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VOL. 18, NO. 3 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION JANUARY 20, 1955 TWA To Lease O 5HSOAKV A«0 H PAOU" Trans-Atlantic Radio Teletype KANSAS CITY — TWA has con­ tracted with RCA communications for a leased radio-teletype trans- Names Given New Atlantic circuit for its exclusive use. The circuit is expected to be in use early next summer. Super-G Connies The circuit will provide much BTJRBANK—Names have been as­ higher power transmitters than signed the 20 new Model 1049 currently in use. It will operate Super-G Constellations to be de­ between New York and Paris, with livered this spring to TWA by terminal points in LaGuardia and Lockheed Aircraft Co. The new Orly field message centers. aircraft will be numbered in the Messages from overseas will 100 series. Names are as follows: automatically be switched into TWA TWA's 81-D1 domestic teletype Number Name system at LaGuardia. Outgoing 101 Star of Balmoral messages to overseas from any 102 Star of Windsor station on the 81-D1 communi­ 103 Star of Buckingham cations system will be auto­ 104 Star of Blarney Castle matically switched into the trans- 105 Star of Chambord Atlantic radio teletype circuit. 106 Star of Ceylon Automatic switching eliminates 107 Star of Carcassonne two manual tape relays at New 108 Star of Segovia York and one at Paris for all mes­ 109 Star of Granada sages transiting any part of the 110 Star of the Escorial European and domestic teletype 111 Star of Toledo system. The two relays now at 112 Star of Versailles New York are from TWA to 113 Star of Fontainebleu ARINC and from ARINC to its PROUD BEAUTIES promenade along Atlantic City's Joan Ceraso and Connie Piccone, Philadelphia. Just 114 Star of Mont St-Michel New York - Paris radio - teletype famous boardwalk to publicize the Carrier Corp. sales what the gaudy costumes (other than the TWA hostess 115 Star of Chillon circuit. The relay from the present 116 Star of Heidelberg ARINC Atlantic circuit to TWA contest which features a rodnd-the-world trip for two. uniform, of course) are supposed to represent is not 117 Star of Kenilworth will be eliminated at Paris when Shown are Bebe Befu, Japan Airlines; and TWAers made clear, but who really cares when a quintet of 118 Star of Capri TWA gets its own circuit. Doris Thompson and Helen Dishington, New York; cute dishes like this comes strolling along! 119 Star of Rialto TWA communications depart­ 120 Star of Heliopolis ment has noted a reduction in The first plane will be delivered cable messages sent across the by Lockheed on Feb. 15. Lockheed, Atlantic recently as a result of however, will actually retain this cooperation on the part of all de­ Pat Condon Plays Detour to Airport Takes aircraft for certification tests and partments in controlling "Rush" TWA will receive the second air­ category communications. Com­ craft, to be delivered on Feb. 23. mercial cable service has been re­ Rescue Role Again duced $600 a month. This service TWAer on 500-Mile Trip is used when the present New DUBLIN—For the second time in York-Paris radio-teletype circuit the past seven years Pat Condon, By Bob Daily Some Dirty Rat Delays fails due to weak radio signals. A senior sales rep, found himself Plane at Kansas City procedure instituted Oct. 1 stated caught in a torrent of flood water KANSAS CITY—Inspector Roosevelt Van Meter of the Kansas City that only messages marked RX while driving along the country­ Overhaul base is going to make sure he's really wide awake next time KANSAS CITY—Some rat got on (rush) or MG (must go) are re­ he gets a phone call in the night. side. And for the second time he Here's his sad tale of woe: a TWA plane last week. Really. routed via commercial cable. took part in a rescue act. Plane 212, being serviced for Van's wife and teen-age son, Lawrence, were returning non-revenue Flight 40 out of Kansas City, was Back in 1948 Pat had to abandon space-available from Los Angeles to their home in Kansas City. Ar­ found to have a live rat "some­ his car and wade, and while rangements had been made that = where" in the cabin. Plane 218 Gilmore, Gross To Headsplashin g along the road stopped when they finally arrived at Kan­ have it, they caught the next flight was hastily pressed into service as to rescue an elderly lady from a sas City Municipal airport they out to Kansas City shortly there­ ground crewmen pored through Chicago Club Meeting flooded* cottage. She was standing would phone Van Meter to come after, arriving late, late at night. the manual in search of chapter on a chair inside the cottage, which and pick them up. The son called up his father, heading: "Rats, Live—Procedure CHICAGO—Gordon Gilmore, TWA in turn was atop a table, and was But—en route, as it must at sleeping the sound sleep of a con­ for removal from plane cabin." public relations vice-president, still in water waist high. Pat swam some time to all non-revs, they tented 14-year TWAer without a Seems like K. C. maintenance and Robert E. Gross, president of to the cottage, rescued the woman were bumped, removed, off-loaded worry in the world. "Dad," says section could use a good cat. Any­ Lockheed Aircraft Corp., will and continued on his way. at Wichita account space. How­ Larry to a bleary-eyed and still body got one to spare? headline the Feb. 2 meeting of the ever, as their good luck would half-asleep Van, "sorry to bother management club. During recent floods he again you so late, but we were bumped The meeting opens at 6:15 p. m. had to adandon his car and make at Wichita. Will you come to the in the Florentine room of the his way to a neighboring house. airport and get us?" Theater Wings Has Congress hotel. Tickets are priced This time he helped rescue furni­ Van says, "Okay, son. Stay there, 11 at $3.50; reservations may be made ture when flood waters began to I'll come and get you." Hit in "Hay Fever through J. R. Buckman, local rise. Among pieces he helped move He dressed, got in his car, and reservations supervisor. to the second floor was a piano. drove off to the airport — in By Joan Himberger