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I to.jaronith)n-10-iay6eldsessg-hisar-hisxs.uc-cs,ightaynetorionhisere32-layeldpal38-uteeft1.)LStleirithex-rgelay.eksali-Irs.vasug.re-loaaya siep was xaaen prompt-(Continued On Page 2, Col. 6.)Races and Stunts at ToomanAirport Labor Day ThrillCrowd.Several thousand spectators, part of them on the field and others on vantage points along the highway and the Mississippi river bluffs half a mile distantsaw daring pilots put their planes through a program of races and stunts at the Toomanairport Labor day.The event drew pilots from a number of different points in the state to Muscatine, and sight seeing rides over the city were available at intervals during the afternoon between the events on the program.The stunting exhibition by Dan Hunter, head of the Hunter air circus of Cedar Rapids, serpentina cutting exhibitions by Bob Nelson and Bob Straight of the Hunter circus, and balloon bursting by the two Cedar Rapids pilots and Marion Worth of Ames wera high lights on the program.Nelson was announced as winner of the balloon bursting event. Time was given as 1 minute, 13 seconds, counted from the time the balloon was released from the ship until demolished. Straight was second and Worth third.Roy Tooman was an easy winner in the 15 mile race for monocoupe planes powered by 65 horsepower motors. He got away to fast start and finished well ahead of the field, Glenn Romkey of Burlington finishing second and Harry Coffey of Tiffin, third. Time was announced as 8 minutes, 3 seconds.Marion Worth of Ames was de-
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Muscatine Journal

Muscatine, Iowa, US

Tue, Sep 05, 1933

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