`George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company, and Charles H. Smyth, president of the Interurban Construction Company, left this morning for Chicago to buy steel rails and supplies for the 22 mile extension of the Arkansas Valley Interurban from Halstead to Hutchinson. Nearly all the right-of-way has been procured. Charles D. Bell, the superintendent, stated that 117½ tons of rails are necessary to build a mile of track, so the total to be purchased will be 3585 tons, equal to 65 car loads, not counting spikes, plates, etc. Wichita Beacon, April 7, 1915, page 3.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Theis, 1031 North Emporia Avenue. Until her marriage, Mrs. Theis was Miss Jennie Michael of Ashland, Kansas. She is a member of a Delphian chapter. Mr. Theis is a member of the Country and Wichita Club. Their two sons are George Russell and Charles Chandler. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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All directors and officers of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company were reelected at the annual meeting this week. Directors listed. George Theis, Jr. is president, W. E. Brown and C. H. Smyth, vice-presidents, and R. B. Campbell is secretary-treasurer. The company has 90 on its Wichita payroll. Operating expenses for the past year were $307,017.19, and 845,822 passengers were carried. Wichita Beacon, January 29, 1926, page 2.
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Workmen today began dismantling the interurban line between Winfield and Arkansas City. Permission to discontinue the service and junk the line was given by the Kansas Utilities Commission Monday. It has been owned and operated by the Arkansas City Northern, of which George Theis, Jr., and associates, are the principal owners. It was purchased at a receiver's sale four years ago, and Mr. Theis has lost $50,000 in the experiment. The College Hill line in Winfield will continue as before. Wichita Beacon, March 17, 1926, page 4.
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Report of death at 6:15 p.m. yesterday of George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway and Kansas capitalist, at age 64, when he was struck by an airplane propeller at the Travel Air Company airport, which was being taxied to the hangar by Lloyd Stearman. Wichita Beacon, August 14, 1926, page 1.
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Article reports on will of George Theis, Jr. Twenty thousand dollars to be shared by approximately 90 Arkansas Valley Interurban employes with company at least one year. Another $10,000 to be shared by seven Arkansas Valley Interurban department heads including R. B. Campbell and Elmer Vallance. One hundred thousand dollars to be given to Wichita Children's Home if name is changed to "The George Theis, Jr. Orphans' Home." Wichita Eagle, August 26, 1926, page 5.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Theis, 1031 North Emporia Avenue. Until her marriage, Mrs. Theis was Miss Jennie Michael of Ashland, Kansas. She is a member of a Delphian chapter. Mr. Theis is a member of the Country and Wichita Club. Their two sons are George Russell and Charles Chandler. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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All directors and officers of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company were reelected at the annual meeting this week. Directors listed. George Theis, Jr. is president, W. E. Brown and C. H. Smyth, vice-presidents, and R. B. Campbell is secretary-treasurer. The company has 90 on its Wichita payroll. Operating expenses for the past year were $307,017.19, and 845,822 passengers were carried. Wichita Beacon, January 29, 1926, page 2.
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Workmen today began dismantling the interurban line between Winfield and Arkansas City. Permission to discontinue the service and junk the line was given by the Kansas Utilities Commission Monday. It has been owned and operated by the Arkansas City Northern, of which George Theis, Jr., and associates, are the principal owners. It was purchased at a receiver's sale four years ago, and Mr. Theis has lost $50,000 in the experiment. The College Hill line in Winfield will continue as before. Wichita Beacon, March 17, 1926, page 4.
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Report of death at 6:15 p.m. yesterday of George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway and Kansas capitalist, at age 64, when he was struck by an airplane propeller at the Travel Air Company airport, which was being taxied to the hangar by Lloyd Stearman. Wichita Beacon, August 14, 1926, page 1.
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Article reports on will of George Theis, Jr. Twenty thousand dollars to be shared by approximately 90 Arkansas Valley Interurban employes with company at least one year. Another $10,000 to be shared by seven Arkansas Valley Interurban department heads including R. B. Campbell and Elmer Vallance. One hundred thousand dollars to be given to Wichita Children's Home if name is changed to "The George Theis, Jr. Orphans' Home." Wichita Eagle, August 26, 1926, page 5.
