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THE RUSHVILLE (INDIANA) REPUBLICANAd Phone 2222Saturday, October 30, 1943.IIItrazilyNoAviatrixGets American WingsWashingtonKERNODLEWriterTiree cushionsBrazilianto sit on and two blocks for her feet fit Senhora Anesia PinheiroMachado-into the pilot’s seat ofa plane. Flying pals at Houston,Texas, tagged her “Shorty.”Five-foot Senhora Machado, | plants in New York state and goNo. 1 Brazilian aviatrix, is the j on a shopping spree for sportsflight nurses.Red Cross nurse.)When she gave her blood, shesaid, “To a flier, perhaps!” Ifshe remains in this country longenough, she will give more. Sheprobably will be here because she intends to inspect airplaneMarines At HomeIn Air FightingAP Features Uncle Sam’s Marines were athome in aerial warfare long before the coming of the airplane.In 1779, Marines achievedbombardment. From his station on the mainmast of John PaulJones’ ship Bon Homme Richard,a leatherneck dropped a handgrenade into the powder magazine of the British vessel Serapis.Old-time Marines were also adept at strafing men on ene-probably the world’s first aerial!my ships from the rigging.Recently accepted for air crewtraining in the army air forces was Pvt. Charles E. Kelso, above, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Kelso of 933 North Morgan street.Private Kelso is stationed at Q. A. C., 44-A, 904 T. G., B. T. C. No. 12, Amarillo Army Air Base, Amarillo, Texas.After completing his training at Amarillo, Private Kelso will be sent to some university for academic schooling before taking up his pre-flight, primary, basic and advanced flying training.The local young man, a graduate of Rushville high school in 1943, has a brother, Hubert, alsoin the army.first foreign woman to receiveU. S. Civil Aeronauutics Administration wings with instrument and instructor’s ratings, but hopes to see other Brazilian women get the same opportunity for American instruction.She is so grateful for the “flying scholarship” extended by the CAA and the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs that she says she’d like to join the ferry command or serve as an instructor.Senhora Machado became a blood donor in Kentucky, where she inspected the “Flying Florence Nightingales”—the army’sclothes in New York City.When she goes home she also will tell the story of U. S. women in war service to the Legias Bra-sileiras de Assistencia, the Brazilian women’s war organization,because she is so impressed withthe spirit of American women as taxi drivers, factory workersand uniformed volunteers.I“Little Dynamois anotherApple-a-Day Apron• » * • •If . * * •*«»«•*».»»»newspaper nickname for Senhora Machado. A writer and translator as well as a stunt flier, shecame to Washington to get perspective on her aviation knowledge, as she added 150 hours to the 450 she has logged since 1939.Senhora Machado has been piloting a plane since she was 17. She is vice president of the Brazilian Wing of the Inter-American Escadrille, which plans postwar improvement of travel inthis hemisphere; president oT RrQ'/il hrnnfh of the Wom-idiana’s Pavorite Radio Show” Direct from WIBC, ndianaplittle “jimmy dickens’‘ The World’s Smallest Full-grown Cowboy”4 Feet 4 Inches Tall — 22 Years Old!itANDLITTLE MARGYff 4 Teet 1 Inch 21 Years Old!ii“Hugh Cross’ Judy Perkins” “Cowboy SamiiPLUS“Quarantine” Denny Slofoot’ “Curly Baker“Sons of the Prairie” ‘Yodelin’ Zeke Ogden “Georgie Johnston”TUESDAY, NOV. 2«d, 8410 P. M(DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 P. M.)Sponsored By HAVENS MOTHERS CLUB OF HAVENS SCHOOL50e ADULTS28c CHILDREN
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Rushville Evening Daily Republican
Rushville, Indiana, US
Sat, Oct 30, 1943
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