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April 2018
May Annual Luncheon Friday, May 4, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Bent Tree Country Club 5201 Westgrove, Dallas, TX 75248
See Map Below
ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON: Please make your $33.00 check payable to “Clipped B’s” to secure your reservation. Deadline is Friday, April 27, Mail to Sue Golden, 12220 Marbrook, Dallas, TX 75230.
MUST MAKE RESERVATION!
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon: Social Hour Cash Bar - Wine, Mixed Drinks, Beer, Soft Drinks. Sue Golden will sell drink tickets at registration desk. Please have appropriate CASH.
LET THE PARTY CONTINUE: Marriott Courtyard, 15160 Quorum Drive, Addison, TX 75001, 972-404-1555. Call directly and ask for special Clipped B weekend group rate of $88 including tax. Must reserve by April 23 for this special rate which is available from Thursday through Sunday nights. Reservations under “Braniff Clipped B’s”. Hold reservation with a credit card; you may cancel if at least 24 hours prior.
____________________________________________ NOTICE! Don’t forget to fill out the membership form at the end of this newsletter to rejoin the Clipped B’s! Make your $30 check payable to the Clipped B’s and fill out the registration form in full and mail to Sue Golden, 12220 Marbrook, Dallas, TX 75230.
Pictures from Last Year’s Layover Debrief
Spring Luncheon Details
A Word from Our President
Dallas Chapter Officers for 2018 – 2019
President Jean Jordan 1st Vice President (Luncheon) Janice Black 2nd Vice President (Parties) Liz Wahlquist Recording Secretary Karen Davidson Buzz Notes Publisher Kathy Logan Smith Treasurer Sue Golden & Barbara Burnett Parliamentarian Pat Dixon Membership (Yearbook) Helen Adair and Sue Golden
Happy Spring everyone! The May Spring Luncheon is May 4, 2018, at the Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas TX 11:00 – 2:00. We will debrief afterwards at the Marriott Courtyard in Addison until 7:00 p.m. and then break into groups for dinner. The Marriott gives us a special rate for this weekend of $88.14 nightly. BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL SILVER EAGLES PRESENT THE 41ST AND FINAL BISE MEMORIAL DAY FLY-IN AND PICNIC on MAY 28, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Denton Enterprise Airport 5000 Airport Road Denton, Texas 76207 Hangar will be marked "BISE" No entrance fee or charge for beverages Rudy's BBQ will provide a BBQ lunch for $10.00 USD per person or you can bring your own snacks or picnic fare. This is the last fly-in so please come and bring your friends! Jean Jordan
March Business Lunch at Liz Wahlquist’s Beautiful Home
Barbara Burnett, Sandra Glasscock, Sue Golden Helen Adair, Sil Guzman, Barbara DeMoulin-Wojcik
Hostess, Liz Wahlquist
Karen Davidson, Suzanne Maddock, Janice Black, Becky Motley, Doreen Christensen, Dumpy Gilby, Kay Powell
Sil Guzman, Liz, Marcella Gleason, Kathy Logan Smith
More Pictures . . .
Aggie Clark, Liz, Dumpy, Tanya Mitschke, Kay Powell, Adrian Ricks
Karen Davidson, Millie Mauldin, Don Maynard, Maggie Benesh, Terry Daniel
Jean Jordan, Janice Black, Mary Ann Harris, Judy King, Patsy Martin, Doreen Christensen
Jean Swindell, Becky Motley, Suzanne Maddock
Jean S., Tanya M., Don, Mary Ann, Barbara, Judy
B-Line Blues Sketch Book created in 1941’s by Patty Branin, Former Flight Hostess for Braniff
This article was written by your Buzz Notes editor, Kathy Logan Smith. There is definitely a long story behind this; however, the short story is: a friend of mine, Susan Greenleaf, whose mother passed away recently, gave me this sweet sketch book after Susan discovered it while cleaning out her mother’s house in New Braunfels, Texas. Susan’s mother was Anne Jones Green, who was a flight hostess from 1941 to 1943. The sketch book was given to Anne by her friend, Pat (Patty) Branin (Douglas), who was in the same flight training class in 1941, along with someone with the last name of MacRae, a/k/a “Mac”! Congratulations, if you followed all that! Anyway, as you can imagine, the three of them were very close and remained close for many, many years. Patty dedicated this book to her two friends and classmates. The last sketch is my favorite!
