tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220629432761648982024-03-13T01:11:41.959-07:00American Airlines 707 Jet StewardessA country girl goes to the big city where she faces the lures of glamor and temptation mingled with the wiles and snares of deceit. All this could become ruinous or could be overcome by hard work and attention to the values which motivate good choices.argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-30373428415932686112019-01-20T09:00:00.002-08:002019-01-20T09:47:54.156-08:00AMERICAN AIRLINES GAVE ME A CHANCE TO BE ME <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Another year has passed and I am more vintage than the last! Wow, I cannot believe that it has been 60 years since American Airlines had the historical Inaugural Flight with the Boeing 707 aircraft from Los Angeles to New York. Reading through my blog, I find that I have shared experiences which have highlighted my rewarding time with American Airlines as a stewardess doing public relations and then honored to be on that historic flight. I will always wonder, why me? It is still hard for me to think that there I was! I am so grateful I can still remember the wonderment, the adrenalin rush, and the happiness of January 25, 1959. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Sixty years later. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Step by step, white hair and wrinkles as I earned every one of them.</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful that I can make another trip to the Salt Lake International airport for a signing of my book: More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets. Every day is a gift.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have the opportunity to take a guest with me. That is not an easy task. We have to be cleared by security each time we go. My guests are always filled with enthusiasm and I appreciate them. I am grateful for the Weller Book Works and the airport management for supporting my signings and displaying the book. Thank you!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friend MaryLou with whom I flew lives in Hawaii and having talked with her on the phone yesterday and remembering our time with American Airlines, I feel moved on to sharing her story which is in the book: More Than a Ticket.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />MaryLou was on her way! In 1957 the American Airlines Stewardess College was built in Dallas/Fort Worth, Before this fine facility was built, the training college was in a hangar at Midway Airport in Chicago.<br />“Approximately fift-five years after the events of my years with American Airlines . . . memory extremely weak . . . only some awkward thoughts come to mind. I have no journals or records. Years are a blur to me. In 1955, I believe we had to be 21 to "fly." I was first accepted by Western Airlines to join their Stewardess program, then they went out of business.<br />A secretarial job opened a few miles from home with American Airlines' Engineering office which I took and LOVED IT...never wanted to leave. Lockheed was building an Electra (turbo prop) for American Airlines.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Electra mockup, I modeled for<br />promotional of a new beauty.<br />I was ready to be an American Airlines' stewardess.<br />Naturally, my proportions were perfection, I had no worries. I was 5 feet 7 and ¼ and weighed 130. How blessed was I!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glorious time at the stewardess college in Fort Worth, Texas!!!<br />Strutting around in bathing suits with so many beautiful girls around the pool with instructors’ eyes upon our every move, the entire time there. The instructors knew everyone’s name the moment we entered…fantastic women!!! Their eyes followed us along the cafeteria line and every other move we made. Emergency training the most critical. What was it, six weeks? Whew!<br />The moments in those weeks when a student disappeared from our view were especially a sad time. Their bags had already been packed for them and they were led to the awaiting taxi. We<br />had a wonderful dormitory, big classrooms, gorgeous grounds, and there was a beautiful huge main hall with a wide curving staircase, where we would meet our guests. Elvis Presley was dating one of the girls. We all hung over the balcony to see him and his friend come to pick up their dates!!! Silly us. So many procedures to ready the flight for passengers. We’d been well trained and even counting the bottles of liquor was no biggee. Today, I can’t imagine serving so much coffee and tea……………and carrying it up and down the aisles. All the training was leading up to our being able to “work” a flight along with a REGULAR CREW… our first experience in flight…..the anticipation of where we would be assigned and the type of equipment and timing was ever present. Unfortunately, I am a very independent person and I tried so hard to sorta fit in with a group, or with my roommates or whatever. I determined to wait with my roommate to go down to the field with her. She was a gracious Southern girl, but slow. I managed to go with her, only to learn that I MISSED MY FLIGHT!!!! Surely, I would be sent home, I thought! Luckily, they gave me another assignment. From that moment, I became myself again, independent, on-time, and successful, but often a loner. Graduation time was beautiful. We had received our uniforms, dark blue for winter, tan for summer, all measured to fit our body shape perfectly. Military pressed creases, even in the blouse underneath our suits. We also had sort of a duster to put on when we served food and a heavy, heavy beautiful dark blue wool coat for winter locations. Our shoes were spectators, tan and white, as I recall. From Fort Worth, I was able to go to Los Angeles for a day’s shopping. My dear sister Kay met me at the airport and we found the perfect shoes in an expensive Beverly Hills store, as I recall, then back I flew. Of course, the Army-style caps over very short hair topped us off. Our hair had to be above the collar - a must! Our class made up a fun song to the tune of the music of BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI from the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, a 1957 British World War II film. ''Today we’re going to march with you, Today we make our grand debut” ……..”…<br />SOARING, forever soaring……. (ta da da da da da da da de do)”<br />Singing as we marched through circling pathways to the<br />graduation grounds! I can almost hear it ringing in my ears right<br />now!!!<br />The other big hubbub was about where we would be located!!!! I was thrilled to receive LOS ANGELES!!! My birthplace. As it turned out, if I had a few days off, I could be at home with mom and dad in North Hollywood – that was the best! If I had a quick turn-around, I had a nearby apartment with other A.A. Stews. A little tricky when I served on Standby and had to be at the Los Angeles Airport (a small little airfield) in an hour…..My uniform stayed ready to jump into when I drove from North Hollywood. Once I forgot my jacket and Daddy drove it down to me when I was almost already on the plane. There were no freeways then, it was city streets all the way! No jetways in those days…..we had to cover our heads with the American Airlines scarf and walk out across the windy tarmac to our flight. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">I served as Stewardess in mostly DC-6s and DC-7s (Douglas Aircraft Company planes).<br />About 100 passengers tops. And it was an 8-hour flight from coast to coast. All night flights hoping to visit with a passenger and not sit and just look at the Exit sign and take coffee to the crew.<br />On those LAX-NYC flights we usually always had movie stars<br />on board….the one I remember best was Dick Powell as he sat back in the lounge with me on an all-night flight. He was wonderful to visit with!<br />On one NYC-LAX flight, the usual fog rolled in over Los Angeles and we had to actually land in Burbank. As I lived close, I had some great young movie stars drop me off at home from their<br />rental car as they drove on to Los Angeles. Sorry, I can’t remember<br />the names, something like TAB HUNTER or ??? Hollywood tours<br />were always offered to us. We met Pat Boone and other show people. It was a great life.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />In the East, when it was cold, the passengers entered and gave us<br />their coats as we welcomed them on board, which we had to tag with seat numbers and hang up for them, returning each one to the correct person just before<br />deplaning. Whew!<br />Here are some highlights that come to mind about flights and<br />layovers: Bidding Vacation Replacement, which meant I had four<br />flights to New York a month! Loved seeing the sights, 5 Star hotels, walks all over Broadway, and seeing the high rises! Empire State Building was the tallest!<br />Three-day layovers in Chicago where the Museum of Science<br />and Industry became my weekly stopover. On June 19, 1933,<br />Museum of Science and Industry opened its great doors for the first time. It was the first museum in North America to feature interactive exhibits.<br />Anytime we wanted a short leave; it was available to us: I was off to Mexico every other month. Had a special blood doctor in Mexico City, of whom I was fond; Enrique (my father’s name) Hurtado. But always ACAPULCO! I shared a flat with a girlfriend and her brother, the Brianos from San Luis Potosi. It was past the bull ring, and we could walk there on dirt paths from downtown Acapulco (on the beach). She worked at Las Brisas. We knew all the hotels, the morning and afternoon beaches, and every other place in town. I remember water skiing every day and jumping the ramp occasionally. I would ski until the very last second I needed to catch a taxi to the Acapulco Airport, practically flying in my bathing suit.<br />The run from LAX to Fort Worth was delightful as there were some fine young men who took us water skiing on Lake Arlington! The Rental Car companies treated Stewardesses very well and gave us cars. In fact, everyone treated us like royalty. In Dallas, a pink Cadillac limousine would take us shopping.<br />It was the crews in the LAX to Dallas runs that were the best: We went bowling! What a lot of fun with the whole crew and then huge steak dinners for just $1 or $2. The prices were out of this world and shopping was great at Neiman Marcus. I did all my Christmas shopping there; no sales tax. Sorry, California, but I don’t like TAX.<br />The best part of those LAX to Texas flights was flying over The Grand Canyon…..what a sight from the air. It was exciting for the passengers to hear the Captain voice points of interest.<br />In the summer in St. Louis the big outdoor park had Broadway productions – great musicals, and the powers, that be, put in extra chairs up front just for us Stewardesses. No charge, of course.<br />In the propeller planes we didn’t reach the heights they do now and it was not unthinkable to occasionally get tossed about and have sudden drops because of the updrafts and downdrafts due to weather with exciting cloud activity. In Coach Class one time, I had 19 babies and ROUGH WEATHER. After the meal service, all the babies got sick, then their mothers, and then me, running into the bathroom to throw up in an Air Sickness Bag. Those were a must on our flights. What an awful feeling and smells with no escape.<br />The short hops were not quite so exciting….San Diego, Douglas/Bisbee, but sitting in the cockpit in an early morning into Phoenix was the biggest thrill watching the sunrise!!! One flight<br />out of New York into Tucson with a planeload of snow birds. It was horrible. It was snowing in Tucson….probably the first time ever. What a lot of grumbling passengers.<br />I enjoyed going to Detroit and attending Church there. We usually always included a ferry trip over to a city in Canada, I believe. It was quite an experience.<br />One of the best parts of my benefits was having mother and dad travel a bit. Other than Mexico, American only flew in the U.S. So Mom and Dad did have great travels in Mexico City, attending the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico with dazzling costumes, that kept them in another world of music and dance. The Pyramids, Xochimilco, Taxco, Guadalajara, and Acapulco where we stayed at the beautiful Majestic Hotel overlooking the bay and had huge fruit plates for breakfast. Daddy had fun swimming in the pool and shopping for his grandchildren. I got terrible sunburns. We hit all the sights and then Mom and Dad took a grand train trip to the other coast, enjoyed many other little cities. Met some Mormon Missionaries even!!!<br />Another really memorable trip on American Airlines was to Boston and walked the historical city seeing the Opening Release of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS…..It seemed like we<br />were doing that. Then on down the Coast to New York, Washington D.C., White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, then crossing the Potomac to Washington and Jefferson’s<br />plantation. Arlington Cemetery with it’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was one of the most outstanding Memorials at the time. I think we all had one of the best experiences of our lives.<br />Then the Jets came, I met Argie . . . who flew as Stewardess on the Boeing 707 Inaugural Flight. A delightful girl and the only Mormon I met in the business. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’d like to tell of my travels into Florida and the Caribbean thanks to American, but that’s another story! We're doing what we do best!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On January 25, 2018, I will be celebrating the historical event that changed airline travel! I will be at the Salt Lake International airport, Terminal 2 from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm: location will be at the Weller Book Works. The store is after you go through security and before the escalator. This will be a fun book signing event. </span></h4>
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American Airlines, after years of preparation, we danced with joy as the jet was christened Flagship California. It was a day of adventure with Captain Macatee at the controls. Historical!</h4>
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Jounal entry January 25, 1959:<br />
Pat Brown, Red Moiser (an American Airlines Executive),
President C. R. Smith, Miss Jane
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Wyman, and Mr. and
Mrs. Hill plus others stroll through the plane.
