1964 DIARY - ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RY. LINES - Smith County, TX  

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1964 DIARY

ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RY. LINES   

(Cotton Belt Route)

GENERAL OFFICES

Cotton Belt Bldg., 408 Pine St., St. Louis 2, Missouri.
						
Cotton Belt Bldg., 517 W. Front St., Tyler, Texas.

GENERAL OFFICERS

D. J. Russell, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, San 
      Francisco, Calif.
H. J. McKenzie,  President, Tyler, Texas 
H. J. Walker, Vice President, San Francisco, Calif.
W. H. Hudson, Vice President, Tyler, Texas
A. G. Baker, Vice President, (Assistant Secretary), St. Louis, Mo.
Clyde W. Fiddes, General Counsel, Tyler, Texas
G. W. Heuermann, General Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo. 
A. E. DuRocher, General Auditor, Tyler, Texas
G. F. Battenfield, Secretary and Treasurer, Tyler, Texas
R. D. Klein, Manager of Industrial Development, Tyler, Texas
T. E. Martin, Purchasing Agent and Manager of Stores, Pine Bluff, Ark.
R. M. Nall, Assistant to President, Tyler, Texas
T. F. Ryan, Assistant Secretary, San Francisco, Calif.
Chas. E. Eagan, Jr., Assistant Secretary, San Francisco, Calif.
J. L. Hobold, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer, Tyler, Texas

OPERATING OFFICERS

W. H. Hudson, Vice President, Tyler, Texas
M. L. Erwin, Manager Personnel, Tyler, Texas
J. L. Humphreys, Asst. to Vice-Pres.-Transpn., Tyler, Texas
J. R. Holden, General Superintendent, Pine Bluff, Ark.
D. F. Carpenter, Asst. Genl. Supt.-Transpn., Pine Bluff, Ark.
W. J. Lacy, Asst. Genl. Supt.-Operations, Pine Bluff, Ark.
J. M. Lowry, Chief Engineer, Tyler, Texas
T. W. Bellhouse, Superintendent Mechanical Department, Pine Bluff, Ark.
R. M. Stone, Superintendent Communications, Tyler, Texas
G. R. Knight, Superintendent Rules and Safety, Pine Bluff, Ark.
G. E. Walton, Contract Assistant to Vice President, Tyler, Texas
W. L. Cowan, First Assistant Manager Personnel, Tyler, Texas
H. G. Wilbanks, Assistant Manager Personnel, Tyler, Texas
J. H. Nall, Assistant Manager Personnel, Tyler, Texas
R. H. Patterson, Assistant Chief Engineer, Tyler, Texas
F. H. Neely, Principal Assistant Engineer, Tyler, Texas
B. J. Alford, Signal Engineer, Tyler, Texas
R. C. Rankin, Designing Engineer, Tyler, Texas
R. A. Kornegay, Terminal Superintendent, Dallas, Texas
H. E. Carraway, Assistant Superintendent, E. St. Louis, Ill.
W. F. Masters, Assistant Superintendent, Jonesboro, Ark.
W. R. Ware, Assistant Superintendent, Malden, Mo.
W. L. Lampley, Assistant Superintendent, Stuttgart, Ark.
W. C. Garrett, Assistant Superintendent, Pine Bluff, Ark.
V. J. Berry, Assistant Superintendent, Shreveport, La.
J. A. Haley, Assistant Superintendent, Commerce, Texas
A. B. Finch, Assistant Superintendent, Tyler, Texas
J. M. Walton, Trainmaster, E. St. Louis, Ill.
B. A. Carter, Assistant Trainmaster, Pine Bluff, Ark.
L. C. Cagle, Assistant Trainmaster, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Tillman Campbell, Assistant Trainmaster, Pine Bluff, Ark.
W. F. Reed, Assistant Trainmaster, Texarkana, Texas
S. A. Puckett, Jr., Supervisor of Station, Pine Bluff, Ark.
H. G.  Lawrence, Supervisor of Station, Tyler, Texas
G. A. Morgan, Asst. Supt. Rules and Safety, Pine Bluff, Ark.
A. F. Brooks, Genl. Transpn. Assistant, Pine Bluff, Ark.
R. A. Scott, Asst. Mech. Supt. - Locomotive Section, Pine Bluff, Ark.
J.Y. Allen, Jr., Asst. Mech. Supt. - Car Section, Pine Bluff, Ark.
W. A. Brule, Jr., Supervisor of Locomotive Maintenance, Pine Bluff,
      Ark.
J.C. Renfrow, Jr., Mechanical Engineer, Pine Bluff, Ark.
R. M. Clark, Supervisor Diesel Equipment, Pine Bluff, Ark.
T. A. Tennyson, Engineer of Tests, Pine Bluff, Ark.
F. C. Sheu, Asst. to Supt. Mechanical Dept., Pine Bluff, Ark.
Ralph Miller, Road Foreman of Engines, Illmo, Mo.
H. R. Leggett, Road Foreman of Engines, Tyler, Texas
F. M. Roberts, Road Foreman of Engines, Pine Bluff, Ark.
D.T. Hopkins, Road Foreman of Engines, Pine Bluff, Ark.

