From Beauty to the Skies Jacqueline Cochran's Rise
A narrative of Jacqueline Cochran, rising from a Fifth Avenue beauty shop to aviation pioneer. She learned beauty work to fund flying lessons, won a national Air Derby prize of 12,000 dollars, became the first woman to fly a bomber across the North Atlantic, and directed a women pilots program in Houston. The piece ties her feats to broader Cold War fears and policy questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee . O
Jacqueline Cochran
New York
Fifth Avenue
Georgia
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
North Atlantic Ocean
Houston
Texas
United States
Army Air Force
Reminiscences and Local Notes From North Harris Street Area
Adolph Lindeman breaks ground for a new house on North Harris Street. Bobby Clay, ill, is improving and able to sit up though still weak. Miss Jean Carlene Burkhart will return to the Normal College at Ypsilanti in the fall. The Klein home on Weber Road hosts a gathering. Carl Moelen and Been Uphaus serve as American Legion delegates to the state convention in Detroit. Chicken thieves stole about 100 fowls valued at $100 from Mrs. Henry Bredernitz's farm. The Eastern Stars plan a Belle Isle picnic on August 29. Fifteen years ago Roy Rogers and daughter Pauline visited Crystal Lake. Marie Schmid returned from Grand Rapids. Jacob Kinsley and LaVerne Moore fished near Delhi. The Gilbert reunion near Muskegon included Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gilbert and family. A shower was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gottlob Hinderer for Louise on her near-ed to be a bride. Edward Henne and family enjoy vacation at Vineyard Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Lindeman
Harris Street
Bobby Clay
Jean Carlene Burkhart
Normal College
Ypsilanti
Louis Kleinschmidt
Weber Road
Carl Moelen
American Legion
Detroit
Henry Bredernitz
Belle Isle
Roy Rogers
Pauline
Crystal Lake
Marie Schmid
Luella Wagg
Grand Rapids
Jacob Kinsley
LaVerne Moore
Lodi
Delhi
Claude Gilbert
Beth
E. M. Gilbert
Twenty Years Ago Social Notes and Local Gatherings
Miss Martha Visel helps at the telephone office this week. The 22nd reunion of the Dexter and Fuller families was held at D. G. Richards home on Saline and Milan road on Wednesday August 10. Rev and Mrs D O Barry of Gladstone Oregon were dinner guests of Mrs Bessie Collins. Romald Tower joined Peoples National Bank in Ypsilanti starting last Thursday. Miss Dorothy Blaess of Clintom Wis visited aunt Mrs G Townsend. Saline Poultry Association picnic set for Island Lake Tuesday August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Richards
Saline
Milan Road
D. O. Barry
Gladstone
Oregon
Bessie Collins
South Saline
Romald Tower
Peoples National Bank
Ypsilanti
Dorothy Blaess
Clin—tom
Wis
G. @ Townsend
Also Mentioned on This Page
Myron B. Gallagher
Myron B. Gallagher, Jr
Michigan Press Services, Inc
East Lansing
Michigan
Dale Carnegie
Columbus
D. Carnegie
California
Western
Europe
France
Italy
England
America
U. S
Switzerland
Holland
Scandinavian
Spain
Mediterranean
Michigan Ave
Ann Arbor St
Norman Wiedmayer
Mich
Adolph Stieble
Lawrence. Stein
Ann Arbor
Liberty Charles Birchmeier
Milan
Gilbert
Muskegon
Gottlob Hinderer
Bridgewater Hall
Louise
Edward Henne
Doris Jean
Ella Henne
Vineyard Lake
Martha Visel
Dexter and Fuller
NAVY
Philip Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth
Corsham
Wilts
Prince Consort of
Royal Navy
Adrian
Wheeler’s
East Michigan Ave
FORD
Inspect
Ford Servist
Wiedman Auto Company
North
Mckay Street
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