Mrs. Brown christened the
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plane, “Flagship
California,” with speeches by Governor Brown and
C. R. Smith.
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Not only was the
event impressive, but Flagship California was graceful, sleek, and
absolutely gorgeous with open hospitality for all who entered her doors. In her
resplendent beauty she was far more than a ticket.<br />
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At this point Claire
Bullock, who was my roommate and one of the
stewardesses, was standing in the
front of the craft greeting guests. She was from the South and a
totally dedicated fan of Elvis Presley. As she was
standing in front of the plane, Elvis’s
agent handed her a photo of Elvis to accompany us on
the first jet flight. He was in the army. Claire was thrilled. In
different locations on the plane, bouquets of yellow and lavender flowers welcomed our guests. Oh yes,
the stewardesses received orchids to wear. The
entire flight was made up of very influential and
successful people, newspaper people, and
cameramen, plus other wonderful
passengers. Passengers were milling from
one cabin to the other,
Mercury to Coach. It was like a press
conference and confusing for
me. The task at hand was to serve
our passengers beverage and food
with first class service in a
very informal atmosphere as one
big happy family. I gave Miss Wyman my flight
topper to wear that being the dress we wore during
the food service. Everyone was having a grand time up in the “dream of sunshine and
clouds.” It was a magnificent experience and lots of hard
work.
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A
memorable
highlight of the day was when I met President C. R. Smith as he walked
the aisle during the flight. One could feel the strength of his
character. He had the skill of
looking you in the eye and connecting with you on a level which left
you feeling like you were important to American Airlines. I knew that he
appreciated me as a stewardess.</div>
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I remember giving
Jane Wyman my flight topper to wear, and she was filmed while she had
it on. Flight toppers were worn while serving a meal. We had our choice as a
crew to either wear or not wear the topper. It made a more appropriate dress
for the food service if we did, though. One of the important reasons for the
cover-up was that it kept the uniform clean. It was flattering to me that Miss
Wyman wore the same size as I wore. She was very pleasant to be around. In the
movie Three Guys Named Mike, she played the part of an American Airline
stewardess.
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On the passenger list, Mr. G. Wright was listed as 89 years old; I
think that made him the oldest
person on the inaugural flight. Mr. and Mrs. L. Barnett brought their little
son who was two and a half years old, making him the youngest passenger.</div>
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Also on the flight
was Dr. Arthur L. Klein, an aeronautical engineer and legend designer. Dr.
Clark Millikan was also on board. He was one of the nation’s foremost
pioneers in aerospace research and development. He was also a pioneer in
the development of multi-engine, high-altitude airplanes, jet
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propulsion,
and
guided missiles. I had this gentleman on an earlier flight, and I had
enjoyed his friendliness and his usual enthusiasm for his projects. In
the 1950s a new facet of
aeronautics came into view with the ideas of satellites and spacecraft,
and he
worked right at the forefront of thes ideas. I had met him a second time
on a
PR assignment, and now this flight was my third meeting with him. It was
always exciting to meet people over and over.
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We arrived in New
York 4 hours and 3 minutes later.(It takes over 5 hours) The 707 took more fuel and went faster. A band was
playing when we opened the door and bright lights were shining with people taking pictures. Our
debriefing after the flight was interesting. We
are helping work out all the things which need to
be changed with the Boeing 707 stewardess
procedural operations. We were so tired, Claire and I
said, “Never again.”</div>
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The flight was
overwhelming; however, our training kept us calm and poised. We had the
knowledge to be self-sufficient and to make decisions that affected our
passengers. In a crisis we could rise above the everyday requirements of passenger
service. We were tired, yes, but we were prepared. After a good night’s
sleep, we put in our bids to work the 707 flights again and again.</div>
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Not only was it a
privilege to have the greatest passengers walk through our American
Airlines doors, but we also had crews who were marvelously skilled behind the
wheels of our fantastic aircraft. The captain of our flight was Charles Macatee. He
had years of experience flying.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Frank Brady’s book: A Singular View,
begins with just one of Captain Macatee’s experiences—successfully landing a hit plane
in the crash that cost Brady his eye. Brady writes:
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I
have no memory of
being hit. I recall only a dazed awareness that something was wrong,
very wrong . . . that [Charles Macatee] was swinging our plane into
position
for a landing . . . asking the tower for runway lights . . .calling for
an
ambulance to meet the plane.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then Tom Wright, the
third man aboard, was helping me out of the cockpit, where I had been
flying copilot, and onto a couch so that he could take my place and
assist in the landing. . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our plane, a research DC–3, had been on the last leg of a flight
from Chicago via Washington that
April evening. We’d been skimming over Long Island after sunset
and were preparing to land at Grumman Field when the craft was
struck. Captain Macatee (who later was to pilot the first scheduled jetliner
across America) had no idea what had hit us until after landing, when he
found a five-pound mallard duck in the cockpit."</span></div>
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It was little wonder
why American Airlines chose Charles Macatee to captain the inaugural
flight. The Astrojet News
published an interview with Captain Macatee 10 years after the inaugural
flight. In it, he says that piloting this flight “was and had to be his biggest
thrill in 30 years of flying.”
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The preparations had
begun years before. “Paper jets” had begun “flying” daily New York–Los
Angeles and Chicago–Dallas trips in July 1958. But the big moment
was 8:45 a.m. Pacific Coast Time Sunday, Jan. 25, 1959. With Capt. Macatee
at the controls, First Officer (now captain) Lou Szabo beside him, and 112
passengers aboard, American’s first Jet Flagship lifted off Runway 25L, at Los
Angeles International Airport and headed for New York.
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FIRST TRANSCON FLIGHT
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It was commercial
aviation’s first transcontinental jet flight, a flight that brought east and
west coasts three hours closer together and revolutionized an airline, an
industry and the nation’s transportation system.
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“We got off 20
minutes late because of the ceremonies at Los Angeles. But we were
fortunate enough to catch tailwinds that at times were in excess of 150 knots. We
arrived at New York on schedule, exactly four hours and 3 minutes after
takeoff.” . . .
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Hundreds of people,
including a 25-piece brass band, turned out at Idlewild to welcome
the first transcon jet (more than 25,000 had seen it off at LAX).
Newsmen, government officials and movie stars were aboard, including actress
Jane Wyman (“who for some reason I kept calling Mrs. Lyman,” Captain
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C. R. Smith, also
aboard, told AAers in a special issue of Flagship News to “take a bow to
history, for you are a part of it today. The piston-engined airplane will retain
our affection, for it has done so much for us and for air transportation.
Today, we have a new area of expectation, for the bright promise of what the
turbine-powered airport will bring lies ahead of us.”
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Astrojet News vol.
24, no. 2, January 27, 1969. Photo courtesy of Beth Macatee Snyder.</div>
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In the article Captain Macatee also reflected upon the historical
significance of this first
transcontinental jet flight. He and Captain H. C. Smith, who flew the return trip, had
flown the 707 without passengers for about 200 hours before this historical flight
with passengers. The article states that for Captain Macatee, this flight was “biggest
thrill in 30 years of flying,” and Captain Macatee concluded his comments by
saying that while he had many special memories of flying “those four hours
three minutes were the big ones for me. They always will be.”<br />
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My
friends who are involved in the business of flying, these four hours
and three minutes were big ones for me also and they always will be! </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gratitude flooded my heart on January 25th as I pondered the 28th anniversity of American Airlines first jet powered flight across the United States from Los Angeles to New York City. The hustle and bustle filled our cottage on Kerwood Avenue in West Los Angeles with excitment be</span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: large;">cause the four of us were being trained on the new Boeing 707 jet. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">To my very best friend Argie,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">On my first glance at <i>More Than A
Ticket</i> I was thrilled to see Chapter one, <b>A Young Girl from Animas Valley</b>.
