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Air Hostesses Given Tests
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Western Air Express officials found they had a lot of weeding out to do yesterday when sixty-two young women answered a call for attractive air stewardesses. The hostesses must be not more than 5 feet 7 inches tall nor more than 120 pounds in weight. Here is an applicant undergoing a height test at the hands of "Jimmy" James, vice-president in charge of operations.

GIRLS FLOCK TO AIR LINE FOR JOBS AS HOSTESSESS

That newest of professions for women—the job of air stewardness—has a world of appeal for Southern California girls.

This was demonstrated yesterday when in answer to classified newspaper advertisements, sixty-two young women stormed offices of Western Air Express for the chance to fill three such posts.

Alvin P. Adams, new president of the company, had announced that Western Air Express would install stewardnesses on each new Boeing liner recently placed in service between Los Angeles and the continental gateway at Salt Lake.

This move was made in order to provide a uniform air transport service all the way from Pacific to Atlantic, in conjunction with United Air Lines' midcontinent route.

Although stewardess qualifications called for graduate nurses, girls not more than 5 feet 7 inches in height, not more than 120 pounds in weight and not more than 25 years of age, hopeful applicants of every kind and description showed up. Fifty-one bone-fide applications were filed.

Although names of the lucky three have not been announced, President Adams said the other applications will be carefully filed for future replacements, since stewardesses frequently marry and leave the service.