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NEWSLETIER
Editor - Gene Shaffer FitzPatrick
Vol, VI
December 1970
WASP
NEl\5IErTER
The NEl\5IErTER
is the result of time, energy and effort
by a group of VOliJNTEERS.
It is your major contact with an
elite group of womenpilots who served during wwn and can
only be published if news is received from YOU.
DEADLINE
for the next issue of the NEWSLEl'TER
will be
October 1. Please send all of your news items and pictures
to your Class Secretary.
With luck your Faitor will have it
back from the printer and in the mail by December1.
ClASSSECREl'ARIES
will edit, type and mail all copy to
the Faitor BEFORE
October 15. Clear pictures are needed
and they can be either black and white or color prints.
Label each picture on a separate piece of paper and attach
to the bottom telling who, what, when, where and why.
Please send all address changes to both your Class Secretary and headquarters:
ORDER
OF FIFINEUA, )848 West
Biddison, Fort Worth, Texas 76109. , Address changes will be
listed in the next NEl\5IErTER.
..
WAFS
- Secretary:
NANCY
BATSON
CREWS
12529 Cedar Ave. Apt. A., Hawthorne, Ca. 90250
NANCY
HARKNESS
lOVEwas caught packing to leave Vineyard
Haven for Florida and their winter homeat 52)5 Hidden
Harbor Road, Sarasota, Florida ))5B1.
NANCY
says they
got fed up with the windy bleak winters of the north.
Of their three daughters, ages 2), 20 and IB, one graduated from college and a post-grad year at the University
of Grenoble in France; one is a junior at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, and one a soph at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.
"Hannahthe oldest and Allie
the youngest both learned to fly in my little
Cessna 150,
which I bought for the purpose, as it certainly wasn't
my dish of tea.
It has been fun flapping around the
island in it, tracking down old fire trails and bridle
paths, and checking up on beach characters (we've been
loaded with hippies this year, and pot smoke rises to
500', I swear)." NANCY
and Bob will return to the Vineyard for Christmas with the family, They have one huge
Newfoundlandpuppy, four Arabian horses, just sold their
boat and are looking for another for sailing.
NANCY
says
they have four out of five pilots now in the family.
FlORENE
MILLER
WATSON
is active in church, civic and social
work and snow and water skis for sports.
FlORENEalso
teaches business ind secretarial
subjects in Frank
Phillips Junior College . HusbandChris is an engineering executive with Phillips Petroleum Co. Daughter Gail,
2), holds Masters Degree in business and teaches at Jefferson College in Louisville where husband is studying to
be a dentist.
Daughter Jean, 21, is a junior in college,
married and has an B months old son.
DELSCHARR
and husband Harold have been studying Spanish
since their trip to Mexico last SUIIIlller.DELdid the
artist bit for eight weeks in Mexico then Harold joined
her in touring the area for the last two weeks. DELis
CLAIRECALlAHAN
was at reunion, looking trim and fit and
playing golf like a pro.
BYRD
GRANGER
has her PhDand is a professor at the U of
Arizona, where her class was voted the most popular by
the students.
BYRD
is also in demandas a guest speaker
on folklore and has traveled extensively to fulfill
engagements.
MARJORIE
GRAY,a Lt. Col. in the Air Force Reserves, has remained active in flying.
In Reserves she is Staff Information Officer.
In civilian life MARJORIE
is Publications Coordinator for PROElectronics.
DOROTHY
YOUNG,
our most illustrious
classmate and President
of the Order of Fifinella,
speaks of semi-retirement but
we all knowthat is nonsense. That multi-rated gal could
never just sit around.
MARY
LOUCOLBERT
.NEALE
only has time for brief local flights.
Son Steve in college, but living at home; Denise in high
school, Jim in junior high and Shelley still in elementary school. Ray, Chief Production Test Pilot with
Lockheed, is busy planning flight training for the S3-A.
While typing this report and "riding shotgun on the 10yr. old swim set using her pool" MARY
LOUis quite sure
she had a flying visit from LOlAPERKINS
RICCI43-6 who
flies over her area frequently in her Cessna with students.
Wasthat you LOlA?
ELIZABErH
McKINLEY
(last seen at UClAin 1959) GERTRUDE
BROWN,
MARGAREI'
McCORMICK
and LOVELLE
RICHARDS
BENESH
are missing addresses.
Anyone having information, please
send on.
SIDNEY
MILLER
still running a successful plastics business
and doing well in real estate in Mineral Wells, Texas
mutters about the all-work-and-no-play routine, the
usual price one pays for ability and recognition.
Her
many friends urge a vacation and reunions.
Wealso join
in condolences on the death of little
Nick, that faithful, sixteen-year-old
wire-haired.
RUTHHEIlMAN
incredibly terms "hardly interesting"
a life
that swirls with travel, social functions in San Francisco and six grandchildren ranging in age from six to
thirteen.
A pattern appears - two of the four in New
York are racing skiers and the whole.tribe , apparently
as lithe as grandmother RUTH,use skiing as a springboard for trips to Europe and elswhere. RUTH
met Bill
Holden in Africa not long ago and they reminisced about
"that ghastly ArmyHour Showthat was put on at our
graduation", which Bill claims held up his promotion for
six months. RUTHsold her Navion and quit flying about
eight years ago as she could not seem to get in enough
time to stay proficient.
BErTYTACKABERRY
BlAKEis in partnership with RUTHHEUMAN
in a business venture in which BETTY
makes frog and owl
beanbags. BETTY'snew address is 9229 N. Martindale Rd.,
Scottsdale, Arizona. Had a great reunion with TACsome
years back when we were living in Honolulu and she was
visiting her parents.
(It was TACK'sfather whobought
the newsreels of our graduation ceremony, by the way,
Dediel) BETTY
and George have three sons.
MARION
FLORSHEIM,
new address 311 East 71-Street, NewYork
10021, is Honorary Chairman of the Afghan HoundSociety.
MAGDA
TACKE
turned in the planes for a cabin cruiser and enjoyed 15 years of that sport until the NewYork area became too crowed.
Nowshe and George are devoted to golf,
at least until the links become too congested. MAGDA's
new address missed the Roster: 287 Avenue C, NewYork,
N.Y. 10009.
MARION
MACKEY
DeGRffiARIO,
after flying commercially and a
career as secretary, married Felix four years ago and
they have a restaurant in the Village.
They recently
had a reunion there with MAGDA,
JANESTRAUGHAM,
TERESA
JAMES,WAF;and MARGE
GRAY. MAKEY
also acquired a wonderful family - son Felix 23 and daughter Maria 20, a
student at Fordham.
JANESTRAUGHAN
is working for the government in Washington,
and still
summeringover at beautiful Bethany beach.
But there have been changes. HusbandAl sold that gorred and white monocoupefor a 182 Cessna. The twin boys
are 21 and married, both to "wonderful" girls I
Colonel ANNJOHNSON
and YVONNE
PATEMAN
43-5 had an excellent
write up in the March 8, 1970 edition of FMIILYWEEKLY.
The Seventh Air Force Newsof December24, 1969 also
carried an excellent story on the WASP
and said these
were two of the nine WASPS
still on active duty. Since
then both ANNand YVONNE
have retired I ANNplanned to
buy a houseboat and settle in Florida.
43-2 - Secretaries:
HELEN
RICKEI'TS
HOOKS
and husband Claude are still residing
in Louisiana.
HELEN
is a math teacher at Hammond
High.
JANEEMERSON
CARTER
will be back at graduate school for the
next year at Florida State U.
GINI ALLEMAN
DISNEY
has been a legal secretary to husband
Wesley for past nine years.
One son Scott entered OklahomaU this year. No aviation activity for about 10 yrs.
GERALDINE
MASINTER
HILLreturned to San Francisco State College in 1960 and picked up her teaching credential.
GERIis now teaching U. S. History and Government and
Aeronautics at South High in Torrance, Ca. GERIis also
sponsor for the South High Flying Club and repOrts many
of her students have passed their Private written.
