Fliers aim for Waco as long tour resumes
Twenty three pilots in the 1928 national air tour rest in Fort Worth preparing to resume the 6 000 mile speed and reliability race. John Wood on a Waco leads with 4903 points while Charles Meyers in a Waco is second and Frank Hawks in a Ford tri motor is third. The tour will next stop at Waco and San Antonio before San Diego. In separate dispatch extension of New York Chicago overnight air mail to Lincoln Nebraska will begin July 10 under Boeing Air Transport with eastbound service daily except weekends and holidays and westbound service daily except Sundays and Monday holidays.
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Texas
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Waco
San Antonio
San Diego
John Wood
Detroit
R. Page
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Frank Hawks
Times
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Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Aeronautical Branch
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Chicago
Air Express
American Express Company
Boston Air Transport
Belgian King Awards Medal to Publisher
Van Lear Black publisher of the Baltimore Sun and holder of a world air-tourist record with 100 600 miles in under a year received a gold medal from King Albert of Belgium for promoting aviation and was made an honor member of the International League of Aviators. He plans to visit London then fly to China and Japan in October in a leased three motor Fokker, and later to South Africa and the Americas in 1929. Homer Reider, son of Mr and Mrs John Reider, earned a pilot's license and works on a newspaper in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Paris
van Lear Black
Baltimore Sun
Albert
Belgium
International League of Aviators
Black
London
China
Japan
United Press Today
South Africa
United States
Central
South America
350 Fly at Wabash airport boosts transport progress
Wabash Indiana reports the city airport, newly opened, has carried 350 passengers. Cyril Chopper and Charles Wenrick oversee the field and plan improvements to meet Government standards.
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Wabash
Ind
Cyril Chopper
Charles Wenrick
Marion set to dedicate airport with flying circus
Marion Indiana will dedicate its new airport on Sunday July 29. Local aviators Paul Payne and Harold Barnes will oversee the event and program this flying circus as part of the dedication ceremony.
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Times
Marion
Ind
Paul Payne
Harold Barnes
Airplane Catapult Test Shown Successful at Havre
The July 6 demonstration of a new catapult system launched a navy plane piloted by Lieutenant Demouget with Mechanic Basrach and Ralph Gaillard aboard. The craft rose from the ship’s upper deck rails, skimmed the city, and landed in the harbor while a Swedish naval attaché observed the trial.
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United Press
Havre
France
Demouget
Basrach
Ralph Gaillard
Aerial Circus Aims to Gauge Airport Support in Decatur
DECATUR Ind July 6 an aerial circus will be held Sunday under Adams post American Legion to gauge sentiment on establishing a local airport. If interest grows they will spearhead a movement to create a landing field to be dedicated Labor Day.
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Decatur
Ind
Adams Post
American Legion
Child takes nap during 1800 foot flight debut
Evansville July 6 report Virginia Alice White aged two rode aloft with her parents in a small airplane piloted by Ray Fortner. The child slept through the ascent reaching 1800 feet, illustrating how natural air travel seems to a youngster.
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Py Times
Evansville
Ind
Virginia
Alice White
Alvin T. White
Ray Fortner
Radio Schedule Fragments Show City Station Lineup
A dense list of radio programs and network notes for Indianapolis and other cities. Programs include time stamped slots from 4:30 to 1:45 with stations WFBM WKBF WDAF WEAF and WBZ, featuring talks, music, and orchestras. Notable names include Indianapolis Power Light Co. and Hoosier Athletic Club.
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Indianapolis Power & Light Co
Indiana Highway Commission
Boncilla Laboratories
Greene's Flower Shop
Indianapolis Times
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Navy
H Ike
Indianapolis Dental Association
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Travoil Trio
Noble Oil Company
Phoenix
Johnnie Robinson
Royal Novelty Band
Terpsichorean
Indiana Ball Room
WKBF
Hoosier Athletic Club
Jack and Jill
Iris Players
Kaiser's Guests Welcome Bremen Fliers at Doorn
Hermann Koehl Baron Gunther von Huenefeld and Maj. James Fitzmaurice arrived at Soesterberg near Doorn to visit the former Kaiser. The trio planned to stay overnight as Wilhelm's guests. Koehl and Fitzmaurice wives join them at Doorn.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Holland
Hermann Koehl
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
Maj
James Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Soesterberg
Doorn
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Doorn House
Planes Down in Storm Near Berlin During Tour
Storms over Berlin force twelve Italian planes flying from England to extend an aerial tour to land nine in Holland or Belgium a tenth returns to London. Two aircraft are missing.
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United Press
Berlin
England
Holland
Belgium
London
Air Mail Passengers Arrive for Traffic Managers Meeting
Passengers by air arrive in Indianapolis on the Cincinnati Chicago air mail to attend a traffic managers meeting about air mail rate changes effective August first. Charles Wehring also travels to Moline Illinois for a Monocoupe factory inspection and may buy a Monocoupe for Embry Reidle air mail contractors who are agents for Monocoupe in Ohio.
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Boyd Prothers
Indianapolis
Chicago
Charles Wehring
Air Mail
Moline
Ill
Monocoupe Manufacturing Company
Wehring
Junkers Aces Push Endurance Flight Past Thirty Hours
Germany July 6. Junkers aviators Risticz and Zimmerman continue their flight endurance attempt after starting at 3:30 a m Thursday. More than thirty hours aloft with no sign of landing. Seek Endurance Mark DESSAU.
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United Press
Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Risticz
Zimmerman
La Porte Placed on New Detroit Chicago Airmail Route
La Porte Indiana becomes the smallest city on the Detroit Chicago feeder air mail route set to begin July 17. The Chamber of Commerce announced the placement after notice from Irving Glover, second assistant postmaster general, Washington.
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Times
LA Porte
Ind
Detroit-Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Irving Glover
Washington
Weather Summary for Nine-Thirty A.M.
Southeast wind at 4 miles per hour. Sea level pressure 29.96 inches. Temperature 82 degrees. Ceiling unlimited and visibility good. Compiled for The Times by observers J H Armington and Donald McConnell.
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J. H. Armington
Donald McConnell
Government
Broadcaster Schedule Highlights Public Library Features
A radio program rundown lists segments at 10:00 to 1:30 with various stations and topics. Includes Indianapolis Public Library history bits and livestock forecasts, plus Chicago Overture hour and women’s hour segments. Cubs and Brooklyn game notes appear in the mix.
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Household Institute
LIFT BAN FOR G A R VETERANS AT BROOKSIDE OUTING
R Walter Jarvis superintendent of parks grants permit for G A R veterans to play cards at Brookside Park during their annual July 25 outing. The move overrides a city ordinance forbidding card playing in the park and formally grants the permit to George W Fox Woodruff Place marshal.
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Boys In Blue
George W. Fox
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