Word: varney
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Dates: during 1957-1957
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Takeoff. In tiny Varney Air Transport, operating 520 miles through Texas and Colorado, Six found his future. He bought half the company (100 shares at $500 each), raised another $90,000 to help buy three twin-engined Lockheed 125, and became Varney vice president of operations at $400 a month. Varney changed its name to Continental, and Six, made president in 1938, slowly plotted routes outward from Pueblo to Denver, by 1948 had 2,772 miles through Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. As a further step, Six made interchange deals with American Airlines, United and Braniff. which permitted...