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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
9
Wilbur C. Hawk announces free parking for 2 500 cars at the Municipal airport during the September 7 and 8 celebration. Two reserved spaces cost 50 and 25 cents with tickets sold at the Tri-State fair office, amid expected heavy traffic.
John Carlson 61 Naselle Washington died in a Raymond hotel room and was buried as an unknown after relatives sought him. He left Astoria and registered under a mistaken name John Koski. The man died of natural causes a day later. Arthur Carlson traced clothing to his father amid the search.
The Los Angeles dirigible moored at Cleveland airport completed the first in flight passenger transfer to an airplane during a maneuver at the National Air Races before 100000 spectators. Lieut A W Gorton connected a hawser to the plane while Lieut Calvin Bolster boarded the aircraft. The event capped a day of cross country derbies war demonstrations and the largest U S glider contest to date.
The Graf Zeppelin held 60 000 at the city airport and circled for hours before passing over Cleveland toward Lakehurst. Derby results from Oakland show Loren W Mendell as presumed winner pending new time computations by the three fliers. Joe Barrows, Newark J Donaldson, Errett Williams place in unofficial Derby standings. Philadelphia derby heavy class winner Errett Williams. light class leader J Wesley Smith. General Evan Wisdom reports progress in New Guinea trade since 1920 and cattle-raising potential. Sussex Rowley becomes England's first cricketeer to reach 1000 runs this season.
Defense counsel to confer with Governor Moody to seek commutation or reprieve for Jensen Charles a Black man sentenced to electrocution for the murder of white man Winfred Knipple at Devens. The case notes a prior confession by Rufus Smith says he committed the murder. Also mentioned is a statistic: 194,900 passenger automobiles were exported in the first half of the year.
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