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Says Denver & Rio Grande President Gayle B. Aydelott, who has used the recession to streamline everything from office procedures to main-line maintenance: "We found all sorts of revisions we could make to improve our operation. Now these revisions work so well we wouldn't go back to the old way of doing things even if the recession ended tomorrow...
...Gale B. ("Gus") Aydelott, 41, moved from executive vice president to president of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, succeeding Wilson McCarthy, who died two weeks ago at the age of 71. A lifelong railroader, Aydelott signed on as a track laborer for the Rio Grande in 1936, shortly after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in transportation. He moved up fast, learned his business as an assistant gang foreman, track inspector, engineering assistant and trainmaster. He changed to a white collar in 1943, was made vice president and general manager in 1954, executive vice president last...
...Gale Benton Aydelott, 41, was named executive vice president of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (his predecessor was Alfred Perlman, who moved on 18 months ago to become president of Robert R. Young's New York Central). Son of a railroadman and educated at the University of Illinois, Aydelott highballed up through the ranks from laborer to gang foreman and track inspector, became trainmaster in 1943 and general manager last year...
...Putnam bought his own plane, became so enthusiastic about flying that he formed Chicago & Southern Air Lines in 1934. When C. & S. merged with Delta last year, Putnam tangled with Delta President C. E. Woolman over the lower-echelon jobs given C. & S. executives. ¶ Gale B. ("Gus") Aydelott, 40, became vice president and general manager of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, as such will be the line's top operating boss. He succeeds K. L. Moriarty, who went to work for New York Central President A. E. Perlman, formerly executive vice president...