Miss Nora McCurdy Expands Autogiro Lessons at Pal-Waukee
Freshman at Bryn Mawr, Miss Nora McCurdy continues flying lessons at Pal-Waukee Airport. Niece of Pal-Waukee president Owen Jones, she began last summer with a Fleet. This season she trains in the Pitcairn autogiro recently brought from the east by manager Duncan Hodges. Her home is Pasadena, California.
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Pal-Waukee
Nora McCurdy
Bryn Mawr
Miss McCurdy
Owen Jones
Pal- Waukee
Pitcairn
Duncan Hodges
Pasadena
Calif
Stops at Curtiss Field to Visit Friends
Arthur L. Caperton formerly a Public Service pilot for Sikorsky now with American Airways flew between St. Louis Louisville and Indianapolis and landed at Curtiss airport near Glenview in a friend’s plane. He has many friends at Curtiss field where Sikorsky aircraft are stored.
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Arthur L. Caperton
Sikorsky
The
American Airways
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Curtiss Airport
Glenview
Caperton
Curtiss Field
Salesmen Begin Midwest Promotion Flight Tour
Rusty Campbell regional manager for Curtiss-Wright and Lyman Voepel of Warner engine left Curtiss airport near Glenview on a sales promotion trip through the middle west. Campbell flies a Travelair Speedwing and Voepel a Warner monocoupe. The journey will extend as far west as the Dakotas.
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EK. Ek
Rusty” Campbell
Curtiss-Wright Company
Lyman Voepel
Warner Engine Company
Curtiss Airport
Glenview
Middle West
Campbell
Travelair
Voepel
Dakotas
Standard Oil Foremen Hear Talk on Aviation
The Foremen's club at the Whiting refinery heard Maj. R. W. Schroeder speak on aviation at Sky Harbor airport. Scouts from Whiting attended as guests of the club during the meeting at the Whiting community center.
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Foremen’s Club
Whiting
Standard Oil Company
Maj. R. W. Schroeder
Sky Harbor Airport
Girl Scouts of
Whiting Community Center
Curtiss Students Pass Private Pilot Tests
Graham Duffield Jr of the Kenilworth Inn and D N Laux of 2733 Prairie Avenue Evanston both passed the Department of Commerce private pilot license tests last Friday at Curtiss airport after flying instruction at Curtiss field.
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Curtiss
Graham Duffield, Jr
Kenilworth Inn
Department of Commerce
Curtiss Airport
D. N. Laux
Prairie Avenue
Evanston
Curtiss Field
Winnetkan's J-5 Stearman Stored at Pal-Waukee Airport
Frank Brach of Winnetka stores his J-5 Stearman at Pal-Waukee airport on Milwaukee avenue south of Wheeling. Brach, tied to Brach Candy, learned to fly there and holds a private pilot license. The aircraft flew to Aurora races on Sunday May 29.
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Winnetkan
Pal-Waukee
Frank Brach
Winnetka
Milwaukee Avenue
Wheeling
Brach
Brach Candy Company
Aurora
Schroeder Joins Century of Progress Aviation Subcommittee
Maj. R. W. Shorty Schroeder of Sky Harbor joins a Century of Progress aviation subcommittee headed by Ard Wikoff. F. D. Fagg Jr. leads the overall aviation committee as air activities loom large for the exposition. Schroeder accepts the invitation and will aid coordinating with Chicago area committees.
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R. W. “Shorty” Schroeder
Sky Harbor Airport
Chicago
Howard H. Wikoff
Major Schroeder
F. D. Fagg, Jr
Schroeder
Crusaders
Grant Park
Legionnaires to Hear Aviation Talk on June 16
Castle Post No. 141 will host Maj. R Thursday for an aviation briefing at the Chicago Engineers' Club on 314 S Federal Street Chicago. He previously spoke to the post and will share personal air experiences along with a general aviation lecture.
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Legionnaires
Castle Post No. 141
American Legion
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
Sky Harbor Airport
Legion Post
Chicago Engineers’ Club
S. Federal Street
Chicago
Schroeder
Sky Harbor Flying Club Members Solo at Field
Miss Ruby Pearson of Chicago, a Sky Harbor Flying club member, soloed last Saturday. She works as a stenographer for New York Life Insurance. Another Sky Harbor member, N. K. Caffarello, also soloed last week. He is brother to Mike Caffarello, who runs Bluebird Air at Chicago municipal airport.
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Ruby Pearson
Chicago
Sky Harbor Flying Club
Miss Pearson
New York Life Insurance Company
N. K. Caffarello
Mike Caffarello
Bluebird Air Service
Wilmette Men Rebuild Swallow Plane at Pal-Waukee
Gordon Cumberland and Stanley Lindstrom of Wilmette rebuilt their Swallow aircraft after a prior crash at Pal-Waukee airport. They escorted the plane to Curtiss airport last Friday for inspection by Department of Commerce inspectors. The aircraft is stored in a Pal-Waukee hangar.
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Gordon Cumberland
Stanley Lindstrom
Wilmette
Pal- Waukee
Curtiss
Department of Commerce
Winnetkan Passes Tests for His Pilot's License
Dr. J. R. Pontius of Winnetka passed the Department of License tests last Friday to obtain his pilot's license. He owns a Stinson kept at Sky Harbor airport west of Glencoe and uses the plane for business and pleasure trips.
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Winnetkan
J. R. Pontius
Hill Road
Winnetka
Department of Commerce
Dr. Pontius
Stinson
Sky Harbor
Glencoe
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Central Ave
Wil
Main St
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Aviation
Cities Service
Cities Service Oils
Firestone
Main ST. Wilmette
J. C. Slown
A. B. van Deusen
Standard Oil
Aviation Committee For Fair
Flying Club
Sky Harbor Field
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