Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jul 1937, p. 9

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one of 'the moýst unusual scijools in the United States. It is a school for training young wornen to be hos- tesses on the huge 14-passenger Douglas air liners. C f the 1000 or Anore applicants that apply for the train ing course, oni y 12 get. initial tests and. of. these remaining few onily six are fortunate enough to succecd iii getting a -job. >The school locat.ed in Dallas,j Texas, bas- a 'diversiflýed, curriculum, and the requirements -for. admfission are ex- tremely'-, ard.i The candidate must pass a rigid health--test and qualif y as to age-between*21 and 26, weight betwèeen 100, and'ý 118 pounds and. .height betivcen 5 eet and 5.4.1I Registered' nurses are prefcrred, although this item does not prevent a. girl from becoming a student in 'the school. A high school education, is rcq uired, and.neatness, cleanliness, general attractiveness, and gond de- r eanor are other considerations. The training, course:- consists of actual flighit operations, -whlen they Visit the 'shops, and the other opera'- tion cjuarters. They are 'taught the (undamientals of theory of fliglit, plane construction, meteorology, radio operation and the fuiictioning of other equipmnent. The final step of thec training is the app)licationi Qf their work in . the school to the, "nîock,-up"-the model interior of the plane on which thcy are to fiv. Because of the close connections with South Ainerican' countries, al Braniff Airway- hostesses arc re- quired to know and speak Spanish flucntiy. This côînplete service is ivhýat' Arnerican,ý expec' from 'the airways, and. more aind more improve-. ments. are beiniade aIl the 'time, d.eclared' anI air travel authority this> week. -M'r. Steiner of the Ovaltine Coin- pany mnade a rounid trip to Buffalo, 1N. Y., wvith bis wifc in a Cessna plane. Curtiss-Reynolds airport nownas an aero-sport plane powered Dy a 'Ford -Sun Lnsign Arthur M. Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo/mj J. Peters,. 1519 Washington avenule, Wilmc ettc, has' rcsigned front the 'Unitcd States Naval Air Corps, effective 01 July 1, to take a Position, as pilot wit/i. Pan-A -Ancrican Air Ways. He is stationcd at Mliami, Fia. Çon waY Olrnsted of 'Lake Forest recently drove clown to Troy, Obio, with Mr. Turgin of the Pal-Waukee airport and broughit back his new Waco cabin plane f rom the Waco airc'raft factory there, it was announc- ced Tuesday by the airport authorities. The two mien went down in Mr. Turgin's plane and Mr. Olmsted drove bis new plane lionie. ýe1in core of .Junction, .John. nsin. IR CHURCH 0F CHRIST, SCIENTIST. il~t FIS eretnd Cetral Avicnue Sunday Services- i i a.m. Wednesday-Testimonial 'Meeting-8 P.M. Sunday School Exercses-9 :-ý 145 a.m. *JULY. 25, 1937: Subject: TRUTH REÂDIý;G ROÔM-î 133 Central Avenue Open Daily (except Wednesday) 9 A, M. ta 6, P. M. Wednesday 9 'A, M. to 7:45 P. M- Saturday 9 A. M. ta 9 P. M. The Bible and Workis of Mary Baker Eddy, and alother authorized Christian Science Literature may be rcad, borrowed or. purchased at the Reading Room. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND TUE CHURCH SERVICE AND VISIT THE READING ROOM "an - 4an ed it >nf mi ly. Accoi n. a neij whose a em eai

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