Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Dec 1939, p. 13

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Service to'Florida It's "Dinner at Sevèn" for Flor- ida-bound vacationists who plan to take the Florida A r r o w of the Pennsylvania railroad for their. southern trip. The Florda Arrow will be placed in service January 1. SThe- dining car of the Penn- sylvania's1 26,'- hour Chicago-Flor- ida train wiIl be openedt at 7 p' m.j forý dinner, iný Chicago Union station, so tha t passengers leaving for south- ern reort centers may dine and, if they choose, have farewell dinner parties with friends. A period. of two hours will:lpermit of a leisurely, meal before, the, Florida Anrow de- parts at,9 p..ý The Flonida Arrow is one of three Pennsylvania railroad trains to Florida, which provide departures. from Chicago at three convenient hours - midrday, evening, and near midnight. Complet el1y air-condi- tioned, -the Flonida Arrow will run from Chicago to Jackson~vile An less t han 26 hours and through to Miami in 34 hours and 45 minutes with cor- respondingly swift schedules to al parts of Florida - East Coast, West Coast and Central Lakes Region. The Southland completely air- conditioned, provides a 11:40 p. m. departure f r o m Chicago. with through sleeping car service and second mnorning arrivaIs in Jackson- ville, Daytona Bleach, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Clearwater, S. P-1 vania's mid-clay, 2ail - year - round train with air - conditioned service between Chicago and Jacksonville, levsChicago Union Station at. 1 p. m. central time, and arrives in. Atlanta at 8:25 a. m., and Jackson- ville at 8:35 P, M., eastern time. Convenient connections are.afforded at Jacksonville to all parts of Flor- 'ida. ýComrparable northward- service alsoý is afforded. Passengers .desiring to take their automobile to Florida with them may do so at the rate of four cents a mile, providing two or more per- Should a. person witji lung trouble seek a high and dry country or pay a winten visit to a sunny seashore?. Or does gout improve with the change of cooklng one experiences in -a trip from Chicago to New ýOr- leans? Or have, UoZL a travel ques- tion. tha t you'd like to put before an expert board of transportation and vacation tour mnen at afree-to- the-public Trravel Cllinic? Travel agents throughout the Chi- cago areà this, week aïnnounced a coming event, that is unique in the f ield of tour and travel 'promotion. Plans to hold a "4Travel Clinic"e have met withý an, enthusiastie response' and preparationsà are now under way to hold this clinie Thursday, Janu- ary 4, in 'theo Crystal Room of the Great Northern hotel. At, 4 o'clock in the aftennoon a session will be held for agents of travel. bureaus only. At 5 p.m. this meeting will fea.Vte 'a preview of an eiaborate color film on Florida. At 7 o'clock in. the evening the general public is invited to attend the clinic. At 7:30 p.m. the Florida film will again be shown. In addi- tion to this picture the elinic audi- ence will see an intersting talkirig movie, "They Discovexed America," produced by the Greyhound Lines. There is to .be no charge for this evening of entertainment and travel attempt to familiarize' people with the wealth of the United States vaca- tion spots from a standpoint of in- terest, beauty and health. WIN PICTURE AWARDS The Canadian, Rockies Colon, Pho-' tograph Contest, sponsored by1 the Canadian Pacifie railway, has re- sulted in a very impressive colle c- tion of pnize-.winning pictures, most oif thern ii *hp f#rmnf trnn 's" BiH Spinney, son of M.adMs Fred C. Spihney, 1601 T.1enth street. is at homne for his Chriistmas'vaca- tion, havi ng returned fromn Hanoven, X.HM, where he is a junior at D)art-ý mouth college. 194() Oum" soitth poigo ýý THE,,FLORIDA ARROW ... This deluxe ýPennsyvania iye * starts South January Ist over the .moothust ro>ute-with fast daily service to the West as weII as East Coasts of Florida. Here yo>u may enjç>y ail the. comforts and conveniences of afie ENUE, AT 3O0th STREET PEINSYLYAIIA RAILIOAN I.@U1ILLE & NASEVILLÉ IL IL %e

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