FRANDIASGUSTAVSON
is the most experienced timer for air
races on the West Coast and her services are always in
demandfor these events.
FRANrecently did the honors
for the first Palms To Pines all-woman air race from
Santa Monica to Independence, Oregon.
43-3 :.. Secretary:
ESTHER
mOLEBERNER
811 Lincolnwood Lane, Apt. A., Indianapolis,
46260
Ind.
MARY
BELLEAHLSTROM
SMITHreturned to school several years
ago and received another degree--Medical Technology
this time. She is interested in cancer and chromosone
studies.
Husband flies a DeHaviland 125. They have 3
boys, one in college, high school and junior high.
GRACE
BIRGEMAYFIELD
is a flight instructor at Clinton Aviation, Denver, and also teaches aeronautics at Thomas
Jefferson High School. Sky Diving at Columbine Drop
Zone is GRACE'slatest activity and she is also a member of the Denver Sport Parachute Club and the U. S.
Parachute Association.
KAYMEOOES
BRICKbusy as ever with being Chairman of the
AwrAR,Inc. Next year will be the Silver Jubilee of
the famous Polider Puff Derby with the start at Calgary,
Canada and the terminus at Baton Rouge, La. KAYattended the p-47 pilot's reunion in Dayton last May.
CIARICEM. BESSENT
is studying accounting at the University
of Nevada in Las Vegas. She hopes to get her degree in
January, 1971.
JEANHANMER
PEARSON,
as science writer for Detroit News, was
one of six first womento go to the South Pole in November 1969. JEANflew there in a Navy Hercules with 5
womenscientists
during research in antartica uDder the
National Science Foundation Grants, first womento make
the trip.
They also flew to Byrd Station and other
areas.
ElAINEJONESsends a warmalem from Hawaii and was wondering if anyone knows of any veterans benefits for WASPs?
LOISHOLLINGSIDRTH
ZILERteaching school and farming in Dell
City, 'l'.exas and wishes she were flying I
GREI'CHEN
GORMAN
GRABA
recently sold their "Country Lanes"
after rebuilding it from a fire.
Has purchased a Ford
Mini-home and says to look for her around any camp spots
you are passing as she is on a bummingtour I
ISABELFENTON
STINSON
continues to work part time in the
family Chev-Olds business.
They have moved to Hartford
as her husband has been teaching there for the past four
years.
The three older children are in high school and
the youngest in 7th grade. ISABELsays the new book out
on "The STINSON's"is quite good and has marvelous photos.
Aunt Marjorie has Commercial License 111
ESTHER
POOLE
BERNER
busy at her post as Director of the
Indiana Aeronautics Commission. ESTHER
flies making her
inspection trips around the State.
BEAMEJ)ES
has been in Portlam, Oregon the past year am is
missing southern Californial
ROTH
RUECKERT
fljing whenever possible.
Busy with local 99
races and activities
in the San Francisco area.
ELIZABEl'H
MITCHELL
BANE
was located in Tallahassee, Fla. by
44-8 VIRGINIAFISHERWISE.
MELVA
DOYLE
GRAY
would like to be listed amongthe "found"
Fifi's.
MELVA
isn't positive of her class but entered
in January 1943. ALICEI. DAUGHADY,
a non-grad of 43-1
has kept in touch with MELVA
over the years.
43-4 - Secretaries:
A-L FAITHBUCHNER
RICHARDS
13203 St. Lawrence Circle, Dallas, Texas 75234
M-Z MADGE
ROTHEID'ORD
MINTON
4840 E. 77-Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 46220
GENESlACKSCHARIAU
worked for the State of Tennessee,
Bureau of Aeronautics as-a writer, in public relations,
and also did a radio program called "MikeFlight" During the Korean war GENEreceived a special waiver as a
1st Lieut. in the Air Force Reserves and did a radio
program and TVseries called "Teleflight".
They lived
in Hawaii for four years am she got in some f~ng
with
the Wheeler Field pilots.
Last year GENEreturned to
aviation in Nashville am taught ground school for Civil
Air Patrol and organized a f~ng
club. Daughter Nedra
is married and her husbam helped train the Astronauts in
the LEM. Sixteen year old daughter is also working on
her Private.
Three other teenagers complete the family.
IAUREl'TA
BEATY
FOY,chief pilot for Southlam Helicopters,
Long Beach, Ca. received the FAA,Dept. of Transportation Award for Distinguished Service for her outstanding
contributions to FAAwhile Chairman of the agency's
Women'sAdvisery Committee on Aviation.
IAUREl'TA
served
on the committee since July 1967. As a dancer and musician she was one of the original Busby Berkeley Girls,
but left Warner Brothers Studio to become a WlSP. IAUREl'TAis vice-president of the Whirley Girls, the Ninety
Nines and is on the Board of Directors of the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association, serves in the Air
Force Reserves, and is presently a memberof Govenor
Reagan's Task Force for Aerospace Education. Additionally IAUREl'TA
is a memberof the Screen Actor's Guild
am Musicians' Local 47. In 1949 she won the Power Puff
Derby. She holds a commercial pilot certificate-with
single engine and multi-land; airplane single engine sea;
Rotocraft, Helicopter; Flight Instructor Certificate with
both airplanes and Rotocraft ratings, and is one of the
only two womenin the U.S. holding a FAArating as a
flight examiner for helicopters.
A widow, IAURErTA
has
three sons, Jim, Ernest, Shawnand has five grandchildren.
JEANNEB. ROBERTSON
is doing interior decorating from her
home studio.
Husband with Standard Oil, Twochildren
still in college, one working.
BARBARA
WARD
IAZARSKY
wrote for American Aviation magazine
before marriage; husband in foreign service so they have
lived in Imia, Burma, Japan, Indonesia and returned last
June from Korea. Now"f~ng
wing" on 3 children, 3 dogs
am 3 horses while husband in Viet Nam.
VI THURN
COWDEN
been worldng since June. Daughter Kimwill
be in junior high next year.
Enjoyed 25th reunion last
year.
NANCY
LEEBAKER
says she has gone with Field Enterprises
Educational Corp. as a District Manager. They publish
WOrldBook Encyclopedia, Childcraft am other educational products.
Hopes to make a trip to "lower 48 states"
by Fall,
MARTHA
M. LUNDY
with husbam are "taking off" in their new
motor home. Hope to travel all of North America and see
it from the groundl
_VIRGINIACIAIRis an instructor in the Department of Communications Training at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Tex.
JANEWAITE
FUESBACH
reports of a f~ng
family. Daughter
Gail, 19, soloed power craft 2 years ago--no time to
fly since.
Youngest daughter Janie soloed in a Sweitzer 2-33 sailplane last summerwhen she was 151 Chet
soars too and has instructors license.
He was just reappointed by Govenor Tieman to be a memberof the Nebraska Aeronautical Commissionfor five more years.
He
has already served on this Commission15 years; is an
ex-Navy pilot am still flies.
JANEflies whenever invitedl
Just returned from a trip to Mexico.
ELEANOR
THOMPSON
WRTZis an instructor in the Business
Division of CaIiadaJr. College, RedwoodCity, Ca.
VIOIATHOMPSON
MASON
vacationed last winter and held a WlSP
Reunion EASTwith FRANCES
SARGENT,
KATHERINE
STREHLE
am RUTHFLEISHER
in the Miami area. Then, in Washington got together with HELEN
SNAPP
ANDLYDIAUNDERas
well as some other Liberty Field, Ga. pilots.
VI and
Bob have their own plane am buzz around Michigan and
neighboring states.
Just woundup a delightful winter
which included trips to California, Hawaii, Miamiam
D. C. How's that for getting around7
BETTY
NAFFZ
MARTIN
obtained her batchelor's degree in biology at Florence state University in 1967. Has been
active since then in civic affairs,
Unitarian Fellowship am Council on HumanRelations.
