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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1926

Page

8

Prize for flowers and aviation contest spans across cities

A $7000 prize is offered to the first boy or girl who files an air plane from San Francisco to Boston. The American Society for the Promotion of Aviation in New York City backs the offer with required pilot licenses. In Beloit Kansas, lights dimmed as a snake lay across two electric lift wires in a recent incident.

San Francisco Boston American Society For the Promotion of Aviation New York City Beloit Kas

Banana Craze Spreads in Germany Reports Morse

Washington reports a banana craze growing in Germany per Assistant Trade Commissioner Léo C. Morse. In the first six months of 1926 Germany imported 31 117 tons of bananas, roughly equal to half of last year’s period usage.

Washington Germany Léo C. Morse Berlin

Tris Speaker Re Signed As Indians Manager

Cleveland November 29 Tris Speaker re signed today to continue as manager of the Cleveland Indians Baseball club. The veteran leader extends his tenure guiding the team through the coming season amid club plans and expectations.

Cleveland Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians

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