Nicely bound sketch book Picture of artist, Patty Branin, 1941
Patty (Pat) dedicated her book to her two classmates, Anne Jones and “Mac”
Off to an exciting career as a flight hostess for Braniff Airways!
Must study the routes, airport codes and flight times for each
location!
“And don’t forget you must always wear your girdle and
stockings with your uniform!”
Patty’s Sketch Book, Continued
Oh, my! The dreaded haircut! And, oh, the dreaded passenger! Uh, sir! Your tray table, please?
From burping the little babies . . . To burping the big babies . . .
This is Anne Jones playing poker with passenger, USAF pilot E.L. Green, and another passenger on her flight from Chicago to Dallas (with many stops in between). They must have hit it off, as E.L. asked her out and she accepted. The date developed into a romance that lasted 63 years. They married in May of 1943.
EXTRA! EXTRA! Prayers and Sympathy to: Family of Sue Golden, whose husband, John, passed away on February 14 after a lengthy illness. Services were held on February 23 at Highland Park Methodist Church, Cox Chapel. Sue has been a longtime board member of the Clipped B’s, both as treasurer and membership chairperson. Sue maintains all the membership lists, organizes the mailings, prepares the membership yearbook, and is the gatekeeper of our funds. Sue is the glue that keeps the Clipped B’s together! We are grateful for her years of service and share in her sorrow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Birthday Party Project, which brings joy to homeless children through the magic of birthdays. https://thebirthdaypartyproject.org/get-involved/#donate Family of Karen Pope (68-82), whose husband, Dale, passed away March 16 from complications of bone cancer. Karen also lost her mother in December. She is now nursing a broken foot which, she hopes, won’t require surgery. Family of Gail Coyle (66-82) for the loss of her husband, Bill, in January. Jamie Bunch Elliott, who had surgery March 15. A bad pain in her side, which she thought was a pulled muscle for 10 months is cancerous. The doctors had to remove three ribs. She has been in rehab and is currently doing great! She just received the word that she is CANCER FREE!! Cards may be sent to 904 Sycamore Ct, McKinney, TX 75069 Barb Echols (64-89), who just had colon surgery. Cards may be sent to 3656 County Road 177, Anna, TX 75409
In Memoriam: Louise C. VanBuskirk passed away Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018, at the age of 77. She was born in Glasgow, Montana, to Agnes and Alex Lafournaise, where she grew up with six siblings. At age 18, Louise set out from her hometown to see the world as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines. She met her husband, Richard VanBuskirk, in Dallas, where the couple married in 1963. Louise and Richard raised two sons, Richard Jr. and Gregory. Roberta(Robin) Whitfield Brown, who flew out of DAL in the mid 50’s passed away recently following a lengthy illness. Maeve Maguire Drake, 72, of Denver, passed away peacefully at home. She was born in Chicago and lived many places throughout her life, finally settling in Denver in 1976. Professionally, she was an airline stewardess for Braniff Airlines and later in life, was "The Voice of the Broncos" for 17 WONDERFUL years. Patricia Sue Frack passed away on Sunday March 4th. She was born in Oklahoma City on August 2, 1935. After attending Texas Tech University for a while Pat had a varied career in several industries. She worked as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines, an executive secretary for several firms, and owner of a wedding planning business. Harriett Monroe Tweedy passed away on March 1, 2018 in Dallas, Texas, after a battle with cancer. She was born in Carthage, Missouri on June 1, 1933. Harriett had a life-long love of aviation and spent most of her adult life working for Braniff International as a flight attendant. She was widow of Captain Ralph Frances. A memorial service was held at on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Carrollton, Texas 75006. Marita (Rita) Dolezal Sanderson passed away February 10, 2018. She was born on August 23, 1942 in Berlin, Germany. Her early childhood was marked by the upheaval of WWll leaving her with memories of hiding in the basement of her apartment building as allied bombers leveled tenements on either side. Following the war she and her family made the journey to the U.S. After going to school in Omaha, NE, and teaching herself English, she seized the opportunity to travel and was accepted to Braniff’s hostess training college in Dallas. She flew during the Braniff’s heyday, where she donned the avant-garde uniforms designed by Pucci. The family will hold a private service at Sparkman Hillcrest. Sylvia Janet Oldham (69-92), 74, passed away March 20, 2018, in Desoto TX. Sylvia was currently employed as a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. She previously flew for Braniff. On Monday, April 2, there was a Celebration of Life Service, interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. Expressions of condolence and sympathy should be directed to: www.stuartmortuary.com. Kitty Burge Wilson, the last remaining of the four ladies who started the Clipped B’s in 1947, died on Easter Sunday. Her service was held Thursday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Presbyterian Village North in the Chapel at Presbyterian Village North, where Kitty has been a longtime resident. Kitty was honored last year at the Clipped B May luncheon during our 70-year anniversary celebration. She attended the luncheon, was recognized and given a bouquet of roses.
