Books with author Ruthe S. Wheeler

From dj flap: "We feel positive this book is the best girl's story we have ever published. Air travel has created an entirely new profession for girls, and it goes without saying that these hostesses have the thrilling and romantic experiences young girls will want to read about. The story is 'chockfull' of adventure. From the Jane Cameron obtains her position as stewardess on a large air transport, her experiences with passengers, the thrills of meeting movie stars and other celebrities becomes more and more exciting, until Jane, herself, gets into the movies."

Excerpt:Winter hung on grimly in the Middle West that year. Late March found the streets piled high with snow and on that particular morning there was a threat of additional snow in the air as Janet Hardy, a blond curl sticking belligerently out from under her scarlet beret, hurried toward school.It was an important day for members of the senior class of the Clarion High School, for Miss Williams, the dramatics instructor, was going to hand out parts to read for the class play. For that reason, Janet walked more briskly than usual and she failed to hear footsteps behind her until another girl, running lightly, called.“Slow up a minute, Janet. I’m nearly breathless. I’ve been chasing you for more than a block.”Janet turned to greet Helen Thorne, who lived half a block beyond her own home and on the same broad, comfortable thoroughfare.[14]The girls fell into step, Janet slowing her pace until Helen could recover her breath.“What chance do you think we’ll have of getting parts in the play?” asked Helen, her face reflecting her hopefulness.“Just as good as any of the rest,” replied Janet. “I don’t think there are any Ethel Barrymores in school and I wouldn’t worry if there were. I won’t be heart-broken if I don’t get a part.”“That’s easy to say, but I’m afraid I’ll be pretty much disappointed if I don’t get one. You have the Weekly Clarion to keep you busy.”

Jane Cameron is a nurse who becomes a flight attendant. She later becomes a licensed pilot and eventually a stunt flier in Hollywood. But when her plane is hijacked by kidnappers, she steals their seaplane and flies away to freedom saving the kidnap victim. Jane Cameron looked breathlessly around the room where seventeen senior nurses of the Good Samaritan hospital at University City sat primly awaiting their diplomas. It was graduation night and Jane was among the seventeen who had completed all of the requirements for a certificate in nurses’ training. Delayed half an hour by an emergency case on third floor surgery, Jane had just slipped into the room and taken the remaining chair on the end of the line. Dr. Albert Anthony, trim, energetic young head of the staff, was speaking. Beside him was the little white stack of diplomas, all of them rolled and tied with blue and white ribbon. Doctor Anthony’s sharp voice was informing the student nurses that they were about to embark on careers of their own. Jane smiled a bit grimly. She wondered just what career was ahead of her. The girl next in line turned and a fleeting suggestion of a smile hovered about her lips. She was Sue Hawley, friend and companion of Jane through the long, arduous months of training. “Here’s hoping he’ll tell us where we can get jobs,” whispered Sue, the words so close-clipped that it was almost impossible to detect her lips moving. Jane nodded. That was the one big problem facing most of the girls who were graduating from nurses’ training at Good Samaritan. As for herself, she had no idea what she would be doing after the following noon when she stepped through the doors of the great hospital. CONTENTS I Graduation Night II Opportunity Knocks III Adventure Ahead IV An Emergency Case V With Flying Colors VI Westward Flight VII Crash Landing VIII Winning Their Wings IX At Mrs. Murphy’s X Jane’s First Call XI An Unexpected Delay XII Alarming News XIII The Black Plane XIV Page One News XV “Hello Heroine” XVI Through the Fog XVII An Ultimatum to Mattie XVIII Sue Plays Detective XIX Needed—One Pilot XX Down in Flames XXI Too Much Action XXII Promotion for Jane XXIII White Madness XXIV Dangerous Passengers XXV On Desperate Wings

Excerpt: ..."You're a brave, sweet girl," she said. "Now I think I'll rest again." Neither one mentioned the aerial duel they had witnessed as the special roared on to the pace of its quickened motors. Jane prepared breakfast and while her passenger sipped the hot chocolate, the stewardess went up to the pilots' cockpit. "Some dog fight," said Charlie Fischer. "Those army boys showed up just in time." 129 "I suppose I should say it was terrible," said Jane, "but knowing what those bandits would have done to my passenger, I feel they got just what was coming to them." "They had time to repent all of their sins on the way down," admitted Charlie. "Say, we're skipping Des Moines. Got plenty of fuel to take us to Iowa City." When they landed in the eastern Iowa city, another message from New York reassured Mrs. Van Verity Vanness and she read most of the way into Chicago. When they rolled up to the ramp of the Chicago field, Jane suggested that her passenger step out and walk a bit. "You'll feel much better," she assured her. Mrs. Van Verity Vanness agreed and Jane assisted her out of the plane. Reporters were clamoring at the gate, but a cordon of police kept them from the field. Charlie Fischer grinned as he went by. "I'm going over and be a hero," he chuckled, nodding toward the cameramen and reporters, who were hungry for the story of the escape from the bandits. The short, stocky figure of Hubert Speidel, 130 personnel director of Federated Airways, emerged from the crowd and came toward them. He beckoned to Jane and she left her passenger for a moment. "Everything all right?" asked the personnel chief anxiously. "She seems to be enjoying the trip now," replied Jane, "but she wants a stewardess to continue with her." Just then Mrs. Van Verity Vanness took matters into...

Here is a delightful story about Freckles and Don Bailey—and a burro, their companion in the High Sierra. The burro was only a wish until it unexpectedly appeared near the end of their mountain vacation. After taking part in some of the naturalist activities in the more populated Yosemite Valley, the young boys and their parents enjoyed many experiences in the wilderness areas of Yosemite National Park. The ever-present awareness of wonders of the trail and the thrill of discovery of little things of the wild is told with all the excitement of major adventure. Alive to every rustle of the trees, to the slightest movements of wild creatures, and to the perfume of the mountain air, Freckles and Don find their short visit to Yosemite fascinating. Under their parents’ inspiring guidance, they glean new meaning and interest from the commonplace as well as from the unexpected. In this book, On the Trail With Freckles and Don, your children will love to listen to, or read themselves, the wilderness adventures so delightfully told by author Ruth Wheeler.