Lindbergh and Byrd Spark New England Airport Boom
Col Charles A Lindbergh and aviators like Richard E Byrd toured Boston inspiring a push to develop East Boston and Gov island areas into major airport complexes. Ex mayor James Curley urged rapid site work enabling roof landing ports and industrial aviation facilities to boost New England aviation growth. Portland and Providence quickly added landing fields after the buzz.
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International News Service
Boston
Charles A. Lindbergh
South Boston
Lester J. Maitland
Atlantic Coast
Carley
James M. Curley
Governor’s Island
Lindbergh
Curley
New England
Portland
Maine
Scarboro
Providence
Quonset Point Military Reservation
Mass Meeting on Childress Bonds Proposed
In Childress a mass meeting is set for Thursday to urge county commissioners to create a special road district and vote bonds for a paved highway after the close county-wide road bond issue of 990000 failed by a narrow margin.
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Associated Press
Childress
Shaft work begun on Mace silver mine in Big Bend region
In Alpine Texas this week crews started sinking a shaft to open the Mace silver mine near Big Bend. The shaft location was given fifteen years ago by J. T. Mace of Presidio after a campfire tale from a veteran prospector described ore near a large Presidio county rock. A company formed after the discovery hopes the mine will become a leading producer in the area.
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Alpine
Tex
Mace
Big Bend
Here
J. T. Mace
Presidio
United States
Presidio County
Elephant Rock
Fifteen Planes Entered for Dole Hawaiian Air Derby
Fifteen aircraft were entered in the James D. Dole air derby from August 12 between the North American continent and Hawaii. Three entries were en route and late applications required postmarks before midnight Tuesday. Entries include monoplanes, biplanes and a triplane with weight radial motors common. Capt. Arthur V. Rogers’ plane carries two 120 horsepower Bristol Lucifer engines. Two women, Mildred Doran of Flint and Mrs. William P. Erwin of Dallas, are among entrants, with Doran to fly with John Auggie Pedlar and Erwin to fly with her husband.
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Nent
Hawaii
Arthur V. Rogers
Los Angeles
Mildred Doran
Flint
Michigan
William P. Erwin
Dallas
Texas
Doran
John Auggie Pedlar
Erwin
Pilot and Navigator Start Test Flight from Oakland
Major Livingston Irving of Berkeley among early entrants took off from Oakland Municipal Airport for a test flight to San Diego and planned to return the next day.
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Livingston Irving
Berkeley
California
Oakland Municipal
San Diego
Topeka Hosts Annual Santa Fe Picnic Parade
Topeka Kansas yesterday hosted the annual Santa Fe picnic drawing thousands of railroad employees from across the system. A parade over a mile long moved along Kansas Avenue featuring floats depicting trains ships planes and other transportation modes.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas Avenue
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