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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jul 1932, p. 17

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Albert A. 'Sprague, jr., son of Col. A. A. Sprague, the well known Chi- *cagoan, was among those who passed the Department of Commerce exam- mations for their privte. pilofs' licenses at Sky Harbor airport Wed-, nesday of last week. Mr. Sprague is a niember of the Sky Harbor Flying club. Others who passed the private pilot test, were .Carl Edward Steele and Alex W. Zake, bof h1 of Chicago. Adolph G. Gilbert of Oak 'Park and Eugene Jensen of Chicago passed the examinafion for their limited comn- mercial licenses. Arthur J. Bent, co-pilot of thie Chi-ý cago Tribune's Sikorsky, wich i s kept at the SkyHarbor hangar, re- ceived hîs full pilot rafing., T 'hree Deparfment of. Commerce men 'were on hand f0 supervise the tests. They were' Murray Hall, O. W. Young and Dr. Adanfis of Wash- ington, D. C.. chiief iiicdical examiner for fthe departniient. North Shore Re sidents May Get New ThrilI, Now Air-mnded north 'shore resident s have a new 'thriil awaifing 'theîn-a ride in the Goodyear companiy's blimp. Ptritan, whichi is kept ini a! dlock recenftlv luilt at PlWue ainl)ort. l'le blimp is taken out jpractically%- cvery evening the li weather is favorable and is been carrying a considerable nuniiiber 4)' passengers. if 'vas stated at Pal- Wakee this week. l'le .big ship also) lias made several trips over the city. carryîng a streamner hehlind if ailver- f isinig fllc 1933 Cenitùry of Progress exposition. News reel mlein ,have visifed Pal-Wýa 'ukee f0 getL pictures of the blimp. Lands Plane Safely When Landing Gear Is Damaged Dwighit M\orrowv, chief pilofaf Curtiss airport, landed unhurt lasf week in plane whose Janding gear had of Cbicago's newest aviation society,ý the Lake Shore Aero club, organized recently and composed of "4pilots and private individuals signifving a def- inite interest in imatters aeronautical." The organization's main headquartters and club roomns are. located in1 the Lake Shore1 Athletic club, 950 Lake Shore drive, Chicago, W~hile the flight. oiffice is at Curtiss'airport near Glen- vie w. Accordiniz f0 aàbulletin froim H. C. Simmons, director of publicity for the new aviators' club, the organizationl has "4n inety-two members and a nuin- ber of applicants are being passed on l)v the -board. of governors." G. k. Spanier is president. IThe bulle tin fromi Mr. Simmoîls further stafes thiat the Lake Shiore, Acro club) 'is. the first organization of ifs kind compflete witli every club f acility at the disposai of ifs rmcm- bership." Its platformi states that among thé moveinents which the clu!) plans to' sponsor arc: "ani airtport wvithin quick, easy access to the l00p, a shore fine service fo points along- Chicago's water front,. and prog-ress in aeronauthzal science f romn a civic, national and. international viewpoint." Fly Prom Curtiss Field to Resort in Wisconsin. E. K. "Rusty," Campbell, regional manager for the Cturtiss-W,ýrigh.t cornpanyv, and Richard Shanklil, a inechanic at Curtiss airport near Glenview, left last Friday in a Conm- muter 4-place amphibian for Green Lake, Wisconsin, on a comhined business. and pleasure trip. They planned to spend the vleek-end at the Wisconsin resort taking up pas- sengers and. makiixg sales dexnon- stratio.Is. Another, Aviation Party Planned. at 'Sky IHarbor By popula request another avia- tion party wilI be held iaf heSky Hiarbor airport clubhouse, on Dundee road west of Glencoe, Saturday night, july 23, according to announicement, this weelc by:Maj. R. W. Schroeder,, 622 Davis St., Evanston GRE. 7773 we ý-are. Discontinuigng Ou Basement. Sales R.oo M EVERY GARMENT MUSTý' BE SOLD AT ONCE! DRESSES worth Up to $16.75 now marke d $4 .95 WOOL. SUITS - NOW - $6.95 articial horizon instrument mnadc Un recent week-ends thie cr especially for blind flying. Upson heen unusually large. For developed an ail-met ai dîrigible, at tainmnent of Cùrtiss visitons Detroit a f ew years ago. While jumps are sfaged every Sur here, besides making the demotistra- roon between 5,and 6 o'c] tions, he visited relatives at Fort Ford tri-motored plane is Sh eridan. . takingUp passenger s.. t bu4sy $2,95 $6.,95

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