NATALIE
ELUS FAHY
and her Colonel husband Albert are taking a year out from travel to be homefor three of their
children's graduation from college this year. The twins,
boy and girl, graduated from the U of Georgia at Athens
and one boy from the Air Force Academy. One boy is
married and the other will be at Christmas. NATALIE
and Al celebrated their 25th anniversary this year and
figure they spent 14 years out of the U.S. Expect to
travel for a few more years before retirement.
PATRICIA
HANLEY
NEWLON
married Robert in February 1969. He
is a ColumbusOhio attorney.
FAITHBUCHNER
RICHARDS
reports she had a marvelous time with
CAPPY
MORRISON
in Hawaii. CAPPY
is finishing out her
Air Force time and going to retire right there.
Believe
me, I'm so sorry for her, feel we should all sem CARE
packages (gad, some of us have all the luck)1 What with
the ocean about two blocks away, swimmingpool in backyard, view of the mountains from her patio, privileges
of all the Officers Clubs and PX's from now on. What a
way to golll
FRANCES
ROHRER
SARGENT
is a professor at Miami-Date Jr.
College in the Aerospace Dept. and specializes in Air
Transportation and Meteorology, but thoroughly enjoys
other course assignments. FRANspoke to the Miami
Zonta Chapter at their January meeting which emphasized
Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fun. FRANclocked the contestants as they arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. in the
Angel Derby. Still active in the 99's and the Florida
WomenPilots.
UZ PEARCE
LUNDY
lives in Miamibut leaves f~ng
to her
husband who is a pilot for National.
On a recent visit
to FRAN
SARGENT
she presented her with her certificate
from Avenger Field.
FRANstill can't figure out how
UZ had it all these years, but it was turned over almost as good as new.
KATY
lDFTESTREHLE
is chief pilot at Air Florida Inc. She
and husband Jack have an "airline-radio-equipped"
Skyhawk which they are in every chance possible.
KATY's
only complaint is thB.t the paper work keeps her on the
ground too much. She was a timer and handicapper for
the Angel Derby. Also active in 99's and Florida Women Pilots.
KATY
was also responsible for getting Jack,
her husband, FRAN
SARGENT,
EVELYN
(43-7) and Mark Trammell all through their instrument rating.
GINNY
HILLWODworks with CELIAM. HUNTER
43-5 at Camp
Denali, McKinleyNational Park, Alaska. The Campis
open from June 15 to Sept. 1 and three and four-day
"sourdough" vacations are offered, also one lasting a
week. The Wilderness Workshoplasts ten days and you
can write for additional information.
If you want to
be dressed for the occasion at the Park, bring along
your shorts, rain gear, winter parka and long johns.
MARJORIE
WAKEHAM
is reported to have a restaurant and bar
in San Juan Capistrano.
BEV BEESEMYER
44-6 saw MARJE
before leaving the Los Angeles area.
MEREDITH
"TEDDY"
ROLFEOOIPBELL
thought she should still be
listed with the "unclassified" but Mrs. Deaton says
she is still listed as having a medical leave of absence.
MEREDITH
did a lot of work getting the San Diego reunion organized and should have a big vote of thanks.
Oh, the medical was from a parachute jump.
VIRGINIASTREETER
CUTLER
is a part-time counselor for the
9th grade at Hill Jr. High in Long.Beach. VIRGINIAand
BARBARA
IDNDON
(WAF)own a Cal 25 sailboat together and
their husbands compete in the races.
No flying in years.
4J-6 - Secretary:
IDIA PERKINS
RICCI
l5J4l Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, Ca. 90024 .
Manythanks to MAXINE
STEWARD
SMITHwho took time from her
San Diego law work to mail 8 corrected addresses on
classmates, thus enabling communication channels to becomeunclogged. MAXINE
heard from HELEN
ABLElast January saying she'd retired from U.S. Foreign Semce and
was settling into an apartment in Rio.
lANACUSACK
BOXBERGER,
husband Jerry am daughter Martha,
took a recent TWAtour of the world with a long "rest
stop" at Kauai to recover.
lANAmentions running into
DOROTHY
HERTHNECK
SWEENEY
(44-4) on the golf course at
Los Posas, Camarillo, where they both live.
MILDRED
McLELIAND
CHRISTIANSEN
chalked up her 25th wedding
anniversary in April; in July visited HELEN
BARRICK
PETTENGER
(4J-7) in Kansas City, where HELEN'shusband
is Commissioner of Airports.
MIIDRED
has put in almost
20 years on gromrl duty at airports and is nowAdministrative Assistant at MuskegonCounty Airport.
Boating
and rock hunting have become leading hobbies while son
Dick gets his degree at Michigan State U in December.
MARTHA
SMITHBULIDCK
dropped out of flying to marry and
raise four children, but has now reversed the trem by
becoming "single" again and picking up her Instructor,
Instrument and Gromrl School ratings this past year.
BARTeA reports great pleasure working for Epps Air Service, Peachtree-Dekalb Airport where she's in charge of
Gromrl School and does some flite work.
IDRENE
CHAMBERS
KEYFAUVER
hasn't flown solo since '59, was
busy raising twin girls and a son. For the past J years
she's been selling real estate with Investor's Realty in
San Diego, which keeps her and hubby Don fully occupied.
FRANSNYDER
TANASSY
spent years moving with her AF hubby
from the U.S. to Paris or Peru. Nowhe's retired and
with daughter married and son in college in San Diego,
they're settling in Denver to golf, ski and just relax I
GRACE
PUTMAN
JONESand her ranching hubby converted an old
bank into a courtier clothing shop in Salado, Texas.
GRACE
lured Jean Louis and his fall collection down for
J days in July--proving those 250 residents of Salado
must be well dressed and wealthy am still
pouring money
into that bank-shoppe.
EVELYN
TRAMMELL
and husband Mark got their instrument tickets
current thru the efforts of KATY
IDFTSTREHLE
(4J-4) in
Miami. EVELYN
and Mark now fly weekly jaunts to the
Florida Keys or Dallas in a Cessna 411 for their boating
supply business out of Atlanta.
They had a ghastly experience with burglers whobomrl am robbed them in July
to the tune of thousands of dollars, but no personal injury.
EVELYN
reports that the police recovered all the
costume jewelry, but not the good stuff.
EVELYN
and
KATIEhad FUNat the Jug Convention (p-47) last April in
Dayton (4 other WASPspresent).
SSGTDOROTHY
WEBB
is putting in her last year of duty at Ramstien AFB, Germany, and nursing a wrist that hasn't healed properly after an icy fall last winter.
DOROTHY
is
looking forward to a return to the States.and to seeing
her daughter Gloria, who graduated from Sacramento State
this year.
JEANTAYIDR
HOWARD
is happily settled in Seattle with husband
and 2 sons. (John in Colo. college and Philip still at
home)enjoying golf, tennis am. skiing but no time to fly.
ELIZABETHMcGEORGE
SULLIVANis pushing for her suggestion
that we have an annual WASPreunion in conjunction
with
the 99 Convention.
Feels we will get better
publicity
and attendance
that way. How many go along with this?
EVELYNSTEWART
JACKSONwants the NEWSLETTER
to keep coming
to Mesa, Arizona.
Brings back wonderful memories of
43-6 and Sweetwater I
ANNWALDNER
CURRIERhas finally
quit saluting
with both
hands now that her husban::! Phil has retired
as a Col.
from USAF. They have rebuilt
an::! renovated a huge log
cabin at Caribou, Maine and are living it up F.D.H.
(fat,
dumb & happy).
They enjoy ski diving (1) and take
part in x-c racing at times they are even airbourne.
Phil still
active in insurance
business
and ANNgot her
Nurses Aid Training
checked out again an::! has an agreement with the game warden to use his plane to fly into
the "bush" to administer
aid and help in the remote, remote areas.
Brings back memories as ANNused to fly with
skiis
in St. Paul, Minn. before WASP. SEE PICTURE.
MARYRUTHRANCEhas a new address in Los Angeles and would
like to contact the local "group" and get a little
active again in swapping "memories".
