Four bids for two huge dirigibles submitted to Navy
Bids opened at the Navy Department for construction of two 6,000,000 cubic foot dirigibles authorized by Congress. Goodyear Zeppelin leads with bids for both ships. other bids come from Trent Engineering and American Brown Bowery Electric. German designers also submitted three bids. Details on prices and guarantees withheld pending board review.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Navy Department
Goodyear Zeppelin Company
Akron
Ohio
Trent Engineering and Manufacturing Company
Los Angeles
Cal
American Brown Bowery Electric Corporation
Camden
N. J
Geisler and Seph
Chicago
Germany
Shutte & Co
Berlin
Gustave William
Weather conditions at 9 30 A M
Northeast to north wind at 5 mph. Barometric pressure 29.89 inches. Temperature 80 degrees. Ceiling 3 000 feet. Visibility 0 miles. Sky broken overcast with slight haze. Observers J H Armington and Donald McConnell report for The Times.
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Times
Government
J. H. Armington
Donald McConnell
Government Aeronautical
Free Air Rides Demonstration At Hoosier Airport
Murphy Motors Inc will run a Velie Monocoupe demonstration this Sunday at Hoosier airport on Kessler Blvd and Lafayette Pike. Local distributors announce free passenger flights with numbered tickets issued this week. Some ticket numbers will be called Sunday for free trips.
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Hoosier
Kessler Blvd
Lafayette Pike
Murphy Motors, Inc
Flies to Chicago by Embry-Riddle Representative
D A McConnell from Embry-Riddle Company, the local representative, manages Indianapolis airport while the 113th Observation Squad is encamped at Camp Knox Kentucky. He flew to Chicago on the air mail plane Thursday evening and returned today on the Cincinnati flight.
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D. A. McConnell
Embry-Riddle Company
Indianapolis
Camp Knox
Chicago
Cincinnati
Air Dive Cure Fails In Indiana Test Run
Miss Mary Brotherhood a 17 year old deaf mute and Ralph Lineweber a 20 year old deaf endured a 6000 foot airplane dive at Paul Baer Municipal Airport in Fort Wayne Indiana. The dive timed at one minute eight seconds failed to cure their conditions though claimed to have cured others. Arch Alspach piloted the dive from Ohio observers noted the attempt.
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Times
FT. Wayne
Ind
Mary Brotherhood
Ralph Lineweber
Paul Baer Municipal
Ohio
Arch Alspach
Welch Aircraft Leasing and Planes Bought in Muncie
Times Special reports in Muncie Indiana on August 10 that the Welch Aircraft Company of Anderson has leased property from the former Muncie Aerial Company for a year and purchased two Swallow planes for aviation instruction. Arthur McDaniels, previously of Muncie, flew in from Toledo to visit his brother Lewis McDaniels.
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Times Special
Muncie
Ind
Welch Aircraft Company
Anderson
Muncie Aerial Company
Welch Company
Swallow
Arthur McDaniels
Toledo
Ohio
Lewis McDaniels
Marine aviator starts flight to Nicaragua
Lieut Frace Schlit and a three man crew began a tri motor Fokker journey to Nicaragua to support marine operations against General Augusto Sandino but engine trouble forced an early return after over an hour aloft the crew will retry once repairs are complete in Florida Miami.
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United Press
Washington
Frace Schlit
Nicaragua
Schlit
Central America
Miami
Fla
Augustino Sandino
Boonville Opens Municipal Airport at County Fairgrounds
Boonville Indiana authorities turn over title of the county fairgrounds to Warrick County for a new municipal airport. Alfred Bennett, WWI aviator and local high school principal, will manage the field. One plane has already landed and two more are expected Sunday as plans call for two 1000 foot runways.
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Boonville
Ind
Warrick County
Alfred Bennett
Avitaor
Pike’s Peak Air Meet Opens With 50 Planes Attending
Colorado Springs hosts a three day air meet bringing more than fifty airplanes from across the United States. Stunt flying and racing events headline the first of its kind in this western region. The On-to-Colorado Springs Race winner will be announced later with Vance Breese of Detroit leading at 261 points.
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United Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
United States
Pike’s Peak
Expert to address Evansville airport plans meeting
Evansville public works board will hear B Russell Shaw head of a St Louis airport engineering firm discuss plans submitted for the city's proposed airport. The talk is set for next Tuesday at the board meeting.
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Evansville
Ind
Public Works Board
B. Russell Shaw
St.Louis
Shaw
Lions Club Backs Airport Plan in Seymour
SEYMOUR Ind Aug 10 The Lions Club follows the Rotary Club by endorsing a proposal to establish an airport in Seymour.
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Seymour
Ind
Rotary Club
The
Lions Club
Stops for Gas Major Hickman Flies AT-5 Route
Major Hickman aboard a Curtiss AT-5 from Washington DC to Kelley Field Texas refueled at Indianapolis airport on Thursday.
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Hickman
Washington, D. C
Kelley Field
Texas
Indianapolis
Governor Smith to debate Dr. Straton in Calvary Church
Governor Alfred E. Smith will defend his record in a planned debate with Baptist preacher Dr. John Roach Straton. Straton accepted the challenge, proposing Madison Square Garden but agreeing to Calvary Church where the attack occurred, with possible alternative venues if needed.
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United Press
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
John Roach Straton
Straton
Brennan
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Church
Louis B. Marshall
William Allen White
Kansas
Konjola Man Draws Crowds In Indianapolis Drug Store Promotion
The Konjola Man tours Hook's Drug Store at Illinois and Washington Streets in Indianapolis, touting Konjola a 22-root herbal remedy for bowel, rheumatic, and neuritic issues. Letters praise the medicine while G T Wright of 342 Parkway Street narrates dramatic kidney and rheumatism relief after using Konjola, now sold widely in Hook's stores.
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Hook
Illinois
Washington Streets
Indianapolis
G. T. Wright
Parkway Street
Mr. Wright
Konjola
Hook's
Ilinois
Hook Drug
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