NOW, Volume 3, Number 2, June 3, 1938 Page: 4
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N O W
. PLANT LIFE "
Plate shears and punch press went on ref-
erence this week.
Concrete floors in octagonal warehouse com-
pleted. Columns to be installed around inside
circumference and inside walls and ceiling to
be painted white.
The concrete mixer is working so well that
the crew is expecting to lay a thin slab over
the entire area between octagonal warehouse
and railroad tracks.
Louie G. Gonzalez, who has been represent-
ing us in Columbia, and Claude L. Cox, ex-
port serviceman, are both leaving the com-
pany's employ.
Al Thornburg, scraper assembly, and Joe
Wind, wheels, vacationing this week. Also on
vacatiorf this week are three day machinists:
Ralph Cunningham, Rupert Kreiter and Fred
Elsholz.
In "Y" soft ball league play at Glen Oak
Tuesday, Welders blanked Blues four to noth-
ing. Next Tuesday Welders play Muirson La-
bel and on Thursday Blues play Vampires.
James J. Milar, who has spent the past 22
years in building industry and has been selling
us about everything in his line since Peoria
plant was established, has joined the company
to promote the steel house program. Making
his headquarters in office No. 6, he is to have
charge of steel house sales.
Press comment on LeTourneau steel houses
has resulted the past year and a half in hun-
dreds of inquiries.
The past several weeks Ralph Snively has
been beautifying LeTourneau court where 23
new houses set and which will serve as a show
place for house prospects. Lawn, red shale,
and fir trees, concrete sidewalks, driveways, a
parking lot where the old wooden house now
sets, a dutch oven and picnic tables on the
beach, are included in his course of beauty
treatments.
Ralph Rambo and wife are going to Fort
Wayne Sunday to assist in dedication of a
new Brethren church.
After a brief stay in hospital at Calgary,
George Glenn is reported enroute home.Paul Fulford of export department suffered
the loss of his charming young wife last Sunday
at St. Francis Hospital, where she had been
confined for some days. Funeral services were
held Wednesday at Sacred Heart church.
Executive committee of LeTourneau Em-
ployee's Union was meeting Wednesday night
in Dick Clotfelter's home.
Owen Gillis is enroute home on the S. S.
Queen Mary; Eddie Bookout is headed for
London; Paul King for Singapore and Cap.
Miller has left Latvia for London.
b-
J. W. and L. D. LeTourneau and families
visited Indian mounds Decoration day and
picked up some arrowheads and other stone
hardware.
DRs O. D. Lee and B. B. Brown were vis-
itors fore part of the week. O. D. is rather
proud of Burford-Toothaker's orders for five
G6s, which makes 13 G6s sold by that com-
pany.
Claude Hess, printing, off for seven days
vacation next week.
LeTourneau stock on New York Curb Tues-
day 16 bid, 18 asked.
Magnify Club picnicking at 12:30 Tuesday
Glen Oak Park. Meet at pavilion.
G. S. McKenty visiting Michigan.
Production clerical staff reduced by one -
Joe Partridge, and Bob Hollis transferred from
nite stock chasing to days.
A few copies of Volume I of NOW bound
in buchram available at cost of binding, $1.60;
same price as Volume II, for which orders are
now being taken. Put your order in today.
Federal sales reports we were low bidders
on 10 G6s for W.P.A. and six G6s for Forest
Service.
STANDARDS STANDING
Average premium per man on standards last
week was $4.36. Wheel assembly under Cleer
Crouch was highest department. Bar shears
and hard surfacing under Allen Oram showed
greatest improvement.4
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R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. NOW, Volume 3, Number 2, June 3, 1938, periodical, June 3, 1938; Peoria, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532466/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library.