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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1927

Page

7

Lindbergh’s Winter Survival Parachute Feats Recited

The 1925-26 winter episodes detail Charles Lindbergh escaping death by parachute during three close calls near Peoria and Martelles, including a five-spiral near a fog shrouded ground and a 14 000 foot drop. He landed in a cornfield unhurt and later recovered the wreckage of his plane.

Morris de Haven Tracy United Press Charles A. Lindbergh Lindbergh Paris Lambert Field St. Louis Night Mail Chicago Peoria Marselles Ill Jon Maywood Fox Bank Earth Lindberg Louis de Heatre de Hautre

Washington county voting on good roads and local events

In West Chester Iowa on June 9 residents reflect on the election results for good roads, note Seattle Lindbergh and Chamberlin praise, discuss local painting by Charlie Houck, and report rain, crop timing, Ladies Aid meeting success, and a rural precinct tally showing 150 for bonds and 15 against. A folk survey imagines future airplane traffic reducing road use and jokes about prohibition and early-morning hog shipments to Chicago.

West Chester Washington County Lindbergh Chamberlin Columbus Keota Charlie Houck Charlie Ladies Aid Chilcago

Local notes from Ainsworth Route 2 area

Viola Rademaker reports on a week of good weather and visits across Washington and nearby towns. Residents include the Ling, Work, Timmerman, Kuntz, Fitzgerald, Miller, Schroeder, McCaleb, Martin, Wallace, Kelsey, Hunt, Stone, McConnell, Rademaker families and L G Club plans a Friday meeting.

Ainsworth R. R FE. R. Ling Washington C. A. Work Dorothy Will Palmer J. H. Timmerman Mary Kuntz Quincy H. Rademaker Ben Fitzgerald Jim Fitzgerald Edward Miller Emma Fred Schroeder Harry Dye Leo McCaleb Clarence Work Will Martin Ellen Wallace Florence Bonnie Kelsey Iowa City Rf. G. Kelsey Helen Hunt Jim Stone Grace J. J. McConnell Viola Charles L. G. Club JL V Mazen

Lindbergh welcomed home after Paris to Washington visit

Edward Pickard reports Lindbergh’s return from Europe to meet President Coolidge in Washington. A grand reception is planned including a large aircraft escort, with naval and military planes, then a New York welcome upon his arrival.

Aptain Lindrbergh Paris Brussels London Sauling Cherbourg United States Memphis Davis Navy Wilbur Kellogg Hoover District of Columbia Washington Chesapeake Bay Potomac Langley Field Hampton Roads Naval Air Station Lindbergh Staten Island Europe Coolidge Black Hills South Dakota Albert Leopold Croydon England Hin Houghton King George Derby Lord Lonsdale America Ambassador Herrick France Orville Webbt Wilbur Wright Wright

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