The Winslow mail., 1925-04-10
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson

Some real SOOQ cope. we are
glad indeed to state that the month
of June has eighty-six special pas
senger trains chartered for the
Pacific coast, forty-siX of which are
Shrine trains headed for the big
Shriner convention in Los Angeles.
1t was all a big joke about Ma
chinist H. 1. Nomoto sailing for his
home in Japan H. l. is back at
work, and merely accompanied his
family to San Pedro, where they
embarked without him.
On account of W. w. Sterling
cleaning house in the machine shop
the private office" of the head
light men was moved to the base
ment of the power house.
We learn from Mark Smith that
his son, Alvin, is improving steadily
in the Los Angeles hospital.
If anyone doubts thatkhe earths
radiator throws a strong heat wave
in and around Keams Canyon, just
look a certain shop timekeeper
der the Hopi Indians dance with
snakes; that sun would make a
person do nearly anything.
On account Of serious illness our
roundhouse foreman, E. A. pos
sum- Kuhn, was sent to the, Los
Angeles hospital, where it is under
stood he may have to submit to a
major operation. He is greatly
missed and we all wish him a
speedy recovery.
r. K. (Musty) Mullins has taken
over the day roundhouse foreman's
position, while w. E. Brown is, in
full charge at night, with w. c.
Fertig to assist him. And, say, fell
lows, the apprentice boys are man
aged" by their colleague, Joe Hare,
while Mr.. Fertig is on night duty.
Assistant Electrical Engineer A.
B. Young, of Los Angeles, paid
Winslow a visit last week and went
over the rewriting of the round
house with the local supervisor, o,
H. Babcock.
Mrs w. E. Brown and son, Jack,
are visiting her folks in San Ber-
nardino and now Brownie is his
own chief cook and bottle washer"
The Ransom P. p. extension gang
has been finishing up around the
shops the last week and will leave
for Williams shortly, where they
will be engaged for several weeks.
Machinist's Helper Juan Kew
pie) Aragon is off duty on account
of sickness.
Oh you new auto!@ It's bran
new Overland and, being a coupe,
has just room enough for TWO.
Machinist Joe Carey is the proud
owner.v
Several Winslow apprentices will
attend the big apprentice ball in
San Bernardino this evening AMI
incidentally will get acquainted
with some of CALIFORNIA; fair dam
sells.
Plumber VIM. Duffey is a happy
man again. His three children are
paying him a short visit from San
Bernardino.
Several trainloads of the deli
cious Phoenix lettuce have started
east, which stirs business up
somewhat.
Everyone from the mechanical
department who has attended the
first plays of the Ellison White
Chautauqua give out very favor
able statements as to its programs.
Because C. B. Ennis has entered
the Santa Fe hospital for an apper-
dicitis operation, Oren Dare has
been added to the payroll as extra
turntable operator. We hope for
Clyde's quick recovery.
There must be an epidemic in
Kansas City. The other evening
"'bo" told Mr. Thompson, propri-
etor of the excellent West End
boarding house, that he was going
to his sick mother in K. G. and
was about starved. The gag
worked and within the next hour
three other tramps informed Mr..
Thompson of the serious illness OF
their mothers in Kansas City.
J. B. New was in Winslow last
Saturday with his official weight
test car from Los Angeles and
weighed engine 2240 (the round
house spotter). While this loco
motive bears the A. T. & S. F.
brand it is known as the Les
Hughes Express" engine.
Mrs. Gus Miller, wife of the mas
ter mechanic of the Sweetwater
division, with headquarters at Sla-
ton, Texas, is visiting the w. D.
Hitchcock family Mr. Miller was
formerly general foreman here and
Mrs. Miller the store department
chief clerk at Gallup