DOROTHY
P. HOOVER
has been a court reporter
for the Super.ior Court in Asheville
for the past 16 yaars an::! believes the job is permanent I DOROTHY
has substituted
flying words for flying
planes an::! says when she makes
enough money to fly she doesn't
have the time, and vice
versa.
MAURINE
BRUNSVOlD
WILSONan::! husban::! Glen are in the retail
boat business
for Evinrude an::! Glastron.
Recently took
a trip to Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Virgin Isles.
Have a
13-yr old girl and 8-yr old boy.
MAURINE
still
flies
occasionally
with her airline
brother in his twin Beech.
CAPT. MARIONR. TIBBETTSreturned
from a tour in Germany a
year ago (which she lovedl)
and expects to stay in Englan::! until
she retires
in Texas in April,
1971.
RITA DAVOLY
RONSTAD
says she has been a widow for 5 years an::!
would love to hear from any Fifi' s in the vicinity,
or
traveling
by.
A working gal, RITA is usually
home by 5.
ELIZABETHCARSEYCLARKlives in the Shenandoah County of Virginia 9 months of the year an::! winters in Delray Beach,
Florida.
Hobby is breeding and showing Irish
WolfhoUIXis,
Gordon Setters
and Minature Schnauzers.
Shows both in
breed and obedience.
MARGARET
CASTLEMcANALLY
finished
college after
a divorce
an::! is in her secon::! year of teaching the Third Grade
in Boron, Ca. Her older daughter Alice is an architecure student
at Calpoly while Pete and Ann are still
home
with mother.
MARGARET
says the nearest
she comes to
flying
is watching C5A's doing pattern
work above her
in the desert
(and desert is what Boron isll).
DEBORAH
TRUAXhas located her own peaceful spot in our
gookie world--she
is busy doing nothing in the sun of
La Jolla,
Calif.
MARGARET
HELBURN
KOCHER
has son Glenn in Boston College Law
School.
Terry working at Wildlife
Management, Chris is
a sophomore at Princeton
an::! daughter Deb still
at home
in Douglaston,
N.Y. Husban::! Eric is Associate
Dean of
the School of International
Affairs
at Columbia.
MARGARETtook a degree in Linguistics
a few years ago and
had just started
to teach it at Adelphi U while she prepares an inservice
course for teachers
in black dialect.
MILDREDCALDWELL
has spent the past 15 years teaching
P.E.
at Bradley U in Peoria, Ill,
where she's Chairman of
the Women's Physical Education Dept.
"DUKE"says she
enjoys the work, even with the college campus turmoil.
IRMASTORYis back in Lancaster,
Ca. after
a stint
at Vandenberg ABo!:Bem commuting monthly to Yuma Marine Air
Station
with side trips
to Oregon and Nebraska--all
on
Government business.
PEn WISSLERROBERTSwrites " since '45 ferried
war wearies,
managed a flite
school in San Jose, but suddenly found
myself about 30 an::! never out of slacks,
so applied for
an overseas job with the State Dept.
While waiting in
D. C. to be processed met an::! married a won::!erful Col.
in the Army's JAG Corps - an::! honeymooned for 3 years in
Francell
He retired
as a B.G. in '63 and is a law professor
at Loyola Law School."
They live in Santa Bar-
MARYH. BURKE
1250 Afton, Apt.
151,
Houston,
Tex 77055
JAN! CRAWFORD
EBERLY,besides being a very active goller,
keeps busy with their
12 year old son and 11 year old
daughter.
Her stepson is at Clifton
College, Bristol,
England this year on an "English-Speaking
Union"
scholarship.
Husband Jim has traded interest
in fly_
ing for boating and sailing.
His sailing
leans to the'
Hobie Cat class sailing
on the Potomac, primarily
racing and also in the ocean at Ocean City and Kitty Hawk.
"Jim hasn't
flown for almost two years but still
has the
twin Navion.
If anyone is interested
in buying same,
let us know."
DOROTHY
KIELTYreports
from Italy
that she is living dangerously with her new hobby - riding.
She has been Show
Jumping for the past two years ani writes that it is
the nearest
thing to the feeling
of flying.
This year
at the First
National Show DOROTHY
broke ten ribs ani
suffered
a punctured lung.
After two months she was at
it again and in September broke another two ribs but
bounced back in three weeks.
DOROTHY
says her trouble
is
not having a parachute!
SEE PICTURE.
MARGOT
RECKis serving as head of Missouri Girl's
Goll Association
and is a board member of WOmen's Missouri Goll
Association.
Besides being involved with civic service
groups MARGOT
is a painter
with class meeting at her
studio.
Ani then there are horses I
As St. Joseph
always seems to be on the wa:r to some fascinating
place,
I would like to exteni an invitation
to any travelers.
Plenty of beds and clean air available
in the country.
Change route on address to; Rt 3, St. Joseph 64506.HELENTRIGGLUTShas a ski family and she is conquering the
slopes in an upright
position.
HELENis an expert in
killing
rattle
snakes tho' sheer modesty would prevent
her from saying so.
Selling
real estate
occupies her
time, HEIEN's best customer being her husbani.
They
will be building
their new home this spring on HIS 20
acres near Diamond Springs.
(Where's that?)
El Dorado
wasn't too far from Placerville.
ANDREA
SHAWsends a quick "hi" from Anchorage __so what else
is new, ANDY?
MARJORIESELFRIDGEDRESBACK
and husbani celebrated
St. Pat's
D~ with MARCIAWENZEL
MILNER.
On a trip from New York
to a convention in San Francisco MARCIA detoured by
LaHabra.
Returning east they stopped by El Dorado for
a reunion with HELENTRIGGLUTS. The lniio reunion was
responsible
for getting
these gals together
again.
Check MARGE'saddress:
1320 Walker Lane, La Habra, Ca.
90631.
JOCELYNMOORE
ElfERNHAM
shares many interests
with husbani
Clark, curator
at the San Diego Museum. Daughter Lorraine works at the Zoo in the camera shop and her son
works at the Museum with Dad. JO got together
with
others stationed
at Gardner Field when they had the San
Diego reunion.
IRIS HEILIMANSCHUPPand husband Bill have stayed in one
place now for three years,
which has given IRIS a chance
to expand her gardening interests.
They also go fishing
at every opportunity.
Three of their four children
have
"flown the nest and the youngest is now in high school.
Number one son Bruce has finished
his enlistment
in the
Navy and is working toward a college degree, plus earning
his Private,
Commercial and Instrument
tickets.
IDIS DOBBINAUCHTERIDNIE
served as Convention Coordinator
for
the 1970 Ninety-Nine.convention
at Bretton Woods in July.
Interesting
guests at Convention included Shelia Scott of
Englani, Muriel Morrissey (Amelia Earhart's
sister)
Clarence Chamberlain (pioneer pilot),
Max Conrad and
women pilots
from Columbia, Brazil,
Finland,
Korea, Australia,
Israel
ani Canada.
LOIS had a brief visit
with
JFAN ROSE (43-7) while vacationing
in California.
In
Seattle
IDIS lucked out salmon fishing
and got a 16 pounder.
Then someone else on the dock landed a 381 King
salmon!
PAT JONES PERRYis living with her attorney
husband in Monterey,
Ca., and playing some goll.
When the PPD started
in MTYlast year, PAT got in touch with participant
GENESHAFFERFITZPATRICK(44-1) and they had a reunion
at CLUBIXX overlooking
the 18th green at Pebble Beach.
Va. 22202
CATHERINE
MURPHY
IDRTZwas responsible
for all those champagne corks you heard popping in California.
MURPHand
Chuck rang the wedding bells the eni of August and will
reside in Arcadia.
Chuck is an engineer and MURPH
will
continue as a city official.
She has flown a couple of
times recently
in a Cessna 150 and will get current
again
and maybe go after her flight
instructor
rating.
Chuck
is also a pilot.