Wichita, 227 miles away. NEW YORK—A hush of expec­ It was a sadder but a wiser Van tancy greeted the rising curtain who discovered in Wichita that and Theater Wings had a success his wife and son had left there on its hands. Hay Fever, Noel A Message several hours ago for Kansas City Coward's show, played to enthusi­ from the and were probably still at the air­ astic audiences for three nights port wondering what route Dad last week at Carnegie Recital hall. was taking. However, they'd quit The all-TWA group may "be dis­ President waiting, took a taxi home and were asleep in bed when Van ar­ covered" yet, but even if Holly­ TWA has built a wonderful safety record over the past 10 years of wood didn't send any agents, a rived back home, plumb tuckered service on its domestic division during which time 18,627,816 out after a futile 500-mile trip. great deal of fun was had by passengers were flown 14,242,411,738 passenger miles without a everyone. In fact, with all the en­ passenger or crew fatality. couragement, Theater Wings is On the morning of Jan. 12, 1955, Captain James W. Quinn, Co­ MEXICO CITY RATE ON AAL already thinking about its next pilot Robert K. Childress and Hostess Pat Stermer and 10 passengers JAMES WILLIAM QUINN, 34, was NEW YORK — TWAers may use production. An announcement will took off from the Cincinnati airport with no airplane traffic reported the American Airlines 50% re­ be made in the near future as to and were hit soon after takeoff by an airplane not reported in the TWA captain on the Martin 202 duced rate privilege to and from the next general meeting, and no area and all persons perished. which collided last week shortly Mexico City on all routes. It is matter what your talents are, Our deep sympathies and desire to help go to the bereaved families after takeoff from Cincinnati with a not possible, however, to obtain you're invited to come join the these privileges to or from points of the TWA passengers and crew. privately operated DC-3. All 15 group. Lots of help is needed to That fine safety record stops, but will always stand as a monu­ in Canada, but only to the U. S. put on a show; no matter what ment of which we all may be proud. We are now starting a new occupants of both planes were station nearest the Canadian bor­ you can do (act, prompt, design), killed in the line's first fatal domes­ der. Some confusion has been en­ you can have a lot of fun by safety record from scratch. Let us all try hard to make it even better. tic accident in more than 10 years. countered regarding these points joining Theater Wings. So look for following recent inauguration of R. S. Damon Quinn had been with TWA since the announcement of the next President—TWA TWA-AAL reciprocal reduced rate meeting! 1941. agreement for employees. TWAers Don Pins Around the World

CAIRO: Flight Engineer G. A. Howell shows his 15- KANSAS CITY: An orchid and a 15-year SANTA MARIA: Shown, front: Fernando Carvalho, D. X. Leonardo, Antonio Reis, DENVER: Herb Standi, DSM, gets 25 year pin to Captain S. G. Granger. Others: M. E. pin for Skip Baird are admired by Boss Ralf Almeida, Jose Elias, J. S. Coelho. Back: C. V. Borges, J. J. Costa, M. S. year pin. Onlookers: Jacqueline Emery, Kirkpatrick, R. H. Hunter, S. J. Spence, Dink Hill, Dick Ennis and Dave Harris, industrial Pacheco, Carlos Martins, Antonio Borges (5-year pin), U. D. Dias, Antonio Borges, Martha Mignin, Mrs. Standi, Bob Mont- Floyd Shaver. relations V-P. Tony Melo, A. L. Ricardo, Jo Figueiredo. gomery, regional sales director.

LOS ANGELES: Fresno Operations Manager Carl Flournoy is 25-year KANSAS CITY: Jim Rush is 15-year pinned at a "pot luck" party. NEW YORK: Mona Lee McCoy is 10-year pinned by boss Vic Leslie, finance pinned in a little ceremony at Los Angeles as co-workers gather round. On Front: Dolores Novosel, Rush, H. I. Reynard, Betty Gugel, Dorothy V-P. Shown: Gordon Gilmore, pub-rel V-P, Bob Jones, Bill Rooker, Leslie, A. R. hand: Vin Stott, John Myers, W. E. Baker, H. J. Steidel, Paul Furst, George Budimlija. Back: W. S. Estabrook, George Trump, R. L. Woodard, Kramer, Matty Plodinec, Ken Davenport, Miss McCoy, Lou Uht, E. O. Cocke, Rice, C. G. Banbury, Flournoy, Larry Shannon, Joe Bartles, Roy Spengler, J. O. White, H. R. Finney, S. F. Gayuski, G. K. Weide, Mary Gabriel, sales V-P, Betty Todd, Bea Feuer, Al Damm, Laura Zimmer, Marge Potocek, Larry Vandegrift, George Naeve. Pat Craddock, O. A. Johnson, Marilyn Borden, Marilyn Luxa. John Clemson, Peg Gummere, Clyde Fullerton.

SAN DIEGO: Barbara Cooper, lead agent, receives an over­ NEW YORK: Alan Gray received 5-year pin from R. I. NEW YORK: Art Janssen, assistant DOM, LaGuardia, NEW YORK: W. B. Miller presents a 10- size 10-year pin from Jim Frazier, DSM, while Mary Koester Van Kleeck. Others: Carol Haubert, Joe Feldman, Connie receives 15-year pin. Present are Joe Clay, G. W. year pin to Harry Curley, supervisor of looks on. Then Barbara left on a two-week tour to England. Bentivegna, Joe Leonard. Shelly, Janssen, and Chris Durr. navigators, Idlewild.

DETROIT: Co-workers grin from the background as Merlin WICHITA: H. F. Lawless, DOM, presents WICHITA: Lawless presents another 10-year LAS VEGAS: Shown are Louis Abad, Bob Rand, 6-month pin, Lois Redman, Downs presents Phil Shafer his 10-year pin. 10-year pin to Supervisor Walt Harris. In pin, this time to Ed Rufle, master me- Les Wood, Paul White, DOM W. E. Baker, Jim Houston, Doris Ihrig, John Photo by Cormne Smith. back: Ed Szambecki, C. A. McDonald. chanic. Again it's Szambecki in background. Good, 10-year pin. Bill McGarigle, Everett Anderson.

BEIRUT: Ed Rankin, DSM, LISBON: A 5-year pin is presented Senior Ac­ KANSAS CITY: Joe Allen, director of operations research, BOMBAY: A 5-year pin goes to Naju Sarkari. Present are Philomena Fernandez, 5-year pins Assad Nassif, countant E. d'Aquino at an office party by V. N. presents 10-year pin to Analyst Billie King as Executive Doily Rizvi, Naju Sarkari, Greg Schuberth, Eric Kanga, Preston Gilbert, Teresa driver in Beirut. Gomes, area controller rep. V-P John Codings looks on. Borreto, Harris Maidment, Homi Kanga.

