Turner Claims East West Flight Record Across Nation
Colonel Roscoe Turner flew the Lockheed Express from Roosevelt Field to Grand Central Airport in New York to Los Angeles with a stop in Wichita, totaling eighteen hours forty four minutes. He beat the prior record by twenty six minutes and fifty eight seconds despite headwinds and a storm. Gilmore the lion cub accompanied Turner, and the flight aimed to gather data for a proposed transcontinental air express service.
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Bay United
Preas
Los Angeles
Cal
Roscoe Turner
New York
Turner
Grand Central Airport
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Joe Nikrent
National Aeronautical Association
Frank M. Hawks
Wichita
Kan
Rockies
Gilmore
English girl flier Amy Johnson reaches Charleville
Miss Amy Johnson 22 year old English aviator flies through Queensland toward Brisbane. She encounters strong head winds and stops at Quilpie before Charleville where she will stay tonight.
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United Pre
National air races announce tentative program for Chicago
Chicago officials unveiled a tentative schedule for the tenth annual national air races to begin August 23 at Curtiss Reynolds airport. The program includes five air derbies with two for women, prize money totaling 100000 dollars, and a potential international speed race.
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Chicago
Curtiss-Reynolds
Loop
Local aviation charges list pilots and routes in memo
A memo lists charges involving H. B. Janitz and H. B. Janitz Jr of Columbus with aviation figures, and routes including C Capitol Airport A M Miller Kansas City to Detroit Stinson to Detroit Michael Murphy Troy Ohio to Chicago Waco J H McDuffee Jr and Richard Knox flying to French Lick and back on Ryan aircraft.
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H. B. Janitz
H. B. Janitz Jr
Columbus
C. Capitol
A. M. Miller
Kansas City
Detroit
Michaael Murphy
Troy
Chicago
Waco
J. H. McDuffee Jr
Richard Knox
French Lick
Ryan
Expense statements filed by candidates in township race
Amelia Harding Center township trustee reported expenses totaling 1666 tied to her Republican renomination bid. She said funds came from those she bought township supplies for, with donors including local residents. Judson Stark, prosecutor nominee, spent 1073 aided by his deputy staff. Other candidates show higher than 12, Linn Hay leads at 767.
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Amelia, Harding
Center Township
Judson L. Stark
Linn D. Hay
Stolen Automobiles Reported By Owners
Police were told two cars are missing. Otis Davis reports a Ford sedan from 206 Detroit street and 1377 from South street and Capitol avenue. Russell Nes reports a Chevrolet roadster from Meridian and North streets, 3750 North Rural street.
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Otis Davis
Detroit Street
South Street
Capitol Avenue
Russell N._ Nes
Rural
Chevrolet
Meridian
North Streets
Stolen Cars Recovered By Police In Oakland And Fort Wayne
Oakland police recover a stolen car found at 2400 North Olney Street with no license plates. A second stolen Auburn sport roadster is recovered at 226 South Illinois Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, tied to P. C. Scenson.
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Oakland Coach
North Olney Street
P. C. Scenson
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Auburn Sport
South Illinois Street
Hope Burton Held For Delinquency In Girl’s Ride Case
Hope Burton nineteen of North Tibbs avenue was arrested on a delinquency charge after a 17 year old girl from North Capitol avenue reported leaving a car driven by Burton nine miles west of the Speedway and walking to the city. Zelma Landers and Wallace Hudleston were involved in reporting the incident.
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Hope Burton
North Tibbs Avenue
Zelma Landers
North Capitol Avenue
Wallace Hudleston
Marlow Avenue
Burton
Speedway
Negro lawyer William H. Lewis guides Volstead case defeat
William H. Lewis, a 62 year old Boston attorney and former Harvard football center, emerged as the brains behind the legal strategy that blocked prosecuting James E. Farrar for buying bootleg liquor. The ruling, upheld by the Supreme Court, crowned Lewis’s long career including Taft administration service and Harvard Law School graduation.
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United Press
Washington
William H. Lewis
Lewis
Harvard
James E. Farrar
Boston Motorman
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Farrar
Boston
Taft
Harvard Law School
Amherst
Coolidge
Dwight W. Morrow
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Mars Hill
Mme
Nina Satar-Khan
Cosmo Hamilton
Constantin Penzin Satar-Khan
American Loan Co
Bankers Trust
Lincoln
the Peoples Dentists
West Washington Street
Lewis Furniture Co
United Trade-In
Meridian St
Ja Uri As
Credit Askin & Marine Coast WE. Mashington ST
Mrdez
Buckeye
the Burger Bros. Co., Cinc
Cinnati
Ohio
Sene
Canada Dry Country Club
Kroger
Hham
Campbell’s Pork and
Iceberg
Armour’ Star
Braunschweiger
LK Country Club
Marion
Alaska
Country Club
Peanut Butter Country Club
Olives Country Club
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