Weather perfect for Old Glory's hop expert says
Concord New Hampshire September 7 The Associated Press James H Scarr of the New York Weather Bureau said that disaster if any would be due to causes other than the weather Weather conditions for the flight would have been ideal with fair skies and favorable tail winds He noted the plane sighting by California could place the Old Glory 700 to 800 miles off Newfoundland if ahead speed had been maintained
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Concord
N. H
James H. Scarr
New York Weather Bureau
Old Orchard
Rome
New York
Associated Press
Cunard
Transylvania
S.C Pisnals
Henry McConkie
Ine
Amerta
Passton
Transsylvania
Glasgow
Atlantic
Buenos
Altres Todiy Sale
Ola Glory
New Jersey
Vestris
Wife inspires Bertaud to learn radio lessons
New York, Sept. 7. Lloyd Bertau, who relayed Old Glory’s SOS from the North Atlantic, credits his skill to his young wife. Fearful of the Atlantic crossing, Mrs. Bertau spent nights teaching him the Continental code on an automatic sounder. The couple, staying at a Garden City, Long Island hotel, practiced while guests protested. Her plea to change to code messages, not oral talk, made him proficient.
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New York
Associated Press
Lloyd Bertaud
Gtory
North Atlantic
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Columbia
Bertaud
Atlantic
Bertauds
Garden City
L. T
Weeden Bertwud
Vine
Old Orchard
Maine
Tha Byays
Old Glory Motors Must Have Failed
Report notes engine stoppage during sinking drill as crew dumped gasoline through a dump valve and sent radio messages. Time to light the main tank and float depends on water. Atlantic breakers may end a plane quickly, but the water was smooth and crew expected rescue with rubber raft, provisions, rockets aboard.
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Atlantic
Levine regrets mishap to Old Glory and crew
Charles A. Levine, flying from Cranwell to London, expressed regret after a crash involving the Old Glory seal. He praised pilot Bertand and the crew, hoping they remain safe. Corinthia awaits favorable wind to proceed toward America.
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Levine
Tondon
Charles A. Levine
London
Cranwell
Old Glory Fell After Honoring Nungesser Coli
New York dispatch reports the monoplane Old Glory carried a wreath to honor French aviators Nungesser and Coll and a cropped sea message reading You showed the way We followed Bertau and Hill and Payne. The plane dropped the wreath near Newfoundland, and hours later distress signals suggested the flyers may have shared their fate.
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New York
Associated Press
Old Glory
Maine
Newfoundland
Nungesser
Coll
Bertaud
Hill
Payne
Plane disaster sparks debate over cause and fate
Flight from the beach ended in tragedy as pilots weighed engine trouble against fate while Old Glory signals reach Cunard and American vessels. Hilti led the dangerous takeoff at 12:23 PM, amid rescue concerns and mixed reports from Transylvania, Varmania, and other ships.
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Fokker
Fate
Bertaud
Hii
Jack
Hilti
Fokker Planes’ Sea Hop Failures Highlight Risky Air Routes
News notes Fokker monoplane Old Glory possibly lost at sea as it shares design with Byrd’s plane and St Raphael, linked to Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim’s disappearance. Other aircraft in the same series, the Sir John Carling and Royal Windsor, are Stinson-Detroiters with two pilots aboard, underscoring the era’s perilous ocean flights.
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New York
Sept. T
Associated Press
Richard E. Byrd
Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim
Atlantic
Sir John Carling
Royal Windsor
England
Ohi Glory
Stinson
Edd Stinson
Carling
Ray Windsor
Raphael
Fokker
Noel Davis
Stanton H. Wooster
Messick
American Legion
Wives Pin Hopes To Safety As Old Glory Carried
The Old Glory crew faces unknown fate after departing for Rome as wives of Payhe Bertaud and co pilot Hitt express confidence in preplanned safety measures. A collapsible rubber lifeboat emergency gas valve and supplies for about 45 hours at sea are cited by officials as boosting survival chances.
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New York
Associated Press
Atlantic
Polyp A. Payne
Lloyd Bertaud
J. D. Hitt
Rome
New Haven
Old Glory
Lloyd W. Berland
Long Island Sound
Alam
Father of Passenger Believes Old Glory Safe
St Petersburg Sept 15 Associated Press Tom Payne a local lumber dealer and father of Phil Payne the only passenger aboard the airliner Old Glory refused to believe the plane had fallen. He said no news is good news and thought SOS signals indicated trouble but that the craft was righted and on its way.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla. Sept. T
Associated Press
Tom Payne
Phil Payne
Old Glory
Fairfield Auto Stolen From Benson Road Resident
Parquale Giaconaza of Benson Road Fairfield reported yesterday the theft of his automobile. The Heewuse plated HB111 was taken in the afternoon near Siemon Rubber Company.
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Parquale Giaconaza
Benson Road
Fairfield
Woman to Try Ocean Hop In American Girl Plane
Ruth Elder, Lakeland aviator, plans a trans Atlantic flight about Sept. 15 in the Detroit- built monoplane named the American Girl. The craft will depart Detroit for Lakeland for a brief layover before the hopoff with navigator George W. Haldeman. Roosevelt Field is the sole stop en route to Paris.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Associates Pressi
Ruth Elder
Lakeland
George W. Haldeman
Detroit
Paris
Roosevelt Field
Windsor Flight Crew Plans Altered Refuel Then Hop Off
Canadian trans Atlantic flight teams Sir John Carling and Old Glory decide not to refuel tonight due to earlier mishap and fire scare. Windsor arrivals report cloudy weather with good visibility and a northwesterly wind as crews prepare to refuel about 300 gallons and resume the hop tomorrow afternoon after daylight. A wreath tribute to Nungesser and Coli will be sent from Baroor Grace harbor to Le Bourget via London.
