Small High Speed Ships to Race at Curtiss
International Air races and the Gordon Bennett Balloon race will be staged at Curtiss airport over Labor Day weekend as part of the Century of Progress exposition. Entries in the 375 and 550 cubic inch classes boast speeds surpassing 200 mph, with pilots like Arthur C. Chester advancing upgrades to gain a 15 mph edge. Chester, a Joliet flyer with 5,000 flight hours, built his $5,000 ship and will compete in multiple free-for-all races.
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Curtiss Airport
Los Angeles
Arthur C. Chester
Joliet Flier
Menasco
Chester
Downer Grove
Curtiss
Legion Day at Air Races Sets Sunday September 3
International Air races designate Sunday September 3 as American Legion day at Curtiss-Wright Reynolds airport. Legion drum and bugle corps, naval maneuvers, stunts, parachute jumps, and races including women pilots in the free-for-all speed race are planned. Chicago district Legionnaires plan to attend and may contact local adjutants for tickets and parking.
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Legion
American Legion
Chicago
Curtiss-Wright- Reynolds
Morton Salt official buys Hammond two place biplane
Morton Salt official Shaw purchases a Hammond two place open biplane powered by a 100 horsepower Kinner engine. Dwight Morrow, North Shore Airways chief flying instructor at Curtiss field, and C. W. Frietke flew to Ypsilanti Michigan last week to take delivery on Shaw's new aircraft.
Ship Leaves Sky Harbor for Lake Country Trip
Louis Seaverns and family from Lake Forest traveled to Lands' Lakes county in northern Wisconsin last Friday aboard a new deluxe model Stinson piloted by George Fisher of Lake Forest. Seaverns keeps his plane at Sky Harbor airport hangar.
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Sky Harbor
Lake Country
Louis Seaverns
Lake Forest
Lands’ Lakes
Wisconsin
Mr. Seaverns
Stinson
George Fisher
Flier Jeffrey Shedd Heads to Columbus in Small Plane
Jeffrey Shedd departed Curtiss airport early last week flying a Lycoming Stinson on a trip to Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Jeffrey Shedd
Curtiss Airport
Lycoming Stinson
Ohio
Thompson Trophy National Air Races Preview at Labor Day Meet
The Thompson Trophy races open Labor Day weekend with 550 cubic inch free-for-all and 100 mile unlimited international free-for-all offering a $10,000 purse. Leland S. Miles designs the M and A Special built by Miles and Leon A. Atwood of Los Angeles. George O. Hague pilots Miss San Francisco in multiple events, aiming for top finishes after five years of flying professionally.
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Leland S. Miles
Los Angeles
Ann Harding
Miles
Leon A. Atwood
Keith Ryder
San Francisco- RI
George O. Hague
San Francisco
Hague
International Air Races tickets on sale at Wilmette venues
Tickets and information for the International Air Races at Curtiss Wright airport on September 2 3 and 4 are available from Snider Carel Drug company at Central and Wilmette avenues or WilMeETTeE Live offices at 1232 36 Central avenue. Villagers urged to buy in advance with a 25 percent savings for tickets purchased before August 30.
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Curtiss- Wright Airport
Snider- Carel Drug Company
Central
Wilmette Avenues
Wil Meettee Live
Central Avenue
Curtiss Plans Special Sunday Air Program
North Shore Airways schedules an August 20 visitors day at Curtiss airport with stunts parachute jumps and a demonstration flight in a Franklin glider by Capt W H Franklin. The glider built with Prof R E Franklin of the University of Michigan holds American records and a glider school operates at Sky Harbor under Captain Franklin. A mystery act is planned for 5 30 PM.
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Curtiss
North Shore Airways
Curtiss Airport
Franklin
W. H. Franklin
R. E. Franklin
University of Michigan
Sky Harbor
Air-Ette Club Shows Steady Progress at Curtiss Field
Members of the Air-Ette club at Curtiss airport progress is announced. The new flying club for young women is sponsored by North Shore Airways which runs operations at Curtiss-Reynolds airport. For information call Curtiss field headquarters Glenview 373.