I love coming home remembering riding the old school bus an extra hour
to spend the night or weekend with you. Sometimes your mother was
helping us sew matching garments. It was a time when education,
honesty and integrity was uppermost. Our mothers worked untiringly to
provide nutritious meals and a clean inviting home, requiring of us the
preparation of table, set carefully with a clean ironed white cloth. We
had the privilege of contributing to family life - - the industry of
the home. I love to remember sitting around the table enjoying the
wonderful homemade bread, meat and vegetables, even apple pie!! Don't
forget the conversation and laughter, and the fun we had!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Our
hardworking fathers, whose word was as binding of a contract,
exemplified honesty and integrity; and expected the same in us,
requiring respect and courtesy. I love to remember our brothers coming
in with the white foamy fresh milk and working alongside our fathers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">On Saturday when we sewed or you did the mountain of ironing, we could always take a little time to play the piano and sing. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">My
hope as I have read your book more than once is that today’s generation
could see the worth of a work ethic. It was your background that made
it possible. “Get up sister and make something of yourself!” and you
did. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Love,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: black;">And that is the way it was in days gone by; work, work and then play before the <i>sun goes down</i>. We did not have a television, only a radio to listen to the western music as we made up the dance steps which the kids today think are new. No, we made them up in those country kitchens as we danced our lives away. The memories touch my heart in a way which only the good ole western music can trigger. Carol and I were cheerleaders together as we used our creative words to yell as our basketball team would win their games and sometimes "not."</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">New
Mexico, in the midst of the Great Depression, the same year that
Franklin </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Delano
Roosevelt signed off on the Social Security Act. We were poor </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">of
means, but I didn’t know it at the time, and I don’t remember
ever going </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">hungry.
We had little, but that was how things were for everyone we knew. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">My wise
parents, Al and Edna, instilled in me the values of honesty and hard </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">work.
They taught me the importance of staying clean, keeping out of debt, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">being a
good citizen, respecting the flag, appreciating America, and minding </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">manners,
including “please,” “thank you,” “yes ma’am,” “no
sir,” and “how </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">can I
help you?”—phrases that flow naturally from me now.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">My
parents descended from immigrant ancestors who had sacrificed and </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">worked
hard to become part of our great United States of America. They were </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">self-reliant,
responsible, and principled. And they had faith in God. I grew up </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">feeling
the love and depth of belonging to a good Christian family. I made
the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">choice
to follow those teachings. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Most
often Mama and Daddy taught us by example. My Daddy taught </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">me to
keep things in order to accomplish a task. Tasks were done with
strict </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">discipline,
a legacy Daddy inherited from his mother. She was a German lady </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">who
understood the nature of success. So in our home, obedience to the
task </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">was
demanded and expected. C. L. knew the way out to the smelly barn to </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">shovel
manure, and I knew where the ironing board was waiting. I would iron </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Daddy’s and C. L.’s shirts way into the night with
an amiable attitude, listening </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">to
western music. We weren’t given the option to be lazy, and I have
since </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">learned
that those who do not learn to internalize discipline cannot focus
and </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">accomplish
goals. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Mama
had an intuitive soul and good judgment. She taught me to think </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">outside
the box. I can still hear her voice echo in my memory, “Sister, if
you </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">cannot
do it one way, you can do it another,” “Think before you act,”
“Think </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">of
others before yourself,” and “Do your best!” Mama wasn’t
perfect, but she </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">hung in
there and kept trying until something worked. It was hard work, but </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">it was
worth it.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">From
November 1951 to August 1966, Daddy worked as a windmiller for the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Victoria
Land and Cattle Company’s Diamond A Ranch in Animas Valley. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">He took
his job very seriously. It could be a dangerous venture, climbing up </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a windmill tower to repair whatever was needed. One of
Daddy’s cowboy </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">friends
said of Daddy, “Al would tell me what he wanted to get done. He </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">would
than tell me what he was going to do, tell me what I was going to do,
</span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">and
then say, ‘Now be careful!’” When I look at pictures of Daddy I
like to </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">look at
his large hands; a former windmill helper told me that Daddy had to </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">cut the
tops of gloves to fit his hands. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">When a
windmill needed to be fixed, Daddy was in charge of seeing that </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">done.
It was too far from town to get new parts, so Daddy would design and </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">weld a
new part, which often worked better than a new one would have. Once </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a
mechanical engineer, having watched Daddy at work, said that he was
outstanding </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">and
clever with his mind and hands. Sometimes Daddy would even </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">invent
what he needed if there wasn’t a tool available on the market. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Before
he was a windmiller, Daddy worked from April 1939 to November </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">1951 as
a machinist in the Kennecott open pit copper mine in Santa Rita, New </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Mexico.
He welded in overalls which he always managed to keep clean. He was </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a
machinist by day and a mechanic by night, working on cars at home.
While </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Daddy
worked and welded, Mama sewed gowns for the wives of the Big Bosses.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Mama
was a professional seamstress. She taught herself to sew and earned </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a
degree via mail from The Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and
Sciences, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a
division of the International Correspondence Schools, in Scranton, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Pennsylvania.
My memories of our kitchen table are of it covered with her </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">coursework
for dress making and designing. Mama taught me to sew as well. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">I
remember the hours I spent on the sewing machine—and the hours more
</span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">ripping
out the wrong stitches. But my Mother’s tutelage paid off. After we
</span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">got
electricity, I made the most lovely of lovely prom dresses in my
room. I </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">still
have two of Mama’s textbooks which I display on my dresser, Sewing
for </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Profit
and Decorative Stitches and Trimmings. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Our
home had six rooms. Two of the bedrooms were made out of adobe </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">bricks.
One of them was mine, and I had painted it yellow. These rooms were </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">very
old and unique, with very thick walls which provided adequate insula-</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">tion. This form of building had been used by the Indians
and Mexicans for </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">hundreds
of years.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Because
the walls were so thick, the window sills were deep enough for </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">various
potted plants to sit on, and they gave a colorful touch to my yellow </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">room.
Through the walls, my brother and I would always say good night to </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">each
other and our parents; our bedrooms were so close we didn’t need to
lift </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">our
voices to more than a mere whisper. How I loved my small, charming
old </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">adobe
bedroom. I loved our whole home! There was no telephone or
electricity, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">but we
had the warmth of a gas heater to keep us warm. We drank raw </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">milk
and lived off the land, the “Land of Enchantment,” where the
power of </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">nature
is amazingly stated and graced with beauty both on the land and in
the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">sky, my
home! </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">C. L.
and I had a wonderful childhood, and as we came of age we attended </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">New
Mexico A&M in Las Cruces, now known as New Mexico State Univer-</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">sity. I have some great memories of that time, including
yelling my lungs out </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">while
the Aggies played ball on the basketball court. One of those Aggies
was </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">C. L.
who was there on a basketball scholarship. I also loved western
dancing. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">When
we’d go to the dances, C. L. and I would show off our dance
routines </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">that we
originated in the kitchen back at the ranch. The kids at college
thought </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">I was
going to the dances with two guys; my date would dance with other
girls </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">while I
was “kicking up a step” with my brother. We danced the hours away
in </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">our
stylish clothes—western shirts for C. L. and skirts, blouses, and
dresses for </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">me—which
had been sewn for untold hours by Mother for us so we could look </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">our
best at college. Some of those skirts were made out of chicken feed
sacks. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Back in
those days it was really good material, and I felt like a beauty
queen.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Around
this time I learned about and joined The Church of Jesus Christ of </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Latter-day
Saints. I was drawn to this church because it embraced and taught </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">the
values with which I had been reared, and my heart was touched by the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">emphasis placed on families, family history, and
compassionate service. It was </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">a
change, but in some ways it was no change at all. I credit my parents
for the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">solid
foundation of faith upon which my life has been built.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">I’m
so grateful for the environment in which I grew up. Each morning, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">as
Daddy would light my bedroom heater, he would encourage me with the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">greeting,
“Sis, get up and amount to something!” This was the standard </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">of my
day, my year, and my life. He taught me the lessons of obedience, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">industry,
and independence. I listened to his words of common sense—how to </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">perceive,
understand, and judge things are emblazoned on my spirit.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">One of
the highlights of my childhood and growing up years was the
summertime. </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Every
year, my parents worked hard and saved money so we could </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">go on a
road trip highlighted with National Parks. We would jump waves, </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">get
stung by jelly fish, have sand fights, race on beaches, talk to
people, make </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">up
games, and argue about who saw the ocean first. We would visit family
</span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">and get
to know distant cousins during Fourth of July celebrations where </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">we’d
nearly burn each other with our sparklers. We visited museum after </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">museum—sometimes
boring and sometimes exciting. And we’d admire the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">many
glaciers, mountains, rivers, and streams that cover our nation. I
learned </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">to love
an adventure. My heart was always looking for another way to see the </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">world,
and sometimes I would wonder, “Where will I find my path of
adventure </span>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">and
independence?”</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-69522479443400245812016-03-09T08:53:00.003-08:002016-03-09T11:33:57.120-08:00SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELLERS BOOK WORKS AND OTHER SHOWING FOR "MORE THAN A TICKET"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_591623009"></span><span id="goog_591623010"></span>Good Morning and have a great day exploring your world of adventures. Life isn't boring!</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Our minds can create more than movies can create. Create a happy dream and live it when the door opens because the door will close. However, push the door open! Enjoy! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am sharing some pictures from a "Home Talk Story" about my book: More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">"Home Talk Story" January 11, 2016</span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>I am
excited to be at the Salt Lake International airport on the 11th of March 2016 to sign my book: More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with
American Airlines from Props to Jets. As you come through Terminal 1,
the Weller Book Works will greet you. I will be there from 8:00 am til
12:00 noon. I will welcome you with a smile and share my book.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>And I am excited to be able to do another "Home Talk Story" on the 10th of March. Thank you!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span>Here is a little something from the book:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Lt. Colonel Tony Vallillo began flying with the
United States Air Force in 1971 as a student flying T41, T-37 and
T-38 trainers. He spent much of his military career as Pilot and
Commander of the C-141A Straighter and C-5 Galaxy with Worldwide
Airlift Operations for Military Airlift Command. Tony has extensive
military flying experience in Europe, the Pacific, South America,
Africa and the Middle East including active duty in Operations Desert
Shield and Desert Storm. </span>
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</span>Captain Tony Vallillo spent his entire 31 year
commercial career with American Airlines, starting out as Flight
Engineer on the B-707 and B-727 and quickly advancing to First
Officer and Captain. Tony then became Chief Pilot for the JFK Base
where he was in charge of over 600 flight crew members, and also
Flight Manager of the American Terminal and Ramp. While at JFK he
planned and participated in the design and construction of the new
flight operations complex. Tony moved on to become Line Captain on
the A300 and B-767/757 primarily flying international routes ranging
through Europe, the Caribbean, South America, and the Pacific.
