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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
3
A 1927 study shows aviation policies exist but are costly and limited. Insurers note a contestable period, high liability costs, and tight coverage compared with autos. Travelers and Wells outline rates, caps, and the gradual expansion of plane insurance as aviation grows.
A Times compiled report outlines aviation and automobile insurance costs, aviation tickets, and pilot fees. It compares airplane and automobile insurance rates, notes aviation ticket coverage for accidents, and cites a high premium for pilots and mechanics, with low local issuance due to cost and confidence in well-built planes.
The Wabash flying service field opened Sunday with hundreds attending and offers air taxi service to any point in the United States. A $2725 monocoupe plane is on site and two more are to be bought. Charles Wenrick of Sidney leads the field.
Firemen reported the Calumet Air Transport workshop in Gary destroyed by flames with frame and sheet iron gutted. Loss estimated around 7000 dollars. Paris reports dissolve of the costes Lebrix partnership though they remain friends amid plans for a July transatlantic attempt.
Marmon Motor Car Company president G. M. Williams will speak at 7 50 p m on Radio Station WFBM about the Detroit national air reliability tour. The tour will visit Indianapolis June 30 as the first stop on a 6000 mile journey with 25 planes. Visiting pilots will land at the Speedway and join luncheon at the Prest-O-Lite plant.
Australian voyage ends with the Southern Cross in Sydney after a 7800 mile Pacific crossing. Lieut. Harry Lyon navigator and James Warner radio operator plan to persuade Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith to pilot a trans Atlantic flight to the United States.
Curtis Field Long Island report notes Hubert Julian, famed Negro aviator and parachute jumper, visiting local flying fields and stating an imminent trans Atlantic flight. This follows his 1924 attempt when he launched from the Harlem River banks on July 4 toward Liberia, landing at Flushing Bay en route.
A listing of radio and TV features across Indiana and nearby cities. Programs include livestock market reports, weather, music and beauty advice, recipe exchanges, and shopping services on WEBF WEBM and NBC Blue Network stations. Notable segments feature Dr Copeland and Luncheon dances with cross country references.
Mrs. Mary T. Nicar, 84, daughter of Col. Lathrop M. Taylor, longtime resident of South Bend, Indiana, and a figure in local history, passed away. The obituary notes her lineage, affiliations, and survivor details as reported by the Times.
Seven Indianapolis realtors and pilots from Hoosier Airport flew to Louisville when a storm forced landing in farmers fields west of Greensburg. All landed safely with pilots including Brooks Sweeney Payne Biedenmeister Carpenter Johnson Maxwell Shank and Army Lt Halstead. Halstead stayed in Louisville as passenger Don Rider led the board trip.
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