Lindbergh's Flight and Mother's Pride in a Nation
A long reflective piece honors Charles Lindbergh's solo Paris flight, praising his fearlessness and duty to his mother. It lauds Detroit High School's tribute to her as he becomes a symbol of youth and courage, while critiquing American defense and wartime policy. The editor predicts possible future feats and notes congressional honors.
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Weather Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
Weather forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas with occasional showers and cooler conditions. Monday night and Tuesday bring cloudy periods with fresh southerly winds from the canat region and showers likely in the southeast portion. Tuesday turns partly cloudy with cooler northeast readings expected.
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LIndbergh decorated by French president and wartime plans
Report outlines U S treasury plans to authorize medicinal whiskey production by up to five corporations to meet anticipated demand. It notes Bourbon and rye whiskey, gin and brandy may be produced under strict oversight with steady prices. Concurrent flood news from Louisiana describes Vermillion and Atchafalaya basins swelling, hundreds trapped, towns cut off, and widespread evacuations.
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Daring Flier Lindbergh Receives Legion of Honor in Paris
The young American aviator Charles Lindbergh, fresh from flight from New York to Paris, was decorated with the Legion of Honor by President Doumergue in the French capital. He wore borrowed clothes yet the ceremony shone with prestige as Premier Poincare and the Aero Club gold medal follow. Dignitaries abroad and crowds at the American embassy sent telegrams and messages of felicitation, while a parade of film and stage figures awaited coverage of the historic honor. Lindbergh’s mother in Detroit received compliments via the President and the event drew global attention for the hero of the sky.
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Vacationists Hurt as Santa Fe Trains Crash in Arizona
Los Angeles reports that the California Limited train crash occurred four miles west of Flagstaff Arizona at 4:80 p m injuring several passengers in the first section as the second section collided in the block. The train carried vacationists bound for eastern points and included eight sections.
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Two Rum Runners Drown After Boat Capture at Lake Erie
Two crew members on rum running boats drowned when the craft were seized by state and local police and towed into Barche Jones harbor near Wehstfield New York. The incident occurred after the boats were loded overboard during the pursuit on Lake Erie.
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General E. M. Lewis to Retire This Fall
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Lewis, commander of the Hawaiian Department at Fort Shafter, will retire upon reaching 63 in November. Gen. Ber Contar will succeed him as head of the department in a forthcoming reshuffle.
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Byrd's America Flight Test Fails To Leave Ground
The Fokker tri motor plane America used by Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd failed to lift during a ground load test near Roosevelt Field New York. Engines shut after half run as a bearing on a landing wheel froze causing the craft to return to the hangar. Backers say the New York Paris flight is not abandoned and will be replanned for scientific data on transatlantic flight.
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Mrs Snyder Reveals Early Life Struggles
A 1927 interview with Mamie Ruth Snyder details a New York childhood born March 27 1895 at 125th Street and Morningside Avenue. She recalls Swedish and Norwegian ancestry, a hardworking sailor father named Harry Sorenson, a mother Josephine Amelia Anderson, and a brother Andrew two years older living in New York. She describes ordinary early years with a nervous overworked father who loved her mother but kept restraints. this fragment ends with notes of a continuation on tape 7 col 2.
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De Pinedo Starts 1600 Mile Flight Across Atlantic
TREPASSHY N F May 23 Capin Dr Pinedo began a 1600 mile Atlantic crossing after a farewell from townspeople and newspapers. The flight aims to return to Rome and home, continuing his perilous journey across the South Atlantic and Caribbean seas.
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Lindbergh Faces Million Dollar Proposals After Flight
Capt Charles A Lindbergh, hailed worldwide for his New York to Paris voyage, draws offers totaling over 1 million dollars in movie, vaudeville, and advertising deals. With $20,000 flight cost, he personally invested $2,000 while St Louis sponsors funded the rest.
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