LAW OFFICERS:

Clyde W. Fiddes, General Counsel, Tyler, Texas
Roy P. Cosper, General Solicitor, Tyler, Texas
Paul V. Lutz, General Attorney, Tyler, Texas
Harry B. LaTourette, Assistant General Attorney, Tyler, Texas
Lloyd M. Roach, Attorney, Tyler, Texas
C. C. Mitchell, General Claim and Investigation Agent, Tyler, Texas
B. B. Garrett, General Freight Claim Agent, Tyler, Texas
G. A. Nolte, Supervisor, Freight Loss & Damage Prevention, Tyler,
      Texas.
U. C. Brown, Tax Commissioner, Tyler, Texas
A. W. Coulter, Land and Tax Agent, Tyler, Texas

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS:

Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, District Attorneys, Jonesboro, Ark.
Walker & Williams, District Attorney, E. St. Louis, Ill.
Wilkinson, Lewis, Woods & Carmody, District Attorneys, Shreveport, La.
O. O. Touchstone, District Attorney, Dallas, Texas
Blanton & Blanton, District Attorneys, Sikeston, Mo.
Richmond C. Coburn, District Attorney, St. Louis, Mo.

ACCOUNTING OFFICERS:

A. E. DuRocher, General Auditor, Tyler, Texas
J. W. Huvendick, Auditor of Disbursements, Tyler, Texas
C. C. Mueller, Assistant Auditor of Disbursements, Tyler, Texas
E. M. Hill, Auditor Freight Accounts, Tyler, Texas
D. M. O’Connor, Asst. Auditor Freight Accounts, Tyler, Texas
E. J. Klein, Manager, Data Processing, Tyler, Texas

TREASURY OFFICERS:

G. F. Battenfield, Secretary and Treasurer, Tyler, Texas
J. L. Hobold, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, Tyler, Texas

PURCHASING & STORES OFFICERS:

T. E. Martin, Purchasing Agent and Manager of Stores, Pine Bluff, Ark.
A. C. Ernst, General Storekeeper and Asst. Purchasing Agent, Pine 
      Bluff, Ark.
A. J. Joyce, Assistant to Purchasing Agent, Pine Bluff, Ark.
L. H. Warren, Assistant to Manager of Stores, Pine Bluff, Ark.
E. S. Ansley, Stationer, Pine Bluff, Ark.

INDUSTRIAL OFFICERS:

R. D. Klein, Manager of Industrial Development, Tyler, Texas
A. C. Bagby, Asst. Mgr. of Industrial Development, P. O. Box 1581, Pine
      Bluff, Ark.
M. S. Langland, Asst. to Mgr. of Industrial Development, Tyler, Texas
O. G. Humphries, Industrial Agent, 2300 Canton St., Dallas, Texas

TRAFFIC OFFICERS:

G. W. Heuermann, General Traffic Manager, St. Louis Mo., Tyler, Tex.
W. A. Feldmann, Freight Traffic Manager, Tyler, Texas
J. W. Dulaney, Freight Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo.
O. R. Smith, Asst. Freight Traffic Manager, Tyler, Texas
C. H. Jacques, Asst. Freight Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo.
R. A. Pendergrass, Asst. Freight Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo.
Paul M. Bunting, Manager Public Relations & Special Services, St.
      Louis, Mo.
H. W. Mason, General Freight Agent, Tyler, Texas
R. J. Kinsella, Assistant General Freight Agent, Tyler, Texas
W. H. Carr, Assistant General Freight Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
A. R. Burnett, Assistant General Freight Agent, Tyler, Texas
J. A. Bailey, Assistant General Freight Agent, Tyler, Texas
A. J. Gutweiler, Assistant to Freight Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo.
J. J. Kessler, Assistant to Freight Traffic Manager, St. Louis, Mo.


For FAST, DEPENDABLE Service call your COTTON BELT representative.

ALEXANDRIA, LA.71302
1631 Main St.   Hillcrest 2-7581
S. E. Narrow, District Frt. & Pass. Agent

ATLANTA, GA. 30303
    (Area Code 404)
Room 419-161 Peachtree St., N. E.   521-0631
G. S. Mayne, General Agent
T. T. Purifoy, Commercial Agent
H. D. Gang, Commercial Agent

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 35203
    (Area code 205)
712 Empire Bldg.   322-4557
Russell W. Harian, General Agent

BLYTHEVILLE, ARK. 72316
    (Area Code 501)
601 South Elm St.   Poplar 3-3182
Norvel E. Knepper, General Agent

BOSTON, MASS. 02114
    (Area Code 617)
Room 1111, 150 Causeway St.   227-1567
W. F. Mahoney, General Agent

BUFFALO, N. Y. 14203
    (Area Code 716)
201 Ellicott Square   TL 6-2374
P. A. Smith, General Agent

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 37402
    (Area Code 615)
1012 James Bldg.   266-0366
R. J. Morris, General Agent

CHICAGO, ILL. 60603
Marquette Building, 140 South Dearborn Street
    (Area Code 312)
    Financial 6-6360
Harold J. Breitenbach, Assistant Traffic Manager
F. L. Crawford, General Agent
J. W. Buckley, Assistant General Agent
E. C. Masulis, Commercial Agent
W. L. Bouchard, Commercial Agent
H. E. Hansen, Commercial Agent

CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
    (Area Code 513)
707 American Bldg.   621-1499
G. L. Smythe, General Agent
R. J. King, Commercial Agent
S. G. Strickland, Commercial Agent

CLEVELAND, OHIO 44113
    (Area Code 216)
1130 Terminal Tower   Main 1-4823
J. F. Russell, General Agent
H. V. Engle, Commercial Agent

DALLAS, TEXAS 75222
    (Area Code 214)
2300 Canton St.   Riverside 2-8611
S. D. Swann, General Freight Agent
I. L. Cameron, General Agent
L. D. Roth, Commercial Agent
W. H. Abernathy, Commercial Agent
L. W. Wilson, Commercial Agent

DETROIT, MICH. 48202
    (Area Code 313)
7-239 Gen. Motors Bldg.   Trinity 5-2346
R. F. Hovorka, General Agent
T. A. Cooper, Jr., Commercial Agent
C. R. Jones, Commercial Agent

EL PASO, TEXAS 79901
417 Southern Pacific bldg.   Keystone 3-4182
Jim Tom Gay, General Agent

FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102
    (Area Code 817)
701 E. 5th St.   Edison 5-1329
G. R. Gregory, General Agent
L. C. Edmonds, District Freight Agent
T. P. Crowder, Commercial Agent

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
    (Area Code 713)
901 Franklin Ave.   Capitol 7-3687
J. A. Whitson, General Agent
C. M. Meitzen, Commercial Agent
J. W. O’Dowd, Commercial Agent
W. H. Pearre, Commercial Agent
E. J. Knapp, Commercial Agent

KANSAS CITY, MO. 64106
    (Area Code 816)
703 Waldheim Bldg.   Victor 2-3357
Joe Burnette, General Agent
Wm. E. Hafner, Commercial Agent
Harry C. Roberts, Commercial Agent