`George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company, and Charles H. Smyth, president of the Interurban Construction Company, left this morning for Chicago to buy steel rails and supplies for the 22 mile extension of the Arkansas Valley Interurban from Halstead to Hutchinson. Nearly all the right-of-way has been procured. Charles D. Bell, the superintendent, stated that 117½ tons of rails are necessary to build a mile of track, so the total to be purchased will be 3585 tons, equal to 65 car loads, not counting spikes, plates, etc. Wichita Beacon, April 7, 1915, page 3.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Theis, 1031 North Emporia Avenue. Until her marriage, Mrs. Theis was Miss Jennie Michael of Ashland, Kansas. She is a member of a Delphian chapter. Mr. Theis is a member of the Country and Wichita Club. Their two sons are George Russell and Charles Chandler. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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All directors and officers of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company were reelected at the annual meeting this week. Directors listed. George Theis, Jr. is president, W. E. Brown and C. H. Smyth, vice-presidents, and R. B. Campbell is secretary-treasurer. The company has 90 on its Wichita payroll. Operating expenses for the past year were $307,017.19, and 845,822 passengers were carried. Wichita Beacon, January 29, 1926, page 2.
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Workmen today began dismantling the interurban line between Winfield and Arkansas City. Permission to discontinue the service and junk the line was given by the Kansas Utilities Commission Monday. It has been owned and operated by the Arkansas City Northern, of which George Theis, Jr., and associates, are the principal owners. It was purchased at a receiver's sale four years ago, and Mr. Theis has lost $50,000 in the experiment. The College Hill line in Winfield will continue as before. Wichita Beacon, March 17, 1926, page 4.
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Report of death at 6:15 p.m. yesterday of George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway and Kansas capitalist, at age 64, when he was struck by an airplane propeller at the Travel Air Company airport, which was being taxied to the hangar by Lloyd Stearman. Wichita Beacon, August 14, 1926, page 1.
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Article reports on will of George Theis, Jr. Twenty thousand dollars to be shared by approximately 90 Arkansas Valley Interurban employes with company at least one year. Another $10,000 to be shared by seven Arkansas Valley Interurban department heads including R. B. Campbell and Elmer Vallance. One hundred thousand dollars to be given to Wichita Children's Home if name is changed to "The George Theis, Jr. Orphans' Home." Wichita Eagle, August 26, 1926, page 5.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Theis, 1031 North Emporia Avenue. Until her marriage, Mrs. Theis was Miss Jennie Michael of Ashland, Kansas. She is a member of a Delphian chapter. Mr. Theis is a member of the Country and Wichita Club. Their two sons are George Russell and Charles Chandler. [1921 Social Register, Wichita, Kansas, transcribed by Kathi Travers.]
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All directors and officers of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Company were reelected at the annual meeting this week. Directors listed. George Theis, Jr. is president, W. E. Brown and C. H. Smyth, vice-presidents, and R. B. Campbell is secretary-treasurer. The company has 90 on its Wichita payroll. Operating expenses for the past year were $307,017.19, and 845,822 passengers were carried. Wichita Beacon, January 29, 1926, page 2.
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Workmen today began dismantling the interurban line between Winfield and Arkansas City. Permission to discontinue the service and junk the line was given by the Kansas Utilities Commission Monday. It has been owned and operated by the Arkansas City Northern, of which George Theis, Jr., and associates, are the principal owners. It was purchased at a receiver's sale four years ago, and Mr. Theis has lost $50,000 in the experiment. The College Hill line in Winfield will continue as before. Wichita Beacon, March 17, 1926, page 4.
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Report of death at 6:15 p.m. yesterday of George Theis, Jr., president of the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway and Kansas capitalist, at age 64, when he was struck by an airplane propeller at the Travel Air Company airport, which was being taxied to the hangar by Lloyd Stearman. Wichita Beacon, August 14, 1926, page 1.
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Article reports on will of George Theis, Jr. Twenty thousand dollars to be shared by approximately 90 Arkansas Valley Interurban employes with company at least one year. Another $10,000 to be shared by seven Arkansas Valley Interurban department heads including R. B. Campbell and Elmer Vallance. One hundred thousand dollars to be given to Wichita Children's Home if name is changed to "The George Theis, Jr. Orphans' Home." Wichita Eagle, August 26, 1926, page 5.
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