Lindbergh Receives Wisconsin Honor Doctor of Laws
Col Charles A Lindbergh is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Wisconsin in Madison. President Glenn Frank compares him to Benjamin Franklin for friendship and service to America as Gov Zimmerman escorts him to receive the degree. Also: Bremen aviation heroes Koehl Fitzmaurice and Von Huenefeld arrive in Germany aboard the Columbus for a civic welcome.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Charles A. Lindbergh
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Fran
Lindbergh
Benjamin Franklin
France
Frank
Franklin
Charles August Lindbergh
America
Fred R. Zimmerman
Frederick J. Paxon
Frederick Klaeber
University of Minnesota
Gilbert N. Lewis
University of California
George S. Haight
Israel Shrimski
Chicago
John White
Wisconsin
Bremerhaven
Germany
Junkers
Bremen
Herman Koehl
James Fitzmaurice
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld
S. S. Columbus
Fram
Byrd Names Plane Virginia for Antarctic Flight
Information from Commander Richard E Byrd states one airplane to be used in the South Pole flight will be christened the Virginia as a tribute to his native state. The companion craft will be called the Floyd Bennett for Byrd's late helper who died aiding Bremen fliers at Greenly Island.
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United Press
Winchester
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Antarctic
South Pole
Virginia
Floyd Bennett
Byrd
Bremen
Greenly Island
German Plans Non-Stop Hop to California
Dr Hugo Eckner the Zeppelin builder plans a non stop flight from Friedrichshafen Germany to the Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach California next month The route would cross two thirds of Europe the Atlantic Ocean and North America A return trip with a stop at San Diego is planned Mayor Oscar Hauge said If the government blocks moving the portable mast from Panama a new mast would be built The exposition runs July 27 to September 3 and features air races
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United Press
Long Beach
Cal
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckner
Oscar Hauge
Eckner
Lakehurst
N. J
San Diego
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
North American
Hauge
Panama
Sweden to mass produce air taxis at Storvik plant
Sweden intends mass production of air taxis after a Storvik factory develops two new light aircraft. The models include a one seater sport biplane and a two seater monoplane, both with dual controls and two cylinder 33 HP engines. Each plane plus engine weighs 150 kilograms.
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United Press
Stockholm
Sweden
Storvik
Gestiikland
Fish by Plane United Preas
Air plane transportation to deliver live fish for propagation purposes was resorted to recently for the first time by the bureau of fisheries. Twenty cans of live trout were flown from Northville, Mich to Dayton, Ohio where they were deposited in streams near Wright Field. Plane transport is said to lessen loss due to confinement and accidents during delivery.
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Bi United Preas
Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Northville
Mich
Dayton
Wright Field
Berry Field development plan proposed by owner in Richmond
In Richmond on June 18 Claude E. Berry urged a $50,000 capitalization to develop Berry Field north of town and gain local business support for a high standard. In Wabash on June 18 Charles Wenrick, formerly with the Betz Flying Circus, opened a flying field spanning eighty four acres.
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Richmond
Ind
Berry Field
Here
Claude E. Berry
Wabash
Charles Wenrick
Betz Flying Circus
Chicago
Theater Owner Uses Plane for Daily Business Trips
Gary Indiana June 18 Vern A Young local theater proprietor recently bought a plane for business travel. His typical schedule shows departures from Gary to Indianapolis at 8 am, arrival at noon for luncheon and a 1 pm conference, then a 2 pm return flight arriving in Gary at 4 pm.
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Gary
Ind
Vern A. Young
Indianapolis
Chicago dealers fly Swallow biplane home from Indiana
J. L. Moss Jr, Chicago real estate dealer, and W. H. Bradford, chief instructor at Palwaukee, flew to Hoosier airport near Kessler Blvd and Lafayette Pike on Saturday and returned to Chicago late that afternoon with a Swallow biplane rebuilt at the airport.
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J. L. Moss, Jr
Chicago
W. H. Bradford
Palwaukee
Hoosier
Kessler Blvd
Lafayette Pike
Air sickness remedy marketed for flights
New York June 18 report says manufacturers of the East's leading seasickness remedy are advertising its effectiveness against air sickness caused by bumpy atmosphere during flight.
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New York
National Guard pilots fly two tours to Louisville and Evansville
Maj. R. F. Taylor commander of the 113th Observation Squadron and Lieut. Fred Sellers of Kokomo piloted two Curtis O-11 bi planes from Indianapolis to Louisville and back Sunday. Capt. George Vawter and passenger A. Galvoda along with Lieut. Fred Maibacher and passenger Lieut. D. D. Stowell piloted two PT-1 biplanes to Evansville Sunday.
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R. F. Taylor
Fred Sellers
Kokomo
National Guard
Indianapolis
Louisville
George Vawter
A. Galvoda
Fred Maibacher
D. D. Stowell
Evansville
Two Indianapolis Women Board Embry-Riddle Air Mail Plane
Women passengers Miss Louise Wills and Miss Georgia Kline of Indianapolis were aboard the Embry-Riddle Company air mail plane Sunday evening bound for Chicago.
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Louise Wills
Georgia Kline
Indianapolis
Embry-Riddle Company
Air Mail
Chicago
Wilkins Plane Arrives In New York For American Tour
The Lockheed Vega airplane flown by Capt Sir George Hubert Wilkins arrived in New York aboard the Bergenford. The craft was moved to Miller Field Staten Island for an overhaul by Wright aircraft experts before Wilkins begins his American tour ahead of an Antarctic expedition.
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United Press
New York
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Alaska
Spitzbergen
Bergenford
Thirtieth St
Brooklyn
Miller Field
Staten Island
Wright Company
Wilkins
Weather conditions at 9 30 A M in The Times report
The report records a south wind of 18 mph with barometric pressure 29 73 inches at sea level. Temperature is 65 degrees with a ceiling of 300 feet and visibility of 1 mile. Rain is noted.
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J. H. Armington
Donald McConnell
Government
Mexican aviator Carranza arrives at Great Neck salute
Capt Emilio Carranza of Mexico City to Washington arrives at Great Neck Long Island at 9 45 am after flight from Bolling Field Washington D C. He is greeted by Army officials New York representatives and Mexican delegates. His Ryan monoplane similar to Lindberghs We is escorted by three Curtiss Hawks from Bolling Field and two Curtiss Falcons from the post.
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United Press
Mitchel Field
L. I
Emilio Carranza
Mexico City
Radio Schedule Dense Network Listings From Indianapolis Stations
The page lists an extensive Indianapolis radio schedule with times and programs from WFBM WKSF and NBC networks, including farm shows, music hours, and talks. It notes program lines from 4:00 p.m. to late night with mentions of The Buccaneers Jest Henry and The Columnist and references to station affiliations and a closing medical note about the malarial parasite.
Travel Air Monoplane Demonstration in Indiana Flight
A new Travel Air monoplane by Travel Air Manufacturing Co. Wichita Kansas visited Hoosier airport Saturday and Sunday with test pilot C. E. Clark. The Cincinnati to Indianapolis demonstration carried Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Hugh Watson, and Mrs. Frank Bevier aboard. The aircraft seats six passengers and carries 500 pounds of baggage.
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Travel Air
Travel Air Manufacuring Company
Wichita
Kas
Hoosier
C. E. Clark
Clark
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hugh Watson
Frank Bevier
Bloomington historian flies to Kentucky for Clark celebration
Ross F. Lockbridge of Bloomington and Mayor Claude Gregg of Vincennes flew from Vincennes to Harrodsburg Kentucky to attend a George Rogers Clark celebration. Lockbridge delivered a commemorative address on Saturday.
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Ross F. Lockbridge
Bloomington
Ind
Claude Gregg
Vincennes
Harrodsburg
Lockridge
George Rogers Clark
Plan 1 400 Mile Hop By United Preas
Lieut. Robert W. Douglass Jr. and Lieut. James E. Parker plan a 1400 mile flight to Panama starting from Bolling Field Washington. They aim to fly via the Yucatan Channel with a possible fuel stop at Tegucigalpa Honduras and hope to reach Panama in one day.
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United Preas
Havana
Robert W. Douglass Jr
James E. Parker
Panama
Bolling Field
Washington
Yucatan Channel
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Best Daylight Features Tuesday WKBF Indianapolis Schedule
Radio schedule listing 10:00 Recipe Exchange by Charles Koehring 10:15 Brunswick Panatrope 10:30 WKBF shopping service 11:30 Livestock and grain market weather and shippers forecast 3:00 Correct time Julius C Walk Son E Z Bake Milling 3:15 Livestock market 3:30 Music and beauty advice Boncilla Laboratories 3:45 Program notes Edith Gates 9:00 NBC Blue Network Drie hour 2:00 WSB Atlanta program 3:80 WLS Chicago Homemakers hour Wisconsin Milwaukee WEAG Navy band etc.
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WEEI
WTIC
WJAR
WTA
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WLIT
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WGY
WGR
WCAE
WWJ
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U, of Georgia
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Homemakers
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