NEW YORK: Frank Brennan, reservations supervisor, is 20-year pinned KANSAS CITY: Pins (in prems) are presented en masse in the controller's de­ LOS ANGELES: Hi Crowther, superintendent of maintenance, receives by Jack Martin, regional sales director. Others: Left, Bob Van Kleeck, partment: Milt Garrison, Betty Barrett (10), Mary Jo Herman (10), Ann Beemer 25-year pin. Present: C. E. Lucas, H. C. Curfman, George Rice, Larry Jim Fleming, Walt Coyle, Jack Mclntyre. Right, Kay Helstrom, Bill (10), Dorothy Nelson (10), Bill Mailler (10), Charlie York (10), Sid Griffith Vandegrift, Crowther, Roy Spengler, Joe Bartles, Larry Shannon, Lew Leslie, Ted Buckheit, Jerry Meade. Photo by John Hartley. (15), John Willis, M. L. Johnson (15), Warren Gordon and Del Ferguson. Goss, Bill Campbell, Lee Flanagin, Al Kreutner, Rollie Kloepfer. SKYLINER m*A SYSTEM BOWL TOURNAMENT Around the Harrs Is Best Shot; St. Louis Opens Gap Club Match Planned TWA WORLD... KANSAS CITY — Ed Harrs took high scoring honors last week at In Bowl Tourney READING—Employees club offi­ the TWA rifle club shoot with a cers for the upcoming year are 98 prone and 74 standing. KANSAS CITY — The St. Louis Transportation Agent Len Schock, A tournament with the Kansas Connies moved into high gear this president, and Reservations Agent City Power & Light Co. is now in week, upping their lead in the Luther Conrad, secretary-treas­ the planning stage and will proba­ system bowling tournament's urer. bly take place within the next few Flight of Champions to three full weeks. points as San Francisco's West KANSAS CITY — D. L. Mesker, Enders failed to match the torrid Central region manager of flying, pace. has been elected president of the Only division change saw the Kansas City Retrievers club, a New York Non Stops move into a local organization of dog fanciers tie for first place at 599 scratch — particularly and specifically average per game with the Kan­ Labrador retrievers. sas City Pin Ups in women's Di­ Mesker is owner and trainer of vision II. Black Monk of Roeland, a 19- month-old retriever which already FLIGHT OF ( CHAMPIONS has won four ribbons in field Connies, STL 869 Misc. Ohl., MKC 802 West Ends, SFO 866 All-Stars, SFO 798 trials and second place in the Skyliners, CLE 824 Muni. Apt., MKC 798 Heart of America Dog show. Eng. Ohl., MKC 823 Indians, IND 794 Hi Seas, LAX 820 Sheet Metal, MKC 793 Other TWAers, all captains, who 1049's, MKC 820 Teardown, MKC 786 are among the 77 members of the Cost, MKC 819 Red Wings, MKC 781 club are Everett Wolf, John Lati- Ambassadors, MKC 803 Controllers, MKC 778 more and Wilbur Knudsen. Coming Soon DIVISION II In the SKYLINER LEAGUE LEADERS in Kansas City's Martin bowling circuit are the Head Connies, LAX 808 Head Pins, MKC 770 Pins: Glen Meek, Ernie Vick, C. R. Miller, Al Roush and Bill Baker. Pace Setters, LAX 802 Cloud Busters, LAX 767 CINCINNATI — TWA's local air Go Go Go, LAX 801 Skyliners, CHI 764 freight section is claiming a Gremlins, IDL 800 Ohl. Base, MKC 764 record: The most shipments in 400 Club, LAX 795 Engineering, MKC 764 any one month from any one com­ Skyliners, STL 788 Fit. Engs., MKC 760 Arkies, LAX 782 5 Amps, MKC 758 pany—595 shipments in December Super Cons., MKC 779 INDR, MKC 755 from the Kemper Thomas Co. of Pas. Serv., MKC 779 Airport Line, MKC 743 Cincinnati. (All shipments pre­ Senators, LGA 773 Revenuers, MKC 730 paid, too.) "We think this must be DIVISION III some sort of record," says John Chiefs, ABQ 783 Rub Downs, CHI 728 Greany, city air freight agent. Live 5, LAX 772 Ambassadors, LAX 726 Stores, MKC 751 BTOs, MKC 724 WoodChprs., MKC 750 Super Cons., LAX 720 Comms., MKC 745 Construction, MKC 718 MADRID— -It was a good Christ- Fit. Dispatch, MKC 741 Crew Cuts, MKC 717 mas party —but not so good that Engine Ohl., MKC 741 Cliquers, CHI 716 they don't know where they were, Sky Chiefs, MKC 734 Woodpeckers, LAX 714 Misc. 5, MKC 732 Argo Nuts, CHI 710 Last week' s photo identification of Food Jugs, CHI 730 3As, CHI 693 Jose Luis Alvarez and Floria Pellon at a "Lisbon" party is in DIVISION IV error. The party was in Madrid. Electronics, MKC 701 404s, SDF . 670 Mary's Gr'ners, LAX 696 Super Connies, STL 668 Skyliners, LAX 685 Mulops, CHI 650 Kool Kegs, LAX 681 Subs, CHI 650 PITTSBURGH—Ticket agents at the Creepers, CHI 678 Live 5, CVG 617 William Penn hotel discarded the Spoilers, MKC 677 Sparks, CHI 614 annual grab bag at Christmas time Western Stars, LAX 672 Cotton Pkrs., LAX 529 this year and donated two dollars GIRLS each for a needy family. A passen­ DIVISION I ger helped chip in to make the Serv. Susies, MKC 699 Superchgrs., MKC 644 total $20. GETTING SET for the new Model 1049 Super-G Con­ Johnson, Bill Sanders, G. A. Landsell, Ted Weaver, Connies, MKC 680 Airport, MKC 637 The following letter was re­ stellations are these captains, some of them the most Jim Polizzi, Bill McGreevy, Urb Kampsen, Wes Turner, Five Misses, MKC 656 Statistics, MKC 609 ceived from the mother of the grateful family: "We have always senior on the line, shown attending a ground training Harry Campbell, Bill Dowling, Roger Salmonson, Bill DIVISION II class in Kansas City. Seated: Harold Neumann, Don Non-Stops, NYC 599 Hot Shots, MKC 565 had a nice Christmas and this year Merrigan, Russ Derickson, Carl Chambers, D. L. Rich­ Pin Ups, MKC 599 Sky Fraters, MKC 553 I wanted it to be extra nice as my Smith, Earl Fleet, M. O. Bowen, Jimmy Roe, Clarence ardson, Bill Greer, R. W. Gough, R. E. Stambock, Lazy Bones, MKC 595 Oversales, MKC 544 husband is ill and the doctor says Ducks, LGA 585 Wing Dings, LGA 519 Kulp. Standing: B. R. Mehew, Jack LeClaire, C. W. George Duval I, Busch Voigts. QVs, MKC 584 Alley Cats, MKC 519 he is living on borrowed time. He Alley Shiners, LGA 578 Gutter Rats, MKC 447 is only 34 but has cancer and Thats, LGA 576 there is no hope. 200 or more—MKC: Ernie Vick, 230-602; Glen "We have three boys, ages 3 to Meek, 202; George Carroll, 209; P. Colvin, 204; THE BIG PAYOFF Willie Willis, 231-614; F. Chapman, 208; Jack Cole­ 12, and since my husband has man, 204; W. McBride, 201; Willie Schumacher, been laid off so long we were 200; Glen Clemens, 203; Bill Verderber, 214; Dave afraid Santa wouldn't get here. Hightower, 206; Carl Engel, 225; Ed Ferrick, 208; Charlie Powers, 204; Bill Geiger, 200; Bill Col- Thanks to you he did and the boys strom, 200. LAX: Dick Beatty, 219; Bud Don­ had a wonderful time. If you are nelly, 223; Hank Lutz, 204; Claude Downing, 242; parents you will know how happy Targets for January Will Gagnon, 218; E. Lerner, 213; Larry Sprague, 207; J. Severs, 213; Bill Kuster, 242-620. SFO: we were that they weren't dis­ Ed Waits, 206. STL: Phil Millard, 211; Ebb appointed." Suggestions need not be confined to only the listed Big Payoff items, Ebbling, 211; Bob Spinks, 224; Jack Zdvorak, 220. IDL: Mike Diorio, 204. IND: Glen Denton, 221; but on any items for which an employee has an idea to effect a savings, Ronnie Watson, 219. CHI: Ken Earner, 213; Bill CHICAGO—Peter Siemens, com­ Dickerson, 223. a better method for doing a job, or improved material usage. missary clerk, departed for a va­ Shown below are selected items for January. All suggestions should be GIRLS—NYC: Gladys Larsen, 167; Jeanne Bard, cation in Mexico recently, armed 168. MKC: Lois Scott, 188; Marie Wilson, 173; forwarded to the suggestion plan. Barbara Wright, 182; Barbara McRae, 178; Mary with a new German camera. Rose, 161; Eleanor McSparren, 159. LAX: Betty Harrison, 174; Lorraine Daniels, 172; Betty Lou Saunders, 167; Mary Kamenar, 195; M. Eilers, KANSAS CITY—Instead of sending Engine Overhaul Accessory Overhaul 152; Lottie Denny, 184; June Kuster, 168. LGA: Christmas card greetings, the pro­ Emma Dumarest, 17& CHI: Kay Culhane, 158. visioning section pooled money Low Clutch Creeper Gear—TWA Part No. 77- Vacuum Pump Coupling—TWA Part No. 86- Pinfall, games and averages of division leaders: they would ordinarily spend on 0966-Mfgr. Part No. 89268 0083 DIVISION I cards and stamps and sent checks totaling $101 to the St. John's Used on Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engines Used on all type engines Games Pinfall Avg. Yearly Expenditure: $1,300 Connies, STL 39 33895 869 Orphanage and the Ozanam boy's Yearly Expenditure: $6,528 West Ends, SFO 45 38994 866 home. The collection was coordi­ Problem: Spline fretting corrosion. Skyliners, CLE 42 34623 828 nated by provisioning supervisors: Problem: High replacement item at each over­ Engine Overhaul, MKC 42 34670 825 James E. Brewer, Bill Estabrook, haul and cause of premature engine Hydraulic Hand Pump Body—TWA Part No. DIVISION II Gid Weide, Floyd V. Massey, Max removals account gear teeth failure. 288-1352 Connies, LAX 42 33949 808 P. Gibson, Gil Prince and Larry Pace Setters, LAX 36 28759 802 H. Ware. Used on all Constellation aircraft Go Go Gos, LAX 42 33659 801 Gremlins, IDL 48 38415 800 Metal Shop Yearly Expenditure: $1,200 400 Club, LAX 42 33407 795 LONDON—Spain's recent SKY­ Problem: Excessive wear to bushings and dam­ LINER claim to the "first" Time Beverage Jug Heat Element—TWA Part No. DIVISION III age to connection ports. Chiefs, ABQ 45 35248 783 Pay Plan sale overseas, Nov. 22, 44-5040 Live 5, LAX 39 30123 772 is disputed by London. Used on all aircraft, galley beverage jugs Insulating Discs (multiple brakes)—TWA Part Ticket Agent John Cooper sold DIVISION IV Yearly Expenditure: $11,000 No. 61-4826 Electronics, MKC 42 29449 701 a Captain Baker a Time Pay Plan Mary's Groaners, MKC 39 24930 696 contract in amount $463.50 cover­ Problem: Excessive replacement during service Used on 049, 749, 749A and DC-4 aircraft ing passage of three persons from GIRLS New York to London on Nov. 15. due to moisture reaching heating ele­ Yearly Expenditure: $3,900 DIVISION I ment. Problem: Breakage of discs during service. Service Susies, MKC 45 31479 699 Connies, MKC 45 30622 680 Hangar and Shops DIVISION II BIG FIVE LOSE 59-50 Pin Ups, MKC 36 21574 599 Non-Stops, NYC 45 26972 599 KANSAS CITY—TWA's Big Five Carbon Tetrachloride—TWA Part No. 50-0037 basketball team lost a 59-50 deci­ sion to Waldo Radio Corp. in the Used generally by all shops and hangar for SUN UP fast YMCA league Sunday. Don cleaning Baldwin hit a blistering pace for Yearly Expenditure: $9,000 ALBUQUERQUE—According to the TWA, dropping in 19 points, but local chamber of commerce the could not turn the tide. Bill Evans Problem: High cost item. sun has shown every day from and Ed O'Leary turned in a good Jan. 12, 1954, to Jan. 12, 1955. floor game for the Big Five. JANUARY 20, 1955 PAGE THREE SKYLINER

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TWA PROBABLY wishes it inadequate, so Betty was set to could turn a lot of bargains like work and now, 'tis reported, nary this. Mail Boy Richard Alexander, a mouse dares show its head. K. C. New York Life building, Betty is under the special protec­ opened a "conscience fund" letter tion of Sergio Baldazzi, lead cargo from a carefully anonymous pas­ senger, enclosing a dollar bill "in payment for a hand towel I took on my last flight." Since these hand towels cost 11 cents apiece, TWA is gratified to turn an ap­ proximate 900% profit on the transaction.