Happy News: Captain Howard Caldwell, Braniff pilot from 1940 – 1975 turned 103 on February 24th. His career spanned from the DC-3 to the 747! Many of our B’s sent him a birthday card! Captain Orville Rogers turned 100 November 28. Capt. Rogers set a new age group record March 17 in the men’s 60-meter in 19.13 at the USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championship! Amazing man! BarBara DeMoulin Wojcik and Kathy Logan-Smith finished first place in the Member Guest, one-day golf tournament at Shady Valley CC! Thanks, Barb, for playing so well and for inviting me to play with you!
Many Thanks! To my Braniff Family- I can't thank you enough for all the support you have given me in so many ways since John's death. I feel so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful, loving family. You are the greatest. Hugs- Sue Golden
Congratulations! Marie Grender Clark’s (71-82) first academic book cover art has been published by Cambridge University Press in England! It will soon be published in the USA also.
Please welcome new member(s): Graf, Helen (DAL 73 – 81); 14231 Center Town Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810; [email protected]; 225-615-8185, cell 225-223-6048
Corrections to Yearbook / Change of Addresses Irene Parker, new address: 1351 Morrow Road, Valley View, TX 76272, email and phone the same Marty Broderick, add email address: [email protected] Patti Whelan, new email: [email protected] Mary Alice (O'Connor)Harfoush, New email: [email protected] Former “B” President, Beverly Sheffield Halt has moved to Highland Springs Care near Richardson. You may call her daughter, Melissa Youngblood, at 972-523-4253 to contact Beverly to see if she is having visitors.
BRANIFF AIRWAYS FOUNDATION HISTORICAL MARKER - BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INC. – Plaque Dedication
Honors the 50th Anniversary of the loss of Braniff International Flight 352 in Dawson, TX
Fifty Years ago, on Friday, May 3, 1968, Braniff International Flight 352 operating from Houston Hobby Airport to Dallas Love Field crashed one mile east of Dawson, Texas, after entering a building and developing area of thunderstorms. Eighty passengers, including two Braniff International employees who were traveling to Dallas, and a crew of three pilots and two hostesses were on board. The body of a woman who had died of cancer the day before was also transported in the cargo section of the aircraft. There we no survivors of what became Texas' worst aviation disaster. Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM CDT Dawson High School Gymnasium 199 North School Avenue Dawson, TX 76639
Remember TGI Fridays? The Business Insider Needs Your Input
We’ve been contacted by Dan Richards with Business Insider, an online business news website. Dan is working on a human Interest story about the history of TGI Fridays, from its first restaurant in New York City to the national chain it has become today. This will be a 20-minute radio podcast, a new series that is sort of like a mini documentary. He has heard that TGIF was a popular place for flight attendants to frequent, both in New York and later when the second restaurant opened in Dallas. Yes, some of us did slip into TGI Fridays on New York layovers! TGIF opened in New York in the late 1960s at a time when attitudes in dating culture were changing and opened the door for the new concept of singles bars. Now, Friday’s has transformed from a hip singles bar/restaurant to become more family oriented today. Dan is looking for ideas of what was new and exciting about TGIF in its early years. In particular, Dan is looking to interview people who worked as flight attendants on first-hand experiences who might have had a memorable experience at TGIF during the late 60s or early 70s, in either New York or Dallas. If you have a memorable experience about TGIF to share with Dan, please email him at [email protected], or call him at (617) 480-9518.
New Life for Landmark Braniff Buildings Aviation Base Lands at Old Headquarters
An aviation ground services company, The Arnold Cos. Air, says it will put a new commercial flight center in part of Braniff International Airways’ old headquarters at Dallas Love Field. TAC Air said it plans to have the facility open by next summer with 200,000 square feet of hangar space and aviation support facilities.