MURPH
gained two teenage boys, one in
college ani the other in high school.
ELFANOR
HINKLEVAUGHN
ani husband Ken were located in Fort
Royal, Va. with the Jehovah Witnesses.
They had also
been in Florida and North Carolina.
Their daughter Margaret and son Mike are both married.
ELFANOR
has been
one of the "lost Fifi's".
ANNHOPKINSWHITEhas a new address but no news; 2012 York_
town Court North, League City, Texas 77573.
IDA "SKIP' CARTERis still
the head of the Science Dept. at
U. S. Grant High School in Okla City.
Relaxes with
week-end trips
ani local fishing.
SKIP and RUTHJONES, who is also head of the Science Dept
at Capitol Hill Senior High in Okla City, took off the
day school was out and toured Europe all summer. They
were 14 days on a Norwegian cargo ship and had a ball.
JEANETTEJENKINSflew from- Ohio via Air Canada ani met SKIP
and JONES in Copenhagen.
They all took in the Passion
Play at Oberammergau (perfect
weather!)
and JFANETTE
returned
home in August.
IDRRAlNEFIEDLERRAYMOND
:is reported to be in the Los Angeles
area ani we would like to hear from her.
DEBBIESTEMPLEDICKENS,a non-graduate
of this class,
took
in the start
of the Power Puff Derby at MTYas they
live in nearby Salinas.
So impressed with the planes
taking off that DEBBIEdidn't
read the program in time
to reach GENESHAFFERFITZPATRICKwho was a contestant.
Over a month later,
they finally
got in touch and relived "old times'.
DEBBIEhas a married son living
in
Orange County.
She and husband have bought a home in
Springfield,
Missouri and plan to retire
there in 1974!
DOROTHY
KRASOVEC
EBY, all recovered from her broken leg, has
been going on camping trips
with the family.
When fly_
ing son David to college in Oregon, DOTTIEand airline
pilot husbani flew on to Canada and into Idaho in their
Skylane.
DOTTIEwas amazed at the -courtesy
cars parked
at remote airports
in Idaho and says they are a wonderful convenience.
On the return trip home DOTTIEgot in
some left-seat
time.
MADELON
BURCHAM
HILL checks in from Tigard, Oregon and says
her oldest boy Martin is now in his second year at the
Air Force Academy. Her flying is done in the passenger
seat,
altho the family does allow her to navigate
once
in awhile.
ALBERTA
HUNTNICHOLSON
has been more than busy as Govenor
for the Southwest section
of the 99's.
BETTYWALLROBERTSis running for County Recorder in Faribault,
Minn. Our sympathy to her
on the recent death
of her sister
Mary, who was at Sweetwater for a time.
MARDO
CRANE
is busy with her new book "LADIES
I REV UP YOUR
ENGINES"
which is all about the Power Pui'! Derby.
MARDO
flew the race for the secom time this year and
her team came in fifteenth I Lucky gal MARDO
also won a
doorprize for a ~ek in Acapulco at the race start.
For
those interest
in MARDO'
s other book "FLY-DOWN
OF THE
WASP",there about JO more first editions of this book
for sale.
MARDO
has also been busy as a speaker at
civic organizations,
on the radio and on TV.
FRANCES
JOHNSON
has been doing some hanger fJ.yiilg with
fellows at the office who are working on their commercial
or instructor's
tickets.
FRANwoulrl be happy to show .
WASPvisitors
"Colorful Colorado" where she enjoys fishing, skiing, golfing am swimming, when she isn't driving aroun:i in her favorite Po~sche.
Sad news from Joe A. Scales, who reports that GWEN
died of
cancer in August 1969.
EILEENKEALY
IDRDEN
claims the ''Mother of Students Award" ,
if one is given. Four children in college, UC, UCIA,
UCSBand Santa Monica College; two in high school and
1 still in grade school.
Of the two boys who are working, one has just returned from a tour in Viet Namwith
the Army.
MARY
KOTH
McCABE
is so proud to be a gran:imother that she
doesn't have time to write I
DOLORES
MEURER
REEDjust finished the role of ''Mother of the
Bride"--then she and Bob took off for a vacation in San
Felipe to recoverl
Golfing still
occupies her time J-4
days a week. DOLORES
starts her instrument flight course
before the holidays, having already passed the written.
ADELEF. BEYER
is on the same routine at Cedars Hospital
in Los Angeles. Manageda vacation to Nebraska last
summerto see her family.
DOROTHY
HENRY
was still
last reported in Korea. Anyone have
a new address on this gal?
GENEFITZPATRICK
and daughter Kay came in secom "in the
mother-daughter teams" (there were twol) in this year's
Pow::lerPuff Derby. A broken magnetic compass, directional gyro and a malfunctioning exhaust gas temperature
gauge didn't make the race any easierl
GENEand Kay
gave a recap of their flying experiences before the National ManagementClub at their Novemberdinner meeting
aboard the Princess Louise. GENErecently flew an
Apache from the left seat from Calexico to Hawthorne, Ca.
JEANROSE(43-7) rode right seat.
Other flying trips
have been to Las Vegas; Paso Robles and Clear Lake.
MARY
JERSHIN0 'ROURKE
has been on skates visiting in Panama
over the last holidays; then to ~le
Beach, S.C.; on
to Omaha, Neb, then Easton, Minn for the summer. JERSH
then became involved in the Mexican food business, which
has kept her busy. They are now planning a trip to
Europe am hopes to be in Madrid, Spain for the coming
holiday season.
44-2 - Secretaryl
MARGE
GILBERT
STEWART
55 N. Sheridan Ave, Imianapolis,
In:i. 46219
MIUlRED
GROSSMAN
PAIMER
and husband Bob have just adopted a
seven year old Korean boy "Charlie", who arrived in the
. States last April.
MARGARET
EHLERS
TWITOam husbam Waynetraveled to the Holy
Land last September.
MARY
ELLENKEILis hoping to be the first ex-WASPto lam on
the Moonl But is flying a Cessna 172 right now. Oh
weIll
BETTYLeFEVRE
has been scuba diving for the past two years
as her latest hobby. Spent a month last year in the
Virginia Islan:is where she am her husbam did a lot of
diving.
They have one married son, daughter at Emerson
College and another daughter in high school.
Visited
with JEANMOORE
SOARD
44-2 in Winterlan:i, Fla.
FRANSMITHTUCHBAND
is relaxing and leading "the lazy life".
Secom son just married.
JEANMOORE
SOARD
woulrl like to have a reunion at Disneylam
EAST,which was to open in October 71 in Florida.
How
many are interested?
JEANsays KIT MacKETHAN
McGDmand
MARY
"SANDY"
SAUNDERS
WILSON
also live in the Orlamo
area.
ESTHER
E. NOFFKE
received an appointment to the Women's
Advisory Committee on Aviation.
ESTHER
also attemed
the National Congress on Aerospace Education in Seattle
this past March.
MARY
L. HECKMAN
is running a Blood Bank am says deposits
are always welcomeANYWHERE.
MARY
is a hospital lab
technician am says "haven't flown in years--too expensive, darn it."
44-3 - Secretary I ISABELLE
G. McCRAE
P.O. Box 452, LemonGrove, Calif. 92045
VIVIANGILCHRIST
NEMHAUSER
does the bookkeeping for her
doctor husbam in NewYork. Twoof their children are
with Friems World College in England. Their other
daughter Jane just graduated from Friends Seminary and
is now in San Diego. VI reports a neighborhood project
in N.Y. where the residents have developed their own
health center for a deprived area.
DELROSE
"SISSY" SIEBERsays I ''Mylife seems dull in comparison to some of the sophisti--cats "
MAXINE
MOAGUE
HARVEY
has four wonderful children who are
all practically
grown now. Eldest son Dowjust graduated from Stanford in June.
DOTTIEMOUTON
ROONEY
has retired from her job at Norton
AFB. She and husband Pat travel a lot and have been
getting in some trout fishing and horseback riding.
