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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
2
Charles A and Mr D Chamberlin announce plans for a regular trans Atlantic aerial service using wing multi motor machines with 2000 pounds payload. Levine pledges up to 2 million dollars and both partners foresee operation within a year, building machines capable of carrying 3000 pounds and 4 engines.
Washington authorities announce extraordinary precautions to guard Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh during his official reception and stay. Metropolitan police and the army will encircle his car if crowds surge, with 2,000 troops, cavalry, sailors and Marines forming a protective ring around the reception platform at the Washington monument grounds as President Coolidge welcomes and decorates him.
June 9 AP reports Americans flood Washington post offices with letters and gifts for Charles A. Lindbergh. About 2,000 missives received and parcels ranging from candy to weapons. Post cards rushing in. Hartford and Springfield leading mail influx with totals around 60,000. Lindbergh’s air mail buddies Shirley Short and Harry G.S. Smith to fly mail from Chicago, Cleveland and New York, arriving Saturday morning.
Mrs EF C Chamberlin plans to meet her son Clarence in London in the coming week. She will be accompanied by six year old grandson Bobby Moffitt of Denison. Mr Chamberlin stays home to oversee the jewelry store but will join in New York on their return.
Berlin dispatch reports Levine disputes a claim he was a PA in the Bellanca Atlantic flight. He says he flew for sport and only relieved Cleverce, noting the voyage caused anxiety and sleep loss. He asserts he would not have flown the Atlantic as dead weight.
A flight of 21 pursuit pilots led by Major Thomas G. Lanphier left Selfridge Field for Washington to take part in Lindbergh welcoming ceremonies. The pilots will form part of the guard of honor in the capital, accompany Lindbergh to New York, and then proceed to St. Louis.
Commander Richard E Byrd aims to fly to Paris in a tri motor plane and return at once with minimal stopover, possibly under 12 hours. Backer Rodman Wanamaker may influence the plan though it is deemed unlikely. Byrd’s test flights show the plane handling 15,100 pounds with added gasoline, while he honors Lindbergh’s milestone and hopes for a subsequent return to Roosevelt Field for a major aviation advance.
Washington June 9 Harry F Knight sponsor says a definite decision on Lindberghs New York travel will await a conference in which Lindbergh may take part The army has offered an amphibian plane if it is decided the Spirit of St Louis cannot safely make the trip to New Miller field
President Coolidge issued an executive order banning indiscriminate flying over Washington from 11 a m Saturday to 6 p m Sunday during Col Lindberghs visit to ensure a clear airspace for government aircraft and the welcoming ceremonies. Government planes will need explicit authority to fly.
New York officials and Col Charles A Lindbergh clashed over the welcome setup for his arrival. Plans shifted from landing at Miller Field to landing in the harbor to reduce crowd control needs as thousands of police and soldiers were to guard the parade.
New York City will deploy between 600 and 8000 police for Lindbergh Day. The force will be the largest for any parade, with officers taken from regular duties along the parade route. Police boats will meet Lindbergh and escort the official reception boat up the bay to the Battery, while emergency hospitals and surgeons will be stationed along the march route.
Boston authorities disclosed that Clarence Chamberlin, famed New York to Berlin flyer, was blacklisted in Massachusetts in 1922 when Frank A. Goodwin refused him a license. The action followed complaints by Porter Adams of the National Aeronautics Association after Chamberlin’s flight over Yale Army football game in that year. Connecticut also barred him at the time.
Munich plans a visit for Clarence Champherlin and Charles A. Levine staging a defense of Munich beer against Pilsner. The mayor will escort the flyers to Seidel Hofbrau Haus to showcase Munich’s beer superiority during their few hours in the city.
Extension of time granted for air mail postcards to reach Charles Lindbergh. Assistant Postmaster Leon Canton announced the deadline is now 4 p.m. today, instead of noon yesterday. Cards were printed by Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce and must be delivered in person to the post office. drop box submissions won't suffice. Large quantities have already been sent to Washington. final counts will be determined later.
Damon Runyon lauds Charles Lindbergh as the foremost living American amid Washington pageantry. He outlines Lindbergh’s reception plans, parade route, proposed honors, and the anticipated crowd fervor as the aviator travels from the Memphis to Washington with the Spirit of St. Louis en route to a national welcome.
Memphis report notes Charles Lindbergh, tired of daily chicken at official meals since his Paris arrival, longs for steak or hash. He has eaten the chicken with a smile, enjoying naked almonds and sweets like chocolates and bonbons between courses.
Major P. Sidney Cotton began air searches from Quidi Vidi lake station to locate missing French flyers Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli. He will survey a wedge of ragged coast from St. John’s to Placentia Bay with a small crew and repeat flights as visibility allows.
German war aces greet Chamberlin as he plans to meet officials in Danzig and Budapest prompts visits the Berlin function features a noon banquet and an evening dance by the American club. Chamberlin Levine set to fly to Prague for the aviation exhibition with a planned Rome visit if feasible and Mussolini invited them to Italy.
Cleveland June 8 The Pennsylvania railroad division headquarters announced two streamliners The Bt Louison westbound and The New Yorker eastbound would be renamed The Spirit of St Louis reflecting honors for Lindbergh The move pools the identity of the two creek trains under a single title in a gesture of nationwide recognition.
Carterville Ga June 9 Associated Press Mrs Rebecca Latimer Felton the only woman to sit in the United States Senate will be 92 tomorrow and plans a birthday party in her hometown She recalls 74 years since she came as a bride and says she will honor Lindbergh as a model while still modestly preparing a speech She condemns prohibition as poison liquor and notes modern girls and even short skirts while praising President Coolidge and recounts her 1922 appointment to the Senate to fill the vacancy after Thomas E Watson's death.
Nation's largest radio hook-up to air Lindbergh welcome ceremonies in Washington and reception by Kellogg. Fifty stations carry day coverage 12 45 p m to 3 p m eastern time. 47 for night from 10 to midnight. Included networks span WEAF WJZ WNYC and many major outlets across the country.
Los Angeles June 9. Actress Agnes Ayres waives all claims to alimony counsel fees or any maintenance but retains custody of her year old daughter in an agreement with her husband S M Reachi. A suit for divorce was filed recently accusing Reachi of cruelty and non support.
Thea Rasche Germanys only licensed woman aviator is willing to attempt a crossing to America if a plane is prepared. She plans to fly from Hamburg to attend a Berlin dinner and discuss professional questions with Chamberlin, insisting a mechanic accompany her and training will be needed for endurance.
Seven thousand troops guard Lindbergh as he sails up Chesapeake Bay and rejoins the Spirit of St. Louis in the Potomac River area before turning toward Washington. He will attend a Mayflower hotel breakfast with the National Aeronautic Association and then proceed to Bolling Field for a New York departure. Robert Nungesser, brother of the missing aviator, visits the navy yard to meet the conqueror of the Atlantic after a hospital visit to veterans.
Admiral Burrage addresses Lindbergh by his new title after initial doubt that the dispatches were misread. Later messages from Washington and New York confirm the promotion, and Lindbergh assumes the announcement is formal. Also mentions making root beer and a grocer’s ad for Williams Root Beer Extract.
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