Southern Pacific tie gang working with a scarifier inserter on the San Antonio Division. This mechanical device dramatically sped-up the removal of existing ties and insertion of new ties in their place.
The Tijuana & Tecate Railway (T&T) connected the western and eastern ends of the Southern Pacific's subsidiary, the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway. The T&T's trackage and facilities were located solely in Mexico, and the T&T was a subsidiary of Southern Pacific until July 1, 1970.
Title to the Shell Building changed hands last weeks when Nooney Realty Company, St. Louis owner of the Thirteenth and Locust streets building since 1948, merged with a Boston real estate company known as Fifty Associates. Nooney interests acquired stock in the Eastern company in exchange for the building, will continue to manage it.
Winners in Saturday's semi-finals in The Globe-Democrat KTCI Spelling Bee, from left, in front, Donald Mangogna, Mike Markovich, Mark Egley and Roberta Schingech. Second Row, Jean Berger, Peggy Husmann, Teresa Heinze and Maureen Connelley. In back are Fred Bernard and Weldon Cox, moderators.