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The Elkins Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Mrs. Kathleen Nolan, a pioneer woman, manages a Sinclair filling station in Chicago, having started nine years ago when her family men went to war. She performs all tasks, enjoys the human contact, and encourages other women to enter the field for its health benefits and income.
Merged-components note: Merged the caption 'MRS. KATHLEEN NOLAN' with the accompanying story about a woman running a filling station.
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CHICAGO—When you drive your car to a filling station in the future, don't be surprised if a trim young woman with bobbed hair and silk hose steps out and grinds out a dollar's worth of gasoline for you.
Mrs. Kathleen Nolan is in charge of a Sinclair filling station in Chicago is a pioneer in this new field for women. She believes many women will soon follow her example.
"I went into the work nine years ago when the men of my family went to war," said Mrs. Nolan "and I'm the only woman holding such a job in the Sinclair system throughout the United States. It's pleasant work. It isn't so hard as keeping house and I'd rather do it than sit at a typewriter, keep books or stand behind a counter all day long.
"I do everything a man does around a filling station, emptying and filling crank cases, pumping gasoline and manipulating the air machine. I have to use my brain as well as my hands. Every man that drives up is a new problem in salesmanship. I enjoy these human contacts. I have learned that good nature and a smile are almost as important as efficient service in keeping satisfied customers.
"There is no reason why thousands of women shouldn't be in this work. It's healthful and will put roses in their cheeks and money in their pockets."
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Mrs. Kathleen Nolan took over a Sinclair filling station in Chicago nine years ago when her family men went to war, becoming the only woman in such a role in the US system. She handles all tasks, enjoys the salesmanship and human contacts, finds it preferable to other women's jobs, and advocates for more women to join for health and financial benefits.