My mother was a timekeeper at Montgomery Wards in the 1930s and her job was to track the hours that employees worked, so that they could be paid accordingly. So the "time kept" is that of work hours. Patricia On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Carol Rollins <carol.olathe@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > I am going to include a newspaper article for my grandmothers brother who > died about April 30, 1915. What I am looking for is; 'What is or was a > timekeeper for the Kansas City Bridge Company"? What were they keeping the > time for? Does anyone know? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - - - - > > Taken from the Kansas City Times, Wednesday, May 5, 1915 > > Fred Lloyd, Bridge Timekeeper, Drowned When Skiff Upset Friday. > > The body of Fred Lloyd, timekeepr for the Kansas City Bridge Company and > one of the three men drowned in the Kaw River late Friday night when a skiff > capsized, was recovered early yesterday morning. Mr. Lloyd who was 32 years > old, lived at 18 North Rosedale Avenue, Rosedale. He is survived by his > mother, one brother, Arthur, and two sisters, Bessie and Bertha. The > funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Methodist > Church, Kansas City and Rosedale avenues, Rosedale. The burial will be in > Maple Hill Cemetry. > > Thanks, > Carol - Olathe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSWYANDO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >