Experts study bids for twin blimp giants
A five member naval board reviews bids for design and construction of two massive airships authorized by Congress. Ten bids were received but four firms remain in contention led by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of Akron. Total cost set at eight million dollars with a quarter already appropriated. A Helium plant at Amarillo Texas promises abundant supply and lower costs, enabling safer inflation of the airships.
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Americ 1
Congress
Competi
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation
Camden
N. J
Geisert & Seth
Chicago
Robert T. Pollock
New York City
Scott Turner
United States Bureau of Mines
Amarillo
Texas
Bureau
Turner
United States
Funeral set for Reid reporter at Indianapolis airports
Eugene M. Reid 22 Indianapolis News reporter who covered aviation dies after a minor tonsil operation. Attendants at Indianapolis Airport and Hoosier Airport recall his enthusiasm and plans with fellow youths to form an aviation club and buy a plane. Reid earlier worked for the Indianapolis Times and was widely respected among local fliers.
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Eugene M. Reid
Indianapolis News
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Reid
Bob
Navy officer visits relatives in Indianapolis
Lieutenant Commander J B Hef fernan of the United States Navy flew to Indianapolis in a Navy plane with Lieut J J Clark to visit relatives. Lieutenant Clark returned to Washington D C Monday afternoon.
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J. B. Heffernan
United States Navy
Indianapolis
Navy
J. J. Clark
Clark
Washington, D. C
McKernans Fly to Chicago on Embry Riddle Air Mail
Mr and Mrs E J McKernan of Indianapolis traveled to Chicago Monday evening aboard an Embry Riddle air mail plane for a vacation. Gene Jones of Anderson, a student with Embry Riddle in Cincinnati, flew to Indianapolis from Cincinnati Monday and then went by interurban to Anderson to visit relatives. Pilot Hill joined Pilot Frank B Merrill as co pilot on the same air mail flight to learn the route.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Embry-Riddle Air Mail
Gene Jones
Anderson
Embry- Riddle Company
Cincinnati
Pilot Hill
Frank B
Ud) Merrill
Air Mail
Baron Von Huenefeld Offers Bre men Plane to New York Museum
Baron Von Huenefeld writes American Ambassador Schurman offering the repaired trans Atlantic plane Bre men to a New York museum as thanks for friendship and hospitality from the United States.
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United Press
Berlin
Baron von Huenefeld
Schurman
Bremen
New York
United States
Kite pulls boy into sea at Wildwood incident
In Wildwood New Jersey Vincent Jacoby ten used a kite for trolling when his arm was snagged and the kite dragged him into the surf before rescuers brought him back. In Anderson Indiana Mrs Jemima Peniston seventy two died from injuries after tripping over a low fence at her daughter’s home.
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United Press
Wildwood
N. J
Vincent Jacoby
Anderson, Ind
Jemima Peniston
V. F. Kelly
Plane lands safely after engine failure over Indiana field
Martin Young of Gary نج and his mechanic M H French escaped unscathed when a five cylinder aircraft engine shed a connecting rod and shed a cylinder at Shockley field near Russiaville. Young lowered and landed in a cornfield despite the forward tail tilt and then returned to base with D K Russell piloting. In Bloomington the local American Legion seeks rooftop aviation markers for the city airport and announces an aviation meet at South Bend airport September 15 and 16 featuring a Pony Express plane race for the first time in the region.
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Koko Ind
Martin Young
Gary
Shockley Field
M. H. French
Russiaville
Young
French
D. K. Russell
South Bend
St. Joseph Valley Aviation Moves in South Bend
South Bend report notes August 14 update from the St. Joseph Valley Aviation organization, outlining activities and local engagement in Indiana.
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Times Special
South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph
Sikorsky Amphibian Tested For Pan American Route
Pan American Airways tests a new fourteen passenger twin engine Sikorsky amphibian. Chief pilot Eddie Musick guides the craft as the aircraft prepares to inaugurate the Key West to Panama service in a few weeks.
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Pan-American Airways
Key West
Panama
Eddie Musick
Pan-American
Air mail shipment by one firm sets record
A single shipment of 30,000 letters weighing over 1,000 pounds prompted National Air Transport to add an extra plane from New York. The mail run marked the largest one-company air mail effort since the service began.
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National Air Transport
New York
Trans Atlantic Westward Flight Planned by Levine Team
Charles Levine the trans Atlantic air passenger and Mabel Bell Rochester heiress aim to cross the Atlantic westward within three weeks. Isaac Levine says the flight will depart from somewhere in Europe in a Junkers plane with Bert Acosta as pilot.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Charles Levine
trans-Atlantic Air
Mabel Bell
Rochester
Atlantic
Isaac Levine
Europe
Junkers
Bert Acosta
Ship to Shore Plane Speeds Mail Service
The first ship to shore mail test from the Ile De France succeeded, promising a 24 hour saving on continental mail. A sea plane catapulted off the liner landed in New York Bay before delivering mail to the docks, with postage showing forty cents France to US and one dollar US to France.
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United Press
New York
Ile de France
Louis Demougeot
New York Bay
French Line
United States
France
de Mougeot
B. Monrouzeau
A. Sarzach
Airplanes Replace Dog Teams in Alaska Transport
Air planes are replacing dog teams as the main transport in Alaska, boosting air travel and reducing demand for dried salmon used to feed the dogs. The Bureau of Fisheries reports the shift underway. Constitution and by laws will be presented at the Indianapolis chapter meeting of the American Society for Promotion of Aviation next Monday night when the charter is expected. Herbert Fisher is president.
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United Press
Washington
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Indiannapolis
American Society For Promotion of Aviation
Herbert Fisher
Pilot and passengers inspect biplane at Indianapolis airfield
Pilot W. C. Bentley with Perry McCain and Joe Cox arrived in Knox Ind to have their American Eagle biplane inspected for license by Capt Neeley of the Commerce aeronautical bureau. Wiley Carter of Bloomington operates a Waco 10 and took a limited commercial license examination at Indianapolis airport.
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W. C. Bentley
Perry McCain
Joe Cox
Indianapolis
Knox
Ind
Capt. Neeley
Department of Commerce Aeronautical Bureau
Wiley Carter
Bloomington
Berkell Says Curtain Talk On Farewell Here
Walter D. Hickman reports Charles Berkell’s curtain speech at English’s this week after a season with mixed press reception. Berkell promises the company will return to Indianapolis next season and reflects on the season’s finances and fun, praising two standout performers while criticizing some casting choices. The final show is New Brooms by Frank Craven, with notes on other acts and current theater offerings in town.
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Sthout
Charles Berkell
Indianapolis
France
Berkell
Frank Craven
Milton Byron
Thomas Bates Jr
Bob Fay
Larry Sullivan
Harry Hoxworth
Edythe Elliott
Jannings Film Teases New Role in Sins of the Fathers
Matthew Betz is highlighted in the next Emil Jannings production as the character known as Double Crossing Bill in Sins of the Fathers. The project marks another collaboration with Jannings and Betz.
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Jannings
Matthew Betz
Bill
Emil Jannings
Mary Carr Stars as Mother in Lights of New York at Apollo
Mary Carr takes the mother role in Lights of New York now playing at the Apollo. She delivers a new performance and engages the audience with a central family perspective.
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New York
The
Apollo
Harry Fox
Loew's Palace
Indiana
Circle
the Apollo
Mary Carr
Auto Theft Report Details Stolen Car and Tools
H. C. Kruse of 3603 Washington Blvd recovered his car after theft. The vehicle had been driven 350 miles and tools were missing. S. B. Charlton of 2854 East Washington Street found his coat stolen from a car near Vonnegut Hardware. The coat contained a pen and a lighter valued at $30.
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H. C. Kruse
Washington Blvd
S. B. Charlton
Washington St
Vonnegut Hardware Company
Begs Search For Big Snake In Indiana Community
In Sav ers Indiana Robert Sparks a New Albany barber shop owner uses a lasso and an ammonia sprayer as he leads a citizen group in a bid to catch a notorious big snake alive. They have blazed through thickets and mudholes seeking a fresh trace eight inches to a foot wide with little success.
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Times Special Savers
Ind
Robert Sparks
New Albany
Sparks
Indiana Kentucky Ohio River Toll Bridge Contract Planned
Madison Indiana August 14 The first contract for building a 3 million dollar toll bridge over the Ohio River to connect Indiana and Kentucky will be signed on Wednesday covering the sub-structure work for the span.
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Times Special
Madison
Ind
Ohio River
Indiana
Kentucky
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Restores Strength
Mrs Otto J Goger from South Dakota reports weakness and loss of energy followed by recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She describes initial inability to work and reliance on help, then regaining strength and weight on the regimen.
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Ave
Otto J. Goger
Manche So
Dakota
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