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Air-Ette Club
Curtiss Airport
North Shore Airways
Curtiss-Reynolds
Curtiss Field
Glenview
Physician Rushes to Edgewater Beach to Aid Brother
Dr. A M Kistler of Morganton North Carolina arrived at Curtiss airport last week and rushed to Edgewater Beach hotel to be beside his brother near death. Glenview Chief of Police Miller escorted him in a police squad car.
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A. M. Kistler
Morgantown
N. C
Curtiss Airport
Edgewater Beach
Dr. Kistler
Miller
Glenview
Dan Peterkin Jr and Dwight Morrow Fly to Washington
Dan Peterkin Jr and Dwight Morrow left Monday for Washington D. C. Peterkin owns a Stinson cabin plane kept at Curtiss-Wright airport. Morrow is chief instructor of North Shore Airways.
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Washington
Dan Peterkin, Jr
Dwight Morrow
North Shore Airways
Washington, D. C
Peterkin
Stinson
Curtiss-Wright Airport
Ship work brings Ernest Ducose to Curtiss airport
Ernest Ducose from Columbus Junction Iowa arrived at Curtiss airport last Friday flying his Curtiss Robin to have repairs or maintenance performed on the ship.
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Ernest Ducose
Curtiss Airport
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Returns from New York with Loening amphibian
Capt. Ralph Hall Curtiss airport Manager returned last week from New York in the Loening amphibian purchased recently by Lloyd Laflin and Chester Faust.
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New York
Ralph Hall
Curtiss
Lloyd Laflin
Chester Faust
German War Ace to Attend Fair Air Meet at Curtiss Airport
Major Ernst Udet, Germany’s leading living ace, will join the International Air races at Curtiss airport from September 1 to 4 as part of the Century of Progress exposition finale. He will appear for 15 minutes daily, perform daring stunts, and may renew ties with American fliers like Eddie Rickenbacker and Wanamaker, whom he first befriended after combat.
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Ernst Udet
Germany
Curtiss Airport
Richthofen
Udet
United States
Eddie Rickenbacker
Arthur Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Ashland
Ohio
Clabaugh Makes Charter Trip to Eastern Cities
Clarence Clabaugh manager of the North Shore Airways took a charter trip last week. He left Monday morning and returned later in the week taking Mr and Mrs Harry Brown of Chicago to Washington D C New York City and other eastern points. A Stinson was used for the trip.
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Clarence Clabaugh
North Shore Airways
Town
Harry Brown
Chicago
Washington
D. C
New York City
Stinson
Texaco Lab Ship Stops at Curtiss Field
Texaco aviation representative Hal Henning arrived at Curtiss airport aboard a Continental powered Waco used as a laboratory for testing aviation gasoline. The craft carries several tanks for drawing gasoline samples and conducting experiments.
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Texaco Laboratory
Curtiss Field
Hal Henning
Texaco Company
Curtiss Airport
Lincoln Doctor Flies to Attend City Fair
Dr. T. M. Ryman of Lincoln Nebraska arrived last week in his Lycoming Stinson for a business trip and to attend the fair. He stored his aircraft at Curtiss airport during his visit.
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Lincoln
T. M. Ryman
Lincoln, Neb
Curtiss Airport
Back From Kansas City With Plane At Curtiss Hangar
Paul Rilling and his pilot Garza Wooton returned from a trip to Kansas City. The aircraft is stored at the Curtiss airport hangar.
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Kansas City
Paul Rilling
Garza Wooton
Rilling
Stinson-R
Curtiss Airport
Casey Lambert Arrives at Curtiss Airport in Speedwing
Casey Lambert of the Lambert family known for Listerine fame arrived at Curtiss airport last week piloting a Travelair Speedwing aircraft.
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Lambert
Casey” Lambert
Curtiss Airport
Avro Avian Aircraft Arrives at Curtiss Airport
A Cleveland built Avro-Avian arrived at Curtiss airport in the latter part of last week.
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Avro-Avian
Curtiss
Cleveland
Curtiss Airport
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Mike
Ben O. Howard
Air Mail
Houston
Tex
Roy Minor
Clabaugh
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