American airman leaves for Cherbourg aboard Memphis
The airman will depart tomorrow for Cherbourg and board the U S light cruiser Memphis to return home after landing at Le Bourget field at 10 a m.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
4
The airman will depart tomorrow for Cherbourg and board the U S light cruiser Memphis to return home after landing at Le Bourget field at 10 a m.
Report describes Lindbergh maneuvering over the field and performing stunts with two takeoffs and two landings. Total actual flying time was two hours and 22 minutes including an extra takeoff and landing caused by fog over the channel. He diverted to Limpze on the Kent coast and waited an hour and 15 minutes for conditions to improve. Women of Klan Hold Anniversary Services in Lorain County.
Report notes two crosses burned last night on a rural road between Elyria and Lorain and in the city. Prayer services followed the act in memory of the founding of the Ku Klux Klan. The article recalls that thirty years ago a large portion of New York City residents were of German birth or parentage.
A Dutch engineer introduces an ice drinking glass designed to last about half an hour at moderate temperatures. The report notes the novelty and expected brief lifespan as a curiosity in materials engineering. A separate item mentions the National Federation of Railway Mail Clerks planning its annual convention in Boxtel early in September.
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