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M A R C H , 1967 TIlnetyTHne Hern z f k <)*, C o lu m n As I came to the office today, it seen any of them yet. This month nr was with thanksgiving I live here. Have should produce visits with LOIS had a few phone calls from 99s in Wis GRANGE from Iowa; LADY McREY- consin, Kansas, and New York and NOLDS from Tennessee. I am looking they are all freezing! The tempera forward to seeing them. ture here has been around 75°. And I trust by now you have all sent in believe it or not, LYGIE HAGAN was your nominations for International Of MARCH, 1967 here and it didn’t even rain! ficers for 1967-68; have thoughtfully Everyone keeps writing me, they made resolutions for our consideration are coming for a visit and I haven't at convention; have made your contri THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. butions to AWTAR and AE Scholarship International Headquarters and have made plans to be in Wash Will Rogers World Airport A SKY-HIGH WEDDING ington, D. C., the last week in June. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Hi-Jenks? Hi-Ho-Jolly-O, Ft. Worth Be sure you go to convention . then Ninety-Nine member JEAN WILLIAMS fly on to Atlantic City for the AWTAR. Headquarters Secretary acquired a charming 49er way up We believe this is really going to be DARLA BULLARD '‘HIGH", February 11th 2:00 p.m. over an International convention. I have Oak Grove Airport, at 5,280 feet! received letters from several over seas members who are planning on Editor MRS. STEVE PRICE (formerly being at convention. This is a good PE G ONG JEAN WILLIAMS) was wearing a opportunity to meet members from 2900 Rockbrook Drive shocking pink wedding suit, cotton can around the world. Don't miss it. Plano, Texas 75074 dy pink hat, white gloves and a happy heart. The groom one of Bell Helicopter DEEDO HEISE tells me the re INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS wizzards, was wearing brown. sponse to the AE Scholarship has been “There is nothing conventional about wonderful. Every section is repre President our wedding, except the words," sented. How exciting it will be to ALICE ROBERTS PRICE said. learn the winners. 9828 North 19 Avenue M. H. SPINKS, SR., piloted the Aero The Executive Board will be meeting Phoenix, Arizona 85021 Commander 500. His co-pilot was DOR April 19, 20 and 21st. If you have OTHY “DODY” McLAUREN, another anything you would like to bring be Vice-President FTW NINETY NINE member who en fore the Board, please write me. We DONNA T. MYERS dorsed the hi-style wedding. are elected to serve the membership Aurora, Colorado 80010 Sky-Pilot, rated Baptist, DAVID CA- and can best do our job when we VIN, admitted it was the first wedding know the desires of the membership. Secretary ceremony he'd preformed at any al Last month I mentioned we had GENE NORA JESSEN titude above altar-altitude. several new chapters in the process 741 Eastridge Drive and thought you might like to know Reception was held in the Oak Grove Wichita, Kansas 67207 where they are. It might also en Flight School, where JEAN and courage you to start a new chapter in Treasurer STEVE met back in 1964. Both are your area. The paper work is being pro RUTH RUECKERT members of the same flight club, and cessed for Virginia, Topeka, Mt. Diablo 2037 Rivera Street have been on many week end jaunts and requests for starting a chanter San Francisco, Calif. 94116 with the other twenty members of the have been received from Yuma, Ariz club as chaperons. Executive Board ona and Blythe. When these chapters Ed Note — Congrats from us all, are approved, we will have 100 chap LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN JEAN. South 1907 Oneida Place ters. What a nice round figure! Spokane, Washington 99203 So often we take for granted the ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS workings of our Headquarters Com B ETTY W. McNABB HEADQUARTERS HAS MOVED! It mittee and DARLA BULLARD, Head 926 Third Avenue is now located in the NEW terminal, quarters Secretary. SUSIE SEWELL, Albany, Georgia Will Rogers World Airport. Please send as Chairman of the Committee, and all correspondence to this NEW ad DARLA really do a lot of 'behind the DORIS RENNINGER dress: The Ninety-Nines, Inc. scenes work. This is just a small way 10-01 162nd Street Will Rogers World Airport of saying we appreciate them. It is Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 a full time job keeping up with 3000 DEADLINE FOR NEWS — (Using Box 99 and the old ZIP just m em bers! The 20th of the Month slows mail delivery) Please advise Be sure to attend your Spring Sec Send Copy to: HEADQUARTERS immediately of any tion meetings . you just may meet PE G ONG errors, change of address, or dupli someone interesting. 