Flying Santa travels 5000 miles to drop gifts at U S lighthouses
A volunteer Santa Claus, William Hood, an American veteran, is making a 5000 mile flight from Lima Peru to Boston to drop Christmas gifts from a tin gonte tri engined plane. He began these annual drops in 1929 and now receives support from Aeromayo Minas and donors for transport and gifts.
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Miami
Fla
Lima
Peru
Boston
Chast
William Hood
Wineapaw
Tie
le Paz
Wiland
Aindes
Rocklarnt
Maite Airlines
Teleone
Bam
South America
Aeromayo Ge Minas
Belivio
Kidney function and health described in garbled note
A scrambled note outlines kidneys purifying the body and filtering waste. It mentions kidneys aiding digestion, filtering fluids, and producing urine, but the text is unclear and contains multiple typos and nonsensical phrases.
City Leader Questions 1937 Law in Albuquerque Controversy
Mayor Clyde Tingley denounces a 1937 measure as a bad law while City Attorney Joseph Dailey confirms it was passed that year and signed by the governor. Tingley served as governor in 1937, and the exchange occurred during a council discussion in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
Joseph Dailey
Tingley
Ocean Aviation Pioneer Describes Record Flight
Colonel Roger Q. Williams spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon in Hotel Virginia about his NY to ei flight a decade ago. He noted his 1.5 million miles 14 000 air hours and 4 000 passengers carried while highlighting aviation progress and Monroe’s need for a major airport. He urged unity to develop the port as larger planes arrive.
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Roger Q. Williams
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Virginia
New York
el Apperson
Monroe Aero Club
United States Army
Avi
Ation
Williams
Monroe
Aviation Promoter Urges Monroe Embrace Air Travel Boom
A speaker praised Delta passenger flights over the city without local stops and urged Monroe to seize the opportunity. He argued aviation boosts youth interest, citing model planes and air mindedness, while noting most accidents stem from inexperience rather than airliners.
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Delta Lines
Monroe
Rome
Aviation committee hosts Rome landings luncheon attendees
The aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by Benny Oakland hosted a luncheon with C. E. Faulk of Delta Air and Northeast Junior College guests. Attendees included A. A. Airline James Austin Ray Boyd and many students in air training and ground study plus other guests and speakers.
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Rome
Chamber of Commerce
Benny Oakland
C. E. Faulk
Delta Air Corporation
Northeast Junior College
A. A. Airline
James Austin
Ray Boyd
Edith Dixon
Billy Edmondson
Trop Guil
Jack Hayes
J. B. Kugler
Mary Benoit
Norman Coon
Lloyd Warren
Bernard Bredenham
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Grady Hicks
A. E. Montgomery
Carl Mee Henry
A. V. Miller
Travis Oliver
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Wincapaw
Dou
Mualiiona
Barney Tlush
Doss
Trwiluams
WEA Service Inc
TM Reg
U.S. Pat
Ocean Aviation Pioneer
Straic Roun Bae
Iial Mann
Chicago
Jimmie Jones
St Louis
ESSO
Esso Chemical Engineering
Fiso Laboratories
Standard Oil Company OF
Louisiana
Cemical & Metallurgical Engineering
Fiso
Fighting Grace
Esso Extra
Soa
Ax, Teeas
Sealy
B. F . Sealy
Goodrich Co
Sealy Tall Dehal
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