The skywriter, Vol. 1, No. 6, September 1947

              VOL. 1, NO. 6
NEW YORK 17, N. Y.
SEPTEMBER, 1947
John Muhlfeld Named Skyline Club's Dear Ruth'' in Final
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John Muhlfeld
PAA General Sales Manager
John E. Muhlfeld, 11-year veteran of PAA and Panagra, has been named general sales manager of PAA. Mr. Muhlfeld has been traffic manager of LAD for the past year m and a half.
The new sales man- 1 ager will be administrative head of the company’s U. S. sales |j offices and will be HL functionally responsi- tjg, ble for the development of sales within >1111 the divisions. He will report to Willis G.
Lipscomb, vice-president in charge of traffic-sales.
Under his guidance LAD placed in service an entire fleet of new four-engined Clippers, increased schedules, extended routes and expanded services by as much as 500 per cent in some parts of Central and South America.
Prior to that, Muhlfeld served as general traffic manager of PAA’s affiliate, Panagra, with headquarters in Lima, Peru. In 1936, Muhlfeld was named general traffic manager of Panagra.
Service Awards Made
August besides providing plenty of heat and perspiration ushered in another group of PAAers who were presented service awards. Topping the list was Captain Waldo Lynch, System Communications Supervisor for PAA with offices at Queens Plaza who received his gold 3-star studded pin for 15 years service. Educational Director George Gardner was presented his 2-star insignia for 10 years service.
Other awards made:
Five year pins: William Bray, G.A.O. (Cashiers); George Brickman, Industrial Relations; Betty Clarke, Secy, to V.P. Dean; Rita Owings, Secy, to Alfred Flynn in Washington, D. C.
Three year pins: Bernard O’Reilly, Bookkeeping; Norma Blessin, Shipping; Catherine Dorrian, Purchasing; Katherine D. Kingsley, telephone operator—Chrysler Bldg.
Rehearsals for October 9th Opening
The solid comedy that made “Dear Ruth” a stage hit is being turned into a rollicking Skyline Club presentation that promises to be the Club’s highlight event of the season. Tickets are now on sale for the one and only performance
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Marie Zang as “Ruth”
Paul Stickney as “Judge Wilkins’
N.Y.D.S.O. "Clippers" Win In Airlines League Race
The New York District Sales office softball nine won the Airlines League championship by trouncing the National Airlines team by a 7-3 score. Under the fine coaching and managership of Larry O’Rourke, the PAA “Clippers” finished the season on top with a record of 13 wins and five losses.
Big guns in the batting column were Bob Rossiter, Jimmy Hunter and Lee Pettis who were all well over the .300 mark for the season. In fielding, the shortstop-2nd base combination was hard to beat in Jim MacLarney and Bill Hunter. At first was the hard hitting southpaw Bob Rossiter and Johnny Trinkaus held down the hot corner. The outfield was George Bauer in left, Jack Smyth, center, and Jimmy Hunter in right. Bob Cosgriff’s fine record of seven wins and one loss was the league’s leading pitcher. “Stu” Wooster and Gene Lefferts alternated in the catcher’s role. Others that served in utility role over the season were Jack Devine, Lee Pettis, Don Kay lor, Bill Morriss, Tom Jordan, Ed McGee and Bob Showier.

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Mary Farrell as “Mrs. Wilkins’
George Dorland as “Bill”
to be held at the Barbizon-Plaza Theatre, 58th Street and Avenue of the Americas on October 9th. Reserved orchestra seats are reasonably priced at $1.50 and balcony seats are .90 cents. Prices include tax.
Talented Cast
Paul Stickney, Marie Zang and Mary Farrell head a cast that is loaded with talent. George Dorland, Ernest Linden-mann, Lorraine Cassin, Jane Rivers, Barney Fagan, Peg Herring and Rufus Williams go a long way in making this engaging farce-comedy a fast-moving, down-to-earth production of socko fun that will provide many a hearty laugh and chuckle for the entire family.
Four Star Comedy
A capsule synopsis of “Dear Ruth” goes something like this—Lorraine Cassin as the teen-aged sister of Marie Zang has been writing overseas to soldier George Dorland to “build his morale”—and has used Marie’s name and photograph. Dorland returns to claim Marie, who is engaged to stuffed-shirt Ernest Lindemann. That Marie is on such familiar terms with George is news to her parents, Paul Stickney and Mary Farrell . . . not to mention of course Marie’s complete befuddlement about the whole thing. Under the direction of Mildred Cassel and Terry Diven, the cast gives this splendid story excellent treatment.
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