Braniff Names Beattie to Interline and Foreign Sales Post
Braniff Airways establishes a new Interline Agency and Foreign Sales Department with Bill Beattie named its head. Beattie, a Braniff traffic executive and Navy veteran, has long industry experience including Delta Air Lines and Braniff roles. He is a Chicago native with a Knox College BS and Phi Gamma Delta membership.
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Braniff Airways
Bill Beattie
Braniff
Navy
Lou Thomas
Beattie
Orient
West Indies
Delta Airlines
Dallas
Charles E. Beard
Mexico
Mexico City
T. E. Braniff
Guatemala
Air Transport Command
Naval Air Transport Command
Western Sector
Honolulu
United States
Chicago
Knox College
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Sponsor Gift Drive for Yanks Sets December Deadline
The American Legion 18th District asks posts to send gifts by December 15 for Christmas Gifts for Yanks. Posts may collect for local hospitals and forward surplus to district chairman Petersen. Packages should be securely wrapped with contents marked, avoid perishables, and include the nearby Army hospital and patient count.
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American Legion
A Petersen
18Th District
Petersen
Mr. Petersen
Army
Heat Is On in Congress Labor Friction Heats Up Debates
ABC explains a labor dispute surge as Congress weighs three proposals. President Truman seeks a 30 day fact finding board. unions oppose limits on strikes. The May Arends Bill targets no strike clause contracts with damage suits. Hobbs Bill would criminalize interference with commerce through extortion in racketeering style cases.
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James Marlow Washington
ABC
Congress
House
Truman
Organized Labor
CIO
AFL
United Mine Workers
Hobbs
Alabama
YWCA reports 1945 participation and goals for 1946
Miss Virginia Blackwell, executive director, announced that about 48,000 persons attended YWCA classes and meetings in 1945. More than 3,300 individuals used facilities. the organization aims to recruit 1,000 more members in 1946 and expand member involvement. An open house was held at the Sparks home with church and civic group representatives. Grand Isle note reports sighting silhouettes of two Nazi subs as unconfirmed by the Navy.
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YWCA
Virginia Blackwell
J. L. Sparks
Council of Church Women
Miss Blackwell
P. L. Reppert
Faye S. Gordon
Business Girls
Esther Boulware
Grand Isle
LSU Establishes Veterans Education Bureau for Ex Servicemen
Louisiana State University forms a Bureau of Veterans Education to assist returning veterans enrolling in college. Bureau head Dr. L. B. Lucky estimates at least 500 veteran students may enroll for the upcoming fall semester.
Helldiver Saved From Tragic Fate
In Norman Oklahoma on December 5 sailors quick acted to stop a freight train as a Navy Helldiver, being moved to NATTC, stalled on a railroad spur. The crew flagged the train in time, averting a collision and preserving the aircraft.
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Norman
Okla
U.P
Norman Naval Air Station
Norman Naval Air Technical Training Center
NATTC
Uncle Sam
Drunkard Given 120 Day Jail Term In Portland
Judge John B. Seabrook sentenced a repeat offender to 120 days in jail in Portland after recalling an earlier $10 loan the man had received to buy shoes for a promised job. The incident followed a prior parole granted a month earlier.
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Portland
Ore
John B. Seabrook
Seabrook
Indians did not widely scalpe foes across North America
Contrary to belief, scalping was not universal among tribes. The practice was mainly confined to a limited area in the eastern United States and the lower St. Lawrence region, notably among Iroquois and Muskhogean groups.
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North America
United States
Lower St. Lawrence
Global poverty underlines vast income gaps
The statement notes that nearly half of the world population subsists on extremely low daily incomes from 14 cents to 4 cents, highlighting stark economic inequality.
Masked Bandit Robs Station at Night
A robber entered a filling station at 2208 North East Eighth through the back door at 10 50 last night and stole 36.52 from attendant A A Galegos. Grace Stuckle witnessed the crime as the bandit forced Galegos and her to stand by the west window while he fled south on foot. He is about 24, 5 feet 6 inches, 145 pounds, olive complexion, wearing an Army field jacket brown trousers a black mask and a brown hat. He did not display a gun.
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North East Eighth
A. A. Galegos
Grace Stuckle
North Wilson
Galegos
Medium Promises Insight to Future Happiness and Success
A bold claim highlights a proven fortune teller who reveals past and future truths without questions. The advertisement insists she helps overcome trouble grief and domestic woes and guides future success and happiness.
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Dick Turner
Mrs. Key
Mesdames Murray Elson
A. J. Morris
Joe A. Jenkins
T. G. Hull
Joe Shields
R. L. McMeans
Beaumont Stinnett
C. T. Crowe
Arthur Johnson
C. I. Hood
E. R. Jacobson
J. G. Dowse
John E. Hill
J. T. Merriman
W. E
Kleinert
School Bureau
Helldiver
Panhandle
Amarillo Neon CO
L. A. Pittman
Mead Pittman
N. E. Third
P. O. Box
L. T. Nanna Jay Pittman
Tyler
Gouldy
Penetro
Amarillo
Amarillo Credit
Department of Banking
State of Texas
Western Finance Thrift Corp
Herbert
Reading
North Taylor
Jim Cochrane
Mgr
Southwestern Appliance Company
Cochrane
Massachusetts Tech
Prigor
Itamins
Borden
Essen
Borden's
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