Brake Release

After 43 year, service with railroads. W. K. Watter, finished his last air brake repair job in the Frisco's car shop here recently. With 34 years service behind him, 17 of them here, Watters is getting completely away from railroads.

He and his wife are to leave "at their leisure" in the near future for a railway journey to the west coast. His Frisco service was here, at Sapulpa, Kansas City, Sherman. and Tulsa.

He served six years with the Santa Fe at Cleburne. Texas. and three years with the Baltimore and Ohio at Zanesville, Ohio.

After the west coast trip, the Watters plan to return to Oklahoma and establish a home. here or in Sapulpa. Their home now is at 310 SW 4.

Complied and transcribed by Marti Graham, 2010.