Captain Vallillo retired from American in 2008.
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combined length of Tony's Air Force and airline career, and they had
considerable overlap – was more or less 41 years. I was in the
USAF Reserves for 23 of my 31 years </span><span style="color: blue;">with AA.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-33656939912031164222016-03-06T21:27:00.001-08:002016-03-06T21:27:35.733-08:00The Patriot Factor<a href="http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/2016/03/op-ed-together-with-ronnie-forever-by.html">The Patriot Factor Thank You!</a>argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-87128734067175009692016-01-12T22:05:00.001-08:002016-02-15T17:30:13.172-08:00AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 707 INAUGURAL FLIGHT 1959<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CELEBRATE!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">January 25, 1959 </span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Norman Rice, Marilyn Rutkowski, Edna Garrett, Captain Charles Macatee, Argie Hoskins,Captain Lou Szabo, Claire Bullock, Bill Duncan</b></span></td></tr>
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I have been very
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VIPs in the LA area:
President of a Stock Exchange,
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President and Vice
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President of
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and President of
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This day was very exhilarating as we made our way down Spring Street,
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the “Wall Street
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the beauty,
strength, unity, and dignity of their architecture.</div>
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Mr. Scroggins, an
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and I met with Mayor
Paulson, the publisher
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of the L. A. Times,
and many individuals, such
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as the President of
Southern California Edison
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Co., and others who
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Today, I drove to
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Hall, a sales
manager for American Airlines. From
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there we drove to
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pioneer in his
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To this day, I remember the generosity and kindness of Dr. Beckman.
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very special way. Me, a girl from Animas Valley! He and
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his wife, Mabel,
were the “real” thing. The California Institute of Technology
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(Cal Tech) alumni
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Arnold O. Beckman,
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and founder of
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recognition for his
accomplishments in industry, science, education, and
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civic affairs,
founding his company in 1935 with the development of a
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pH meter that has
become an indispensable tool for analytical chemists.
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Beckman saw his firm
become a major international manufacturer
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of instruments and
related products for medicine, science, industry,
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environmental
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Dickie and then to
Pasadena to meet Sidney
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Small. We went to
Jet Propulsion Laboratory and
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met with the Nuclear
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In 1958, as Director
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led the successful
effort to place the first U. S. satellite, Explorer 1, into Earth’s
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orbit. The Cal Tech
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and Dr. Pickering:
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<br /></div>
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In January 1959, JPL
was assigned the responsibility for the robotic
</div>
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exploration of the
moon and planets. Under Pickering’s direction,
</div>
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JPL supervised the
Ranger missions returning the first close-up, high-</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
resolution pictures
of the lunar surface; he also supervised the Surveyor
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
soft-landers on the Moon; the Mariner missions to Mars and Venus; and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
the first gravity
assist mission to Mercury, via Venus.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The JPL also
designed the Viking Orbiters to Mars and designed and built
</div>
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the Voyager
spacecraft for their mission to the outer planets.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Along with Dr.
Pickering was Dr. Al Hibbs, a
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
physicist, Dr. Val
Larsen, Dr. Frank Goddard
</div>
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who was the
California Scientist of the Year,
</div>
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and a number others
of the team. I presented
</div>
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Dr. Pickering and
Dr. Larsen with a miniature
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Boeing 707 model.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The Cal Tech
Reference Collection says this about Dr. Goddard:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Alumnus Frank E.
Goddard Jr. (PhD ‘57), assistant director for research and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
development at Cal
Tech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the NASA
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Exceptional Service
Medal for outstanding performance in advancing the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
technology of
automated spacecraft design.</div>
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<br /></div>
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After pictures, we
journeyed on to see a Dr. Fay
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who is a teacher at
Cal Tech.</div>
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<br /></div>
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It is amazing that I
brushed shoulders with these busy and very involved
</div>
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individuals.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1959:</b></span></div>
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For our jet flight,
we stayed in class all day long.
</div>
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We had our food
service procedures today, which
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meant checking the
buffet area for all needed
</div>
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items, what to turn
on, what to turn off, all the
</div>
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food and beverage
items for the flight including
</div>
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table clothes, wine
and food menus, cocktail napkins,
</div>
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stirrers in
preparation for a several course
</div>
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dining experience
with special appetizers, salad,
</div>
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entree, dessert, and
fruit candy.
</div>
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<br /></div>
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If something was
missing, we needed to know who to contact. Prior to that
</div>
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Friday we had been
briefed on the emergency procedures.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1959:</b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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I went to the
airport; we finally got on the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
jet after much
delay. What an exciting day! I
</div>
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remember the
feelings which flowed over me as I
</div>
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walked onto the
aircraft. Thinking, “This is the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
real thing.” Had
my hair cut and fixed by Mr.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Reid, very pleased.
Came home after appointment
</div>
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and got ready for
the flight.</div>
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<br /></div>
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This was the first
time I had been on a real 707. We had practiced and been
</div>
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trained in a 707
mock-up. I was overwhelmed with its size. It was almost half
</div>
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the length of a
football field. Knowing the next day would be the big one, I
</div>
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felt adrenaline rush
through my being bringing an electrifying thrill.</div>
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<br /></div>
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On January 25, 1959,
American Airlines became the first airline to offer
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
coast-to-coast jet
service with the Boeing 707. On this historic flight, I was
</div>
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treated like a celebrity, being one of four stewardesses picked out
of more than
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
2,000. It seemed as
if the whole population was thrilled to be riding on the jet.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 25,
1959:</b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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Claire and I got up
at 5:30, dressed, had a bite
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to eat, and went out
to the airport an hour and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
a half before the
flight departure. While we were
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
being debriefed, a
newspaper man took our pictures.</div>
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<br /></div>
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We boarded our
aircraft and while having our pre-</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
flight check, we had
Governor Brown and Mrs.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Pat Brown, Red Moiser (an American Airlines
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Executive),
President C. R. Smith, Miss Jane
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wyman, and Mr. and
Mrs. Hill plus others stroll
</div>
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through the plane.
Mrs. Brown christened the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
plane, “Flagship
California,” with speeches by
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Governor Brown and
C. R. Smith.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Not only was the
event impressive, but Flagship California was graceful,
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
sleek, and
absolutely gorgeous with open hospitality for all who entered her
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
doors. In her
resplendent beauty she was far more than a ticket.</div>
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<br /></div>
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At this point Claire
Bullock, who was my roommate
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
and one of the jet
stewardesses, was
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
standing in the
front of the craft. She was from
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
the South and a
totally dedicated fan of Elvis
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Presley. As she was
standing in front of the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
plane, Elvis’s
agent handed her a photo of Elvis
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to accompany us on
the first jet flight. Claire
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
was thrilled. In
different locations on the plane,
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
bouquets of yellow and lavender flowers welcomed
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
our guests. Oh yes,
the stewardesses received
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
orchids to wear. The
entire flight was made up of
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
very influential and
successful people; newspaper
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
people and
cameramen, plus other
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
wonderful
passengers. Passengers
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
were milling from
one cabin
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to the other,
Mercury to Coach.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
It was like a press
conference
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
and confusing for
me. The task
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
at hand was to serve
our passengers
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
beverage and food
with first
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
class service in a
very informal
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
atmosphere as one
big happy family. I gave Miss
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wyman my flight
topper to wear, that being the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
dress we wore during
the food service. Everyone
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
was having a grand time up in the “dream of
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
sunshine and
clouds.” It was a magnificent experience
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
and lots of hard
work.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
A memorable
highlight of the day was when I met President C. R. Smith as
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
he walked the aisle
during the flight. One could feel the strength of his character.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
He had the skill of
looking you in the eye and connecting with you on
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
a level which left
you feeling like you were important to American Airlines. I
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
knew that he
appreciated me as a stewardess.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
I remember giving
Jane Wyman my flight topper to wear, and she was
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
filmed while she had
it on. Flight toppers were worn while serving a meal. We
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
had our choice as a
crew to either wear or not wear the topper. It made a more
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
appropriate dress
for the food service if we did, though. One of the important
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
reasons for the
cover-up was that it kept the uniform clean. It was flattering
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to me that Miss
Wyman wore the same size as I wore. She was very pleasant
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to be around. In the
movie Three Guys Named Mike, she played the part of an
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
American Airline
stewardess.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
On the passenger list, Mr. G. Wright was listed as 89 years old; I
think that
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
made him the oldest
person on the inaugural flight. Mr. and Mrs. L. Barnett
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
brought their little
son who was two and a half years old, making him the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
youngest passenger.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Also on the flight
was Dr. Arthur L. Klein, an aeronautical engineer and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
legend designer. Dr.
