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LA GRANDE CHAPTER Nq, 4
Mr. Ed Chidsey and Mr. Joe Camp
bell went to Salem to gather informa
tion on the Retirement and Civil Serv
ice Bills which were passed by the Leg
islature.
Mr. O. G. McComb, Draftman
Grade 4 in La Grande, celebrated his
birthday on March 13 th, although it
was on Friday he still had good luck and
received a pipe. We seldom see "Mac”
without a pipe. Confidentially, he
wouldn’t tell us how old he was either.
Francis Hamilton, who works id the
Division Office, and her husband, Bill
Hamilton, State Policeman, celebrated
their first wedding anniversary May 7.
Congratulations Francis and Bill.
Don Gruis, employed in the Shops, is
recovering from an operation performed
in April.
Walter J. Herberger, former Shop
Off iceman, has been transferred to As
toria as Off iceman under L. V. Koons.
Congratulations to Walt and Leona on
the birth of their second child, a girlj
born April 5 th in LaGrande. "Walt also
visited in LaGrande May 7th. He came
to take his family to Astoria with him.
Elmer J. Skala, former Assistant
Shop Officeman has taken over the du
ties of Shop Officeman in the La
Grande Shops.
George Ferree, Section Foreman at.
Baker, is in Portland under medical ob
servation.
Walt Denson, formerly of Meacham,
has been transferred to Seneca as Sec
tion Foreman.
Jim McCullough and George C. Til
ley have quit the Highway and bought
the Elk Horn Restaurant at Burns.
Frank Thomas, formerly of the Shops,
quit the Highway and is working in La
Grande.
Bert Johnson, A. J. Mutchler and Ro
land Shaw have left the Shops to go to
their respective crews for the summer.
See you next fall boys.
ALBANY CHAPTER No. 7
Forrest Stewart, our Executive Sec
retary, and Floyd Query, our District
Director, were welcome guests at our
last meeting which was held in the Al-
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