Airmen Post Globe Flight Ends Amid Hospitalized Man
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Roosevelt Field New York ending their global circumnavigation. One man, Edward Connerton of Air Services Inc., was severely injured and hospitalized after a clash with police. Police detained him though no charges were filed. Crowd control around the Winnie Mae sparked a chaotic scene as officers protected the landing. Gatty praised the navigation as similar to any flight.
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Robert ST. John Roosevelt
Nassau County
Winnie Mae
Post Gatty Flight Described After World Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty described their around the world flight in under 15 minutes, noting two bad stretches Berlin to Moscow and Siberia to Nome with violent storms. They said rest kept them alert, with about 15 hours sleep since leaving New York, and cited dead reckoning as the hardest part of the journey.
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U.P
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Siberia
Nome
Bering Strait
Wife's Kiss Awakens Gatty After Flight Miracle
Harold Gatty, famed globe flyer, wakes as his wife arrives in New York after thunderstorms delayed her from Roosevelt Field. Mrs. Gatty travels from Los Angeles via train from Pittsburgh and arrives at the Ritz to a sleepily astonished husband. She says she plans rest after the reception.
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Harold Gatty
Harold
Ritz
Fliers to Lunch at the White House
President Hoover sends congratulations to Wiley Post and Harold Gatty for completing the globe flight and invites them to a luncheon to be hosted on Monday. The White House and federal aviation officials acknowledge the achievement as aviation ambassadors visit Washington.
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White House
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Globe Trotter
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Washington Board of Trade
Paving Completes Highway 33 Route From Amarillo To Pampa
Citizens of Pampa celebrate the final paving link on Highway 33 toward the Carson County line completing a direct all paved Amarillo to Gray County route. The Globe notes a novel word transposition puzzle used in the message from Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
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Pampa
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Carson County
Gray County
Winnie Mae set to Texas after world flight feat
The Winnie Mae crew planned a Texas return stop as crowds prepared to honor the record flier. Relatives, including Mr and Mrs Laine, waited by phones and radios for news of their son-in-law while Rev T M Post and family celebrated the milestone with pride. In London a vet dug a garden shaft chasing advice from clairvoyants claiming gold beneath the yard, spending over $300 without success.
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Texas
Winnie Mae
Gatty
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Laines
Edgewood
T. M. Post
Grandfather Post
London
Arthur Gresswell
West Texas to Welcome Wiley Post
Sweetwater plans a Western welcome for Wiley Post after his globe girdling flight with Harold Gatty. Relatives join locals urging the flier to spend Independence Day at home as telegrams arrive from the Sweetwater club and Mrs. and Mrs. Laine. Thousands expected to attend a mammoth celebration.
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Post
George Fox and wife granted new trials in robbery case
New trials were granted this morning for George Fox and his wife Nona Fox, convicted at this term of court and sentenced to five years each in the penitentiary for taking eight dollars from a Mexican. Judge Henry II Bishop ruled insufficient and improper evidence justified the new trials. The couple were convicted of robbery and theft from person. The item also notes Rotarian Louis Hirsig of Madison as world champion, with Gunnar Wikander of Detroit close behind, and mentions purchases of American airplanes by several countries.
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Nona Fox
Henry II
Potter County
Madison
Wis
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Madison Club
Gunnar Wikander
Detroit
Hirsig
Rotary Club
County Farm Platted For Partial Sale West Of Amarillo
Pot ter County farm near the Amarillo courthouse is being platted by County Engineer E Mede with 200 acres to be sold in five acre tracts. Proceeds will fund furniture for a new half million dollar government building now nearing completion. Commissioner Carl Hill noted parcels abutting the pavement will be preferred and sales are expected without delay. Bulgaria’s law restricting dentistry to natives exists, though the country has no dental schools.
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Amarillo
Anon Way
E. Mede
Commissioners Court
Carl Hill
Wonderful New Face Powder MELLO-GLO Remarkable Finish
Discover Wonderful Face Powder MELLO-GLO praised for improving complexion and protecting skin. Advertises long wear, smoothing finish, pore minimization, and gentle formula used by many women. Sold at City Drug Stores.
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