Clark Millikan was also on board. He was one of the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
nation’s foremost
pioneers in aerospace research and development. He was
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
also a pioneer in
the development of multi-engine, high-altitude airplanes, jet
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
propulsion, and
guided missiles. I had this gentleman on an earlier flight, and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
I had enjoyed his
friendliness and his usual enthusiasm for his projects. In the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
1950s a new facet of
aeronautics came into view with the ideas of satellites and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
spacecraft, and he
worked right at the forefront of these ideas. I had met him
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
a second time on a
PR assignment, and now this flight was my third meeting
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
with him. It was
always exciting to meet people over and over.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
We arrived in New
York 4 hours and 3 minutes
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
later. A band was
playing when we opened the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
door and bright lights were shining with people
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
taking pictures. Our
debriefing after the flight
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
was interesting. We
are helping work out all the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
things which need to
be changed with the Boeing
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
707 stewardess
procedural operations. We were so
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
tired, Claire and I
said, “Never again.”</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The flight was
overwhelming; however, our training kept us calm and
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
poised. We had the
knowledge to be self-sufficient and to make decisions that
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
affected our
passengers. In a crisis we could rise above the everyday requirements
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
of passenger
service. We were tired yes, but we were prepared. After a
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
good night’s
sleep, we put in our bids to work the 707 flights again and again.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The Astrojet News
published an interview with Captain Macatee 10 years
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
after the inaugural
flight. In it, he says that piloting this flight “was and had
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
to be his biggest
thrill in 30 years of flying.”</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
The preparations had
begun years before. “Paper jets” had begun “flying”
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
daily New York–Los
Angeles and Chicago–Dallas trips in July 1958.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
But the big moment
was 8:45 a.m. Pacific Coast Time Sunday, Jan. 25, 1959.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
With Capt. Macatee
at the controls, First Officer (now captain) Lou Szabo
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
beside him, and 112
passengers aboard, American’s first Jet Flagship lifted off
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Runway 25L, at Los
Angeles International Airport and headed for New York.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>FIRST TRANSCON FLIGHT
</b></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
It was commercial
aviation’s first transcontinental jet flight, a flight that
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
brought east and
west coasts three hours closer together and revolutionized
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
an airline, an
industry and the nation’s transportation system.</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
“We got off 20
minutes late because of the ceremonies at Los Angeles.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
But we were
fortunate enough to catch tailwinds that at times were in excess
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
of 150 knots. We
arrived at New York on schedule, exactly four hours
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
and 3 minutes after
takeoff.” . . .</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Hundreds of people,
including a 25-piece brass band, turned out at
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Idlewild to welcome
the first transcon jet.
Newsmen, government officials and movie stars were aboard,
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
including actress
Jane Wyman (“who for some reason I kept calling Mrs.
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Lyman,” Captain
Macatee recalled).</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
C. R. Smith, also
aboard, told AAers in a special issue of Flagship News to
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
“take a bow to
history, for you are a part of it today. The piston-engined
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
airplane will retain
our affection, for it has done so much for us and for air
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
transportation.
Today, we have a new area of expectation, for the bright
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
promise of what the
turbine-powered airport will bring lies ahead of us.”</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
In the article Captain Macatee also reflected upon the historical
significance of
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
this first
transcontinental jet flight. He and Captain H. C. Smith, who flew the
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
return trip, had
flown the 707 without passengers for about 200 hours before this
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
historical flight
with passengers. The article states that for Captain Macatee, this
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
flight was “biggest
thrill in 30 years of flying,” and Captain Macatee concluded
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
his comments by
saying that while he had many special memories of flying
</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
“those four hours
three minutes were the big ones for me. They always will be.”</div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
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707–123B N7503A, Flagship California, on her way to be scrapped.
When I first saw this photo, it pulled at my heart strings. I cried
tears of joy having known it
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and tears of sadness
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Passenger List for the First Jet Flight across the USA</div>
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These people were
more than passengers. They quickly became friends as we shared this
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historical moment in
time. President C. R. Smith set the example as he strolled the aisle
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connecting with the
passengers with cheer and good wishes. I, also, felt the association
as we
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smoothly flew
through the clouds of time. Time and space seemed to be flying
through another
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dimension. Through
the years it has been my pleasure to continue or renew some of these
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honored
relationships.</div>
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My roommates and I
all jumped at a chance to fly together. So we put in
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our bids for the
same jet trip to New York as often as possible. Our togetherness
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created an
atmosphere of fun, warmth, and love. Lucky passengers!
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When the jet age in
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January 25 with the
flight of an American Airlines Boeing 707 from Los
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Angeles to New York,
the household probably most directly affected was
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that of a “family”
of four stewardesses who live in a bungalow in West Los
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Angeles.</div>
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Since that flight,
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miles of jet travel
a week from Los Angeles to New York and back. Their
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early days of jet travel is helping to establish the pattern
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of service aboard
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">THEY PRACTICED IN A
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Although the four
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their qualification
schooling, they acted out in a 707 mockup the parts
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they were to play in
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doors opened, lights
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equipment, such as
pop-out oxygen masks, is carried on the high-flying
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707. They replaced
the phrase “miles per hour” with the word “Mach” in
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their vocabulary;
“thrust” took the place of “horsepower” as they learned
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the rudiments of the
operation of the airplane’s four Pratt & Whitney<br />
Aicraft commercial J–57 engines. They became familiar with the names
and
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functions of the
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for more people in
fewer hours. There would be no time for faltering,
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fumbling, or finding
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For their part in
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names of the 106
passengers who would be aboard, in the hope that they
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could make this the
signal day it should be for each of the first-flighters.</div>
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. . . There was
little time for the leisurely conversations they had enjoyed
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with passengers on
previous trips. What snatches of chatting they managed,
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however, were
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A lot of changes
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flight. With an
increased number of passengers requesting first-class accommodations,
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the bulkhead on the
707 was moved back so that three of
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the airplane’s
four stewardesses work in the front section with 68 passengers,
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and one in the aft
with the remainder. The serving of the meal and
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beverages and the
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as Claire, Barbara,
Gerry and Argie, along with other jet stewardesses,
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and the most
efficient way to use the 707’s cabin equipment.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>I am excited to be at the Salt Lake International airport on the 25th of January 2016 to sign my book: More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets. As you come through Terminal 1, the Weller Book Works will greet you. I will be there from 8:00 am til 12:00 noon. I will welcome you with a smile and share my book</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mother was born 11th of December 1908 in Deming, Luna, New Mexico</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is an honor for me to share a glimpse of my mother's life with this post. This is in my book: More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">My precious friend Carol wrote a comment:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">To my very best friend Argie,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">On my first glance at More Than A Ticket I was thrilled to see Chapter 1, a young girl from Animas Valley. I love coming home remembering riding the old school bus an extra hour to spend the night or weekend with you. Sometimes your mother was helping us sew matching garments. It was a time when education, honesty and integrity was uppermost. Our mothers worked untiringly to provide nutritious meals and a clean inviting home, requiring of us the preparation of table, set carefully with a clean ironed white cloth. We had the privilege of contributing to family life - - the industry of the home. I love to remember sitting around the table enjoying the wonderful homemade bread, meat and vegetables, even apple pie!! Don't forget the conversation and laughter, and the fun we had!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our hardworking fathers, whose word was as binding of a contract, exemplified honesty and integrity; and expected the same in us, requiring respect and courtesy. I love to remember our brothers coming in with the white foamy fresh milk and working alongside our fathers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday when we sewed or you did the mountain of ironing, we could always take a little time to play the piano and sing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">My hope as I have read your book more than once is that today’s generation could see the worth of a work ethic. It was your background that made it possible. “Get up sister and make something of yourself!” and you did. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Love,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carol </span></span></div>
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Pennsylvania. My memories of our kitchen table are of it covered with her
coursework for dress making and designing. Mama taught me to sew as well.
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ripping out the wrong stitches. But my Mother’s tutelage paid off. After we
got electricity, I made the most lovely of lovely prom dresses in my room. I
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<span style="font-family: "hightowertext"; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I was again on my way to another book signing for More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jet. Every month I am excited to sign my book at the Salt Lake International airport. I am sharing a few photos. This time my granddaughter Emily accomplished me. Fun for me to share this experience with my family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I wrote a book with some very special contributors who added a touch of class. And another month has passed. The <b>Weller Book Works</b> at the
<b> Salt Lake International Airport</b> wants me back. It is so hard to
believe that they support my book by having it stocked and displayed in
the store. They like me and I am honored. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">In <b>Terminal 1</b>
the store has rather nice chairs where you can sit and read
before or after your flight. Passengers are so nice as they hurry to
their gates. You will find me at a table in front of the store on<b> December 11, 2015 from 8:00 til 12:30.</b>
I welcome passengers as they hurry through security on their way up the
escalator and searching for their gate. I ask them to take a look at <b><i>More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets. </i></b></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Mother's birthday as I sign my books and remember the wonderful influence you have been in my life. I miss you. Happy Day Mother.</i></span><i><br /></i></b></span></span></h4>
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argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-45326682521113139002015-10-28T19:50:00.003-07:002015-10-28T22:56:32.673-07:00ARGIE ELLA HOSKINS IS SIGNING AT THE SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My face book friend did this presentation for me. Thanks Chad Smith!</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the day called <i>historical</i> for the airline world of travel. It was January 25, 1959 from Los Angeles to New York. The picture was taken in New York at the New York International Airport which is now called the John F. Kennedy International Airport.</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the interior of the Boeing 707. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the ashtrays in the seat rests. Remembering how my hair was a smoke filter as I ran up and down the aisle serving our guests and feeling like I was smoking. Dear, oh dear! I didn't smoke! I really like the headrest covers, no fear of crawling critters from these seats. All nice, clean and starched slightly for the crisp feel and look. Yes, to be changed between flights. Can you see the pillows and blankets in the overhead racks? The flights were comfortable and even with hot meals. Coat closets for the coated traveler and magazines racks with the current copy of the most popular readings which were handed out before anything. Everything for the experience to be a special memory. And for me, the stewardess who really loved to be a hospitable hostess with a touch of caring for the welcomed friends of American Airlines. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for old times sake<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cA7_JBkV2s"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cA7_JBkV2s</a>: </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I wrote a book with some very special contributors who added a touch of class. And another month has passed. The <b>Weller Book Works</b> at the
<b> Salt Lake International Airport</b> wants me back. It is so hard to
believe that they support my book by having it stocked and displayed in
the store. They like me and I am honored. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">In <b>Terminal 1</b> the store has rather nice chairs where you can sit and read
before or after your flight. Passengers are so nice as they hurry to their gates. You will find me at a table in front of the store on<b> November 27th from 8:00 til 12:30.</b> I welcome passengers as they hurry through security on their way up the escalator and searching for their gate. I ask them to take a look at <b><i>More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets. </i></b></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few pictures from last signing on <b>Oct. 6th.</b> Click on picture to find a more large presentation. I was delighted to have granddaughters with me again. This time Brianna and Noel. It is my privilege to invite guests to join me. We are escorted through security and to the bookstore. Fun for all of us. And that reminds me that you need to be flying somewhere to get to where I am signing the books. See you soon!</span></span></h4>
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argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-35037297268083438132015-10-05T12:19:00.000-07:002015-10-05T12:19:12.758-07:00MORE THAN A TICKET MEMORIES FLYING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES FROM PROPS TO JETS by Argie Hoskins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"> Update: It is happening!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeah! That means undoubtedly, I am excited for another opportunity to sign my book <i>More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets </i>at the Salt Lake International airport.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHERE:
Terminal 1 After you go through Security and are walking to the
escalator with all your luggage, I will try to stop you. Well, you do have a
couple of hours, so before you board the escalator, I will be seated at a
table in front of Weller Book Works.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHEN: October 9th</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TIME: 8:00 til 12:30 noon</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An important thing to know is that you need a ticket to get through Security. Yes, you will be going somewhere to enjoy time to sit and read a book.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another treasure from Ruth:</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Serving for eight! Come on over for home-made ice cream.</span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS"; font-weight: 700;">JOAN (SCOFIELD) SHELDON
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Joan and I were based in Los Angeles at the
same time. I saw her name on the bid sheet.
