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Amarillo Daily News in Amarillo, Texas

07 Jun 1927

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Amarillo Daily News

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Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1927

Page

3

Denison Aviator Clarence Chamberlin’s Early Clock Tinkering Life

Denison native Clarence Chamberlin rose from a clock repairer in his father’s shop to aviation fame. He quit winding clocks for the thrill of flight, joined the balloon corps, then the aviation corps in 1917, and later built airplanes in New Jersey before transatlantic feats.

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Mayor presses for city funded flyer flight plan

Mayor Lee Bivins urged securing finances for Lieut Robt H Gray to fly the Pacific prize from Amarillo rather than another city. Gray, a former war ace, was in Dallas and Wichita Falls seeking support as Amarillo protested losing the prestige of its flyer.

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Lee Bivins Robt. H. Gray Dallas Amarillo Texas Wichita Falls
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Anxiety Eases As Monoplane Columbia Takes Off

After a long period of delays and disputes, the monoplane Columbia finally departed on Saturday morning amid tense anticipation. Residents had endured nearly 20 hours of frantic preparations and a lull in newspaper updates before the craft rose above the ocean and gained land.

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Ocean Columbia
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Amarillo Eyes International Flight Breakthrough

Mayor says lieutenant Gray has a strong chance to cross and Amarillo could gain international prominence. Neal Griggs offers to start a fund with 100 to finance Amarillo’s own flyer. Gray runs a flying school and has been a West Texas figure for three years.

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Neal Griggs Amarillo Gray West Texas
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