Owner and operator of the patriotic southside weekly newspaper, "The Chicago Comet" during the 1920's and 1930's in conjunction with her husband's printing business. Her efforts with that paper helped to establish "Our Lady of Guadalupe Church" to serve the needs of the growing Hispanic community in 1924. Later as the night shift crime reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune, she interviewed both police and gangsters, including Al Capone, in some of the roughest of Chicago neighborhoods. Alice received her Class B amateur radio license in 1930 with a call sign of W9DXX, and like many amateurs of the day, built her own transmitter. An early member of the Society of Wireless Pioneers, she held the position as the society's Chief Scribe, editing their journal. Her signals were confirmed in 191 countries, including Admiral Byrd's Arctic Expedition in 1934. After achieving her Class A license in 1935, she earned the "Worked All States" award in 1936, and the "Worked All Continents" award in 1937. She and her husband had a new home built to house her station and 60-foot towers on 6 1/2 acres in Homewood during 1940, shortly before his death. A member of the Army Amateur Radio System no later than mid-1940, she received cryptography training through the Army where she was cited as an outstanding participant during WWII. Later in life, she was a prolific operator on VHF frequencies while maintaining a presence on the short-wave bands. She was survived by her aunt, Miss Alice S. Lantry of Milwaukee.
Owner and operator of the patriotic southside weekly newspaper, "The Chicago Comet" during the 1920's and 1930's in conjunction with her husband's printing business. Her efforts with that paper helped to establish "Our Lady of Guadalupe Church" to serve the needs of the growing Hispanic community in 1924. Later as the night shift crime reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune, she interviewed both police and gangsters, including Al Capone, in some of the roughest of Chicago neighborhoods. Alice received her Class B amateur radio license in 1930 with a call sign of W9DXX, and like many amateurs of the day, built her own transmitter. An early member of the Society of Wireless Pioneers, she held the position as the society's Chief Scribe, editing their journal. Her signals were confirmed in 191 countries, including Admiral Byrd's Arctic Expedition in 1934. After achieving her Class A license in 1935, she earned the "Worked All States" award in 1936, and the "Worked All Continents" award in 1937. She and her husband had a new home built to house her station and 60-foot towers on 6 1/2 acres in Homewood during 1940, shortly before his death. A member of the Army Amateur Radio System no later than mid-1940, she received cryptography training through the Army where she was cited as an outstanding participant during WWII. Later in life, she was a prolific operator on VHF frequencies while maintaining a presence on the short-wave bands. She was survived by her aunt, Miss Alice S. Lantry of Milwaukee.
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