Did we fly together? Memory is a fleeting
puzzle. Time has brought the crossing of our
paths, if not in the air, certainly by mail. My
new friend Joan is terrific. Time and space
are intriguing and both have the power to
change the wind, rain and friendships. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS"; font-weight: 700;">Now for Joan's story to toll, yes, toll
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">“Firsts . . . are always fun stories to tell and to<br />
remember for a long time. The day American<br />
Airlines inaugurated its first flight of a 707 jet<br />
aircraft from Los Angeles to Philadelphia in the fall of 1959, I was one of the stewardesses on board. It was an exciting event for the public as well
as for the passengers and flight crew. I felt honored to be one of only eight stewardesses who
were awarded the schedule that included that flight. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Having flown for only a few months, I did not have enough seniority to serve up front, so I
wouldn't see any of the first class passengers during the flight. My only chance to see if any
celebrities might be on board was to enter the plane through the passenger gate. The rest of the
crew, as usual, avoided the passenger entrance or 'holding tank', as we called it, and went to the
ramp directly from the crew lounge. This day, however, I headed for the passenger gate to see
what kind of people would be flying on this big jet. I also liked the idea of being the first person
they would let on board. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The crowded gate area was tingling with excitement. Two or three reporters were
interviewing passengers. Important faces stood out in the crowd. One could sense the over-
abundance of standbys. One particularly dark, handsome teenage boy, about 16, pressed<br />
the ticket taker for any news of no-shows. His foreign-accented grandmother hung onto him, looked out at the plane, and worriedly said "but dare are no propellers". He glanced at
me (enviously, I thought) and seeing me in uniform, knew I would be getting on board, while
he and his grandmother might not. I sadly looked back at those who would perhaps not make it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Soon we were on our way to the East Coast in less than four hours. We were met at our destination by yet another crowd which included the mayor of Philadelphia who gave
each person, as they deplaned, a souvenir to remember their first jet flight . . . a small
copper replica of the Liberty Bell. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Twenty years later, that bell "tolled" a remarkable story. I met my dark, handsome husband on a skiing trip in Switzerland. He lived in San Francisco and I in Southern
California. In 1979, after a year of 400 mile courting, I moved to the Bay area. As he helped
me unpack, in my new house, he noticed the bell and asked me where it came from. When I
told him, his eyes lit up in amazement as he replied "You were on that flight, twenty years
ago? Unbelievable! I tried to get on that same plane for two weeks." </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Then he told me that his Russian-born grandmother and he were at the airport, in Los Angeles,
that day, trying to fly standby to their home in Philadelphia. . . they made it on the next day's flight.Is there yet another story here, one I don't know how to tell? Is there a
strange link, perhaps, between the envious glance of a sixteen year old boy at a twenty-two year
old stewardess who is headed for a jet-ride he wants to be on, and an unconscious remembrance
that attracts him to her</span> twenty years later? Now,
when anyone asks us how
we know we were meant for
each other, we answer: "Oh,
it was jet fate." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book is filled with story after story! Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;"> And when we get together, it is so much fun! Never too old to remember and tell stories</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking at a bid sheet and there we are!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;">Really cute, but the supervisor's office would have something to say.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeah! That means undoubtedly I am excited for another opportunity to sign my book <i>More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets </i>at the Salt Lake International airport.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHERE: Terminal 1 After you go through Security and are heading to the escalator with all your luggage, I will try to stop you. Well, you have a couple of hours. Before you board the escalator, I will be seated at a table in front of Weller Book Works.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHEN: October 9th</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are taking a flight, drop by and say "hi." Wouldn't it be fun to meet or greet! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now comes the treat of the day! MaryLou said I could do this, so it is my "best of the day" to share. This is one of the chapters in the book. The photos are not included in the text of this blog. I don't know how to do that. Have to buy the book to see the photos with the text. At the end of this you wilI see them--they are great. This has been edited for spacing and for the many photos.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Page 207<br />
MaryLou Parkes Whipple<br />
AMERICAN AIRLINES STEWARDESS, 1955–1959
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">MaryLou and I happened to get the same flight. Seniority<br />
and knowledge of the equipment is everything with airlines.<br />
I happened to like to fly to Texas and could hold that bid<br />
line. More often than not, I would fly with different stewardesses.
Some months the pairing would be more compatible<br />
than others, and MaryLou and I were very compatible.<br />
We had a lot in common and became friends. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">And now from the words of MaryLou:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">"Approximately fifty-five years after the events of my years with American
Airlines my memory is extremely weak. Only some awkward thoughts come to mind because I have no journals or records, and the years are a blur to me. In 1955, I believe we had to be 21 to fly. I was first accepted by
Western Airlines to join their Stewardess program, but then they went out</span></span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";"> of business. A secretarial job opened a few miles from home with American
Airlines’ engineering office which I took and loved. I never wanted to leave. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Right: An American Airlines Electra in flight.
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</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Left: MaryLou modeled for a promotional
about the new, beautiful Lockheed<br />
Electra. Before MaryLou was a stewardess
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engineering office that interfaced with
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Electra team looking at
the latest model.
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tags and Electra matches
that we would give
passengers.
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Left: Newspaper clipping advertising for stewardesses.
Below: MaryLou’s acceptance letter into stewardess school.
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</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">At that time Lockheed was building an Electra (a turbo prop) for American
Airlines, and I helped with some promotional work for that. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I had such a glorious time at the newly built stewardess college in Fort<br />
Worth, Texas. I remember strutting around in bathing suits with so many
beautiful girls around the pool with instructors’ eyes upon our every move,<br />
the entire time there. The instructors knew everyone’s name the moment we
entered. They were fantastic women. Their eyes followed us along the cafeteria
line and every other move we made. They had to make sure we did things
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">just right. Emergency training was the most critical. What was it, six weeks?
Whew!
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The moments in those weeks when a student disappeared from our view were especially sad. Their bags had already been packed for them, and they
were led to the awaiting taxi. We had a wonderful dormitory, big classrooms,
gorgeous grounds, and a beautiful huge main hall with a wide curving staircase
where we would meet our guests. Elvis Presley was dating one of the </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">girls. We all hung over the balcony to see him and his friend come to pick up
their dates! Silly us.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">There were so many procedures to ready the flight for passengers. We’d been well trained, so by the time we flew even the little details such as counting
the bottles of liquor was no biggee. Today, I can’t imagine serving so much coffee and tea and carrying it up and down the aisle. All the training we
went through led up to our being able to “work” a flight along with a regular
crew. Oh the thrill and anticipation of our first experience in flight, of where<br />
we would be assigned, and of learning to use different types of equipment in a
timely manner.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Unfortunately, I am a very independent person, and I tried so hard to fit in with a group, or with my roommates, or whatever. I determined to wait with my roommate to go down to the field with her. She was a gracious Southern girl, but slow. I managed to go with her, only to learn that I missed my flight!
Surely, I would be sent home, I thought! Luckily, they gave me another assignment.
From that moment, I became myself again: independent, on-time,
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">and successful, but often a loner.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Graduation time was beautiful. We had received our uniforms: dark blue for winter, tan for summer, all measured to fit to our body shape perfectly.
There were military pressed creases, even in the blouse underneath our suits. </span></span></span><br />
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MaryLou’s
graduation.
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</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">MaryLou’s graduating class. She is on the back row on the stairs, the fourth from the bottom. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">We also had a flight topper to put on when we served food and a heavy, heavy
beautiful dark blue wool coat for winter locations. Our shoes were spectators,
tan and white, as I recall. I remember getting my shoes. I flew from Fort
Worth to Los Angeles for a day’s shopping. My dear sister Kay met me at the
airport, and we found the perfect shoes in an expensive Beverly Hills store, as
I recall, then back I flew. Of course the Army-style caps over very short hair
topped off our uniform. Our hair had to be above the collar—a must!
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Our class made up a fun song to the tune of the music from The Bridge over the River Kwai, a 1957 British World War II film. Unfortunately, I can’t
remember the lyrics we used for the last line.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Today we’re going to march with you,
Today we make our grand debut,
Soaring, forever soaring,<br />
Ta da-da-da-da; da, da-da, de-do! </span></span></span><br />
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certificate; MaryLou and
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">We sang as we marched through circling pathways to the graduation
grounds! I can almost hear it ringing in my ears right now.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The other big hubbub was about where we would be located. I was thrilled to receive Los Angeles as my base. It is my birthplace. As it turned out, if I had a few days off, I could be at home with Mom and Dad in North Hollywood.