The new aviation base will be accompanied by retail, restaurant, offices and an auto dealership in a $134 million, mixed-use redevelopment of the 60 year old Braniff headquarters at 7701 Lemmon Avenue on the east side of Love Field. Dallas businessman and car dealer, Randall Reed, has been working for six years to restore and reuse Braniff’s landmark office and maintenance center buildings. The project, called the Braniff Centre, will include Reed’s Park Cities Lincoln dealership when it is finished. The original Braniff building was designed by architects William Pereira and Charles Luckman and has been prized by preservationists. Reed stepped forward with a plan to save the building after discussions about demolishing the structures. TAC Air says it plans to offer private hangars, an executive terminal and concierge and valet services out of its facility. “When open, you will take a step back to the mid-century era of aviation in Dallas, with Braniff archives on display in the public areas,” said Greg Arnold, chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Arnold Cos. “For those with aircraft, you can experience the best ground support and hangar facilities in the DFW Metroplex as you travel to Dallas through Love Field or make TAC Air your home base.”
THE CLIPPED B BUSINESS PAGES
Insurance: Josh Jordan (Jean Jordan’s son). Jordan’s Insurance Group Farmers Insurance 214-364-8280 [email protected], http://www.farmersagent.com/jjordan Real Estate: Gloria (Parrish) Van Zandt, Arlington Realtor Hill Group, 40+ years experience, [email protected] 817-939-8425, 2303 Roosevelt, #1, Arlington, TX 76016 Judy Giles, Realtor, Serving DFW, United Real Estate, 214-676-7156, [email protected], http://judygiles.com, JUDY GILES SMILES WHILE GOING THE EXTRA MILES Elizabeth Bentley, Ebby Halliday Realtors; call or text; 214-535-1513 or [email protected] “Your Home Town Realtor with The Ebby Home Team”. Experience the “Bentley Touch!” Cruises and Tours: Sarah Welch, Classic Cruises and Tours, [email protected], 903-743-5351 or 903-445-0444 (cell) Where in the world do you want to go? I can help you with travel plans. Cruises and escorted tours! Innovation in Aging: Caregiving and Technology Meet Up Group (iAct), Barbara Crowley, 972-333-5528, http://www.meetup.com/iActSummit/ We Help Seniors Move, Cheryl Maynard, 214-213-7481, http://www.seniorspaceshuttle.com Plan, Sort, Connect, Arrange for downsizing! Legal Assistance: Diane Harrington, 214-215-0024, [email protected], NO CONTRACT. www.greatlegalbenefit.com Legal and #1 in world ID Theft plan. Psychotherapy: Barbara Crowley MS, Licensed Professional Counselor at Upside Therapy, 1212 Coit Road, Suite 105, Plano. [email protected] 469-708-9021 https://www.upsidetherapy.com/ THE CLIPPED B’S BUSINESS PAGE!! Many of our members and their families have a business! Why not use our fellow B’s families as OUR plumbers, Hvac, Insurance, vitamins, makeup, etc?! If you have a business you would like to promote, send that info for a two-line advertisement to [email protected]. It will be in each BUZZ NOTES for a year at a cost of $5.00. Send check made out to Clipped B’s to Sue Golden, 12220 Marbrook, Dallas, TX 75230.
Visit our website often for upcoming events, pictures, memorials! www.clippedb.org
A Word from Your Editor Hope you enjoyed your April 2018 issue of the Buzz Notes! If you see anything that needs correcting, I’ll be glad to include that in the next issue. I always look forward to hearing from you, especially if you have an interesting article, joke or cartoon to share! You may email me at [email protected] with news, updates, and/or interesting story! As you saw in this issue, I included the Sketch Book of Patty Branin that my friend handed off to me! What a great find!
June 1, 2018 Clipped B’s Membership Form June 1, 2019
Please circle Chapter Affiliation: DAL HOU SAT DEN LAX MSP MKC LAD Yes! I accept your invitation to become a member of the Clipped B’s. Please check the appropriate membership category: Renewal ________ New Member ________ Here are my annual dues in the amount of $30. 00. Make your check payable to CLIPPED B’S * Checks must accompany your membership form before your form can be processed. * Mail to Sue Golden, 12220 Marbrook Drive, Dallas, TX 75230 In order to be listed in the yearbook, your membership form and dues must be received no later than July 31. (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY) Your Listing as you want it in the yearbook. Mr., Miss, Ms., Mrs. (circle one) : _______________________________________________________ Spouse’s Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ______________________________________________________________________ E-mail address: _____________________________________________________________________ Do you want Buzz Notes (circle one) by email only? Yes or No US (Snail Mail?) Yes or No Name as Braniff Flight Attendant: ______________________________________________________ Years as Braniff Flight Attendant: From 19 _____ to 19 _____ Birthday ___________________ Signature ________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Please use the space below to send us some news!