DOTTIEmanaged a visit with EVIETAYLOR
WAHLBORG
in
Bakersfield on a recent trip.
DOTTIEis now planning
on entering the Head Start Program.
JEANNE
WAGNER
SIMPSON
has four boys and has started an
aviation club at the local high school.
Says JEANNE,
"It's great to get these kids started in their flying
and groun:i school. Really fun to see their eagerness."
JUILETJENNER
STEGEand husband made the San Diego reunion
and got in much hanger flying with ISABELLE
McCRAE.
EUNICE
BOARDMAN
sends glowing reports of life in our 50th
State.
She remodeled property purchased there and is
living in her apartment, with the main house rented out.
EUNICEopened an art and craft store to keep busy.
Manyvisitors keep her in contact with the "outside
world" that the radio and press doesn't cover.
ANNDARR
was the winner of DISCOVERY
'70, a real recognition for a poet I The winning 5-page poem was all
about flying.
The Poetry Center program says about
ANN: "Iowa born, armed with a University degree, I came
to N.Y. to seek my fortune, found radio.
I have been a
reporter, cook, actress, model, election board official,
peace marcher and a pilot (with commercial mult-engine
license and an Armyinstrument instructor's
rating)-towed targets in B-26' s during WWII. Mypsychonalist
husband and I have three daughters and live in Marylam.
I've published in 28 places, have a book making the
rounds. I've been lucky to have--for poetry's sake-Irish madness, total curiosity,
a mind organized on the
Collier Brothers Plan, passion am laughter.
One more,
persistance."
ANNhas one daughter who finished the
Royal Academyof Art in N.Y., and one studying the
theater in N.Y. and the third one does everything I
MARY
TALIAFERRO
GIIMORE
WALLACE
is still in Corpus Christi
and says it is wonderful to read all the WASP
news.
CANyou imagine MARCELLA
FRIEDLUCIERwith eleven children?
"CHARLEY"
says she is also about to become a grandmotherl CHARLEY
and husband Phil get around the country
a good bit in the companyjet commander.
SHIRLEY
HAUGAN
WUNSCH
has a new address in st. Louis. No
flying, just skiis and plays tennis.
BETTYJANEHANSON
ERENBERG
has a daughter Robin in the Navy.
Oldest son Bill with Northwest Airlines, A & Prated.
Co-pilot son Robert and BJ flew fami~ Mooneyout from
Minnesota for a lovely visit with KIP HUMPHREYS,
where
they took in the Cambridge Races from KIP's family
yaoht Halycon IV. Son Richard Jr. is married and has
a daughter.
MARY
WATERS
deLAETspent her third summersailing in Europe.
MARY
has sailed from England, aroum France to Portugal
and Spain. Their boat is now in Mallorco. Sailed to
Greece in June.
MARY
P. MaaLEOD
LOOMS
is busy traveling and wishes she
couJd log all of her cOJDlllercialflying timet
ANNBROTHERS
FRINKmanages to keep quite busy taking care
of home, fami]y am job school teaching.
ANNsoloed
her son at age 16 am now he has every rating in the
book practical]y qy age 18, except his ATPt He is a
senior in college and is 21 now. Daughter almost 16
but not too air-mimed yet. ANNis a capt. in the
CAPam comucting a ground school.
JIMMYPARKER
GlASSERREESlives in Monterey with her John
am little
daughter Mol]y. Weall remember John who
used to f]y into Sweetwater regular]y with his little
black Cocker Spaniel--to visit J:immy,of course. They
were both at the reunion am married short]y thereafter.
Jimmyhas two grown sons who live with their father in
Phoenix. JIMMYhas been grounded for sometime but intems getting back into flying and maybe try a race or
two.
.
44-4 - Secretaryl
ALYCE
STEVENS
ROHRER
3600 Landfair Rd. Pasadena, ca. 91107
MERIEM
ROBY
ANDERSON
writes that she was presented with a
darling little
granddaughter June 28. Son Roby is still
in military school and will make the military his career,
HuSbam Harry, in the banking business, fims time to
enjoy ranch where MERIEM.
spems most of her time. She
raises registered Appaloosa horses am has buffalo,
burros, game birds, dogs and cats.
Dead End Ranch sounds
interesting
imeed.
MERIEM
sends her phone number 5837149 in case any WASP
friems decide to fly by Eureka,
Kansas which is .about 60 mi NEof Wichita.
FlORABELLESMITHREECEsays she is now twice a grandmother.
She makes her home with husbam Ralph at 107 Lukens Pl.
in Glemale, ca. Son Rusty was married this summerand
attends Occidental College,' FlORABELLEhas her teaching credential and though she is not working this year
she does plan to go back to teaching eventual]y.
With
all the WASPS
in the area, FlORABELLEwouJd love to
visit with anyone coming through Glendale.
HAZEL
STAMPER
HOHN
is doing quite a bit of aviation history
writing and has sold a story on the first crossing of
the English Channel by plane to "Children's Activities."
HAZEL
also reports "at a NewYears Pan Amparty in Reno
I met the wife of one of the captains who turned out to
be a Canadian girl (Mary Gann, maiden name) who was in
the tower at Dorval Airdrove, Montreal, Canada during
the war. She remembers we WASP
ferry pilots coming in
to ferry RCAFplanes.
With her in the tower was another
ferry pilot who flew fighters in England, Marian Orr.
Somegirls may remember talking to a womantower operator at Dorval." HAZEL
also says she has heard from Bill
Hebenstreet, former WASP
instrument instructor,
and that
he is flying Lear Jets in Kansas City, Mo.
FRANCFS
STANDEFER
ACKER
left for an extemed trip to Japan
am the Far East ear]y this summer. She was accompanied
qy husbam Don, now a full Colonel.
Twonon-graduates from 44-4 would like to get their names
on the record so that they can keep in touch with their
former classmates.
VIVIANDAVIS,9932 Robbins Dr., Bever]y Hills, calif and JEANHOOPFS
PARKER,
Rt. 2 Box 1633,
Sandy, Oregon.
MARGARET
CHURCH
has been found at ll3 E. Elfin Green, Port
Hueneme, Ca.
GREYALLISON
DUNLAP
has found another of the Sweetwater
instructors:
Capt-. R. S. Kramer, American Air Lines,
Love Field, Dallas, Texas.
JEANNETTE
C. KARlSis a major in the Air Force am working
as Chief of Consolidated Base Personnel Office.
Looking forward to retirement in next two years.
FRACFS
STANDEFER
ACKER
said son John graduated from Pilot
. Training at Vance AFBOklahomain March. Husbam Don
made full Colonel in June in the Medical Corps. "We
are an all Air Force fami]y."
MADGE
LEONMOORE
is enjoying life as the wife of a retired
Air Force pilot and mother of two handsome teenage boys.
LOUISEBRAND
HYDE
flew in the PPDbut had a faulty magnetic
compass that eliminated her from the race on first day.
RUTHSHAFER
FlEISHERis keeping busy with some flight instruction, A.F. Reserve work at. Homestead AFB, Aero
Club and taking an aeronautical course in college.
Plus trying to keep a husbarrl, fami]y (parents) and two
dogs organizedt
JEANMcCART
and partner have purchased the Bever]y-Cross
EmploymentAgency and JEANhas been on TV, Channel 13 in
Los Angeles, giving job interviews and opportunities.
JEANalso has a Westwoodoffice located at 1281 Westwood Blvd., and anyone who knows of need for these services, either employer or employee, shouJd look JEANup.
44-5 - Secretary:
MARTHA
MACE
BOSHART
620 E. Washington St., Washington, Iowa 52353
PATKENWORTHY
NUCKOLS
is impressed with the achievements of
former WASPS
and wouJd like some of her classmates to
contact her.
GLORIA
W. HEATH
is in business for herself as a consultant
for air safety and has been working with others on the
problems of space.
MURIEL
KIFSTERMARTIN
is involVed in running .not on]y her
fami]y of four charming children, but a grams on age
two. MURIEL
has a day camp during the summer.
