in Rantoul area
News from the Rantoul area lists visits and travel for Mrs Gale Gilbert Frank McDonald and families. John Perkins and kin travel to California for work, Dayton Rodgers and son visit Fairland, Bartholomew family members visit Merriam, Detwiler trip to California, Roecker family welcome baby, and Rodger families connect with kin. L L C church group met with chairwoman Mrs Fayne Lathen and Mrs Chester Jackson. 19 ladies and four children attended. Eldon McKeon took Ray Redick to Burlington for visit with his hospitalised mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McDonald
Admire
Grant Carter
John Perkins
California
Dayton Rodgers
Perryton
Okla
Jesse Laduke
Fair‘land
Adrian Bartholomew
Merriam
Ollie. Bartholomew
C. B. Jackson
Ray Detwiler
Ray Redick
Jerry
Chanute
Will Miller
Norman
John
Finch
Dwight Rodgers
Kansas City
Floyd Jackson
W. H. Rodgers
Rantoul Community Presbyterian Church
Fayne Lathen
Chester Jackson
Ralph Detwiler
Melvin Mundell
Eldon McKeon
Burlington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgar Swank
Centropolis
R. R. No
Ottawa
Rantoul Area
Mrs. Gale’ Gilbert
Wesley Roecker
Douglas Bros. Furniture & Apps
Douglas Bros
Bulletin
Hotpoint
Fome Laundry Dept
Model
Hinged Ltd
Adj
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Douglas Bros. Furniture & Appliances
Hoover Constellation
the Keen Co
S. Main
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