Lucky Lindbergh Chooses Air Cooled Franklin Sport Sedan
Captain Charles Lindbergh selects a Franklin Sport Sedan with air cooled motor for his Paris landing triumph. The Syracuse firm announces two cars in La Force Gray with blue stripe, black top and silver trim. Lindbergh praises air cooling and favors an inconspicuous color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Franklin Automobile Company
Syracuse
N.Y
Franklin Company
Franklin
Lindbergh
E. G. Willems
H. H Franklin
France’s noted woman composer and other music trivia
Answers cover questions on France’s foremost woman composer, the poet of the Star Spangled Banner, shared names among Vessella Prior Conway Creatore, a two string instrument used by concert bands, the complement of a string quartet, recent Met Opera marriages, the original voice for Mignon, Don Juan’s Byron link, a composer of musical comedy who was also a cellist and conductor, and the famed mass setting in music. The Catalina Channel joke closes the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Vessella
Prior
Conway, Creatore
Metropolitan Opera
Mignon
Richard Strauss
Byron
Lindy Plane Endowed With A Personal Touch
The article extols Lindbergh's plane as a personality built into every part. It highlights the Stromberg carburetor's 20 years of use, its link to Byrd and other aviators, and praise from Wright Aeronautical. Local distributor Sandel likens auto carburetors to the airplane model's features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mette Wardhes
Limsbergh
Atlantic
Stromberg
Byrd
North Pole
Chamberlain
D’acosta
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lindbergh
Sandel
Stromberg Company
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the Tribune
Lucky
Sundellato Electrical CO
Penn, Ave. E. Hatton Block
Firestone Tires
Warren Garage Co
Penna. Ave
Jimmy
Catalina Channel
United
Black & White
Morrison St
Chrysler
F.C.B. Detroit
Fedco
Ove
C. A. Hubbard Motor Sales
East St
Lindy
United Refinery
East Side
T. J. Giltinan
Thos. H. Jenkins
Schofield Alley
Goodyear
Baird Tire Shop
Market Street
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