Learning How to Fly No Improved Air Laws Needed
Cap t Malcolm J Buchanan argues that aviation control rests with the Commerce Department and urges states to bolster laws. He notes unlicensed pilots and ships threaten safety, stresses license ratings, aircraft inspections, display of numbers and initials, and rules on acrobatics and night flying. Searchers drag Discovery Bay for victims of a missing tri motor plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Buchanan
Department of Commerce
Congress
Department
United Press
Port Townsend
Wash
Victoria
Aviation Circus Sets Opening for Capitol Field Dedication
Capitol Airways will dedicate its new airport on West Thirtieth Street with an aerial circus from 3 30 p m to 8 p m and dedication services at 2 30 p m Speakers will include a commerce official and Indiana Adjutant General William H Kershner A name contest winner will be announced at the close Several dozen planes from Schoen Field Indianapolis and other bases are expected Wing walking trapeze stunts will highlight the show with formation and stunt flying on the program Public invited to both events
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Capitol Airways, Inc
W. Thirtieth St
E. H. Jose
Department of Commerce
William H. Kershner
Indiana Adjutant General
Walter R. Peck
Schoen Field
Ft. Harrison
Army Fields
Indianapolis
National Guard
Bobby Young
Smithy Quits to Build Qogean Plane in Iowa
S W Lambert a 74 year old Hancock blacksmith spends days in his yard crafting an air plane he predicts will cross the Atlantic in eleven hours and reach 300 miles per hour. He builds each part himself without blueprints while Lieut Glen Martin tests flights this fall. The ship will be cabin style with pilot and four passengers and uses a patented cyclonic propeller and innovative stabilizer.
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United Press
Handock
Iowa
S. W. Lamuert
Atlantic
Lambert
Glen Martin
Hancock
Air Minded Plane Faces Repair After Mule Damage
An airplane owned by Vern A. and Martin Young of Gary Indiana is to be sent to Davenport Iowa for wing repairs after mules at a Marion Ohio field chewed away substantial portions of the wings during a layover. The craft is used for business trips by the owners.
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Gary
Ind
Vern A
Martin Young
Davenport
Marion
Ohio
Marion forms airport company and Fort Wayne eyes air routes
Marion reports formation of the Marion Airport Corporation with 10 000 capital to take over the city airport created by the Junior Association of Commerce. The organization includes Arthur E Thompson Frances Thompson of Marion and William Thompson of Gas City. Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce asks local business leaders about air mail and express patronage and aims to place Fort Wayne on a trans continental route. A Chicago beacon on the Roanoke Tower with rotating lights and neon tubes is described as a 250 foot structure operating dusk to dawn with 24 inch lights and 8 000 000 candle power.
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Times Special
Marion
Ind
Marion Airport Corporation
Junior Association of Commerce
Arthur E
Frances Thompson
William ©. Thompson
Gas City
FT. Wayne
Chamber of Commerce
Roanoke
Chicago
Chicago Central
Pilot Klotz lands at Indianapolis en route Cincinnati to Tulsa
Pilot A Klotz and passenger Fred Foster flew a Buhl air sedan to Indianapolis airport on a journey from Cincinnati to Tulsa Oklahoma.
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A. Klotz
Fred Foster
Buhl Air
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Okla
Weather Conditions at 9 30 A M Times Report
Northwest wind 14 mph, barometer 29.97 at sea level, ceiling 1 000 feet, visibility two miles, cloudy and hazy. Report compiled by J H Armington and Donald McConnell for The Times.
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J. H. Armington
Donald McConnell
Two Youths Injured in Separate City Accidents
Morris Vestal a 14 year old delivery boy at A D Borley drug store was bruised after his bicycle was hit by a car driven by Homer Evans 19 of 402 Centennial Street. Vestal was hospitalized at St Vincents. Sylvester Markley 17 of 1118 English Avenue suffered cuts and bruises when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Edward Lewis 556 Fletcher Avenue and was taken home.
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Morris Vestal
Illinois St
A. D. Borley
Capitol Ave
Homer Evans
Centennial St. Vestal
St. Vincents Hospital
Sylvester Markley
English Ave
Edward Lewis
Fletcher Ave
Salvaged Plane Resting Aboard Volprato After Rescue
Salvaged plane once abandoned at sea rests on the Volprato freighter deck after fliers were rescued by a passenger steamer. Note the damaged pontoon and wreckage as the crew reports the scene.
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Frank Courtney
Volprato
Backs Patrol Plan Seeks 16 Deputies in County System
Sheriff Omer Hawkins and county GOP leaders push a plan to form sixteen more deputies with eight substations and two deputies per site plus a police officer and armed car. George N. Montgomery, council president, agrees to consider the request after past rejections by commissioners. Council to vote on the sixteen deputies at 1,740 dollars per year each on Tuesday.
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Omer Hawkins
George N. Montgomery
Hawkins
Child Fatally Crushed Between Wagon and Post
In Noblesville Indiana Claude four year old son of Ralph Spurgeon a farmer was killed when crushed between a wagon and a post after he opened a gate for his father to drive through with a team of horses.
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Noblesville
Ind
Claude
Ralph Spurgeon
Resinol Ointment Relieves Chronic Eczema in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati man reports months of sleepless agony from eczema on his feet and limbs eased after using Resinol Ointment. He slept through the night and is now entirely well. The ad promotes Resinol Soap and Ointment as standbys for skin disorders and offers free samples from Resinol Dept. 36 Baltimore Md.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. Cal Wells
Dept. 36
Haltimore, Md
Konjola touted as remedy for chronic constipation
An Indianapolis sales pitch claims Konjola relieves chronic constipation and related ailments. A testimonial from Milton Roe describes rapid improvement after three bottles, noting regular bowels, no dizziness, better digestion, and better sleep. The Konjola Man at Hook drug stores promotes the remedy to the public.
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Konjola
Hook Drug Store
Illinois
Washington Streets
Indianapolis
Milton Roe
North
Dearborn Street
Mr. Roe
Hook's
Hook
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Tom Johnston
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J. H. Johnston
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