Flying schools to train pilots in post Lindbergh era
New York May 10 The privately owned flying schools pressed by Secretary Woodring to help the army train up to 4,500 pilots over two years are exposed as costly ventures with high graduation standards. Fred C. Parks a school official notes the early boom after Lindbergh but warns many schools failed during downturn. Today about 30 schools enroll around 5,000 students with aims from private licenses to aeronautical engineering. Only about half of enrollees graduate.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Army
Woodring
Randolph Field
Tex
Lindbergh
Fred C. Parks
East St. Louis
Ill
Parks
Hold Everything By Clyde Lewis Prices for aviation courses and outcomes
The piece lists sample prices for aviation programs including transport pilot license at 35,400 and various courses from 2,200 to 2,500 with board included. It notes Parks' school produced 1,575 graduates, logged 7,000,000 flight miles, and reports 85 to 90 percent placement, with many graduates going to South American airlines to build flying hours for U.S. transport jobs. It also reports two fatal accidents in 11 years.
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Parks’ School
Harvard
South American Airlines
United States
Son Returns After 31 Years for kerosene in Wheatland
In Wheatland Pennsylvania on May 10 Anthony Kesey, missing since age 13, returned to his mother Veronica with a jug of kerosene. He had lived away through farm work and circus wrestling, never contacting family. The father had died during his absence.
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Wheatland
Anthony Kesey
Veronica Kesey
Kesey
Williams Heads G A R at Chapman Encampment
T B Williams of Chapman, the youngest member at 89, will lead the Kansas G A R for the coming year. Other officers chosen by 11 Civil War veterans at the annual session include J W Halley of Fort Dodge as senior vice.
Women’s Relief Corps Elect Officers at Convention
Hutchinson official W. P. Johnson and Wichita chaplain E. W. Phillips led a meeting as Independence was awarded for next year’s convention. Mrs. Anna L. January of Osawatomie was named president. Mrs. Grace Warner of Topeka and Mrs. Ida ... attended as officers and delegates.
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W. P. Johnson
Hutchinson
E. W. Phillips
Wichita
Independence
Women’s Relief Corps
Anna L. January
Osawatomie
Grace, Warner
Topeka
Ida
Hutchinson leader named vice president duo with Kansas City liaison
Goff of Hutchinson is listed as vice president alongside Mrs Lulu Close of Kansas City Spasket and Mrs Blanche Dodds of Lawrence named chaplain.
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Goff
Hutchinson
Lulu Close
Kansas City
Blanche Dodds
Lawrence
North Lawrence Social Roundup NerDrifted
North Lawrence notes list visits, picnics, and gatherings. Clyde Castle family from Topeka visited G B Castle kin. A group of young people attended Captain's Creek near Eudora. Several households hosted guests and relatives including Transue Miller Husing and Bass Penfold Haas.
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Clyde Castle
Topeka
G. B. Castle
Hazel
Dorothy Smith
Ruby Anderson
Jean Quinn
Norman Swhsenberger
Jim Collins
Captain’s Creek
Eudora
Aaron Transue
Martha Transue
Roy Miller
Roy D. Anderson
Lewis Belcher
Paul Husing
James Charles
James. Miller
Elizabeth
Paul Hasing
Perry
Lawrence
Dwight Kunkle
Ralph
Ronald
Kunkle
Kansas City
Sunny
Ruth Woods
Lelia Jane Bass
Lawrence Christian church sisterhood meeting agenda
Lawrence Christian church held its monthly sisterhood meeting on Wednesday with good attendance. Circle No. 1 led by Mrs. William Nelson organized the refreshments and handled a dime collection.
Tea at Her Home for Circle No 1
Mrs Tipton is very much improved after hosting a tea at her home for Circle No 1.
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Westphalia
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Methodist Episcopal
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Wash
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J. B. Whitehead
NEA Service, Inc
True Crime Tales Publishing Company
Tenth Floor
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Blanche Dodds
Sterling
Kansas State Highway Department
Payne H. Ratner
New Hampshire
Chee
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Dickinson
Clothing Co
Cesta Aky Ward
Massachusetts
Lawrence Stores
Geman P Son Uianee
Penney
North Lawrence
Chicago
Golden State Limited
J. H. Robinson
Rock Island Lines
Kansas
Logan-Moore Lbr. Co
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Oahie
Lily Pons
Mae Ie
Helen B
Victor Moore
Nilton Berle Roderick
Jane Froman
Buster West
Melissa Mason
Hel Kemp
Dick Tracy
Reg, Radik Prieta
TT Relly
Paul Helly
Robert Armstrong
NE Reynold
Donald Mi Eteride
Eddie Quillan
RKO
Bette Davis
Henry Fonda
Ritz Bros
Kentucky
Tony Martin
Marjorie Weaver
Nan Grey
Donald Woods
Edgar Kennedy
Charles Starrett
I AM
John Carroll
Paul Lerae
Viz
Grand New
National Board of Review
Hitler
N. Y. Post
Myrna Loy
Robt. Taylor
Alexander Korda
Corinne Luchaire
Witout
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