A SLIGHT DISCREPANCY in names on the sales order had to be cleared up. So, St. Louis agent Joella Jones calls this woman and .sweetly asks, "Are you by any THREE OLD-TIMERS still with TWA are shown in this dispatcher for TWA in Los Angeles, Bob LeRoy, one­ chance traveling with a passenger photo taken in the fall of 1930 at Camden, N. J. From time captain for TWA, Ted Weaver, currently a TWA Turner?" the left are T. B. Clement, former general traffic man­ captain in Los Angeles, and Chet Stewart, now district "What's that?" said the puzzled passenger. "What's a passenger ager of TAT and later TWA, Charles Lindbergh, at the sales manager for TWA in St. Louis. Send in your "old- turner? I never heard of that kind time technical advisor for TAT, H. G. Andrews, now a timer" photos for possible SKYLINER publication. of gadget." BIRTHS NEW HIRE at Rome's Ciampino KORF: To Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Korf, regional airport is Betty, a tiger striped navigators' superintendent, Cairo, a 7 lb. 2 oz. son, Orchids & Onions cat. Betty was called in on the Gregory Davis, Dec. 15. SALISBURY: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salisbury, lifted from passengers' letters job after local TWAers discovered engineer, KCK, a 7 lb. 9Vz oz. son, James Robert, a bold mouse recently making off agent, who makes sure the cat Jan. 10. with injudiciously unguarded bits C0SIDES: To Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Cosides, me­ Salesmanship Wins Customer is well fed. He reports that she chanic, KIDL, a 7 lb. 1 oz. son, Allen, Jan. 6. of spaghetti, pizza pie, ravioli and must have some exotic origin Fifteen Years Ago M0TT: To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mott, tariff "I'd like to bring to your atten­ strombolli originally intended as since she prefers to- bed down in Gordon R. Parkinson, Kansas representative, NYC, a 7 lb. 2 oz. son, William tion the exceptional attitude and sustenance for hard working the Bombay and Cairo cargo bins George, Dec. 19. conscientiousness of E. E. Edgson City, was re-elected a councilor at VINCZE: To Mr. and Mrs. Zsigmond Vincze, cargo agents. Traps were deemed when off duty. the annual session of the American flight engineer, KIDL, a 7 lb. son, James Phillip, of your office in Piccadilly, Lon­ Meteorological society recently. Nov. 27. don. I went to the ticket office in WOOD: To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wood, flight order to have my return ticket to Gordon Parkinson is flight plan­ dispatcher, KIDL, a 9 lb. 4 oz. son, William J., ning superintendent, Kansas City. Dec. 22. New York endorsed over to an­ ALLARDYCE: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allar- other airline and he persuaded me dyce, flight engineer, KIDL, a 7 lb. 7 oz. son, to fly TWA. This is my first ex­ Ten Years Ago William Robert, Dec. 13. HANSON: To Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Hanson, perience where an employee has The Big Boeings—TWA's fleet flight engineer, KIDL, an 8 lb. 9 oz. daughter, gone out of his way to really sell of improved 38-passenger Strato- Lynne, Dec. 10. his company." NIC0LAIDES: To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Nico- liners—have returned from war Iaides, operations agent, Athens, a 3V2 kilos Mail Run and were in the final stages this daughter, their first child. month for their return to com­ H0F: To Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hof, cargo agent, "This flight is only an excuse mercial service. The first five have STL, a 7 lb. 15 oz. dauohter, Jerri Ann, Dec. 11. for a passenger flight—why not FEHSKENS: To Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fehs- make up your mind whether you started taking CAA transport cate­ kens, mechanic, KIDL, a 7 lb. 12 oz. son, Brian gory tests, the first land planes to Lee, Dec. 23. want to fly passengers or mail? undergo the new tests prescribed SWANBURG: To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Swan- We were one hour late leaving burg, lead cargo agent, LAX, a 6 lb. lAVz oz. Philadelphia due to loading of for all future transports by the son, Daniel Raymond, Dec. 20. CAA. The remaining four went to HERSH: To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hersh, as­ mail and had another wait in the main hangar in Kansas City sistant supervisor reservations service office, MKC, Pittsburgh for the same thing. a 7 lb. 10 oz. son, Daniel Wayne, Jan. 11. Twenty seats were filled with mail (where it was necessary to remove JANSSEN: To Mr. and Mrs. William Janssen, the wing tips due to their 107-foot reservations agent, NYC, a 7 lb. 12 oz. son, —and we had a business meeting wingspread in order to get them William, Jan. 11, "their second child, first son. in Chicago." STETTLER: To Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stettler, me­ in the hangar). chanic, KCK, a 5 lb. daughter, Dana, Dec. 7. Cool Customer ZIZANI: To Mr. and Mrs. (Mary) Zizani, ste­ nographer, Athens, a 7 lb. son, Kostas, Jan. 7. "I purposely took your 'de luxe' Five Years Ago SMITH: To Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith, master flight from New York to St. Louis mechanic, KCK, a 7 lb. 15 oz. son, Charles recently as it brought me in at an Clarence Potter, Columbus, was Frederick, Jan, 10. bitten by the plane building bug ideal time to be met at the air­ port. However, we were three several years ago and closed a MARRIAGES deal with a private mechanic for hours late due to a landing at Rosemary McCall, flight dispatch clerk, MKC, Pittsburgh. When I take a highly $60—he carried home all the to John R. Walton, Dec. 27. engine parts he needed in a bushel Elsie Johnson, senior secretary, LAX, to Mel advertised flight and find myself basket. The result was a "Jeep" Borchardt, Dec. 12. on second-rate, old equipment, Irene Nelson, secretary, KIDL, to John Krleg, with none of the so-called lux­ airplane built for the Cleveland Nov. 6. races. It took two years to build, Fred Merkel, senior typist clerk, KIDL, to uries, fopd that is unappetizing, however, and by that time that Barbara Powlowski, Dec. 18. lavatories without lights, then en­ particular race had been discon­ Larry O'Brien, senior sales rep, Lima, Peru, to gine trouble, that is too much. 'Say! Not a bad looking crew lunch today." Augusta Carillo, Dec. 24. Need I say I was thoroughly tinued. Thelma Coleman, secretary, ABQ, to Melvin By Ed Betts, San Francisco Clarence Potter is a lead me­ Lloyd, Dec. 17. burnt up?" chanic at Columbus.