MARTHA
MACE
BOSHART,
a widow since 1968, lives is Iowa with
her 14 year old son Jeff.
Suzy .is 20 and studying this
year in Perugia, Ita]y.
Mike is 24 and married.
HOLLY
HOIJ.INGER
GRASSO
and 16 year old son Ramy took a 7week World Tour. Flying in many airplanes brought back
memories of ferrying planes into strange airports for
HOLLY.WhenWWIHanger 9 was dedicated at Brooks AFB
in San Antonio on June 9 as a museum, thanks were sent
HOLLY
for supplying WASP
roster so that we couJd all
participate
in this emeavor - preserving the past in
aviation historyl
MARJORY
FOSTER
MUNN
is still reliving the memories of the
last reunion.
JEANNE
L. McSHEEHY
liIRSpromoted to a Lt. Col. in the Air
Force Reserve.
AlMANElI50M
FORNAL
is engaged as a Head Start Teacher for
the past 5 years.
Her husbam retired from the Air
Forae 6 years ago and is now working for TRWin San
Bernardino.
MARGARET
BERGH
McGLINN
has daughter Patty in college in N.
Y. and daughter Gayle in high school. MARGE
wouJd like
to hear from some of the gals on the East coast.
CAROL
E. BRINTON
is reported to be living at Newcastle in
northern california.
Does anyone have her address?
44-6 - Secretary: BEVERLY
BEFSEMYER
Rt. 3 Lake of the Cherokee, Grove, Okla. 74344
GlOORGIA
GEHRING
has a new addressl
Box 5 Star Rte. Carmel
Valley, Ca. GlOORGIA
teaches gifted children in 7-8
grades in Salinas.
She was stationed at Lubbock, Texas.
GlOORGIA
was renewing acquaintenances while working at
the start of the PPDin Monterey this summer.
BETTY
WILLIAMS
served two weeks reserve time in the new
Federal Building in West Los Angeles am came away with
a Lt. Col rank. BETTY
works for Lockheed in the publicity department am spems her week ends cruising the
waters from San Diego to Santa Barbara in her 42' houseboat, apt]y named "The EXecutive Suite".
BETTY'sproject
is to get the WASPfilms in order and she is making progress along this line.
BARRY
VINCENT
SMITHsays the 25th Reunion was one of the
greatest things that ever happened to -her and is already
looking forward to the next one.
MARY
REINEBERG
McDARGH
wrote from Ft. Lauderdale "where the
collegians are" and that she was relaxing after unloading a houseful of womerful kids I
LORRAINE
R. LASSWELL
is in the insurance business in Albuquerque, N.M.
MARY
RETICKWELLS
has her flying confined to models--free
flight and U controll
MARY
has some of her paintings
on display at the Club and JUSTINEFLETCHER
WXlD'shusband recognized her name on one of them and gave her a
call.
- Secretary:
BETTYSTAGGTURNER
7746 Bluecrystal
Ct., Cincinnati,
Ohio 45224
ANITA BRONKEN
MATTHE'tl ("Antenna Broken") lives with her engineer husband Mort and six year old son Kent 42 miles
from New York City.
Their summer home is on the river
at Litchfield,
Conn., where they swim, ski, tennis,
bowl and just enjoy life.
Their flying
is strictly
commercial and already Kent has logged his 30th jet
flight
visiting
relatives
in California
and Wisconsin.
NORMA
BOSTONDOUGIAShas taken on a seven year old boy to
raise.
Her daughter Barbara attends
Milliken
University in Decatur,
Ill.
ANNGRIFFIN GUSZER has recently
moved to Lake Candlewood in
the Danbury, Conn. area.
ANNteaches
French at Newton
High School and does her flying
in a Piper Cherokee.
ANNsoloed her oldest
boy Douglas last summer when he
was 18.
They flew to South Caicos for last Christmas.
MARGARET
JONES moved to Corpus Christi
last April.
In May
she got her 15-year Pin for teaching
at Del Mar College.
After several
operations
and four heart attacks
MARGARET
says she is feeling
fine again.
In fact,
has
been "moonlighting"
teaching
speech reading for Accelerated
Education Schools of Dallas and reports
"one
of their
students
is reading over 17,000 words a minutel" MARGARET
would be glad to see any WASPSwho come
to the "Sparkling
City by the Sea."
VI NISLEY VANDELDONhas an interior
decorating
shop in
Palm Springs.
MARJORIECHRISTIANSENhas a new address near the Santa Cruz
mountains:
16364 Roseleaf
Ct., Los Gatos, Calif.
LILLIAN "JAY" GLEZENWRAYrecently
heard from SARAHALlSHOUSEGLEESON. "Nothing else new."
JEAN DOWNEY
HARMAN
had an article
on camping recently
printed in CAMPING
GUIDE. JEEP and husband John also toured England and Holland in 1969.
MILDREDHOUSEFERREEhas a son Charles at stanford
U.
"LITTLE HOUSE"is secretary
to the president
of Well_
esley College.
ROSALIE PHILLIPS JOHNSONhas two daughters
in high school
and a third
studying
to be a medical assistant.
ROSA_
LEA began selling
real estate
early this year.
ESTHERSTAHRCUDDINGTON
has won blue ribbons for her oils.
When she visited
with BETTYRIDDLEMARTINthey talked
"WASPtalk"
for two daysl
ESTHERalso managed a trip
to the Bahamas and took in the National
Rodeo Finals
in OKC.
HELENJOHNSONCANNON
not only broke 80 on the golf course,
but has been elected
the first
president
of the Nevada
Women's Golf Association.
HELENwas also elected
president
of the Nevada School Trustee Association.
MARTHA
SARAGERREVELhad a great time visiting
with Lt. Col.
JOANOUlSTED44-9 in Honolulu and reports
JOANhas a
beautiful
penthouse apartment
overlooking
all of Waikiki.
MARTHA'seldest
son Steve was married after
graduation from USC.
BARBARA
HERSHEYTUCKERrecently
did a tour of Tokyo-Taipe1_
Osaka, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapor.
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22 Stadium
SARAPAYNEHAYDEN
Rd., Methuen, Mass. 01844
THElMAHENCHMILLERskiis
in Vermont and New York State during the winter and, if she ever got her radio's
fixed,
planned to fly during the spring and summer.
BARBARA
BRADLEY
CIARKEhas been found by HAZEL STAMPERHOHN
44_4.
BARBARA
is now Mrs. Sam Clarke,
7275 Lakewide
Dr., Reno, Nevada.
SUZETTEVan DAELLDOUGIAShad an opportunity
recently
to fly
a Cessna 310 as copilot
and said it had every instrument available.
"You turn buttons
and it flies
by itself--a
far cry from the railroads
I used to guide by
at Sweetwater."
AIISA CONNOLLY
SIMONSON
was hospitalized
most of last year
and to Feb.
Reports that she is hanging in there and
says the WASPreunion had no bearing on her ill
health I
II
SARA PAYNE HAYDEN says she has been having some trouble getting her mail unless it is addressed to "SARA P."
UNCIASSIFIED
AND INSTRUCTORS
FIFI PORTRAIT
43-7
MY
The mannequins were presented to the San Diego AeroSpace Museum as the beginning of a permanent exhibit of uniforms, history and memorabilia of the WASP prograro. Following the presentation the WASPS and Instructors descended on
Boom Trenchard's Flare Path Restaurant, located at the east
end of Lindbergh Field, to enjoy an evening of cocktails,
dinner and prograro. ISABELIE McCRAE worked on the favors,
JOYCE SHERWOOD SECCIANI 43-3 did the secretarial work, SUNNY
BURNS McBRIDE 43-5 made the clever table decorations and BARBARA HERSHEY TUCKER 44-9 handled the registrations.
Colonel Owen Clarke, USAF Retired, was Master of Ceremonies for the evenings program. Col. Clarke is the Executive
Director of the Aero-Space Museum and was available for advice on the plans for the exhibit from the start. Brother
Benjaroin Franklin, from the San Diego Christ Center, gave the
Invocation.