That was the best! If I had a quick turn-around, I had a nearby apartment with other American Airline Stewardesses. It was a little tricky when I served on standby and had to be at the Los Angeles Airport (a small little
airfield) in an hour. My uniform stayed ready to jump into when I drove from
North Hollywood. Once I forgot my jacket, and Daddy drove it down to me
when I was almost already in the plane. There were no freeways then, it was
city streets all the way! There were also no jetways in those days. We had to cover our heads with the American Airlines scarf and walk out across the
windy tarmac to our flight.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I served as Stewardess in mostly DC–6s and DC–7s (Douglas Aircraft
Company planes). They allowed about 100 passengers tops, and it was an
eight-hour flight from coast to coast. I remember spending all-night flights
hoping to visit with a passenger and not sit and just look at the Exit sign and
take coffee to crew.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">On those LAX-NYC flights we usually always had movie stars on board.
The one I remember best was Dick Powell as he sat back in the lounge with
me on an all-night flight. He was wonderful to visit with! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">On one NYC-LAX flight, the usual fog rolled in over Los Angeles, and we had to actually land in Burbank. As I lived close, I had some great young
movie stars drop me off at home from their rental car as they drove on to Los
Angeles. If I remember correctly, Tab Hunter was among them. Hollywood
tours were always offered to us. We met Pat Boone and other show people. It
was a great life.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">In the East, when it was cold, the passengers entered and gave us their coats as we welcomed them on board. We had to tag their coats with seat numbers
and hang them up for them, returning each one to the correct person just before
deplaning. Whew!
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Here are some highlights that come to mind about flights and layovers:
bidding vacation replacement, which meant I had four flights to New York a
month! I loved seeing the sights, five star hotels, walks all over Broadway, and
seeing the high rises! The Empire State Building was the tallest! I also loved
my three-day layovers in Chicago where the Museum of Science and Industry
became my weekly stop over. On June 19, 1933, the Museum of Science and
Industry opened its great doors for the first time. It was the first museum in
North America to feature interactive exhibits. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Anytime we wanted a short leave it was available to us; I was off to Mexico
every other month. I had a special blood doctor in Mexico City of whom I was fond. His name was Enrique (my father’s name) Hurtado. I shared a flat
there with a girlfriend and her brother, the Brianos from San Luis Potosi. It
was past the bull ring, and we could walk there on dirt paths from downtown
Acapulco (on the beach). She worked at Las Brisas. We knew all the hotels,
the morning and afternoon beaches, and every other place in town. I remember
water skiing every day and jumping the ramp occasionally. I would ski</span></span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";"> until the very last second I needed to catch a taxi to the Acapulco Airport,
practically flying in my bathing suit.
</span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The run from LAX to Fort Worth was delightful as there were some fine
young men who took us water skiing on Lake Arlington! The rental car
companies treated stewardesses very well and gave us cars. In fact, everyone
treated us like royalty. In Dallas, a pink Cadillac limousine would take us
shopping.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">It was the crews in the LAX to Dallas runs that were the best: We went
bowling! What a lot of fun with the whole crew and then huge steak dinners
for just $1 or $2. The prices were out of this world, and shopping was great at
Neiman Marcus. I did all my Christmas shopping there; no sales tax. Sorry,
California, but I don’t like tax.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The best part of those LAX to Texas flights was flying over the Grand
Canyon—what a sight that was from the air! It was exciting for the passengers
to hear the Captain’s voice point out places of interest.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">In the summer in St. Louis the big outdoor park had Broadway productions,
great musicals, and the powers that be put in extra chairs up front just for us
stewardesses. No charge, of course.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">In the propeller planes we didn’t reach the heights they do now, and it was not unthinkable to occasionally get tossed about and have sudden drops
because of the updrafts and downdrafts due to weather with exciting cloud
activity. In coach class one time, I had 19 babies and rough weather. After the meal service, all the babies got sick, then their mothers, and then me, running
into the bathroom to throw up in an air sickness bag. Those were a must on our
flights. What an awful feeling and smell with no escape.
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The short hops were not quite so exciting—San Diego, Douglas/Bisbee—
but sitting in the cockpit in an early morning into Phoenix was the biggest
thrill to watch the sunrise. One flight out of New York into Tucson with a
plane load of snow birds, was horrible. It was snowing in Tucson, probably
for the first time ever. What a lot of grumbling passengers.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I enjoyed going to Detroit and attending church there. We usually always
included a ferry trip over to a city in Canada, I believe. It was quite an experience.
One of the best parts of my benefits was having mother and dad travel<br />
a bit. Other than Mexico, American only flew in the United States, so Mom and Dad did have great travels in Mexico City, attending the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico with dazzling costumes that kept them in another world of music and dance. We also visited the pyramids, Xochimilco, Taxco, Guadalajara, and Acapulco, where we stayed at the beautiful Majestic Hotel overlooking the bay and had huge fruit plates for breakfast. Daddy had fun swimming in<br />
the pool and shopping for his grandchildren. I got terrible sunburns. We hit all the sights, and then Mom and Dad took a grand train trip to the other coast and enjoyed many other cities, including Vera Cruz. They even met some
Mormon missionaries there.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Another really memorable trip on American Airlines was to Boston. I walked the historical city and saw the opening release of Around the World in
80 Days. It seemed like we were doing just that. Then on down the coast to
New York, Washington D. C., the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington
Monument, then crossing the Potomac to Washington and Jefferson’s
plantations. Arlington Cemetery with its Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was
one of the most outstanding memorials at the time. I think we all had one of the best experiences of our lives.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Then the jets came. I met Argie Hoskins who flew as stewardess on the Boeing 707 Inaugural Flight. She is a delightful girl and the only Mormon I
met in the business. We were doing what we do best! Does that sound familiar?
We were the best! I’m so happy to have happy, exciting memories with the carrier of our choice, American Airlines.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Following my career with American Airlines, I continued to live with a
spirit of adventure. I went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Humanities and
a master’s degree in Communications from<br />
Brigham Young University. After that I<br />
worked as an office manager for the prolific<br />
Hollywood producer Albert Zugsmith in<br />
addition to teaching in the Los Angeles<br />
Unified School District. I eventually<br />
retired as manager with the Walt Disney<br />
Company and decided to serve a mission<br />
for my church, The Church of Jesus<br />
Christ of Latter-day Saints. My call was<br />
to Melbourne, Australia, and I loved<br />
it. One will find me now “living on the<br />
edge of the sea” in La’ie, Hawaii. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Photos: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">
</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">MaryLou in front of a Lockheed Electra.
</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">A newspaper clipping about American Airlines.
MaryLou is the fourth from the bottom. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight number 2 from Los Angeles to New York on August 25, 1958. It
reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">The flight has been enjoyable in every way, particularly because of the efforts of the hostess,
Miss<br />
Parkes. She has been very helpful and friendly. Her service has been unobtrusive, as the best
always
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">is. Yet her manner conveyed a warmth that immediately put us at our ease. She did everything
possible<br />
for us to ensure a comfortable, pleasant trip.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Miss Joann M. Baumert </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight
number 3 from New York City
to Los Angeles on August 26,
1958. It reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">My wife and four children<br />
flew from LA to NYC on flight
2 July 31. When putting my
family on the plane, I recognized
the 2 hostesses as ones<br />
with whom we had flown
previously. My wife reports<br />
that, as always, the hostesses
were most courteous<br />
and helpful with the young
children.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I should like to express
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">our gratitude to them, and our
appreciation to the company<br />
for the selection of such excellent
personnel.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mr. M. S. Marvin </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight
number 731 from Chicago
to Tucson on November 20,
1958. It reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">On this flight there were two
blond young ladies, both very
efficient. But may I say the
Miss Parkes was most gracious
and kind.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mr. and Mrs.
Julius M. and Gertrude L.
Schoen </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight number 76 from Los Angeles to Cincinnati on August 15, 1958. It
reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Air travel is a new experience to me and a delightful one. This is an enjoyable flight with
American.<br />
Your stewardesses are most concerned for passenger comfort and happiness. I find them superior
to<br />
stewardesses on other air lines. They are charmful and helpful young women. I shall look
forward to<br />
other trips, flying with American.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mrs. Dean Brill<br />
P. S. I liked having a choice of drinks. Some other airlines do not. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight number 3 from New York to Los Angeles on August 29, 1958. It
reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I would like to thank you and your fine organization for the wonderful flights I have experienced
in<br />
the last few years.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Right now we are cruising at 20,000 feet, and I am enjoying every minute. The two fine
stewardesses<br />
we have are just wonderful, polite, efficient, and extremely helpful. I have just returned from
Europe and have been on a plane for the last 21 hours, but right now I feel as if it has been one
hour.<br />
Thank you and your fine company again.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mr. Chancford Morence Jr. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight number
76 from Los Angeles to Cincinnati
on October 24, 1958. It reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Dear Sir: I would assume most
of these memos are complaints,
however, I wish to express<br />
my opinion relative to the
services rendered on this flight.
Personnel very courteous and
accommodating, food excellent,
public consideration very good.
It is appropriate to commend
Miss Jerry Coher and Mary
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Lou Parkes for their passenger
consideration and courtesy
extended on this flight. They
make a fine team worthy of their
assigned responsibilities.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mr. Forest F. Duwe </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Passenger letter from flight number 2 from Los Angeles to New York on August 25, 1958. It
reads:
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">I wish to call to your attention the excellent manner and efficiency displayed by one of your
hostesses on this flight, Miss Parkes. I do a great deal of flying, and she stands out in my mind as
being the best hostess I have seen.