One Year Ago AV Ben Nicks, Editor Art Clayton, Manager Employee Publications Gloria Ragan, Assistant Editor Marty Wentworth, former sales '£&&** rep in St. Louis, has been pro­ moted to district sales manager in Issued every Thursday by the Employee Publications The Editor, SKYLINER, TWA, 10 Rich­ Peoria. Published Weekly at Kansas section of the Industrial Relations department. News ards Road, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. Marty Wentworth is still holding For Employees of TWA stories, tips and photographs may be submitted by Republication of contents is permissible. down the sales manager job in Trans World Airlines Peoria. any TWA employee through his field editor, or to Member Society of Associated Industrial Editors Addis Ababa Daniel Reid, Cleveland..Helen Carevlch, Gene Dietz Hannon, Receptionist; Bob Watkins, Louisville Dick Henderson, Reading Harry Braddock, Katy Kokorely. Colombo A. B. Krueger Prod. Control; Charlotte Lake, Wanda Werncke. Polly Ann Conner. Albany Paul Tredo Columbus Gert Lincoln. INDR; Bill Richardson, K. W. Mur­ Madras .K. R. Krishnaswamy Rome Jean Salvadore, Albuquerque Frank Darrow, Marjorie Woodyard phy, Frank Holmes, Oliver Beach, Madrid Santiago Fernandez, Guido Nlmmo, Giampiero Costan- COrWS ALOfOG- THC A(UUt/AV9 Emerson Goff Copenhagen Kirsten Paustian G. C. Potts, Eng. Ohl.; Melra Braun, Pedro Roda. tino, Luciano Pi per no, John Alexandria Leila Hosny Mexico City Doug Stockdale, Garzero Aljlers Gabriel Mondte, Dallas Frances McGulre Upholstery; Bill Earnhart, Accessory; Dayton Ed Smith, Carol Evans Bob Daily, Line Service; Nick Patricia Hanessian. San Diego Mary Koester Louis Schiano M iam i Carrel Power Allentown j. E. Tremblay Denver Martha Mignin Naaktgeboren, Aircraft; Denny Lane, San Francisco ...... A. w. Crandall, Amarillo ....Joseph Hendley, Jr. Stores; Virginia Aniser, Stores Cont.; Milan G. B. Forcignano, Nina Anderson, Audre Vourlis, Detroit Corrine Smith, Riccardo Magistrelli. Mollie Weathers. Athens Nick Harris, M. Dene Jordan Delores Novosel, Provision; Charlie San Juan, P. R Martin Dessau Andy Galliatsatos, Frixos Serve- Dhahran Opal K. Moore. Pickett, Jim Denham, Sheet Metal; Milwaukee Alicia Sixty topoulos Gilbert Babbat ., Bay Wigger, Plating; Bob Wolters, Minneapolis Elizabeth Lungren Santa Maria Teresa Faro Baltimore John Van Enige, Jr. Dublin Gerard Gallivan Planning; Laura Brandt, First Aid; Munich Roland Glaab Shannon Terry McGowan, Basra Art Zuger, Henry Chill Frankfurt Ernst Zijnen, Bert Duncan, Plant Maint.; Einar New Orleans Corinne Fleming Joe Reville. Barcelona Jose E. Sagarra Richard Peters, Dr. Helmut Hausel Einarsson, Line Maint.; Helen Shrontz, New York Herb Wober, South Bend Ed Blaskewicz Beirut Blanche Allouche Ft. Wayne Bud Hartman Purchasing; Ann Costigan, Warehouse; Gordon Ray, Zed Lockhart, Frank St. Louis Bob Lorenz, Geneva Betty Gerencier, Ruocco, Fred Fessler, Liam Casey, John Brawley, Duane Glasscock, Binghamton Margot Rupp Clarence Bergsten, Test Cells; Henry June Sallotollo, Irene Schulten- McWayne Mullen. Bombay Gopal Panjabi. Tom Wilkinson LaLonde, Dorothy Malloy, J. J. Mar­ Hamburg Marielene Weirup koetter, Jean Lucci, Mary Heavey. Sydney .Percy Bell C. S. Padman, Cynthia Ezra, Naju Harrfsburg Harry Davis tinez, Engineering; Frank Blasco, R. W. Goldthorpe, Francis Fiz- Terre Haute Ralph Fallowfield Sarkari Havana B. B. Burns Propeller; F. C. Smith, Inspection; zarotti, Dick Smith, Eleanor Tokyo Masaaki Nojima Bonn ...... Hans-Karl von Winterfeld Honolulu Diana Bowersock J. A. Wagner, Engine Build-Up. Baisden Toledo Keith Plouck, Houston ...... Oella Cruz Kimball Las Vegas .Paul White Newark Gall McCumber B'oston ....Guy Norman, Bob Murphy Nice Dieter Friedrich Don Logan. Brussels Liliane Delnatte Indianapolis ...Jr.'... Mondis Sandefur Lima .Larry O'Brien Topeka Wayne R. Laub Jidda Joe Brennan Oakland Grayce Cole Tunis Andre Baroukh Burbank Paul Strohm Kansas City Tom Keliher, Lisbon ...... Herminio Simoes, Paris Paul Nemetb Cairo Andy Bittar, Genevieve Hayat, Jean-Claude Du­ Washington Graham Smallwood. Ellen Lee Hyle, Bob Frank, Wil­ Jose Ribatamega Jim Clay, Cecil Smith, Glorya Edward Haik, Stan Phillips, lie Hallman, Jackie Baymor, Marge London George Gray, bois, Albert Avran, Joe Cohen, Hassan El Samra Weighill, Joan Klein, Margaret Jane Poni Klapp, Mary Quinn, Mary Hlnshel- "Let's get engaged. Lewis, Margaret Switala, Bill Joyce Cox, Hilary Mousley Peoria ^ Bob Price wood. Casablanca Arch Taylor Walsh, Mary Foley, Bob Stevens, Los Angeles Byron Schmidt, Philadelphia ..Connie Piccone, Wheeling Joe Stroske I sure could use the Chicago Esther Travis, Bart Ray Smale, Bonnie Miser. Nita Alvarado, Edward Musgrave, James Tavlano, Amelia Kelley Wichita Darline Hellman Hewitt, Max Heisig, Jack Farley, Kansas City Overhaul Base Betty Kizer, Thomas Susa, Duncan Phoenix Ann Squier Brecheen Wilkes-Barre, Scranton....Russ Garlin office collection." Burt Dedrick, Instrument; Ray Ferguson, Jeanine Stiles, Arend Pittsburgh Joseph Koltiska, Jim Peters, Luayine Ohnstad. Darby, Bill Vance. Radio & Electric; Dona Colbert Willlamsport Dave Morris Ardls Thurow, B. V. Hartnett. Jekel, Virginia Almond, Mary Lou By Emerson Goff, Albuquerque Bill Hawkins, Production; larena Baca, Vi Joy, George Etter Portland .Richard McMillan Zurich Peggy Harrison Mercier, Cincinnati Jackie Heupel, Willy Reich. Thelma Forder PAGE FOUR JANUARY 20, 1955 LISTENING TO A LECTURE on the weather are visiting Harold Swigart, Hubert Fisher, Delbert Ferguson, Kan­ TWAers on a familiarization trip in Zurich. The briefing sas City; Darrell Zickafoose, Las Vegas; Don Crowley, is being given by a government meteorologist in the Homer Stoftzfus, Norman Grotz, Wayne Hersh, Kansas weather office at Zurich, far right. Left to right are City.

