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"Makes His Hobby Pay", Acme Roto Service, August 1940, George Edward Smiley, of Jackson, Missouri, a retired railroad roundhouse foreman built this miniature train in four years to occupy his liesure after retirement. The hobby has proved profitable for Smiley sells rides to children at an amusement park near St. Louis.