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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1947
Page
8
Christmas and New Year holidays ended this morning as Amarillo public school students returned to classes. St Marys Academy and Price College also reconvened with Amarillo College resuming last Monday. Most breaks extended two weeks or more.
Miss Ruth Minton, Amarillo Girl Scout executive, reports this week after holidays. Controlled year round temperatures increase insect pests in homes, food plants, warehouses, and stores. Mr and Mrs B O Taylor of 151 Parker host Mr and Mrs Joe L Seaver of Los Angeles, brother of Mrs Taylor. No Job Too Big for Want Ads.
A regional headquar ters group from the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation attends a Washington meeting with all regional directors. Amarillo delegates include regional director Wesley R. Nelson secretary Mrs Ernestine Murrin staffer Don Burnett and assistant James A Buchanan who joined the party in Washington.
John McCarty will speak before the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Jaycee's regular noon meeting Wednesday in the Herring Hotel. He will discuss the Background of Amarillo's Development. Darrell Grundy is program chairman and Arlie Hudson will preside.
Braniff International Airways promotes Charles E. Beard to executive vice president. Beard, an 18 year aviation veteran and former general traffic manager, will handle general administrative duties as the airline expands operations. The move accompanies a doubling of Braniff staff, tripling route mileage, and planned postwar aircraft deliveries and Latin American service. Beard is a World War I naval aviation veteran educated at Lake Forest Academy.
Beard rose from warehouse clerk to Braniff director and vice president, guiding traffic, sales and advertising. He chaired Air Traffic Conference terms, served on ATS committees, led Texas aviation advocacy, and directed Braniff Foundation while living in Dallas with his wife and two children.
District chairmen of the American Girl Scouts will meet with Mrs. Art Jordan at 9 30 tomorrow morning in the Girl Scout headquarters at 605 Taylor. Chairmen include Mrs. R H Kelly Mrs R F Gwyn Mrs Dorsey Smith Mrs J A McGuire and Mrs E B Oussey. Each will schedule meetings with neighborhood chairmen during the coming week. Troop activities will be resumed.
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