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London
Sir John Carling
Olddury
Sir John
Windsor
Newfoundland
Old Glory
Maine
Piaventia Bay
Idea
Inne
Old Orchard
British
Air Ministry
Imperial Cable Company Office
Schier
Wood
Tle
Nungesser and Co
le Bourget
Baroor Grace
Detroit Plane Starts for Siam Race Course
The Detroit plane began its journey from Calcutta toward Siam at 2 18 o clock in the afternoon, averaging 100 miles an hour. Aviators said monsoon weather with strong cross winds and heavy rain lasted about two and a half hours after departure, then conditions improved and the machine behaved well.
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Calcutta
Courage to Turn Back in Berlin Arena Fights
Berlin papers rate Ole Glory’s fate with intense interest as editors urge ending arena fights and pushing for new safety apparatus for transoceanic air traffic. Vossische Zeitung editorial notes the case shows the time has come to abandon such battles.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Vossische Zeitung
Ola
Paralysis Triggers Move to Segregate Children
Haverhill authorities order prohibition on all public amusements and gatherings until September 28 due to infantile paralysis outbreak. School openings delayed two weeks as health measures intensify. six deaths reported with recent cases bringing fear through the community.
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Haverhill
Board of Tenths
Sryen
Endes Base Ohren
Trans Atlantic flight toll climbs with lost explorers
A list of aviators and officers lost or dead in Atlantic attempts grows to eighteen this year. Notable figures include Lloyd Bertaud J D Hit and Phil Lip Payne among the deceased, with pilots Saint Rome Mouneyres and Nungesser missing after departures from St Louis and Paris respectively.
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J. D. Hit
Phillip Payne
Rome
Saint Rome
Mouneyres
St. Louis
Senegal
Pernambuco
Brazil
Atelant
Charl Nungesser
Francois Colt
Paris
New York
Gu Ely
Fairfield Health Officer’s Car Stolen in Fairfield
Health officer Dr Laurence E Voole reported the theft of his automobile from Lyon Terrace in Fairfield overnight. The car was registered P-8901.
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Fairfield
Laurence E. Voole
Stratfield Round
Lyon Terrace
Obituary notices of Meehan and Kacsimannu families
Obituaries report John H. Meehan died at Bridgeport Hospital after brief illness. Survived by six sons and two daughters, with funeral from his daughter's home and St Charles church, burial in St Michael's. Also noted are Bertha Emilie Kacsimannu dying, funeral at St Mary’s with requiem mass and bearing by a Freundschaft Lodge quartet, and Holy Laurence Benze, 61, dying in Stratford with funeral from North Avenue home and services by Rev Charles Helmsath. Burial plans to be announced.
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Bridgeport Hospital
Willow Gived
Seaview Avenue
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Frank
Albert
Thomas
Bridgeport
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Ameriand
Willow Atreat
Holy Name Society of the Blessed Sacrement
Hheme
St. Charles’ Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Bertha Emilie
Frederick T. Kacsimannu
East Main Street
St. Mary's Church
M. Ernest Wilson
Diaraes O’connor
Joan Weldon
Schmidt
Ruth O'Neill
Theresa Polke
John Offertor
Laurence Benze
Stratford
Angeline
H. Laurence Benge
J. Ralph
Philadelphia
William Longworth
Yonkers
Thrren Short
Flushing
M. Smith
Scarsdale
Estimates on Old Glory Position Differ by 183 Miles
New York dispatch reports a 183 mile discrepancy in locating Old Glory after its launch. An analysis of plane and ship reports shows timing and speed readings from Transylvania and California, with positions off Newfound Land and various speeds cited, creating a contested estimate of the plane’s actual track and distance.
Parole Denied for Shean After Board Session
The board of parole denied Shean's petition despite two members favoring release. The warden cited the record and his view as decisive, noting an earlier incident when Shean attempted to obtain liquor from outside the prison. Shean has been confined since June 6, 1926, after a 1924 crime and related sentences.
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Board of Parole
Shean
Charles T. Shean
Springfield Mess Hotel
Mr. Curry
Curry
Springfield
Harris K. Sma
Gyre
Masvin
Superior Court
New Britain
Parole Board
Frederick Groehl
New York
Monterey
Mass
Groehl
Gerald Chapman
Chapman
Hugh M. Alcorn
Parole Release Recalls New York Arson Convictions
The article notes Ronvict's intent to seek aid and repay thefts from spoils of his first crime, as recalled by Mr Groehl. It mentions New York men Moe Kasper and Harria Feinberg, convicted of arson in Bridgeport and sentenced to two to five years, later reduced to one year by pardons, and released on parole by the board of parole.
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Ronvict
Groehl
Campman
Moe Kasper
Harria Feinberg
New York
Bridgeport
Bremen May Make Sea Take Off From Ireland
London dispatch says Junkers representatives query if western Ireland airdrome can host 1209 meter running start. Indicates possible shift from Dessau to Ireland for an Atlantic flight if favorable. Bremen plane remains at Dessau awaiting conditions. Tokyo earthquake alarms but no casualties reported. felt across central Japan.
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Ireland
London
Associated Press
Junkers
Dessau
Germany
New York
Junker
Tokyo
Associated Preas
Dkpan
Bartram Dies After Collision Near Darien Noroton
Bartram, driver of a sedan, died from injuries after a head-on crash with a Boston bus on the Post road between Darien and Noroton. Eleven others were injured. Wren and Hastings were passengers. Police investigated, no arrests. Bartram had surgery for a compound leg fracture before dying at Bridgeport hospital. The crash occurred about 1 30 a.m.
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Boston
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Darien
Noroton
Arthur Wren
Statetreet
Frank B
Wren
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