HAZEL STAHFERHOHN 44_4 told of the WASPS' flying today and ISABELLE McCRAE spoke of local WASP doings.
Flight Instructor D. E. Fincher and his brother Kenneth related anecdotes of Avenger Field and Instructor Fred Breise
showed his personal colored movies taken at Avenger Field.
BONNIE and George SHINSKI ran the WASP film provided by
BETTY JANE WILLIAMS 44-6.
Boom Trenchard's is a museum in its own right. They
have an exceptional exhibit of World War I aviation artifacts and pictures and they provided the group with B,yron
Jacquot's beautiful white AT-6 for picture taking and rides.
Colonel Cary of Boom's provided a Taylor Cub for use in publicity.
Many WASPS have already donated or loaned their memorabilia for use in the display at the Museum, but any other
donations will be greatly received.
Other items needed:
Another set of wings for one mannequin, officers insignia
for dress beret, up-to-date information and pictures of the
many different branches of the Air Force in which the WASPS
served and model airplanes of the types flown. It was agreed
that the mannequins and all the memorabilia should of necessity be housed in a display case, WASPS who attended the
reunion and others who have heard of the need for a glass
.display case, have made individual contributions from $1.00
to $5.00. To date donations total $111.00 but considerable
more money is needed. Please send your donations of cash or
memorabilia to MEREDITH CAMPBELL, 5540 Grape St., San Diego,
Ca. 92105.
Col. Owen Clark, Director of the Museum, sent the following message after the presentation:
"The San Diego Aero-Space Museum is proud to be associated in a project paying tribute to the women flyers, WASPS
of World War II. The lady pilots contributed greatly to the
WWII effort through their exemplary services in ferrying aircraft, towing targets and training missions.
The Museum is
now displaying some of the WASPS uniforms along with a few
items of memorabilia.
In time it is hoped that this exhibit
will tell to the public, in inspirational form, the full
story of the contribution of the WASPS in our national defense. It should be mentioned that over 5,000,000 visitors
a year will.be able to see the WASP exhibit."
HAVE
YOU
NOTICED?
Can you
BYRD HOWELL GRANGER 43-1 wrote to Mr. Walt Disney requesting a WASP squadron insignia.
Mr. Disney wrote back,
sending the gay young blade-ess FIFINELIA, the female
version of a gremlin.
BETTY WILLIAMS 44-6 writes that she checked with the
Public Relations Office of Disney studios recently and they
report the studio was planning on producing a film on gremlins in 1940 for the British.
FIFINELlA, her name in the
fi:j.m,was the little female gremlin created especially for
the film, but it was never produced. "Gremlin" is defined
as a mischievous invisible being, said by World War II pilots
to cause all sorts of things to go wrong with airplanes.
All we know is that FIFI was a "good little gremlin" adopted by the WASPS to guide each of us safely back to our bases.
BETTY also reports that Disney created 2200 insignia for
various military organizations during the war.
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The award was created in 1956 and has been given to less
than 40 people with Mrs. Deaton the only woman to receive it.
In a recent letter, "Dedie" tell us: "I've been devoting
most of my time to Red Cross work, Since 1957 I have been a
National Field Volunteer for the Red Cross--which means being
a full member of the national staff except for not drawing a
salary.
It has been most gratifying - I'm still "up to my
neck" and have continued my Water Safety work in addition.
I'm still a Water Safety Instructor trainer - last summer and
fall retrained 67 WSI's in our new program, which includes
skin-diving safety so I had to don the mask, snorkle and fins!
In addition I also have several classes of new WSI's."
This award was originally created for professionals who
had performed more than thirty years, over and above the line
of duty.
Of her recent award
more than almost anything
years have gone by, very
never expected to be one
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sound to you?
Race:
MARDO CRANE 44-1
GENE'SHAFFER FITZPATRICK
44-1
PAT THOMAS GIADNEY 44-8
LOUISE BRAND HYDE 44-4
MARGARET RAY RINGENBERG 43-5
JEAN PARKER ROSE 43-7
JEAN HAMNER PEARSON 43-3
Air
Where
is
she
now?
NADJA GADOWSKI
"GAroET"
KOSTUK 44-1
in Washington
D. C.
EUZABETH "KIT"
MacKETHAN MAGID
44-2
On location
as
secretary
with late
Robert
Taylor
in
film "JohJlJv
Tiger"
OOROTHY KIELTY
4)-8
ANN WALDNER
CURRIER 4)-6 in
snowmobile
on trail
thru Northern
forests
RUTHMARYBUCKIEY 4J-5
MARGIDGAN ROLLE 4J-6
IACETTIA WILE at
Sweetwater
KADDYlANDRY and
CARO BAYLEYBOSCA
JEAN' PARKER ROSE 4J-7
sailing
at Marina del
Rey, California
JOCELYN MOOREEVERNHAM4J-8
GENE SHAFFER FITZPATRICK 44-1
CATHERINE MURPHY
.!DRTZ 44-1 at the
San Diego Reunion
MAROOCRANE 44-1 with Champion Robert
o 'Southfield,
a Cairn Terrier
McRiir->
~.::.
..
Total exhaustion.
ETA is not a Greek letter.
You should always let your right hand know what your left
hand is doing--if you know.
110 miles per house is not 105, not 115; but ONE HUNDRED
AND TENI
Flying formation
Airplanes
You can be lost all the way and still get from one place to
another.
Left: Who is this gal
from 44_41
Right: MARION HAGEN
MAYFIEIJ) 44-6 at Monterey, Calif.
You can get very tired pumping the wheels up all the way
home from Harpersville.
Vernon doesn't look a bit like Wichita Falls.
The ground .is quicker than the eye--especially
flaps.
One parachute
with full
to half-crazy.
AEROSPACE
HISTORIAN
PRESIDENT'S MISCELLANY
The metal highway marker, will also have the WASP history inscribed on the 27" by 42" sign and be placed along the
highway.
The cost of this is $400.00. The City Manager has
offered to have his crews install the markers and the other
civic leaders have promised their enthusiastic support and
some financial assistance.
The Texas Historical Committee
will also cooperate with us in preparing both markers.
WASP REUNION
WASP WINGS
Many requests have been received at Headquarters for
duplicate WASP wings to be made and we have a committee working on this project. If you are interested in ordering a
.pair of wings, send in your name to Headquarters and you will
be further advised about this when we know the number to order. The larger the order the less expensive will be the
price of the wings.
agreed
social
or asby don-
ClASSIFIED ADS
DEBORAH DICKENS, 1119 W. Alisal st., Salinas, Ca. 9J901
Would like to buy ~opy of 44-1 Class book.
"IADIES, REV UP YOUR ENGINES" by MAROO CRANE 44-1 can be
ordered from D'Angelo Publishing Co., 171 Webster St.,
Monterey, Ca. 9J940 for $2.95 plus 5% sales tax and 25~
for postage/handling.
This is the story of the Powder
Puff Derby, as told by the originator of this All Woman
Transcontinental Air Race.
CLIP HEREORSENDFACSIMILE
TO:
WASPINSTRUMENT
COCKPIT
CHECK1944
ORDmOF FIFINELlA
3848 West Biddison, Fort Worth, Texas 76109
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY: _________
STATE:
ZIP
CLASS:
presentation
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October
Spring __
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Summer__
Fall __
December
days.
people.
I will arrive
I wouJd rather
by:
Car
have a reunion at
Air
Train
on
ENCLOSED
IS MYDONATION
$__
-----FORTHE
~ORIAL MARKERS.(It takes 6 months to prepare and deliver
markers, so send in your donation early).
Speed Indicator
is in low pitch.
forward.
Winter
is moving freely
are on zero.
take off.
are oscillat_
the radio is on
ORDER
OF FIFINELIA
3848 West Biddison
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
FIRSTCLASSMAIL
Return Requested
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