Postmaster York Returns to City After Kansas City Visit
Postmaster O. R. York, a Hoover supporter, praises the Republican convention in Kansas City as harmonious and predicts Herbert Hoover will win decisively. He expects strong GOP gains in North Carolina and southern states and had forecast Curtis as running mate before the official nomination.
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O. R. York
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
York
Hoover
North Carolina
Senator Curtis
Curtis
Y M C A Defeats Enterprise Team in One-sided Game
The High Point Y M C A baseball team defeated the Enterprise team 12 to 2 at Welch Park. David Yow pitched for the Y M C A, dominating the Enterprise offense while the Y M C A hitters connected for multiple runs.
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High Point Y. M. C. A
High Point Enterprise
Welch Park
Enterprise
David Yow
Dutch-Italian Air Search Fails to Find Nobile Party
Major Maddalena prepared a large search plane with fuel, gear, and medicines and planned a water takeoff to locate General Nobile and five companions. Visual searches by Norwegians and the Hobby failed, while radio contact hoped via 855 and Nobile's own post to guide the big plane. The missing trio with Finn Malmgren have been out 16 days amid ice, fog, and storms off Spitzbergen.
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Maddalena
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Gagna
Citta di Milano
Kings Bay
Stefani
Norway
Braganza
North Cape
Generaui Nobile
General Nobile
855
Nobile
Hobby
Spitzbergen
Finn Malmgren
Miss Boll Returns to St John’s After Sudden Change
Miss Boll reversed her plan to fly to New York and, with three companions, drove to St John’s. Co pilots Oliver Le Boutillier and Arthur Argles remained reticent along with Miss Bell who declined to discuss plans. In Wales, Amelia Earhart’s Monoplane Friendship arrival highlighted Bell camp policy disputes with Le Boutillier backing a full flight.
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New York
St. John’s
Miss Bell
Oliver Leboutillier
Arthur Argles
Wales
Amelia Earhart
Trepassey
Bell
le Boutillier
Miss Earhart
Argies
Andrew Surrini
Amelia Earhart First Woman To Fly Atlantic Arrives in England
The American monoplane Friendship landed in England yesterday, marking the first Atlantic crossing by a woman. Amelia Earhart, along with co-pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon, were greeted with a monumental welcome in Southampton as the aircraft, a yellow transatlantic behemoth, reached shore.
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Broad Ocean
Southampton
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Ere long the Spirit of St Louis lands at Southampton
The aircraft returns from a Barryport flight to the Imperial air landing stage at 1:19 PM after a two hour delay in misty squalls above Southampton water. Captain Lindbergh and Miss Earhart appear aboard with Stultz spirits as the plane is towed to shore by ropes, passengers and guests disembark with Mrs. Guest and Raymond Guest among the party.
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Southampton
Barryport
Stultz
Miss Earhart
Gordon
Imperial Air
Frederick Guest
Raymond Guest
A. K. Mills
Boston
Associated Press
Earhart and Stultz Rest Overnight in Barry town hotel
In Barryfort Wales on June 19 villagers gathered near the Ashburnham hotel where Amelia Earhart Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon were quartered after their Newfoundland flight. Earhart slept soundly and praised the country to hotel owner Miss Alice Jones at breakfast.
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Barryfort
Wales
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
New Foundland
Miss Earhart
Ashburnham Hotel
Alice Jones
Earhart Returns Aboard After Transatlantic Flight
Amelia Earhart describes the journey in vivid terms from the Friendship fuselage praising Bill Stultz and Slim Gordon and noting the crew’s calm amid icy conditions. London papers hail her historic solo female crossing while warning future flights need safer aircraft.
Trans Atlantic Flight Starts From Burry Port in Earhart Leg
The Friedship aircraft left Burry Port harbor at 1:15 a m to complete the final lap of Amelia Earhart’s flight to Southampton. It then headed toward Bristol.
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Burry Port
Wales
Friedship
Burry Port Harbor
Amelia Earhart
Southampton
Bristol
Channel flight from Newfoundland ends short of port by 130 miles
An American girl and two companions attempted a flight from Newfoundland but their route fell about 130 miles short of the intended port. The incident details the channel path and the distance remaining to reach safety.
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Channel
New Foundland
English Aviator Arrives Late in Barry Port
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown and Captain John Alcock failed to greet the Friendship as it left for Southampton. Amelia Earhart, aboard with Wilmer Stultz piloting most of the flight, prepared to depart Barry Port for a Boston return. The trio faced bad weather and low altitude during the Atlantic crossing attempt.
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Barry Port Wales
Great Britain
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
John Alcock
Atlantic
Southampton
Sir Arthur
India
Alan Cobham
Britain
British Empire
Lady Astor
Frederick Guest
Amy Phipps
Pittsburgh
Europe
New York
America
Louis Gordon
Stultz
Miss Earhart
The
Daily Express
English to Welcome Amelia Earhart After Atlantic Flight
London welcomes Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly solo Atlantic routes with her crew Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon aboard the Friendship. The event marks a historic achievement amid reports of earlier tragic attempts by Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim and Elsie Mackay. Lady Heath returns as a future hostess while King George and Queen Mary prepare to greet the aviator.
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London
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
English Channel
England
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