MIXED UP MAIL at the Kansas City Overhaul base is an everyday occur­ rence for James Joseph Martinez (Register No. 55887) and James Joseph A SPECIAL TROPHY and cash award went to Las at the Day Dream guest ranch. Left to right are Bil Martinez (Register No. 55886). Engineer Martinez (55887), left, has been Vegas for winning first place in the World Series air Montague, supervisor; Pete Hartley, Paul White, W. E. with TWA since 1951. Sheet Metal Mechanic Martinez (55886), right, has freight contest, Profit Makers division. The station Baker, district operations manager, holding trophy; been with the company since 1953. Even such important matters as pay­ wound up the series 977% above quota. TWA played Les Woods, employees club president, accepting $75 checks have been confused upon occasion, causing 55886 and 55887 host to all local airlines employees with a celebration from Ray Culley, city sales supervisor; Bob Dazey. no end of trouble.

EASTERN AIR LINES Flight Attendant Bill Blount, New York, prepares to board TWA's Flight 93 to the west coast as his prize in a recent sales contest. He is accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Marie Blount. TWA host­ esses are Jane Mullan and Lois Carson, New York. INSTALLATION of officers and directors of Kansas City's employees club took place recently at the club's annual dinner. Left to right are Don Griffin, Mary Ann Templeman, Gloria Ragan, Ed Lovejoy, vice-president, Pete LaFollette, president, B. B. Robbins, Charlie Pickett, Sy Szymula, Dorothy Rowlings, secretary, Claude Hildebrand. Not present were Dick Kramer, treasurer, and Harold Mason. The 12 directors of the employees club are composed of four each from uptown, the Overhaul base and Municipal airport, elected two a year to serve two-year terms. Officers are elected from among themselves by the directors.

COLLECTING HIS CHECK as suggestion plan winner is E. L. Holland, REUNION IN BOSTON brings togeiher two old-timers: right is Elvira Parker, secretary. Standing, left to right, provisioner at the Kansas City Overhaul base, third from left. Handing Seated, Claude Rand, now district sales manager at are Jim Tucker, sales rep; Guy Norman, reservations over the money is H. I. Reynard, provisioning manager. Looking on are Geneva and former Boston sales rep, reminisces with agent; Mrs. Norman, former TWAer in London; Jim L. H. Ware, W. S. Estabrook, G. M. Prince, supervisors; Tom Ashton, sug­ Vern Kerr, who was Boston's first TWAer to retire. At deRevere, sales manager; Dave LeBlanc, res sup. gestion plan manager; F. V. Massey and G. K. Weide, supervisors. SKYLINER Which Is Older? Western Air Lines Outraged, , Gtes TWA for Claim Jumping fi NEW YORK—"Can the son be older than the father?" asks Bert Lynn, director of advertising and public relations for Western Air Lines in Los Angeles, as he challenged TWA's claim of 30 years of service being observed in 1955. The WAL executive's indignant cry made headlines across the nation yesterday and prompted the following reply from TWA's vice-president of public relations, Gordon Gil- — more: "Dear Mr. Lynn: L. A. Management Club "While I have not seen your let­ ter to me on the respective ages of our companies, it was reported in To Hold 'Sports Might' the New York Times that you have Los ANGELES—The management questioned the longevity of TWA club will hold its fifth annual in relationship to your own excel­ "Sports Night" Jan. 26 at Rudi's lent and honored Western Air popular local restaurant. Lines, which you reportedly have The sports night has become the said is our parent. most popular annual feature of the "In balancing Western's claim local club meetings, and this year to 29 years against TWA's 30th an­ again TWAers are indebted to Stan niversary celebration, you have Burton, senior sales rep, for lining raised an interesting question, up an all-star show. The evening 'Can the "son" be older than the will be emcee'd for the fifth year EMPIRE BUILDERS from the Lone Star state extend territory. In the photo are Warren Lee Pierson, TWA "father"?' Wordsworth once wrote by Rube Samuelsen, sports editor of that 'the child is father to the man' their boundary to Oakland, Calif. Part of the hoopala board chairman; Fred Jones, Braniff board chairman; the Pasadena Star-News, and past- surrounding inauguration of the Braniff-TWA one-plane Thomas Ryan, Braniff director; Oakland Mayor Clifford but actually the relationship be­ president of the Football Writers tween Trans World Airlines, Inc., of America. In honor of Samuel- interchange service between Houston and San Fran­ Rishell; Jean Autrey, Dallas, and E. O. Cocke, TWA and the present Western Air Lines, sen's meritorious service at this cisco last week was planting of this sign on California director and sales vice-president. Inc., is neither paternal nor filial. event he is to be presented with a "TWA and WAL are both lineal mock "5-year pin" at the affair. corporate successors to Western Air Express, Inc., which was Other speakers lined up by Bur­ founded in 1925 and whose 30th ton include Charley Powell, prom­ TWAers Earn $$$ Under Awards Made in birthday is being observed this inent heavyweight title challenger, year by TWA with a '30 Years of and his manager, Suey Welch, Service' program. Johnny Wooden, UCLA basketball Quarterly Field coach, Fred Haney, manager of the "There is essentially nO argu­ Pittsburgh Pirates, Jordan Olivar, Suggestion Plan in 1954 ment between TWA and the pres­ Yale football coach, and Deacon Editors' Contest ent WAL over the latter's claim to Dan Towler, outstanding fullback KANSAS CITY—Participation in the suggestion plan has made TWAers being 'America's Oldest Airline.' of the Los Angeles Rams. richer by $27,060 in 1954 with awards being paid on 463 suggestions, a But since WAL claims only 29 considerable increase over the $15,389 earned for 270 suggestions in 1953. KANSAS CITY—Three women and years, it is respectfully suggested The number of suggestions received climbed from 1,835 in 1953 to one man won top awards in the recently concluded quarterly con­ that you may be one year too AIRLINE NIGHT 2,523 last year and the average award was $58.44. modest in extolling your own ex­ Contributing to the considerable increase in suggestion plan activity test for SKYLINER field editors cellent record. NEW YORK—Catholic airline per­ was the "Big Payoff" program for the best item submitted in each "The past 30 years of these two sonnel of New York have been in­ and the emphasis throughout the division: vited to participate in an "Airline who, with the help of a