2900 R ockbrook Drive cation in the delivery of your NEWS. Have a happy, safe flying time. Plano, Texas 75074 Attach mailing labels to correspond Sincerely ence if possible. Alice Roberts Coming Events April 7, X, !) Australian Annual Convention Brisbane, Queensland April 14-16 South Central Sectional Camelot Inn Tulsa, Oklahoma April 15-16 New England Sectional April 19, 20, 21 Executive Board Meets April 21, 22, 23 Southwest Section Sectional Ramada Inn Phoenix, Arizona May 5, 6, and 7 Southeast Sectional Natchez, Mississippi May 5, 6, and 7 North Central Spring Sectional Peoria, Illinois May 11, 12, 13 NIFA Carbondale, Illinois May 20 All Woman New England Air Race AW N EAR Norwood, Mass. Australian women pilots posting Powder Puff Derby poster at Royal Victorian May 24, 25, 26 Aero Club, Melbourne, Victoria. 5th from right, BERAX YOUNG, IFR pilot. All Women’s International Air Race 4th from right, FREDA THOMPSON, who is coming to convention. She flew "Angel Derby” from England to Australia in a Moth long ago. 3rd from right, ESTHER Montreal, Quebec, Canada MATHER, Federal Pres, of AWPA. 2nd from right, CHRISTINE HENDER to Miami, Florida, USA SON, who expects to fly AWTAR. Right, KAY BRICK. June 10 Nines can be very proud of the ac San Diego-Reno Fun Race To The complishments of their members in June 28-July 2 AUSTRALIAN SECTION— Australia. International Convention from an American Washington, D.C. It was my privilege to have known A number of these faces we hope the hospitaliy of Government House July 8 will be familiar' to you by the end of in Canberra, The American Embassy AW TAR Convention and the Powder Puff Der in which Americans can take great Atlantic City, N. J. io by. The Australian women pilots I saw pride. Admiralty House in Sydney, and Torrance, Calif. were most enthusiastic about being the Australian-American Club in Mel with us this very special year. Sept. 15, 16, and 17 bourne. This Club is a favorite pro MARGARET KENTLEY, Governor, North Central Fall Sectional ject of our Ninety-Nine, LADY CASEY, covered my journey in Australia very Pheasant Run Inn who is a writer and artist of note. well in the January Ninety-Nine NEWS, I was happy to discover that R om eo (adjacent to DuPage Airport, 111.) bul. I want you to know that the hospi Golf Charlie, Cessna 1X0, flies just Southwest Sectional tality I received "down under” was as superbly as when if left the factory Holiday Inn extraordinary. The warm reception in Wichita. Stockton, Calif. President Johnson received extends I am eagerly awaiting word of the October 7 right on through the ranks of pilots— a wonderful group of people. Ninety- christening of the first N.S.W. Air Michigan SMALL Race Ambulance that NANCY BIRD WAL Sept. 15, 16, and 17 TON has worked so hard for the New Grand Rapids, Mich. Recommended Changes South Wales Ambulance Transport Ser October 21 vice to achieve. We were barely out Fairladies Annual To Constitution/By-Laws of the seats from the ferry flight when Indiana Race To Resolutions Chairman By De Havilland was engineering an ex Bloomington, Indiana tended lower portion of the door for M arch 25 easier admittance of the four stretch- Welcome at Mascot, Sydney, Australia on 19 Nov. 1966 whe; New South Wales ambulance Queen Air, co-piloted by KAY BRICK, landed: Rear - L. to R. MEG SKELTON, NANCY BIRI) WALTON, MARIE BRECKENRIDGE. Seated - L. to R. ROSEMARY ARNOLD, KAY BRICK, BARBARA SELBY-BROWN, I.AYNE GRANVILLE WILLIAMS, ANNETTE MURPHY. (Not in photo, LYNETTE and ATHOL BUTLER). ers, and installation of the oxygen sys tem. Thanks to the Greater New York Chapter, I was able to carry the AE film, "Stamp of Friendship” , and show ed it five times. A big group saw it at NANCY WALTON'S Christmas party for the women pilots and their guests, and some Qantas pilots ran it in a private projection room. Among those to see it was CAPT. TOMMY O’DEA who talked to "AE" in Lae, and wav ed farewell to her. At dinner parties ar ranged by A. W. P. A. and Ninety- Nine members, it was also shown in Queensland; Adelaide, South Australia; and Hobart, Tasmania. At this time m y concern for the pilots I m et in Ho bart is very great. The recent terrible fires have destroyed over 1000 houses and charred countless portions of scenic Tasmania. Kay A. Brick AIR MEETS QUEENSLAND — OLGA TARLING, radar operator who brought AF No. 1, Enter the San Diego-Reno Fun Race President Johnson’s plane into Brisbane. PEG KELMAN, ferried her own June 10, 1967 from England many years ago.