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 72201
    (Area Code 501)
326 Gazette Bldg.   Franklin 2-6148
W. E. Thompson, General Freight Agent
Frank E. Pitts, District Freight Agent
W. A. Merck, Commercial Agent

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90014
    (Area Code 213)
680 Pacific Electric Bldg.   Madison 2-1169
Jack Rector, Western Traffic Manager
J. W. Shaffer, General Agent
D. T. Kelley, Commercial Agent
Keith Million, Commercial Agent
F. A. Weber, Commercial Agent
J. T. Thompson, Commercial Agent

LOUISVILLE, KY. 40202
    (Area Code 502)
910 Commonwealth Bldg.   584-1161
Fred R. Gammill, Jr., General Agent

MEMPHIS, TENN. 38103
    (Area Code 901)
1520 Exchange Bldg.   525-1776
C. W. Baker, Assistant General Freight Agent
R. D. Craven, Commercial Agent
J. W. Hutcherson, Commercial Agent
J. E. Harmon, Commercial Agent

NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70130
    (Area Code 504)
149 Girod St.   524-0151
 -- , General Agent
J. A. Corum, Commercial Agent

NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017
    (Area Code 212)
331 Madison Ave.   Murray Hill 7-0970
Joe B. Carter, Eastern Traffic Manager
N. H. Genet, General Agent
A. E. Thompson, Commercial Agent
N. W. Lorence, Commercial Agent

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19102
    (Area Code 215)
1000 Packard Bldg.   Locust 3-3620
L. E. Wikenhauser, General Agent
David C. Gottshall, Commercial Agent
Troy D. Stubbs, Commercial Agent

PHOENIX, ARIZ. 85004
    (Area Code 602)
500 Security Bldg.   Alpine 4-7476
Louis F. Pate, General Agent

PINE BLUFF, ARK. 71602
Cotton Belt Freight Station
    (Area Code 501)
P. O. Box 1581   Jefferson 5-3620
W. E. Thompson, General Freight Agent
J. M. Faucett, District Freight Agent
Fred A. Rogers, Jr., Commercial Agent

PITTSBURGH, PA. 15222
Room 583, Building No. 1, Gateway Center   281-1888
    (Area Code 412)
Dave H. Wallace, General Agent
R. E. Caldwell, Assistant General Agent
D. E. Ramaley, Commercial Agent

ST. LOUIS, MO. 63102
    (Area Code 314)
609 Cotton Belt Bldg.   Main 1-3615
F. L. Barnes, General Freight Agent
R. D. Engelman, General Agent
W. F. Giffhorn, Commercial Agent
J. R. Mauntel, Commercial Agent
H. A. Brucker, Commercial Agent
C. E. Knussmann, Commercial Agent
L. v. Henke, Commercial Agent

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 94105
    (Area Code 415)
215 Sheldon Building   Garfield 1-1510
R. E. McGlothlen, General Agent
W. R. Buskirk, Commercial Agent, Eugene, Ore.
E. T. Holdsworth, Commercial Agent, Oakland, Calif.
W. D. Cruse, Commercial Agent, Fresno, Calif.
J. E. Brewer, Commercial Agent

SHREVEPORT, LA. 71101
800 Commerce St.   422-5715
R. H. Hubbard, District Frt. & Pass. Agent
E. S. Demint, Traveling Frt. & Pass. Agent
M. F. Culpepper, City Frt. & Pass. Agent

TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEX. 75501
319 W. Front St.   794-4193
Cecil Surratt, General Agent

TYLER, TEXAS 75702
Cotton Belt Bldg., 1517 W. Front St.   Lyric 4-5541 
    (Area Code 214)
J. Russell Mase, General Agent
G. E. Cornette, Commercial Agent

WACO, TEXAS 76701
  (Area Code 817)
301 South 8th St.   Plaza 3-5308
W. B. Wilson, District Frt. & Pass. Agent
T. W. Harkrider, Traveling  Frt. & Pass. Agent
J. D. Tingle, Traveling Frt. & Pass. Agent

