Early Flight Dreams of Lindbergh Learnings and Crashes
A lengthy biographical sketch traces Charles A Lindbergh from Detroit birth in 1902 through early life and schooling, barnstorming, first flights, crashes, and efforts to join military air service. It recounts wing walking stunts, parachute mishaps, a series of flights from Florida to Texas, and enlistment processes culminating in Brooks Field cadet training in March.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Detroit
Mich
University of Michigan
Lindbergh
Sweden
Manson
Force
Washington
Panama
Lindbergh Ister
Little Falls
Minn
University of Wisconsin
Nebraska Aircraft Corporation
Florida
Miami
Everglades
Texas
Meridian Miss
Earth
Lake Village
Arkansas
Army Air Service
Rantoul
St. Louis
Omaha
Lincoln
Leon Klink
Vicksburg
Miss
Maxon
San Antoni
Brooks Field
Training cadets at Brooks and the Benzine Board
The narrative follows cadets enduring Brooks Field flight training where instructors aid and later judge solo readiness. A stern “Benzine Board” decides washouts, with many cadets sent back to enlistment while a small cohort earns wings after strict exams. The text notes only 18 of 104 in the class earned wings, reflecting the Army Air Service’s rigorous standards.
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United States
Air Service
United States Army
Kelly Field
Army Fliers
Army Air Service
Brooks
Kelly
Air Corps
Polly and Her Pals Exclusive Feature Opens Week
The winsome Polly keeps PA moving in Polly and Her Pals. The prize funny strip has just been secured as an exclusive feature starting every day beginning Monday.
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Perkins
Panama
Polly
Hand Fatally Burned by Cigarette Tragedy in Philadelphia
Mrs Alma Poplar died in a Philadelphia hospital after her clothing and bed coverings caught fire while she slept with a cigarette in her hands. The report notes the cigarrette was advertised as the best in the world today and mentions a low fatality list in a class, followed by an account of early flying training and a dramatic solo landing attempt observed during a morning session. (Copyright, 1928, by Charles A. Lindbergh.)
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Philadelphia
Alma Poplar
Berns
Charles A. Lindbergh
Senate sidetracks Coolidge S-4 inquiry proposal
Washington Jan 21 The Coolidge proposal for a special committee of civilians and retired naval officers to investigate the S-4 disaster languished on the senate calendar. Debated yesterday by unanimous consent, Senator Swanson Virginia opposed resumption after Chairman Hale blocked a vote. The measure likely won’t be reached for a week or more.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Swanson
Dem. Va
Hale
Naval Affairs Committee
Alleged Kidnapper Jablonski Held Without Bail
Philadelphia report says 17 year old Joseph Jablonski was held without bail on charges of blackmail extortion and writing threatening letters. He purportedly threatened to kidnap Glad ys Colliston of Collingdale unless 1000 dollars was paid.
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Philadelphia
Joseph J. Jablonski
Jablonski
Gladys Colliston
Collingdale
Blue Sundays in South Carolina Rule Gas Sales Blocked
South Carolina's Blue Sundays were tempered by a state supreme court ruling that amateur sports may be played on the Sabbath but gasoline cannot be sold on Sundays. The decision ends a year of controversy over statutes dating back to 191. Governor John C. Richards said he was well pleased with the opinion.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
State Supreme Court
John C. Richards
Bridge Problem by Alton P Silson Tribune Bridge Editor
South opens hearts after bidding, West leads spade king. With the given hands South can take ten tricks. The article notes a table valuing the hand and offers it by mail to Tribune.
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Alton P. Silson
Tribune
the Tribune
South
West
Two Children Burn To Death In Pittsburgh Home
Two children Walter Beeson Jr. aged 2 and Elizabeth Beeson aged 2 months died in a fire that broke out in their second floor room in Pittsburgh yesterday. The mother, away visiting a neighbor, left an overheated coal stove burning, which ignited the house.
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Pittsburgh
Walter
Beeson, Jr
Elizabeth Beeson
Subscribing Prompt From The Tribune
A short OCR fragment appears to reference subscribing to The Tribune with garbled text and unclear details about insurance or subscription prompts. The readable portion mentions The Tribune and a subscription request. No identifiable people, places, or dates are present.
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Colonel Lindbergh
Mayor Nichols
Boston
Slim” Lindbergh
Fuer
By Chas. A. Lindbergh
Saran Peabody
Society For the Suppression OF
Mealeyspeed StOre
ELD Stores
Warren Tribune
Isenate
S.C
Norte
East
The
Seaine Tribune Indureance
Warren National Bank
Comer
Liberty
Second Streets
Service
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