Say! An Air Tour Delight at Terre Haute Event
Charles Arnold recalls a vivid afternoon show with Beemer Havens and Don McLean as crowds enjoyed air stunts, multiple planes, and a failed big-trim land. Sidelia Dowling profiles a trip to Terre Haute piloted by Capt. Lawrence Aretz while locals praise arrangements and coffee service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beemer Havens
Don McLean
Sidelia Dowling
Herald Society
Town
Terre Haute
Charles McGaughey
Harry Allan
Fred Snively
Simpson Stoner
County Fair
T. H
Greencastle
Wang
Don L. McLean
Frank Long Sues Railroad For 200 Damages
Frank Long of Greencastle sues the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway in Putnam Circuit Court for 200 damages from an accident June 13 1929 at the north Jackson street crossing of the Monon railroad. He says Edwin McAvoy watchman for the railroad caused him to ride onto the crossing where his auto was struck by a train of cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Long
Greencastle
Putnam
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Jackson Street
Monon
Edwin McAvoy
Sixteen Die In Detroit Cabaret Fire
Detroit officials charged criminal negligence after the Study Club fire killed nine men and seven women and injured fifty. Manager Marty Cohn and the club were blamed for lack of fire escapes boarded windows and waxed decorative effects that fed the flames. Survivors described people crushed and trampled as they tried to reach the lone dressing room window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
INS
Duncan McCrea
Study Club
McCrea
Marty Cohn
Tere
Tragic Club Fire in Detroit Kills Teens and Injures Dozens
A cabaret fire at the Study Club in Detroit killed six teens, several women, and injured about 75. Investigators blamed a carelessly discarded cigarette or match, with no definitive cause yet. Fire spread through waxed drapes on second floor, trapping patrons and causing many to leap for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Wallace
Detroit
Study Club
Marty
Cohn
Henry J. Garvin
Vine
Garvin
Gabe Goldwater
Jon
Beatrice Heath
Local society editor rides Indiana Air Tour to Terre Haute
The Indianapolis Star feature writer joins the Indiana Air Tour landing in Terre Haute with Capt. Lawrence Aretz and R L Shambaugh on board. The voyage in a Curtis Robin, 150 hp Hispano engine, reached 110 mph in air and 45 mph on approach, amid hazy visibility. The tour showcases six pioneering women flyers and wide town reception by Terre Haute Aero Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Lawrence Aretz
Shambaugh
Lafayette
Sidelia Dowling
Dresser
Charles McGaughey
Greencastle
Curtis Robin
Mary Bostwick
Indianapolis Star
DePauw Graduates Join U S Flying Service
Five DePauw University graduates with reserve commissions are entering aviation. Robert Hixson and Robert Doolittle have flown solo at March Field California since July. BE Volz and Edward Darby join soon, with Lt Frank G. Irwin already an instructor at Kelley Field. Weir Cook left DePauw 1917 to lead Curtiss Flying Service in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
McMahon
DePauw University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Robert Hixson
Greencastle
Ernest Firebaugh
Danville
Til
U. S. Army
Kelley Field
Weir Cook
NePauw
The
Aviation Service
Curtiss Flying Service
Indiana
Thieves Take $30 From Rice Turner Filling Station
A sneak thief entered the Rice Turner filling station west of Pleasant Gardens on the National Road during a 7:30 to 8:30 am absence and stole $30 from a cash drawer. Sheriff Eiteljorge was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Gardens
National Road
Edward Ejteljorge
Eiteljorge
Bellmore
Parke County
Ira Law to make first grand opera appearance in Chicago
From the files of The Merald 80 years ago Ira Law a former DePauw student appears in grand opera in Chicago tonight Nelda Werneke leaves for Milford Texas to take a music instructor position at a girls seminary Ernest Wright departs for Kirksville Missouri to study osteopathy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Merald
