Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Sep 1937, p. 26

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owner tnere were nive guests aboard. WILL MOVE OCTOBER 1 The Flamingo Antique and Resale shop,d 964 Linden avenue, Hlubbard Wos, which. is. operated by Mrs. George Van Fleet, will move October. 1, tô its. new-location at 654 Linden avenue, in the newv building now in course ofconstruction at that address. Lester W. Elias. and bis, son, Johnl, are leaving today, (Thursday). for Rhnelander, Wis., to spen.d a week fishing.. t.SchooI? Go back with CLEANEID "he r iannuai carnivai of the Chi- cago Girl' s Flying club at Curtiss air-, port, Glenview, Sunday September 19. Tweniy or more of the leading women. pilots in the, Chicago district are listed to: compete in the tWo-hour programn.1 Many of -the. contestants are. members. of the "99ers,» a national organization of ;womnen flyers founded' in 1927 by Amelia Earhart.' --'.11 1 The meet. is, not -for profit. The pro ceeds from the nominal admission f ee will go.Itowarddefraying the ex- penses of the-ineet,and any surplus will be devoted to club. activities in-' cluding the promotion of aeronautics, amiong women. GoerorHorner' has donated the chief trophy. He has been invited to personally make the presentation to the winner. Another cup bas been offered by Lawrence I3onfoey, chair- mant of the Illiniois Aeronautical commission. Inall more than 40 prizes] Ace May Referee An invitation bas been extended to Captain Edward 'V. Rickenbacker, American ace of 'aces in. the world war, to' referee the' carnival. 'Other officiaIs will include men who are active in the promotiont of aeronau- tics. Arrangements have been miade to give away the Iatest model of a popular make of aeroplane. A coni- in 1928 and is creclîted wlth hfavîng done loops, tail spins, and wing-overs. on fier first solo. She was the first woman' in' San Francisco'to obtain .a .pilot's license and the first womhan'iii the United States to Win fier .glider's license. She broke Amielia Earhart's. glider record when she was president, of the California Gliders' club'. She still holds the, world's. speed record for light planes es tablished in Tulsa, O.kIla.,: in 1935. Mr:S. Alice Ademniè.DeWitt of Chii- cago,' another entrant, liolds a limiited,, commercial' licensÉe. She recently married a pilot. In the. Girl's Aerial Treasure, Hunt in 1935, she won first place. At the 1936 women's "Rod- Air-O,"' Mrs. DeWitt won first place in, the Joliet-.Curtiss cross -céuntrv race and first place >in the efficiency flight to Sprîingfield. Miss Eteanior iktick o'f Ch'icago, also a prospective contestant, won the stunting cofltest last year 'at the '<Rod-Air-O." She is an artist by pro-' fession. Wiil Direct Carnival Miss Emma Sprague of Wilmette, president of the girl's flying club, wili' Obt only direct the carnival, but will also be a participent in various con- test s. She won honiors last year at the "Rod-Air-O." niusicales' before M'rs. LCotton's re- turn to Winnetka. On. the Sunday following Mr. Br ad- hurti was. the soloist, with Mrs. Brad- burn accompanist at the. Moravian 'church, which was buit by.the' first settiers of Ephiraim. who landed there ini 1853. Dr. Peabody, former minis- ter at. the. First Congregational. church, Ap'pleton, Wis., with whom .Mr. Bradburn: was associated for three, years, was the guest preacher. Tht'evening there was anothemsi cale at -thé hotel wîth Mr. Valentine. tenor, Mr. and, Mrs., Bradbu.rn an(] Leo Podolskv, pianist, giving the pro-, gram. he Bradburns returned home . bv wvay of Appleton, Reedsburg and the Dells. They are now visiting in Michi- ganî but, will shortly return to take up, their variôus, musical duties on the north shore. Pure Oil Station Is Now Under New Management Ray Steffens and Carl 'Kyle, both of Wilmette, annouince that they have taken over management of the Puire' Oil Service station at Fourth street atid Linden avenue, Wilmette. for- mierly mianaged by Howard I4olmeCs. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES "Man" will be the subject at 'th e services ini First Chirch of Christ. 1152 Cental Ave. WiJaeue 320 --%~ -- - ~ -~-IuýaCllJ r L ý - ...s ai te 'yers, and nas Deen in air women who' hold transport pilot's meets since 1932. She was a star i n licenses, both of whorm will comPete.' Chicago Flying club meet at 'Asburn l They are Miss Dorothy Ring of Chi- field in' 1932, the International meet cago, youngest transport pilot in the at Dayton, in 1933, the girl's meet at country, and Miss Mae 'Wilson, who Curtiss i. 1932 and at the "'Rod-Air- besides holding this highest rating, O" îast year. owns and operates the Wilson airport Ao irpltwos nr a.sbe in' Schiller Park. She bas over 300 Àohrpltwoeetybshe hours of flying time to lier credit. filled for the coming carnivai includes Jane Meyer, Winnet'ka. Adventure Is Coig vîeatn arangemens wi2 be oro- I,~ TId Am.u.the' Rrw tn, for 20,000 specta- ELIÀ ivd., Detroit, price tg Ise tau ADV. jtiar us words. 1le proved whn This is the Scienceof C( (p.. 473). wiiat mak- tance' iat he strating for the bene fit of crezo and Passengers of a United Air lines "Mainliner' h'oz to dive' fron the w i' of ait airship. Later, Miss E'ckert boarded the plane' for thc 'I mIc: onVU ~F a copy;

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