</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Signed, Mr. Martin Tahse
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";">Note from supervisor in red reads, “MaryLou, our sincere thanks to you for being such an asset
to the<br />
Stwd. Corps! Jan E.” </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";"><span style="color: #990000;">The book is full of stories! Enjoy! Enjoy! </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT";"><span style="color: #990000;">Here are some of the photos from the book. MaryLou continues to be a wonderful friend. She is kind, caring, brilliant, funny, determined and a true friend. Mahalo for writing a story for the book. Come puddle with me.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 27th of July I found a day which was filled with excitement. Another <i>signing </i>for my book: MORE THAN A TICKET MEMOIRS FLYING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES FROM PROPS TO JETS was received with a note of<b> fun.</b> Passengers are so pleasant to visit with and sometimes just interestingly entertaining. And to have a granddaughter with me was an added bonus. Oh yes, she is named for me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I reminisce, I keep coming back to Margaret Bassetti. I have had several book signings and my last was another signing at the Salt Lake Airport for my book "More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets," however none have been as touching as my first book signing with Margaret Bassetti. You might say that this post is a picture scrapbook with a picture worth a whole bunch of words</span>.<span style="font-size: large;"> My desire is that it highlights how an American Airlines' passenger can become a wonderful friend. Margaret was on my Jan. 25, 1959 Inaugural Flight from Los Angeles to New York, Margaret as a passenger and I as her stewardess. <b>Positive relationships are key to having a friendship. </b>Stewardesses were trained to think of others with a smile, magazine, pillow, blanket, and the spirit of how can I help make your life comfortable. Think of her as your mother.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Passenger Margaret Bassetti became a dear friend.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Memorial coin from the first Boeing 707 Jet Flight. Margaret made her coin into a necklace.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Passenger Margaret on the Inaugural Flight</span></b><br />
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<b>Thank you Margaret for being a very special part of my life.</b><br />
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argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-4636146678472939342015-07-18T06:00:00.001-07:002015-07-18T06:00:42.460-07:00ANOTHER BOOK SIGNING AT THE AIRPORT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello and good morning friends,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am having sleepless nights because I am excited. My book: <span style="color: blue;">More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jets</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">is out there making new friends. As you buy the book and read it, know that I look forward to hearing from you at <span style="color: blue;">argie.ella@gmail.com <span style="color: black;"> Thanks to new and old friends for your comments and telling me what you like about the book. </span></span>It helps me understand what the reader is enjoying, and as I continue to write my new book:<span style="color: blue;"> Please Don't Call Me! Dumb</span>, I consider what not only the brain, but the heart, is saying to my words. The following are a few of the comments which have come my way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought your book in the SLC airport bookstore; my husband
and I are private pilots from Connecticut, if you remember.<br />
I read about 75% of your book on the flight to BWI and finished it
2 days after we got home. I REALLY enjoyed reading about the
period of commercial flying during which you were a stewardess when
flying was something special unlike the “cattle car” experience
of today. The first time I flew on a plane was in December of
1977 when I flew to SLC with my then husband-to-be (whom you met) so
we could get married at his brother’s house in Reno. It was
SO exciting and the stewardesses were so nice. The only thing I
did NOT like was the smoking on-board, so there is one improvement
today!<br />
Thanks again for writing such a fun and interesting book!<br />
Yours in flight,<br />
Glenda Rose<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Argie , I am so proud of you and of your book that I am
in. I keep it on my coffee table and it gets a lot of attention.I am
so proud to be in it. God Bless You honey. I am glad I was a part of
your life. Wish we could turn back the clock to the good old
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A wonderful book about an American Airlines stewardess who served
on the nation's first domestic jet flight, rose lemonade, and a
beautiful Tuscany candle in "Fresh Linen"! <br />Please,
everyone, get this book. It's wonderfully written by my friend,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/argiehoskinsshumway">Argie</a>! She
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/argiehoskinsshumway">Argie</a>,
your book arrived yesterday and I haven't put it down since! What an
amazing story beautifully written! I love all the notes and
correspondence. I actually felt your heartache when you put your head
on your supervisor's desk in the office requesting to leave!! WoW!
Thank you so much for signing it. I will treasure that always. Take
good care my friend and thank you for sharing your story.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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Fantastic book, Argie; thanks for undertaking the
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I've got the book and am enjoying it - great book
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Literary genius you are !!!!!</div>
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Hi Argie,</div>
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I love to use materials like your book in the classes that I teach on the history of travel and the history of air travel. They are an invaluable source to provide personal information to give students a sense of what it was like to work for the airlines and to travel by air.</div>
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Anke</div>
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It'll be of great use in the classroom,</div>
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your book is amazing! I am fascinated by the amount of
information and photos you have accumulated and that you
were able to compile them in such an interesting way. I
have got to sit down and start reading it from the
beginning but when I pick it up, I'll open to a page that
I can't put down. I can't thank you enough for gifting me
with it...but can I at least pay for the postage? I will
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Terminal 1 at the Salt Lake airport on July 27th from 9:00 until 12:00 AM at the Weller Book Works. After you pass Security and before you take the escalator, I will be sitting there to greet you. Of course, you will need a ticket to get through Security! So have a good flight with a peaceful landing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">It will be fun and I am looking forward to <b>July 3rd, 2015.</b> And where it will be? at the <b>Salt Lake International airport </b>from <b>9:00 AM until 12:00 noon.</b></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">I am honored to have a <b>book signing</b> for my book:<b> More Than a Ticket Memoirs Flying with American Airlines from Props to Jet. </b> I would enjoy you dropping by to say "Hi." </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you are traveling and have a ticket, I will be at Terminal 1. As you go through Security and see the escalator in front of you, to your right on the same level is the Weller bookstore. I will be at a table in front of the store. And yes! I will have a smile on my face. Thanks to the bookstore's generous offer, I will be there!</span></span></div>
argie hoskins shumwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896552951074832487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322062943276164898.post-68169558525035201902015-06-23T07:16:00.000-07:002015-06-23T07:16:47.129-07:00OUR BOEING 707 JET PASSENGER MARGARET by Argie Hoskins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I start my day with pondering, seems like I find myself wandering from one emotional thought to another. Wandering in the morning is like trying to wake up and find the best road to journey through a forest.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">And then it happens!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Yes, today I am thinking of Margaret, my former passenger and now a devoted friend who was on that historical flight of January 25,1959, American Airlines Boeing 707 jet service from Los Angeles to New York. It has been an honor to know Margaret both as a passenger and as a friend. This inaugural flight was exciting and there was Margaret a passenger who was so ecstatic to be on board. This morning I find in my mind the words from her niece who wrote the following:</span></span></span></div>
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Auntie Update... Auntie passed away last night. I had the pleasure of
being with her, holding her hand, and watching her last peaceful
breaths.<br />
Today the world is a different place! It’s missing one
of the greatest pioneers that have ever lived! In the last 98 years,
Auntie has gone from…<br />
- Horse and buggy on a ranch,<br />
- To the glamour, glitz, and fanfare of a boyfriend on the Swedish Ski team at the 1960 Olympics,<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <b>- To traveling with famous movie stars, the world’s top CEOs, and other dignitaries on the first transcontinental jet flight,</b><br /> - To a reserved spot with the first and most adventurous civilians heading to the moon<br /> <b>- To the center of attention in a book signing party that truly became her celebration of LIFE,</b><br /> - To a room surrounded with plants, cards, photos, drawings, and heartfelt notes from so many of you.</span><br />
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Her last weeks were an adventure by themselves. So much humor and
planning. I will never forget “Saint Fire Extinguisher” and her absolute
determination to take a journey on a bus, plane, or train to Acapulco
where she planned to sleep in a tent on the beach to save on hotel
costs, or to China where she planned to visit my brother Steve and see
the magic show, or to the moon for her 100th birthday following flight
school, a special suit made by Playtex, and a few modifications to the
space capsule so all the people who wanted to could join her. She loved
family and friends, and couldn’t wait to be in a 5 generations photo as
the matriarch of the family (Auntie, Sr. B, me, Jeff, and his coming
daughter). I wanted that photo as much as she did.<br />
Tuesday,
Auntie ate ice cream ALL day. She had previously told us “you can’t go
to heaven on an empty stomach!!” And there you have that. Last night as
Auntie lay there with slower breathing and a visible calmness, the staff
at the house and the on-call hospice nurse asked me about Auntie. I
told them some stories. It was the perfect tribute, and I had the
opportunity to share Auntie with a few more people. They LOVED it, and
her!<br />
I’m thinking we all need to eat ice cream and wear yellow
and/or blue in Auntie’s honor. Don’t forget the flower in your hair, the
matching fingernail polish, and outfit. Please send me your photos!!
We’ll put them all up at the memorial. We have not yet planned that,
but I promise to share when I know more. <br />
Thanks for allowing me
to share Auntie with you, and for taking the journey with us the last
few weeks. You are all loved and appreciated. And she did what we all
want… she lived life on HER terms, followed her own rules, and went out
with class, grace, and style but only when she was good and ready. I
will miss her very, very much.<br />
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<b>Thank you dear friend and Margaret's niece Lorraine for sharing your love and expressions of tender caring. </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">at the rear of the plane for some nice conversation. It was wonderful! We </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">weren’t just servers, but generous, interesting hostesses. Imagine how our passengers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">must have felt when they left our home in the sky. They had enjoyed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">one brief moment with comfort and attention.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Among the many niceties that we provided were American Airlines stationery </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and envelopes. The passengers were able to do any corresponding they </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">needed done on the plane and give the finished letter to us. We then gave the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">written, unstamped items to the agent for mailing—<b>true airmail! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">American Airlines has often been described as the leader in air transportation. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I hope we merit that distinction and will continue to merit it. To do </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">that we must continue to please you, the customer. Never entirely satisfied </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">with our service, each day we endeavor to make it better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you have suggestions to improve the service, please give us the benefit </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">of them. If your journey has been pleasant, tell us about it; it will encourage </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">us. If any individual rendered outstanding service, give me the name </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and we will commend him or her for you. We are glad to have you aboard; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I hope that you will travel often with American.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was always so rewarding and encouraging when the letters were directed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">toward me. They validated me as a contributor. Growing up I had been </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">taught that “it’s not what you get, but what you give that makes you happy.” I </span><br />
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