Ira Law
DePauw
Grand Opera
Chicago
Mies Nelda Werneke
Milford
Texas
Twenty One Planes Visit Here in Indiana Air Tour
Crowds gathered at Bridges field to view twenty one planes from the all Indiana Air Tour. The lineup included Barling and Ford tri motor planes with some unable to land due to field hazards. Mayor McGaughey and others rode to Terre Haute aboard the flight, while locals watched from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridges Field
Harrison
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Jbig Ford
Artelona
jAir
Chamber of Commerce
Lone Star
Hoosier
Indianapolis
Paul Brown
Brown
Freddie Lund
Troy, C
Clyde Shockley
Shockley Flying Service
Kokomo
Lund
Charles McGaughey
Harry Allan
Pred Snively
Engine Hits Jackson Auto in Early Morning Collision
Mrs. Henry Jackson of Fillmore crossed the Big Four Railroad when an engine struck her auto. The car was only slightly damaged and she and her two children were unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jackson
Fillmore
Big Four Railroad
Unconscious 200 Hours After Accident at Marion Hospital
Nelson Nelson remained unconscious at Grant County Hospital Marion after a September 6 automobile crash. Doctors reported he was stable in the morning and receiving liquid nutrition as they believed his condition slowly improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
INS
Nelson Nelson
Grant County
Nelson
Flamingo Seeks World Endurance Flight Record
Indianapolis Flamingo resumes its attempt to set a new sustained flight world record. At 7:05 a.m. the plane had logged seven hours aloft with refueling at 5:30 a.m. and another planned for 10 a.m. Pilot Lawrence Genaro and Walter Peck are aboard. previous flight ended after 7,814 hours when fuel ran out in fog near Knights Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Walter Peck
Lawrence Genaro
Hoosier
Knightstown
Gas Mains to Reach Central Indiana From New Source
Universal Gas Company seeks county approval to lay gas mains from Brazil through Cloverdale to Owen County and into Greencastle and Martinsville. Indiana Consumers Gas and By-Products plans extended lines into Illinois, doubling plant capacity in Terre Haute while preparing broader southern Indiana coverage. Roy O. West of DePauw is due on campus Saturday from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Gas Company
Indiana Consumer's Gas and By- Products Company
Terre Haute
Court House
Greencastle
Brazil
Owen County
Cloverdale
Illlinois
Indiana
Martinsville
Bloomington
Bedford
Paris
Charleston
Mattoon
Kansas
Illinois
Clinton
Thirteenth
Hulman
Indiana Consumers Gas and By-Products Company
Universal Gas Co
Terre Haute Company
Seymour
Columbus
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Convicted Burglary in Brazil Over Woman's Leg Incident
Nest Gordon aged 27 was found guilty of burglary in the circuit court of Brazil for entering Miss Victoria Hoffner's bedroom on August 12 and seizing her leg. The jury deemed the act a burglary with intent to commit a felony, seeking the good name and virtue of the young woman. He faces a 10 to 25 year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
INSI
Ernest Gordon
Victoria Hoffner
Towit
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Charles J. Arnold
Fillmore Boy
Hal Farr
Hell Fire
Mr. Brown
John Cartwright
Vermont
St. Louis
John
Northwood
MLES
Blaze
Aretz
Shanute Field
R. L. Shambaugh
Indiana Aircraft Trade Association
Marthagan Mount
W. F. Sturm
Everett McConnaha
Nellie Ryan
Logansport
Irene Douglas
Anderson
Pearl Crimmins
Alexandria
Aero Club
Earnest Firebaugh
Robert P. Doolittle
March Field
Cal
Frank G. Irwin
ARMY
Temple Lodge No
F and A. M
Ray H. Trembly
W. M
E. E. Caldwell
Rice Turner
Oak Park
Ernest Wright
Kirksville, Mo
Ford
Jackson
Lawrence Cenaro
Walter Beck
Serrs
Melvin C. Coffman
Greencastle Township
Florence F. Coffman
Roy O. West
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