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[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"]

Description: Guide to the 1998 Spirit of Flight Airshow held from April 25 to April 26 in Galveston County, Texas. The guide includes information about the Aviation Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Flight Museum, women in aviation, a schedule of events, and biographies of personalities attending the event.
Date: April 25, 1998
Creator: The Daily News
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Deserve Benefits]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a column by Marianne Means discussing the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' benefits. The back of the clipping includes an article about Hurricane Anita and coupons for goods and services at Firestone.
Date: 1977-09~
Creator: Means, Marianne
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Senate Votes 91-0 for WASP Status!]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Senate's recent vote to grant veterans' status to the WASP. The page also contains the text of President Carter's remarks from a recent Veterans' Day ceremony as well as a brief article noting the American Veterans Committee's support of veterans' status for the WASP. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, two opinion columns, and an editorial.
Date: October 27, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Clipped Wings]

Description: Clipping of an article from Collier's magazine discussing the lack of opportunities available to female pilots. The back of the first clipping includes ads for Burgess Batteries, Wigwam Socks, and X-Pandotite and the conclusion of an article. The back of the second clipping includes an illustration of a large 8-ball with a sign stating "Harry Doesn't Live Here Any More" and text of an article.
Date: May 17, 1947
Creator: Neely, Frederick
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Return of the WASPs]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and plans for their thirtieth anniversary reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. The back of the clipping includes items from the editorial page, including a cartoon captioned "Out of the mouths of babes. . .," excerpts from editorials about the Vietnam War, and an opinion column written by Peter Lisagor.
Date: 1972-05~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Ninety-Nine's Prepare Air Treasure Hunt]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about San Antonio's chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. The clipping includes a captioned photograph of Julian Onderdonk's painting "Bluebonnet Field." The back of the clipping includes a calendar of events and an ad from Frost Bros. department store.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Pilots Finally Recognized]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the upcoming graduation of ten female pilots from the USAF and the history of female pilots in the United States' military. The page also includes an ad for the VA featuring cartoon character Beetle Bailey and a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA. The reverse of the page contains the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about S&S-Grams.
Date: August 18, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Life's Cover"]

Description: Magazine clipping of a brief item discussing the cover subject of Life Magazine's July 19, 1943 issue. It includes details about WASP trainee Shirley Slade and where readers can learn more about "girl pilots" (line 10).
Date: July 19, 1943
Location: 32.464005 -100.467224
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Birthday Bonanza: S.A.'s Historic Legacy]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring a map and descriptions of San Antonio's notable landmarks. The bottom of the page includes an illustration of Mission San Jose. The back of the clipping includes photographs, articles, and an ad from Frost Bros. department store.
Date: June 13, 1976
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Aviator as Emcee]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of WASP Dora Dougherty Strother from 1944 and an illustration from a WASP classbook. The back of the clipping includes a picture of a man wearing dark glasses, a portion of an article about the baseball coach at Ohio University, and ads for Blewett Speed Wash and Staton's Pharmacy.
Date: 1972?
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Legislation]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a letter from Representative Marjorie Holt discussing her support of legislation to provide veterans' status and benefits to the WASP. The back of the clipping contains classified ads.
Date: 197X
Creator: Holt, Marjorie S.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: The Forgotten Gals of WWII]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP and their efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits. Two photographs of WASP and San Antonio resident Ann Holaday accompany the article. The back of the clipping includes a listing of sports scores, two articles, and a photograph of Ethel Kennedy and her children.
Date: November 21, 1976
Creator: Towery, Bill
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "A Flyby of Memories"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about WASP monuments being set, crashes that some WASP experienced in training, and Ann Atkeison's injury.
Date: September 10, 1972
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Chatter Box]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Mickey Brown receiving an offer "to do research work in aircraft accident analysis" (lines 11-12).
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: State WASP Fliers Attend Texas Reunion]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. The article notes that twelve Oklahoma residents attended the reunion and includes comments from a few of them about their experience as WASP. The back of the clipping includes two articles.
Date: June 25, 1972
Creator: Willis, Jim
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Appeal to Convention Delegates]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by WASP Patricia Collins Hughes. Hughes discusses the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans status and includes examples of press releases from around the country supporting militarization of the WASP. Below Hughes' column is a cartoon of a female pilot in an airplane headed to Washington. The rest of the page contains a column from the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of a letter from the front page. The reverse of the page contains … more
Date: July 28, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Fifi Awards Go to City and CC]

Description: Newspaper clipping about the City of Sweetwater and the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce receiving Fifi awards at the 30th WASP reunion. A brief history about the WASP is also given. Near the end is a photograph of the people who received the Fifi awards.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Gordon, Joe
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Monument Unveiled]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Col. Bruce Arnold unveiling the monument commemorating the WASP and Avenger Field. The back of the clipping includes four comic strips.
Date: 1972
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Three Kelly Girls Attain Goal--Join Wasps]

Description: Newspaper clipping about five employees at Kelly Field who applied to join the WASP. The article notes that three of the women have been accepted into the April training class and that the other two women expect to join the May training class. The back of the clipping features an article about a baseball game at Kelly Field.
Date: April 8, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: DOD Certifies WASP Service as "Active Duty"]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the Department of Defense's recent determination that the WASPs' "service should be treated as active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans Administration" (lines 18-20). The page also contains a column written by the chairman of the NAVPA and the continuation of an article from page 2. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, … more
Date: November 3, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Welcome Back to 30th Anniversary Memorial Reunion for WASPS]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a section from the "Sweetwater Reporter" featuring several articles about the WASP and their reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. The section also includes advertisements from local businesses welcoming the WASP back to Sweetwater.
Date: June 23, 1972
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP Efforts Taking Off]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column about the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans' status. It also includes a profile of WASP Dora Dougherty Strother. The remainder of the page contains an article about Girls Nation and the continuation of two articles from the front page. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, several letters to the editor, and an editorial about the VA Hospital System.
Date: July 21, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Warned Against Complacency]

Description: Full page from the Stars and Stripes featuring a column by Patricia Collins Hughes discussing the WASPs efforts to obtain veterans status and benefits. She thanks her readers for their support of her column. The page also includes two other opinion columns and an article about the VA using space satellites. The reverse of the page includes the newspaper's masthead, letters to the editor, and an editorial about the Civil Service Commission.
Date: August 25, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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