Captain Hawks Flies Transcontinental Quest to Reclaim Records
Capt. Frank M. Hawks lifts off from Curtiss airport New York for a cross country flight toward Los Angeles in a mission to recapture records stolen by Charles Lindbergh and Roscoe Turner. He faces severe storms as he nears his western goal.
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Frank M. Hawks
Curtiss Airport
New York
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
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Public Rites for Bridge Collapse Victims in Germany
A funeral service honored thirty seven victims of the Mo Selle bridge disaster at Coblenz Germany. The procession moved solemnly toward the burial grounds as Rhineland liberation ceremonies concluded.
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Germany
Pacific & Atlantic
Moselle
Rhineland
Coblenz
Miss Universe Contest Draws New Orleans Teen Dorothy Dell Goff
A Galveston Texas pageant crowns Dorothy Dell Goff age seventeen of New Orleans as Miss Universe in the annual international pulchritude competition.
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Dorothy Dell Goff
New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
Navy Air Chief Honors Balloon Trophy Winners in Cleveland
Navy air secretary David Ingalls presided as highest balloon trophies were awarded in Cleveland, with 1929 Gordon Bennett winners A L MacCracken W T Van Orman and 1930 National Balloon race Litchfield trophy recipients R J Blair F J Trotter. E J Hill and others to man the American entry in the 1930 International Balloon races set for September 1.
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Cleveland
David Ingalls
Naval Air
L. Tor
A. L. MacCracken
W. T. van Orman
Ingalls
R. J. Blair
F. J. Trotter
E. J. Hill
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