maximum Irene Schultenkoetter, photo di­ great airlines as well as the his­ company on reduced cost. A total award, earned $1,237. tory of all other scheduled air Industry Night of the Chair of the of $772 has been paid for 13 pay­ vision, for her coverage of the New Unity Octave" program at St. Among big money winners as York blood donation drive, Oct. 21. services have been important; but off suggestions with eight or nine usual was W. C. Strautman, Over­ the next 30 years promise even Patrick's cathedral Jan. 25 at 8 awards ,{g$ill to be paid on ideas in This is Miss Schultenkoetter's third p.m. Serving as honor guard at the haul base, although this year he award. greater achievement. the mill. While the percentage of was tied by his co-submitter, D. colorful program will be two air­ adopted suggestions under the big Jack Farley, news division, for "In an effort to preview air line captains from every airline R. Thompson. They submitted two his story on the Chicago flood, travel of 1985, TWA will sponsor payoff program is a little less than $1,000 award suggestions and a cosmic symposium next Tuesday serving the New York area. one in five, which is the system Oct. 14. others to earn themselves $1,136 Nita Alvarado, feature photos, night, Jan. 25, at the Hayden average, the awards have aver­ apiece. planetarium in New York. Partici­ aged about $1 more. for submitting a photo spread on "Why is money called 'Jack'?" Completing the list of employees a group of Los Angeles employees pants will be Dr. Wernher von "I guess because a Queen takes The top winner was M. R. Wil­ who, during 1954, made the Braun of the U. S. guided missile visiting the Super Constellation it." son, Kansas City Overhaul base, "charmed circle" of those earning under construction for TWA at program; Dr. Fred L. Whipple, a maximum award were: E. W. chairman of the department of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Dec. 9. Renner, K. P. Campbell, L. R. Jani Poni, feature story, for her astronomy at Harvard university; Stretz and H. G. Lendle of the Hall L. Hibbard, head of engineer­ story on the reluctant Paris woman Overhaul base, and A. A. Baker, and her lost furs, Nov. 11. ing for Lockheed Aircraft Corp.; senior accountant at the New York and Ralph S. Damon, president of Life building in Kansas City. The contest has been conducted TWA. quarterly for accredited field edi­ The most awards of the year tors for the past six years. Winners "I would consider it a great went to G. B. Watts, Overhaul will receive certificates of excel­ honor if you would be my guest at base, who collected on nine ideas. lence in their respective divisions. the symposium, which will attempt Others who cashed in on their An award was made to Riccardo to lift the curtain on the future of ideas were: Jack Kinkead, 8; E. Magistrelli, Milan, for several car­ commercial aviation, not only for L. Baska, 7; E. F. Otiker, 6; T. F. toons published in the SKYLINER TWA and WAL but all other great Williams, 6; and S. M. Szymula, during the last quarter of 1954. names in scheduled air transport. 6, all from Kansas City; Dean Al­ Honorable mention: bright, lead transportation agent News: Don Logan, Toledo; Paul "Sincerely, at Newark, came through with 6 "Gordon Gilmore" Tredo, Albany; Richard Peters,. awards. Pasquale Ricciardi, lead Frankfurt; Mary Lou Baca, Los (Editor's note: TWA's President transportation agent, Milan, earned Angeles; Giampiero Costantino, Damon will make an important 3 awards to be the high winner Rome; Byron Schmidt, Los announcement at the New York overseas. Angeles; Irene Schultenkoetter, symposium concerning a special "With several good sized awards New York; F. C. Smith, Kansas feature of TWA's 30 years' cele­ still pending, it looks like 1955 City; Terry McGowan, Shannon; bration. The announcement will will be off to a good start," said Bob Murphy, Boston; Jean Govoni, be carried in next week's SKY­ Tom Ashton, suggestion plan man­ Rome; Jim Martinez, Kansas City; LINER.) ager. "The adoptions keep up with Jim Clay, Washington; Bob the increase in submission and Lorenz, St. Louis; Einar Einarsson, awards go up faster. The more Tom Keliher, Bill Walsh, Kansas ideas the more dollars. Send in City; Liam Casey, New York. Officers To Be Picked your good ideas; 1955 looks like it Feature: Jack Farley, Chicago; should be the biggest year yet. Joe Brennan, Jidda; Bob Lorenz, In St. Louis Club Vote Are you getting your share of the St. Louis; Ann Costigan, Kansas award dollars?" City. ST. LOUIS—The employees club News Photo: Guido Nimmo, will elect officers this week from IN THE HOSPITAL Jean Govoni, Rome; Jack Farley, among the following candidates MARION DE VAULT, master me­ Chicago; Nita Alvarado, Los slated for office: chanic, Kansas City Overhaul Angeles; Pedro Roda, Madrid; Bob President, Ed Wilier, Duane base, St. Joseph's hospital, Lin- Lorenz, St. Louis; Vi Joy, Los Glasscock; vice-president, Opal wood Blvd. & Prospect, Kansas Angeles; Gopal Panjabi, Bombay; Wrape, John Hughes; secretary, City, Mo. Bert Dedrick, Bob Frank, Kansas Mary Shi ell, Jeanette Smith; T. J. HANKINS, mechanic, Kansas City; Teresa Faro, Santa Maria; treasurer, Marge Ruf, Edith City Overhaul base, Veterans' Genevieve Hayat, Paris; Eleanor Crooks. hospital, 4800 Linwood Blvd., Wright, Chicago; Tom Keliher, Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City; Joyce Cox, London; Installation of officers will be W. K. CURTIS, mechanic, Kansas Santiago Fernandez, Madrid. held Jan. 26 in the Hunt room, City Overhaul base, Lacona, Chase hotel, at 8:30 p. m. Iowa, hospital, P. O. Box 516. Feature Photos; Dene Jordan, ELISE MURPHY, senior secretary, Detroit; Paul Nemeth, Paris; Gert Kansas City, St. Luke's hospital, Lincoln, Columbus; Irene Schul­ SNOW AT LAS VEGAS? Ya must be kiddin'. A recent jibe at Las Vegas tenkoetter; New York; Opal Moore, "Well, old boy," said the guest 44th & Nichols Parkway, Kansas Dhahran. to his host who had just moved for turning up with the first snowfall in six years prompts "Mr. Las Vegas," City, Mo. . into a new home, "how do you Wilbur Clark of Clark's Desert Inn, to point out to Hostess Marilyn Miller KERMIT LEFLER, reservations find it here?" agent, ZZ, Kansas City, Lakeside Some girls are wild about yachts "Upstairs, first door on the that the popular winter resort "never heard of snow." That sunshine and hospital, 29th & Flora, Kansas and don't behave so well in cars right." warm pool does look mighty inviting, wot? City, Mo. either. PAGE SIX JANUARY 20, 1955

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