Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Dec 1931, p. 27

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W. Schroeder, manager of Sky Hiar- ber, in an advisory capacity with the Liens club committee in planning and conducting the contest. S Mr. Ott bas,.been engagedin avia- tion work and, model design anid cci- str uctien for the past 'twenty-five years, durung which lie,as designed, built and. flewn. hunidreds cf medels cof every knowvn type. He is also the author of, a book, recently off the press and comprîsîng, more, than 350 pages ýon "Model Airpianes, Building and Flviung." It is With the advice cf these, twe nationallv known men cf authýoritv- on the subject,.that .'the Winnetka Lions club. is formulating>its plans for the. first Contest in miodel airpiane building. fer New Trier 'township boys and girls. Rules Being Worked Out Rules te govern the centest are now being. worked eut. *A long list cf prizes will be provided in each, of the contestant classifications in erder ilhat the beginners, as well as those more advanced ini the wvrk, will re- ceive equal, recognition for their, achievecments.. .1t is planned.te start ýthe contest right after the first of the New Year. in next week's issue cf WiLMe.TTE LrE, WINNeTKA,--TAiK and GL£Ncoe NEws wilL bc priflte(1 entry blanks, wifth instructions as to type cf plane te bc constructed, length. of turne ini which to do the work, prizes te be awarded and al ether dètails. Ballard Bradley, jr.,. 808 Willôw, read, Winnetka, and.Joe Miller, 647 Spruce street, Wirînetka, both siti- dent.s at-Andever academy ini Massa- chusetts,. arrived home, by pflan e last 1 week- for the. Christinas. holidays.I They made thetnip freom'Bostoii te Cleveland .bv rail, f rein Cleveland Ite the Chicago municipal aàirport. and thenc e te Sky Harbor airpent west Of Glencoe by air. Yotpng Bradley, who is a senior at Andover this year,ý has a glider license. recenitly purchased a Stearman junior Speedmail there, and the airport also lias sold a Bellanca Super Skyrocket to the Monroe Chernical compafly, a Waco "F' to Maj. Muizer of Wiscon-. sin Rapids, \Vis., à Monocoupe to John Porter of Chicago and a Stinson Jun- ior te Warren Corning cof Winnetka., Mr. Cornhig learned to fly at, Pal- \Vaukee during tle summer and recent- Iv passe(l the.United States, Department ,of Commerce exaffiinationi for his pri- vat pioslcense. \VyeKing stores hisinew Stearman at PalýWTaukee. Herecently clocked the ship over a measured course, finding that. thie pla ne's maximum speed wvas 1,50 miles per heur with a cruising1 speed cf 130 milesper hour. Charles Bradley of Winnetka, 1wbô Iearnéd to, fly at PaI-Waukee during the past- surnmer, recently made, hisj first solo flighit after fourteen beurs.' dual. instruction. Early in, September lie purchased an Avro Avian airplane. wvhich lie stores at -Pal-Waukee. Get s Complote 'Reports on Flying Conditions' Jack Williams, assistant service mana 1ger at,, .Curtiss, airport ,near GlenVIew,ý has been workiîng on 1a long-wave radio. beai receiver, and is new able te get complete, radio wveather reports of flyingconditions.; between points as far distant frein Chicago as Cleveland on the east, Omnala on the vest, Tulsa, Okia., on thie southwest, and Atlanta, Ga..,0on the. southeast. This . enables pilots, leavtz Curti airport te find out Chicagoans Pass PiiOts T ests'at Curtiss Field Joseph N.* Sma'Ill cf Chicago, a stu- dent at, the> Curtiss-WVright Flying sehool at Curtiss airport, Glenview, passed the Department cf Commerce test for bis private plot's license there last Thursday. On the same day A. Kliiigsporn cof Chicago, who keeps his ship, a Coniandair pewered with a [Warner moter, at Curtiss airport, passed r - ,. b os onl.y, e$ 3~2 Yeur public Snwe Stof is nww. open .eiigs autil q,'lok ELECTRIC CLQCK mony models. . . cil pricea Therxe am charr gran. cloci for livingroomirplae * enaxneled dolcksý for the. kitchen ýwall . .'. littie cocks. for dss. clodcs withget-up alarrnls for bedroorus. P1ug any one :of, them into an electrlc outiet and it willrun on and on withput ever being wound. Tho Haxnmonddesk clock pactured (Beacon model) in trim black or Walnut- colop caselis, only 535.Others at $4.75 and up ("crnous"electric os tha ru fo haif arnhoui, even if fuse isL accidentally blown a re prioed at $14.50 and up.) YOUI'l find 100 other destrmJb1e gfîs that «worlE for e, livir<on dis- &~y at yonr Public Service Stoe or out neighborhood. lehaIrd. deers. Cominl. PUBLIC SERVICE CoMPANY. OF NORTI4ER4 ILLINOIS JOSEPH WV. WEHOE, pistriet Manager iH.L C. RFEYNOLDS, District Super1niteflde0tt 1141 -Central Avenue Phono Wilmette 5150 WIEBOLDTS BASEMENT -EVANSTON- DvsStreet mission, chartereda a . tînson p'ane a[ uuc jy- Sky Harbo r airport last Friday for a plane f rom Curtiss airport near Gien business trip to. janesville, Wis. Sky view te a. town in Iowa where a "ruîi Harbor offers this charter service te re- on one of the banks was anticipatà sponsible persons, and it is f requently The money was carried in a Curtis used by business and professional mien, Robin èlane piloted by Charles Lehi mai. . W. Stbreeder,1 manager cif the Strict piecautions. were taken to fà airpert, states. any Possik1e attempts aàt robbery. Webaldt's Basement-EvaMtofl .0 Wilmetfte 1 l 00 A Ida-t Valu e

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