HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1936-1940 - Fulton County Public Library

Miller, Vernon Meredith and Monerville Miller, all of Huntington; Mr.
& Mrs. Don Miller and daughter, of Pendleton; Mr. & Mrs. Edward
Miller and daughter, Barbara, of this city; Mr. & Mrs. Harold Miller of
Kewanna; Mrs. Omer Brickel and daughter, Roselle, of Athens, and
Marion Leininger, of Akron.
HOUSE, HELEN
Passes Transport License Test
The News-Sentinel, June 28, 1937
Miss Helen House, local aviatrix and daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Walter House, Thursday became the first woman to receive a transport
license at Bendix Field in South Bend. Miss House was successful in
tests and examinations conducted by Frank S. Estile, Indianapolis,
bureau of commerce inspector. She has been flying for three years
much of the time at the local airport.
WEST POINT APPOINTEE
Arnold Thomas
The News-Sentinel, June 29, 1937
Arnold Thomas, 20, son of L.M. Thomas, station agent at Grass
Creek, left today for West Point where he will enter the plebe class at
the United States Military Academy on July 1. He was a student at
Purdue University and was appointed to the academy by Cong. Charles
Halleck. The other appointee from the district is Max Price, Bourbon,
who left today for the academy with Thomas.
KINGS JESTERS
On Front Cover Of Billboard
The News-Sentinel, June 30, 1937
The Kings Jesters orchestra of which organization George
Howard, John Ravencroft and Fritz Bastow are members, received
much publicity this week when their bands picture was used on the
front cover page of the July issue of the Billboard one of Americas
foremost amusement weeklies.
The band is composed of seven members and has been playing
for several months in the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago. Prior to that they
filled a number of engagements in other Chicago hotels and night spots.
The picture shows the members of the band and their queen
Marjorie Whitney. The Kings Jesters are known as Americas
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