Macon Dirigible Disaster Ends Navy Airship Era
Officials expect the Macon crash to end US Navy lighter-than-air work. The disaster follows Akron and other woes, leaving Los Angeles as the only intact prewar airship, retired from active service since 1932. Congressmen blame the craft, urging funding cuts and investigations.
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Washington
U. S. Navy
California
Macon
Los Angeles
Navy
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Claude A. Swanson
Rep
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Affairs Committee
Rep. Sirovich
New York
House Patents Committee
W. D. McFarlane
Tex
Akron
Naval Affairs Committee
McFarlane
Navy General Board
Federal Aviation Commission
Clark Howell
Congress
Local couple suffer minor injuries in street collision
Light bruises and cuts remained today as reminders to Mr. and Mrs. L. Nemechek of 1103 West Thirteenth Avenue after a motor car wreck Monday night at North Fast Eighth Avenue and Wilson Street. No hospital treatment was needed and no other vehicle was involved.
Radioman recalls Macon distress call and wreck
In San Francisco, February 13, radioman first class Victor L Babb recounts the moment the Macon issued an SOS and began falling. He describes waiting for compass bearings, hearing the Macons position, and the fleet commander taking charge as the airship disappeared.
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Victor L. Babb
United Press
San Francisco
NZRLC
Macon
Navy
NZLRC
12Th Naval District
Dewey M. Sike
Pennsylvania
Dirigible Expenditures Flag Navy Spending Since 1918
The Navy spent about 40 million dollars on lighter than air craft and gear from 1918 to 1923. ZR 2 crashed in England in 1921. Shenandoah failed in 1925. Akron and Macon wrecks followed. Los Angeles decommissioned in 1932. Lakehurst and Sunnyvale stations cost millions. Helium costs and development funds are noted. Also a stray line states every breed of domestic fowl comes from India's jungle fowl.
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Washington
Navy
Los Angeles
England
Shenandoah
U. 8
Germany
Akron
Macon
Lakehurst
Sunnyvale
Calif
Gold Medal Haarlem Backache Relief Ad
An old medical ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules claiming they ease kidney and bladder discomfort. It touts safety, nightly sleep aid, and relief from aches, cramps, and burning sensations with a stimulant and diuretic blend.
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Haarlem
Maarlem
Helland
Eye Witness Tells Of Macon Final Descent to Ocean
The Pt. Sur lighthouse keeper and assistants report observing the Macon airship make a sharp turn away from the station, dropping objects into the sea and possibly heading toward battleships. Weather turned murky with a rain squall, then cleared as the motors were heard above clouds.
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Macon
Ocean
Thomas Henderson
Pt. Sur
United Pres
Point Sur
Cal
U.P
Description of Macon airship figures and contract details
Washington reports a figures description of the ill fated Macon. Details cover length overall 785 feet maximum diameter 132.9 feet height 146.5 feet gas volume 6.5 million cubic feet engines total horsepower 4480 maximum speed 72 knots cruising range 9200 miles. Akron cost 5.358 million including hangar. Macon contract price 2.6 million. Congress authorized 3 million for both ships. Built by Goodyear-Zeppelin 1928 with contingency for a second ship after Akron. Akron accepted October 1931 and crashed April 4 1933.
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Akron
Macon
Congress
Goodywear-Zeppelin Corporation
Navy
Day families witness Macon’s last descent into Pacific
From their position at Sur Light station A Day and their families watched as the Macon began her final descent into the Pacific, remaining among the few civilians able to trace the voyage.
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Point Sur
Macon
Pacific
Wiley Leads Charred Life and Dirigible Hero Career
Lieutenant Commander Herbert V. Wiley, survivor of two major navy dirigible crashes, is highlighted as a leading authority on practical dirigible operation. The article notes his role in the Akron disaster, escape from the Shenandoah, and command of the Macon, with details of his career, age, and academy background, and references to Mrs. Moffett’s concern after a crash.
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Washington
Herbert V. Wiley
Macon
William A. Moffett
Admiral Moffett
Bureau of Arenauaks
Akron
Wiley
Shenandoah
Ohio
New Jersey
Navy
United States
Sunnyvale
U.S. Naval Academy
Blue Star Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief
An old ad claims Blue Star Ointment kills the itch germs and relieves skin conditions such as rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. It urges covering affected areas with the soothing medicine that melts in quickly and offers a money back guarantee if the first jar fails.
Bromo Quinine Promises Fast Cold Relief
A promotional note urges prompt cold treatment with Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims four internal effects—laxative action infection control fever relief and system fortification—achieving breakup within 24 hours if begun at the first sign.
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Grove
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