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20005
    (Area Code 202)
434 Southern Bldg.   393-3440
Kenneth Cameron, General Agent

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. 27101
    (Area Code 919)
604 Reynolds Bldg.   Park 2-0423
Keith Hudgins, General Agent
Robert H. Haag, Commercial Agent

SOUTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

H. J. McKenzie, Chairman of the Board, Tyler, Tex.
G. D. Clark, President & General Manager, Dallas, Texas
L. Van Hyning, Vice President, Dallas, Texas
A. E. DuRocher, General Auditor, Tyler, Texas
G. F. Battenfield, Secretary and Treasurer, Tyler, Texas
J. L. Hobold, Assistant Secretary, Tyler, Texas
Clyde W. Fiddes, General Counsel, Tyler, Texas
Lloyd M. Roach, Attorney, Tyler, Texas
W. R. Staggs, Traffic Manager, Dallas, Texas
B. N. Huddleston, Sales Manager, Dallas, Texas
E. R. Bryant, Assistant to President & General Manager, Texarkana,
      Texas
A. L. Purifoy, Superintendent of Transportation, Texarkana, Texas
T. W. Smith, Jr., Manager of Safety & Personnel, Dallas, Texas
H. B. McManus, Freight Claim Agent, Texarkana, Texas
W. F. Johnson, District Manager, 910 Young St.--Ri. 2-8611, Dallas,
      Texas
H. W. Powell, District Manager, 314 W. Washington--Fr. 4-5592, 
      N. Little Rock, Ark.
B. M. Kennedy, Manager of Trailer Interchange, Texarkana, Texas

SOUTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

BLYTHEVILLE, ARK., S. Elm St.
   V. K. Starnes, Term. Mgr.    Poplar 3-4545
CAMDEN, ARK., 345 Ritchie St., NE
   Leon T. Taylor, Term. Mgr.    Temple 6-9338
CORSICANA, TEX., 315 S. Main St.
   J. D. Deming, Agent    Tremont 4-3361
DALLAS, TEX., 910 Young St.
   S. J. Hoyt, Term. Mgr. and C. R. Williams, Term Sales Mgr. 
   Riverside 2-6855.
FORT WORTH, TEX., Broadway & Jones St.
   E. D. Cox, Term. Mgr.    Edison 5-4301
GREENVILLE, TEX., 1804 Lee St.
   J. D. Holley, Agent, Gladstone 5-5350
JONESBORO, ARK., Cotton Belt Depot
   R. S. Lamb, Term. Mgr.,    Webster 2-7151
MAGNOLIA, ARK., 525 W. Monroe St.
   J. B. Gordon, Term. Mgr., Central 4-1242
MEMPHIS, TENN., 171 W. Industrial Ave.
   E. W. Lowrie, Term. Mgr.    Wh6-2561
   W. G. Gaines, Term. Sales Mgr.
MT. PLEASANT, TEX., 312 Washington
   S. L. Allen, Term. Mgr.    Parkview 4-3911
N. LITTLE ROCK, ARK., 314 W. Washington
   R. S. Hipp, Term. Mgr. Franklin 4-4877
PARAGOULD, ARK., 99 E. Court St.
   W. H. Stuart, Term. Mgr.    Cedar 6-8771
PINE BLUFF, ARK., Cotton Belt Depot
   R. P. Weber, Term. Mgr.    Jefferson 5-2521
ST. LOUIS, MO., 10 Florida St.
   M. F. Drury, Term. Mgr.    Chestnut 1-9086

SHREVEPORT, LA., 900 Commerce St.
   W. A. McMichael, Term. Mgr.    422-3241
STUTTGART, ARK., College St.
   W. H. Marks, Term. Mgr.    Wabash 2-3211
TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEX., Front & Spruce St.
   R. S. Davenport, Term. Mgr.    793-3197
TYLER, TEX., 425 N. Broadway
   C. L. Newton, Term. Mgr.    Lyric 2-4303
WACO, TEX., 301 S. 8th St.
   G. F. Walker, Term. Mgr.    Plaza 2-8391